Lin Tian was unaware of the pirates' thoughts.
As the pirates drew closer, Lin Tian felt the moment was right.
So, he said to his soldiers:
"You may fire the arrows!!"
Upon these words, a commander immediately shouted:
"Fire the arrows!!"
As this shout rang out, the pirates also felt their moment had arrived.
They were now very close to Lin Tian's ships.
As soon as they got a little closer, they could board Lin Tian's ships, kill the soldiers on board, and plunder the wealth.
With this thought, every one of them was extremely excited.
Their leader even gave his command at this moment.
"Brothers, charge forward with all your might, and seize the wealth!!"
Under this command, these pirates truly charged forward without regard for their lives.
They moved quickly, rapidly approaching Lin Tian's ships.
And Lin Tian's soldiers, upon hearing the commander's shout, fired their arrows without hesitation.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
A large number of arrows flew directly towards the pirates.
These arrows could not only kill the pirates in front but also those at the very back.
Thus, even a single arrow could kill one of the pirates.
Not to mention, Lin Tian's archers were true masters.
As soon as they unleashed their arrows, screams of agony filled the air.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!!"
These screams reached the pirates' ears, causing their leader's expression to change.
However, he did not look back.
The wealth was now before their eyes, and they had come this far.
Under such circumstances, how could they retreat or look back?
So, he ignored the situation of the pirates behind him and, with renewed vigor, shouted again:
"Brothers, fortune is right before us, rush faster, even faster!!"
The word "fortune" indeed attracted many pirates.
Especially when many of them knew there was a lot of wealth on those ships, their desires grew even stronger.
At this moment, they didn't even need their leader to speak; they were encouraging themselves.
"Brothers, charge forward, cut through them!!"
"Jump into the water, it'll be faster, we need to get on board quicker!!"
"There's only one chance, we have only one opportunity, this time, we absolutely cannot miss it, everyone, faster!!"
Amidst such shouts, the pirates' speed truly increased.
They also got even closer to Lin Tian's ships.
Many of them even plunged into the water.
This way, they could not only swim faster but also effectively conceal their movements.
If not for the vast wealth on the ships and the extreme depth of the sea, many of them would have undoubtedly tried to sink Lin Tian's ships.
If they had done so, the wealth on these ships would have remained here forever.
Of course, due to the sea, even if it remained here, they could not obtain it.
This meant that none of them wanted to sink the ships; their goal was to board Lin Tian's vessels.
Even the pirates at the rear showed no hesitation.
Compared to endless wealth, such a risk to their lives meant nothing to them.
Therefore, many of them, despite sensing immense danger, continued to charge forward without any hesitation.
Lin Tian had rarely encountered such fearless individuals.
He hadn't expected this fearless spirit to appear not in his soldiers but in a group of pirates.
It had to be said that profit was a powerful motivator.
Thus, these pirates were so reckless.
However, their recklessness would only hasten their demise.
As the pirates charged towards Lin Tian's ships, his archers continued to unleash arrows.
This resulted in many pirates in the distance being shot and killed on the spot.
And at close range, the pirates had indeed approached Lin Tian's ships.
Upon nearing, every one of them became extremely excited.
Especially their leader, who saw vast amounts of wealth flashing before his eyes.
This flashing made him unable to suppress his inner impulse any longer.
At this moment, even their leader lost his reason.
"Quick, board the ship, board quickly, as long as we board, the wealth will be ours!!"
"Throw the ropes, quickly throw the ropes, we need to climb up!!"
"Take advantage of this moment, while their archers are distracted by our men, charge up quickly! Let's capture one of their ships first!"
They knew that their rear forces had likely already suffered losses.
Under such circumstances, they might not be able to capture so many ships.
But it didn't matter; as long as they could capture one ship, that would suffice.
After all, this one ship contained a large amount of wealth.
With the wealth from one ship, they would be considered rich.
With this thought, the pirates' target became very clear: to attack only one ship.
This led to them actually climbing onto Lin Tian's ship.
As they climbed aboard, their excitement reached an extreme.
"Hahaha! Endless wealth, here I come, all the fortune is mine!!"
"Don't anyone try to take it from me, I want gold, I want endless gold!!"
"We're rich, we're truly rich, this time it's our turn to get rich!!"
The moment they boarded the ship, they saw gold laid out on the deck.
This was an immense shock to them.
They had never seen gold laid out on the ground before.
And such a vast amount of gold.
The appearance of this gold was beyond their wildest expectations and perfectly matched their desires.
Seeing this gold, they were so caught up in their excitement that they failed to notice the many Great Qin soldiers standing around them.
These Great Qin soldiers held long swords in their hands.
As the pirates finished their exclamations, before they could react, the swords in the hands of the Great Qin soldiers plunged into their bodies.
In an instant, they were killed at their most exhilarated moment.
Although their leader reacted and dodged a fatal blow, he was instantly wounded.
Only then did he realize that countless Qin soldiers had already been waiting for him.
For them, this was not a path to survival but a path to utter destruction.
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