To be honest, he really didn't think they could win.

After all, he had heard from Frankie that powerful knights all possessed strong combat techniques.

Frankie was a very straightforward mage, so naturally, he didn't understand any combat techniques to teach to the merfolk.

And although those two high-tier knights were very talented, it was limited to the speed and efficiency of tempering battle energy.

So far, the two of them hadn't comprehended any powerful combat techniques.

Their current fighting style was merely using battle energy itself to fight.

And those ten individuals suspected of being high-tier knights who were rushing over, given they came from the Chaotic Sea Domain, they must not be easy to deal with.

Frankie had told them more than once that although not everyone in the Chaotic Sea Domain was bad, definitely 99% were bad, so there was no hope of peaceful coexistence when encountering them.

There are only two possibilities for peaceful coexistence: one is that neither can do anything to the other.

The other is being unable to threaten the other but still providing benefits to them.

For example, to Frankie, the merfolk posed no threat and could satisfy his lust.

Therefore, he didn't think these ten suspected high-tier knights could coexist peacefully.

As for the battle, he felt that in a one-on-one fight, they might not be a match, let alone if the opponents ganged up on them.

In short, he felt a bit desperate inside.

His only remaining hope now was the magic array that Froki set up on the archipelago.

A supporting light magic array could confuse the vision of those outside the island, making the island seem barren and uninhabited to outsiders unless they stepped onto the island.

Besides this confusing light magic array, there was another supportive magic array that concealed the aura of the knights on the island, making it so outsiders couldn't sense the knights' presence.

As for the mages, being within the magic array, their magic waves wouldn't leak out and would be blocked by the array.

Essentially, outsiders couldn't see or sense the people on the island.

He was now just praying that those approaching were merely passing by and wouldn't set foot on the archipelago.

Actually, Frankie knew not just these two types of light magic arrays; he also knew several supporting light magic arrays and quite a few defensive light magic arrays.

However, Frankie felt that these two light magic arrays were enough for the merfolk.

Frankie was a top-tier mage, and the top-level magic arrays he set up consumed a lot, which the weakling merfolk mages on the island couldn't support with their magic power; it required demon crystals.

Defensive magic arrays consumed even more than supportive ones.

Demon crystals were precious, and even setting up these two top-tier magic arrays was already very generous of Frankie.

He didn't have a magic crystal ore, so he wasn't particularly wealthy either.

If not for satisfying his lust, having the merfolk continuously supply him with obedient and docile mermaids, he would have wiped them out long ago.

Frankie's cultivation of knights and mages among the merfolk was in hopes that they'd eventually support themselves, no longer consuming his resources.

As for rebelling against him? Frankie thought that was impossible, as his own talent was exceptional, and it was unlikely a more talented merfolk would emerge.

Even if one did, Frankie would find means to control them before they became a threat to him.

There were numerous means of control.

Moreover, it was unlikely anyone would pass through here—if there were, it would largely be those flying over from Skyrim to the Ten Mother Islands, who wouldn't waste time stopping at a deserted island.

"What should we do now..." asked the middle-tier knight red mermaid to the middle-tier mage red mermaid standing beside her.

The middle-tier mage red mermaid patted his shoulder, unsure if he was comforting himself or the middle-tier knight red mermaid:

"They most likely are just passing by. Seeing the island this desolate and being outside the island unable to sense our presence, there's a high chance they'll just bypass us and won't land."

"Look, there's no movement on the other islands of the archipelago either; evidently, everyone thinks the same."

"We just need to wait for them to bypass the archipelago, stay steady."

Upon hearing the words of the middle-tier mage red mermaid, the surrounding red merfolk visibly relaxed a bit.

Evidently, his words had quite a calming effect on everyone.

As time passed, what had been a mere outline of a small boat in everyone's eyes began to become clear in the red mermaids' line of sight.

As the distance closed, and they saw the creatures sitting on the small boat, and those flying above it, they could no longer remain calm.

Many adults tell scary stories to make children obedient, and without a doubt, undead creatures from the Netherworld make fitting protagonists.

One doesn't know when it happened, but a mage had used undead creatures from the Netherworld to craft a storybook.

Initially, the book was niche, circulating only among nobles, but as time went on, it spread widely and became widespread.

This led to many versions of such stories circulating among the populace of various factions.

The red merfolk here obviously had heard them from their parents. So, although they couldn't recognize all of them, the 'Blood Demon', as the most popular protagonist of these stories, was widely known.

The Blood Demon's physique of hand rubbing diamonds was naturally recognized right away.

And upon seeing Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching and Mr. Zhou, the skeletal figures on the boat pulled by Hand Rubbing Diamonds, there was no need to explain who these newcomers were.

Some red merfolk present even began to tremble violently, unable to control their bodies.

"Just passing by, just passing by..." the middle-tier mage red mermaid mumbled continuously.

However, his words seemed to have no effect, as the undead creatures were heading straight for their island.

Clearly, they intended to land.

The middle-tier mage red mermaid took a desperate step back, clenching his fists tightly.

Finally, the small boat reached the nearshore of the island and docked.

Those like Iron Black Pot also entered inside the supportive light magic array of the island, immediately noticing the numerous red merfolk shivering in fear.

"Damn? So many merfolk? I thought I had returned to Kain Island," Iron Black Pot was momentarily stunned before instinctively swearing.

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