CHAPTER 513: CHAPTER 466 CRISIS AND BEYOND-VISUAL-RANGE STRIKE

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it’s already the end of September.

In the northern region of the New Continent, there is already a hint of coldness in the mornings and evenings.

However, in the tropical Golden Sea, the heat waves are still rolling, of course, the heat is not only in the climate but also in the pirates’ desire for wealth.

The blue smoke on the sea gradually dissipates, and a battle is coming to an end.

"Uha——!"

Currently, the only "Skin-Wearing Person" under Aiven’s command, Baldwin, is displaying a half-human, half-shark combat form.

Standing two meters tall, his upper body is a block of blue-black muscle as hard as granite, with a shark’s dorsal fin and a long spike protruding high from his bent back.

Covered in fine shield scales, his face, like a masked visage, extends and sharpens, and when he opens his mouth, it stretches all the way to his ears, with layers of sharp white teeth no different from a real shark.

Although bathed in blood, not a drop belongs to him!

Swinging the excellent-grade hand half-sword in his hand continuously attacking, although his military swordsmanship practiced for only a few years hasn’t reached the mastery level, he relies on almost Senior Knight-level strength to hammer his opponent like beating an anvil, forcing them to retreat step by step.

Clang! Clang! Clang!...

The red-haired Hilus Official Knight currently has his tiger’s mouth cracked and bleeding profusely, his body almost falling apart. He can only mechanically parry, having no strength left to resist, a look of despair in his eyes.

This guy who looks like a monster also has monster-like strength.

He thought of abandoning the merchant ship and jumping into the sea to escape, but could he possibly escape this finned humanoid shark-like monster?

However, at this moment, due to the blood from his tiger’s mouth, the sword hilt became slippery, and in addition to numbed muscles and bones, after blocking another strike, the longsword flew out of his hand.

Baldwin sneered with his shark face and slashed down hard with his sword!

"No——"

Crack!

Without even using any magic-like techniques, a Tier 3 Extraordinary was already cut down by him. Even if his future strength is hard to grow, it doesn’t hinder his current power.

Afterward, his pirates easily annihilated this merchant ship that dared to resist on the reliance of having an Extraordinary.

Although they uphold the principles of "Heroic Thief" and "Righteous Thief," their mercy does not extend to such resisters.

"Let’s go, collect the spoils, and head back!"

Baldwin crushed a crystal talisman prepared in advance by Milan, clearing the spiritual traces of their side in this area. Their leader has been absent recently, so they act more cautiously.

However.

After the fully loaded "Gladiator" left with the spoils.

On the edge of the original battlefield.

A long, narrow, twin-masted exploration ship seemed to shed an invisibility cloak, slowly emerging from the air. A young figure in a wizard’s robe stood at the bow, spiritual radiance flashing in his eyes, revealing a relieved smile:

"Finally, after waiting for nearly two months, I have caught you, Dragon Cavalry Pirate Gang!"

The White Knight has committed several major deeds this year, and it’s not just the direct financial loss caused to Hilus; the ensuing turbulence is the most profound.

Wave after wave of privateers have followed suit, attacking Hilus like mosquitoes that have tasted blood. Even the largest frame and most plentiful blood supply can’t withstand it for long.

To describe it with words only officials can utter: "Highly detrimental impact!"

Both the White Knight and his "Dragon Cavalry Pirate Gang" have become thorns in Hilus’ side.

Especially now, as the war with the Southern Continent begins, privateer ships officially supported in the New Continent do not hide at all.

Particularly as Tulip no longer maintains its original stance of mercilessly punishing pirates.

As long as they don’t plunder the alliance and are willing to pay taxes on Tulip’s territory, even real pirates don’t have to worry about being hunted down by the navy, and might even receive protection.

The colonial leaders naturally want to teach a lesson to these endless privateers and their supporters, but even the militarily aggressive Hilus does not have unlimited strength.

Being at odds with most powerful countries without any allies, launching a National Destiny Battle with extensive implications could result in other enemy countries striking them from behind.

However, since it’s a banner, catching the tails of the White Knight and Dragon Cavalry and dealing them a heavy blow will surely strike a great blow to the current arrogance of the Anti-Hilus Alliance in the New Continent!

By coincidence, aside from the priests of the "Eternal Flame," they have found new collaborators.

...

The war in the Southern Continent has been stalemated for almost a month.

On land, the situation in the Tulip colonies is becoming clear, with Hilus, possessing the world’s number one army, naturally sweeping through fortresses and strongholds.

At this point, Ilya, with weak morale yet the richest land, has completely fallen; the weaker Thessaly and Paros have lost most of their important resources, and the other countries have suffered varying losses.

This is partly due to Hilus’ "picky nature," as they choose their targets for invasion.

Thus, the importance of naval logistics has become more pronounced.

Both sides continuously engage in probing, insertion, hunting, and counter-hunting around the maritime arteries. From the Tulip perspective, if their supply lines are completely blocked, they’ve already lost half the war before reinforcements arrive; from Hilus’ point of view, as long as they hold this supply line, there’s no worry that Tulip’s warships would hide.

After suffering a loss at "Treasure Tree Bay," they won’t recklessly attack Tulip’s large ports unless absolutely necessary.

As anticipated, the Dahomey Kingdom among the aboriginals joined in, acting as the vanguard.

In the overall strength comparison, the Level 3 Battleships of the Alliance Navy are not even half of Hilus’, and they cannot confront them directly, being forced to focus on guerrilla tactics.

