Gulp … Gulp …
One of the benefits of elemental creatures was that they were not limited to their forms. The originally adorable Big Fur Seal, which was less than 20 meters long, had already weaved itself into a huge fishing net that was more than 100 meters long under the water the moment it approached the Iron-armored Seahorse.
It suddenly tightened!
Boom!
Just like a Heavy Knight who was charging on his warhorse, the Iron-armored Seahorse that was almost 40 meters above the surface of the sea suddenly leaned forward and crashed into the sea.
While creating a huge splash, the Ghost Shrimp that was charging together with the Iron-armored Seahorse stood out alone and was completely exposed to the cannons of the simple battleships.
The power of the Song of the Sirens on the two warships was stacked. When the distance between the two warships was close, there was no room for the Ghost Shrimp to dive and hide.
Exposed on the surface of the sea, the Ghost Shrimp's innate ability to hide its tracks was also easily broken.
With the help of the seabird messenger, the synchronization rate of the two battleships was amazing.
"Fire!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! …
The same specifications, both fourth-level warships with 50 ship-mounted cannons opened fire at the same time. The orange-red cannon flames connected together and reflected the faces of the cannoneers, as well as the entire sea surface.
On one side of the ship, there were 18 24-pound cannons, 20 12-pound cannons, 10 9-pound cannons, and two 6-pound cannons.
Fifty scorching iron cannons turned into a storm of iron and fire and rained down on the Ghost Shrimp. In an instant, the total mass of the projectile was 774 pounds.
This kind of firepower wasn't too far off from the 90 cannons of the second-class warship, which was equipped with 26 32-pound cannons, 26 18-pound cannons, and 38 12-pound cannons. The total projectile mass was 878 pounds of firepower.
Moreover, in order to achieve stealth, the Ghost Shrimp, which also had a chitinous shell, had a pure transparent shell. Its defense was obviously not as good as that of the Iron-armored Mantis Shrimp.
After a round of barrage, even the hardest shell had cracks on it. The five pairs of swimming limbs on its abdomen were cut in half, and its swimming speed immediately dropped.
Although it was slightly better than the shell-less Sea Demon, one more round of barrage would be enough to take it down completely!
The gunners on the two battleships gave out orders loudly.
"Solid shells! Fully assembled shells! "
The use of fully combusted tinder greatly increased the firing speed of the cannons. Under the skillful control of the artillery, even the heaviest 24-pounder cannon on a fourth-rate ship could fire three shots per minute.
Before the "Ghost Shrimp" rushed over, they could do another round.
However, even though its speed had been greatly reduced, the Ghost Shrimp had already arrived less than 300 meters away from the two warships. When the next round of artillery fire arrived, it also raised its thick right chelicerae.
Boom!!!
Before the ghost shrimp was drowned by the dense cannonballs, it closed its enormous teeth abruptly. In the thunderous noises on the surface of the ocean, a high-speed water current mixed with countless bubbles rushed at the two battleships.
The highest temperature of this attack even reached 5,000 degrees Celsius, instantly heating the seawater into majestic water vapor and turning it into a powerful shockwave.
Even the surface of the Sun is only 6,000 degrees Celsius!
In the blink of an eye.
Bang!
The soldiers on 'Storm Horn', which was facing the torrent, felt a huge tremor under their feet. Many of the crew members even rolled on the ground like gourds.
"Reporting to the captain! Our waterline has been hit! "
The first mate quickly reported the damage to the warship to Elvin.
At this time, a large hole half the height of a person was blasted out near the waterline of 'Storm Horn' by the beam of the shockwave. The turbulent seawater was crazily pouring in.
Fortunately, because of the impact of the artillery fire, the ghost shrimp had to attack in advance before it reached the optimal position.
As a result, the shockwave, which was decaying at an extremely fast speed, was only an aftershock when it approached the battleship. If it was hit within 100 meters, even half of the ship's hull would be destroyed.
However, Elvin didn't need to worry about this kind of thing. A hole wouldn't sink the ship in a short time. The carpenter on the ship had already hung a rope and quickly slid down the side of the ship to use the spare ship material to seal the hole.
Elvin's eyes were fixed on the situation on the surface of the sea. In his vision, the thick mist caused by the shockwave was slowly blown away by the sea breeze.
He saw the 'Ghost Shrimp' whose head shell was broken and floated on the surface of the sea unconsciously twitching. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This also once again proved that the 'Song of the Siren's' tactic of creating a flat battlefield and adding the warship's artillery fire was indeed very effective.
And as for me, I'm indeed a god …
"Watch out! The seahorse is out of control! "
Suddenly, Bertram's loud shout pulled Elvin back to reality from his complacency.
Looking further away, he saw that the 'Iron-armored Seahorse', which was originally entangled by the water elemental seal Sepes, was already waving its countless thick tentacles and breaking free from the restraint of the water current.
