"It's hard to defend against day and night, but it's hard to defend against magic! Paulecht, cut off the main power! Stop the engine! Don't freeze the propeller in a moment."
Polu watched the sea surrounding the Dido gradually turn into opaque ice, and let out a long sigh.
The area of this platform is even gradually expanding outwards, and it has passed the peak of inner anxiety.
Strangely enough, he became calmer at this time. Maybe it was because the matter had reached this point and there was nothing more he could think about. He could only face it bravely!
"I just said I could still run, but now I'm frozen on the sea. The slap in the face was a little too fast and too hard."
He looked in the direction where the boats were chasing him, but couldn't see anything. The boats that had just left long wakes on the sea seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
"Hmm? Where are the boats? Where did they go?"
"Watchtower report! The second batch of small boats on the sea turned a corner and went around to the stern of the ship!"
The stern is the weakest link in terms of firepower - when the hull can still maneuver, all this is nothing. As long as you turn slightly sideways, the firepower of the side string will cover everything at this angle. However, now
Dido's butt can no longer move!
This weakness suddenly became super obvious - the survival rate of small boats passing through this angle is the highest. This conspicuous fact easily became a silent horn, attracting a large group of wolves heading towards the chrysanthemum!
"Then it will really turn into a gang war. I hope there won't be any masters on the other side that are difficult for us to deal with. Captain, the command of the gang war will be left to you."
"Okay! I'm going to the stern of the ship. Looking at the situation, the blind spot for firepower at the stern of the ship has been exposed. They may climb up from that direction. Stonewall, you stay here and guard the bridge."
Stonewall saluted with his steel armor and watched Leonardo walk out of the bridge. Polu once again initiated the ship-wide broadcast. After all, at this time, the crew under the cabin might
Still don’t know what happened!
"All personnel, collect melee weapons! Gather them nearby to the engine, boiler room and ammunition depots! Close the watertight doors! Rely on armor defense! Act immediately!"
The ammunition depot and engine room are protected by thick armor boxes. If Nazwa manages to break through the hull, at least the armor will allow them to hold on until reinforcements arrive.
Pauleicht still stood there holding the steering wheel with a confused look on his face. He was originally the busiest person on the bridge, but this shocking situation made him not sure what to do. Zhu Yiwei stood in the corner, covering her head.
He opened his ears and seemed to be initiating remote communication with someone.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Polu took out a shotgun from the weapons cabinet and began to load it. There was nothing left for him to do now - the deck battle had been handed over to the regimental commander, and his only task now was to guard the bridge.
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She put down her hands covering her ears and said to Bolu: "The mage ship cannot take care of us for the time being. Their battle is at a critical moment."
"Then do we have a way to break this frost situation? As long as we break the ice, we can get out of this very unfavorable situation."
Zhu Yiwei shook her head solemnly: "No. There is still a steady stream of magic being released under the sea. At least I can't fight against the current situation."
"What are those throwing guns?"
"I don't know yet, but I feel like there might be something powerful stored in the gun."
"oh."
Seeing that Bolu didn't understand what she meant, Zhu Yiwei could only explain again:
"What I mean is that the throwing gun uses very high-grade materials! The storage capacity of this magic power is extremely exaggerated!"
"Then they still use this as consumables?"
"We won't know until we pick it up and take a look at it."
"Yes, we have to win the battle first."
"Don't worry, reinforcements are already on the way."
"That would be great!"
This is the first good news Boru has heard since the war started!
Leonardo, who had already led the mobile team to the stern of the ship, was clad in thick experimental armor. He was slightly unaccustomed to it and broke off a metal ring in front of him. He moved his shoulders twice, but he still couldn't stand the obstacle in front of him.
He simply pulled the metal ring off the helmet with one force and threw it on the deck.
He turned back and looked at the group of mobile team members who were like tin cans behind him. He couldn't help it and laughed: "This A is really ugly!"
Tezier's voice sounded angrily: "But it's very fast to put on. Just stand on the shelf, click it a few times and it will stick."
"It's quite thick and seems to have good protection. I just don't know if it will hinder movement."
"This is an almost face-to-face battle on a ship. How can you dodge? Do you dodge into the sea? Obvious protection is the way to go!"
There was a burst of laughter.
Leonardo was very satisfied with the mental state of the mobile team. He explained loudly: "Stand in a row! They will get on the deck later and shoot out all the bullets first, and then enter into hand-to-hand combat. Don't shoot and kill your own people in the melee."
Overturned!"
"Hurry up!"
A burst of footsteps came from behind. Leonardo turned around and saw the gunners of April Rain running towards the back deck with a bunch of small arms!
"Aren't you all assigned to the secondary battery? If you all run out, what will happen to the secondary tower?"
