"Your Majesty, we found Seagull's main fleet 300 kilometers ahead." A griffin warrior reported.
Søren closed his eyes and began to calculate. According to the current situation, it would be impossible for Søren to catch up with the escaping rock demon fleet, unless he chased them all the way to the Thunder Islands.
The Thunder Islands were the rock demons' main camp, with countless castles and caves. It would be impossible for Søren to attack the entire Thunder Islands with his fleet, and it would put the entire fleet in danger.
Therefore, it seemed that it would be impossible for Søren to completely exterminate the rock demons by himself, unless he used Seagull's main fleet.
If he chased them too closely, Seagull definitely wouldn't dare to fight with the rock demons, because he was afraid that Søren would take advantage of the situation.
Therefore, Søren ordered, "Army, stop chasing and slowly head north!"
Immediately, Søren's 20,000-strong navy and 200 warships slowed down, allowing the rock demon fleet to escape quickly and collide with Seagull's main fleet.
…
Inside the cabin of the rock demon flagship!
At this moment, he was sitting on the floor of the cabin with his head down, and he seemed to have aged by 10 years.
After making the secret agreement with Zhi Li, the rock demon had been arrogant and had the upper hand in front of Søren.
Seeing the extremely arrogant Søren lowering his head in front of him several times, wanting to help him conquer Immortal Abode Island, and offering to give him a huge amount of Sky Quaking Thunder for free, his goal was to let him go.
At that time, how domineering was the rock demon? He took out his thing and peed in front of Søren, and even asked to have a taste of Princess Jung Yeon.
When he led the 100,000-strong navy south, how aggressive and majestic was he?
Once he eliminated Søren and took away his Rubble Salt Works and Magic Mirror Island, he would have these two major industries in his hands, and he would have an income of more than 100,000 gold coins every month. Most importantly, he would also have control over the Sky Quaking Thunder.
At that time, it would be a piece of cake for the Rock Demons to take down Immortal Abode Island.
He now had a province, millions of citizens, an invincible navy, a Sky Piercing Thunder, and an income of more than a hundred thousand gold coins every month.
The Rock Demon was sure that in ten years at most, he would be able to lay his hands on the continent. At the very least, he would be able to conquer the few coastal provinces of the Raging Wave Kingdom.
At that time, he, the Rock Demon, would at least be the monarch of a duchy!
He believed that the overlord of the continent, the Yan Empire, would be happy to see the Raging Wave Kingdom disintegrated and the rise of the Rock Nation.
He, the Rock Demon, completed the unprecedented grand hegemony in the history of the Rock Race and became the true founding monarch. He was also the first monarch to conquer land from the sea.
And the beginning of this grand ambition was to defeat Søren!
This was a matter of course, and it was even as easy as flipping one's palm.
In the end …
His Rock Demon army was almost completely annihilated!
Of the hundred thousand troops he brought, at least fifty thousand died, and more than thirty thousand were captured. In the end, he completely abandoned his dignity as a king and led more than ten thousand Rock Bandits to escape.
The Rock Demon could even see that the surrounding Rock Bandits and Rock Generals were no longer looking at him with respect. Instead, they were filled with hidden disdain and contempt.
Even though he led them to escape, they still looked down on him.
Because, in history, there had never been a Rock King who ran away, and there had never been a Rock King who abandoned his own people.
The Rock Demon painfully stretched out his palm. He was really only one step away from the grand ambition of his dreams.
Now, everything had become a pipe dream.
And most importantly, what should he do next?
That's right, what should he do next?
The Rock Demon grabbed his head in pain. Even if he took back the Thunder Islands, he would still be in danger.
He had suffered so many battles. After returning to the Thunder Islands, the Rock Race's Island Masters would definitely not let him go. Especially at the last moment, he abandoned the main force to escape.
Fortunately, most of the Island Masters had been abandoned by him and became Søren's captives. The people he brought back to the Thunder Islands were all his Rock Bandits.
But even so, he still had to carry out a thorough purge and eliminate all dissidents. Only then would his life be safe.
Then, he would have to face Seagull's annexation!
That old thief Seagull would definitely not let go of this opportunity. He would definitely do everything possible to annex the remaining Rock Bandits and then kill him.
Then, his only chance of survival was the powerful Søren.
After defeating the Rock Demon and annexing more than thirty thousand captives, Søren's navy suddenly swelled to sixty thousand. In addition to the deadly cannons, Søren's fleet was invincible in the entire East Ocean.
Not to mention that no one could block his maritime trade, he could not even pay half a gold coin for the so-called maritime protection fee. Either Søren would directly take over the Ocean Guild, or this organization would completely collapse.
Facing such a powerful Søren fleet, Seagull could only choose to team up with the Rock Demon.
This was equivalent to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms on the Sea. Now, Søren had become the powerful Cao Wei, Seagull was Sun Quan of Dong Wu, and the Rock Demon had become Liu Bei.
At this moment, a Rock General stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Søren's fleet has suddenly stopped chasing."
"Stopped chasing?" The Rock Demon narrowed his eyes and immediately thought of the reason behind Søren's action.
