Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 681: Opening Fire Directly_1

Chapter 681: Chapter 681: Opening Fire Directly_1

"Boss! It’s bad!"

The pirate leader was with a few of his men, burning cables at the ventilation duct in the safety room when he heard a lot of shouts and cries.

He looked back unhappily, "What is it? What’s with the panic?!"

"There...There are three naval ships approaching! One of them looks like a ten thousand-ton cruiser..." The subordinate reported, panting heavily.

The pirate boss’s face changed, questioning incredulously, "Are you sure? Even if it’s a Russian oil tanker, they don’t have to dispatch a ten thousand-ton cruiser as protection."

Indeed, a ten thousand-ton cruiser!

Such ships are rare worldwide, and many nations don’t own even one!

This oil tanker carries merely seventy to eighty thousand tons of oil, not gold.

Was there a need to send a massive cruiser for protection...?

"I... I’m sure! Also, they have two helicopters flying towards us..." The subordinate continued, his face ashen.

At this, the pirate boss leapt to his feet.

"Why didn’t you say so earlier?!"

Not caring about the crew in the safety room anymore, he shouted, "Everyone, get to the deck. Find cover. Don’t let anyone from the helicopter touch this deck!"

The pirate boss wasn’t stupid.

He knew perfectly well that as long as the enemy couldn’t reach the oil tanker, they were safe.

Even if the enemy possessed a ten-thousand-ton cruiser, it wouldn’t matter!

Because the others wouldn’t dare to bombard with ship guns or launch missiles!

After all, this was an oil tanker with several dozen crew members aboard, so they would surely hesitate as they wouldn’t want to hit the crew members.

...

Just as the pirate boss reached the deck and looked skyward, he froze in astonishment.

He knew more than his men. This... Couldn’t be just any helicopter...

Oh, it was indeed a helicopter. But it wasn’t a regular one; it was a heavily armed helicopter!

Never mind the variety of heavy weapons equipped on the helicopter, it could potentially carry big weapons like missiles...

The loading capacity of the helicopter was astonishingly high. Based on its size, it could carry dozens of people!

If both helicopters were filled with soldiers, his ragtag group of twenty-something men would stand no chance at all.

Sure enough, before he could even gather his wits, the sounds of gunfire filled the air, wails of pain erupted from some of his men on the deck- clearly, they’d been hit by the helicopter’s machine gun.

Under the suppressive fire from above, no one dared to remain on deck, and all scrambled to hide in the cabins.

"Boss, we can’t hold them back, their fire is too strong! Two of our brothers have...have been killed, it’s so brutal, half of their bodies just vanished..." The pirate boss’s right-hand man spoke, tears streaming, and lips quivering.

He grieved for his fallen comrades.

And also, he was terrified...

Although they had all killed before, there was a significant difference between killing others and being killed yourself!

Moreover, the machine gun on the armed helicopter was incredibly powerful.

As he had said, a hit could literally remove half a man...

...

The pirate boss now looked pale, sneaking a peak he saw the two helicopters had already hover over the front of the tanker.

Ropes had been thrown down from the helicopter doors, and robust, agile soldiers prepared to descend amidst the hail of bullets.

Immediately, he made a decision, "Retreat! I remember we have speedboats at the back of the ship, while they are landing at the front, we can escape from the rear!"

Although the pirate boss had a harsh hunch, if those helicopters intended to annihilate them, they shouldn’t have only been landing from the front.

It should have been a coordinated attack from the sea and the air – the helicopters from above, and the naval ships surrounding in the sea.

After all, they had three warships. Surrounding from all directions would mean none of them could escape.

But he didn’t have time to think. He preferred to believe that the enemy was scared they might hurt the crew, intentionally left them a way out, hoping to coerce them into retreating.

Indeed, during their escape to the back of the ship, the firepower from the helicopters did not target them, seeming to intentionally let them go.

Upon successfully boarding the speedboat at the back of the ship, they started it and prepared to escape.....

...

On the other side, aboard the oil tanker, all forty members of the eight Special Action Groups had safely boarded the ship.

There was no panic as all eight groups began separate operations.

With the explosive shield clearing the way, they advanced swiftly but meticulously, checking each cabin to avoid leaving any pirates behind.

Ignoring them, this group only drove the pirates away. It had nothing to do with what was to come, none of it was their business.

At this moment, the Ulan had moved forward and was now parallel to the oil tanker.

Petrov was monitoring the situation with his binoculars.

He saw that the Special Action Groups had already boarded the ship and received information that there were no pirates left on the ship, and the groups were currently rescuing the crew.

On the other side, Petrov also saw three speedboats retreating into the distance, jammed with people.

It was clear that they were the pirates, preparing to escape.

"Boss, see those three speedboats? That’s the pirates. Next, we will be tailing them, whether we shell them, shoot them with a heavy machine gun, bomb them with a bazooka, or execute an air sniper from a helicopter, it’s up to you." Petrov said to Wang Ye with a smile.

Wang Ye was eager to try, "Let’s shell them first! Let’s see if we could land a hit."

Petrov wouldn’t refuse. He immediately ordered his men to aim while Wang Ye controlled the firing button.

At the command to "Fire at will," Wang Ye hit the button hard.

With a loud bang, Wang Ye felt the entire ship shook.

Man, this was a massive ship!

You could tell, the firepower was impressive.

Unfortunately, it didn’t hit the pirate’s speedboat. After all, it was only a regular ship gun, not some high-precision guided artillery shell.

Hitting the swiftly fleeing speedboat was indeed difficult.

However, that shelling, it scared the pirates out of their wits!

They were already at full speed, wishing they could fly over the water surface, to make the speedboat move even faster!

Those people on the naval ship must be crazy!

Which navy fires at will! Aren’t they afraid of a diplomatic dispute...