Chapter 5: Thrilling

"Fill the torpedo with water, launch!" In the column of waves, Shikibo hurriedly dodged another salvo of the main guns of the deep-sea light cruiser, and while returning fire with the 12.7 cm continuous gun in his hand, he fired the torpedo in the left leg of the ship's installation in the direction of the enemy.

To be honest, whether a torpedo launched at such a distance can hit the target or not depends only on the will of God. But she had no choice, under the suppression of the enemy's firepower superiority, she had no ability to move in the direction of the deep sea light cruise, and could only deal with it passively.

"Why? Why didn't you hit her? Once again, the loaded cannonball was fired out of the cannon, but the cannonball drew a parabola and still landed far away on the sea behind the deep sea light cruiser, which made the girl's voice can't help but carry a little crying.

The real war is not the kind of exercises that the academy has on paper, and even if she musters up the courage, she still can't make up for the gap in firepower between the upper and the deep-sea light patrol due to her lack of combat experience. Just like what she learned in the academy, she should use her excellent maneuverability to maneuver with the deep sea light cruise, and then find an opportunity to launch a torpedo closely, but in actual combat, let alone talk about maneuvering, she can only dodge the deadly 150mm high-explosive grenade one after another.

Her shelling did not take effect, but the shelling of the Deep Sea Light Patrol became more and more precise and intensive. The white sailor suit that was originally worn on Shibo's body had become tattered at this time, and although she was not directly hit, the close miss still caused a lot of damage to her. If it were according to the division in the Admiral's Manual, then she would probably have entered a state of mid-break by now.

Am I going to sink here? Watching the deep sea light patrol in the distance adjust the turret again, the girl's mouth was a little bitter. I didn't expect to run into a light cruiser in the deep sea in the first sortie, and my luck was really bad. But...... We can't give up yet, at least until everyone on the passenger ship is rescued.

She cheered up and prepared for the next round of shelling of the Deep Sea Light Patrol, but for a long time she didn't hear the urging sound of the cannon ejecting again, and she looked up curiously, she saw that the Deep Sea Light Patrol turned the muzzle of the gun very strangely, pointing to the sea in another place, and then a passenger ship sailing appeared in her eyes.

It turned out that while the girl was constantly dodging enemy shells, she unknowingly bumped into the course of the passenger liner after it was changed.

"Nope! No!! Looking at the deep-sea light patrol that was about to fire, the girl's eyes widened in fear, she subconsciously raised the cannon in her hand, shot out the ammunition in the chamber, and the shell flew across the sea, directly hitting the right side of the deep-sea light cruiser.

The shelling of the deep sea was lost due to the first successful hit of Shiba, and the shells landed far away from the passenger ship, but before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the deep sea light cruiser, who was beaten into a small state, fired several torpedoes in the direction of the passenger ship.

A huge passenger ship is no bigger than a petite ship, and a torpedo launched from the deep sea can easily hit it, and with the terrifying destructive power of the torpedo, I am afraid that just one hit will break it in two and sink to the bottom of the sea.

Why are they called beautiful elves born of steel, why are they praised in poetry as pure angels sent by God to save mankind, in times of crisis, you can really feel the difference between them and us. In the face of the critical situation, without a trace of hesitation, the girl named Shikiba rushed forward and blocked those deadly torpedoes with her body.

Multiple torpedoes exploded at her feet, the water pressure from the explosion tearing at her body and destroying her ship's gear, but even so, one torpedo slipped under her feet and slammed straight into the slow-moving passenger ship. Seeing all this, she could only stretch out her hands in vain, desperately watching the white line go away.

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Struggling to move his body, a young man who had finally paid the price for his actions slowly returned to the cabin. There was also a mess, full of broken glass shards and all kinds of debris, and even a few poor people who were injured by the shaking just now, and were wailing and being treated urgently by the doctors.

"Hey! Are you okay! How is it covered with blood? A crew member who was calming the chaotic crowd turned around and asked him with a surprised face when he saw the boy resting against the wall.

