Chapter 593: Section 381: Ice Sculpture Navy vs Divine Wind Pirates
This ambush came too suddenly.
Fifteen warships appeared out of nowhere!
The Dragon-man youth was taken aback by this sudden development. Prior to this, the Deep Sea Monster Fish had not detected anything.
“This ambushing fleet possesses highly advanced invisibility capabilities!” thought the Dragon-man youth.
If he was surprised, let alone the pirates of the Divine Wind Pirate Group.
In fact, after they left Snowbird Port, they hurried along, approaching maximum cruising speed.
By midnight, they were at a safe distance from Snowbird Port, and the First Officer ordered to reduce to normal cruising speed, allowing the weary crew to relax.
It was then that a barrage of cannon fire struck!
The Divine Wind Pirate Group suffered a crushing attack.
“Enemy attack!!” screamed a pirate from the lookout tower, but it was too late.
Fortunately, the Divine Wind Pirate Group had their defense measures.
Under the massive shower of cannonballs, the sails of three pirate ships lit up brilliantly.
One by one, the sails quickly broke free from their ropes, floating into the air and swiftly expanding to form several layers of protective screens.
The cannonballs hit the protective screens, causing violent explosions.
Boom, boom, boom…
Amid a series of explosion sounds, the protective screens were torn layer by layer, but they had bought the Divine Wind Pirate Group the most critical reaction time.
“What kind of sails are these that also have a defensive effect?” The Dragon-man youth, maneuvering the Deep Sea Monster Fish hidden deep under the sea disguised as a rock, was motionless.
It was his first time seeing such defensive sail capabilities, and it piqued his curiosity, reminding him of his own mercenary group.
“If we could acquire these sails, perhaps they could be equipped on the mercenary group’s ships.”
The sudden ambush surprised the Dragon-man youth, bringing him both joy and concern.
He had been fretting over missing the opportunity to rescue Lan Zao.
But tracking until midnight, he finally got his chance.
At the same time, he worried, “Lan Zao, you better hide deeper, don’t let this naval battle endanger your life.”
Now with an opportunity to catch their breath, the Divine Wind Pirate Group fully activated their defenses.
Violent winds billowed, intercepting the subsequent bombardment.
Seeing the cannons ineffective, the ambushing warships immediately began casting spells.
In a moment, magical fluctuations stirred up, causing the elements on the battlefield to become agitated.
“Who is attacking us?”
“These magical fluctuations… the enemy has at least a hundred mages!”
“Wait, this symbol is from the Lijian family!”
“Damn, they are the Second Fleet of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom!”
The Dragon-man youth was not familiar with the noble family crests, but the Divine Wind Pirate Group, having dealt with the Ice Sculpture Kingdom numerous times, knew it well.
The pirates immediately identified the enemy from the military flags.
Their shouts were picked up by the Deep Sea Monster Fish and ultimately reached the ears of the Dragon-man youth.
“The Second Fleet of the Ice Sculpture Kingdom?”
“But why are all these ships small?”
This question was shared by the pirates as well.
The ships of the Second Fleet at the scene were very different from those they remembered.
Feng Lian spoke up, “It seems these are the Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s newly developed warships.”
A total of fifteen new warships surrounded the three pirate ships.
Each warship was crowded with a large number of mages on deck, chanting and casting spells.
These were regular troops, their elite level even surpassing the Magic Team of Snowbird Port.
Feng Lian would not just sit and wait; he immediately maneuvered the Divine Wind and pulled the other two pirate ships to attempt a breakout.
The Divine Wind burst forth with a sharp momentum, but not long after charging, it encountered a blockade.
Even though there was only seawater in their path, no other obstacles.
The space ahead had become very dense and tough, like an invisible wall, blocking the Divine Wind and the other two pirate ships.
“Kong Pan!” Feng Lian frowned slightly, saying a name.
In one of the new warships, a Golden Level Mage, an elderly female Snow Elf with white hair and numerous wrinkles, was different from most Snow Elves, as she was quite plump.
It was Kong Pan, the number two person of the Lijian family, also the captain of the Kingdom’s Second Naval Fleet!
Kong Pan, eyes slightly closed, held a magic tool in her hands.
This magic tool resembled an empty white dinner plate.
This main tool of hers helped her lock down a certain range of space.
Indeed, it was due to Kong Pan’s casting that the battlefield’s space mutated, temporarily trapping the three ships of the Divine Wind Pirate Group.
“To break a space spell, the best way is to kill the caster!” Feng Lian calculated in his mind, holding a scythe and immediately flying into the air.
Space suppressed him, the invisible pressure trying to push him back down to the deck, but Feng Lian resisted.
He first ordered a full investigation of Kong Pan’s position, then he himself cast a spell for reconnaissance.
The Dragon-man youth noticed something, “There is a powerful mage on the warship, casting a space spell.”
“But the caster’s exact position can’t be determined.”
“Is this the work of the mage, or is it a protective effect of these warships?”
Realizing Feng Lian was attempting to cast a reconnaissance spell, the Kingdom Navy immediately dispatched forces for a sniper attack.
A Golden Fighter flickered into appearance, wielding a thin sword, slashing towards Feng Lian’s head.
Clang.
A crisp sound, sparks flying everywhere.
