Brooklyn was a sharpshooter; one shot sent the person on the back of the jet ski crashing into the sea.
Upon seeing that the other side had firearms and accurate marksmanship, the two speedboats immediately swerved and reversed, pulling towards the speedboat. The pirate who had fallen into the water also struggled to swim towards the speedboat. Brooklyn's shot pierced the right arm of the pirate on the speedboat, who was then pulled onto the speedboat after it closed in.
However, because their firepower was exposed, the enemy scattered, and those with long guns and short guns opened fire.
The enemy's marksmanship was clearly far inferior to Brooklyn's, but they had the advantage in numbers—two boats and four motorboats. Spreading out to encircle them, Zhou Xuan and his group were at a disadvantage. Bullets hissed and crackled in the nearby seawater; bullets don't discriminate.
With no terrain available for cover, Brooklyn could only urge the yacht crew to hurry toward the island, where they would find shelter once they were on board.
Generally speaking, pirates are quite experienced and usually avoid small boats or vessels with weapons and few crew members. These boats are not to be trifled with, they are worthless, and a direct confrontation would inevitably result in mutual losses—it's not worth it. Pirates prefer boats that surrender immediately upon being threatened. After hijacking them, they simply wait to contact the shipowner for the ransom.
But Brooklyn had just injured one of them, which angered the pirates, who then surrounded them, shouting and yelling.
Thomas picked up the rocket launcher and took a look, but the yacht driver was in a panic and was going too fast to keep his balance, so he couldn't aim.
Fortunately, the pirates were moving quickly, and their marksmanship was generally inaccurate, so almost none of their bullets hit the yacht. Zhou Xuan and his companions also lay tightly on the deck, so no one was injured.
The yacht driver steered diagonally toward the lower beach. Directly in front were rocks tens of meters high, making it impossible to go ashore. To the left was a stretch of sandy beach where the water met the sand, the best place to go ashore.
Suddenly, a shell landed and exploded in the seawater about five or six meters to the right, sending a massive wave of water crashing down on them. The yacht tilted violently, and Gao Yuzhen screamed. If Zhou Xuan hadn't grabbed her quickly, she would have fallen into the sea!
Pirates must be dealt with just as ruthlessly. Brooklyn's initial act of injuring someone also provoked the pirates' ferocity, leading to an even fiercer counterattack.
The pirates surprisingly used rockets first. These are not like guns; a single hit would kill them all.
Fortunately, the pirates were also wary of them. The fact that they could hit someone so accurately from such a distance with that first shot was something that not everyone could do. As they surrounded them, their speed slowed down considerably, and they no longer dared to surround them so recklessly as they had at the beginning.
Seeing the critical situation, Thomas disregarded accuracy. On the bobbing yacht, he glanced at the direction briefly and fired.
As expected, the shell landed and exploded in the sea about ten meters away from the motorboat he was aiming at.
Weapons are a deterrent. With this salvo, the two pleasure boats and four motorboats distanced themselves from them by twenty or thirty meters, but they still slowly closed in on them in an encirclement, without leaving.
Zhou Xuan's icy aura couldn't harm anyone at such a distance. If bullets or shells were fired at him, there was no way to protect himself; the only option was to dodge them if possible.
However, while the pirates were afraid of their weapons, they also gave them a chance to catch their breath. The yacht captain took advantage of this moment to quickly steer the yacht toward the beach.
The yacht ran aground when it was still more than ten meters from the beach. The yacht operator was the first to jump off the yacht and scrambled through the seawater to get to the shore.
The water here was only half a meter deep. Fu Tianlai, his bodyguard, and Thomas, along with two others, each carrying a bag of luggage, jumped into the water. Zhou Xuan tried to tug at Gao Yuzhen, but then realized that Gao Yuzhen had fainted!
It's truly a case of not feeling dizzy earlier or later, but feeling dizzy now is absolutely awful!
He couldn't abandon her, so Zhou Xuan jumped into the sea, dragged her off the boat, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and ran forward.
At this moment, they became easy targets, and the pirates sped up and surrounded them, firing their guns fiercely.
