Ambush on All Sides

The ship's garrison mages cast Wind Summoning, blowing the sails, and the fleet immediately accelerated, quickly catching up with the retreating Elemental Legion.

Liadrin (Blood Knights Lord): "Free Fire!"

The Arcane Tower began firing, and huge Arcane energy balls rained down on the routing elemental forces. Each shot killed several Water Elemental. The tower continued to fire as it chased, and in no time, hundreds of Water Elemental were killed. Some Water Elemental began to flee in all directions, but Liadrin ignored them and focused on chasing after the fleeing Water Elemental Lord.

The garrison mage commander seemed to be getting a little uneasy.

"Something's not right, my lord. Water Elemental can dive underwater. Before, in the shallow waters, we might have been able to escape, but now that we're in the deep sea, they can dive to the very bottom. We have no way to catch them, yet they're still trying to escape. This is probably a trap."

Liadrin glanced at the garrison mage beside her, feeling both uneasy and somewhat unwilling. So close! So close to catching up.

If they return empty-handed, it's easy to imagine that news of Silvermoon City's fall and widespread destruction will immediately spread throughout the Horde. The Blood Elf already have little influence within the Horde, and their strategic situation in Azeroth is not good. If they pull off something like this, it will be a real problem. The Alliance will see Silvermoon City's weakness, and perhaps next time it will be the Alliance army that comes.

Therefore, she had to defeat the opponent and demonstrate the power of the Blood Elf. With that thought, she waved her hand, stopping the garrison mage commander from speaking.

Liadrin (Blood Knights Lord): "Keep going, we'll catch up soon."

Xiao Yu turned around and glanced back. The enemy warship was only two or three hundred yards away from him. The maximum range of the arcane energy launch towers on the warship was already capable of attacking him, although the hit rate was not high. It seemed that it was time.

He stopped abruptly, a surge of Boiling through his body.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Come forth, my army! Come forth, the Immortals!"

Liadrin was startled. The next moment, she noticed that the sea around her was suddenly Boiling, bubbling like a pot of soup. But Liadlin immediately realized that it wasn't Boiling, but something was emerging from the bottom of the water.

A colossal dragon turtle emerged from the water, atop which stood spellcasting forces including siren priests, water nymph priests, and ice nymph priests. A massive hydra, its towering heads resembling masts on the sea, and merman knights riding sharks swiftly circled the fleet. All sorts of ferocious sea beasts rose densely from the surrounding waters, and even the previously scattered Water Elemental halted their flight. This massive army surrounded the fleet from three sides.

Liadrin (Blood Knights Lord): "Damn it, it's a trap! Turn right, Arcane Tower, prepare to charge back!"

"My lord, look behind you!" a sailor cried out in alarm.

Liadrin looked behind her and her heart sank. Countless Water Elemental had risen from the sea, stretching as far as the eye could see, probably numbering in the tens of thousands, completely blocking her path.

A sense of bewilderment flashed through her mind. How could this be? There wasn't a single enemy around just a moment ago.

Xiao Yu, however, was quite pleased with himself. This was the difference between naval and land warfare, especially naval warfare in a magical world, which was comprehensive and three-dimensional. If the Sky World were a strategy game, his ambush plan could definitely be included in the official tutorial. But for now, he should put aside those thoughts and focus on swallowing the meat he had already gained.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Sink all these Blood Elf warships, and let them know what happens when they oppose me, Azathoth."

At a command, the Water Elemental's Frostbolt, the siren priest's Sea Tornado, the hydra's various elemental breaths, and the dragon turtle's spewing attacks rained down on the fleet surrounding them from the north.

The large warships were somewhat better off with their protective shields, but the smaller warships became easy targets, and three were sunk in two rounds of concentrated fire.

Liadrin (Blood Knights Lord): "Everyone, don't panic! Retaliate with fire spells! Activate the Arcane Tower! All warships, follow my command! The capital ship will engage the enemy head-on, second-tier warships will follow, and all warships will maneuver to the right with the flagship!"

The massive fleet began to turn, but it was no easy feat for such a large fleet to complete the turn; it would have to circle several nautical miles to do so, and during this time they would be under constant attack.

The arcane towers on the main warships began to fire. These shipborne weapons were the most advanced magical technology of the Blood Elf. Towering high on the Blood Elf warships, at a command, the crystals at the top of the arcane towers began to release powerful arcane energy projectiles, each one blasting three or four Water Elemental to smithereens.

The ballistae on the smaller warships also began firing, but their power was much weaker; a single shot might not even be enough to kill a Water Elemental.

Furthermore, the garrison mages on the warships unleashed a barrage of fire spells onto the surrounding sea. The Blood Elf's fleet had a large number of garrison mages, providing formidable firepower. Meanwhile, the Water Elemental's Frostbolt, protected by the ship's hull, often failed to hit the people on board.

The Water Elemental of the Third Legion, responsible for intercepting the fleet's path, suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Hydra Legion, advance! Keep up with the enemy fleet! Fire! Attack the enemy capital ships!"

One hundred hydras, three hundred heads in total, their firepower was not much weaker than the enemy's Arcane Towers. Under Xiao Yu's command, they slowly caught up with the enemy fleet. With a concentrated barrage, the Blood Elf warships exposed on the outer perimeter were bombarded one after another.

However, this still couldn't stop the Blood Elf fleet from retreating.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Sea Beast Legion, charge! Charge! Ram them with your heads, claw them with your claws, do whatever you want! Stop these warships, or you'll all become Hydra food."

Driven by the Water Elemental, the sea beasts launched a suicidal Charge, ramming their flesh and blood against the Blood Elf warships. Some of the Blood Elf warships were slowed down by the impact and destroyed by the elemental army that caught up from behind.

There's still a chance! Liadlin thought. Although the enemy has a large number of ships, their warships have a height advantage. As long as they don't let the enemy engage in boarding combat, there's still a chance to break out! Although some troops will be lost, as long as the capital ships can withdraw, it will be fine.

Suddenly, the ship shuddered violently, and then the entire warship was lifted up by a tremendous force.

What kind of magic is this?! A wave of horror washed over her. Liadrin grabbed the ship's railing and looked down. She saw a colossal beast emerging from the seabed, right beneath her warship. The beast was several times larger than her entire ship. As it rose to the surface, the entire warship was lifted up and then involuntarily flipped to its side. As it flipped, the Arcane Tower continued to fire.

"It's over, this ship is completely finished!" Liadrin felt a wave of despair, but at that moment, the garrison mage commander suddenly rushed over.

"Don't despair, Lady Liadlin, we still have a chance!" This garrison mage commander can be considered the second-in-command of this fleet, and is also a hero, a two-star hero.

As she spoke, she raised her staff, "Wind, heed my call and unleash your mighty power!"

The howling wind violently whipped the sails, the immense force of the wind billowing them, managing to stop the warship from capsizing and allowing it to slowly slide off the giant beast into the sea, thankfully preventing it from capsizing.

However, at this moment, the nine snake heads had already surrounded her. All nine heads opened their mouths simultaneously, unleashing nine breaths at Liadrin. Liadrin hurriedly cast a Divine Shield. Boom!

The breath attack didn't harm her, but it successfully shattered the deck beneath her feet.

With each breath she exhaled, the deck beneath her feet seemed to collapse and crumble like a biscuit soaked in milk.