Chapter 1 The Beginning

Su Mo watched the incoming warplanes and activated the concealed short-range gun on his left arm. He moved around the ship, attacking the warplanes in the sky!

Rumble!

Inside the command room of the Xiangyun nuclear-powered battleship, Zuo Mu looked at the battle report with satisfaction. He asked,

"What's the situation with the Helan?"

Qingzi reported to Zuo Mu, "Air support is effectively suppressing the Helan. The enemy is struggling to cope, and our fleet is inflicting heavy damage! In addition, the Xiangyun has entered the combat range. Should we launch an attack?"

"Launch! Let them know what it means to tremble!"

Zuo Mu waved his hand with extreme confidence!

However, at this moment, the Xiangyun's system suddenly issued a piercing alarm!

"Warning! Ship is locked on!"

Zuo Mu's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted!

"Hard port! Evasive maneuvers!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dormant Helan suddenly opened its eyes like a sleeping lion!

The instant the Xiangyun entered the combat range, Qian Chengxue issued the order!

"Main gun, fire! Missiles, torpedoes! Unleash everything!"

A purple beam of light shot towards the Xiangyun at extreme speed. At the same time, the Helan fired a sky full of missiles and torpedoes.

With a deafening roar!

The Xiangyun was hit on its side, near the stern!

A massive explosion erupted, followed by surrounding ships being hit one after another.

Instantly, the fiercely attacking fleet was suppressed.

Inside the Xiangyun's control room, Zuo Mu and the others were thrown about by the impact of the explosion! They scrambled to their feet!

The operator anxiously reported, "The y23 hold on the ship's starboard side is severely damaged and flooding!"

"Close the bulkhead valves!"

"Closing the adjacent compartments!"

"Immediately maneuver the Xiangyun to retreat!"

Although Zuo Mu was extremely unwilling, the Xiangyun's debut hadn't even started before it was outmaneuvered. However, reason told him that even if they were lucky this time and the enemy hadn't hit a vital point, it didn't mean their luck would hold.

In a one-on-one situation, the Xiangyun was no match for the Helan.

"Maneuvering!"

"Report, the Third Fleet has been bombarded by the Helan, more than half of the ships have suffered varying degrees of damage, and the Mahe has sunk..."

One bad news after another arrived.

Zuo Mu's expression became increasingly gloomy. He had expected the Helan to be strong, but he still underestimated its power.

"Lord Zuo Mu, this can't continue. They're planning to forcibly tear open a gap to break through!"

"Order the Seventh Fleet to advance at full speed, intercept them at all costs! At the same time, order the carrier fleet and air bombardment squadrons to intensify their attacks. Also, tell the vanguard to concentrate their firepower and inflict heavy damage on the Helan!"

Zuo Mu issued the order with unusual calmness.

As long as they could hold them back, destroying them would only be a matter of time.

"Understood!"

.....

In the rain-swept sea, more and more ships sailed over, launching a fierce attack on Lin Ke's forces.

Although their individual ships didn't have the firepower of the Helan, they had the advantage in numbers.

Soon, the Helan was caught off guard, and the situation was brought back under control! At the same time, ships attempted to unleash torpedoes and artillery fire on the Helan.

Lin Ke immediately noticed this and didn't hesitate to give the order.

"Hold them back! Don't let them easily attack the Helan!"

"Understood!"

The guild channel was filled with voices of agreement from other captains. They continuously intercepted ships firing torpedoes and artillery, some even sacrificing their own ships as shields to lure the torpedoes!

Rumble~

Ships bravely ran aground one after another, the battle was extremely fierce!

On the deck of the Helan, Su Mo's hands moved at lightning speed, controlling the Black Steel Envoy to move back and forth, continuously shooting down the suicide-attacking warplanes in the sky!

Boom!

Every now and then, an approaching warplane would be shot down!

But they couldn't stop these crazy guys. Instantly, a warplane crashed head-on into the deck of the Helan.

A massive explosion erupted, instantly taking the lives of more than a dozen people.

"Missile! Intercept it!"

At this moment, a player shouted anxiously.

Su Mo turned and saw a missile break through the short-range fire and heading towards the main gun mount.

Without saying a word, he pushed the power lever to the bottom, controlled the Black Steel Envoy to take a big step, and rushed over.

As it approached, it jumped up and swung the chain gun in its hand, sweeping across.

