It went without saying who the big fish he was talking about was.
Excluding the small fish that weren't worth mentioning.
As a traditional land power, Sark had been developing its naval forces in recent years because it coveted the fat meat of ocean trade. Naturally, it was eyeing Shilius's treasure fleet covetously, and the two sides had even probed each other several times.
And in the Tulip Alliance formed by the six island countries, Faletis, whose national strength was growing by the day, was now number one in terms of naval forces. Even if it didn't say it, everyone knew that it was also a member that coveted Shilius' position as the overlord.
As for Atlan, it was once a maritime country that followed Shilius's exploration route. Although it had declined a little in recent years, its foundation was still there, and its strength was not to be underestimated. It was a pity that the ships sent this time weren't enough.
Naturally, the candidate for the big fish …
Soon, the general's order was issued.
"Activate: shipborne extraordinary weapon, Reverse Cross Halberd!"
Amidst the crew's cries.
Creak …
The top deck of the forecastle was opened, and an enormous mechanical ballista that was several times larger than the common ballista was slowly lifted up. It was the ultimate weapon of attack that the Commander of the Imperial Guards relied on as a quasi-legendary warship — Reverse Cross!
The base of the ballista had a sturdy support, and the main beam that flowed with extraordinary light was placed on the support. A huge ruby was inlaid on it, and on both sides of the ballista's front end were two torsion winches made of the tendons and hair of unknown demonized creatures.
Each winch drove a black ballista arm, and the end of the ballista arm was connected to a bowstring made of the tendons of some sea behemoth. In the middle of the bowstring was a leather cover that could hold projectiles.
Because of its great power, it could even be said to be excessive, the ballista that had four power gears could only be driven to second gear at most, but today, the captain's order was, "Full gear!"
Creak! Creak!
Even with the help of the mechanical winches, it still required the full strength of three naval soldiers on both sides of the ballista to slowly turn the handle and tighten the winches. Two soldiers pulled the bowstring and slowly pulled the spring.
The extraordinary weapon was ready.
Whoosh …
Even though no projectiles had been placed, an extremely somber atmosphere like autumn and winter had already descended on the sea.
The shoals of fish that followed behind the huge fleet to pick up the scraps seemed to feel that something was wrong. They all dived into the water and fled far away, and even the waves on the sea seemed to have paused for a moment.
Silence!
An officer, who was obviously a Transcendent Knight, walked to the side of the ballista with a bronze halberd in his hands and raised it high. The halberd, with its long and narrow triangular tip and spiral shaft, seemed to have become the center of the sea.
The tiny rune engravings were perfectly integrated with the patterns on the halberd. It was the ultimate combination of art and aesthetics.
Under the sunlight, the golden (That's right, bronze was golden before it became rusty) brilliant halberd blade seemed to have traces of incomparably sharp light shooting out. Just by looking at it, one would feel pain in the eyes.
"Lower your head!"
Amongst the soldiers who were in charge of tightening the winch, a veteran tugged at a young marine beside him who was already in tears, allowing this reckless recruit to avoid the fate of temporary blindness!
Crack!
The halberd was firmly inserted into the slot of the ballista.
The combination of the two seemed to have completed some sort of extraordinary energy cycle. A faint but clear hum rang in the ears of the marines.
It made their hearts tighten.
Traces of red light that even the mortal soldiers could see reflected from this whole body like a magnificent flame. It was like a volcano that had accumulated enough energy and was only waiting for the moment to erupt to change the color of heaven and earth!
A Quasi Legendary was not as all-rounded as a legendary warship, nor had it completed extraordinary qualitative changes. It only had a part of extraordinary characteristics. It might be far superior to ordinary warships in terms of speed, attack power, and special abilities, forming a partial suppression.
The reason why the Commander of the Guards was a Quasi Legendary was that in terms of absolute attack power, it had already reached the level of crushing all ordinary warships!
However, although this "Extraordinary Weapon: Reverse Cross" had outstanding attack power and an unimaginable range, it could even be said that as long as one could see it, they would definitely be able to hit it!
