From Naruto onwards, I've become a dreamer.

Chapter 360 The King of Bronze and Fire (Part 4)

"Caesar, are you going to use the Kamaitachi to lock down Dragon King Norton?"

Xia Mi was terrified by Caesar's crazy actions as he fired a gun on the deck.

"You've gone mad, Caesar! Have you gone mad?!"

Manstein was shocked and turned pale when he saw Caesar's actions: "When a supercavitating torpedo is launched, there will be a huge cavity sonic boom, as if you are directly under a space shuttle. Listening to it launch and take off, your Kamaitachi will amplify the noise many times over, and your eardrums will be destroyed in an instant!"

However, Caesar did not respond to Manstein, or rather, he did not care!

boom!
Another shot rang out, the bullet leaving a bright trail of fire that was clearly visible in the night sky.

The impact struck the Dragon King's hard scales, sending up dazzling sparks, but it did not cause any damage. Instead, it enraged the already furious Dragon King.

"Do we have any other options?"

Nono clearly understood Caesar's thoughts better. She said softly, "If we can't kill the Dragon King, we'll all die here. Rather than all of us perishing at sea and paying the price of our hearing, we can kill Norton, one of the four kings. Isn't that a worthwhile trade?"

Manstein opened his mouth, wanting to say something in rebuttal, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know what to say.

But reason told him that this was indeed the most feasible solution so far.

The first and second officers had no time for idle chatter. They went to the torpedo compartment and were responsible for removing the installed alchemical warheads and then reinstalling the original metal warheads.

"Installation complete!" Finally, the first mate's voice rang out: "But we must launch as soon as possible. The torpedo compartment has been filled with fuel and could explode at any moment!"

"The Storm torpedo has a rocket engine! The exhaust flame will ignite the fuel! What if it explodes?" The second mate was dumbfounded. If it exploded, they wouldn't even be left with ashes.

Nono looked calmly at Xia Mi and said, "Then let's bet it won't explode."

Xia Mi gripped the launch gate tightly, her nerves on edge, awaiting the order.

On the deck, amidst wave after wave of crashing waves, Caesar remained as steady as a mountain, holding his sniper rifle and roaring at the Dragon King.

The flames erupting from the gun barrel seemed to be a provocation to the Dragon King.

Bullets flew through the night sky, tracing clear and bright paths, and accurately struck the Dragon King's head.

Roar! ! !
The angry roar stirred up waves, and white steam filled the entire river surface.

Its ferocious golden eyes pierced through the white mist like two enormous searchlights. Its massive and sacred body broke through the roaring waves and rushed toward the Moniah.

At that moment, both sides launched an attack simultaneously.

It was Manstein who, controlling the Moniach, channeled the last of its power into the wheels and piloted this steel behemoth, charging towards the Dragon King like an army of millions.

The Kamaitachi, hovering in the air, firmly locked onto the Dragon King.

Caesar silently counted the distances in his mind, until he was nearly a hundred meters away. He could even feel the ignited atmosphere and the scorching heat wave rushing towards him. He roared into the night sky, "Now! Launch!"

Xia Mi suddenly pulled the launch gate.

Then, everything fell silent, but it wasn't a true silence.

Rather, it was because the sound produced at the moment of launch was beyond the ear's tolerance that caused temporary hearing loss.

Boom! ! !
A deafening sound tore through the night sky and the tsunami. The frenzied sonic boom, powerful enough to drown out everything, instantly silenced all other sounds, leaving only that one voice in the world.

However, even more awe-inspiring than the sound was the dazzling light, hundreds of meters long, that shot out from the rocket engine, directly capturing everyone's vision, like a rising sun!

Amidst the raging air currents and sonic booms, the cone-shaped torpedo, embodying a century of human wisdom and symbolizing the pinnacle of technology, dragged along a massive gale-force wind and air current, leaving a blurry afterimage in the field of vision in an instant, shooting out straight like a streak of light.

The torpedo was of unimaginable speed; even the flames of Dragon King Norton couldn't melt it in time.

boom!
The torpedo struck the Dragon King's body, and the enormous kinetic energy propelled it into the air.

Caesar was the first to be hit, swept away by the shockwave of the storm, and was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the glass of the cabin, his body covered in cuts from the shattered glass.

The others weren't in much better shape. The shockwave from launching the Storm Torpedo at extremely close range threw Nono and Manstein violently to the side. Xia Mi managed to grab the launch gate and avoid being thrown off.

The river surface surged with violent, raging waves, causing the Moniach to rock violently from side to side.

"Did it work?" Manstein touched his head, which had been bruised and bleeding, and got up to check the result.

"No, it failed."

A voice came from behind, and everyone looked over to see Xia Mi.

Her eyes shone with dazzling golden light as she gazed at the center of the raging waves on the dark river, and she said softly, "The King of Bronze and Fire is severely injured, but... He is not dead."

As if to confirm her words, a fiery tornado suddenly appeared in the center of the raging waves.

Within the burning flames, one could clearly see a ferocious black shadow spreading its enormous wings, constantly stirring up turbulent waves. Although it had been severely damaged by the storm torpedo, and its blood was spraying out, staining the nearby river red, it still stood majestically between heaven and earth!
"The King of Bronze and Fire is said to control metals." Xia Mi continued, a hint of reminiscence in her eyes, "Weapons made of metal cannot harm Him. The Storm Torpedo is fast, but that's all it is; it cannot kill a Dragon King."

As she finished speaking, she turned to look at everyone, her expression a mix of indifference and hesitation: "In the world of dragons, the only way to kill a king is by sword; there is no other method."

Manstein really wanted to ask her, "Who are you, and why do you know all this?"

Unfortunately, the enraged king chanted dragon script, and the dry, scorching air surged with billowing waves, with one fiery red ring after another gathering above their heads.

Although he didn't know what kind of incantation it was, he was certain that their ship would not be able to withstand the next attack.

Xia Mi stared at the giant black shadow, still struggling with whether or not to make a move.
"Headquarters, the Dragon Slayer Plan has failed." Manstein reported the results in a hoarse voice as he dialed the phone: "Unfortunately, we know too little about the Bronze and Fire King. The Storm Torpedoes were unable to kill the Dragon King. Now, please execute Plan Divine Punishment!"

The Divine Punishment Plan involves using satellites to drop tungsten steel, which, aided by gravitational acceleration, will fall from space and be more than enough to kill the Dragon King!

This is the final plan: the exchange!
"If you want to die, you'd better wait a bit."

Just then, a voice suddenly appeared, but it was not a voice they were familiar with.

Instead, Nono paused for half a second, her face showing astonishment. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw a black-haired boy who had appeared in the cabin at some point and was sitting on the control panel.

"It's you? Lu Mingfei!"

To everyone's surprise, the boy who was classified as 'S' class actually appeared on the Moniach!
"Well, it's me."

Lu Mingfei nodded, rubbed his messy bangs, and sighed, "Although it sounds like I'm bragging, leave the rest of the battle to me."

(End of this chapter)