It is undeniable that the giant flying octopus concocted by Monil is definitely more resistant than Xiaoqiang. This guy had been greeted by Xana with a sword wrapped in holy flames and the law of defensive neutralization, and he had just been bombarded head-on by the main cannon of the Ouranos system, and even the air warship that the coalition was proud of should have disintegrated and exploded into a pile of expensive slag, but it was like a rubber toy, no matter how hard you squeezed it, it wouldn't burst like a walnut.

The strong cuticle skin, the regenerative ability that is out of specification, and the huge body make this tentacle monster able to calmly face the fierce attacks of any magical girl, and then take advantage of their flaws to grab these cute girls with their loving tentacles, and then do many evil things [beep-], which perfectly interprets the eternal fact that the tentacle monster boss is the nightmare of all horse monkey shochu.

Since no air warships were dispatched, and Icarus was only used to prop up the façade, the coalition forces did not actually have much advantage in the aerial struggle. It is true that the demons are all second-rate troops, but since there is a small monster such as the Flying Octopus, it will still pose a great threat to the coalition forces until it is completely destroyed.

The Thunderbird fighter cannot fly above the head of the demon fleet at will, dropping bombs, and assisting the coalition surface fleet to defeat the enemy in one go is the best proof of this.

And now, in the heat of battle, the giant octopus has recovered the demon flying units scattered around it? whatever the bat wings are planning, it will definitely not be a good thing.

On the bridge of the Dawn, the atmosphere seemed very tense.

"The fleet has stopped the pursuit. U-turn is returning. Imrith stared at the sand table on the table and said a little anxiously, "But their retreat is obviously not fast enough, and the opponent will complete the recovery before leaving the combat area." Sister-sama. What the hell should I do?"

William looked much calmer than the little girl, glanced at Alicia and lightly proposed: "It's okay if it's not fast enough, we can let the ships get close to each other and concentrate their respective shields for defense." The point is that those precious fighters, who are in danger before landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier, cannot be considered safe. ”

"It's okay, it's going to be fine. "Alicia didn't look at the sand table. A pair of beautiful sapphire blue eyes looked at the sky outside the porthole, "You can rest assured." ”

"Sorry, I don't quite understand. William held out his hand and shook it in front of the little queen's eyes. Thus causing her to retract her gaze, "Alicia, why are you so sure, what is it that gives you confidence?"

The girl didn't answer directly, but pouted indifferently: "Don't worry about the specific details or anything." Anyway, if I say it's okay, it's definitely okay. And also. Rather than that, I think it's time to focus on the strange actions that the demons are about to unfold. ”

Maybe she had made some arrangements in advance, right?" The young emperor no longer asked, but also turned his gaze out the window: "Then what kind of attack do you think the demon will take, in this case it should really be a map cannon, right?" But our air warships and other high-level troops have not been dispatched at all, and the other party will use the killer weapon that has been deliberately prepared for a long time on the fighter plane?"

[There are indeed quirks. Hurriedly threw out the nuclear bomb without even seeing the enemy's main force, could it be that these demons are the army of country M in a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster that was beaten by the invading aliens in a single face?

The voice of the communication soldier sounded in time, which immediately raised another question: "Your Majesty, the giant octopus has completed the recovery of the demon flying unit. Lowering in height. ”

"Lower, lower!?" Alicia's pretty face finally couldn't help but show a stunned expression, "Could it be that it is trying to deal with our surface fleet?"

"Nope. The other side has no intention of approaching our fleet. The Messenger looked back at the little queen and replied earnestly, "It is lowered perpendicular to the surface of the sea, as if it were going to dive directly into the water." ”

That's right, before being able to fly, this tentacle monster is first and foremost an octopus, and diving is a natural piece of cake.

The crowd looked at each other in confusion, and no one understood what the devil was up to. Silence fell in the vicinity of the sand table.

"Now, everyone. "At the critical moment, there will always be a cute female character who inadvertently gives the most classic hints so that the confused protagonists such as the detectives who die where they go suddenly realize on the spot, and these cute girls usually have the attribute of natural stupidity, "If the octopus attacks the fleet from underwater, do you say that it looks like the scene of the ship being attacked by a giant octopus described in the ancient nautical legend? Of course, the legendary sea conditions are even worse, such as a dark storm, It's full of sharp ice......"

Alicia's face suddenly turned green: "It's difficult, could it be that the enemy's target is ...... The sea!?"

At the same moment, on the Mangla, the pride of the former Birea Empire and once the flagship of the navy, which had been revitalized and revitalized, Jikrem, who was directing the fleet to form a dense formation, suddenly felt a chill for no reason.

