Delta: Explore the World - Players are all protected by the Demon King

Chapter 6: The Pirates Swarm Out

Captain's office.

The phone at Su Xuan's waist rang.

Upon hearing the sudden noise, Su Xuan immediately hung up the phone without even looking.

The phone rang again, just like a school bell.

"Captain, don't make the call, the pirates are right next door."

Su Xuan glanced at the phone and answered it softly.

The pirates were in the cockpit and were even exchanging fire with the players in the corridor. Su Xuan was extremely careful, separated by a thin iron wall.

"I have good news for you. The warship will arrive before sunset tomorrow afternoon."

"The shipowner also said that as long as you can stop the pirates and hold out until the warship comes to your rescue, he will give you one million US dollars, plus additional personnel bonuses."

The captain lowered his voice and began to explain.

The captain was worried when he learned of Su Xuan's situation, and the money he gave was more of a consolation prize.

The shipowner knew that pirates and a large force were coming, but Su Xuan did not.

"Really, the warships will arrive before sunset tomorrow."

"They should be able to arrive before sunset today."

Su Xuan was overjoyed and said after glancing at the time.

The pirates launched a surprise attack in the middle of the night, and with the battle lasting so long, it was already 3 a.m.

As soon as the warships arrive, the pirates will immediately flee in droves.

"How much gold can one million US dollars buy?"

Su Xuan secretly planned to buy gold in this world and then sell it back in the main world.

The price of gold in the two worlds is vastly different, and this resale can yield several times the profit.

With the promise of a generous reward from the ship's owner, Su Xuan was no longer afraid and began to get excited. He really wanted to rush out and fight the pirates.

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The next morning.

Tanker deck.

The battle lasted all night until dawn. The pirates were exhausted and took turns exchanging gunfights with the players. With their superior numbers and firepower, they managed to hold back the players' advance.

After fighting all night, the players were exhausted, but thankfully there was a female doctor who gave them a hormone injection in turn.

If the battle lasted any longer, the players' blood would probably be flowing with hormones.

The players mainly stalled for time. When the pirates' retaliatory firepower diminished, the players stopped shooting, and both sides took a tacit break.

"This is the first time in all my years of gaming that I've felt both incredibly satisfied and exhausted."

"I want to play in the Delta for the rest of my life."

"The Delta is my life."

Many of the players are combat addicts who primarily seek thrills.

The all-night battle didn't break the players' spirits; on the contrary, the battles after dawn were an even greater boost.

"Hold on, we still have reinforcements."

The pirate captain looked at the remaining pirates and encouraged them.

The players became more and more excited as they fought, while the pirates became more and more demoralized and lost all morale.

The pirates are no longer fighting to plunder oil tankers, but to fight for their own lives.

"Boss, all I want now is to go back home. I'll never go to sea again."

"It's a pirate saying listlessly."

The deck was littered with pirate corpses, a tangible blow to the morale of the other pirates.

The battle raged for a day and a night without a single player dying. In the eyes of the pirates, the players were not even human.

If the pirates could kill a player with their own hands, their morale wouldn't be so low; this was an opponent they simply couldn't defeat.

On the sea.

The assault boats left white waves in their wake.

"The pirates still have reinforcements."

The player, standing on the deck leaning against the railing, looked out at the distant sea and said...

The players all turned their heads to look at the distant sea.

Each assault boat leaves a trail of white waves like a silver snake, and as their numbers increase, the silver snakes transform into playful dragons.

"There are at least 400 of them."

"Each boat carries three people, so there are at least 1200 people."

"We're running out of bullets. Even if we kill them one by one, we can't take that many with us."

As the hundreds of assault boats drew ever closer, the players could no longer think of any good way to defend themselves.

With such a large disparity in numbers, the pirates on deck will be in high spirits once they learn of reinforcements, leaving the player vulnerable to encirclement and slaughter, like meat on a chopping board.

The players were all escorts, and with Su Xuan's presence, they were starting to feel a bit lost. After all, they still had to protect their boss and not let him get hurt.

"The female doctor prepares to cover."

A player named Xiaoming used his Dragon Jet Charge to rush into the pirates' hiding area and threw a C4 bomb.

The other players immediately understood the objective: to eliminate all the pirates on the deck before reinforcements arrived.

Other players rushed in with their dragon-shaped jets, some even going straight to the second floor.

Boom!

The C4 bombs exploded one after another, throwing the pirates into disarray, leaving them helplessly lying on the ground, clutching their heads.

bang bang bang-

While the pirates were still in a daze, the player seized the opportunity to rush in and take them down with a single shot.

The players took the initiative to attack, and fierce gunfire erupted once again.

Su Xuan, who was hiding in the office and had been trying to venture out, heard the intense gunfire and crouched back under the table.

"The pirates are coming."

Player Eggplant stands on the rooftop, watching the movements of hundreds of boats below.

The hook-and-rope ladder on the edge of the tanker remained in place, allowing pirates arriving later to quickly board the cruise ship.

Bang! Eggplant raised his gun and fired at the pirates on the distant sea to stop them.

The pirates on the sea boats paused briefly after sensing the gunfire, but continued their advance, since their numbers of thousands and their hundreds of boats made them no longer afraid of the players.

Players who were still clearing pirates from the decks and bridges immediately dispatched four players to block the pirates at sea.

Da da da……

The four players had barely appeared on the deck when they were met with intense artillery fire.

"Take down the grappling hook and ladder." The four players crawled on the ground to the edge of the deck and dismantled the tools the pirates used to board the ship.

The player had just removed the grappling hook ladder when the arriving pirates put it back up.

The four players were completely unable to stop the pirates from boarding the ship; everything they did was futile.

Desperate players rushed to the railing and started firing at the pirates below. It was a race to see who could shoot the fastest. The female doctor threw a smoke grenade down, and the pirates, as if they had been hit by a flashbang, raised their guns and started firing wildly into the sky.

"We can't hold on any longer."

Four players guard one spot, while pirates board the other.

"Brothers, the warships should arrive before sunset today."

Su Xuan announced the timeline for the warship's rescue, hoping to boost the players' morale.

"The boss has a whole regiment of pirates; it would be good if they could hold out for two hours."

"Boss, get ready for the next round."

"Let's come back with better gear next time."

When the players heard that the warships wouldn't arrive until after sunset, they assumed that waiting for sunset meant it would be afternoon.

The players have prepared for the worst; if they lose this round, they can just get new equipment and play with Su Xuan again next round.

All the AK47s that the players used in this match were provided by Su Xuan.

"You must hold out until the warships arrive. I'll give each of you a reward of 10,000 yuan when you log off."

Upon hearing that some players wanted to start another round, Su Xuan immediately said, "Players can start over, but I don't have that chance."

The players were all considering giving up, and Su Xuan became anxious.

"Brothers, let's do it!"

"For the boss!"

When the players heard that Su Xuan was going to reward them with 1 yuan, they were all very enthusiastic.

"Everyone, go up to the rooftop."

Eggplant Radio is calling all players.

All the players on the deck moved and ran towards the bridge.

Thump thump thump—

The pirate machine gunboat swept bullets at the players who appeared at the edge of the railing.

"Lao Gan Ma~"

One player was unfortunately hit by a bullet and flew to the ground.

"The pirates have M2 heavy machine guns."

Realizing what was happening, the other players sped up and climbed onto the bridge.

A 12.7 caliber heavy machine gun can kill someone with a single shot; even body armor won't stop it.

The remaining pirates on the deck were overjoyed to see a player shot and fall to the ground; finally, one of the monsters was going to die.

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