Second World

Chapter 1732 Chapter 1732. Targeting the Flagship

?”Raarrggh…!!” Vodyan, the frogmenʼs chief, groaned when the ship shook heavily from the cannon fires.

His flagship received heavy fire but like the countryʼs flagships, frogmenʼs flagship also had a high durability. It had rune diagrams and a protective shield that reduced the damage it suffered.

”Move! Donʼt just stay in one spot…!” Vodyan told the crews on the bridge.

The crews input the commands to have the flagship move away, but it was slow. Frogmenʼs flagship possessed a special ability to create the mysterious fog that masked their fleet. But in return, it was much slower than standard ships.

Even so, Vodyan was convinced they would be out of danger as long as they remained mobile.

His hope was squashed, though, because a second volley of heavy fire landed on his ship. This was after the flagship had moved a distance away from its original spot.

”Itʼs pointless. They can track our position,” Linda said.

”How? They are blind with our fog covering us,” Vodyan returned.

”Have your frogman warriors taken care of those merfolk?” Linda asked back.

Vodyan turned silent. The warriors he sent havenʼt returned yet. He made sure to send more frogman warriors compared to the merfolk he saw entering the water. He had given them the order to slaughter those merfolk, or at the least, stop those merfolk from advancing. He didnʼt believe his warriors were defeated.

He took out a short-range communication stone and spoke into it, ”Hasman! What the hell is happening down there? Did you stop the merfolk or are you dead?!”

”Reporting, chief. The merfolk split in different directions. We are still pursuing them,” Hasmanʼs voice was heard from the stone.

”You, fool!! One of them is already under our flagship! Hurry up and get rid of the one here…!” Vodyan shouted.

”Right… Right away, chief! We are coming at once!” Hasman replied.

Vodyan threw the communication stone to the floor in a fit of rage. He then yelled to one of the crews, ”Assemble more warriors and have them dive into the water below. Kill anything that is not a frogman down there!!”

”Chief, that outworlderʼs fleet is approaching!” One of the crews informed.

Vodyan looked at the screen. The fog didnʼt hinder their vision, so they could see Cipher Flightʼs fleet. The fleet was heading toward them as if they knew exactly where they were. They also fired their cannons at nearby frogman ships that tried to block their way.

”They also have allies down there who guided them,” Linda said. ”You should prepare to be boarded, Chief Vodyan. I donʼt think you can escape them.”

Vodyan slammed his hand onto the table. ”This cooperation is getting more troublesome than it should. I expect a hefty compensation!”

”As long as you can eliminate the fleet attacking our capital, we will have no problem compensating you,” Linda replied.

Vodyan grunted at the response. It was too late to back out now. Might as well commit till the end.

”Ready the summoning chamber!” Vodyan ordered.

”Ye–Yes, chief!” One of the crews hurriedly went out to carry out the order.

Vodyan sat back in his captainʼs seat. He said with a growl, ”I will teach these people what it meant to cross our mighty pirate fleet.”

*

On board the Verremorʼs flagship, Water Lily received messages from John and input commands to her guild navy through the guild army control platform.

Most of the guild players were fighting the battle on the land but some were here with the fleet. Those players were aboard their guild navyʼs ships. Disco Rain and Purple Mist were among those players. Purple Mist lost her life during the battle in Aurebor but she wore an amulet of rebirth. She had teleported back into Aurebor once the war ended.

With Johnʼs information, Water Lily maneuvered her fleet through the fog. She was targeting the flagships while avoiding the other enemy ships. John also provided support fires to aid her fleet in advancing.

The Frogman fleet didnʼt possess many large ships. If not for the fog, these frogmen wouldnʼt be worthy opponents. They became more troublesome if they successfully boarded the ships. Each of the frogmen was a decent combatant.

Even though the frogmanʼs ships were weaker, John couldnʼt rely on cannon fire to take down the flagship. It would take too long due to the flagshipʼs protective shield. Otherwise, he would have used cannon fires to bombard the frogmenʼs tower which produced the fog. His plan was for Cipher Flight to attack the frogmanʼs flagship using their guild army. Even if the frogmen were decent combatants, the Cipher Flightʼs guild soldiers werenʼt pushovers.

Once they successfully boarded the flagship, they should then work their way to destroy the fog-creating device on the tower of that flagship. Once the fog was gone, the Allied fleetʼs cannons should make short work on the rest of the frogmanʼs ships.

Water Lily continued adjusting her guild navy following Johnʼs coordinates. The flagship tried to flee but it was too slow. They would eventually catch up. All she needed to pay attention to were the coordinates of the other frogman ships who tried to block their way.

She fired at those ships. She also had the Abaia and their caravels engage those ships to prevent those ships from slowing them down. Meanwhile, their frigates continued onward to the enemy flagship.

When her guild navy drew near the coordinates which John indicated were the enemy flagshipʼs position, a large red dot suddenly appeared at the frontmost of her fleet. She lost control of the frigate directly facing this red dot. She also noticed the shipʼs HP decreasing rapidly.

”Whatʼs going on?!” Water Lily sent a message to Purple Mist.

”Itʼs… Itʼs a Kraken,” Purple Mist replied. ”A Kraken had just appeared out of nowhere. It is attacking our ships.”

*

Aboard one of Cipher Flightʼs frigates, Purple Mists was staring at the frigate positioned at the tip of their formation. This frigate was currently being lifted from the water by three gigantic tentacles. These tentacles were applying pressure on the frigateʼs hull. Cracks were seen all over. Damage numbers also popped up non-stop.

Half-concealed by the lake water was the head of the Kraken. Its other tentacles flapped around its two sides as if signaling to everyone that none was allowed to get past.

If Jack was here, he would have recognized this Kraken. It looked the same as the one he had fought inside Greedʼs underworld portal. Except this one was a level 90 mythical grade.