Chapter 367
2020-11-02
Chapter 367 Destruction
The sea is densely covered with lead clouds, and the dark clouds are extremely low.
The air was dull and the wind was very weak. Apparently, a rainstorm weather, which is very common in the Black Sea, was quietly brewing again.
Even before the rainstorm is the most frequent and largest summer, the Black Sea is always reminding human beings of its ruthlessness and ruthlessness!
In this impending and foreseeable harsh Celestial Phenomenon, a huge fleet of sails also had to drift slowly on the sea, propelled by ocean currents.
It is extremely difficult to determine the sailing date of the sailing wooden boat that depends on the weather. In case of continuous calm weather or bad Celestial Phenomenon, it is not surprising that it will be delayed by two weeks or even longer.
And the misfortunes never come alone is that their troubles don’t stop there.
“Watch out! The monster is here again!”
Boom–
A massive shadow on the edge of the fleet swooped over the water, shaking a giant The tail jumped high from the sea, directly over the 40-meter mast of a warship and drilled into the water from the other side.
During this period, its appearance was also exposed to seafarers.
His——
Everyone on the boats nearby sucked in a breath of cold air.
It was a giant sea fish with a mouth full of sharp teeth and a body length of nearly 100 meters [Large Species Giant Water Wolf Tooth Fish]. A mechanical monster made of steel.
Pop——
The 39-meter-long Level 5 cruise ship was shaken by the rapids that swayed slightly, and many crew members on deck All were shaken.
“Ah! Help!”
“No—!”
Then, before struggling in the water to escape back to the boat, he was caught one by one. After opening, the giant mouth, which is almost half the length of the strange fish, swallowed it directly.
As if toying with these terrestrial creatures, the wild sea monster giant water wolf toothfish is constantly swimming underwater in the fleet, picking and choosing as if it is not a sea boat, but full of A delicious food box for little meat people.
Just wait for it to gorge oneself.
bang! bang! bang! bang!
The escort fleet with the flame flag hanging around the periphery assembled, lowered the muzzle and continuously fired at it, firing solid bullets and grape bullets in succession , the smoke of azure has been connected into a cloud.
There are powerful transcender captains who struggle to throw the characteristic harpoon in his hand, but this is of little effect in the face of the large kraken’s hard scales and high swimming speed.
“Damn it! Keep firing!”
Without a targeted attack on the water, these cruisers are at best able to face large species by relying on dense The artillery fire scare the opponent away.
Even the Level 4 ships of the escort fleet have a very difficult way of focusing their fire and causing them heavy damage.
Until
bang!
Like a blazing sun, it suddenly came down, dispelling the slight chill of winter on the sea.
On a strange-looking battleship at the forefront of the fleet, a yellow and white flame column shot out, vaporizing a large sea of water over a distance of nearly 200 meters, and pierced the head of this huge sea monster. Department easily penetrated!
Ow——
The giant water wolf toothfish that was just showing off one’s military strength and no one can control, but at this time there’s no resistance died on the spot and slowly floated to the surface .
Even though the steel-like body kept twitching and flicking its tail, it seemed to be dead.
A stench of burnt smell mixed with the smell of grilled fish filled the entire fleet.
“Restore the escort formation! Keep going!”
A cold and hard voice resounded through the Sea Territory like thunder, and all the frightened crew members quickly recovered their spirits Reinvigorate morale. As long as this lord is there, even in the dangerous deep sea, there is no problem at all.
While the signal flags were waving, the fleet formation was slowly adjusted, returning to a marching queue with the frigates inside and the frigates outside.
The identity of this fleet is already obvious.
It is the great fleet of Cyrus Treasures that returns every spring!
After the dispute over the silver mines in the new continent Potosi was settled, the ship officially set sail, and was returning to the mainland along the shortest route between the “yellow golden sea” and the mainland of Cyrus, grandiose.
This is the largest voyage of a large fleet of the year, full of gold, silver, precious stones, tobacco, and ink trees scavenged from the new continent. The total amount is a huge wealth that the ordinary person can’t even imagine!
