My Players Are So Fierce

If we’re going to rush in and rescue people now, we’ll have to fight the entire Blood Plunder Bay, which is currently in chaos. Tens of thousands of pirates are gathered here, all seasoned marauders from the Misty Sea, and their combat power is quite formidable.

Your original plan was to have these pirates led by the Blood Fear Clan to charge into the Broken Tooth Clan’s territory. But if you can’t make them turn back, your pirate army plan will be a complete bust.

A Duke of Blood Fear on his own is utterly ineffective in the current situation.”

“Then let’s get them back together!”

Murphy squinted his eyes, and after a few seconds, he came up with an idea and said:

“Find them a common enemy to force both pirate factions to temporarily lay down their internal disputes. Then we take the opportunity to slip into the city to find Babro and Andre and reunite the Blood Fear Clan.

Don’t look at me like that, Shani.

I’m not daydreaming. I already know what big trouble the Blood Fear Clan is currently facing, and I can even guess the underlying reason for this rebellion.

Our Blood Fear comrades are not fighting for power and profit, it’s not that simple; they’re trying to save themselves…

Though their way is pretty dumb.

Simply put, they got scared by something, and some irrational fools started this rebellion, thinking that surrendering to the other side would let them survive.

Let’s act quickly.”

Murphy took out a cool mechanical pocket watch and checked the time, rubbing his slightly aching forehead, he said:

“I’m very suspicious right now that amidst the chaos in Blood Plunder Bay, someone is trying to open an interdimensional rift, just like what happened in Baphomet Canyon.”

“But who is the ‘common enemy’?”

Shani flexed her fingers, making an eagle-claw dagger from Transylvania dance between her slender fingers, and asked:

“With just our small number, we can’t force the pirates to unite, and it’s too late to lure the Broken Tooth Clan now.”

“The old sea dogs’ enemies are of course in the sea.”

Murphy took a deep breath and called with his eyes closed:

“Cui Tan, I need your help.”

“Ah? Need my help so soon? What’s up with you vampires? I was just being polite earlier, didn’t really intend to get too involved in those dangerous things you’re doing.”

The Wanderer replied helplessly:

“Just to be clear, Old Turtle here is very timid, so don’t ask me to do those scary things.”

“I won’t ask you to take risks, I just wanted to ask if your followers have a stronghold near the Misty Coast?”

Murphy said:

“I need them to attack the pirates’ Blood Plunder Bay.”

“Yes, there is. There’s an Atlantean Shark People observation post on a nearby island, set up precisely to monitor the pirates in Blood Plunder Bay, but I won’t make my followers fight the pirates for inexplicable reasons.”

Cui Tan gently refused:

“The number of Shark People is not plenty; every life is precious.”

“Then what about the Wave Fishmen? I heard these things have been growing wildly for hundreds of years and are everywhere now.”

Murphy changed his approach and asked:

“Can you lure the Wave Fishmen that are everywhere in the Misty Sea here? We don’t need many; the pirates in Blood Plunder Bay are in a brawl right now, half the city is burning, just a small number of fishmen rushing in would put them under pressure.”

“Hmm, your plan is quite cunning, but I can try it.”

Cui Tan said slowly:

“There are many Wave Fishmen in the trenches around the Vampire Coast, those fools are constantly preparing to offer Impure Blood to their Evil God, it doesn’t require much luring at all. Just let the fishmen see the state of Blood Plunder Bay, and they will naturally mobilize.

But the number of Wave Fishmen is large and they are very ferocious; this might turn into an uncontrollable massacre.”

“No time to think about that now, reducing the number of pirates doesn’t hurt me or your followers.”

Murphy looked towards the burning Black City under the gloomy sky in the distance, saying:

“Let’s do it, get your followers moving, the quicker, the better!

Also, Mannis is now exhausted from providing Star Realm rescue services for my warriors. He’s been complaining a lot about his workload, so could I invite you to join this work and ask you to become the Star Guardian to those foreign warriors under my command?

You know, Mannis’s annoying personality really isn’t suited to being a Star Guardian. If I want to ensure the smooth progress of future interdimensional travel, I must find a more reliable partner.”

“Alright, if it’s just running errands, I’d be happy to help. I’ve heard those foreigners are interesting; most of Mannis’s raunchy talk was learned from them, and I have a feeling I can become friends with them.”

Cui Tan gladly accepted Murphy’s invitation, and after the communication ended, Murphy turned back to Shani and said:

“All set, the Wave Fishmen will soon attack the chaotic Blood Plunder Bay, let’s get ready to set off too, first find where the Blood Fear Clan is currently located, and rescue them from the deadly interdimensional trap before those foolish Vampire Pirates ruin everything.”

“Was that Cui Tan earlier?”

Shani asked another question instead, she said:

“When did you get so friendly with the Wanderer? You even invite it to protect your soldiers for safe interdimensional travel, would it agree? Since when have demigods been so agreeable?”