The horn for a counterattack was blown silently by the fog.
Under the command of the deputy commander, who was already familiar with the new tactic, the battle line quietly left their original position and rode the sea breeze to the other side of the wingspan.
Without having to worry about sporadic counterattacks from Cirrius, they could easily switch to the cannoneers' favorite — the scorching bullets.
After relying on the experienced fire control officers to calibrate the firing elements, the fleet launched another salvo with a momentum that could shatter the sea.
"Fire!"
The commander gave the order.
Boom!!!
The entire battle line collectively retreated. The powerful recoil of the ship-borne cannons caused a huge wave to surge in the sea.
Like a volcanic eruption, nearly a thousand ship-borne cannons on one side of the battle line spewed out blazing lines of fire that connected into one, turning into a destructive cloud of magma and fire that rushed into the thick fog.
There was also a rose-red trail that wasn't too conspicuous among them.
In the fog.
The Invincible Fleet's right wing, which had already realized that the New Moon Formation was useless, was stunned by the sudden justice that descended from the heavens.
Then, two muffled thunders pierced through the fog and exploded in the ears of the Alliance soldiers.
"Ah! This is … a sacrificial explosion? We can win! "
"Goddess bless us!"
The Alliance's fleet cheered.
The offensive power of the fleet's volley attack, this kind of unhurried full-force attack, was the true display of the front loaded cannon's strongest power. Perhaps only the rank 4 Crown Magi who stood at the peak of Transcendence could stand shoulder to shoulder with it.
Keep up the good work.
The commander's order reached the ears of the officers.
"Second salvo, ready!"
The current situation between the two sides was like a strong bull with a red cloth covering its eyes. No matter how angry it was, it could not do anything to the seemingly weak bullfighter.
Then, it would only be shot to death by the bullfighter's javelin.
Meanwhile, on the Storm Horn.
Olivia, who was waiting for the electromagnetic cannon to recharge, smiled charmingly.
"First drop of blood!"
The barrel of the electromagnetic cannon rotated automatically, sending another enchanted aluminum bullet to the firing position.
Only a few people in the Alliance's fleet noticed the source of one of the two sacrificial explosions just now.
.....
Boom!
In the fog, the May Wind fired its horn cannon.
In the meantime, Gör's voice was delivered to the other two battleships that were attacking "San Juan" together through the mental network.
"Albatross, Oak, initiate boarding battle. Let's get close."
Gör was very clear about the characteristics of the Silver Fog Lamp. Now that the fog was pervading, the army commander-in-chief Rickard and his "San Juan" had become completely isolated.
Currently, they were not in the line of battle, and there was no one to help them mark the shooting points. Firing the cannons would be a complete waste.
However, because the three fourth-level ships were besieging the San Juan, they were not far away from the enemy.
Even if he couldn't see it with the naked eye and his sense of direction was blurred, he could still rely on someone else's vision and spend a little more effort to connect the ship.
At this time, comparing the number of crew members on both sides, the third-grade ship had a fixed crew of 680 people, while the three fourth-grade ships had a total of 1000 people.
Among the Extraordinaires with core combat strength, Garl, who had just advanced to Tier 3, was naturally responsible. Together with the other two official Knights who were at the peak of Tier 2, they were enough to suppress the other party.
Because for a Grand Knight with a long lifespan, being able to maintain their peak state for a long time would only lead to rapid aging in the few years of their lifespan. At that time, their strength would also fall off a cliff.
Although Rickard's eyes were still sharp, his old appearance could not fool others. Now was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to kill the commander-in-chief of the Shilius fleet.
A heaven-shattering achievement awaited them!
"Kill!"
Without any hesitation, the other two captains turned their ships around and charged forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The three "small" ships docked with a large ship.
In the charging torrent, Ilante, who looked inconspicuous in his ordinary soldier uniform, quietly activated the "Black Panther Amulet" on his waist.
With the [White Sail Swordsmanship] that had long reached the Proficient level, he stabbed the Shilius soldier in front of him through the heart.
Then, with a loud roar, he pounced into the enemy formation.
In his pocket, he had the first-rate "Shadow Amulet" for escaping, the essential "Wisp" for setting fire, the divine weapon "Voodoo Potion" for clearing the field, the "Laughter Spore" for everyone to laugh together, three years of transcendence, five years of simulation … and so on, all of them were from his elder brother's care.
With better cultivation conditions, Ilante, who had been "carefully" taught by Gör and Elvin, had been enrolled in the Royal Naval College for two years. At the age of fifteen, he had reached the peak of first-grade and was ready to complete the transcendence transformation.
And at this critical period, after hearing the bad news of Gör's death, he seemed to have grown up overnight. He firmly believed that his current willpower was enough to resist the brutality of the body during the transcendence transformation.
All he needed was a suitable Transcendent characteristic.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The mood of the Shilius fleet was completely different from that of the Alliance's navy. Under such circumstances, the strategy of baiting the enemy had become the biggest failure.
At this moment, it was useless no matter how many Tulip warships the San Juan had hooked. Faced with the ferocious Tulip soldiers, they could only rely on themselves.
.....
In a world war with Transcendents, what would be considered a true victory?
Sinking enemy warships on a large scale? Decapitating the commander? Killing the backbone of the Great Knight? The enemy's escape?
Now, the Alliance's answer was … all of them.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the same time the fleet launched the long-range attack, two Great Knights of the Alliance were summoned. They were Rear Admiral Faletis Marshall, who was originally stationed at the Treasure-Tree Bay, and Rear Admiral Hamilton from the Tyro colony.
After they met up with Vice Admiral Elvis, they did not hesitate to immediately fly toward the Red Maple, which had been forced to slow down due to the fog.
