The long-brewing rain of the low clouds in the sky finally arrived as promised.

The raindrops hit the portholes of the battleship with a refreshing and refreshing ticking sound, and the water droplets on the windows snaked into criss-crossing water trails on the glass in accordance with gravity.

Outside the porthole, the battleship's triple main gun slowly returned to the center, and the black and heavy muzzle emitted gunsmoke that had not completely dissipated, and this seemingly beautiful white smoke formed a vague arc trajectory along the movement of the gun, but it was quickly washed away by the rain.

The barrel of the gun, which was scorched by the rapid firing, quickly cooled down in the icy rain.

This is probably a good thing, because no one knows when the next wave of enemy ships will come.

Wang Yu, who had a haggard face, raised the telescope to his eyes, where he could already see obvious bloodshots, and aimed them at the port side of the battleship.

About seven thousand meters away from the battleship, a small ship with a pitch-black body was slowly sinking in the burning flames, and even the already fine rain at this time could hardly extinguish the flames of this magnitude.

The bow of the small ship was still pointing in this direction, and it was clear that it was trying to approach at full speed until it was completely destroyed.

These strangely shaped black battleships are known by a variety of names, some call them "sea fog" and others call them "deep sea......

A relatively well-recognized name is the Siren fleet.

But no matter what the name is, these strange fleets, which have taken control of all the seas on the planet and forced human civilization to take the land as the foundation and embark on a path to regain sea power, have always been the nightmare in the hearts of every ship commander.

"What a troublesome guy......"

Wang Yu muttered in a voice that only he could hear.

He then walked back to the middle of the bridge, picked up a tablet, and began to add more to the already full battle log.

[At 3:20 p.m., the last Siren destroyer is sunk.] 】

[This encounter ended with the total annihilation of the Siren fleet, the battle lasted one hour and twenty-seven minutes, and the own fleet destroyed one Siren battle cruiser, two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and six destroyers. 】

[The battleship Jean Bar in your fleet has sunk, leaving one battleship in the fleet. 】

When the damage to the friendly fleet was recorded, Wang Yu put down the tablet in his hand and shook his head slightly.

Far behind the battleship, there was a rapidly sinking shadow.

The bow and the two quadruple 380mm guns in the front were already submerged in the raging sea, and the stern was raised high, with propellers and steering gears out of the sea, and the blades were powerless in the air to make the last rotation before sinking, as if the battleship was still struggling with all its strength not to sink into the deep blue water.

This is the wreck of the battleship Jean Bar.

In the naval battle just now, this battleship destroyed the battlecruiser of the Siren fleet with its front foot, and because of its careless position, the rear foot ate a full thirteen torpedoes fired by Siren destroyers and cruisers, which was considered lethal even for battleships, so almost in an instant, this battleship, which should have taken on more responsibility, lost its combat effectiveness.

There are lifeboats floating on the sea, and there are many abandoned ship personnel in them.

Wang Yu could let the battleship turn around and save them, but there was no need.

To be precise, he is now the main target, and the sirens of the entire sea are staring at his last battleship.

And before his main goal is disarmed, the sirens will not stare at those lifeboats that have no power and no threat, and it is better to quickly stay away from this sea area and attract the siren fleet away, so that these survivors can at least float on the surface of the sea and wait for the rescue that may come in the future.

In fact, this is the currently recognized mode of warfare of human navies.

In the event of a siren threat in the sea, stopping the ship to rescue is not only irresponsible for one's own warship, but also irresponsible for the survivors in the water, and the survivors of the sunken battleship will be taken in by the professional counterpart search and rescue fleet that arrives later, and what the combat fleet needs is to ensure that the self that attracts the siren fleet is away from the sea where the survivors are floating.

Brutal, but effective.

Survivors may have to float on the surface for days before they can be rescued, they may follow the currents and end up on land, or they may not be rescued.

But these results are much better than letting the battle fleet stand still, surrounded by the Sirens, and then ending up together.

In the rain, the lone battleship maintained its original speed and course, getting farther and farther away from the lifeboat floating on the sea.

Thinking that there was only one battleship left on the sea, Wang Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Now he has really become the last coercion of our army...... Oh no, it's the last hope of our army.

The siren's wave of attacks was repulsed, and the next wave had not yet arrived, giving him time to breathe.

He took two steps and came to a metal nameplate hanging from the armored conning tower inside the bridge.

The metal nameplate is engraved with the name and silhouette of the battleship in which he is located.

【Super Cruiser - Annapolis】

The USS Annapolis Super Cruiser, the only one in the "Super Battleship" series of programs conceived by the Admiralty of the World Coalition Government that was built out of drawings, has undergone comprehensive firepower, armor, power and equipment upgrades on the basis of the heavy cruiser Des Moines class, and is among the best naval ships of the World Government.

But even if it is a strong warship, how much of a role can it play with only one left?

Raising his hand, Wang Yu gently stroked the silhouette of the battleship on the nameplate, as if caressing his lover's skin.

In a trance, he felt like he was back in time when he had been the commander of this brand-new factory warship more than two years ago.

As a young man, he graduated from the Naval Military Academy of the United World Government as a "chief", and his excellent grades and perfect record of actual combat training made him undoubtedly the commander of the Annapolis, which was also brand new.

When he first took office, he seemed to be stroking the metal nameplate of the battleship with such an action.

At that time, he was full of enthusiasm and vowed to regain human sea power, but after a long battle with the sirens on the sea, he had become a little numb after seeing a large number of comrades sacrificed and friendly ships sinking in the icy waters.

