The merman, my man

Chapter 67

The Merman, My Man by Black Velvet Chapter 67

This was also when the turbulent sounds of gunfire started on the deck. The unavoidable battle had

begun.

I tried pressing against the wound on my abdomen, but the intense pain was enough to silence me. I

could only lay on the floor as I raised my head with difficulty, watching the ongoing battle on deck.

The overwhelming fatigue was preventing my eyes from staying open. I saw Dicken zipping around as

he avoided the flurry of bullets. It was obvious that the bullets slowed him down. However, it could also

be that he had no intention of attacking anyone and was just dodging the bullets as he stared in my

direction.

Dicken wasn’t scared of bullets. Rather, he was scared that I would be hurt further as Henry was still

near me!

‘But how could he dodge every single bullet?. If this goes on, he will die!’

I felt my chest tighten. Even though I despised Dicken for violating me, I never once hoped for him to

die, especially since he came back to save me even though he had the chance to escape.

I was so worried for him that I forgot about the predicament I was in. It was as if the pain from my

wound wasn’t that important anymore.

“I’m fine, Dicken. Don’t worry about me. Focus on fighting or you might die! “ I shouted at him with all

my strength as I gritted my teeth to bear the pain.

Henry realized what I was doing, and in the next second, he pulled out the dagger embedded in my

abdomen. Even though my eyesight was blurred from tears of pain, I could tell that it was a military-

issued dagger. Blood started flowing out of my wound in streams as I lay there in pain.

‘Looks like Henry really wants me dead…’

As the blood drained from my body, so did my strength. I could only convulse and twitch in pain while

my body curled up.

Meanwhile, I could hear a pirate shout, “Get the chains! This monster is about to attack! Get the chains

and tie him up with it!“

I looked at Dicken with worry, but all I could see were several pirates holding a thick, metal chain as NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

they wrapped it around Dicken’s body. Only his tail had some room to move as he clawed at the metal

chain. He kept snarling as he was in a deadlock with the pirates.

It was evident that Dicken had been shot. His blue – colored blood flowed down from his body and

formed several blue puddles on the deck. Even though he was hurt, he remained in a deadlock with

them and didn’t seem to have any intention of attacking.

The large waves crashing against the boat had halted, and the fog had also dissipated.

It was then that the actual appearance of the ship that we had initially thought was in distress was

revealed.

This ship had a unique appearance. Tattered strips of cloth hung from the boat, and worn plates of

metal plastered its structure. The small ship looked like it could not withstand another storm. However,

on the third floor of the ship was a cannon. Several dozens of pirates were standing on its deck with

rifles in their hands. The amount of firepower and manpower they had was overwhelming compared to

ours.

I was staggered by the sudden turn of events and almost passed out. I never imagined that the pirates

we might face would be organized to this scale…

Henry placed the dagger next to my neck and arrogantly said, “Tell them to put down their guns, Gary.

You’re no match to us. And looks like Linda can’t hold on much longer. Becoming a hostage is much

better than being food for the sharks, isn’t it?“

I didn’t dare to be careless. I couldn’t see Gary, so I didn’t know whether he lowered his weapon.

I knew that Gary was still somewhat intelligent, so he wouldn’t attack directly. Under the current

circumstances where the difference in strength was too significant, a confrontation would only take

more lives.

Being under the pirates’ control seemed like an inevitable outcome.