"Shut up!" Beckenbauer raised his hand to cut off the buzzing of flies around him. He swallowed hard. "No matter what, first of all, the pride of us Vikings has been trampled upon again and again by that man! Our own cities, our own lands, have suffered unimaginable shame! Our ancestors are watching us! Therefore, we must, no matter what, reclaim our lost honor!"
"Huh? No way? Your Majesty, are we really going to have to fight that guy?"
“No…” Beckenbauer paused for a few seconds, then said, “We’ll wait until tomorrow morning, until that guy confesses his secret to me, then I’ll order his capture and imprisonment, and arrest all his companions and torture them to death!”
"this……"
"I acknowledge that guy's strength; he's an incredibly dangerous fellow. However, I'm willing to use thousands of strong warriors and thousands of powerful pets to besiege him! I must capture him! I must make him sincerely apologize before our Viking ancestors and make up for our lost dignity!" Beckenbauer roared morbidly.
Let's talk about Gao Jianfei next.
He rode in Scholes' bear carriage back to the palace where he was staying.
The women and his men eagerly awaited Gao Jianfei's return. After all, they all knew that today's battle would see Gao Jianfei facing ten Viking warriors, along with a bunch of pets, and they couldn't guarantee that he would win easily.
Seeing Gao Jianfei return unharmed, they were naturally overjoyed and rushed over to surround him. The women were almost all moved to tears of joy.
"Jianfei, your complexion doesn't seem too good... it's a little pale... what's wrong? How did the battle go today?" The young woman, Li Yun, was, after all, a highly skilled disciple of the Emei Sect, and her martial arts skills were not weak. Therefore, she could tell that Gao Jianfei had overused his power, which had caused his mental energy to weaken.
"It's nothing. I just used up a lot of my energy in today's battle. One Lion's Roar used up most of my power." Gao Jianfei chuckled self-deprecatingly. "It seems my strength isn't top-tier yet. Although a Lion's Roar is very powerful, I can only roar once at most... Haha, alright, I need to rest and replenish my energy now, don't disturb me. Don't worry, everyone, I've successfully stalled for time until tomorrow. In theory, today is safe, Beckenbauer won't send anyone to capture us. At most, they'll set up ambushes and roadblocks outside our residence. So, I'll sleep until evening, have dinner, and then we'll officially begin our operation! We'll try to reach the docks by dawn and seize the ships!" After a pause, Gao Jianfei said to the eight snipers, "Snipers, keep an eye on the situation outside. If anything unexpected happens, snipe the enemy directly!"
After giving him some instructions, Gao Jianfei ran to his bedroom, covered his head, and went to sleep.
Before going to sleep, Gao Jianfei was still filled with immense excitement!
The source of his excitement was the 46 pets he captured today... Of course, Gao Jianfei is not someone who only cares about immediate gains, nor is he complacent just because he got a good deal today. It's because today's events brought Gao Jianfei a great inspiration, a chance to draw inferences from one instance to another!
Before he learned Lion's Roar, Gao Jianfei could only honestly use fair exorcism points to possess animals... Damn, every time he used several thousand exorcism points to possess an animal, Gao Jianfei felt a pang of pain!
Now, thanks to today's events, Gao Jianfei understands that as long as the animal's brain nerves are damaged, the number of exorcism points needed for possession will be greatly reduced!
"Haha! It seems that my ghost learning the Lion's Roar Divine Skill was truly prescient! Haha! The Lion's Roar combined with ghost possession is a perfect match!" Gao Jianfei shouted in his heart.
As things stand, as long as Gao Jianfei uses the Lion's Roar to shatter the brain nerves of the beast before possessing it, he will be able to take over the beast at a very small, almost negligible cost!
This will become a prerequisite for building a massive animal army! A huge shortcut!
"Yes, after moving Sakura and Blank to a safe location, I will return to the Viking Empire, build my animal army, and... continue to plunder the Vikings' wealth! Awesome!" Gao Jianfei reaffirmed his previous idea.
Gao Jianfei slept until after 8 p.m., and no one dared to wake him. He woke up naturally, jumped up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and then used his internal energy to circulate it through his body for a full cycle. He felt his internal energy had recovered to about 80%.
He stretched, then jumped out of bed and gathered Li Yun, Blank, and the others.
"My lord, the Vikings have made no move all day today. They haven't entered our residence to conduct any search or arrests," Blank reported directly.
Gao Jianfei snapped his fingers and said, "That's good! Listen up, let's begin now, enter the tunnel! Head straight to the dock!"
After speaking, Gao Jianfei released a large number of level 1 ghosts. Under the premise of monitoring the area around the palace, he began to arrange for everyone to arrive at the entrance of the tunnel that led directly to the dock.
The crowd filed down!
Soon, everyone entered the tunnel. Gao Jianfei was the last to enter. After jumping down into the tunnel, he released two polar bears to completely destroy and bury the tunnel entrance. Then, instead of rushing towards the dock, he rushed to the main tunnel leading to Beckenbauer's Palace and carefully placed some time bombs he had just exchanged inside the tunnel.
