Before this, Angel had heard different Pirate Admiral talk about the horror of ironclads many times. In her previous life's knowledge, ironclads with steam engines and large-caliber turrets were also a revolution that changed the form of naval warfare.
But when she saw this scene with her own eyes, she still opened her eyes in shock.
The same goes for Klein beside him.
After a moment, he observed the battlefield with squinted eyes and commented:
"I've been on board the 'Black Emperor' once. It should be protected by Nast's 'Distortion' in battle. Not to mention ordinary artillery shells, even an attack by a Saint shouldn't tear apart its deck so easily..."
"It is the power of 'Imperative Mage'. They can enhance the damage of ordinary weapons and weaken the protection of ships by mysterious forces. They are the nemesis of any pirate ship that relies on the protection of Beyonder."
Anne, who appeared behind the two of them at some unknown time, explained. Her originally golden eyes glowed with a luster similar to the power attached to the shells just now, and she immediately distinguished the forms on the battlefield.
"However, 'King of the Five Seas' is not without the ability to fight back... The damage suffered by the Black Emperor is not as serious as it seems..."
Angel said softly. At the end of her eyes, the "The Black Emperor" slowly drove out of the smoke of the explosion and gradually revealed the deck where it was hit. Contrary to the huge roar and fire, the location of the hit was less than three meters in diameter except for one, outside the large hole leading to the lower deck, there was no large-scale breakage or damage, and the main mast next to it also remained stable. Several pirates were lying on the ground in various postures, their lives and deaths unknown, but more pirates were still struggling to reload, aiming carefully, and preparing to counterattack.
Boom——Boom——
Compared with the large-caliber artillery of the ironclad ship, the sound of gunfire was more chaotic. Various explosive and solid bullets flew out from the sides of the fully-through deck of the Black Emperor, hitting the "" like raindrops. Enmat" On the side facing it, the dull sound of impact and the explosion of filled explosives could be heard continuously. The pirates who had already started loading the second round of shells stretched their necks to observe the results of the battle, with expressions of hope on their faces.
But the next second, they were all stunned.
The same gunpowder smoke slowly dissipated, and the giant-like body of "Enmat" was walking across the sea that was stirred up by near-missile bullets, and its momentum remained unchanged.
The side where it was hit was unscathed except for pieces of paint being scratched off.
Boom——
Neat cannon sounds sounded, and the two large-caliber cannons at the front and rear of the armored ship fired at the same time, and two more shimmering golden shells hit Old Era's Sail Battleship like giant hammers.
This time, Nast finally found a way to combat "mysterious weakening and reality enhancement". The properties of the air between the two ships were "Distortion", forming a dense air wall. The warhead was smashed into pieces on the shaped wall, then spun and fell near the bow of the Black Emperor ship without exploding. The other one was also affected to a certain extent and fell into the other side of the battlefield grazing the front mast. It exploded on the water and raised a water column higher than the side of the ship.
"If this continues, the Black Emperor won't be able to hold on for long," Anne, a veteran of the battlefield, quickly made a judgment after watching a round of attack and defense. "Unless Nast Solomon leaves his flagship and takes advantage of Sequence, Kill 'Enmat' directly and deal with 'Imperative Mage' who suppresses the Black Emperor's defense. Otherwise, you can only be beaten unilaterally. At such a close distance, anyone who wants to hide in Spirit World will be 'forbidden'."
"But if Georgina Augustus dares to use Sequence 4 to deal with 'King of the Five Seas', he must have a back-up plan to prevent the other party from directly attacking him. It may be a key '1' level Sealed Artifact, or another hidden Demigod."
Angel does not believe that the royal family went to great lengths to squeeze out an armored ship from the precarious offshore defense to the Sonia Sea just to sink to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish. Since they dare to take the initiative to launch an attack, they naturally have enough confidence.
The only question is, are they going to rescue their "allies" who are being beaten?
