"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
The sound of ships being hammered was as dense as raindrops.
But the pirates and noble soldiers on these ships had long since gone bloodthirsty.
It wasn't until the warships began to sink that they reacted, swaying and grabbing onto anything they could to steady themselves.
"What in the world is happening? Why are our ships sinking?"
"Damn it, this must be a trap by those nobles! They sank our ships when we weren't paying attention!"
"These hateful pirates only know how to ambush and run away. Now they've even sunk our ships!"
At this moment, the pirates and noble soldiers no longer cared about fighting to the death; they all tried every possible way to escape.
The central fleet was in chaos, and the rear fleet, unable to dodge in time, crashed directly into it, but did not sink.
So these pirates swung ropes, hooked them onto the ships arriving from the rear, and then swung over like monkeys.
And those noble soldiers also tried every possible way to jump onto other people's ships.
Having just escaped, they did not settle down, but instead believed that the other side was responsible for everything, and continued to fight to the death, as if they would never stop until one side was eliminated today.
With the central fleet as a dividing line, the ships in the rear inexplicably joined the battle.
After all, most of these groups wandering in the rear were small and medium-sized pirate groups, as well as some noble armies looking for adventure.
"These noble soldiers are truly hateful; they sank our ships and killed our men."
"Brothers! Kill all these shameless pirates! Avenge our brothers!"
Just two sentences instantly ignited the hatred between the two sides.
After all, there had been centuries of deep-seated animosity between pirates and nobles. Many noble territories even displayed pirate corpses to warn pirates not to approach their lands.
Now, just a small misunderstanding was enough to spark a war between the two sides, and more and more people joined in.
Moreover, Viking Pirates were inherently simple-minded and extremely warlike, and with such deep-seated hatred, they immediately began to fight among themselves.
The Hot Pot Dragon, hidden at the bottom of the sea, saw that these people were still fighting amongst themselves.
It quickly replaced a batch of sharp stones, then lined up in a long, orderly queue, and began to hammer their ships with stones!
If one were to lie on the ship and listen carefully, one could even hear that the sound of hammering was very rhythmic.
However, hatred had long since blinded their eyes and controlled their bodies, making them glorify battle!
Meanwhile, the fleet of large pirate ships in front was still advancing, and the powerful nobles were gathered on one ship, directing the battle.
At this moment, facing two islands, they all stopped on the sea. They didn't know whether to go to the island on the left or the island on the right.
Jonaf and the pirate leader Wattsao looked at each other across the sea, their eyes filled with undisguised killing intent.
After all, when the Dragon Knight retreated, both sides accidentally killed each other's Dragon Knights.
Hiccup, watching the two fleets stop on the sea from the island, couldn't help but wonder, "Are these two forces going to war with each other too?"
"If the two sides start fighting, wouldn't all my preparations be for nothing? Who would all these traps be left for?"
At this time, both sides were observing, each wanting to take down the Night Fury directly after landing on the island. The pirate leader Wattsao only wanted to exchange the Night Fury for 500,000 gold coins.
And Jonaf wanted to present the Night Fury to the King to gain more territory.
At this moment, Merchant John had already led his caravan through the two islands and could not possibly stay and get involved with them.
After all, his mission was complete as soon as he brought the people over.
Moreover, his ship was powered by a Dragon; as long as he wanted to run, the ships in the rear, even combined, couldn't catch him.
Even seeing John leave in his ship, they had no intention of chasing him, after all, their relationship with John was merely cooperative, not an alliance.
Everyone present was a competitor; only the final victor would be able to continue cooperating and trading with John.
After John returned to Berk Island, he immediately sent a message to Hiccup via a Terror Dragon, saying, "These people have already drunk the dragon blood wine!"
Hiccup was just about to give the order to lure these people when he saw the message from the Terror Dragon, and his mouth curved into a smile.
Because although this dragon blood wine was delicious and intoxicating, making these people unable to stop.
In reality, this dragon blood wine was merely a failed strength potion concocted by Hiccup. To avoid waste, he directly used blood sacrifice magic to cast a curse on the Dragon blood.
After these people drank the dragon blood wine, the cursed Dragon blood within it would be absorbed by them, making them feel like they had inexhaustible strength, even sensing a subtle increase in power.
Of course, these were normal phenomena and posed no harm; on the contrary, they were very beneficial to them.
There was only one point.
That is, Hiccup could directly use the blood sacrifice magic array to manipulate the cursed Dragon blood within them!
Using the Dragon blood as a guide, he could gather all the blood within their bodies and then separate it from their bodies, thus directly taking their lives.
But killing them directly with the magic array now would be useless, as he still needed to capture their subordinates alive and make them all submit.
At that time, if he trapped these people on these two islands and gave each person a cup of dragon blood wine, he could turn them into the most loyal slaves...
So, he still needed to capture them all alive.
These two islands were side by side on the sea, causing the two forces to hesitate, but these two forces had already begun to silently move towards the island they had chosen.
Hiccup directly waved his hand and said, "Toothless! Go fly a circle in the sky!"
"Roar~!"
Night Fury quickly ascended, then circled in front of the two forces.
The closest was Jonaf's fleet. When he saw the Night Fury's figure, he immediately shouted excitedly, "Everyone listen! If you capture the Night Fury, I am willing to pay a bounty of 200,000 gold coins!"
"Warriors! Charge!"
Jonaf was so confident entirely because he believed his own fleet could capture the Night Fury, without needing anyone else.
Even if someone else captured it and was given 200,000 gold coins as a reward, would they truly live to spend it?
After all, these nobles were not like those pirates who were homeless; they all had territories.
So, in the end, these 200,000 gold coins would still return to his own pocket...
Jonaf's fleet rushed onto the island at top speed, while the pirates could only watch from afar across the sea...