When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 18: Danger Approaches—?

Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Danger Approaches—?

Hearing Daliya’s anxious cries, Chen Qing’s thoughts finally detached from the pile of metal in front of her.

Pirates?

Chen Qing blinked her sore eyes, and her gaze fell on the clock on the wall, the hands pointing exactly at twelve.

That’s right, today is the fifth day since entering the game, and the system had mentioned that danger would come after four days.

She hadn’t expected the timing to be this precise.

Chen Qing grabbed the knife bag on the wall and immediately went outside, opening the door, Chen Qing instantly saw Daliya, dressed oddly.

The child’s face was full of tension and seriousness, on her head, she wore an iron pot, and in her hands, she held two kitchen knives, even carrying a large pot lid on her back.

The look was indeed somewhat comical.

"What is this...?"

Chen Qing asked with a tentative voice, unsure.

"Killing pirates!"

Daliya said earnestly.

She had tried hard to arm herself with the resources at hand, but the supplies on board were limited, so she could only do so much.

"..."

Chen Qing coughed lightly with her fist against her mouth, trying her best to hide her amusement.

"?"

Daliya looked up at Chen Qing, bewildered.

Chen Qing patted her shoulder, smiling warmly with a gentle curve to her eyes and brows.

"You just stay in your room."

Daliya couldn’t be older than 14, still a child.

Chen Qing wouldn’t let a child risk her life; there was plenty of danger in her future life for her to face.

Although Chen Qing didn’t know the full situation with Moana, she could glimpse a bit of it from Daliya’s account.

Daliya’s future life was definitely not going to be smooth, but rather full of blood and warfare.

"Be good, obey."

Chen Qing took the pot off Daliya’s head, collected the tightly held kitchen knives, rubbed the child’s coarse hair, and led her onto the deck.

As soon as she stepped on deck, Chen Qing immediately saw the firelight not far away, and through the firelight, she could clearly see the situation on that pirate ship.

A pirate flag fluttering in the wind, with just a simple skull painted on it.

The size of the pirate ship was about the same as Chen Qing’s previous triangle sail, and there were ten fierce and evil-looking pirates standing on it.

Beyond that, Chen Qing observed some more detailed things.

For instance, their ship didn’t have any cannons, and the weapons they carried were not as new or sharp as those of the Black Blade Pirates.

Moreover, the fierceness in their eyes was only superficial.

The pirates of the Black Saber Pirate Group had been in very poor physical condition, injured and chronically dehydrated.

In contrast, the pirates before her could be described as "strong and robust," yet they didn’t give Chen Qing the impression they were as formidable as the Black Blade Pirates.

Alcohol and beauty had already hollowed out their bodies, their actions were superficial.

In a nutshell, they were no match for Chen Qing.

"Go back."

Chen Qing smiled at Daliya and pulled two Black Blades from the knife bag at her waist.

The Black Blades were drawn, their cold glint foreboding.

"Sister Chen Qing..."

Daliya wanted to say something more, but the pirate ship had already approached nearby, only a few meters away.

The pirates on the pirate ship let out excited howls, and their foul language was endless.

Chen Qing listened and couldn’t help frowning as a man leaped onto the ship’s rail.

The next moment, Chen Qing’s figure was already on that pirate ship!

The pirates had not expected Chen Qing to be so bold, to actually take the initiative and leap into the lion’s den!

They exchanged glances, all becoming excited one by one.

Such a large ship, how much treasure could there be?!

A group of fellows with brains soaked in alcohol, they didn’t even think about how strong Chen Qing must be to defend such a big ship by herself.

The pirates hadn’t approached yet, and Chen Qing’s Black Blade had already slit the throats of two pirates.

A blade to the throat!

The blood of their comrades splattering on their faces shook them awake, as if a bucket of cold water was poured over their heads.

One of the pirates seemed to recognize the origin of the Black Blade in Chen Qing’s hands, and even this large ship with its blank sails started to look familiar to him; he stuttered while pointing at Chen Qing.

"Black, black, black, black——"

"Black what?!"

"Black——"

Blade.

A cold light flashed, and before the pirate could finish speaking, his words were cut off with blood spraying from his throat, and he fell down stiffly.

In just an encounter, four pirates had already fallen.

There were only eight pirates on the deck, and now four were dead!

Daliya behind Chen Qing watched her, with her eyes growing brighter; the Chen Qing in her eyes was practically shining at this moment!

And as for the pirates looking at Chen Qing, their gaze shifted from initial excitement to anger mixed with intense fear.

One of the pirates noticed Daliya left behind on the opposite ship; a fierce expression appeared on his dirty, bearded face.

If they couldn’t deal with the big one, they couldn’t fail with the small one, could they?

The bearded pirate immediately charged towards Daliya, who widened her eyes and quickly raised the deck brush left aside for self-defense.

Daliya was a bit scared, but also somewhat excited.

Just as the bearded pirate was about to leap onto their ship, suddenly a knife flew out of nowhere, fierce and swift, piercing right through his heart!

"Splash——"

A spray of water shot up, and the sea gradually turned red with blood.

The ferocious fish beneath the surface immediately swarmed in, enjoying this unexpected treat from above!

Daliya was a bit disappointed, but in the next second, a pirate kicked flying by Chen Qing landed on the ship, crashing heavily onto the deck!

Along with him, a Black Blade fell to the ground, landing right by Daliya’s feet.

Daliya looked back at Chen Qing with surprise and excitement, but Chen Qing didn’t look at her and continued to focus on the pirates pouring out from the cabin.

"..."

Daliya pursed her lips, the dimples by her lips shallow, incredibly cute.

She quickly picked up the Black Blade at her feet and step by step approached the pirate doubled over and coughing up blood.

On the pirate ship, around Chen Qing, more than a dozen corpses had already fallen, with only one still alive being threatened with a knife.

"Where is your Captain?"

Chen Qing’s voice, calm and frosty, nearly frightened the living daylights out of the pirate in front of her, a foul smell wafting through the air.

Fortunately, they were on the deck where the sea breeze blew, quickly dispersing the stench.

"The, the, the Captain was just—just now kicked flying by you."

A rather big pirate answered Chen Qing tearfully, scared that in the next second Chen Qing might kill him too.

He was worrying too much, for Chen Qing was definitely going to kill him.

The next second, Chen Qing’s knife had already cut open his throat.

The pirate glared at Chen Qing with resentful eyes, very reluctant to die as if by doing so he could drag Chen Qing down with him.

The one she kicked flying was the Captain?

Chen Qing turned her head; that captain had already been stabbed numerous times by Daliya.

No wonder this whole ship of pirates could only muster him to pounce; so he was the Captain.

Chen Qing continued to focus her attention on the pirate ship, sensing the very faint breathing from inside the cabin below...