Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 366 - 366 365 The Might of Pirates

366: Chapter 365: The Might of Pirates 366: Chapter 365: The Might of Pirates Peng, forced to act like a herding duck, unwillingly had to make this move!

Playing the big bad wolf!

He slightly raised his hands to calm his group members, “Alright, I admit, I’ve chosen a rather tough task for everyone this time, blocking the most notorious pirate group in the Lizhi Sea, the Cang Pirates’ invasion of Bamboo Island!

For this purpose, I specially requested the help of the albatross travel group, to ensure foolproof planning.

Originally, our plan was to arrive before the Cang Pirates, and after consulting with Bamboo Island, come up with a feasible solution.

However, the pirates arrived much earlier than expected, resulting in the direct confrontation we face now.

This was our oversight, our failure, and it is our responsibility.

I apologize to everyone.”

With his repeated use of “we,” he forced Cai to nod repeatedly in agreement, affirming every word as true; tied in this, neither could escape now.

But not all the group members were fools, as one voice challenged him, “Old Peng, when you first saw the pirate flag, you immediately turned and ran as far as possible.

Why the change of heart now?”

Old Peng, seasoned by incidents, remained composed, To work in this line, one must have the knack for justifying oneself,

“Was that me running away?

I was seizing a tactical position, alright!

It perfectly formed a pincer movement with the cultivators from Bamboo Island and allowed us to avoid direct sunlight.

These details in combat determine the outcome.

You young people wouldn’t understand my painstaking efforts!”

Seeing the young cultivators speechless, Old Peng breathed a sigh of relief.

For now, they were stumped, but he couldn’t guarantee that some of them weren’t thinking clearly.

“Combat, especially this kind of group combat, must avoid confusion!

The Cang Pirates, few in number but well-acquainted with the sea conditions, cooperate tacitly; while you are unfamiliar with the environment and each other, which is a fact!”

“Know thyself, know thy enemy, and you shall not be defeated in a hundred battles.

How to avoid their strengths and leverage ours, that is key to this battle; otherwise, it turns into a wild goose chase—they retreat this time but return later.

Can we always stay here on guard?”

This rhetoric was indeed convoluted, yet you couldn’t accuse him of cowardice because his logic was evident.

Old Peng, with his glib tongue, said, “Thus, I suggest we strive for a demonstration of skills!

I will later discuss the specifics with the Cang Pirates and Bamboo Island.

Once the demonstration causes some damage, whether it’s a group fight or promoting peace, we can then act freely, adjusting our approach as needed.

If talks fail, we are still on the side of justice and won’t tolerate these villains’ blatant evil!”

He boasted endlessly here, but in reality, his primary goal was to minimize casualties among the travel group; while this was a personal cultivation trip and safety was one’s own responsibility, one could not disregard the power of the sects behind them.

There would always be fellow sect members, friends, and family remembering everything that happened here, and pressures from the Jiedu Mansion not to get involved in the disputes of the Lizhi Sea lest this place soon becomes a maritime battlefield for the entire continent, something the Linhai Wo Sect could not tolerate.

He knew too well the strength of these pirates, brutal and ruthless, uncompassionate in their actions, combat experience unmatched by ordinary sect cultivators; especially in a melee, these cultivators from different countries had no cooperation or understanding among them, merely fighting independently—how could they fight under such conditions?

After all that smooth talking, the situation remained the same.

Although not many agreed, no one opposed; instead of rushing in while outnumbered, they were to determine life and death through a demonstration of skills.

This sounded somewhat strange; but chaotic fights had many issues, uncontrollable, prone to collapse…

In such a conflicted scenario, Old Peng grasped the general psychology of the cultivators and successfully steered the situation in the direction he desired.

“Since no one objects, shall I go over and discuss it with them?”

Seeing that still no one stood up, Elder Peng heaved a sigh of relief and gave Elder Cai a look; he certainly wouldn’t go himself, as Elder Cai could not walk away from this matter either way.

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The protagonists among the three parties, the Cang Pirates, were not disrupted by the appearance of the tour groups.

They still pressed forward step by step, imposing immense pressure on everyone.

Seventeen pirates, each from a different origin, but all belonging to the Cang Pirate Group.

There are only five core members in this pirate group: Sea Demon Yu Daoguang, Black Star Yuan Xizhi, Wind Marquis Luo Guanyu, Brocade Sail Huang Qigong, and Giant Spirit You Chongshan.

Among them, Sea Demon Yu Daoguang belongs to the Natural Realm.

The other four are Cultivators in the God Sensing Realm, infamous in the pirate group for their fierce reputations; just five people had formed a great attraction, closely binding a group of ruthless ruffians together.

In the pirate circles, nothing else matters but strength and the deeds one has done.

On this point, these five leaders far surpassed anyone else.

This final encirclement of Bamboo Island marked the conclusion of a decades-long scheme.

To them, it seemed as easy as flipping one’s hand.

Sea Demon Yu Daoguang was preoccupied with other matters and did not come, leaving only the other four to lead the pirates to Bamboo Island.

They saw no difficulty in this; Lady Bamboo, the island master of Bamboo Island, had a famous reputation for longevity, but nobody had heard of her possessing any exceptional abilities.

Both Yuan Xizhi and Luo Guanyu were wholly confident in their ability to overpower her.

This did not stem from arrogance but from having tested their skills against her before.

In the three realms of Tongtian, cultivation and killing were not directly related.

All seventeen of them seemed a bit overkill.

Their luck was somewhat poor.

Seeing nearly thirty people from the two tour groups ready and waiting, Luo Guanyu smacked his lips,

“Out of luck, I forgot to check the almanac before leaving home.

Where did these little guys pop up from?”

Yuan Xizhi watched coldly ahead.

“The reason we picked this time was that it was a gap between Bamboo Island tour groups.

Unexpectedly, we aimed to avoid trouble, and it found us instead.

Hmm, these people seem a bit eager to try something?”

Among the five leaders, Sea Demon Yu Daoguang was profound and always had a grand strategy.

This ‘wolf comes’ plan was his creation, which now seemed highly successful.

It was just unfortunate he wasn’t here.

Number two, Yuan Xizhi, was ferocious; number three, Luo Guanyu, was ruthless; number four, Huang Qigong, was cunning; number five, You Chongshan, was overbearing…

The four had endured under Yu Daoguang’s dominance for this past decade without striking Bamboo Island.

Now that they were mobilized and the prize was within reach, there was no reason to spit it back out, to waste more time, right?

As for the cultivators from the tour groups, they didn’t even regard them as worthy opponents.

They had seen too many of such individuals: generally arrogant but inept, who thought they were omnipotent after reaching the initial Tongxuan stage, flexing their sect’s influence without substance.

In fact, once off their own turf, they were nothing much.

They were far inferior to those seasoned island masters from the Lizhi Sea, let alone these pirates who played hide and seek with death daily.

Let alone fewer than thirty people—another thirty would make no difference.

The battles between cultivators and mortals are different.

Having more people doesn’t necessarily mean having greater strength!