Raymond sounded a little stumped and confirmed again: "The boat designed by your teacher's great-granddaughter?"
Colin nodded: "Yeah."
Raymond reacted for a second before he figured out the blood relationship clearly.
He looked at the strange ship with the "eight-legged water spider" at the end of his field of vision, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
It turns out to be a cutting-edge technology product produced by Hex Technology City. No wonder it seems to have such a high level of technology.
At this time, Colin said again: "Captain, if possible, can we help save them?"
"Um?"
Raymond was slightly startled. This was the first time he saw such an eager expression in Colin's eyes.
The Iron Toad is still far away from those ships. If they don't want to cause trouble, it's still too late to leave now.
But if you want to save the spider ship, you must sink the following ships. The background of a force that has so many high-tech ships is definitely not simple. There may be experts on board. Once they are attached,
, which is also quite troublesome.
but,
If there is really an old acquaintance of Colin on the ship, Raymond must be planning to help!
The combat power of their current "ghost group" is still strong enough to compete with the "Shichibukai under the King" level combat power. The Endless Sea is so big, how can it be such a coincidence that they encounter the Shichibukai every day?
"good!"
Thinking of this, Raymond immediately responded.
But out of caution, he did not directly order to open fire immediately.
At this time, a flash of light flashed across Raymond's eyes, and he continued: "Before you do anything... let me help you ask if there is anyone you know on the ship."
Colin was so worried just because he guessed that there was someone he knew on the boat. But if it was confirmed that there was no one, it would not be worth taking the risk in this muddy water.
"Ask?"
Hearing this, Colin looked a little confused: "But, such a long distance..."
"I have my own way."
Raymond smiled mysteriously, the silver glow of Gorgon's Pain in his right eye flashed away, and his mental power quickly focused on his right eye.
At this moment, his field of vision was like a zoomable telescope, constantly narrowing the scope of the field of view. In an instant, the "Eight-legged Spider" ship, which could only be seen in outline, appeared in front of him as if it was getting closer.
Even the bullet holes on the ship are clearly visible...
The over-control room of the spider ship has one-way glass, so you can't see what's going on inside at all from the outside, but this doesn't bother Raymond.
The "Eye of Gorgon" not only allows him to have super long sight distance, but also his mental power can be extended through his eyesight and converge into lines, with a very wide radiation range. It can be said that "wherever the eye can see, the mind can reach."
"There are three people in the control room, and there seem to be two more in the cabin..."
The moment his mental power covered him, Raymond confirmed the number of people on the ship.
In terms of mental perception, the people on the spider ship are not extremely strong.
...
"Mr. Dunlop, our steam boiler was damaged by the shelling just now, and the pressure gauge shows abnormal power. If it is not solved as soon as possible, I think we will be overtaken soon."
"Where's the backup mana boiler?"
"We no longer have enough magic crystals to support us, and we won't be able to support it for long."
"Damn it! Those guys from the Oliver family are just haunting us. We all fled to this sea area, but they still caught up with us... It seems that we are doomed this time."
"Uncle, how about we detonate the energy boiler and die together with them!"
"Well... how about we try to hand over those 'information' to them, maybe..."
"No! My father once told me that those 'data' are the hard work of my great-grandfather and our Noonogen family. Even if they are destroyed, they cannot succeed!"
"..."
At this moment, in the control room of the "Eight-Legged Spider", three people were talking anxiously about something.
Raymond's mental tentacles were poking in, and he didn't know what they were talking about. After thinking about it, he found a person who was relatively calm, penetrated his mental power, and started asking and communicating.
Raymond: "Who are you? Why did you break into this sea area..."
A sudden mental signal penetrated his mind, and the "person being talked to" was also startled.
"Your Excellency...Mr. Siren?"
This "talker" seemed to be very smart. He instantly adapted to this magical way of spiritual communication and responded.
From the tone of his voice, he seems to be young.
Suddenly a mysterious spiritual power invaded the vast sea. Obviously, the most likely possibility was a powerful sea monster hiding under the sea.
Raymond knew that he had been misunderstood as a siren, so he didn't explain much, and asked again: "You don't need to worry about who I am, just tell me your identities. If I'm in a good mood, maybe I can help you a little..."
The man was overjoyed when he heard this and said quickly: "My name is Nonogen Milnavi Nicole! We are members of the Nonogen family in Hex City, and we are being hunted by the enemy. I beg Mr. Siren to help me."
Save us, of course...we will pay enough accordingly."
"..."
...
On the deck of the "Golden Ghost".
Raymond received the message feedback, turned to Colin and said: "There was a person on the ship who said her name was 'Nonogen Milnavi Nicole', and that she was from the Hex Nonogen family... Colin, you
Do you know him?"
Hearing the name, Colin was startled and asked urgently: "She said...her name is Nicole?"
