Storm the First Fleet.

Marshal Tewold Adrian, a senior warrior, a member of the Adrian family, a cousin of the current Duke, and the supreme commander of the fleet to suppress the rebellion.

He was very leisurely for a while until the strange warship appeared.

The fleet had 20 ships and a total of 6,500 soldiers! He believed that with the military power he had now, he could easily cross the ocean blockade of the White Sturgeon Island, and then forcibly land on the White Sturgeon Island and take back all the gold coins that the hateful little baron had plundered with pearls.

By the way, bring the little baron back to Dawn City and put him on trial in public.

It could be life imprisonment or public beheading.

Anyway, the little baron's life was ruined, and his wife, his niece, became a widow.

Her fate would surely be very tragic afterwards.

However, the moment the strange warship appeared, he felt something was wrong.

He may not have any outstanding talents, but he is a qualified combat commander and has good insight.

He recognized at a glance that it was the Black Stone battleship that the navies of various countries were madly developing.

"Why the hell is there a Black Stone warship?"

He was somewhat shocked, but it was his first encounter with the Black Stone battleship and he had no idea of ​​its combat capability.

"Fortunately, there aren't many of them, so we should be able to handle them."

Thinking of this, Tewd quickly issued combat orders.

"The fleet disperses and enters combat mode!"

"Ready the Explosive Crossbow. Once the enemy is within range, attack immediately!"

"A group of battle mages are in position. Set up a joint mental formation and prepare to curse the enemy fleet commander!"

"Battle Mage Group 2, summon the gale and charge at the enemy at full speed."

In strong winds, the warship's speed can be temporarily increased to 13 knots, partially overcoming the disadvantage of sailing warships' reliance on sea breezes.

"Battle Mage Group Three, raise a giant pure water barrier to increase the ship's defense to the maximum!"

A series of orders were issued in an orderly manner, meticulously following the naval combat manual of the Dawn Naval Academy, and were perfect and almost flawless.

However, the maximum attack distance of all high-powered attacks in the fleet does not exceed 800 meters.

Even if a battle mage's mental spell wants to be powerful enough to penetrate the opponent's mental defense, it must first search for the target's location, and the search distance does not exceed 1,000 meters.

In other words, the maximum distance a traditional sailing warship can engage the enemy in sea combat is 1,000 meters.

But when the distance between the two sides reached 2,000 meters, the light blue warships lined up in a row in the sea ahead actually began to attack.

I saw flames flashing on the bow of the strange warship and bursts of white smoke rising.

Just when Tewold was confused, he heard an unprecedented whistling sound in the air, and then he saw a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life.

A 500-ton warship that was leading the charge suddenly had a ball of violent flames burst out from its side.

This blazing flame was like the fist of the legendary Flame Titan. It not only pushed the ship sideways by half a meter, but also directly smashed a three or four meter hole in the ship! The dark blue pure water barrier and the solid iron armor did not provide any protection!

This is just the beginning of the nightmare! "Boom~Boom~Boom~Boom~"

There was a sound like muffled thunder coming from the sea in the distance, and deafening roars continued to be heard on the sea where the Storm Fleet was.

Water columns tens of meters high splashed on the sea surface, violent flames raged on the wooden warships, and the terrifying sound waves were deafening, making it almost impossible to cast spells!

Sharp screams, splattered blood and corpses, and scattered burning debris filled the entire Storm Fleet in an instant.

This scene seems like the end of the world!

Tewold was stunned.

The fastest warship he had ever seen~the most terrifying attack he had ever seen~left him helpless!

In the violently shaking vision, he saw the strange warships in front of him approaching quickly and starting to turn sideways collectively.

During this process, Tewold discovered that the opponent's ship was moving at an astonishing speed, reaching an incredible level, like a giant sword gliding across the sea, cutting a wide chasm in the sea.

As soon as he saw the speed, Tewold knew that his ship would never be able to catch up with the other one.

At the same time, he didn't understand the meaning of the other party's action.

"What are they doing? Is it because there is only one wave of attack and they will leave after that?"

Although this wave of attacks was very fierce, it was not enough to cause a devastating blow to the fleet.

Just as Tewold was hoping so, the battleship in front had already completely crossed the ship, and flames and white smoke began to emerge from the side of the ship.

At this moment, Tew finally understood the reason.

He was terrified and, based on his past combat experience, issued an order with completely unpredictable effects.

"Disperse~~Disperse~~~Rush forward at full speed~~Rush forward~~Rush to the White Sturgeon Island!"

