With the loud roar of the energy furnace, a large amount of magic essence was converted into magic energy, which was transmitted to the cannon barrel through a thick tube, and the energy indicators on the cannon barrel lit up one by one.

On the orders of Captain Becky, the gunners turned the baseplate, adjusted the direction of the barrel, and gradually aimed it at the cruise ship.

This is the Magic Cannon, a prototype that is still in the research and development stage.

……

In the Age of the Gods, alchemists once made real elemental cannons, but those terrifying killing weapons lost their effectiveness with the precipitation of magical elements.

It wasn't until recently that the magic element returned, the nature of the magic element changed slightly, and the magic energy cannon made in imitation of the elemental cannon was re-released.

Although the power of the magic cannon is far less than that of the elemental cannon that can aggregate the elements of heaven and earth, and its out-of-specification size is also a major drawback, in this era when transcendents are still rare, it is still enough to be called a "terrifying" big killing weapon!

Captain Becky didn't know where he got this magic cannon, but with the size of his medium-sized ship and the specifications of the energy furnace, it could only support the use of one magic cannon, and at most three shots would exhaust the magic in the energy furnace.

With the current situation, if you still want to keep the energy for the return flight, you can only make one shot.

He decided to use that one and only shot on that cruise ship!

Even if he still hasn't seen who the troublemaker on the cruise ship is, this does not stop his determination to bury the troublemaker in the sea!

……

The roar of the mana energy transmitted to the barrel of the cannon caught the eye.

Su Xian walked quickly to the edge of the ship's side, and immediately saw the thick long barrel peeking out of the pedestal, and his keen perception made him aware of the danger, and he immediately rushed into the cabin and lifted the first mate of the cruise ship out.

"Look at me!"

With three high-fives, the mental fluctuations that had completed the qualitative change invaded the mind of the first mate.

"I'm not going to kill you!"

"I'm no threat to you."

"I'm a good person."

"I can be trusted."

"You have to trust me."

"I'm right."

The first mate's thinking is induced.

The huge gap in spiritual power and the not-so-strong will made him unable to resist the spiritual inducement of the "Spirit Cleansing Ring", and he gradually regarded Su Xian as a trustworthy person.

"Tell me, what does it look like a cannon over there?"

Su Xian took him to the side of the boat and pointed at the magic cannon.

The first mate hurriedly said: "The captain said that it is a magic cannon, which is the latest magic weapon developed by an apostle called 'Scientist' of the masquerade party, which can convert magic into magic energy, and then destroy its stability to make it explode and release." He had always wanted to get one on board, but he didn't have the status of an apostle. ”

Su Xian: "What else did he tell you?" ”

The first mate said: "The energy consumption and power of the existing magic cannons are completely disproportionate, with the energy residue of Becky's ship, at most one cannon can be released, and the release of each cannon requires a long time to charge. ”

Su Xian: "How much time." ”

First Mate: "At least ten minutes!" ”

Su Xian: "Can you avoid it?" ”

First Mate: "I can try, it's not very long." ”

Su Xian: "Go and sail." ”

First Officer: "Okay. ”

Su Xian: "By the way, take off your clothes for me first." ”

……

After changing into the clothes and pants of the first mate, Su Xian continued to observe the magic cannon, and estimated in his heart the possibility of destroying it on board the ship now.

But the Fish-Man Transfiguration has entered the CD, and if it falls into the sea at this moment, it will be a catastrophe.

Don't be impulsive.

It wasn't long before Professor Buck walked back.

"That's the Elemental Cannon?"

"No, it's a magic cannon."

After telling the professor about the magic cannon in a few words, Su Xian took a few steps back and said, "Let's go to the cab." ”

Professor Buck nodded, and took the black substance back from the deck.

The black substance was hidden in the water arrows, which he had intended to plot against Ms. Coroni, but he didn't use it.

…

Inside the cab.

After confirming the route as fast as possible, the first mate pulled the power of the energy furnace to the maximum, and the cruise ship's magic energy drive went into overload for a short time.

The two ships had only reduced their speed, but had not stopped completely, and they were speeding up very fast at the moment.

