Chapter 25: Simple and Crude
Fear is as simple as that.
Anyone who has the desire to survive, and if there is no possibility of defeating the enemy, and there is no hope of escape, they will be destroyed by fear in just a few minutes, and even a soldier with strong faith will surrender in a war with no hope of victory. Sauron's strength had already terrified them, and in just a few minutes, twenty or thirty people were killed, and even their leader, the narwhal, was killed. Beneath the pirate ship are roaming killer whales, which only end up feeding the whales.
Fear comes not only from killing, but also from the fear of the unknown!
The pirates didn't know how strong Sauron really was, they didn't know how many other means he had, they didn't know who he was, they knew almost nothing about the existence in front of them, only that he slaughtered them like ants. The other party is a terrible being who is accustomed to killing, and this kind of person harvests life without even blinking an eye. He could even kill everyone on this ship with a smile on his face if he wanted to, as easily as wiping off a little dust.
"Rush!"
"Kill them all! The narwhal is dead! ”
The ships behind were getting closer, and there were thugs who had already been motivated by the reward, but by the time they approached, the battle was almost over. Sauron's emaciated figure stood at the bow of the ship, shrouded in a dark red cloak, gently wiping the blood from the scimitar, and in front of him was a large group of enemies who had thrown their weapons and fell to their knees. This scene shocked the other people's faces, and even Adele looked incredulous, because it only took about ten minutes from the beginning to now.
She boosted the morale of the stray crowd. Then the boat gradually approached, and then the battle on this side ended.
"Scoop up those guys in the sea."
There are also pirates begging for mercy in the sea. Sauron didn't let the dominant killer whale go down, and Adele began to tell the others to throw down the cable. She stared at Sauron in amazement, this man was even stronger than she had imagined. The others came to the ship one after another, and one of them seemed to have unclean hands and feet, because there were people in front of him, and he actually secretly squatted down and turned over the corpse, and then found out a money bag, ready to put it in his pocket before the others found out.
Sauron's face was a little gloomy, and his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.
"Get out of the way!"
He suddenly let out a loud shout, which frightened everyone else next to him. Even Adele couldn't help but take two steps back in a row.
Sauron picked up a short spear and threw it directly at the sneaky guy.
Bang!
Blood splattered.
The guy was nailed directly to the deck by a short spear, because it only penetrated the abdomen, and he didn't die for a while.
Sauron walked over with a gloomy expression, then took out a money bag from his pocket, looked at the others with murderous eyes, and saw that they couldn't help but tremble slightly and retreated, and then said in a deep voice: "All the loot must be put away in unison." And then give you the reward you deserve after the battle! For this kind of sneaky behavior, there is only one end! ”
Sauron didn't have the slightest mercy, didn't even listen to the fellow's pleas, and cut off his head with a knife.
Blood gushed out.
The severed head grunted and rolled out. Frightened, the others retreated.
Then Sauron looked down at everyone in front of him and shouted, "I don't care who you are! I don't care what your old rules were! Now that you are my men, you must act according to my rules! I will not be stingy with the reward you deserve. But if anyone dares to disobey my orders, I will give him unimaginable punishment! ”
Sauron casually threw the money bag to the half-elf vice-captain next to him. At the same time, he said in a deep voice: "Let them clean up the battlefield and reward them with fifty percent of the loot!" We're going to attack Viper Island later. Anyone who doesn't dare to fight, you're all slaughtered and fed to the fish! ”
There seemed to be a hint of excitement in the eyes of the half-elf co-captain, and he nodded silently, and then began to distribute people to clean up the loot.
This is the real big man who can rise to prominence in the South Coast pirate group!
Although he admits that Adele's strength is not weak, he does not have the ruthless and domineering style of the Excellency in front of him in his style. He could even feel that the Lord in front of him didn't just want such a small thing, he had the potential to become a pirate king, and even surpass the legendary three pirate kings.
"Surrender to me. Pledge your allegiance to me. ”
Sauron walked up to a bearded pirate kneeling on the deck and said in a cold voice, "Serve me, and I will give you the reward you deserve." ”
Hesitation, silence, horror.
The bearded pirate kneeling in front of Sauron's eyes seemed to hesitate for a moment, although he had surrendered and given up resistance, he had not yet thought of joining the enemy so soon.
Pirates also have pirate rules.
A moment ago, they drew their swords against each other, and now they want to take refuge in the other party's hands?
