Kivotos Warlord Development Manual

Oh... That's embarrassing...

If she were on the east coast, she could sacrifice those unlucky guys tied to the bunkers to activate the artillery bombardment. As long as one round of 105mm howitzers were fired, the whole world would be quiet.

If she could reach the west bank, it would be even easier. The anti-tank guns and defenders on the other side would all be sitting ducks...

Even if she didn't consider the companions on the self-destructing ship, she could swim across this distance by herself...

However, at this moment, she happened to be in an awkward position where she couldn't do anything...

After quickly killing a round of tactical plans, Miss Xuefeng was completely out of tricks...

However, since the offensive of the "coalition" was thwarted, it means that the battle rhythm has shifted to the "mechanical development department".

boom--

As the muzzle flame of the Rhino anti-tank gun flashed, the scorching 88mm armor-piercing shell hit the superstructure of the hull again, directly opening a hole the size of a basin in the outer wall of the cabin.

It seemed that a fire had also broken out in the living cabin below the wheelhouse, with thick black smoke pouring out through the holes and hatches.

Junko, who had been looking for a chance to shoot on the front deck, changed her face when she saw this situation. She quickly put down the stg44 assault rifle in her hand, picked up the fire extinguisher beside the hatch and rushed in. Quan and Mingli next to her also followed suit, picking up buckets and fire extinguishers.

At this moment, Haruna, who was still looking for a shooting opportunity at the bow, glanced at the Marder III on the east coast that had not fired for a long time. After hesitating for a moment, she turned her head and shouted to Yukikaze who was lying on the cab.

"Yukikaze-chan! Let's get ready to jump off the boat and escape!"

"We can't fight anymore in this situation. We're getting closer and closer to the artillery on the other side. If we keep going like this, we'll be destroyed before we can escape their firing range!"

"Wait a moment! I believe in Xing-chan's artillery skills!"

After hearing Yukikaze's gambler-like remarks, Haruna turned around and looked at the Rhino anti-tank gun at the dock opposite, with a strong look of unwillingness on her face.

As a sniper, she and Xuefeng, a precision shooter, both rely heavily on a stable shooting environment. Xuefeng, who is lying on top, can't do anything to the other party, and it's even more painful for her squatting on the bow...

For example, Izumi and Akari could create some scratches on the opponent through dense barrage of bullets, while she, who was holding a semi-automatic rifle, emptied several magazines without even touching the opponent's edge...

never mind...

Let's leave the task of suppressing the enemy to Xuefeng who has more accurate shooting skills...

But just when she was about to take the fire extinguisher to help Junko and the others, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the large box of sweetgum below.

After a brief hesitation, Haruna threw the large box into the canal outside amid Fengxiang's horrified screams.

"Sorry, Fengxiang, the situation here is a bit dangerous, you should go back first!~"

"Then you can take me to the shore..."

Fengxiang, who had no idea how many times she had fallen in the box, pushed open the lid with all her might, and shouted angrily at the suicide ship that was gradually moving away in the swaying canal.

Unfortunately, her voice was quickly drowned out by the sound of the cargo ship's engine and the exchange of gunfire between the two sides.

Chapter 117 A bold plan

此时趴在驾驶室顶板上的雪风并不知道枫香已经被晴奈给放生了，这会儿她正忙着调整M110A1步枪上的1-6×24瞄准镜。

Because this marksman rifle does not have mechanical sights, she is used to using the "optical field of view" to observe the target, and she has always put this thing in state 1 as a red dot sight.

But now the Rhino was at least six or seven hundred meters away from her. It was difficult to capture the part of the opponent exposed outside the cover by visual observation alone on the shaking hull, and using a 1× scope would block the field of vision.

She usually shot at close range targets and therefore wasted several shooting opportunities. It was then that she suddenly remembered that her scope was also a variable magnification model.

Next, Xuefeng adjusted the sight and re-raised the rifle. After completing two consecutive calibration shots at the Rhino anti-tank gun, he pointed the muzzle at the opponent's open carriage again.

"Please..."

"I won't waste this opportunity again..."

Xuefeng bit her teeth lightly. The combined effects of the "optical vision" and the optical sight made her feel very uncomfortable...

But right now, she had no better option than hoping that the other crew members would flash past the sights as soon as possible...

About ten seconds later.

The opponent's loader seemed to have moved a little too aggressively when loading the shells, and half of his head was vaguely visible from the carriage.

The overjoyed commander quickly entered the "focused moment" state and moved the bullet landing point marked by the auxiliary tool to her exposed position.

Bang—boom—boom—

The sound of Xuefeng's gunfire and the roar of two anti-tank guns rang out almost at the same time.

In her super-slow-motion perspective, the loader in the Rhino carriage was hit on the head by a red-glowing armor-piercing bullet, and then a dazzling flame emerged from the barrel of the 88mm anti-tank gun.

However, before the shell left the barrel, another orange-red shell hit the recoil flash suppressor at the muzzle of the Rhino.

As a dazzling spark flashed, the Rhino's muzzle flash suppressor disappeared. The huge force transmitted from the barrel even caused the opponent's vehicle body to deflect a little, and the shell that shot out of the barrel flew to an unknown place.

