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,unching wooden projectiles soaked in oil, magically propelled across hundreds of meters toward the gship at the forefront.
"Multiple - Inferno sts," "Secondary - Magic Shields," "Curtain of Frost"... Wizards hurriedly cast spells to intercept the iing oilden projectiles. The collision of fiery balls and oil-soaked projectiles sparked a ze, scattering ck 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 mes 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 nking 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 wouldpletely 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 onught 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 powerfulser 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 mes, the colossal sail-powered warship split apart, creating massive waves...
The assant was Aurora!
When it came to the use and mastery ofser beam magic, she was no less skilled than Lynn. Her previous hesitation in taking action was merely due to the enemy vessels not entering her attack range.
Two hundred and thirty meters... This was the maximum distance the fourth-tierser beam could cut and destroy a ship''s hull! Aurora once again wielded theser beam held in her grasp, this time targeting several other sail-powered warships that had drawn nearer...
The priests and bishops who had witnessed the devastating power of theser beam were stricken with terror. However, the attack was too swift for them to devise a response. Before they could react, the terrifying beam had already passed through their bodies. Their magical defenses, seemingly robust, were effortlessly pierced, leaving expressions of horror frozen on their faces as their bodies separated!
Only three sail-powered warships, slightly farther away, narrowly escaped. Yet, in the next moment, they were targeted by cannons, dormant crystal cannons primed. Under a volley of fire, these ''fortunate'' vessels were sted into pieces...
After the dissipating gunfire, the sea was strewn with wreckage, blood flowing freely.
Having crushed around a dozen blocking enemy vessels, the path ahead was clear. However, this sacrificial nk was not without purpose. The empire''s main fleet had closed in within a few hundred meters.
Aurora keenly sensed a daunting surge of energy from the rear... a legendary-level magic!
On the colossal gship, Chief Judge Joshua raised the staff in his hand, his resounding voice echoing throughout the entire sea region!
"The rain and rivers converge under divine guidance, both river and ocean are creations of the gods, and the evil treading upon thisnd shall meet with destruction!"
The moment Joshua''s voice fell, the tumultuous sea, bombarded by cannons, lifted into the air!
Huge waves, dozens of meters high, surged across the sea, threatening to annihte the entire fleet in one fell swoop! The terrifying legendary magic made the wizards aboard the fleet pale, yet they swiftly organized to resist.
"Ice Domain!"
Six archwizards and hundreds of regr wizards cast spells together, freezing the surging waves at a visible speed, turning the leaping spray into a colossal ice wall that stood between the two fleets.
Once again, the intenseser beam emerged. With a diameter of only 0.05 millimeters, it cleaved the massive ice wall. Its reduced potency after being hindered by the ice diminished its impact, merely slicing a long gash in the gship''s hull after breaking through magical defenses...
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.
ording to the kingdom''s scouts, these things called airships annihted 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 undoubtedlye at an exorbitant cost.
Even he had to acknowledge that these wizards held an unparalleled advantage upon the open sea.
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