novelbin Chapter 1463 740: Once Started, It's Already Started
Chapter 1463 740: Once Started, It's Already Started
Within the blood mist, the hidden mermaids swiftly moved, with their bizarre half-human, half-snake bodies darting around like lightning, diving down swiftly, effortlessly dodging the pursuit of the close defense cannon and charging through the dead angles of the ship's firepower to board the warships.
Their skin appeared to be covered in a heavy rock-like shell, deflecting even close-range machine gun fire off their bodies.
All of their four or six arms wielded blades and swords as if they were solidified currents, causing wanton destruction. Among them were ultra-huge individuals that could completely tear open the armor plates of the warships. Others had lightning and currents entwined around them, turning entire cabins into slaughterhouses with their screeching. In the narrow corridors, countless sailors, caught unawares, were sliced into fragments by the high-speed swirling water blades.
However, the assault soon came to an abrupt halt.
With the rising number of casualties, the blood flames soared, coiling around the bodies of the legion of Chosen Ones on the ships, brought to Dan City by Penarosa. These were his personal guards and private soldiers, also belonging to the legion.
At this moment, suddenly erupting, they launched a hunt. When the mermaids attempted to distance themselves, a cold snort echoed from the void like thunder, exploding in every soul.
All beasts faced total darkness, and the mist that enshrouded them seemed to lose buoyancy, swiftly dissipating.
Turning back to face the unified legion of Chosen Ones, what awaited the mermaids was a fierce massacre and slaughter.
Penarosa's cold snort suppressed not just the mermaids present but also the mist filling the sea and sky, which under that indifferent voice, abruptly stirred and dispersed.
Massive blood flames rose like tides along the mist, and the sound of fragmentation echoed from the deepest parts of the mist.
The horn shattered.
Atop a giant cannibal fish, an elderly mermaid, overly shriveled and hunched compared to his kin, appeared in everyone's perception.
Though so aged, with only two arms, he was draped in conch and shell decorations, wearing a bone crown, resembling a priest.
The spiritual fluctuation was violent, as even beasts, through their natural talent, faintly touched the edges of magic.
As the mist was removed, his figure instantly became illusory, instinctively hiding, attempting to distance himself, and retreat into the shadows.
But it was too late.
After the cold snort came an explosive shout!
Penarosa's axe and spear had already broken through the void, resonating like the roar of a cannon firing, and with the blood flames surging, the old mermaid was once again squeezed out from the void, his disguise shattered, only managing to turn back... with his eyes reflecting the rapidly enlarging axe and spear.
Boom!
Exploded into a mass of blood mist.
As the old priest was blasted apart, the roaming cannibal fish also seemed to instantly lose control, rapidly dispersing in retreat. The closely cooperating mermaids fell into disarray, relentlessly hacked into pieces.
Ji Jue watched, his eyelid twitching wildly.
These damn legionnaires!
So wasteful!
No matter how distressed Ji Jue felt, he had no place to intervene.
Under the witness of representatives from various factions, ninety-one mermaids and countless cannibal fish were shattered into pieces and fell into the sea.
This migrating mermaid clan was thus obliterated.
"That's it?"
Pesarona picked up the axe and spear that had reappeared in his hand from thin air, casually tossed it to his guard, and disdainfully glanced at Hamming: "Going through such trouble, mobilizing forces, truly exhausting."
Having come this far only to deal with a few beasts, it wasn't even a warm-up, let alone an accomplishment.
As for how Dan City would boast, he wasn't interested.
Just thinking that he still had to cooperate with this bunch in their performance, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Hamming gave a self-mocking smile, indifferent to Pesarona's contempt, but as he was about to speak, he saw Penarosa's expression suddenly become stern.
Sullen.
Glaring at him with icy eyes.
That cold gaze made Hamming involuntarily tremble, unable to comprehend.
Soon after, he heard the distant horn sounds from the edge of the sea... On the silent, dark sea surface, points of phosphorescence rose and spread like stars.
Ji Jue's expression also changed.
On the satellite cloud map, this area was rapidly covered by clouds, the wind rising fiercely, gusts of wind carrying the lingering foul stench into noses, nauseating.
What was even more horrifying was the rotten smell emanating from deeper within the ocean.
Mermaids! More mermaids!
But the quantity... one group, two groups, three groups, four groups... two hundred, three hundred... five hundred... six hundred...
Ji Jue, in disbelief, was almost amused.
Furious.
"Really underestimated you all."
He glanced at the stunned Hamming, unable to suppress a cold laugh.
No matter how many calculations were made, finally figuring out these bugs' pretentiousness, overlooked was this bunch of fools' slapdash manner... actually managing to create such a massive situation, overturning everything!
Where was this even the small-scale mermaid skirmishes and harassment from the intelligence?!
The mermaid group they discovered was merely the advance troops sent by the numerous tribes arriving!
Originally thought to be insignificant small fry, busy setting the stage, hyping up the news, but now, the hype had literally jumped right onto their faces!
What about the champagne?
