Ling Tian did not linger in the fight at all. After releasing the fire spirits, he immediately headed to the dock. Once the two fire spirits emerged, they began to set fires in the residential area.
Wherever the fire spirits went, everything except for things like bricks and stones caught fire almost instantly. The raging inferno became the fire spirits' best cover as they happily weaved through the flames, continuously accumulating their strength!
At this moment, Ling Tian applied an invisibility talisman to himself and swaggered towards the dock area.
Meanwhile, at the dock's gun emplacements, over ten guards had entered the ammunition depot, tens of meters away from the cannons.
The ammunition depot was designed to be located there for safety reasons. If it were too close to the gun emplacements, it would not be spared when the emplacements came under attack.
As for ammunition transport, the depot had conveyor belts that could directly deliver ammunition to the base of each gun emplacement.
The personnel responsible for guarding these gun emplacements, including gunners and guards, numbered over a dozen.
The highest commander of the gun emplacements was named Smolarlek, a senior officer from the artillery of a certain Eastern European country.
Although this man was not an ability user, Mario Kuitt still trusted him greatly and handed him command of the entire gun emplacement.
Mario Kuitt greatly admired Smolarlek's professionalism. The design, construction, and subsequent personnel training for this gun emplacement were almost entirely handled by Smolarlek himself.
Smolarlek also noticed fires breaking out in several areas on the island. He immediately gathered his subordinates, instructed them not to panic, and assigned them tasks. Many were concentrated at the ammunition depot.
After all, the ammunition depot was a crucial facility. If it were set ablaze, the consequences would be catastrophic.
Several gunners and guards entered the ammunition depot, and under Smolarlek's orders, began inspecting and checking for fire hazards.
However, as soon as these individuals entered the ammunition depot, the large iron door of the depot was suddenly closed from the outside.
Immediately after, a fierce, biting cold air encased the entire door, freezing it solid!
Smolarlek was greatly alarmed and quickly ordered his subordinates to open the door. However, no matter how hard they pushed, they could not budge it. The entire door was firmly frozen to the ground.
The people inside then remembered the conveyor belt for transporting ammunition. But when they opened the conveyor belt's access port, they found it blocked by ice and frigid air; the port was also frozen shut!
The one who acted was none other than Aurora. While Ling Tian was setting fires everywhere, Aurora had been lurking near the gun emplacements.
After Ling Tian finished setting fires and creating chaos to distract the island's guards, they were to rendezvous here and deal with the gun emplacement guards first.
Before they could even make a move, Aurora saw Smolarlek leading most of the gun emplacement guards into the ammunition depot.
Aurora knew her opportunity had arrived. The woman quickly rushed forward, closed the large iron door, and unleashed a massive amount of ice ability, freezing the door shut with colossal blocks of ice. She also sealed the conveyor belt's access port.
The people inside could not get out. By this time, the remaining few personnel on the gun emplacements had already been dealt with by Ling Tian.
Ling Tian's actions were swift and clean, without causing any disturbance. Meanwhile, other parts of the island were in utter chaos, and no one noticed the problem at the gun emplacements!
Exchanging a glance, the two split up. Aurora went directly into the gun emplacement's command center, while Ling Tian ran to Gun Emplacement No. 3 and slipped into the base of the turret.
Although the island had four twin 305mm heavy gun emplacements, only one was powered and on combat readiness on a regular basis.
Coincidentally, the one powered and on combat readiness today was the No. 3 Gun Emplacement they had chosen!
After Ling Tian entered the turret, he operated a piece of equipment a couple of times, and the automatic loader began to work, pushing the shell into the gun barrel.
For large-caliber naval guns like these, the shells were not monolithic. The projectile of this type of gun was comparable to the entire shell of an ordinary cannon.
After the projectile was inserted into the gun barrel, several disc-shaped propellant charges were also inserted into the barrel by the firing mechanism.
"Aurora, the shell has been loaded!"
"Understood, my dear. Targeting is in progress!"
In the control room, Aurora carefully operated the joystick. Gun Emplacement No. 3 began to rotate. During this rotation, the sight on the barrel of Gun Emplacement No. 3 finally locked onto Kuitt Castle!
Although it was the middle of the night, Kuitt Castle was adorned with numerous decorative lights on its exterior walls, making it brilliantly illuminated in the darkness, which also provided a target for the artillery.
With a series of operations by Aurora, the crosshairs in the optical sight were aimed at the building.
"Target acquired, prepare to fire!"
Ling Tian immediately took cover in a safe part of the turret, put on earplugs, and squatted in a corner.
Aurora, filled with hatred, pressed the fire button on the control panel.
"Boom! Boom!"
"Roar! Roar!"
Two deafening roars echoed through the night sky. Almost everyone on the island was drawn to the immense sound. Although the island was already in disarray, the sheer force of the 305mm giant cannon firing was too significant.
Aurora stared intently at the optical aiming device on the muzzle. She personally witnessed two shells strike Kuitt Castle heavily.
These two shells directly blew apart half of the magnificent and majestic castle, leaving the remaining half precariously standing.
"Yes, we hit it!" Aurora was so happy she almost jumped. A sense of triumphant revenge washed over her.
"Aurora, keep aiming, let's fire two more!" Ling Tian reminded her at the opportune moment. As he spoke, he operated the automatic loader, which pushed two more shells into the gun barrel.
Aurora nodded, carefully manipulated the joystick, and made minor adjustments to the muzzle!
"Loading complete!"
"Fire!"
"Boom boom!"
Two more shells were fired. One shell missed its mark, grazing the castle's structure and hitting a mountainside several hundred meters away. The other shell landed squarely on the ruins of Kuitt Castle.
Thus, Kuitt Castle, the iconic structure of Hell Paradise Island, was reduced to rubble by three giant cannon shells!
Aurora was momentarily lost in thought. After all, she had lived in that castle for over a decade, and it held her childhood memories, recording every moment with her father!
Now, all of it, including her father, had become a thing of the past. Aurora's tears streamed down her cheeks.
At this moment, Ling Tian's voice came through the intercom again.
"Loading complete, Aurora, execute the final plan!"