On the turquoise sea, it was as calm as ever. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Except for the occasional roaming deep-sea life, which kills some large ocean life and makes some waves, there is almost no other movement.

This is the gray area outside the borders of human civilization, where humanity is powerless to extend its sphere of influence. And here you can get any support from the Human Federation, even if it is only superficial assistance. In this area where a large number of deep seas are concentrated, human beings can only barely retain some strategic points to maintain ties with other seas, and for other places, they have no extra power to govern, and can only watch the deep sea become the master of these seas.

In fact, it was once home to human beings, and on some islands you can see the ruins of the deep sea fire. In some places, there are even traces of broken human town guards.

There may be countless people who have fought hard and paid their sweat and lives on this front, but this cannot stop the advance of the deep sea. Humanity has had to retreat to the rear at great cost, abandoning areas that could not be defended sufficiently. Even with the help of the ship's mother, the human race is still so vulnerable and powerless in the face of the deep sea, and can only shrink its strength to consolidate the most important stronghold.

The Admiral once said that the natural ruler of the ocean is the deep sea, and fortunately they can only run rampant on the ocean. Because on land its combat effectiveness will be reduced to about half, humanity will be able to avoid losing more territory.

The territory of human beings is gradually shrinking under the invasion of the deep sea, but all this is changing slowly beyond the attention of ordinary people......

On the still silent sea, two inconspicuous black dots were moving at a fairly high speed, passing through some small islands before coming to a halt.

The girl in the ship's uniform looked at the young man who suddenly stopped not far away, and quickly realized something

"Found Target A?" Target A is the name given to the unknown deep-sea heavy cruiser when the two of them made their tactical plans before, because this deep-sea is the primary target in the plan.

"To be precise, targets A and B, whose distances are within the danger range, still need to wait for some time." The boy is responsible for controlling the radar for accurate monitoring, and intelligence and enemy activity will have a great impact on tactical planning.

"So do you need to use a reconnaissance aircraft to observe Target A to enter the predetermined area first?" , The white-haired and red-eyed girl can only adjust the ship's uniform to prepare for battle at this time, and the main task at this time is still on the boy's body.

"No, that will drain your spirit, just make proper preparations and adjustments first." Arrites responded to Veneto's request. In the plan, Aritus was in charge of radar monitoring, while Veneto was in charge of the main battle, and Aritus would only engage in auxiliary battles when necessary.

In fact, the same is true in a normal fleet combination, where one auxiliary combat ship is responsible for the main reconnaissance and monitoring mission, the capital ship is responsible for annihilation operations, and the rest of the frigates provide defense for the capital ship and auxiliary ships. The most suitable auxiliary combat ship in this combination is the mother with carrier-based aircraft and high-performance radar capabilities, of course, on top of this, there is also this aircraft carrier ship mother that can take into account both auxiliary combat and annihilation operations, but its number is too scarce, even if the admiral like Aritus's father only has an escort aircraft carrier mother, and it is not a capital ship.

Aritus and Veneto's plan was only forced by the situation, and Aritus, who inherited his mother's combat effectiveness, was also considered a heavy cruiser, and if he had the help of his companions, he did not have to carry out reconnaissance and monitoring tasks, so as not to reduce his own available combat effectiveness.

"I really hope that someone can carry out the monitoring mission for me, and the inability to use the reconnaissance plane will have too much impact on this." Aritus, who was devoting most of his energy to radar and solvers, complained.

"Admiral, Veneto isn't good at that." Veneto listened to the words of Aritus in the spirit link and responded.

"No, I'm hoping to have one more comrade to help us fight......", Arrites seemed to think that Veneto didn't understand what he meant, and explained a little.

"The only ship girl you can count on to meet in the open sea is the rumored lone ship girl, and there is no proof of this existence. Moreover, the Admiral's resources don't seem to be enough to support the greater consumption. Veneto unceremoniously hit Aritus hard with reality.

"I think I can summon a new ......," after Aritus had finished speaking, Veneto stared at him for a long time, and said with a long sigh:

"The Admirals are really gambling guys, and the Admiral didn't notice that his mental strength has not fully recovered? Every time you use the sadhana, there will be a period of mental exhaustion, and even if the Admiral is not the same as ordinary people, if you don't pay attention, there will be big problems. ”

"So, trust Veneto, Admiral, please don't work too yourself." The ruby eyes conveyed unwavering faith, and the huge naval cannon behind him swirled with it.

"I also believe that Veneto and I can cope with these difficulties together", Aritheus couldn't help but smile a little more as he looked at the girl with an innocent and lovely face but a serious expression.

The relaxed atmosphere didn't last, as this was the battlefield between humans and the deep sea.

The radar prompt caused Arritheus to notice that Target A was within range of the raid, and he reconfirmed it and gave instructions to Veneto

"In the direction of xxx, at a distance of xxx, at a current speed of 32 knots, it is still on the scheduled cruising route...... Orientation changes xxx ......", a series of data is transmitted to Veneto's consciousness through the medium of spiritual links.

The metallic guns began to spin, adjusting their angles to the bearing information provided by the radar, and Veneto's speed on the surface of the sea was decreasing.

In order to maintain her own protection and save her spirit, the ship's mother, who devotes most of her energy to the shooting of naval guns, will unnaturally reduce her speed. The same is true for Veneto, who is unable to maintain her high speed even if she is a prototype ship after putting most of her energy into shooting calculations.

