Chapter 1327: Chapter 1074: Get Off the Ship
"It’s you!" Jessica’s throat felt tight.
"Yes, it’s me." Long Yi glanced at Jessica and quickly remembered him. When he first arrived at that cosmic stone mining planet, this Jessica was one of Mahal’s men, but he was so unremarkable that Long Yi hadn’t even noticed him. If it weren’t for Long Yi’s good memory, he probably wouldn’t have been able to recall him now.
"My lord... Have you come here yourself... for some matter?" Jessica softened immediately, and at the same time, he signaled everyone around to stand down.
Indeed, against this brute who could withstand a barrage of ship cannons, the pretense of combat strength from those present wasn’t even enough to scratch an itch for him!
"Actually, it’s nothing major, mainly just heard that your Black Sea Demon is quite impressive, and your Group Leader Yahola is so arrogant. And since I was free, I just thought I’d come and take a look," said Long Yi with an unconcerned expression.
"Is that so..." Jessica was going crazy. You just come and ’take a look’ on my ship? At least make your lies sound somewhat plausible! And that excuse you’re using, that street thugs like to use when they’re looking for trouble, is so out of date!
"So, what will you be doing now..." Jessica didn’t know what to say, after all, Long Yi was the one who had initiated this. From his past understanding of Long Yi, this brute was already inside the warship, and that basically meant he was invincible. After all, even the heavy infantry soldiers were no match for him back then, so they stood even less chance against Long Yi.
"Actually, I’ve always admired pirate activities. When I was little, I grew up listening to the stories of the ’Pirate King.’ It’s a story about a kid aspiring to become the Pirate King. Honestly, the story is truly inspiring, so I’ve always dreamed of becoming the Pirate King, sailing across the universe with lots of girls beside me, experiencing all kinds of adventures," Long Yi reminisced with a look of longing, while Jessica stood there cluelessly. Was this guy insane?
Though that’s what he was thinking, he did not dare to show it. Regardless of whether this big guy was insane, he had the power to wipe out everyone present. If there was the slightest slip in their conversation, he would be the one to suffer.
So, Jessica kept his head down and watched Long Yi, waiting for him to continue.
"I used to think that to become a pirate, you needed to go out and rob people. But after a few times, I found out it wasn’t romantic at all. So I reflected and realized there’s a huge difference between me and you—I don’t have a pirate ship! Therefore, I now declare, this pirate ship is mine! Hahaha! Now, leave!"
Leave?
Jessica felt like going mad. There were indeed a few lifeboats on the pirate ship, but with no village ahead and no shop behind, if they left in a lifeboat and didn’t encounter any passing ship within three days, they might suffocate to death in the cosmos!
"My lord... if we take the lifeboats... we’ll die within three days..." Jessica cautiously stated.
"Lifeboats?" Long Yi glared, "Who told you to take the lifeboats? Get off my ship now!"
Jessica was dumbfounded, truly dumbfounded this time. Because he hadn’t anticipated that this person would actually ask them to enter space without any protection! Although the pirates had decent survival skills in space, it normally only lasted a few hours at most! But what would happen after those few hours?
If things got really dire, he would have to fight for it!
That thought crossed Jessica’s mind, but if he fought with his own strength, what use would it be? He couldn’t win anyway!
In fact, Jessica still harbored a small hope that the reserve team would still be able to fight. But when they were driven to the lower cargo area by Long Yi, they saw a large group of people, including the vanguard and the reserves, almost all of whom were seriously injured, and those not in sight must have been killed.
"Alright, everyone, this ship is mine now. Considering I still need to fill it with my spoils of war, I wouldn’t keep you for dinner! Goodbye!"
The hatch below the cargo hold was forcibly opened, and the people inside were thrown straight out of the ship!
"Everyone turn on your life support at the same time! Gather together to maximize our survival time!" Jessica shouted loudly.
While they had been driven here by Long Yi, their own power had not been restricted, so when they collectively cast their life support magic, they were safe from threats to their lives for the short term.
At this moment, Jessica still harbored a sliver of hope because operating a ship was not a simple task. Although, thanks to Giant magic, the automation level of these ships was very high, at least a dozen people were still required to operate a ship. He hoped Long Yi would soon realize that it was impossible to control such a ship alone and would come back to select some people from them to help him control the ship. And as an adept ship captain, he would likely be one of the first to be chosen.
