"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! "
The battlefield at the estuary was filled with smoke, almost forming a green cloud above the redoubt.
The battle between the thousand-odd defenders of the redoubt and the five large-sized monsters had been going on for a long time. Even though it had only been a few minutes, it felt like years to the defenders.
During the battle, the five large-sized monsters had all revealed their true appearances in front of the garrison.
"Skeleton Eel," "Armored Seahorse," "Giant Hammer Mantis Shrimp," "Water Cannon Humpback Whale," and a "Ghost Shrimp" that appeared from time to time.
One against five, it was an extremely difficult battle no matter what.
Even if the redoubt had a crossfire comparable to a battleship, it was still difficult to deal with the siege of five large-sized monsters.
The only good news was that the redoubt was built in the middle of a protruding headland that protruded from the sea. The solid land created a sufficient defensive distance between the defenders and the sea monsters.
No matter where the sea monsters attacked from, they had to launch a landing battle in the end to destroy the extremely sturdy redoubt. This also created an opportunity for the artillery to fully utilize the power of the artillery.
If the redoubt was replaced by a battleship with the same firepower configuration, even with the "Siren's Song" that could pull the sea monsters into a flat battlefield, the battleship would have sunk to the bottom of the sea by now.
Although it was very difficult, the redoubt finally held on.
However, it was hard to say how long it could hold on …
Of the five sea monsters, the "Iron Armored Seahorse", which had no limbs, and the "Phantom Shrimp", which had almost been forgotten after being melted into the seawater, were obviously the defensive forces to control the surface of the sea. They were not a great threat to the redoubt for now.
In fact, they were hiding far away from the redoubt. They were just clamping down on the estuary with a pincer attack.
Even if they were Transcendent creatures, they could not break through the limits of their physiological structure and complete a landing battle. Even if they forced their way onto the estuary, they would only become live targets for the redoubt.
However …
Among the remaining three large-sized monsters, other than the "Skeleton Eel" that had the most violent temper and had landed on the headland several times and was driven into the sea by artillery fire, and the "Giant Hammer Mantis Shrimp" that had a colorful heavy carapace and looked like an armored train that wandered around the periphery waiting for an opportunity to strike, there was another sea monster that was particularly difficult to deal with.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
It was a large water cannon humpback whale. Its appearance was similar to the sea monster form of the Tideherder, Teinkut.
Bone armor covered its huge head, but a long bone "cannon" extended from the position of a normal whale's nostrils.
This "bone cannon" could fire a powerful compressed "water cannonball" at a rate of four shots per minute. Whether it was the lethality or the rate of fire, it was comparable to the combined power of two 32-pound cannons.
If this kind of compressed "water cannonball" hit the outer wall of the redoubt, the redoubt, which was built to deal with cannonballs, was not afraid at all. The thick layer of rammed earth would absorb the kinetic energy of the "cannonball" by itself.
However, if they were flying towards the second level of the fort, they had to be careful. As long as a single water cannonball landed, it would cause great damage to the cannoneers.
Fortunately, the guards here were not just ordinary soldiers. There was also a Grade 3 Great Knight, Major General Coverdale!
Once again, he faced the whistling "water cannonball".
"Ha!"
Because it was a defensive battle on land, the major general, who had already changed into a full set of heavy armor at the first moment, held a greatsword and a pure steel kite-shaped shield in his hand, roared.
[Transcendent Mystery: Iron Wall!]
The Great Knight was surrounded by blazing combat aura flames. He waved his sword and shield and moved quickly on the platform on the second level, blocking most of the incoming "water cannonballs."
Of course, even a Grade 3 Great Knight could not block the high-density water cannonballs with his body.
The major general mainly used the smooth surface of his heavy shield to deflect the water cannonballs. With the Great Knight's Transcendent strength and control skills, it was not too difficult to do this.
However, even if the major general did not make any mistakes, everyone knew that this was not a long-term solution.
Of course, the crossfire of the redoubt was more powerful than that of a sea monster. However, this "water cannon humpback whale" had a longer range than human cannons!
In addition …
The infrasonic waves emitted by the Song of the Siren had a low frequency and a long wavelength. Therefore, they could avoid large obstacles and diffract everywhere. They were also almost impossible to be absorbed by water and air. They were not easy to be attenuated and were excellent underwater weapons.
However, there was a limit to their power. It was impossible for them to have the same lethality no matter how far they were.
In the final test report of New Haven Harbor, the "Siren's Song" had a certain degree of lethality and interference to large sea monsters. It required the cooperation of multiple "Siren's Songs" to achieve the expected target.
Therefore, there was no hope that the Song of the Siren could directly kill large sea monsters from a distance.
As long as they did not approach on their own accord, it was not a problem for them to float on the surface of the sea for a short period of time and minimize the impact of the infrasonic waves.
This also made the defenders on the redoubt have no good way to deal with the "whale" that attacked from a distance. In order to avoid heavy casualties, even the highest commander and the only Great Knight, Major General Coverdale, had to run for his life.
