With a loud noise, a large fireball suddenly exploded on the river, and mud and gunpowder smoke covered the sky.
Four motorboats were blown up on the spot, and the mercenaries on board were either killed or seriously injured.
The two motorboats a little further away were not directly hit by the explosion, but they were quickly swept by the waves caused by the shock wave and turned upside down one after another.
The mercenaries on the two motorboats climbed out of the boats that were upside down on the river and swam towards the shallow water in a panic.
The overturned motorboat had a ruptured fuel tank, and the leaked diesel spread on the water, reflecting the setting sun and giving off a colorful sheen.
The dozen or so mercenaries on the river who were eager to paddle out to escape were all covered in diesel fuel.
On the catamaran, the special police seized the opportunity to beat up the drowned dogs, and used "fire", "holy fire", "scorching ray" and "scorching light" to attack the Vanderwaal mercenaries on the river, and ignited the diesel on them.
The mercenaries who fell into the water all turned into burning men, screamed and drifted with the waves, and eventually they could not escape the fate of being burned alive.
One "magic torpedo" shot sank six enemy motorboats. Ma Yun was initially satisfied with the result. However, soon after, she regretted taking action too early - she should have saved the magic torpedo to deal with the follow-up.
"Big fish".
Through the thick smoke, Gao Fei and others saw an unexpectedly large ship sailing towards them. On the wide deck, there was even an armored turret!
Surrounding the gunboat, there were 14 motorboats escorting them, forming a fleet and approaching menacingly.
Wang Daqing looked at the gunboat opposite through his telescope and couldn't help but curse.
"Grandma, what a bear! Vanderwaal Company is really wealthy! They actually installed a two-unit high-flat dual-purpose 127mm turret on the patrol boat. This is too exaggerated!"
The majestic gunboat, with a visual tonnage of no less than 200 tons, roamed the swamp like a steel monster.
In comparison, the catamaran that Gao Fei and others boarded looked like a toy regardless of its tonnage or equipment level.
"Don't panic, everyone!" Qi Tian tried to calm down, "The enemy's gunboat is too large and its draft is too deep. If it breaks into our waters, it will immediately be stranded in the mud and cannot move. There is nothing to be afraid of!"
"Xiaotian, you are really..." Wang Daqing glanced at Qi Tian speechlessly, wondering whether to laugh or cry: "Please open your eyes and take a closer look - that is a special hovercraft! You actually expect the hovercraft to run aground in shallow water
, I really don’t know what to say to you!”
"Ah? This..." Classmate Xiao Qi was confused, "Maybe maybe... I'm being rude again, is that what you mean?"
"It's not your fault." Gao Fei patted Qi Tian on the shoulder and laughed at himself with a wry smile: "To be honest, this is the first time I have seen a hovercraft with my own eyes today. I never thought it could be so huge and even have a turret installed!"
"What's so strange about being equipped with a turret? A hovercraft can also be equipped with a tank!"
Wang Daqing also wanted to introduce the difference between a side-wall hovercraft and a fully-cushioned hovercraft to the military blind around him. He didn't have time now, so he quickly gave his teammates "buoyancy blessings" and was ready to abandon the ship and run away.
At this time, the enemy gunboat, driven by high-pressure airflow, flew almost close to the water, causing waves to rise on the river surface, crushing the sediment and water plants, and broke into the shallow water with a domineering attitude, without affecting its sailing speed at all.
The turret on the ship slowly turned and aimed at the catamaran, possibly launching a bombardment at any time.
"Brother Pep, put the boat away quickly!" Tangning said eagerly, "We have to find a place to hide."
Pep nodded, recited a spell to shrink the catamaran, and everyone landed on the water.
Gao Fei turned on the "Invisible Sphere" and led his teammates to ride on the waves and get into a dense mangrove forest near the river.
At this time, the roar of the motor was heard in the air.
Gao Fei looked up at the sky and saw four drones hovering at low altitude, with the cameras on them flashing red.
"Damn! Infrared detector!" Wang Daqing looked at the drone hovering overhead, with a look of horror on his face, and urgently reminded his companions: "Invisibility magic can't fool the drone's thermal imaging lens. We'd better spread out and stay on the spot.
Lie down and hide in the mud to reduce your body’s heat radiation level!”
Gao Fei said nothing, but his heart was deeply touched.
In the game between magic and technology, this was the first time he realized that the latter also had a chance to gain the upper hand.
Qi Tian made a gesture and ordered Spider Angel to use "All Things Transformed into Spiders", using driftwood on the water and scrapped motorboats as materials to create 12 large constructed spiders, and rush out to divert the drones.
These poor cannon fodder were quickly bombarded by gunboats.
Redwood spiders or iron spiders are vulnerable to the indiscriminate bombardment of 127mm twin-mounted naval guns.
The air-cushion gunboat exerted fire suppression, and the motorboat troops moved forward together. Under the guidance of the drone, they swept towards the mangrove forest where the SWAT police were hiding.
Tangning transformed into a flock of birds of paradise, soared into the sky, emitting bird calls like a howling wind, and commanded the thirteen creeping monsters she had charmed to form a line of defense to block the river.
The enemy's motorboats were temporarily blocked, but under the bombardment of naval guns, the defense line formed by the creeping monsters could not last long.
"Let's act separately!" Jiang Feng initiated in the Astrolabe team channel, "Gao Fei and I try to sneak into the gunboat and seize control, while the others stay here to deal with the enemy."
"Sister Feng, in addition to the mercenaries, the third-ranked apostle of the Knights of Holy Blood, 'Captain' Tatsuta, and his partner Mud Angel are probably also on the air-cushion gunboat. You and Brother Fei are going to seize the boat."
It’s an adventure, I’ll go with you!”
Ma Yun volunteered.
Ma Tao glared at his sister, wanting to persuade her not to commit suicide, but he felt that saying such words at a critical moment would seem too selfish.
He didn't want his sister to risk his life. Did Gao Fei and Jiang Feng deserve to risk their lives?
We are all teammates who have gone through life and death together. You can't say that your sister's life is more valuable than the lives of other teammates, right?
After a slight hesitation, Ma Tao turned to Gao Fei and Jiang Feng and suggested that he join the small team responsible for seizing the gunboat.
Even though he didn't admit it, everyone could see that Ma Tao took the initiative mainly to take care of his overly lively sister nearby.
Gao Fei opened the "invisible sphere" that surrounded his body for 10 feet, and held the hands of Jiang Feng and Ma Tao respectively.
Jiang Feng held Ma Yun with his other hand and nodded to her.
Ma Yun made a spell-casting gesture and recited a mantra that symbolized "road and passage".
"Tié!"
A silver halo rose from the ground, enveloped the four people, and disappeared into thin air in the blink of an eye.
