When the "community" from the deep sea brought great shock to these land visitors with its extremely strange life forms, those land life that was once extremely weak and humble in the eyes of the "community" also returned color in their own special and violent way.

A series of shelling caused extremely severe trauma to the shrinking encirclement, and the figures that could have brought a huge sense of oppression fell apart in the violent explosion, and the strange circle of psychedelic colors also appeared several astonishing gaps in the violent magical shock.

At this moment, the mages who were in charge of monitoring the status of the secret rites on the ship were pleasantly surprised to find that those ship-borne secret rituals that had been seriously disturbed before, and those that were once on the verge of collapse had become much more stable, and even a few small secret rituals had successfully resumed their operation at this moment.

This important discovery was quickly communicated to the ship's commanders, and the large guns mounted on the two armoured ships immediately began to turn, appearing to be ready to pour fire on the front of the fleet and further remove any obstacles that might interfere with the magic ritual and the fleet's movements.

It seems that the problems that were already plaguing the fleet have begun to be solved by the moment.

However, instead of cheering with joy like the others, Shug on the deck of the Windless One hurried to the edge of the deck, his eyes darkening with a deep fog and his gaze directed to the sea below.

"You think they're going to get close from underwater?"

The officer who was following him noticed Xiuge's movements, and he immediately walked over to ask questions.

This officer has a very good impression of Xiuge, and the source of this favor is not from Xiuge's reputation and deeds, but from the faint military temperament of Xiuge and a series of accurate and calm judgments he made.

As a professional soldier, officers know very well what kind of people are more trustworthy in such situations.

Shug glanced to the side, and the strange darkness surging in his eyes made the officer a little worried, but then Shug spoke: "It's just a suspicion, I can't be sure of their next move...... But I guess these guys won't give up easily. ”

As he spoke, Xiuge's magical vision had already been operated to the extreme, which caused a pitch-black mist to pour out of Xiuge's body from time to time, and his vision had successfully reached a more distant location.

Beneath the surface of the sea, he saw a large area of shadows that were difficult to identify with magical vision moving, a common feature of life in the "colony", and their targets were now armored ships and gunboats that were firing.

"Send a signal to warn other ships to be careful underwater!"

Shug reminded in a loud voice, and then he took a few sharp steps to the side, coming to the two sailors who were installing and adjusting their weapons.

The weapon they were setting up was neither a small crystalline cannon nor a giant machine gun with a base, but a large gun with a metallic sheen and several large magic crystals embedded in its body.

It seems to be a crystalline gun that has been magnified several times, and on top of it, there is even a special long-range sight.

Through the complicated memories that had been deposited in the spiritual world, Xiuge found the name of this special weapon very easily.

It is called "Enmeka", which is a very simple and ancient name.

The Distant Eye Gun appeared very early, and its origins can even be traced back to the early days of naval battles and large-scale siege warfare, and this particular firearm was actually an extremely crude magic book catapult, more like a giant ballista tied to the pages of a magic book.

Over time, the use of crossbow bolts and special ammunition to load magic pages rapidly declined, and craftsmen who loved the art of war gave these weapons more form and function.

Their appearance quickly converges on the appearance of the newborn crystallized guns, and in the scenario where they are installed, the battleship and the walls become the most suitable choice.

In the era when the crystallization cannon had not yet shrunk and its stability problems were not solved, these huge crystalline guns capable of firing powerful crystallized ammunition were one of the most suitable weapons on old warships, and an accurate shooter who could accurately hit enemy ships with heavy bullets, and even directly shatter important targets, was an indispensable crew member on a good warship.

With the development of warships, magical rituals, and other heavy weapons, this special weapon gradually lost its usefulness, but interestingly, with the wave of steam and metal that started from the Lowe Plateau, this particular old weapon finally took on a new lease of life.

More accurate long-range sights, faster reloading, and minimal operator ......

If needed, a shooter with magical powers can even use magic such as the "Demon Bow and Arrow" to shoot more frequently and accurately without the hassle of reloading bullets.

And this just meets all the needs of Xiuge now.

After obtaining permission from the officers on the side, and confirming that the ship's "far-eyed gun" had been installed, Xiuge immediately came to the rear of it and sat down on the simple metal seat that had been secured.

The operation method of the "long-range gun" is not complicated, and it can even be said that all those who have really used the crystalline gun can easily grasp it, and the difficulty of its use lies entirely in the accuracy of shooting.

To achieve this goal, it is necessary to find a way to overcome the turbulence caused by the ship and eliminate all distractions in the chaotic situation.

For ordinary people, the challenge of this kind of thing is needless to say.

But for Shuge, this is not a difficult task.

As the mana continued to mobilize and the speed of the metal disc increased, Xiuge's mental state began to concentrate rapidly, and with the help of the precise long-sighting equipment, the magical vision successfully extended to the dark depths of the sea in the distance.

Although under the effect of the "Color of Life", the special community life has the ability to block the invasion and exploration of the magic power of the Abyss to a certain extent, but at this moment, Xiuge does not need to observe them in detail at all, he only needs to confirm the general direction of the target and the path of travel.

As a result, he quickly locked onto a vast mass of shadows that were constantly moving beneath the surface of the distant sea.

The pitch-black gripped the huge grip of the weapon and pulled it down violently, as a large amount of magic erupted from Shog's body and injected the heavy weapon with the metal grip inscribed with the magic ritual.