Aritus' radar continues to capture data such as the azimuth velocity of Target A and relay it to Veneto.

Although the target has entered the predetermined range, the actual distance from Aritus and Veneto is still about 20,000 meters, and only by waiting closer can it reach the firing range of the ship's girls. Arrites remembers seeing Alaska shoot from a distance, waiting for the enemy to reach a distance of about 10,000 meters before starting a salvo.

Just as Aritus was in a reverie with what little spirit he had left, the roar of the ship's guns came from beside him.

It was only then that Arrites realized that Veneto had already fired a salvo just now, and knowing that this was not the time to question, he hurriedly called the radar to reconfirm target A.

The crimson light flew across the sky, and it took only more than 20 seconds to cross a distance of 18,000 kilometers and explode next to the enemy ship in the deep sea.

"At a distance of 18,648 meters, two close-range shots were hit...... The situation of the enemy's blows in the deep sea is unknown, and the radiation response has not changed significantly. Aritaus looked at Veneto with surprise on his face, but saw that she was slightly dissatisfied with her face.

"Please shoot effectively, the original shooting parameters can remain the same......", Aritus didn't care about asking some things at this time, and continued to adjust the radar acquisition parameters and then gave instructions to Veneto for the next step.

“…… Target B is scheduled to appear 6,000 meters away from the combat zone...... It seems that he was attracted by the commotion we made. Aritus, who had caught a radiation signal again, said with a frown.

"The Admiral doesn't have to give me continued support, please give priority to the closer Light Cruiser B," Veneto said after adjusting his gun again, firing a round.

It's a pity that this round is still a close-arrow bullet, but the damage caused by the explosion does affect the travel of the deep sea, perhaps due to the decrease in combat effectiveness after dealing a certain amount of damage.

Aritus could no longer devote his energy to Veneto's side, as a bathscapital light cruiser had already appeared within 10,000 meters of his side, and seemed to have noticed the movement on this side.

There isn't much to block the view in the open sea, especially on a sunny day like this. Arantus's astonishing eyesight, strengthened by the ship's bloodline, was enough to capture the black dot of the state of movement in the extreme distance.

Realizing that the enemy's deep sea was close enough, Aritus ran his radar with all his might, and after adjusting the position and elevation angle of the main gun, he fired a salvo, and failed to hit the deep-sea light cruiser at a distance of nearly 10,000 meters.

Even with the aid of radar, Arrites did not even get the results of the short-range arrow bomb at such a distance, and it was not until the enemy approached about 7,000 meters that the first short-range arrow bomb appeared, slightly blocking the forward path of the deep sea.

A full minute and a half of firing didn't have much effect, until another roar could be heard behind Aritaus, who confirmed through a psychic link that it was Veneto who had come to his aid after taking out the heavy cruiser of the deep sea.

With the assistance of Veneto, a heavy high-explosive shell and two medium armor-piercing shells hit the deep-sea light cruiser at a distance of less than six thousand meters, and the battle ended.

Looking at the sea that gradually calmed down, looking back at a little bit of a loss for Alitus. He's dealt with the deep sea before, and he's had some successes, but this time it's not as good. In a way, it is far inferior to Veneto, who fought for the first time.

"It took more than a minute for Veneto to sink the deep-sea heavy cruiser without the assistance of the Admiral just now, and without the assistance of the Admiral's radar, there would not have been a situation where multiple close-range shells could not hit." Veneto also seemed to notice the change in Aritus' expression, and said softly.

"What ...... like that", the girl's words seemed to make him a little relieved, not depressed by what had just happened.

"Huh? There seems to be a faint radiation reaction...... But it's not like a deep-sea ......", Aritaus and Veneto had just recuperated for a while to replenish their supplies when they noticed a faint reaction not far away.

"It seems to be...... Radiant nuclei dropped from the deep sea? After approaching with a little vigilance, the two noticed the appearance of the object that emitted faint radiation.

A crystal ball emitting a glowing blue light is floating on the surface of the water with its own radiant energy, staining the turquoise waters with a hint of blue.

"It seems to have been dropped by that deep-sea cruiser just now." , Veneto said with a little discernment.

Radiation nuclei don't just appear after the death of the ship's mother, and sometimes there is a chance that some deep seas will be destroyed, but this probability is not very high, like the deep sea that Veneto sank just now.

"It's really uncommon...... Two or three deep-sea destroyers have been sunk before, and none of them seem to be in this situation. As Arritheus drew closer to the orb, he made sure there was no danger and brought it into his subspace.

"Is this the first time you've seen the Admiral?" Before Veneto's words could be finished, he was interrupted by Alitus's hurried words: "The deep-sea destroyer that is wandering around the border is coming in this direction!" ”。

"Sure enough, the high-energy deep sea is very sensitive to this reaction...... Admiral, without further ado, we need to break through this sea ...... now", Veneto quickly asserted and suggested to Aritus.

Aritaus also knew the fact that it would be difficult for the two of them to get out if they were caught up by the extremely fast destroyer, so he no longer hesitated, turned on the main engine overload with Veneto, and left this sea area quickly.

Although many of the circumstances of this battle were unplanned, after solving the two deep-sea cruisers that stopped on the course, their choices became very free, and breaking through this area was no longer a bothersome problem.