With a terrifying beastly roar from the magical energy drive, the water turbines on both sides of the cruise ship began to spin at high speed, and two clear lines of waves appeared.

By the time Su Xian and Professor Buck entered the wheelhouse, the cruise ship had already begun to move forward at high speed.

The first mate personally steered the rudder and prepared to deflect the course as soon as the ship's speed stabilized.

There is a whirlpool in front of you, and if you continue to move in a straight line, the cruise ship will crash directly into the whirlpool, and no one knows what is hidden in the whirlpool, but just being caught in the whirlpool is enough to put the ship in distress.

As an experienced first mate, he could not have made such a shoddy mistake.

But on that medium-sized ship, Captain Becky had already entered the wheelhouse himself, and his boat was not as fast as a cruise ship, but more agile.

Therefore, when the cruise ship shows signs of turning, he can make a turn in advance, shorten the distance in a straight line, and follow the cruise ship closely.

And that magic cannon, under the constant adjustment of the gunner, is always aimed at the cruise ship.

There is only one chance to open fire.

A must-hit!

Otherwise, he is the one who dies.

The captain won't let him go!

He held the base plate for adjusting the direction, and his palms were sweaty.

……

In the vast sea, two ships are traveling at high speed at a certain distance apart.

Even though the cruise ship had accelerated to the top of its rope, the medium-sized ship was still in hot pursuit.

By the time the cruise ship had to turn, it was almost ten minutes later.

In the wheelhouse of the cruise ship, the first mate's face was very ugly, and he realized that while he was avoiding one mistake, he made another fatal mistake.

The lack of experience in naval warfare made him unaware of this problem at first.

Once the cruise ship starts to make a sharp turn, it will inevitably slow down, and if the medium-sized ship following in the rear goes in a straight line, it will be able to close the distance, and the magic cannon can also be fired, with a high probability of hitting the side of the cruise ship!

This is to be expected.

But there is a whirlpool in front of you, and you have to turn again!

At this time, he could even see the black mist rising from the whirlpool.

The fog obscured the path of the whirlpool, and if it had not been known in advance, the ship would have rushed straight into the whirlpool before it had time to turn.

Of course, the first mate couldn't let that happen.

"It's time to turn a corner!"

He gritted his teeth and yelled at one of the sailors beside him: "Get in place in advance, prepare to repair the hull!" ”

The sailor hurried out of the wheelhouse.

Su Xian and Professor Buck have not interfered, after all, neither of them knows how to drive a ship, and if they don't know how to pretend to understand, they will only add to the chaos.

But things don't seem good right now?

Su Xian asked, "What's the matter?" ”

The first mate wiped his sweat: "We may have to be prepared to withstand a shelling." But I'll try to keep the hull in the direction and not let the energy furnace get hit. As long as the energy furnace is not hit, there is still a possibility that the hull will be repaired. There are enough sailors on board! ”

Su Xian blinked, and couldn't help asking, "Is there a lifeboat?" ”

He didn't want to pin his hopes on the first mate's technology and the quality of the cruise ship.

The first mate hurriedly said: "Yes, there are both bow and stern!" If it's not right, we'll abandon ship! ”

……

"It was a really exciting night."

Su Xian leaned against the wall and looked sideways at the sea outside the window.

Before coming into this world, he never imagined that he would be involved in naval warfare, even though it was still in its infancy.

But with the return of magical elements and the rapid development of magical technology, it is almost expected that sooner or later war will come.

……

Seeing that the light on the bow of the ship had shone into the black mist, the first mate gritted his teeth and filled the rudder, and the cruise ship began to deflect very sharply.

This kind of emergency turn can easily cause the ship to tilt, and if it tilts to a certain extent, even without the help of artillery fire, it will directly overturn into the sea, and the ship will be destroyed and killed.

But the first mate was in control.

The people in the cabin, who were constantly in chaos, were startled by the sudden tilt, and the brawl stopped for a moment.

No one informed them of what was really going on on the ship, and everyone was at a loss.

But after being at a loss, many people finally calmed down.

