World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 789 - 382: Bombard the Rock Demon Fleet! Astonishing combat achievements!

Chapter 789: 382: Bombard the Rock Demon Fleet! Astonishing combat achievements!

The Rock Demon navy of 100,000, 80 li away.

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Until now, it was the Gryphon Knights in the sky who reported the exact position of the Rock Demon army; suddenly, that vast force was visible to the naked eye.

This force of 70,000 Rock Pirates coupled with 30,000 seafarers was like a dark army bursting from hell.

A black mass abruptly invaded the originally clear line between sky and sea.

And then, this darkness grew more and more, denser and denser, until it was boundless.

Suo Lun, riding high hundreds of meters in the air, saw clearly the Rock Demon army of 100,000 and over a thousand warships spread across the sea, as though they were about to cover the sky and blot out the sun.

Originally, the fleet of more than two hundred ships under Suo Lun had been spectacular, but now compared to the Rock Demon army, it appeared utterly insignificant.

He instinctively bristled, and his heart skipped a beat.

Suo Lun truly felt an intense nervousness because he had no confidence in this battle at all.

If he lost this battle, it would mean annihilation.

Not just his own demise but the entire Suo family would be buried along with him.

It was all up to fate now, all up to fate!

Yan Mo stood on the flagship’s prow, gazing up at Suo Lun in the air.

Although Suo Lun was above, and Yan Mo was below, Yan Mo’s gaze seemed to loom as though looking down from above.

For Suo Lun, this battle was full of unknowns.

But for Yan Mo, it was a foregone conclusion.

His forces outnumbered Suo Lun’s by four times, and out of Suo Lun’s 25,000 sailors, aside from the 10,000 Rock Pirates, the rest were utterly mediocre.

In Yan Mo’s eyes, his strength was not four times that of Suo Lun, but ten times greater.

Yet, when he saw Suo Lun’s fleet of 25,000 arranging their troops to face him head-on at sea, Yan Mo was astonished.

He had assumed that Suo Lun would surely use tricks, that he would definitely employ a strategy of luring the enemy in deep.

Little did he know, Suo Lun didn’t want to resort to trickery. Moreover, this was the first time large-scale cannons were being used in a naval battle, and the gunners and sailors were very unfamiliar with them; Suo Lun dared not use any cunning tactics for fear of backfiring.

Moreover, he had seen that in the naval battles of the 18th century, Cannon Warships engaged in direct confrontation.

...

Gryphon Knights flew in the sky, constantly signaling the exact distance of the Rock Demon Fleet with their flags.

10,000 meters, 8,000 meters, 5,000 meters, 3,000 meters...

Closer and closer.

At this moment, the air itself seemed almost to solidify.

The pirates of the Rock Demon’s side were filled with excitement and wildness.

While Suo Lun’s side of the navy was filled with gravity and solemnity.

Many gunners even sat down, closed their eyes, and began making their final adjustments.

Everyone aboard the fleet seemed to barely dare to breathe deeply, but due to the tension, their hearts beat so fast that they felt almost suffocated.

"Zhuang Zhixuan, if I had been defeated at Tianshui City before, I could have retreated to the sea. But now, if I lose, I will have nowhere to retreat to, no place in the world to hide," Suo Lun said.

Zhuang Zhixuan had never seen Suo Lun like this before, not only filled with a sense of crisis but even with pessimism.

Months ago, facing the multiple armies sent by the Zhi Li Sect, he was full of confidence, seemingly at ease, as if everything was within his grasp.

But this time, everything was unknown.

After thinking for a while, Zhuang Zhixuan comforted, "Even if we lose, better to die in a blaze of glory than to live a life unnoticed."

...

Two thousand meters separated the opposing fleets at sea!

One thousand five hundred meters!

When this number was announced, every gunner in the Suo Lun Fleet opened their eyes, the muscles at the back of their necks tensed abruptly, and their hair stood on end.

One thousand five hundred meters was within range!

"Whooosh whooosh whooosh whooosh whooosh..."

The Gryphon Warriors in the sky waved their blood-red flags furiously, crisscrossing them.

There was only one meaning to this: Fire, fire, fire!

Then, the Suo Lun Fleet’s distant battle horn sounded.

"Aim the cannons, aim!"

The commanders on each ship shouted harshly.

In fact, all the cannons aboard the ships were already ready and had been aimed.

But, the gunners made final adjustments, the last aim.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

"Volley fire!"

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Nearly two hundred cannons fired furiously.

Ear-shattering explosions rang out as if the sky itself were unleashing thunderbolts.

Yan Mo and his pirate army were taken aback; they were still three li away—was the Suo Lun Fleet opening fire from this distance? Could it be that Suo Lun’s trebuchets were firing?

As Suo Lun had extensively used Heavy Hammer Trebuchets on the battlefield before, Yan Mo instinctively assumed that trebuchets were still Suo Lun’s main weapon.

Standing at the prow of the ship, Yan Mo sneered, "Firing from three li away, are you trying to scare us to death? Or bolster your own courage?"

In this world, there was no weapon capable of reaching three li.

However, why was Suo Lun’s weapon so loud that one could hear it even from three li away? And after firing, there was a burst of smoke.

By its looks, it was quite intimidating!

Suddenly, Yan Mo burst into laughter, "Suo Lun’s warships are impressive indeed—they can not only fart but they do so loudly, and they even produce smoke when they fart."

The Rock Pirates aboard the ships roared with laughter, joining in the mockery of Suo Lun.

But then, Yan Mo and the pirates couldn’t laugh anymore.

For the projectiles fired from Suo Lun’s warships, like black lightning, traced an arc through the sky, drawing nearer and nearer, ever closer.