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

Chapter 10 Air Support

The pirates standing on the deck saw that the approaching small boat was theirs and slowed down, assuming it was there to deliver a message.

As the two sides drew near, the small boat did not slow down and sped past, allowing Su Xuan to take the opportunity to fire a burst of bullets at the pirate mother ship.

Even a clay figure has a temper. Su Xuan had been treated so badly by the pirates, so of course he wouldn't let the opportunity to fire a shot slip by.

While the pirates on the mother ship were preparing to retaliate, the female doctor's assault boat had already sailed away with Bai Lang.

"Don't go too far; let's fight them like guerrillas on the sea."

Seeing that they had pulled two miles behind the pirate mothership, Su Xuan ordered the female doctor to slow down and turn the ship around to observe.

As long as Su Xuan and the players keep harassing the pirates on the sea, the pirates won't be able to occupy the entire oil tanker in peace.

"We can only wait for the navy to arrive."

The player was piloting three assault boats when, contrary to expectations, the pirates sent a large fleet to encircle and annihilate them. Instead, they only dispatched 30 assault boats to drive the player away.

Pirates have now taken over the entire tanker, and players are no longer the biggest obstacle.

The pirates have ample ammunition and can suppress the player from a distance. When harassed by the player, the pirates mainly adopt a conservative defense and never take the initiative to pursue.

"Let's try attacking the mothership."

The player's boat squad changes targets when they see the pirate mothership approaching.

The mother ship mainly provides supplies to the pirates' small boats. Destroying the mother ship will cut off the pirates' escape route.

Thump thump thump—

As soon as the players' three boats turned around, heavy machine gun fire came from the pirate mother ship.

"Let's go, let's go."

Players gave up immediately upon hearing the sound of heavy machine guns.

The pirate mothership was designed to supply small boats with ample ammunition and heavy weapons. Small boats were simply overestimating their abilities to fight a fully armed ship that was dozens of meters long.

"Boss, it's good enough that we can protect you; there's really no way to defend an oil tanker."

The player's three boats rendezvoused with Su Xuan.

Seeing that the player's boat squadron was no longer causing trouble, the pirates didn't bother to pursue them.

The most important thing now is that the pirates want to seize the entire oil tanker, and then have a special liaison officer notify the shipowner to collect the ransom.

Su Xuanxin said nonchalantly, "I've done my best, the shipowner probably won't say anything."

It's incredibly lucky that Su Xuan survived unharmed.

He wouldn't take a job offering $100,000 to lead ten men to fight a pirate gang.

Su Xuan had initially thought that the number of pirates was only the same as those he had encountered during the day, and that he could still try his best to fight them off. He hoped that he could wait on the oil tanker until the warships arrived, and also make an extra million US dollars.

Facing a pirate group of all size, Su Xuan had no heavy firepower and continued to harass the surrounding area with the players, which was more than enough.

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Pirate mothership in Somali waters.

The mother ship of pirate leader Kader was 700 kilometers away from the oil tanker.

For his own safety, Kader only sent one mothership.

Kader was also afraid that if they happened to encounter a warship, a missile might accurately shoot him and the ship down.

"That's right, no matter how powerful someone is, they're still just a human."

Kader watched a video on his phone, sent by his men, showing them the capture of the oil tanker.

The pirates arrived at the safe room door and tried to pry it open, intending to take all the crew members inside hostage.

The captain and first mate, hiding in the engine room, are safe for now, but sooner or later the pirates will come looking for them.

"Hey, Smith, your ship is completely under my control."

"If you don't believe me, you can check out my videos on Twitter. My account name is 'Financial Liaison Officer,' and remember to follow me."

"That mercenary squad you hired was really ruthless; they cost us a hundred young men."

"The ransom needs to be increased by another 200 million."

After taking control of the oil tanker, the pirate leader Kader was full of confidence and dialed the shipowner's number again.

The pirates completely occupied the oil tanker, thus seizing the initiative.