"I'm fine, it's not my blood." Su Yuchen waved his hand with a pale face to indicate that he was fine, and after speaking, he sat on the floor with his hands on his hands and tiredly. He didn't suffer any injuries, and the reason why he became like this was because he couldn't accept such a cruel reality for a while.

However, it is not unhelpful for him to experience such an event, at least he will gradually assume his role in this world, rather than treating reality from the perspective of the game.

"Look, that white line on the sea, what's that?"

"White line? That's probably a dolphin......"

The conversation between the two people around him suddenly attracted the young man who was about to close his eyes and recuperate. He turned his head to follow their line of sight and looked out of the porthole, and sure enough, in the water, he spotted a white wave that was getting closer and closer. Just as he was still wondering what it was, a panicked scream suddenly made him fall into an ice cave.

"Torpedo! That's a torpedo!! ”

The fear that had accumulated in people's hearts suddenly exploded because of this shout. Some people rushed out of the cabin to find a safe place, some people sat on the floor and cried senselessly, and some people even chose to jump into the sea for fear of the impact, in short, the scene became chaotic.

Torpedoes, unlike both artillery and conventional aerial bombs, damage to ships are mainly done by water pressure, but their power is far greater than the previous two. Because the water is incompressible, the shock wave generated by the torpedo explosion will carry countless bubbles to hit the bottom of the ship, forming a foam jet, the impact force acts on the bottom of the ship to lift the hull, and the foam will dilute the buoyancy of the water to sink the hull, such a shock will make the hull undergo many bending, and eventually be broken by its own weight.

Obviously, in the face of such an underwater killer weapon, it is absolutely impossible for a passenger liner with a large filling and thin skin to withstand its destruction, thinking of this, the young man's heart was suddenly enveloped by a fear of death.

He subconsciously stood up and pushed away the crowd blocking the way in front of him to the deck, it was impossible to avoid the high-speed torpedo with the passenger ship's maneuvering ability, if he didn't want to die, he had to think of a way to force the torpedo to change his course in the remaining tens of seconds.

What to do? What should I do? Is there anything on board that will come in handy? No, calm down Su Yuchen, think about it, you will definitely be able to think of something. Su Yuchen glanced left and right at the things on the deck, and in a hurry, he suddenly found the high-pressure water cannon used to extinguish the fire in the aisle of the cabin.

Without hesitation, he quickly rushed over, picked up something and smashed the glass window, pulled out the water pipe, unscrewed the valve, and aimed the jet of water at the closer and closer torpedo.

The pressure of the water gun was very high, and Su Yuchen was almost thrown out because he didn't catch the water pipe when he first sprayed, but thanks to the strong thrust, he successfully changed the course of the torpedo and let it swim past the stern of the passenger ship.

"Huh... Ha ...... "The danger was lifted, Su Yuchen fell on the deck with all his strength, panting heavily, and the cold sweat flowing down his back almost wet the clothes on his body again.

"Boom!!" But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, another loud bang came from behind him, and he saw several ship girls with huge turrets hurrying and hurrying up, accompanied by a shocking muzzle explosion and a loud sound, one after another shells came out of their disembowels and flew over their heads......

Are you going to sink? Lying on the surface of the sea, the girl whose armor had become fragmented was slowly sinking, and her eyes gradually became clouded when she looked at the still dazzling sun. I wonder what happened to everyone on the passenger ship, and whether they were saved? It's all because Shikibo is too weak to keep you safe......

I'm sorry, Admiral, I've done my best, I'm sorry, I may not be able to complete the tasks you have set me in the future, and I am very sorry that I will not be able to respond to your expectations of me. The girl's body sank into the water, and she reached out to grasp the last light in front of her, but failed, and the fading light made her close her eyes a little unwillingly. "Seawater...... It's cold...... Admiral, I think of your warm embrace again......"

“…… Don't give up, hold on a little longer! ......" In a trance, she seemed to feel the warmth that she could only feel in the arms of the Admiral, and there seemed to be a trace of light in her dark eyes.

"You're doing a good job, we'll take care of the rest," were the last words she heard before losing consciousness......