World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 795 - 384: Yan Mo, you’re finished!_2

Chapter 795: 384: Yan Mo, you’re finished!_2

Zhi Yan didn’t speak and rode the griffin far away.

Hai Gang roared furiously, "The fleet, change direction and head directly south at full speed."

Hai Wuyan said, "Not going to seize Chaos Stone Salt Field in advance? No longer taking a detour to cut off Suo Lun’s route from behind?"

"No, no, full speed ahead to eliminate Suo Lun, eradicate his fleet completely," Hai Gang shouted hoarsely.

Originally, he just wanted to take advantage of the chaos to loot, not wanting to exert much effort in battle, just intending to seize as many benefits as possible.

According to his plan, he was prepared to first capture the Chaos Stone Salt Field, then take a detour to catch Suo Lun off-guard from behind, dealing the final blow to an enemy already down.

Although he knew that whether it was the Chaos Stone Salt Field or Magic Mirror Secret Island, even if he dominated them with his troops, he couldn’t swallow them whole and would have to share the spoils with Zhi Li and Yan Mo later.

Moreover, as he would exert less effort in attacking Suo Lun, his share of the spoils would be smaller by default. But even a small share would be a huge bounty.

However, the words Suo Lun had Zhi Yan relay undoubtedly enraged him.

What about a guard dog? Not even worthy to be a guard dog; the Hai Family’s foundation would be destroyed by your hands.

If the words Suo Lun said were just unpleasant, that would have been acceptable; the key issue was that Suo Lun’s words struck a deep chord, even touching the depths of his soul.

Hai Gang was extremely intelligent, able to see through many things, and knew his own limitations.

But character determines fate, knowing is one thing, how to act is another.

Infuriated to the extreme by Suo Lun’s tirade, Hai Gang ripped off the mask of civility and fiercely ordered, full speed ahead to annihilate Suo Lun.

Originally, he was just waiting to hit a dog when it was down.

But now this drowning mad dog, Suo Lun, still had the audacity to talk back and bite him. Hai Gang wouldn’t mind getting a step ahead. Before Suo Lun had even fallen into the water, he’d break his limbs and spine, then kick him into the water to drown alive, venting his fury.

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On the battlefield of Tianshui City’s waters!

Yan Mo paid an immense price, nearly suffering heart-wrenching pain, as he forced his entire fleet to execute a change in formation on the battlefield.

The fifty-thousand Central Army fleet remained motionless, acting as bait to keep Suo Lun engaged. Another fifty-thousand Rock Pirate Fleet divided into left and right wings to encircle Suo Lun’s fleet from both sides.

This was an overt scheme, using a huge bait to set a trap.

Yan Mo was remarkable; seeing the tragic consequences of continuing the battle, he made a decisive call, like cutting off his own limb, sacrificing his Central Army to create a new opportunity in battle.

In his view, if Suo Lun was wise enough to overcome his own greed, then his overt scheme would be in vain.

As long as Suo Lun’s fleet decisively retreated after Yan Mo began the change in formation and continued heading south, always maintaining a certain distance from Yan Mo, then Yan Mo would have little chance of winning this naval battle.

As it turned out, Suo Lun couldn’t overcome his greed and remained in place, desperately bombarding the fleet, trying to swallow the tempting bait of Yan Mo’s Central Army.

After enduring more than half an hour of pounding, Yan Mo’s wing fleets finally completed their formation change, beginning to encircle Suo Lun from the left and right.

So, did things truly turn out as Yan Mo expected, with Suo Lun unable to conquer his heart of greed?

Indeed that was the case, at least by half!

When Yan Mo’s fleet began their formation change, Suo Lun faced a choice: start a full-speed retreat southward maintaining distance from Yan Mo’s fleet, denying him the chance of encirclement.

Or seize this golden opportunity to furiously bombard Yan Mo’s Central Army. Because during the formation change, Yan Mo’s Central Army was almost stationary, making it the most vulnerable moment for attack.

And the entire fleet was waiting for Suo Lun’s command, whether to head south at full speed or continue to bombard from the current position.

Going full speed southward, always maintaining a certain distance from Yan Mo’s fleet, would make the battle very secure, and barring accidents, they could secure final victory, but the outcomes wouldn’t be significant.

Because, after reaching a certain extent of damage, Yan Mo would certainly retreat. The loss of ships would be considerable, but the loss of personnel would be minimal.

After all, solid cannonballs and chain shots had limited lethality against the personnel aboard the ships.

However, staying in place for a frontal engagement could deal a heavy blow to Yan Mo’s fleet and secure maximum victory.

But once surrounded by Yan Mo’s fleet, there could be significant danger, even the risk of annihilation.

In the end, the gambler’s heart prevailed, and Suo Lun decided to stay in place, bombarding Yan Mo’s Central Army.

It wasn’t entirely because Suo Lun was greedy, wanting to create a greater casualty rate for Yan Mo’s Central Army.

It was because Suo Lun wanted an outcome, to know how to fight when the fleet came within five hundred meters, what the results with chain shots would be?

And even closer, within two to three hundred meters, what would the results with canister shots and grape shots be?

Without fighting, he would never know the outcome.

He knew that this was irrational, that he was taking great risks, but he still did it.

Many people were correct; there was always an impulsive devil in Suo Lun’s heart. Often, what decided his actions was an emotional impulse, not rationality.

Therefore, many people, including Hai Gang, said that Suo Lun would someday die because of this character trait.

Perhaps so, but Suo Lun definitely did not hope for it to be today!

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Yan Mo discovered that just as his two wing fleets completed their formation change and began the encirclement from the left and right, Suo Lun’s fleet instead started to break off and retreat!

At once, he burst out laughing and said, "Running now, too late! Having swallowed my poisonous bait and now you dream of escape!"

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