"Ten million US dollars, if you agree, will be transferred to your account today."

In a villa in a wealthy neighborhood of the United States, a blond, blue-eyed young man sat on a leather sofa, holding a satellite phone in his hand.

A computer sits on a mahogany table, playing footage of players collectively jumping into the sea from the rooftop.

Upon seeing the video, the young shipowner knew he had lost the initiative.

As long as there is one mercenary on board the tanker, the shipowner will still have some leverage.

"It's not that price anymore; ten million can't make up for such a huge loss."

The voice of the pirate leader came from the other end of the phone, clearly no longer satisfied with 1000 million.

"Then you can just stay on the ship and wait to be slowly surrounded and wiped out by the navy."

Shipowner Smith hung up the phone, leaving the pirates no room to raise the price.

Ship owners cannot appear easily manipulated, otherwise the pirates will only raise the price. On the contrary, the longer the delay goes on, the more impatient the pirates will become.

Once the warships arrive, the pirates on the oil tanker will have no choice but to hold their ground.

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Oil tanker in the high seas of the Gulf of Aden.

The pirates entered the engine room, forced open the door, and dragged the captain and first mate out.

The pirates then led the captain and first mate outside the safe room.

"Tell them to open the door."

The pirates urged the captain on.

The security door was heavy and could not be forced open by pirates; it could only be opened by the people inside.

"This door requires a key, and I can't open it."

The captain feigned ignorance.

If the pirates were to capture the entire crew and sailors, the consequences would be quite different.

When pirates have hostages, the Marines are more hesitant to act. Conversely, when pirates have no hostages, the situation is much simpler.

Seeing that the captain was unwilling to cooperate, the pirates did not make things difficult for him, but instead took him out and onto the deck.

"The captain has been arrested."

Su Xuan's player boat squad kept harassing the oil tanker.

"Surrender now, or we'll kill him."

The pirates led the captain to the edge of the deck railing and shouted at the player squad who were still fighting back.

The player has extremely accurate marksmanship. When harassing the pirates, they are like wasps, stinging them one after another, which is very deadly.

"Let's just quit the game and play another one."

Players don't care whether the captain, the "NPC," lives or dies.

If a player can't continue playing the game, they will choose to restart it.

"Let's run a little further away; the pirates won't kill the captain."

Su Xuan stopped the players' harassment tactics using the venomous stinger and distanced himself from the pirates.

As expected, once the pirates saw that Su Xuan's mercenary team had gone far away, they took the captain with them.

"This warship is really slow."

"With such slow support, what's the point of sending warships?"

The player floats on the sea, complaining about the warship that is taking so long to arrive.

If the warships had arrived earlier, things wouldn't have turned out this way; in comparison, the pirates' support was far more effective.

"Look, it's an airplane!"

The player noticed a fighter jet flying overhead.

Boom!

An incoming fighter jet fired an air-to-ground missile, destroying the pirate mothership.

Then fighter jets roared in and launched another missile, which then struck the swarms of pirate boats on the sea.

A missile crashed into the sea and exploded, creating a huge wave that threw the airship dozens of meters high. Some sharp-eyed players even spotted a few pirates on the wave.

The fighter jets circled the tanker twice, and then quickly flew away.

Fighter jets must also ensure the oil tankers remain intact while striking pirates.

Warships arrive slowly, but fighter jets have a combat range of seven or eight hundred kilometers and can arrive to provide support ahead of time.

"Is an aircraft carrier coming?"

It was said that warships would arrive, but fighter jets instead. Players speculated that only carrier-based fighter jets could arrive so quickly.

"The pirates have escaped."

With the mother ship destroyed, the remaining pirates sailed away in their boats.

"The pirates on deck haven't all left; those who remain are probably here to negotiate."

Most of the pirates left, but some remained on the deck.

With the pirates holding hostages, they were confident they could fight against the warships.

Unless the warships are reckless and decide to destroy the oil tanker, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, along with the oil.

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