Is it an illusion or some kind of foreboding? Jikerem shook his head slightly, and then settled down and looked out the window: "Start to unite the shields of the ships to spread the defense, so that the battleships that have not yet reached the predetermined position will speed up! Those delicate and fragile iron birds have returned, and we can only rely on ourselves now." Keep an eye on the big octopus and the enemy fleet, and report anything out of the blue. ”

"Lord Admiral, the giant octopus has burrowed beneath the surface. Our submarines and frigates equipped with experimental sonar are monitoring it, and at the moment the other side has no intention of approaching the fleet. The adjutant, who had been working with Jikerem for a long time, methodically reported, "In addition, we have noticed a very strange phenomenon. There must be something strange about the low-level monsters swimming in the sea as they climb onto the enemy warships. Anyway, I don't think they're just trying to get a ride with the wind. ”

"What are the signs of attack?"

The adjutant shook his head indifferently: "No." Rather, the enemy's fleet is now in disarray with their own cannon fodder. ”

"Could it be that there's something terrible in the sea?" said Jikrem, clenching his chin slightly, "Does this have anything to do with the giant octopus diving into the water?" The fleet continues to maintain its current course and speed. Fight to join the remaining fleet before the demons can make a move. ”

"Yes, Admiral. After the adjutant issued the order, he couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his arm, and said with a puzzled face: "Also." Do you feel like the temperature is a little low?"

“...... I have no intention of hugging a big man to keep warm, not before, not now, and not in the future. ”

The embarrassed adjutant choked to death on the spot with his spit, and with tears streaming down his face, he desperately pounded the table nearby and coughed: "I don't mean to throw soap or pick up soap, hey!

"You're going to make our little queen sneeze all of a sudden, and you'll be in control of the battle. Jikerem still maintained a serious expression even in the daily show, making it impossible to figure out whether he was joking or not, "So to get back to the point, I also felt a chill just now." Although it is not too obvious, it is difficult to detect. But since you say the same, it's certainly true. ”

"It's probably not going to be good, Lord Admiral. The adjutant said with a worried frown. "In this way, it seems very likely that the enemy will cast some kind of ice spell on the sea, and turn the sea area into a tundra completely. If this were the case, our warships would be scrapped and would have to wait to be beaten in place. The water deep beneath the ice does not freeze, and the big octopus is completely free to move inside. ”

"Ahh And it could get even worse. Jikrem suddenly smiled bitterly and rubbed his forehead. "Do you still remember the terrifying spell that the demons on the Eastern Continent cast on the main army of the Ming Empire?"

The adjutant suddenly shuddered violently: "You, do you mean, the icy hell of the desperate dead!?"

"I don't think I'm unlucky enough to be like this. Jikerem shook his head lightly and said, "Forbidden spells are not lollipops, and they are not something you can throw out if you want to feed Lori. The battle in the Eastern Continent had only ended for half a year, not to mention that those demon mages had suffered a lot of losses, even if they were all level 6 saints, it was impossible for them to recover their consumed mana so quickly. So I'm guessing that the next spell will be a simplified version of this forbidden spell, and the fleet's shield should be able to protect us from harm - but not if the sea freezes. ”

As he spoke, the sky had darkened, and dark clouds covered the small sea. As a result, the temperature has dropped dramatically.

"It's about to begin. Jikerem muttered as he looked at the sun that had disappeared into the clouds, then waved his hand loudly and gave the order. "Maintain your formation, except for the necessary consumption, concentrate all your energy on the shield! Although it is a simplified version, after all, it is a forbidden spell spell that once devoured countless lives, giving me enough strength to defend it!"

"Yes!"

Jikrem was right, it was indeed a simplified version of the spell. First of all, it did not cover a very wide area, and it did not affect the remaining fleet led by the Dawn in the distance, and secondly, the intensity of the blizzard was not very exaggerated, but it only made the battleship shake gently.

However, this is deadly enough for the group of fighters who are still in the sky and fail to return in time.

Icarus opened the Aegis and also expanded its range in an attempt to protect nearby fighters. However, if the range is larger, the defense will be reduced, and the shield of the Queen of the Sky will not be able to wrap all the fighters in the end, and it is estimated that one of the unlucky eggs will have to be abandoned.

However, a fighter plane took the initiative to drill out of the AEGIS, and then suddenly burst out from its cockpit with a dazzling cyan light, forming an oval-shaped light mask to envelop the remaining fighters. Almost at the same time, deadly black snowflakes whistled in a bitter cold wind, shattering the surfaces of the two shields on the spot.

