The once bustling streets had turned into a river of blood, the raging flames illuminated the cries and roars, the pirates' wild laughter reverberated throughout this port that had been ruled peacefully for 70 years. After disembarking, the selected hundred plus pirates stood in a disorderly manner. Looking at their impatient expressions and fanatical gazes, it was as though they wanted to immediately join in the plundering. If not for Scarface Harry's prestige and Sheyan's ruthlessness restraining them, they would've already dispersed and charged into the shop.
Amidst the cursing, the pirates on the Bell and Mug rushed towards the direction of Tortuga castle in a disorderly manner. Their motivation was naturally the legendary mountain of riches within the castle. Along the way, they stepped on corpses that were still warm. Breathing in the smell of blood mixed with gunpowder, many veteran pirates couldn't help but get excited. They opened their chests and yelled wildly.
Sheyan who had never experienced such a scene was momentarily distracted, but he immediately straightened his attitude, berating the pirates beside him for them to increase their speed. Once anyone obstructed their path, they would unhesitatingly brandish their blades and open fire! Such a barbaric and bloody method would usually invite a huge disaster, but in this chaotic and rich port, it undoubtedly produced a good result.
"Look!" One of the pirates in front cleverly picked up a small piece of cloth from the side. "This belongs to Old Butch. Seems like they took this route to the castle."
Sheyan received the cloth, discovering that it didn't have any blood stains, and the cut was rather rough. His eyes flickered, his pupils constricted slightly, but he still shouted out loudly.
"Everyone, let's work harder! Old Buqi is so excited that he even threw away the cloth, our comrades are probably guarding a huge pile of treasures waiting to be moved. " “
The nearby pirates were instantly fired up, simultaneously raising their scimitars and shouting wildly! They sprinted forward even faster. Scarface Harry originally wanted to take a look at the cloth, but at this moment, Sheyan had already led his men to the front of the group. His head felt a piercing pain, he could only gulp down a mouthful of rum to numb his damned nerves. He then covered his head and followed the group.
When this group of pirates arrived at the entrance of Tortuga port, they discovered that this lofty and majestic castle was completely dark, filled with a deathly stillness, as if this place had been abandoned for hundreds of years. What was left behind were desolate ghosts, cobwebs and dust, the glorious lights of the past seemed to be just a bubble of illusion. The gates of the castle were wide open, like the mouth of a giant beast, waiting for its prey to be delivered to its doorstep. The team that was previously dispatched seemed to have evaporated into thin air!
Facing such a strange situation, all the pirates quietened down. Only the crackling sound of the torches could be heard clearly. The pirates looked at each other in dismay. Some of the more timid ones had a slight change in expression. In their minds, this place would either be heavily guarded or chaotic. They had never thought of such a strange scene before them.
Now was the time for Sheyan to make a decision, he walked to Scarface Harry's side and whispered.
"This should be a false bravado from the enemy."
Scarface Harry lowered his voice.
"What do you mean?"
Sheyan calmly replied.
"According to our current information, it was Little Fokke who initiated the attack on the Black Pearl. That meant that he had plenty of time to plan it. Currently, Little Fokke's main force is still on the Black Pearl, he definitely did not have enough manpower to guard the castle. Thus, he purposely created such a situation to attack the enemy. If not, wouldn't it be better to just close the castle gates and keep the enemy out? "
"Then what about Xiaer and the rest?"
Sheyan replied with a resolute and decisive tone.
"I think they should have dispersed to search for treasures after entering the castle, they should still be trapped inside. If we rush in now, we can still rescue them! "
This mission was originally led by Sheyan, Scarface Harry was only in charge of surveillance. Although he felt that something was amiss, but his head was still tormented by an intense pain, thus he could not find any reason to refute Sheyan. Sheyan directly explained his deduction to the pirates. Due to his previous prestige, even if they had any suspicions, they could only swallow it down.
Following that, Sheyan divided the pirates into 6 groups. The smallest group had at least 20 pirates. Every group had a close combat swordsman and a long range musketeer. Their coordination was rather reasonable, no one could be picky about it. He then continued to use the treasures inside to entice the pirates, before finally leading the charge into the castle with a torch.