The huge magic crystals embedded in the metal shell were lit up one after another, and then, with the activation of the "Demon Bow and Arrow" trick, a magic ammunition that shimmered with the color of the deep abyss was reloaded.

With the heavy trigger pulled, a loud roar finally rang out from the deck of the Windless.

Everyone saw that a somewhat dazzling magical light burst out from the end of the narrow barrel, but the target of this huge magic bullet was not the shadow of the distant sea, but the darkness hidden beneath the waves.

No one knew if Shugg's shot had hit the target correctly, they could only see that the young "legendary" caster had skilfully reset his weapon and reloaded it once more as soon as he had completed a shot, and then he quickly adjusted the angle of his shot and pulled the trigger again.

On the other side of the deck, an officer whispered to the mage beside him, "...... Did you hit the target? Those monsters are closing in on us underwater? ”

"I don't know."

The military mage shook his head, he glanced at the figure manipulating the weapon, but was shocked by the magic smoke and dust that flowed out between the shots of the weapon, so he swallowed his saliva and said, "However, looking at this appearance, even if those monsters are not hit, I am afraid that they will be torn apart by the turbulence created by these magic bullets, right?" How could his magic be so abundant? ”

The mage's guess was actually quite accurate.

In fact, Xiuge didn't really snipe at the shadows hidden in the depths of the sea, and under his deliberate manipulation, every magic bullet he fired was in an extremely unstable state, and once out of his control, it would quickly explode.

As long as these bullets mixed with a large amount of abyssal magic exploded near the target, it was enough to inflict great damage on them.

As a result, as Xiug continued to shoot, the distorted shadows that existed in the magical vision were constantly destroyed, and soon, some unrecognizable distorted fragments managed to surface, and with them, a large amount of psychedelic bodily fluids and blood mixed with them.

A large amount of magic vapor came out of the barrel of the far-sighted gun, and the magic crystals embedded in it also showed cracks and strange light, so the soldiers on the side immediately rushed over, and they poured the barrel of alchemy solution directly on the huge barrel, and when the temperature dropped slightly, they directly began to replace those magic crystals.

Such a scene stunned the soldiers who were also operating weapons.

As sailors, they knew very well that the round of rapid fire they had just conducted had overloaded the long-range gun, and even the expensive crystals embedded in the gun had already suffered serious damage during the firing.

This would never have happened in normal times, because in fact, even the most skilled shooter and the most dexterous loader could not have been able to shoot at such a high frequency.

The series of loud noises just now was like the movement of a row of small crystalline cannons firing continuously.

"They're all under the surface of the sea, there's a lot of them, they're coming soon!"

Stepping down from the seat of his weapon, Shog issued a warning: "Be prepared for strafing and shelling the sea, I have only dealt with a small part of it." ”

After seeing the twisted corpses floating among the waves, no one would question Xiuge's judgment anymore, so the soldiers who were ready for battle immediately began to adjust the weapons laid on the deck, and at the same time, many of the guards who followed the officials and noble passengers on board the ship took out their guns and weapons, ready to shoot at the enemies who might appear at any time.

Unlike the Windless, which could be alerted at any time, several small gunboats that were further away had already been directly attacked by those strange fish.

Perhaps it wasn't quick enough to react, or perhaps it wanted to save as much crystallization as possible, a gunboat southwest of the Windless didn't activate the hull's emergency protection ritual in time, so the shadows that traveled beneath the surface of the water managed to stick to its hull.

It was a heavily distorted cetacean, with numerous suckers growing out of its skin, which stuck to the gunboat's hull, and the mountain-like sarcoma was directly attached to the hull.

Just as Shuge had seen in his dreams, the massive sarcoma quickly cracked through the middle, exposing countless sharp fangs to the gunboat sailors, and between these sharp teeth, a number of soft, narrow tentacles stretched out, which slammed against the deck of the gunboat and rolled towards the soldiers who had fallen into a state of terror.

Casualties were inevitable.

And its arrival is particularly bloody and terrifying.

As professional soldiers, these sailors certainly expected death, but what happened in front of them was completely beyond the limits of their imagination, and no one could have imagined that they and their comrades would one day be wrapped in tentacles and dragged to the huge "mouth" full of sharp teeth.

In the midst of the chaos, a brave enough soldier boarded a "giant machine gun" mounted on the deck, and he struggled to turn the grip to force the muzzle into the right position, and he saw that his fellow countryman, who was still laughing and bragging with him in the morning, was carried high into the air by a tentacle, and his hands and feet were swinging like a comical puppet.

In just two seconds, with the vigorous swing of the tentacle, the figure was thrown into the air, and with a miserable cry, the body slammed down on the deck, mingling with the blood of the rest of the victims, and the huge sarcoma twitched violently, and more disgusting tentacles emerged from it, ready to search for more targets.

Stimulated by anger and panic, the soldier roared and pressed down on the lever connected to the heavy trigger, so the preloaded crystallized bullets vented forward in a certain rhythm, and the terrifying impact and continuous small-scale magic explosions directly acted on the monstrous sarcoma, tearing a huge disgusting gap on it on the spot.

The crystallized spotlights mounted on the "giant machine guns" shone on the writhing flesh, and the soldier saw that inside these strange structures, a rich psychedelic color was rapidly flowing out, and they looked exactly like the strange lights and shadows on the sea.

(End of chapter)