"You?! You!!!"

"What kind of opening method is this? What is this?!"

"call out--"

Like a black blade flashing past, just as Croatia was in shock, the [Shattered Star] had already completed its sprint through the gaps between the three arresting lines and arrived in front of the bow of the [Royal Power]!

"Puff puff puff—"

The upright hull surged forward on the sea for a moment, and then, with the anchor on the right side dropping, the hull smoothly sank into the water with a "plop," and it began to sail steadily again.

The entire process of [Blade Overtake] was smooth and effortless, as if it were a skill that had been mastered, leaving the [Navigator] in front of him looking completely astonished.

"What...what kind of way is this?"

"I...I've never seen it before..."

"Wait, what's up with this guy? For an ordinary person, mastering one skill is already outstanding! How...how can he have even more skills? Who is this guy anyway?"

"I don't know! Was there any information about this contestant in the competition? I remember the [Navigator] of the [Shattered Star] was a girl in this round..."

"......"

Kim Seok and Hae-ki were completely stunned.

Dimensional reduction attack!

That's a complete and utter defeat!

Many years later, the "Shipcraft Master" arrived in a time when "Shipcraft" had not yet been developed. To the local natives, he was practically a god!

"Do you sail the boat upright?"

"To reduce the space for ship collisions?"

"Friend! You're a genius! So... can you catch up with me?!"

On the first platform, the burning fire ship pulsated. Zheng Yunlong's gaze remained fixed on Zheng Hao the entire time, his tone filled with excitement.

Don't worry—

"I'll catch up with you soon!"

"Puff puff puff—"

With both anchors retracted, the [Shattered Star] surged forward at top speed, its next target: the [Golden Elephant] in third place!

......

"Whoa—"

"It seems my helplessness in the face of that 'fire ship' made you think I was an easy target?"

"After easily surpassing that old man, you wouldn't be thinking of... easily surpassing me too, would you?"

"【Golden Elephant Collision】!!!"

Seeing that the [Shattered Star] was about to rush towards him, Jin Shuo stopped hiding and activated the [Skill] of the [Golden Elephant].

"Click-click-click—"

In an instant, the two tusks on the bow of the Golden Elephant rose up, and thick, fluffy hairs sprouted from the golden hull, making it look like an ancient 'mammoth' had come back to life, thundering and crashing across the sea, creating a spray of waves!

"Although I don't know what you're hiding..."

"However, your biggest weakness is your RPM of 100!"

"Without using your [talents] or [skills], you have no chance of catching up with me!"

"I'm going to rip you apart! I'm going to smash the Skywing, I'm going to smash that 'fire ship'! I'm the number one!"

"【War Elephant - Armored!】"

Inside the captain's cabin of the Golden Elephant, Jin Shuo's body shimmered with starlight. As the starlight entered the helm, faint outlines of armor appeared on the ship's fluffy fur.

[S-Rank Talent: War Elephant Armor]

[War Elephant Armor: Covers the Golden Elephant with a layer of armor. This armor will not appear immediately. As you ram or touch opponents, a certain number of armor fragments will fall on the track. For each armor fragment collected, your toughness increases by 10, and the Golden Elephant charge time increases by 10 seconds!]

When you collect 10/10 of the armor fragments, the armor will grant an additional +50 Hardness when equipped!

It appears to be a meaningless display of ability.

But upon closer reflection, Kim Seok's "talent" was precisely for fighting alongside the "Golden Elephant"!

Just imagine!

If you participate in a race with dozens of ship girls, and activate [Golden Elephant Ram], hitting the opponent's ship will drop [Armor Shards]. Each time you pick them up, you increase [Durability], which increases the speed of the [Golden Elephant] and also extends the duration of [Golden Elephant Ram]!

in this way!

Once all the fragments are collected, the ship's final durability will reach a terrifying 300 points!

The 'hardness' of 300 points is converted to 300 points of rotation speed. With ten time extension resets, the duration of 'Golden Elephant Collision' will also become 160 seconds!

Later on, if you bump into even one person!

[300] Rotation speed, the 160-second skill duration will be refreshed and reset!

This ability...

You mean it's [S-class]?

This is a case of quantitative change leading to qualitative change, isn't it?

And now!

Jin Shuo's plan is to use the hardness of [150] to convert the rotation speed, first to blow up the [Shattered Star]! Then, crash into the [Skywing] to obtain the [Armor Fragment], and chase after the [Raiding Fire Dragon].

If he could collect all the armor, he didn't think he would lose to that bizarre "man-ship fusion".

pity...

He was unaware of the [Robbery Dragon]'s abilities, nor did he know that Zheng Hao's [100] Transformation could be further enhanced!

"Puff puff puff—"

The Golden Elephant, its long fur swaying and its armor trembling, its tusks curled, barely caught up with the Skywing at a speed of 150 RPM. Jin Shuo breathed a sigh of relief: "Phew—now it's my turn!"

These words were barely out of his mouth!

"Bang!!!"

A violent impact suddenly came from the stern, causing the entire ship to shake violently.

"What?!"

Looking back in disbelief, the [Shattered Star] hadn't been destroyed by him at all; instead... it had already caught up!