Without a doubt, my strategy was correct; rather than being passively beaten, it's better to actively strike. Attack is the best defense. The previous achievements have already proven this point. But some unexpected events always come unnoticed. Lu Ye didn't expect that after the enemy ship's protection was shattered, the enemy crew would escape, thereby greatly enhancing the power of the remaining two enemy ships. A solution must be found for this, or it will be hard to achieve a major victory. Solely relying on the assault magic array controlled by Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming is pointless. The array managed by Qin Zong isn't meant for dealing with individual cultivators; because the attack frequency is low, within the short time the enemy crew scatters and escapes, he can at most trigger the array's power twice. Although Xiao Jianming's side is better, it is limited. So what our side needs now is more frequent and concentrated attacks! Lu Ye immediately surges his Mental Consciousness externally for audio transmission, the recipient being Hai Tang, meticulously advising her. Although, judging from the current situation, the crew of the Long Dragon battleship will strictly follow his orders, Lu Ye still doesn't trust them too much. This critical assistance can only be entrusted to Hai Tang. His opportunities are running low. If in the next three struggles, he cannot achieve the expected results, he may truly follow in Hai Tang's footsteps and become inseparable from this Long Dragon battleship forever. This is not the scenario he wishes to see. Once again, he checks the situation in various places aboard the Long Dragon battleship; Lu Ye's gaze penetrates the Void, looking forward, waiting for the arrival of enemy ships. Moments later, three battleships come into sight. Like last time, the scene replays; under Lu Ye's control, the Long Dragon battleship advances towards the enemy ships, as the distance closes, attacks between them interweave and shuttle. Having paid the cost of our side's protective array's strength being decreased by half, the protection of the targeted enemy ship by the Long Dragon battleship is on the verge of collapse. At this moment, Lu Ye's Mental Consciousness surges, accompanied by a low call: "Senior Sister Hai Tang!" On the deck, Hai Tang, who was collaborating with other team members to stir up the protective array's power, immediately dashed out as Lu Ye's voice rang out, hurrying to the side of the deck. At that location, there is an assault magic array that hasn't been activated yet! Actually, there are several similar assault magic arrays on the Long Dragon battleship, never activated due to a shortage of manpower. Each array has different characteristics and uses; the array Hai Tang hurries to is one that has a very high attack frequency but not significant power. Of course, "not significant power" is relative. The array's power has minimal effect against battleships but is most suitable against cultivators. It can be said that this array is specially designed to deal with cultivators. Hai Tang just got in place and stimulated the spirit force to activate the array's power when the Long Dragon battleship made a divine dragon's tail swing, lying horizontally in front of the enemy ships. At the same time, Qin Zong's side launched an extraordinarily powerful strike, hitting the enemy ship. The protective light curtain was completely shattered. At this moment, countless shapeless black shadows quickly dashed out from the enemy ship. Also, at this moment, Hai Tang activated the power of her controlled array. A multitude of light orbs swiftly flew out from the array, spreading wide. The several black shadows fleeing from the enemy ship, momentarily caught off guard, collided with the light orbs, and in an instant, the light orbs blossomed with lightning, wrapping those patches of shadows. Vaguely visible, the shadows are writhing intensely, seemingly struggling, yet never breaking free from the lightning orb's confinement, gradually dissipating. Fınd the newest release on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁 More light orbs flew out like fireflies, under Hai Tang's control, slaughtering the enemy ship's crew. Lu Ye's spirit continuously focuses on the situation here, relaxing only upon seeing satisfactory results. The Long Dragon battleship shakes ceaselessly, and while Hai Tang controls the array, the remaining two enemy battleships are far from idle, attacking continuously here. In order to better assist Hai Tang in obliterating the enemy crew, Lu Ye doesn't dare attempt large maneuvers. This results in the Long Dragon battleship taking several heavy hits from the enemy's aggressive attacks, at the cost of the protective light curtain's strength being further reduced by another tenth! Daring not to continue, the Long Dragon battleship lifts again, trying to avoid the enemy ships' attacks. The three assault magic arrays on our side continue to pour power; Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming's roles need not be mentioned; they have always been the primary combatants against the enemy ships. Seeing the remaining three enemy crew get assistance and no longer be exterminated, Hai Tang flashed and returned to her original position, joining the sequence maintaining the protective array. A whole enemy ship was destroyed, and nearly all the enemy ship's crew were thoroughly obliterated; now the Long Dragon battleship only needs to deal with the entanglement of two remaining enemy ships. Compared to before, the situation is undoubtedly much better. The only disadvantage to our side is that the protective array's