Chapter 902: Chapter 690: The Battle for Snowbird Port – Riding a Tiger
Water arrows shot forth, hail fell like rain, and various summoned creatures wreaked havoc on the deck.
Three mages unleashed their firepower.
The navy’s offensive was severely hindered, with many getting injured or retreating under the bombardment of repeated spells, some even losing their lives.
In contrast, the members of the mercenary group were unharmed even amidst the spells.
Divine Arts [Mark of Good and Evil]!
It turned out that Chi Lai had cast a divine art, bringing newly arrived silver reinforcements into their own camp, causing the damage from the three mages to not affect the members of the mercenary group.
The three Silver Level mages could fully display their prowess.
One must say, the practicability of the Divine Arts [Mark of Good and Evil] is simply off the charts.
“Damn Chi Lai, if only we had taken him out earlier!”
“We have priests too, what are we afraid of?”
“Shut up, you fool!”
The navy felt quite aggrieved.
They clearly had priests on board but couldn’t use them. Normally, pirates would almost never be equipped with priests. If priests appeared, it would raise great suspicions.
The navy’s sacrifices were increasing.
Tan Mo, witnessing these scenes, urgently contacted the City Lord of Snowbird Port again, seeking the latter’s help.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port expressed that he was powerless to help.
“Cunning Snow Elf!” Tan Mo cursed silently.
He had leverage on the City Lord of Snowbird Port and could have used it to blackmail him. It was simply unfortunate that they had signed a Magic Contract.
But in fact, he had no other way.
If not for signing the Magic Contract, Tan Mo knew the City Lord secretly eliminated the [Golden Hand] and suspected Tan Mo of killing Hun Tong for silencing him.
Both were crafty and ruthless; without extremely strict contracts, they couldn’t trust or cooperate with each other.
Only by signing the cooperation contract could their subsequent plans proceed to actual execution.
“As expected of an arms dealer as a backer, the equipment of these Silver Level mages is damn fine!” Tan Mo gritted his teeth in anger.
The equipment of the three Silver Level mages was clearly superior to that of the navy.
To maintain the disguise realistically, the navy forsook regular military equipment, and couldn’t use their most adept combat skills or formations. If they could exert sixty percent of their power, it was already a relief.
“These damn mercenaries, damn it, truly damn it!”
“Forget it, quickly bring the priest over. We can’t just watch our comrades die!”
“Endure, in such a situation, the commander will surely take action.”
The navy soldiers fighting on the front lines were also fighting quite frustratedly.
They fought bloodily, with many severely injured. Clearly, there were better methods available, but they couldn’t use them.
Military orders as firm as a mountain!
The military discipline of the Empire’s regular navy was still very strong.
Thus, they obeyed military orders, deeply understanding the severe consequences of violating them.
This made them more furious, accumulating a lot of anger in their hearts.
Anger, however, could not compare with the firepower of Silver Level mages.
The three Silver Level mages used Water Element, Summoning System, and Ice Element as their main attack methods. Their fighting styles were similar, all exuding a frenzy, a fearless spirit.
Even when melee fighters of the navy Silver Level got close, they often used offense as defense. Even with concentrated long-range attacks from the navy, they rarely descended onto the deck to evade, instead moving in mid-air, pouring various spells downwards.
This fighting style, navigating the edge of life and death, fully revealed their fearless war courage, greatly inspiring the members of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
Seeing these mage masters fighting so fearlessly, what right did small people like them have to back down?
The power of example on the battlefield is tremendous.
“Never thought our group still concealed such a powerful force.” Zhuo Zhang and Chi Lai, back to back, faced five white-marked foes together, fighting more valiantly as the battle went on.
“We can win, we must win!” Bai Ya bravely fought in the cabin, suddenly being pulled aside.
In the next moment, a navy cutlass hacked at the spot where Bai Ya was previously, hitting nothing but air.
Bai Ya, realizing later and breaking out in cold sweat, suddenly turned back and saw his lifesaver — Xu Ma.
The pulling Xu Ma loudly said, “Kid, in battle, you must keep an eye on everything.”
Bai Ya suddenly widened his eyes, “Watch out!”
The next moment, he flicked his sleeve, and a long grass shot out from the sleeve’s opening.
The long grass landed on the navy’s body, suddenly becoming slender, with the grass tip turning into a snake’s head and the grass root into a snake tail.
The snake head opened its mouth to bite!
The navy, caught off guard, let out a scream after being bitten.
The snake body coiled tightly, exerting more force, crushing the navy’s chest bones.
Snake grass!
This strange plant was purchased by Bai Ya at Twin Eyes Island.
Under Bai Ya’s meticulous care and special training, he could now use it against foes.
Xu Ma saved Bai Ya, and in no time, Bai Ya also saved Xu Ma.
Xu Ma couldn’t help but laugh heartily, patting Bai Ya’s shoulder.
The young man he had intentionally or unintentionally nurtured had grown into a reliable ally who could help him.
Mu Ban hid in the corner, clutching a crossbow tightly with both hands.
As an ordinary person, he was weak in self-protection, thus incredibly nervous.
But unexpectedly, he heard a series of footsteps.