However, when he saw the ship starting its rear propulsion Array through a standard procedure and gliding away smoothly, he knew he had hoped too much. Although he didn’t know how the big guy did it, he understood that even with just one person, the other side had successfully taken the ship away!
Jessica wanted to curse out loud, but he knew it would be meaningless and only make him look terrible. It was just an ordinary failure, and this time the failure wasn’t his fault. He had done everything perfectly; it was just that from the beginning he was targeted.
In the quiet of space, surrounded by stars, magic continued to work dutifully. As long as there was mana, they would temporarily have no problems. But the question was, how long could the magic last?
"What are we going to do?" a pirate asked with a mournful face.
Jessica took a closer look at the pirate and realized that his face wasn’t mournful; it had been twisted by Long Yi’s punch, making it look as if he was sulking.
"We have over a hundred people now. Let’s divide those skilled in magic into four groups to take turns maintaining the magic. The Group Leader has always treasured his spaceship, especially after it almost got destroyed last time, he even equipped all his ships with special tracking devices. As soon as he finds out something’s wrong with his ship, he’ll come rushing over! So, don’t worry! The Group Leader will come to rescue us soon!" Jessica said.
With Jessica’s assurance, the pirates’ tense mood somewhat calmed down, and a smile appeared on Jessica’s face. However, his heartbeat accelerated unbearably because he alone knew that such a thing didn’t exist; it was just something he had concocted to stabilize the soldiers’ morale! He had no idea if the Group Leader would come; his only goal was to try to stay alive for as long as possible!
As time ticked by, the pirates were initially slightly relaxed. After all, they had Jessica’s promise that the Group Leader would definitely come for them. But as time passed, the still cosmos surrounded them, and the fatigue from taking turns to maintain the magic had the magic-skilled pirates complaining bitterly. Some even continuously asked Jessica when exactly the Group Leader would arrive.
Jessica could only reply: Soon, soon, just wait patiently.
At this point, Jessica truly had no hope left. He could only pray for a quick and painless death, hoping not to suffer for too long. The pirates were becoming more chaotic; some started shouting curses, while others began to argue loudly with the people around them. The heated emotions accelerated the consumption of oxygen, making it more difficult to sustain the life-preserving magic. Those mages who had originally started to rest had no choice but to join in maintaining the magic. But as emotions spiraled out of control, some even began to attack the mages!
Immediately, the mages stopped maintaining the magic and turned to fight those attacking them. Some mages, crazed, even used flame magic, further accelerating the oxygen depletion!
After all the commotion, everyone began to feel their vision darken, their breathing hasten, and their hearts race.
Jessica cursed in his heart: What a disorganized mess!
However, just as he was about to close his eyes and quietly await death, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the distant cosmos! It was the light of a spaceship’s teleportation! Commercial spaceships seldom use teleportation because in the vacuum of space, with no resistance and a well-planned route, a ship can travel safely at great velocities. But teleportation has very high energy consumption and is often not worth it.
Pirates, on the other hand, are different. Almost every pirate group of significant size would retrofit their ships with teleportation capabilities for sudden attacks and quick escapes.
Is it pirates? Enemies? Or...
That emblem... it’s the Black Sea Demon!
"The Group Leader... the Group Leader has come!" Jessica pointed towards the distance and exclaimed.
"Stop fucking lying! I don’t believe it!" a few pirates struggled to say.
"Fuck you! Turn your fucking head and look! The Group Leader has really come!" Jessica shouted with all his strength, his vision even darkening.
And at that moment, more and more pirates saw the familiar spaceship and its emblem.
It was indeed the Group Leader!
All the mages, who had almost given up on survival, now struggled to squeeze out their very last bit of mana, desperately restarting the life-sustaining magic. Under the instinct to survive, the spell was far more effective than before!
Finally, that ferociously modified large spaceship arrived before them. The hatch below opened, and inside, a row of mages employed their magic, rescuing the group aboard.
As fresh air filled their lungs, a crowd of pirates even cried out. Without facing the threat of death, no one would realize just how fragile they really were.
Jessica laughed; his luck wasn’t bad after all, he had really bluffed his way through.
But what came next was the true test of his luck, because he had already seen him.
The leader of the Black Sea Demon Pirate Group, Yahola. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote, give monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
