NOVEL NEXT Chapter 232: Meng Biao Falls into a Trap
Under Meng Biao's watchful eye, Fang Yu didn't display any unusual behavior. Like most Blue Star Captains, he accepted a mission, then led his army to the front lines to engage in war.
In fact, the strategy Fang Yu and Kong Huaao set two days ago was indeed so.
Fang Yu was responsible for openly participating in the war, misleading Meng Biao, while secretly relaying information and intelligence to Kong Huaao.
Meanwhile, Kong Huaao began quietly deploying troops, drawing several units from other places and discreetly positioning them in the Southern Island Sea Region.
Neither of them trusted the naval battle wall that Meng Biao had previously established, suspecting it might harbor latent risks.
Thus, Kong Huaao intended to use these few days to quietly dispatch soldiers near the naval battle wall on the front line to inspect its setup, while also holding his forces back to observe Meng Biao's movements and subsequently make relevant decisions.
As for Fang Yu...
Currently, he was nonchalantly leading the army to the front lines to battle the Flesh Puppet.
He truly engaged in battle, with no pretense whatsoever.
Anyway, Kong Huaao had instructed him to bide his time temporarily, and since Meng Biao was continuously observing him, he might as well take advantage of this period to genuinely participate in the warfare, complete missions as usual, and sink warships.
Seize this opportunity to rapidly develop.
"Sharp Blade Army, attack!"
"Luo Kuan, Ma, prepare to analyze the enemy forces' strength!"
"Defeat [Flesh Puppet], gain 5000 experience points, 300 Silver Coins, and +1 Flesh Bomb."
"Lord [Fang Yu] gains +2 grams of Essence of Flesh and Blood, +15 military merit."
"Sink [Flesh Warship], gain +3500 experience points, 150 coins, and +1 warship parts."
"Lord [Fang Yu] gains +10 military merit."
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As the expedition progressed, numerous rewards began appearing on everyone's panel, scrolling continuously.
With the current promotion in Fang Yu's military rank, whether killing Flesh Puppets or Flesh Warships offered significant experience boosts.
Flesh Puppets were equivalent to Warship Level combat strength, offering 5000 experience points upon defeating one, while Flesh Warships were Warship Level, granting approximately 3000—3500 experience boosts.
Fang Yu delighted in the battle, finding it very smooth.
Behind him, five hundred ships erupted in military strength, launching attacks against the Divine Hall Alliance Army.
This time marked Fang Yu's first true engagement following the Sharp Blade Army's expansion to five hundred ships. Previously, it was merely intimidation.
With the Sharp Blade Army's firepower activation, Fang Yu quickly felt the strength emanating from the Sharp Blade Army.
His Sharp Blade Army was immensely powerful!
Fang Yu was overjoyed and very satisfied with Li Chongjing's leadership capabilities.
Unbeknownst to him, the overall military strength of the Sharp Blade Army had become incredibly formidable under Li Chongjing's command.
The strength didn't lie in hard numeric values of the ships, but rather in cooperation, battle formations, as well as the execution and morale of soldiers.
Even against equally matched Blue Star ships, five hundred versus five hundred, the Sharp Blade Army could easily secure victory, even dominate them.
Under immense execution power, five hundred ships cooperated in such a way that their military strength exceeded what ordinary troops with seven hundred or even a thousand ship configurations could muster.
Li Chongjing indeed had a knack, Fang Yu was satisfied, and the crew felt the same.
Under Li Chongjing's command, Luo Kuan and others gleefully watched as the Sharp Blade Army slew enemies, with each giant Flesh Warship and towering Flesh Puppet collapsing under relentless artillery fire.
Before the crew could react, they heard a loud "boom," followed by a panel notification sound echoing in their minds:
"Killed [Flesh Puppet]..."
"Awesome!"
Luo Kuan and others were merrily sitting behind the cannons. Although it was all-out war, there was a sense of leisurely vacation.
With the Sharp Blade Army striking, there's no need for more fighting!
Just relax, the experience will come automatically.
A few crew members leveled up one after another shortly after the battle began, becoming stronger.
Even Fang Yu.
He glanced at his panel; under the Sharp Blade Army's earth-scorching bombardments, his experience had risen by nearly 500k during this period, showing a significant boost.
Practically all enemy forces and Divine Hall Alliance Army in this sea region were wiped out by Fang Yu—when the Divine Hall Alliance Army attacked, the Sharp Blade Army countered immediately, dismantling the enemy offense.
This left other Blue Star Captains who had accepted war missions muttering curses as they departed this sea region.
They couldn't compete, absolutely couldn't compete.
All were regular ships with a handful of cannons attacking consecutively.
But Fang Yu?
With five hundred ships trailing behind him, advancing grandiosely, striking wherever he pointed.
How can you play against this?
If one's ship could outcompete Fang Yu's, that would be miraculous!
What was originally a highly intense war was now utterly one-sided thanks to Fang Yu joining the fray with the Sharp Blade Army.
Wasn't...
Weren't the Flesh Puppets supposed to be powerful?
Weren't the Flesh Warships supposed to be numerous and endless?
Why does it feel like the opposition is going easy now? Show some strength, fight back! Bastards!
"Huh?"
At this moment, not just the other Blue Star Captains but even Fang Yu seemed to sense something was amiss.