Who the big fish in his mouth refers to is self-evident.

Eliminate those insignificant small fry.

As a traditional land power, Sak has been eyeing maritime trade like a big piece of juicy meat. In recent years, it has been vigorously developing naval power, naturally eyeing Hilus' Great Treasure Fleet with intentions, and the two sides have even had several tentative skirmishes.

Within the "Tulip Alliance" composed of six island nations, Phaletis, with its burgeoning national strength, now leads in naval power. Even if unspoken, everyone knows it is also one of those coveting Hilus' overlord status.

As for Atlant, it was once a maritime power closely following Hilus' exploration route. Although it has declined significantly in recent years, its foundation is still there, and its strength cannot be underestimated. Unfortunately, the weight of ships sent this time seems somewhat inadequate.

Naturally, the candidates for the big fish...

Soon, the general's order was given:

"Activate: Shipborne Extraordinary Armament: Reverse Cross Halberd!"

Amidst the cries of the crew.

Screech—

The top deck of the ship's forecastle was opened, and a giant mechanical ballista, several times larger than an ordinary bed crossbow, slowly rose. This is the unparalleled offensive weapon of the "Guard Commander" as a quasi-legendary battleship: the "Reverse Cross Halberd"!

The ballista's base comes with a sturdy bracket, with the main beam flowing with extraordinary spiritual light placed on it, and a large ruby embedded on it. On either side of the ballista's front end are two torsion winch sets made of tendons and hair from unknown demonized creatures.

Each winch set drives a dark ballista arm, with the end of the arm connected to a bowstring made from the tendons of some ocean giant beast, with a leather sling for holding projectiles in the center.

Because of its immense power, even superfluous, the ballista with its four power levels is usually set to at most the second level, but today the captain's order is: "Full power!!!"

Creak! Creak!

Even with the aid of mechanical winches, the ballista's sides still require the full effort of three navy soldiers to slowly turn the handles to tighten the winch sets, while two soldiers draw the bowstring fully into the notch.

The extraordinary armament enters standby mode.

Whew—

Even without any projectile placed yet, an atmosphere of chilling solemnity, as if the autumn and winter had descended, already enveloped this sea area.

The school of fish following this massive fleet due to waste are apparently sensing something ominous and dive underwater to escape far away, even the waves on the sea seem to have paused slightly for a moment.

Silence!

An officer who is evidently the Extraordinary Knight stands beside the ballista, raising a specially made bronze long halberd. With a triangular, narrow sharp blade and spiral-patterned shaft, the long halberd seems to have become the center of this sea area.

Fine rune engravings seamlessly meld with the patterns on the halberd, an utter fusion of spellcraft and aesthetics.

Under the sunlight, the bright golden halberd blade (yes, bronze is golden before it rusts) seems to shoot out rays sharp enough to sting one's eyes with just a glance.

"Bow your head!"

Among the soldiers who just finished tightening the winch, an old soldier pulls a young sailor whose eyes are already teary, sparing the reckless new recruit from potential temporary blindness!

Click—

The long halberd is steadily placed into the ballista's slot.

Their combination completes a certain extraordinary energy cycle, a subtle yet clear humming sound rings in the sailors' ears.

Instantly tightening their hearts.

Even to ordinary soldiers, threads of red light, like brilliant flames, reflect from the assembly, as if a volcano, having accumulated enough energy, will change the color of the sky and earth upon eruption!

Quasi-legendary ships, unlike legendary battleships, do not possess comprehensive excellence, nor have they completed an extraordinary transformation. They merely possess some extraordinary traits, perhaps vastly excelling ordinary warships in speed, attack power, or special capabilities, creating a partial dominance.

The "Guard Commander" is classified as quasi-legendary for its absolute offensive capacity, already at a level that crushes all ordinary warships!

However, despite the extraordinary attack power and range of the "Extraordinary Armament: Reverse Cross Halberd," far beyond human imagination, capable of hitting anything within sight!

Its previously targeted ships were no more than ten kilometers away, and even then appeared as mere black dots to the shooter.