Angel could feel that in addition to Klein and Anne looking at her, waiting for her decision, even the warships on both sides cast a few glances at the "third party" that suddenly appeared, either expectantly or warily.
"Let them fight for a while first..."
Angel suddenly had a smile on his face and said easily.
"'King of the Five Seas', 'Nast', in order to hold back the armored ship that coveted 'Ghost Empire', risked their lives to stop them. This bought us the most precious time!"
In her ups and downs, like chanting words, Crimson Moon gradually rose to the top of this small battlefield, and for a while, except Klein, everyone present was "Lawyer", "Arbiter" and "Demoness" Beyonder felt palpitating fluctuations emerging from the bottom of the sea, as if there was something extremely attractive to them that was approaching quickly.
At almost the same time, the black shadow that Angel had seen five days ago appeared quickly from the southwest. It passed through the "Black Emperor" and "Enmat" that were exchanging fire under the alternating shells. In the blink of an eye, it came to the front of "Queen Anne's Revenge" and was about to cross it and move towards the God War Ruins position in the east.
It is "Ghost Empire". The time and location provided by Nast are completely correct. At night when Crimson Moon is in the sky, it is only one step away from Physical World!
"Now!"
Angel looked at Klein and gave instructions very quickly.
A Sailor who was on standby next to the side artillery fixed his eyes, and immediately looked at the shadow that was passing quickly. He raised his right hand wearing a coarse cloth glove, and then retracted it as if he was grabbing something.
That is "Fallen Earl" Qonas Kilgor and his "Distortion" who mixed in the crowd through Faceless's ability to become Sailor!
At this moment, the black shadow clinging to the sea stopped less than 500 meters away from them, closer than the two warships fighting.
But it did not approach "Queen Anne's Revenge". Instead, it was like a tug of war with the power that restricted it. The shadow stirred, sometimes approaching Chunas, and sometimes moving away from him.
This is a little different from the trajectory of Nast "Distortion" that day. It may be the gap between Sequence 4 and Sequence 3, and there is also a gap between Saint... Angel frowned and looked into the distance, realizing that if this continues, it is likely to form a long stalemate. As Sequence 4's Marionette, Chunas's Spirituality is limited, and it is impossible to "Distortion" for a long time, holding back "Ghost Empire" who is trying to restore the original trajectory...
By the way, reality... her eyes lit up, and she subconsciously switched "Rose Necklace" to Grazing's "Imperative Mage" soul. Then she remembered that there was a higher-ranking "Balancer" next to her.
"Anne, augmented 'reality'!"
She shouted before she even had time to look at the other person.
In an instant, an extremely majestic aura emerged from behind her, passing through her body almost instantly, pointing directly at the phantom of "Ghost Empire" in front of her.
"The mystery of this place weakens and the reality increases!"
Her distinctive young voice was like God's command, resounding throughout the sea.
But even Angel and Klein beside her, as well as Chunas who was wrestling with the shadow of "Ghost Empire", were not affected in any way.
This command was exquisitely limited to a small area near the phantom, and avoided the scope of "Distortion". It was like a steel knife inserted into the sea, tearing apart the last disguise of "Ghost Empire" hidden in the gap between reality and Spirit World.
The shadow, which was originally smaller than the "Black Emperor", quickly enlarged, soon exceeded a hundred meters in diameter, and spread to all directions without slowing down. Inside it, the sea water was as calm as a mirror and as dark as ink, as if a black hole suddenly appeared on the sea surface.
No, that's the shadow "projected" by some huge thing on the sea. Because it continues to "fall" toward the sea, the shadow is getting bigger and bigger!
Angel realized something. He looked through the sea water and looked into the depths with the mirror-like surface of the sea. After a moment, he looked up at the sky and found that there was no trace of "Ghost Empire" either on the seabed or in the sky.
"The powers of Lawyer and Arbiter have already appeared, and now the only thing left is... Demoness's 'Mirror World'..."
Klein on the side suddenly spoke. He put a considerable part of his energy into manipulating his Marionette to pull the phantom, and could only remind Angel through words.