The total fleet has reached 120 ships, of which 102 merchant ships are both official fleet and civilian merchant ships of Cyrus, and 18 frigates are at least Level 5 ships. of various warships.
The flagship headed by it is also the battleship that just shot to kill the sea monster called “Red Maple”.
The bowsprit is covered with generals’ flags, nobles’ flags, fleet flags, and commander flags. As the flagship and the pilot ship, they lead the entire fleet forward.
There is no doubt that this is a powerful “quasi-Legendary battleship”!
In terms of size alone, it is only slightly larger than the normal Level 4 ship, and the largest caliber of the ship’s artillery is only 24 pounds, which belongs to the same level as the “Storm Horn”.
But since it is known as “quasi-Legendary”, then this “Red Maple” certainly has the strength to match its Legendary name.
It can be seen from the appearance that it is different. The biggest feature is the red sails that are very bright and red like burning maple leaves.
Because this battleship was fortunate to have received the blessing of the angel under the seat of “Fire of Eternal” (praying in a ritual, not an angel descending), and obtained a super speed comparable to the Legendary battleship.
The regular speed is 18 knots and the limit speed is 22 knots. Even in a completely windless environment, it runs out of the unconditional base speed of 6 knots.
Of course, this kind of speed is not that absolutely does not have conditions. The premise of everything is that the outside temperature is higher than zero, and after it is lower than zero, it will be returned to its original shape immediately.
Apart from this, this battleship is also equipped with a powerful marine treasure, which makes up for the lack of firepower caused by its pursuit of extreme speed.
【Ocean Treasure·Dragon Breath Torch】
Effect: It can be used three times a day except in winter, and it can release a hot flame with a range of 200 meters. Even sea water can burn through. Apart from the slightly closer attack range, there are no other drawbacks.
As long as it is matched with the speed of the “Red Maple”, it is absolutely a nightmare for any enemy!
But the disadvantage of this battleship, known as the “red verdict” in Cyrus, is as obvious as the advantage, that is, it will be completely sealed in winter, compared to a normal Level 4 ship. Not much stronger.
This is also the reason why it was known for its speed, but was not sent to the front in support of the battle for Potosi.
The decoration is simple as in the captain’s room of the cultivator of painstaking cultivation residence.
“Your Excellency Commander! The aftermath has been dealt with. Although there was damage to the hull, no ship capsized, and a total of 52 personnel were lost.
In addition, we are about to enter the ‘Black Sea’ Look at the Sea Territory, we don’t have any islands or naval bases to dock in this Sea Territory.
How to deal with the rainstorm that may come at any time, please tell me!”
“I know Now, go ahead and strengthen your alert.
The main route of this kingdom is in the middle of the Black Sea, and there has never been a record of the fleet being overturned by a rainstorm.
Just use Going over here in a week, even if there is damage, we can get it repaired at the Soviet Naval Base on the other side.”
He looks very young with red hair but his actual age is over sixty years old. The commander of the fleet, rubbing the hilt of the long sword around his waist, issued his own order.
According to past experience, of course, this decision is completely fine.
The adjutant also thought so, and turned away without raising any objection.
“The voyage is nearly halfway through, and it has been a year since I left the kingdom. This time, I must go back to Holy City ‘Novigrad’ to listen to the hadith under the Sect Pavilion and wash my mind.”
Watching the back of the adjutant leave, the commander muttered to himself.
The captain of the “Red Maple” is also Lieutenant General Doyle Griffith, the commander of the Treasure Fleet, although he is a peak Great Knight attached to the kingdom’s military.
But it was originally from the “Fire of Eternal” church’s Volcano Knights, a devout follower of “Fire of Eternal”, and even retains a teaching position in the church.
Before the age of 30, he had already broken through the Great Knight and was entrusted with important tasks to become famous at a young age. In addition, under the influence of the radical style of the “Fire of Eternal” church, Lieutenant General Griffith was even in his style. The domineering Cyrus is known as a hardliner.
