World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 804 - 388: Beat up Hai Gang, painfully regret and surrender!

Chapter 804: 388: Beat up Hai Gang, painfully regret and surrender!

Before, Lord Suo Lun was overjoyed when he heard that Haigang’s Fleet was moving southward. He even had the Zhi Yan Princess use reverse psychology to quicken Haigang’s descent. He did this to have Haigang quickly arrive at the battlefield and attack the Rock Demon from both the front and rear, aiming to annihilate them.

At that time, the Suo Lun Fleet had just begun using solid shot for long-range attacks. Despite achieving very ideal results and seeing hope for victory, he still felt that it might turn into a protracted war. Defeating the Rock Demon’s hundred-thousand-strong navy alone was challenging, and he needed Haigang’s forces.

In Suo Lun’s view, aside from some personal grievances, there was no conflict of interest between him and Haigang; in fact, there was strong complementarity.

On the contrary, there was a huge conflict of interest between Haigang and the Rock Demon. Therefore, when Haigang’s main fleet entered the battlefield and saw Suo Lun gaining the upper hand, he would definitely make a decisive move and pincer the Rock Demon from front and back, completely aligning with the Hai Family’s interests.

However, Suo Lun had underestimated the power of artillery in naval warfare.

He hadn’t expected that when the distance closed, the chain shots, grape shots, and canister shots would be so devastating. In just under a day, they nearly annihilated the entire Rock Demon force, while Haigang’s Fleet was still hundreds of miles away from the battlefield.

Thus, in thoroughly defeating the Rock Demon, Suo Lun didn’t need Haigang’s Fleet anymore.

When the Rock Demon led his own fleet to flee, Suo Lun thought of using Haigang’s main fleet to completely annihilate the Rock Demon.

Because the opportunity was too good, as the Rock Pirates’ ten thousand fleet collided head-on with Haigang’s main fleet.

With a life-and-death conflict of interest between the two, and with Suo Lun completely removed from the vicinity, Haigang would definitely seize this once-in-a-lifetime chance to obliterate the Rock Demon.

But...

Unexpectedly, the Rock Demon was so cunning, turning south and pretending to have Suo Lun completely surrounded, ready for a final annihilation.

And what Suo Lun least expected was that Haigang fell for it!

So, when he invited Haigang to jointly attack the Rock Demon, the response baffled Suo Lun!

The Rock Demon was clearly already defeated, nearly annihilated. But in Haigang’s eyes, Suo Lun was doomed.

Moreover, he aggressively rushed up, eager to obliterate Suo Lun.

The Rock Demon had laid such a simple trap, and Haigang had hurried right into it.

Seeing Suo Lun stunned, Haigang coldly sneered, "What? Lord Suo Lun, lost for words? Go back, no one can save you now. I always said, one day your character would be your own undoing. When you proudly trampled over my dignity at Yingzhou Island, your doom was already sealed. In this world, I was the only one who could save you, yet you pushed me away for the sake of your pride, severing the only road of alliance."

Suo Lun was speechless and said, "Lord Haigang, have you never considered the possibility that the Rock Demon might have been defeated?"

"Hahaha..." Haigang laughed loudly, "If you were that capable, Suo Lun, why would you need to seek an alliance with me that day, offering such a huge price and tolerating my extortion? And the funniest part is, you already paid a huge price but hesitated over those last Gold Coins, thereby cutting off your own way out. Now, desperate and hopeless, you think of asking me to save your life, and you even claim to have defeated the Rock Demon. Do you think I’m a fool?"

Suo Lun had never thought Haigang was a fool.

In fact, in his opinion, Haigang was a rare hero in recent decades, truly comparable to Ashimo.

Even though Haigang’s performance later disappointed him, leading him to call Haigang nothing more than a house dog, he still saw him as a brilliantly smart individual.

And now, he was truly at a loss for words.

Okay, Suo Lun had completely defeated the Rock Demon, and your disbelief, Haigang, was understandable.

But, there’s no conflict of interest between me and you, Haigang; on the contrary, you and the Rock Demon are in a fight to the death.

This rare opportunity for us to join forces and obliterate the Rock Demon was entirely reasonable.

Yet, you try to take me down instead. What the hell is that logic?

So, Suo Lun speechlessly said, "Lord Haigang, don’t you find it strange that the Rock Demon Fleet’s location here is so far distanced from Tianshui City’s waters? Our naval battle here should have moved further south."

Haigang replied, "What’s so strange? The Rock Demon, confident in his naval supremacy, hence divided into four, surrounding your Suo fleet from the east, south, west, and north, planning to completely annihilate your Suo Lun Fleet."

Suo Lun said, "Okay, even if the Rock Demon Fleet was divided into four, shouldn’t he be leading twenty-five thousand navy men? Why only ten thousand?"

Haigang replied, "Simple, because he’s leading one-fourth of the Rock Pirates Fleet, his own main fleet. Though the numbers count for only one-sixth, the combat power amounts to one-fourth."

Suo Lun was left speechless; you really can rationalize for the Rock Demon.

Then he continued, "Alright, if the Rock Demon intended to encircle me from east, south, west, and north, why does his fleet show signs of combat? Why are none of the Rock Pirates on deck?"

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