As soon as the "Golden Ghost" jumped from the sky and fell into the sea, the cannon barrel in the toad's mouth spurted out a beam of magic energy.
This shot was aimed at the one with the "No. 3 Ship" icon spray-painted on it among the four battleships.
A layman may not be able to tell the difference between several almost identical ships, but a master mechanical engineer like Colin can confirm from the small equipment configuration on the ship that this ship is the "command ship" of the entire fleet.
"!
To capture the thief, capture the king first, then shoot the first bird.
Then, the fleet commander of the Oliver family suffered a complete tragedy. A "whoosh" sound broke through the air, and a blue light beam carrying destructive energy hit the hull in an instant. Although the magic energy defense system canceled out most of the artillery
power, but the remaining energy of the light beam still penetrated the hull of the ship easily.
The hitting angle was very tricky, and it happened to be the location of the ship's boiler room.
This shot directly penetrated the kinetic energy boiler, and a violent secondary explosion instantly sounded from inside the ship, leaving no chance for rescue.
Rumble...
Another gorgeous fireworks exploded on the sea.
...
Two consecutive cannons sank two main warships. The people of the Oliver family panicked and were completely frightened.
The enemy's firepower was really terrifying.
"Fleet No. 3 was sunk, damn it! Commander Kruger is also dead, what should we do now..."
"I am Dana, the commander of the No. 2 fleet. Now I take over the command of the fleet. The No. 4 and No. 5 ships are under my command. They will change into a triangular formation. The warehouse is full of pressure and the magic energy artillery is ready for a second recharge..."
"yes!"
"The artillery is aimed at the Iron Toad ship, covering the target in a triangle. The gun muzzle of the No. 4 ship is raised at an angle of 2°. The muzzles of the No. 3 and No. 5 fleets are shifted left and right, blocking the target's retreat."
"Charging completed..."
"Fire!"
"..."
...
The biggest difference between the regular army and the rabble is "execution ability".
In a critical life-and-death battle, this determines the outcome of the battle.
In a well-trained regular military fleet, everyone from the commander to the crew will take the execution of orders as the first goal and carry out orderly actions. Instead of running around like headless flies to save their own lives. Even if the battle fails,
Even if the crew members are timid and restless, they will also be able to regroup with a powerful fighting force because of this "execution ability".
If it were some ragtag pirate fleet, after encountering the situation like the command ship being sunk, they would most likely break up and escape, without being able to prevent any decent counterattack.
This is also the most important reason why you can often see in newspapers that a few ships of the navy encounter dozens or hundreds of pirate fleets. Even if the captains of both sides are of similar extraordinary rank, the navy can still win brilliantly!
...
When everyone on the "Ghost Group" saw that the remaining three ships of Oliver's fleet did not escape, but changed their formations, they immediately realized that the other party had no intention of giving up at all, and had even organized the next round.
artillery counterattack.
What we encountered before us was a well-trained "regular army". Even if our own side had sunk two of the opponent's warships, the opponent's military morale was still there, and there was absolutely no room for taking it lightly.
Because, at this time, the main guns on the three ships once again lit up the charged light of the magic artillery towards them.
"Captain, we are locked by enemy artillery. Locked by leaping into the air, with a 19% chance of being hit; locked by horizontal movement, with a 33% chance of being hit... Get ready to enter 'Plan C' submarine mode!"
"Execute submersible!"
"Anna, cast a spell and fall into the sea!"
"Yes, Captain!"
"..."
The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. In the blink of an eye, the enemy's artillery was fully charged and beams of light erupted.
Raymond gave the order, and at this moment, the huge steel body of the "Golden Ghost" floating on the sea suddenly sank.
A surprising scene appeared!
The Iron Toad not only activated the submersible mode, but on the other hand, the sea surface suddenly seemed to have been drained of a large amount of water. The ship suddenly sank dozens of meters and disappeared on the sea level in an instant.
This is Anna's ability to control the sea. She used magic to instantly change the "terrain" of the ocean, making the iron toad suddenly fall into the "sea pit" created by magic!
...
"Where did that toad boat go?"
seeing the situation,
The people in the Oliver family fleet were confused again.
The "Golden Ghost" suddenly disappeared in front of everyone's eyes, disappearing out of thin air without any warning. Looking in the lookout mirror, the sea surface was empty. Can you see the slightest shadow of the ship?
"what happened?"
"It seems that the toad boat suddenly sank to the bottom of the sea?"
"Even if it is a submarine, it will never disappear in an instant...what happened!"
"..."
These people in the Oliver family feel that their IQs have been crushed again.
