The Duke’s Eldest Son Escaped to the Military

The Duke’s Eldest Son Escaped to the Military (90)

Translator: ChubbyCheeks

29 Sea Catastrophe (1)

Iron heard the notifications about the Eastern Command being taken down. It was quite shocking news so he was wondering if he should be the one to let the others know. Fortunately, he was able to shake the responsibility off of his shoulders when the other-worlders delivered the news themselves. Soon enough, the news spread to the entire fleet headed towards Ghost Island.

“Did the Eastern Command… really fall?”

“Impossible!”

“Command has been taken down by pirates?”

The Eastern Army was suddenly agitated. They couldn’t decide if they should turn the main fleet around or continue to head towards Ghost Island right now…

The Eastern Commander in charge of the main fleet that was taking the subjugation forces to Ghost Island was left in Command and the officer in charge of the fleet had no authority to turn the fleet around and order around the two commanders, the family heads and the tower masters. In the end, they were stuck in a situation where they couldn’t do things the way they wanted. They were forced to move and advance towards Ghost Island. But the longer they travelled, the more nervous the soldiers felt.

In the end, they were divided into two sides. One side wanted to turn back and one side wanted to advance forward. A fierce fight even broke out between the two. Some argued that there would be a problem with their supply if the Eastern Command was taken over by the enemies. While some argued that the prevention and sealing of the dimensional crack took precedence and that they couldn’t waste the sacrifice of the Eastern Command.

Both of the sides made sense so the officer-in-charge could not decide at all. All they could do was to use the magic communication tool non-stop and try to connect to Command. However, even if they continued to try making contact, no one answered. And just when this fact was about to be used as evidence that the Command had truly gone down…

The magic communication tool lit up. Everyone looked eagerly at the communication tool.

“Who received the message?!”

Everyone turned nervously at the communication tool after hearing Crimson’s question. This was because there was a risk that it was a pirate or a mermaid who answered them.

―This is Captain Daniel Cevaior.

Crimson asked in relief after hearing Daniel’s answer.

“What’s the current situation in Eastern Command?”

—…I will make it brief. The situation is not good right now, sir.

Daniel stopped talking after saying those words. Hearing the sound of the artillery and bombs exploding from afar, it seemed like a fight was still in full swing. Everyone trembled as they gulped nervously waiting for Daniel’s next words.

After a while, Daniel opened his mouth once again.

―The current situation in the Eastern Command is not good. The major buildings and symbols of the Eastern Command had been bombed and burned down. After checking with the other-worlders, it seemed like their ‘system’ is saying that the Eastern Command has fallen…

“We know that.”

Daniel turned silent after hearing Crimson’s words before speaking as if he remembered something.

―Ah! Plenty of other-worlders have arrived here.

Daniel blamed himself for forgetting something important before continuing to speak.

―Then, I’ll inform you of what’s going on. Currently, pirates have flocked to Maricca Port and the entire port has now turned into a battlefield from the skirmishes created by mermaids and criminals.

“The Commander! Is the Commander alright?”

―Yes. He’s currently fighting against a mermaid. The fight is too intense and we still don’t know when it will end.

Daniel’s report brought a bit of relief to the two commanders and the senior officers on the ship.

As long as the strongest person in the East remained alive, there would be no confusion and chaos in the chain of command. Although it would be difficult as of the moment, they knew that he would still be able to subdue the pirates and the other enemies in the end.

“Then, is the port still safe?”

―Yes, sir. However… This will likely lead to a large-scale battle so it would take us quite a long time before we can provide additional support.

Everyone fell silent at Daniel’s words. This only meant one thing. They had to conquer Ghost Island with all their might. Still, they were thankful that they had avoided the worst possible situation. As long as Maricca Port survived, the Command would still be restored.

“Then, should we go back to help?”

―No, sir. The Eastern Army’s rear troops are already coming with the other support forces. And the fleets that are in charge of the other regions are already coming back to Command.

“Time is on our side, then.”

―Yes, sir! So, don’t mind us and continue advancing to the Ghost Island.

Daniel spoke firmly upon hearing Crimson’s words.

“But shouldn’t some fleet still turn around and help you?”

―No, sir. It’s more dangerous for the people advancing to Ghost Island. From what we heard, it’s already… The dimensional gate has already reached the completion stage.

Everyone looked at Daniel suspiciously when he spoke those words.

“You, how did you…?”

―There’s a traitor inside the Command. He was a mermaid half-breed. The information I gave you was something that I personally heard from him.

“Traitor? Inside command?!”

―Yes, sir. It’s information that I have personally heard from the traitor, Mateo Garcia. And after verifying it with various information that we have collected, it is judged to be reliable information.

The naval officers who were in the vicinity rushed towards the communication tool in shock.

“Is that true? Mateo is a traitor?!”

“Are you sure?!”

“Daniel! Answer me! Is Mateo really a traitor?!”

The senior officers urgently questioned Daniel but they couldn’t hear any answer anymore. Instead of an answer, the sounds of fierce battles were heard through the communication tool.

―Bzzt, bzzt, bzzt! Bang! Bang! Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Everyone looked at the communication tool with wide eyes when they heard explosions. They continuously heard screams, gun shots, cannon shots and bombs for a long time before Daniel’s voice could be heard again.

―…I believe it’s time for me to hang up now. We will contact you once again after Command has been restored.

The communication was cut-off after Daniel left those words. Just the sounds from the communication tool could give them a clear picture of what was currently happening in the port.