"Um."
Raymond nodded.
"..."
Colin's body trembled slightly as if he was struck by lightning. His expression suddenly became very complicated, with emotion, excitement, emotion, melancholy, tenderness...all mixed in his eyes in an instant.
Anna on the side obviously understood this look better and asked: "Colin, is that Nicole your friend?"
"Yes. She is my teacher's great-granddaughter, my former classmate at Hextech Academy, and my best friend."
Colin thought for a while and probably guessed why those people were pursuing this hunt.
If his old acquaintance was really on the ship, it would obviously involve a lot of things, and it would be very troublesome to save them.
After a pause, he said with a complicated expression: "Of course, if that accident hadn't happened...she would probably have been my fiancée."
"On that boat...is Colin's fiancée?"
As soon as these words came out, several other people on the boat were shocked.
They originally thought that Colin, like Lulu, was a scientific research madman who was completely incapable of emotions, and that there was no such thing as "cumbersome" and "excessive" things like love between children.
Now the fiancée suddenly appeared in this guy's mouth, which really shocked Hui people.
Upon hearing this, Raymond made an instant decision and said firmly: "Then prepare to save them."
Obviously, Colin's fiancée is not an outsider.
"But..."
After hearing what Raymond said, Colin, who had been excited to save people just now, hesitated.
He didn't want his partners to be put in danger because of his personal feelings, and said frankly: "The person who is chasing Nick must have a big background. If we take action, maybe... it will cause a big trouble."
"I think our 'ghost group' is originally a pirate, so how can we be afraid of trouble?"
Anna on the side obviously knew what Raymond was thinking, and interjected: "Colin, you are a partner of all of us, and your fiancée is naturally a partner of our ghost group!"
"yes."
Lulu also nodded and muttered: "I also want to know what Colin's fiancée looks like..."
Sha Mao: "Well, I think Sister Anna is right."
Seeing that everyone was united, Raymond didn't waste much time and said loudly: "The ship is about to be overtaken, there is no time to hesitate, everyone is ready to take action!"
With this statement, the tense atmosphere of the battle instantly enveloped the entire Iron Toad. The sentimental mood in everyone's eyes was immediately diluted.
As soon as the captain's order came out, everyone seemed to be shaken, and they all responded: "Yes, captain!"
"There are experts on board the ships chasing us. We must not let their ships get close to us."
Now that he is ready to take action, Raymond will no longer be timid.
He began to give orders and said to Colin: "Kelin, prepare the magic artillery and try to kill two of them in a sneak attack."
"Yes! Captain!"
Colin looked excited. He also knew that their move this time was definitely risky, but listening to his captain's firm tone, he didn't say any more and followed the order.
At this moment,
Raymond turned to Anna again and said quickly: "Anna, accumulate magic power and prepare to change the ocean currents. The magic artillery may not be able to kill those ships. When the time comes, we will rescue the people on the Spider, and we will withdraw first."
"good!"
Anna nodded, with a serious look on her face.
After giving two orders in succession, Raymond said to the last two people on the ship: "Lulu and Shitou, you assist Anna in controlling the ship and prepare for battle. Maybe the other party has experts who can cross the sea. Then act according to Plan A."
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"Yes, Captain!"
Lu Lu and Sha Mao responded in unison with serious expressions on their faces.
...
Everyone in the "Ghost Group" took the order and left, and in a blink of an eye, the entire ship entered a battle state.
Click, click, click...
The next moment, there was a crisp sound of gears in the cabin.
The big mouth of the iron toad on the bow of the ship slowly opened, revealing a thick gun barrel with a diameter of nearly ten meters. The gun barrel stretched out section by section, and in the blink of an eye, the length was close to a hundred meters. On the dark gun barrel
It is full of dense alchemical inscriptions, which makes people think of the word "destruction".
After purchasing a large amount of materials in the city of Eludnes, Colin worked day and night to build an ultra-long-range "toad cannon"!
If he wasn't an alchemist and had a large number of high-level magic crystals to support him, it would be simply wishful thinking to forge this kind of Neptune-level artillery that would take at least half a year to customize in a short time.
Now, the magic artillery system on the Iron Toad has shown its murderous side for the first time.
...
Colin estimated the distance, aimed at a ship in the lookout, and then directly filled the magic artillery ammunition magazine with a ninth-level Warcraft crystal core.
Although according to his precise calculations, the eighth-order crystal core was enough to severely damage the predator-class battleships on the opposite side. After all, the five battleships on the opposite side were not simple in origin. Looking at the shape, he knew that they were enhanced weapons produced by Hex City.
The firepower and range of the Predator Battleship are also many times stronger than those of ordinary ships.
At this distance, they are enough to threaten the "Golden Ghost".
