Geer no longer hesitated, aimed at one of them, and pulled the trigger. With a 'bang,' sparks erupted from the flintlock pistol, instantly hitting the pirate, whose head was dragged back by inertia as he fell.
This gunshot once again drew everyone's attention. They only saw Geer reloading a flintlock pistol with ammunition, and one pirate was already missing.
Haisier's scream finally rang out, but no one paid attention anymore. Nicola and Cyrus had snapped out of their daze and were now preparing to charge forward to hack at Glock. They had completely forgotten Haisier's plan; Geer's shot had ignited their blood.
Glock turned his head and saw his fallen brother. He never expected one of them to die so quickly. For a moment, his mind went blank, followed by surging rage: "Bastards, damn you all."
"Bang!" Another pirate fell.
Geer took advantage of their momentary stupor, finished reloading, and fired again. As expected, he killed another one. This time, everyone was completely sobered up.
Glock charged towards Geer: "Ah! I'll kill you!" The remaining pirate was terrified and found cover to hide.
Haisier, who had fallen to the ground, finally recovered. He gasped for breath while still shouting instructions to Gatt and the others: "Stop him!!!"
Nicola had been aiming at Glock since Geer fired the second shot. As soon as Glock made a move, she immediately pulled the trigger. "Bang!"
Glock felt the threat of the bullet and dodged to the side. This action gave Gatt and the others more time to deal with Glock's attack.
The five of them—Gatt—blocked the only path Glock had to reach Geer. They had to buy time for Geer, their eyes fixed on Glock, not missing his every move.
Glock stopped: "Good, good, good. Today I'll let you see how I, Glock, made my name."
Glock charged towards Gatt and the others again, holding the pipe behind his back with one hand, ready to attack at any moment. "Bang, bang, bang." These three bullets only caused Glock to twist his body a few times before he dodged them all.
Approaching the five men, he roared, "Hah!" He swung the pipe horizontally towards the five. Gatt and the others only managed to block it once with their knives. At that moment, Geer fired. "Bang!" Before Glock could complete his attack, he felt the impact and had to slightly ease his offensive, stepping forward.
Although the five didn't endure the full force of Glock's attack, they were all struck in the chest by the pipe, stumbling backward and falling to the ground, blood flowing from their mouths.
Geer reloaded his gun, observing Glock. He noticed that even though he had hit his shoulder, Glock still seemed unfazed. Now she knew just how strong a pirate with an 11 million Berries bounty was—so strong that even all ten of them attacking together couldn't handle him.
Glock completely ignored the wound on his shoulder and rushed towards the woman while she was still reloading. Haisier struggled to stand up, raising the knife with his remaining hand to slash at Glock: "Don't even think about getting past me; I'm still here."
Glock sneered: "You want to die so badly? I'll grant your wish." The pipe in his hand was already bent, but he didn't care. He swung the pipe so fast that Haisier couldn't even see its shadow. This time, the pipe was aimed at the arm holding the knife.
"Crack!" The sound of bone breaking rang out again. Haisier was sent flying backward, crashing against the ship's railing. The others' eyes turned red. The five of Gatt, enduring the pain, stood up, brandishing their knives, and charged towards Glock.
Nicola finished loading and also rushed towards Glock, with Sang closely following. Mina stared blankly at the scene, almost stupefied. Forgive her; this was her first time experiencing something like this. She rarely even got into arguments before, let alone real sword fights.
Geer's emotions were also fluctuating; her hands trembled slightly as she aimed the gun, quietly waiting for the right moment.
Glock laughed heartily and walked step by step towards Gatt and the others: "Hahahaha, you all want to die, do you!" Gatt and the five had bloodshot eyes, and their knives chopped towards Glock without any discernible formation.
Glock moved his feet to dodge, swinging his pipe towards Gatt. Gatt only felt a shadow flash by before he was sent flying backward. His shoulder only registered the agonizing pain afterward. "Ah!"
The pipe that knocked Gatt away continued upward, sending Cyrus flying. Maiga, Bia, and Mandi shouted as they thrust their knives forward before Glock's pipe could descend. "Ah!"
Glock wasn't too concerned about this kind of attack. He brought the pipe down, forcefully knocking away the three knives. He clenched his fists—left hand forming a fist, right hand wielding the pipe—and lunged forward, landing a heavy punch on Cyrus's face, sending him flying.
He quickly swung the pipe, striking Mandi's head and smashing her onto the deck with a "bang." Bia, seeing the pirate right in front of him and unarmed, charged forward to headbutt Glock.
Glock lifted his leg, driving his knee towards Bia. Before his head could connect, he was knocked away by the knee strike. In an instant, all of them were knocked down. At this moment, Geer pulled the trigger. "Bang!" The bullet reached Glock in an instant.
Glock felt the danger; it was too late to dodge. He twisted his body to prevent the bullet from hitting a vital spot. The bullet pierced his arm, and dripping blood fell onto the deck.
Nicola and Sang watched the six people lying on the deck, tears welling up, but they firmly continued to shoot at Glock. "Bang, bang." Glock ignored the bleeding wound and moved his feet to dodge the bullets.
Glock lifted the arm pierced by the bullet, a sinister smile on his face: "Really now, women, you want to die too? Why don't you follow me?"
Nicola angrily raised her gun: "You..." Cries and screams echoed all around. Sang also felt distressed and could only quickly reload her ammunition. Geer walked over at this time, no longer holding a gun, but a knife.
Glock laughed again: "Hahahaha... Another one comes. How about it? Your aim is quite good. Come to my ship, and I'll make you the First Mate. How about it?"
Geer's expression was blank, but anger simmered in her heart: "Ask me again in your next life!" Her pace gradually quickened, and the grip on her knife tightened.
Glock put on a wicked smile: "Then there's no choice. I'll take you by force if I have to." He also walked towards Geer.
The sounds of wailing around them stopped after a while. The pain had subsided, and they tried to stand up again, but their bodies wouldn't allow them to.
As the two approached each other, Geer struck first, wielding the knife with both hands and slashing towards Glock's neck. The pipe swung forward to strike at her again.
Geer could only hold her knife horizontally in front to block the descending pipe. "Bang!" Geer, whose strength was far less than Glock's, had her waist bent instantly. Sang quickly fired a shot to provide cover when she saw this.
Glock twisted his body to dodge the bullet, slightly easing his strength. Geer flipped over and retreated backward, standing up and thanking Sang: "Hoo... I almost died. Thank you, Sang."
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