Xiao Chen looked at the sea in front of him that was covered by lightning, flames, bullets and artillery shells, and knew that the sea people had no chance of turning the tables.
Below him, the mermaid wizard Trina was directing the shark warriors in the back and on the sides to move closer to the flagship. Xiao Chen took out the sacred magic wand, the Soul Thorn, and released a mental blast at several shark warriors who had gathered. This kind of magic that directly invaded the mind was very effective for the sharks with well-developed limbs and simple minds. The shark warriors, who might not be knocked down by bullets and shells, suddenly stiffened for a moment, and then fell into the water. These fallen shark warriors splashed a huge splash in front of Trina's flagship, shocking Trina so much that she forgot what orders she was going to give.
Xiao Chen took advantage of Trina's panic, pointed the Soul Thorn at her, and released a Soul Bridge magic.
Trina only felt a sharp spiritual energy suddenly piercing into her mind, and Xiao Chen's voice rang in her ears.
"Is that enough?" the voice said authoritatively.
"You! You pierced my mental defense!" Trina screamed. She knew very well that since the other party could use communication magic to break through her mental defense, he could take this opportunity to cast any control, charm, or fear magic in her mind if he wanted. In this situation, her soul was almost defenseless in front of him.
While the other person was talking to her, the outside world full of blood and fire retreated behind the scenes and began to disappear from her perception. All her senses seemed to be occupied by that person's voice.
"What do you want?" Trina asked. Her tone no longer had the arrogance she had before. She didn't even realize that there was a hint of pleading in her words.
"Surrender, and then you and the five strongest mermaid wizards will come to my ship as hostages. Then we will stop the current attack and let your remaining troops leave." Xiao Chen said.
"We sea tribe don't have cowards!" Trina raised her head and glared at Xiao Chen who was far away on the bow of Hou Yi. "We...we...have come so far! Just a little bit left, and we can..."
"What can you do? Have you caused us any harm so far?" Xiao Chen asked back, "A qualified commander would not let his soldiers die in a meaningless fight!"
"You said I'm not a qualified commander?" Before Trina realized it, two strings of tears had already run down her cheeks.
"Look at the sea in front of you. More than half of the sea warriors have died in vain in front of you. Do you still think it's not enough? How many people do you want to be buried with you for your unwillingness?" Xiao Chen's face was heavy. "Although we humans are not of the same race as you, killing intelligent life is not something I am willing to do. Or, should I kill you and give others a chance to surrender and save their lives?"
"You! If I surrender, you can stop these strange weapons and magic?" Trina asked.
"Yes, if you stop attacking first, we will naturally stop. From the beginning, I wanted to avoid conflict, and it was you who made things turn out like this! So, what reason do you have not to believe me?" Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Chen's words naturally carried mental coercion and inducement. Trina didn't know whether she was influenced by his mental power or was really willing to give in. Finally, she said, "Okay, I... I agree. But you have to keep your promise."
"Of course!" Xiao Chen answered simply.
The influence from Xiao Chen receded like the tide, and Trina found herself back on the battlefield again. She was still standing in the shield she had released, and she smelled a pungent smell. The flames burning on the water were approaching her flagship. Because of her conversation with Xiao Chen just now, she did not control the water flow, and the burning black oil covered the unconscious shark warriors in front of her ship. The burning pain woke them up from their coma and they screamed miserably.
"Lady Trina, Lady Trina. What's wrong with you?" The Naga guard held her body with two hands to shake her, held up the shield with two hands, and gently patted her face with the other two hands.
Trina shook her head and said, "We...we must surrender."
"What are you talking about?" the guard exclaimed.
"We've already lost. There's no need to hold on any longer." She pushed the guard's arm and came to the bow. "Tell them all to stop. As long as we surrender, the people from the China Tower will stop attacking."
"Are you serious?" several guards asked.
"That's right, stop!" She shouted to the people around her, "I order you to stop, give up the attack, everyone stay where you are, and defend on the spot! Do you hear me?"
However, the sea tribe's warriors had fallen into chaos, and except for the sea tribe on her own ship, almost no one was able to obey her command and stop fighting.
"Lady Trina, this is completely out of control."
Trina took out the conch shell, put it to her lips again, and began to sing. The tune of the song this time was different from the previous one. Although it also had a sense of peace and tranquility, it was softer. The sound waves spread along the conch shell and soon covered the battlefield.
The sea warriors who were fighting and struggling heard the song and unconsciously slowed down their movements. The wizard stopped attacking, the warriors stopped shooting arrows, and even those who were swimming hard towards the two large ships of the Tower of China slowed down their movements.
"What's going on? Are they going to use sonic attacks again?" Huang Zheng's first reaction when he heard the singing was to release a soundproofing barrier.
Xiao Chen held his hand and said, "Wait a minute, don't you realize that the singing gives you a different feeling?"
"This song doesn't make people fall asleep." Luo Ling said, "It can calm people's nervousness."
"They are going to surrender. This is just their way of quieting down the soldiers." Xiao Chen said. Sure enough, there were arrows and hail hitting the shield of Hou Yi just now, but after the singing, the attacks immediately became less and less, and soon almost disappeared.
"To be fair, the mermaid can sing quite well," said Huang Zheng.
"Okay, let's stop attacking." Xiao Chen raised his hand and shot a blue ball of light into the sky, which exploded like fireworks. With the signal, the guns and magic of Houyi and Xingtian stopped.
The electric balls in the sea were not replenished and began to slowly dissipate, but the flames on the black oil were not so easy to extinguish. Especially those that had already attached to the sea clan warships, which still burned those ships with crackling sounds.
What could not be dissipated were the screams of the wounded seamen and the wails of the dying soldiers. When all other sounds faded away, these sounds became the only sounds on the battlefield.
"It's really... disgusting." Umeda said with a pale face.
Huang Zheng touched her head and said, "This is war. The most terrifying scene is always when everything is over, because only then will the heart of humanity beat again." (To be continued)