Demon Royal Family

"No, it's impossible. Ivo doesn't have the ability to fight on two fronts. He must want to rely on the power of the legendary battleship to deal with one of the expeditionary forces first. Since he has already ambushed here, the force that attacked the Nanlu Expeditionary Force , is the bait he released, to deliberately lead us to change direction and pass the ambush site." Bennett's mind turned quickly, and he thought he had guessed Ivo's intention, so he contacted Maleton again and said, "I met Ivo Waugh and his large army, Commander Maleton, the one who attacks you is the bait!”

"What, fifty or sixty warships are all bait?" Maleton couldn't believe it, "Have you seen the Capital of the Dead?"

"Yes, the legendary battleship is here. Ivo probably has an intelligence source and knows that you carry a trump card against the legendary battleship, so he chose to deal with us first!"

Maleton rolled his eyes and said: "Since Ivo is willing to spend so much combat power as bait, why not eliminate it? As long as these big baits are eliminated, Ivo's combat power will be greatly reduced. Bennett commanded Officer, I need to spend some time to eliminate this enemy first."

"good!"

After ending the interrogation, Bennett immediately ordered the Saint-Malo fleet to form a dense formation and slowly press forward, preparing for a decisive battle with Ivo.

On the bow of the Capital of the Dead, Ivo smiled and said: "Avoid frontal combat and hold back the enemy."

"clear."

"Next, let's wait for the news from Barlow."

…

To the south of the Shark Sea, Barlow led fifty warships and fought Maledon's troops in confusion.

When the decisive battle was about to break out, Barlow suddenly led his team to retreat, seemingly wanting to escape.

"How can I spit out the bait that I took in my mouth?" Maleton smiled coldly, "Chase!"

The Southern Cross fleet was in hot pursuit, and the cannonballs exploded into waves.

In Barlow's fleet, Ender said excitedly: "It's just like what Ivo said, they all came after them."

"According to plan, we will lead them to their destination at noon tomorrow." Barlow said.

Looking at the "Southern Cross" fleet that was determined to pursue it to the end, Barlow's mind came to what Ivo said before the battle started...

"Facing a huge number of enemies, no one believes that I will fight on two fronts. I can just use their ideas to complete our trap. When they think they have seen the main force, they may encounter just bait. When they think they have encountered When the bait is used, maybe the 'bait' is the messenger of death who sends them to feed the sharks..."

"We make false claims and make false claims in the west. Only when they step into the trap will they know what we want to do."

The sophisticated warships in Nanlu were more than one level better than the warships under Barlow's command. Barlow's fleet was gradually being caught up. When he saw that this was not going to work, he had no choice but to reduce the weight of the ship and let the crew throw away the things in the cabin. No supplies are needed and the speed is gradually increased.

First they had extra food and drinks, then some ammunition and crossbows, and finally they even threw away some of the preparation materials for repairing the ship and a few crossbows, so that they could maintain the same speed as the Southern Cross fleet.

There were abandoned debris floating on the sea. Maleton glanced at it with disdain, and the adjutant beside him said: "Your Excellency, Commander, the enemy has reduced the weight of the ship. Should we also abandon some things to speed up?"

Maleton shook his head decisively, feeling that this was not necessary at all. In his eyes, the actions of Barlow's enemies were just drinking poison to quench their thirst. The wind direction is now unfavorable to the Southern Cross. When the wind direction becomes normal or even takes advantage, the Southern Continent Federation can exert its power. The warship's speed advantage meant that the enemy had nowhere to escape, so Maleton felt that he did not need to give up supplies to speed up.

"Keep chasing, don't let the enemy leave our sight." Maleton looked confident, "They can't escape."

Not to mention the chase battle in the south of the Shark Sea, the perspective returns to the confrontation between Ivo and the Saint-Malo fleet in the east of the Shark Sea.

The two sides fought around a small island. Bennett commanded the fleet to form a formation, hoping to use the island's terrain to trap Ivo and force Ivo to fight him.

