Boom!

The [Crown of Miracles] did not intend to confront the mysterious attack head-on, and disappeared amidst a burst of luminous butterflies. A sudden Great Vortex appeared beneath the [Sea Soul], controlled by the Nymph, and sucked it in forcefully.

Only the [Steam Fortress] directly facing the attack rapidly activated its "Witchcraft Shield," but the eerie light wave easily penetrated the shield and directly hit the hull.

Sssss—!

For some unknown reason, the white steam spewed from the steel battleship, and hundreds of Alchemy Fire Cannons spun erratically, suddenly all pointing towards the [Crown of Miracles] that reappeared five kilometers away.

Aiven was startled and hurriedly inquired to Principal Princeton within the [Mind Network]: 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Principal, what's going on over there?!"

The usual use of [Fifth Decree: People's Hearts are with Me] is to make the enemy's human crew collectively revolt, becoming the most loyal followers of the [Golden Bird].

Even those with strong resistance would develop a great fondness for the [Golden Bird], lacking the courage to engage in combat.

However, for "Ship Spirits" that also possess spirit, they evidently cannot fully resist this strange "Mind" attack.

Nonetheless, even if a Legendary Battleship has developed a personality, it still requires human control.

"No problem, the weapon system hasn't been unlocked yet, the Ship Spirit can't attack directly, give me a little time, I'll handle it.

Command, Ship Spirit, stand down, switch to manual mode!"

Principal Princeton was not flustered. The [Steam Fortress], as property of the Kingdom, unlike "Mei," does not have a high degree of freedom. The control system and various permission locks are layered one upon another. Without authorization, even the Ship Spirit cannot break the restrictions.

Aiven waved his hand and temporarily tossed the [Steam Fortress] ten kilometers away, then pulled the more than a hundred conventional warships on the battlefield behind him, and shouted to the Nymph who had similarly approached nearby: "Madam!"

"Understood, 'Sea Soul' activate [Tidal Cannon]!"

Splash...

One after another, "white horses" were generated on the water's surface, thousands upon thousands of "white horses" leading a surge like hills rising to charge forward, in the blink of an eye enveloping the front half of the Hilus's double column in a terrifying shadow.

Aiven initially wanted to use the battleships to gather more intelligence on the enemy, and then use a skill to settle the matter in one blow, but the Hilus side was evidently not giving him that chance.

According to the current intelligence, the [Sea Monarchy] could use a kind of "collective" power.

As long as an area attack with power surpassing the maximum of all conventional warships was launched, it should directly break [King's Attendant].

However.

Faced with this terrifying sea tide that seemed as if it would crush and devour everything, the [Sea Monarchy] fearlessly spread its sails and charged forward.

This unprecedented leviathan of the sea seemed not much shorter than the sea tide itself; with a displacement of 5,826 tons, four cannon decks, carrying a total of 170 various Shipborne Artillery.

Currently, the mainstream Level 1 Battleships carry at most 110 cannons. From a design standpoint, it was definitely the uncrowned king of the sailing battleship era, well-deserved of the imposing moniker "Sea Monarchy."

Prince Rodrigo stood at his command position, waved his large hand at the rapidly approaching giant wave: "'Sea Monarchy' activate [Ability: Sword of the World Conqueror]!"

Built with Witchcraft from the "Curse School," every part of the legendary battleship bore traces of the medium; the [Sword of the World Conqueror] was positioned at the Ship's Figurehead, also known as the [Tyr's Blade: Splitting Sword].

The sword was 99 centimeters long, weighing 1.1 kilograms. With double ship-shaped golden guards on the hilt and a large diamond set into the pommel, the entire sword was resplendent with power and majesty.

This was the sword crafted by King Carlos I of Hilus Kingdom at its territorial zenith, later blessed by the Church's angels, not only representing significant symbolism, but also a rare divine soldier in the Material World.

Clang!

As soon as the words fell, the phantom of a giant sword rose into the sky. Even Aiven's group could clearly feel that piercing sharpness from several kilometers away.

At the moment the tide was about to hit, the giant sword seemed to be wielded by a sky-high giant, cutting down forcefully.

Screech—

The surging tidal wave was easily split in two, akin to the mighty powers in myths of sages parting seas, and the divided massive waves did not reconverge but flowed to the sides, avoiding their area.

Prince Rodrigo's face displayed a sneer:

"Ha, the same trick is useless against the powerful Hilus people. We should reckon with 'Flame Bright Light'!"

In the first round of engagement between the legendary battleships, the Hilus side, somewhat familiar with the Tulip's legendary battleships, had the upper hand. The double columns charged forward again under the leads of the two legendary battleships.

The combat seemed to reset to the starting point.

Aiven smirked, redeployed his conventional fleet to the end of Hilus's formation, continuing the execution of the "T" strategy. If only the opponent could be broken down into individual units again, the [Hurricane Missile] would naturally give his raven a guiding light.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Cannon fire roared on the sea, and the conventional fleet still managed to achieve results within the T-shaped strategy.

The absolute defense of Hilus could only shield the rear ship of one of the two columns at a time, forced to choose between them when attacked, slowly wearing down the battle line.