Chapter 964 Freeze
It is undeniable that the giant flying octopus that Monil fiddled with is definitely more resistant to attack than Xiaoqiang. This guy was once greeted by Shana with a sword wrapped in the holy flame and the law of ineffective defense. He was just bombarded by the main gun of the Uranus system. Even the air warship that the coalition forces are proud of should disintegrate and explode into a pile of expensive waste; however, it is like a rubber toy, and no matter how hard you pinch it, it will not burst like a walnut.
The strong stratum corneal skin, extra-specified regeneration ability and huge body allow this tentacle monster to face the fierce attack of any magical girl calmly. Then, taking advantage of the opportunity of their flaws to capture these cute girls with their loving tentacles and then do many evil things [Bee--], perfectly interpreting the fact that the tentacle monster boss is the nightmare of all horse monkey soju.
Since the air warships were not dispatched, Icarus was just supporting the front, the coalition did not actually have much advantage in the air battle. It is true that the demons dispatched some second-rate troops, but since the little monster Feitian Octopus is there, it still poses a great threat to the coalition before it is completely killed.
The Thunderbird fighter plane cannot fly over the head of the Demon Fleet at will and throw bombs to assist the coalition surface fleet in defeating the enemy in one breath is the best proof.
But now, the giant octopus has reclaimed the demon flying units distributed around it in the fierce battle? No matter what the bat wings are planning, it will definitely not be a good thing.
The atmosphere seemed very tense in the bridge of the Dawn.
"The fleet has stopped chasing and is turning back." Imris said anxiously, staring at the sand table on the table, "but their retreat speed is obviously not fast enough. Before leaving the combat area, it will be convenient to complete the recycling. Sister, what should I do?"
William looked much calmer than the little girl. He glanced at Alicea and suggested lightly: "It doesn't matter if the speed is not fast enough. We can get the ships closer to each other and concentrate their shields for defense. The key is those precious fighter jets. They are in danger before landing on the aircraft carrier deck and cannot be considered safe."
"It's okay, there will be no problem." Alicia did not look at the sand table, but her beautiful sapphire blue eyes looked at the sky outside the porthole, "Don't worry, just don't worry."
"Sorry, I don't understand very much." William stretched out his hand and shook it in front of the little queen, thus causing her to retract her gaze. "Alishia, why are you so sure? What exactly gives you confidence?"
The girl did not answer positively, but just curled her lips indifferently: "Don't care about the specific details, anyway, it's definitely okay if I say it doesn't matter. Also, compared to this, I think we should focus on the strange actions that the demon is about to launch."
Maybe she made some arrangements in advance? The young emperor no longer asked. Instead, he turned his eyes out the window: "So what kind of attack do you think the devil will take? In this case, it should be a map cannon? But our air warships and other advanced troops were not dispatched at all. Will the other party use the killer weapon that he had been deliberately prepared for a long time on the fighter jet?"
[It is indeed strange. Even the main enemy troops hurriedly threw out the nuclear bomb without even seeing it. Could these demons be the M-Nation Army that was panicked by the invading aliens in Hollywood science fiction blockbusters?]
The voice of the communications soldier sounded in time, which immediately triggered another question: "Her Majesty the Queen, the giant octopus has completed the recycling of the demon flying units and is lowering its altitude."
"Reduce, lower the height!?" Alicia's pretty face finally couldn't help but show a look of surprise. "Is it trying to deal with our surface fleet?"
"No, the other party has no intention of approaching our fleet." The communications soldier turned around and looked at the little queen and replied seriously, "It is lowered perpendicular to the sea surface, as if he is planning to dive directly into the water."
That's right. Before it can fly, this tentacle monster was first an octopus, diving and other natural dishes.
Everyone looked at each other in a daze, and no one understood what the devil was trying to do. The sand table immediately fell into silence.
"Nah. Everyone." At the critical moment, there will always be a cute female character who inadvertently gives the most classic tips, which makes the confusing protagonists, such as those detectives who die wherever they go, suddenly realize it on the spot. These cute girls usually have the attribute of being natural. "If the octopus attacks the fleet from underwater, do you think it looks like the scene of a ship being attacked by a giant octopus as described in the ancient nautical legend? Of course, the sea conditions in the legend are even worse, such as the dark storm, and the surroundings are full of sharp ice..."
Alicia's face suddenly turned green: "Difficult, can it be said that the enemy's target is...the sea!?"
At the same time, the pride of the original Pireya Empire, which was once renovated and revitalized, was suddenly a chill for no reason on the Mangra, who was commanding the fleet to line up a dense formation.