The enemy's ship is so fast and can attack so far, and it does not rely on sails, so it can go wherever it wants.

There is no way to fight it at sea.

The only way to survive was to rush to the White Sturgeon Island and fight a landing battle! Immediately afterwards, Tewold issued a second order with unknown results.

"Battle Mages, take off! Everyone, take off and rush to the opposite ship!"

This order was almost like asking for death, because the opposing warship would definitely not allow anyone to board easily.

But this is the only way to reach the opponent at present.

Otherwise, you can only passively take the beating!

There are 6,500 fighters and more than 1,500 battle mages in the fleet, while the opponent has only five ships, which will definitely cause considerable interference to the opponent.

But because the situation was extremely chaotic and the orders were not communicated properly, the planes took off sparsely.

In the end, less than 500 mages flew up.

There were a few unlucky battle mages who were hit just after taking off, and they disappeared in the air. It was as if the defensive magic weapons they carried were useless! The number of unlucky guys was small, but it caused a terrible blow to morale!

The opponent's attack was so fierce, it was like a punishment from God! Such a tragic and desperate battle, not to mention the fighters in it, even the spectators watching from a distance were all chilled.

Sir Maxim stood on the watchtower, listening to the thunderous roars and looking at the dense rising water columns, the iron-clad warships that were easily torn into pieces by the flames like paper boats, and the sails that were quickly devoured by the flames. He felt a chill on his forehead, his legs went weak, and his heart was pounding, as if he had seen hell come to the world with his own eyes.

"Is this the effect of the Black Stone Battleship and the Thunderbolt Magical Weapon in combat?"

"It's so scary~~ It's so scary~~"

At this moment, more than 300 battle mages crossed several kilometers of sea and flew to the vicinity of the Black Stone battleship.

Maxim was immediately worried about the Blackstone warship: "Don't let these battle mages get on board!"

If they boarded the ship and started fighting on the deck, the Black Stone battleship would surely suffer heavy losses.

Tewold had also been paying close attention to the battle mage's situation. When he saw that the other party was approaching to a distance of more than 400 meters from the enemy ship, he was suddenly delighted.

"It's okay, it's okay~~ There's still a fight!"

But the next moment, something unexpected happened.

On the deck of the Black Stone warship, dense streaks of lightning rose up! The lightning was like the whip of the God of Lightning, lashing back and forth in the air repeatedly.

The battle mage's spellcasting ability was greatly limited due to his use of the flying spell. Facing such an intensive attack, he was simply unable to make any effective response.

So, wherever the whip was hit, the battle mages there would fall down like a swift with broken wings.

The whips were so dense that they almost formed a lightning net, leaving no room for dodging!

In less than half a minute, the battle mage could no longer be seen in the sky.

The order that Tewold issued hastily was almost equivalent to asking these battle mages to line up and commit suicide!

At this moment, Maxim, who was watching the battle, was trembling with fear.

At this moment, all the people around who came to watch the fight were also stunned.

Before the war, no one understood why a tiny white sturgeon island dared to stroke the Duke's beard, but now, every spectator understood it.

Although the White Sturgeon Island is small, it has the world's best warships!

Five warships were like five sea beasts! In comparison, the Storm Fleet, which had seemed so terrifying in the past, was as weak as a sheep.

"Boom~~~Boom~~~Boom~~~"

Amidst the dense roars, five high-speed warships actually circled around the storm battleship on the sea.

Relying on their high speed advantage, they bit off the flesh and blood of the Storm Fleet bite by bite.

The giant beast could only continue to be bitten and bled, but because of its slow movements, it had no chance to fight back.

Soon, a 1,200-ton storm battleship was sunk.

It was hit by more than a dozen fierce "Flame Fists" in succession, its keel was broken, its mast was broken, and it slowly sank into the sea in the blazing flames.

The remaining two storm battleships were also hit hard, and it was only a matter of time before they were sunk.

When the Storm Fleet broke through heavy artillery fire and rushed to within five kilometers of the White Sturgeon Island, only less than five ships were left in the fleet of 20 ships.

What was originally the fastest battleship of the era became as slow as a turtle when faced with the last few kilometers of voyage.

At this time, the five terrible warships suddenly stopped fighting and turned around to withdraw.

Perhaps it was the blessing of Mother Nature that the fleet's supreme commander, Sir Tewwood, was still alive.

He breathed a sigh of relief and almost felt like crying.

"Charge forward~~Keep charging forward~~~Charge to the island!"

