Su Yang was stunned. "You're still thinking of returning to the Shangguan family?"
"Of course. Initially, I planned to fight to the death. Now that Shangguan Mingtai is dead, I might as well pretend to be gravely injured while pursuing you. My indifferent father might spare me a second glance."
Su Yang understood. Shangguan Qianji was using his severely wounded body to gain Shangguan Zhongtang's trust.
This was a good opportunity.
"Alright, you stay here and lie down. I'll go take care of the remaining stragglers!"
Su Yang picked up his weapon and counterattacked. The few remaining Night Owl members tried to escape.
"Open fire with the assault rifles!"
The fleeing Night Owl members became easy targets.
Su Yang and his men unleashed a barrage of gunfire. Within minutes, all the Night Owl members were dead.
Chu Tianye cleaned up the battlefield and tallied the casualties.
His face turned green. "Boss, the Dragon Blood Legion has less than a hundred survivors, and half of them are wounded."
"The three hundred people brought by Miss Nangong and Shangguan Qianji's men are all wiped out."
"Such heavy casualties!"
Su Yang sighed. The Night Owl team was too fierce, trading a hundred men for seven to eight hundred lives.
No wonder everyone feared this team; their combat power was immense.
"See how many armored vehicles are still usable. We need to leave here quickly."
Su Yang looked up at the sky. It had been bright and sunny moments ago, but now dark clouds obscured the sun.
The Shangguan family would likely be on their way by now.
Chu Tianye and the others quickly cleared the battlefield, repaired the armored vehicles' safety mechanisms, and the group departed in haste.
...
Less than fifteen minutes after Su Yang left.
Shangguan Zhongtang personally led his men in pursuit. Staring at the corpses scattered everywhere, his face was grim.
"Patriarch, Young Master Qianji is not dead."
Someone discovered Shangguan Qianji lying on the ground, groaning. Shangguan Zhongtang walked over.
At first glance, Shangguan Qianji had a shocking sword wound on his chest, bleeding profusely.
"Qianji, why are you here?"
"Father, I came to help Uncle Mingtai. Unfortunately, he didn't listen to me, saying I was a bastard and unworthy of commanding him. Then he was killed by Su Yang."
Shangguan Zhongtang frowned, unable to discern how much truth there was in Shangguan Qianji's words.
However, with the Night Owl team annihilated, he didn't say much more.
"Weren't Su Yang's reinforcements only two hundred people? How did he defeat the Night Owl team?"
"It was Nangong Weiyang. She came to Su Yang's aid, and I killed her over there. Unfortunately, I was later gravely injured and know nothing else."
Shangguan Qianji pointed into the distance, where Nangong Weiyang had been.
The Shangguan family members confirmed her identity. "Patriarch, it is indeed Nangong Weiyang. The people she brought numbered at least three hundred. Our intelligence was flawed; we didn't expect Su Yang's subordinates to be so ferocious."
The Shangguan family members were still unaware that the Night Owl team's annihilation was due to an internal sneak attack.
Shangguan Zhongtang's face darkened. "That little girl Nangong Weiyang deserves to die! She sent nearly three thousand people to blockade our doorstep. Otherwise, how could I have let Su Yang escape."
"Patriarch, should we still pursue?"
"Pursue! Shi Wuzun cannot live, and Su Yang is also a huge problem. If they don't die, I cannot sleep soundly!"
"Someone, escort Young Master Qianji back to recuperate!"
Shangguan Zhongtang looked at Shangguan Qianji, a hint of emotion appearing in his eyes.
Shangguan Qianji's anxious heart finally settled. He had won his gamble.
This time, the Shangguan family sent even more people, a vast convoy of warriors.
Conservatively estimated, there were over a thousand men.
Su Yang and his group traveled in the bumpy armored vehicles. They didn't relax their vigilance even after leaving the Kyoto area.
"Su Yang, our ship is under attack. There are many assailants, and my subordinates are barely holding on."
Sakada Cangyue checked the information. The female mercenaries left on the Yangwei were under attack.
"The Shangguan family is moving fast!"
Su Yang grabbed the walkie-talkie and ordered Mo Gaowei and the others to speed back to the Yangwei.
Coastal dock.
Fifty female mercenaries, including those returning from missions, were fighting back desperately.
Onshore, two other Shangguan family combat teams, the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird teams, were unleashing full firepower.
Each team had two hundred men, their strength slightly inferior to the Night Owl team.
However, they had brought heavy artillery, and even the Yangwei sustained minor dents.
"Why hasn't the main cabin ordered a counterattack?"
"Those robots say they won't counterattack without Su Yang's command."
"This is urgent! Hasn't he returned yet?"
The intense firepower made the female mercenaries dare not show their heads.
Any exposed head would be targeted by the enemy's sharpshooters.
Several comrades had already fallen.
--Rumble!
Countless bullets flew, and the steel plates of the Yangwei vibrated with a deafening roar.
"Huh, more vehicles are coming from over there. Is that Mr. Su and his group returning?"
On the shore, the captains of the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird teams also noticed vehicles approaching from behind.
At first, they thought the armored vehicles belonged to the Shangguan family.
But when they saw the bullet holes on the armored vehicles, they knew they were enemy vehicles that had been captured.
"Quick, turn around and wipe them out!"
The two captains simultaneously gave orders, but they were still too slow.
After disembarking, Su Yang and his men opened fire with their assault rifles.
--Aaaah! /
"Yuan Kui, you and Old Mo each take a squad and flank them. The rest of you charge with me. Once we're on the ship, we'll be safe."
"Yes, boss!"
Yuan Kui and the other took thirty men each to charge ahead. Su Yang, meanwhile, was responsible for the wounded Dragon Blood Legion soldiers.
On the Yangwei, the female mercenaries lowered several iron plates, preparing to welcome Su Yang.
"Sisters, open fire with everything you've got to cover Mr. Su and the commander's boarding."
The female mercenaries rose and counterattacked. The White Tiger and Vermilion Bird teams, caught between two fronts, suffered rapid casualties.
"Vermilion Bird Captain, what do we do? Retreat or...?"
"Prepare to retreat!"
The Vermilion Bird team captain, seeing his subordinates fall one by one, was heartbroken.
"Retreat!"
As the two team captains gave the order to retreat, the surviving two hundred-plus men withdrew.
Seeing this.
Su Yang also breathed a sigh of relief. If the fight continued, his Dragon Blood Legion would be wiped out.
"Chu Tianye, quickly get the wounded onto the ship!"
"Yes!"
On the Yangwei, the deck was a mess.
Besides the bodies of the female mercenaries, there were also remnants of artillery shells.
Su Yang asked suspiciously, "Why didn't you fire the cannons in response?"
"We wanted to, but the robots only agreed to fire with your command!"
"This way, I'll go see what's going on."
Su Yang felt that the robots were too rigid, unlike humans with their unique thoughts. They were foolishly waiting for orders when faced with difficulties.
"You few wooden heads, get out of the way!"
[Yes, Master!]
The robots in the main cabin moved aside, standing like wooden figures.
Su Yang looked at the text on each button. Overall, the operation was quite simple.
There was filling, ignition, aiming, and finally, firing.