Cooperation? (1)

"Okay, I'll hurry," the Little Black Cat nodded in response.

"That's good. Now let's just wait and see! If the navy really wants to attack us, then we'll just wipe them out." Fanxin looked at the battle ahead, gave a light snort, and said.

He doesn't want to fight with anyone right now because he wants to get some rest. He's been busy for several days and hasn't had a good night's sleep, so he's feeling quite tired.

However, if the navy insists on attacking him, he won't be polite. He's not one to back down from trouble; if they want to fight, he'll gladly oblige.

"Understood." Everyone nodded, and then they began to divide the tasks.

Lin Haicheng hid in a concealed spot, set up his sniper rifle, and was ready to fire at any moment. Little Black Cat steered the boat from the bow. Langyue stood ready, prepared to strike at any instant.

Ren Fang, along with the Su sisters, stood to one side, ready to fight at any moment.

Only the Fanxin stands at the forefront, facing directly ahead.

They reduced their speed and slowly moved forward. However, they did not change course, as this was their only route, and taking a detour would have taken even longer.

Soon after, their ships approached the battlefield.

The pirate ships were scattered and forced to flee, but when they saw Fanxin's pirate crew, their eyes lit up, and they immediately sailed to Fanxin's side. In order to avoid the Navy's cannon fire, they deliberately lagged behind Fanxin's ships. In this way, the cannonballs would not hit them, while Fanxin's ships would be the first to be hit.

Fanxin frowned slightly and said with displeasure, "Hey, what do you mean by this?"

Fanxin was furious. Those guys actually made them scapegoats, taking the hits for them. That was utterly despicable.

"Hehe, we're all pirates, we should help each other, don't you think?" Just then, a man in a brown military coat stepped out from the opposite pirate ship, looked at Fanxin, laughed, and said.

He had a full beard, was tall, and gripped a large sword tightly in his hand. He wore a brown hat with a pirate symbol on his head. His hair was long, tied into a long braid that hung down his back.

"Hmph, we may all be pirates, but this is your own business, what does it have to do with me!" Fanxin said unhappily in the river.

"That's not right," the bearded man said. "Since we're all pirates, our common enemy is the Navy, so naturally we should help each other. Do you really think a few of you can take down five of their warships?"

After saying that, he looked unconvinced.

"How would you know if you haven't tried?" Fan Fanxin said dismissively. "You all get up there right now, do you hear me? Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Oh, so how are you going to be impolite to us?" The stubble-faced man glanced at Fanxin with a look that said, "Come on, show me." His expression was full of contempt; clearly, he didn't take Fan Fanxin seriously at all. In his eyes, Fanxin's pirate crew was nothing more than cannon fodder.

Fanxin looked at the bearded man and said, "I'll just wipe you out, that's all."

"Hahaha..." Upon hearing this, the bearded man burst into laughter. His laughter was extremely arrogant, as if he had witnessed the most ridiculous thing in the world.

His companions also burst into laughter, mocking Fanxin.

"What's so funny? Do you think I can't wipe you out?" Fanxin scoffed.

"Kid, I don't know if you can wipe us out. But I do know I can wipe you out right now." The bearded man chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "Brothers, aim the cannons at them and take them out of here."

"Captain, weren't we supposed to use them as cannon fodder to stop the navy?" A bald man next to the bearded man immediately asked.

"Hmph, disobedient cannon fodder, useless. Kill him, he'll be a piece of cake." The bearded man glanced at Fanxin and said disdainfully. In his eyes, Fanxin had already lost his value because he wouldn't listen to advice. An existence without value has only one consequence: death.

"Alright, brothers, let's get started." The bald man agreed, and he then told his men to adjust the cannons, aim at Fanxin, and prepare to annihilate Fanxin.

"Captain, what should we do?" the Little Black Cat asked.

"Go over there and burn their ship. Maybe you can get another lump of composite metal," Fanxin said with a smile. After saying that, he stopped paying attention to the pirate crew and looked at the marines ahead.

That pirate crew is nothing to fear, because they were utterly defeated by the Navy and are now fleeing in all directions. This shows that the truly powerful ones are the Marines, not the pirates.

He had already assigned the Little Black Cat to deal with that pirate crew. Although the Little Black Cat wasn't as strong as him, it was small, fast, and could fly, so it could easily handle the pirate crew. He didn't need to worry.

Upon receiving the order, the Little Black Cat immediately began to act.

It immediately flew into the sky and landed on top of the pirate ship. Then, it opened its mouth and spat out brown flames, which ignited the ship's mast and sails.

The brown flames began to burn mercilessly, starting from top to bottom and gradually consuming the pirate ship.

"Damn it, damn it, put out the fire, put out the fire!" The bearded man panicked when he saw the mast was on fire. If the mast and sails were burned, their boat would be unable to move and would have to stop on the sea.

The navy was nearby, and they were already no match for them, having been on the run for their lives. Now, they had no means of escape; staying behind meant certain death!

Therefore, they had to put out the fire no matter what, only in this way could they save their lives.

Under his shouts, everyone started fetching water to put out the fire. However, to their dismay, the more they tried to extinguish the fire, the bigger it grew.

"Boss, this won't do! We can't put out this fire!" The crew members rushed to report. The more they tried to extinguish it, the bigger the fire grew. If this continued, they would soon have nowhere to stand.

"Bastard, bastard!" The bearded man glared at Fanxin and said angrily, "Are you trying to kill me? You're heartless."

His ship was about to be destroyed; the navy would be here soon, and then they would all be doomed. He hated Fanxin because Fanxin had destroyed everything he had—his ships, his dreams—all of them had been destroyed by Fanxin.

"Heh, didn't you try to kill me before? We're even," Fanxin said. "Since you've become a pirate, you should understand that in a battle, it's either you die or I live. I defeated you, so I live. You lost, so you must die."