"Hey, those guys are so smart. Two of them in April Rain can't hit anything right now. Aren't we worried that the rear deck has no firepower and the enemy comes up?"
"Okay, let's fight when we come. You don't have any armor, just use up all the bullets in your hands and get back!"
Leonardo walked to the stern of the ship and looked at the small boats rushing towards the ice platform of the Dido. Leonardo couldn't help but sigh: "This trick is really good. What kind of new tactic is this?"
?I didn’t expect these people to be so creative!”
Freezing the ship on the ice - Leonardo was also exposed to such a tactic for the first time. He had never even thought of doing this before today!
Because of the angle problem, only the two seats closest to the stern of the side bow were still roaring rhythmically. The others stopped shooting because they could not turn to this angle. It aimed at the speedboat approaching the ice platform at high speed.
They sprayed angry flames. It was a blessing in disguise, because the hull was frozen and no longer affected by the shaking of the waves, their hit rate even improved a lot!
The boats that were catching up gradually shrank in formation towards the stern - they also discovered that only the firepower from the two main gun turrets in this direction could threaten them, and as long as they rushed fast enough and rushed into a specific distance, they would no longer be able to
No weapons can attack you anymore!
"Look! That's a soldier! It's Stefano!"
The bald Stefano boldly stood on the ice under the bow of the ship, waving wildly towards this side: "Those things in this direction can't attack!"
The high-speed boat has completed its mission and was abandoned on the sea. Now it has turned into a part of the ice platform. These soldiers who survived the terrible bullet rain are gathering at the stern of the ship, banging the Dido hard.
chrysanthemum!
"Damn, what's going on with this ship?"
A soldier roared in despair. He held the bent crowbar in his hand and hit the stern hard, making a sound like a big bell. He had exhausted all his strength, and the tip of the crowbar could not cut through the steel plate of the stern.
!
I originally thought that this shiny metallic ship was just a wooden ship covered with a layer of iron, but the chisel penetrated an inch deep. Why is it still cold and hard steel!
The bald Stefano turned his head and glanced at the stern, which had not deformed at all under the whipping. He decisively ordered: "Save it, and wait for everyone to come and get on the deck together!"
It was already 50 meters from the edge of the ice to the Dido. The expansion speed of the ice gradually slowed down. At this time, the second wave of impact had reached the edge of the ice!
The boat slowed down slowly and tried to get closer to the ice. Before it got close, there was a strange sound above the head. It sounded like something was beating on the iron plate!
Before the boat that had just slowed down could stop, the shield suddenly lit up. It was like a beautiful bubble that was blown a few times in the strong wind and suddenly shattered! It was not too late to stand on the boat.
The soldiers who jumped off immediately encountered a terrible attack! Suddenly a burst of red mist rose from the boat, and messy, unclear debris was swept from the boat into the sea!
The trail of debris and smoke swept back and forth on the boat several times before stopping.
Stefano was stunned by this terrible attack. In just over twenty seconds, the boat was completely shattered!
The boat was completely silent, with no wailing of the injured or screams before death. It seemed as if the boat had been like this for a long time, but he could see clearly that those carefully selected soldiers, even the ones who were protecting them, were dead.
Before he had time to use his fighting spirit, he was shattered into pieces by the unexpected rain of steel!
While the first boat was being smashed, the other two boats came up straight. Stefano could even see the members of the two boats staring blankly at the boat being torn apart in an instant.
Broken dull expression!
"Don't stop! Speed up and charge forward! Get on the ice!"
"Dong dong dong dong!"
The sounds on the deck suddenly became more intense! Stefano watched as the bow of the boat suddenly became blunt, incomplete, and dented. The soldiers on the boat hurriedly mustered up their strength, but they only resisted.
After a while, another stream of red mist rose up, and these brave warriors turned into a pile of minced meat without even seeing the face of the enemy!
It's not like Stefano has never seen cruel battlefields - but not the one before him. A glorious battle death does not include turning into pieces of flesh that can't tell the difference between you and me before you even see the enemy!
His eyes were blood red, and he let out a miserable howl: "We can't wait any longer, Guardsmen, come to the deck with me now! This weapon must be suppressed!"
A voice answered him: "It's too high! We can't go up without ropes and grappling hooks!"
"Where are they all?"
"On the boat!"
Bang!
Another lucky boat that had not been attacked finally completed its acceleration. It raised its head and rushed onto the ice, gliding at high speed on the ice!
Stefano saw the traces of the terrible debris sweeping across it, but its shield persisted until it hit the steel ship!
Boom!
Its bow smashed into the stern of the Dido, and the people and supplies on board were thrown out of the boat!