World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 811 - 390: Everyone Betrays and Leaves! Yan Mo’s Doomsday!_2

Chapter 811: 390: Everyone Betrays and Leaves! Yan Mo’s Doomsday!_2

"My lord, why have so few returned?" Haidei’er asked.

Yan Mo did not speak but instead carried Haidei’er towards the inside of the castle and bellowed, "Warriors, go home to your wives. Those without a wife, find a woman immediately. In two hours, our enemy will be upon us!"

Then, he entered the castle while holding Haidei’er.

...

Two hours later, there was finally calm.

Haidei’er’s pale face was colorless, and she asked with a trembling voice, "My lord, have we lost this battle?"

Yan Mo did not reply, but only nodded his head.

Haidei’er felt a deep chill in her heart, seeing only darkness ahead.

The Rock Pirates were very powerful but also extremely vulnerable; once they lost a battle, the consequences were unimaginable.

Seeing the look on Haidei’er’s face, Yan Mo said, "What? Little Haidei’er, do you no longer have faith in me?"

"How could I not?" Haidei’er replied. "Even if we were defeated at sea, here in the Thunder Archipelago, we are armed to the teeth. No matter how many troops Suo Lun brings, they will be completely annihilated."

"Hahahaha..." Yan Mo laughed heartily. "Well said. As long as we’re in the Thunder Archipelago, I can rest easy. No matter how many men Suo Lun brings, they can only find their graves in the belly of the fish."

Just then, a fierce bugle sounded outside, followed by almost all of the bells ringing!

Yan Mo, wearing nothing, walked to a high point of the castle and looked out towards the sea.

Instantly, he saw a dense fleet coming towards the Thunder Archipelago.

Leading was the Hai Family fleet, followed by the Suo Lun Fleet!

"Ding ding ding ding..."

All over the Thunder Archipelago, bells rang loudly.

Countless Rock Pirates climbed off their wives and grabbed their weapons, running out.

Across the Thunder Archipelago, regardless of gender or age, everyone grabbed various types of weapons and headed to various castle passes to defend every strategic point of the Thunder Archipelago.

Additionally, thousands of Rock Pirates boarded very small warships, swarming like bees through the perilous waters surrounding the Thunder Archipelago.

If the Suo Lun and Hai Gang fleets dared to enter, they would definitely not return.

...

Suo Lun rode a Griffin Beast, circling overhead, surveying the entire Thunder Archipelago.

The main island where the Yan King’s Palace was located had truly perilous terrain, not just easy to defend and hard to attack, but rather like one man holding the pass against ten thousand unable to break through.

The whole main island had only one narrow and steep stone path, surrounded by numerous bastions packed with countless giant crossbows and trebuchets.

In this place, a large army couldn’t operational effectively; it could be said that once they land on the main island for combat, no matter how many men come, it’s a road to death.

With the current combat power, capturing the Yan King’s Palace was completely impossible.

Even using griffins to air-drop was impossible!

Because above the Yan King’s Palace, countless giant crossbows targeted the sky; as soon as they came within range, the Griffin Beasts would certainly be shot down.

Hai Gang was right; it was impossible to attack the Thunder Archipelago by force. The only way was to besiege and wait for internal strife within the Yan Tribe!

After circling the Thunder Archipelago, Suo Lun returned above his fleet and shouted loudly, "Completely blockade the Thunder Archipelago, don’t let a single ship out, and don’t let a single ship in!"

...

Following that, the Suo Lun and Hai Gang Allied Army thoroughly blockaded and besieged the Thunder Archipelago.

Day by day went by.

As the blockade lasted longer, the morale within the Thunder Archipelago indeed fell day by day.

When the large army of Suo Lun and Hai Gang first arrived at the Thunder Archipelago, the people of the Yan Tribe were united with a strong will to fight, ready to perish together with Suo Lun.

However, Suo Lun always refrained from attacking, not even approaching within a kilometer of the Thunder Archipelago, yet he tightly blockaded every part of the sea.

Twenty-four hours a day, Gryphon Warriors patrolled the air; as soon as they spotted any Rock Pirate ship attempting to break out, they immediately sank it.

Three days passed.

Five days passed.

Ten days passed.

None of the reinforcement ships sent out by Yan Mo ever returned.

During those ten days, he took advantage of the night, constantly sending out small boats to break through the blockade and seek help from various pirate forces and from Zhi Li.

