885 Decisive Battle (2/2)
By the ship's side, there were a lot of strong and reputable warships. Sun was particularly outstanding, looking like a crane among a flock of chickens.
”Extraordinary ships, stay put. The rest are to attack and take care of the enemies…”
After being dragged in by such a massive whirlpool, the fleet was heavily damaged. It would not survive if the pirates attacked them.
Even the ironclad fleet might not be able to maintain their energy after an incident like this, let alone this mob of ships.
”Nymphadora, great job!” Fang Yuan did not forget to take out a seashell and give his compliments.
Nymphadora's soft voice came from the seashell. ”Master, I've exhausted too much of my energy. I don't think I can execute another attack like this in the following battle.”
The fact that Sea God could control the ocean meant that it was almost invincible during ocean battles.
However, this was not without cost.
She would be fine taking on one or two ships, but to create a massive whirlpool big enough to take down an entire fleet? Nymphadora was not as strong as her father, so she could only do this once every three days.
Any more, and she would exhaust all of her energy and could possibly even die.
The reason why Fang Yuan did not use this against the ironclad fleet? First, there were simply too many people on the other side, so he might not be able to take them down altogether. Second, a navy always had special forces like the fate of a nation or the spirit of a martyr to protect them. Even though there was no effect in physical battles, extraordinary forces like these always helped to weaken the other party mentally.
Although no one could estimate the extent, Fang Yuan was aware of how remarkable Ettoman's present sea forces were. Summoning a tsunami to attack the Invincible Steel Fleet was never going to happen. In fact, a small fry like Nymphadora might die from the backlash of attacking it.
This was unless he went out personally. In which case, he was confident of success.
However, doing something like that might incite interference from the world, especially if he really defeated the Invincible Fleet. The gains simply did not make up for the losses.
He was extremely calm and composed at this moment. In any case, he had already completed his primary objective—his breakthrough. Whatever happened next, he would handle it one issue at a time.
In other words, he had already earned back his capital. The following matters would be his winnings, so it did not matter how much he won.
While Fang Yuan was in deep thought, the battle's outcome was already decided.
One side was well-organized and prepared, while the other side was battered and exhausted. There was naturally only one outcome.
The inferior vanguards collapsed at the first encounter while the rest started escaping.
Because Fang Yuan was concerned about the more important upcoming battle, he did not have the pirates chase after them, and they were aware of when to stop their pursuit.
Anyway, it would be impossible for this vanguard fleet to rejoin the battle.
…
Wrecked ships, wooden planks, and corpses floated toward them from the front.
Seeing this scene, Admiral Philip's face turned extremely gloomy. ”Useless fools… I was hoping they could inflict some damage on the pirates, but they were only successful in throwing their lives away.”
”Someone sent a message from the front. According to their information, we might have to consider the worst-case scenario.”
Vice Admiral Norton's face remained stern.
After the pirates crowned their Pirate King, they actually became united, making it far more difficult than before. This was certainly beyond their expectations.
”Ettoman does not allow for failure!” Admiral Philip drew his officer's sword. ”Form up for battle!”
”Form up!”
The order quickly spread.
Not long after, fifty ironclads formed a V-shape, looking similar to a maritime fortress.
”Here we are!”
Fang Yuan stood on Sun and looked at the smoke ahead of him.
Fifty ironclads pressed forward like an iron wall with incomparable oppression.
”Sun, ready Burning Sun…” When Fang Yuan saw this, a slight smile appeared. ”The fate of a nation and the spirit of a martyr might be able to protect against the extraordinary, but can they be protected from a physical attack like this?”
Ding! Target locked!
Legend ability Burning Sun, firing!
The sound of machines on Sun responded to that command.
A brilliance converged on Sun's main cannon that suddenly turned into an intense white radiance.
Kaboom!
In the middle of the ironclad fleet, the largest ship, Fearless, was instantly turned into raging flames and exploded.
Sea waves surged, slamming against the surrounding vessels.
Even though Fang Yuan knew he could only use Burning Sun once, a force like this was truly incomparable.
To Fang Yuan's surprise, the enemy ships were merely slightly taken aback after losing their flagship. Almost immediately, they launched their counter-attack.
Fierce cannon fire immediately fired back at the pirates.
”Sun can only fire once! Attack! Attack!” Admiral Philip shouted with all his might on another ship.
Vice Admiral Norton, who was by his side, wiped his cold sweat. ”Fortunately, we received the news about Sun and formed up in time… Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a battle to fight once our flagship was lost.”
Even so, his expression was still stunned.
What other hidden trump cards did that Pirate King have?
Bang! Bang!
At this moment, many of the ships surrounding him started to tremble as though something was exploding beneath them.
Admiral Philip was shaken and immediately asked, ”What's happening?”
Someone quickly reported the situation, ”The longnose gudgeons and other sea monsters have explosives tied to them! They're colliding and exploding under the sea surface!”
”King's Throne… did they force the longnose gudgeons in this region into submission?” Vice Admiral Norton muttered as his heart sank…