Chapter 1088: Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain (Bonus Chapter)

A monster that has been eating people for thousands of years suddenly stops—that isn't a sudden awakening; it must be out of necessity. "Yes, the person who bought the island is surnamed He, and he has a faction under his command. Rumors have always persisted in Blade Harbor that this Island Master He has the ability to dispel miasma and command Yin Serpents. Even the Blade Harbor Shipping Bureau once gave him trouble, only to be severely taught a lesson by those Yin Serpents shortly after. Now, all ships passing through the Golden Channel must pass through his archipelago to avoid being attacked by the Yin Serpents."

The Island Master of Yangshan who commands Yin Serpents? Wu Lu's gaze tightened. Blade Harbor is far from Storm Bay, a two or three-day voyage away. If the monsters of the Yangshan Archipelago suddenly appeared in a cluster, who authorized it? Need he even ask?

In other words, the Island Master of Yangshan is helping the Bailong tribe? At this moment, another trusted aide also said, "General, the Bailong tribe's uncle and nephew, Wansai Song and Wansai Feng, defected to the Island Master of Yangshan over half a year ago. The Royal Court has sent notices several times demanding they expel the Wansai, but the Yangshan Archipelago has turned a deaf ear."

He only said this much, and Wu Lu did not ask, "And then?"

Given the temperament of the Ya Kingdom, if the Yangshan Archipelago were easy to punish, it would have struck without hesitation.

But if these Yin Serpents were sent by the Yangshan Archipelago to aid the Bailong tribe... Wu Lu recalled what the soldier had said about this Island Master "having a faction under his command," and he immediately grew tense. "Pass the order..."

He had just opened his mouth when a personal guard beside him suddenly exclaimed, "Watch out!"

Before the sound had faded, the personal guard lunged behind Wu Lu.

Several black shadows suddenly emerged from beneath everyone's feet. One of them had originally shot a bundle of sticky webs toward Wu Lu, but it was blocked by the personal guard.

With a light tug, the guard—a man weighing over a hundred and sixty jin—was yanked away by force. The speed was incredible; the others didn't even have time to react.

Had he not been so desperate to protect him, the one dragged away would likely have been Wu Lu himself.

Everyone looked closely and saw it was another Yin Serpent! Seeing these things up close, they truly felt how massive they were, especially when they stood upright; ordinary people had to look up just to see them clearly.

Behind it were several more Yin Serpents, and they were actually holding specially crafted crossbows.

These crossbows were waterproof and could fire three bolts at once. After each shot, the rear row of bolts could be pushed forward to fire again! In other words, within two breaths, they could fire six crossbow bolts.

And Yin Serpents have four hands.

As soon as these fellows raised their crossbows, *whoosh whoosh whoosh*, dozens of bolts flew out, with the main attack range focused directly on the Grand General Wu Lu in front! The formation was as fierce as the "Arrow Locusts" in Wansai Feng's hands.

A row of Ya Kingdom personal guards was immediately shot down. With primordial power protecting them, they might not have died, but they were certainly injured.

Weapons produced by Songyang Prefecture are guaranteed in quality.

However, a heavy iron puppet nine feet tall had appeared in front of Wu Lu, blocking him completely.

The arrows struck it with a *ding-ding-dang-dang* sound, leaving only a few shallow dents on its hard shell.

"Protect the General!"

Amidst the shouting, other Ya Kingdom guards rushed over.

The few Yin Serpents did not linger in the fight. The leader grabbed the soldier who had just reported the military situation to Wu Lu, threw him straight ahead, and let out a hoarse cry.

Hearing the command, the Yin Serpents turned their heads and headed downward.

This brings us to the terrain here.

The peninsula where Wu Lu was stationed was formed by an earthquake, so there were huge ravines and deep cliffs extending from the seaside into the island, looking like a cake that had been sliced several times.

To gain a vantage point, Wu Lu had chosen this place to station his troops, but there was actually a deep gorge here that bottomed out into nothingness.

Wu Lu hadn't cared at first; the Bailong people were never known for their swimming ability. Besides, even if there were an underground river leading directly to the seabed, the gorge was filled with sharp, knife-like rocks—how could anyone move up and down freely?

Little did he know that there existed such things as Yin Serpents, which could traverse mountains and ridges without legs.

In fact, the southwest beach of Dragon Spine Island had almost the same terrain, and it was not difficult for Yin Serpents to move through it.

Taking advantage of the Ya Kingdom soldiers observing the sea, these Yin Serpents swam from the sea into the bottom of the gorge and then climbed up the cliffs to launch a surprise attack.

Wu Lu had ignored the danger at his feet and had nearly fallen into the enemy's trap.

"Take them down!"

The Ya Kingdom soldiers reacted and rushed forward with their weapons. But the few Yin Serpents dove into the gorge; despite being larger than men, they moved freely through the narrow crevices. The soldiers threw a few torches down, and in the flickering light, everyone saw their figures appearing and disappearing among the sharp rocks, vanishing into the darkness within a dozen breaths.

However, one Yin Serpent was hooked by a grappling claw thrown by Wu Lu.

Its body was smooth and its scales were tight, but the tip of the grappling claw was like a hook; once it retracted, it nailed into the Yin Serpent's body like a spike.

The monster hissed in pain and struggled desperately. But Wu Lu roared and, relying on his own strength, yanked it back.

Then the guards stepped forward to help, working together to pull it out of the crevice.

Seeing no hope of escape, the Yin Serpent turned to pounce on Wu Lu, only to be stabbed into a skewer by the guards' blades and spears.

Seeing the monster still flicking its tongue, Wu Lu stepped forward. "Who sent you, and where is he?"

But the Yin Serpent only bared its fangs and roared at him, trying to spray acid at him again.

Wu Lu asked twice more, but the Yin Serpent remained indifferent.

His trusted aide said, "General, perhaps this monster doesn't understand human speech."

Wu Lu nodded. "Kill it."

If he couldn't get a confession, it had no value.

After executing the Yin Serpent, Wu Lu decided to move his camp to another hill, this time staying far away from any crevices.

Even if these monsters knew the principle of capturing the leader to win, how would they know Wu Lu was the leader of this Ya Kingdom army while they were lurking in the sea? Therefore, they must have another leader, and that person understood the terrain of the peninsula, the situation of Wu Lu's camp, the distribution of troops, and even knew exactly where he was! Thinking of such a person staring at him from the shadows, cold sweat broke out on Wu Lu's back.

Linking this to the golden eagle being shot, Wu Lu suddenly ran to the cliff edge and raised his long-range telescope to scan the horizon.

Not here, not there either.

Just as he was about to let out a long sigh of relief, he caught sight of a few dim sails in the lens.

Wu Lu's heart sank abruptly. He looked at other parts of the sea and discovered nearly a hundred ships coming under the cover of night, already not far from the coast!

These ships were of various sizes, but every single one was packed with fully armed soldiers!

"Enemy coming from the sea!" Wu Lu said hoarsely. "Quickly dispatch two thousand three hundred men back to Storm Bay to meet them! Fast, as fast as possible!"

Tonight was overcast with no moon and thick fog; had he not been holding a magic tool capable of seeing through the mist and darkness, he would never have detected their arrival!

What a move. The enemy first used Yin Serpents and Bailong people to steal the ships, luring a thousand of his soldiers into the water, then ordered the Yin Serpents to flank him from the gorge to launch an attack, distracting him so he had no time to pay attention to the sea.

This made it convenient for the enemy's naval forces to storm the beach!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1089 =====