The edge of the angular nameplate stung Wang Yu's fingers, and he withdrew his hand like an electric shock, and the memories faded like a tide.

Wang Yu shook his head violently, his spirit seemed to be in a trance because he had not rested for a long time, and it was obviously not a good sign to think about those things that had passed at such a time.

Because he has more important things to do.

He returned to the middle of the bridge and picked up the tablet again, but this time using the voice recording function.

His voice was already hoarse from not drinking water for a long time.

This is the tenth voice record of the commander of the Annapolis, Wang Yu:

"Another battle has ended, this is the eighth wave of sirens that the fleet has encountered in thirty-six hours, unfortunately, their desire to attack is increasing with the number of waves, although we have eliminated this siren fleet, but our own fleet has also suffered heavy losses - to be precise, there is no fleet now, only the ships under my command are still floating on the surface, and the other friendly forces have been reduced to wreckage sunk to the bottom of the sea......

"Theoretically, it is impossible for there to be so many sirens in one sea area, heh, 'theoretically', there are a lot of things that should not have happened in this sea area now......

"The full-band blocking interference caused by the appearance of the Siren fleet has not subsided, I can't pass my own information through the radio, this phenomenon should not appear either, after solving the Siren battleship, the various anomalies associated with them should also subside, but this time since the fleet met the first wave of the Siren fleet, the communication has been interfered with, even the radio communication between the battleships cannot be carried out, we have to use the old light language to communicate.

"But the good news is that all the friendly ships have now been sunk, so I don't need to think about communicating with friendly forces."

Wang Yu smiled when he said this, but this smile looked like a bitter smile no matter how he looked at it.

Maybe it's because he's become a lone ship in the ocean, or maybe it's because he guessed the foreseeable future.

Then he continued to say to the recording device:

"According to the experience of the previous battles, the next wave of the siren fleet will appear in three hours, and the number of capital ships is expected to be further increased, and the strength and number of sirens in this sea area far exceed the current human observation record, if what we encounter is not a special phenomenon, then I think the sirens should have a change worthy of alarm.

"If the Annapolis, which has detailed combat data, can return to port, the sirens may be able to extract useful information from it, but ......"

Wang Yu paused before continuing:

"But the battleship was torpedoed in the battle just now, the power system was damaged, two large-caliber shells were also eaten below the waterline, and the hull was also damaged, and the current maximum speed can only reach twenty-three knots, for a cruiser that relies on maneuvering to eat, this speed has made me a target for the sirens, so after the next wave of sirens arrives, it is estimated that it will be the end of me and this battleship.

"From all points of view, the current situation has met the textbook 'abandoned ship standard', and I should abandon the battleship and try to survive through a lifeboat that will not be the main target of the sirens for the time being.

"But I can't do that, just like no captain can abandon his ship, I will choose to sink with this ship, it's my responsibility as a commander.

"I will do my duty as a warship commander and fight the Sirens until the very end, and I will also put the battle record in the lifeboat with this recording before the ship sinks, and hope that the Sirens will not destroy it, so that if anyone can find this information I left in the future, they may be able to be wary of some new phenomena in the Siren fleet.

"Above, end of recording."

Wang Yu put down the tablet and let out a sigh.

He finished the voice recording, put the tablet that recorded the battle of the fleet and several of his own voices into a small portable safe, and then placed the safe into the enclosed lifeboat on the side of the battleship.

Now, he had to go and rest.

So far, he has not slept for more than thirty hours.

He had already tried his best to maintain the logic of what he said just now, and now he breathed that out, the whole person was drowsy, and the alarm bell in his mind rang high, so that he had to rest immediately.

Wang Yu decided to do the same.

Although judging from the current pace, he will die no matter what, Wang Yu does not want to die suddenly before the battleship sinks.

Therefore, Wang Yu decided to hand over the speed and course of the battleship to the automatic system on the battleship for trusteeship, and then go to sleep.

At least he could barely maintain his energy level when the next wave of sirens hit.

Then, for the last time, at least for the last time he felt himself, he glanced at the battleship bridge, which he had become so familiar with, and once again reached out his hand and touched the metal nameplate of the battleship, recalling his life from the time he entered the military academy for training at a young age to the day and night of fighting the sirens, and said to the battleship in a joking tone:

"If you have a next life, become a girl and stay by my side."

He then left the bridge and took the staircase to the commander's quarters, located on the lower level of the main deck.

Closing the solid hatch and lying down on the not-so-soft bed, Wang Yu quickly fell asleep.

Shortly after he fell asleep, the rain suddenly and rapidly increased, and the sea was pouring for a while.

The dense rain splashed countless splashes on the surface of the sea with a crackling sound, and at the same time formed a downward sloping "curtain of water" on the protrusions on the surface of the battleship.

But what is more interesting is that the wind and waves did not come with the torrential rain, and the whole sea area can only see the dense interlaced ripples caused by the raindrops, but there are no undulating waves - perhaps, without these raindrops stirring up the ripples and the white wakes left by the warships, the whole sea would be as smooth as a mirror.

This is undoubtedly a very strange picture.

To give a figurative example, the warship at this time is like sailing on a windless inland lake, not more than four thousand meters deep, and at least in the depths of the ocean in such a stormy weather.

The torrential rain obscured the view, and in the already dim sky under the clouds, the entire sea area could only be seen in a white expanse, with visibility less than a kilometer, as if the sea area where the battleship was located had been divided from the world.

The shadow of the battleship disappeared in the rain, as if it had disappeared into this world.