MTLNOVEL Chapter 779, You're the Leader, You Go First
On the giant ship.
Fang Hao had just handed the Space Ring to Rolana.
Then he received a message from Amanda.
"Fang Hao, what are we going to do next?"
"What's wrong? What happened on your end?" Fang Hao picked up the Sound-transmitting Shell and replied.
"The Dragon Queen is forcing me to lead troops into the main city to shut down the poison gas and find Beata's trace."
Following that, Amanda explained the situation of the past two days.
Fang Hao quietly listened, gaining a rough understanding.
It seemed that Mount Dragon Peak hadn't had time to convey the message to the Dragon Queen, who was still troubled by the poison gas in her own city.
After thinking it over, he said, "There's no rush to shut down the poison gas. Stall her for some time; I will send Beata over to handle this matter after a while."
"Alright, I'll deal with it depending on the situation."
"Also, since you're in the city, look for Spencer's body and the four sets of black-armored and long-handled war hammers—I need those," Fang Hao continued to add.
"Understood, I'll contact you once I find them."
"Good!"
After ending the chat with Amanda, Fang Hao sat in his chair, pondering the subsequent plans against the Dragon Queen.
The Dragon Clan seemed to have driven him away.
In reality, the Dragon Clan had suffered more serious losses in battle, it was just that the Dragon Queen, being a Demigod, was not easy to deal with.
As long as there was a hero who could restrain the Dragon Queen, taking down the Dragon Clan wouldn't be a big problem.
...
He pondered for a while.
He casually flipped open the Book of Lords to see if this incident had any impact on the transmigrators.
As soon as he opened the world channel, it was full of advertisements and various other messy information.
Even when going slow, there was no mention of the Dragon Clan.
It seemed that this incident had not yet spread among the transmigrators, otherwise it would definitely have sparked a topic.
After a brief glance, he was about to close it when his hand suddenly stopped.
A new message suddenly appeared and caught his attention.
"Sea Tribe's victory celebration, the Sea King, ministers, and generals all present. The beauty of the Sea Tribe is also quite fine, oh. [Picture] [Picture] [Picture]..."
A victory celebration for the Sea Tribe?
Fang Hao clicked to enlarge the photos.
The picture showed a palace filled with various mermaid-like members of the Sea Tribe.
In one of the pictures, a Sea Tribe member dressed in a blue brocade robe and wearing a crown stood out.
It seemed that this person was the Sea King.
The last time during the underwater battle, Fang Hao had only glanced from a distance, only seeing the opposing side quite impressively seated upon a shark, but not clearly seeing the specific features.
Now, comparing with the photo, he was sure it was this person.
Fiery red beard and a body as robust as a bodybuilding instructor.
Apart from the Sea King, the remaining photos showed the Sea Tribe's ministers and officials, all apparently the top echelon of the Sea Tribe.
After waiting a while and discovering no other news about the Sea Tribe, he saved the pictures.
"Call the 'Alurag' sisters over," Fang Hao said to someone outside the door.
"Yes, my lord."
Soon, the four sisters walked in together.
Alurag, the eldest sister, spoke first, "My lord, you summoned us?"
Fang Hao stepped down from his chair and said, "I want you to go to the Sea Tribe, capture their leader. Can you do it?"
"The Sea Tribe? What tier are they?" Alurag inquired.
"They should be Orange Tier 9 Heroes; definitely not at the Dark Gold level," Fang Hao answered.
Last time, he was quickly defeated without exchanging a couple of blows with the ancient blood servants.
Definitely not at the Dark Gold level.
Alurag nodded, "Then there's no problem. How should we proceed?"
The four had already advanced to Dark Gold.
Speaking of a frontal attack, they might not be able to break into a well-defended city.
But with a blitzkrieg tactic, ambushing the target could be feasible.
"These are the people—they're holding a banquet. Go straight in and take control of them," Fang Hao showed the photos to the sisters.
"Understood, my lord."
...
Rainbow Pearl Island
Inside the resplendent Royal Palace, a victory celebration was underway.
In the city defense battle of these past few days, every person had been on high alert, fearing a single slip-up could lead to the Undead breaching the city walls and their heads hanging from them.
But they had finally held on.
Yesterday at noon, the silver dragon left with the Bone Dragon and never returned.
The giant ship filled with Undead also sailed away from the island last night.
All of this proved victory; the damn Undead had chosen to retreat.
The Sea Tribe remained the darling of the ocean, blessed by the Sea God.
As the music quieted slightly, the Sea King, dressed in a blue brocade robe, made his way serpentine to the center of the raised platform.
The room gradually fell silent, all eyes turning up toward him.
The Sea King stroked his dense beard and loudly said, "In this short month, the Sea Tribe has experienced unprecedented changes. Those sudden Undead who occupied Giant Claw Island and Yuxiang Island then launched an attack on Rainbow Pearl Island."
Beneath him was still silence, every face among the Sea Tribe showing a look of hatred.
"But! This time, the enemy failed to break our defenses; with the efforts of the Royal family, ministers, and all of the Sea Tribe, we showed unparalleled unity and strength. We defeated the Undead, drove the enemy away, and achieved the ultimate victory... Let us raise a glass to this outstanding victory, to the certain success of the Sea Tribe."
Clamor erupted!
All of the Sea Tribe, including a few invited transmigrator representatives, simultaneously raised their glasses, "To the Sea Tribe's victory..."
Bang bang—bang bang!
