Chapter 56 Chase and Melee
"Team One and Team Two, advance inland and block all routes as quickly as possible! Do not allow any caravans to enter or leave!"
After giving his final instructions, a whooshing sound filled the air.
"bump--!"
The solid ground shattered with a crash, and Jiu Nian's body traversed a thousand meters to reach another port. With a burst of strength from his feet, he instantly flew across the sea.
"Don't run—!"
Watching the ship speeding away, he swung his spiked club and struck it head-on, instantly shattering the massive vessel into pieces.
"wrong…"
After the ship's barrier was destroyed, he was surprised that he did not immediately sense the presence of the Dead Sea Scrolls fragments.
No, it should be said that there is absolutely no such aura! There is none of the aura that I sensed on Vortex Island.
"Aaaaaah—!"
Screams echoed across the sea, and all the soldiers on board lost their ability to resist after that blow.
Although the barrier protected them from being instantly killed, their bodies were numb from the blows, and they could only helplessly cling to the driftwood.
"?"
Jiu Nian was stunned in mid-air. In his perception, there was nothing there except some food in the ship!
"There's nothing here... Have they already sent the supplies inland?"
He pursed his lips, his anger rising as he looked down at the soldiers who had struggled to climb the driftwood.
"Oh no—!"
After casually spitting downwards, Jiu Nian immediately stopped hesitating and rushed towards the port highway connecting to the port of Sumira as quickly as possible.
"boom--!"
A yellow flash suddenly appeared in front of him, followed by a devastating kick.
"clang--!"
The scene he had imagined—being sent flying thousands of meters—did not come to pass; he blocked the attacker's kick with his spiked club.
He cracked his neck, casually swinging his spiked club, pointing it directly at the man in the yellow suit in front of him: "Got bitten by a rat twice, got slower, huh?! Heh..."
Following the direction the spiked club pointed, two more figures slowly appeared beside Cliff, their gazes fixed on Jiu Nian.
"It was teleported here directly..." Cliff was surprised as he patted the dust off his feet.
A mocking smile curved his lips as Jiu Nian slowly spun his spiked club, pointing at the three men in red, yellow, and blue in that order: "Four broken ribs, blind in the left eye, blind in the right eye, fingers poisoned and mutated—three sickly wretches, tsk..."
The three ignored his words, their gazes already fixed on the enormous ship amidst his mockery.
With his arms crossed and head in his hands, Aston looked surprised: "When did he tamper with the teleportation array here?"
Pinching the bridge of his nose, Ye Feng gritted his teeth and glared at Jiu Nian, then turned his gaze to Cliff: "The people down there are all our own. You kick him out to sea, the farther the better."
"Could there be pirate spies on land?" Cliff frowned as he looked down at the naked marines scattered on the ground.
"hey-hey..."
After keenly catching the barely audible conversation between the group, Jiu Nian could no longer suppress the smile that appeared on her lips:
"I wouldn't call myself an undercover agent; I just spent a little bit of RMB to bribe players who exist on the mainland."
"Tsk..." Ye Feng's face twitched instantly, and the white bandage trembled along with it.
"These rich people are really..."
Aston's lips tightened involuntarily; listening to the words of the person in front of him, he felt speechless.
"Whoosh—!"
Just as Jiu Nian was about to continue his taunts, countless golden spear beams pierced down from the sky, relentlessly encircling and attacking him.
"clang!"
After swinging the spiked club with wide, sweeping motions and effortlessly knocking the target away, Jiu Nian suddenly realized that the guns were not aimed at him.
The golden spear light fell to the ground, instantly covering the naked navy soldiers with a thin film.
The spear's edge transformed into golden threads, wandering throughout the harbor. After it completely dissipated, it severed the three's magical perception.
"This native... he's got something..."
With a slight flicker in her eyes, Jiu Nian was taken aback when she noticed this unusual feeling.
"Tap tap tap..."
A large number of masked priests in white and gold robes, standing ready for battle, quickly took control of the entire port and systematically rescued the navy on land.
"brush--!"
As a ray of golden light poured down from the sky, the clouds began to churn, and a figure appeared in everyone's sight, enveloped in a golden light curtain.
Blowing his nose, Jiu Nian raised his head and bowed politely with his left hand folded over his chest: "I have long admired your name, Pope Euphemia I! I wonder if you have brought what I need?"
"..."
Holding the gun in one hand, Euphemiah crossed his left hand over his chest and responded with the same courtesy: "Lord Kaido, as a ruler of the seas, are you unwilling to put on airs in front of me?"
Eyes, still feigning ignorance, adjusted his glasses and immediately shouted, "Hey! You, Pope! I have some big news! One of Magellan's escort ships has returned!"
"Tsk, so annoying. I only turned off the live stream two seconds too late, and those jerks still managed to snitch on me." Rolling her eyes in extreme anger, Jiu Nian looked disdainful.
"The fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls have disappeared somewhere~" Cliff looked at Euphemiah's poker face, deliberately drawing out the last syllable in a sticky and drawn-out way.
"Boom—!"
As the navy on the ground safely withdrew, another astonishing spear light fell, the tip of the spear grazing Jiu Nian's cheek in the blinding light.
"Yeah, I'm too lazy to waste my time with you guys! Those jerks in the live stream are disgusting, I should have shut it down a long time ago."
Dodging the incredibly accurate attack with lightning speed, Jiu Nian swayed and, with a sonic boom, dashed towards the port highway.
"Stop him—!"
"Sizzle..."
Ye Feng and his two companions set off almost simultaneously, following closely behind Jiu Nian in three different directions.
"bump--!"
He slammed his right hand, now transformed into lava, into a bolt of lightning that struck him. The sudden shockwave sent a sharp pain through his chest.
"Ugh... Damn it, the wound from that stinky rat scratching me hasn't healed yet..." Ye Feng clutched his chest, feeling a sharp pain in his heart