Qianyuan: My crew comes from the world of anime.

He casually pulled a slightly rusty revolver from a drawer, tucked it into his waistband, and then shouted:

"Kids! Break through with me! Whoever can escort me to the ship will get an extra ten percent of the spoils!"

…………

Without the lieutenant's help, the pirates' breakout was extremely brutal, often requiring several men to be killed in order to extinguish a single enemy strongpoint.

What's particularly strange is that there's always someone shooting from a distance, and every time they try to retaliate, they're pushed back by two incredibly powerful 9mm guns.

Everyone formed a tight circle around the captain, like ants huddling together to escape a fire.

Some might ask... why should the crew protect the captain in such situations?

Is it because they've gotten used to being abused by this tyrannical guy?

The only explanation for their actions lies in the highest-ranking identity card on the pirate captain's persona.

On other ships, only the captain knows the code for the airlock connection; without it, they cannot return to the submarine.

The crowd grew larger and larger, and soon they squeezed their way to the dry dock.

Before the first mate and the others could figure out what was going on, they heard the captain shout, "Abandon the ship!"

"Start releasing water from the locks immediately... I'm going back to the ocean!"

"...!"

Nan Mengya, who was hiding above, was immediately startled. If the sluice gate were opened to release the water under these circumstances, the water pressure would turn her into a meat patty.

…………

Meanwhile, the captain's words stunned the first mate and his crew. Were they really going to hand over the station they had worked so hard to secure?

The first mate and his crew still had a lot of hidden supplies at the station, so they didn't want to just go back to the desolate deep sea.

The first mate's confidants and he himself kept exchanging glances, and hardly anyone was willing to carry out the task of opening the sluice gates to release water.

Another burst of gunfire erupted, indicating that the "radicals" were about to break through to the dry dock.

The captain continued shouting, "Alright, guys! Hold off the enemy ahead, I'm opening the sluice gates... Get ready to come in!"

"..."

Inside the dock, however, it was unusually quiet.

"Hurry up..." The captain was about to say something when someone kicked him from behind!

"you!"

He stared at the first mate and his men, his voice trembling with shock and anger, his words almost breaking into a sob:

"You bastards, are you going to betray your captain?!"

"Shut up!" the first mate cursed. "We've had enough of you, you lunatic, saying you want to be the leader of some alliance."

"If you hadn't repeatedly disrupted our business, we wouldn't have fallen so far apart from Jupiter's separatism!"

Captain: "I'm doing this all for you guys! Without me, who will feed, drink, and take care of everything on board!"

The first mate sneered, "You're useless now."

Captain: "Bullshit! I don't agree, none of you are getting on the ship!"

First Mate: "We don't need that ship anymore. As long as we hand you over to the Jupiter separatists, we can reach a reconciliation and then slowly dismantle the ship. You dog, just wait here to die!"

"...!"

The captain pleaded, "Please don't do this. Remember how I took care of you before... Don't forget, that lieutenant from the Alliance is still here."

First Mate: "After we've dealt with you, we'll naturally go and settle the score with that guy."

Tap tap tap—hearing the sound of running footsteps approaching, the first mate exclaimed with delight, "Our spies who went to negotiate peace are back! You're dead!"

However, when the person appeared from around the corner, everyone was taken aback.

Especially the pirate captain:

"Lieutenant~~~!"

Listen to that plaintive voice; anyone who didn't know better would think he'd done something wrong.

Luo Tianming, who had suddenly appeared, looked at the men holding guns to the pirate captain's neck and said somewhat awkwardly:

"Hi~ Did I interrupt your reunion?"

"..."

The first mate's face twisted in a grimace: "You dare come back! No problem... I'll hand you over to those Jupiter Separators too!"

“Uh,” Luo Tianming replied calmly, “Well, should I tell you… your so-called 'savior' has already left this station, listen…”

The roar of the propellers and the turbulence caused by the ship's departure made everyone realize that it could only be the sound of a submarine leaving.

"Impossible!" The first mate licked his dry lips. "How could those guys abandon the station? We promised them 60% of the occupied territory!"

Luo Tianming: "Tell me, is there any possibility...?"

His expression was no longer feigned innocence; instead, he spoke with a look that suggested he had ripped off his disguise:

"Among the people I know, there are those who are closer to the Jupiter Separators."

"Before your peace-seeking envoys could even reach an agreement, they had already persuaded the rest of the people to temporarily leave this chaotic site?"

"...!"

“But… but if that’s the case,” the captain looked at him in astonishment, “why didn’t you explain it to them from the beginning…!”

As he spoke, the captain seemed to realize something.

From the very beginning, Luo Tianming's goal was for both of them—the captains of this alliance—to have a 'winner-takes-all' situation!

In that instant, everyone felt a chill, and some even considered abandoning their weapons and surrendering.

To maintain morale, the first mate could only roar, "Ignore what he's saying, fire!"

