Chapter 45 / Beacon Smoke

In the arms of the female pirate's charred clothes, a row of bomb bags was tied.

Chen Xiangmei secretly said that it was dangerous, fortunately she didn't have a gun in her hand just now, and she didn't grab the pistol on the ground, otherwise even if she killed the female pirate, she would have died together, and she would not have escaped.

Chen Xiangmei gently picked up the gun on the ground, wiped the blood off the black titanium dagger, and gently inserted it into the boot.

Suddenly, it seems that someone is squirming in this direction.

Chen Xiangmei's heart jumped, it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, and she had to hide. However, now there is no strength at all, even the hand holding the pistol is trembling uncontrollably. It's as if you can hear your own heartbeat. Consciousness was moving rapidly, but the legs were unable to move as if they were rooted.

The visitor approached cautiously. Obviously, the sound of his own fight with the female pirate just now attracted them.

Chen Xiangmei clenched the corners of her mouth, used her last strength, simply fell to the ground, and then crawled far away little by little.

Someone came into view. It's pirates, and there's more than one.

Two pirates searched tentatively, swords and guns.

It also gave Chen Xiangmei time, and every step she climbed now was a victory. Whether it's the dead female pirate, or the two living ones approaching step by step.

The two pirates finally see the dead female pirate on the ground. They looked at the bloody hole in the female pirate's throat with a look of astonishment. Then, as if they were aware of something together, they all clenched the bolt of their guns, hunched over their waists, and searched everywhere.

Chen Xiangmei tried to suppress the trembling of her hands and raised the revolver little by little. The pistol is like a lead, it does not obey the call, only the muzzle of the gun is shaking. The revolver was not aimed at pirates, and Chen Xiangmei now had neither the strength to aim nor the strength to raise the gun to a height where it could be aimed at pirates.

The muzzle of the gun was pointed at the abdomen of the dead female pirate on the ground. There were bags of explosives strapped there. Even at such a small distance, Chen Xiangmei used up the last trace of strength.

Then, little by little, Chen Xiangmei slowly pulled the trigger.

The gunshots rang out, and there was no gap, and the explosives bag tied to the female pirate exploded at the same time.

The two pirates were immediately blown into the air and shattered.

The huge shock wave also lifted Chen Xiangmei in the distance into the air and fell far away.

When Chen Xiangmei landed, her entire body hit a wall. There was a heavy knock on the back of his head, and he immediately fainted.

When Chen Xiangmei woke up slowly, as far as her vision could see, it was Qin Xiao sitting beside her.

Qin Xiao's hand held her hand tightly, and her handsome face, which was somewhat haggard, looked at her with a smile.

This smile seemed to be the best panacea in the world, and Chen Xiangmei felt some strength in her body.

Then, another handsome boy who could even be described as pretty came over and brought him water and medicine.

The line of sight gradually became clearer.

It's Lin Yiqing, a vegetative person.

Lin Yiqing's uncle Fan Lao Chou fed the toad, and Lin Yiqing also died. It was all his own careful care and Lu Qingqiu's Seven Return Dan that saved his life. Although Lin Yiqing is now reborn, Chen Xiangmei still habitually calls him a vegetative person.

After taking medicine and drinking hot water, my body has more strength. I found myself lying on a stone bed in a large cave.

This is the mine cave of the Centipede Mountains, the cave palace of the vanished tribe.

Cha Cha Zhi and Lu Qingqiu were also meditating on the stone bed opposite. Although a pair of Taoist priests are not interested in the generation gap of modern warfare, when the pirates enter the workshop and fight at close range, the advantages of Cha Cha Zhi and Lu Qingqiu are unparalleled.

Then there are the people who come in and out, Ouyang Hai, Li Dahua, as well as the two brothers Liu Qi and Liu Lin and the miners and the villagers.

For Chen Xiangmei, opening her eyes to see these familiar faces and figures is the greatest satisfaction.

Therefore, at the moment when Chen Xiangmei was too excited and completely relaxed, she fell into a deep sleep.

Now, all the members of the mining team, including the villagers, have taken refuge in the crypt of the Centipede Mountains. Or rest, or adjust, or in and out, and arrange the next move.

The only one who pays attention to the situation outside the Centipede Mountain Mine Cave now is, of course, the captain Zuo Yintang.

Zuo Yintang was also slightly injured, but it didn't matter. Every time you are in distress, it is a mixed blessing, and God's coin is once again on the side of life, which is the greatest luck.

