In the midst of Silide's anxious inquiries, the presiding judge Joshua, who was dressed in a purple and gold robe, did not respond, but the cardinal next to him spoke at the right time.

"I estimate that their sensing range is about 1.5 kilometers... Since they haven't changed direction yet, it proves that they haven't noticed our deployment yet."

The reason why the wizards' fleets were able to chase and harass the imperial fleet all the way across the foggy sea was, in addition to the advantages brought by the speed and attack range of the ships, the most important point was that the wizards seemed to have some ability to locate them through the fog.

Although the fog on the sea has dissipated a lot in recent times, the visibility is still only about three or four hundred meters, and it has a certain ability to block perception. Unless they use magic to dispel the fog without stopping, they will not be able to see even the shadow of the enemy ship.

"It should be about time, let's act!" Joshua nodded and raised the scepter in his hand. An invisible wave of divine power quickly spread across the sea...

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At the same time, on a giant steel ship one kilometer away, Tik operated the turret on the deck and accurately hit a sailing ship. He watched the hull overturn and sink to the bottom of the water in the flames, and immediately spoke happily.

"I won again. It's so refreshing!"

Aurora also had a slight smile on her face. She had to admit that this battle was really enjoyable.

Whether in terms of the number of ships or high-end combat power, they can be said to be at an absolute disadvantage.

This imperial fleet has more than 300 ships, and there are more than ten cardinals. The number of enemy troops is probably more than 90,000!

The purpose of the Holy See making such a big fuss is self-evident, that is to destroy the entire wizarding land!

It was just that I happened to run into them, which must be considered a kind of luck! After all, the parliament has now invested most of its power in the Kingdom War. Once these people land in the port city, they will inevitably cause unimaginable damage! Even if the wizards who stayed behind can eventually drive out this crusade army, they will inevitably have to pay a very heavy price...

There was a greater possibility that the entire wizarding land would fall! So Aurora interrupted the plan to support the kingdom without hesitation, and sent three ships to pass the intelligence here back to the parliament, while the rest of the people tried their best to stop the imperial fleet.

When making this decision, Aurora was even prepared to suffer heavy losses in order to buy time for the war preparations in the Wizarding Land, but the way Tik and others commanded the naval battle was far beyond her expectations.

Generally speaking, in naval battles, they would first use magic crystal cannons to fire several rounds, and then enter a boarding battle, or rely on the size of the ship to directly ram the enemy ship and crush and sink it! However, the naval battle manual that Lin En provided them provided a more novel idea!

The speed of the steel ships equipped with internal combustion engines is more than three times that of those sailing warships, and the attack range reaches a full kilometer. Coupled with the obstruction of fog, they can always stay out of the opponent's attack range, slowly eroding and consuming the enemy's ships' manpower, and easily playing with enemies who are far stronger than them on paper.

Once those powerful cardinals dare to leave the team and launch an attack, they will have to face hundreds of artillery pieces on the ships, dozens of magic crystal cannons and the righteous siege of a large number of wizards!

No matter how strong the opponent is, they can't withstand such an attack! "I didn't expect that a naval battle could be fought like this!" Aurora said with emotion.

He could see that the imperial fleet wanted to force its way into the wizard land despite the artillery attack, but the problem was that they were still far away from their destination, and with the pitiful speed of these sailing warships, it would take at least three days.

It's just a foolish dream! However, after hearing Tik's words, Aurora's face changed. She looked at the sailing fleet in the distance and murmured in a low voice. "This is not right!"

"What's wrong, Lady Aurora?" Tik asked in confusion.

"It's the number of ships that's wrong!" Aurora raised her voice a little, and then used the amplification magic to shout loudly. "Everyone, turn around immediately!"

She clearly remembered that the Empire's expeditionary fleet had 300 sailing ships, but now there are only more than 100 ships left!

Although they had been chasing the enemy for several hours and fired thousands of shells, under the protection of the priests and bishops' magic, they would never cause such a heavy blow to the entire fleet! Not to mention, in this pursuit, the priests of the Church did not hesitate to use magic at the beginning, which consumed a lot of energy. Later, in order to save energy, they were too lazy to use the magic to dispel the fog. Now they are using it again. There must be something wrong!

The second after Aurora realized something was wrong, the fleeing imperial fleet suddenly changed direction. One after another, huge sailing warships turned on the sea, stirring up waves...

"Wind, wind!"

Accompanied by bursts of roars, the light of divine power enveloped every ship, and the speed suddenly increased, increasing by more than 50% in a short period of time!

Such speed was nothing in front of their new warships, but Aurora's face was extremely solemn, because she vaguely sensed that just 1.5 kilometers to their left and right, there were also strong fluctuations of divine power.

But now there is no need to sense it, because the two fleets have crossed the barrier of fog and entered their field of vision, forming a triangle to surround the fleet in the center.

Tik understood instantly that the other party had not fought back and had not dispelled the fog in order to let them relax their vigilance. They had secretly separated some of the ships and now formed a siege! How dare they? Tik was horrified. You know, this is the sea of ​​fog!

Once the distance is too far, they are separated from the fleet and lack the guidance of the main ship. These separated ships will most likely completely lose their way in the sea full of thick fog!

But no matter what, the Empire's fleet was already rushing towards them. The distance of one kilometer was neither close nor far. Aurora had no choice but to order the fleet to break out to the west where the number of enemy ships was the least.

The roar of the cannons sounded again. This time, the gunners were no longer stingy with their ammunition, and the artillery fire almost never stopped. However, the priests and bishops on the sailing warships were so frustrated that they were about to explode. Now that they finally had the opportunity to fight back, they all put in their best efforts and used divine magic to resist the attack of the artillery fire...

(End of this chapter)