The "fog of war" conceals the fleet's whereabouts, not only confusing the opponent, but also limiting one's own vision.
The [Night Emperor] fleet that was rounding up the "Ghost Group" was caught off guard by these two sudden cannons.
Two cannons sank two ships, which temporarily threw the roundup fleet into panic.
"Captain Rhine, we have determined the general position of the local ships. The current encirclement has been reduced to within twenty nautical miles. Please give instructions!"
"Step up to dispel the fog and prepare to round up."
"yes!"
On the main deck of the "Sea King" battleship, [Flamingo] Rhine looked at the fog in front of him and pursed his lips slightly.
Although he was caught off guard by the sudden artillery fire, it did not panic him much.
Judging from the power of the artillery just now, it is only slightly stronger than conventional predator-class ship-borne artillery.
After hitting this distance, the stamina is obviously insufficient.
That level of firepower is a fatal threat to small warships, but to a "Sea King" class warship like the main ship, the threat is not great.
"Sure enough, as the intelligence said, the artillery system of this 'Ghost Regiment' is not bad..."
Rhine's eyebrows narrowed slightly and he muttered something to himself, but there was not much interest in his eyes.
A powerful ant is still an ant.
But at this time, the first mate standing next to him had a gloomy look on his face. Looking at the sinking battleship that was hit on the sea not far away, he said angrily: "Damn it! Those guys are really lucky.
, just fired two shots and hit..."
"It's just two small boats... it's not all a bad thing if they were sunk. At least, these two shots exposed the exact location of the "ghost group", and we can close the net this time."
Rhine waved his hand with a look of disapproval, "Judging from the ammunition firing interval, it is indeed consistent with the information from the Oliver family. Their artillery has advanced technology devices that can quickly refill magic energy. If we can get that technology,
It will also be of great benefit to our future naval battles."
After a pause, he added in a relaxed tone: "Let's inform the fleet to disperse first, and be careful not to suffer any further losses."
"Yes, Captain Rhine!"
The first mate nodded, then tilted his head and muttered through gritted teeth, "Those damn 'ghost group' brats... caught them in a while, I have to give them a good look!"
...
The information about the "ghost group" from the outside world is naturally from a few months ago.
This is true whether it is the strength of the ship or the members.
The artillery data information of the "Golden Ghost" was revealed in the original battle with the Oliver family.
Anyone who is interested in investigating will naturally know that the range of the "Ghost Regiment"'s ship-borne artillery is much longer than that of the ordinary prey class. The most important thing is that the magic energy charging interval is shorter than that of conventional ships.
But little did they know that in just a few months, the technological level of the "Golden Ghost" had undergone earth-shaking changes, and it was no longer the iron toad it was before.
Now, the conventional steel armor that frames the ship's body has all been replaced by "black titanium alloy." This metal has super toughness, high magic resistance, shock absorption... It is currently the top alloy most suitable for shipbuilding, and its defense is invincible!
The entire hull of the ship is engraved with high-level magic patterns of "Legendary level" and above, and the "Golden Ghost" with its defense system fully activated is covered in blue light, like a luminous tattoo.
At first glance, this ship looks like a ruffian toad with tattoos on its arms, with a murderous look.
.......
As for those few shots just now, it was natural that Raymond and the others did it deliberately.
"There were two beams of fire, hahaha... we hit it! Tsk tsk... The blind fire hit both ships through the fog. Colin, the cannon you and Nicole built is so effective!
"
"Yes, the ballistic trajectory is not at all erratic, and the turret is also very stable. It is simply amazing..."
As artillerymen, Fat Cat and Thor were full of excitement.
The two of them followed Raymond's tactical arrangement and fired six or seven blindly into the fog. Although they only hit two shots, the two guys were as happy as children and had a great time.
Before, there was only one cannon on the "Golden Ghost", and the two of them couldn't even think about the gunner's addiction. Now the main and secondary guns combined totaled more than twenty, which was enough for them to be excited.
High-level runes compress the size of mana cannons, which also allows Herang ships to carry more cannons in the limited space.