Zuo Yintang took the ladder to the lookout of the mine derrick, picked up the binoculars and observed the pirate fleet on the opposite side.

The pirates' artillery fire was still ice shells, and the striking surface could not reach the derrick, so it can be said that it was well preserved, except for the slight damage caused by the pirates' shots that rushed to the front, the grenades that exploded, and the explosives bags strapped to their bodies.

The sails of the pirate ship on the opposite side had all been extinguished by this time. I don't know if it's artificial, or if the reserve power is exhausted. The fleet was dead silent, in the gray mist of the white coastline, almost like a ghostly realm.

The form on the beach is no less bad. Those ice bombs made by the pirates are incredibly powerful. Although there are not many who actually hit the target. But the explosions, burning, smoke and flying ice that were everywhere were devastating.

The embers of the construction site had not yet disappeared, and the shed had almost burned into a large pile of charcoal, and there was a faint light smoke everywhere. Such a scene of the aftermath of the catastrophe is very versatile with the pirate ship opposite.

The situation in the Centipede Mountain Crypt is not very good. There are now only about 30 people left in the mining team of hundreds of people, most of whom have escaped and slipped away. Part of it was due to casualties. This kind of personnel loss is almost unbearable for Zuo Yintang. What's the use of surviving? What if you win? There's almost nothing people can do about it.

There has been no movement from the pirates' side. I don't know if there are any pirates left behind. Like a few stranded empty ships, motionless for two days in a row.

Qin Xiao sometimes took turns in the left Yin Hall to observe the movements of the pirate fleet opposite.

Special forces Qin Xiao does not mean that he has been a soldier and has entered the Marine Corps. In fact, Qin Xiao had participated in temporary military training for several years at best. However, just like many people have never gone to business school, and even the family has not been able to dig out a rich man for generations, but has become the richest billionaire, Qin Xiao's outstanding talent in Tianma's previous investment expeditions has earned him such a well-deserved title. Even, many people really think that it is from a military academy, and the Marine Corps is retired, and it is not okay to say that it is not.

After a battle to the death, Qin Xiao once again stood in the perspective of the winner, of course, at least not the loser's perspective, holding a telescope and staring at the pirate fleet opposite.

It can be said that this time the pirates were basically wiped out. Maybe there are pirates left behind in the fleet. But it's no longer a threat. The only thing scary is that this pirate fleet is not alone. Behind them there is a larger fleet, or even a base. This can be judged by the pirate supply ship that is constantly transporting supplies. So, will the pirates of the base be resigned to the defeat of their partners? Will they abandon what little sin they have left, or will they send a larger fleet of pirate ships to cause trouble?

Failure to speak lightly, is it still called a pirate?

On this point, Qin Xiao and Zuo Yintang agreed on this, although they had not communicated verbally.

But what can you do? There are only more than 30 mining teams, and half of them are villagers from Anle Village. Don't say that exterminating pirates is a fantasy in defense. The only thing I can do now is to take turns leading the team with Captain Zuo Yintang to dig a passage at the other end of the crypt. It's really not good, thirty-six plans, go for the top plan.

Suddenly, the corners of Qin Xiao's eyes flickered. A few lights lit up in the pupils. Of course, the light did not come from the telescope, but from the pirate fleet on the opposite side of the lens. There are more than a thousand lights on the opposite side, but now less than a tenth of them are lit. It is estimated that the vast majority of lamps are either blown by the wind or have burned out of filaments.

But the visual effects produced by these remaining sparse lights often shocked Qin Xiao's heart more than all the lights were lit.

Such sporadic lights, unpredictable, flickering, shadowy, seemingly intentional, seemingly unintentional, like life and death, like a ghost fire in a graveyard, there are not many, ethereal, as if they are about to be extinguished, but no one dares to approach

The lights on the opposite side have this effect at the moment.

Then, a figure appeared on the side of the ship.

This is a pirate with a scarf on his head, a face like a pimple, a goatee, and a gray patch, holding a long cylindrical navigation telescope in his hand, squinting one eye, and peeking at Qin Xiao's place. Set off the lights behind him, like a hell of a ghost pawn appearing.

Qin Xiao knew that the supply ship of the pirate fleet had arrived.

This pirate is not a pirate left behind. He comes from a distant sea. Because the pirates left behind in the pirate fleet on the opposite side, after several days of fierce battles and frozen snow, would not have such a leisurely look of onlookers.

To be continued/