Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 675

Chapter 675: Chapter 293: Emerging from the Sea Surface_2 Chapter 675: Chapter 293: Emerging from the Sea Surface_2 Compared to the Artificial Whale's swimming speed in the sea water, the Submarines' ascent was painfully slow. By the time the Submarines were still far from the sea surface, the Artificial Whale had already entered the optimal attack range. Then, the torpedo launch tubes on the Artificial Whale were opened once again, and a large number of torpedoes were launched once more.

Yan Fei had just used the Dolphin torpedoes to attack the Submarines on the seabed, which was, in fact, the first combat use of the Dolphin torpedoes. Having gained experience from their first combat deployment, Yan Fei had a full understanding of the performance of the Dolphin torpedoes. Thus, this time, he launched only ten Dolphin torpedoes in total. Relying on the intelligent targeting of the Dolphin torpedoes, ten torpedoes were sufficient to annihilate five Submarines of the United Fleet.

Although the Artificial Whale could carry a vast quantity of ammunition, launching a few extra torpedoes was not a significant issue. However, Yan Fei didn't want to be wasteful. He tried to conserve ammunition as much as possible since nobody knew how long the battle would last or if the lack of a single bullet could lead to defeat in the entire war.

Five Submarines were ascending rapidly, with nimble Dolphin torpedoes chasing after them from behind. Soon, the first Submarine was caught by a Dolphin torpedo, and its immense firepower completely destroyed the Submarine, with the enormous explosion echoing in every direction. The other Submarines, upon hearing the sound, became even more frantic, hastening their ascent. However, their speed still couldn't match that of the pursuing Dolphin torpedoes, which caught up to them one by one and eliminated them all.

One Submarine had a stroke of luck; it was the Victoriclass Submarine from Canada. Under the threat of death, this Victoriclass Submarine performed at peak efficiency and finally surfaced before the torpedo strike could hit.

But the good fortune of this Victoriclass Submarine stopped there. Just as it had surfaced and before it could open the hatches and evacuate the crew, a Dolphin torpedo surged from below and struck the Canadian Submarine harshly. A violent explosion split the Submarine in two, and then more Dolphin torpedoes followed, blasting the already dismembered Submarine to pieces. All personnel aboard were killed; none managed to escape.

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On the United Fleet, the commanding officer Yamazaki tried desperately to get through to the Canadian and Australian Navy commanders. In the call, Yamazaki angrily demanded an explanation from these commanders as to why they had disobeyed his orders as the joint fleet's supreme commander and had unilaterally ordered their own warships to stop progressing.

Be it Canada or Australia, they were Caucasian nations and inherently possessed an arrogance that prevented them from taking Japan, a nation predominantly of Asian descent, seriously. Faced with Yamazaki's fury, the commanders from the two countries didn't afford any respect to Yamazaki, the temporary supreme commander of the United Fleet. Instead, they bluntly informed Yamazaki that an unidentified lethal Weapon had appeared in the waters ahead, and their fleets were facing immense danger. Therefore, they had no choice but to halt their fleets' advancement to protect the safety of their troops.

Just as Yamazaki was forcibly suppressing his rage and about to persuade the others to follow his commands and continue towards Dream Island, a Satellite Video feed from Outer Space showed an explosion. This footage was not only visible to Yamazaki, but commanders from Canada and Australia saw it as well.

Upon seeing the sudden explosion, Yamazaki's heart tightened with anxiety. He quickly commanded the satellites in Outer Space to survey the exploded area in the Sea. And there, the Satellite Video showed part of a Victoriclass Submarine from Canada split in two, followed by violent explosions throughout its Hull. In a brief amount of time, the Canadian Submarine was blown to bits, its wreckage sank beneath the sea surface, leaving countless tiny fragments and various debris drifting on the waves.

Yamazaki was shocked. He recognized the destroyed Submarine as a Victoriclass from Canada, but he couldn't understand how a Submarine that should have been lying in wait on the ocean floor suddenly appeared on the Sea Surface and was destroyed. What exactly had happened at the bottom of the sea where they had been lying in wait? What circumstances led them to be chased up to the surface? What about the other Submarines that were in hiding in that area? Were they safe now?

The Submarine Fleet's lurking area was 150 kilometers from Dream Island, whereas the United Fleet was 250 kilometers away. This meant that there was a distance of 100 kilometers between the United Fleet and their Submarine units ahead. At such a distance, the United Fleet could not detect any misfortunes that had occurred in the vicinity of the Submarine Fleet.

Since the Submarine Fleet detected the first strike from the Dolphin torpedoes, they had been in survival mode, with no time to report their predicament to the United Fleet behind them. If it were not for the last Canadian Submarine that happened to surface and was incidentally captured by the satellite cameras, the United Fleet would have been oblivious to the heavy losses their Submarine Fleet had endured.