Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 166 Naval Battle
The sailors on the deck were running around in panic. The previous shelling had caused at least seven or eight casualties, and the wailing sounds spread throughout the entire deck.

The gunners hurried back to their gun positions. Although they were still confused and didn't know why those ships suddenly opened fire on them, on the coast of Loon where the "Lord of Storms" was widely believed, before the sailors thought about "why", the answer to the question "what to do" had already jumped into their minds:
No matter why, just fuck him first.

However, the opponent's premeditated attack was obviously launched much faster than that of the "Little War Horse". Less than a minute later, the gunners had just reached their gun positions when the muzzles of the six ships once again spewed out flames after a round of corrections.

Unlike the previous one, this time the bombardment was more intensive and the landing point was more accurate, with nearly twice as many shells hitting the target as last time. If the "Little War Horse" was hit by two or three more rounds of such salvos, it would surely become a pile of scrap metal slowly sinking in the ocean.

But, that has to hit the target.

Adele and Vinata appeared on both sides of the "Little War Horse". When the ships in front of them spewed flames, they tacitly stretched out their arms at the same time and made a pushing gesture forward.

Countless gorgeous firebirds appeared around Vinata. They circled around her for half a circle, then accelerated to the highest speed and shot towards the incoming shells like arrows, detonating them in the air.

Adele obviously didn't have such a strong fire control level. Moreover, her black fire could only ignite living objects, and inanimate shells were obviously not within the range of black fire. Fortunately, she had other ways.

Chilled air surged around Adele, and dozens of long spikes made of ice floated up around her. They froze for a moment, then suddenly accelerated to their limit and met the incoming shells, blocking most of them. The rest could only fall into the water, creating large waves that drenched Adele.

In terms of the precise control of her own abilities, the "witch" is still inferior to the "arsonist"...

Adele, who didn't have time to avoid the water curtain because of its large area, wiped the seawater off her face and couldn't help sighing. Her spirituality was not so luxurious that she could use a substitute to avoid the waves, and it was obviously too late to create an ice wall again. Compared with Vinata, who easily intercepted the shells dozens of meters away from the side of the ship, her situation was obviously more embarrassing.

Fortunately, the "Heart Stealer's Lip Gloss" would not be washed away by the sea water... Adele quickly adjusted her mood, and was about to tell the sailors to hurry up and adjust their positions to break out of the encirclement when she heard Vinata's roar from the other side of the ship.

"What are you still standing there for? Go and start the boat!"

……

Adele made a quick decision while sighing at the amazing consistency of their ideas. The Little Warhorse was in a passive position because of the salvo of six ships due to its position. However, when the sailors reacted, the balance of victory still leaned towards Adele and the others.

The "Little Warhorse" was far superior to any ship in the whaling fleet in terms of speed, armor and firepower. Under the protection of Adele and the others, the chaotic shooting of those ships was obviously difficult to cause decisive damage to the "Little Warhorse" within a few waves. As long as they did not complete the boarding, the Little Warhorse was invincible on the sea.

Moreover, even the closest ship to the Little Warhorse was nearly a thousand meters away. The abilities of ordinary Beyonders were simply not enough to work at this distance, unless the other party was a High Sequence Powerhouse.

However, if there really was a High-Sequence Expert, even if it was just a covert attack, the Warhorse would have completely lost its ability to resist in the first wave. However, what was certain now was that the other party had no way to affect the fleet remotely. As long as it could withstand two or three waves of bombardment, the time gained would be enough for the Warhorse to rush to a relatively safe position.

Adele braced herself and prepared for the next wave of bombardment. At the same time, the rifled cannons under her feet also made a deafening roar, and the shells left a red trail and rushed directly to the second closest ship to Adele, causing it to emit black smoke. A huge hole visible to the naked eye appeared on the ship, and the speed of the ship immediately dropped.

"Why did you hit that one?"

Next to the gun position, the boatswain Wagner asked the gunner angrily, "Can't you see the boat closest to the lady?"

"The ship was at a very difficult angle to aim at. If we want to hit it, we have to turn the entire gun horizontally..."

The sailor argued, but Wagner didn't want to hear his explanation. "Don't talk nonsense, reload quickly, and aim at that boat this time. Don't let it threaten the hostess!"

The sailors subconsciously agreed with the "hostess" and were about to adjust the muzzle of the gun when suddenly a shell flew over and penetrated the side of the "Little War Horse". The shock wave generated by the steel core bullet made almost everyone in the gun room, including Wagner, faint, and the secondary gun on Adele's side instantly silenced.

……

Just now, Adele once again created countless ice spears, ready to intercept the incoming shells. According to the trajectory of the shells, some of them did not seem to be on target, so there was no need for Adele to waste her spiritual power to intercept them. She was not as good as Venata in precision movements, so she ignored those shells.

However, when the shells were flying in the air, they suddenly exploded, and the shock wave caused one of the solid shells to deviate from its original trajectory. Moreover, the timing of this explosion was very tricky, just when Adele fired her ice spear.

When Adele subconsciously confirmed the results of the ice spear, the shell had already flown close and hit the side of the "Little War Horse".

The sudden bombardment caused the Little Warhorse to shake violently, and Adele slipped and stepped on the seaweed that was rolled onto the deck, falling heavily. He had almost never experienced this feeling since he drank the "Assassin" potion.

This is definitely not normal... A hint of surprise emerged in Adele's heart.

It seems that the other party does not possess extraordinary abilities that are directly manifested on the physical level, but the ability of "fate" that Adele has often heard of but seems more mysterious and illusory than other abilities!

Only the power of fate could make his wish come true in some strange way regardless of distance. With the help of his own good luck, the shell he fired just now easily broke through his already flawed defense, and just one strike temporarily deprived him of the ability to fight back.

(End of this chapter)