“Mateo, that bastard!”

“Traitor… how dare you!”

“You betrayed the Eastern Army!”

The expressions of the officers in charge of the fleet were furious. Crimson understood their anger but he still spoke firmly to not let them forget about the most important thing that they needed to do right now.

“Calm down. This is not the time to be furious.”

Everyone nodded at Crimson’s words.

“Remember the information that Captain Daniel had given us at the risk of his life. We have to go to Ghost Island as soon as possible.”

Jaiden Wicks and the tower masters nodded their heads in agreement to Crimson. They couldn’t waste the valuable information that the Eastern Command had fought so fiercely for. However, the officers in charge still hesitated even after hearing the battle in the Eastern Command.

“All of you, get your grips together!”

The officers in charge of the fleet came back to their senses after Crimson’s loud roar.

“I think it’s already too late.”

A huge energy that pricked the masters’ senses erupted not too far away as soon as Lioner’s words fell. The two commanders couldn’t help but flinch as they raised their hands to the hilt of their swords.

“It’s a good thing that I came. We haven’t even arrived at Ghost Island but it’s already like this…”

The Godly Sword Family Head Terrion Sigurd smiled when he felt the chilling murderous intent.

Even the tower masters felt the energy as they hurriedly went out on deck.

“Emergency! Emergency! Enemy up front!”

“The size!”

“I don’t know. It’s covered with a black fog that seems to be contaminated mana so it’s hard to figure out the exact size!”

The officers immediately took out their telescopes as they looked up front after hearing the soldier’s report.

In just a glance, they could see clumps of black fog with bizarre creatures fleeting here and there through the gaps.

“This… I think our alliance will be the one to go to Ghost Island first.”

Jayden Wicks smiled as he said so as the airship fleet descended slowly as if they were leisurely swimming in the sky. It seemed like he wanted to enter the Ghost Island first by taking the airship and carrying the soldiers of the Eastern Army through the sky.

Crimson, Lioner and the two tower masters frowned at him.

The Western Commander failed to join the defense operation but he sent his main airship fleet.

“Haha! I’ll go first!”

Everyone bit their lips as they watched Jayden Wicks take only his troops.

“I think we should hold hands here but…”

“I think so too.”

“Tch!”

Crimson and Terrion nodded lightly at Lioner’s words. But Terrion’s expression screamed that he did not want to join hands with Lioner. And the same was true for Lioner. Although the two revealed that they were like water and fire and would never get along, they still knew their current situation.

“Okay, okay! We don’t have time for this. Let’s go to our positions and greet our enemies.”

Lioner and Terrion jumped to the ships that carried their main force after hearing Crimson’s words. The two tower masters also disappeared to their own respective ships.

“Everyone, offensive formation!”

As soon as the officers in charge gave the command…

Huge waves began to rise on all sides.

“Mermaids?”

Lioner swung his sword lightly. And just like a lion scratching with its claws and tearing apart its prey, the huge wave collapsed.

However, it would not be considered as a powerful and disastrous magic if it could collapse at just a light swing like that. And just like that, a larger wave was created that moved to swallow the ship.

Then, as if to laugh at Lioner who failed to get rid of the waves in a single blow, Terrion blew away the entire wave with his gigantic sword.

“Unlucky bastard.”

Lioner muttered to himself as he raised his aura. Unlike the simple swing of the sword earlier, Lioner used his Lion Sword Technique to attack.

―Roaaaaar!

The huge wave bursted out from the shockwave of the lion’s roar. The wave even turned towards the opposite direction.

But was it because the sea was the mermaid’s territory? Or was it because of the Sea God’s blessings?

Huge waves were created one after the other.

Terrion and Lioner dealt with the waves while the enemies created a vortex that wound around the entire fleet.

“You’re being too childish.”

Lioner increased his aura even more with an unpleasant look on his face. It seemed like he wanted to cut off the flow of mana that had been artificially controlling the sea. The same was true for Crimson and Terrion. They all increased their aura and swung their swords at the chunks of mana that controlled the flow of the sea.

While the three masters were struggling against the waves and the vortex, disaster began to fall on the ships.

Crack!

A gigantic tentacle wrapped and coiled tightly around a part of the ship.

The navy immediately knew the identity of the monster as soon as they saw the tentacle.

“Kra… Kraken!”

Everyone hurriedly lifted their weapons when a navy shouted loudly with choked breath after seeing the gigantic tentacle. The navies began to fight and strike at the collosal tentacles of the kraken as it wound around their ships.

However, despite the crisis that befell the Northeastern and Central Wizard Tower Alliance’s ship, everyone felt relieved that it was not them. Just as they tried to find the traces of the mermaids after their relief…

Bang!

One of the ships jolted loudly as something pierced through half of the ship.

“Megalodon!”

A huge shark had appeared near the fleet where the Eastern Wizard Tower was located.

Everyone felt confused and flustered at the sudden appearance of the catastrophes of the sea, the kraken and the megalodon. They immediately shot fire magic and bombs at the monsters.

However, the disaster did not end there.

―Ppiyoooo!

“Sea serpent! A sea serpent appeared in the rear!”

Even the Southern Alliance fell into chaos from the sudden emergence of a gigantic sea snake.

In the midst of the chaos that surrounded the Eastern Army and the main fleet, the culprits appeared.

“Mermaids?”

Iron, who was watching the situation with the other Ghosts, muttered as he saw the mermaids appearing in the water.

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