Chapter 905: Chapter 693: The Battle for Snowbird Port – There Really Are Pirates
The City Lord of Snowbird Port held a short baton in each hand, various spells and combat skills were unleashed in succession, overpowering Tan Mo, gaining the upper hand.
His fighting style was dazzling, with colorful light and shadow swirling beautifully.
With one swing of the baton, he struck Tan Mo’s belly.
Tan Mo was hit so hard he bent inward like a lobster, and spat out a mouthful of sour water on the spot.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port struck again, unleashing a lightning strike, hitting Tan Mo, causing his entire hair to stand up, emitting black smoke.
“Hey, hey, hey, have you had enough? Why do you always hit so hard?” Tan Mo anxiously transmitted his voice secretly.
In just a few minutes, he had already been beaten black and blue.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port wore a face of hatred and anger, shouting “Pirate, I want you to die here!” while secretly transmitting in response, “Act well, don’t reveal any flaws. With things at this stage, I can only do this!!”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port admitted in his heart that his harsh beating of Tan Mo indeed contained elements of venting anger.
If it wasn’t for Tan Mo, why would he have given so much bribery money? If it wasn’t for Tan Mo, he wouldn’t have designed the setup for Tan Mo to play the role of a pirate attacking the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps. If it wasn’t for Tan Mo, his Mage Tower running normally wouldn’t have been bombed!
The Mage Tower is gone!
This loss is too great, according to the Kingdom’s laws, the City Lord of Snowbird Port, as the first person responsible, must compensate. Because Snowbird Port is not his own territory and this Mage Tower was not solely funded by himself.
The construction of the Mage Tower used state treasury funds.
The funds the City Lord of Snowbird Port has to compensate are not just large tens of thousands of gold coins, but at least one million gold coins at the bottom line!
His loss isn’t just the Mage Tower.
The pirate attack, the Mage Tower being bombed, this is extremely serious negligence, adding a massive blemish to the City Lord of Snowbird Port’s resume.
The future looks even gloomier.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port, after the Mage Tower was bombed, thought about the hardships in the future—where the Mage Tower as the defensive core was destroyed, causing Snowbird Port’s defense to plummet to the bottom, certainly attracting real pirates to plunder.
In other words, after this battle, the City Lord of Snowbird Port’s days will be tough.
The immediate loss is already severe, but the future will be even more devastating!
Before this action, the City Lord of Snowbird Port fully controlled Snowbird Port, cleaning up the Saber Gang with excellent political achievements, ensuring a bright future.
But now, the City Lord of Snowbird Port’s political prospects have sharply declined, shrouded in gloom.
“Hehehe.” Hun Tong in a distant corner, couldn’t help laughing at Tan Mo’s embarrassing state.
“You damned conspirators!”
“Acting too fancy, ended up acting yourself into it.”
“Clearly allies, yet ending up mutually beating each other fiercely, this form of revenge is indeed novel, unique, and unconventional.”
Hun Tong felt immense pleasure in his heart.
Especially as he understood the inside information, realizing the City Lord of Snowbird Port was swallowing tears and blood, painfully acting.
Tan Mo was even worse off.
He obviously had strength but couldn’t exert it, having to use common combat skills to disguise and cover.
Unable to display his combat power, and the City Lord of Snowbird Port, to prove himself through actions, was fighting with all his strength.
So, naturally, Tan Mo was to be severely beaten!
Hun Tong delightedly squinted his eyes, the more he watched, the more he savored it.
He glanced at the position where the Dragon-man youth stood, suddenly feeling a movement in his heart: “Is Long Fu arranging this in such a way, that he is actually a person with a strong desire for revenge?”
Hun Tong secretly pondered.
His feelings towards the Dragon-man youth and the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps were very complex.
Before, he had a great fondness for the Dragon-man youth and the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps. Because during the naval battle on Twin Eyes Island, Long Fu and others performed outstandingly, becoming the backbone of the battlefield. Hun Tong greatly admired them, personally solicited them, offering a high price, full of sincerity, just without success.
Afterward, Hun Tong was framed by Tan Mo, rescued by Dao Hen, all having no relation with the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
But, when Hun Tong and Dao Hen found out about Tan Mo and the City Lord of Snowbird Port’s conspiracy against the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, he realized: the massive wealth that he had been longing for had ultimately fallen into the hands of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
Though he still didn’t know the past truth, thinking that the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps seized this wealth from the Undead Mage.
“But they are the ultimate beneficiaries.”
“It was them who took my money.”
