Chapter Table of Contents Chapter 557: The First Battle with the Dark Empire
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Alicia was of course unaware of her precious sister's sudden envy, and by the time everyone - including the bruised-nosed Fabiano and his two smiling girls - had arrived at the bridge, she had already begun to take command of the fleet. Use Read, completely ad-free!
"Is that really the direction in this direction, Your Majesty?" said Jikrem, who was standing respectfully next to him, looking at the charts on the table, "I heard that the sea area is the territory of merfolk, and many civilians who go out to sea to fish have even seen them nearby. If the people of the Dark Empire forcibly build a base there, they will definitely clash with the merfolk, and if there is a battle between the two sides, it is impossible to go unnoticed. β
Alicia snapped her tail on the floor to draw attention: "Don't forget my current form. I've seen merfolk before, and I know that they gave up their homes to avoid conflict. But this is by no means because they are weak and easy to deceive, but because they mistook the enemy for the emperor to make a compromise that took the overall situation into account. "[Lori's Otherworldly Bloody Story] debuted [] Lori's Otherworldly Bloody Story 557
Dibes' eyes immediately lit up when he heard this, and he stepped forward and said, "In that case, why don't we clear up this misunderstanding and take the opportunity to invite the merfolk to join the alliance? β
It was a very tempting and reasonable suggestion, but Alicia shook her head slightly, "I see what you mean. But no, even their own homes can be given to others through negotiations, so you can imagine what a kind and peaceful race the mermaid is. Since the sea has given birth to this treasure, it is better not to tie them to the chariot of the alliance and get caught up in the boundless flames of war. And Dibes, the task I assigned to you is to train troops adapted to naval warfare, not strategic staff officers. If you really let the mermaid join the alliance, can't you and your men go to drink the northwest wind?"
With a smile on his face, Dibes scratched the back of his head and retreated.
How amazing are Dibes' troops? It looks like Her Majesty is looking forward to them. Jikerem couldn't help but glance at the blue-haired rich and handsome man beside him, and then continued to compare on the chart: "Well, that means that the other party occupied it without using force with the mermaid." According to various exploration data, it is a basin with many marine plants growing around it, and there are many fish moving above the basin on a regular basis. Due to its remoteness from the land and the fact that it is a mermaid territory, very few people come here to fish or play, and even our navy's usual patrols avoid this area. Didn't expect ......"
"Now is not the time to say that. "Now that the enemy has built a forward base on their doorstep, no amount of accountability will help, and the most important thing is to find a way to flatten them back." Conquering Tyranmere by force is all that any Tyrant would do. It would be too cruel to brainwash others with evil spells and turn them into puppets who are even more miserable than slaves who are completely loyal to their enemies! I will never tolerate that soul named Ulrik will definitely crush his ambitions on this beautiful blue sea by stretching his filthy claws into the western continent! And now, this is the first step for us to start acting, and I don't want to fall and eat shit before I take a step. Answer me, do you have faith?"
Jikerem and Dibes immediately straightened up and saluted solemnly, "Yes, Your Majesty. We are confident!"
The entire bridge echoed with the loud shouts of the two of them.
Alicia nodded in satisfaction and was about to speak, but Icarus, who had been standing by the window, suddenly interjected: "The enemy fleet has been found at twelve o'clock, the distance is 3000, please be ready for battle." β
"What!?3000 away, the people in the observation room should have found out, are they all asleep!?" Under the strange gaze of the little queen, Jikerem's face suddenly changed back and forth, "Give me the observation room!"
"This is the observation room, what does the captain command?"
"Twelve o'clock, is there anything unusual at 3000?"
"No, everything is fine!"
At this moment, Jikrem even had the idea of going straight through the crystal ball and biting the other man's head: "Give me a careful look at your dog's eyes! Just now His Highness Icarus said that an enemy fleet had been found in that area, but you told me that everything was normal there? Believe it or not, I sent you to the kitchen to cut potatoes?"
The crystal ball was silent for a long time, and then the sailor's voice mixed with doubt, innocence, and grievance came: "I'm sorry, Captain. But my partner and I really didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. β
"Don't embarrass them, Jikrem. "The enemy fleet is either magically invisible, or it's ...... Icarus, I'm asking you an unusually simple question. Is the enemy fleet on the surface or under the surface?"
"Under the water. β
"Huh, huhββ!?" Hearing the Sky Queen's answer without hesitation, everyone on the bridge suddenly exclaimed.
Alicia didn't have the slightest surprise on her face: "Sure enough." You don't have to make a fuss, if you don't have the relevant diving skills, how do they set up a base underwater? But I don't think they have come up with a submarine as a big killer, it's too complicated. Icarus, can you describe the general appearance of the enemy ship?"
