Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 675: Monkey Version of Trinity vs. Beggar Version of Trinity

"what--!"

In the first squadron on the westernmost side, the screams of fear and terror that were heard by everyone suddenly stopped as they saw countless meteors falling.

A total of eighty-eight whale oil-explosive bombs with a hint of blue light on the tip were almost evenly distributed to thirty sailing battleships of level four and above with the assistance of the fire control system and Byron's positioning.

The third-level ships all took three, and the fourth-level ships took at least two.

The thick bulwarks made of high-quality oak were like non-existent in the face of these shells that could penetrate solid iron armor.

The inertia of the fuse unlocked, the deformation of the tip ignited the primer, and the cheap propellant extracted from whale oil released a huge amount of gas, and its volume expanded tens of millions of times in an instant.

The purest violence poured out, and the rapidly expanding high-temperature shock wave rushed along the front and rear gun decks, the newly opened gun ports, and the passages between multiple decks, rapidly reaching every corner of the cramped cabin.

It also swallowed up every screaming sailor along the way, as well as the most elite Marines on the entire continent.

Even the low-sequence extraordinary beings among them were torn into pieces in the blink of an eye, no different from ordinary people.

The limited holes on the battleship were simply not enough to vent the violent shock wave.

The stalemate lasted only a short breath.

In the face of solid shells, the sturdy oak hull exploded from the inside, and countless fire dragons mixed with smoke, charred wood, bronze cannons and countless corpses and wreckage rushed into the sky.

For a moment, the earth-shaking thunder resounded throughout the Strait of Dover.

boom! boom! boom!
After the first round of eighty-eight consecutive thunder-like violent explosions.

Just when everyone thought that everything was over, the billowing flames were driven by an inexplicable force and gathered together again, turning into bright spots of light and exploding.

The subsequent explosion expansion coefficient might not be as high as the whale oil gunpowder Violet prepared, but it produced a blazing high temperature of 3000 degrees.

The Pyrenean soldiers here were all very polite. Despite the unbearable heat, no one complained about the heat.

The legion's title [Demon Slayer Order] once again triggered a chain reaction of source tides in the air.

"Using five dreadnought-class or higher steam battleships as the basic unit and launching a concentrated fire together, we can induce the most basic chain reaction and amplify the power limit of the original whale oil explosion bomb.

The more warships there are in the fleet, the more powerful the concentrated firepower will be!"

During the last sea trial, only five warships were used for simultaneous firing, but this time it was ten conventional warships plus a legendary battleship [Dreadnought], and the chain reaction caused was more than doubled.

Soon, one explosion after another not only completely submerged the first squadron of thirty battleships, but also swallowed up half of the second squadron next to it.

At this time, except for a series of explosions, the other battlefields were silent.

Both sides, enemy and friend, opened their mouths wide, speechless and unable to utter a single word.

Everyone felt that the worldview they had built up over decades collapsed at this moment.

Not to mention the lingering chain reaction, the initial explosion of the shrapnel completely overturned their cognition.

There was hardly any supernatural aura in this weapon until they discovered it flying overhead. It was obviously not an expensive exotic weapon, but an ordinary item that could be mass-produced!

Even without the subsequent chain reaction, the shrapnel shells alone would have been enough to easily wipe out the entire fleet.

The lethality was greatly exceeded, and the two sides were simply not opponents of the same level.

Many middle-sequence transcendents also followed the flight path of the shells and saw clearly the eleven steel behemoths spewing white mist more than twenty kilometers away.

"A range of 20 kilometers, a terminal explosion, and the ability to crush a sailing battleship, is this something that can be accomplished solely with the whale oil industry?

While other countries were still debating whether whale oil-powered creations should take the extraordinary route or the mundane route, the North Sea Empire had already produced finished products that could be put into actual combat.

Why does the Creator always favor them?"

“It turns out that the whale oil industrial revolution promoted by the North Sea Empire, in addition to being able to produce large quantities of cheap goods for dumping, also has this level of war potential.

