The distance is getting closer.

Both Diana and Logan stood next to Ethan, with only Laura not on deck. Realizing that a fight might take place, Laura is asked to return to the cabin.

Although Laura is not afraid of fighting, and even her combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of ordinary people, both Logan and Ethan treat her as an ordinary child, hoping to let her grow up like an ordinary child as much as possible, instead of constantly participating in various battles early.

Since Ethan had to control the ship and couldn't hold the binoculars all the time, he would ask Diana next to him.

Diana's eyesight is far beyond ordinary people, even without any equipment, she can easily see the situation in the distance, with her standing next to her, Ethan can easily grasp the dynamics of the opposite side.

"How's it going?"

"They still haven't changed course, and I can already see what's going on their deck. ”

Diana could clearly see that there were several people standing at the front of the deck on the other side, one of whom was holding a telescope and staring at her, and then turned back from time to time to direct her crew, this person should be the captain of the ship opposite.

"What is the other party's performance?"

"Looks ...... They are ready to attack us. ”

Diana knew that the world was not very peaceful, and adventurers were not always as kind as Cleo when they encountered them, and it was not uncommon for them to start fighting without saying a word, and it was not uncommon for them to attack directly without even having a conversation.

It's just that she had heard about it from Ethan, and she hadn't really seen it, so she had seen it once, but she still didn't understand this kind of behavior in her heart: why do you suddenly attack strangers?

Before she could come up with a clue, she saw two dazzling red lights flash from the two bow guns of the other party, and then the two energy cannonballs flew straight towards the Goddess of Dawn.

"The other party fired!"

The distance between the two sides is still very long, but although the magic stone cannon looks more like a backward smoothbore cannon in appearance, it actually has a much longer range.

Both sides had already entered the other's line of sight, and even if Ethan didn't use the telescope at this time, he could see the other party firing, and the Book of Inheritance that he had already pinned to his waist was immediately activated, and the translucent white magic shield was cast, enveloping the entire ship in it.

The energy cannonballs fired from the magic stone cannon were very fast, and at the same time as Ethan unfolded the energy shield, one energy ball flew by from a great distance, and the other flew almost past the shield.

"Even the magic stone cannon, which is far more accurate than artillery, is not very accurate on the sea. ”

Accuracy could not be guaranteed in battleship artillery battles, there were too many factors that affected hits on the sea, and the undulating waves alone were enough to give the gunners a headache.

It is not only the side that fires the cannon that fluctuates, but the opposite ship that is the target also rises and falls on the waves of the sea. From a distance, you feel that the position of the opposing ship has not changed much, but when your cannonballs fly past, what may seem like a slight error becomes a huge gap after a long flight.

It's like the situation where the shot flew past the shield, and it was already the gunner's extraordinary performance. In most naval battles, it is more likely to rely on a large number of guns, and shoot more shells in a salvo to cover fire, and increase the probability of hitting with a large enough number.

This point, even in the era of more advanced radar positioning and fire control systems, did not fundamentally change, until the advent of missiles made the way of precise attacks in naval warfare appear.

But now Ethan doesn't have missiles in his hand, and neither does the other party, if this hit rate is concerned, he doesn't have to worry, the other party can only occasionally hit his shield and fire, he can calmly observe and judge the opponent's firepower intensity.

The other side is not a fool, it is impossible to insist on shelling at such a long distance all the time, and after some test firing, the other side has been approaching the Aurora, and at the same time adjusting the course, striving to gain the upper hand while aiming its own side at the Aurora.

"The opposition has taken advantage of the position and is ready to fire a volley at us. ”

Logan has been in the army and on the battlefield, even if he is not in the navy, he also has enough understanding of these common sense knowledge, he knows the situation when he sees the other party's actions, and tells Ethan very calmly.

"You're not worried?"

"Why should I worry?"

Logan had a 'Do you think I'm an idiot?' expression, he had a clearer understanding of the strength of Ethan and Diana, the group of idiots on the other side actually wanted to attack the ship, and he didn't know how bad it was, he could fully foresee what would happen next, and it would be a very sad story for the captain of that ship.

As the opponent slowly completed the maneuver and aimed all the guns on one side towards the Goddess of Dawn, this battleship that didn't know where it came from finally showed its full strength, and the scene of the salvo of the three layers of artillery decks in turn was very spectacular, and the smashing of an energy cannonball on the head and face was also very spectacular.