There are still five warships and more than 1,000 soldiers alive. As long as they land on the island, they can still fight! However, the fleet had just rushed out less than a hundred meters when they saw flames coming out of the high cliffs on the seashore of the White Sturgeon Island. Immediately afterwards, the "Flame Fists" that were denser and more accurate than the warships fell from the sky.

The Tornado warship that was at the forefront was hammered into pieces in the blink of an eye, and almost none of the hundreds of soldiers on board survived.

On top of the high cliffs along the coast, there were actually terrifying thunder and flames!

And the attack was much more accurate than before, and the power was obviously much greater! Sir Tewold was completely desperate, looking at the remaining four broken warships and the distraught expressions of the soldiers around him.

His fighting spirit completely collapsed.

"Surrender~~Surrender immediately~~"

"Quick, throw the sun ball into the sky~~ Tell the Baron~ We admit defeat!"

"Hurry up! Throw it away!"

If you don’t admit defeat, your entire army will be wiped out!

"Puff, puff, puff~~"

The remaining battle mages immediately shot dazzling sun balls into the sky, forming an upright elliptical pattern in the sky.

In the naval battles of this world, the vertical ellipse means "surrender".

It means 'I am a woman, you are a man. I am lying down, do whatever you want to me'.

However, the shore attacked again.

Tewold was horrified.

"You won't accept surrender?"

"Selena~ Are you going to kill your cousin?!"

"Boom boom boom~~~"

Thunder exploded about a hundred meters away from the side of the fleet, and exploded ten times in succession. The explosion points were very concentrated and less than a hundred meters away from the flagship.

It was obvious that he had missed the target on purpose.

Soon after, a sun ball appeared on the high cliff by the sea, but it was a long strip of sun ball, which meant "accept surrender, disarm, and slowly approach the shore."

Tewold let out a long breath and issued an order weakly: "Drop your weapons, take off your armor, and go ashore."

Faced with new weapons, new warships, and new tactics, all the decisions he made were to send his soldiers to their deaths.

If the opponent was from another kingdom or principality, he would probably choose to die in battle, but since the opponent was his niece, he naturally did not want to sacrifice his life in vain.

So, there is only one choice: surrender.

As the surrender sign was raised, Sir Maxim, the captain of the Eagle-billed cargo ship at the rear, slowly returned to the deck from the lookout tower.

As soon as he reached the deck, he saw faces filled with fear and shock.

Obviously, everyone was deeply shocked by the massacre at sea before their eyes.

Anyone with a little knowledge of naval warfare knows that even if Levinder's golden fleet arrives, its performance will definitely not be much better than that of the Storm Fleet.

It's nothing more than a few more beatings and a few more deaths.

You want to fight back, but forget it.

Maxim returned to his cabin with heavy steps, and his loyal guard Ade followed in silently.

The master and servant looked at each other in silence, and the dead silence lasted in the cabin for a long, long time.

"Master, this baron is so scary!"

The rumbling of thunder still echoed in Ade's ears, and his eyes were still filled with flowing flames.

He was a battle master, but there was definitely no shortage of battle masters in the Storm Fleet, and these battle masters were slaughtered like dogs.

They didn't even have a chance to fight back, and they died inexplicably, and their bodies might not even be found.

The martial arts that he was so proud of had lost their meaning, and Ade's worldview was about to collapse.

Maxim nodded slightly: "Be thankful that he is only a little baron now, not a duke or a king."

"We are lucky that Levinder is far enough away to have enough time to react. The one who should be worried now should be King Dange."

"Master, do you think the Lion Fleet will go north?"

Maxim shook his head: "I don't know, Ade, I just saw more than you, but I don't know everything."

"All I know is that we have to be more humble when dealing with the Baron. Oh no, maybe in the near future, we should call him the Duke."

Ade was stunned: "Why isn't the princess the duke?"

Maxim turned to look at his loyal servant and smiled disappointedly.

"Ade, remember, this world has gradually begun to belong to the truly strong, not the noble bloodlines."

"Obviously, the Baron of White Sturgeon Island is a real strong man."

"But he is only an intermediate wizard."

Ade's voice became lower and lower, and it was obvious that he felt that his words were not convincing.

In this world, it is difficult for the weak to disguise themselves as strong, but for the strong to disguise themselves as weak, it is just a matter of whether they want to or not.

If anyone really believed that the Baron who created so many miracles was a mid-level wizard, then his brain was probably as hard as stone.

Maxim whispered: "I feel that he is at least a sage!"

In today's world, sages are the ticket to participate in the world competition.

(End of this chapter)