“These are all my possessions, they should return them to me. But they didn’t, instead taking them to Ice Sculpture Island, continually laundering in Snowbird Port!”
Can Hun Tong understand the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps?
Of course, he can understand them.
If he were the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, he would choose to do the same. After all, who would spit out such a huge fortune?
But understanding is one thing, Hun Tong still cannot forgive.
“How much did I look forward to this fortune!”
“Without it, after the war, Twin Eyes Island was in devastation, how much hardship did I suffer!”
“Tan Mo came to bribe me, if I had this money, would I have been framed by him?”
Thinking this way, Hun Tong naturally felt heavy grievance, resentment, and hatred.
When Dao Hen received the Divine Revelation, arranged for him to meet with the Dragon-man youth, and when Tan Mo had no choice but to sign a contract, his attitude changed again.
“What is the connection between the god behind Dao Hen and the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps?”
“A cooperative relationship? Or is the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps also a pawn of the unknown god?”
“It is said that the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps is an arms dealer’s agent, but I haven’t seen any evidence. Maybe this is another level of disguise?”
Hun Tong began to realize: things are far from simple.
He still doesn’t know which deity Dao Hen worships. But he is a smart person, able to speculate and analyze through limited clues.
The clues are already quite obvious.
With the deity that Dao Hen, a Fishman, worships, it is very likely to be the Sea God, or a god of the Fishman Species.
This inevitably led Hun Tong to make more associations.
“Wait, could it be that the Blue-Green Coral Fishman Tribe is involved with the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps?”
The Blue-Green Coral Fishman Tribe attacked Twin Eyes Island, with powers from the Fishman Holy City, including Naga Priest appearing at that time.
Hun Tong’s initial reaction to this association is denial.
After all, the naval battle on Twin Eyes Island was extremely intense, both sides paid a bloody price and suffered great losses, with very little acting involved.
“But what if it were a bitter scheme?”
“The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, Blue-Green Coral Fishman Tribe are actually one side. But they employed a bitter scheme, performing mutual identity and faction division. They used the residents on Twin Eyes Island, even using me as the witness.”
“If that’s the case, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps is my enemy! Tan Mo framed me, Dao Hen who saved me, was also caught in the enemy’s calculations!”
“Am I now serving the enemy?”
On the surface Hun Tong appeared calm, but his heart was very chaotic.
Bitterness, powerlessness, fear, suspicion, questioning, hatred… various emotions, extremely complex. But outwardly, he showed a compliant appearance.
Under the eaves, one had no choice but to lower their head.
Hun Tong chose to compromise, showed enthusiasm, completely obeyed orders. Meanwhile, secretly, his plan was to reduce others’ vigilance as much as possible, try to investigate the truth, identify enemies and allies, then find a chance to escape.
Hun Tong’s attitude towards the unknown god is awe, vigilance, and subtly adversarial.
His loyalty still lies with the Holy Bright Empire.
Bang.
The City Lord of Snowbird Port struck Tan Mo on the head with a stick, causing the latter’s head to throb, his body to sway, and he quickly retreated again.
Tan Mo’s head was splitting with pain as he transmitted angrily: “[Turn Over], enough already!”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port immediately transmitted: “We’ve already signed a contract. What are you afraid of? Continuing the act is the right way to go.”
Tan Mo glared: “Are you confused? Our true enemy is the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps! Why are you attacking allies instead of the real enemy? What are you thinking?”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port became even angrier upon hearing this: “Given the current situation, do you really think I can attack the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps alongside you, the ‘pirate,’ using my identity as City Lord?”
“Get a grip.”
“Since we’ve come this far, even if we have to grind our teeth, you have to swallow it! We must act!”
Tan Mo was certainly unwilling, transmitting: “Lighten up, you’re hitting me too hard!”
City Lord of Snowbird Port: “Do you think I don’t want to hold back?! Who knows how many alchemy devices are recording our battle right now. A slight lack of effort would be a huge flaw.”
In his heart, he thought: “Although being forced to act is frustrating, it’s exhilarating to beat up Tan Mo! I must cherish this rare opportunity!”
Tan Mo noticed that despite trying to persuade the City Lord of Snowbird Port, he was hit even harder, prompting another attempt to persuade from a different angle: “It’s definitely the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps who sabotaged the Mage Tower, who else could it be?”
“They must have a Silver Level helper outside of the information, and surely a hidden Golden Level. At least Golden Level to clear the Mage Tower so quickly.”
“You waste time with me now, how will you face the Golden Level later?”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port transmitted with a cold sneer: “How to deal with it?”