If all the artillery on the ship had really fired a salvo, the result just now would have been more than just sinking two enemy ships.
That's right! Those few shots just now were fired by secondary guns, in order to "snatch the enemy".
Now the distance between the two parties is close enough, and there is no need to pretend to be "ignorant".
The only trouble now is the fog of war that blocks the view.
Now that they are being attacked, those guys from the [Night Emperor] regiment know their whereabouts have been discovered, and if they want to round up the "ghost regiment", they naturally have to disperse the fog. As soon as the fog clears, the war will begin...
"hey-hey..."
Colin is also very satisfied with the artillery he designed.
Hearing the approval from Thor and Sha Mao, he said with a smile on his face: "Captain, big guy...is the firepower of this secondary gun okay? Haha... With the epic [Stability Rune] and [Stability Rune]
Shock-absorbing Rune], the small secondary guns can also reach the range and power of our ship-borne main guns, which will definitely shock the jaws of those arrogant enemies!"
"Well, very good!"
Raymond nodded to show his approval.
He was naturally very satisfied with the Iron Toad under his feet.
Even in the game, he has not seen any ship that can match the performance of this "Golden Ghost" (except for the "Poseidon" and "Poseidon" battleships, which are only a handful in the world).
After a pause, he continued: "Don't take it lightly, everyone. As expected, they should disperse the fog by now. When the fog fades, it will be a tough battle... We must kill those three ships before they can react."
The Sea King-class battleship must be sunk so as to ensure our absolute superiority in naval battles..."
Thor: "Yes! Captain!"
Fat Cat: "Yes! Captain!"
Colin: "Yes, Captain!"
At this time, Anna sensed the surrounding air pressure and wind direction, which confirmed Raymond's conjecture.
She said to everyone: "Captain! The wind direction has begun to change, and the wind speed has also increased sharply. They are now starting to cast spells to dispel the 'fog of war'. In a quarter of an hour at most, this fog will be blown away..."
"Yes! The direction of the enemy's main fleet has been determined. It is 15 degrees north by east, about nineteen nautical miles away..."
Raymond also always uses his mental power to "communicate" with the fish in the sea. He is very aware of the movements of the enemy's main force.
He said: "The main gun is ready to be loaded. Adjust the direction of the muzzle. You don't have to wait for the fog to clear. You should be able to see the general outline of the enemy's fleet in ten minutes, and then fire directly at the enemy's main battleship!"
Everyone responded: "Yes, Captain!"
...
Before the fog dissipated, Sol and Sha Mao were still seizing the time to "blindly fire" a few cannons into the fog, like playing a game of "balloon shooting".
But because the guys in the [Night Emperor] regiment were on guard and dispersed their formation, the next few shots never hit the target.
Seeing this, the pirates also breathed a sigh of relief.
On the main ship, [Flamingo] Rhine and a group of core subordinates were standing on the deck talking.
The encirclement circle is getting smaller and smaller, and the smiles of the pirates who are about to call it a day gradually appear on their faces.
"The intervals between artillery fire are getting longer and longer. The barrel of the gun is too hot. Those guys should stop for a while..."
"Those stupid guys are really noobs... The artillery is about to misfire before we even see this target. At the level of naval battle... Is this worth a reward of nearly 800 million?"
Although most pirates were blindly confident in themselves, people finally realized something was wrong.
Actor A: "Don't you think it's a little strange? The intelligence says that the boy named Raymond is a member of Capone's 'brain trust'. He is cunning and scheming... This behavior seems too stupid, doesn't it?
"
"It's indeed a bit different from the intelligence..."
The first mate agreed with this view.
Suddenly, he thought of something, turned to look at their captain, and said sternly: "Captain Rhine, be careful of the 'golden cicada's escape' plan! Maybe they deliberately opened fire to attract our attention, and then abandoned the ship to escape? Captain Rhine, we
I’m afraid I need to make my extraordinary senses pay more attention to the underwater and surface areas!”
"This has been arranged a long time ago..."
[Flamingo] Rhine shook his head slightly with a nonchalant expression.