If these are industrial products that can be produced by just smelting iron in a furnace without spending hundreds of years to slowly grow trees, then what is the point of our hard-earned invincible fleet? "

“We caught the opportunity of the Age of Exploration, but seemed to have missed another opportunity.”

Realizing this, many people in the Invincible Fleet couldn't help but shudder.

The corruption and extravagance of the upper class of the Kingdom of Castile were well-known throughout the continent. The massive amount of gold and silver they obtained from overseas led to serious inflation, and even their own handicraft industries had long since gone bankrupt and collapsed.

The upper class was unaware of the impact of cheap industrial products until today when they were hit in the face by a breech-loading rifled cannon and truly felt the pain.

Outside the battlefield, the intelligence personnel of various countries who were watching the war situation in various ways also changed their faces and had the same thoughts as them.

In fact, another military product of the North Sea Empire, the bolt-action rifle and pump-action shotgun, has already been released in small quantities and is well known to various countries.

However, before these two types of firearms could prove their strength in a large-scale land battle and completely change the tactics of queuing and shooting, the steam battleships had already changed the Age of Discovery.

The enemy cannot be defined! It cannot be understood! It cannot be resisted!

Facing such a terrifying existence is like facing an extra-large old god!
Catherine's financial empire, which can pollute everything, has just shown its power and used a country as a test. Violet's indescribable industrial Cthulhu is also following closely and taking shape.

On the North Sea Empire side, no one except Byron and the two queens had seen the Dreadnought Fleet.

But after being as shocked as the others, the look they gave Byron turned into one of boundless fanaticism.

Only Byron himself had a calm expression on his face. He waved his hand to disperse the hot wind and the strong smell of burnt corpses that were whistling in front of him.

"The reason why this operation was codenamed 'Gulf War' is because it completely overturned the traditional combat mode.

The real Gulf War took only 42 days and cost 146 casualties, but it brought a military power of 54 troops to its knees.

I am still a long way from being the world's policeman.

In addition to the fact that the "Dreadnought" itself has a range of 400 nautical miles and can achieve beyond-visual-range strikes.

The range of other dreadnoughts is only more than 12 kilometers, which is about the nautical miles of territorial waters, which is far from abnormal.

But it depends on who you are comparing with.

The Invincible Armada was still in the era of sailing warships, equipped with muzzle-loading smoothbore cannons, and could only hope to hit enemy ships when they got within a hundred meters.

The combat radius of my dreadnought fleet has been unprecedentedly expanded, and it has super long-range firepower, artificial ship spirits, the ability to fire before the enemy, and so on.

Even if you are the overlord of the sailing age, [Invincible Banner] can crush all sailing warships including heavy cruisers.

But how can you, a ship from the sail era, kill my officer from the steam battleship era?"

Byron raised his finger to form a gun shape and pointed it at the Invincible Fleet again:

"My Lord, times have really changed this time! Bang!"

The shrill sound of artillery shells breaking through the air rang out again.

He knew that there was a legendary artillery expert in the Invincible Fleet. This profession had an ability called [Reflection], which could bounce long-range attacks back along the same path.

That's why he didn't attack the "Holy Trinity", but took advantage of the opponent being stunned to continue expanding the victory.

The second round of eighty-eight whale oil-shrapnel bombs dragged a line of fire, passed the already crippled Second Squadron, and landed on top of the Third Squadron.

The chain reaction of the source substance was finally fully exerted. Not only did it easily send the Third Fleet into the sky again, but it also swept away most of the half-crippled Second Fleet and the Fourth Fleet.

The soldiers on these squadrons could not defend or fight back, and could only wait to die.

This is clearly the difference between two dimensions. Perhaps with just a few more rounds of salvos, the entire invincible fleet would become a thing of the past.

By this point, the advertising slogan that Byron used when he sold the heavy combined armored battalion to Atahualpa, King of the Empire of the Sun, was already outdated.