The borrower in the casino has passed out, all the documents have been destroyed, their own interests have been protected, and it is time to calm down.

These people, who had been just invited to enjoy, walked out of the room one by one and walked aimlessly through the passages.

Suddenly, there was a violent earthquake on the cruise ship!

The imbalance caused by inertia caused some people to fall to the ground hard, and the screams returned.

"What's going on?"

"What's wrong with this ship?"

"Is it going to sink?"

Some people tried to ask Captain Kenny about it, but the room where Kenny was was in was so secret that it was almost impossible for anyone to find it except for the two dozen or so people who had passed out there.

After searching for Kenny to no avail, some of them began to run towards the hatch, intending to go up to the deck and see for themselves.

But on the way to the walk, the cruise ship was once again violently shaken!

This time the earthquake was extremely intense and lasted for an unusually long time.

The alert man clings to the fixture, and the slow reacter is already rolling all over the floor.

There was a mess in the cabin.

A roar like a thunderous roar suddenly appeared, and the shadow of fear crushed down.

But it wasn't they who were more afraid.

It's the sailors outside the cabin!

Magic cannon?

No!

No!

It's not a magic cannon!

……

After receiving the order, the sailors were ready to repair the hull.

But what they were waiting for was not the expected shelling, but a huge sea monster that suddenly emerged from the shadows of the ocean floor!

The first thing that appeared on the side of the ship was a giant tentacle covered with suction cups!

At first, they thought it was the tentacles of a giant octopus, but the huge eyes that opened in unison from the suction cups on both sides made them realize that this was something unusual.

The sea is the most unpredictable region.

Even in this era, there are still giant sea monsters on the sea that rival otherworldly creatures.

The tentacle was raised high, a full five or six meters high, and the tip of the tentacle cracked, revealing rows of fine teeth inside.

"Sea monster, it's a sea monster!"

The exclamations of the sailors echoed through the deck.

They had just witnessed the battle of the Transcendentals, and they were frightened again at this moment.

Some fled to the cabin, some took up arms, but also retreated.

Suddenly, the tentacle bowed slightly, and suddenly shot out like a python pounced, and a sailor could not dodge, and was bitten in the mouth by it in the blink of an eye.

It grabbed the sailor by the waist and lifted it high.

A second tentacle emerged from the sea and bit the sailor's foot.

A brutal bite suddenly appeared, and the hapless sailor was eaten in the eyes of many.

Bright red blood flowed down the stream, staining a small area of the sea red.

A large number of tentacles sprang out of the seabed, densely entangled the entire bow of the ship.

The cruise ship, which was about to turn, was forced to stop.

……

The first mate's hands were off the rudder, and there was a look of unusually despair in his eyes.

He thought that the threat that awaited him was just a magic cannon, but he didn't expect that there was a sea monster hiding behind.

Su Xian and Professor Buck glanced at each other, and they both felt bad in their hearts.

The position of this cruise ship at the moment is too close to the black mist vortex, and it is only a sea monster attack, if it is swept into the vortex......

"Boom!"

At this moment, the roar of the cannon fire suddenly came!

Su Xian turned around abruptly and looked at the medium-sized ship behind him, but the expected impact did not come.

The cannon was fired, but it didn't hit the cruise ship.

"Was it a gunner error?"

The thought flickered, for he soon saw that the hull of the medium-sized ship was also entangled in a large number of tentacles that had come out of the sea!

There was no head or body in sight, only a large number of tentacles burrowing out of the sea, which entangled the two ships separately and frantically attacked the sailors on the deck.

The gunner on the medium-sized ship, in a panic, turned the base plate and fired a magic cannon at the surface of the sea where a large number of tentacles were piled up.

The black light released from the barrel of the cannon fused with the night, but the massive beam of light that flickered left a lingering afterimage on the retina.

The roar of the sea monster came from beneath the surface of the sea.

A large amount of foul blood, and broken tentacles surfaced.

The gunner stood next to the magic cannon, gasping for air.

