The Pirate Ship slowly sank, and Xia Qiu's entire body was hidden beneath the ship, waiting for them to fall into the sea.
"Not even using the Harpoon Crossbow, and hiding beneath the sea surface; even if they shot, the power would be limited." Mr. 11's expression was exceptionally grim.
"The ship is sinking, what should we do?" Wednesday cried out in panic, grabbing Mr. 11's sleeve.
"Don't panic, get on the small boat, wait for the black fish to come again, and we'll attack when the opportunity arises," Mr. 11 whispered.
The two walked towards the stern of the ship, but some Bounty Hunters had already untied a small boat and jumped onto it. The other Bounty Hunters, seeing this, rushed towards the small boat.
But in the next moment, Mr. 11 raised his pistol and pulled the trigger.
Pop, pop, pop.
Three dice-shaped bullets shot out, hitting three Bounty Hunters in the waist. They could no longer run and collapsed on the deck.
"Why are you killing them? The small boat can hold six or seven people," Wednesday asked, confused, seeing her partner hunt down their companions.
"Since we're all on the ship, who will be the bait?" Mr. 11 said coldly, lifting his foot and kicking the three Bounty Hunters into the water.
Splash.
The Bounty Hunters entered the water and struggled desperately, but their legs were weak, and their bodies began to sink.
"Get on the boat."
Mr. 11 jumped off the ship first, and Wednesday followed. There were two Bounty Hunters on the boat, who looked at Mr. 11 fearfully. One of them stammered, "Mr. 11, sir, please don't kill us."
"I won't kill you, just row the boat," Mr. 11 said, narrowing his eyes, his expression indifferent.
"Yes, yes." The two Bounty Hunters immediately rowed their oars, moving away from the Pirate Ship.
The Pirate Ship slowly sank. Xia Qiu, stimulated by the strong smell of blood, pursued it. He found a figure sinking into the sea, flailing his arms in the water but unable to stop his descent due to his weak legs.
Xia Qiu rushed forward and bit into it, but then he noticed two more figures, blood flowing from them, attracting Xia Qiu.
Injured?
Xia Qiu rushed over and swallowed both figures into his mouth, looking somewhat confused.
There are no other enemies, why are they injured?
At this moment, the Pirate Ship slowly sank. Some of the Pirates on board clung to the mast, some grabbed wooden planks for flotation, and some jumped into the sea.
Splash.
A figure appeared before Xia Qiu. Seeing Xia Qiu, it swam away.
Just as Xia Qiu was about to attack, he realized something.
He immediately circled the Pirate Ship and arrived at the other side.
He saw a small boat heading into the distance with three or four people on board.
So that was the bait.
The injured three were meant to attract his attack, and combined with the other Bounty Hunters, if he attacked them first, they would likely have already escaped.
Furthermore, the small boat on the side of the Pirate Ship had blocked the sound wave signals, and being on the water's surface, he hadn't detected it for a moment.
But how could I let you go?
Xia Qiu sneered inwardly at this, but he didn't chase immediately. Instead, he ate the Bounty Hunters who had fallen into the sea.
...
"Phew, that's about it."
Mr. 11 saw that the Sea Fish wasn't pursuing them and was instead tracking the Bounty Hunters around the ship. He let out a sigh of relief.
Those people could buy them some time. Their blood would attract that black fish.
Besides, there was a Pomfret on the Pirate Ship. He figured that if the black fish was hungry, it would prioritize attacking the Pomfret.
Although he was in a small boat, the boat had a mast at the stern with a mainsail. Driven by the wind and the rowing of the Bounty Hunters, its speed was not slow.
He had almost escaped with his life.
"Hurry up."
Wednesday relaxed, plopping down onto the boat. She glanced at the Bounty Hunters rowing and shouted, "If that black fish catches up, I'll kill you."
"Yes, yes." The two Bounty Hunters quickly responded and increased their rowing speed.
The small boat sailed into the distance, quickly widening the gap.
The Pirate Ship in the distance slowly sank. As their distance increased, the black fish also disappeared.
Everyone relaxed. Mr. 11 took out his Log Pose and set the direction.
