At this moment, the disparity between the regular army and the pirates became clearly evident.
The regular army Dragon Knights and their fleet cooperated seamlessly; they directly controlled their Dragons to retract their wings and descend rapidly, which not only accelerated their landing speed but also avoided friendly fire.
As for the pirate Dragon Knights, they were just shrieking and flying around erratically.
"Help! Help me!"
"Don't fire yet! Don't fire, I'm not back yet!"
"No, you can't do this. How can you treat the great…"
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
These Dragon Knights flying in disarray were pierced by the Bows and crossbows from the fleet below.
There was no other way; they could only be forced to fly higher, but Hiccup's Dragon Knights had already been waiting for a long time.
Therefore, only a small number of regular army personnel managed to escape back to their fleet; the rest were all hit, either falling into the sea to be captured alive or being directly shot dead by the fleet below.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
These massive Dragons fell onto the sea, splashing up huge amounts of water.
At the same time, the Dragons shot down by the fleet plummeted onto the decks, instantly punching large holes in their ships.
These ships were sinking at a visible rate, and even the better-defended ships, although they withstood the Dragon's descent, also suffered considerable damage.
A battle in the air! Over 20,000 Dragon Knights attacked together. Only a few hundred returned! Almost all were severely wounded, their weapons and armor shattered.
"Damn it, this is too infuriating."
"Who exactly are these Dragon Knights? Why are they attacking us?"
"Could these be the Dragon Knights led by Night Fury? And they already knew the news beforehand!"
"But who leaked the news of our attack on Night Fury? Don't they want the bounty anymore?"
"Hmph! It must be those clueless fleets; they're afraid our strength is too great, that we'll directly kill Night Fury and claim the bounty, so they've allied with others to attack us!"
After this battle, not only was their confidence shattered, but they also began to suspect each other.
Moreover, during the escape of their Dragon Knights earlier, the fleet below indiscriminately shot them down, which further amplified this suspicion infinitely.
"Are you blind? Didn't you see our Dragon Knights retreating? And you're still shooting them!"
"Nonsense! Those who flee on the battlefield deserve to die!"
"Our powerful warriors would never flee! This is just to lure the enemy closer to the fleet!"
"You pirates have so many excuses! Deserters are deserters! What's with all the reasons!"
"How dare you speak to us like that! Do you not want to live?"
"You deserters don't deserve to live in this world; you're simply disgracing Odin!"
One side consisted of noble soldiers, the other of pirate group soldiers; both sides had a long-standing blood feud, and this time they were only temporarily allied.
After this misunderstanding, the flames of war between the two sides were reignited, and furthermore, they both knew very well that only one team could claim the bounty.
Sooner or later, they would directly engage in battle. This was a good opportunity, and also an undeniable reason.
"Brothers, these pirates are a bunch of useless deadweights! With them, we'd have to split another share of the bounty. We might as well just kill them!"
"Exactly! These pirates have often plundered and ravaged the seas in our territory. All pirates deserve to die!"
"These deserters have no reason to continue living in this world! They should be sent to boundless Hell, to be burned by Hellfire forever!"
"Brothers! I've long disliked these soldiers! Now that they've killed our Dragon Knights! We should avenge our fallen Dragon Knights!"
"Our Dragon Knights always charged at the forefront of every battle; they are the strongest warriors! It was only by trusting these shameless people that they lost their lives! We must avenge our Dragon Knights!"
"Stop talking nonsense with them! Charge directly! Make them atone to the Dragon Knights!"
"Clatter~"
"Clatter~"
The fleets on both sides were very close; by simply laying down a wooden plank, they could quickly cross over.
And both sides had long disliked each other, yearning for a battle to eliminate an enemy who would share the bounty.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Soldiers from both sides shouted loudly, fighting each other.
However, a fleet of 700,000 people had at least five hundred captains or commanders of various sizes!
So even if they wanted to stop it, there was no reason, no right, and besides, anger had already taken over, and no one could control it.
Moreover, in the indiscriminate attack just now, the pirates killed the nobles, and the nobles also killed the pirates, further intensifying the centuries-old blood feud.
Once ignited by this fuse, the two sides became unstoppable, and more and more fleets joined the melee.
Of course, only the medium and small-sized fleets were engaged in the infighting; their own strength was already poor, and their competitiveness would be even lower, so they could only use this opportunity to eliminate rivals.
If one looked closely, it could be observed that not only were pirates clashing with nobles, but pirates were also fighting among themselves.
The fleets of the major powers dared not provoke them, so these major powers were watching from the sidelines, while also advancing towards the islands.
"Look quickly! Those Dragon Knights have landed on these two islands! Their village must be here!"
"It seems one of these islands must be the lair of these Dragons! Night Fury must be hiding in there!"
"Give the order, full speed ahead! We must be the first to land on the island!"
After an aerial battle, Hiccup's Dragon Knights also needed to land and rest, as they had defeated more than five times their number of enemies in the air battle.
Although recovery potions could maintain their stamina and condition, Bows and crossbows and potion supplies needed to be replenished after landing.
And now was precisely the time when the enemy was in chaos, and also the opportune moment for his side to resupply.
After Hiccup landed riding Night Fury, he quickly went to Yaya's side and said to it: "Immediately order the Thunderdrum Dragons to smash the ships that are in a chaotic fight!"
"Roar~~~"
Yaya let out a long Dragon roar towards the sky and used its six eyes to unleash a mental command!
The Thunderdrum Dragons and Hot Pot Dragons hidden in the sea all began to act!
After previous training, all these Dragons were holding a very sharp stone in their claws and began to ram these people's warships…
And these pirates were in a chaotic fight, completely unaware that the bottom of their ships was under attack, directly ignoring the loud sounds coming from below the hull…