The Naga Clan

"Could Stanton's intelligence have been any slower?!" Beianqi couldn't help but complain.

As the first ship to enter service in the early days, the "Water Nest" was slightly inferior in performance and had not undergone dragon-carrying adaptation modifications, so it was likely carrying the Sea Eagle Beast battle group.

The problem is that these subtle differences in ship design cannot be discerned solely from sonar echo characteristics!

The "Water Nest" was originally assigned to the Eastern Ocean Fleet of the Temple of Light, responsible for protecting the Radiant Holy City. It was truly unexpected that it would be urgently transferred to the North Sea battlefield.

It can only be said that the hatred that Su Ming and Bay Owl incurred towards the Temple of Light was ridiculously high!

"Since we have two torpedoes, then... how about sending one to each of the Flying Beast motherships?" the captain of the Five Fangs suggested from the side.

Beianqi readily complied and immediately began the attack procedure.

The two torpedoes began to rise simultaneously and accelerated toward their targets, heading toward the two large motherships respectively.

Beianqi kept her eyes glued to the screen, releasing a sonar pulse every thirty seconds to calibrate the target's location.

The torpedo continued to approach the target, quickly closing the distance to within one kilometer. However, after another sonar pulse, a dense and astonishing number of echo signals suddenly appeared on the screen!

"What is this?!" Beianqi exclaimed in surprise!

Dozens of echoes were converging on "Fever Suppository No. 1" from all directions! Judging from the size of the target, these individuals were about the size of a human.

"Did the enemy's mages intercept it underwater?" The captain of the Five Fangs was also puzzled. "How did they detect the torpedoes in the water?"

Beianqi has activated the torpedo's camera, and the transmitted images clearly show that a large number of creatures with humanoid torsos and ferocious fish tails are emerging from the seawater around the torpedo!

"The Naga Clan!" she exclaimed. "How did they get involved with the Temple of Light?!"

At the same time, Beianqi also understood why "Fever Suppository No. 1" was discovered—it was the pulse sound waves emitted by the torpedo's active sonar that alerted these marine dwellers!

Ordinary humans cannot hear ultrasonic waves, but the Naga Clan can!

****

In the scene, the Naga Clan's attack has already begun; several beams of underwater magical energy, flashing with dangerous light, accurately hit the torpedoes.

The user interface instantly popped up a glaring red alert. "Signal for Fever Suppository No. 1 has been lost!"

"Damn it! The Temple of Light actually hired the Naga Clan to participate in the war!" The captain of the Five Fangs exclaimed gravely. "This is a huge problem!"

Beianqi quickly switched to the camera feed from "Fever Suppository No. 2". Although the torpedo had not activated its sonar, the noise from its thrusters and the dense bubble curtain released by its thermal propulsion system still gave it away.

A large number of Naga are rapidly approaching from behind, but the torpedoes are only about 100 meters away from their assigned large mothership target!

In simulated training, Beianqi had already practiced similar extreme scenarios. The Earth side's tactical planning had indeed "fully" considered all kinds of unexpected situations.

She immediately began executing the emergency plan: fine-tuning the direction, aiming the torpedo at the target ahead, and then pressing the release button without hesitation!

The warhead of "Fever Suppository No. 2" separated from the rear thruster with a muffled explosion! Under the cover of churning white bubble clouds, the front warhead, relying on inertia, silently slid towards the hull of the giant ship directly in front of it.

At the same time, Beianqi instantly turned the power of the separated thruster engine to maximum and abruptly made a 90-degree turn! The thruster nozzle violently churned in the seawater, creating a huge, turbulent curtain of bubbles, making an extremely astonishing noise.

This successfully drew the attention of all pursuers! A large number of Naga and underwater magical attackers immediately turned, frantically rushing towards the violently turbulent thruster!

A lithe and elite Naga warrior charged forward, his trident flashing coldly as he precisely cleaved the thruster in two!

"Naga Queen!" Beianqi's eyes narrowed. This was a formidable opponent, especially at sea!

The high-pressure gas stored in the tank exploded violently in an instant. The thruster completely lost power, and the camera and connected fiber optic cable at its tail were also flung into the sea on the other side by the force of the explosion.

Under the cover of this chaos, the torpedo warhead, propelled by inertia, finally made contact with target number two, crashing headfirst into the cold, thick hull armor.

The alchemical touch array lit up, and 600 kilograms of alchemical explosives were violently detonated!

A blazing fireball, reaching temperatures of thousands of degrees Celsius, was instantly created, frantically vaporizing the surrounding seawater. An astonishing release of energy formed, within a fraction of a second, a terrifying bubble with an initial pressure of hundreds of millions of Pascals!

The destructive high-pressure zone expanded rapidly, pushing out a ring-shaped wall of pressure water composed of pure kinetic energy, which slammed onto the flat bottom of the flying beast mothership with overwhelming force.

The immense water pressure far exceeded the limits of the ship's structure, and the entire bottom of the ship was torn apart as if by a giant claw, instantly forming a huge hole!

