West Reef Islands Naval Battle

Steel boots sank into the soft sand. Standing in waist-deep water, the Gray Dwarf Bandit, armed like sardines, could only raise their shields above their heads in the face of a hail of Fletched Arrow.

But these Half-Elf Warrior shot Fletched Arrow as if they were free, scattering them wave after wave into the sea.

When the waves crash onto the beach, they can carry some Fletched Arrow arrows ashore.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit are naturally short-legged and not very good at running. Otherwise, they wouldn't have retreated from the West Island jungle. That jungle was full of traps, and the dense vegetation, with its many thorny vines, made life miserable for the Gray Dwarf Bandit.

They are not afraid of deep caves and desolate mountains, but they cannot maneuver effectively in dense forests...

Now, on the beach of West Island, a large number of Gray Dwarf stood in the sea, which made the Gray Dwarf Bandit even more desperate. They could barely move in the sea, and because they were wearing armor that looked like iron cans, they could not swim.

On the opposite beach stood a group of Half-Elf archers clad in leather armor and wielding Elf Longbow, their Fletched Arrow raining down like raindrops...

Although shields and armor could cover vital parts of the body, these full-body armors also had gaps in their connection. Many arrows pierced the Gray Dwarf Bandit through these gaps, and many Gray Dwarf were wailing miserably.

Even retreating was difficult; they could only stand in the seawater and passively take the beating.

These Gray Dwarf Bandit had been fighting the Silver Moon Elf army in the waters of Empress Ivini Islands for so long, and they had never suffered like this before. They were like a bunch of drowning old dogs, only able to howl and flee...

The Gray Dwarf Bandit were driven into the dense forests of the West Island by the Half-Elf archers, and dared not show their faces during the day no matter what.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit at the main island's dock were also cornered by the Silver Moon Elf who rushed out of the village...

The elven village on the main island originally housed only three hundred Silver Moon Elf. However, as the Gray Dwarf Bandit constantly harassed the West Reef Islands, Silver Moon Elf scattered on nearby islands came to the main island for refuge. During this time, the number of Silver Moon Elf Warrior on the main island has reached more than eight hundred.

Last night, a thick fog enveloped the area, and the Silver Moon Elf, fearing accidental injury to the Half-Elf Warrior of the Silver Pegasus Legion in the dark mist, did not come out to fight the Gray Dwarf Bandit.

Now that it was daylight, nearly four hundred Silver Moon Elf rushed out of the village and immediately surrounded the main island's dock.

Less than two hundred Gray Dwarf Bandit remained on the dock, still deeply annoyed that their Sheepskin Raft had been secretly punctured by the Half-Elf Warrior. Now, seeing a large group of Silver Moon Elf surrounding them, they immediately took up their weapons and fought.

The Silver Moon Elf quickly gained the upper hand on the battlefield, suppressing the Gray Dwarf Bandit at the docks to the point of exhaustion.

Seeing the Gray Dwarf Bandit on the West Island retreat into the dense forest, Roy immediately ordered the Half-Elf archers to return to the temporary camp to rest, while he personally led the remaining 1,500- Half-Elf Warrior to begin felling trees at the edge of the main island's dense forest.

Then, taking advantage of the low tide, Roy dug a trench on the beach connecting the main island and the West Island. Since the beach was covered with fine white gauze, the trench was filled with seawater after it was dug.

Roy and his Half-Elf Warrior stood the stripped Boro Wood upright in the trench, and then moved some rocks from the reef to fill the trench. Soon, a log fence was erected on the beach.

To prevent the wooden wall from being easily pushed down by the Gray Dwarf Bandit, Roy set up a tripod every meter on the main island side.

Because 1,500 Half-Elf Warrior were mobilized to work together, and the dense forest along the beach was full of sal trees that were very easy to cut down, the wooden fence was erected in just over half a day.

By the time the Gray Dwarf Bandit who had retreated to the dense forests of West Island noticed the commotion on the beach, a 600-meter-long wooden fence had already taken shape.

A group of Half-Elf archers, who had rested for a day at their makeshift camp, stood on a platform atop the wooden fence, only their upper bodies visible outside the wall. The Gray Dwarf Bandit gazed at the high walls overlooking the sea, their eyes filled with despair...

At this moment, the West Reef Islands were bathed in a crimson sunset, and the night that the Gray Dwarf Bandit had been waiting for was about to arrive.

