Elder brother's garrison

Things will work themselves out, and since Xiaobai already knew how to leave, he was quite satisfied.

Thinking this, Xiaobai left the spot and slowly hurried back in the direction she had come from.

On the map provided by the Deep Sea Will, Xiaobai is still quite a distance away from Glory and the others because she has come to the border.

Xiao Bai wasn't worried about anything happening to Glorious during his absence. After all, the map that the Deep Sea Will had given him had marked all the combat-capable things. There were no Deep Sea ships in the vicinity of Glorious; it was completely empty.

Most of the hostile targets are in the upper half of the map, around the area highlighted in red.

Little White moved forward, its figure gradually disappearing into the sea filled with deep-sea fog.

She did not head in the direction where Glorious and the others were.

Instead, it charged straight toward the Deep Sea Dean, who was located far away on the map.

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The icy seawater washed over their bodies wave after wave.

Like iron hooks, they washed over their nearly naked bodies, bringing waves of almost numb, stinging pain.

Occasionally, one can still touch fragments of ship equipment that have been blasted into pieces around their body.

It was hard and painful, pressing against my skin, but it was warmer than seawater.

They could no longer distinguish which pieces of their comrades' ship equipment were fragments and which were their own.

They lay on the water, feeling the power flowing out of their bodies every moment, and the emotion called despair peeled away layer by layer, like peeling an onion, from their hearts.

They lay on the water, watching the faint red glow surrounding their bodies, feeling the hard protective shell becoming more and more fragile with each passing moment, their hearts filled with despair.

The cries of his still somewhat energetic companions surrounded him.

Don't give up! We still have half a day. The admiral will come to rescue us, and we will return safely.

Hearing her companion's cries, the ship girl thought to herself, then turned to look at her companion beside her. Her lips trembled, but in the end, she didn't say it.

I'm too tired to talk anymore.

I don't want to talk about it anymore.

and.

The ship girl, lying on the water's surface, unexpectedly found herself with more strength and gave a somewhat forlorn laugh.

Even if the admiral really comes.

It's no use.

"boom!!!!"

Artillery fire and torpedoes, mixed with countless crimson carrier-based aircraft flying in the sky, and orange-red flames instantly engulfed the bodies of the five ship girls lying together.

The artillery fire seemed to pour endlessly down on the ship girls, as if their masters had some deep-seated blood feud with them.

A few quarters of an hour later.

The flame goes out.

Despite being tossed about by the blast wave, the ship girls remained unharmed despite the flames.

However, none of the ship girls felt fortunate about this.

—The pain was very real; every shot that hit the body brought excruciating pain that seemed to tear the body and soul apart.

As for why these ship girls didn't scream in pain, it wasn't because they were concerned about their ship girl dignity or didn't want to lose face in front of the enemy.

I've cried and I've shouted.

They were used to it, used to feeling the pain and keeping quiet about it.

The monster kept attacking them, shouting in a language they couldn't understand. Every short interval, a barrage of attacks would rain down on them like a meteor shower.

The ship girls lay on the water's surface, the seawater slowly engulfing their bodies, washing over their skin, bringing them waves of numbness and stinging.

A dull thud echoed across the sea, and from beneath the enormous shadows, several mechanical whales emerged from the depths, circling and spinning around them.

Like a group of diners waiting for the food to reach its best flavor.

Then, right now.

A massive surge of spiritual energy rapidly spread from the center of the distant sea.

In a very short time, that unfamiliar and immense spiritual power swept across the entire sea area like an impenetrable net.

Sensing this spiritual power, the mechanical whales circling the ship girls seemed to sense something terrifying. Their originally elegant movements instantly became chaotic. The mechanical whales' huge bodies trembled and cried out, and a series of whimpering sounds echoed around the ship girls.

"Boom boom boom!!!!"

However, the next second, the blazing flames once again engulfed the ship girls' bodies, and even the wailing mechanical whale was blown upside down.

The girl's shriek echoed from not far away.

Carrying the brutality, ferocity, and resentment from the ship girls' memories, it howled in a language that they could still understand yet couldn't.

Give it back to me!

——Boom.

Give it back to me!!

——Boom.