"Yes, Master. The opposing warship had a streamlined design, but it was not reasonably designed, and its upper surface also had large structures and protrusions suspected of being the base of the case. No torpedo ports were found, no missiles were loaded, and it could be assumed that the enemy would surface at a suitable distance for artillery warfare, that it was very maneuverable in the water, and that there was a ring of negligible defense around the battleship, which seemed to be only waterproof. When facing your own active surface ships, if the main weapon of both sides is the magic crystal cannon, the opponent has no advantage other than great concealment. "[Lori's Otherworldly Bloody Story] debuted [] Lori's Otherworldly Bloody Story 557
"Thank you, Icarus. It's really a sharp and harsh evaluation. Alicia waved her hand for the angel to stop and looked at the window directly in front of her, "That makes everything clear." Why can the navy of the Dark Empire pass through the hurricane safely, and why is it always beaten by the Tang Empire in the Eastern Continent every time - because their warships can dive and are naturally not affected by hurricanes in the water; β
Chasi couldn't help but interject, "But now they've been discovered by Icarus. Allycia, shouldn't you be ready in advance?"
"No, no, no, if we set up the formation in advance, the other party will know that they have been exposed, so it won't be fun...... Ahem, this sentence doesn't count. Alicia said with a straight face and a heartbeat, "Jikrem, you continue to keep the formation moving forward like this, but be prepared for battle. I expect that the opponent will dive until very close before coming to the surface, so as to negate the performance advantage of our ships. And all you have to do is send our signature greeting to the Birea Empire with an extremely enthusiastic cannonball when they are halfway up stupidly, ok?"
"As a major member of the Western Continent Unification Alliance, is its unique welcome a giant ship cannon!?" Rao is calm personality Jikerem couldn't help but complain fiercely, "Didn't you really use force to intimidate others to form an alliance in the first place, Your Majesty!?"
"Well, this little trick will occasionally play twice. β
"Don't deny it even a little, apologize to the people on the mainland who unconditionally believe in the purity of your heart!"
Alicia decisively ignored the sharp complaints of her subordinates, turned her head to look at Icarus next to her and ordered: "What, Icarus, I will trouble you to cooperate with Jikrem's fleet to attack the enemy." Be aware that allies are nearby, and don't use apollo to clear the map, that thing doesn't distinguish between friend and foe. β
The golden shadow standing beside the Queen of the Sky stretched out her white little finger and pointed at herself, wondering, "What about me?"
"Sister Dark, come with me, let's go to the enemy base and make a big fuss together. β
β...... I see. β
At this time, Icarus reminded again: "The enemy fleet is 2000 miles away, and there is still no sign of rising. β
After handing back command to Jikrem to prepare for battle, Alicia beckoned Dibes and said, "Go and gather your troops." Later, when the two sides fight, we will take advantage of the chaos to sneak over. These guys are used to swimming underneath other people, and would never have imagined that someone would swim underneath them in reverse. After attacking the base, let those big-headed soldiers not destroy the equipment casually, and the alliance needs to study the opponent's technology. Tell them that if anyone breaks a piece of equipment, I'll make sure to let you go back when the battle is over. β
"Your Majesty, this place is more than 30 kilometres from land......," Dibes said cautiously.
"It's okay, I'll give him a lifebuoy. β
"There are sharks in the sea......"
"As an elite warrior, you can't beat a shark? β
Although Alicia seems to be a bit of a scoundrel, Debes understands how much Lori cares about the equipment in the enemy base. So he took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll do my best to control those stinky boys." But Your Majesty, I still hope that you will stay on the ship and not risk it yourself......"
"That's the only thing to talk about!" Little Lori interrupted Dibes with a wave of her hand without hesitation.
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Jikerem considered himself lucky that his immediate boss had placed her most important subordinate, His Highness Icarus, a noble, beautiful and powerful angel, under his command.
But at the same time, Jikrem felt that he was very unlucky, because this time it was not a real battle at all, and his fleet was purely here to cooperate with Icarus to shoot targets.
At a distance of 500, the enemy finally began to rise to the surface with the intention of making a surprise attack on the "unwitting" fleet in front of him. Of course, their actions were immediately noticed by Icarus, and Jikrem, who had already prepared for it, immediately ordered the fleet to change formations as planned, and switched to a very standard artillery formation when the opponent was just showing his head on the water. [Lori's Otherworldly Bloody Story] Starter[] Lori's Otherworldly Bloody Story 557
An earth-shattering roar immediately resounded throughout the firmament, and the surface of the sea turned into a boiling pot of soup under the bombardment of colorful magic crystal cannonballs.
