Doomsday Sacrifice

Chapter 1 Pirates
"Ugh..."

"bell……"

Li Xun was taken aback by the sudden sound of the siren and alarm bell, and then he dropped the jackhammer in his hand and picked up the walkie-talkie that was put aside.

"It's not a fire, it's not falling into the water, and it's not entering the water. The siren keeps beeping. Could it be...?" Li Xun found that he couldn't tell the type of the alarm, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart.

Just as he was about to ask what was going on, he heard the slightly impatient voice of the captain Semkif from the intercom: "Fuck, there are three speedboats approaching from behind. They may be pirates. Li, hurry up and organize people to act according to the plan."

Li Xun was shocked, and immediately replied: "Captain, there are not enough manpower on the deck, I need people."

"You organize the manpower first, and I will arrange people to go to the deck immediately."

"Ok."

"Attention all crew members, suspected pirates are approaching. All crew members return to their respective positions and obey the command. Attention, this is not a drill, but actual combat." The captain announced the warning to all crew members on the public broadcast.

Li Xun strode towards the bow of the ship. There were 4 sailors and 1 trainee on the deck, and he arranged them to beat the rust on the bow.

This is a 10036TEU container ocean freighter named "Comet", with a total length of 335 meters and a width of 48.6 meters. There are 24 people on board, from six different countries. Li Xun is the boatswain on board.

It was only 200 meters from his position to the bow of the ship. It took less than half a minute. Halfway through the run, he encountered sailors and interns who ran over after hearing the broadcast. Chinese.

Seeing Li Xun, several sailors cheered and surrounded him.

"Shuitou, have we encountered pirates?" asked the carpenter Old Zheng.

Li Xun nodded: "Well, the captain said that there are three speedboats approaching."

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, and then fried the pot.

"There are pirates in this water area? I've never heard of it."

"There's no barbed wire installed yet."

"No more than a dozen people in three speedboats?"

"Are you really going to fight them?"

Seeing that everyone was agitated, Li Xun hurriedly comforted them: "Okay, don't make any noise, calm down, the panic is getting worse at this time, the drill has been done many times, and you haven't forgotten what to do, right? Try not to let the pirates board the ship , if there is a safety cabin when it comes up, it’s no problem.”

"Now according to the arrangement, Old Zheng and Yu Haiyang will go to pick up the water dragon, Wang Dazhi will go to get lubricating oil, put a bucket at the entrance of each cabin and the stairs, and Xiao Liu will get the body armor and distribute it to everyone. Act fast."

Several people followed suit immediately, running fast one by one.

Only the intern Andrei looked at Li Xun in a daze. He couldn't understand the Mandarin that Li Xun said just now.

"Andre, come with me." Li Xun said something in English.

The deck interns followed Li Xun and took out four peace axes and several dry powder fire extinguishers from the material storehouse and put them on both sides of the bridge.

At this time, after the ten people in the engineering department heard the broadcast, the old rail Olga left three people in the centralized control room, and the other seven people all came to the deck under the leadership of the chief engineer Cronan. The mechanic looked nervous, and he didn't even have time to take off the earmuffs. Xizhu chef Rahal and Usutan waiter old Iwan also came.

Li Xun was lying on the side of the ship and looked back. He could vaguely see three speedboats approaching rapidly on the sea far behind the stern. The speed of the speedboats is usually around 40 knots. The "Comet" has accelerated to a maximum speed of 22 knots. It is estimated that The speedboat can catch up in about 10 minutes, and there is not much time left for them.

The first officer, Vasuta, and the third officer, Luka, who came down from the cab rushed out of the hatch, and the tall North Russian first officer panted and said to Li Xun: "Li, quickly install the barbed wire."

"Installing the barbed wire is too troublesome, and there is not enough time. Should I first erect a few more water dragons to make Molotov cocktails? It is best to weld the stairs on both sides of the bridge, and install water dragons on the two wing platforms to aim at the stairs, and then take out the signal flares."

"Okay, Cronan took the mechanic to weld the stairs, set up water hoses on both wings of the cab, and then closed all the hatches, leaving only the two hatches on the A floor, Luca and the rest on the deck Set up water dragons, the more the better, and after the work is done, I will make Molotov cocktails, hurry, hurry, and move." The first officer decisively adopted Li Xun's opinion and quickly made arrangements.

Everyone knew the consequences of the pirates boarding the ship, so they ran desperately at this moment.

Seeing that everyone had left, Li Xun approached the first mate and asked, "Are you sure it's a pirate? How many people are there? How's the situation?"

"It's pirates. There are at least 15 of them. Damn, their equipment is better than the regular army. I saw AK47s, RPGs and heavy machine guns in the binoculars, and even AWMs. God, they even have snipers."

