Elder brother's garrison

"Trying to act all high and mighty by not saying a word, huh? Oh wait, no, you are the expert all along!"

"But Captain, how did you do that?! We've never seen you this good before!"

"..."

His companions kept asking questions, their expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

For some reason, Ticonderoga suddenly burst out laughing.

"Before this expedition, the admiral gave me some... equipment support," Ticonderoga said softly. As if to prove her point, she raised her hand and summoned a B-25 carrier-based aircraft from her ship's rigging, shrinking it to the size of her palm and hovering it at her fingertips. "Look."

The guards' eyes all turned to Ticonderoga's finger, and when they saw the carrier-based aircraft hovering above, the ship girls all shuddered.

The colorful light emanating from the B-25 carrier-based aircraft is as striking as a rainbow, and its texture is as smooth and luxurious as mercury.

"Colorful equipment!" the ship girls shouted in unison.

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile." For some reason, Ticonderoga felt a surge of excitement as she listened to her companions' words. She retrieved her carrier-based aircraft into her ship equipment and addressed the ship girls, "The Admiral has high hopes for us in this expedition, and we cannot let him down."

"So the president gave you such good equipment! Now the captain has really upgraded from a slingshot to a cannon!"

"Yay! With such powerful equipment, we can definitely sweep through easily this time!"

"The guild leader is really generous, sending over the colored equipment without a word! Captain, did you keep it a secret from us to give us a surprise?!"

The ship girl companions chatted amongst themselves.

"It's not that I deliberately kept it from everyone..." Ticonderoga touched his neck.

"Hehe, no need to explain, everyone understands this!" The ship girls looked at Ticonderoga and seemed to understand something. Their faces immediately showed a meaningful expression, and then they stepped forward and said with smiles, "We all understand, we all understand! The guild leader cares about you!"

"..." Ticonderoga.

Ticonderoga sensed that her companions had misunderstood something, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

But in any case, now is definitely not the time for idle chatter...

Just as everyone was saying the last sentence, the blue dialog box inside the Black Tower jumped to Ticonderoga's front.

Having learned from her previous experience, even though she still didn't understand the language in the dialog box, Ticonderoga finally grasped its meaning. She exchanged a few glances with her companions and then pressed the button to go to the next level.

……

Rumble, rumble...

Rumble, rumble...

Rumble, rumble...

The thunderous booming sound echoed from the seventh floor of the Black Tower all the way to the ninth floor.

Although the Deep Sea Fleet's attacks became increasingly fierce and ruthless, and their perceived strength also increased significantly, as the saying goes, "all beings are equal under the B-25." Ticonderoga, equipped with a full complement of colorful gear, experienced a massive boost in combat power. She was like a tiger with wings, her strength greatly increased, and she freely and casually commanded the colorful carrier-based aircraft to rampage through the skies above the Deep Sea Fleet, bombing the Deep Sea Fleet time and time again until it was utterly defeated and left with nothing.

After advancing triumphantly, Ticonderoga and the ship girls have reached the tenth floor of the Black Tower, which is the final boss level of the second section.

When Ticonderoga reached the final boss level, a massive deep-sea carrier surrounded by numerous carrier-based aircraft had been waiting for him for some time.

Upon seeing the group, the massive deep-sea aircraft carrier roared, and a large number of deep-sea fish emerged from beneath the surface.

Ticonderoga commanded its carrier-based aircraft to charge toward the Deepsea carrier, which roared back and summoned wave after wave of Deepsea carrier-based aircraft to fight against Ticonderoga.

The sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds.

Numerous wrecked carrier-based aircraft collided and shattered, falling from the sky and crashing into the water with a series of crackling sounds.

Chapter 4024 First Clearance Reward for the Second Interval

Boom, boom...

The bombs released by the B25 fleet controlled by Ticonderoga covered the hull of the Deepsea carrier, and the next moment, fierce flames and explosions erupted from the carrier's body.

With a painful roar, the deep-sea aircraft carrier suddenly displayed more runways on its mechanical whale-like hull, and more deep-sea carrier-based aircraft surged out of the surface as if they had been stimulated.

"...The power has clearly decreased..."

Watching this scene from afar, Ticonderoga, who was piloting the B-25 carrier-based aircraft, frowned slightly, and a less than pleasant expression appeared on her face.

