Chapter 689: Chapter 557, Covering Strike Chapter 689: Chapter 557, Covering Strike The two ghosts dispersed instantly and flew out of the cave to begin their search.
Before long, Xiao Xiao and Glenda flew back.
“We found a human head below.”
“Let's get out of here.”
Back on the deck, the head was hauled up. The rest of the body had been cleanly nibbled away by fish, only this head remained, wedged in the rocks, uneaten.
[Communicate with the dead] was cast, and the head opened its eyes.
Wu Heng asked, “Who conducted the ritual that killed you?”
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle~!
The head spat out a large amount of mud and sand, its speech unclear, “Blood Clan, I heard someone calling him 'Emeka' the young master.”
“How many of them came?”
“A total of three ships, they brought quite a few of the Blood Clan, possibly hundreds.”
Wu Heng continued, “Do you know their following plan?”
The body replied, “To find other stone coffins.”
“This stone coffin, is it the first one they have opened?”
“The first one!”
The final question.
“In the Blood Clan, what is the highest level?”
“Not sure!”
After answering five questions, the body closed its eyes for good.
But the investigation was already clear.
Not only them, a fleet of the Blood Clan had arrived at the Emerald Sea as well.
And their purpose, contrary to ours, was to rescue everyone from the stone coffins.
Philippa came over and asked, “Someone is competing with us for the job?”
“There is a team from the Blood Clan, different from us, they come to save people,” Wu Heng explained.
“Then let's hurry over and stop them.”
“Yes, let's move to the third location. Don't show any lights outside on the way, so as not to draw attention.”
“Alright!”
After giving the instructions.
They set off again for the third location.
The next day, at noon.
Thick clouds shrouded the sky above the small island.
Below the clouds, figures of the Blood Clan, draped in cloaks, bustled about non-stop.
Inside the hastily constructed wooden shed.
A Blood Clan member in an old-fashioned dress suit opened his wide mouth, revealing sharp tusks as he firmly bit into the throat of a slave.
He drank deeply from the blood.
The slave's struggling movements gradually weakened, and eventually his limbs dropped, his body went limp.
The Blood Clan threw the body aside and, with a pristine handkerchief, wiped the blood from his lips.
His movements were slow and graceful.
“Nothing beats fresh blood,” he said with satisfaction.
Across from him, another of the Blood Clan, having watched him finish the blood, said, “Lilith still controls the Blood Clan. You must conceal your identity when you return, or she may make things difficult if she gets the leverage.”
“We know what to do, just a little maneuvering and regaining control of the church will make her position less unassailable,” the old-dressed Blood Clan said flatly.
“Our family has been suppressed too harshly, we can hardly bear it anymore.”
“She will pay for her past decisions.”
As they conversed, an elderly servant came over and bowed respectfully, “Master, the ritual is ready and can begin at any time.”
“Proceed with the ritual then!”
The two members of the Blood Clan stood up and walked to the center.
Several slaves, forced to kneel in front of the stone coffin, waited as the old servant announced the start of the ritual.
Sharp daggers slit the slaves' throats.
Blood gushed out generously.
It pooled and flowed towards the stone coffin.
Creak~!
The seam of the stone coffin loosened, and the lid flung open, revealing a pale-faced, long-haired member of the Blood Clan inside.
Roar~!
The Blood Clan member inside the coffin let out an angry roar.
Venting his suppressed emotions.
The old-fashioned dressed Blood Clan said softly, “Calm down. Emeka has released us. Save your anger for Lilith and her kin.”
“Lilith? I'll make her feel the pain of loneliness and hunger,” came the reply.
“Alright! Gather yourself, pick a slave you like, have a full meal, then we'll go rescue Akulina.”
The Blood Clan stepped out of the coffin.
Picking up a slave, he bit through the throat.
The other slaves, terrified, trembled and curled up.
Just as they were about to continue,
Someone spoke up, “There is an Association ship approaching.”
Everyone was startled.
Though they spoke of seeking revenge against Lilith, their first need was to hide.
To slowly recover and seek opportunities from the shadows.
“How many?”
“Just one, it's coming this way, flying the flags of the Association and Gold and Silver Island.”
“Sink it, and if there are survivors, capture them for the sacrifice.”
“Got it!”
On the deck.
Wu Heng brought out the machine cannon and ordered the skeleton warriors to prepare for battle.
They hadn't gone straight to the third location last night.
Instead, they used the Emerald Sand Table to confirm the position of the Blood Clan's ships and headed straight there.
Catching them first was the most direct way to solve the problem, whether they had taken the second coffin or not.
“Ships coming this way, three of them, no flags unfurled,” Philippa shouted.