One after another, dozens of small boats were sent out and were all, without exception, sunk.

Not only that, but as time went past, Suo Lun’s blockade remained impenetrable, adding to this was the dwindling food supply in the Thunder Archipelago. The atmosphere among the Yan Tribe became heavier and more oppressive each day.

Many voices of resentment and dissatisfaction towards Yan Mo also gradually emerged.

At this time, Suo Lun dispatched Gryphon Warriors to drop a large number of leaflets over the Thunder Archipelago.

On the leaflets, Suo Lun exposed the crime of Yan Mo abandoning his people and fleeing. He declared that this war would only hold Yan Mo accountable, sparing all other Yan tribesmen, and even allowing them to return under the Yan Queen’s rule.

Finally, Suo Lun called on all Yan Tribe warriors to bravely stand up, overthrow Yan Mo’s tyrannical rule, which was the only path to survival.

Yan Mo saw these leaflets and was immediately enraged, ordering his trusted Rock Pirates to immediately confiscate all the leaflets and prevent them from secretly circulating.

However, Suo Lun’s leaflets were endless; he kept scattering them from the sky every day.

Moreover, it is harder to stop people’s mouths than to dam a river; it was impossible to silence the people below.

In fact, the fact that Yan Mo had abandoned the main force and fled with his fleet was no secret after over ten thousand people had seen it.

However, these people were Yan Mo’s main supporters, and they themselves were deserters, hence they were ashamed to speak of it.

But Suo Lun’s leaflets repeatedly emphasized Yan Mo’s crime of abandoning his people and running away, causing his status to plummet in the eyes of all Rock Pirates and Yan civilians!

Later, the leaflets Suo Lun dropped from the sky became even more provocative.

"Do you really want to die along with Yan Mo? Killing Yan Mo and surrendering to the Yan Queen is your only way out!"

"Yan Mo is a sinner, a cowardly sinner, he no longer deserves to be the King of the Yan Clan!"

"This war is Yan Mo’s fault alone; all other Yan people are innocent!"

...

As Suo Lun’s leaflets continued their barrage, Yan Mo saw increasingly more Yan civilians looking at him with contempt and even hostility.

Even the Rock Thief Warriors who were loyal to him showed signs of restlessness.

No one wanted to die, especially not a pathetic death by starvation.

Moreover, Yan Mo was no longer worth their loyalty when he abandoned his own people, he was no longer fit to be king!

On the seventeenth day!

The leaflets Suo Lun dropped had become blatantly aggressive.

Anyone who kills Yan Mo will be promoted to a commander, rewarded with thirty thousand Gold Coins, and a hundred female slaves!

Despite this, Yan Mo’s reputation was too strong, his martial skills too high, still no one dared to act.

But at this point, Yan Mo had become extremely paranoid, perceiving every individual as an assassin.

One evening, one of his trusted Samurai approached to blow out the candle by his bedside.

As a result, Yan Mo violently sprang up, decapitating this trusted Samurai with a sword.

This was one of his most loyal confidants, someone who was almost certainly not likely to betray him, yet Yan Mo still killed him with a single strike.

After killing him, he wept uncontrollably, claiming he had accidentally killed a man in his dream.

This was somewhat reminiscent of Cao Cao, who dreamt of killing people, making those around him afraid to approach, but Cao Cao was still considered mighty at that time, whereas Yan Mo was at his wit’s end.

The father of this killed Rock Thief Warrior was an Island Master within the Yan Clan. Upon hearing of his son’s death, he was furious.

He immediately gathered his warriors to confront Yan Mo and seek justice.

Oddly enough, even though Suo Lun had offered such a high price on Yan Mo’s head, no one had dared to accept the job.

But after this Island Master stepped forward, more and more people joined him!

That night, this Island Master led over a hundred Rock Thief Warriors towards the Yan King’s Palace. At the base of the mountain, only a little over a hundred Rock Thief Warriors followed him, but by the time they reached the palace gates, their numbers had increased to over three hundred.

And the Yan civilians in the fortress along the way turned a blind eye.

Even after entering the doors of the Yan King’s Palace, the guards as if they saw nothing, allowed these three hundred people to storm into the Yan King’s Palace.

"Kill... Kill Yan Mo, this sinner!"

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Note: The second update is up; I’m off to sleep, thank you everyone!