Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 706 - 607: Legendary Battleship Skill: Underwater Stealth

Whew——

With the advantage of the wind, the Alliance's conventional fleet has already broken into the battle line of the Republic fleet.

Their tactics are simple; one of the two divisions is responsible for breaking through the enemy fleet's center, severing its front and rear communication. Due to the wind direction issue, the vanguard finds it nearly impossible to provide support promptly, while the other division focuses on annihilating the cut-off rear guard.

Our flagship, "Brilliance," is tasked with eliminating the enemy flagship, "Eternal Imprisonment Sacred Statue," to throw them into complete chaos, eventually allowing the segmented Republic fleet to be defeated piece by piece.

"Order all gun crews to open fire!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Fiery cannonballs flew across the sea, crashing hard into the enemy's hull. When a Level 3 Battleship and Level 4 Battleship face off, they can even stand high and sweep everything away on the deck like skipping stones.

Cannon fire thundered, wooden shards flew, and screams were endless.

Although the killing efficiency of conventional weapons is far less than that of Extraordinary weapons, the degree of brutality is even higher.

"Send out the signals, fight independently!"

Signal flags on the "Eternal Imprisonment Sacred Statue" waved, conveying the commander's orders to all ships.

Gregory, originally from a navy meritorious family and related to Speaker Jerome by marriage, with the speed of a knight, rapidly ascended to Admiral, even becoming the division commander.

At this time, he replaces the departing Navy Marshal Hawkins, taking over fleet command.

After the fleets officially engaged, the battlefield situation was instantly changing, and both commanders sent their last collective orders to the captains under their command.

Alliance Fleet Commander Major General Demong Brand:

"Courage is more important than insight. When you don't know how to attack next, just get as close to the enemy as possible. This tactic will not lead to major mistakes under any circumstances."

Republic Fleet, lacking in warship numbers, Commander Beisimo Gregory, Admiral:

"If the Republic fleet has the upper hand, get close to the enemy and fight one-on-one. If disadvantaged, try to maintain the battle line while captains should not fear fighting independently."

Then.

The "Brilliance," originally a Level 3 Battleship, aggressively pursued the Level 4 "Storm Horn" towards the enemy, originally Level 2 "Eternal Imprisonment Sacred Statue."

Swoosh——

A massive shadow underwater, nearly a hundred meters in length, charged forward, yet still behind the "Storm Horn," which had already activated the "Unicorn Shark."

...

On the vast sea, two warships sped forward one after the other, leaving a long white line behind them.

Boom! Boom!...

The ring of high-speed water around "Sea Soul" shattered under the continuous strikes of the electromagnetic cannon.

Even in high-speed movement, Mei and Olivia maintained precise shooting with the firepower system, without a single shell going astray, each hit continuously depleting the "Sea Soul's" power.

Furthermore.

With Olivia's natural "sniper musket" mystical assistance, Mei continued to update her algorithm, constantly improving. Aiven had no doubt that after this real combat experience, Mei's abilities would significantly enhance.

However, the retaliation from "Sea Soul" had already arrived.

This Legendary Battleship born from divine spirits also lacked crew. The "Ship Spirit" at the bow, resembling an octopus head, emitted bubbling sounds from its mouth.

The lateral cannon ports on the lower gun deck opened consecutively, with ten cannons, appearing to have coral-like rough surfaces, protruding their heads, white light flickering in their muzzles.

Woo—!

Woo—!

The next moment, like a mournful low whirl, white globes shot out, instantly dropping the temperature in the area, making one suspect that the transition from late autumn to winter had occurred in a moment.

[Ability: Bomb Cyclone]

The light globes, originally parallel to the warship's advance direction, couldn't possibly hit the "Crown of Miracles" three kilometers farther on the side front. However, they magically performed a perpendicular turn with cold white trails.

Carrying the atmospheric churn's immense power, they flew at 105 meters/second toward the black warship ahead.

The "Bomb Cyclone," also a not uncommon extreme natural phenomenon in the Black Sea, refers to a rapid drop in pressure over a short period in a particular area, forming a low-pressure system.

In adjacent areas, when the wind direction converges into this region, it rotates with the same direction as the planet, forming a high-speed cyclone often accompanied by strong hurricanes, precipitation, or snowstorms.

Integrated into "Sea Soul's" weapon system, the "Bomb Cyclone" includes a high-speed rotating low-pressure core, with a ten-kilometer range. The accompanying hurricane and extreme cold severely damage targets within a 100-meter radius.

Empowered by the Black Sea Goddess's divine power, it's stronger than Solomon's [Cassaray Bronze Cannon].

On "Crown of Miracles."

The all-encompassing "Mind Network" had long projected the opponent's movements onto the light screen before Aiven and Olivia.

Aiven, unhurried:

"Hesi, counter the magic, [Serenity]!"

"Received!"

Olivia's eyes sparkled with spiritual radiance as she activated the wizard tower beneath her feet, which had the appearance of a tower. Instantly, a pale azure wave of light rapidly spread out from the center of the tower.