Unbeknownst to the Gray Dwarf Bandit, the opposing Half-Elf Guard Regiment was also eagerly awaiting nightfall, as the Dark Moon Elf Warrior of the Assassin Squad had all awakened...

As night fell, the group of Gray Dwarf Bandit on the West Island were starving.

Although some wild fruits could be found on the island, and some shells and fish could be found on the beach, the quantity was very limited. Some of the Gray Dwarf Bandit Gray Dwarf Bandit managed to eat them, while others only managed to eat a couple of bites of withered leaves and wild grass before their stomachs were churning with hunger.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit dared not push their makeshift rafts out to sea during the day, fearing they would be discovered by the Half-Elf Warrior. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone hungry while fishing with these clumsy rafts...

The Gray Dwarf Bandit discovered they had no way to get back to the main island docks...

Later, they heard from the bandits who had escaped from the main island dock that all the Sheepskin Raft on the dock had been destroyed, so the Gray Dwarf Bandit gave up their plan to attack the main island dock.

They then discovered that the eleven Three-Masted Sailboat had abandoned their agreed-upon meeting point, throwing the Gray Dwarf Bandit into disarray in the dense forests of the West Island.

Fortunately, several bandit leaders stepped forward and calmed the chaos. They then led all the Gray Dwarf Bandit to build rafts in the dense forest, planning to sail out to sea that night to search for the Three-Masted Sailboat...

As the tide rose again, several Gray Dwarf Bandit leaders, seeing that the time was right, immediately ordered the Gray Dwarf Bandit in the dense forest to push the prepared rafts onto the beach and go directly into the sea.

These clumsy rafts are about thirty meters long but only eight meters wide. They are made of three layers of logs. Although they look heavy, they have enough buoyancy. Moreover, this long and narrow shape makes it easier to travel short distances at sea.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit built a total of twenty such rafts in the forest, and then, under the cover of night, pushed them all into the sea.

Considering the possibility of falling into the sea at any moment while riding on such a raft, the Gray Dwarf Bandit removed all their full chainmail, otherwise, if they fell into the sea wearing this armor, they would likely sink to the bottom instantly.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit pushed the raft into the sea, and all of Gray Dwarf Bandit climbed onto it. Then, Gray Dwarf Bandit picked up the oars and rowed vigorously out to sea...

Roy stood on the beach of the main island, looking towards the West Island.

The bright moonlight was like a layer of pure white snow falling on the sea...

To Roy, the rafts of the Gray Dwarf Bandit on the West Island were nothing more than blurry black shadows.

Seventeen Flying Fish Boat and three medium-sized sailing ships were moored in the Safe Harbor near the rocky beach Dark Moon Elf Warrior boarded the Flying Fish Boat and were the first to leave the small Safe Harbor. As for the three medium-sized sailing ships, they were much less maneuverable and would need to row slowly for some time to leave the Safe Harbor...

"Having been pirates for so long, these Gray Dwarf Bandit are all excellent swimmers. Even if they fall into the water, you should be extra careful when you approach them!"

Captain Timothy, standing at the Flying Fish Boat, patiently gave instructions to the Dark Moon Elf Warrior.

He knew tonight would be a bloody battle, so Boss Roy had no intention of letting these Gray Dwarf Bandit go...

"The most important thing is that our target this time isn't those Gray Dwarf Bandit, but twenty rafts. I don't care what methods you use, just destroy all the rafts and get back immediately. Don't think that just because we have stealth abilities, we can fight these Gray Dwarf in the sea. All of you, get back here obediently..."

Vice Captain Tennyson added that his tone was not as gentle as Captain Timothy's.

Ironically, these Dark Moon Elf Warrior had complete faith in Vice Captain Tennyson ...

The Flying Fish Boat broke through a wave, leaping forward several meters on the crest before falling back into the surging seawater.

These Flying Fish Boat are highly maneuverable and can travel at sea many times faster than those wooden rafts.

"Didn't they escape? Why do we still need to deploy so many patrols on the island? It was you who helped us defend West Reef Islands this time. I'm going to write to the governor of Empress Ivini Islands and ask him to commend you for your contributions to West Reef Islands."

The old Silver Moon Elf, leaning on his cane, trudged over from the edge of the beach and said to Roy with some excitement.

In his view, the West Reef Islands defenders' campaign once again ended in defeat for the Gray Dwarf Bandit.

Now that we've won, it's something to celebrate...