Because no one had ever reached the tenth floor of the Black Tower before, no one knew what type of boss it was. Ticonderoga himself only realized that the boss was a giant deep-sea aircraft carrier after reaching the tenth floor.

Is he a fake dean...?

This is a troublesome opponent for Ticonderoga.

The effectiveness of the B-25 carrier-based aircraft is declining at an extremely rapid pace...

Ticonderoga had been using B-25 carrier-based aircraft to clear out enemies in the first four levels. As a result, by the time it reached the fifth level, more than half of its B-25 fleet had been depleted. In fact, with its remaining aircraft, Ticonderoga could have maintained considerable combat power for the tenth level, but unexpectedly… the boss of the tenth level was an Abyssal carrier…

The weaknesses of a full complement of B-25 carrier-based aircraft were finally exposed at this point.

While a full complement of B-25 carrier-based aircraft is undoubtedly powerful, boosting the bombing capabilities of ship girls to an absurd level, doing so is tantamount to completely abandoning defense. A full complement of B-25s also means that ship girls have given up the cockpits for fighter jets, which greatly sacrifices their anti-air capabilities. Once they encounter an enemy with strong air superiority after a series of battles, the output of the B-25s will instantly drop to a level far less than before.

If this were the first battle... or if it were a deep-sea battleship, that bombardment just now should have taken away at least half of the enemy's health...

Ticonderoga frowned as he watched the deep-sea carrier roaring beneath the flames.

But... thankfully... the win rate is still there.

Ticonderoga's furrowed brows quickly relaxed.

Why do you think... why have you been bombing the enemies on the first four floors with B-25s?

That's obviously to save combat resources for my teammates!

The roar of ship equipment rapidly operating came from behind Ticonderoga, and then several figures darted out!

The remaining five ship girls of the Royal Guard are launching an attack in full power mode!

The front-line ship girls harassed and provided cover, while the back-line ship girls seized the opportunity to unleash their attacks, resulting in a surge of firepower directed at the deep-sea aircraft carrier.

The deep-sea carrier turned around in pain, abandoning its fight with Ticonderoga and instead angrily retaliating against the other ship girls in its guard.

The carrier-based aircraft in the sky suddenly split into several groups, roaring towards the Royal Guard ship girls.

Bombs and torpedoes rained down!

Despite the intense bombardment, the Royal Guard ship girls showed no fear. Their condition was no different from their first battle. With ample ammunition and healthy health, they calmly maneuvered against the deep-sea carrier.

As time dragged on, the ship girls in the Royal Guard gradually developed injuries, but the deep-sea aircraft carrier's condition deteriorated even more drastically.

The Royal Guard ship girls were willing to sacrifice themselves to inflict even greater damage. Even the gigantic deep-sea boss couldn't withstand this self-destructive fighting style. It controlled the movements of the sky carrier-based aircraft to become increasingly sluggish, and a large number of deep-sea carrier-based aircraft fell helplessly.

Bang bang bang!

The battleships in the formation raised their hands and, in the instant they were bombarded by a large number of bombs, used crucial shells to blast open the deep-sea aircraft carrier's runway.

Even as the battleship girl was blasted away by a hail of bombs the next moment, she still endured the pain and desperately shouted at Ticonderoga.

"Captain! We're counting on you!!"

"Roger that!"

Ticonderoga, who had retreated to the rear and was intently observing the deep-sea aircraft carrier, had a sharp glint in her eyes. She seized the opportunity and immediately released all the B25 carrier-based aircraft from the ship's equipment.

This was Ticonderoga's only and last move, given the severe damage to his cabin.

A large number of B-25 carrier-based aircraft rushed toward the deep-sea aircraft carrier regardless of the cost, and the last bombs and last firepower were unleashed like rain and waterfalls over the deep-sea aircraft carrier.

The deep-sea aircraft carrier attempted to intercept with its carrier-based aircraft. However, with the five fully-equipped ship girls recklessly exhausting their resources, the deep-sea aircraft carrier had lost more than half of its carrier-based aircraft. At this point, it was unable to mount any meaningful resistance and could only watch helplessly as the B25 carrier-based aircraft broke through the encirclement and arrived overhead.

As bombs rained down from the sky, the deep-sea aircraft carrier could only roar fiercely before its body was completely engulfed by endless firepower!

……

Node 8-4, near the Black Tower.

One by one, the ship girl squads left the Black Tower battered and bruised, stomping their feet in frustration and gritting their teeth as soon as they emerged.

