After observing for a while, Xu Shi had figured something out.
These schools of fish were not attacking without any plan. If anything, they seemed to have evolved a hint of teamwork.
The miscellaneous fish at the front acted as vanguards, the swordfish assassins disrupted the battlefield, and the ones resistant to electric shocks served as meat shields. They really did take on the task of drawing fire.
And the commander of the fish school was naturally that giant shark that had appeared on the surveillance feed earlier!
It had never shown itself before, only surfacing at critical moments to take an unexpected bite. That wooden ship had been caught off guard because of this and chewed full of holes.
But that approach no longer worked. Or perhaps, seeing most of its subordinates dead, the simple-minded creature could no longer hold itself back.
Half its body emerged from the water as the giant shark opened its blood-filled maw.
Its shrill roar made the surrounding sea tremble!
Well damn, so this was what sharks sounded like... Xu Shi instinctively marveled, then immediately realized something was wrong and shouted, "Get out of the way!"
He was shouting at the wooden ship. The giant shark seemed to understand the principle of eating the meat before gnawing the bones, and it still regarded it as its primary target.
As he spoke, its huge mouth was already biting down on the wooden ship.
Fortunately, the people aboard were skilled as well. They swerved aside at the instant the shark's jaws closed. The attack only shattered a small portion of the hull, and the ship could still barely hang on.
"What are you waiting for? Open fire!"
Xu Shi let out a breath, then gave the order. The combat team turned their guns in perfect unison,