Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1773 Think of a few more 'what ifs'

Meanwhile, along the maritime border, their Great Zhou patrol fleet continued its daily patrol missions as always.

The water-based mage group, led by Jabar, meditated and cultivated directly on the ship.

When patrol fleets are on patrol missions, the ships themselves do not go too fast, and are generally stable and do not rock.

Based on this, for water-based mages, the more concentrated the water element, the better their cultivation environment.

On islands, the water element is also abundant, but at sea it is undoubtedly superior.

This way, if the sea creature forces were to return, they could respond immediately.

A new day dawned, and everything remained the same. Having gained practical experience, the water mages felt more confident and appeared much calmer than before, which was undoubtedly a good thing for them.

In fact, in the previous encounter, although Jabbar's spellcasting went quite smoothly, many of the water mages on the deck made mistakes due to excessive tension and failed to coordinate well.

This also affected the performance of the entire mage group to some extent.

Hopefully, this kind of basic mistake can be completely avoided in future battles.

Because of the uncertainty surrounding the presence of the sea creature forces, Jabbar has been trying his best to avoid expending his mana lately, and even when he does, he only uses about 10% or 20%.

In case of an accident, he can immediately restore himself to his peak condition by absorbing the natural energy in the area.

Feeling the abundant magical power within him, Jabbar was pondering whether he should study mantras properly.

Although the emperor bestowed the power of mantras upon him, as a mage, if he wanted to use a spell more skillfully, he still had to invest time and energy in in-depth research.

This will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of the spell, enhance your comprehension of the mantra, and increase the probability of a breakthrough.

However, just as Jabbar was pondering this, a sudden loud 'boom' was heard, and the steam warship, which had been sailing steadily, began to shake violently after being subjected to a powerful impact.

This startled all the water mages, including Jabbar, from their meditation!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"

"The hull of the ship has been blown apart!"

"Where's the emergency repair team?! The emergency repair team!!"

The crew members on guard immediately sounded the ship's horn, and the interior of the cabin was in chaos as seawater rushed in.

The emergency repair team members, carrying spare plates meant for patching the hole, tried to push it up to plug the hole in the hull.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, a pitch-black iron hammer came crashing down with a loud 'boom'.

The powerful force was transmitted through the spare plate to the emergency repair team members.

The members' faces instantly turned pale, and along with the smashed spare board, their bodies were forcibly blasted away by that astonishing force.

Now, the seawater that had been flooding into the cabin could no longer be controlled and surged in uncontrollably.

The short fish soldiers went directly into the boat through the hole in the bottom of the boat.

Due to the flooding seawater and the attack by the fish soldiers, the Great Zhou soldiers inside the ship's hold were completely powerless to stop the enemy's subsequent actions.

During this time, the black iron hammer was seen reaching in from outside the ship again.

The next second, with a 'crack' sound, the round, black iron hammer suddenly split in two, turning into an object that resembled an iron clamp.

The iron clamps gripped the opening in the hole, and then, with sheer brute force, they widened the opening even further!

Needless to say, the one who made the move at this moment was none other than General Iron Claw, a subordinate of the North Sea Dragon King!
"Your Highness, please stay here and hold the line. I'll be right back!"

Compared to Ao Ze, General Iron Claw, as one of the North Sea Dragon King's trusted generals, is undoubtedly more experienced in combat. Although the North Sea Dragon King wants to train Ao Ze, the inheritance of his ancestors is also very important, and the North Sea Dragon King is determined to obtain any inheritance that may exist here.

Having experienced a setback, he was determined not to let the same thing happen a second time.

General Tie'ao was undoubtedly there to provide support. He possessed what Ao Ze lacked most: the experience accumulated over many years of battles.

In the blink of an eye, General Iron Claw swiftly turned to the side and, through the opening he had torn open, directly invaded the interior of the cabin.

"The enemy has breached the ship's cabins! Attention! The enemy has breached the ship's cabins!!"

The warning quickly reached the deck.

Hearing the urgent warning, Jabbar's face turned grim.

To reduce the likelihood of their ship being directly attacked by the sea creature forces, White Butcher directly expanded the size of the patrol fleet.

Even so, he was still hit by the opponent in one strike, which can only be described as bad luck.

It was precisely for this reason that their situation suddenly became much worse.

On this sinking steam warship, which was being heavily invaded by the sea creature forces, the water mage group led by Jabbar could not cast spells in peace.

However, breaking free is clearly not that easy.

In the face of the sea creature army, launching a lifeboat is no different from committing suicide.

In response to this possible situation, Bai Tu and Lin Youshu had discussed it at a previous tactical meeting.

The best course of action right now is probably to quickly send other steam warships to get closer and provide support.

This was a pre-established strategy within the Navy; once this situation arose, it was implemented immediately.

At the same time, beneath the sea surface, sensing the change in the shadow overhead and the movement of the water, Ao Ze immediately noticed the steam warship approaching him.

At that moment, he clearly realized something.

Without saying a word, he immediately rushed toward the steam warship that was coming to meet him.

[Breaking Waves!]

Without any hesitation, he unleashed his ultimate move right from the start, the powerful force instantly piercing through the hull of the steam warship.

With the hull of the second steam warship being breached, the Great Zhou Navy clearly realized that something was wrong.

However, they couldn't really say they were completely unprepared for this.

After all, the value of a tactical meeting lies in providing relatively ample time for them to consider several "what ifs".

If conditions permit, they would never send just one steam warship to provide support.

After the steam warship encountered a problem, they immediately sent a signal to alert another ship that was coming to provide assistance.

Upon receiving the signal, the naval soldiers on the steam-powered warship tensed up.

"Watch out for attacks!!"

However, as Ao Ze's ultimate move, 'Wave Breaker' cannot be used twice in a short period of time.

This allowed the second steam warship that came to meet them to approach without any major incidents.

(End of this chapter)