Their target was the strongest person in the Shilius fleet, the peak Great Knight Griffith.
Powerful Transcendents were ultimately the biggest variable on the battlefield. Thanks to the surprise brought by Elvin, as long as they could get rid of Griffith, the victory of this war was almost certain to be in their pocket.
Only two people came. It was not that they could not transfer more people, but other than Rear Admiral Cyric, the captain of the Five Masts Peak, who was still confronting the Fiery Bird, the other two Great Knights in the fleet.
These two senior grand knights were qualified to participate in the Battle of the Pinnacle and provide assistance to Lieutenant General Elvis.
Elvin also traveled with the three, but the target assigned to him was not the peak Great Knight, but the former quasi-Legendary Captain Marz, who had just escaped to the Red Maple.
A moment later.
Rumble …
A group of Great Knights comparable to monsters set off a terrifying storm and huge waves on the sea like a natural disaster. Even the fog above the battlefield was cleared away by the force that shook the atmosphere.
Accompanied by the loud roar of the collision of swords and sabers, the intensity was almost comparable to the fleet battle on the other side.
At this moment.
Having chosen the battlefield on the Red Maple, Elvin also experienced the treatment of being besieged by a second-order hierarch priest and a third-order Great Knight. As for the other crew members, they were just weeds that posed no threat to him.
The two fought for a long time, and the aftermath of the battle had almost wiped out all the ordinary crew members on the warship that had ambushed Elvin.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The transcendent longsword in Marz's hand had almost turned into a bumpy saw blade after being slashed by Elvin with unparalleled sharpness.
Once again receiving Elvin's "Lifting Light as Heavy" slash that was like a battering ram, the Great Knight, who had reached the end of his tether, was directly smashed down into the lower cabin.
Boom!
At this time, the deck of the Red Maple, which seemed to have been ravaged by two war elephants, was already a mess. Corpses were everywhere, and blood flowed like a river. Even the red sails that were said to have been blessed by angels had completely fallen down.
During the interval of the battle, Elvin took the time to glance at the foggy battlefield on the other side of the peak Great Knight.
"Bah! Griffith is really a cunning old b * stard! "
Just like that day, he still activated the [Divine Spell — Flame Sacred Emblem], waved the [Dragon Breath Torch] that had turned into a flaming longsword, and fought three Great Knights alone who were at least senior level.
Although he looked very miserable, as long as the commander and the others did not want to pay the price of a life, they would definitely not be able to take him down in a short time.
With Elvin's current vision, of course, he could see that Griffith had already recovered to his peak state. The half-dead look on the way back was obviously faked.
It was self-evident who he wanted to trick.
"Huh? How decisive! "
In just a moment of being stunned, Elvin realized that Marz, who knew that he had lost the upper hand and was heavily injured, had actually broken through the bottom of the Red Maple and escaped underwater with a cannonball.
At the same time.
The other main force in the battle, the Red Maple's military priest, Wilberst, had made the opposite choice. He did not choose to escape, instead, he resolutely activated the [Divine Spell — Sacrifice] and transformed into a "Hell's Balrog" with long horns and blazing flames on his head, charging at Elvin.
Every step he took would leave behind a blazing footprint.
"Heretic, you should belong to the true gods!"
Elvin spread his wings and flew into the sky, easily dodging him.
This "Eternal Fire" priest, who had already expected this, did not care. Then, he exploded like an extremely bright sun.
Boom!
Rings of shockwaves spread far and wide, tearing open a huge hole in the thick fog!
It was as if he had received some kind of enlightenment.
"Eternal Fire, I pray to you;
.....”
Soon, as the prayers became louder and louder, small dazzling suns descended in the thick fog one after another.
For now.
The chaotic battle between the various battlefields had lasted for nearly half an hour. The first to give up was the invincible fleet that could neither hit nor escape.
The Alliance's fleet fired a volley every minute. A total of 26,000 cannonballs, which weighed nearly 500,000 pounds, were fired at the Shilius fleet. They almost turned the invincible fleet, which was like a fortress on the sea, into a sieve.
Miraculously, the first twelve volleys caused at least one warship to explode each time. After that, the explosions gradually became sparse and normal. Only the overloaded electromagnetic cannons knew the reason for this.
And just as Lieutenant General Elvis of the Alliance's initial judgment, without a targeted secret treasure of the sea, they would not be able to counter the absolute nature of the enemy that was comparable to the rules.
Inspired by Wilberst's [Sacrifice], the priests realized that the absolute nature of the fog was to block vision and sense of direction, not the existence of the fog itself.
Hence, under the rumbling cannon fire, the remaining third-level warships in the fleet lit up the braziers on their decks.
One after another, the priests of the Eternal Fire had a holy glow on their faces. They used gold-inlaid daggers with ivory handles to cut open their wrists. Their pious blood flowed into the braziers, and the bright yellow flames that were suffused with white light soared high.
"Eternal Fire, I pray to you;
Eternal Fire, I place my faith in you;
.....
Eternal Fire, there is no other god in my eyes. "
[Divine Art: Sacrifice!]
Boom boom boom …
One after another, dazzling little suns descended in this region of the sea. Blazing spiritual storms rose as they swiftly blew away the white fog that stretched for dozens of kilometers.
At this moment, the scene on the sea appeared before everyone's eyes.
On the sea that seemed to be burning, there were only seventeen warships with the flaming flag that were still moving! All of them were wounded!
Whoosh —
A figure shrouded in flames flew into the remaining fleet and roared like a suppressed volcano.
"Invincible Fleet, retreat!"
For some reason, the name that drifted with the wind was so piercing to the ears, no matter which side on the battlefield …
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