CH 216

"Colonel! Why are we changing course?"

"Has the mission been abandoned?"

"What just happened, Colonel? Was your flagship attacked?"

Joseph's cold sweat suddenly flowed down.

He knew it was bad. His authority was already insufficient, and the unusual orders combined with the unusual situation had triggered a chain reaction.

At this moment, someone outside suddenly shouted, "Captain! The sonar didn't find anything suspicious! Should we continue the search?"

"Captain! Impact marks have been found on the port side. The loud noise seems to have been caused by something hard hitting!"

The footsteps of the chief engineer and the bridge operator quickly approached. The door seemed like it could be pushed open at any moment, and a headless body was still lying at their feet. Joseph became anxious and shouted, "I understand! Return to your posts!"

"Captain, I still have something to report..."

"Go back! That's an order!"

His abnormal reaction aroused suspicion among the other captains.

"Colonel Joseph, shells and fish." One captain spoke on the channel, and everyone else fell silent.

Joseph forced himself to calm down and replied, "Hammer and fork."

The captains seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Colonel Joseph, this situation is too unusual. Please don't take it personally."

Joseph said coldly, "I understand. Just now, an unknown enemy launched an attack on me. I suspect it was a probing warning. Our actions have been discovered, so it's best to evacuate immediately."

"Has the Marshal been notified?"

"It has been sent, but they haven't responded."

According to the agreement when they set out, no response meant approval.

Only then did the captains relax. "Understood, we will turn around now."

So, to Xiao Xiao's shocked gaze, the navy fleet turned around and sailed back.

"This, this is possible?"

"This is the Imperial Navy. Sheriff Lin's influence can actually extend here."

It was hard for him to accept that there were people in Changshan County who were more powerful than him. Even if Changshan County developed, how could he prove his worth in front of the goddess?

Yun Zhixing, on the other hand, cheered, "Great! He truly is the epitome of a man! Sheriff Lin is reliable. No wonder the master asked me to pay more attention to Sheriff Lin's preferences and habits. This must mean I need to learn more!"

Only Lei Tiantong remained calm and immediately ordered the captain to increase speed, adjust direction, and quickly move away from the navy fleet.

On the destroyer "Yangwei," Joseph was already choking on the elaborate lies of the Seven Aperture Linglong Heart.

Although he was already a colonel in the navy, due to his questionable background, he faced many disdainful looks and exclusion. They said he had prospects, but he knew it was impossible. At most, he would receive a few honorary titles.

And this operation, although it could be considered a credit, he was actually the scapegoat. If any mistakes occurred, it would be seen as him violating military orders and acting on his own.

The Seven Aperture Linglong Heart was very cunning. It said whatever Joseph lacked, praised whatever he had, and praised wherever Joseph was despised.

This not only made Joseph ecstatic, but also released all the accumulated frustration in his heart over the years. He finally felt understood by someone after decades.

In just over ten minutes, Joseph felt like he had found a kindred spirit in life. He was now wholeheartedly serving the Qin Clan, which didn't even know he existed.

Since the five senior officers on the ship had died, Joseph had to personally take care of all their affairs to avoid arousing suspicion among his subordinates. He also had to constantly communicate with other captains through the captain's channel.

He racked his brain to come up with lies, comforting the anxious captains due to the mission's failure. For now, he hadn't shown any flaws.

There shouldn't be any problems until they reached the nearby sea.

But suddenly, he thought of a fatal problem. "Commander, what if we reach the nearby sea? How do we escape? Is there anyone coming to pick us up?"

Lin Wen casually replied, "Of course there is. Everything is arranged."

Just as Joseph was about to express his joy, he heard a captain shout, "Mutiny! Mutiny! Joseph has already mutinied!"

The captain's loud voice suppressed all the noise on the captain's channel. "I secretly sent a message to headquarters! Headquarters replied that they haven't received Joseph's report!"

"Escort fleet! You, go after the cruise ship at full speed!"

"'Alan' ship, you and I will intercept the 'Yangwei'!"

Joseph urgently shouted on the radio, "I haven't mutinied! He's the traitor!" But there was no response.

Joseph immediately understood that the captain's channel had been blocked, and there was only static noise inside.

Then a broadcast came over the public channel, "Joseph, immediately stop the ship and submit to inspection! Otherwise, the only thing waiting for you is the guillotine in the military court!"

Joseph's face turned pale in an instant. He turned his head, but before he could speak, Lin Wen decisively gave the order, "Open fire! Fire at the escort fleet first!"

Joseph gritted his teeth, knowing that there was no way out. He immediately blocked all communication channels, isolating the ship from the ocean of electromagnetic waves, and immediately broadcasted throughout the ship.

"All personnel, enter combat mode immediately! We have a traitor among us!"

"For the Empire! Fight!"

Communicating with the forward and aft main gun teams, he said, "Adjust the firing parameters and fire at the fleeing escort fleet!"

Communicating with the machine gun team, he said, "Strafe the approaching destroyer!"