"It's your turn, Your Highness Icarus. Jikerem respectfully saluted the Queen of the Sky next to him, "Please help us suppress each other with firepower, so that Her Majesty's infiltration will be smoother." β
Icarus nodded and walked out without saying a word, and in a few moments leapt up from the deck where the cannon rumbled, followed by an overwhelming burst of pink light. Numerous columns of water, fire, and explosions enveloped the enemy fleet's position, making it impossible to see what was going on inside, except for the occasional shells that fell around your ships with a violent whizz, indicating that the enemy had not completely lost its combat effectiveness.
"Keep beating me until the other party's face is not even recognizable to their old lady or a white flag appears!" Jikerem shouted at the communication crystal ball in the tone of his good friend Francis, "Don't be stingy with cannonballs, hit them all on the head!" These are the exact words of Her Majesty the Queen, who is extremely stingy, so you can rest assured that you can have a good time with those guys on the other side without any scruples!"
The adjutant next to him couldn't help but remind in a cold sweat: "That, Captain." Does it really matter if Her Majesty says that on public channels?"
"It doesn't matter, she never cares about such small things. Hearing this, Jikerem grinned as if he remembered something, "As long as you don't say it to her face." At this point, I actually feel sorry for that kid of Dibes. Acting with that girl is definitely enough to make a level 6 powerhouse exhaust all his energy, because even if the next second appears in front of him, the legendary Great Demon King of the World Who has been killed by brave people from all walks of life no less than ten times is a normal situation for our little queen. β
The sailor at the helm in front suddenly shouted: "Captain, it seems that something very big is about to come out of the barrage!"
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly looked forward, but a battleship the size of two ironclad ships propped up its shield and slowly moved its huge body against dense artillery fire, and appeared in front of everyone, so startled that all kinds of artillery bombardment couldn't help but pause for a while.
Seeing this, Icarus, hovering in mid-air, couldn't help but turn his eyes into a terrifying crimson, and decisively took out a longbow - but immediately retracted it as if he had received some instructions, and began to dive sharply, and at the same time bombarded the same position of the enemy ship's shield with Artemis, showing that he was preparing for a strong breakthrough.
In the face of a blow from the air, and it was still such a small target, the people on the enemy ship looked very flustered. With no experience in the air, they could only watch as the Sky Queen cut a hole in the shield, and then quickly slipped in.
"The ship is hopeless. Jikrem, who was watching from afar, was speechless, "I bet Icarus's actions just now were carrying out the orders given by our little queen. But why would she give such an order?"
Alysia, who was secretly walking in the seagrass near the bottom of the sea and keeping an eye on Icarus' movements, let out a long breath and patted her little chest and sighed, "I finally survived." β
In addition to the very special training content, Dibes's troops also have a lot of very special equipment, including such a strange thing: artificial fish gills. It allows the wearer to filter oxygen from the water like a fish, allowing them to stay underwater for long periods of time without surfacing for ventilation. Although it is far less cost-effective than underwater breathing due to the cost of construction and the fact that it can only support half an hour, Alicia still procures some from the Alliance's newly established Technology Development Department.
Because of this thing, even warriors who don't know magic can go into the water. It's like the group of weird uncles who are currently following behind Little Lori.
Since the artificial fish gills were tightly attached to her mouth, Ilya, unable to speak, had to make a questioning expression at Alicia asking for an explanation.
"It's nothing, it's just that it stopped a map cannon that could have hit us in the head. Alicia looked up at the bustling water above and the various fragments of the battleship that had been smashed and sunk and said, "Don't worry. Let's move on and take care of the hidden. β
Alicia, who was almost scorched by her own demons, beckoned to the back, pulled Imrith from her side and plunged into the seaweed and began to move on.
The men who had left behind the fleets of both sides in the midst of the fierce battle soon came to the edge of the basin as described in the intelligence.
Alicia gently picked up the plants that were in the way and looked down, "Wow, that's a big guy." But it doesn't look very exquisite. What do you think, little Eath?"
"Sister-in-law, I think the base below seems to be made up of many separate parts connected to each other. Uh, what's the matter, sister, isn't what Ace said right?"
The embarrassed little Lori shook her head decisively: "No, you're right." I'm hoping you'll use this meme to make a joke and relax the atmosphere, but I'm the wrong one. But little Ise, if you take a closer look at the so-called independent parts, they are actually ships. β
"That's right! The other party's boat can dive, so they're connecting directly underwater. β
"Well, so it's not surprising that such a large base has been built in such a short period of time. β
"But my sister. Imrith suddenly changed her face to look at little Lori with a painful expression on her face and said, "How are we going to get in, ring the doorbell?" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe, reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )
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