Red Lightning carried boundless pressure.
Like a heavenly spear, it pierced the sky and sea.
Time seemed to stand still as the Red Lightning pierced the gigantic cannonball.
Under that overwhelming external force, the gigantic cannonball detonated before it could reach the Kronos Kingdom's battleship.
Boom!
The cannonball exploded in midair, its blazing light dazzlingly bright.
The air filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke.
Even the sea churned up waves comparable to a tsunami under the terrifying blast.
Although the explosion did not strike the battleship directly,
the terrifying shock wave swept toward it like a hurricane, carrying a blast of searing heat.
"Everyone, be careful! Keep yourselves steady as best you can!"
The rear admiral in command immediately recognized the disaster they were about to face and issued orders to the other soldiers.
Everyone aboard was a well-trained soldier.
Out at sea, in the New World with its unpredictable conditions, they had faced fierce winds and towering waves before.
But they had far too little time to react.
The entire battleship nearly tilted ninety degrees and capsized. Only its excellent stability kept it upright.
Even so, the ship suffered serious damage.
Countless soldiers were thrown from the deck, their bodies plunging into the sea one after another.
And it was not over yet. The towering waves were coming.
They had no way to resist such immense natural power.
Once those waves crashed down, the entire battleship would be swallowed.
The sea heaved, and the water level had already begun to rise.
Danger drew ever closer.
The shadow of the towering waves had already engulfed them.
That was precisely why Hades was so furious.
It was not merely because Byrnndi World had mindlessly attacked his battleship, but because World was an idiot.
Hades knew, of course, that Byrnndi