They were also resisting the flying Insects in the sky; otherwise... how could they hold back hundreds of millions of them?
As for the ships' main guns... Since they hadn't belonged to the battleship-and-big-gun faction before the apocalypse, none of their main guns had a caliber larger than
230 mm. Even when firing on land, each salvo could at most wound three to five land Insects. They posed no threat to such an enormous swarm.
As for why they'd set up a row of heavy machine guns on deck, the goal was to stop the Insects from crossing the sea and buy people time to evacuate.
Chapter 57: What Do You Want to Play? (Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)
"What... exactly is your goal?"
Fang Juan furrowed her brow as she pondered. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't understand why Irene, even if she was only a clone, would travel thousands of miles just to get herself killed.
Don't give me that nonsense about it being the thought that counts. Juanjuan had no ties to this Insect Queen, and Fang Yuxuan, the only person who connected them, was now nowhere to be found. So the Insect Queen's purpose in coming here definitely wasn't innocent...
At the thought, Fang Juan looked ahead at the massive ships, which were gradually spilling oil into the sea. Everyone aboard had already evacuated. The two ships were now operating on autopilot.
They didn't need to do much. As long as they could spread oil across the surface and create a sea of fire, using the flames and seawater to hold back the Insects, that would be enough.
"BOOM!!!"
The two massive ships exploded, sending up roaring flames and thick black smoke. In an instant, the entire sea caught fire. The six carrier groups