Hanging by a Thread
The indigenous people were alarmed by the gunshot and stood up in panic and vigilance, wielding their
wooden clubs. Nicole and Nathaniel exchanged a glance.
Nathaniel looked serious, and his eyes were alert. He brought his index finger to his lips and made a
shushing gesture. Then, they heard countless hurried footsteps.
The indigenous people ran and stepped on the branches of trees, their mouths shouting an
incomprehensible language. It sounded like a serious warning being issued.
The angry insults from the pirates were accompanied by the sound of The indigenous people were
alarmed by the gunshot and stood up in panic and vigilance, wielding their wooden clubs.
Nicole and Nathaniel exchanged a glance. Nathaniel looked serious, and his eyes were alert. He brought
his index finger to his lips and made a shushing gesture. Then, they heard countless hurried footsteps.
The indigenous people ran and stepped on the branches of trees, their mouths shouting an
incomprehensible language. It sounded like a serious warning being issued.
The angry insults from the pirates were accompanied by the sound of their guns.
The atmosphere was tense for a while.
The pirates were naturally not afraid of the indigenous people since they had guns.
However, the natives outnumbered the pirates, and they had a limited number of bullets, so they did not
have a huge advantage. What made them even more furious was that they had followed their “prey” to
this place but found nothing except for the primitive tribe.
They had been fooled. “There are actually primitive people in this place? Damn it! It’s just a waste of
bullets to kill them!” “That explorer should be nearby. I wonder if he’s a big fish.”
“We’ll know once we catch him. If he’s not valuable, kill him.” Only three pirates came. Nicole’s hair stood
on end when their conversation reached her ears.
Her heart jumped to her throat. She was so nervous that her heart could leap out at any moment.
The three pirates started to shoot recklessly. Someone got injured in the process because the
indigenous people got frightened and began to flee in disarray.
The weapons made of tree branches that the indigenous people held were no match for the pirates’
guns. The pirates searched the tribe, kicking over the tents and firewood.
They even harshly kicked aside some of the “Ah!!!” At this critical juncture, an alarming war cry came
from the indigenous people.
They began to fight back against the pirates who attacked them.
The next second, the pirates cursed in anger and dodged the indigenous people’s ambush. Nicole and
Nathaniel also breathed a sigh of relief. “Don’t kill them! There are too many of them coming.
Killing them will only anger them more! Let’s retreat first!” One of the pirates yelled. The situation
reversed rapidly. The united strength of the indigenous people was beyond their imaginations.
The ones that had fled in all directions earlier took up arms and prepared to fight. They waved the clubs
and spikes in their hands in a hostile manner at the pirates.
The pirates were reluctant to leave, but they had no other choice. Otherwise, they would not be able to
get away if they ran out of bullets and got captured.
They ran away quickly, wounding several indigenous people along the way, while the rest of the
indigenous people chased after them in a flurry… Nicole and Nathaniel looked at each other and sighed
in relief, their faces still miserably pale.
They smiled in contentment for having just escaped from the clutches of death.
Nathaniel did not let down his guard and carefully scouted for the presence of any indigenous people.
“We’ll take a different path, so we won’t encounter any of them.” ) Of course, Nicole believed in
Nathaniel’s expertise and immediately nodded in agreement.
The two of them were just about to leave when they suddenly heard a roaring sound in the air. It
sounded a bit like a helicopter, but not just one. Tigger suddenly poked out of Nicole’s pocket.
“Someone hacked my tracker and started to use the satellite to locate my position. Mama, it could be
Molly Stewart or Great God Maverick!”
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