The new word should be:
"When we have thirty 305mm 45-caliber twin-mounted turrets, the enemy will stand up when they see them.

At forty, you are no longer confused: When we have forty 305mm 45-caliber twin-mounted turret guns, no country will confuse you.

When we have fifty twin turrets, you will let other countries know who is the true destiny.
Don't think your country is too weak.

Everything depends on human efforts. No matter what, your country is always stronger than the "Santa Maria" which was the ship of Castile that discovered the Bantaan Islands, right?
They were able to develop from a corner of the east coast into the most powerful maritime nation in the world, the Pyrenees Empire. Forget it, they will no longer be that after today."

A battleship has five turrets, and a fleet plus the legendary battleship "Dreadnought" is eleven dreadnoughts, with a total of fifty-five turrets and one hundred and ten 305mm 45-caliber breech-loading rifled guns.

Many people have realized that the Invincible Fleet is no longer invincible, and the "destiny" of the world's number one maritime power is about to transfer.

"Run, forget about the battleship, let's jump into the water."

The remnants of the Fourth Squadron and the sailors from the Fifth Squadron behind them jumped into the sea with a "plop".

This is indeed a good idea.

Seawater is the best barrier against artillery fire, and as long as there are one or two navigators in the lighthouse sequence, they can stay underwater for a long time.

But this could not save the Invincible Fleet from defeat.

As their morale collapsed, the [Invincible Banner] that had been cultivated bit by bit over a hundred years of "invincibility" also began to shake uncontrollably.

The ring phylactery on Byron's hand made a "slurping" sound as if drinking water.

If you come with a little more, you might be able to pick up a false god for free.

Although the false god who was promoted by this tricky method would definitely be of poor level, he was destined to be Byron's subordinate god in charge of human resources for the rest of his life.

But Edward, a guy with no ambition, is obviously never picky about food.

"Everyone hold your posts, the Empire's invincible fleet will not lose!

We still have the strongest legendary battleship and the blessing of the Creator. Hurry up! Saint Peter, please go faster. "

The Invincible Fleet suffered heavy losses in two rounds of attacks. The fleet commander Ferdinando II had already reacted and with an extremely grim expression he urged St. Peter, one of the six Orthodox saints who came to support, to speed up.

Located in the prayer room on the poop of the Most Holy Trinity.

This saint, whose status was second only to that of the Pope, brought a large number of middle and low-level clergymen and knelt before the statue of the Trinity, which represented the favor of the Creator.

Holding a severely damaged zero-level holy relic [True Cross] in his hand, he prayed:
“The Trinity means: There is only one Creator God, but He has three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Although the three have different persons, their essences are absolutely the same. They are all worshipped, honored, and eternal. God created the world, God saves mankind through the Son, and God is with believers and the church through the Holy Spirit.

The holy image before me shone brightly along with the True Cross.

Finally, everyone called out collectively:

"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven!"

Om-!
A beam of light shot straight into the sky from the prayer room. The dark clouds overhead suddenly dispersed, revealing three suns, one vibrant and energetic, one at its zenith, and one gloomy and gloomy.

A human face appeared in each sun, each appearing as a teenager, a young man, or an old man.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the boy’s face is 70% similar to the [Ten Thousand Winged Angel].

The three suns echoed with the Holy Trinity, and together they opened a portal to heaven above the fleet.

Two doors, which looked like stained glass windows in a church and were painted with saints, angels and various religious stories, suddenly opened.

Let everyone see the wonders of heaven behind the door, which is the core of the Creator’s kingdom of heaven - the City in the Sky.

This square city is four thousand miles long, wide and high, and is built on 12 layers of foundation stones.

Each layer is inlaid with a different gemstone: jasper, sapphire, green agate, emerald, carnelian, ruby, yellow tourmaline, beryl, red tourmaline, jadeite, purple agate and amethyst.

Each cornerstone is engraved with the name of one of the twelve apostles.

The city is filled with the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers. Brilliant holy light fills the fortress, and countless angels fly around.