He smiled and said: "I've heard about it too. That kid was slippery. When the battle of Jaffatron started, they escaped in the 'noble viewing group'. If they hadn't met the seriously injured 'Shichibukai' Murphy, they would have escaped."
After a big battle, I'm afraid no one will know how shameless they are. I have long been on guard for him to escape, and arranged for the 'water ghost' to go into the water... Those guys want to escape from the sea, but there is no way they can escape my perception."
Hearing this, a kind of pirate laughed.
"Hahaha...The 'Ghost Group' is so shameless? Is this the 'Pirate Supernova'?"
"It also gave them bad luck! If I met Murphy in that situation, I could kill her... With such a high bounty, the Navy is also blind."
"The intelligence also said that boy Raymond still claims to be the 'Blood-Hand Human Slaughterer'? Is he worthy? A newcomer who has never even understood domineering power. He is just spreading rumors..."
"That's right! We have so many people and ships here this time. What other tricks can those guys do?"
"..."
A group of pirates chatted with each other, and the surrounding fog quickly dissipated due to the cyclone.
A few minutes later, they gradually watched the hazy shadow of a ship appear on the sea in their field of vision.
"Captain Rhine, look, there is a ship there!"
"The shape of the toad is exactly the same as in the information. It should be the ship of the 'Ghost Pirates'!"
"But... have you noticed the blue light on the ship?"
"Damn it, that's the charged beam of the magic energy cannon!"
"not good..."
Waiting for the pirates to react and see what they saw, there was a lot of excitement on the ship.
No one expected that when only a boat silhouette appeared in the field of vision, the other party would fire at them.
"Don't panic! Our ship's defense ban has been activated, and the artillery can't do anything to me..."
Before he could finish his words, three beams of blue light magic energy hit the hull of the ship instantly.
The three beams fell one after another, hitting almost the same spot on the ship, with an interval of less than a second.
With the first blow, the golden rune light shield on the main ship "Flamingo" lit up, perfectly blocking the blue light.
The second blow, before the golden light shield was fully charged and recovered, was hit hard again, and the golden light runes immediately dimmed.
In this third blow, the magic energy beam seemed to easily pierce a bubble, directly piercing the defensive deck and blasting a big hole in the hull.
Wherever the magic energy beam passed, the figure was instantly reduced to ashes, and then a large hole was pierced on the left side of the ship's hull.
After a breath of silence, the speed of light exploded in the cabin, and the entire huge "Sea King" battleship exploded into a mushroom cloud of fire...
Bang!
The huge waves set off huge waves several meters high.
[Flamingo] Rhine and several high-level extraordinary beings on the ship also reacted very quickly. At the moment when the ship's defense shield was broken by the speed of light, they jumped to the sea and escaped disaster.
But even so, several people were quite embarrassed.
They turned to look at the sunk main ship, their expressions becoming extremely complicated.
"Is it possible... that we fell into a trap? The large force of the [Blood Emperor] Regiment came to support us?"
After being shocked, everyone couldn't help but have an idea in their minds.
It can sink a "Sea King"-class battleship with one round of artillery fire. What kind of terrifying artillery is this?
Could it be that there is a fleet hidden in the mist?
But... these people are all high-level extraordinary people, how could they not underestimate the fact that the three beams of blue light were emitted from a ship?
The first mate looked shocked and said: "That was... three rounds of continuous fire! Captain Rhine, it was only one ship that fired!"
"nonsense!"
Rhine cursed angrily.
He wasn't blind, so wherever he didn't see it was the toad's fire.
At this moment, he wanted to cut the guy who collected the intelligence into pieces, and cursed angrily: "What the hell! Is this the ship-based artillery firepower of the 'Ghost Regiment' mentioned in the intelligence? Is this even better than the 'Sea King' class?"
The artillery is strong, but is it just a little stronger than the Predator?"
The members of the [Night Emperor] group were scolded so much that they dared not speak up.
Just this one shot caused them heavy losses.
The "Sea King" class battleship... This is the world's top battleship, and it can't be bought with money. Even their [Night Emperor] group doesn't have many, so sinking one of them would be a huge loss.
