Under the cover of night, the shadows of the fleet gradually outlined themselves over the sea.

The casters on the dock were ready and, after waiting for a while, the enemy that kept them on high alert revealed themselves.

The specific situation was just as that young man named Alan had investigated earlier.

This fleet consisted of fourteen ships.

They did not hoist any flags to identify themselves, nor did they have any identifiable figureheads. At a glance, one could only tell from the turbulent magic power within them that these guys indeed came with hostility.

The appearance of the enemy confirmed the purpose of all previous activities.

Many of the casters on the dock began to have a change in mindset as a result.

At this critical and tense moment, as the commander on the coastline, Warner Son immediately shouted:

"Craftsmen in the rear, continue your work, do not stop because of this."

"Everyone else, prepare for covert casting, and wait for orders to launch a unified attack, do not act on your own!"

The transmission mage's shout was like a stabilizing needle amidst the tempest, calming the atmosphere on the dock. Only then did people continue with their tasks as planned, without any unexpected disturbances.

Meanwhile, the fleet continued to approach the shore under the cover of the night.

But as the magic fluctuation grew increasingly violent, and with the ships getting close enough that they reignited the lights for landing.

Suddenly, the ships on the far left and right began to tilt.

——Casters who had jumped into the sea earlier were taking action!

——They were hidden beneath the water and began attacking the ships at this moment!

They chose this moment for action because the position of the fleet was just right.

If Carter were to win tonight.

Then at this position, they could easily drag the ships ashore using the casters' abilities and subsequently turn them into tools for their own use.

This was much faster than building ships on the spot!

"First, attack those who have fallen into the water, do not let a single one go."

In the next instant, Warner Son's voice echoed on the dock.

The casters, originally hidden at various points along the coastline, obeyed the order and launched a unified attack at this time.

In an instant, the gleam of spells projected forward.

A rainbow-colored curtain was drawn across the sea at night, even illuminating its dark surface.

This distance was, in fact, perfect for the casters to use long-range spells.

A bit further, and the enemies who had fallen into the water could easily escape; a bit closer, and it could pose a danger to the ambushers.

The casters attacking the ships on Carter's side.

Had made a cautious and meticulous plan regarding the timing of their actions.

And as a reward for formulating detailed plans, their achievements were quite gratifying.

In this invading fleet, besides the two ships on the far left and right immediately tilting and capsizing under this kind of attack, the next two ships closely following them soon started to meet the same fate.

At this time, as an observer on the battlefield's periphery.

After patiently explaining to Catherine what Hamlet was, Ronald turned his gaze to the position of the ships in the water, yet his outlook on the current scene wasn't very optimistic.

"Something's wrong, there's no one on board."

Catherine craned her neck forward, her expression turning peculiar.

Listening to Ronald's words, could it be that the figures the casters on the coast were attacking were all not alive?

"Are you saying that out of the fourteen ships, there's not even a single living person?"

Ronald first nodded, then shook his head:

"I didn't detect any presence of humans in this fleet. It seems that Carter must face not just the forces of Lin Yin City, but also problems concerning summoned creatures."

Ronald was so certain.

Because with his excellent eyesight, he had already identified some summoned creatures among the attackers who fell into the water, some of which he had seen before. Whilst they were certainly not the same individuals, they surely belonged to the same species, which had also appeared in Carter City.

Seeing this scene, Ronald made a not-bold assumption.

Perhaps not everyone in Carter City was as harmonious as they seemed.

Instead, individuals who didn't quite fit the city's atmosphere had already been expelled.

This fleet launched an attack at such a favorable time. Being able to avoid the marine patrols of Carter's casters beforehand,

The likely reason was because they were also summoned creatures hailing from this city!

Ronald considered this.

Meanwhile, Catherine also proposed her hypothesis:

"Ronald, do you think they have any connection with those invaders from another world?"

Is there a connection?

Summoned by Carter's casters and then repelled, now even steering a fleet to attack.

And the summoned creatures already eyeing this world, preparing to invade with a grand army.

The origins and courage of these two might be different.

But given the current situation, saying they haven't incited anything, probably no one would believe it!

"The wealth of a society dominated by the capitalist mode of production manifests as 'an enormous collection of commodities,' and the individual commodity appears as its elementary form. Therefore, our investigation must begin with the analysis of the commodity..."

Thinking this, Ronald had already started reciting the incantations of "Capitalism".

He didn't intend to intervene in this battle right away, but if an imperative situation arose that required intervention, or if a scenario threatening Warner Son developed.

Then he would definitely take action at the first opportunity.

Beside Ronald, Catherine clearly had her own thoughts.

The young girl also softly chanted incantations, but unlike the imposing spells before, she, like Ronald, activated an extremely covert spell, letting no one discern her current intentions.

On the other side, the battle between the casters defending the dock and the fleet continued to rage fiercely.

After capsizing six ships in succession.

The summoned creatures, taking advantage of the night, finally got close enough, and started landing ashore one after another, launching an assault on the casters of Carter's side. With this progression's arrival, the tide of battle also began to reverse.

Carter's side indeed set up careful and intricate strategies, and gained support from within the city.

However, the difference in personnel numbers between both parties was too drastic.

From the remaining eight ships of the fourteen, hundreds of summoned creatures landed one after another, launching fearless and fierce assaults.

These enemies were not ordinary pirates with blades.

In a situation where they were sufficiently powerful and vastly outnumbered, the casters on the dock soon saw their defensive line falter.

And those casters on the frontline conducting the defense.

Also inevitably faced the first batch of casualties.