More precisely, the main war faction, one of the propositions is: strictly block the air route with a strong military force, and monopolize the interests of the colony!
At this time.
A well-carved wooden box was placed at his feet. It was the silver ingots extracted by craftsmen working overtime from Potosi Island 1 and Island 2, totaling 100 kg. Although not much compared to the total reserves, it has extraordinary symbolic significance.
It was also a gift shared by the colonial leaders to King Philip II.
Glancing at this precious gift for waging a war and even paying great interests, Lieutenant General Griffiths lightly snorted:
“hmph! How could it be possible for those hyenas to grow in the colony? Even the kingdom had to make compromises?
In recent years, the king Your Majesty has become farther and farther from the will of God, and even delusional and inheritance The marriage of the Habsburg family in the imperial crown of the Lothar Empire has led to the acquisition of the Supreme Emperor.
After I go back, maybe in the kingdom, I need more like-minded companions.”
Then, rainstorm arrived as scheduled.
Wow wow wow
wu wu wu
creak creak
in howling wind and torrential rain the whole fleet has sailed After three days, it was close to the center of the “Eye of the Black Sea”.
Although the intensity of the rainstorm will not make the ship capsize, it also makes the crew very uncomfortable. Fortunately, most sailboats are full of cargo, and there is enough load to keep the center of gravity of the sailboat low enough. So far No ships have been overturned yet.
Of course, if you move the time to summer, you can’t tell.
But even so, the return journey was not as smooth as they expected.
Crackling—
Glittering electric light pierces the sea.
On the “Red Maple”, which is the lead ship with the most important reconnaissance mission, the lookout who tied himself to the mast in the wind and rain saw something and suddenly screamed in horror. :
“Not good! That’s a big vortex!”
clang! clang! clang! reverberates far and wide.
A huge vortex with a diameter of one kilometer suddenly appeared on the surface of the fleet up ahead.
Without the slightest hesitation, the Admiral has given his order.
“Left full rudder!”
“As ordered! Full rudder left!”
Behind the “Red Maple”, the fleet collectively lined up in three columns Turn around and find out early enough that they have plenty of time to evade.
However, next moment.
One, two, three, four, nine out of nine huge vortices no smaller than the first have been generated around them.
crash-bang ——
It’s like a huge monster suddenly opened the abyss in the seabed.
No! That’s a really big mouth!
By the electric light shining on the sea, the crew on the deck stared at the bottom of the vortex, the flesh and blood passage full of ring-shaped teeth, which is the passage to hell
“Fire of Eternal is above!”
In the last prayer, the tens of meters of sailboats had been sucked into the whirlpool, and were chewed and swallowed like biscuits.
ka! ka! ka! ka! ka!
Doyle Griffith’s face turned ashen as he pinched the “sea monster pointer” that was spinning so fast that it seemed to be about to explode : “The son of the wild sea god, the ‘Great Vortex’ Charybdis!”
According to legend, the ‘Great Vortex’ Charybdis once competed with the “Mother of Sea Monsters” before being conferred a god. One of the most powerful sea monsters in the Black Sea.
No one has ever seen its real body, only know that the legendary powerful sea monster of unknown size has ten mouths, which can create a huge vortex to swallow any ship.
Under the Legendary battleship, you will die!
At this moment, Griffith watched helplessly as there’s no resistance engulfed by the vortex.
I didn’t even dare to attack, my eyes were red, and I almost roared and gave an order: “The ‘Red Maple’ is going at full speed, we charge ahead!!!”
ka-cha ! ka-cha!
The crunch of chewing crackers.
In the end, only the “Red Maple” was shrouded in a strong transcendent aura. With the blessing of the angel, it successfully escaped from the scope of the big vortex and escaped alone
The rest were buried in the seabed .
After a long time, there is no trace of ships on the sea.
“From today onwards, the ‘Eye of the Storm’, like the ‘Summers Trench’, is also a restricted area for human ships!”
A huge roar came from the turbulent water eddies , like a human voice.
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(end of this chapter)