Luo Tianming seemed to have expected this, and he shouted, "Lucy!"

Instantly, the dry dock where they were located lost power, and the surroundings turned into complete darkness.

"..."

Luo Tianming kept spouting this nonsense just to attract their attention so that Lucy could hack into the site and find the switch to control the lighting in this area.

When the environment suddenly plunges into darkness, even the most accurate marksmanship becomes useless... On the contrary, the less accurate shotgun gains an absolute advantage!

…………

After he emptied all 12 shotgun shells from the magazine, Luo Tianming was basically certain that he was the only one left standing in the entire arena.

Then the lights came on again...

"...Huh?! I...I'm still alive! I'm alive!!"

A grotesque laugh, like that of a night owl, rose from the ground, and the bald head seemed to flaunt its presence.

The moment the lights were turned off, the captain cowered on the ground in fear, and it was thanks to this action that he escaped a deadly barrage of shot.

Others did the same, but either they were too slow or they didn't lie flat on the ground, and they were basically unable to resist.

Upon hearing this commotion, Luo Tianming clicked his tongue in disdain and said, "Tsk, missed again!"

…………

He slowly walked toward the bald captain, who cowered in fear and cried, "Lieutenant, Lieutenant! Wait... I'll give you everything on the ship, just spare my life!"

"..."

However, the pirate stationmaster actually thought quite differently.

He quietly slipped his hands behind his back... He was certain: Luo Tianming's gun was out of bullets, and he was the only enemy left. If he could kill him, he would be the ultimate winner!

He had a small revolver he hadn't used in a long time hidden on his back. He had to lower his guard... This was a good opportunity!

Luo Tianming ignored his shouts, his eyes fixed on a small brown figure that appeared on the submarine.

Sure enough, he guessed right... Nan Mengya must have been trapped in a place heavily guarded by the pirates.

At this station, there is only one place that meets this condition: the place where the pirates hid all their important belongings.

To this end, he recruited the remaining pirates, disguised them as Jupiter separatists, and, led by Levi, stormed the stationmaster's office in order to find Nan Mengya's whereabouts.

Seeing that she was safe and sound, Luo Tianming's anxiety subsided.

But at that very moment, Nan Mengya saw the pirate stationmaster's hand, hidden behind his back, taking a revolver from his waistband.

So she immediately shouted:

"Captain! Watch out for gunfire!"

"..."

A clear, kingfisher-like sound echoed through the empty dock.

The voice was so startling, and the way it was addressed was so vague, that both the pirate stationmaster and Luo Tianming were taken aback. The pirates frantically looked toward the source of the voice...

A girl resembling a canary stood atop the submarine.

(captain?

Was she calling me?

Watch out for guns... Who needs to watch out for guns?

The pirate couldn't think straight at that moment; he could only fire based on instinct.

——!

The trigger was pulled, but the force of the gunpowder transmitted through my hand was surprisingly small.

what happened?

It got damp... but it seems to have hit something.

His gaze, which had been momentarily stunned by the 'canary', gradually returned. Just as he instinctively turned his head, Luo Tianming, who had been hit from behind, seemed to rush up at an even faster speed.

Damn it, I missed the vital point!

He immediately looked for alternatives... What should he do? Should he take the girl hostage?

it is good!

That's it... He'll definitely compromise if he doesn't have a 'weapon'!

"..."

Before he could finish thinking, an unbelievable shock came from above his head.

Luo Tianming, gripping the barrel of the shotgun, used it like a baseball bat and smashed the butt of the shotgun hard on the pirate stationmaster's head.

Even Luo Tianming was surprised by this blow. He had raised his gun to strike again, but it seemed that the blow was too heavy and the back of the pirate's head was dented. His limbs were stiff as if out of control.

"..."

Before his consciousness completely faded, the pirate stationmaster watched as Luo Tianming took the 'canary' as if it were a fragile item.

The girl was looking at the wound on his forearm with concern. The bullet had hit his forearm, and the blood that had seeped out had congealed into a ping-pong ball-sized scab...

However, the girl seemed to feel that 'he' was about to die, and she held onto his arm with great affection and wouldn't let go.

"..."

Only then did the pirates realize: 'Captain' was actually calling him... These damned little lovers, what are they yelling at for no reason?!

Then, his vision went completely dark.

Chapter 111 Reflection

"Hiss!" Luo Tianming gasped, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

Wu Jianmiao, wearing a mask, rolled her eyes at him, as if surprised that this guy was behaving so dramatically.

After all, the bullet that had entered his arm had been removed.

A rusty .38 caliber revolver bullet, stained with blood, lay horizontally on a porcelain-white surgical tray.

The reason Luo Tianming cried out in pain was because Miaomiao was using tweezers to hold gauze and carefully cleaning the wound as if she were cutting out flesh.

Nan Mengya, standing to the side, turned deathly pale with fright, her fingers gripping Luo Tianming's intact left hand tightly as she said: