These warships appeared very suddenly; they hadn't been seen at all before.

"Marshal! These warships... came from the back of Chalmers Island, how could they suddenly..." Humphrey keenly sensed something was wrong.

“It wasn’t sudden. They were hiding on the back of Chalmers Island. The people on the island only sent these warships out after they saw us approaching. They… it seems they were deliberately hiding there waiting for us.” Xia Liyang’s surprised expression turned serious.

In the short time it took for the two to speak, the number of warships that emerged from the back of Chalmers Island had already begun to increase exponentially!

"They really are coming for us. Judging from their posture, they don't seem like friendly forces at all." Xia Liyang's expression grew increasingly grave, and then he immediately gave the order:

"Prepare for an enemy attack!"

Although the alarm had been sounded, the warship that had inexplicably appeared was actually still far from the Second Fleet. However, Xia Liyang judged that this "suddenness" was definitely not a normal situation.

If they were friendly forces, they would never hide on the back of the island, nor would they suddenly swarm out. The only ones who would do that would be enemy forces of unknown origin.

"Marshal, something's not right."

“These warships…and this many…” Watching more and more warships sail from the back of the island toward the northwest sea, and then rush toward them in an arc, Humphrey’s forehead was covered in sweat the size of soybeans.

"This looks more like an ambush," Humphrey muttered, growing increasingly nervous.

“It’s not just a mimicry! This is an ambush!” Xia Liyang said with a grim face, “At this distance, we probably won’t even have finished turning before they rush over.”

Just then, as the first wave of enemy ships approached, the soldiers on the watchtower, in a panic, gave an emergency signal.

"That's not a warship from any of the coalition countries!"

If it's not an allied force, then the answer is clear: this suddenly appearing fleet comes from the Yan Kingdom!

Xia Liyan felt a chill run down his spine. He suddenly realized that the information he had received from the returning Sheng Lu people was probably all false.

This is a meticulously crafted, enormous lie designed to lure you into a trap!