But this was merely the first note of a symphony of destruction!

The underwater explosion, with its immense impact far exceeding that in the air by hundreds of times, did not disappear after tearing open the ship's hull. This terrifying force violently acted on the ship, violently lifting the massive vessel, weighing thousands of tons, upwards!

The keel emitted a teeth-grinding wail and snapping sound, like a hundred-meter-tall tree being struck by lightning. Under the irresistible force, the internal compartments twisted, folded, and collapsed, emitting a continuous series of breaking sounds.

When the supercavitation expands to its maximum volume, the entire warship is lifted significantly higher from the seawater by this brute force! The midsection of the ship is arched and deformed as if struck from the seabed by an invisible giant fist, while the bow and stern are still bound by the enormous inertia, reluctantly remaining in the surging seawater!

The ship's hull was twisted into a tragic "V" shape!

The turning point then arrived. Under the pressure of seawater and rapid cooling, the supercavitation that supported the hull began to contract violently, like a punctured balloon!

The midsection of the ship, forcibly arched to its maximum height, not only lost its support but was also suddenly pulled downwards by negative pressure. The terrifying stress generated by this "lifting and falling" meant that even for a massive aircraft carrier like the Dragon, the outcome was predictable.

The massive ship, like a fragile biscuit, snapped in two! The icy waters of the North Sea, like a ravenous beast, surged wildly into the two enormous wrecks, engulfing everything.

****

Two hours later, on the Jishou Tidal Flats.

Inside the Pansy's command center, Su Ming met with the returning Beianqi and retrieved the control panel she had brought back.

After the torpedo attack, the mechanic girl arranged for the "Five Fangs" to stealthily hide, while she rode Qiluo and flew straight back to the Pansy.

At this moment, the sky was just beginning to brighten, and a faint red tinge appeared on the horizon.

Miss Unicorn was overjoyed to make it to breakfast on the ship! And in an instant, a fierce battle for the restaurant erupted.

Ignoring the chaotic commotion below, Su Ming opened his tablet and began to carefully review all the data records sent back by the "Fever-Reducing Suppository" during the torpedo attack.

First, the unexpected appearance of a large number of the Naga Clan caused "Fever Suppository No. 1" to fail at the last moment, and it was destroyed before it could complete its attack.

"I didn't expect the Naga Clan to get involved," Su Ming said thoughtfully, examining the data.

"I guess they were persuaded by the Temple of Light with some reason, or they paid a price they couldn't refuse," said Zijin beside her. "It's not entirely unexpected."

This explains why the Temple of Light's fleet did not include any dedicated melee ships— the Naga Clan is unmatched in boarding and close-quarters combat!

Furthermore, relying on the sea creatures' innate underwater advantages and keen senses, they possess unique advantages in naval warfare, particularly in surveillance, reconnaissance, and information transmission!

Fortunately, although the torpedo attack did not achieve all its objectives, it allowed Su Ming's side to discover this crucial information in advance, preventing them from falling into a more passive position in subsequent operations.

Su Ming pondered for a moment, then said to Zijin, "Hasn't your Jade Sea Merchant Association been purchasing oil from the Naga Clan?"

"Yes, the first batch of over a thousand tons of crude oil has already arrived at Brown Gold Island."

Su Ming nodded; this was good news. "Have the Chamber of Commerce investigate the exact size and number of troops and personnel involved in this battle by the Naga Clan."

Zijin responded with an OK sign, then got up and walked toward the communications tower above the bridge.

Su Ming then turned his attention back to the tablet screen. The remaining torpedoes, "Fever Suppository No. 2," successfully hit the designated large target, completely destroying it using the violent shock wave generated by the explosion, known as the "back-break effect."

The footage from the camera on the thruster cut off seconds after the explosion. Many key details were blurred and difficult to discern in the murky, churning seawater.

Su Ming digitally enhanced the blurry footage in the last few seconds, slowed down the playback frame by frame, and repeatedly zoomed in to identify key structural features.

He quickly concluded, "The ship that was sunk was the lead ship of the flying beast motherships—the ' Water Nest '!"

After undergoing dragon-carrying adaptation modifications, the "Jade Sea and Tang Valley" had its bottom keel structure opened up in many areas to accommodate the giant dragon, which greatly weakened the overall structural strength.

The high-powered charge designed by Fengshou for the "Fever-Reducing Suppository" should, if it hits the hull of a ship, instantly tear the target hull to pieces, leaving no time for a complete "back fracture effect."

Beianqi sighed regretfully, "What bad luck."

"That's good! Excellent work!" Su Ming said approvingly. "Successfully eliminating this enemy reinforcement force is a significant achievement!"

The "Water Nest" carried over a hundred Sea Eagle Beast and their elite combat priests. Although the powerful explosion might not wipe out all the combat units on board, the enemy's losses from such an attack would be extremely heavy from any perspective.

Su Ming closed the tablet, his gaze sharpening—next, he needed to consider how to finish off the remaining Jade Sea and Tang Valley!