It's not that they have never seen a submarine, but even if the ship enters the submersible state, there is a process, right! It suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and there was no "slowly sinking" process at all. What the hell is going on?
However, at this moment, the magic cannon has been fully charged, and the arrow is on the string, so it has to be fired again.
There was clearly no "enemy", but the next second, the beam of light shells still shot out according to the preset trajectory...
"It's over..."
At this moment, everyone on these three ships was desperate.
If this round of artillery fails to hit the enemy, they will fall into an extremely passive situation.
The temporary commander of the fleet, Dana, guessed that since the Iron Toad could fly into the sky, it must also have the ability to move quickly. Therefore, the experienced commander ordered the magic artillery of the three ships to seal off the left and right horizontal planes and the angles above.
, this is a very wise battlefield response.
In this case, even if the opponent's ship flies into the air again, or rushes left and right to avoid it, it may be hit by artillery fire...
But everything was predictable, but she didn't expect the other party's "sudden disappearance".
On the original attack sea surface, the "target" is now empty, and these three magic energy shells will definitely miss...
Whoosh~whoosh~whoosh~
Sure enough, the cannonball flew rapidly through the air, and then accurately hit the "empty" intended target. A beam of blue light shot into the sky and disappeared, and the two beams shot into the sea very far away, exploding into two huge balls.
Bailang.
After the artillery fire...
Everyone looked at the sea level, and a steel toad ship slowly floated up from the sea level. In its mouth, the charged light beam of the magic cannon had been shining to the extreme... and surprisingly, a third cannonball had been accumulated.
complete.
"It's over!"
Seeing this scene, this was the only thought in the minds of everyone in the Oliver family fleet.
They had no doubt that this shot could sink a ship. They could only pray that the ship they were on was not the "unlucky one" hit by this shot.
The people on the three ships are in despair. Is this still the case in a ship-to-ship battle?
Their ships can not only "fly into the sky", but can also "escape into the sea"!
This is a complete technological crush!
Moreover, what is even more outrageous is the charging time interval of the iron toad magic artillery!
Almost one shot per minute, so short that it makes people desperate.
The ships of the Oliver family fleet had already fired several rounds of artillery in pursuit of the "Eight-legged Spider" before. Now the load on the gun barrels was very heavy. It would take at least a few minutes to organize a counterattack again.
But this time is enough for the iron toad on the opposite side to fire a few more shots...
There is obviously a skilled artillery operator on the other side's ship. If a ship is sunk with one shot, how many more rounds can they last?
This third shot was unbiased, and the No. 3 ship where the unlucky temporary commander was located was sunk again. The moment before it was sunk, the commander issued an order for the entire army to retreat.
"Everyone retreats at full speed...the artillery is charged to prevent pursuit."
Bang!
A violent explosion exploded on the sea for the third time, and three of the five battleships of the Oliver family were sunk in just a few minutes.
The two remaining ships immediately turned on their boilers and ran away like crazy.
...
At the same time, on board the Golden Ghost.
Seeing the Oliver family fleet evacuate, Raymond standing on the deck finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the enemy's two rounds of artillery just now did not hit them, the terrifying power of the magic artillery also made him experience a thrilling and exciting feeling like riding a roller coaster. The kind of brush with death.
It feels like a bullet flying through the scalp, and it is so sour that it makes people chill down the spine.
"call..."
Raymond let out a big breath.
At this time, Anna in the control room said to Raymond: "Captain, they have escaped, should we chase them?"
"No, don't chase after poor bandits."
Raymond thought for a while and sent a message to Colin in the artillery cabin: "Colin's artillery fires two more shots. If it can sink, just sink it. If it doesn't hit, forget it..."
He knew that there were extraordinary masters on the other side's ship, and if he really wanted to kill them all, there was no chance that something would happen.
Moreover, in matters like naval battles, no one dares to claim victory unless one side is defeated. Even if Iron Toad's technological level is superior to others, it cannot completely crush it.
The destructive power of the magic artillery is enough to turn any mistake into a fatal crisis.
The magic artillery on the opponent's ship also poses a fatal threat to the "Golden Ghost".
What's more, their action this time was originally to save people, not to have any undying grudge. Pursuing deserters was meaningless to them.
Thinking of this,
Raymond smiled and added: "Let's move closer now to see if Colin's 'fiancée' is safe..."
"Great..."
Everyone agreed.
Everyone wants to see what Colin's fiancée looks like.
...
Colin's teacher is the world's top scientist "Connie Springer Rodriguez". He is also one of the three unique mechanical engineering "grandmasters" in Hex City.
In the game, the old man is also a character pinned to the background board.