Is it an illusion or some ominous premonition? Jikrem shook his head gently, then calmed down and turned his eyes out the window: "Start to join forces with the shields of each ship to launch defense, so that the warships that have not yet reached the predetermined position have been accelerated! Those delicate and fragile iron birds have returned, and we can only rely on ourselves now. Always pay attention to the dynamics of the big octopus and the enemy fleet. Report it immediately if you find anything unusual."
"Admiral, the giant octopus has penetrated under the sea. Our submarine and frigates equipped with experimental sonar are monitoring it. At present, the other party has no intention of approaching the fleet." The adjutant who had been working with Jikrem for a long time reported in an orderly manner, "In addition, we discovered a very strange phenomenon. Low monsters swimming in the sea are climbing onto the enemy's warships one after another. There should be something strange about it. Anyway, I don't think they just want to take a sailboat."
"What about the signs of attacking?"
The adjutant shook his head calmly: "No. It would be better to say that the enemy's fleet was already in a hurry by their own cannon fodder."
"Is there something terrible in the sea?" Jikrem murmured, gently pinching his jaw, "Is this related to the giant octopus diving into the water? In short, I will send someone to monitor the sea first. The fleet will continue to maintain its current course and speed, and strive to meet with the remaining fleet before the demons take action."
"Yes, Admiral." After the adjutant issued the order, he couldn't help but raise his hand and touched his arm, and said with confusion: "Also, do you feel the temperature is a little low?"
"...I have no intention of hugging a man to keep warm. I didn't have it before, now, and I won't have it in the future."
The adjutant, who was so sluggish, didn't choke on the spot, and pounded the nearby table with tears in his face and coughed: "I don't mean to throw soap or pick up soap, hey! Why do you think of this? Is it true that I have too much contact with Her Majesty the Queen during the long voyage??"
"You will make our little queen sneeze suddenly and affect her command of the battle." Jicrem still maintained a serious expression even when she showed off her daily life. It made people unable to tell whether he was joking. "So back to the point, I felt a chill just now. Although it is not obvious and difficult to detect, since you say that, it is definitely correct."
"The situation is probably not very good, Admiral." The adjutant said with a worried frown, "In this way, it seems that the enemy is likely to use some kind of ice-type spell on the sea water. Turn this sea area into a tundra completely. If this is the case, our warships will be scrapped and can only wait to be beaten on the spot. The sea water deep below the ice will not freeze, and the big octopus can move freely inside."
"Ah, and things may be worse." Jikrem suddenly smiled bitterly and rubbed his forehead, "Do you still remember the terrifying spell that the demons on the Eastern Continent used on the main army of the Ming Empire?"
The adjutant suddenly shivered violently: "You, are you referring to the ice hell of the desperate dead?"
"It shouldn't be so unlucky." Jikrem shook his head lightly and said. "The forbidden spell is not a lollipop, it is not something you can throw it out if you want to feed Loli. The battle in the East Continent has just ended for half a year. Not to mention that those demon mages have lost a lot, even if they are all level 6 saints, it is impossible for them to recover their consumed magic so quickly. So I guess the next spell is mostly a simplified version of this forbidden spell. The fleet's shield should be able to protect us from harm - but there is nothing we can do if the sea water freezes."
As he spoke, the sky became darker, dark and thick clouds enveloped the small sea area, and the temperature dropped sharply.
"It's going to start." Jikrem murmured at the sun that disappeared in the dark clouds. Then he waved his hand loudly and issued an order, "Keep the formation and concentrate all the energy on the shield except for the necessary consumption! Although it is a simplified version, it is a forbidden spell that has devoured countless lives, giving me enough strength to defend!"
"yes!"
Jikrem guessed correctly, this is indeed a simplified version of the spell. First of all, its coverage area is not very wide, and it has not affected the remaining fleet headed by the Dawn in the distance; secondly, the intensity of the blizzard is not very exaggerated, it just makes the warship shake gently.
However, for the fighter fleet that was still unable to return in time in the sky, this was deadly enough.
Icarus opened the aegis and also expanded its range to try to protect nearby fighters. However, the defense will be reduced if the range is large. The Queen of Sky's shield ultimately failed to wrap all the fighters in, so she probably could only give up one unlucky guy.
However, a fighter plane took the initiative to drill out of the aegis, and then suddenly burst out a dazzling blue light from the inside of its cockpit, forming an elliptical light shield to wrap the remaining fighter planes in. Almost at the same time, the deadly black snowflakes came with the bitter cold wind, shattering hard on the surface of the two shields.
"Give it, wait for me." In the bridge of the Dawn, the gentle and cute Imris suddenly changed into a terrifying expression that he wanted to eat people. Looking at Alicia, who was smiling in a cold sweat, said angrily, "Is knows that blue barrier, its domain called Hilf. Currently, there is only one person who can be used alone on the Western Continent, that is Is' sister! Let me be honest and honest, who are you!?"
