"If you're really afraid, why are you still staying on Zha Mu's ship? You could have found an excuse to leave."

"I have my own uses for staying here. As for you, there's no use for you to stay here. Why are you following me?"

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"No matter what, everything you've done is to revive our East God. I have no reason to leave you alone for such a dangerous matter."

Lei Luo smiled and shook his head.

"It's the duty of a commoner."

Allie glared at Reylo and said, "Enough. In the entire empire, you're the only one with a brain. Everyone else is a commoner."

Because the fleet was huge and the quality of the ships was generally low, they were unable to move quickly.

They could only proceed towards the "Holy City of Beauty" step by step.

Two days before they arrived, the sacred city had already discovered the traces of the pirate fleet.

However, nobody took it seriously. The defense commander did not hesitate to turn the operation of the huge but low-quality fleet into a migration journey for pirates.

When the Grizzly Pirates were only one day away from the sacred city, the defense commander started to feel a little strange.

They sent a message to the Grizzly Pirates, announcing that the half-day flight distance from the Holy City of Beauty was a no-fly zone.

The Grizzly Pirates did not reply, and they continued to fly forward at their predetermined speed.

The defense commander was still inclined to believe that the other party did not receive his message, so he sent another message.

At the same time, he ordered all the defense buildings to prepare for battle. At the same time, he ordered them to calculate the optimal combination of the defense buildings under various circumstances.

When the fleet received the second warning message, Lei Luo suddenly appeared in the command module.

Zha Mu looked at Lei Luo with a smile and gave the order.

"All the fleets charge towards 'Holy City of Beauty.' The other ships will follow closely behind and charge with all their might."

At this point, Zha Mu turned his head and looked at Lei Luo with a smile.

"Lord Envoy, in such a simple situation, there's no need for any brilliant tactics. Sorry for making a fool out of you. However, the combat strength of our Grizzly Pirates is definitely not limited to this. In the future, if your highness has any use for us, feel free to instruct us. We will definitely..."

Zha Mu's flattery seemed to have reached its peak when he suddenly heard a loud bang that shook the sky. When he turned his head back, he saw that the sea outside was a dazzling white.

After about three to four seconds, the dazzling white gradually faded away.

Looking again, during the combined artillery attack just now, most of the small frigates of the Grizzly Pirates had been destroyed.

The other light patrol ships and other ships that flew slightly faster also suffered huge losses.

Seeing such a tragic loss, Zha Mu was completely stunned.

He staggered and looked at Lei Luo in disbelief.

"You...lied to me?"

Allie, who was standing not far behind Lei Luo, saw Zha Mu and her eyes turned red.

She immediately went into a state of alert and was ready to attack at any time.

"They still have two small-scale defensive weapons fired at the same time, or one large-scale defensive weapon with 60% of its power fired at the same time."

"You have two choices now. First, retreat immediately. In this situation, the enemy can calmly analyze and mark the position of each of your ships, so they will definitely choose the latter. In this way, you will lose all your heavy patrols and most of your guards. But, you won't get anything. Second, continue to attack with all your might. In this situation, the enemy can only choose the former, so you will lose most of your small ships. But your main fleet will basically be preserved, and you will be able to get everything I promised you...You only have ten seconds to make a decision."

Lei Luo spoke very quickly, but his words were very clear, and his voice was very cold.

Zha Mu's crimson eyes stared at Lei Luo. One second, two seconds, three seconds, three seconds later.

Zha Mu shook his head with a desolate smile. Then, he suddenly turned around and roared loudly,

"Everyone, charge at the city with all your strength."

After being bombarded by a cannon, the grizzly pirates were already in a bit of a mess.

Many people didn't know whether to advance or retreat, but after hearing Zha Mu's order, only a few ships remained in the retreat position.

Most of the ships continued to advance bravely, even the transport ships that didn't have any offensive power.

Their purpose was purely to share the fire for the others.

A few seconds later, the small-scale defensive weapons fired again, and another piece of the ship was turned into dust and debris.

"The last artillery attack will definitely wait until the best distance. They still have forty heavy patrol units in their territory. If you hand over the command to me, I think your losses will be smaller."

Before the third artillery attack arrived, Lei Luo finally summoned up the courage to make such a request to Zha Mu.

"Do you think I will still believe you?"

Zha Mu's words were as cold as ice water in the deep sea.

"At this time, your fleet needs the strongest commander."

"And for you to fall to this stage today, it is enough to prove that I am stronger than you, right?"

Lei Luo's words were much more rational and cruel than Zha Mu's.

"Believe him. He rarely tells the truth, but this sentence is true."

Zha Mu turned his head and saw that it was Allie who spoke. Her eyes were filled with pity as she looked at him.

Zha Mu saw that his fleet had already fallen apart. The originally scattered formation had completely collapsed at this moment. Other than moving forward, the various warships had no other thoughts.

Facing such a situation, Zha Mu lost all confidence.

Other than maintaining the courage to charge and survive, he couldn't do anything else.

When he understood this point, Zha Mu looked at Lei Luo coldly and didn't say anything.

He just took off his cap and placed it on the console.

Normally, taking off the cap was equivalent to giving up command.

"Leader..."

Zha Mu's actions shocked the pirates who were watching Lei Luo.

"From now on, the commander...is this person."

Zha Mu looked at his brothers who had gone through life and death with him with tears in his eyes.

He slowly walked to Lei Luo's side and pointed at his face as he spoke in a very soft voice.

After saying that, Zha Mu crossed his hands behind his back and left the command cabin without saying a word.

"Gentlemen, we are still on the battlefield."