518: Chapter 518 The Sea Clan's Actions

After understanding the basic situation of this Jiu Ying, Long Yuan thought for a moment. He left a Clone in the military tent to continue commanding the overall battle, while he himself threw out a qilin war chariot and flew towards the Zhoushan Delta. That was precisely the landing point for the Great Powers of the Sea Race like Jiu Ying. It could be said that the actions of the Sea Race were an open book from the start; they didn't deign to play any underhanded tricks, or perhaps they simply weren't capable of it. In their view, strength was their greatest reliance, while the Human Race was merely a group of weak opponents who could no longer compete with them. Now that the Sea Race was counterattacking the land, they intended to claim supremacy over the Blue Star!

Surging seawater poured back into the Nanyue River, crashing against the jagged rocks on the banks and kicking up spray that filled the sky. Jiu Ying hovered atop the largest wave, his gaze disdainful as he pointed forward and shouted, "From now on, this land is my private domain! Anyone who dares to be disobedient shall be killed without mercy!"

"May our King unite the Blue Star, for thousands of autumns and tens of thousands of years, with a lifespan equal to the heavens!" the Sea Race members shouted.

"Hahahaha..." Jiu Ying laughed wildly towards the sky, though his laughter sounded like a baby's crying, sending shivers down the spines of all who heard it.

Long Yuan had been watching them through the Heavenly Eye. Seeing Jiu Ying's appearance, he couldn't help but feel it was somewhat absurd, as if a human child were crying out to dominate the Blue Star; no matter how he looked at it, something felt off.

At this moment, a burly man with dozens of wriggling tentacles coiled on his head stepped forward and asked, "My King, shall we begin attacking the human cities now?"

"No rush. The Human Race has always been treacherous and cunning, and they are skilled at defending cities. Forcibly attacking will only increase the losses of our cannon fodder!" Jiu Ying snorted.

"My King is wise! Then what should we do?" the burly man quickly asked.

"First, let each clan send some members to feign attacks on the coastal cities to draw the Human Race's attention. The main forces of each clan will secretly infiltrate the inland through the Nanyue River. We will strike directly into their heartland, and then turn back to crush their cities one by one. We will surely achieve a great victory!" Jiu Ying said loudly.

"Wow!!!" The Great Powers of the Sea Race listened with gleaming eyes and couldn't help but exclaim. This plan sounded very reliable; it was truly worthy of being proposed by Jiu Ying. Why couldn't they think of it themselves?

Furthermore, while Jiu Ying appeared arrogant on the surface, he was extremely cautious in his actions. He even knew to use feint attacks to draw fire while infiltrating the enemy's heartland to cause destruction. If such a strategy hadn't been witnessed by Long Yuan, anyone else would likely have fallen for it!

It could be said that there must be wisdom regarding warfare within Jiu Ying's Legacy; otherwise, where could a young cub like him have learned it?

"Our King is possessed of literary grace and martial virtue; may the Sea Race flourish!" everyone chanted in unison.

"Hahahaha... According to the positions of these eight nearby cities, assign eight clans to feign attacks. Watch out for their arrows, Xuan Guns, and Mystic Cannons, and wait for a pincer attack from both sides!" Jiu Ying ordered.

"We obey our King's command!"

Soon, the Sea Loach Clan, Green Crab Clan, Pistol Shrimp Clan, Sea Catfish Clan, Sea Snake Clan, Spearfish Clan, Sailfish Clan, and Sea Octopus Clan each sent some members to attack the eight level-three cities of the Nanyue Base. Meanwhile, their main forces secretly slipped into the Nanyue River and began heading upstream towards the inland... In Fengyang City, Geng Yun, He Hao, Qi Da, Tong Jingshan, Bai Pu, and Bai Shan, along with the Clan Chiefs of the Five Great Families of Fengyang—Ye Yuhuang, Qin Fu Yi, Luo Pingchuan, Zhang Zhong, and Wang Chaoqi—all stood together on the eastern city wall. They were tensely watching a massive light screen atop the wall. This light screen was transmitted by the Qilin Battle Team, and the images on it showed the coastal area of Fengyang. If there were any unusual movements, they would know very quickly.

"I don't know when the Sea Race will show up; it's truly agonizing!" He Hao sighed, stroking his beard. As the president of the Fengyang Artifact Refining Guild, he had been frantically busy lately, nearly emptying the guild's entire fortune. All the Profound Weapons in stock, as well as those forged from all available Materials, had been brought out to support the defenders. Now, he had only one thought in his mind—waiting for death!

That's right, waiting for death!

This thought was not his alone but shared by the vast majority of people, because no one believed that Fengyang City could truly be held. How could a tiny level-three base city possibly block the surging Sea Race?

Many people had seen videos of the Snow Eagle Country, War Bear Country, and Flying Lion Country fighting against the Sea Race. The level of brutality was so extreme that one wouldn't dare to watch it a second time. Although there were reports that the Great Ming had temporarily repelled their attacks in battles at the Shanhai Pass and Linhai City, those were achievements made by concentrating the high-end combat power of the entire Great Ming. What kind of combat power could Fengyang have?

Once the Sea Race attacks, we'll just try to kill a few more sea beasts; we absolutely cannot let them get the upper hand... "It's better if they don't come! What's so agonizing about that?" Qi Da teased.

"That's true, but isn't it said that a Pistol Shrimp Clan from the Sea Race is already nearing our Fengyang?" He Hao said.

"Indeed! I find it strange—why does the Qilin Battle Team speak with such conviction? Can they really obtain such valuable information in a timely manner?" Qi Da said.

Beside them, Geng Yun spoke up, "Everyone must trust the news from the Qilin Battle Team! If even their information is inaccurate, then no information is accurate!"

"Oh? Geng County, you have such trust in the Qilin Battle Team. Could it be that you know something? Why have I heard that the leader and members of the Qilin Battle Team are just a group of teenagers?" Qi Da asked.

"Yeah, why would Southern Yue City send a group of teenagers to help us defend? Has everyone else really run out?" Bai Pu couldn't help but chime in.

Geng Yun smiled and said, "There's no need for everyone to worry too much! Southern Yue City has its reasons for sending them to help us. Do you all know what happened yesterday?"

"What happened?" Bai Pu asked curiously.

The leader of the Qilin Battle Team's drone unit, Nangong Jidi, killed over five hundred members of the Wolf Clan all by himself, protecting the student battle team from Fengyang No. 1 High School so they could return safely!" Geng Yun said solemnly.

"What?! That powerful?!!" Bai Pu cried out in shock. This was the first time he had heard this news, and others who had just heard it were also stunned. Was this young Nangong Jidi really that fierce?

Ye Yuhuang laughed loudly and said, "You wouldn't expect it, would you? This matter is absolutely true. If it weren't for Nangong Jidi's intervention, I'm afraid my son Ye He would have perished at the hands of the Wolf King. The situation at the time was incredibly perilous, but Nangong Jidi wiped out the entire Wolf Clan using only a single drone. Later, he even collected their corpses and flew back!"

"Collected the wolf corpses and flew back?!"

"Indeed. It's said that Nangong Jidi has a set of mecha that allows him to fly in the sky, giving him a massive aerial advantage!" Ye Yuhuang said emphatically.

"Heavens..."

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