On their own ship, the captain's orders were everything, and the obedience of Imperial soldiers was always very good.

With the order to engage in combat, all departments immediately began to coordinate!

The reconnaissance radar began to spin rapidly!

A total of six ship cannons in the front and back began to rotate, aim, and, to the astonishment of the other captains, they opened fire.

The sound of the huge cannons echoed over the sea, and the cannons spat out long tongues of fire. Two seconds later, six high water columns rose around the escort fleet that was rushing towards the cruise ship. The escort ship swayed under the impact of the waves.The next moment, the fire control radar of the "Yangwei" destroyer had locked onto them. All the ships' alarms were blaring, and the captain's channel had gone mad.

"What is he doing!"

"Communicate! Communicate with him quickly!"

"He refused to communicate! He has blocked all communications!"

"I don't believe it! He is a soldier of the empire! I don't believe he will really fire!"

Boom!

Six cannons fired simultaneously, three hit the target. A fire broke out on a frigate, and another frigate was unfortunately hit in the ammunition depot and fuel depot. The secondary explosion split the 20-meter-long hull into two.

Three more shells fell near the ships, and the towering water columns that were stirred up fell on the crew of the frigate, chilling everyone's hearts.

"Fire! We must fire!"

"Counterattack!"

"Frigates! Disperse! Counterattack the 'Yangwei'!"

Three destroyers began a fierce firefight. The trajectory of the aircraft cannon shot out a long line of fire, splashing on the armor of the ship. The roar of the ship's cannon echoed throughout the sea.

The frigates had thinner armor and dared not approach, but their firepower was not weak.

Each frigate had two ship cannons and was equipped with torpedoes, mines, depth charges, and anti-submarine rockets. However, they did not carry these weapons and could only use ship cannons to counterattack.

Arthur was commanding the entire ship alone. He had tried his best, but the difference in firepower was too great. In just a moment, the ship had been hit in many places, and most importantly, the power was damaged.

The decrease in speed made it more exposed to firepower. About fifteen minutes later, its ship cannons and machine guns were completely destroyed.

Tears and snot were streaming down Arthur's face as he cried out, "We're finished!"

Boom!

A ship cannon hit the bridge directly. The captain's office was blown into a big hole. Arthur was hit by the huge impact and knocked out on the control panel.

Lin Wen jumped out of the office, looked back, and saw that the entire destroyer had completely lost its ability to fight. Thick smoke was rolling, and it was a mess everywhere. Flames were burning everywhere, and the power system had been completely destroyed. It was drifting on the sea with thick smoke.

The weapon system was also completely destroyed. The other party did not attack anymore. They seemed to think that the "Yangwei" destroyer had no room to resist and were accelerating to approach.

Although they had won, the two destroyers also suffered considerable damage. The frigates were only half left, and this half was also scarred.

Lin Wen sighed and jumped down from the bridge.

The cruise ship had not gone far, and they could catch up at any time.

During the previous firefight, his karma had increased by 31 points.

But next, it might be more.

Lin Wen walked to the ruins of the ship cannon, pulled open the steel ruins, and found the ammunition depot hidden underneath.

Lin Wen picked up a ship cannon shell. The shell was made of high-quality steel, pure black in color, 180 mm in caliber, 1350 mm in length, and weighed 1.1 tons.

"Too light."

Lin Wen thought for a while and activated the [Spirit Cat's Agility]. Although he had nearly 500 tons of strength, if the object was too light, his strength would not be easy to exert.

Just like a shot putter can't throw a paper ball as far as a shot put.

The green light of [Spirit Cat's Agility] merged into his body, and Lin Wen suddenly felt different. His originally chaotic body was divided into countless clear parts, and the strength of each part seemed to exist in his heart. As long as he had a thought, he could mobilize it at will.

Remaining soul power: 55%.

Lin Wen used [Ask the Sky] again.

"Where is the ammunition depot of the destroyer ahead?"

Consumed 10% soul power.

Remaining soul power: 50%.

Lin Wen, who had received an extremely accurate answer in an instant, lifted the ship cannon shell, leaned back, and every inch of muscle, every bit of strength was like a fully drawn bowstring. With Lin Wen's roar, the bowstring was released, and the 500-ton strength burst out. The human-powered shell broke through the air, and the huge recoil made the debris on the ground jump up.

The shell was launched at a speed of 1200 meters per second. Although it was lower than the muzzle velocity of the ship cannon, that was because Lin Wen's hand was not as long as the cannon barrel.

The speed of the shell doubled in the second second of its flight, reaching 2400 meters per second. Without a third second, it accurately hit the ammunition depot of the nearest destroyer at the best angle.

The huge kinetic energy that had not had time to fully release pierced through the destroyer's armor, and the 600 kg of high-explosive detonated, directly igniting the destroyer's ammunition depot.

A huge fire lit up on the destroyer, and the intense explosion blew it into two.

Massacre, karma +131.

Lin Wen ignored this number.

Damn it.

If you touch my money, I'll make you die.

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