The beach was completely empty, with no cover whatsoever. They had to run at least two hundred meters behind the beach before they could find rocks and trees. But on the beach, they could only take a beating.
As Zhou Xuan ran, he glanced back at them. Why were the pirates attacking them so fiercely? Did they not want hostages or a ransom?
It seemed the pirates didn't really have that intention. When Zhou Xuan glanced back, he realized the pirates hadn't fired at their yacht. He suddenly understood that these pirates just wanted their yacht and weapons!
Brooklyn and Thomas were both physically fit and well-trained soldiers. They carried the luggage and ran at the front, while the yacht master, who had disembarked and run at the beginning, lagged behind them. Fu Tianlai and his bodyguards ran in the middle, and Zhou Xuan brought up the rear.
Zhou Xuan gritted his teeth, carrying Gao Yuzhen, and ran desperately. The sound of bullets whizzed by, and the sand around them was kicked up by the bullets.
Zhou Xuan could only pray to the Bodhisattva in his heart for protection, but the Bodhisattva usually doesn't have eyes.
When Zhou Xuan had run only halfway across the beach, he suddenly felt a jolt in his right leg, as if he'd been electrocuted. A surge of heat shot out, and he tripped and fell.
Gao Yuzhen rolled on the ground as well, and only when she lay down on the beach did Zhou Xuan clearly see that blood was gushing from his right thigh.
He was shot!
Volume 1, Chapter 180: Not Entering the Tiger's Den
The thieves' attack was fierce. After Zhou Shang was injured, the few small targets in front of him were also injured. However, even though they were close, no one could take care of him and Gao Yuzhen at this time. Those who could turn back were almost desperate and risked their lives to save him.
Even after Zhou Xuan fell to the ground, he still struggled to drag Gao Yuzhen backward. But just then, someone in the woods two hundred meters away suddenly opened fire. Although no one could be seen, the firepower was intense.
Brooklyn and Thomas were startled and immediately lay down on the spot. They didn't dare to rush forward until they figured out who was in the woods ahead.
But Zhou Xuan immediately realized that the fire from the woods was directed at the pirates on the sea behind them. The pirates, caught off guard by the sudden attack, panicked and quickly turned to retreat.
The firepower directed at Zhou Xuan's beach area weakened considerably. Zhou Xuan then spotted a graceful figure darting out of the woods, firing a semi-automatic rifle as she crouched and ran towards him.
Zhou Xuan was stunned for a moment, then stared wide-eyed at the person who rushed out of the woods. It was Fu Ying, his Yingying!
Zhou Xuan suddenly felt a surge of heat in his chest. His eyes welled up with tears, and he cried out, "Yingying!"
Fu Tianlai also saw that it was Fu Ying, and quickly told his bodyguards to turn around and shoot at the pirates to cover Fu Ying. More than ten people also rushed out of the woods.
After the pirates' fire weakened, Thomas immediately hoisted his rocket launcher, adjusted his firing point, and fired a shot. The shot was highly accurate, obliterating the leading motorboat that had been attacking them. The two people on board were also killed instantly; after the sparks subsided, only a few pieces of cloth remained on the sea surface.
Now that the enemy outnumbers us, and the pirates are not as strong or numerous as us, we quickly turned back and retreated when we saw that things were not going well. This time, we really retreated!
Fu Ying rushed over without hesitation, feeling that the short distance of a hundred meters seemed extremely far. She finally reached the spot where Zhou Xuan lay, knelt down, and desperately hugged him.
Zhou Xuan felt that the warm, soft little thing in his arms was real again; it really was Fu Ying in his arms.
He cuddled her tenderly for a while before gently pushing Fu Ying's head away. He looked at her carefully.
Fu Ying's face was covered in tears, her expression a mix of crying and laughing, her hair somewhat disheveled.
Zhou Xuan gently wiped away her tears with his finger, then said with a stern face, "Yingying, when I'm in danger, you insist on following me and never leave my side, but when you're in danger, you abandon me. How can you do this?"
Fu Ying choked back tears as she said, "I'm sorry, you...you're hurt!"