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Chapter 272: Fish Caught in the Net (Please Favorite, Subscribe, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Fish Caught in the Net (Please Favorite, Subscribe, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

All the people on the cruise ship fell into a brief silence, shaken by this vast and yet minuscule scene.

"That guy can’t possibly think," the Speech Master looked at He Ao’s back, "he can take on those pirates alone..."

As she spoke, her voice gradually trailed off.

The Transcendents with bandages wrapped around them fell silent too.

"I’ll go up to cover him."

Pale and somewhat weak, Liu Nan shouldered a gun and headed for the stairs.

After that intense battle, the only people on the entire cruise ship without bandages were the four members of the reconnaissance team led by He Ao and Liu Nan, the sniper.

However, Liu Nan had been attacked by a Psychologist earlier. Although she had no visible external injuries, her body was exceptionally weak, which was why she had been resting in the cabin the whole time without coming out.

The people all looked at He Ao’s back and fell into silence.

Those on the ship were no longer able to fight another fierce defensive battle.

This time, they wouldn’t be as lucky as before, all surviving.

Perhaps this was one of the reasons the enemy dared to launch an attack at this time.

"In just over ten minutes, the Research Institute’s reinforcements will arrive,"

Ye Feng took a deep breath and looked at everyone. He was the acting first officer, and with He Ao away, he was the leader of this ship, "Everyone return to your positions. The more we can hold out, the less pressure the captain will have."

Everyone silently nodded and returned to their defensive positions from the previous battle.

They all knew that by going forward alone, the acting captain, as the strongest, was trying to hold off as many enemies as possible, to buy everyone time to breathe and lessen the pressure.

But no matter how strong he was, he couldn’t hold off all the enemies. There would inevitably still be pirates coming.

The more pressure the cruise ship withstands, the less the acting captain has to bear.

They did not know exactly how strong the acting captain was, but they knew he was not a god. Like them, he could be injured, he could die.

The more they resisted, the greater the chance the acting captain had of surviving.

This time was different from the last. If they held out until the Research Institute’s reinforcements arrived, they would win.

This also meant that the enemy would be even more desperate.

A silence, heavy with oppression, spread over the deck.

This time, there would really be death.

Just then, a mumbling voice suddenly rose on the deck, "Brother, have some candy."

The Speech Master, pulling the little girl Nini, handed out pieces of candy to those defending the deck.

This time, not only the Transcendents but some sailors had also picked up guns and stood by the ship’s side.

A Transcendent with a bandaged hand smiled and took the candy from Nini’s hand, "Thank you."

"Thank you."

"Thank you."

Amidst the chorus of thanks, smiles gradually appeared on the faces of those on the deck.

The first Transcendent to take the candy put it in his mouth and pulled the bolt of his gun.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of mechanical collision, the bandage on his arm, stained with bright red blood, was slowly soaked with even more fresh blood. That was from his wound, which had just been dressed and now had cracked open again.

"Screw this!"

A civilized exclamation suddenly came from beside him,

The Transcendent turned his head and saw a sailor, clenching a gun in one hand and biting on candy in the other, psyching himself up,

He smiled and tightened his grip on his gun, "Damn right, you mangy curs!"

——

The enemy’s actions were very risky, utterly risky.

Standing in the pouring rain, He Ao watched the approaching coal carrier.

This was the territorial waters of the Nolai Republic. Engaging in piracy here would surely outrage the Nolai Republic, draw the Nolai Republic’s navy, and spark international outcry.

The support vessel from the Research Institute was about to arrive, and the enemy had less than twenty minutes to act.

In such a short time, they needed to breach the cruise ship’s defenses, eliminate the resistance on board, take control of the ship, and escape.

This plan was highly difficult, but not without the possibility of success.

Firstly, after a fierce defense battle, the majority of people on the cruise ship had seen a significant reduction in their combat strength,

Secondly, the surrounding areas were safe zones, with support from the Research Institute imminent, making this the time when everyone’s guard was at its weakest. If they handled it well, they could even board the ship before the cruise ship’s crew could react.

Of course, this point was practically moot due to He Ao’s vigilance.

And the third and most important point.

Yang De had been lured away.

This time, the enemy’s tactics were intricate and complex, but ultimately, it was still a case of "luring the tiger away from the mountain."

Previously, "luring the tiger away from the mountain" meant attracting He Ao and the others to the looted cruise ship; they aimed to eliminate He Ao and other elites while taking over the cruise ship. They wanted both the tiger and the mountain.

This time, it was about drawing Yang De away through a series of maneuvers and then attacking the ’mountain’ after the tiger had been lured away.

In a short span, the same stratagem was employed twice.

It relied on a psychological miscalculation—everyone was smart enough to know that if a trick was used once, it would be anticipated the second time, so it wouldn’t be used again.

But conversely, if you could capitalize on this psychology and really use the same stratagem twice, the results could be unexpected.

Of course, the most crucial aspect of this operation was the risk involved, attacking in what was supposed to be the ’safest’ area, where an attack was deemed least likely.

This was the core of the enemy’s plan.

The risk was high, but so was the potential reward.

The helicopters whirling up a gale had already taken off from the deck.

Controlling helicopters in violent winds was dangerous, but taking the risk to lift off could achieve what speedboats could not.

The helicopters didn’t need to dock alongside the ship; they could directly drop people onto the deck. Although the risk of death was significant, it greatly reduced the time needed to assault the ship.

He Ao looked at these helicopters and smiled.

All of the enemy’s plans also hinged on another assumption.

That was, after Yang De left, his replacement would be weak.

Only if this ’C-level’ successor was weak and could be easily taken out, could all subsequent actions proceed smoothly.

It seemed the enemy firmly believed that He Ao was ’weak’.

He Ao released the steering wheel of the speedboat and massaged his temples.

To be underestimated, huh.

One of the helicopters in the sky turned towards him, and a machine gun extended from it.

Blinding flashes and a piercing cacophony of gunfire shattered the night.

He Ao pressed a button on the suitcase.

Silver mecha rapidly spread across him, covering his entire body.

His actual intent in coming here wasn’t to tie down the majority of the enemies.

His purpose was straightforward.

Here, he would put an end to this ’raid.’

He raised his hand, and a dazzling light streaked across the sky. The blazing laser cannon pierced through the spitting machine gun in an instant, through the massive helicopter, and ignited the floating fuel tank in the rain.

Boom—

A violent explosion suddenly erupted.

Fierce flames burned through the curtain of rain.

Bright lightning lit up the sky once again.

The enemy had severely misjudged his strength, but he had already gotten a good sense of theirs.

Once the fish is in the net, it’s time to pull it in.