After taking a nap, Gao Jianfei regained one exorcism point, which he used to exchange for some time bombs.
He wants to blow up the tunnel leading to Beckenbauer's palace!
A time bomb was planted, and it was set to detonate four hours later.
Then, Gao Jianfei quickly caught up with the others and headed towards the dock.
Along the way, Gao Jianfei released polar bears to destroy the tunnel, leaving no trace for the Vikings!
Chapter 516 Dock Battle
Chapter 516 Dock Battle
Night.
Gao Jianfei officially led his men to escape the Viking Empire by digging tunnels.
The group carefully made their way through the tunnel at high speed, maintaining a high level of concentration.
Gao Jianfei followed behind the group, directing his polar bear pet to slowly destroy the tunnel. At the same time, Gao Jianfei released a large number of level 1 ghosts, which drifted to the end of the tunnel, near the dock, to begin comprehensive, meticulous monitoring! The level 1 ghosts reported the situation at the dock to Gao Jianfei at any time.
In fact, that dock was several kilometers away from the Viking city-state. Furthermore, the Viking Empire was located deep in the Arctic, in an extremely secluded place. Without a map, it was impossible for outsiders to reach the Viking Kingdom. Therefore, this dock essentially required no defense. The fact that the Viking Empire was willing to send 1,000 warriors to guard this dock already showed considerable importance they placed on it.
Yes, there are only 1,000 soldiers defending the area near the docks!
1,000 warriors, and their pets.
There were thousands of small boats and 50 large ships on the dock, making it a large dock. The 1,000 soldiers were scattered and organized into 10 squads of 100 men each. They patrolled the dock in shifts, day and night.
During the day, there are 5 teams, totaling 500 people, patrolling. At night, these 5 teams rest, and the other 5 teams take over the patrol duties. This is the routine day after day.
As Gao Jianfei traversed the tunnel, he continued to sketch out a map, planning his next move.
…… …… ……
The Viking Empire, at the docks. The starlight and moonlight were dim. A few scattered torches lit up the docks, bringing a sliver of light to the entire area.
Not far from the dock, a large number of stone houses, wooden houses, and some animal sheds were built to provide rest and accommodation for the Viking warriors responsible for guarding the dock.
In fact, guarding the docks was a rather tedious and monotonous job. Unlike in the city, where there were bars and some entertainment, the docks were windy and cold, and the guards stayed there day and night, monotonously guarding the desolate docks. It seemed like a meaningless task! Because no Viking would believe that explorers from the outside world had the ability to reach this dock. Moreover, in the Viking Empire, the soldiers guarding this dock were poorly paid!
Typically, only Viking warriors whose families had little influence and who had no personal connections were transferred to guard the docks.
Therefore, the soldiers guarding this place have long since lost their vigor and ambition. They are like prisoners, guarding this place, their days filled with boredom, drinking, boasting, and even fighting.
Tonight, like every other night, 500 soldiers finished their drinks in their rooms and went to sleep, while the remaining 500 soldiers squatted on the ground, lit a campfire, drank, and talked about some really annoying things.
The pets are all kept in the animal pen, where no battles take place, so there's no need for them to participate in patrols.
Well, Gao Jianfei's series of challenges to the Viking Empire became an interesting topic of conversation among the dock guards. They weren't allowed to enter the city to observe the battles, and the information they received came from retellings by some Vikings who were out fishing.
Every day after that, after they finished drinking, they would use their big mouths, gushing with the smell of alcohol, to exaggerate the details of each match.
Their minds were not on defense at all. For thousands of years since the Viking Empire was founded, no army had ever attacked the docks.
Therefore, the dock garrison has always been regarded as an idle and boring Viking army.
…… …… ……
Gao Jianfei led his men to the tunnel area beneath the dock.
As the crowd gathered, the torches and powerful flashlights reflected the eager and excited expressions on their faces.
"We...we're about to leave this awful place!" Zheng Cuiyun growled. She didn't really like staying here.
This also reflects the feelings of the people; most of them have an expression of near relief on their faces.
However, as everyone knows, stealing a large ship and leaving the Viking Empire is not as simple as inviting someone to dinner. After all, there are guards at the docks, and if a battle breaks out, even if one escapes, Vikings will quickly pursue them in ships.
Everyone turned their attention to their pillar of support, Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei had a fairly complete sketch of the dock, marked with circles, crosses, slashes and other symbols in various colored pens.
Gao Jianfei said cautiously, "Listen to me, everyone. There are 50 wooden boats at the dock. I've already studied them to see which one would be the most efficient and easiest to steal from in a short time. Mario, you are an excellent navigator, and your sailors all have excellent sailing and ship-handling experience. You see..."
Gao Jianfei summoned Captain Mario and some of his sailors.