As a fighting nation, the first officer is quite familiar with weapons and equipment, and he has a high-definition binoculars with a price of up to 600 euros.

Hearing about the pirate's equipment, Li Xun's heart sank, and he sensed something was wrong.

The main members of the pirates on the ocean are mostly local fishermen nearby, and there are also some ex-militiamen who fought for the local clan warlords. Although there are also retired soldiers, the number is very small. These people become pirates because of life, so their weapons are usually It's automatic rifles and RPGs.

But the pirates I met this time actually had heavy machine guns and snipers, and this is in the middle of the ocean, and the nearest land is nearly 500 nautical miles away. I have never heard of pirates here. How did these pirates come here and find them? Their?
At this time, Ershui Xiaoliu had already brought six pieces of bulletproof vests. The owner of the ship was quite generous, and the price of ordinary bulletproof vests was not too expensive, so each crew member was equipped with one piece, and everyone else had already worn them before they came to the deck. Got it and put it on.

Li Xun didn't talk nonsense, first took one and put it on, and said, "First officer, you can get the body armor yourself, I'll pick up the water dragon."

"Okay, we must try our best to prevent pirates from boarding the ship, but when there is danger, we should enter the cabin immediately, safety first." The first officer said with a serious expression.

"I know." Li Xun nodded, and Xiao Liu went to help set up the water hose, and the first officer went to the material warehouse to get the body armor.

Five minutes later, the water dragons on the deck were set up, and the monthly anti-piracy drill took effect at a critical moment. Everyone moved quickly, and the sailors gathered under the bridge.

The chief mate reported to the captain through the walkie-talkie: "Captain, the water hose on the deck is ready."

"Chief officer, come to the bridge immediately. Luka and Li are in command on the deck. Everyone pay attention to concealment. Intercom channel 13, pay attention to instructions."

"Received." Vasuta agreed, and said to the third officer and the boatswain before leaving: "One of you is responsible for one side of the ship, you must pay attention to safety, the captain and I will monitor the situation of the speedboat and report at any time."

The two nodded.

Li Xun led Old Zheng and Yu Haiyang to the starboard side, and the other three sailors followed the third officer Luka to the port side.

The stern part behind the bridge of the "Comet" is equipped with 5 rows of containers, and the last is the stern deck. The stern of the ship is generally difficult for speedboats to approach, and it is basically impossible for pirates to come up from here.

Li Xun saw three speedboats approaching rapidly, less than one nautical mile away from the "Comet".

The three speedboats spread out to both sides, two rushed towards the starboard side where he was, and one went to the port side.

The freighter began to turn back and forth, taking a "Z" route, trying to stir up bigger waves to prevent the speedboat from approaching, but the effect was not great. The speedboat bypassed the stern and was still approaching quickly.

Li Xun asked Old Zheng He Yu Haiyang to bring out a box of Molotov cocktails. This kind of thing is very simple to make. Pour flammable paint water into an empty wine bottle, and plug the bottle mouth with cotton yarn soaked in diesel oil. There is no shortage of materials, nearly 10 have been made in 30 minutes, and they moved more than [-].

The speedboat was getting closer and closer, and the captain had ordered to turn on the water dragons. Dozens of water dragons around the boat sprayed out powerful water jets to prevent the speedboat from approaching the side of the ship.

Li Xun saw that there were five people on each of the two speedboats, one person was in charge of driving the boat, and the others were armed with weapons. The equipment of the two frontmost people on one of the boats was obviously different.

The others wore casual clothes, and they looked like they were struggling at the bottom of the society, but these two were wearing green camouflage uniforms, and the weapons in their hands were not the standard AK47 of pirates. They were obviously much more capable than others. , more like special forces.

A feeling of uneasiness spread in Li Xun's heart.

He carefully looked around on the side of the ship, and saw that two speedboats had chased after the stern and came to a position parallel to the bridge. Men flew overhead, clanging against bridges and containers.

Li Xun quickly retracted his head and lowered his body.

The "Comet" was fully loaded when it set off, and more than 2000 containers were unloaded midway. Now there are more than 7200 containers on board. The draft of the hull is about 14 meters, and the freeboard is about 8 meters. Compared with other types of ships, it is more difficult to climb.

Due to the high-pressure water dragon, the cargo ship would turn from time to time, and the speedboat on the inside could not get close after several attempts.

The white man directed a few pirates to shoot at a water dragon on the side of the ship again, and two men in camouflage uniforms also joined in. For a while, bullets flew around the side of the ship where Li Xun and the three were. The three of them were still prostrate on the ground and did not dare to move.

After a while, a water dragon was hit by a sudden gunshot, the direction was deflected, and the gunfire stopped.

