Chapter 98 Suddenly it turned into a police kidnapping incident?
When the third gunshot sounded,
The pirates in this treasure chest stronghold finally realized that something was wrong.
The cloud of death hangs over everyone's mind.
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"No wonder those old bastards in the game like to play long-range sniping so much. The feeling of killing enemies effortlessly is so satisfying..."
After Raymond killed the pirates with one shot, he found that none of the pirates in the stronghold could be chased out this time, so he suddenly became very cautious.
It seemed that none of the pirates chased by the first two groups came back, and this situation made them wary.
"Liars! Those nasty nobles led by Philip are all liars! Their promises that no high-level extraordinary beings will intervene are all lies... The guy who shot must be a high-level extraordinary... They are going to start a clearing operation
Got it!
The little pirate leader in the stronghold felt that he had guessed the truth, and yelled crazily: "Everyone, get all the hostages out. They won't survive anyway. If they dare to shoot again, we will drag these little nobles with us and die together!"
"Yes! You'll die if you can't collect the gold coins anyway, so why don't you take someone to support you..."
"I just said that the nobles led by Philip have no good intentions. They are eager to cut us into pieces. How can they leave us a way to survive... Even if we raise all the gold coins, they will definitely be secretly eliminated."
"..."
For a time, the entire stronghold was in a state of excitement, and the pirates were excited.
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"Hey...what kind of operation is this?"
Now, Raymond was also confused.
They originally thought that the pirates had not chased them out, so they probably planned to stick to their stronghold and act like a coward.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, these guys swarmed into the house, and then walked out with a hostage in their hands. Looking at this posture, are they planning to die together if they disagree?
"What's going on...Why are so many trial students captured here? What on earth do these pirates want to do?"
In the scope, Raymond could clearly see that the guys who were taken as hostages by the pirates were all dressed in gorgeous clothes, which were completely different from the poor pirates. They were obviously students in this trial. He could even clearly see the
Despair appeared on the frightened and immature faces.
Naturally, this group of colleges also heard what the pirates shouted just now, and they obviously knew that they would face the fate of being "decapitated and sacrificed to the flag."
"Ah... don't shoot, I am Sim from the Harclay family, Philip's defense officer..."
"Who will save me... My mother is the president of the Flower Snake Chamber of Commerce in Aumland. My family is very rich... Don't kill me..."
"Don't kill me. I can pay the ransom, as much as you want! I can also ask my father to ask the lord to pardon you. My lords, please..."
"..."
The students were trembling one by one, crying and roaring loudly, completely losing the arrogance of the nobility.
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Raymond was a little dumbfounded, and his finger on the trigger of the musket slowly loosened.
He never thought that these pirates were hiding this trick.
Looking at it like this, it seems that you have already planned to use it as a shield?
But after all, everyone will save their lives until the last moment. Although the pirates were shouting fiercely, no one dared to kill them directly because they were holding on to the last bit of luck.
After all, if you kill a noble, no matter what the final outcome is, they will definitely die.
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At this time,
Raymond heard a guy with a loud voice among the pirates roar,
"You despicable people with no integrity at all, I will fight for you... I promised that high-level transcendent people would not participate in the trial. It was all a fucking lie..."
"If you don't want these students to die, agree to let us go immediately..."
After listening for a while,
Raymond probably understood the reason for the matter, his face twitched, and he muttered: "These guys actually think of me as a high-level transcendent?"
No wonder, he had just killed nearly ten Sequence 8 pirate bosses, and no one could believe that at least one Sequence 9 student could do this easily.
The current situation is actually more beneficial to Raymond.
The pirates grabbed the hostages and ran to a place where they had a clear view. In this situation, as long as he fired regardless of the hostages, the "Falcon" would have super penetrating power, pull the trigger, and kill two people with one shot.
"It's really embarrassing..."
After hesitating for a moment, Raymond sighed deeply in his heart and gave up the plan of sniping.
He was not so cold-blooded as to let a dozen innocent students be buried with him in order to achieve his goal.
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No one fired again for a long time,
Seeing that the threat was effective, the pirates' faces were filled with joy, thinking that things had turned around.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
The most desperate thing happened to them...
Someone chose to attack by force!
Just when everyone was caught off guard, a dazzling white light suddenly burst out in the stronghold, like a flash bomb, stinging everyone's eyes and causing them to become blind instantly.
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Raymond was far away, so he was little affected by the strong light.
There was only a slight discomfort in the eyes, and the vision quickly returned to normal.
This is someone releasing light magic!
He instantly understood from the shock and blurted out: "Holy Light Spell, Light Explosion Bomb!"
"What's going on?"
He was completely confused. Who could have done it?
Looking at this posture, it seems that there is a third party ambushing nearby?
Is it possible that there really is a crackdown?
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In another high tower, two shadow guards also looked shocked.
Originally, when they saw the pirates preparing to massacre the hostages, they prepared to rescue them. But they didn't expect that before it was their turn to take action, someone actually took the lead!
"Was it the sniper's accomplice who took action?"
"The attack was very decisive...but if we attack by force in this situation, many hostages may die. The decision is too reckless..."
"Perhaps, they did not intend to care about the life and death of the hostages."
"This...although it is a bloody trial...but it is a bit too cold, after all, my classmates..."
"It looks like they are the elite five of Orm Academy. A sniper, a Holy Light Priest, there should be an Ice Elemental Extraordinary and an Assassin, and of course, that Arthur..."
"Um...should we control the casualties?"
"Forget it, these are normal trial casualties, and we are not qualified to intervene. However, that Arthur... this move is indeed a bit cold-blooded."
"This boy is decisive and ruthless in nature, and has the appearance of a hero."
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Everyone at the treasure chest gathering spot was stung by the bright light and could not see anything for a moment.
Before they could react, the low-pitched magic chant had ended. The surrounding temperature dropped sharply, and a layer of frost quickly condensed on the ground surface.
Snow-white frost flowers can be seen with the naked eye clinging to the calves of everyone in the stronghold. At this moment, if you want to move your legs away, your movements suddenly become sticky and sluggish...
"Elemental Ice Mage's group control skill, 'Rapid Frost'?"
The more Raymond watched, the more surprised he became. He was very familiar with these skills.
He immediately guessed that the person taking action should be a well-coordinated team.
"Light Explosion Bomb" causes field of view group control, and "Rapid Frost" limits the target's displacement. Next... there should be a wave of explosive output...
This is a very classic team attack routine, and one of the most common skill combinations in the game.
Sure enough!
After two moves of group control skills,
A figure quickly rushed into the treasure chest stronghold!
The guy looked like an agile cheetah, so fast that people could only see a blurry figure.
"Shua~"
Blood splattered everywhere,
The figure waved a pair of ferocious iron claws that shone with metallic luster, and tore the throats of the two pirates in the blink of an eye.
"Arthur?"
When Raymond saw the ghostly figure clearly, his face was stunned.
He immediately recognized that the guy was Arthur from Orm Academy!
And as soon as he entered the scene, another elemental mage holding a staff and a holy light priest holding a secret book came in.
"The other three members of the elite five of Orm Academy? [Tyrant] Arthur, [Elemental Apprentice] Jayne, [Devotist] Vivian..."
Raymond thought it was such a coincidence that he couldn't find them anywhere, but he didn't expect to meet them here by chance.
Moreover, at this time, he could clearly see through the scope that Arthur was making a tactical move of "clenching his fist into the sky" between killing people.
"He's... asking me to shoot?"
Raymond naturally recognized this tactical action which meant "shoot".