Chapter 210: The Chaotic Warfare Concludes
“In the end, Hun Tong still triumphed.” Qi You sighed as he looked into the distance.
He had been heavily injured by the main light cannon turret, but after recuperating, the injury was stabilized.
“Withdraw.” Qi You gazed at the Golden Flash, that magic ship was too big a threat.
The Ten Touch Pirates withdrew first.
They were the only gold level pirates, and their every move affected the actions of others.
“Withdraw!” Dian Wan howled, even though he was dispirited. The light cannon beam had left him miserable.
Yang Cong Tou was wounded, sighing deeply as he gazed at the ocean surface, “Most of the valuables fell into the sea, what a true pity.”
The Applaud Pirates were all bitter.
From beginning to end, they had stolen the least.
“Blame this on the captain!” Many people thought this of Hu Li.
They didn’t know that because Hu Li hadn’t stolen as much, they weren’t bombarded as much either, leading to their pirate group to suffer the least casualties.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
“Leave my money behind!”
When Hun Tong saw what the pirates were doing, he flew into a rage and immediately dispatched his alchemy clone to pursue them.
On the Golden Flash, there were only three light cannon turrets remaining out of the five, and the main light cannon turret was destroyed.
Hun Tong flew back and began to control the cannons to conduct a light beam bombardment.
High in the sky, the Golden Flash’s three light cannon turrets fired in succession, smashing some pirate ships.
Cang Xu was scared witless by this.
He was very worried that the Iron Lump would become a cannon target and immediately evacuated.
Originally, he still wanted to stay for a while, so the dragonman youngster and the others could carry out their hostage rescue show.
But he couldn’t wait any longer.
The Iron Lump quickly sailed away from Two Eyes Island.
“You can’t escape!” Men Shi stood on the port, gazing at the fading Iron Lump, his hands and fingers outstretched as pain and remorse racked his face.
Chi Lai was in the middle of adjusting the gold cannon’s components.
Zong Ge had fished it back up, but noticed that the cannon barrel was bent, and needed to be repaired before it could shoot.
As for the dragonman youngster, he was inside the Deep Sea Monster Fish, guarding against anything influencing Zi Di.
Zi Di was in the process of controlling the deep seas salvagers.
These alchemy puppets were great at cleaning the battlefield, especially on the sea floor.
The pirates’ painstakingly stolen treasure had all fallen to the seabed and were harvested by the alchemy puppets.
“A little strange.” Zi Di was tense.
“What’s going on?” The dragonman youngster was puzzled.
Zi Di spoke her mind, “According to the prior battlefield performance, I surmised the flying magic ship shouldn’t have a ship spirit. It was locking onto targets based on their worth, thereby accomplishing precise large scale bombardment.”
“In light of this basis, the light beam cannons will prioritize attacking the deep sea salvagers.
The dragonman youngster guessed, “Its main light cannon turret has collapsed in half, perhaps in the aftermath of the gold level battle, the ship’s components have been impaired and are unable to carry out detections.”
Zi Di nodded, and her eyes gradually lit up, “I also think that is the most probably reason.”
“There is another possibility, perhaps Hun Tong is personally controlling it, leading to the difference.
“No matter the reason, our harvest will be immense this time!”
The dragonman youngster maintained his rationality, “It is more appropriate to have these alchemy puppets dump these treasures into a few places, don’t bring them back to the Deep Sea Monster Fish directly.”
“Understood!” Zi Di complied.
The light cannons fired consecutively.
After losing more than a dozen ships, the pirates finally reached a relatively safe distance.
Hun Tong had vented his fury and fear, gradually becoming clear-headed, then aimed at the fishman army.
The Vinegar Jar immediately suffered a calamity, bearing the biggest brunt of its firepower.
Er Gua Zi used a rope to climb onto the deck.
When the fishman elder died, he had immediately jumped into the ocean.
Although he didn’t have a flying battle skill, he had a swimming battle skill and was far faster in the ocean than Yan Ding.
“Reduce our speed, we need to attract fire to give our clansmen time!” Er Gua Zi ordered.
With the Vinegar Jar covering them, the remaining fishmen jumped into the sea and made their way into the Frozen Land Whale and made their getaway.
Finally, the fishmen abandoned their other ships, with only the Vinegar Jar Pirates’ flagship leaving alive, their entire strength had decreased massively.
“Should I chase them down?” Yan Ding returned to ask Hun Tong.
Hun Tong was gloomy, “No. This damned fishmen will be thornier in the sea. Don’t forget, there is also that giant fishman.”
To him it seemed that although the old fishman elder was dead, there was still Er Gua Zi, the naga priestess, and then that giant fishman emerged.
The fishmen had three gold levels, the same amount as the humans.
Although Hun Tong had a clone with gold level military strength, Song Shou wouldn’t fight to the death in the ocean.
He was also in a terrible state and needed to recuperate.
“After this battle, the Blue Green Coral fishman clan will be greatly wounded.”
“Although trouble will be left behind, in the future, Two Eyes Island will become an imperial maritime transportation hub.”
“With the imperial navy protecting it, there is no need to fear such a minor fishman clan.”
“Now the most important thing is to salvage the treasures.”
“With money, I can put things into order and rebuild Two Eyes Island’s foundation firmly.”
Thinking of that, Hun Tong made plans. He glanced at Yan Ding and said, “Actually, aren’t you going to hunt down that necromancer?”
