At this time, the weather at sea was becoming increasingly murky or perhaps strange.

The wind wasn't particularly strong, yet the waves were quite significant. If one's view were high enough, they could see that this situation was not limited to the Tyrone Kingdom coast but spanned nearly half of the Black Sea.

Countless sea fish jumped out of the water and fell back again, as if something in the ocean truly terrified them, making them futilely repeat this jumping and falling process. Some aquatic creatures even jumped directly onto the shore, preferring to die of dehydration rather than return to the sea.

Being aboard a ship sailing across this stretch of sea, even the most oblivious person would have sensed that something bad was about to happen here!

"How's it going, Anne? What did the creatures in the sea say?"

Seeing Anita open her eyes while using the "Language Universal Mask," Jasmine asked with concern.

She had already learned about this Ocean Treasure's ability from Anita and had even tried it herself.

It can translate all forms of biological communication within a two-kilometer radius, whether specific roars, infrasounds, ultrasounds, body movements, pheromones... into human language that can be understood.

This includes various marine mammals, birds, fish and shrimp, jellyfish... even plankton!

With it, one can say that their ears and eyes have spread across the ocean, easily obtaining precious intelligence others cannot.

"A few hours ago, they just experienced a terrifying tsunami, and a warship, along with countless monsters, attacked the city inhabited by humans with the tsunami."

Removing the Golden Mask, Anita frowned and conveyed the information she heard to Jasmine, evidently arriving at an inopportune time, as Hawkins had already taken action and in a fantastical manner.

"However, such disasters aren't much to most of the tiny creatures living on the seabed, but a deeper fear spreads!

Centered around the mouth of the Leiden River, countless aquatic creatures are frantically attempting to flee the sea, not due to predators or natural disasters, but rooted in a fear buried deep within their DNA.

Every splash in the Black Sea feels as though it's hiding endless danger.

What has Hawkins done this time?"

Anita felt that what was happening here had gone far beyond her initial imagination and exceeded the realm she, as a Tier 3 Great Knight, could manage.

The two people engrossed in conversation failed to notice a massive white whale swimming from the direction of the Atreid Sea, swiftly heading towards the mouth of the Leiden River, defying the direction of the escaping fish.

Even when faced with unknown dangers, the "Golden Horn Deer" continued to accelerate forward.

On the other side.

No matter what misfortunes might occur in this sea area afterwards, for Aiven and the crew of the "Storm Horn," it was irrelevant.

Because a terrible predicament had already befallen them, and if they couldn't overcome this obstacle, there'd be no need to worry about the future.

"Bertram! You're a bastard... bastard... bastard—!"

Aiven, with the lung capacity of a Senior Knight, bellowed angrily, echoing across the sea.

"Hahaha, thanks for the compliment! Same to you!"

Not far from "Storm Horn," Bertram aboard "Royal Guardian" defiantly returned Aiven's shout. Behind him, two large sea monsters snarled tightly in pursuit!

Click—!

Crunch—!

The crew aboard both ships, intimidated by their respective captains' authority, dared not even lift their heads like quails. No officer would foolishly inscribe their captains' "courteous greetings" in their navigation logs...

But a curse is just a curse.

Aiven also knew that Solomon made the choice most beneficial to the battle, leveraging the speed advantage, maneuvering the enemy, and dragging "Storm Horn" down to focus all of their active forces against a formidable enemy!

Alright, let's call it even for the time you put him in a tough spot last time.

As for the half-wrecked fortress and the "frail, old and overseas personnel" within, they've obviously been deliberately overlooked by the two captains.

"All hands ready for battle! Open the gun ports, activate 'Siren's Song,' wait for them to come close."

"Storm Horn" has a total of two gun decks and a main deck with eighteen 24-pounder cannons, twenty 12-pounder cannons, ten 9-pounder cannons, and two 6-pounder cannons on the stern castle.

Total crew of 281 people, 3 Extraordinary (one Berserker, one Senior Knight and Peak Apprentice combined, one Prophet), two Ocean Treasures.

Even within the Tulip Alliance's Level 4 Battleships, such a configuration is second to none.

And today, officially enlisted in the Navy sequence, "Storm Horn" finally ushered in the first real naval battle since her service.

Aiven did not issue the customary order of gaining the windward advantage typically employed by the Phaletis Navy during naval battles.

Because sea monsters are different from warships, they're far more agile than one's warship at sea, and when the battle truly opens, they wouldn't care whether you're windward or leeward, it's completely irrelevant.

Flap, flap—

A "Needle-tailed Swift" shot down from the sky like a black arrow, flying towards "Royal Guardian."

Faced with an imminent fierce battle, any internal dispute could wait, and Aiven immediately sent his messenger, despite the potential disagreements.

Since instant communication tools exist, why resort to flag signals, a backward and highly error-prone means?

"Bertram, you'll be the primary attacker, I'll provide support, unleash all your skills as soon as possible! By the way, how many Alchemy Bombs did you bring? Hand them all over to me."

From the sight of the Water Elemental Sea Dog Cephus beneath "Royal Guardian," Aiven knew that this guy's trump cards were much more substantial than he previously understood, unceremoniously assigning him the primary attack role.

