Before you know it, the voyage has entered its third day.

Although it was already February and the temperature began to rise, it was still a spring snow when it was about to fly to the border of the Lanwu Empire. Overnight, the snow on the decks of the five airships was up to the ankles. The hard-working crew had to get up an hour earlier than usual to start clearing the snow.

With so much snow, it will increase the burden on the flying boats. In the event of encountering the Wind Bandits, it will also make the fight even harder.

Since flying out of Lanwu's air traffic control area yesterday morning, Lu Chengfeng's fleet has encountered two groups of bandits one after another. It's a pity that Yibo directly chose to give up after seeing the banner of the Sword Mercenary Group from afar. The other wave was also repelled by the mercenaries of the sword after an unwilling attempt.

Apart from these two unfettered temptations, the fleet did not encounter any trouble.

After half a year, he sat on the flying boat again, which made Lu Chengfeng feel like he was revisiting. After finishing his morning class and cultivation in his VIP private room, he actively inspected the circle, and then came to the hall, ready to enjoy breakfast with several high-ranking members of Bajian. As a large flying ship, the chefs on the Sea Warehouse are still very high. When they were seated, they were served fried chicken, white bread and a ham soup. The sultry aroma makes people whet their appetite as soon as they smell it.

It's a pity that the hateful bandits didn't give them a chance to eat breakfast. As soon as Lu Chengfeng took a bite of the chicken nuggets, there was a terrible alarm outside.

Along with it, there was also the voice of the lookout: "Enemy attack!"

The two elite squads of the Sword Tyrant Mercenary Regiment traveled south and north, and there were many battles like this. They didn't panic and immediately put down their food and rushed out. Some of the mercenaries who were not on duty also woke up from their rest, put on their armor and picked up their weapons, and ran from the cabin to the deck.

Their quick response is almost the same as that of some elite soldiers, and they are worthy of being one of Kaiyang's top mercenary groups.

As the largest cargo owner of the fleet, Lu Chengfeng also walked out for the first time, looking at the four flying ships approaching at high speed in the distance. Without exception, these flying ships are all small models. It's not strong enough, but it's flexible. It didn't take long for them to close the distance to a kilometer.

"It's the Nightmare Bandits!"

The boss of the sword overlord said the identity of the enemy in a deep voice, and his face was slightly worried. Seeing that Lu Chengfeng didn't seem to have heard of it, he introduced in a low voice: "This bandit group has only been established for less than a year, but it has already done three major cases one after another. It is said that their leader is a master of the middle stage of the sixth order, and the deputy leader is also a sixth order. In the bandit group, except for those who have been famous for a long time, they basically belong to them. ”

"Only two Sixth Order?"

Lu Chengfeng suddenly put his mind at ease, if the other party was a seventh-order master, Lu Chengfeng might have to worry about it. If it was only two sixth-order, even if several masters of the sword were not there, Lu Chengfeng would dare to fight with them alone.

"I'm definitely not afraid. The boss of the sword explained: "Don't talk about a nightmare, even if there is another one, we can stop it." I just think it's not a good sign that I'm only halfway through the road and I've encountered three waves of bandits. Perhaps, the time we chose to ship was too poor. ”

Lu Chengfeng was stunned and asked, "What do you say?"

The Sword Boss sighed and said, "You also know that the most prosperous stage of the Changle Trend Channel is from March to October. During this time, the wind is strongest and very stable. At these times, the Storm Bandits have enough fleets of flying ships to grab. Once winter arrives, freight volumes drop dramatically, perhaps by a third or even less than at the peak of their busiest days. It's February, and it's arguably the most difficult time for the bandits. ”

"It's white. Lu Chengfeng nodded, and his face became a little grim: "The things they stored before are almost consumed, so the desire to attack is very strong." In other words, the road ahead may be difficult. ”

The Boss of the Sword nodded, his face became serious, and he looked back at the Nightmare Bandits who had stopped moving forward and kept their distance.

At this time, the Nightmare bandits had already confirmed the identity of the Sword Tyrant mercenary group. The boss of the nightmare, Duan Jiantian, the bandit leader of the middle of the sixth order, had also seen the boss of the sword mercenary group on the deck of the Haicang, and couldn't help frowning deeply.

As one of the most famous mercenary groups in Kaiyang, the name of the sword, Duan Jiantian had certainly heard of it. He also knew that the boss of the sword had the strength of the seventh order. This time, since he is in charge, it seems impossible to grab it on his own. If you're not careful, it's possible to put all your men in. However, after waiting for so many days, he finally encountered a big goal with weight, and he was really unwilling to give up like this.

