Sea Clash (Final Chapter)

The Western Continent camp was shrouded in gloom and despair, and in the Ishgar camp, Sordil's face was so dark it could squeeze water out of it.

"A terrible mistake! A complete mistake! I never imagined that a momentary lapse in judgment would cause such a huge problem!"

"You brat, what mistake? What lapse of judgment?"

Hearing the loud shouts from ahead, Sordil abruptly emerged from his inner reverie and explained to Belserion, "Belserion, here's what happened. When we were raiding supplies in the Western Continent, we accidentally let a wounded dragon escape. Who would have thought that this fellow would run all the way to the Western Continent's main camp and inform the Evil Dragon leader left behind that the supplies had been stolen? This allowed the leader to quickly gather a second batch of food and transport it to the camp on the other side."

"What? The enemy on the other side has received food supplies. Doesn't that render our original battle plan useless?"

"That's not the case! Because they were in a hurry to gather food this time, they didn't transport much. It should only last for about ten days."

"But within these ten days, the enemy will definitely send people back to the Western Continent to transport grain in order to ensure that they can continue to hold out."

"That's right. Commander Kelsu on the other side has decided to send troops back to the Western Continent for the third grain transport operation in two days."

"I knew these bastards wouldn't let this go, but I didn't expect them to start making moves so soon!"

"They were afraid that this grain transport team would be intercepted and killed by us like last time, so they acted in advance to avoid being caught off guard."

"You brat, what do you think we should do?"

"What to do? Hmph! Since business has come knocking on our door, we might as well reluctantly accept their gifts!"

"Hehe... Being your enemy is really too dangerous!"

"Ha ha!"

Watching the two laughing wildly, Murellia, sitting to the side, asked in a low voice, "Sister Mevajena, don't you think the young master and Sage Dragon's laughter is a bit cunning?"

"Murellia, let me tell you, describing their smiles as cunning is inappropriate; it should be called lewd! But none of that matters now. What matters is that we're about to make our mark again!"

"Yes! That's true!"

Two days later, at the Western Continent camp

"Zakro, Montedoss, Feldroka, it's going to be tough on you three again this time!"

"Kelsu, rest assured, we will definitely bring the grain back safely this time!"

After the three finished shouting, Kelsu stepped forward and patted them on the shoulders, then gave Zakro a tight hug. During the hug, Kelsu stuffed a crumpled piece of cloth into Zakro's hand. After Kelsu and Zakro released each other, Goodpes and the other two stepped forward to bid farewell to the three who carried the hopes of everyone.

After the 3v3 farewell was over, Kelsu and his two companions nodded to Zakro and his group, and then Zakro shouted loudly behind him, "Let's go!"

At Zakro's command, a team of more than twenty people left the camp and flew towards the Western Continent.

Just as Zakro and his team were being sent to the Western Continent Western Continent, Sordil and his combat squad were using Teleportation Array to reach the ambush site from the previous incident. Therefore, Sordil and his team were unaware that some time after Zakro and his team set off, there had been new activity in the Western Continent's camp.

"Goodpes, Delsd, is the ambush setup complete?"

"Don't worry, Kelsu. To wipe out this annoying little squad, Goodpes and I have put up our best resources!"

"Okay, that's good!"

"Should we send out the ambush troops now?"

"Haha! Delsd, you're too impatient!"

"Exactly! The bait has only just been cast, and you're already casting the net. Won't you scare the fish away?"

Delsd scratched the back of his head, chuckled sheepishly, and said, "Since you two old foxes know what's going on, then I won't worry about it. Just call me when you need to take action!"

Looking at Delsd sprawled on the ground, preparing for his beauty nap, Kelsu said irritably, "Hey! This lazybones hasn't even exchanged two words yet, and he's already sleeping in again!"

"Alright, let him sleep. The rest is up to us!"

"Sigh, fine!"

A sea area near the Western Continent

"Brother Sordil, why aren't we staying here and waiting for them to take the bait this time, but instead heading to the depths of the ocean to ambush them?"

"Brother Igneel, if you get robbed while escorting goods, do you become much more careful the second time and send more people to escort the goods?"

"That's for sure! If possible, we should even change the transport route."

"That's right! You think that way, and the enemy definitely thinks the same way. That's why I led everyone to the deep sea. First, we can find out their transport route this time, and second, we can test their defenses and see if we need to send a large force over!"

"Oh, I see!"

Near Galakor Island

"Chief Montedoss, is that small force really going to come and plunder our supplies?"

Montedoss glanced at Zakro, then laughed and said, "Of course!"

"But they've been lurking in the sea all along. How could they possibly know when we set off from Ishgar and when we returned from the Western Continent, or how could they know our transport route and lay an ambush in advance?"

"Chief Zakro is right, I think so too!"

"Chief Feldroka, Chief Zakro, you haven't fought against that small force, so you don't know how cunning and terrifying they are. But I have experienced it firsthand, so I can sense their presence and know that they will definitely come!"

"Alright, in that case, let's continue on our way!"

"Um!"

Shortly after Zakro and his group left Galakor Island, beams of multicolored light emerged from the seabed, enveloping Zakro. Immediately afterwards, a dozen or so giant dragons with goldfish bowls on their heads burst out of the sea and attacked Zakro and his group.

"Whoosh!"

Before Sordil and his group could even approach the blast site, about twenty different colored breaths shot out from the smoke and headed towards Sordil. The ever-calm Sordil had anticipated this, so when ordering the charge, he instructed everyone to conserve some energy for self-defense, to avoid a disastrous attack. As a result, everyone easily dodged the enemy's attacks.

After the first round of combat, both groups, who were on guard, survived unscathed and remained locked in a standoff in the air.

"Old Friend, I knew you would come to plunder our grain, but I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry this time!"

Sordil removed his oxygen mask and said to Montedoss was standing at the front, "I guessed you could survive, but I didn't expect you to bring food from the Western Continent, which caused me to be scolded by my master. So this time I've changed my mind. I don't want your food, but I'm taking your life!"

"Haha! Same here! I also got scolded by my boss because of you, my Old Friend, and I'm just looking for revenge!"

"Hmph! Since that's the case... Poison Dragon's Roar!"

"Bang!"

A cloud of purple smoke billowed into the sky, enveloping the two groups of people. However, because Igneel and his group were wearing oxygen masks and had received Mind Talk warning from Sordil, they launched a second attack on the other side immediately. Montedoss's group, unable to dodge the cunning Sordil's tactics, endured the corrosive effects of the poison gas while guarding against the enemy's sneak attacks, and naturally fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

One by one, the team members caught in the sneak attack fell from the sky, crashing into the sea and sinking to the bottom. After witnessing the fighting prowess of Sordil and his men, Zakro and his companion finally understood why Montedoss was so afraid of this small force.

"Chief Zakro, the time is almost right, send the signal quickly!"

Hearing Montedoss's shout, Zakro nodded, then launched a breath into the sky, causing it to explode.