Under normal circumstances, even an assault ship couldn't possibly catch up to a steam ironclad ship.
Before steam ironclad ships appeared, assault ships had been the fastest units in naval warfare because both sides' ships relied on manpower.
Under those conditions, assault ships were stripped of everything that could be removed, reducing their weight to the absolute minimum. Built solely to carry soldiers into an assault on enemy ships, they naturally became the fastest units in naval warfare.
But steam ironclad ships were different. They used steam power, which represented an all-around upgrade in terms of propulsion. They weren't something old-fashioned warships still relying on manpower and wind power could casually challenge.
This time, as long as White Butcher brought up the speed, those assault ships wouldn't be able to get anywhere near them if they genuinely wanted to evade them.
But White Butcher had no intention of doing that.
At this stage, they had endured the Saint Realm Mage's attacks, which were practically map cannons, and had finally managed to close in.
At a time like this, turn around and leave just to dodge those assault ships? Wasn't that making a joke out of him?
After confirming the news, White Butcher immediately gave the order...
"Watch the movements of Hans Blaze, the Vajra Realm martial artist on the other side. Run straight over him!"
At that moment, White Butcher even wondered whether those people on the other side had some kind of misunderstanding about steel warships.
Or perhaps they still hadn't figured out what a steel warship was?
An assault ship fitted with a metal ram did indeed possess considerable destructive power when it crashed into the wooden hull of an old-fashioned warship at high speed.
But this ship of mine was a steel warship! A steel warship!! Do