strength has reduced far too much, only about forty percent of its peak period. Trying to rely on such array strength to oppose the remaining two battleships is undeniably challenging. Lu Ye is more focused than ever on controlling the battleship, occasionally executing meticulous coordination with Qin Zong and Xiao Jianming. Moments later, when our protective array's strength remains only at its last tenth, the protection of the second enemy ship is also on the verge of collapse. Having experience once, Hai Tang doesn't wait for Lu Ye's instructions but acts, quickly reaching position and activating the array's power. The next moment, the array of the second enemy ship broke, and a scene similar to before entered their eyes as the crew of the enemy ship fled and headed toward the last remaining battleship. Hai Tang activated the array's power to intercept and kill, while Lu Ye did his best to cooperate with her. However, before Hai Tang could achieve significant results, the Long Dragon battleship shook violently, and the shields broke! The last image Lu Ye saw was a bright beam of light bursting forth from the enemy ship! So close but no cigar! The nineteenth cycle, Lu Ye stood before the control central orb, frowning. The most recent cycle, they had undoubtedly made maximum efforts here. Whether it was he, or Qin Zong, Xiao Jianming, or Hai Tang, all performed admirably, fighting three with one, managing to destroy two enemy ships—a remarkable feat, yet they failed at the critical moment. Their cooperation was flawless, so the sole issue remained with the sheer number of enemies. How could they improve? They couldn't split their personnel to control more assault magic arrays; doing so would weaken the protective array and might be counterproductive. If Lu Ye had enough opportunities to further synchronize with his crew, he believed they could definitely win. But what he lacked now was the opportunity. Counting this time, he had only two chances left, with one foot already on the cliff's edge. While pondering, Lu Ye found no good solution, but this did not prevent him from ordering his crew again, assigning them their respective duties. Hai Tang's voice came to his ear: "Junior brother, you've done very well, this time I'll try to perform better!" This wasn't consolation but admiration. Because throughout her attempts as the captain, she had always been on the defense; not only had she failed to destroy two enemy battleships, but not a single one was taken down. It led her to question whether anyone had truly passed the trials on this Ghost Ship. But now she understood that someone indeed had passed such trials. Her own incompetence didn't mean others were the same! She was already trapped in the Ghost Ship unable to escape, soon she might truly perish, and then her presence would no longer remain on this Ghost Ship. Having suffered loss herself, she hoped no one else would follow her footsteps, even if just a fleeting acquaintance. That's why she had spoken up to remind Lu Ye on his first cycle, and as he came seeking her later, she shared her information without reservation. "Senior Sister, you've done great, the issue is with me," Lu Ye replied. The success or failure of the battleship confrontation primarily depends on the person controlling the battleship, as the crew ultimately follows his orders. But how to solve the issue at the critical moment, where the protective array's power can't withstand the enemy attack? Lu Ye couldn't find a headway, unless he could better maneuver the battleship to evade enemy attacks. Even if he had some talent in this aspect, having become familiar with the battleship's controls after numerous cycles, the ultimate time is too short, and he had reached his limit where improvement was no longer possible. The familiar call rang out again, and Lu Ye quickly steeled his mind, focusing on controlling the battleship. Though he knew that unless he solved the problem faced at the critical moment, no matter how many cycles occurred, the situation would remain unchanged, there was no spare time for additional contemplation now. With enemy ships attacking, he had to concentrate entirely on the control of the battleship; leveraging his doppelganger to control another assault magic array was out of the question. Most times, he could multitask, even during fierce battles with certain strong foes, but controlling the battleship was impossible to achieve that. When controlling the battleship, his entire consciousness was immersed within it, unable to effectively control the doppelganger. Before long, the fierce combat erupted. The situation repeated as before, once their protective array's strength reached halfway, one enemy ship was blown up, Hai Tang swiftly shifted formation, eliminating the enemy ship's crew, and after dealing with the matter, she returned to the protective array's side. Another round of intense entanglements ensued, and when the protective strength of their battleship dwindled to the last tenth, precariously swaying, the second enemy battleship was blown up. Hai Tang once again shifted positions... If this continued, the situation would mirror the previous one, with no changes, and Lu Ye was destined to enter the twentieth cycle! At this critical juncture, Lu Ye suddenly had a revelation, noticing a cognitive trap he was in. Why did they have to kill the crew of the second enemy battleship? The crew of the first enemy battleship had to be killed, because once they were rescued and entered the remaining two enemy ships, it would significantly boost the enemy ships' performance. But it seemed unnecessary to completely eradicate the crew of the second enemy ship?