After hesitating for a moment, he detached a boat, sped past Lu Chengfeng's fleet, and flew forward. The other three ships were far behind the Arkang, five thousand meters away.

It's a safe enough distance for a flying ship. It can not only ensure that it will not be lost, but also effectively prevent the Haicang from turning around and raiding.

Their actions made the faces of the Sword Boss and Lu Chengfeng change at the same time.

Needless to say, the sword boss just adjusted, and he immediately whitened the other party's meaning. Lu Chengfeng relied on his own analysis and guessed their actions: "Could it be that you want to call other bandit groups and eat us together?"

"Not bad. The sword boss said in a deep voice: "The main force is following behind, and a clipper ship is sent to the front to spread the news and contact other bandit groups." This is the most common means on the Changle waterway, when you encounter a fat sheep that you can't eat, notify other forces to join forces to divide it. They paused just now, and I thought they would choose to give up, but I didn't expect the nightmare people to still have their eyes on us. This time, it looks like there will be a bloody battle. ”

Lu Chengfeng thought for a moment and asked, "Is there any way to avoid this kind of battle?"

The Sword Boss shook his head and said, "If you withdraw now, it's too late." The other side is a clipper, and we are carrying another 500 tons of cargo, and it is difficult to get rid of them. The only way is to solve some of them before they arrive. In this way, it may be able to deter other bandit groups from acting rashly. ”

"You mean, solve the Nightmare Man first?"

The Sword Boss pondered for a moment and said, "The Nightmare Bandits aren't that stupid, and they won't be easily brought closer by us. Unless they can wait until night, take advantage of the night to send a few masters to sneak into their ship, and then slaughter the ship directly!"

That's a good idea.

Lu Chengfeng thought about it for a while, felt that it was feasible, and asked, "So, how can we delay it until the evening?

Without understanding these circumstances, there is no way to make the right decision.

The Sword Suppressor Mercenary Group has its own intelligence channels, so it is naturally very aware of this. At the signal of the sword boss, a mercenary took out the map from the space bag, spread it out and pointed it out to Lu Chengfeng: "Near this forest, it is probably our location. If you go downstream, you have to be at least two hundred miles away before there are other larger bandits. Among them, the strength is comparable to the nightmare, and it is even closer to the Yuanchuan Mountain Range. And then there's ......"

With the help of the map, he explained to Lu Chengfeng one by one, and soon made Lu Chengfeng understand the specific situation.

If the Nightmare Bandits want to eat them, they will have to call at least two more bandits of the same size. Moreover, even this is estimated to be a lot of losses. The best way is to have a few smaller bandit groups, and everyone will rush up to create chaos, so that it is difficult for the sword overlord to take care of both the end and the end, so that they can be taken most securely.

However, it is not easy to gather so many bandits. Judging from the map, the two bandit groups with relatively close range of activities are also four or five hours away recently. It will take at least ten hours for the nightmare people to find them and negotiate terms, and then they arrive, and this is still on the premise that everything is going well.

By then, it was almost dark.

Overall, time is still plenty for them. But for the sake of insurance, Lu Chengfeng thought about it and decided to show weakness to the enemy. He consulted with the boss of the sword to slow down the fleet, and finally turned around and began to return the same way.

In this case, it will inevitably take longer for the bandit group gathered in front to catch up. Once it gets dark, Lu Chengfeng and they will be able to free up their hands and use thunderous means to solve the Nightmare Bandits. Without this initiator, Lu Chengfeng wanted to know if the other bandit groups that had been killed would dare to risk coming again.

Suddenly, seeing the flying fleet following in front of them turning, the people of the Nightmare Bandit were undoubtedly startled, thinking that the overlord wanted to turn around and attack them. Under the loud shouts of the bandit leader Duan Daotian, their small boat also made a U-turn and re-accelerated to open the distance. However, to Duan Jiantian's surprise, the sword master still showed no sign of stopping after discovering that he couldn't catch up.

"Do you want to escape?"

Duan Jian Tian touched his chin, and this thought came to his heart.

The action of sending someone to call someone did not particularly conceal it, and the other party should have found out. In this case, it is not uncommon to withdraw first in order to reduce the risk – especially if the shipper is not in a hurry to deliver the goods. However, Duan Yitian always felt that something was vaguely wrong.

Doesn't it mean that the person who dominates the sword is very strong and bold? Why didn't he even fight each other, and just backed down?

"Boss, why do you want to do so much!" said his dog-headed military advisor, a fourth-order swordsman: "It doesn't matter if he continues to move forward or retreats the same way, we will all follow from afar, they can't run away anyway, sooner or later it will be our dish!"