infodatos Chapter 371: Sailing Through the Sea of Fire!
Chapter 371: Sailing Through the Sea of Fire!
Chapter 371: Sailing Through the Sea of Fire!
On the vast, mist-dispersed sea, the continuous thunder of cannons echoed across. Even from several kilometers away, the deafening explosions resounded clearly.
In a mere five minutes, the fleet unleashed over a thousand shells, yet most veered off course or were deflected by magical defenses.
Following three powerful assaults, they managed to sink twenty enemy vessels. However, looming within a range of four hundred meters was a massive fleet of sail-powered battleships!
Heavy catapults began their work, launching wooden projectiles soaked in oil, magically propelled across hundreds of meters toward the flagship at the forefront.
"Multiple - Inferno Blasts," "Secondary - Magic Shields," "Curtain of Frost"... Wizards hurriedly cast spells to intercept the incoming oil-laden projectiles. The collision of fiery balls and oil-soaked projectiles sparked a blaze, scattering black oil and splintered wood across the sea, igniting a fierce fire rapidly spreading across the broad expanse of the ocean.
Ever since the discovery of this unique oil substance, the empire extensively employed it in warfare. Not only was it a potent weapon for sieges, but its performance in naval battles was remarkably deadly against wooden vessels!
The spreading sea of flames significantly dampened the enemy's morale! However, the opponents they faced were evidently not ordinary. Four steel battleships fearlessly navigated through the sea of fire, clearing a path for the alchemical fleet behind them...
"Quick... Attack! We mustn't let them break through!" bellowed a high-ranking bishop aboard a sail-powered vessel adorned with symbols of divine light.
Although these flanking dozens of ships were nowhere near capable of overpowering the wizards' fleet, their task wasn't to secure victory in battle. They merely needed to hinder the enemy's movement until the main fleet arrived, a move that would completely reverse the situation!
On the sail-powered ship, priests and bishops began chanting hymns, countless arrows imbued with magical radiance manifesting in the void, raining down upon the wizards' fleet!
These arrows, constructed through magic, possessed immense power, easily piercing through sturdy armor and even carrying a dispelling effect against magic. Under this onslaught of spells, casualties appeared within the wizard's ranks for the first time.
One alchemical ship breached its defenses, the deluge of oil raining down, swiftly engulfing the entire vessel...
The overseeing high-ranking bishop didn't remain idle. Amidst the soaring hymns, a massive surge of divine power began to flow around him.
"Praise - Divine Judgment!"
The potent surge of magical energy gradually condensed, exuding an eerie silence. Yet, in that moment, a powerful laser beam preceded the spell, crossing hundreds of meters, piercing straight through his chest. Like a knife through butter, it cleaved the entire sail-powered warship in two from top to bottom!
The gathered magical energy instantaneously dissipated, amidst the explosion and flames, the colossal sail-powered warship split apart, creating massive waves...
Water gushed in continuously, causing the sail-powered warship to wobble precariously.
A hint of anger flickered across Joshua's face. Radiant magic appeared on the staff in his hand, but the next moment, as if sensing something, he looked up at the fog-filled sky.
Fifty colossal and intricate airships emerged in the distant sky, hurtling towards this location.
"They're the alchemical creations of the wizards," a somber Sireid remarked.
According to the kingdom's scouts, these things called airships annihilated over ten thousand soldiers of the kingdom.
Joshua stared fixedly at the steadily approaching airships. After a moment, he sighed and spoke.
"Spread the order, retreat!"
With the addition of these aerial forces, forcibly infiltrating the wizards' territory would undoubtedly come at an exorbitant cost.
Even he had to acknowledge that these wizards held an unparalleled advantage upon the open sea.
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