He was visibly hesitant.
Unfortunately, Sauron didn't have the interest to wait for him to understand, a cold sword light slashed, and then a head fell to the ground, and large streams of blood poured out and spilled on the deck. He didn't even look at the corpse, then walked up to the second person and said in a deep voice, "Surrender to me, be loyal to me." ”
He didn't bother to say anything more.
The guy seemed to be a little frightened, and a bloody head hit the ground, and a lot of blood was sprayed on his body.
It seems that he hasn't been able to fully react for a while.
Thump!
Sauron's patience seemed to be limited at the moment, and a sword light appeared in his hand again, and then a second head hit the ground.
The headless corpse was planted on the deck, and the smell of blood was already very strong.
"Surrender to me!"
Sauron's words became less and less, and the expression on his face became colder and colder, as if he was a terrible demon god, threatening to kill everyone on this ship at any time.
"Me! …… I will pledge my allegiance to Your Excellency! ……”
The third pirate was finally much smarter, and he almost stammered out, and then he was covered in a cold sweat. It was only about ten seconds before and after, the first one was cut off because of hesitation, and the second was cut off because he was half a beat slow to react. He was even sure that if he was a few seconds slower in answering, the other party would instantly cut off his head.
"Good."
The corners of Sauron's mouth finally showed a smile, and he walked directly in front of the fourth person.
The rest is a lot easier.
Sauron only gave each person three seconds to answer, and as long as he didn't hear the answer he wanted, it was a merciless sword light. It took him only three minutes to turn all the captives into his men, and the others had been turned into corpses and thrown into the sea. Maybe these people don't have much loyalty at all, but Sauron doesn't care too much, because he doesn't need the loyalty of these people yet, as long as they know what fear and fear are.
"The original people are handed over to the deputy captain, and these guys are led by you."
Sauron glanced at Adele in front of him, the other party's eyes lit up slightly, that gaze seemed to be a little fanatical, and there seemed to be a trace of inexplicable love in his eyes. This group of surrendered pirates is stronger, and Adele must be subdued personally, Sauron doesn't plan to waste too much time on pirates, he just needs to let these pirates know that there is a person like him standing behind Adele, and he will feel fear when he thinks of his existence.
This is the simplest and most brutal but the most effective management method in a short period of time!
"Give them weapons!"
Sauron glanced at the others lightly, and said in a deep voice: "The other half of the loot will also be rewarded to them, and we will go directly to take Viper Island." ”
After speaking, he came to the eyes of the half-elf first mate, looked at him and said, "What's your name?" ”
The half-elf first mate's expression was a little excited, with fear and fanaticism, and he whispered: "Your Excellency! …… My name is Casa! ……”
"Good." Sauron nodded lightly, "Kasa." From now on, the ship is under your command. ”
"To Viper Island!"
The pirates on the ship moved in a panic, and the loot they had collected was sent straight down, and Sauron didn't give them time to think about it at all. Adele turned over the narwhal's carcass, then took the tungsten armor and other things from his body, handed it to Sauron with a respectful expression, and said, "Your Excellency." It's something from a narwhal, and some of it is useful. ”
Sauron glanced at it slightly.
The narwhal has good things on it, but the most valuable thing is the tungsten steel armor, this half-length armor can almost be exchanged for a manor, but unfortunately Sauron can't wear armor. In order to maintain his flexibility, the Wanderer wears leather armor at most, and wearing this tungsten armor will only affect his combat and spell casting, and he has not even worn leather armor much since he had Stone Skin. He glanced at Adele in front of him, stretched out his hand to take the dimensional bag, and then said in a deep voice: "You are wearing this armor, count the other things, and see if there is any cargo in the cabin!" ”
"Yes." Adele bowed and nodded.
This series of thunderous methods not only shocked those pirates, but also made the original men and Adele gradually know how to respect and obey.
Sauron glanced at the others, then landed on the giant killer whale with a light leap.
He reached out and stroked the behemoth, then poured a bottle of healing potion into its mouth, the sea creature seemed to possess some intelligence, having just been hit by a crossbow javelin in battle, which made it need to be healed. Sauron didn't want to see it bleed to death, maybe there would be a place for it in the future.
Sauron's time was still tight.
His plan is to help Adele rise on the South Coast in seven days, so he must speed up his pace.
The next target is Viper Island!
……………… (To be continued......)