The Half-Elves aboard the three Imperial Merchant ships were successfully rescued.
Aside from the dead, nearly all the remaining Gray Dwarf Bandits were captured by the Elven Guards. Even those who jumped into the sea to escape were no exception.
The Elven Guards held the advantage, and the other two Imperial Merchant ships also announced their surrender.
Wrapped in bed sheets and blankets, the shivering Half-Elves made their way onto the deck and waited for rescue from the Half-Elf Guards.
As for the Gray Dwarf Bandits aboard the ships, they crawled out of the bottom cabins one after another and obediently became prisoners.
The Imperial Merchants and crew aboard the ships were also escorted by the Half-Elf Guards to Kui Island.
Of the five Imperial Merchant ships, only two remained intact. One had sunk in the Coral Reef Sea, while the other two had been nearly wrecked during the battle. Fully repairing them was likely impossible.
They could only be deliberately grounded, then stripped of anything valuable.
These Gray Dwarf prisoners from the five merchant ships had mostly lived on islands near Kui Island.
They knew how formidable the Half-Elves were and had often suffered at the hands of the Griffon Cavalry. Knowing they could not defeat the Half-Elves of Kui Island, they had little will to fight. The moment they showed signs of losing, they chose to surrender, at least preserving their lives.
These Imperial Merchants, on the other hand, were in a miserable situation.
They had originally come to Kui Island to transport Half-Elves from the Elf Continent there, planning to make a profit, then buy a large batch of Magic Herbs and return to the Grimm Empire to make another fortune.
But they happened to encounter Commander Marchio midway.
Half-heartedly, the Imperial Merchants decided to cooperate with