Seeing that his two attacks were effective at the same time, Xuefeng, who was lying on the roof of the cab, immediately broke into an excited smile.

As expected, Xingjiang’s artillery fire is always ready when it is most needed!

After praising his companions a little, Xuefeng, who was greatly encouraged, put the sight on the opponent's open carriage, intending to find the right opportunity to kill a few more people.

However, the Rhino self-propelled anti-tank gun in the sight suddenly reversed to the side and rear, turned the vehicle body sideways, and pointed the gun barrel at the hole that was previously blasted by Xingjiang. It seemed that it intended to destroy the Marder III anti-tank gun that was in the way on the other side of the river first.

After seeing the other side focus their attention on friendly forces, the commander was not surprised but happy.

Compared to the small and agile Marder III, the suicide ship without vehicle weapons and with a large impact surface is the most easily destroyed target.

At this moment, the "Gourmet Research Society" and others who had successfully put out the fire in the cabin also returned to the deck in embarrassment. After seeing them and the "Mechanical Development Department" defenders who were gradually emerging on the opposite dock area, a bold plan suddenly emerged in Xuefeng's mind.

"Haruna! The anti-tank gun on the opposite side is going to attack the friendly forces on the east coast. If I ask you to help me cover the suicide ship approaching the dock, are you sure?!"

After hearing Yukikaze's proposal, the dusty Haruna immediately picked up the sniper rifle, looked at the situation at the dock through the scope, and then nodded to Yukikaze.

"It should be possible! But if the enemy turns the gun around and continues to shoot at us, it will be difficult to dodge, right? And how are we going to evacuate?"

"The width of both sides of the canal is only about 200 meters. If we continue downstream, it will be difficult to avoid the enemy's close-range artillery fire. It is better to rush directly to the dock area!"

"As for the method of evacuation, I just saw a concave structure on the north side of the dock area. There is a speedboat of the "Mechanical Development Department" inside. After we land on the west bank and seize their speedboat, we can return directly to the east bank!"

"No problem! Let's get started!~"

As Haruna showed a reliable smile on her face, the girls from the "Gourmet Research Club" also took action.

Fireman Izumi remounted the machine gun on the armor-reinforced bow railing. Assaultmen Mingli and Junko squatted beside her, one on each side, and applied suppressive fire to the enemies in the dock area.

Haruna nimbly climbed up the gangway to where Yukikaze was, and followed her example by lying beside her and setting up her sniper rifle.

At this moment, the director of the "Folk Customs Investigation Department" in the cockpit also received Xuefeng's order to attack the dock area. She had long been eager to drive the suicide ship into the opponent's face, so she excitedly turned the steering wheel and crashed into the dock area at full speed.

After a series of confusion and arguments, everyone on the self-destructing ship finally reached a consensus under the pressure of their opponents.

However, this harmonious atmosphere did not last long.

When they were about 200 meters away from the dock area, a sharp metal friction sound suddenly came from the right side of the ship, as if it had rubbed against some metal object.

The sudden noise startled Xuefeng, who was lying on the roof of the cab, and then she suddenly recalled what Xiaohong had said about the "Mechanical Development Department" deploying mines in the river. She was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat and started knocking on the metal roof beneath her and shouting.

“Slow down! Slow down!”

"There may be mines nearby! Slow down!"

Boom boom boom——

Immediately afterwards, before the director of the "Folklore Investigation Department" who was in charge of steering the ship could react, the entire cargo ship suddenly stopped as if it had hit a reef.

At the same time, a series of explosions erupted underwater nearby. Thick columns of water rose into the air from the canal, quickly creating a curtain of pouring water.

The sudden collision and explosion caused the entire suicide ship to shake violently after it stopped abruptly. The three girls hiding at the bow and shooting were fine, but Yukikaze and Haruna, who were lying on the top deck of the cockpit, fell down directly due to inertia.

With the help of the "moment of concentration", Yukikaze in mid-air quickly grabbed a nearby steel cable and slid down, but Haruna, who was thrown to the other side, was not so lucky. She fell directly onto her companion at the bow and rolled out of the side of the ship due to inertia.

Junko, who had escaped the disaster because of her height, saw Haruna in danger, and immediately rushed over and grabbed her clothes, trying to pull her out from the side of the boat.

As the two were struggling hard, the rear of the entire ship began to slowly sink due to the thrust of the propeller, and the bow was also lifted up high. This change also allowed Haruna, who was hanging outside the side of the ship, to discover the culprit of the collision.

"Junko, wait a minute!"

"I see an iron chain stuck on the bow. Let me try to break it first!"

As she spoke, Haruna raised her sniper rifle with all her strength and pointed it at the thick iron chain stuck inside the bow of the ship, then she pulled the trigger repeatedly with her slender fingers.

bang bang bang-

Amid the continuous shooting from the sniper rifle, Yukikaze, who had successfully landed, hurried over, flew to the edge of the deck, reached out and grabbed Haruna's belt.

After her body stabilized again, Haruna immediately let go of Junko's hands, moved the muzzle of her gun closer to the iron chain, and pulled the trigger again.