[Wizard Tower·Fixed Ability·Serenity]

The wind elements silenced. Within a ten-kilometer circular range, not a single hint of the slightest breeze could arise.

Pop!

Ten white light ball-like "cyclone bombs," upon entering the serene area, began to rapidly decay as if trapped in amber resin.

By the time they reached in front of the "Crown of Miracles," they had dwindled to nothing but a breeze mixed with frost, and Aiven didn't even activate [World Barrier].

Without the "absolute nature" of an Ocean Treasure, this kind of magic-like attack seems to have its greatest weakness.

"We don't need to worry about collateral damage here anymore. Mei, load the main cannon! No matter how strong its recovery ability, there's a limit. Let's give him a chill to the bones from head to toe!"

The current war treaties between countries prohibit high-tier Transcendents from massacring ordinary soldiers. Generally, when the power levels on the battlefield are equivalent, no one would take the initiative to be the instigator before a decisive outcome is reached with an equivalent opponent.

A lone figure is not much of a problem, but with a power supporting you, there's an extra layer of caution against equivalent retaliation. It's akin to middle-aged people with elderly and young ones to care for, making them easier to manage.

Also, it reflects the separation of powers between Transcendents and mortals. Of course, if the difference in Transcendent power is truly vast, subduing them is just a word away.

"As you command!"

Mei, standing beside Aiven, crisply responded.

The black battleship, full of technological sense, carved a perfect arc on the sea surface, completing a turn at a sharp angle that a sailing battleship wouldn't even dare to imagine. It aimed the dual turrets on its foredeck at the "Sea Soul" behind it.

This simple tactical maneuver might require nearly a hundred personnel to work in coordination on a sailing battleship, but on the "Crown of Miracles," it only required a command from Aiven, fully executed by Mei.

The cannon barrel rotated to switch to specially crafted enchanted tungsten steel bullets.

Buzz——

The main cannon, ready for a long time, had already completed charging. Two longitudinally elliptical cannon barrels consecutively spat light flames with a second apart.

Boom! Boom!

The shells traveling at five times the speed of sound smashed through with an air-splitting roar, arriving in the blink of an eye.

A shot capable of destroying a Level 1 Battleship's main electromagnetic cannon had completely surpassed the defensive threshold of [Bubble Ring], tearing through it like paper.

"Not good!"

Seeing the dire situation, Hawkins leaped up, and the next moment, the "Sea Soul" beneath his feet was perforated like a meat skewer pierced with an iron rod, with a large hole running through it back and forth.

"Wail——!"

The ship spirit with its octopus head half sheared off emitted a piercing wail.

Despite the Black Sea's waters swirling in with unprecedented speed and the "Sea Soul" continually restoring, the recovery speed of such penetrating damage remained exceedingly slow.

Evidently, even with the "sea flow homogeneity" trait, such injuries were a heavy burden for the battleship.

With a gloomy face, Hawkins submerged into the water. From the start of the war until now, his "Sea Soul" hadn't gained any advantage against the mysterious legendary battleship.

Apart from recovery capabilities, it was comprehensively defeated on speed, attack, and defense fronts.

It unveiled inherent weaknesses in the battleship he took pride in and also revealed the limits of Black Sea's natural forces.

However, he still had an ace up his sleeve, an unbeaten ace!

"'Sea Soul,' activate [Legendary Battleship Skill: Underwater Stealth]. In terms of survival ability, no one can compare to me in this ocean!"

In front of the already face-to-face "Crown of Miracles," the three slanted masts on the "Sea Soul" had transformed into real "fins." With the large hole that ran through it, it swiftly submerged, turning into a gigantic "swimming fish."

Even without the Tier 4 "Lawless" ability to exempt most adverse rules, standing on this ship automatically grants the blessing of [Underwater Breathing].

Standing on the still ragged deck, looking at the shimmering sea overhead, Hawkins displayed a faint cold smile.

He knew the Alliance had alchemy equipment capable of attacking underwater sea monsters, but the "Sea Soul" lacked a body made of flesh. In this era where naval battles remained on a flat battlefield, the "Sea Soul" was invincible!

"Now it's our turn to shine, 'Sea Soul,' activate [Tidal Cannon]!"

In a navy marshal's uniform showing three parts of heroic spirit, Hawkins, full of zest, made a fierce hand gesture.

Soon, from the hull, six bone spike-like sea monster ribs protruded. An invisible force vibrated outwards, causing the entire sea area to jolt fiercely.

Magnificent sea currents were stirred up from deep beneath the sea.

Rumble, rumble, rumble...

Subsequently, wave after wave of snowy white "steeds" formed on the water surface. Thousands upon thousands of "white horses" surged forward with sudden tidal waves like hills, launching a pincer attack on the "Crown of Miracles" in the middle. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

The wave heights reaching five meters, speed...one thousand kilometers per hour!