Chapter 970: Swallowing the Flying Army

“Report, Third Boss, the situation seems very different from what we imagined. The enemy appears to possess a uniquely strange ability, quickly eliminating all our frontline communication warships!”

At this very moment, on the marauder side, leading over thirty marauder warships, the Third Boss stared blankly at his adjutant, both equally bewildered.

Clearly, neither of them understood the true cause of the current predicament.

“This is truly baffling. I’ve been guarding this place for centuries and have never encountered such a bizarre team. Their ship is also incredibly strange; it’s just a main warship, with no self-built escorts or supporting vessels, yet it can unleash such terrifying combat power. Go quickly and find out the origin of this black warship. Also, dispatch a flying eagle assault squad. If all else fails, change tactics and launch an aerial assault.”

It must be said that the Third Boss’s leadership ability far surpassed that of the previous one-eyed man who served as cannon fodder. At least his tactical strategies were remarkably stable and well-considered. He also understood what it would mean for the entire marauder army if this mission, personally led by him with over thirty core marauder warships, were to fail. Therefore, he could only win this battle; failure was not an option. He had to fight with the most assured methods in the most reliable way.

Soon, hundreds of flying forces appeared in everyone's sight. On the Black Pearl, Xu Yang had already led many core personnel onto the deck, gazing at the hundreds of flying eagles in the sky, unaware that such tactics were long outdated for Xu Yang. At this moment, he exchanged a glance with Ling Yao, and both shared a knowing smile.

“Oh my god, Boss! They're even using this trick, and you can still smile? Although our firepower is fierce and our individual strength is great, our means of striking these flying units are quite limited! I really didn't expect the enemy to have such a configuration; it was indeed my oversight.”

The Prancises and others looked very remorseful, unaware that several significant losses they suffered during their previous sea voyages were precisely due to encountering these extremely powerful flying eagle airborne troops. However, they didn’t know that Xu Yang possessed a uniquely effective method for dealing with such airborne troops.

“Don’t you understand? These are just old tricks that Ling Yao and I used to play! Mere flying soldiers are nothing to worry about.”

The other core members of the team looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief. While they certainly knew how profound Xu Yang’s capabilities and strength were, these flying troops possessed significant advantages in naval operations and could not simply be wiped out so easily. However, Xu Yang’s next move utterly astonished everyone.

In that instant, an incredibly dense primal energy quickly coalesced in Xu Yang’s palm. The power emanating from this orb was very unique, seemingly possessing an extremely strong drawing ability. Had Ling Yao not quickly used a second technique to assist, the crew members of the Black Pearl closest to the orb would likely have been the first to suffer. Fortunately, Ling Yao’s special complementary technique perfectly shielded everyone on the Black Pearl, preventing the absorption of energy flows by the orb. This was akin to preemptively cutting off the attractive force on them. Thus, the only living beings targeted by this orb were the hundreds of flying warriors in the sky.

As expected, these airborne troops, who had been flying at a steady speed, immediately felt a powerful devouring force lock onto them once they entered the thousands of meters radius encompassed by the Black Pearl. Their already unstable wings, pulled by Xu Yang’s devouring force, rapidly and forcibly changed direction, causing them to plummet from the sky one by one, like eagles with broken wings!

All the flying eagle soldiers were utterly dumbfounded, expressions identical to the Third Boss appearing on their faces. Having terrorized this sea area for centuries, they had never witnessed such an incredible sight. However, the shock Xu Yang delivered was just the beginning.

Once they completely lost the ability to control their flight paths, they quickly found themselves plummeting as if into an abyss, with no possibility of escape. In a short time, hundreds of these airborne troops were pulled by Xu Yang’s orb and dropped onto the black deck. Immediately after, Xu Yang unleashed the terrifying devouring force from his palm. The orb forcibly compressed all of them within itself. Hundreds of pirate warriors were thus effortlessly crushed into nothingness by Xu Yang.

“My goodness, Boss! You possess such a powerful primal energy technique, yet you haven’t taught it to us. If we had mastered such a technique earlier, we would never have to fear airborne assaults again.”

The Prancises complained most excitedly; after all, such a technique would be perfectly suited for them, with a very high utility.

Before Xu Yang could speak, Ling Yao beside him gave a light chuckle and looked at the couple. “You two spend all day showing affection and don’t prioritize cultivating primal energy as part of your daily routine. With your current level of primal energy cultivation, you are far from being able to control this orb. You must know that if there’s even a slight mistake with such a powerfully devouring technique, or if your internal primal energy supply is insufficient, it could very likely backfire. If it gets out of control, it will harm those around you.”

Upon hearing Ling Yao’s explanation, the Prancises immediately fell silent, no longer mentioning their eagerness to learn the technique. After all, they both cherished each other as the most precious beings in their lives, and if one were to accidentally harm the other due to insufficient cultivation, they would have no time for regret.

“Alright, alright, we definitely don’t want to learn such a dangerous technique. Anyway, with you, Boss, the task of striking will fall to you from now on. Hahaha!”

Seeing these individuals so eager to rely on him, Xu Yang couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

While Xu Yang and his group were light-heartedly jesting with each other, unbeknownst to them, the marauder army that had encircled them, though seemingly vast in number, was now filled with widespread panic among its leadership, each person as flustered as an ant on a hot pan.