"Li, a speedboat is approaching the starboard side, and they are ready to build a ladder." The chief mate's voice came from the intercom.

"I'm thinking of a way." Li Xun replied, calling out to the two people next to him, each grabbed two Molotov cocktails, carefully approached the ship's side, and raised his hand and threw them down through the gap between the two water dragons.

There were two shouts from under the side of the ship, as if it had hit the target.

Li Xun took the opportunity to fix the crooked water dragon, just as he stretched out his hand shortly, the two bullets hit almost indiscriminately, he felt a pain in his forearm, and hurriedly retracted, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Shui Tou, have you been shot?" Yu Haiyang, who was next to him, exclaimed when he saw blood dripping from his arm.

Li Xun looked up and said, "It's okay, the bullet scraped off a piece of skin."

"Be careful, if it doesn't work, let's withdraw to the cabin, their firepower is too fierce." Lao Zheng advised.

"I know, let's play it by ear." The safe cabin in the ship is the last choice. If possible, it's better not to let the pirates board the ship. These pirates are well-equipped. Who knows whether the safe cabin is reliable. Xun did not want to give up.

He frowned trying to find a way, while looking around.

The first officer on the platform on the right wing of the cab threw a few Molotov cocktails down, which caused a burst of gunfire again, and he was so overwhelmed that he couldn't lift his head.

Li Xun saw an oil drum not far from the bow of the ship, and called the two of them to go over, and the three of them worked together to throw the oil drum with a small amount of engine oil over the side of the ship.

A few seconds later, there was a "bang", and several exclamations came from the side of the ship.

"Good job, Li, the speedboat capsized." The chief mate's excited voice came.

Before the three of them were happy for a long time, they heard a "whoosh" and something flew over their heads. When Li Xun looked up, he saw something nailed into a container on the upper right of him with a "do" sound. Behind him was a long A long rope, and then the rope tugged and straightened.

"broken."

Li Xun's heart was shocked, and he was about to get the peace axe. At this time, the gun rang out, and the automatic rifle fired regularly. One after another, the bullets skimmed the side of the rope, hitting his nerves. Obviously, the pirates on the speedboat Fire suppression is being carried out to cover the companions on board.

"Hurry up and enter the cabin." Li Xun shouted, resolutely gave up resistance, and ran to the bridge with two sailors. At this time, he could not be brave, his life was at stake.

The three of them first lit a few Molotov cocktails and threw them on the deck under the rope. Before entering the cabin, Li Xun kicked over the lubricating oil barrel. When he closed the cabin door, he saw a grenade thrown up from the ship's side.

"Luka, the pirates are on board, retreat to the cabin." Li Xun called the third officer on the port side, and then reported the situation to the captain.

Captain Semkif immediately issued an order to close all hatches and shut down the engine, and everyone entered the safety cabin in the engine room to wait for rescue.

When the reinforced safety hatch was locked from the inside, Li Xun felt uneasy. The pirates he encountered this time were extremely unusual, especially the two men in camouflage uniforms, which gave him a very dangerous feeling. His intuition told him that he might not end well if he was caught, and he hoped that the safety cabin would be sufficiently concealed and strong enough.

Yu Haiyang found out the first aid kit and helped Li Xun to bandage his injured arm briefly. The captain thanked Li Xun for his bravery and wit, and comforted everyone by saying that he had asked for help from the outside world. It will arrive soon, and everyone will be fine.

Although everyone was still anxious, at least they looked calm on the surface, but everyone lost their interest in speaking and waited silently.

A few minutes later, the door of the safety cabin was smashed and there was a commotion among the fearful crew members.

Then a voice came in through the hatch, muffled but audible: "Captain, I know you are all in there, a total of 24 people, I think you'd better get out of this so-called safe cabin by yourself, I don't want to Using violent means, I will give you 1 minute to think about it."

The crew members looked at each other, not knowing what to do, they all looked at the captain in unison.

Semkiff stared at the cabin door without speaking, wondering what he was thinking.

Li Xun frowned, and glanced at each crew member in the safety cabin one by one, trying to find something from their faces. He knew that staying in the safety cabin this time would not be safe, and he might fall into the hands of pirates.

The safety cabin of this ship is set in a corner of the engine room, which is quite hidden, and there are two cabins in the same position. There is no difference from the outside, and it is not easy for outsiders to find it under normal circumstances.

But it's obviously not normal for the pirates to come here in less than 10 minutes since they got on the ship, and they are sure that this is the safety cabin.

Someone leaked the information and told the pirates the location of the safety cabin. This is the only reason Li Xun can think of, that is to say, a certain crew member here is the internal agent of the pirates.

