Hunting Wilderness: Starting with the Butcher

Chapter 162: Boarding, Rescue, and the Killing Continue!

Some things, once you've experienced them the first time, you can face them calmly the next time. At first, Yuan Linghan felt uneasy as deadly arrows kept being shot at him, but now he seemed completely unfazed.

After calming down and thinking it over carefully, Yuan Linghan felt that this mentality was not good, as if he had lost his reverence for life. But when he thought of the program crew members, whose fates were still unknown, he felt that he hadn't done anything wrong.

If he doesn't shoot these pirates, and he and the guests on the show fall into the hands of the pirates, will the pirates show mercy?

The answer is self-evident, and once Yuan Linghan understood this, his heart grew even colder. Since these people chose to engage in piracy, regardless of their reasons, they were legally subject to punishment.

The henchman, who had been lying in the shadows secretly talking to the pirate leader Jack, thought he was well hidden, or perhaps he felt very lucky. But when he ended the call and started calling out the names of the people he knew, he was instantly filled with terror.

Because his friends, who had been joking and playing with him before, were now unresponsive no matter how much he called out to them!

"What kind of archer is this? How can his archery skills be so amazing? Boss, you'd better hurry up and come!"

Shocked, the pirate underlings pleaded in their hearts, hoping their leader Jack would bring more men to rescue him. Unfortunately, he feared he would never see any more pirates arrive to help.

The sole surviving pirate kept glancing at the sea, hoping to hear the sound of a speedboat engine. To his dismay, it seemed he would never hear that familiar engine sound again.

Before he could react, the pirate henchman lying on the beach quickly realized he was being held at close range and restrained. He was given no...

He had no chance to struggle or resist, but his body was already firmly under the control of his opponent.

What terrified the pirate underling even more was that the shadowy figure controlling him whispered in his ear, "Do you want to live or die?"

"I want to live! I don't want to die, I really don't want to die!"

"If you want to live, tell me everything you know. How many people are in your gang, and where is your hideout?"

The pirate henchman, whose mentality had already collapsed, readily confessed everything Yuan Linghan wanted to know. Seeing several speedboats moored by the sea, Yuan Linghan knocked out the interrogated pirate henchman and tied him up not far from Park Geun-woo.

Seeing that Park Geun-woo was still unconscious but breathing normally, Yuan Linghan figured he wouldn't die anytime soon. Without wasting any more time, he immediately piloted the speedboat left behind by the pirates towards the deserted island where the remaining pirates were.

As Yuan Linghan approached the deserted island where the production crew was under their control, he immediately shut off the engine and jumped into the sea. Continuing to drive the speedboat forward would inevitably alert the pirates still on the island.

In fact, when Yuan Linghan arrived at the deserted island where the program crew was located, he saw pirates driving the hostages onto the ship from afar.

It seems the pirates sensed something was wrong and planned to transfer the hostages to the ship ahead of schedule.

As long as they have hostages, these pirates have the leverage to negotiate with all parties and demand exorbitant ransoms. If these pirates are allowed to leave, the rescue operation will face numerous limitations.

After all, these pirates have existed for so many years, so they must be more familiar with the surrounding waters than anyone else. Once their whereabouts are lost, finding them again will probably be extremely difficult.

Without much hesitation, Yuan Linghan, relying on his strong physique, braved the rain to board the cargo ship holding the hostages. The pirates on board were focused on the hostages being driven away and didn't notice anyone sneaking onto the ship.

When Yuan Linghan discovered that the pirates had locked all the hostages in the cargo ship's hold, he breathed a sigh of relief. Only when the pirates and hostages were completely separated could he dare to take a gamble without worrying about the pirates using the hostages to threaten him.

Just as the cargo ship set sail to leave the deserted island, it suddenly lost power after traveling only a short distance. Jack, the pirate captain who had been sitting in the cockpit, discovered that the entire cargo ship had suddenly lost power and electricity.

As the cargo ship lost power, Jack said angrily, "Send someone to the engine room immediately to see what's wrong."

"Yes, boss!"

Unbeknownst to Jack, just as the cargo ship lost power and was plunged into complete darkness, a new wave of killings began. Having left the engine room, Yuan Linghan, using his night vision, began hunting down the pirates on the cargo ship.

To prevent the pirates from realizing something was wrong beforehand, he directly stored the corpses of the pirates he killed with a single blow into his system space. The reason for doing so was simple: to prevent any pirates from smelling the blood.

In fact, the pirate leader had previously sent the vast majority of his pirate followers to the deserted island where Yuan Linghan and his group were. Currently, there aren't many pirates on the entire cargo ship.

After dealing with the pirates on the perimeter, Yuan Linghan also eliminated the pirates who were sent to check the engine room. Once he confirmed that there were no more pirates in the hold and cabins where the hostages were being held, he headed towards the bridge.

Meanwhile, Jack, the pirate leader, who was in the cockpit, seemed to sense something was wrong. Looking at his few remaining men, he said seriously, "Something's not right! It's too quiet outside. Enemies have infiltrated the ship."

"What? Boss, this...this can't be right, can it?"

"Listen carefully, is there any sound outside? If you don't believe me, call out a few times and see if anyone answers."

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One of the pirate henchmen didn't believe it and actually shouted out, but no one answered. Just as this pirate henchman was still unwilling to give up and was about to try shouting another name, a deadly arrow pierced through his chest.

This deadly arrow not only took the life of the pirate henchman instantly, but the arrow, piercing his body, also embedded itself deeply in the cockpit's dashboard. The sudden turn of events instantly put the remaining pirates on edge.

Jack, the pirate leader, immediately pulled out his pistol and signaled his three remaining men to guard the hatch.

If all the henchmen outside are dealt with, then they might really be in big trouble tonight!

"Who are you? Why are you opposing us? I can release the hostages, I can even give you money, can you spare our lives?"

To break the stalemate, Jack signaled his three henchmen to prepare to fire, while he pretended to negotiate with the archers outside, hoping they would show themselves. If they dared to show themselves, he would order the shooting.

To Jack's horror, no matter how he tried to entice them, the outside remained deathly silent. All the pirates knew the archers were still outside. However, they dared not rashly rush into the cockpit.

Seeing that the pirates were well hidden, Yuan Linghan thought for a moment, then took out a Swift Arrow and shot it at the cockpit window. The arrow did pierce the glass, but it did not shatter completely.

Even so, the remaining pirates hiding in the cockpit trembled with fear upon hearing the sound coming from the glass. Seeing the hole in the glass, they could imagine the terrifying damage such an arrow would cause if it struck them!