World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 797 - 385: Mountain of Corpses and Sea of Blood! Yan Mo Desperate!

Chapter 797: 385: Mountain of Corpses and Sea of Blood! Yan Mo Desperate!

"Boom boom boom!"

Aboard the Suo Lun Fleet, several hundred cannons fired simultaneously.

Previously, only one side’s cannons on the three main artillery fleets were firing, but now the cannons on both sides unleashed their full firepower.

Not only that, but all the other warships’ cannons were firing at full force as well.

Although before they had concentrated firepower on one side and now they had to fire on three sides,

the intensity of firepower per unit area was still about seventy to eighty percent of what it had been before, because the fleet’s cannons on both sides were all firing. Moreover, with grapeshot and canister shot being fired over distances of two to three hundred meters, the fire’s strength wasn’t just undiminished—it had doubled.

...

A minute before the Suo Lun Fleet’s grapeshot fired, the pirates aboard the Rock Demon Fleet still wore fierce, triumphant grins.

In their eyes, the Suo Lun Fleet was doomed, beyond even divine salvation.

Because they had completely surrounded them; once they closed in fully, these pirates, as agile as monkeys and as ferocious as wild beasts, would leap onto Suo Lun’s warships and engage in slaughter. Within a little over an hour, they could completely wipe out the twenty-five thousand men of the Suo Lun Fleet.

Furthermore, to Yan Mo, the ten thousand Rock Pirates in Suo Lun’s hands were of no use.

Because he, Yan Mo, was the king of the Rock Pirates; once a one-sided victory unfolded, Suo Lun’s ten thousand Rock Pirates would naturally turn coat.

"Charge, and annihilate the Suo Lun Fleet!"

"Kill them all, burn them all, rob them all!"

Countless pirates, waving their scimitars, howled like wild beasts.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

However, all of the pirates’ savagery and ferocity froze in the instant the Suo Lun cannons fired.

Because they witnessed a sight they had never seen before.

Following the familiar roar of gunfire, what shot out was neither the solid shot balls from before nor the hellish whistling of chain-shot.

All the pirates felt as if the sky suddenly darkened.

Then, countless projectiles rained down like a torrential downpour.

Literally like a torrential downpour!

The several hundred cannon of Suo Lun, firing at full force, released more than one hundred thousand projectiles in a single volley!

Over the short distance of two to three hundred meters

This barrage of projectiles came to an abrupt stop!

"Pop pop pop pop..."

It was uncertain whether to describe it as a rainstorm pelting the beach, leaving thousands of pits, or a rainstorm beating down on banana leaves.

In any case...

After the terrible downpour passed!

The Rock Demon Fleet seemed to shudder violently!

Then...

A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!

The pirates on these ships, all standing on the decks without any protection!

More than a hundred men, huddled together, holding cutlasses in their hands ready to board the enemy ships.

After this rainstorm of over a hundred thousand shot pellets passed over!

It was truly like cutting down wheat—oh no, it was like a combine harvester reaping wheat.

They fell in swathes!

Within a distance of twenty to thirty meters, the killing power of grapeshot was tremendously shocking, even surpassing that of arrows.

Unless someone was hit in both arms, given the medical conditions of the time, death was almost certain.

Moreover, usually, one wasn’t struck by a single projectile but by several, or even as many as a dozen.

And this was only grapeshot; those hit by canister shot experienced a hellishly brutal fate.

How vicious was the power of artillery grapeshot on Earth? Just a single cannon could easily cripple an infantry battalion.

Under the onslaught of this rainstorm of high-velocity projectiles, there was nowhere to hide.

This round of cannon fire was seventy percent grapeshot, twenty percent canister shot, and ten percent chain-shot!

In the air, Suo Lun saw very clearly!

After the bombardment, the Rock Demon Fleet abruptly stalled, then came to a complete stop.

Then, a cloud of blood mist rose from a stretch of sea dozens of miles wide.

Exactly how many had died?

Suo Lun didn’t know, Yan Mo didn’t know either!

...

After the bombardment.

Yan Mo felt his limbs go cold, his scalp tingle, and he even lost all train of thought. His mind ceased to function, and he just stood there, frozen.

After seeing the countless projectiles smashing down like a storm, he knew... it was over!

Previously, his flagship had been targeted by chain-shot several times, and he’d managed to hack them apart.

But this time, the sheer number of pellets smashing toward his flagship was in the tens or hundreds.

He could not hack them all!

Seeing him standing dazed at the bow, the Rock Pirates around him furiously rushed forward, lifting shields to protect Yan Mo.

The Rock Pirates despised shields, considering them unnecessary for naval battles. Therefore, they prepared very few shields.

But then, to their horror, the Rock Pirates realized even shields were futile!

These projectiles could penetrate right through them.

Then, Yan Mo felt a numbness and a pang in his body.

Two pellets shot directly into him, blood gushing out like a flood.

He disliked wearing armor; other pirates and Rock Pirates disliked it even more. Because naval battles meant boarding enemy ships and fighting hand-to-hand—how could one leap aboard if weighed down by armor?

So, after several dozen pellets whizzed through the air, they pierced through the bodies of Rock Pirates and then shot into yet another Rock Pirate.

The Rock Pirates around Yan Mo fell like wheat!

Not only that, but the ferocious canister shot and the formidable chain-shot tore viciously through the fleet’s masts and sails at this distance!

Instantly, the speed of the Rock Demon Fleet slowed down!

Several dozen ships had their masts broken, left spinning in place, while the vessels behind continued to sail on wind power. Then they collided into one another, smashing together in a pile-up, one after another.