Chapter 686: First Victory
Boom!
A white wave rose up.
The bow of the defenseless ironclad ship was raised high, and then smashed down hard, splashing waves more than ten meters high.
The huge hull shook violently.
If it was an ordinary warship, the keel would have been broken by that blow just now.
However, this ironclad ship only had a large hole in the bow, and a large amount of seawater entered the watertight compartments, but there was no risk of sinking for the time being.
"Enemy attack, immediately activate the Phantom Sail and flee this area. At the same time, inform Mr. Siming of the situation here and ask him to send reinforcements as soon as possible!"
The captain of the Lightning shouted orders.
"yes!"
Orders were passed down one after another.
The radio operator began to send the message, the golden runes on the ship's sails flashed, and the Lightning was speeding towards a distance of 10 kilometers at a speed almost instantaneous.
"As long as we escape this area, there will be no problem."
The captain of the Lightning thought secretly.
However, just as the Lightning had traveled less than three kilometers at a rapid speed, a violent explosion sounded again, interrupting its rapid progress.
If the previous mine only damaged the surface of the Lightning, this mine was directly pushed into the watertight compartment and then exploded.
The watertight compartment, which was not very strong to begin with, was directly blown to pieces.
A large amount of water poured into the cabin, and the Lightning was sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seeing this, many sailors jumped off the boat and swam towards the shore in an attempt to escape.
Zhang Tuohai, who was not far away, was stunned.
He never expected that the Lightning was so vulnerable that it could be dealt with by two mines.
I thought we had to board the ship and fight in close quarters.
Looking at the warship sinking with a gurgling sound, Zhang Tuohai no longer had the idea of taking action himself, but instead let the self-propelled machines take care of it.
Ta-da-da, ta-da-da.
Numerous self-propelled machines used Gatling guns to fire at the sailors who ran out of the ship. Countless bodies sank into the river, and the blood dyed the nearby waters red.
After dealing with the fleeing enemies, the self-propelled machines began to form teams to attack the people who were still on the ship.
As soon as a self-propelled machine climbed onto the bow, it was hit by a violent storm.
Bullets of various types came like raindrops.
If the self-propelled machine had not just been modified with a titanium alloy body, it would have been directly scrapped by this blow.
After the attack was thwarted, a large number of self-propelled machines immediately surrounded them, and a round of plasma grenades were thrown at them, followed by flying gasoline-powered saws for aerial reconnaissance.
At this time, the people who were originally blocking the cabin door had been burned to charcoal by the plasma grenade.
A bronze treasure chest appeared in the cabin.
A self-propelled machine immediately went over and picked up the bronze treasure chest.
After the treasure chest was picked up, the ship and the sailors' bodies disappeared into a stream of light.
Seeing the Lightning disappear, Zhang Tuohai glanced at his watch and the time was fixed at 5:19.
"The whole operation took no more than six minutes, which is not bad."
Zhang Tuohai accidentally dropped the timer on his bracelet.
At the same time, he took a look at the attributes on the dependent badge. The points had risen to 1012, which meant that there were at least 8 players on the ship.
"Only 8 players?" Zhang Tuohai recalled the scene where the river was dyed red just now. It was obvious that the death toll was definitely more than 8.
"Could it be that the remaining ones are all recruited natives? It seems that the proportion of natives in the fleet is very high. I just don't know if there is any chance to persuade those natives to rebel. It would be great if we can let them rebel among themselves."
Zhang Tuohai thought secretly.
At this time, 001 had already delivered the bronze treasure chest to Zhang Tuohai.
"May the dice goddess bless you, and something good will surely come out."
Zhang Tuohai clasped his hands together and muttered to himself.
After bowing three times to the box, Zhang Tuohai carefully opened the bronze box.
A retro revolver appeared in Zhang Tuohai's hand.
The pistol appears to be made of brass, with a consistent overall tone, a walnut grip, and fine runes carved on the outside of the magazine.
[Plague Spreader: Rune Gun, each bullet contains a large number of deadly viruses , including typhoid, plague, Ebola, malaria, smallpox, and dengue fever. After being hit, people will quickly become ill and fall into various complications. If not treated in time, their lives will be in danger.]
"This thing is of no use."
Zhang Tuohai scratched his head.
The biggest highlight of this gun is that it can make people quickly contract infectious diseases, but it must hit the target to be effective.
But the question is, if you can hit the target, wouldn’t it be better to just shoot him again and kill him right away?
Why bother?
Moreover, the maximum range of a pistol is usually around fifty meters, and the actual combat distance is usually between 10 and 20 meters.
Within this combat range, Zhang Tuohai could have used better high-voltage current instead of a pistol.
However, this is also a rune weapon after all, and the runes on it are still very useful for Lilith to crack the imaginary number code.
"Send this to Lilith."
Zhang Tuohai handed the pistol to 001.
He himself didn't dare go to Lilith's room today, for fear of being hacked.
At this time, Xiao Ai said, "Commander, when the battle was about to end, someone in the Lightning sent a radio message. Because it was too brief and lacked comparison, it could not be deciphered for the time being. However, I intercepted it."
"They actually use telegrams to communicate with each other?" Zhang Tuohai was stunned when he heard this.
"However, the person is already dead. This news cannot be concealed. They can find out just by looking at the regional channel. We should kill these guys first before they leave."
Zhang Tuohai said.
"good!"
A large number of self-propelled machines immediately returned to the vehicle, and then the vehicle moved towards the remaining two ships in the distance in a submarine form.
At this time, Sima Ming on the Victory was looking into the distance with a gloomy face.
He had already learned about the death of all the crew members of the Lightning through the obituary on the regional channel.
His face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.
Lightning was his previous vehicle. He invested a lot of effort in it and even sent his confidants to control the overall situation.
But, it sank just like that.
"Any news?"
Siming turned to look at the first mate and asked.
"No, there is no news ." The first mate looked at the radio operator and shook his head.
"Captain, the sinking of the Lightning is too strange. I suspect there is an ambush ahead. Why don't we retreat for now and call for support. When the main force of the fleet gathers, we will move out together and we will definitely be able to wipe out the ambush ahead."
Siming stared at the first mate with a cold gaze: "Do you think those damn guys will wait here for us to slowly gather the army? By the time the main force arrives, they will have already slipped away. Pass my order, all ships speed up, I don't believe that he can do anything to me with the protection of the statue of the goddess of the sea, move forward!"