"Give, wait a minute. In the bridge of the Dawn, the gentle and lovely Imrith suddenly changed into a terrifying expression that wanted to eat people, looking at the cold sweat and laughing Alicia said angrily, "Ise knows that cyan barrier. It's called Sylph's realm, and there's only one person on the Western Continent who can do it alone, and that's Ace's sister! Who the hell are you!?"

"Well, I'm everyone's old friend, and I like the love slime of the girl's boobs very much...... It hurts——! "The blonde girl desperately clutched the dumb hair that was pulled hard by Little Ace and cried out in tears, "Let go, little Ace baby, if you pull it again, you will really fall off!"

"Who's your baby!? Now give Ise experience points to get into some backcountry and become a novice warrior!"

"I was wrong, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have made such a joke. Alicia hurriedly showed the bracelet on her left wrist and took out a random picture book from it to prove that she was indeed a true figure (because the little queen would not lend the bracelet to anyone else), and then said with a smile, "It's the slime who sits on the plane." I just sent it over just in case. Unexpectedly, the strong man that the demon was going to use against Icarus didn't wait, but waited for a map cannon first. ”

"Well, it does look like a real sister-sama. Imrith didn't seem to care about the blonde girl holding it up in her hand and successfully blinding the nearby onlookers. She retracted her momentum and turned back into the cute little girl she was loved by everyone, "I see, what my sister said before that the fighter plane will be okay refers to this?

Finally, the little queen who carefully helped the stupid hair quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Then he shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said, "I can't help it." But the overall shield strength of the fleet is very high. Should be able to withstand magical attacks. It's just that this spell is clearly a cold hell for the desperate dead, although the power is much smaller than that in the Eastern Continent, but it is also a big trouble. For example, freezing or crystallizing the surface of the sea. ”

"Isn't that fleet going to be trapped in it?" William didn't care if the girl in front of him was a copycat or not, and hurriedly asked, "And according to this range, the demon's own fleet will also be affected, right?"

"It was a good deal for these batwings to annihilate the Coalition's surface fleet at the expense of a weak fleet. Alicia looked out the porthole at the dark sky in the distance, and said, "Our air warships are indeed very powerful. But the number is scarce, and it is not a regular grand fleet. It must be coordinated by the surface fleet. The demons did not set their sights on the air warships from the very beginning, they only saw ordinary warships and troop carriers. And this is also the basis of the coalition landing operation. Well, whoever came up with the battle plan, anyway he was in a bit of a hurry. Order all the ships in the air to get ready, and when the spell stops, go to the rescue of the friendly forces!"

In the bridge of the Mangla.

"Her Majesty should have sent an air warship to the rescue after the spell was over. Jikerem calmly looked at the black snowflakes outside the window and whispered, "That being said, we can't quite count on her either. After all, the enemy is closer to here, and it is likely that he will have attacked before His Majesty arrives. What about the fleet's energy consumption?"

The lieutenant next to him immediately replied seriously, "Although the enemy's magic attack is huge, the damage seems to be a little insufficient. The shield of the fleet is very stable, so far no battleships have been damaged. Lord Admiral, could the other party just be bluffing?"

"No, I think they're spending all their energy on freezing the sea. After all, it is difficult to destroy our fleet with a simplified version of the spell, and it is better to simply freeze the sea and trap us, and then annihilate it with a large amount of cannon fodder. Jikerem pouted slightly, snorting, "That's naïve. Order the ships to stop moving forward and form a circle end to end!"

"What!?" the adjutant was taken aback when he heard this, "Lord Admiral, are you serious?"

Jikrem nodded confidently: "Seriously, of course. Look outside, the preparation of the spell has been completed, and it is not surprising that the sea water freezes instantaneously at any time. If we had kept sailing, we would have caused serious damage to the hull and thrusters of the ship as the sea froze. After that, even if the thaw is lifted, most of the warships will lose the ability to continue fighting, so it is better to simply stop and let the magic freeze. Moreover, the circle formation is a very good formation that can give full play to the advantage of firepower, even if the sea surface becomes a tundra and the demons can crawl on it at will, our battleships can also be turned into fixed battery positions to defend themselves. It doesn't matter, the damage of the spell is not enough anyway, and it doesn't matter if the shield is a little scattered. ”

Treat the battleship as a fixed battery on land!? The adjutant could not help but feel a deep speechlessness and amazement at Jikrem's whimsical but very likely idea, but he did not question it, but issued the order in an orderly manner.

The howling of the wind was louder, but strangely there was not a single wave on the surface of the sea. The coalition fleet hastily formed a circular defensive formation, and then turned off its thrusters.

I don't know how long it took, maybe tens of seconds, maybe a few minutes, but in a crisp and audible freezing sound, the entire sea surface instantly turned into a white solid. (To be continued......)