Still popping?
There's only a thin line between being calm and composed, and being rushed and flustered.
Surprised? Caught off guard?
The recently deceased mermaids seemed to sneer in the wind: Someone as badass as me, there's got to be at least seven or eight more!
The situation has changed like this, you can think lightly that it's Dan City's haphazardness. But if you think seriously, it's a false military report. Just what in the hell are you bugs trying to do!
"This... this..."
Hamming began sweating, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles under Penarosa's cold gaze, stammering, "I, I, no, Dan City wasn't aware of this, Colonel, all the intel we received didn't indicate such a situation, I..."
Hamming, nearly in tears, hastily explained, "Even if my uncle wanted to pull some tricks, he wouldn't use me as a smokescreen!"
Galisto and Hamming, though called uncle and nephew, were practically like father and son. This political and status inheritance was even closer than that between father and son.
Even if Galisto did want to pull some tricks, he certainly wouldn't use Hamming to do it, especially when the Holy Tree Family's dogs are more efficient? As long as they pay well, they really don't care how you live. Isn't that better than being a dog for the Xu Family or the like?
It doesn't make sense.
Would anyone leave a stable job just to work for some shady sweatshop company?
Penarosa glanced at him one last time, couldn't help but curse with an Empire curse.
The rough translation into Federation's language would be something like: playing with fools can accidentally make you eat shit.
"Smart dogs are hard to teach."
Ji Jue added in Empire's language, as a form of comfort.
Penarosa's expression turned helpless, with a sigh.
He's already a dog, what more could you expect from him? If he's gonna be dumb, let him be dumb, if he's a waste, let him be a waste, you raised him, can't kill him, can you?
Fortunately, although the situation was out of control, it wasn't impossible to handle.
It was just a bit troublesome.
The most awkward part was having arranged a gathering for dinner and ended up losing face this badly.
"Mr. Ji, I'm afraid I can't tend to anything else in the upcoming situation," Penarosa nodded, "If there's any oversight, I hope you understand."
"Colonel, feel free to act as you see fit. Need me to assist?"
"Guest's here to enjoy; it's unreasonable to have a guest do any work."
Finally, Penarosa waved it off, dragging his axe and spear, full of pent-up anger, toward his flagship.
Damn it, kill kill kill!
You damned bastards, you trash beasts, just prepare to die under my fury!
In the distance, the thick mist reappeared, this time rising into the sky, forming what seemed like endless dark clouds.
In an instant, a torrential downpour.
Within the dark clouds above the downpour, flashes of electricity kept appearing and disappearing in response to the horns.
The eerie flashes gradually clustered together, and thick bolts of lightning fell from the sky under the tribes' summons, striking down like artillery!
Amidst the pouring rain, Penarosa irritably waved his hand, and a thunderous sound seemed to sweep through the void, easily brushing aside the incoming lightning, deflecting it aside.
With the other hand, he pulled out an archaic creation resembling a pure copper telescope from his chest, shining with light.
No, that's not a telescope, that's...
Ji Jue squinted his eyes.
— A sniper scope fitted on an old-fashioned rifle?
Before he could see clearly, he heard Penarosa's cold voice, like a command, resound across the fleet: "Order the entire fleet, open fire for me!"
No rebuttal, no doubt, absolutely no hesitation.
As soon as the order was given, everyone instinctively went into action, and even the cold battleships seemed to echo his command at that moment.
Ji Jue's eyebrows lifted, realization dawning on him.
So it's a weapon, eh?
With Blood Flames covering everything, all the weapons and soldiers were brought completely under control of the Heavenly Origin Path, viewing everything as tools. Once the order was given, the tools automatically went into operation.
Without a second thought, they executed the command!
Six double-mounted cannons, nine triple-mounted cannons, twenty double-mounted dual-purpose guns, hundreds of high-angle guns... all the weapons accumulated by Dan City's defense fleet over the years, now unleashed with full firepower under Penarosa's command!
The world was illuminated in an instant, a roar louder than thunder spread across the sea, and flames spurted from the mouths of the cannons like tidal waves, while countless chains of ammunition ascended into the sky...
The entire fleet didn't even aim, wantonly squandering an overwhelming force, and the countless dazzling lights had blanketed the entire ocean.
Then...under the slack-jawed stares of others, strings of fiery bullets twisted like snakes, curling into S-shapes mid-air, spanning several kilometers, and accurately striking colossal entities on the distant sea and deep ocean.
Shells ripping through the air turned sharply at a hundred and twenty-degree angle mid-air, blasting creatures as massive as whales into shreds of flesh.
"Now it's really about packing up and leaving home..."
Ji Jue mused, his gaze once more landing on the red-hot sniper scope in Penarosa's possession.
It's either on or off, and there's no pretending or turning around involved.
Aimbot, wallhack, all locations marked, bullet speed with no trajectory drop... all the talents of FPS gamers are fucking present!
He started itching to try.
Since we're such good friends, and you've even treated me to some sweets...
Can I get a feel of it?