If the Dreadnought Fleet is the pinnacle of current science and human wisdom, then this is the pinnacle of the extraordinary system and the end of the Ladder of Glory sequence!
With the combined efforts of a saint and the most powerful legendary battleship, the phantom of about one thousandth of the city in the sky descended to the earth, covering the entire invincible fleet and bringing them God's will.

hum-

A circle of silver-white light stretched out a huge circular space, and the illusion on the surface projected a picture of heaven.

The Silver Law spread across the entire continent manifested layer by layer in the heaven on earth, and was only a step away from reaching the sixth layer representing the demigod level.

The most powerful legendary battleship skill: [Three days of glory, the kingdom of heaven is coming]!
The effect is to summon a celestial projection.

At this moment, the third round of salvos from 20 kilometers away arrived as expected, but were all blocked by this layer of heavenly barrier.

A huge and earth-shattering fire exploded again, and the chain reaction transformed all the surrounding source materials into heat energy that poured down on it.

The bombed "heaven on earth" was buzzing and ripples were spreading on its surface, but it was ultimately unable to wreak havoc as it did in the beginning, killing battleships like chickens.

Not only that, the three most powerful people on the ship are:

Fernando II who holds the key seal ring, Saint Peter who holds the True Cross, and the kingdom's guardian [Elemental Lord] Nicholas, are each possessed by a phantom of an angel that descends from the sky, and their aura surges.

There is a hint of the aura of the incarnation of the old gods!

At this moment, the three of them seemed to have become the agents of heaven on earth, with spiritual resonance, and jointly played the role of the "Beggar Version of the Trinity".

The three of them possessed absolute and unquestionable authority within the radiant range of the power of the heavenly kingdom on earth, just like the demigods in their own kingdom, except that their power level could not reach that level.

This is the legacy left by the Creator, the final winner of Ragnarok. A lean camel is bigger than a horse.

Fernando II's voice overlapped with another emotionless voice:

"I say: Fleet speed up, as fast as sailfish!"

The remaining fleets immediately rushed towards the Iris Fleet on the opposite side, which Byron used as bait, as if they were pushed from behind.

The power accumulated by the legendary battleship technology is not infinite. It all comes from the devout prayers of the Castilian people over the past hundred years, and the more it is used, the less it will be.

You can't think you are invulnerable and actually withstand artillery bombardment.

But now, as long as they can pull the enemy into the heaven on earth and engage in the boarding battle that the Invincible Fleet is best at, they can instantly break the [Demon Slaying Order] of the Dreadnought Fleet.

No matter how cruel they are, it is impossible for them to attack their own people, right?
Byron saw through the essence of the opponent's legendary battleship skills, and his expression remained unchanged:

“The Kingdom of Heaven on Earth is actually still a special realm of kingship, but it comes from the bound Creator and is of an exceptionally high level.

However, your kingdom of heaven on earth is just a false projection, but my kingdom of God on earth is the real thing.

Gulfstream God, summon us!"

Wow.
A whirlpool appeared on the water surface, and a whale named "Gulf Stream" who was responsible for guarding the Strait of Dover jumped out from the water.

He raised his hand to mobilize the golden law that governs the sky, the earth, and people, changing the direction of the ocean current, repelling the opponent's "heavy-armored cruiser fleet" and offsetting the ability bonus of the kingdom of heaven on earth.

The territorial waters of the North Sea Empire are extensions of Byron's divine domain and are far more dangerous than the territorial waters of other countries.

Every breeze, every wave, and every fish are hostile to invaders. Anyone with malicious intentions who lands here will be unable to move forward.

The [Golden Law] and the [Silver Law] faced off for the first time. The thick law networks above the heads of both sides were like rolling giant snakes, and every collision emitted dazzling lightning.

The speed of the Invincible Fleet suddenly slowed down and it continued to be covered in gunfire by the Dreadnought Fleet.