Since Sheyan had displayed a 'follow me' attitude instead of 'lead me' attitude, Scarface Harry was embarrassed to stay behind. He led the other group into the castle. With the two leaders leading the charge, what else could the pirates who were already desperate for their lives say? Furthermore, the torch in their hands gave them a lot of courage, thus they roared and charged in. According to the previous arrangement, every group of pirates would split off into two groups to scout the fork in the road. Very quickly, the huge Tortuga castle swallowed up these 6 groups of pirates.
After splitting into small groups, Sheyan still led the charge with a torch in front of the group. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to be extremely relaxed, as if he had already determined that the surrounding environment was safe, he seemed to be completely unguarded. Furthermore, Sheyan's prestige amongst the pirates was not low, the group of pirates following him naturally did not have any objections. Occasionally they would exchange a few words, but the rest of the time there was a solemn and silent atmosphere.
The furnishings in Tortuga castle were rather extravagant, under the illumination of the firelight, they stepped on camel fur carpets imported from the Middle East. Ignoring the exquisite patterns on the carpets, just the soft texture was extremely comfortable, causing the pirates to have an eye-opening feeling. However, those light and valuable items like gold candlesticks, silver tableware etc had all disappeared without a trace, obviously they were hidden away by the owner. This also indirectly supported Sheyan's previous conjecture. Suddenly, a pirate in front stopped in his tracks, his hand pressing on the hilt of his sword, he turned his head and hurriedly called out.
"Careful, there's a smell of blood!"
Everyone immediately took a few deep breaths, indeed they detected a faint smell of blood in the air. To these fugitives who killed without blinking their eyes, this was undoubtedly a familiar smell. The situation became tense, many of the pirates pulled out their weapons. Instead, Sheyan placed his torch close to the ground, on the thick and soft carpet, he discovered a trail of light brown blood stains that were hard to identify. Following the trail of blood, they stopped abruptly in front of a seemingly solid granite wall.
"It's a secret passageway!" A pirate's voice trembled with excitement. This trail of blood stains turned a corner and stopped in front of the wall, it was extremely abrupt. The injured person couldn't possibly have evaporated right? The only explanation was that he had escaped into the secret passageway, if not for this trail of blood, who would have thought that behind this solid granite wall was a secret passageway?
After obtaining a clue, the pirates scrambled to search for it. Naturally, there were experts amongst these wily old foxes. Very quickly, they discovered a tiny handle beneath the carpet. Two pirates exerted all their might to pull it. Instantly, the dry sounds of heavy iron chains colliding against the wall echoed out. Then, the granite wall rumbled as it slowly rose up, revealing a pitch-black secret passageway.
Under the illumination of the torch, the scattered items on the floor of the secret passageway emitted an eye-catching and adorable glow. The breaths of the pirates turned heavy, glittering gold coins, exquisite tableware and silky smooth as milk, were scattered all over the secret passageway. It looked like this was the result of being transported in a hurry. Without a doubt, the pirates released a greedy roar from their throats as they pounced towards the riches. They followed the scattered riches into the depths of the secret passageway. Only Sheyan remained in his original position with his torch, his expression was strange, it was a little regretful but also a little relieved.
He then tossed the torch aside, taking a deep breath. Accumulating strength, he used his right shoulder to heavily smash against a window by the side! The rusty iron frame supporting the window swiftly yielded under the tremendous force, it twisted and broke. At the same time, the long window inlaid with stained glass instantly shattered into thousands of pieces. Sheyan borrowed the momentum to charge out of the castle, bending his knees in mid-air, he pulled in his stomach and landed!
The first to touch the ground was the soles of his feet, followed by the arches of his feet. When his heels touched the ground, his entire body's centre of gravity shifted forward, turning the momentum of his downward charge into a forward charge. Sheyan only felt intense pain from his feet, knees and elbows, but it was merely pain. He continuously rolled 5-6 times on the ground, before pressing his hands against the ground to straighten himself up. Although he had just leapt down from the third floor of the castle, due to his proper handling, he only suffered some light injuries, and his HP was reduced by less than a fifth. Since he wasn't in a combat state, his HP would automatically recover to full in 5 minutes.
Sheyan fished out the remaining half of the headscarf from his bosom, sighing softly.
"I'm sorry, I knew this was a trap, but I still brought you guys in." If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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