When everyone arrived at the cabin where the hostages were held, Yin Yang keenly noticed at least 15 pirates crammed inside.
Each of them held a gun in both hands, warily looking outside.
After all, the commotion Zhang Jie and the others caused earlier was too great.
As for Ross, he didn't want his team members to clash head-on with these desperadoes.
He directly threw the bag in his hand, which landed on the deck below with a 'bang,' causing a stir among the pirates and hostages.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
The lead pirate gestured to stop the restlessness of the other pirates, then looked up, as infrared sights shone down from above.
He raised his hand and saw a red dot on it.
Then, he clenched his right fist and thumped his chest, "Who are you!"
"We brought a ransom of 3 million usd! The money is yours, and we'll take the hostages inside!" Ross didn't want to waste words with them.
Seeing that they had indeed brought 3 million usd, the pirate leader was very pleased, but greed quickly overtook his reason. He immediately changed his tune, "3 million usd? No, I said 5 million usd. Bring the money to exchange for the people, otherwise, they will all die!"
Even though they were targeted by the infrared sights from above, they showed no panic. The greed of human nature was displayed vividly at this moment.
Up above, Ross and the others heard the pirate leader's words, and their faces instantly turned grim.
The few of them exchanged glances, and Christmas immediately cursed, "What greedy pirates! Motherfucker!"
Ross glanced at everyone, then said loudly, "This is your last chance!"
They had originally wanted to take the hostages without any casualties, but now it seemed that an amicable resolution was impossible.
Even Zhang Jie was somewhat annoyed by these greedy bastards!
When Jensen heard this, he nearly exploded.
"Fuck! What the hell is this? You say 5 million and it's 5 million? Go to hell!"
He immediately snatched the AA-12 shotgun from Caesar's back, racked the slide, then suddenly popped up, instantly aiming at the pirate leader who was speaking, and pulled the trigger!
Boom!
With a loud bang and a violent tremor in Jensen's arm, the speaking pirate leader's waist exploded, then broke into two, and his upper body was violently thrown backward.
Splattered blood sprayed onto the faces of the surrounding hostages and pirates.
All the pirates froze for a moment, then immediately started shooting upwards.
Da da da!
Since Jensen had already opened fire, the others naturally couldn't hide anymore. They immediately threw smoke grenades to obstruct vision, then raised their guns and began shooting at the lights below.
A few seconds later, all the lights were shot out, and then they put on night vision infrared goggles, revealing everyone below.
Except for Zhang Jie, the remaining four were all seasoned veterans, extremely accurate with their shots, aided by infrared sights.
Da da da da da!
In the blink of an eye, several pirates holding hostages were instantly headshotted, and a few others were riddled with bullets.
A battle began and ended in an instant. Besides the pirates holding hostages below, there were also pirates in other areas who hadn't been dealt with, so the few immediately ran downwards, continuously firing their guns.
Zhang Jie wasn't idle either. Although he only got one kill earlier, he encountered resistance during the subsequent chase and secured six more kills.
Every shot was a headshot, not wasting a single bullet.
When the few of them rushed down, the sharp-eyed Zhang Jie noticed that Jensen hadn't come down.
But at this moment, a standoff occurred again.
The seven surviving pirates each held a gun to a hostage, trembling slightly but still arrogant.
They were already living on the edge, indifferent to life and death, just trying to make a quick buck. Moreover, facing this group of even more ferocious individuals, they were even a bit confused as to who the real pirates were.
"Heh heh, listen to me, don't get excited. Release the hostages, take your 3 million, and you still have a chance to live. After all, you need to be alive to spend it, right?"
Ross spoke again. The bag containing 3 million usd was still in its original spot. Now, it was 7 people splitting 3 million usd.
However, one of the pirates holding a hostage was dismissive, "3 million isn't enough! I want 5 million. Without 5 million, we won't release anyone."
He seemed to have them cornered, believing they wouldn't dare to shoot again because they were now very close, and they could shoot the hostages at any moment.
"Are you sure you want to do this? Not taking 3 million, but gambling on 5 million, is that it?" Christmas spoke directly, his fiery temper nearly giving out.
Seeing Christmas's arrogant tone, the pirate immediately reached out and shot the leg of a nearby hostage.
Bang!
"Ah ah!! My leg!!"
Zhang Jie scoffed, it was just a big man's leg that got shot, yet he was screaming and wailing, not even as good as Kincaid!
But the pirate's action directly provoked the members of the Sacrifice Squad present.
They were already fighting with their backs against the wall, yet they were still so arrogant; that was intolerable.
"A competition? Six on my left, one on your right." Ross's right hand was already reaching for the custom Colt Single Action Army revolver on his lower back.
Christmas, hearing him speak, was unwilling. "Four on my right, three on your left. You're old, you can't do it anymore."
"Only light can be faster than me!" Ross didn't back down, he had already unbuckled the holster of his revolver.
"We'll see." Christmas's hand also went to his lower back, where his throwing knives were tucked.
"Bullets are definitely faster than knives!" Ross said again.
Caesar next to them shook his head, "Here we go again..." "Bring the money!" The pirates were getting a little anxious, feeling an inexplicable pressure from these people, who were actually chatting leisurely.
Seeing this, Zhang Jie stomped his foot suddenly.
Making a "bang" sound!
The pirates' attention was instantly drawn, and Ross drew his gun in a flash, quickly flicking the revolver's hammer with the edge of his left palm.
Bang bang bang bang!
At the same time, Christmas also drew a throwing knife and threw it at the pirate on the right, directly embedding it into the pirate's eye socket!
Just as he was about to draw another throwing knife, two shots rang out beside him.
It turned out Zhang Jie had also opened fire, both shots hitting the pirates' eye sockets.
Flying skull fragments and splattering red and white matter bloomed in an instant.
Christmas's hand stopped, his finger still resting on the throwing knife on his lower back, "You stole my kill?"
"You were too slow."
Ross's voice came, and compared to before, Zhang Jie's speed was noticeably much faster; the results of his special training were fully evident.
Christmas was speechless.
Damn it! I wanted to show off too.
"Alright, that's a wrap, time to clock out."
Zhang Jie patted Christmas's shoulder, feigning nonchalance, but the smile at the corner of his mouth truly couldn't be suppressed.
Ross also couldn't help but laugh, Caesar behind him covered his face. He didn't have such fast hands, but seeing Christmas get flustered, he also felt inexplicably satisfied.
At this moment, Zhang Jie saw Jensen's actions above, and immediately felt a sense of dread, turning to leave. Yin Yang did the same, both leaving simultaneously.
Ross and Caesar also saw Jensen's actions, "Hey! Don't do that, we're not pirates!"
It turned out Jensen was carrying a pirate's corpse, preparing to hang him. This guy's thought process really was...—
Some plot points have been modified, please don't compare them to the original story.
The protagonist's personality and behavior are based on my own habits, modeled after myself, so please don't criticize.
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