The fifth-level legendary artillery expert [Elemental Lord] Nicholas quickly jumped out, flew to the western edge of the kingdom of heaven on the ground and waved his hand.

Use [Rebound] to change the trajectory of the shells between explosions.

He shouted again: "Collect!"

Strong winds swept through the sky for several kilometers around and transformed into three red balls of light in his palm.

He possessed a powerful magic called [Elemental Annihilation]. Relying on the power bestowed by the heaven on earth, he gathered the nearby source tides one step ahead.

After calming down the chain reaction of the Demon Slayer riot, they started to counterattack synchronously.

call out!call out!call out!
Compared to his disciple who had already blown up the edges of the world (Chapter 658), this legendary artillery expert obviously had enough delivery capabilities.

Three light balls with incredible destructive power flew towards the Dreadnought fleet, but were blown up in mid-air by the legendary battleship [Dreadnought], which had activated the Mecha-possession mode and swung its giant steel tail.

The fiery clouds in the sky stretched for several kilometers, the sea water was shaking violently, and the hot wind burned holes in the clouds.

However, it did not cause any damage to the steel monsters, which had a displacement of 21000 tons, equivalent to an average of 7.5 of the largest sailing battleships, the Holy Trinity.

Ferdinand II also gave orders to the ship spirit beside him, who was dressed as a nun in a robe:
"I say: Cannonballs fly farther than birds. Fire at the Corsair City!"

This battleship is the most spectacular battleship in the entire sailing era and the only four-deck battleship in the world, with an unprecedented number of 140 guns.

However, their industrial capacity was mediocre, and the largest caliber of their main gun was only 32 pounds.

boom! boom! boom! boom!
Seventy lines of fire from one side of the ship rushed towards the Pirate City.

Ferdinand II himself jumped high and blew a dragon flute that had been passed down from the mythological era.

"Roar--!"

The sky suddenly darkened, and the sky above the Strait of Dover was obscured by the shadows of three ferocious dragons.

When Isabella was still the eldest princess, she sold her colonial properties to raise funds to summon the ancient dragon spirit and win the war for the throne.

Now he has used the same old trick again, and I don’t know how much money he has spent, to summon the dragon army once again.

Fernando, the fifth-level legendary [Judge Knight], performed dragon taming techniques and rode on the largest red dragon, holding in his hand a third of the [Spear of Longinus] borrowed from the Holy Silver Empire.

The other two members of the Beggar's Trinity, Nicholas and St. Peter, also jumped onto the back of a giant dragon.

The spiritual energy circulated, and finally formed a silver triangle above the three people's heads, and the momentum rose again.

They transformed into three rays of divine light and followed closely behind the shells, rushing towards the Pirate City where Byron was.

The gate of the kingdom of God on the ground below him was wide open, and countless strange and alternative angels swarmed out on the sea.

Now they feel that they are ridiculously strong and firmly believe that they can definitely fight back!

"Byron, come up!"

Catherine, who had been silently guarding Byron, roared as soon as she saw that her expertise was matched, and transformed into a mithril dragon over a hundred meters long.

With one breath of the weapon, the battleship's guns were melted into molten iron in mid-air.

Byron leaped onto the Mithril Dragon's back, his body expanding to match his sister's size, and his body was covered with a layer of black armor belonging to the King of the Wild Hunt.

Violet pulled herself away from the Dreadnought Fleet, and in a flash she leapt into Byron's hands, transforming into a giant sniper cannon.

[Golden Triangle] was activated, and the couple and their two companions became as one, connecting with the legal network and integrating the power of the entire North Sea Empire, and they rushed towards their opponents without showing any weakness.

On the sea beneath their feet, thousands of [Wild Hunt Knights] and monsters leaped out from the River Styx and the River of Blood, and collided violently with the army of angels on the opposite side.

"kill--!"

The "monkey trinity" of Byron and the two queens faced off against the "beggar trinity" of the Pyrenean Empire.

As long as they decide the winner, the legitimacy of the Creator's Church will be finally settled!
(End of this chapter)