Click——

Suddenly, there was a sound of a firing pin hitting the air, and Haruna quickly reached for the pocket of her skirt, but found nothing...

Seeing the other person giving him an awkward smile, Xuefeng quickly dragged her up.

At this moment, the commander who wanted to raise her rifle to shoot at the other end of the iron chain suddenly saw a warning in her field of vision. There was a gas leak at the broken bow. If she opened fire again, it would easily cause a deflagration...

After realizing this, Yukikaze quickly threw his rifle to Haruna, whose bullets were empty, and then pulled out a long and narrow tactical dagger from his waist.

"There's a gas leak on the bow, we can't shoot here!"

"I'll go down and cut the chain manually, and you guys move your shooting position back a little!"

"Okey! Leave the cover work to us!~"

After seeing Haruna giving him a confident smile, Xuefeng took a deep breath, bit the hilt of the knife, then took two steps forward and jumped off the side of the boat, grabbing the iron chain that was stuck on the bow and sliding into the icy canal.

When she dived beneath the water, she thought she would need to adapt to the dim light below and the discomfort of the river water soaking into her eyes.

Unexpectedly, with the help of "optical vision", not only did my eyes not feel any discomfort, but I could see more clearly than on the ground.

But it seems reasonable...

After all, there is no thick smoke underwater that blocks the view...

Seeing that his fighting ability was not affected, Xuefeng, who was greatly encouraged, spit out the hilt of the knife in his mouth, grabbed the taut iron chain with his left hand, picked up the tactical dagger with his right hand, stabbed it into the iron ring of the iron chain and twisted it hard.

The blade, reflecting cold light in the water waves, quickly emitted a faint blue glow like the halo above Xuefeng's head, and then the sharp blade, with the power of "social etiquette", cut through the thick iron ring bit by bit.

Due to the thrust of the suicide ship, the gradually broken iron ring was deformed and straightened little by little, and finally the entire iron chain was completely broken into two pieces.

thump—

Without the iron chain blocking it, the bow of the ship immediately hit the water surface under the influence of gravity. The front half of the hull was pressed down rapidly and pushed up at the same time due to the buoyancy. For a moment, the entire suicide ship made a creaking sound of metal twisting, and even the engine stalled under the violent impact.

After hearing the splashing sound of water leaking and the hissing sound of gas leaking inside the cabin, the faces of the girls from the "Food Research Department" who were once again rolling on the ship changed drastically, and they quickly shouted to the folklore minister in the cab.

"The hull is broken! Gas has started to leak! We have to get to the dock as soon as possible!"

"The engine has stopped. I can't turn it on here. I have to go to the cabin and restart the engine manually!"

"Leave this to us! Akari and I will go restart the engines, while Junko and Izumi will continue to suppress the enemy!"

"When you open fire, be sure to avoid the location of the gas leak. The gas nearby should not reach explosive concentration so quickly!"

"understood!"

At this time, Xuefeng, who was still underwater, had no idea about the situation on the ship.

After successfully cutting the iron chain, she did not rush back to the suicide ship, because with the help of "optical vision", she saw another area of ​​horizontally arranged spike-shaped mines about thirty meters ahead, and these mines were connected by another iron chain.

The guys in the "Mechanical Development Department" really spared no expense. No wonder the anti-tank gun ignored them and turned around to attack Xing-chan. It turns out they prepared something like this...

All of these mines are hung with iron chains at a position deep enough to cover the draft of the ship. Even if they do not hit the mines directly, the chain explosions caused by hitting the chains will form a strong underwater shock wave, directly destroying the hull near the explosion.

I'm afraid most ships that can sail in the canal can't withstand these two rounds of explosions...

Fortunately, the enemy did not have enough time to prepare. If the chain had been loosened a little, the mines at both ends would have been rolled back after being hit, and they would have had no chance to save themselves...

Xuefeng, who was filled with fear, was slightly relieved. Then, after confirming that there was only one line of mine defense nearby, he bit the handle of the knife again and swam towards the target.

Then Xuefeng found a position far away from the two mines, carefully grasped one of the iron rings, and stabbed the blade into another adjacent iron ring. After turning it twice in a row to make the two iron rings stuck, he slowly used force again to try to break the iron rings.

However, she soon discovered that the iron chain was a little slippery due to being soaked in the river water, and this iron chain was not supported by the boat like the previous one.

Once the right hand holding the knife handle began to exert force, the left hand holding the iron chain began to slip...

After failing several times in a row, Xuefeng, feeling that he was beginning to suffer from lack of oxygen, put the tactical dagger back into the sheath on his thigh and planned to go up and catch his breath first.

However, when she swung her hand, she accidentally hit her own revolver.

Xuefeng, with a flash of inspiration in his mind, took out the knife and the gun again, and thrust the gun barrel and the blade into two adjacent iron rings respectively. After turning them several times in a row, he stuck the iron rings again, and then slowly pulled them outwards with both hands.

The blade, glowing with a faint blue light, quickly broke into pieces of iron chips. As Xuefeng clenched his teeth and increased the strength of his arms, the faint light on the blade became brighter and brighter due to the increase in strength value caused by the "social etiquette" ability.