Opening the silver cover, in the middle of the complicated mechanical dial, a green gem-like needle slowly turned with continuous clicking sounds, and then slowly stopped at the three o 'clock position.
"Level one combat readiness, three o 'clock. Prepare the cannons!" Gör's order resounded throughout the ship.
Although Elvin did not know what was going on, he did not dare to speak at this time. During wartime, there was no distinction between uncle and nephew on the ship, only superior and subordinate. If he spoke, even if Gör did not punish him, Elvin would not forgive him.
Elvin did not know, but it did not mean that the other officers did not know either.
"It really is a sea monster! Why would a sea monster willingly come to a place like this near the sea? "the navigator asked curiously.
"The sea monster needle is too inaccurate. We can only confirm their existence based on their unique sound waves. We can't tell what level they are," the navigator grumbled as he carefully adjusted the Silver Wing's course.
"In a place like this near the sea, it's already very lucky to encounter a small sea monster that is about thirty meters in size. How could there be a large one? Not to mention a giant one that is rarely seen in the deep sea.
Also, we are lucky that we were once a member of a level four battleship. Otherwise, we wouldn't even be given such a precise sea monster needle. Let's be grateful! " The chief officer was the most open-minded. As the person in charge of the ship's logistics, he naturally knew how rare a sea monster needle was.
The chief officer, navigator, and navigator were also standing beside Gör. They all saw the strange machine in Gör's hand and began to discuss with each other.
The officers had obviously been through a lot and were not nervous. They were just curious as to why a sea monster living in the deep sea would come out of the sea near the sea.
Elvin listened with curiosity. This kind of sea monster legend was still in the realm of stories to him. He had not even come across it during recruit training.
In fact, he did not know that all kinds of mystical knowledge related to the hidden world were taboo knowledge that the secular countries and churches jointly restricted from spreading on a large scale.
This was because mystical knowledge often involved power. Just like the Knight Training Method, without the corresponding basic knowledge and guidance of a guide, recklessly exploring the unknown would often lead to disastrous consequences.
The Knight Training Method was not that dangerous. The most serious consequence was that when the Knight advanced, he would completely lose his mind and be controlled by the berserk body, turning into a beast.
While harming himself, he couldn't harm too many others.
As for the other strange and mysterious knowledge that was hard to distinguish, it wouldn't be strange even if there were terrifying Evil Gods spying on them. It was conceivable that once this kind of power went out of control, it would cause an unstoppable terror to descend. It was not impossible for it to drag an entire city down with it.
Elvin's family inheritance had been cut off for generations. Except for the core inheritance of the Knight, he didn't get much mysterious knowledge that was hidden deep in the world. Also, Butler Leo wouldn't teach him this temporarily useless knowledge at that time.
In the Naval Training Camp, this was not something a recruit should be exposed to. When they really needed to face this level of mysterious knowledge, most of them were at least the crew members or even officers of the Level 4 Battleship. They had a lot of time to get the knowledge from their seniors.
Therefore, since he transmigrated to this world, except for the real extraordinary power of the Knight, Elvin hadn't seen much sailing technology and technology that was beyond his previous world.
Until now, he finally felt a little bit like he was in a fantasy world.
Then, his first thought was:
"Wow! The first battle of a recruit at sea is to fight a sea monster. I'm so awesome! "
"It's here!"
Gör ignored the discussion behind him and found the trace of the sea monster. After all, this big guy didn't have the slightest self-awareness to hide.
Accompanied by a loud splash, a huge conch that was taller than a house broke through the fog on the sea and appeared in the vision of the group of people.
The black conch shell was cold and hard with a metallic luster. There were long dark blue tentacles dancing under the water, constantly stirring the water. Coupled with its huge body that was beyond common sense, it was simply shocking!
As soon as it appeared.
Endless seawater gushed out from behind this sea monster that looked like a giant conch. It instantly accelerated, like an indestructible battering ram, charging at the Silver Wing at high speed with the momentum to smash it into pieces.
Shocked to the point of being dumbfounded, Elvin could only imagine what had happened to the merchant ship. He could also understand the despair they felt when they were hit by a "battering ram" that was bigger than a house on the sea!
"Sea monster type confirmed. It's a small 'Impact Conch.' Gunner Commander, focus fire on the starboard side! Fire! " Gör lived up to his name as a battleship captain who had experienced hundreds of battles. He quickly confirmed the sea monster's type and calmly commanded the cannons to fire. The powerful lung capacity of a Knight made his orders sound like thunder, echoing throughout the entire warship.
"Roger! 0.5 nautical miles away. Target Impact Conch in front. Fire! " The gunner commander shouted immediately. The crew of the cannon team didn't need to think. They just needed to execute the commander's orders.