Aiming to sustain with minimal losses until reinforcements arrive!

In this stalwart maritime wrestle.

The belated "Storm Horn" rushed headlong into this growing vortex.

There’s no time for them to rest, Aiven quickly transformed into a Thunderbird and took Olivia back to his flagship that had just arrived at the "Benin Gulf".

Instead of heading south to "Treasure Tree Bay", they went all the way north to Cape Verde, the supply line’s throat blocked by Hilus.

According to the Seagull’s reconnaissance network, there’s a small fleet there, consisting of a Level 3 Battleship, a Level 4 Battleship, and two Level 5 Battleships, constantly patrolling. It’s like a fishbone in the Alliance’s throat, not fatal but extremely unsettling.

If it weren’t for Hilus and the current rulers of Cape Verde, Heimar, both being adversaries, and to prevent the war from expanding, even if the blockade force doubled in size, it wouldn’t be surprising.

And Aiven’s mission is to uproot them!

"Storm Horn", above the foredeck.

"Is this your new weapon?"

Looking at Aiven and Roddy fiddling with the strange weapon resembling both a gun and a cannon, Milan felt that after just one month of absence, he seemed to be out of date.

"That’s right, today I’ll show you guys something extraordinary!"

Including Milan, Boris, and Gary, the three extraordinary individuals, although they had traveled a long way, the crew’s status was still quite good. Upon hearing those words, they all gathered around.

The total voyage was less than a month, only half of their original journey from the Old Continent to the New Continent, having little impact on their combat capability.

Moreover, with this thing, temporary they won’t need their combat skills.

’Perhaps in future battles, all I need to shout is: "Company Commander, bring up my Electromagnetic Cannon." Then the battle will be resolved, and you guys can just cheer "Captain awesome!" from the back.’

Aiven glanced at this group of soon-to-be unemployed fellows.

After adjusting the weapon, he came to the firing position of the electromagnetic cannon, and his vision was already connected to the Seagull’s mind network.

The target is 40 kilometers away, requiring the guidance from the perspective of Sea Birds; even with a Tier 3 Extraordinary’s eyesight, 40 kilometers away would only be a blur.

Buzz——

He activated the "Aquamarine" power source, the blue runes on the silver-white cannon’s body lit up sequentially, and the electromagnetic cannon emitted a slight buzz, with a powerful current already passing through the coils inside the barrel.

Under the anticipating gaze of the crowd.

Aiven slowly relaxed his body, lines of data surfaced in his eyes, and amongst the distant four Hilus Battleships, he had firmly locked onto that moderately sized Level 4 Battleship using the "Biological Fire Control System".

Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

Bam——

The iron-ribbed wooden hull of the "Storm Horn" shook violently.

After the thunderous bang, a bright red thick line of fire tore through the atmosphere, disappearing from their sight in the blink of an eye, leaving a beautiful rose-colored trailing mark in their retinas.

The plasma smoke was generated by the fierce friction between the metal projectile and the air, beautiful yet deadly.

With everyone’s eyes fixed, connected via the mind network, after sixteen seconds.

Though no sound was heard, after an overwhelming flash like lightning.

kilometers away, that Level 4 Battleship seemed struck by a siege hammer, violently shaking. A two-meter diameter hole piercing through the center of the hull appeared abruptly.

Along this line, outer hull, shipborne artillery, human bodies shattered and scattered, and roaring seawater rushed in torrentially.

After waiting for 20 seconds, the indicator rune on the electromagnetic cannon lit up.

Bam——

After the hull jolted, another streak of fire shot out from the four-meter-long cannon barrel.

As they watched that Battleship, another penetrating injury was added. Although it didn’t sink immediately, it had completely lost its combat capabilities.

"Whew!"

He gently whistled, smiled at the officers who were already speechless:

"This is victory for technology!"

With the initial model’s technology level.

This [Extraordinary Armament: Electromagnetic Cannon 1.0] can fire the enchanted aluminum cone-shaped projectile every 20 seconds, at an initial velocity of 2500 meters per second, 2 to 3 times faster than ordinary bullets, seven times the speed of sound, with a range of up to 50 kilometers.

Carrying immense kinetic energy, the enchanted projectile destroys the target upon impact.

Additionally, ammo can be switched; the specially enchanted Aluminum Bullet No. 2 is capable of disintegrating upon high-speed impact, turning into combustible and explosive aluminum powder, and the plasma smoke is sufficient to ignite it, causing a violent explosion.

Though it’s not comparable to the so-called active destructive element, it is already a hundred times more potent than the cast iron projectiles of this era.

Moreover, due to the lack of gunpowder propulsion, Aiven added stabilizer wings to the pure metal projectile, achieving higher accuracy.

However.

With version 1.0, it’s impossible to achieve the level of breaking a Battleship with a single strike, like that over hundred kilograms golden spear.

The advantage is, unlike the golden spear, which has a charging time measured in minutes, this enchanted silver electromagnetic cannon’s material endurance allows shooting at a rate of 3 rounds per minute without interruption for ten minutes without any issue.

Sufficiently clearing out this small fleet from beyond visual range.

For a moment, Aiven distinctly felt the thrill of life’s power over others, akin to that felt by the "Guard Commander" towards other battleships! This is quasi-legendary attack power!

"Let me try!"

"Let me try!"

"..."

The deck instantly stirred into a frenzy.