"All right, this distance should do. Back off a little, then deploy the Bow Cannon and start charging. We'll rush straight in when it's ready."
Yang Yi notified the other crew members in Fishman Language.
The distance was just right. Any closer, and the fire from Steam Island would grow fierce, and they might come under attack from sea monsters.
Once charged, the Bow Cannon would enter a pre-firing state that could last up to 30 minutes. Any longer without firing, and it would risk exploding.
So charging it too far away wouldn't work; they could easily run out of time before covering the distance. Getting too close, however, could provoke Steam Island and invite danger.
Upon receiving the order, the Long-Legged stopped and cleared out the incoming torpedoes ahead with a single volley.
Then the Bow Cannon deployed. Its stacked barrel sections extended layer by layer, lengthening into a pitch-black cannon about eight meters long-nearly half the length of the Long-Legged itself.
Tiny high-energy particles also began gathering inside it, gradually brightening and vaporizing the seawater in the barrel, expelling it as bubbles.
The entire charging process would take five minutes, during which the Long-Legged would lose propulsion, as all its power would go toward charging the Bow Cannon.
Now, however, the Long-Legged also had 30 "small thrusters" mounted on its exterior, so it retained some mobility and maintained its distance from the moving Steam Island without falling farther behind.
Yang Yi pressed himself against the Long-Legged's outer armor, held his breath, and concentrated on sensing the movements ahead.
This could be called the most dangerous stage, after all. The Long-Legged couldn't move and could only retaliate passively.
He used the Flintlock to deal with the missiles and shells falling from above. He still hadn't used the Magnetic Rail