But at that moment, one of the Bounty Hunters exclaimed blankly, "Something's in the water."
"What?" Wednesday was slightly taken aback. Mr. 11 had already reacted and shouted, "Be careful!"
Crash.
The small boat was directly smashed, and a huge figure emerged from the sea, sending the four of them flying.
Crack, crack.
Under the immense force, the four individuals felt as if they had been hit by a giant ship, and the sound of bones breaking echoed from their bodies.
Two Bounty Hunters were killed instantly, and the other was on the verge of death.
Pfft.
Wednesday spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.
Only Mr. 11 reacted the fastest. He jumped up in advance, was sent flying into the air, and his legs broke. However, he gritted his teeth, raised the gun in his hand, and pulled the trigger.
At this moment, Xia Qiu's body was just returning to its position.
Bang.
A bullet shot out from Mr. 11's gun, heading straight for Xia Qiu's eyes.
His marksmanship was excellent; he and Wednesday could shoot each other's bullets.
This dice-shaped bullet hit Xia Qiu's eye directly.
"So accurate."
Xia Qiu was startled. Just as he was about to fall into the water after knocking them away, his eye was hit.
He had a nictitating membrane, so he didn't need to worry too much.
Xia Qiu's nictitating membrane was extremely tough; even ordinary flintlock pistol bullets couldn't break through its protection.
But the moment it hit, the bullet exploded.
Boom.
Xia Qiu's nictitating membrane ruptured, and the explosion continued to expand, injuring Xia Qiu's eye and instantly blinding him.
Damn it.
Xia Qiu lost vision in his right eye, and blood flowed from it.
Splash.
Xia Qiu fell into the water and swam downstream.
Mr. 11 also fell into the water, grabbed a piece of wood, stabilized himself, and stared around with gritted teeth, holding his pistol.
"Help, help me."
Wednesday cried out loudly, but her body plummeted straight down, quickly disappearing into the sea.
Crunch.
Xia Qiu bit into Wednesday's body and swallowed her.
"Run, run quickly."
Mr. 11 was terrified. He lay on the wooden board, paddling in the water, trying to escape.
But Xia Qiu was already rushing towards him. This time, he didn't let his body surface; he attacked from underwater.
Mr. 11 felt a vibration from below and aimed in Xia Qiu's direction, pulling the trigger.
His bullets were dice-shaped, slow to begin with, and their kinetic energy rapidly diminished in the seawater, rendering them useless.
Crunch.
Xia Qiu bit Mr. 11's lower body, cutting him in half at the waist.
"No, don't."
Mr. 11 spat blood from his mouth, but the next moment, Xia Qiu swallowed him whole.
Crunch, crunch.
Xia Qiu ate the other two Bounty Hunters, then returned towards the Pirate Ship. There was a Pomfret there that he could eat to heal his injuries.
This operation was not successful; he was injured while attacking a ship, his eye blinded by a shot.
Although Evolution Energy and Reinforcement Energy could both heal injuries, it was ultimately due to his carelessness.
Xia Qiu recognized the person who injured him; it was the future Mr. 7, whose marksmanship was very accurate and whose power was immense.
The reason he was injured was that the moment he launched his attack, his eyes were exposed above the water.
He had encountered gunmen before; the most recent was a Pirate group that attacked Twin Cape not long ago, and they had a gunman among them.
However, the opponent's shooting accuracy and bullet power were insufficient, and his nictitating membrane had blocked them.
But the bullet fired by Mr. 11 could penetrate his nictitating membrane. Such gunmen would not be uncommon in the future.
Of course, bullets lost significant kinetic energy underwater, and their power was greatly weakened.
As long as he submerged his body as much as possible when launching an attack in the future, avoiding exposing vulnerable areas above the water, he could avoid injury.
Furthermore, his eyes were not very important during combat. Limited by the marine environment and his own physique, Xia Qiu relied more on sound waves when fighting.
But regardless, his eye defense was indeed weaker than other parts. Not only gunmen but also others using weapons to attack his eyes could cause him trouble.
Therefore, it would be best for him to grow eyelids next, especially since growing eyelids was essential for Xia Qiu's ultimate goal.
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