"Well, I'm everyone's old friend. I like the girl's breasts, love Slime... It hurts so much-!" The blonde girl tried hard to cover her dazed hair that was pulled hard by Little Ice and cried in pain, "Let go, Little Ice baby. If you pull it, you will really fall off!"
"Who is your baby!? Now let Is go to some remote area and become a novice braver experience value!"
"I'm wrong, I'm really wrong. I shouldn't be kidding like this." Alicia hurriedly showed off the bracelet on her left wrist and took out a random art album from it to prove that she was indeed the original (because the little queen would not lend the bracelet to others). Then she said with laughter and cry, "The one sitting on the fighter plane is Slime, I just sent it over just in case. Unexpectedly, the demon was going to use it to deal with Icarus's strong man before he could wait, but he had a map cannon first."
"Okay, it looks like a real sister." Imris didn't seem to care about the blonde girl holding her up in her hands and successfully blinding the nearby art album of krypton-gold dog-eyed people. She retracted her momentum and turned back to the cute little girl who was originally loved by everyone. "So that's it, isn't the fighter jet that my sister said before referring to this? But what should we do with the warships on the sea?"
Finally, he carefully calmed down the little queen who had been supported by Daimao and then shrugged her shoulder helplessly and said, "I have no choice. But the overall shield strength of the fleet is very high and should be able to withstand magic attacks. However, this spell is obviously the ice hell of the desperate dead. Although its power is much smaller than that of the Eastern Continent, it is also a huge trouble. For example, freezing the sea surface or crystallizing it.
"Will the fleet be trapped in it?" William ignored whether the girl in front of him was a copycat and asked hurriedly, "And from this range, the demon's own fleet will also be affected, right?"
"For these bat wings, it is a good deal to annihilate the coalition's surface fleet at the expense of a weak fleet." Alixiya looked at the dark sky outside the porthole, "Our air warships are indeed very powerful, but they are sparse in number. They cannot be considered a regular large fleet, and they must have the cooperation of surface fleets. The demons did not set their targets on air warships from the beginning. They only had ordinary warships and troop transport ships in their eyes. This is also the fundamental reason for the coalition landing operations. Well, no matter who thought of this combat plan, he was a little too hasty. He ordered all air warships to prepare and immediately go to rescue friendly forces after the spells stopped!"
In the bridge of the Mangra.
"Her Majesty the Queen should send an air warship to rescue after the spell is over." Jikrem calmly looked at the black snowflakes outside the window and said softly, "With that being said, we can't count on her completely. After all, the enemy is closer to this place. It is very likely that he had already attacked before His Majesty arrived. How is the energy loss of the fleet?"
The adjutant next to him immediately replied seriously: "Although the enemy's magic attack is huge, the damage seems to be a bit insufficient. The fleet's shield is very stable, and no warships have been damaged so far. Lord Admiral, will the other party just bluff?"
"No, I think they should have devoted all their energy to frozen seawater. After all, it is difficult to destroy our fleet with simplified versions of spells. It is better to freeze the sea surface and trap us, and then use a large amount of cannon fodder to annihilate it." Jikrem curled his lips and said with a slight smile, "It's so naive. Order the ships to stop moving forward. The head and tail are connected to form a circular formation!"
"What!?" The adjutant was shocked when he heard this, "Sir, are you serious?"
Jikrem nodded confidently: "Of course it's serious. Look outside, the preparation of the spell has been completed. It's not surprising that the sea water freezes at any time. If we keep sailing, it will definitely cause serious damage to the hull and thrusters after the sea water freezes. Even if it is thawed, most warships will lose the ability to continue fighting. It's better to stop on the spot and freeze the magic. Moreover, the circular formation is a very good formation that can fully utilize the advantages of firepower. Even if the sea surface becomes a tundra, the demon's curiosity can climb on it and run at will, our warships can also be turned into a fixed turret position to carry out defense. It doesn't matter, anyway, the damage of the spell is not enough, so it doesn't matter if the shield is slightly dispersed."
Treat the warship as a fixed turret on land!? The adjutant couldn't help but feel a deep speechless and amazed at Jikrem's whimsical thoughts but very likely idea, but he did not question it, but issued an order in an orderly manner.
The whistling sound of the strong wind became even louder, but the strange thing was that there was no wave on the sea surface. The coalition fleet hurriedly arranged a circular defensive formation, and then turned off the thrusters one after another.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe dozens of seconds, maybe a few minutes, but in a clear and crisp sound of freezing, the entire sea surface instantly turned into a white solid.
Chapter completed!