Azur Lane Mobile Front.

TB still had that mechanical voice, but this time it sounded quite pleasant to Essex.

At least, I should be able to re-establish contact with headquarters.

"Report what's happening here to your superiors first."

With a sigh, Essex wondered what the situation was like for the other company.

However, before she could finish her exclamation, the radar's piercing alarm sounded again.

"Analysis module synchronizing: Warning, a large number of Siren fleet signals detected in the waters ahead!"

This time, the navigator, who was not offline, provided timely assistance.

"Huh? Are you kidding me? I don't see anything here!"

"Will it be the same as before?!"

Upon hearing the warning, Wuwei quickly checked the status of his reconnaissance aircraft.

"Command confirmed, analysis module synchronizing: signal corrected, unidentified signal confirmed to be attempting to interfere with the fleet's electronic equipment, countermeasures initiated."

"Warning: Communication system malfunction, communication connection with headquarters has been interrupted."

"Warning: Connection to host interrupted, system enters offline mode."

The navigator, who had just reconnected a few minutes earlier, disconnected again due to some unknown interference.

"Miss Navigator, you..."

Wuwei smiled helplessly. Was this thing that the headquarters had come up with really reliable?

I'm so sorry...

Just as everyone was at a loss about the navigator's offline status, an unfamiliar communication request caught Essex and the others' attention.

This communication request bypassed TB's interception system and was forcibly sent to the communicators of the individuals.

"We are the arbitration body for ships in the sea. Disarm and surrender immediately. Resistance is futile."

The voice coming from the communicator was unfamiliar.

"Arbitration body? Sirens, are you here to show off?"

Essex took the communicator and began talking to the other party.

"Siren... that was indeed a name. However, I prefer to be called Antix."

"If you need a name to address me, then use Arbitrator Temppalance XIV."

Compared to Essex and her friends' annoyance, the Sirens, or rather Antix's arbitrator, seemed quite at ease.

"What a long name... Templars, right? You're the one who's been interfering with our electronic devices?"

Wuwei glanced at the radar that was dancing with light spots and his brow twitched.

"Your navigator system... is interesting, but it's not enough."

“I’m tired of this. Let me repeat myself: disarm immediately and surrender. Resistance is futile.”

"Sorry, I refuse. If you want to end this game, come out and fight us fair and square!"

Essex's voice was full of determination.

With her business as her sole focus, she would never show fear to the enemy on the battlefield.

"Since that's the case... then let's resort to force."

“In war, there is no need to be honorable.”

After saying this, the communication was forcibly cut off.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of bright spots suddenly appeared on their radars, just like before, appearing around them without warning.

"Here we go again? Looks like this arbitrator doesn't have many new tricks up his sleeve!"

I've witnessed this kind of fearlessness and indifference several times before.

"No, this time the reconnaissance plane has actually spotted the enemy!"

Beside the fearless one, Essex's slightly frightened voice came.

Immediately afterwards, one siren after another appeared out of thin air in their sight on the sea.

"This is... optical invisibility? Are you kidding me?! This is something out of science fiction!"

"I have bad news for you: communications are completely down."

"In the battles to come, we'll probably have to rely on our voices to communicate. Fearless, how's your voice?"

Shangri-La, standing to the side, adjusted her glasses, her face full of helplessness.

Chapter 243: White Eagle Suffers a Setback

This was a battle that left the Essex-class aircraft carriers feeling extremely frustrated.

Without radar, their only means of detecting the enemy, besides reconnaissance aircraft, were their own eyes.

Having lost their means of communication, the only way they could contact each other was by shouting at the top of their lungs.

After less than ten minutes of fighting, Wuwei felt his throat starting to feel like it was on fire.

I took a bottle from the drinking water I was carrying and gulped down several mouthfuls before my burning throat felt a little better.

"Damn it, it's happening again!"

He casually tossed aside the water bottle in his hand and immediately hid behind the nearest mass-produced ship.

Immediately afterwards, a ring of blue-black bullets appeared out of thin air where Fearless had just been standing.

These bizarre bullets don't even have a trajectory.

It was neither fired from a cannon nor will it follow the laws of physics and continue flying forward.

It always remained there quietly.

Just a few minutes ago, Shangri-La suffered a loss because of it.

A person hit by this type of bullet will lose their sight within a short period of time.

In the absence of radar, losing sight means losing all means of reconnaissance.

Having dodged the attack, the Fearless quickly launched its carrier-based aircraft while the attack failed to find it.

On the distant sea, a siren that had never been seen before was quietly floating there.

