Chapter 61 - White Flag

The battle on the Wayne Wings was already coming to an end.

The elves left on the ship were either sailors in charge of the ballista or spellcasters without combat strength. All the high-level officers had long been assassinated by the parrot. Facing the elites of Goethe, they had no chance of winning.

He did not even have the chance to hide in the complicated hull structure and wait for an opportunity to destroy and assassinate.

This was because the parrot was actually more familiar with the structure of the battleship than the elves on the ship.

The defense battle on the deck also won.

The elves who swam over from the island and tried to snatch the ship had already been repelled and suffered heavy casualties.

After repelling this group of elves, the captain could throw the elites back into the cleanup of the elves on the ship. The balance of victory tilted further. In the end, humans won.

“You surprised me.”

After it ended, the captain came to Kang De and bowed. “Mr. Kang De, I apologize for being presumptuous previously. Thank you for bringing us victory. Otherwise, this would have been a bitter battle.”

He did not ask why Kang De could inject energy into the crossbow in the domain of the Holy Seal Islands that sealed supernatural powers, because it was natural for experts to have secrets… Moreover, when he picked up the fragment of the fire axe that day, he had already made a guess.

Kang De nodded. “You’re welcome. I’m helping myself.”

The captain bowed and said, “You’ve really helped us a lot. I don’t know how to thank you.”

As he spoke, Knight Cleveland hurriedly came to the deck. He was relieved to see that Kang De was fine.

Kang De was afraid that he would nag, so he returned to the bow to look at the scenery.

The knight did not have the time to argue with Kang De. He wanted to confirm the situation with the captain. They reported the situation to each other and exchanged their views. In the end, they mentioned Kang De.

The captain told him a little about what had happened.

Cleveland’s eyebrows shot up.

He asked directly, “How many people know about this?”

The captain shook his head and said, “Other than Oliver and the other gunners, no one knows the details. I only said that Mr. Kang De brought the Eastern alchemy potions, and they believed me.”

The knight pondered and said, “Are they reliable?”

The captain said, “They’re all smart people. I’ll remind them.”

Cleveland thought for a moment and said, “All the sailors who witnessed this have to remind us to hide Mr. Kang De’s role in this battle, especially after returning to the continent. We can’t mention this battle to outsiders. Captain, do you understand?”

The captain nodded slowly. “I understand… Then, is Mr. Kang De leaving with us?”

Cleveland glanced at Kang De’s figure and shook his head. “I don’t know… the princess has her own plans.”

At this moment, Kang De suddenly turned around and shouted, “Hey! There’s a fire on the island! It’s not a fire on the beach. There’s a fire on the mountain, and it seems to have formed a word! I don’t recognize it!”

The knight was stunned for a moment before he quickly walked to the bow with the captain and looked into the distance. However, his vision was limited and he could barely see the sparks shining in the darkness. Kang De handed the binoculars over.

Cleveland took it and looked at it for a moment before saying in surprise, “Elven language… surrender?”

Kang De raised his eyebrows and said, “The elves are scared? They’re surrendering now?”

Wow, they surrendered after taking a few ballista shots. Wasn’t this too decisive? Weren’t they the world overlord? Were they Italians?

The captain narrowed his eyes. “It must be a trap.”

He explained to Kang De, “You’re from Cathay and don’t know the situation on the continent. How proud are the elves? They treat the various races of the continent as uncivilized barbarians. Letting them surrender to humans is simply worse than killing them. Ever since the war between Twilight and Goethe erupted, both sides have almost never taken the initiative to surrender.”

Kang De thought for a moment, “In that case, why would they still use such a clumsy plan?”

“I have the same thoughts as Kang De.”

Cleveland put down the binoculars and said, “The elves are already bound to lose. According to their usual style, they should be proud and dignified to accept their defeat. How can they step on their last dignity and honor and use surrender to set up a plan?”

The captain retorted, “They lost the main ship. It’s enough to shame the entire Elven Royal Navy. It’s not strange that they’ll do anything to take back the ship.”

Kang De said, “Alright, stop arguing.”

The two of them fell silent.

Kang De took out a handheld camera, called the pigeon, and tied it to its body. As he tied it, he said, “What do the elves want? Let’s see… Be careful.”

The pigeon flapped its wings and swept across the dark sea.

Kang De instructed the pigeon to only film the surrounding situation from afar. However, the pigeon seemed to have its own idea this time. It actually hung that camera and flew directly to Adjutant Myron.

Adjutant Myron held a sharpened staff with a white flag on it.

He stood numbly beside the fire. The wood was spelled with the word “Surrender”. The burning fire stung his wooden soul. Now, he was like a walking corpse.

The pigeon flapped its wings and came to him.

He looked at it in a daze, and then his pupils suddenly constricted. The bird was an ordinary bird, but the thing tied to its body was extremely strange especially the round crystal lens. It was like an eye.

The shape of this thing… reminded him of the shocking scenes and devices in the Rift Valley Mountain.

In an instant, Myron guessed the function of such a thing.

Sentry Eye?

He widened his bloodshot eyes and looked at the camera. Without a doubt, the owner of this camera was the culprit who had plotted to lure the captain and the others into the underground space… This must be the case.

In fact, the successive deaths of the investigation team, even the tragedy of the temporary command center, and even the fall of the Wayne Wings were all part of this poisonous plan. They weakened the advantage of the elves step by step until they won.

The Wayne Wings fell into the enemy’s hands.

Almost all 500 crew members were killed or injured.

Goethe’s victory would be an eternal humiliation to the Royal Navy.

Was this all because of the owner of this thing…

Myron gritted his teeth tightly. Fury and hatred surged. He wished he could exchange his soul for a moment of powerful strength and die with this culprit.

However, he recalled the scenes in the underground space earlier. Sir Taize’s miserable roar, the arrow that shot over, and his will and pleading were engraved in his soul through his words.

Adjutant Myron’s expression turned ferocious. The hand holding the white flag revealed blue veins. His legs could not help but tremble more and more violently. In the end, he bent down bit by bit.

The elf knelt on the ground and lowered his proud head.

It was an unprecedented humiliation.

He said woodenly, “I, Myron Eckles, the adjutant of the Wayne Wings Marine Corps. On behalf of the captain and the marine captain, I propose an unconditional surrender to you. I want to see your commander and convey an important message to him. Please… accept it.”

Blood flowed from his lips.

His hand almost broke the flagpole.

His breathing even stopped for a short time. His face was red, and his chest was emitting breathing that sounded like a hiss. The dual physical and mental pain tortured him, causing him to retch silently.

His other hand pressed on his chest and hissed, “…Please.”

The elf’s head was slowly buried in the soil.

He was humble and miserable, and all his poise and arrogance disappeared without a trace.

Just like a dog.

He muttered, “Please…”

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