It is normal for fog to form on the sea, especially when there is a large temperature difference between early morning and evening.

The guys who came to round up the "Ghost Group" chose the time in the evening, which is the time when people are most likely to be ignored and lose their alertness.

At this time, the light is dim and there is thick fog, so even if a large-scale fleet approaches, it will not be easy to be discovered in advance.

Unfortunately, there is Anna on the ship, a water devil fruit user who is extremely sensitive to weather changes. She senses the water vapor in the air and asserts that there will be fog in this sea area, but the concentration will never reach the level where it is blind now.

What's even more pity is... Raymond has already predicted the movements of the pursuers.

Obviously, someone used the "fog of war".

This is also a commonly used method in naval battles to limit the enemy's field of vision.

Obviously, the pursuers are also on guard against the "Golden Ghost"'s powerful leap forward function. Only when the encirclement circle shrinks, will the possibility of their roundup be successful will increase.

Moreover, if the distance is really shortened to the coverage range of the magic artillery, the artillery coverage of the range line will make it impossible to escape even if you want to.

...

Anna stood on the deck and looked at the subtle ripples on the water. She whispered a spell in her mouth, and a big hand condensed with water elements reached into the sea.

After sensing it for a moment, she said: "Captain, judging from the movement of the waves, we should be surrounded. There are many enemy ships, at least more than eighty. The nearest ship is only sixty nautical miles away from us.

..”

"Um."

Raymond nodded, which was completely consistent with the information he perceived.

He said: "The fish in the sea are also conveying this news... To the northeast seems to be the enemy's main fleet, and there is a powerful aura on the ship that makes even large sea kings fearful."

Raymond has the skill of [Soul Language] and can sense the "emotions" of sea creatures.

Although he couldn't communicate like a conversation, he could still clearly perceive the signals that fish in the sea conveyed to each other to avoid danger.

Even though the fog obscures the view, the information exchanged by the fish has revealed the approximate location of the hunting ships.

Those guys from the [Night Emperor] group never imagined that their deliberate roundup had actually been exposed to Raymond and the others' perceptions.

At this time, Colin asked: "Captain, do we need to fire a few shots now to test the enemy's situation? This range is not a big problem for our newly developed magic artillery..."

"No, wait until they get closer."

Raymond shook his head. Since he planned to fight, he couldn't scare away the enemy easily.

He added: "The distance is too far and the shooting deviation is too large, it is easy to scare those guys away. Since they used the 'fog of war' this time, it seems that they intend to sneak to a distance where we cannot escape."

We just pretended we didn't notice it and waited until they entered the 'absolute range' before firing..."

Colin nodded, "Yes, Captain!"

...

"Absolute range" is a technical term in naval warfare, which means the range from which a ship cannot escape.

This is an activity data measured according to the technological level of the ship.

For "Sea King"-class ships, the ultimate range of the Sea King artillery is about thirty nautical miles, and the so-called "absolute range" is roughly twenty nautical miles.

This range is the coverage area of ​​the magic artillery. It will be difficult for the opponent to escape.

The speeds of the two ships are almost the same, so the two ships will bite tightly.

Even if the opponent has a speed advantage, the time it takes to leave the firing range is enough for the magic artillery to refill many rounds of ammunition.

Within the "absolute range" range, escaping is not a good option. The best option is to engage in an artillery battle until one side is sunk.

This is the result that the pursuers of the [Night Emperor] Regiment want to see!

Because their "Sea King" battleship has an absolute range advantage over the "Predator" battleship!

Unfortunately, the opponent they encountered was the "Golden Ghost"!

...

The "absolute range" of an ordinary "Predator-class" battleship can only cover a radius of ten nautical miles. Once a "Sea King"-class battleship approaches the range of twenty nautical miles, there is almost no possibility of survival.

But for the special predator-class battleship "Golden Ghost"...

This "absolute range" range is at least forty nautical miles, which is twice that of ordinary Sea King-class battleships!

This is an absolute technological crush!

The range of other people's artillery is not as good as yours, but you can show off their faces.

The identities of hunter and prey were immediately reversed due to the range of the artillery.

The two most important factors that affect the range of magic cannon are materials and runes.

The greater the magic energy pressure the barrel can withstand, the greater the range and power of the artillery.

