When Qin Ran stepped onto the deck, he saw three steel warships lined up across the distant sea, dazzling flames flashing from their cold gun muzzles.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Cannon fire thundered without pause.
Some shells fell into the sea, while others struck the Coral's Force Field Shield.
Ripples spread across the transparent Force Field Shield with each impact, making even the Coral tremble.
Still, the shaking was nowhere near as violent as that first jolt.
It was not even a tenth as strong.
Qin Ran instinctively looked into the water.
His brows furrowed when he spotted indistinct round objects bobbing beneath the surface.
"Sea mines!"
Although [Gunpowder Weapons: Explosives] did not cover sea mines, Qin Ran still knew about these cheap, devastating weapons, which were easy to deploy but extremely difficult to clear.
But it was not merely the mines themselves that caught his attention. It was what their presence here meant.
Were they blockading the waters to stop reinforcements?
Qin Ran pondered silently.
Clearly, the Sanctuary had put considerable pressure on the West Coast government.
Or rather, Barry's side could no longer bear the strain.
Otherwise, they would not have resorted to blockading the waters.
Still, Qin Ran was surprised that Barry's side had managed to track them so precisely across the vast sea.
After all, radar technology in this dungeon world was still in its infancy, nowhere near advanced enough to pinpoint a target at sea.
Was it some secret technology?
Or had they relied on the mystery side?
Qin Ran speculated.
Meanwhile, Eisind began shouting again-
"Turn the helm! Turn the helm!"
"Avoid those mines!"
But before Eisind had finished shouting, the lookout up in the tower cried out, "Captain, they're laying mines!"
Everyone aboard immediately turned toward the three warships.
Soldiers were carrying mines to