“Quick, quick, quick, the battle situation is wrong, we need to blow up the Mana Pool immediately.”
“I didn’t expect the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps to be really tenacious!”
“Damn military training is endless, it’s really tough, but also very effective.”
A group of mercenaries quickly advanced in the ship’s cabin.
They were undercover agents who infiltrated the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps on the orders of the City Lord of Snowbird Port.
Although the City Lord of Snowbird Port expressed helplessness to Tan Mo, he still secretly issued an order to mobilize the undercover agents.
“Mu Ban, you can do it, you can do it! If you can withstand the Mysterious Monster Island, you can handle this too!” Mu Ban was quite nervous, trying hard to motivate himself.
The next moment, he took a deep breath, without sticking his head out, he just extended the crossbow.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The Alchemy Crossbow fired violently.
More than a dozen Alchemy Arrows of different attributes were shot out within seconds.
Screams followed one after another.
Then, the ship’s cabin quickly fell silent.
For a long time, Mu Ban trembled as he poked out his head, seeing a field of corpses.
“I succeeded in killing the enemy… uh!”
He widened his eyes in shock and saw his own people’s corpses.
“Did I, did I kill the wrong people?!” Mu Ban’s eyes instantly widened, suffering tremendous psychological shock.
The morale of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps was continuously rising.
This point was actually not easy. Pirates, mercenaries, such people rarely have strong military competence, most of them are only good at fighting favorable battles.
Tan Mo took a deep breath. The battle had reached such a state, which really went beyond his expectations, putting him in a difficult position.
The losses of naval officers and soldiers were growing larger, making it increasingly unbearable for him.
If too many mid-to-lower level forces die, it will shake his rule. Even if he can explain upwards, blaming the pirates, too much loss is unacceptable.
Because he was doing dirty work.
If too many naval officers are lost in the dirty work, in the future when they do such things again, they will doubt and hesitate.
This will greatly increase Tan Mo’s cost of command.
“Do I have to intervene personally?” Tan Mo felt a chill in his heart.
His fighting will was not strong.
Just like in the deep sea, Da Han and Qian Xing encountered Zhou Zhang and the Undead Master, they voluntarily withdrew, with weak fighting will.
This was because their previous goal was just to save Ba Qi and make a fortune. Once they found out they had to fight to the death, of course, they wouldn’t be willing.
The psychological expectation and reality gap were too great!
Now, Tan Mo’s side was in a similar situation.
They originally wanted to get rich, without expecting a real fight!
“These damn mercenaries, would they obediently let me rob them without rescuing?”
“Resistance? Let’s see what you can use to resist me!!”
Tan Mo, mixed with surging anger, disguised himself and secretly joined the battlefield.
He suddenly attacked, assaulting a Silver Level member of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, killing him on the spot.
The Golden Level aura instantly leaked out, boosting the naval soldiers’ morale and fighting spirit soared.
In contrast, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, whose morale had just recovered, immediately suffered a heavy blow and began to decline again.
This was, after all, the world of the strong.
“A Golden Level pirate! It does exist.” Sanda’s heart skipped a beat.
The worst fear had eventually arrived, but what could he do? He could only hope for the ‘unreliable’ squad leader Long Fu.
After disguising himself and killing a Silver Level of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, Tan Mo did not directly confront the flagship but chose to roam the front lines.
He was still worried about Zong Ge’s ability to take on three at once.
With his Golden Level strength, even without using public equipment or Combat Skills, he had a significant advantage.
Silver Levels on the front lines of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps either retreated or perished one after another.
The cases where a Silver Level could resist a Golden Level were very rare.
If it were common, when the Dragon-man youth killed Teng Donglang, it wouldn’t have set the nation ablaze.
It was precisely because it was so rare that the Dragon-man youth’s fame exploded and became widely known.
“Do I need to step in?” Seeing Tan Mo wreaking havoc on the battlefield, Hun Tong couldn’t help but talk to the Dragon-man youth.
At this time, on the rooftop of a three-story small building at the edge of the dock, the Dragon-man youth and Hun Tong were both under divine arts disguise, unnoticed by anyone.
As for Dao Hen, he remained in the Ice Sculpture Royal Capital.
Having mastered the Divine Artifact [Mermaid’s Fairy Tale] and the [Divine Country Descent Technique], believers became very crucial to the Dragon-man youth. Each qualified believer could be seen as a portal.
The Dragon-man youth teleported from the Ocean Nest to the Ice Sculpture Royal Capital, a distance of tens of thousands of miles, relying on the Divine Country Descent Technique to build a passage.
This time, he returned directly from the Royal Capital to Snowbird Port using the same method.
It’s just that the believer providing the coordinates wasn’t Dao Hen, but Big guy.
Big guy, although not a believer of the Charming Blue Divine, didn’t interfere. As long as he provided the crucial coordinates, the divine art [Divine Country Descent Technique] could be successfully executed.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port would never have expected that what he considered a forbidden pleasure, the Holy Domain seed hidden at all costs, would instead become a huge calamity inviting the wolf into the house.
Of course, before this teleportation, the Dragon-man youth had already cast several Charming Blue Divine Skills in advance, fraudulently disguising both Big guy and the surrounding area.