Seagull's main fleet was definitely not far ahead. The reason why Søren stopped chasing was to let his Rock Demon's Main Fleet and Seagull's main fleet collide head-on and then engage in a fight.
Previously, the Rock Demon had been pressuring Seagull to the point of suffocation. Now was the Rock Demon's weakest moment. It was very likely that Seagull would seize this rare opportunity to directly eliminate the Rock Demon.
This was very likely! In the face of such a huge benefit, Seagull would definitely be tempted.
And the reason why Søren stopped chasing was to give Seagull a sense of security, so that he could attack the Rock Demon without worry. Otherwise, Søren's fleet would always be in their sights, and the three forces would not dare to attack for fear of harming the Rock Demon.
"What a sinister and cunning Søren." The Rock Demon felt his scalp go numb.
As soon as the Rock Demon heard the news that Søren had stopped chasing, he immediately deduced that Seagull's fleet was in front. Such cunning and cleverness were also top-notch.
"What should I do? What should I do? "The Rock Demon was burning with anxiety.
Right now, he was really facing a ferocious tiger behind him and a vicious wolf in front of him. If he was the slightest bit careless, he would die without a burial!
Very quickly, the Rock Demon thought of the first method. He could pretend that he had defeated Søren and led his Main Fleet back in triumph, while the other fleets were still chasing after the fleeing Søren survivors?
But very quickly, this method was rejected!
It was not a matter of whether Seagull believed it or not. Seagull should believe it. After all, in his heart, the Rock Demon's victory was a hundred percent certain.
But doing so would not solve his own crisis.
Even if Seagull believed that the Rock Demon had won, it was still a fact that he had only brought ten thousand Rock Pirates back to the Thunder Islands. Seagull's main fleet was three times that of the Rock Demon's. Moreover, in Seagull's mind, Søren was already finished. As long as he destroyed the Rock Demon, he would become the overlord of the sea. How could he resist such a temptation?
It was impossible. Once the Rock Demon said so, Seagull would definitely seize this rare opportunity to destroy the Rock Demon.
Then, the Rock Demon thought of a second method. He claimed that he was fighting with Søren. His ten thousand navy had divided into four groups and were attacking Søren's fleet from the north, south, east, and west. They had already surrounded Søren completely.
And he, the Rock Demon, was leading more than ten thousand of his main fleet to outflank Søren from the north. In this way, Seagull would definitely be eager to join the battle and surround Søren, trying to snatch the meat from the Rock Demon's bowl.
But in this way, the Rock Demon would need to immediately change direction and continue heading south, pretending that he was really going to chase after Søren.
There was no doubt that this was the best method, and it was very likely to turn fake into reality.
As long as Seagull really fell into the trap, the two armies of more than sixty thousand people would once again face Søren's twenty thousand navy. That would be a completely different situation.
Then, a thought floated in his mind. "Can sixty thousand navy really defeat Søren's twenty thousand navy?"
Without a doubt, the answer was no!
His one hundred thousand navy couldn't defeat Søren's fleet. Now that he had sixty thousand navy with Seagull, how could they defeat Søren's twenty thousand navy?
Moreover, Seagull's fleet wasn't fast. It was almost the same speed as Søren's fleet. Facing Søren's cannons, they didn't even have a chance to get close.
Then, an idea appeared in his mind!
Deceive Seagull to die, and then lead his main fleet to escape?
As soon as this idea appeared, the Rock Demon could no longer resist such a temptation!
After this defeat, his biggest threat was not Søren, but Seagull.
Søren didn't have the intention to annex his Rock Demon, but Seagull did!
As long as he completely weakened Seagull's navy, he wouldn't have the ability to annex him. Then, the Rock Demon would seek peace with Søren, or even submit to him. Only then would he have a chance to catch his breath.
The Rock Demon's gambling heart was very heavy. At this moment, he couldn't hold it in any longer. His mind was filled with thoughts of how to kill Seagull.
After making up his mind, Seagull desperately fled north for dozens of miles.
Then, the entire fleet changed direction, pretending to chase after Søren to the south.
…
Seagull had no idea what was happening in front of him. He anxiously led his fifty thousand main fleet southward, fearing that Søren would be defeated too quickly and he wouldn't be able to get any leftovers.
His fleet kept getting closer and closer to the Rock Demon's fleet.
Two hundred miles, one hundred and fifty miles, one hundred and fifty miles!
"Father, look, there's a fleet ahead!" Hai Wuyan said.
Seagull looked into the distance, and indeed saw a fleet dozens of miles away. However, he didn't know if it was Søren's fleet or the Rock Demon's fleet!
"Be careful, slow down the fleet and send out scout ships," Seagull ordered.
Then, his fifty thousand main fleet immediately slowed down and sent out three scout ships!
The three scout ships quickly caught up to the Rock Demon's main fleet. After seeing the situation clearly, they didn't dare to approach and stayed where they were, waiting for the rear fleet to catch up.
More than two hours later, Seagull's fifty thousand main fleet caught up. A soldier on the scout ship reported, "Your Majesty, the Rock Demon fleet is ahead. There are less than two hundred warships and more than ten thousand Rock Bandits."