By the time players come into contact with high-level tasks at that level, the Grand Master will have long since disappeared from the world.
Raymond didn't know much information either.
Scientists have a very high status in the world of navigation, just like potion masters. Both the world government and pirates are full of respect for them.
Hex Technology City is also the world's most famous "absolutely neutral place" and is not subject to the intervention of any force.
Science has nothing to do with the camp. Scientists are a group of pure technicians who are committed to the survival and development of mankind. They are one of the greatest reliance for mankind to survive in this dangerous world of navigation.
Scientists create the world's top technological products, weapons, equipment, islands, and ships...but they will not participate in any wars, resource plunder, or kingdom politics in human territories...even the World Government has no right to intervene. Any management matters in Hex City.
This kind of "neutral attitude" of being aloof from the world will hardly prevent them from getting involved in any grudges or grudges, and logically speaking, they will not encounter any big trouble.
What's more, Connie is one of the only three "Grand Masters" left in the world. A big shot of that level has a lofty status. Even if someone wants to murder them, they will definitely be denounced by all the major forces in the world.
But now the fact is...that Grand Master of Connie not only suffered a catastrophe, but even his family was ruined. Even his great-granddaughter was driven away and killed, and he was hunted down to this place across Hex City for dozens of people. Come to remote places in the sea.
Raymond heard Colin briefly say that the cause of the matter seemed to be related to a certain top-secret research led by his teacher.
Scientists found some valuable information from an ancient ruins, and based on this, they planned to restore the "ancient weapons" recorded in the information of that ancient civilization.
It was also because of some uncontrollable changes in this project jointly researched by the three masters of Hex City, which led his teacher to want to terminate the research and destroy the research results.
But he never imagined that this move would bring him a catastrophe.
Because there is actually the shadow of the World Headquarters behind this research!
The ambitious "big guys" in the headquarters did not allow an "ancient weapon" project that was about to succeed to be terminated. Under huge pressure, the other two grand masters compromised, and then the incident of Teacher Colin's persecution happened. ..
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After firing two more cannons, Colin killed another ship belonging to the Oliver family, but finally let the last one escape.
The crisis has been completely eliminated, and everyone in the "Ghost Pirates" breathed a sigh of relief.
During their free time, they also started gossiping about Colin's childhood sweetheart, his fiancée.
The "Golden Ghost" slowly moved closer to the "Eight-legged Water Spider" ship. From a long distance away, everyone saw a beautiful figure on the other side's ship waving to them.
Colin also stood on the deck with an expectant look on his face, waved his hand, and his eyes showed unprecedented excitement.
Raymond has known Colin for so long, and this was the first time he saw such a tender look on the face of this talented mechanic who was similar to himself.
He originally thought that this guy who could transform his body into a mechanical android without hesitation was the same as Lulu. He would not have any superfluous emotions except for science.
Looking at it now, probably not.
"Tsk tsk... You have a good figure, the front is bulging and the back is curved..."
Anna leaned on the railing with a telescope and carefully looked at the beautiful figure on the boat opposite.
She smiled with crooked eyebrows, and as she watched, she still joked: "Oh... Colin, you have good taste. Why haven't I heard that you have such a beautiful 'fiancée' before?"
Hearing this, a hint of shyness flashed across Colin's eyes, and he smiled shyly: "I...I thought she died in that accident."
Lulu on the side pursed her lips and said with a puzzled face: "Kelin, what's the use of your fiancée... Can she help you with scientific research?"
This big-headed son obviously doesn’t understand what the “practical” use of having an extra fiancée is, and it’s worth making his good friend laugh so happily.
This smile seemed to come from the bottom of his heart than before when he successfully built the "Toad Cannon". It was so warm that when others saw it, they seemed to be infected and wanted to be happy for him.
"..."
What is the use of a fiancée?
Hearing this question, Colin was speechless. He didn't know how to explain the question, so he muttered in a fine voice: "As for Nicole...her scientific research level is no worse than mine..."
"oops..."
Anna touched the big-headed son's head and added with a smile: "Lulu, you are still young and don't understand. When you grow up, you will know the benefits of a 'fiancée'..."
As she said this, a hint of meaningful cunning flashed through the eyes of this bold and bold sailor lady, and she glanced at a certain captain.
This "veteran driver" lady is not only skilled in boating, she is also very slick in driving.
"..."
Raymond listened, rolled his eyes, and didn't dare to say anything.
Probably, Lulu couldn't understand this kind of words.
Colin looked at the joking expression on Anna's face and felt even more embarrassed and confused. He didn't even know where to put his hands for a while.