Even if this mission is successful, losing such a ship is no less costly than losing a top-level transcendent!
The disdain everyone felt just now turned into "fear" because of this round of artillery fire.
They realized that the other party was afraid that... they were coming with bad intentions!
No one is stupid...
From the current situation, it seems that the other party can hit the main ship with one blow, and it has obviously locked their whereabouts long ago. It is launching the attack now, and it is obvious that they have the same purpose as them, intending to introduce it within the "absolute range"
!
It's scary to think about it.
Moreover, he obviously has such a powerful artillery, but it has only been exposed now... At first glance, it seems that he has planned it for a long time. I am afraid that the attack is the attention of their "Sea King" battleship!
[Flamingo] Rhine's face was gloomy. He knew that blaming others at this moment would not change the situation. He shouted angrily: "Surround them! No matter how powerful it is, it only has one ship! Fire and sink them!"
The [Night Emperor] Division Captain's response was also extremely decisive.
Suddenly, he thought of something again, and said anxiously in his heart: "No, since the other party is aiming to sink the 'Sea King-class main ship'... they will definitely not have only one round of artillery!"
Rhine shouted at another Sea King-class battleship not far away: "Main ship, please stay out of the way, be careful of enemy artillery locks!"
Unfortunately...it's too late!
This distance is already the range of the "Sea King" battleship, and they are turning their guns to aim at the "Golden Ghost". But when they are filling the cannons with magic energy, they find in despair...
The opponent's second round of artillery is fully charged!
The blue light that represented destruction lit up, and the faces of fear and despair were reflected on the main ship of the Sea King.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There were three more explosions in succession, the same three rounds of intensive artillery, accurately
Two rounds of artillery sank two of the three "Sea King" class battleships.
If they were still careless in the first round and were attacked by surprise...
Then this second round made people feel the fear of "precision strike"!
All of them felt like they were being targeted with a sniper rifle in the head.
Damn it, is the other party a monster?
Is the magic cannon used as a sniper rifle?
Where to hit?
"This charging speed... is much faster than before! Those guys have been hiding their clumsiness and paralyzing us before!"
"How come their artillery is so accurate? Our ship was hit while dodging at high speed. How is this possible..."
"We underestimated the enemy! The technological level of the opponent's ships far exceeded our expectations. I'm afraid they also have top artillery shooters..."
"..."
The people in the [Night Emperor] group finally woke up.
This technological level is completely different from that of intelligence. Let alone the "Prey-class" battleship, this is ten times more powerful than their "Sea King-class" main ship!
"Damn it! This information is correct. That guy named Raymond is really cunning... he shouldn't be such a love rival!"
[Flamingo] Rhine looked gloomy, finally understanding what was going on with the vague feeling of uneasiness in his heart.
But at this moment, there is no way out.
They used so much force to round up the "Ghost Group", and now they have sunk two main ships. This is already a deadly feud.
Still a huge shame!
...
Now that the fog has dissipated, everyone can clearly see that there is only one lonely ship on the sea in the distance.
The firing range of the opponent's ship... is terrifying!
The crushing power of technology has given people a sense of helpless despair...
"Sea King" class battleships are all sinking. Who can withstand it?
But after all, the other party only has one ship...
No matter how powerful it is, there is only one!
This is the only place where the round-up fleet can feel at ease.
If they retreat now, they may not have the shame to go back alive to see their leader [Night Emperor] Morgan.
What's more, now within this "absolute range", even if you want to leave... you can't leave!
The other party obviously had a premeditated plan.
Thinking of this, even though Rhine felt that he had fallen into a trap, he decisively shouted at the courier: "Charge! Charge me with full power! Rush into the shooting range, fire on me immediately, cover them with artillery fire, and sink them!"
Now in a naval battle, their only chance is numerical superiority.
As long as they get closer and enter the range of those "predator-class" warships, they will have the ability to cover the range and strike.
By that time, no matter how powerful the opponent's ship technology is, eighty to one, they will definitely die!