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! …
During the interval between the "water cannonballs," the Skeleton Conger Eel exhausted its patience and pounced again. It used its strong body to swim quickly on land like a snake and pounced on a "flange fort" in the redoubt.
"Fire!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! …
From this angle, the 12 heavy cannons and 4 spare 8-pounder cannons that could cover the Conger Eel within the range fired at the same time. However, the Conger Eel's slender body provided it with unique conditions to avoid the cannonballs.
Moreover, its body was covered in mucus. Even if there were occasional stray cannonballs that brushed past it, it would not have much of an impact.
More importantly, after a few rounds of probing, the defenders discovered that this ugly creature had an extremely abnormal racial talent, [Danger Premonition].
It could react in time before fatal danger arrived.
This ability not only made it more difficult to be hit by cannonballs, but it also allowed it to successfully avoid the concentrated fire from all the small cannons that the defenders had mobilized with a wide range of grape cannonballs.
Therefore, even if 16 cannons fired at the same time, it would only plough a blue wound on its tail.
Based on previous experience, if they could not kill it in one shot, it would be able to recover after a while and then attack the Cape of the Sea again.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! …
With the help of the thick and short tentacles on its neck, the Skeleton Conger Eel quickly approached the flange fort.
However, there was something strange.
This time, the close-range defensive fire formed by small cannons and flintlocks did not arrive like before.
This Conger Eel did not hesitate. It quickly pounced along the slope of the first floor of the redoubt.
When it was close, the defenders finally saw what kind of giant creature they were fighting. Even if there was an order from the top to stop the attack and retreat, they could not help but tremble.
Its body length was already more than 80 meters long. The thickest part was close to 5 meters, and it was taller than a one-story building. Just the ferocious head that was covered by a hard shell was 10 meters long.
The large species was indeed a large species. Compared to the small species that was less than 30 meters long, it was simply an existence of two different dimensions.
Hiss —
A long hiss rang in the ears of the defenders. Many of them were trembling even with their eyes closed.
The next moment.
The huge head that looked like a white skull suddenly popped up. Its small, sunken eyes were cunning and cruel. Its long mouth opened, revealing a mouth full of sword-like sharp teeth.
Although it did not understand why the humans here suddenly stopped firing, it had only been a few months since it left the factory. Its brain did not have such a high-end way of thinking like "conspiracy and trickery." It could not wait to unleash its extremely strong killing instinct on the defenders.
However, before it could take action.
[Danger!]
Suddenly, the "danger premonition" that had gone silent because it did not suffer the bombardment gave it a strong signal of danger.
It could no longer care about the fresh meat that was already in its mouth. It turned around and retreated.
However, for a "snake-like" creature, it could still move as if it was flying even if it did not have legs. However, retreating was a big problem for them.
The Major General ordered it to be allowed to ascend the redoubt. He was waiting for this moment.
Boom!!!
The steel boots stepped on the ground. Even this section of the redoubt seemed to shake.
A thunderous flame of combat energy shot up from the top of the flange fort and smashed into the jaws of the Skeleton Eel.
[Profound Meaning — Steel City Shield Bash!]
The kite-shaped shield made of pure steel had a sharp triangular structure at the bottom.
As the exclusive weapon of Major General Coverdale, it had long been carefully sharpened by the craftsmen and added several strengthening spells with alchemy. In terms of hardness and sharpness alone, it was not inferior to any transcendent weapon.
Clang!
The heavy shield and the bony jaws of the sea monster collided violently. A loud sound like a bell exploded.
Then, a crisp "crack" sound entered the ears of all the defenders.
They looked up.
The long jaws of the Skeleton Eel, which was wrapped in bone armor, were … broken.
The violent collision sent the Major General flying back and smashing into the flange fort. It was not easy for him to fight against a large monster head-on.
He had been in a stalemate with the Water Cannon Humpback Whale for a long time and had consumed a lot of energy. Even if he was equipped with a full body of heavy armor, he would not be able to get up for a while.
And the sea monster, which had taken a hit of his Transcendent Meaning, was heavily injured. It dizzily fell from the platform on the second floor of the redoubt, which was 30 meters high.
Bang!
The behemoth fell, and the ground shook.
"Fire!"
The deputy commander, who had been prepared, seized the opportunity and gave the order decisively.
The orange-red cannon flames on the wall bloomed in unison!
More than a dozen whistling iron cannonballs splashed at the fallen sea monster!
It was almost a close distance. Faced with a huge target that was dizzy, the artillerymen had no reason to miss.
Under the concentrated fire attack, the heavy iron cannonballs finally drilled into the flesh of the Skeleton Eel head-on, exploding bloody holes.
In just a short minute, even the 32-pound cannon, which had the slowest firing speed, had fired two rounds. Before the Skeleton Eel, which was spitting out blue blood, regained consciousness, the connection between its head and chest was forcibly broken by the crossfire of the redoubt!
During this period, even if they endured the heavy casualties caused by the Water Cannon Humpback Whale firing again, the garrison gritted their teeth and did not dodge.
Finally, the first large monster was successfully killed!
It was also the first drop of blood after the sea monster's invasion!
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