The charging speed of the magic artillery is very slow. It is not likely to cause serious damage, but it must sink a warship in one hit, reducing the local combat power and leaving a fearful shadow to the enemy! Otherwise, wait for the opponent to react, "
"Iron Toad" will also be at risk of being suppressed by the opponent's firepower.
Colin: "Captain, charge and prepare, you can launch in one minute!"
Raymond ordered, "Look at the timing and shoot freely!"
...
At the same time, the pursuit at sea in the distance continued.
The five ships of the Oliver family that came after them did not sink the "Eight-legged Spider". They obviously had plans to capture a few people on the ship alive, so they slowly closed the net and pursued them.
Now three of the eight legs of the spider iron ship have been broken by magic cannons, and the situation is getting worse and worse.
If the speed is slow, it will be a matter of time before you are overtaken.
At this moment, the three people in the control room of the Spider Ship were becoming increasingly anxious.
Naturally, the middle-aged man in a white scientific research uniform noticed the strange expression on his niece's face and asked.
"Nicole, what's wrong with you?"
Upon hearing the inquiry, the young girl with beautiful blond hair and thick glasses responded: "Uncle, a mysterious will just talked to me... It seems to be a siren on the bottom of the sea."
This little girl turned out to be Nicole, the "fiancée" in Colin's mouth who had a mental communication with Raymond just now.
"What, Kraken? I guess the shelling just now disturbed those big guys on the bottom of the sea..."
Dunlop frowned slightly, murmured a few words, and then asked: "It talked to you, what did it say?"
"It asked us who we were...and then, nothing happened."
Nicole pursed her lips and said, "I asked it to help save us, but I don't know if it will take action."
Dunlop: "Sirens have weird personalities and are very hostile to humans. If there are really krakens in the deep sea, just don't come out and cause trouble, and don't expect them to take action."
...
The Iron Toad's super-long cannon barrel was exposed, like a poisonous snake showing its fangs. No matter how stupid you are, you would know that they have entered a fighting state.
Raymond on the "Ghost" can spot the ships of the Oliver family, and the other party can naturally see them too.
At this moment,
On the watchtowers of the five battleships, observers noticed the Iron Toad's unusual preparations for war and raised a warning.
"Captain, we found a ship over there. They have displayed their cannons and seem to be preparing to fire."
"Haha, fire? Are those country bumpkins crazy? At such a long distance, even the range of our artillery is barely enough. How can it be possible in such technologically backward sea areas to just encounter a ship with a super-long-range magic artillery?
? Ridiculous behavior..."
"But... Captain, their magic artillery has started to charge, and it seems that they are preparing to fire at us!"
"Hmph, you are overestimating your capabilities! In that case...the No. 1 ship turned its guns and fired to sink these country bumpkins!"
"..."
The level of science and technology in a city determines the level of civilization. In this way, some guys who come from Hex Technology City will indeed always have a sense of superiority that regards people in other sea areas as "hillbillies".
But!
Just when the captain of the Oliver family gave the order, a scene that stunned everyone happened!
The rusty steam-iron ship in the lookout mirror suddenly opened fire before the "No. 1 Ship"'s magic cannon was fully charged...
The light beam condensed by the magic energy cannon was impartial, hitting the "No. 1 Ship" that was still charging.
The destructive blue light beam instantly destroyed the magic energy defense shield. The armored battleship made of fine steel seemed to be made of paper, and a large hole of more than ten meters was directly penetrated by the magic energy beam...
Immediately, a violent explosion sounded the next moment.
Rumble...
Fireworks exploded with a bang, and in the blink of an eye, the "No. 1 Ship" exploded at its waist and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.
After the beam penetrated the target, its remaining power was not exhausted, and it was irradiated on the sea not far away, bursting with a bang, and the white waves rose up to a height of 100 meters.
The power of this cannon is so terrifying.
...
"What the hell is going on..."
Seeing this scene, the people of the Oliver family on the four surviving battleships were dumbfounded.
How come the "hillbilly" you promised me suddenly became so aggressive?
Ultra long range artillery!
The power was so huge that it actually destroyed the "No. 1 Ship" with Hex's cutting-edge battleship defense system with one shot!
Seeing this scene, even a fool understood... The technological level of the rusty ship firing in the distance was not only not inferior to theirs, it was even slightly better!
"The power of this magic artillery is too exaggerated... Could it be reinforcements from the Noonogen family?"
The fleet commander of the Oliver family, who had just despised his enemy as a country bumpkin, was shocked at this moment. What he said was slapped in the face.
But he reacted quickly, turned from shame to anger, and shouted loudly: "All ships, turn their guns and focus their fire to destroy that damn ship!"
"yes!"
For a moment, the gears clicked.
All the magic artillery on the four ships turned their muzzles darkly towards the "Golden Ghost" in the distance.