Judging from the diamond-shaped ship rigging behind her head and the pile of tentacles at her feet, the prototype of this siren should be some kind of squid or cuttlefish.

With a flick of the tentacles, several tiny blue rays shone toward the White Eagle fleet.

These rays of light are like sharp scalpels, ruthlessly cutting across the battlefield.

Because they made no attempt to conceal their intentions, Essex and her group noticed the brand-new Sirens from the very beginning of the war.

However, compared to this new Sirens, Essex and her team are now more concerned about another situation.

"The reaction time of the carrier-based aircraft control is about half a second slower than before."

As Essex silently calculated the reaction time of his carrier-based aircraft, his face grew increasingly grave.

This situation occurred in both Shangri-La and Wuwei, indicating that the poor condition was not caused by their sleep deprivation from admiring photos of their senior colleagues the previous night.

The opponent is affecting my ship's equipment, but I don't know if this Siren in front of me has the ability or if it's the newly emerged Tenpalance.

Looking at his carrier-based aircraft, which was flying in a somewhat distorted manner, Essex began to consider whether he should grit his teeth and continue fighting this battle.

As the commander-in-chief of this war zone, she had a responsibility to bring her fleet back intact.

"Essex, watch out for torpedoes!"

The fearless shouts roused Essex from her thoughts.

Then, she witnessed an unbelievable scene.

Several torpedoes trailing blue light streaks approached him on the sea surface. Even though he made evasive maneuvers, he still couldn't shake off their pursuit.

"A magnetic torpedo, huh...?"

As the torpedoes drew closer, Essex was astonished to discover that they were slowly becoming transparent until they disappeared completely.

Essex was horrified by the torpedoes' tracking and stealth capabilities, and quickly leaped into the air to try and dodge their attack.

"boom!"

Several explosions came from behind Essex. A mass-produced ship was unlucky enough to be hit by the volley of torpedoes. The entire hull was blown in two, and it was clear that it had no chance of survival.

Essex had just landed when suddenly everything went white before her eyes, and all she could hear was a cacophony of noise.

There is no doubt that she was attacked by some unknown means.

This blow nearly knocked Essex unconscious. If Shangri-La hadn't reacted quickly and noticed the anomaly, she might have fainted on the battlefield.

It took Essex several minutes to come to her senses.

"Shangri-La, pass on my order: the entire army must retreat."

Essex forced herself to stand up, biting her lip.

Although I am very unwilling, this battle really cannot continue.

The enemy's attack methods are varied and unpredictable, while on our side, the ship equipment is being affected more and more.

From the Shangri-La and the Dreadnought's ship equipment, one can see that some areas are emitting specks of light.

This phenomenon usually only occurs in one situation—when the ship's equipment is stowed away.

"I understand."

Upon receiving the order, the White Eagle Fleet immediately changed formation and retreated towards the outer edge of the sea area.

However, it was clear that the Sirens did not want to let them leave so easily.

Large numbers of Siren fleets converged on the White Eagle fleet from all directions, attempting to encircle and annihilate them in this sea area.

"I have said before that resistance is futile."

In some unknown corner, the Arbitrator, Tenpalance, silently observed all of this.

"However, it runs quite fast."

Watching the White Eagle Fleet's surprisingly rapid retreat, Arbitrator Tenpalance squinted and did some calculations.

"Relying on just one model of the proxy seems a bit insufficient... So... let's add a few more..."

Just then, another voice came into the Arbitrator, Temparans's, communication.

"XIV, we've located the key figure G! Stop playing around and come back right now!"

The moment Tenparans heard the voice, she stopped what she was doing and immediately changed the instructions she had just prepared.

"The key point is G... You're lucky this time... Agent, stealth."

...

"Have we finally gotten rid of them?"

Constantly watching the fearless one behind him, he suddenly realized that the siren that had been closely following him had vanished without a trace.

At that moment, his radar actually started working again.

"System and host connection successful."

At this moment, navigator TB reconnected to the main unit, indicating that his group had left the area that could interfere with electronic instruments and even ship equipment.

"No, we were let go..."

Essex's complexion was far from good; she had been deathly pale ever since the unknown attack.

"Never mind, that's not important. Shangri-La, what's the extent of the damage?"

"The mass-produced ships are basically wiped out here. The commanders sent from headquarters have suffered heavy losses."

Upon hearing this, Essex's already pale face looked even more unsightly.

"Go back first. I will request punishment from headquarters later."

Chapter 244: The Woman Who Wrote "Powder" into Her Name

While the White Eagles' offensive was stalled, the Royals also encountered considerable trouble.