Take the panties!

Give it back to me!

Um... let me explain why it's late.

Because these last few chapters have indeed been very difficult to write. I'm not stuck on the word flow, but I'm writing very slowly, slower than I expected. After all, strictly speaking, this is part of the main storyline...

Chapter 776 Life is truly unpredictable.

On the quiet, dark sea, the rushing sound of water echoed through the thick deep-sea fog, speeding past as it approached.

Xiao Bai is heading towards the location of the Deep Sea Dean, marked on the map given to him by the Deep Sea Will.

While mentally calibrating the route and hurrying on, Xiaobai also paid some attention to the water beneath her feet.

Pale white ripples spread across the black water beneath Xiaobai's feet, providing a sense of solidity with each step Xiaobai took.

Xiaobai has had ship equipment for quite some time now; all in all, including the few months of discontinuation, it's been almost a year.

Before I knew it, I had gradually become familiar with sailing on the water like a ship girl.

Xiao Bai felt a sense of calm as he walked on flat ground, and he was somewhat moved.

If someone had told me, when I was still in school a year ago, that I would one day have the same abilities as a ship girl, and be able to sail freely on a sea full of Abyssal Fleet ships and do whatever I wanted, I would have thought that person was a fool.

Life is truly unpredictable.

Back then, I would have my brain freeze even if I stood in a crowded place, but now I'm actually taking on jobs to rescue lost ship girls.

As Xiao Bai thought this, feeling that faint sense of absurdity, he didn't slow down at all.

After a while, Xiaobai, who was on her way, faintly heard some rumbling sounds from the distant sea. She slowed down a little and then carefully listened.

From the distant sea, sounds came in waves like the beating of drums, like continuous artillery fire, mixed with the roar of carrier-based aircraft soaring in the sky, and the loud bangs of bombs and torpedoes exploding, so intense that it sounded like a war was breaking out.

Xiao Bai was a little confused. Glory and the others were in the lower half of the map, and Xiao Bai herself was only here. So who was making the sounds of battle ahead?

Could it be those unlucky ship girls?

Xiao Bai thought it was unlikely. Xiao Bai had witnessed their strength. Even if the Deep Sea Dean was weak, she was still the Deep Sea Dean. The ship girls in the second chapter couldn't possibly last that long. Moreover, the Deep Sea Will had marked on its map that those ship girls were already heavily damaged long ago.

Could it be that there's infighting among the deep sea creatures?

As Xiaobai was wondering, suddenly, the distant bombing sounds disappeared, and the sea that had been echoing with bursts of explosions gradually quieted down.

It's like a baby who's crying loudly and desperately squeezing out tears suddenly getting tired of crying and falling asleep.

That's really strange.

Thinking this, Xiaobai first summoned his ship equipment.

There's still a distance to go before we reach the Dean of the Deep Sea. After we meet the Dean, there's no telling what might happen.

Xiao Bai felt that, based on his long-standing experience dealing with the Deep Sea Dean, coupled with the neutral stance bestowed upon him by the Deep Sea Will, the Deep Sea Dean shouldn't attack him proactively. He would then have the opportunity to use either persuasion or physical tactics to persuade the Dean to surrender.

However, there are always unexpected events. After all, Xiaobai just bought one of the Deep Sea Dean's Deep Sea Frigates, and he might become a red name (indicating his negative status). Xiaobai should be prepared for this.

Even though it will be Deep Sea Will that will be controlling it, as the account owner, Xiaobai should at least check the equipment status.

The massive white and blue ship rigging landed behind Xiaobai with a bang, just as Xiaobai had thought of it. Several huge cannons extended in all directions, looking very imposing.

Xiao Bai reached out and touched the ship's equipment.

It was warm to the touch, and the heat dissipation wasn't particularly thorough; the ship's outer shell hadn't returned to its previous cool state, but that didn't affect its use.

It seems that even when it was stored away, the ship's equipment's natural heat dissipation speed did not decrease, and may even have increased.

After confirming the status of its ship equipment, Xiaobai retrieved the land-based ship equipment and continued heading towards the direction of the Deep Sea Dean.

