World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 793 - 383: Heavy casualties! Yan Mo’s heart is bleeding!_2

Chapter 793: 383: Heavy casualties! Yan Mo’s heart is bleeding!_2

Suo Lun Fleet was ready for the second round of chain shot.

"Fire, fire, fire!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

The second round of chain shot attacks roared in, casting shadows across the sky, followed once again by the howling sounds of ghostly cries and wolf-like wails.

In just a few seconds, two hundred chain shots whistled toward their targets.

Then, once more, it was hell.

Everywhere the chain shot passed, whether it be pirates, sails, or masts, all were viciously severed.

"Ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, ahhh..."

A series of pitiful screams rose and fell one after another.

Of course, these screams were not from the pirates who were hit; they died instantly and couldn’t scream in agony.

It was the surviving pirates beside the mangled corpses who were letting out terrified wails.

These pirates didn’t fear death, especially the Rock Pirates, who actively pursued it.

So before every battle, these pirates would mutilate themselves with knives. Even if they were cut in combat, they would laugh, lick their own blood, and even swallow the flesh from their wounds.

But that was because they were familiar with that kind of battle, that they revered it.

And now, everything had turned into the unknown.

They hadn’t even seen the enemy before they were reduced to chunks of flesh and broken bodies.

Anyone, no matter how brave, would feel fear in the face of the unknown!

...

The Rock Demon Fleet, as huge as it was, was already making quick and agile maneuvers on the battlefield.

But it still took more than half an hour.

During this time, Suo Lun seized the golden opportunity, attacking like a ravenous beast, unleashing attack after attack.

Stimulated by their success, the gunners’ blood boiled, reducing the interval between cannon volleys.

In just over half an hour, they unleashed eight rounds of cannon fire.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Eight rounds of chain shot attacks, at a distance of three to four hundred meters.

The scene was unimaginable.

In this relatively stationary state, the gunners’ performance improved, their shots becoming increasingly accurate.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Each cannonade took countless lives, destroying an untold number of warships.

Rock Demon’s heart was bleeding. He had even closed his eyes, refusing to acknowledge the horrendous casualties.

Moreover, the flagship he stood upon had the misfortune of being singled out by three separate chain shots.

Each time, he leaped up fiercely, sword in hand, chopping through the iron chain in the middle of the chain shot.

But how many in the army had martial skills as high as his? Only he alone!

Nevertheless, even at this moment, Rock Demon harbored no regrets in his heart.

In his mind, there was only one thought,

"Suo Lun, just you wait, wait for me to complete the maneuver, wait for my fleet’s wings to successfully flank you, wait for me to surround you completely, and you’re destined for a dead end!"

Although Suo Lun currently had the upper hand, Rock Demon still scorned him in his heart.

Right now, Rock Demon’s fleet was maneuvering to flank Suo Lun’s fleet on both wings. Anyone could see his intentions.

So, Suo Lun should be seizing this golden opportunity to quickly retreat, to once again widen the distance between the two fleets. Then to replay the chasing battle again.

Everyone knows that distance is Suo Lun’s greatest weapon.

As long as the distance was increased, Suo Lun could always take the initiative to attack, while Yan Mo would never be able to hit Suo Lun.

But Suo Lun was too greedy. He seized the opportunity when the Yan Mo Fleet was almost at a standstill and crazily bombarded them with chain shot cannons, trying to maximize his combat achievements.

Yan Mo thought of an animal, a python!

A python had finally caught a huge prey, bigger than its own body. It should have escaped immediately, because other companions of the prey were about to rush over.

But the python couldn’t bear to let go; it swallowed the prey larger than itself alive and then couldn’t move anymore.

Soon, the companions of the prey arrived, and the python, with its stomach swollen several times over, couldn’t escape and was easily killed by the companions of the prey.

Now, Yan Mo was using the Central Army Fleet as bait to keep the Suo Lun Fleet from leaving, and then sending out the Rock Pirate Fleet from both flanks to encircle them.

Although the process was agonizing and completely passive, once the encirclement from both flanks was completed, Yan Mo believed Suo Lun’s doom would arrive because he had lost his greatest weapon, distance!

Standing on the high mast, Yan Mo saw that both flanking fleets, totaling more than five hundred warships, had completely detached from the Central Army, finished their maneuver, and began to encircle the Suo Lun Fleet.

