amaotonovel Chapter 128 Truth on the Sea and in the Sky
Chapter 128 Truth on the Sea and in the Sky
"My daughter, Alice, are you alright?"
"Oh, is that Mother? Heh heh, they're running around in panic, of course it's fine~"
Alicia stands aboard the "Royal Sovereign," while Alice stands aboard the "Vigilance." The two, one in the air and one at sea, launch a pincer attack on the imperial capital. The 305mm cannons raised in the air and on the sea will determine the future course of the war.
"That's good. Don't take too many risks. I'll be waiting for you at the palace."
"Mmm~ Of course!"
Alice hung up the phone. The "Vigilant" was a cutting-edge magical aerospace warship. However, in reality, it was converted from the second ship of the Monarch-class. By using the Monarch-class hull under construction and changing its power to magical-electric power, it obtained a large amount of electrical energy. The "Vigilant," which adopted all-electric propulsion, unexpectedly became the most advanced warship.
The "Vigilant," which uses electric propulsion instead of steam turbines, employs four "Magic Sky MK2" anti-gravity cores connected in parallel. Compared to the first-generation Magic Sky warship, the Vigilant's towering 115-meter-long body is extremely impressive on the battlefield. The massive anti-gravity magic cores are arranged at the four corners, forming a cylindrical bulge on the side of the ship. Of course, this is where the armor is thickest on the entire ship, using composite armor made of quartz sand and armor steel, and is also covered with metal bulletproof netting.
Two 305mm main guns were mounted on either side of the ship, adjusted by two extended gun chambers supporting gun elevation. A large number of guns were installed as close to the waterline as possible on both sides of the ship. Since it did not use steam turbines for propulsion, the HMS Vigilant did not require a funnel. The upper deck was fitted with streamlined steel plate armor, and there were protruding command bridges on both the upper and lower sides. However, the main bridge on the upper deck was fitted with a mast to allow for the future installation of advanced communication or detection equipment.
Above the rear of the ship, a protrusion is level with the main bridge, where a wooden take-off and landing platform is located. The experimental MI-08 magic helicopter can take off and land here to transport ammunition and supplies. Due to its design, the magic air battleship is not convenient to land, and it can only float in the air until the dedicated take-off and landing facilities are completed.
Although the 305mm turrets originally designed for HMS Sovereign, which were reserved on the upper deck due to the lack of aerial enemies, are still empty, the 75mm howitzers and quadruple 30mm breech-loading guns on the sides have not been removed.
"It is because of these air-to-ground warships that all of this has been made possible. When I return to China, I will definitely push for the construction of such warships. We cannot fall behind for even a moment."
"What else? The South is doomed to lose. That usurper who only has women on his mind has failed."
Two envoys, one from the Desert Empire and the other from the Balkan Empire, peered through their binoculars at the watchtower. For the first time, they witnessed the imposing stature of this aerial behemoth. In the future, such aerial behemoths would decide everything on the battlefield.
The sea empires, the air empires, the desert empires, and the Balkan empires all need to acquire these technologies!
Ekevich stared blankly at the giant ship in the sky. The black hull of the ship hit him hard. He had made many efforts, including imitating the industry of the North and using charm skills to make genius scientists work for him. He had even decided that after defeating those damned vampires, he would completely wipe out the North. For this purpose, he prepared a large bag, waiting for them to fill this mill with flesh and steel.
But he did not expect that something of this size would take to the sky, with a 305mm cannon firing calmly from above, and small transport helicopters constantly taking off and landing on the helipad above the rear of the warship.
How can they possibly continue fighting like this? While his army is still treating rifles and cannons like precious treasures, the enemy's warships are already flying in the sky! Their cannons are pointed at the capital!
The troops were scattered in whole regiments. A regiment that was pulled up would be hit by a 305mm shell before it even reached the pre-set position. The troops fought Shermans and 38Ts while praying that the watchtowers would not see them.
Having air superiority over the capital city represents an overwhelming advantage. With an unobstructed view of the sky and the ground, and no need for calculations in artillery fire, some units pointed their cannons at the sky, trying to hit the warning ship, but at a distance of 3000 meters, she simply couldn't hit it!
Even if it were to hit her by chance, her lower 300mm armor would be completely impenetrable, and most of the magic fireballs would only leave a black mark on her armor.
It can't be penetrated, and it can't be defended against.
The perspective shifts to the inner sea of the rift, where the guns of the "King's Power" are aimed at the imperial capital. Alicia's personal flag is hoisted on the bridge, with a scythe and sword crossed, and a red flag with bat wings spread across the sea. The blood-stained sea is littered with the wreckage of wooden ships.
Ekevich hastily built a large fleet of fire ships and fast sailing ships. From ancient times to the modern era, fire attacks have been popular as an effective means of defense, and a cheap fire ship could often sink or damage an expensive wooden battleship.
However, the Sovereign and the Minotaur were no longer ships of that era. When the fire-bombing fleet saw the Sovereign's mountain-like hull, it began to collapse.
Alicia looked at the fire-attack fleet that stretched like a snake from the capital's docks to about a kilometer in front of her. She was like a mountain, heading towards the capital without a doubt.
The steel beneath her feet was the culmination of half the nation's industrial development—undeniable and unstoppable. She stood on the bridge, head held high—
From four years ago until now, we have risen from failure.
She returned to her palace, but she no longer regarded the palace as a treasure; the great warship beneath her feet was the supreme power!
"Dignity lies only on the edge of a sword, truth only within the range of a cannon... Alice, my daughter, thank you for teaching me this principle."
"My command! All ships fire simultaneously and destroy the rebel fleet!"
The 305mm cannons, symbolizing supreme authority, raised their muzzles, and under Alicia's command, the twin-mounted giant cannons unleashed the truth—absolute power, absolute violence, and absolute truth—on the rebels.
Nothing can stop a cannon; if anything, it's that the caliber and barrel length are insufficient!
Ekevich looked at the land, where the giant ships in the sky were destroying his army; he looked at the sea, where the giant ships on the water were destroying his fleet. The two giant ships, one in the sky and one on the sea, were like a guillotine, strangling him.
"No! No! Baka! I'm not reconciled! I'm the protagonist of another world with a system! How could this be! System, tell me how to break this deadlock!"
The system, that's right. It was because of the system that he was able to build a team. It was because of the system that he was able to trap the half-elf assassin and the strongest archer who came to assassinate and kill him. It was because of the system that he was able to carve out his own territory!
Relying on the system is the only way to go right!
His gaze fell on a skill that had already passed its cooldown. He suddenly realized that this was his only chance to turn the tide. He suddenly felt relieved. Wasn't this just a replay of the past?
The vampire queen and the vampire princess—if you control them, you control everything, right?
"Lavico! Get out of bed, you insatiable slut!"
The woman on the bed had vacant eyes, disheveled clothes, and messy long hair sticky with fluid. He thought she had enjoyed herself too much last night.
Now, she has become the key to his turn of defeat.