"Ugh! It's the eighth floor again! Those low-level minions on the eighth floor are so annoying!!!"

"Seriously! This is so troublesome!"

"The ninth floor... we collapsed on the ninth floor..."

"The Black Tower is so difficult today. The first few levels were too resource-intensive, and by the end, I was running low on ship equipment..."

"Does anyone know the setup for the tenth floor? Has anyone cleared the ninth floor yet?!"

"Admiral's Guild, please help us!"

"We need a strategy guide!!!"

The voices of the ship girls rose and fell.

The sound quickly spread, and some of the ship girls around looked up with concern, but most shook their heads helplessly.

The ship girls from the Admiral's Guild patrol team, responsible for patrolling and maintaining order within the area, remained silent, continuing to register the ship girls challenging the Black Tower and record their challenge information...

Just then, a light appeared.

Ticonderoga, almost completely soaked in sweat, appeared along with her five teammates, whose ship equipment was tattered and who looked extremely disheveled.

The appearance of Ticonderoga and her group did not initially attract anyone's attention; the people around them initially thought they were just an ordinary ship girl team that had failed to clear the level.

but……

Just as Ticonderoga and his group were resting on the sea, a surge of mental energy suddenly came from the sky in front of them, followed by five huge black boxes falling from the sky!

Boom boom boom boom!

The black container landed on the water, splashing up a high spray.

The ship girls around them instinctively turned their heads to look, and the moment they saw the five containers, their eyes widened and they exclaimed in surprise.

Five containers!

"They...they beat the game!!!"

The exclamation caused a huge commotion, and the ship girls on the sea rushed forward with a thunderous roar, as if they were about to drown Ticonderoga and his group.

But before the ship girls could make a move, the Admiral's Guild's patrol team appeared first, immediately blocking the other ship girls and shouting.

"All ship girls, please move back to the safety line! Maintain order! Please do not crowd or trample..."

After the patrol team pushed back the ship girls who were rushing towards them, they turned to look at Ticonderoga and his group.

"It really is you guys..." The patrol captain stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at the group of people covered in dust. Suddenly, a smile appeared on her face, and she asked softly, "Are you here on behalf of the chairman today too?"

“…Hmm.” Ticonderoga nodded.

"Well done." The patrol captain patted Ticonderoga on the shoulder, then gestured for the ship girls behind him to come forward, open the black container, and begin calculating the rewards.

The rewards for Ticonderoga's team to complete the mission were quickly calculated.

Ticonderoga's score is 248000!

The material reward of 248,000 is only 2,000 short of the perfect score of 250,000!

When the patrol captain of the Admiral's Guild announced this data, the ship girls behind him all gasped.

Such a high score!!!

Is this... the kind of result a pioneering team could achieve?

Amidst the shock of the ship girls, Ticonderoga breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems... I didn't let the Admiral down...

"Impressive! You scored over 10,000 more points than when you cleared the first five levels!" The patrol captain laughed as he stepped forward and patted Ticonderoga hard on the shoulder. "This second section is supposedly much harder than the first, and your score actually increased instead of decreased. You've got some skills!"

"This is all thanks to the Admiral..." Ticonderoga began softly, but he didn't finish his sentence, instead patting his chest and smiling faintly.

A full complement of B-25 carrier-based aircraft... Although it didn't achieve the same overwhelming effect as before on the tenth floor, the reason this initial clearing was so smooth was ultimately because the B-25 bombers swept through the first four floors, saving a lot of resources for the other five teammates and preserving their combat readiness...

If it weren't for the B-25 carrier-based aircraft... let alone getting a higher score, Ticonderoga felt that his team might not even be able to see what the boss of the tenth floor looked like.

"Captain, report!"

Just as Ticonderoga was pondering, a voice suddenly called out.

Ticonderoga subconsciously looked up to respond, only to find that it was a ship girl from the patrol team walking towards her.

The patrol captain, who had been squatting in front of Ticonderoga, stood up and turned to his companion, asking, "What's wrong?"

"Captain, after the resource statistics, we also discovered an additional reward."

The ship girl who came over carefully carried out a black metal box, which was only about the size of a palm. After the metal box was opened, it contained a deep-sea metal block that shimmered with a black luster.

Upon seeing the metal block, Ticonderoga became excited and shouted repeatedly to the ship girl holding the metal box.