But the previous target warships were at most ten kilometers away. Even so, it was only a small black dot in the eyes of the archers.
More often than not, this Extraordinary Weapon was used as the ultimate method to determine the outcome of a normal naval battle.
So … where is our target now???
The ballista archers in charge of operating this great killing weapon had a face full of question marks. Even the nearest enemy warship was like a cautious hungry wolf, carefully wandering at least ten kilometers away from the fleet.
Even with the Reverse Cross Halberd's extraordinary calibration function, at such a long distance, the slightest deviation during firing would cause the expensive halberd to be completely wasted.
After all, on a Quasi Legendary warship, it was impossible to find a "Ship Spirit" that could perfectly control the fire control system like a real legendary warship.
So when the archers turned around to ask for instructions from the captain, Lieutenant General Adenes Orston, who had been standing on the bow all this time, the Lieutenant General smiled slightly and gestured to the guest beside him to go ahead.
The Great Wizard Andon did not decline and took a step forward.
The blood light that he had been gathering in his hand bloomed again, but this time it did not turn into a mirror. Instead, it turned into a dotted line that connected two stars. One end was connected to a burning ballista, while the other end pointed at the void in an extremely small parabola.
The School of Curses might not be good at other things, but locking onto a target by following the unseen connection was their forte!
The archers stared blankly at the parabola that had been marked for them. Although they had never seen such a method before, and had never studied mathematics systematically, as an experienced archer, how could they not know the value of such a simple line?
"What a godly skill!"
Elvin, who saw this scene through the eyes of the seabirds in the sky, was just as surprised as the archers. This was clearly the enhanced version of his "Data Analysis Vision"!
The data collected by "Data Analysis Vision" still needed to be analyzed by himself, but this ability did not even need to use his brain. All he needed to do was pull the trigger.
'I really shouldn't underestimate the Sorcerer World. They used witchcraft to completely destroy my own technology. Well, in fact, even the "Data Analysis Vision" that had been integrated with my soul could no longer be described as technology.'
Although Elvin was amazed by the strength of Shilius's fleet and thought that it was indeed worthy of being the overlord of the seas, he did not hesitate to give his orders.
Although they were aiming at a target to the south of the fleet, Elvin, who had already realized what they were going to do, was not stupid enough to stay and watch.
"Full rudder to the left. We're going away from Shilius' fleet!"
Shilius's treasure fleet was heading southeast, while the Storm Horn and two other warships were heading northeast. Now, Elvin directly ordered them to turn north and get away from this troublesome place as quickly as possible.
The bigger the appetite, the bigger the bowl of rice, the bigger the "treasure fleet". His small body was not qualified to take a bite out of it.
The first mate, who was on the aft deck, repeated the captain's order loudly. "Roger, full rudder to the left!"
Led by the battleship 'Storm Horn', the fleet drew a beautiful arc on the surface of the sea and turned to the north. Whether or not the wind was suitable was no longer within Elvin's consideration. All he needed to do was to keep a safe distance from the fleet.
At the same time.
In the shooting position of the Quasi-Legendary "Guard Commander".
Cough cough …
It was not until the officer beside him coughed twice to remind him that the shooter reacted. His face was flushed with excitement as he quickly adjusted the angle of the ballista and gave a signal to his immediate superior.
"Everything is ready!"
Without hesitation, the lieutenant general gave the order.
"Let the dogs see who the master of the sea is. Fire!"
The shooter pulled the trigger.
The accumulated power of the volcano was suddenly released …
Crack!
A thunderbolt struck in the clear sky as the bronze halberd turned into a brilliant golden light and shot out.
Like the first ray of sunlight at dawn, it was so bright and beautiful that the moment it appeared, it lit up the entire sea.
The tip of the halberd split the air into a bow-shaped shockwave, and the pure white atomized trail stirred up the surface of the sea as it flew past.
In the blink of an eye, the golden halberd had already left the limits of ordinary people's vision. Only a golden star that could not be ignored stubbornly bloomed between the sky and the sea!
But only a few seconds later.
Boom … Boom!
After two consecutive thunderclaps, a huge fireball rose into the sky after the ammunition exploded.
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