As Xiaobai moved forward, the deep-sea fog surrounding it grew thicker and thicker, until it became so dense that one could barely see their own hand in front of their face.

If Glorious and the others had already lost their sense of direction, they would probably be completely disoriented in this environment. Fortunately, the mental interference was ineffective against Xiaobai. Having looked at the map, Xiaobai's route was perfectly straight, heading directly towards Dean Shenhai.

Xiao Bai continued driving for a few more minutes, and finally, at a certain moment, it was as if it had entered some special area. Xiao Bai felt that the view in front of it suddenly opened up, and the deep sea fog that had been covering its body suddenly disappeared.

Xiao Bai looked ahead.

In the field of vision, there was a large circular body of water. There was no deep-sea fog on this circular body of water. In the distance, several huge mechanical whales, which were blown to pieces, were swimming quietly on the surface of the water. Through the occasional gaps between them, Xiaobai could see the ship girls lying in the center of them.

Their clothes were mostly blown to shreds, and the ship girls' iconic snow-white and beautiful bodies lay naked together, their bodies glowing faintly in the black seawater. They were not injured, but they looked extremely listless.

Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw these ship girls.

All that effort was for nothing, thankfully it wasn't in vain. It's so good that these ship girls are still alive.

Among the ship girls lying in the center of the mechanical whales, one seemed to sense Xiaobai's presence. She turned her head with some difficulty, looking through the gaps between the mechanical whales towards Xiaobai, and stared at Xiaobai who was looking in her direction for a while.

Xiaobai remembers this ship girl; she was the flagship who led the Royal Oak team during their exercises.

The flagship saw Xiaobai and seemed to realize that this might be a ship girl coming to rescue her.

After understanding this, the flagship's tired eyes flickered slightly, but there was no joy of being rescued.

She looked at Xiaobai, her bloodless lips trembled, opening with all her might, then closing shakily.

She was doing her best to convey the message to Xiaobai.

"...Quick...quick...run...be careful...your body..."

However, it was too late for her to speak.

The wind howled as it swirled around the incredibly thick fog behind Xiaobai.

In an instant, orange-red flames ignited the entire deep-sea fog, and amidst a series of deafening explosions, the previously ink-thick deep-sea fog was blasted apart.

Behind Xiaobai, amidst the dense deep-sea mist, stood a massive, crimson ship rigging resembling a mechanical whale. A deep-sea humanoid with bloodshot eyes was attached to the rigging, radiating a scorching aura like the jewel at the very top of a crown.

Countless cannons of varying sizes extended from the mechanical whale-like ship's rigging, stretching out in all directions. Crimson tails spread out like wings behind it, and red carrier-based aircraft, like a locust plague, roared and arrived above Little White's head amidst rising flames.

Then came a deluge of shells and torpedoes, mixed with countless carrier-based aircraft and bombs, like a crimson horde of beasts. In an instant, the flames engulfed the entire waters where Xiaobai was located.

Seeing this, the ship girl, who was about to send a message to Xiaobai, turned her head away in despair and refused to look in Xiaobai's direction.

——It’s over.

The relentless bombardment of artillery fire pounded on Xiaobai's location, countless carrier-based aircraft circled overhead, numerous gun barrels spat out tongues of fire, and wave after wave of crimson torpedoes charged forward.

No ship girl could withstand such a madman's attack.

The ship girl closed her eyes.

However, after a few seconds, the ship girl opened her eyes hesitantly.

Amidst the incessant bombardment, the ship girls did not hear the sound of their ship equipment breaking apart.

The ship girl turned her gaze back to the concentrated artillery fire.

At the very center of the flames, a white-blue fortress was being bombarded by the Deep Sea Dean. With each enemy strike, the clanging and banging sounds, like rapidly played drumbeats, echoed on the ship's hull, yet not a single mark could be left.

The explosive wind pressure blew wildly in all directions. In the very center of the white ship equipment, under its perfect protection, the ship girl with flowing black hair stood quietly, like a delicate doll.

Then, her long black hair danced in the air, its color gradually fading from the roots to a translucent silver-white, and in her dark eyes, a dark golden light gradually filled her pupils.

The ship girl lying on the water suddenly felt that this person looked familiar.