Seagull's heart skipped a beat. Only ten thousand Rock Demons? What was going on?
Then, the scout ship said, "I vaguely saw the Rock Demon fleet's flag language. The Rock Demon ordered the fleet to slow down and wait for the other three fleets to arrive. Then, the four fleets will advance together and attack Søren from the east, south, west, and north. They won't let a single person escape from Søren's fleet."
Soon, Seagull imagined the Rock Demon's entire plan.
In his opinion, it would be easy for the Rock Demon to defeat Søren, but the difficult part was to surround and annihilate them completely, not letting a single ship escape.
Therefore, the Rock Demon divided the hundred thousand fleet into four parts and surrounded them from the east, west, north, and south. They wanted to completely annihilate Søren's fleet.
The Rock Demon is so ruthless. They're really playful, Seagull thought. However, he didn't doubt it at all.
In his opinion, it was completely normal for the Rock Demon to be so playful. After all, the Rock Demon's combat power was much higher than Søren's fleet.
Then, Seagull was overjoyed. "Rock Demon, I'm lucky that you're so playful. I thought there wouldn't even be leftovers when I arrived. I didn't expect you to surround and annihilate them. Then, don't blame me for being impolite and snatching the meat from your mouth! "
Seagull ordered, "Full speed ahead and snatch the meat!"
Immediately, Seagull's fifty thousand main fleet continued to move south at full speed.
…
Half an hour later!
Seagull's fifty thousand main fleet caught up to the Rock Demon's main fleet. He discovered that all the Rock Pirates were hiding in their cabins, and there seemed to be traces of battle on the Rock Demon fleet.
At this moment, the Rock Demon appeared and shouted at Seagull from far away, "Father-in-law, this is a battle between me and Søren. I hope you won't interfere!"
Seagull immediately laughed and said, "My dear son-in-law, I heard that Søren is going against the rules, so I responded to His Highness Zhi Li's call and led the fifty thousand main fleet to suppress Søren. How about we join hands and annihilate this scum? "
The Rock Demon was flustered and exasperated. "Seagull, don't be shameless. Søren is mine. My fleet has already set up an inescapable net and is about to annihilate him. What you are doing is equivalent to snatching meat from my bowl. Don't blame me for turning hostile in the future. "
Seagull said, "Søren is a traitor, everyone has the right to kill him. I am here to suppress him under His Highness Zhi Li's call. I am enforcing justice on behalf of the heavens. How can you say that I am snatching meat? With my help, won't you be more confident in annihilating Søren? "
The Rock Demon roared, "No need, no need! Retreat immediately, otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite. "
Seagull laughed and said, "How can you be impolite? Are you going to let Søren take advantage of you by fighting me here? Letting him escape from the encirclement? "
The Rock Demon said, "Father-in-law, how about this? Retreat immediately and return to Yingzhou, I will give you thirty percent of the Rubble Salt Field's profits. "
Seagull was even more convinced that Søren had fallen into an inescapable net and would definitely die. He immediately laughed and said, "I am only suppressing Søren for justice, not for benefits. My dear son-in-law, you have underestimated me."
"Fifty percent, I will give you fifty percent of the Rubble Salt Field's profits." The Rock Demon pretended to be exasperated.
"Hahahaha …" Seagull laughed and said, "Like I said, I am only suppressing Søren for justice, not for benefits!"
Then, Seagull made a prompt decision and ordered the fleet to advance at full speed towards Søren's fleet.
This time, he must snatch the biggest piece of meat from the Rock Demon's hands, at least the entire Rubble Salt Field.
Moreover, he didn't need to worry that the Rock Demon would attack him. From his point of view, this was the crucial moment of the decisive battle between the Rock Demon and Søren. Once he attacked Seagull, it would be equivalent to giving Søren an opportunity to escape.
He must seize this golden opportunity to snatch the biggest piece of meat from the Rock Demon's mouth.
At this moment, the Rock Demon saw Seagull's fleet advancing at full speed and felt relieved. He sneered and said, "Blinded by greed, what a fool!"
…
At this moment, Søren was riding on the back of a griffin under the protection of Jung Yeon and Zhuang Zhixuan, hovering above Seagull's fleet.
"Lord Seagull." Søren shouted loudly.
Under the protection of a group of warriors, Seagull raised his head and laughed proudly at Søren, "Your Excellency Søren, how have you been!"
Søren said, "The Rock Demon Fleet has been defeated, leading more than ten thousand Rock Bandits to escape. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, why didn't Lord Seagull take the opportunity to kill them? "
"Hahahaha …" Seagull laughed and said, "Ridiculous Søren, you're still daydreaming when you're about to die? You've been ambushed from all sides and will definitely die. Now, you're trying to sow discord between me and the Rock Demon, trying to make me attack him so that your fleet can escape. Do you really think that I, Seagull, am a fool? When you killed my daughter and humiliated my wife in Yingzhou Island, did you think that you would end up in such a sorry state today? It's too late to beg me to save your life now! Go and wait for your death! "
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