“didn’t you say at the auction that he was your prey?”
Yan Ding shook his head, calmly watching the Iron Lump gradually disappear into the horizon, “Don’t worry, by placing a long line, you can catch a big fish.”
Finally, a heavy curtain dropped and the battle for Two Eyes Island ended.
The deep sea.
“It should be safe here. The clansmen left behind didn’t find any pursuers.” Er Gua Zi said to the naga priestess.
The naga priestess nodded, “Then count the people.”
The Frozen Land Whale slowly stopped, then issued a low wail.
Its body had an immense wound, it had been hastily treated and was still oozing blood.
Fishmen were dead and wounded.
The old fishman elder was dead; now Er Gua Zi was the clan’s sole gold level, and he was unwilling to become the new clan elder.
The fishmen put the gravely injured together.
After the naga priestess finished praying, she used a large scale healing divine spell.
She believed in the Charming Blue Goddess and wasn’t good at healing. However, gods were omnipotent and possessed healing divine spells.
After healing, the fishmen’s injuries were greatly alleviated.
Although they were universally injured, the condition of those injuries had improved a lot.
“Praise be to my God!”
“Thank you Lord Priestess.”
“Thank you for saving my father’s life!”
The fishmen used the fishman language to express their gratitude.
Clerics possessed the strongest healing skills and could easily obtain prestige.
Like now, it was just one healing spell, yet it gave the naga priestess widespread love and respect.
The naga priestess couldn’t hide her exhaustion as she deeply sighed, “This is all I can do.”
During the retreat, she was worried that there were pursuers and had been saving divine power.
Now that they were relatively safe, she used a divine spell to heal the fishmen.
Although these fishmen were not her clansmen, and she wasn’t a fishman, but a naga, they shared the same religion.
Many times, religion could step over racial barriers and believers could have a family-like relationship/
The initial tally quickly got results.
At least 70% of the Blue Green Coral fishman clan was dead. Almost all of those left were old, weak, and sick.
The losses were disastrous.
The old fishman clan elder had died in battle.
The fishman clan’s plan of retaking their homeland had failed and they were faced with viler environment to survive in.
The seafloor was no utopia, prey and hunters frequently changed places.
“According to the clan’s current strength, our originally seafloor habitat cannot be defended. We plan to migrate to the Holy City, what do you think of this plan Lord Priestess?” Er Gua Zi asked the naga priestess for guidance.
His Vinegar Jar Pirates only had their flagship left and had been devastated more completely.
The naga priestess nodded, “Your clan can live outside it, I will make arrangements.”
Although there was an element of exploitation, the naga priestess’ sympathy wasn’t fake.
Er Gua Zi coughed, to receive the naga priestess’ aid was good new for the clan.
He gave his thanks, “Hun Tong changed too quickly. Thanks to your Lordship Priestess’ retreat order, we were able to evacuate on time and preserve the sparks of the clan. Otherwise, we might have been wiped out utterly.”
The naga priestess squeezed out a smile, “That wasn’t me.”
“Rather that was the command the Lord Divine Envoy personally issued to me!”
“Fortunately, with him, my mission hadn’t failed.”
“In the future, if you have the chance, you should express your gratitude to him.”
Er Gua Zi’s mind shook, “Are you talking about that giant fishman?”
“Yes.” The naga priestess confirmed.
To the side, Peng Ding Zi couldn’t restrain himself and bellowed his grievances, “Since the Divine Envoy was hiding on the seabed, why didn’t he act earlier? Perhaps if he entered the battle earlier, we might have retaken our homeland.”
The naga priestess coldly snorted and her complexion instantly sank, “Fishman, pay attention to your wording.”
“Everything is within my God’s plans!
“With our superficial vision, how can we see through the chaos clearly?”
“This is the outcome my God has bestowed.”
“You have the impertinence to call it into question?!”
By the time the naga priestess said the second sentence, Peng Din Zi was kneeling on the ground.
The naga priestess’ ruthless rebuke caused the surrounding fishmen to change their looks.
One after the other, the fishmen denounced Peng Ding Zi.
Peng Din Zi knew things were bad, and he kowtowed in a flurry, showing his repentance.
Finally, Er Gua Zi stepped forward and heavily punished Peng Ding Zi, alleviating the naga priestess’ expression and mood.
The Iron Lump floated in the ocean.
“No pursuers.” Cang Xu let out a breath, bringing the investigating ghosts back into his body.
This was the effect of the necromancy spell – Ghostly Possession.
“Tell me about yourself, Miss Qing Xin.” Cang Xu looked at Qing Xin next to him.
They were the only two on the side of the ship.
Whether it was the dwarfs or the humans, all of them were detained inside the hold.
The alchemy puppets were patrolling everywhere.
Cang Xu was barely able to control the Iron Lump.
Qing Xin didn’t answer, instead she unconsciously lowered her voice as she asked, “Zi Di?”
To gain Qing Xin’s trust, Cang Xu had shown up to help her while Zi Di had used a communication device to talk to Qing Xin.
Cang Xu replied, “She is in a safe place. Two Eyes Island is too chaotic, we cannot have her take risks.”
At this time, Cang Xu’s communication device transmitted Zi Di’s voice, “Older sister Qing Xin, I am listening.”
Qing Xin nodded, and warmth filled her face, “Surely you must be curious why I am not afraid of necromancers and instead decided to board the same ship as you.”
“Zi Di, how much do you know of your father?”