Yan Mo took a deep breath and sneered in his heart, "Short-sighted and greedy Suo Lun, you’re finished!"

At that moment, a Rock Thief Island Master approached and said, "My King, we have roughly tallied our casualties."

Yan Mo asked, "How many?"

The Rock Thief Island Master replied, "Three hundred warships are damaged, among which more than two hundred have almost lost control and completely lost their battle capabilities. The remaining hundred have severely damaged sails, greatly affected in speed. As for human casualties, over ten thousand, almost all dead, with a few seriously injured unlikely to survive."

Upon hearing this, Yan Mo felt like spitting blood.

And his heart was bleeding!

The battle had started for just a mere three hours, and he had already lost more than twenty percent of his warships and more than ten percent of his navy.

Yet the Suo Lun Fleet remained entirely unscathed!

Even more, the Yan Mo Fleet hadn’t even had a chance to launch an attack.

"Flanks, full speed encircle, encircle!" Yan Mo roared furiously, "Once we’ve completed the encirclement, Suo Lun will be utterly doomed, doomed!"

...

At this moment, more than a thousand li to the north!

Lord Haigang, the Island Master of Yingzhou, was leading the Yingzhou Island Main Fleet majestically southward.

Although the scale of his fleet couldn’t compare to Yan Mo’s one hundred thousand navy, it was still imposing!

At that time, he stood leisurely at the bow, admiring the beautiful, majestic yet monotone seascape.

Next to him, Hai Wuyan and Hai Na’er appeared restless and rather agitated.

"What’s the rush? Isn’t the scenery of this great sea exquisitely beautiful? Why not calm down and take it in?" said Lord Haigang.

Hai Wuyan said, "Father, we are moving too slowly. With the Yan Mo Fleet being so fierce and outnumbering Suo Lun by several times, by the time we arrive, the battle will have already ended, and Suo Lun will have been completely annihilated."

Lord Haigang replied, "Don’t worry, it won’t be so fast. Suo Lun is cunning; although he can’t win, he knows how to escape. Didn’t he drag your fleets around for days and nights during the last great sea battle? When our fleet arrives, we’ll just be in time to cut off Suo Lun’s retreat and deal the fatal blow. Don’t forget, our purpose in joining this battle is to take advantage of the situation, to seize the Chaos Stone Salt Field, Magic Mirror Secret Island, and Fire Oil Secret Island."

And just then, a black dot suddenly appeared in the sky. It was a Griffin Beast, approaching from far away.

Finally, when it flew over the fleet, Lord Haigang saw clearly the person on the griffin, the ever-young and fairy-like Zhen Yan Princess.

Lord Haigang said, "The humble citizen of the outskirts pays respects to Her Highness the Princess. Truly admirable composure, even at this time you remain calm and collected, with a serene demeanor."

The implication was that Suo Lun was about to perish, and you, Zhi Yan, are also about to do so, yet you still present the posture of a transcendental fairy for whom to see?

Although Lord Haigang was very cunning, he was genuinely bitter and resentful about Suo Lun’s previous rudeness. Now facing Suo Lun, a man doomed to die, he couldn’t help but utter sarcastic words, which was really unlike his usual demeanor.

In the face of Lord Haigang’s sarcasm, Zhen Yan Princess seemed as if she didn’t understand and instead asked, "Why have you come, Lord Haigang? Is it to fulfill the alliance and lead the fleet to join forces with my grand army to strike at Yan Mo?"

"Hahahahaha..." Lord Haigang laughed and said, "Your Highness the Princess, I just can’t seem to remember us ever having an alliance. Could it be that I have forgotten? Or is it that Your Highness is delusional?"

Zhen Yan Princess asked, "If Lord Haigang is not here to honor an alliance and support our army, then what brings you here?"

Lord Haigang said, "Suo Lun has been acting perversely with wild ambition, angering both the heavens and the people, pointed at by thousands. Although I am a humble citizen of the outskirts, I must heed the call of His Highness Zhi Li to enforce justice on behalf of heaven. I have already signed the Edict Against Treason, and the purpose of leading my troops here is to subdue Suo Lun, to eradicate this rebel!"

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Note: The first update is here. I’m taking a train home this afternoon. Thank you, everyone. I’m begging for your support!