Feng Lian’s scythe successfully blocked the Golden Fighter’s thin sword.
The Golden Fighter gave a slight smile, flew backward, and disappeared again.
“Sky Jumping…” Feng Lian furrowed his brows even tighter.
Sky Jumping was also from the Lijian family, the most outstanding talent the family had seen in years.
His vanishing and appearing were not due to Invisibility or excessive speed escaping the limits of sight, but rather, he directly traversed space.
The bloodline of the Lijian family was the well-known Inner World bloodline of the Space Department.
With this as their foundation, generations of the Lijian family sought, developed, optimized, and perfected the Meditation Technique and Fighting Energy Technique, specifically tailored to this bloodline.
The Fighting Energy Technique called Sky Jumping Technique was one of the most classic.
Feng Lian called out loudly, “Kong Pan, Sky Jumping, presumably, ‘Sandy Fingers’ are also here, right?”
As soon as he had spoken, a female voice rang out across the battlefield, “Feng Lian, we are testing a new warship when we received the urgent military report that you came to harass Snowbird Port.”
“Interesting, you dared to raid one of the Kingdom’s eight major ports with only three ships.”
“Tonight, you will obediently leave your life here.”
Feng Lian snorted coldly, “All three Golden Level from the Second Fleet are here, but it’s useless.”
“Even the Holy Domain can’t capture me, what use are more Golden Levels?”
“I did not raid Snowbird Port, I didn’t even fire a single shot.”
“If you force a move, then you must bear the consequences.”
“You can’t keep me, I am, after all, unleashing full vengeance against the entire Kingdom!”
Such threats plunged “Sandy Fingers” into silence.
Even Sky Jumping didn’t appear again.
But soon, Kong Pan’s voice spread across the battlefield, “Feng Lian, there’s no need for bluster.”
“If I hadn’t set up the Magic Array, you could come and go as you please.”
“But the situation now is, the battlefield here has been locked by me. You are as the turtle in a jar, the bird in a cage, no longer able to soar.”
“Surrender, and I can still spare your and your subordinates’ lives.”
Negotiations failed.
Feng Lian snorted coldly, and suddenly pounced towards the nearest warship.
While Kong Pan was speaking, he detected a hint of magic fluctuation.
Like the City Lord of Snowbird Port, Feng Lian was also adept in Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, possessing a profound mastery of Wind Magic.
Feng Lian went all out in battle, achieving a state of fierce brilliance; his scythe swung, unleashing whirlwinds of blood.
The crew on the warship’s deck was easily slaughtered by him in large numbers.
But, after all, they were the regular Navy, with high morale and ready to fight to the death.
Feng Lian did not entangle with these men, constantly moving towards and then swiftly flying out of the ship.
He had struck empty air.
It was a trap. The alchemy device set up inside the ship had mimicked Kong Pan’s magical aura, causing Feng Lian to miscalculate.
As Feng Lian slaughtered the Navy, the Navy fiercely attacked the Divine Wind Pirate Group.
Sky Jumping entered the Divine Wind, similarly unleashing a storm of slaughter.
He moved like a phantom, easily slipping into the spatial interlayers or directly traversing space to distant places, even when surrounded.
Seeing this, Feng Lian had no choice but to go to the aid.
There was no other option, he only had three ships, while the Navy had 15.
The enemy’s number far surpassed that of the Divine Wind Pirate Group.
Thus, even though he killed more efficiently than Sky Jumping, he couldn’t afford such a conversion of forces.
Seeing Feng Lian return, Sky Jumping vanished in a flash.
“The Navy’s tactics were effective.”
“Sky Jumping might not be able to defeat Feng Lian, but by merely using such tactics, he managed to restrain Feng Lian, avoiding heavy casualties on the Navy’s side.”
The Dragon-man youth watched and learned, absorbing the unfolding battle.
He was still waiting for the opportunity.
So far, the pirate ships had not yet fallen into chaos, nor had any chance for rescue arisen.
Making the Dragon-man youth subtly anxious was the fact that the pirates, including members from the Saber Gang, were actively preparing for battle.
However, the Dragon-man youth did not see Lan Zao’s figure.
“Even though he’s only Bronze Level, in this situation, a low-level Transcendent is still a reliable combat force.”
“Where has Lan Zao gone?”
“Could it be that he’s been discovered and taken into custody?”
In a single-person cabin.
Lan Zao was lying on the bed, deeply asleep.
His bloodline was frantically transforming his body and continually causing high fever and pain all over.
Even while unconscious, Lan Zao’s brows were tightly furrowed, clearly in great discomfort.
Clang, clang, clang!
The clash of the scythe and thin sword created a sharp, piercing noise.
Sky Jumping fought Feng Lian with all his might.
Finally, the Navy’s chant succeeded, and countless spells, like a downpour, rained down upon the pirate ship.
“Hahaha!” The First Officer of the Divine Wind laughed loudly, “Let’s show you the great new thing we’ve got.”
Alchemy Components—a Counter-Wind Eye.
The ship’s bow cannon fired directly upward.
The bomb was a Golden Level eyeball.
The eyeball frenziedly spun in the air, forming a small tornado within a second or two.
The tornado enveloped the Divine Wind, and sucked all the surrounding magical attacks into it.
The Navy’s second wave of attack was thus countered!