I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 382 - 370: The Great Battle on the Mist Sea!
Chapter 382: Chapter 370: The Great Battle on the Mist Sea!
Amid Sirid’s eager inquiries, the Judgement Chief Joshua, clad in a purple and gold robe, offered no response. Instead, a cardinal timely interjected.
“I speculate that their sensory range is about one and a half kilometers… Since they haven’t changed course yet, that implies they should not have detected our disposition.”
The reason those Wizards’ fleets were able to harass the Empire’s ships all the way through the Mist Sea, aside from the advantages of speed and attack range of the vessels, was primarily due to some ability the Wizards seemed to possess that allowed them to pinpoint locations through the fog.
Lately, although the sea fog had diminished considerably, the visibility was still only about three to four hundred meters, which retained some ability to shield perception. Unless they ceaselessly used Divine Arts to dispel the fog, they wouldn’t even catch a glimpse of the enemy ships.
“The time should be about right, let’s move!” Joshua nodded and raised the scepter in his hand, a surge of invisible Divine Arts spread rapidly across the sea…
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Meanwhile, a kilometer away on an ironclad ship, Tic expertly operated the guns on deck, precisely hitting a sailing vessel. Watching the ship’s hull flip and sink into the water amidst flames, he couldn’t help but exclaim with satisfaction,
“Hit again, what a rush!”
A smile also graced Aurora’s face, it was undeniable that this battle felt exceedingly comfortable.
In terms of both the number of ships and high-end combat power, they were certainly at an absolute disadvantage.
This Imperial fleet boasted over three hundred ships, with more than ten cardinals alone, and the enemy forces likely numbered over ninety thousand!
The Church was mounting such a large operation for an unmistakable purpose: to obliterate the entire Wizard Land!
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It just so happened that they ran into them, which could only be described as fortunate!
After all, the Council had invested most of its forces in the kingdom’s wars. Should these people land in the port cities, they would undoubtedly cause unimaginable destruction!
Even if the Wizards remaining behind managed to expel this punitive force eventually, it would certainly come at a staggering cost…
There was an even greater likelihood that the entirety of Wizard Land might fall!
Therefore, without hesitation, Aurora interrupted the plan to support the kingdom, dispatching three ships to transmit the intelligence back to the Council, and the remaining forces put all their efforts into blocking this Imperial fleet.
When making this decision, Aurora had even braced herself for heavy losses to buy time for Wizard Land’s war preparedness, but Tic and the others’ command of naval engagements vastly exceeded her expectations.
Typically, naval battles commence with a volley of shots from Magic Crystal Cannons, followed by boarding actions, or by exploiting the size of their ships to ram straight into the enemy, crushing and sinking them outright!
However, the naval battle handbook that Lynn provided offered an entirely novel strategy!
With ironclad ships equipped with internal combustion engines, their speed was over three times that of sail-powered warships and their attack range reached a full kilometer. Added to the obstruction of the fog, they could continually stay beyond the enemy’s attack range, gradually whittling down the enemy ships’ living strength, easily manipulating an opponent on paper far stronger than themselves.
And should those powerful cardinals dare to break formation and attack, they would have to face hundreds of ship cannons, dozens of Magic Crystal Cannons, and the righteous encirclement of a host of Wizards!
Even the strongest adversary couldn’t withstand such an onslaught!
“Who would have thought naval battles could be fought like this!” Aurora exclaimed in amazement.
“The numbers of these ships have already been halved. If we keep pursuing them like this, they won’t last a day before their whole army is annihilated!” Tic said smugly.
He could see that the empire’s fleet had likely intended to bear the brunt of cannon fire and force their way into Wizard Land, but the problem was that they were still far from their destination. With the meager speed of these sailing warships, it would take at least three more days.
It was nothing short of a fool’s dream!
However, upon hearing Tic’s words, Aurora’s expression changed, and she scanned the distant sailing fleet, whispering under her breath, “This isn’t right!”
“What’s not right, Lady Aurora?” Tic asked, puzzled.
“It’s the number of ships that’s wrong!” Aurora raised her voice a notch and then used a spell to amplify her voice, shouting, “Everyone, turn around immediately!”
She clearly remembered that the empire’s expeditionary fleet had three hundred sailing warships, but now only a little over a hundred remained!
They might have been pursuing the enemy for hours and fired thousands of cannon shots, but with the divine protection of the priests and bishops, it wouldn’t have caused such extensive damage to the entire fleet!
Not to mention, during the chase, the clergy had been using their divine arts generously at the beginning, depleting their energy greatly. Later, in order to conserve energy, they had even become reluctant to cast spells to disperse the fog. Now they were using their divine arts again, there had to be a problem!
Just as Aurora realized something was wrong, the ‘fleeing’ imperial fleet suddenly changed direction. The massive sailing warships turned on the sea surface, stirring up waves…
“Wind, wind!”
With roars, the glow of divine arts enveloped each ship, and their speed suddenly increased, reaching an increase of over fifty percent in a short time!
While such speed was nothing compared to their new warships, Aurora’s face grew extremely grave, as she faintly sensed strong magic power fluctuations on both their left and right, about one and a half kilometers away.
But now there was no need for sensing because those two fleets broke through the fog’s barrier into their field of vision, forming a triangular encirclement around their flotilla.
The moment Tic realized this, he understood why the enemy had not counterattacked or dispersed the fog. They wanted them to let their guard down and had secretly separated some of their ships. Now they had formed a pincer attack!
How dare they?
Tic’s face showed shock; after all, this was the Mist Sea!
Once separated too far from the fleet and without the main ship to guide them, those detached ships might completely lose their way in this fog-enshrouded sea!
Regardless, they were now charging towards them. One kilometer was neither near nor far. Aurora had no choice but to order her fleet to break through towards the west side, where the enemy ships were fewest.
The roar of the cannons resounded once more. This time the gunners were no longer stingy with their ammunition; a relentless barrage of cannon fire didn’t cease. The priests and bishops aboard the sailing warships, having been suppressed to their limits, finally had the opportunity to fight back. Each one exerted their full force, using their divine arts to resist the onslaught of cannon fire…