By the way, I didn't sense "Ghost Empire" in reality last time... Angel took a deep breath, his purple eyes became deeper and deeper, almost black, and his body disappeared on the deck with a slight sound of glass breaking.
The next second, her figure was outlined in the deep and quiet "Mirror World".
Above her head, a shadow with a diameter of more than 500 meters and as big as a mountain was hitting her at an extremely fast speed.
According to the outline of the shadow, Angel can confirm that it is the "body" of the shadow on the sea in reality, but even when observing from Mirror World, she can only see the outline of "Ghost Empire". This is not a Ghost Ship with sharp ends and a length much longer than its width, but a boxy city!
A city was coming at her!
Under this huge shadow, Angel actually had the illusion that it was inevitable.
Of course, as "Unaging" Demoness, the benefactor of City of Calamity, Angel immediately found a way to get rid of the embarrassing situation of being crushed to death by the city. She activated all the Mirror Tunnel around her, transformed them into Distortion, transformed them, covered the shadows that were quickly approaching her, and then connected them to the largest "mirror" currently.
That is the black sea surface created by the rapidly spreading shadow located at Physical World.
The next second, she flipped reality and the mirror, returning herself to Physical World, reappearing on the deck where she had just stood.
Beside him, Klein immediately cast concerned eyes:
"Did you find it?"
Angel nodded, his eyes falling on the sea surface where the diameter had gradually exceeded one kilometer, completely covering the shadow of "Queen Anne's Revenge".
After being blocked by "Distortion", "weakening" the mystery, and blocked by "Mirror World", "Ghost Empire", which left the last port of the Trensoest Empire more than a thousand years ago, carrying countless treasures and Beyonder Characteristic, and being sought after by countless pirates but elusive, is about to return to Physical World!
And these treasures will be exclusively enjoyed by Angel and the others. Even if they propose a plan and make all preparations, "King of the Five Seas" Nast can only... huh?
As if sensing something, Angel looked towards the battlefield where the roar of artillery fire was still heard.
Enmat and the Black Emperor are still entangled together. Perhaps they are wary of the newly emerged Sail Battleship. The ironclad ship's gunfire has slowed down, and its nature of containment is greater than destruction. The Black Emperor's desire, and the latter took the opportunity to distance themselves, and continued to use Old Era's artillery to counterattack in vain, helping Enmat's iron frame to be polished.
But a tall figure appeared on the black deck of the Black Emperor at some unknown time. Under the pointed crown, the pair of black eyes emitted a strange dark red light, staring straight at Angel.
There was no anger or confusion in his eyes, only a calmness that understood everything.
The next second, he raised his feet and took a step forward.
The measurement of distance seemed to be chaotic at this moment. In just one step, Nast left the deck and stepped on the calm sea.
Taking another step, he had entered the black shadow range that stopped spreading.
He had long expected that I would abandon him and complete the capture of "Ghost Empire" alone. No, he might even be deliberately pushing forward this matter in order to follow us into it at this time...Angel suddenly understood the plan of "King of the Five Seas", but at this time there was no chance to stop the opponent.
Moreover, behind him, a golden flash of light poured out from Enmat, which was constantly firing, passing through the Black Emperor like a sharp sword, and flying after Nast.
Inside the golden light, Georgina's black evening dress and her long black hair, which were completely incompatible with the fierce naval battle, rustled in the wind. The eyes behind the golden mask were also staring at Angel.
The moment she crossed the invisible boundary and entered the "shadow" range, a sharp explosion resounded throughout the entire sea area, like a mirror being smashed by a heavy object. Everything inside the area covered by the "shadow" lost its original color and was dyed in deep black.
Then they merged into the sea, into the huge shadow.
A little further away, Enmat and the Black Emperor stopped shelling. A pirate named Sailor on the deck looked blankly at the position where the two Demigod left.
There are no other objects there except the calm sea surface and Crimson Moon in the sky.