Chapter 1016: Chapter 506: Demon Fire and Immobilization
"Carrion Vulture" Gerry sprang into action almost as soon as he heard the news.
To establish a gang like the Ebbtide Gang in the Southern Islands, even if the power itself isn’t very large, he would occasionally do some untimely reckless things due to the greed developed from his adventurer background.
But as the leader of the gang, Gerry still possesses relatively reliable handling abilities.
Faced with intruders who had already entered the stronghold and attacked his subordinates, he didn’t rush to chase them but first ordered someone to notify the Sha Hua Fishmen who were on the island at the time.
Currently, the Ebbtide Gang and the Sha Hua Fishmen are in a cooperative relationship, somewhat in a "honeymoon period," even if only considering the offerings in the dungeon, they could not remain indifferent.
It turned out that Gerry’s idea was correct.
The fishmen took the possible invasion of hostile forces into Wildberry Cliff very seriously, and the Fishman Priest, as their leader, immediately brought along the elite forces from the community to join the Ebbtide Gang in searching for the intruders.
Under the lead of the gang member who first discovered the anomaly, the group quickly reached the area where the Iron Rock Shield Team attacked Hogan and searched the vicinity to find the body of the little gangster, excluding Hogan.
Gerry’s experience was undoubtedly rich, and he instantly realized that the invaders might have spared Hogan intentionally to interrogate him for information.
But why would the intruders take the risk of opposing the Ebbtide Gang and sneak into Wildberry Cliff?
Could it be that they discovered the cooperation between them and the Sha Hua Fishmen, or were they just a gang of opportunists who intruded by accident?
There was too little information to determine, making it hard for Gerry to judge.
But what he could know was that the nearest key location to this area was the warehouse built by the Ebbtide Gang on Wildberry Cliff, which was also originally Hogan’s destination.
The living supplies and loot they collected and stored were kept there.
Considering that the intruders did not launch a direct attack but chose to infiltrate secretly to reap enough gains unnoticed on the island, it was indeed an appropriate target.
The guards’ camp full of corpses in front of the warehouse quickly proved Gerry’s speculation.
The faint flickering of firelight inside the warehouse also indicated that the intruders were currently inside.
"Carrion Vulture" Gerry was very confident in the strength of himself and the Ebbtide Gang.
In his view, if the intruders’ actual combat ability indeed surpassed theirs, they wouldn’t have sneaked onto the island; they would have just attacked directly, so he had an estimate of the enemy’s possible combat strength.
Plus, he couldn’t bear the loss of the goods stored in the warehouse.
He originally planned to have his brothers surround the warehouse under the cover of night, and once they were fully prepared, they would conduct a siege battle.
But the suggestion from the Sha Hua Fishman Priest changed this pirate leader’s mind.
"Warehouse... enemy... danger..."
Its Universal Language was not skilled, but it made Gerry realize those intruders in the warehouse were probably not as simple as he imagined.
Out of caution due to the critical cooperation phase with the Sha Hua Fishmen and responsibility to his brothers.
Eventually, Gerry gritted his teeth and handed the decision-making authority on the field to the Fishman Priest beside him.
This led to a fireball technique being directly blasted into the warehouse afterward.
Watching his large warehouse built from improvised materials on the deserted island nearly collapse, with flames engulfing the stored goods.
Gerry’s eyes were full of distress.
But soon, the commotion from inside the warehouse caught his attention.
"Hmm? Only hit one?"
The anticipated scene of resolving the battle with one fireball technique did not materialize.
In the orange firelight, he could see the half-orc Howl writhing and rolling on the ground in agony, and behind it, the figures standing in place.
His already tense face couldn’t help but turn even more serious.
Meanwhile, on Xia Nan’s side, it was no different.
The Snake Scale Arm Shield in his hand still emitted a residual heat, his right hand gripping the hilt of the Ash Fall straight sword tightly, and his sharp eyes swept over the figures rapidly approaching the warehouse, assessing the situation on the field.
First, on his side.
The half-orc Howl was already severely injured and rolling on the ground, yelling in a manner no longer qualifying as combat strength.
He wasn’t injured, just that Embers Resonance was still in cooldown and unusable, losing a trump card.
The other three on the Iron Rock Shield Team, thanks to his timely warning and the quick response of the Dwarf Habi, were in relatively good condition.
In total, there were four professional-level combat strengths.
And the enemies?
His acute perception spread silently, as Xia Nan carefully gauged the strength of the attackers.
The Fireball Technique was a Three Circle Magic, unless using a magic scroll; otherwise, it meant the Sha Hua Fishman Priest in the distance was at least a Level 5 spellcaster.
And beside the Fishman Priest, the Ebbtide Gang leader "Carrion Vulture" Gerry, as estimated by Habi, should also be around Level 4 or Level 5 in professional level.
These two core combat strengths alone were already bothersome enough.
Not to mention, there were many minions used for distraction.
Among the dozens of figures charging towards them, most were little gangsters without professional levels or the most common Sha Hua Fishmen.