Obviously, Sepes, who was only a quarter of the size of the 'Iron-armored Seahorse', was no match for a large species like the 'Iron-armored Seahorse' in terms of strength. Moreover, this water elemental creature clearly didn't understand the true meaning of 'using softness to overcome strength'. It was easily broken by the sea monster with brute force!
"Bertram, you are such a scammer!"
Cursing in his mind, Elvin quickly shouted:
"Gunner!"
"Yes, sir! Solid shells, fully assembled shells! "
The 'Iron-armored Seahorse' was about to enter the firing range. Its normal upper body was wrapped in 12 hard black bone rings. Its neck was long and slender like a sea dragon's, and its entire body was covered with cold and hard bone spikes that looked like thorns.
At this moment, the 'Iron-armored Seahorse' was covered in a thin layer of blue spiritual light. It clearly had some kind of supernatural ability that they didn't know about yet.
This aroused Elvin's vigilance.
Using the 'Phantom Shrimp' as an analogy, he had to think about the unique ability hidden behind this' seahorse 'from the perspective of a wizard.
The 'seahorse' was a creature similar to the 'owl'. It had a unique status in occultism. The 'owl' represented 'wisdom', while the 'seahorse' represented the divine power of the ancient sea god.
In many occultism books, the 'seahorse' represented the power and authority of the ancient sea god.
At the same time, the 'seahorse' also had sharp senses and a stubborn personality. Many scholars even classified the 'seahorse' as a type of sea dragon. They believed that the 'seahorse' itself had a very high degree of mystery.
As a matter of fact, Elvin's guess was not wrong. In terms of combat ability and supernatural power at sea, this' Iron-armored Seahorse 'was definitely one of the most powerful creatures in the army of sea monsters this time.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been sent here by Huggins.
"Milan! Get the Mist Silver Lamp ready. Use it immediately if the situation goes south. Don't forget to open a telepathic connection with Bertram. "
"Okay!"
However, Elvin's quick thinking did not stop him from giving the order to open fire as soon as the 'Iron-armored Seahorse' entered the firing range.
Clang! Clang! Clang! …
However, the sound that sounded like metal clashing made the crew members' expressions change.
The thick, bony armor on the seahorse was obviously much thicker and harder than the chitin shells of the shrimps.
Moreover, the waves were getting higher and higher. At this distance, the hit rate, which was not high in the first place, was very low. It was even less than 20%.
The effect of this round of firing made Elvin realize that this was an enemy that was far more difficult to deal with than the 'Hammerhead Mantis Shrimp' that had taken down half of the redoubt.
As for why he did not use the 'Strong Voodoo Potion' again?
Putting aside the fact that he did not have enough potions in his storage, the most important thing was that the potion itself was soluble in water.
However …
A message from Solomon through the messenger made Elvin feel refreshed. Although the previous mission to contain the enemy had failed, he was still very reliable at critical moments.
He quickly asked, "Secret Treasure of the Sea, Casserole Bronze Cannon? You took the item in the list of the Navy's rising star treasures?! "
Woo —!
The response to Elvin was a low whirlwind on the 'Royalguard' that sounded like a whimper.
The crew members felt as if winter had arrived in an instant.
In their line of sight, a snow-white cold light shot out. Although it was not fast, it carried a majestic force that stirred the atmosphere. It flew towards the 'Iron-armored Seahorse' that had charged to within 900 meters.
This was the 'Casserole Bronze Cannon' that had triggered the 'Casserole Bronze Cannon'.
Normally, the 'Casserole Bronze Cannon' was an extreme natural phenomenon. It meant that the air pressure in a certain place rapidly decreased in a short period of time, forming a low-pressure system.
Then, when the wind in the nearby area converged in this area, it would rotate in the same direction as the planet, forming a high-speed cyclone that was often accompanied by strong hurricanes, heavy rainfall, and even strong snowstorms.
Of course, although the 'Casserole Bronze Cannon' was also known to be able to affect the weather and create 'Casserole Bronze Cannon', the range that it could cover was extremely limited compared to nature.
The range was two kilometers, and the three effects of the frost blade, hurricane, and extreme cold could only cover fifty meters.
However, the advantage was that it came with a high-speed rotating low-pressure core that could even suck in smaller targets or directly onto larger targets.
Therefore, even if the accuracy was slightly off, as long as the target was within fifty meters of the 'Casserole Bronze Cannon', it would not be a problem at all.
"It's a piece of cake …"
So …
Elvin watched as the cold white light flew over the 'Iron-armored Seahorse' that was charging and flew to the limit of two kilometers before exploding. In the blink of an eye, a large part of the sea was frozen into ice.
In the biting cold wind.
Wah — Wah — Fool — Fool —
Elvin felt as if a flock of crows were flying over his head, mocking him mercilessly.
He turned his head stiffly towards the 'Royalguard'.
"Bertram, if I still believe in your reliability, I'll be a f * cking idiot!"
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