I remained silent, a faint smile still on my face.
I was indeed unharmed. Just as the bullets were about to hit me, the Shepherd's Power surrounding my body had been activated.
A defense was formed immediately.
Though it was hastily assembled, my current strength is extraordinary.
Therefore, even specially modified weapons failed to injure me.
But it did hurt.
A piercing pain.
However, this kind of external pain is much better than when I activated my attributes before...
"I was going to spare your life just now..." Looking at Li Wenhao, my eyes were filled with killing intent. "But now, there's no need at all..."
"No... don't kill me... I just want to live, I don't want to die!" Li Wenhao shouted, immediately kneeling on the ground. "Please spare me, I'll do anything!"
"Do you think I need you to?" I asked.
"As long as you spare me, as long as I can leave here, I can give you a lot of money!" Li Wenhao yelled.
I chuckled, and a short sword appeared in my palm, engulfed in flames.
"Kill him, kill him quickly!" Li Wenhao roared.
At this moment, the twenty heavily armed men around us finally reacted and charged at me.
As they approached, I sensed something unusual. These guys seemed to lack any will of their own.
To be precise, they felt like puppets to me.
But I couldn't afford to worry about that now. With a flick of my finger, a beam of Shepherd's Power shot out, breaking Li Wenhao's only good leg, and then I charged towards the men.
The short sword in my hand swung non-stop, but this time it was clearly not as easy as before.
These guys were much stronger and faster than ordinary people.
The most deadly thing was that, under these circumstances, they seemed to feel no pain.
My gaze locked onto one of them, and my short sword slashed out, carrying terrifying flames.
It pierced the guy's arm in an instant.
His arm hung limply, but his body showed no sign of stopping. He wielded his weapon with his other hand and charged at me recklessly.
Honestly, facing such suicidal opponents made me a little troubled, but since they were enemies, there was no need for mercy!
The short sword spun in my hand, and I continued to swing.
The men formed a circle, surrounding me, and various attacks were thrown my way.
A cold smile appeared on my lips, and a flame materialized in my palm.
The moment the flame appeared, the surrounding temperature rose a few degrees.
Seeing this, the men around me immediately closed in.
"Die!" I roared, and the flame in my hand exploded instantly.
A terrifying force swept outwards, and the attackers who had surrounded me were hit directly by this attack and fell to the ground.
They were still struggling, but they couldn't get up.
Strangely, even though these guys were missing limbs, not a single one uttered a sound of pain.
Silence fell again, with only Li Wenhao remaining.
He had witnessed the entire battle, and now his eyes were vacant, looking at me as if I were a demon.
At this moment, a splashing sound suddenly came from not far away, and then Lin Chun climbed out.
Seeing the scene on the deck, he couldn't help but gasp, "Brother Lu, you asked me to leave not because you were afraid of hurting me, but because you were afraid... I'd see something disgusting, right?"
I smiled helplessly.
The reason I had thrown him into the water earlier was because I was afraid I might accidentally injure him during the fight.
Also, with one less person around, I wouldn't have to hold back so much.
At that time, the Shepherd's Power in his body was enough to sustain him underwater for about half an hour...
So, it was a last resort.
Li Wenhao looked at Lin Chun, his face filled with disbelief. "This guy... why is this guy still alive?"
Lin Chun stepped forward and slapped him. "What! Were you hoping I'd die?"
Li Wenhao immediately fell silent.
I had already checked Li Wenhao's body earlier and, after confirming that he had no means of resistance and no hidden weapons, I left him on the deck.
"Brother Lu, I wish we had brought more people. Three ships..." Lin Chun chuckled.
"Go clean up the supplies," I said. "We'll each take one ship and sail back..."
Lin Chun nodded quickly. After resting for a while, he went to collect the resources.
Anything that could be dismantled – oil, food, blankets, clothes...
All the miscellaneous items that could be taken were transferred to our ship.
Li Wenhao watched silently, making no move to stop us...