Clang!

The missile was directly split in two and exploded on the spot.

The Black Steel Envoy landed directly in the flames of the explosion. The thick armor all over its body was only slightly scorched and was largely undamaged.

Inside the cockpit, Su Mo let out a long breath. He also felt awkward. This Black Steel Envoy was too bulky, and he couldn't fully use his abilities on the ship and couldn't maximize its effectiveness.

It wasn't that the Black Steel Envoy wasn't good, but this wasn't his main battlefield. To put it simply, Su Mo was like a berserker playing a ranged output class.

The Black Steel Envoy was only suitable for head-on battles and standing and fighting. Just now, when Su Mo took that missile, if it had been the Azure Mech, it would have suffered considerable damage, but the Black Steel Envoy was completely unharmed.

Su Mo suppressed the irritability in his heart and continued to raise his hand to shoot at the warplanes frantically attacking from the sky.

Click~

However, a prompt popped up.

"Prompt: Magazine is empty, spare magazines: 0!"

The corner of Su Mo's mouth twitched slightly. He was out of bullets. Helpless, he could only open the missile launch bay in his abdomen and fire the four missiles.

......

Inside the command room of the Helan, Qian Chengxue's expression became increasingly stern. She could see that the situation was becoming more and more unfavorable. Despite the back-and-forth fighting,

It was only a matter of time before their fleet was defeated. After all, the difference in strength was obvious.

Zi Qing said, "Sister Xue, it's Commander Lin Ke's communication."

"Connect it."

Qian Chengxue responded simply.

Soon, Lin Ke's voice sounded in the communication channel, "Commander Qian Chengxue, you can see the situation now. Although we have your powerful fire support, the enemy ships surrounding us are increasing, and the fire support is getting stronger and stronger. Our ships are sinking one after another, and the situation will only get worse if this continues. So I'm thinking, why don't we try our best to create a breakthrough opportunity for the Helan and you find a way to break through by force?"

"Don't say that. Since we chose to fight alongside you, how could we escape alone! I believe in everyone. Let's break through together!"

Qian Chengxue replied sternly.

However, just as Qian Chengxue finished speaking, with a deafening roar, the entire Helan shook violently!

"Ah!"

Lin Zinuo and the others staggered, almost falling.

"What's going on?"

Zhang Wenjing asked in a deep voice.

"We were hit by an unknown torpedo! Areas C3 and C5 at the bottom are damaged, and area C2 is severely damaged. Seawater is pouring in!"

Chen Xijie replied in shock. She didn't know how the Helan was ambushed.

"Close the nearby hatches!"

"It's not responding! There's a problem with the emergency shutdown circuit! We must find a way to close them manually!"

Zi Qing replied anxiously.

"I'll go!"

Lin Zinuo volunteered.

"The force of the inflowing seawater is very strong! Don't push yourself too hard."

Zi Qing reminded Lin Zinuo with concern!

"It's okay, I have second-generation armor! I'm going!"

Lin Zinuo ran out without looking back.

On the deck, Su Mo, controlling the Black Steel Envoy, also swayed violently. He was also confused. What was going on?

The Helan, protected by so many ships, was hit without warning.

Before Su Mo could figure out what was happening!

A whistling sound came from the sky.

A group of warplanes once again formed a bombing squadron and attacked. One missile after another came, and to prevent being intercepted by close-range artillery, those missiles instantly split apart as they approached, turning into multiple warheads, accelerating down again!

Instantly, some warheads took advantage of the moment the Helan was hit, broke through the fire interception, and struck the ship.

Rumble!

Different areas of the Helan suffered considerable damage, two close-in defense guns were blown off, and raging flames shot into the sky.

Even the heavy rain couldn't extinguish them.

Inside the control room, Zi Qing anxiously reported, "The enemy's air force is increasing, and they are focusing their fire on us!"

"Unleash the missiles, shoot them down!"

Qian Chengxue also felt more and more frustrated!

"But we only have less than 40% of our missile reserves left."

"No buts!"

"Understood!"

........

On the deck, Su Mo calmed down and looked around. Suddenly, he noticed a friendly ship on the right rear of the Helan unexpectedly launching a special torpedo at them. The torpedo was twelve meters long, shaped like a shark, with a special red shielding device on its head.

After the torpedo hit the water, it quickly attacked the Helan.

"Damn, there's a hidden traitor."