The two fleets were parallel to each other and staggered. The guns of the ship were fired from the bow to the stern, spewing out dense flames of gunpowder smoke and deafening thunder.

Because they staggered each other with battle lines, each battleship in the Imperial fleet had to withstand the second bombardment of the opponent's eight battleships from beginning to end. The same is true of the Celestial Fleet, which must withstand the continuous bombardment of the seven warships of the Imperial Fleet.

The more battleships lined up in front of the battle line, the more heavy the blow will be.

In particular, the lead ship at the front of the queue, when intersecting with each of the enemy fleet's warships, had to withstand the first round of artillery strikes from the enemy's most prepared and powerful firepower.

Therefore, the lead ship must be the strongest and strongest in the fleet. In this way, it will be able to withstand the enemy's heaviest and most powerful first blow.

On this battlefield, the lead ships of the two fleets are the flagships of their respective fleets. Both flagships, both of which took on the most important tasks, had to bear the heaviest sacrifices.

The area between the two fleets was filled with white smoke, and one after another hot solid iron bullets whistled and staggered in the air, tearing through the thick smoke and smashing into the ships on the opposite side. Occasionally, one or two chain bullets, spinning at high speed and making a piercing whistling sound, wrenched towards the mast of the opposing ship.

Perhaps it is because of the existence of extraordinary power that the breech cannon of this world realm is far more accurate than the breech cannon of the same period on earth; Or maybe it was the extraordinary strength that gave the gunners a keen eye and accurate intuition, in short, the naval guns on both sides were stunningly accurate, completely beyond Li Qing's imagination.

Although it did not reach the accuracy of the ship's guns, the two fleets' most prepared first round of guns, on average, nine out of ten guns were able to hit the opposing ship.

There are even occasional shells or two, which can be blasted through the guns of the enemy ship with great accuracy, directly hitting the guns and gunners of the enemy ship.

The astonishing accuracy will naturally cause serious casualties to the fleets of both sides.

In particular, the lead ships of their respective fleets suffered the heaviest firepower from enemy ships and suffered particularly heavy casualties.

Since the artillery battle began, the screams of the flagship Shenglong where Li Qing and the three of them were located have not stopped for a moment, and every minute and every second, people have been hit by shells, and their limbs have been broken and their flesh and blood have been splashed everywhere.

Not long after the battle began, the deck of the Thang Long was covered with broken and charred wooden blocks, rolling hot iron balls, and scattered bones and bones scattered everywhere.

The deck even felt like it had been washed with blood, and there were shocking pools of blood everywhere.

The more powerful officers were busy all over the battleship, shouting loudly to convey instructions and command the battle, and at the same time constantly flying shells and chain bullets to protect the mast, ship, helm platform and other important parts, as well as the combatants.

But the shells were too fast and dense. It's so fast that even if the officers go all out, they can't hide it.

Very often, they had to prioritize the protection of important parts of the battleship, so that the battleship would not be severely damaged and lose the ability to move. As a result, it is still inevitable that combatants will continue to suffer casualties one after another.

After withstanding the artillery bombardment of the fifth battleship of the enemy fleet, the casualties on the Thang Long have exceeded two hundred! No less than seventy or eighty people died in direct battle!

Like the gunner who told Li Qing a lot of information before, it was during this round of firefighting that he was directly hit by a shell.

Although the gunner had the strength of the middle section of the black iron, that is, the second-level warrior, his physique was not enough to withstand the direct hit of the cannonball, and he was torn apart in an instant-Li Qing had all kinds of immortal talents, and he did not dare to try to be hit by a rifle bullet in the second level. Breech gun shells, although no faster than rifle bullets, are still more destructive. Even if it is Li Qing, if he is only second-level, and he is hit by a breech shell, he will also be torn apart, and there will be no corpse!

To be able to take a head-on ordinary breech shell without dying, it must have at least level five, that is, the strength of the first stage of red copper. And the strength of the first stage of the red copper, even in the navy, is already the officer class.

As the flagship of the detachment fleet, the Thang Long is a first-class battleship with a total crew of 840 people, and a total of 50 officers of all ranks, from Long Linghan down. That is, except for these fifty people, the rest of the personnel are likely to be killed by shells.

Including Scarlett and Ni Yuanyuan, even if they wore the spirit weapon armor specially approved by Long Linghan, even if the spirit weapon armor could withstand the bombardment of ordinary cannonballs, if they were unfortunately hit in the face by the cannonballs, they would also die.

Fortunately, the chance of being hit in the face by a cannonball is really small, and with Li Qing's shield protection, the second daughter can also be safe and sound in the cannonballs that fall like raindrops.

Bang! With a bang, Li Qing waved the tower shield to fire a cannonball, and another hammer knocked a cannonball into the sea, turned back to Scarlett and Ni Yuanyuan and said, "You guys are okay, right?" ”

Scarlett and Ni Yuanyuan were bending over and retching at this time.

The gunner next to Fang Cai was shattered by a cannon, and his flesh and blood were splashed everywhere, and a few pieces of flesh and blood happened to splash on Li Qing and the others.

