Demon Royal Family

Ten minutes ago, the southern shark sea.

The pursuit between the Southern Cross Fleet and Barlow's troops lasted all day. The sun gradually climbed to the center, and it was about to reach the most intense moment of the day.

The two sides are located in what looks like an ordinary sea area, with the same blue water and endless horizon.

Maleton finally waited until the wind direction was favorable, and the warships in the Southland suddenly increased their speed, quickly closing the distance with Barlow's troops.

"I'm finally catching up with you." Barlow's warships hurriedly abandoned supplies again. Maleton smiled playfully when he saw this. This feeling made him feel like a seasoned hunter, forcing his prey to a dead end and letting him The enemy feels hopeless.

In Maleton's eyes, the behavior of Barlow's troops was undoubtedly the last struggle of despair. He squinted his eyes comfortably and waited for the moment when the huge fleet tore apart the enemy to bring him a sense of accomplishment, which always made him happy.

In the last hundred meters, Maleton could even see the horrified faces of the sailors on the enemy ship.

"For the glory of the Federation." Maleton pretended to press his chest and performed the courtesy of a winner. He was sure of victory.

At this time, he suddenly saw Barlow on the enemy's flagship. Barlow showed no panic and had the same smile on his face. It was a winner's smile.

Maleton was stunned. He didn't understand why Barlow could still laugh when his enemy was clearly in desperate situation.

Just when his doubts arose, the helmsman suddenly shouted in a panicked tone, "Captain, the helm can't move!"

Maleton suddenly turned his head and saw that the helmsman was clearly not controlling, but the rudder was spinning rapidly, but the ship was turning in vain. Maleton was familiar with this situation. This was the result of the broken rudder blade on the bottom of the ship.

Not only his flagship, but all the warships of the Southern Cross Fleet were in the same situation. However, Barlow's fleet had no problem at all and quickly moved away from the fleet as if to avoid something.

"There is something abnormal in the water flow!" a sailor shouted,

Maleton was horrified and hurriedly lay down on the side of the ship and looked down. Unexpectedly, a turbulence swept through the entire fleet. The cause of the turbulence was clear at a glance. He saw densely packed sharks swarming towards the fleet. The sharks had bone helmets on their heads. They looked crazy. Hitting the bottom of the warship, the rudder blades were damaged by the shark, and many warships began to take in water.

"What's going on?!" Maleton was shocked and angry, "Where did these sharks come from?"

"No, I don't know." The adjutant was sweating profusely.

Maleton suddenly caught a glimpse of the supplies abandoned by Barlow's troops, floating near the warship. Many wet plants were exposed in the cracked barrels, exuding a strange smell.

"Could it be..." Maleton's heart was shaken, "The enemy abandoned supplies to set up a trap!"

He immediately understood that the first time Barlow's people abandoned supplies was probably to paralyze him, and the second time they abandoned supplies, Maleton subconsciously thought that the other party was trying to speed up, but was actually setting a trap.

"I actually fell into the trap!" Maleton was extremely angry.

Bang bang bang, the group of bone-helmet sharks went crazy and rammed into the warship like crazy. Maleton had no time to think and hurriedly organized people to massacre the sharks, not to mention chasing Barlow.

Pirates and sailors on dozens of warships in the distance watched this scene with amusement.

Ender snorted and smiled, "This is the nest of the cone-headed gray sharks. They will return to the nest at noon. Enough purple hemp grass plus the smell of fishy algae can stimulate the cone-headed gray sharks to go crazy. For them, this smell is... It’s several times more exciting than the smell of blood!”

Barlow snorted: "As Ivo said, the Shark Sea is our territory!"

In the past two or three years, Ivo specially organized navigators to observe various trends in the Shark Sea, and he had a profound understanding of this sea area. Sharks are a characteristic of the Shark Sea. Ivo's people have done special research. He accurately knows the lairs, habits, and weaknesses of each shark group. These are all trump cards that can be exploited.

This is the underappreciated home field advantage.

As long as you fight in the Shark Sea, anywhere may become a trap for Ivo.

"This group of Nanlu people will be busy for a while and continue our plan."

Barlow led the fleet and left without hesitation.

He knew that it was impossible for a group of sharks to destroy the huge fleet of the Southern Continent. At most, it would cause some losses and trouble.

But, this is just the beginning.

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"It took us half an hour to kill all the sharks. I lost three warships! The rudders of all the warships were broken and they could only be temporarily steered by sails. I had to find an island to repair the rudders. I don't know. How much time should be wasted and those baits run away..." Maleton explained the situation to Bennett angrily, adding at the end, "We misjudged Ivo's advantage, you must be careful, don't Blindly pursue Ivo.”

"I understand." Bennett said solemnly.

After the interrogation, Bennett hesitated for a while and ordered: "Suspend the pursuit!"

The Saint-Malo fleet slowly stopped, apparently wanting to let Ivo's troops out of their sight.

The sailors of St. Malo were very resistant to this order. They didn't understand why they let the enemy leave. Is it because they had to give up because they couldn't catch up? Damn it, it’s not honorable to give up.

"Hey, stopped?" Ivo touched the eye patch - he has developed this habit since putting it on. It seems that Barlow has completed the initial plan and successfully made the enemy wary and dare not Blind pursuit.

Reed pressed the muzzle of the alchemy musket against the captain's hat on his head and said slowly: "When hunters become cautious, it will be difficult for the prey to escape."

"Similarly, hunters will also miss opportunities due to caution." Ivo added, laughing and said: "Stop and tease them."

The Capital of the Dead and dozens of warships stopped, confronting the Saint Malo fleet from a distance.

Bennett was horrified. In his opinion, Ivo stopped just to show that he wanted to lure them into pursuit. Bennett secretly thought that it was a fluke. Fortunately, he got Maleton's tip, otherwise he would not know the reason for falling into the trap.

Bennett became increasingly cautious and ordered everyone not to move forward. The troops on both sides looked across the sea, and no one moved forward one meter.

After a while, the Saint-Malo sailors finally couldn't stand it anymore. What the hell is this? Standing stupidly with the enemy and looking at each other without doing anything, just standing there for punishment! ?

Bennett is also in pain now. This situation is too embarrassing. The longer Ivo stops, the more he feels that the other party is more confident. But how long will Ivo stop? If it stays for a few days or nights, will the fleet also stay here to accompany others? What a fuss! ?

"How about...retreating first?" Bennick came up with an idea, and then shook his head hastily. This is not possible. If he just retreats like this, what will his marine soldiers think? The commander is a coward, he doesn't even dare to take action, so he is scared off by the enemy? Unfortunately, that would be a huge blow to morale.

We are in a dilemma. If we pursue, we are afraid of falling into a trap, and if we retreat, our morale will be damaged. Do we have to divide our forces? Yes, divide the troops!

Bennett immediately woke up and was about to give the order when the City of the Dead suddenly advanced and came to the center of the confrontation between the two sides. It immediately attracted the attention of everyone on both sides, and they all looked at the man in black on the bow of the ship, Ivo.

All eyes are on you!

Iwo said loudly: "Long time no see, Bennett, you have become a coward."

Under the influence of the amplification array, Ivo's voice was heard far away, and every Saint-Malo sailor heard it clearly. The commander was insulted, and they suddenly became angry.

Bennett's face was as dark as water, and he shouted: "Ivo Harrican, you will definitely pay the price for your crimes, and I will definitely defeat you!"

Ivo laughed, opened his arms, and said in a playful tone, "Really? I'm right here, why don't you take action?"