Chapter 1081

Meanwhile, the pirates were closely observing their prey's movements. Suddenly, their prey switched off their lights, including their radar, making it difficult for them to locate their prey in the middle of the dark sea. In the depths of the pirate ship, a middle-aged male man was inside his cabin. One of his arms was wrapped around a woman as he sat on the couch, being fed by a gaggle of other women. The man's name was Anrud Leyre, a Shanglander who had drifted across the waters of Seatum ever since he joined Scorpius. Throughout his career, he had been involved in the looting of multiple ships and killing their crew. At the time, there was no one capable enough of handling someone like him. A few minor states tried to gang up on him but were ultimately defeated by a full-forced retaliation from Scorpius. At that moment, someone walked into Anrud’s cabin and reported, "Mr. Anrud, someone suddenly turned off all the lights just as we were approaching the cargo ship. They've also turned off their radar. It's as if they've disappeared into the darkness." "What?" Anrud got to his feet when he heard this. "Are they planning on making a run for it? No prey has ever slipped through my grasp!" He picked up his binoculars and headed for the deck. Meanwhile, Adrian spotted Anrud arriving on deck through his binoculars. He could clearly see where Anrud was despite the darkness, thanks to the lights from Anrud's ship. On the contrary, Anrud failed to detect that he was being targeted by a sniper. "Their leader has appeared. Do you see him, Sia?" Adrian asked. Gloria nodded. "I see him. What's the current wind speed?" Adrian closed his eyes to feel the wind from the waves blowing by his ears. "Four point one and a distance of three hundred and twenty meters. Get ready to fire." Gloria held her breath and aimed through her 4x magnification scope. Due to the distance between her and Anrud, coupled with the laws of physics that determined a bullet’s trajectory, wind speed, air friction, and other factors, she aimed toward the sky directly above Anrud. Bang!!! Everyone held their breaths the moment Gloria fired her shot, and a glimmering spark was seen dashing through the night sky. Anrud heard the gunshot too, but by the time he realized what it was, the bullet had already lodged itself into his skull. Splat! Anrud shuddered before quickly losing all signs of life as he fell onto the ground. "What?! Mr. Anrud!" "Mr. Anrud!" All of Anrud's subordinates panicked, confused as to what just happened. "Get him inside! Quick!" "Damn it! Where did that shot come from?!" "What's happening?!" The enemy was thrown into chaos, completely thrown off by what was happening. They frantically carried Anrud back into his cabin, but he was already as dead as a doorknob. "He's dead," Adrian announced when he saw the mess on the enemy ship's deck. The whole crew cheered.