"No problem! How should we fight, one-on-one or two-on-two?"

Bertram also knew he was in the wrong, so he agreed without much hesitation. The main attack position would naturally do its utmost to kill the opponent, while the auxiliary only needed to share the firepower and pin down the opponent. The difficulty levels were quite apparent.

Even though he claimed to hate trouble, the arrogance of this noble young master was still ingrained in his bones.

"Lead them in a circle so I can launch an aerial strike first!"

While discussing tactics with Bertram, Aiven deployed the bomber squadron that had already returned and was standing by.

To facilitate command, Owl Bass had also come to the deck early, folding its wings and standing beside Aiven, making a few calls at Aiven's shadow as if to demonstrate strength.

Goo goo... goo goo...

Kaka...

At this moment, Aiven had a total of 19 large seabirds under his command. Previously, there were still 9 Alchemy Bombs in reserve on his ship. The "Royal Guardian" had reserves exceeding the normal quota, with a full ten boxes, totaling 40 bombs.

Earlier, in order to quickly support the Major General, the seabirds were not loaded with multiple Alchemy Bombs. This time, there were no such concerns, and each seabird carried two Alchemy Bombs, which was far from their load limit.

Very soon.

The bomber squadron, carrying thirty-eight Alchemy Bombs, took to the sky, flying toward the two Sea Monsters following the "Royal Guardian".

As the only battleship from the Tyrone Kingdom participating in this engagement, the "Royal Guardian" was, of course, equipped with a "Siren's Song."

Thanks to this, the two Sea Monsters, though relentless in their pursuit, were forced to surface during the long chase, severely reducing their speed from the norm.

On the contrary, the large sea dog-like Water Elemental Creature, Cephus, which provided propulsion for the battleship, was completely unaffected by the infrasound waves due to its immunity to physical attacks.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!....

Once the bomber squadron reached the designated position, they immediately launched a dense aerial assault.

Boom——!

A large number of Alchemy Bombs exploded simultaneously, creating an astonishingly powerful shockwave and even generating a sizeable wave surge.

Waves of water walls spread out, causing even the two warships at some distance from the explosion site to rock violently.

However, this time the results were far less impressive than the previous bombarding of the "Water Cannon Humpback Whale."

This group of rapidly growing Sea Monsters might have low intelligence, but they were not blind. The attacks on the "Mantis Shrimp" and "Whale" were seen by them, so it was impossible for them to ignore the "bombers" flying overhead.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, they endured the continuous and pervasive infrasound damage and dove to the sea bottom immediately.

When the two Sea Monsters could no longer bear the infrasound attacks underwater and resurfaced, the "Iron Armor Sea Horse" was almost unscathed, thanks to the hard bony exoskeleton of the bony fish, while the "Ghost Shrimp", with weaker defense, merely had its exoskeleton damaged, far from losing combat ability.

But this bombardment evidently completely enraged them.

Grrrr——!

Boom——!

The "Iron Armor Sea Horse" made a deep and abrupt sound by contracting its throat muscles, while the "Ghost Shrimp" rapidly clashed its disproportionately large right claw, almost as big as its body, producing thunderous booms.

Then, the two massive Sea Monsters, each averaging 70 meters in length, quickly rushed towards the two battleships that had taken the opportunity to converge.

Among them.

The "Iron Armor Sea Horse", with its upper body covered in black plate armor like a sea horse, had a lower body made up of numerous writhing, thick tentacles, charging through the ocean like a Heavy Knight.

This creature's traits make it one of the enemies a human battleship least wishes to encounter.

The large "Ghost Shrimp" is a deadly deep-sea assassin, its entire body made of crystal-like transparent material, with even its internal organs being transparent before feeding.

Such a presence can easily hide in the sea, making it impossible for ordinary lookouts to spot it.

Moreover, it has asymmetric claws, a robust right claw almost as long as its body, and a left claw that is so short and small it appears deformed.

"None of them looks easy to deal with."

Even though these Sea Monsters aren't recorded in the officially published "Sea Monster Atlas", by general principle, anything that looks bizarre must have unique capabilities.

Aiven and Solomon exchanged glances across the sea and instantly determined the next strategic move.

Aside from brute force, there's no other way to deal with the "Iron Armor Sea Horse". The tough nut will be cracked last. First, concentrate firepower to take down the "Ghost Shrimp", the assassin-type enemy!

The two battleships were already aligned according to the wartime manual into a single line formation, the barebones "battle line", which is the most advantageous for maximally leveraging battleship firepower, regardless of the number of ships.

"Cephus! Go entangle that 'Iron Armor Sea Horse'!"

Solomon, as the main attacker, quickly made his move.

Glug glug...

The 20-meter long Water Elemental Sea Dog emitted a boiling water sound, quickly detaching from the hull of the "Royal Guardian", turning into a submerged current to hastily shoot towards the "Iron Armor Sea Horse" like a berserk knight.

The atmosphere tensed.

The final showdown between humans and Sea Monsters on the ocean was about to erupt!

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