CHAPTER 666: CHAPTER 123: POWERLESS RESCUE

They arrived too late after all.

The number of Flying Fish Electric Eels was far beyond Yue Jinghua’s expectation; their terrifying electric currents struck the fishermen, the deck, and the masts of the fishing boat.

The electricity ejected from their bodies intertwined, forming a net that covered the sky and earth.

People on the boat couldn’t escape.

Nobody on the sea could get close either.

Even with Yue Jinghua’s Dark Beast, there was no absolute confidence in penetrating this layer of electric netting.

Yue Jinghua could only watch helplessly.

People were like moths with ignited wings, screaming tragically as they fell into the water one by one.

The sails, set ablaze, and the wooden beams also sadly collapsed into the water.

The Mandala Seaweed of the Manduo Brothers fragmented like torn cloth, drifting helplessly on the sea’s surface.

Everyone on the Lake King Dragon felt a chill down their spines.

The Bruce Blue, the large three-story fishing boat, slowly sank into the water like a submerged iceberg.

"We can’t get close... We..." Long Rui murmured as the ignited fishing boats ahead, with their massive fires, reflected the young faces in a reddish glow.

These people, born as prominent nobles of the Empire, had never experienced such a setback as they faced today.

Hundreds of lives were extinguished right before their eyes; all they could do was watch.

Yue Jinghua’s palms were also ice-cold as she witnessed the Flying Fish Electric Eels’ frenzied massacre and suddenly realized that her Dark Beast army was not invincible.

The vast sea area of Fandi Port concealed countless unpredictable and difficult-to-deal-with ferocious Sea Beasts.

The attack on the Bruce Blue Fishing Boat continued for nearly half the night.

By dawn, pieces of broken walls and ruins floated on the sea, and charred bodies were scattered by the waves like driftwood.

As the first light of dawn appeared, a commotion came from the western sky over the sea.

Only then did a few people on the back of the Lake King Dragon snap out of their trance. They turned their heads and saw a Sky Sail bearing the Dragon Battle Empire’s flag breaking through the clouds, slowly approaching.

The people on the Sky Sail had also noticed something unusual on the sea.

"Who’s on the water? This is the Imperial Sea Navy of the Dragon Battle Empire’s Fandi Port," someone from the Sky Sail said with good eyesight, recognizing that the great beast moored on the water was an Imperial Sub-Asian Dragon.

Anyone who owned a Sub-Asian Dragon as a mount must be a well-known Imperial Dragon Knight from the Imperial City.

About ten days ago, the Imperial Navy at Fandi Port sent a distress call to the Imperial City, and the response from the Imperial City was that reinforcements, including Dragon Knights, would be dispatched within half a month to assist.

They had been waiting for several days, and to their surprise, it took less than ten days for the Sub-Asian Dragons, a symbol of the Imperial Dragon Knights, to appear in the outer seas.

However, the question remained why the Dragon Knights sent by the Empire appeared in the outer seas instead of the Transmission Array at the harbor, which baffled the navy soldiers.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yun summoned his Bat Dragon, "We are the Southern Expedition Army sent by the Empire to aid Fandi Port in quelling the rebellion, and those below are all members of the Southern Expedition Army."

There was a moment of silence upon the Sky Sail, followed by the sound of creaking; the previously floating ship body of the Sky Sail extended dozens of oars, and then the Sky Sail smoothly sank down and came to a steady stop on the sea surface.

It turned out that Fandi Port was adjacent to the great sea, and the design of the Sky Sail operated by the Air Force stationed at the port was quite unique, as it was a dual-purpose vessel for both air and sea.

On regular days in cases of urgent military situations, the oars could be removed, transforming it into a Sky Sail, and while on the sea surface, it could extend out the oars to become a sea ship.

Although Yue Jinghua and others did not present any official documents identifying them as the Southern Expedition Army, their possession of two Sub-Asian Dragons was the best proof of their legitimacy.

The Air Force captain Ya Lei at the port invited the noble guests aboard the ship and immediately ordered the salvage of the remains of the Bruce Blue Fishing Boat and the bodies scattered around.

Seeing that Yue Jinghua and the others were young, Captain Ya Lei did not express his thoughts, but he couldn’t help but feel doubtful inside.

He had thought that the Imperial City would send elite Dragon Knights, but instead, they were all greenhorns with fresh faces.

His changes in expression did not go unnoticed by Yue Jinghua. She grew even more puzzled, "Captain Ya Lei, please do not worry. We are the vanguard troops. Once we return to Fandi Port and establish contact with the Young General Long and Duke Yue from the Miss River Valley Village, they will immediately rush to Fandi Port."

Hearing about the Empire War God Long Jiuzun, and the recently famed Double Dragon Knight Yue Minzhi being in the ranks of the Southern Expedition Army, the expression of Captain Ya Lei immediately changed from gloomy to bright, and his treatment towards Yue Jinghua and the others became much warmer.

After several two hours of salvage work, the wreckage scattered at sea was finally properly collected.

Staring at the unrecognizable bodies of fishermen, Captain Ya Lei’s expression grew heavy.

Ji Yun, seeing the Air Force soldiers bustling about, sneered with dissatisfaction: "If you knew that the fishermen were in danger, why didn’t you come to their rescue immediately when they lit the distress signal last night? Although there is some distance from the port, with the aid of the Sky Sail, how could it take a whole night to reach the site of the incident? Everyone says that Imperial City soldiers are all on the payroll but do nothing. It seems to me that the Sea Defense Army of Fandi Port is only there for show."

The navy soldiers listening nearby all flushed with anger, glaring at Ji Yun furiously.

Had it not been for considering his status as a significant figure from the Imperial City, all the soldiers would have charged forward to confront him.

"Captain Ya Lei, even though Ji Yun’s words are harsh, he is speaking the truth. According to the Empire’s rescue protocol, the Imperial Military must arrive within one two hours in the event any civilian or ship encounters disaster at sea. But the time it took from the incident until the empty ship arrived was indeed four to five two hours," Yue Jinghua believed that if the Sky Sail had been on the scene, and with the navy personnel who are familiar with the habits of the Fandi Port sea creatures present, the chances of rescuing the Bruce Blue Fishing Boat would have greatly increased.

"What you say is true, but since you have just arrived, you are not aware of the recent situation in Fandi Port. It’s not that we didn’t attempt rescue, it’s that we simply could not. We are only able to operate during the day. At night, no matter whether it is the ships in the outer sea or the Sky Sails near the harbor, none can leave Fandi Port," Captain Ya Lei closed his eyes in pain, as the past one and a half months have been nothing short of a nightmare for him.

For him, the dignity of the navy and the pride of being an Imperial Soldier had been utterly torn apart.

"Captain Ya Lei? What do you mean by that?" Yue Jinghua also sensed something amiss, "If I recall correctly, the military intelligence received by the Imperial City only mentioned that the military situation around Fandi Port was dire and in need of support."

"Ten days ago, the situation in Fandi Port was not as dire as it is now. In these last few days, the situation has worsened. The sea creatures in the outer sea have begun attacking large ships," Captain Ya Lei sighed, compelled to reveal the truth.