Chapter 1135: Like Broken Bamboo (2/2)

The duke warship wanted to flee, but it was locked down firmly by Imperial forces. Ignoring the potential damage, the Imperial mothership exchanged repeated cannon fire with the enemy flagship, making it impossible for the other party to turn around.

The Martyr’s Palace swam through the void and appeared above the duke-grade warship. Prismatic spheres of light smashed down with great ferocity, blasting big holes in the enemy vessel.

Linken had invested all her resources into building the Landsinker in preparation for her future flagship. After being installed on the Martyr’s Palace, the cannon reached new heights by virtue of the Earth Dragon’s power. It was now even comparable to the main cannon of a duke-grade vessel.

The enemy duke flagship burst into flames after taking a series of shots, its counterfire utterly suppressed.

Two Evernight destroyers appeared from either side, charging at the Martyr’s Palace with fearless momentum. Their main cannons were fully-charged and ready to fire once within range.

The two destroyers came at great speed, taking an almost straight flight route into the range of the Martyr’s Place. Only at this point did the mist around the palace disperse, revealing the palace’s true appearance. The two captains immediately noticed an entire row of fully-charged ballistae!

Having fought against the Imperial fleet for many years, these captains could recognize Imperial cannons with their eyes closed. Just on one side, they could see five cruiser-grade and ten destroyer-grade main cannons aimed right at them!

The two captains secretly groaned in despair as dozens of giant ballista bolts tore through the air and blasted them into balls of flame.

In this manner, everyone on the Evernight side came to realize the Martyr’s Palaces firepower, and no one dared approach its firing range.

An earth-shattering roar erupted through the void as a figure rushed out of the beleaguered duke-grade airship. The arachne duke stood hesitantly in the air, not knowing whether he should escape in the direction of the Martyr’s Palace or the Imperial forces.

The Minister of the Right, who had just switched to a new airship, chuckled. “Time for us to take the field. We can’t let the youngsters hog all the glory!”

“Sire, you must not! That’s…” The attendants and ministers didn’t even have time to stop the minister before his figure vanished. They weren’t strong enough to fight in the void, so they could only stomp their feet in indignation.

Two figures flew out from the battleships, forming a three-prong formation with the minister and surrounding the arachne duke within. These two were the commanders of the second and third Imperial Guard—both were divine champions.

The arachne was strong, but it was difficult to exert force or move through the void. Under the combined assault of the three Imperial divine champions, the duke quickly fell into a defensive state.

Soon, the desperate wails of an arachne duke filled the void… followed by silence.

Qianye and Caroline didn’t join the fight and only observed quietly.

Caroline said, “The trouble isn’t over.”

“I know.”

In the distance, the Evernight reinforcements had finally arrived and were entering the battlefield one after the other. The Imperial formation, on the other hand, was in chaos because there wasn’t enough time to reorganize, and many warships were still cleaning up routed enemies. Most of the warships had suffered damage during the battle and things didn’t look very optimistic.

Their losses would be big if they had to face the unflustered Evernight fleet.

The Martyr’s Palace leapt out all of a sudden and appeared thousands of meters away with a swing of its body, blocking the path of the Evernight fleet.

The enemy formation was led by three duke-grade vessels. Facing the sudden appearance of the Martyr’s Palace, the leading flagship made an urgent stop just outside of its firing range. This caused the less agile warships at the rear to fall into disarray, but they did manage to stop and none of them collided against one another. It could be said that they were fairly well-trained.

The entire reinforcement squad was thus stopped by the Martyr’s Palace.

At this moment, the foremost duke-grade flagship arrived within the Martyr’s Palace’s firing range and, since both parties were immobile, decided to open fire!

Both main cannons flickered with a faint glow. They had long since completed charging and could fire at the push of a button.

The vampire duke on the enemy airship shifted in his magnificent throne, adopting a more comfortable position. With his chin propped up, he stared intently at Qianye standing atop the Earth Dragon’s head. Beams of sanguineous light shot out from his eyes and made straight for the target.

Qianye also sensed the duke’s gaze. He turned slightly and met the radiance head-on, not backing down at all.

Sparks flew as the two gazes collided in the void. Qianye was completely unaffected by the bloodline suppression and even managed to retaliate.

The vampire duke narrowed his eyes. “Is that him? Interesting.”