"Don't listen to the pirates. The safety cabin has been reinforced so they can't get in. We have enough food and water. We just need to wait for rescue." The captain looked at the crew and said in a low voice.

At this time, a voice came from outside the door again: "It's a pity that you didn't make the right choice. Do you think it's safe to stay inside? No, no, you are wrong. I will let you know that the safety cabin is not safe, but you will will pay for it.”

There was another commotion in the safety cabin, and the pirates' intimidation had an effect. Everyone was dubious and at a loss.

Suddenly there was a fierce gunshot outside, and the sound of dense bullets hitting the hatch was connected together, and there was a huge echo in the cabin. Everyone was startled and hurriedly avoided the range of the hatch.

When they saw more than a dozen protrusions appearing on the hatch, everyone's expressions changed.

The gunfire lasted for 30 seconds, and the voice sounded again outside the door: "Well, this is just a warning, I will give you one last chance, if you come out by yourself within 1 minute, safety will be guaranteed, if not, I am happy Break down the door, but I'll kill half of you."

The crew were terrified, looking at the crater on the door, they had to believe that the pirates were not lying.

"We should open the door, I don't want to die."

"They're not scaring us, they're really going to kill people."

"Captain, they have heavy machine guns, and the hatch cannot be blocked. You can talk to them. What they want is money." The second officer whispered beside the captain.

Captain Semkiff's face was pale and he was silent, obviously conflicted in his heart.

"It's time, I..."

"Wait," the captain roared, and looked back at his crew, seeing that none of them objected, he said resignedly, "I will open the door."

He walked slowly to the door and opened the hatch.

Several pirates rushed in and pointed their guns at them. The last ones came in were two men in camouflage uniforms. The first one had a smile on his face and was playing with a dagger in his hand. The last one was nearly two meters tall. The strong man held a six-barreled heavy machine gun in one hand and an ammunition chain in the other, like an emissary from hell.

"Hi everyone, let me introduce myself. I am Ryan. We will have a pleasant time together. I hope you are all ready." The man with the dagger said.

"I promise that all the crew will cooperate well, please don't hurt us." The captain said to Ryan, who was obviously the leader, who was speaking outside just now.

"Captain, don't worry, I will obey what I said." Ryan said with a smile, "Now, please go up, everyone, it's too hot down here."

The crew stepped out of the safety cabin one after another. When Li Xun followed Lao Zheng and walked past Ryan, Ryan suddenly reached out to stop him, and a pirate next to him immediately pointed a gun at his head.

"You were on the starboard side just now?" Ryan grabbed his injured right hand and looked at it, asking.

Li Xun replied calmly: "Yes."

"Well, you did a great job. That oil barrel cost us a boat. What position do you hold on the boat?" Ryan asked casually, patting his body armor with a dagger.

"Boatswain."

"Bosun? Very good, you can die." Ryan put his left hand on his shoulder, and the dagger on his right hand suddenly stabbed out fiercely while speaking. The sharp point of the knife penetrated the body armor and stabbed him. Into the skin, until no handle.

Li Xun's pupils suddenly dilated. He didn't expect him to make a move suddenly. He felt a piercing pain spread all over his body in an instant. The pain was so painful that he couldn't speak, and all the strength in his body disappeared.

"God..."

"No, Lee."

A few exclamations sounded from the side. The captain who had been standing at the door was startled and angry. Just a few steps forward, a black pirate held a gun to his chest. Lao Zheng, Yu Haiyang and other Chinese also rushed away They came up, but they were all stopped at gunpoint.

"No, you said you wouldn't hurt us," cried the captain.

Ryan pulled out the dagger from Li Xun's abdomen, grabbed his right hand to press the wound, and slowly lowered him to the floor, still with a smile on his face: "Press it hard, it will give you a few more minutes of life."

Then he turned his head and said to the captain: "Don't worry, captain, I keep my word, but I said before that, you have to pay the price for this, look, what I said will definitely be done."

The captain's face was contorted, and he was speechless with his mouth open.

"Now everyone please speed up, our time is precious."

The crew members were quickly pushed out of the safety cabin by the pirates. Ryan, who was walking at the end, waved to Li Xun and closed the cabin door, leaving him alone on the ground waiting to die.

Li Xun smiled wryly, his body was covered with blood, he could clearly feel the passing of life, the feeling of waiting to die was not good, his consciousness gradually blurred.

Before falling completely into darkness, Li Xun said silently in his heart: "System, sacrifice my whole body."

"sure?"

"determine."

"Start offering sacrifices..., receiving sacrifices..., evaluating sacrifices..., issuing rewards..."

　This book is a parallel world, please do not take it for granted, any similarity is purely coincidental!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)