"An unfamiliar fleet has been spotted—not one of our Great Zhou warships!"
"They're closing in!"
"Wait a second. Judging by their formation, they're planning to surround us directly!"
They quickly noticed the enemy's intentions, and the Great Zhou fast ship immediately descended into a commotion.
"Turn around! Turn around and retreat!"
The opposing fleet's size spoke for itself. With one large ship and four smaller ones, it was far beyond what a single fast ship could handle.
After confirming the situation, the captain signaled for an immediate turn while repeatedly sending out distress signals!
Hearing the commotion, the Wyvern Rider patrolling the nearby waters quickly flew over. Once they noticed the suddenly appearing unfamiliar fleet, how could they not know what was happening?
Without another word, they immediately flew back to request reinforcements!
With the Wyvern Rider relaying the message, the Great Zhou's response was still extremely fast. Even White Butcher, who had been meditating at the beach camp, confirmed the situation at once.
After clearing out the schools of piranhas in the surrounding waters, their operations had indeed become more convenient, but at the same time, it had clearly brought some trouble down on them.
If the piranhas had still been there, they would not have needed to do anything. The piranhas would have welcomed the newcomers first.
But there was always a gain for every loss. There was no use thinking about it now.
Upon receiving the message, White Butcher immediately thought of the ship the tribesmen had mentioned earlier.
"So we really can't afford to hold on to even a shred of wishful thinking."
The force behind that ship had come to investigate, which was entirely within their expectations. There was nothing surprising about that. However, this time, in order to improve their exploration efficiency, White Butcher