Perhaps this sea monster didn't have any experience in fighting human warships. The angle it chose to attack was right in front of one side of the warship, where the cannons on the ship could maximize the power of the ship's cannons.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" …
In the continuous roar of the cannons, orange-red flames streaked across the sea. The first round of twenty cannons fired together. Most of the solid cannons whistled and smashed into the sea around it. Only three cannons hit its conch shell, creating a loud roar that sounded like metal colliding with metal!
Elvin saw small pieces of the conch shell falling from the sea monster's body. Its speed also decreased.
The cannons were effective! Sea monsters weren't invulnerable!
Gör was still calm. He didn't know how many similar scenes he had experienced. Although sea monsters were the true rulers of the deep sea, they referred to the "giant species" or even the "Children of the Sea." These small species could still be dealt with by the cannons on the warship.
As long as the order was not withdrawn, the cannons would continue to fire.
After another round of cannons, as if the gods were helping, five cannons hit the sea monster at the same time. Even the thick conch shell on its body was damaged, injuring its body. The sea monster's mouth, which was hidden in an unknown place, let out a shrill cry like a baby.
"Ah —!"
Although the sea monster was less than 500 meters away from the Silver Wing, as if it would crash into the Silver Wing in the next moment, it didn't dare to charge forward recklessly anymore. After letting out another hateful cry, it sank into the sea.
"Did it escape?" Elvin looked around. He was the only one who didn't understand the sea monster's behavior pattern, so he couldn't predict what the sea monster would do next.
Animals in nature had a variety of habits. Some would choose to retreat after a slight setback and look for other prey. Some would seek revenge for the smallest grievance and stick to them. Elvin didn't know which type this sea monster belonged to.
"Cannoneer, prepare the alchemy bombs. Be on guard against underwater attacks!"
"Yes, sir! Prepare the alchemy bombs. The first batch of ten sets. Bombardier, get ready! "
After issuing the new order, Gör turned back to explain to Elvin.
"The Impact Conch is a relatively common small sea monster. Its most common attack method is to stir up the water on the surface of the sea and accelerate it to ram into ships. But it's also very cunning. You can't judge its absolute strength based on its size.
The sea monsters in the Black Sea are all descendants of the Mother of Sea Monsters, Echeto. They attack human ships not to hunt for food, but because of the hatred in their blood for land creatures. They think that land creatures are traitors to the sea! "
At this point, Gör's tone was very solemn.
"If you encounter them in the sea, most of the time, it will end with one party falling forever. Remember! As long as you don't see its corpse, you can't let your guard down. "
The existence of sea monsters was still a relatively elementary mystical knowledge. It could only be spread among the frontline combatants.
But what Gör just said was, strictly speaking, the core knowledge that involved the source of mysticism. Some mystics could even use the name of a divine being to obtain power through rituals.
That was to say, for Elvin. If it were anyone else, even if they were a young officer, Gör wouldn't popularize this level of extraordinary knowledge for free.
Even if a Knight Extraordinaire couldn't directly use this knowledge to obtain power, its value was there. In the eyes of a wild Extraordinaire who lacked a systematic inheritance, this was a priceless treasure!
The officers beside Gör looked at each other. With their understanding of Gör, they instantly seemed to understand something. The way they looked at Elvin became more and more friendly.
"Click, click, click …" The sea monster needle made more and more rapid sounds. The green gemstone needle spun in circles as if it had lost control.
"Order! Cannoneer, drop the bombs. Target directly below the warship! "
"Bombardier, first batch. Target directly below, drop the bombs!"
Following the cannoneer's order, the sound of heavy objects falling into the water could be heard from both sides of the ship.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
Dull explosions could be heard from underwater. It was unknown whether the bombs had hit the target or landed on the seabed. This era lacked underwater detection equipment, especially when facing an opponent like a sea monster. They could only rely on the commander's experience.
Although Gör was confident in defeating the small species, the sea was the enemy's home ground. Any mistake in judgment could put him in grave danger.
Looking at the sea monster needle that was still spinning, Gör decisively gave an order.
"Cannoneer, raise the sails! Let's leave this water area. "
Since this sea monster wanted to play hide and seek, they had to think of a way to make it run out on its own.
"Yes, sir! Raise the sails and accelerate at full speed! "
"Hee — Hee — Hee —"
The cannoneer's order was given. Following the cannoneer's call, the sails on the three main masts were raised in an orderly manner. Then, they were filled with the sea breeze.
However, Elvin felt that something was wrong!
Although the fog was not small and the wind was not strong, it also meant that the waves were not high. All the sails could be raised, which was commonly known as sailing at full speed. However, the warship's speed did not increase significantly. It was as if …
It was as if it was caught by something!
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