Roy slowly turned around, glanced at the old Silver Moon Elf, and said:

"This battle isn't over yet! We can deal with it after it's over. Now that they've landed on the island, they won't leave so easily. If we let them go this time, they'll just come back when they find a ship. Besides, we won't stay in the West Reef Islands forever..."

"So many Gray Dwarf Bandit wanted to leave by boat, and you managed to stop them?" the old Silver Moon Elf asked in surprise.

"I'm planning to give it a try..."

After saying that, Roy watched as a group of Flying Fish Boat swarmed across the sea and chased after the Gray Dwarf Bandit ' raft.

The old Silver Moon Elf was startled, and his cane accidentally fell onto the beach. They always chased away the Gray Dwarf Bandit Silver Moon Elf then stopped, preferring to stop while they were ahead.

Roy, however, didn't see it that way. This time, he had no intention of letting these Gray Dwarf Bandit go...

"There are ships blocking our way, they are the Flying Fish Boat of the Silver Moon Elf..."

The Gray Dwarf Bandit had already spotted the Flying Fish Boat blocking the bow and were yelling at their Gray Dwarf Bandit.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit leader hurriedly ran from the stern of the raft to the foreground and, sure enough, spotted the Flying Fish Boat faintly visible in the dark sea.

"If they dare to come any closer, we'll ram them at top speed!" the Gray Dwarf Bandit leader shouted in response.

A group of Gray Dwarf readily agreed, and they all rowed forward with all their might.

At the same time, he placed the prepared shield beside his legs.

But those Flying Fish Boat were like buzzing, smelly flies, constantly hovering around the rafts without getting close. And these rafts were crudely made and could not possibly catch up with the most maneuverable Flying Fish Boat.

The Flying Fish Boat kept circling around the raft, but never approached the raft that was slowly moving in the sea.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit were initially puzzled, but soon they heard one of Gray Dwarf Bandit shouting, "Come help us..."

The Gray Dwarf Bandit looked in the direction of the sound and saw that sections of logs, six or seven lengths long, had broken off from the raft and were scattered in the sea.

At first there were only a few scattered ones, but the Gray Dwarf Bandit were still somewhat bewildered, unsure how to deal with the situation...

The Gray Dwarf Bandit on the other rafts also cried out for help and pleaded for assistance.

Then the Gray Dwarf Bandit saw some translucent phantoms in the sea. Although they knew these were the ones causing the trouble, they knew that once the phantoms sank into the sea, they would immediately disappear without a trace...

That night, the Gray Dwarf Bandit guarding the raft once again experienced unprecedented despair. Despite their efforts to cope, they could only watch helplessly as the raft they had painstakingly built throughout the day crumbled into pieces of logs.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit fell into the water one after another. They wanted to catch the invisible elves in the sea, but the elves did not appear in front of them at all. They were just waiting to completely destroy the raft before they all left.

All the Gray Dwarf Bandit were submerged in the sea, some clinging to Gray Dwarf Bandit floating on the surface, unable to search for the lost Three-Masted Sailboat any longer...

This place was only a few hundred meters away from West Island, and on the other side was the dark, boundless sea. Even clinging to logs, they dared not venture into the deep sea. So, led by their bandit leader, these Gray Dwarf Bandit returned to West Island one after another...

Some of the Gray Dwarf were more cunning; they planned to sneak into the dense forests of the main island under the cover of night, unaware that patrol teams were stationed all over the beaches of the main island...

The Gray Dwarf Bandit on the island lost their way out and were trapped by Roy in the dense forest of the West Island.

Roy did not rush to attack the Gray Dwarf Bandit, but instead used the advantage of the Flying Fish Boat to trap all the Gray Dwarf Bandit on the island.

When these Gray Dwarf Bandit had to eat seaweed and wild grass all day on the island, and they became like savages, their eye sockets and cheeks sunken from hunger, and they even needed to use canes to walk, Roy finally launched a general offensive against the Gray Dwarf Bandit on the West Island.

The battle lasted for two weeks, and more than two thousand Gray Dwarf Bandit, unable to endure the hunger any longer, surrendered to Roy on West Island in the West Reef Islands...

Roy had prepared more than two hundred wooden cages on the beach, and the surrendered Gray Dwarf Bandit filled them to the brim.

West Reef Islands has once again achieved victory, and Roy's name has appeared on the Silver Pegasus Legion's record book.