Although the hit rate of this salvo is still impressive, Ethan's shield is no longer a pure ornament, and occasionally one or two rounds will be smashed on the shield, making a deafening explosion, and while setting off ripples on the shield, the strong impact force still affects the Dawning Goddess to a greater or lesser extent.

"The power of each energy cannonball is much stronger than that encountered in the Sea of Calm. ”

Ethan had used his magic shield to resist the attacks of the magic cannon at the time of the Sea of Parallelism, and at that time he didn't feel the slightest trouble, not even a shock.

This time, the power of the opponent's energy cannonball was more than one notch stronger than that encounter.

"It seems that the opponent not only uses stronger artillery, but also uses better quality magic stones. ”

It's not very clear how the structure of the magic stone cannon itself strengthens Ethan, but the other party must have used a better quality magic stone as a cannonball, there is no doubt about it.

Because no matter how much the structure of the cannon is improved, the power of this magic stone cannon still depends on the magic stone used as a cannonball. There is no way to exert ten points of power from a magic stone that originally had only a little energy.

The other party seemed to be a little flustered. ”

Because the distance was getting closer again, Diana could already see the expression on the faces of the other crew, the person who might be the captain was still using the telescope to look at his side, but there was more surprise and unhappiness on his face than before, he didn't expect Ethan to have an energy shield on the ship, and he didn't expect this shield to be so strong, and his cannon couldn't break the defensive shield at all.

Whether this is the case or not, it will take this person to the front and ask him to find out, Ethan pilots the Aurora and begins to fight back.

Compared with the opponent's three-layer artillery deck, there are dozens of cannons fired in a salvo, and there are only a few cannons on Ethan's side, maybe the power of these cannons is not worse than the other party, but the huge gap in the number of cannonballs is still very obvious.

"Ethan, the other party pouted disdainfully when they saw you firing the gun. ”

“......”

"Ethan, the Eternity is here. ”

Hearing Logan's reminder, Ethan turned his head to look.

Entering the state of naval battle, the direction of the Aurora underwent some deflections, and at this time the Eternity was behind the Aurora, and when Ethan turned his head, he saw the Eternity rushing towards the unknown battleship from the other side, and at the same time launched a jamming attack with the bow gun.

"It seems that Cleo is firmly on our side once again. ”

Ethan smiled and nodded, he knew that the Eternity had not completely moved away, and he had guessed whether Cleo would make a move, and the actions of the Eternity proved that Ethan's previous opinion was not wrong, and Cleo was indeed a suitable person to be friends.

"He made a very right choice. ”

Even with Cleo's help, Ethan couldn't let this 'friend' go in vain.

Under his control, the Goddess of Dawn flexibly swam on the surface of the sea, constantly adjusting the distance between it and the ship, so that the other party had no way to aim and lock well, so even with the advantage of dozens of cannons, each salvo was spectacular, but after fighting for so long, there were not a few rounds that really landed on the protective shield.

In addition to giving Ethan a clearer idea of the firepower in this area, it did not cause the slightest damage to the Aurora.

On the contrary, the ship on the other side was a little panicked after the Eternity suddenly joined the battle group, and was hit by magic stone shells one after another when it was hit from both sides.

The reinforced metal skin hull could not withstand the continuous bombardment of the magic stone cannons, and there were already many scars on the ship in just a moment, and even the deck cannons were half cleared by the Eternal and the Dawning Goddess respectively.

"This guy ...... It's not very resistant. ”

Seeing that the metal skin hull was still limited in defense under the attack of the magic stone cannon, although it was much stronger than the wooden hull that could be shattered with a single cannon, it was far from meeting Ethan's requirements.

"It was the right choice to choose a ship with an all-metal structure, as the defense of the skinned ship did not increase much, but rather reduced agility and speed. ”

It was precisely because of the lack of speed and agility that the opponent was surrounded by the Eternal and the Dawning Goddess in the case of superior firepower, and no matter how the shells were poured, they could not really hurt the Dawning Goddess, this one-sided battle situation made the opponent retreat and began to break away from the battlefield.

"Fight if you want, run if you want?

Just as Ethan began the pursuit with the Aurora, he noticed that the Aurora was getting slower and slower, and finally slowly stopped.

Looking at the Eternity not far away, it also slowly stopped on the sea. Looking up at the sails, Ethan knew why his ship couldn't move.

"The wind has stopped?"