More often, this extraordinary armament serves as the ultimate decider in regular naval battles.

So... where is our target now???

The crossbow shooter responsible for operating this massive killing weapon had a puzzled look at this moment. Even the nearest enemy ships, like cautious hungry wolves, were carefully prowling at least ten kilometers away from the fleet.

Even though the "Reverse Cross Halberd" came with its own extraordinary calibration function, at such a long distance, any slight deviation during launch would make this costly long halberd completely miss its target.

After all, on a quasi-legendary battleship, you can't find a "Ship Spirit" capable of perfectly controlling the fire control system like on a true legendary battleship.

So when the shooter turned to seek instructions from Vice Admiral Adonis Auston, who had been watching from the ship's fo'c'sle, he saw the Vice Admiral smile slightly and gesture invitingly to the guest beside him.

The Great Wizard Anduin stepped forward without hesitation.

The blood-red light he had been holding in his hand bloomed once again, but this time it didn't turn into a mirror. Instead, it became a dashed line connecting two star points, one end attached to the blazing crossbow, and the other pointing into the void in a very slight parabolic arc.

The Curse School might not excel at other things, but they were masters at locking onto targets through mysterious connections!

The shooter stared blankly at the parabolic line already marked for him. Although he had never seen such a method and had no systematic training in mathematics, as an experienced shooter, how could he not understand the value of this simple line?

"A divine skill indeed!"

Through the eyes of a sea bird high in the sky, Aiven was no less surprised by this scene than the shooter. This was clearly an enhanced and advanced version of his own "Data Visualization"!

The data collected by "Data Visualization" still required personal analysis, but this ability required no thought at all; you simply pulled the trigger.

Indeed, one should never underestimate the world of wizards, whose witchcraft completely outperformed his technology... uh, in fact, even his "Data Visualization," which had already merged with his soul, could no longer be described as technology.

While Aiven marveled at the formidable escort fleet of Hilus, worthy of being the current overlord of the seas, his command was straightforward and without hesitation.

Although he targeted a certain point on the southern side of the fleet, once Aiven realized what they intended to do, he wasn't foolish enough to stay and watch the spectacle.

"Full rudder left, let's move away from the Hilus fleet!"

The Great Treasure Fleet of Hilus was veering southeast, while the "Storm Horn" and two warships were heading northeast. Now Aiven ordered a direct turn to the north, to swiftly distance themselves from the trouble.

You take bites as big as your stomach can handle, but this chunk of meat known as the "Great Treasure Fleet" was too large for Aiven's small fry to take a bite out of.

The First Mate echoed the captain's order loudly from the stern deck: "Aye, full rudder left!"

Led by the battleship "Storm Horn," the lined-up fleet carved a beautiful arc across the sea, turning due north. The wind direction was irrelevant to Aiven's consideration; the priority was to maintain a safe distance.

Meanwhile.

At the shooting position on the quasi-legendary "Guard Commander."

Ahem, ahem...

Until an officer beside him coughed twice as a reminder, the shooter reacted, his face flushed with excitement as he quickly adjusted the angle of the crossbow, then signaled to his immediate superior.

"All ready!"

Without hesitation, the Vice Admiral gave a direct order:

"Let the landlubbers see who truly owns this sea. Fire!"

The shooter pulled the trigger.

The power amassed by the volcano was suddenly unleashed...

Crack—

A lightning bolt struck the clear sky, and the bronze long halberd transformed into a resplendent golden light, shooting forth.

Like the first ray of sunlight at dawn, so brilliant and beautiful, it lit up the entire expanse of the sea in an instant.

The halberd's tip cleaved through the air, creating a bow-shaped shockwave, and the pure white vapor trail churned the sea surface apart as it flew past.

In the blink of an eye, the golden long halberd left the visual limits of ordinary people behind. Only an unignorable golden star persisted in glowing resolutely between sea and sky!

Merely a few seconds later.

Boom... boom!!!

After two consecutive claps of thunder, a huge fireball from the ammunition explosion rose into the sky.

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