Chapter 222: Mission of Concealment
“captain!”

Exclamations followed.

The crew members looked at Torbas’s body lying on the ground, their mouths wide open, revealing expressions of extreme horror.

“How…how is it possible?”

“Who fired the gun?!”

“Damn it! Where’s the ship’s doctor? Ship’s doctor! Come and save us!”

The scene suddenly became chaotic.

Taking advantage of the pirate group’s confusion, Kedemo and Pat rushed towards Cole at the first opportunity.

“Save Cole.”

“kill!”

“Kill those pirates!”

The roar echoed across the dock.

When the armed villagers and pirates met each other, the battle finally began at this moment.

……

at the same time.

Behind Xiaoquan Village.

Halfway up the mountain.

On a tree about a kilometer away from the port, Xia He was holding a modified flintlock rifle and looking through the scope at the battle situation on the seashore. He was about to reach out for a cigarette, but Minian, who was also sitting on the treetop, slapped him on the back of his hand and said, “I’ve told you so many times, you are not allowed to smoke!”

“That’s right, I can only shoot accurately when I smoke.” Xia He pulled his hand back from his trouser pocket a little embarrassedly.

Minnie had discovered that he made his own cigarettes with tobacco a few months ago. Although he repeatedly stated that this thing would not cause any harm to his body, Minnie was still skeptical.

So, every time he subconsciously wanted to light one, Minian would immediately stop him, which made Xia He very helpless.

“So, did you hit the target with that shot just now?” asked Minian.

“Yes, I have killed the captain of that ship. Now there should be only some not-so-strong crew members left. Village Chief Kedemo alone is enough to handle it.”

Xia He said as he aimed the scope at a pirate who was trying to attack Pat, then pulled the trigger and fired another shot, killing him on the spot. “Fortunately, this pirate group doesn’t have a high bounty on them, otherwise the situation would be several times worse than it is now.”

A pirate who could be killed by him with just one shot could not possibly be considered strong.

Similarly, when he bought the newspaper, he also bought the list of wanted orders that were still being issued in the entire North Sea so far. Among them, there was really no pirate with a tattoo on his neck.

At least he, who possessed the gift of “photographic memory”, had no impression of that guy at all after looking at all the portraits.

boom!
Bang, bang!
Lead bullets were fired continuously to suppress the pirates’ counterattack.

Under the leadership of Kedemo and with the secret help of Xia He, the villagers actually defeated the remaining pirates.

As a result, the battle ended successfully in less than ten minutes with eight people injured and no deaths.

Cole was reunited with his father, kneeling on the ground and crying.

The villagers raised their weapons and cheered.

“Yah ho——!”

“Long live Village Chief Kedemo!”

“Haha, a mere pirate dares to cause trouble on our Roccadilli Island?”

“Now you have seen how powerful our Xiaoquan Village is, right?”

“A bunch of trash!”

“…” The remaining twenty or so pirate minions were tied up in place with hemp ropes.

Just as Feisi and the others were about to ask Kedemo how to deal with these guys, they saw Xia He, Minian, and Lian Na, who was holding Dousha, coming over and saying to them, “We can’t let these people go.”

“Why?” Kedemo asked in confusion.

He was indeed thinking about letting these guys go. After all, the captain had been killed by them, and the remaining bastards should not pose any threat to Koizumi Village.

But now…

“Because these guys are from the Don Quixote family.” Xia He replied.

“Don Quixote Family?!”

Kedemo raised his eyebrows subconsciously.

Just because of this name, it can be said that it has become the most popular existence in the North Sea in recent times.

Even the navy doesn’t dare to provoke this pirate group easily.

This was because the bounty for its captain had exceeded 100 million Baileys a year ago, reaching a terrifying 160 million, the highest bounty in the entire North Sea.

“How… did you know?” Kedemo asked Xia He, suppressing the fear in his heart.

Xia He didn’t know how to explain it.

After all, he only learned this astonishing information after the system popped up the task prompt:
[Unlock Mission: Concealment]

[Hide the fact that Torbas, a member of the Cube Corps under the Don Quixote family, was killed, and you will get 1 treasure hunt.]

[Current progress: Not completed]

“In short, just trust me.” Xia He replied.

Seeing that Xia He’s expression was not joking, Kedemo realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately began to issue orders: “Come here, prepare the wine and torches, and burn the pirate ship first. Oh, by the way, before that, first search the ship for the supplies that can be used, and don’t waste anything.”

“Yes, village chief!”

The villagers who received the order immediately took action.

Everyone was searching and carrying away wine.

It was not until a moment later, when all the things were “looted”, that Kedemo had his men pour wine all over the deck of the ship, and then set the ship on fire, in an attempt to “destroy all traces” of it on the sea.

Looking at the blazing fire, Kedemo took a cigarette from Xia He, took a puff, and said, “Huh~~~ Now we just need to kill all those pirates and throw them into the mountains to feed the wild beasts. Everything should be over, right?”

“That should be the case in theory.” Xia He nodded in response.

The two men stood in front of the burning pirate ship, “plotting” loudly, completely oblivious to the pirates behind them who had overheard their conversation.

So…

“Damn it!”

Unwilling to be killed like this, they suddenly jumped up from their original positions and pounced on Kedemo and Xia He who had their backs to them with ferocious faces.

“Hiss~~Hoo!”

Kedemo exhaled a puff of smoke lightly.

Xia He gently stroked Dousha’s hair.

The two of them were still looking forward, and there was no tendency for them to look back from beginning to end.

Chi!
The sound of a knife piercing into flesh.

Accompanied by shrill screams.

The blood splattered out and then stained the entire dock.

(End of this chapter)