“Don’t I still have you?”
“You’re Tan Mo, a Golden Level Imperial Navy officer. Even if you’re wounded, at such a crucial moment, you need to step up!”
“No, you must step up to fight against those damned ‘pirates’.”
“If you don’t do it, can you justify yourself?”
Tan Mo was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.
He screamed internally: “What kind of situation is this?! Not only did this raid fail, but I have to revert my identity to attack my subordinates later?”
Seeing Tan Mo reveal a flaw, the City Lord of Snowbird Port seized the opportunity and struck hard again, leaving Hun Tong’s head bloody.
Tan Mo covered his head, retreating over and over.
He was struck dizzy and enraged to the point of bursting.
What kind of situation is this!?
He regretted it.
He deeply regretted it.
He was extremely regretful.
If he had known things would turn out like this, he’d never have agreed to play the pirate role.
Whose idea was this plan?
Dumb!
Too dumb!
“It wasn’t me, it was you! You fool,” Tan Mo glared, transmitting curses at the City Lord of Snowbird Port, “Without your suggestion, would I have played the pirate role?!”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port became angrier, thinking: “Wasn’t it you, Tan Mo, the greedy scum, demanding so many bribes and yet stubbornly clinging to the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps? I was forced to think about you playing pirate!”
Anger aside, seeing Tan Mo’s injuries, the City Lord of Snowbird Port decided to hold back.
He reminded: “Now is not the time to assign blame.”
“We are both at fault!”
“Lead your men to withdraw quickly, my Magic Team is arriving!”
“I can’t leave, isn’t it because of you?!” Tan Mo wanted to scold furiously, but he held back.
He knew the gravity of the situation.
Once the Magic Team joins the fight, the battlefield will truly spiral out of control.
Tan Mo’s subordinates’ losses will further increase!
This is because the Magic Teams in various towns are funded and maintained by the state. The City Lord of Snowbird Port does not have deep control over them.
In this situation, the Magic Team is kept in the dark, believing pirates have infiltrated Snowbird Port.
Tan Mo secretly transmitted: “[Turn Over], cooperate quickly, let me severely injure you, then I’ll make my escape!”
The City Lord of Snowbird Port snorted coldly, how could he give Tan Mo a chance for private revenge?
He firmly refused: “If I suffer ‘serious injury,’ how can we join hands against the enemy later? Don’t you have the alchemy puppet I gave you?”
“Use it to intercept me.”
Tan Mo saw the City Lord of Snowbird Port unwilling to cooperate, feeling deeply regretful but helpless, he had to deploy the alchemy puppet.
Once the Golden Level alchemy puppet was activated, it “blocked” the City Lord of Snowbird Port.
Tan Mo hurriedly rushed over to reinforce his subordinates.
He saw his subordinates being pursued and besieged by the Magic Team and City Guards!
The elves’ magic was already sharp, and the navy, playing the pirate role, wore no formal gear, having low magic resistance.
Tan Mo arrived at the scene, his jaws clenched in fury. The navy’s huge battle damage made his heart bleed!
“This loss… it’s too great.”
“Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps! I will never let you go, I’ll definitely demand restitution for today’s losses a thousand times over!”
Tan Mo was a greedy man, rarely suffering losses.
Today, suffering such a great loss, he deeply resented the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps.
But revenge cannot happen now.
Tan Mo could only bear his anger and hatred, leading his subordinates in a barricade breakthrough.
With him paving the path, the City Guards and Magic Team naturally evaded, forced to give way.
The “pirates” finally felt the pressure lift, following Tan Mo to retreat from the battlefield with all their might.
On the surface, they had no ships, and could only retreat along the dock, moving inland towards Ice Sculpture Kingdom.
Hun Tong returned to the Dragon-man youth’s side.
“Master, I can take action to intercept Tan Mo.”
“Can they really stop acting just because they want to?”
“Hehe, we’ve staged such a big play, is it truly good to end it abruptly?”
“It’s a pity indeed, I’ll lend them a hand.”
The Dragon-man youth glanced at Hun Tong with a smile and joked: “Hun Tong, who knew you could be so sly?”
Hun Tong: ???
He thought: Is this situation not orchestrated by you, Long Fu?
The Dragon-man youth continued: “There’s no need for you to intervene. I have a more suitable candidate.”
Saying this, he cast his eyes toward the direction of the dock.
In the next moment, multiple deceptive Divine Arts were withdrawn.
A formidable pirate group suddenly appeared!
Their pirate flag was unusual, surprisingly featuring a bamboo vegetable basket, with a skull inside the basket.