Just as the crowd raised their glasses and shouted, four dull thuds interrupted them.
It was as if something heavy had been cast from the sky, crashing onto the ground.
Everyone shrank back in fright.
They looked around non-stop, searching for the source of the sound.
Since the alarm hadn't sounded, it shouldn't be the Undead attacking again.
The expression on the Sea King's face was also unpleasant—as soon as he had finished speaking, and before he even received praise from the people below, why was there a problem now?
"Someone go and see what's happening," the Sea King said coldly.
The guard responded and just stepped out.
Then a burst of fighting noise came, followed by thudding sounds.
A group of guards were brought into the hall, beaten and shoved.
Before the Sea King could react, whoosh, a fiery red giant arrow shot toward him.
As it neared him, it immediately transformed into a figure clad in iron armor.
"Who are you—"
Bang!
A muffled sound erupted as the burly Sea King was forcibly pressed down and smashed into the ground.
"Damn it, you're asking for death..." The Sea King roared in rage, immediately about to retaliate.
Before he finished speaking, he felt his body being flung away.
Bang!
A muffled sound erupted, and the Sea King was smashed into the ground once again.
Huff, huff—Bam, bam!
The not-so-tall human body unleashed terrifying power.
Grabbing the end of the Sea King's tail, it began to swing him left and right, repeatedly smashing him into the ground on both sides.
Dust rose in clouds, and blood was flung everywhere.
The Sea King, an Orange Tier 9 Hero, at this moment, had no ability to fight back at all.
Not even able to scream out in pain.
When the swinging stopped.
Retch!
The Sea King vomited a mouthful of blood, lying weakly on the ground.
Seeing that the Sea King had subdued, an object was retrieved and pressed onto his back.
Snap!
The metal piece began to unfold and spread, turning into restraints that bound the Sea King tightly.
In the hall, everyone, holding their cups, stared blankly at the scene before them.
Their eyes widened in disbelief.
The Sea King had fallen just like that?
Whoosh!
People tried to flee.
At the entrance, several figures blocked the way out.
Contrary to Fang Hao's plan.
The sisters didn't go to confront just a few people; they blocked everyone in the hall.
At that moment, outside the Royal Palace, chaotic noises rose.
A large number of the Sea Tribe soldiers began to surge toward the Royal Palace.
After all, being the core of power for a faction, people immediately came to reinforce at the first sign of trouble.
"Who are you people? Breaking in, you won't be able to escape either," the Sea King bellowed loudly.
A hero's abilities have a limit.
Even if these people were stronger than the Sea King, delving this deep, they shouldn't expect to walk out unscathed.
Bang!
Faced with the Sea King's roar, what came next was another punch.
Which once again made him spit out blood.
A large number of Sea Tribe soldiers rushed in, the four sisters raised their hands to release Fire Elemental Magic, separating and isolating both sides.
Boom, boom, boom!
As the two sides were separated by flames, in a standoff.
The alarm bell rang out from outside the Royal Palace.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then their complexions suddenly changed.
The Sea Tribe finally understood these people's objective.
In an instant, the city was thrown into chaos.
In the sky, Bone Dragons roared, and on the shores, swarms of Undead emerged from the seabed, starting to attack the city walls.
"The Undead are attacking, the Undead are attacking..."
The cries rang out continuously, yet not a single commander or minister appeared on the city walls.
No one to command, no coordination of the military forces.
Three hours later, Rainbow Pearl Island fell.
...
On the giant ship's hall.
Fang Hao sat on the throne, with several heroes seated in a row below.
And in the middle of the hall, several members of the Sea Tribe were tightly bound.
Leading them was the Sea Tribe Sea King, shackled with 'Prisoner's Restraining Straps.'
[Deep Sea Fury - Sainsbury (Orange Tier 9 Hero)].
A Tier 9 hero, not a low level at all.
Higher than the Fishmen Lord in Thornfin Sea, just one tier shy of Dark Gold.
"Are you the Sea King?" Fang Hao asked.
"You're Fang Hao, aren't you? You must be Fang Hao." The Sea King was tied in a C-shape, straining to look up.
Among the various speculations previously, one was that this army was led by the transmigrator Fang Hao.
"No, you're not Fang Hao."
Before Fang Hao could speak, he denied his own answer.
"How do you know I'm not Fang Hao?"
"Fang Hao is handling the attack from the Dragon Clan, he can't possibly appear here. Just who are you, and why must you attack us?" the Sea King questioned loudly.
The Sea Tribe had shops in the Trade Alliance headquarters and naturally, they had heard some news.
Fang Hao was being targeted by the Dragon Clan, nearly scared to death, how could he have the heart to send out troops to attack others?
Thus, he excluded Fang Hao.
"Who I am we'll discuss later. Now, you have two options: first, submit to me and let your Sea Tribe archipelago become my subsidiary territory; second, death. Now choose!" Fang Hao spoke directly.
The people below all furrowed their brows in unison.
This person had indeed come with intentions to conquer the territory.
"Damn invaders, you will be punished."
"Even if we die, we will not submit to you. Pearl Island has fallen, but the other islands will still retaliate and drive out you invaders."
"The Sea Tribe will never submit..."
Fang Hao made a gesture with his hand.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Blades flashed by, and the loudest protesters had their heads rolling down.
The noisy hall instantly quieted down.
Everyone hung their heads low, looking at the blood spreading beneath them, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
"One by one, say it, submit or die," Fang Hao's gaze turned toward the Sea King, "You're the leader, you go first."