Captain Becky in the wheelhouse had a cold sweat on his face, at this moment, he had forgotten his hatred, and only thought about surviving from the hands of this sea monster.

"Dead?"

He stared closely at the long, thick tentacles that had climbed the deck, and saw that their eyes were closed, and they were sliding into the sea, looking extremely weak.

He showed ecstasy in his heart, and hurriedly shouted: "Go, go!" Get out of here. That damn cruise ship will be dragged to the bottom of the sea by the sea monster, and if you manage to escape, we will win! ”

The crew immediately obeyed the order and acted frantically.

The energy furnace restarted, the magic energy drive roared, and their ship began to deflect sharply as it moved forward.

But the scout, who was standing on the mast, suddenly exclaimed: "Front, front...... No, all around, it's full of sea monsters! ”

……

The Moon of the Damned hangs high overhead.

A dark purple soaked the sky.

The shape of the moon is reflected on the surface of the sea.

Rolling tentacles surfaced and converged into piles under the moon.

Captain Becky is also just an ordinary person, at best a peripheral member of the masquerade, and it is impossible to touch the core secrets of the masquerade, and his role in the organization is, to put it nicely, the captain.

In fact, it is the driver at sea.

If it weren't for the presence of Fugeler, he wouldn't even have the slightest respect from the Apostle Merlot and Lady Coroni.

But now Vögele is gone.

He only had this ship left.

He let go of the rudder, desperate.

……

On the cruise ship, the height of the wheelhouse allowed Su Xian and the others to directly see the tentacles piled up on the surrounding sea.

Su Xian asked, "First mate, do you know what kind of monsters these are?" ”

The first mate trembled nervously and replied to the question: "We can't escape from encountering this kind of large-scale sea monster at sea!"

Professor Buck slammed his shoulders and said in a deep voice, "Fear doesn't bring you life, tell us about these sea monsters, and it's possible to find a glimmer of life." ”

The first mate only felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, but his brain was stimulated by the pain, and he finally cleared up a little: "I really don't know." I've been here at least ten times, and each time I've dropped anchor here, and I've never encountered a sea monster like this! ”

Su Xian was still calm: "In other words, they didn't exist in the first place?" Is it because of the gods in the whirlpool? ”

The first mate was still terrified: "I don't know." We were only responsible for cultivating the offerings and sending them in, and the contents never moved, not even made a sound! ”

Su Xian said in a low voice: "If it wasn't caused by the gods in there, what would it be?" The appearance of those sea monsters, is it just a coincidence? ”

The first mate seemed to suddenly hear something, and hurriedly said loudly: "Sea monster...... That's right, sea monsters! I remember the captain mentioning that the Merlot Apostle, who came every time to inspect it, was able to summon a sea monster! ”

"That guy?"

Su Xian looked at Professor Buck sharply: "Didn't he be blown up by you?" ”

The professor frowned and said, "As long as you are still a mortal in the flesh, it is impossible to be alive!" ”

Su Xian suddenly said, "Isn't that a mortal fetus in the flesh?" ”

Professor Barker: "......"

"You stay at the helm and look for an opportunity to get out of here."

After leaving these words, Su Xian immediately rushed out of the wheelhouse and rushed towards the bow deck.

Professor Buck's face darkened, and he hurriedly followed.

"This, this is ...... Do I still have a chance to live? ”

The first mate was dazed for a moment, then regained his energy in the blink of an eye, and grabbed the rudder.

……

On the bow deck, some of the sailors had retreated to the cabin or stern, but some of the sailors were blocked on the bow deck, and they were desperately resisting with weapons, but they were too weak under the attack of tentacles several times thicker than their bodies.

One by one, the sailors were bitten away by the tentacles and eaten.

Blood rained down, and fear filled the deck.

The hatch opened quietly, and Harley Quinn poked her head out of the crack in the door, looking around curiously.

But the sea monster she saw made her scream, and she hurriedly closed the door, and pulled the doorknob deadly, trembling all over.

……

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PS: Congratulations to [Lord of Old World Calamity and Dusk] for becoming the first alliance leader in this book!

5000 words, 2.5 times more happy.