"There's no use in you resenting me. You're weak. Even if I don't kill you, the Navy will deal with you. So, you just have to accept your fate."

"Hmph, kid, I won't let you get away with this." The stubble-faced man snorted and shouted, "Fire! Fire! Destroy his ship!"

Was his purpose in doing this to take revenge on Fanxin, to destroy everything Fanxin? In doing so, he would find peace in his heart.

"Hmph, trying to kill me? Dream on." Fanxin Xin scoffed, then said to Langyue, "Go! Soak all their cannons, prevent them from firing at us."

Langyue nodded and immediately created a giant water wolf, which rushed onto the opponent's ship. As soon as the giant water wolf arrived on the opponent's ship, it immediately disintegrated and turned into seawater. In no time, the opponent's ship became a fishpond, where small fish could be raised.

Their shells were all soaked, and their sleeping quarters were completely flooded and wet.

"Boss, the shells are all wet! They're unusable!" the brothers suddenly shouted.

Upon hearing this, the bearded man's face turned extremely ugly. He had truly bitten off more than he could chew today. Now, not only was his ship about to be destroyed, but he didn't even have a chance for revenge.

"Damn it, damn it!" the bearded man shouted angrily.

"Haha, sorry, I'm leaving you be. Goodbye." Fanxin smiled, then steered the boat forward. He was preparing to leave.

He pressed on, and soon came face to face with the navy. Fanxin did not immediately attack the navy, but instead passed in front of them, because he did not want to fight for the time being.

However, although he didn't want to take action, the Navy didn't want to let Fanxin go so easily. Even though Fanxin's pirate crew wasn't famous, as long as you're a pirate, the Navy has the right to arrest you.

"Stop! Stop! Do you hear me?" the marines shouted.

Although Fanxin easily dealt with the pirate crew, the Marines still didn't want to let Fanxin go, because Fanxin's pirate crew wasn't well-known anymore, and they felt they could take them down.

"Hehe, we're in a hurry, sorry!" Fanxin said apologetically.

"If you don't stop, we're going to open fire!" the marines shouted through megaphones.

As they spoke, they began to move. They deployed four warships to deal with Fanxin 'Fanxin ship, surrounding it. The fifth warship went to confront the bearded man's pirate crew.

"Are you sure you want to deal with me?" Fanxin asked, glancing at them sideways.

"Hmph, you're a pirate, we're the navy, is that even a question?" A lieutenant colonel scoffed, saying, "Surrender now, and you might have a chance to live. Otherwise, we'll blow up your ship and sink you to the bottom of the sea."

"Then it seems there's no point in negotiating between us." Fanxin smiled and said, "In that case, let's start the war!"

Although somewhat helpless, Fanxin was not afraid, because he felt that he was strong enough. Moreover, his strength was improving every day, and he believed that when he arrived at Marine Headquarters, his strength would be even greater than it was now.

"Fire!" The lieutenant colonel saw that Fanxin wouldn't listen to advice, and continued talking until it was no use.

He shouted and ordered his men to fire, eliminating the madman Fanxin completely.

Upon hearing this, the marines immediately began adjusting their cannons, preparing to bombard Fanxin's ships.

"Langyue, take care of them, otherwise our ship will be destroyed," Fanxin said. He wasn't planning to take the ship into Wolf Valley now, so they had a task to complete: protecting the ship.

Langyue nodded, and immediately created giant water wolves to attack the warships. This time, it created more than a hundred giant water wolves, which swarmed towards the four warships under its command.

The giant water wolf was so large that it completely obscured Fanxin's ship. All the cannonballs fired by the marines landed on the giant water wolf and did not cause any damage to Fanxin's ship.

"Haicheng, come here," Fanxin shouted.

"What is it, Captain?" Lin Haicheng nodded and immediately came over.

Fanxin smiled, placed the Flight Armor in his hand, and said, "Put it on, fly high into the sky, and start sniping! Remember, don't cause too much bloodshed; just teach them a lesson."

He didn't particularly enjoy killing, and he wouldn't have attacked naval ships if the navy hadn't stopped him. Now that the battle had broken out, he had no choice but to teach them a lesson.

"Understood. I won't kill them, I'll only injure them." Lin Haicheng nodded, immediately donned his Flight Armor, and ascended into the sky. Then, he took out his sniper rifle and began firing.

"Ren Fang, take them to the warship and let them participate in actual combat!" Fanxin said to Ren Fang. This was a good opportunity. The warship's shells were unusable, the sailors were soaked to the bone, and their morale was low. It was the perfect time for the Su sisters to step in. They wouldn't suffer a great loss if they went now, but they would get the best training.

"Okay." Ren Fang nodded, put on her Flight Armor, and then, carrying one of the Su sisters in each arm, flew onto the warship.

Fanxin smiled, then looked at Langyue and said, "You should go too. You love fighting, and you can also look after the Su sisters."

Upon hearing this, Langyue grinned and, riding its giant air wolf, rushed onto the warship.

Fanxin and the Little Black Cat didn't go out, because they had to guard the ship. At the same time, they also had to keep an eye on the warships to see if there were any powerful figures on board. If so, they had to act immediately to stop them, otherwise, Ren Fang and the others would be in danger.

"Fanxin, I'll hide the ship. Then, let's go to the warship together! That way, even if something goes wrong, we can get there to help in time," the Little Black Cat said.

Relying on its Mechanical Eye, it can see the battlefield clearly, but it still takes some time for them to get there. The battlefield is ever-changing; sometimes, a single second can determine victory or defeat.

"Alright, I'll go first." Fanxin Xin agreed, and without further hesitation, he jumped into the sea. Then he swam quickly toward the warship.