Therefore, this results in the size of the artillery being proportional to the range. The larger the ship, the larger the artillery can be loaded, and the farther the range...

But now, Colin has recast the magic cannon on the Iron Toad and forged the top-level magic cannon exclusive to the "Golden Ghost" - the Toad Cannon. (Don't blame the author, this is the name given by Nicole.)

[Dwarves’ Golden Rune Book] The S and SS level runes on it are far beyond the current level of runes in the world. The artillery materials and runes on board the "Golden Ghost" are now the best.

...

Because of this, the power of the small artillery of the Predator-class battleships has caught up with the range of the "Poseidon-class" artillery!

As for such main guns, there are three on the Iron Toad.

There are also more than a dozen small artillery pieces with a slightly shorter range.

The current firepower of the "Golden Ghost" is a nightmare for any fleet below the "Poseidon Class".

Yes, a fleet, not a single ship!

...

However, no matter how accurate the magic artillery is, the firing error at ultra-long distances will be very large.

Hitting a ship dozens of nautical miles away is like shooting a mosquito with a gun.

A slight difference can lead to a mistake of a thousand miles.

If you fire the cannon in advance, you might actually scare those people away.

This time, Raymond planned to teach those who had crooked ideas about their "ghost group" a painful lesson, so naturally he didn't want to alert others.

"Everyone should hit the target a little bit, aim a little, and when the time comes, we will use two rounds of artillery to kill the enemy's main battleship."

Raymond said, looked at Colin again, and said: "The 'Sea King' class battleship is not that easy to sink. When the time comes, you may need to snipe at fixed points and be prepared for follow-up fire..."

"Captain, don't worry, I guarantee that the first round of main artillery will kill a Sea King battleship!"

Colin nodded and said confidently: "The 'three-round stacked shooting method' is enough to break through the Neptune-class rune defense armor. Those guys... there will be no return this time."

"Um!"

Raymond has naturally heard of the professional term "triple stack shooting".

This method... is specifically used to "break through" the defensive steel plates of ships.

The biggest reason why there are three main guns on the "Golden Ghost" is to meet this artillery attack technology.

When three guns are fired at the same target, with a one-second interval in between, the shock wave will form a superimposed "resonance" on the ship's hull. This method is about twice as destructive to the ship's defensive armor than hitting it at the same time!

This is the main artillery warfare technique commonly used to destroy ships, but it requires very high accuracy of artillery.

The "Toad Cannon" is enchanted with SS-level [Stability Rune], and its accuracy is unparalleled in the world!

As the only sailor of the "Ghost Regiment", Thor also looked excited, "Hey... when they enter the artillery range, they won't be able to escape even if they want to!"

A cook like Sha Mao, who was also a gunner during battle, also looked forward to it: "Tsk, tsk, there are more than eighty local warships... I wonder how many of them can escape in the end..."

As one of the designers, Nicole is naturally full of confidence in the firepower of the ship she designed. "As long as they don't escape, it won't be surprising if the whole army is annihilated."

After a pause, she continued: "It's a pity that the technology for applying the 'Magic Annihilation Cannon' to shipboards is not mature yet. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so troublesome to deal with those guys..."

...

"Captain, the wind is blowing east to south, and the enemy is already approaching. Someone is casting spells to interfere with the weather, and the sensing signals are confused..."

Anna carefully steered the helm, always maximizing her external perception.

The fog on the sea is getting thicker and thicker, and the fog is flowing everywhere on the sea, making it hazy to the eyes.

The "Golden Ghost" also gradually sailed into the fog.

Even though Raymond possesses the extraordinary vision of "Gorgon's Eye", his field of vision is limited to a few nautical miles.

"We are about to enter the 'absolute range' of twenty miles..."

Raymond sensed it briefly and determined the location of the enemy fleet.

At this moment, his thoughts were extremely clear, all kinds of information flashed rapidly in his mind, and he calculated the various possibilities of this naval battle again and again.

Although the ship's technology has a crushing advantage over the enemy, it cannot be blindly confident.

There are always many people with weird abilities in the world of navigation, and some small mistakes may cause the ship to capsize.

Thinking that there was nothing wrong with being careful, he shouted to everyone on the boat and confirmed it for the third time.
To be continued...