Wu Heng glanced at the deck, where there were not many people.
Only a few were scattered about, preparing the ship's equipment.
“Philippa, command the attack,” Wu Heng said.
Philippa acknowledged the order and then shouted, “Take them down for me!”
Boom! Boom! Boom~!
The machine cannon began spitting flames, the ship's body shattering where the shells passed, sending splinters of wood flying.
The sniper rifles began picking off the lookouts and those operating the equipment.
The machine guns swept across in continuous fire.
In the cries and the scramble for escape, the enemies falling into the water were attacked by carrion sharks, torn into pieces.
There was no suspense in the battle.
When the gunfire ceased, the sea was littered with broken planks.
“Awesome!” Philippa exclaimed with a pumped fist.
On the island.
The Blood Clan had their eyes wide open at this time.
They watched the unfolding scene before them in horror.
No one spoke, just staring blankly as the Association's ship approached again.
Had the Association developed so quickly during their exile?
Had they already developed such a powerful Special Item, or was it some other particular device?
Lucky we didn't board the ship to join in the attack.
“Let's stay on the island and wait for them to come ashore,” someone suggested.
Glenda returned, merging back into Wu Heng's body.
The situation on the island was also shared in Wu Heng's mind.
Two level 18 Blood Clan members, one level 15, and then there were those of level 5 and 10.
Wu Heng furrowed his brow.
Are the Blood Clan this strong?!
Two level 18s and one level 15.
Outside, those would definitely be top-tier forces.
He looked up at the small island covered with dark clouds and could vaguely see the Blood Clan members standing on the island.
In daylight, the combat strength of the Blood Clan would be significantly reduced as they needed to shield themselves from the sunlight.
At night, however, the fighting power of the Blood Clan would increase.
This is why they called themselves Children of the Night.
“They are all hiding on the island, with no intention of attacking. Should we move in? They seem pretty cowardly,” Philippa communicated through the Tamed Beast after observing the situation on the island.
“No rush, they have high-level professionals; let's not make a move yet,” Wu Heng said.
“Then what do we do?”
“Bombard them first.”
“What?” Philippa asked, curious.
Wu Heng waved his hand casually, and a huge stone door with a crack appeared at his side, still connected to the door of the Hidden Arsenal Cave.
Above were mounted grenade launcher tubes.
Next to the tubes stood Skeleton Warriors holding grenades, silently waiting.
“Target the center of the island, adjust the angle, ready for a covering strike,” Wu Heng ordered directly.
The Skeleton Warriors immediately got to work.
Adjusting the angle of the tubes, aiming at the distant island.
“Begin the bombardment!”
Boom! Boom! Boom~!
The dense launching sounds filled the air as grenade after grenade tore through the sky towards the island ahead.
Then came a series of deafening explosions.
Grenades rained down on the island like torrential rain, with fire soaring skyward and smoke billowing.
Trees snapped, earth and rocks scattered.
The island was enveloped in flames and smoke.
The Blood Clan members, who had been lurking on the island, were swallowed by the explosions, and in the blink of an eye, most were injured or killed, their limbs torn apart and scattered.
Roar~!
“Follow me, let's break out and take a ship to get out of here,” a Blood Clan member roared.
“Board their ship,” the rest of the Blood Clan roared back, with bloodlust and anger glowing in their eyes.
Tap! Tap! Tap~!
The remaining Blood Clan began to sprint rapidly.
Nearing the coast, their black bat wings instantly unfurled, like ghosts soaring into the sky, braving the fierce sun overhead, and descending en masse towards the Association's ship.
But as they took to the sky and saw the mass of Skeletons on the ship,
their brows furrowed again.
Necromancer Attendant?
Bang! Bang! Bang~!
In the midst of their pondering, the sounds of explosions rang out again.
The Skeletons' weapons spat out tongues of flame, sweeping at the oncoming figures.
Thud! Thud! Thud~!
In an instant, many Blood Clan members were pierced through their bodies and wings.
They splashed into the water one after another, making a shimmering sound.
The sharks began circling, Biting at the bodies that had fallen into the water.
Sigh~!
“Split up and run!” a Blood Clan member shouted.
The two level 18 Blood Clan, along with a level 15, instantly fled in three different directions.
Wu Heng tossed the Evil Sword to Glenda, “Go kill one, and let the Ghost consume it directly.”
Glenda took up the sword and charged forward.
“Snipers, aim at that one, fire,” Wu Heng directed one of them.
The snipers on the ship quickly turned their direction, lining up their sights with another figure in the sky, and fired.
Wu Heng then controlled the machine cannon, targeting the last one.
Sword glow and fire tongues flared across the sky.
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