I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

Accelerate the Abyss Hunter.

The black hull resembled an enraged steel behemoth, charging straight toward the blockade line.

Alice stood on the deck and gave the order in a deep voice:

"Activate hull protection, power consumption at maximum!"

Upon hearing this, the newborn pushed the control lever in front of him.

The next moment, layers of runes began to light up on the hull of the Abyss Hunter.

A pale golden light enveloped the entire ship, forming a faint barrier.

Alice's desired effect was simple: the warship's layered protection couldn't handle the things on the deep seabed.

But what about dealing with the somewhat dilapidated boats and small sea creatures in front of us?

More than enough.

The people on the enemy ship had obviously spotted them.

As the horns sounded, the deep blue ships began to change direction and flank the Abyss Hunter.

The mutated sea monsters beneath the surface also began to stir, their enormous forms moving rapidly underwater, creating ripples.

"Fire!"

boom!

The remaining cannons of the Abyss Hunter simultaneously spewed flames, and orange-red shells whistled out.

The first enemy ship was hit directly, and a huge hole was instantly blasted in its hull. Flames poured out of the gap, seawater began to flood in, and the entire ship began to list.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

More artillery fire poured down, the cannons firing in turn, and flashes of fire rose and fell on the sea.

The enemy also began to fight back.

Cannonballs flew in from all directions, but most of those pitifully small cannonballs were blocked by the runic barriers on the ship's hull, only stirring up golden ripples before falling silent.

"boom!"

Finally, a cannonball struck the ship's side, but the impact of the explosion was absorbed by the runes, leaving only a shallow scorch mark.

"Keep going!" Alice roared.

Seeing that the cannonballs were ineffective, the Deep Sea Church began to command sea monsters to attack.

The first mutated sea monster leaped out of the water.

It is enormous, with a strange, deep black body covered in scales and fleshy tentacles, and its mouth is full of jagged, sharp teeth.

It opened its mouth wide and lunged at the people on the deck.

"Whoosh—"

A glass bottle flew out from the gun emplacement and hit the sea monster squarely on the head.

The bottle shattered, and the silvery-white liquid splashed all over its face.

The next moment, silvery-white flames suddenly ignited, and all the spirituality in the sea beast's body was ignited at that moment.

"Hiss! Aaaaaah—!"

The mutated sea beast let out a shrill, human-like scream. The flesh on its head was burned away by mithril, billowing white smoke. Its entire body tumbled in the air before crashing heavily back into the sea.

More sea creatures began to leap from the water.

But the Abyss Hunter's firepower was already at its maximum.

Shells, mithril, and Molotov cocktails rained down like raindrops.

The Molotov cocktail hit the sea, and orange-red flames spread instantly.

The special formula for marine use makes the flames fearless of seawater; instead, the splashing oil makes the flames burn even more intensely, turning the surrounding sea into a sea of ​​fire.

The mutated sea monsters struggled and roared in the flames; some were burned alive, while others fled in panic.

The silvery-white light of mithril intertwined with the orange-red flames of the Molotov cocktail, illuminating the gray sea surface as if it were daytime.

The runic barrier blocked most of the attack; the ship swayed slightly under the impact, but never slowed down.

Alice rushed to the ship's side, her warhammer crackling with lightning as she smashed a sea monster that had climbed aboard into pieces.

Black blood splattered all over her.

Ed and Leonard, working together with the spawned beings on the cannon level, relentlessly bombarded and sank one enemy ship after another.

The Abyss Hunter sailed forward amidst a hail of gunfire and flames.

Inside the cabin, Lu Yuan looked out the porthole at the scenery outside.

The firelight illuminated the entire sea surface.

Burning enemy ships floated on the sea, billowing thick smoke.

The mutated sea monster's corpse charred and sank in the flames.

He knew he couldn't help much by going up there now; the most important thing was to recover as quickly as possible.

The gray and white text serves as a constant reminder:

[Environmental Sensing: High levels of pollution in the sea area; detection of numerous abnormal biological signals]

The battle lasted for about fifteen minutes.

The Abyss Hunter rammed through the last enemy ship blocking its path, sending wood chips and debris flying everywhere.

Behind me was the burning sea.

A bloody path torn open by artillery fire and flames.

The Deep Sea Church's blockade was violently breached.

"Charge!" Alice roared.

The Abyss Hunter sped forward and burst through the opening.

The enemy ships behind them tried to give chase, but were pinned down by the continuous artillery fire and could not raise their heads.

Until the runes on the hull began to dim—the core was completely overloaded.

Alice stood on the deck, panting, looking at the enemy ship that had been left far behind her.

"The Ascension Society's warships..."

She wiped the blood from her face and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"That's really impressive."

The Abyss Hunter had some difficulty dealing with those things in the deep sea.

Fighting these small and medium-sized vessels alone?

Even with its firepower reduced by half, it was still an overwhelming victory.

The dock is getting closer.

Lu Yuan saw the devastation in Grim Harbor through the porthole.

The dock area has already fallen to the enemy.

Everywhere there were burning buildings, collapsed shelves, and scattered corpses.

Some of the corpses had begun to mutate, writhing on the ground and making nauseating noises.

The Abyss Hunter crashed into the dock, the violent tremors causing the ship to groan in pain.

"Assemble, disembark!"

Alice was the first to leap off the deck, raising her warhammer:

"Charge back to base!"

The crowd followed closely behind.

The newly born, along with Ed and Leonard, spearheaded the attack, clearing the way with firepower.

Two deacons and Philip carried the unconscious Marcus, along with the nearly crippled judge.

Gray helped Lu Yuan up.

The march was arduous.

With the wounded and the judges on their side, they couldn't move very fast, while the mutated creatures around them were gathering in ever-increasing numbers.

"There's a huge group ahead!" Ed roared.

At the end of the street, a dozen mutated creatures were surging towards them, among them a few followers of the Deep Sea Church.

Alice was about to rush forward.

Sudden.

"roar--!"

A dark figure burst out from the side alley and crashed directly into the group of mutated creatures.

It was a humanoid monster covered in black keratin, a full size larger than a normal person. Its sharp claws left afterimages, and wherever it passed, mutated creatures were torn to shreds as if they were made of paper.

"Valentine!" Alice's eyes lit up.

The "monster" turned around, revealing a ferocious face, but its emerald green eyes held a hint of mockery.

"Captain Alice, you guys are so slow."

Valentine's voice was hoarse and deep, with a wild, animalistic quality.

Behind him were several Night Watchmen, who were cleaning up the remaining mutated creatures.

"Old Morgan sent me to meet you." Valentine licked the black blood from the corner of his mouth. "The road from the dock to the base is not safe. With all this baggage, you probably won't make it."

His gaze swept over the unconscious Marcus and the crippled Judge, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"Even the members of the Ascension Society have met their match."

"Enough talk," Alice said impatiently. "Make way!"