Chapter 3635: Looking for Trouble
Chapter 3635: Looking for Trouble
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Meng Qingyu and Cao Ge exchanged a glance, and both saw the excitement in each other’s eyes.
At this rate, it was estimated that in less than an hour, all the ships would be fully loaded with blue ore. They would be able to return to port before nightfall, and by then, whether submitting the resources or selling them, their fleet reputation would surely skyrocket.
The selection for the Empire royal family Chamber of Commerce mission could be completed today!
They would soon obtain the god bestowed upon them by the Empire at the ship’s prow!
After being in the game for so long, the Tier 1 mission was finally about to be completed.
Cao Ge could not help but sigh inwardly.
No wonder Fang Heng had been advancing at an astonishing speed ever since entering the game.
The assistance from the zombies was simply too great.
Just as he was thinking, a crew member hurried over and reported, "Report! Pirate ships from the Skeleton Guild have been spotted approaching! There are a lot of enemies!"
The Skeleton Guild! They had indeed come!
Cao Ge’s heart stirred. He turned to look at the distant sea where dark dots were gradually appearing. There was not the slightest fear in his eyes, only a hint of anticipation.
Meng Qingyu took out a telescope. Seeing the vast number of ships on the sea in the distance—no fewer than a hundred—he curled his lips into a slight smile.
"They brought quite a lot. With this scale, the Skeleton Guild pirate crew must have come out in full force, right?"
Cao Ge could not help but laugh, "Heh, they really aren’t afraid of death."
If it had been in the past, they would never have come to this Sapphire Island to mine ore, and if they had seen the Skeleton Pirate Crew out at sea, they would definitely have turned around and fled immediately.
But now, things were different.
They had someone powerful backing them.
Seeing the entire Skeleton Pirate Crew mobilize, the two of them were instead extremely eager and filled with anticipation.
These people had come to deliver themselves again.
Another big wave of ships and materials as income.
Fang Heng also sensed a group of pirates rapidly approaching from afar. He stopped operating the alchemy magic array and quickly flew toward the deck.
"The pirates still dare to come?"
Cao Ge said, "These pirates live on the edge of the blade. As long as there’s profit, they’ll take the risk. If we don’t hit them hard, they won’t be afraid."
The vice-captain, Howell, was very worried.
He did not know where everyone else’s confidence came from. Looking at the fast-approaching ships in the distance, he said, "Commander, that ship belongs to the leader of the Skeleton pirates. It has the blessing of a god and won’t be easy to deal with."
"They possess long-range attack capabilities. If they get close and enter firing range, our ships may be damaged."
Howell glanced at Fang Heng and asked quietly, "Should we evade first?"
"No need. I’ll handle it. You all stay and continue transporting the ore."
With that, Fang Heng slowly levitated into the air and swiftly flew toward the center of the sea ahead.
Meanwhile, on the Skeleton Pirates’ flagship.
The leader, Drank, observed the ships docked at the edge of Sapphire Island through a telescope.
Hmm?
Were these people still transporting resources from the island?
That was strange.
They had clearly discovered them, yet they were doing nothing and were still mining openly?
Were they really not taking them seriously at all?
Drank felt ignored, and a trace of anger rose in his heart.
"Great Commander."
Dilia lowered her telescope and said softly, "Their actions are strange. There may be a trap. We must be cautious."
She could not understand what Meng Qingyu and the others were planning, but she felt an intense sense of unease.
Drank also felt uneasy but did not show it. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Pass the order. Accelerate and close in. No need to communicate. Once within range, open fire and blast them all to pieces!"
"Yes!"
The pirates immediately mobilized. The magical crystal cannons on the ships began charging in advance, their muzzles aimed at the ships docked at the island’s edge, waiting to fire as soon as they entered range.
Suddenly, a lookout on the sentry tower shouted, "Report! An unknown flying object spotted at the three o’clock direction ahead!"
An unknown flying object?
Everyone was puzzled and looked up at the sky.
A person?
High-tier mages from the magic guild could fly in the air.
But they rarely acted alone like this.
Flying with spells was very slow, and it easily made them a target.
Yet the figure seemed to be flying very high—only a black dot could be seen.
Because it was too high, it had even avoided their effective attack range.
Drank snorted, "What’s there to fear? Just a mage! Activate the magic barrier first!"
"Yes!"
A magic barrier appeared around the ship, enveloping and protecting it.
At that moment, Fang Heng was hovering high above the ships. Seeing the magic shields surrounding nearly a hundred pirate ships below, he shook his head lightly.
The structure of the magic shields was quite good.
But unfortunately, the mages on the ships were too low level. In theory, he only needed a single elemental cannon to completely shatter them.
However, that would damage the ships, and repairing them would take too much time and effort.
They still needed these pirate ships to transport more ore later.
After a brief thought, Fang Heng flipped his wrist, and a stack of sealing rune papers appeared in his hand. He scattered them forward.
"Bang! Bang bang bang!!!"
Lickers burst out from the exploding sealing rune papers and fell toward the pirate ships below. As they descended, they rapidly entered a state of division.
Below, on the ships, the pirates suddenly noticed that the black dots in the sky had multiplied.
"What is that?!"
Looking closely, they saw black shadows falling like raindrops from the sky.
The shadows grew larger and larger.
As the pirates gradually saw their appearance clearly, they were shocked.
"Monsters! They’re monsters! Enemy attack!"
The Skeleton Pirates had a long history, occupying the bay for hundreds of years and fighting countless battles, yet they had never encountered an attack coming from the sky.
The ships began to slow down, and the pirates raised their weapons to fight back.
The Lickers landed on the outer spell defensive barriers of the ships and immediately slashed at them with their claws.
The barrier was mainly effective against spells and had very limited defense against pure physical attacks. Combined with the Lickers’ terrifying strength, after just two strikes, cracks spread across the barrier.
The two mages controlling the barrier were shocked.
They watched as the barrier’s energy dropped from full to near zero in less than a second.
The energy was being consumed too quickly—so fast that they had no time to replenish the energy crystals.
"Bang! Bang bang!!"
With the Lickers’ third strike, the outer defensive barrier shattered completely.
The Lickers fell directly onto the deck and swiftly lunged at the surrounding pirates.