Gao Jianfei pointed to the map in his hand and said, "Look, there's a wooden boat moored at this location, guarded by only about 100 Vikings. After we come out of the tunnel, we'll throw a few grenades to create chaos, then everyone rush out and seize the boat! In fact, if the plan is done properly, with our powerful grenades, snipers, and my Polar Bear Squad cooperating, seizing the boat is relatively simple. The problem is, what happens after we seize the boat..."
After a pause, Gao Jianfei continued, "You need to know that this kind of boat is a wooden boat, propelled by sails and manpower. The key question is, you should know how to operate this kind of primitive wooden boat, right?"
“No problem, my esteemed master!” Mario assured him.
"Here, this is the drawing of that wooden boat. Take a look." With the detailed description from the Level 1 Ghost and his own superb drawing skills, Gao Jianfei quickly sketched a draft of the wooden boat.
Mario and the sailors studied the sketches, and as they did so, they pondered how to "control" the ship once they were aboard.
At this point, Mario said, "My esteemed master, starting this ship is no problem. In fact, it's much simpler to operate than modern steamships. It won't be a challenge for us seasoned sailors. However, this wooden ship should be equipped with 1,000 sailors to row, while we only have a little over 300. The rowing speed will definitely be slower. My concern is that after we leave, the Vikings will be able to catch up with us more easily!"
“Yes, I’ve thought about that too. My plan is that after we charge up, under your strong firepower cover, we’ll rush in and seize that ship, while I take the opportunity to destroy the remaining 49 wooden ships! As long as we destroy those large ships, and the Vikings don’t have any extra large ships for the time being, they’ll either need time to repair the damaged ones or rebuild them, so… well, let’s go with this plan! Anyway, let’s get out of here first!”
In fact, Gao Jianfei was perfectly aware of the current situation.
He released a large number of level 1 ghosts to explore the Viking kingdom and monitor Beckenbauer and others.
Gao Jianfei knew that tomorrow morning, after he revealed the so-called secret to Beckenbauer, Beckenbauer would betray him, lead his men to capture him alive, and torture his subordinates. Therefore, he had to escape tonight; otherwise, he would face a fierce battle tomorrow!
After listening to Gao Jianfei's plan, everyone silently considered it for a moment, sorted out the details in their minds, and then nodded, saying, "Okay! Let's do it!"
After everyone had discussed and agreed on the plan, Gao Jianfei took out more than a dozen ladders from the Ghost Den and had some mercenaries and himself climb up the ladders, each holding a shovel.
"Once we clear away the soil, the snipers will start firing in short bursts, and then throw grenades around! As soon as the chaos starts, everyone rush forward quickly! Charge towards the wooden boat we're trying to seize! I'll release the polar bear pet squad to assist you! Understand? Remember, you must rush out of the tunnel as fast as you can! You must!" Gao Jianfei climbed the stairs, giving his final instructions before the battle.
Soon, some physically strong mercenaries, carrying shovels, climbed the stairs. Snipers and grenade throwers followed closely behind.
Gao Jianfei made a gesture and began to shovel the soil on top!
A dozen strong henchmen followed Gao Jianfei's movements and immediately began shoveling soil!
Soon, after a layer of soil was removed, the light from the outside penetrated into the tunnel!
"Charge!" Gao Jianfei roared and leaped out! Two Desert Eagle pistols appeared in his hands!
At the same time, more than a dozen of his men also jumped out! One by one, the people in the tunnel climbed out along the stairs!
As soon as Gao Jianfei and his group emerged from the tunnel, the Vikings spotted them. They threw down their wine bottles, screamed warnings, and frantically grabbed their weapons, rushing towards Gao Jianfei and his group!
"Bang! Bang!" Gao Jianfei fired two shots, killing two Vikings, and roared, "Sniper! Fire!"
Eight snipers had already set up their rifles at the tunnel entrance and were ready to fire precise bursts.
In addition, a dozen or so strong men threw grenades in all directions!
One by one, people crawled out of the tunnel!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The deafening explosion of grenades shattered the tranquility of the dock. Vikings who rushed in from all directions were blown to pieces, with limbs and dismembered bodies flying everywhere!
The scene started to get chaotic!
The Vikings who had been sleeping soundly in their rooms also rushed out and prepared to open the stables and release their pets!
Gao Jianfei released 54 polar bears to protect his companions. If any Vikings charged, the polar bears would rush forward and tear them apart.
Gao Jianfei pulled Li Yun out of the tunnel, then shouted, "Quick! People down there, move faster!"
Grenades and sniper rifles rained down fire on the charging Vikings.
Meanwhile, the Vikings were also throwing weapons such as axes and hammers.
The polar bears, relying on their excellent eyesight, great strength, and quick reflexes, swatted away the crude weapons such as axes and hammers that flew at them one by one. As a result, after a series of throws, the Vikings only managed to kill four of Gao Jianfei's sailors.
The scene is getting increasingly chaotic!