The muzzles of the warships were aimed at themselves. Ivo glanced at it and suddenly saw the crescent sea pirate ships in the northwest of the encirclement formation. Compared with warships, pirate ships were undoubtedly easier to deal with. He did not hesitate to order a breakout to the northwest. The Capital of the Dead served as the flagship, leading dozens of warships and pirate ships to rush to the northwest.

"Stop them!" Bennett ordered urgently, and warships from other directions pursued them one after another, roaring with artillery fire. Several warships behind Ivo's fleet had their sterns smashed by crossbow arrows, and densely packed large arrow shafts were embedded in the hull. Just like a hedgehog.

Approaching the northwest encirclement, the pale hull of the Capital of the Dead flashed slightly, and the muzzle baffle of the ship opened automatically, revealing hundreds of densely packed ballistae. Invisible ghost sailors controlled the ship under the command of Ivo's consciousness. It looks like a huge ship without a driver. In the past two years, Ivo has collected a large number of sophisticated ship accessories, allowing the City of the Dead to regain the firepower that a warship should have. With a series of cannon fires, the firepower of one ship in the City of the Dead is comparable to a dozen ships. The ships opened fire together, and the sky was covered with arrows and shells, which exploded in the formation of Saint-Malo.

Several warships in front were sunk in an instant, and the ten pirate ships from the Crescent Sea retreated directly, as if they did not want to fight Ivo. This retreat directly tore a hole in the encirclement formation.

Ivo's heart moved, and he commanded the City of the Dead to clear the way. The ghost sailors turned into a gust of wind, speeding up the entire fleet and directly breaking through the encirclement.

Bennett was furious, "Why did those pirate ships retreat! Didn't I want them to fight to the death?!"

The adjutant was sweating profusely and said, "Sir Bennett, those pirates do not belong to the military establishment in the first place."

The big fish he got ran away, and Bennett used his summons badge to angrily ask the captain of the Crescent Sea Fleet, "Why did you avoid it!"

The pirate captain said lazily: "The enemy's firepower is too strong."

"I want you to fight to the death and never retreat!"

"Why should we listen to you?"

"Since Harry Morgan asked you to join my fleet, you must obey my orders! You are disobeying military orders!"

"If you can, just let us leave the expeditionary force. I didn't want to come anyway." The pirate captain disagreed. The task Harry Morgan gave them was to collect as much information as possible on the Shark Sea, not to help Saint Malo. Fleet combat.

"Bastard!" Bennett threw away the communication badge with a livid face. He knew that he should not have any expectations for this group of scum at sea. If he missed the opportunity, he could only try his best to make up for it and ordered the Saint-Malo fleet to chase Ivo.

The Saint-Malo warship is not slow either, but the more than 10,000 ghosts on the City of the Dead can turn into strong winds to increase the speed of the entire fleet. The Saint-Malo fleet can only hang far behind. Bennett identified the location of the Capital of the Dead as Ivo's main force, and pursued him with the spirit of never giving up.

This pursuit soon lasted more than a day. Bennett expected a protracted battle, and the sailors on the ship worked in shifts, as did Ivo's side.

Noon the next day.

Bennett was holding a telescope and looking at the situation of Ivo's team in the distance, when the communication badge suddenly vibrated.

"Maleton?"

"It's me." Maleton sounded anxious, and there was a faint sound of screams in the background, "We encountered an ambush!"

Bennett was shocked, "You encountered an ambush again? Impossible, Ivo shouldn't have any extra strength!"

Maleton said eagerly: "Are you chasing Ivo's main force?"

"Yes."

"Stop chasing me!"

"Why?" Bennett wondered.

"This is his trap!"

As the words fell, the background sounds from Maleton's side became louder and louder. Explosions, screams, and crashes made Bennett tremble with fear. He asked hurriedly: "What do you mean? The sounds on your side are so confusing. What happened? What?"

Boom, there was another loud noise, covering all sounds.

A full ten seconds later, Maleton's shocked and angry tone sounded.

"Shark, it's shark!"