Li Qingzi, who is used to seeing blood, is nothing, but Scarlett and Ni Yuanyuan can't stand it. Even if Ni Yuanyuan used to be a criminal policeman, where had he ever seen such a tragic death? In addition, he fell into a half-amputated hand on his body, and immediately vomited out clear water.

Scarlett's experience was even worse, and she actually had a piece of minced meat on her face. After screaming and peeling off the piece of meat, she soon vomited until her feet went limp and she couldn't stand steadily.

After hearing Li Qing's question, Scarlett supported her knees with her hands, panting, her eyes were full of tears, and her little face was pale: "Okay, it's terrible...... I didn't expect the war to be so cruel......"

Speaking of this, she suddenly took a deep breath, barely stood up straight, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, stared at Li Qing with a determined face, and said solemnly: "However, I can persevere!" I'm going to stick to it! Only in this way can I become a qualified warrior and go on adventures with you in the future and fight side by side with you! ”

When she spoke, her voice trembled, but her tone was categorical and unusually firm.

Since recovering her lost memories, she has already understood that Li Qing is not an ordinary person.

He is destined to embark on a path full of endless adventures and endless adventures. He is destined to fight non-stop battles on countless battlefields that only exist in fantasy stories, against transcendent beings who are only active in legends and myths.

If you want to be with him, you have to keep up with him. Otherwise, he will only be thrown farther and farther away, and he can only watch his back fade away weakly until he disappears.

Scarlett didn't want that. She didn't want to be separated from Li Qing, she wanted to be with him forever, she wanted to follow his footsteps until the end of the world.

And Susu has helped her lay the foundation, has given her opportunities, and has given her potential. Now, she has to overcome all obstacles as soon as possible, adapt to the battlefield as soon as possible, give full play to her abilities, tap her potential, and become a qualified fighter as soon as possible.

Only in this way can she not be left behind by Li Qing, and can she really follow his back and move forward all the way!

And her determination, Li Qing felt it.

At this time, Ni Yuanyuan also wiped his mouth and stood up straight. She had a pale face and smiled bitterly: "It's a shame, I used to be a policeman...... I was so scared that I cried. How qualified am I to be your guardian knight? ”

She laughed at herself, and suddenly slapped herself in the face with a crisp snap, sending five bright red fingerprints on her smooth face.

This slap startled Scarlett, and Li Qing was also surprised. However, this slap also made Li Qing feel Ni Yuanyuan's determination and feel the raging fighting spirit rising from her.

After this slap, Ni Yuanyuan smiled and said, "Okay, I'm relieved!" Next, I'm going to make a move! Let's try to see how strong my ability is! ”

As soon as the words fell, Ni Yuanyuan stretched out his right hand, palms to the top, and his five fingers were slightly curved, in a gripping shape.

In a few moments, a cloud-colored air stream visible to the naked eye rose from her palm, spinning at high speed and rapidly becoming larger. Soon it turned into a dark cloud-colored whirlwind more than a meter high and a foot in diameter!

Looking at the whirlwind in his palm and listening to the screaming wind, Ni Yuanyuan gritted his teeth, the blue tendons on his forehead loomed, and he shouted in a low voice: "It's not strong enough, it's bigger, bigger, bigger!" ”

Every time she said "bigger", the dark cloud-colored whirlwind in her palm increased by a point. After three louder finishes, the whirlwind has become more than two meters tall and more than two feet in diameter!

The whirlwind swirls at high speed, screaming like a devil's cry, stirring up the surrounding air currents and absorbing the abundant water vapor in the air. With the influx of a large amount of water vapor, the dark cloud-colored whirlwind gradually turned black, like a thundercloud during a storm. In the whirlwind, there were even small electric sparks flashing, making a slight crackling sound!

Ni Yuanyuan made a lot of noise, and immediately attracted the attention of the enemy ships on the opposite side. Several artillery pieces of the enemy ship on the opposite side bombarded at the same time, and several shells tore through the air and screamed towards Ni Yuanyuan.

However, with Li Qing guarding it, not to mention that there are less than ten shells here, even if the enemy ships bring dozens or hundreds of shells, as long as it is not a special shell with unimaginable power, it will not hurt Ni Yuanyuan!

Li Qingdun danced in unison, and in the blink of an eye, he knocked those shells away one by one. And when he knocked the cannonball, Ni Yuanyuan's efforts had reached the limit. The whirlwind in the palm of his hand has turned into a black wind pillar of nearly three meters, and the electric light in the wind pillar flickered, and the crackling sound like firecrackers kept bursting.

"That's amazing!" Scarlett exclaimed: "Sister Yuanyuan's superpowers are really strong!" It's like a tornado! In the future, if the wind is stronger, the area is larger, and the water vapor is absorbed, won't it be able to create a big thunderstorm? In that case, who else is your opponent at sea? I'm afraid that monster won't be able to beat you! ”

"Is this the limit I am right now?" Ni Yuanyuan shook her head with a little disappointment, but she quickly gritted her teeth and said, "It's just the limit now, I can become stronger in the future!" Now, let's see how powerful this hand really is! ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she held the whirlwind's hand and pushed hard towards the sixth enemy ship that was staggering with the Thang Long, and the whirlwind roared towards the battleship.