Chapter 111 Naval Battle 2
As the warships from both sides approached, a tense atmosphere filled the air like a thick fog that could not be dissolved. Gavin's bed crossbow took advantage of its range advantage to launch an attack first. The dense crossbow arrows were like overwhelming locusts, shooting at the Reese fleet with a sharp whistling sound.
The warship at the front of the Lys fleet was instantly covered by crossbow arrows. Wood chips were flying everywhere like snowflakes. Huge and ferocious holes appeared on the side of the ship, and seawater poured in like wild beasts.
The Reese fleet was not to be outdone. Despite suffering this fierce attack, it still roared and quickly closed the distance with Gavin's fleet, and fired a powerful dragon-hunting crossbow to fight back. For a moment, crossbow arrows crisscrossed in the sky, like black lightning colliding with each other, and the air was filled with a chilling whistling sound.
The sail battleship relied on its huge size to resist the attack, but under the huge power of the dragon-hunting crossbow that destroyed the world, sawdust flew everywhere for a while, as if it was torn wantonly by invisible giant hands.
Suddenly, a huge crossbow arrow fired from a bed crossbow was like a demonic spear from hell, rapidly piercing the deck of the Reese battleship. There was only a deafening loud noise, and the crossbow arrow instantly penetrated the guard plate with unstoppable violent force. Wherever it passed, a bloody passage was instantly formed on the deck.
More than a dozen soldiers in this straight line didn't even have time to scream, before they were pierced by this powerful force in one fell swoop. Blood spurted out like a fountain, and their stumps and broken arms flew out. The area originally filled with soldiers was instantly empty, and the bloody and terrifying scene was horrifying.
Relying on its powerful collision angle and solid and huge hull, a sail warship, like an extremely angry beast, ran straight into a Lysian ship that was tilted due to water intrusion.
There was only a loud sound that seemed to tear apart the soul, and the strong collision angle instantly tore the longship into two halves. Broken boards and broken parts flew everywhere like fireworks, and huge waves suddenly rose on the sea, as high as mountain peaks. The Lys soldiers on the ship fell into the water like fallen leaves one after another, and calls for help and screams came one after another, intertwining into a desperate tragedy.
The distance between some warships was already close to the range of bows and arrows, and the archers on both sides instantly entered combat mode. Gavin's side took the lead in attacking and quickly launched a dense rain of arrows at the opponent. Arrows like locusts shot overwhelmingly at the deck of the opponent's warship, and the momentum seemed to swallow everything up.
The Reese soldiers did not react in time, failed to raise their shields in time for protection, and suffered severe damage in an instant. The screams of the soldiers hurt people's hearts like sharp swords, and the casualties were so heavy that it was unbearable to look at.
The surviving Lysian archers quickly adjusted their status, with unyielding anger burning in their eyes.
They drew their bowstrings fully, aiming at the soldiers of Gavin's fleet, and sharp arrows roared out. Some of the arrows accurately hit the soldiers on Gavin's side, causing them to fall to the ground instantly, their lives disappearing in an instant. The Lysian archers continued to fire arrows, trying to reverse the almost desperate battle situation. For a moment, the two sides started shooting at each other, and the arrows crisscrossed and collided in the air.
However, the warships from both sides were still approaching. The soldiers holding up their shields tightly grasped the weapons in their hands, with tense muscles and firm eyes. They were waiting for the moment of docking, and their hearts were filled with determination for the battle.
At this time, the battle between the two sides began to enter a white-hot stage. Most of the warships were fighting together. With its powerful and sturdy hull, the Belerys roared into the dense battlefield like an unstoppable steel fortress. .
Wherever it went, the waves were lifted several feet high and collapsed like a huge white wall. The loud noise made by the collision between the tall hull and the Lys warship seemed to shake the sky, and the whole world trembled in this shock.
The tall ship's hull continued to fire arrows around it, so densely that it seemed to cover the sky.
Taking advantage of the chaotic situation in which both fleets had fallen into a fight, Gavin swooped down on Blazing Shadow and instantly cut into the chaotic battlefield. When some crossbowmen on Reese's side saw the flying dragon, their hearts shrank suddenly, and they hurriedly tried to adjust the direction of the dragon-hunting crossbow.
However, it was disturbed by the airtight arrow rain from Gavin's fleet. The dense rain of arrows made the Lys crossbowmen in a hurry, their hands trembled, and they were unable to concentrate on operating the dragon-hunting crossbow.
When Gavin rode Blazing Shadow close to the battlefield, only two or three dragon hunting crossbows were successfully fired. But Chiying flapped his huge and powerful wings flexibly, easily dodging these attacks, his movements elegant and agile.
Gavin also immediately filled up his keel bow to fight back, with his eyes like a torch, aiming at a Lysian warship that had just fired a crossbow. The flaming arrow flew out like a meteor burning with the fire of vengeance, accurately hitting the dragon-hunting crossbow. There was only a violent explosion sound, and the entire dragon-hunting crossbow was blown to pieces, with parts flying everywhere. The nearby Reese soldiers were also covered in flesh and blood and their limbs were broken in the explosion. The other soldiers suddenly fell into panic, their eyes filled with endless fear.
Chiying immediately flew over the warship, opened its huge and majestic dragon mouth, and sprayed out surging dragon flames. In an instant, the opponent's deck turned into a sea of fire, and the blazing heat seemed to ignite the air. The soldiers screamed pitifully in the terrifying heat, and in just a moment, the originally dense crowd was emptied out. The blazing flames burned fiercely, and the sails and ropes were quickly ignited. The fire was fierce and spread like a demon on the warships of the Lys fleet.
Then, the Blazing Shadow did not take off, but rushed forward, spraying dragon flames at the Reese warship next to it. The huge impact force and scorching heat instantly caused a terrifying hole to appear on the side of the Reese warship. The blazing flames rushed into the cabin like a beast, burning everything inside mercilessly. The flames even burst out wildly from the cracks in the deck, and the entire warship was engulfed by the rapidly burning fire in an instant.
With the powerful help of all sailing warships and dragon flames, Gavin's side formed an overwhelming advantage over the Reese fleet. The flames of war were flying, the smoke was rolling, and there was chaos and noise on the sea. Screams, shouts of killing, and the sound of ships breaking were intertwined, like the music of hell.
Some of Gavin's soldiers could no longer suppress their passionate fighting spirit, and their eyes turned red with the desire to fight. They leaped out of their own warships, agile and fearless, and bravely jumped onto the deck of Reese's warship, vowing to start a fierce boarding battle, determined to seize the other side's warship.
"Kill!" The soldiers on Gavin's side roared, and the weapons in their hands flashed a chilling cold light in the sun, which seemed to be a reflection of their belief in victory. The soldiers of the Reese fleet did not retreat. Although they were full of fear, they still gritted their teeth to resist the surging attack, showing their final tenacity.
