The story of the black silk female knight

"I'll find a way to take him down."

Valensa made a decision immediately, swiping her finger across the tablet to place the image of the old man in the Taoist robe at the top of a set of data.

Besides the old man in the Taoist robe, this set of data also includes dozens of powerful figures from the Central Continent Empire, all of whom performed exceptionally well in intercepting missiles.

The spy satellites have recorded all their facial features and physical data, and have also created corresponding data files on their preferred fighting styles and methods.

This data will then be synchronized to every powerful figure on the Frenoia continent, giving them a higher chance of victory when they encounter powerful figures from the Central Continent Empire on the battlefield.

As long as the ship girls are in the water, their ammunition is endless. The ship-borne missiles carrying nuclear warheads have been bombarding them for more than 20 minutes and still show no signs of stopping.

Moreover, the thousands of carrier-based aircraft dispatched by the aircraft carriers finally arrived at the battlefield, joining the missiles in giving the invaders a warm welcome.

They were warmly welcomed with aerial bombs, torpedoes, and machine guns.

Ordinary carrier-based aircraft are nothing in front of a Radiant-rank expert; they can be cut down with a wave of their hand by sword light.

However, the carrier-based aircraft released by the ship girls are essentially low-level fog demons. As long as their core is not destroyed, they can infinitely self-repair, even if they are shredded into dozens of pieces by the sword light.

Even a powerful expert at the Shining Rank cannot withstand the concentrated fire of a 30mm machine gun indefinitely; they must either dodge or defend.

This caused the sword formation defense system deployed by the Radiant-rank experts to continuously develop flaws, and the ship-borne missiles once again slammed into the fleet and exploded.

The Central Continent Empire had no choice but to completely abandon the rescue of the Lanternfish warships and devote all its efforts to using the mechanical behemoth Xuanwu to deal with the nuclear bombing.

After Xuanwu activated its defensive mode, the layer of mist on its surface was indeed powerful; even a nuclear bomb could not penetrate it when it exploded.

It would be even more impossible to explode after entering. All missiles and carrier-based aircraft that flew into the misty aura would lose contact and be unable to detonate, and even the core would be completely destroyed.

It was a powerful array that combined offense and defense, and it was very difficult to break through from the outside, unless you bombarded it with nuclear bombs until the spiritual power that maintained the array was exhausted.

However, observant ship girls have already noticed that the misty aura surrounding Xuanwu only covers the part of Xuanwu on the water's surface; the underwater part is unprotected.

So while a large number of carrier-based aircraft were engaged in aerial combat with the powerful warriors of the Central Continent Empire using machine guns, some carrier-based aircraft suddenly dove towards the water, and then suddenly pulled up their noses just before entering the water, leaving only a few torpedoes in the water.

These torpedoes were not mass-produced products made by the ship girls using nano-mist; each torpedo's warhead was engraved with magical runes.

From the moment Tia first encountered the mechanical behemoth Xuanwu four years ago, she had been pondering what weapons to use against such a sea fortress, and the answer she finally came up with was this torpedo.

These torpedoes were all personally crafted by Tia in the combat laboratory with the help of technical witches and alchemists... Apart from the nuclear warheads mounted inside the torpedoes, the magical runes on the external warheads were Tia's true labor of love.

She tried many methods before finally succeeding in sealing the witch's magic into magical runes in a sage's way, combining it with a nuclear torpedo.

The name of this witch's spell is "Dispel Magic".

Similar technology could also be used on shipborne missiles, but missiles are too conspicuous when attacking from the air and are easily intercepted by powerful opponents. Moreover, the magical runes that require Tia's personal involvement in their creation are extremely rare and precious.

So after repeated calculations and considerations, Tia decided to use the runes on nuclear torpedoes... just like now, first use ordinary nuclear missiles for air strikes, and then seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack with specially made nuclear torpedoes.

The effect is quite obvious.

Even the colossal mechanical beast Xuanwu, whose size is equivalent to four times that of an aircraft carrier, could only end up exploding, disintegrating, and sinking if it was caught off guard and hit by a series of underwater nuclear torpedoes.

Everything happened too fast. By the time the Central Continent Empire fleet reacted and sent more Radiant-Rank experts to intercept the carrier-based aircraft and prevent them from dropping torpedoes, three mechanical behemoths, Xuanwu, had already been completely destroyed by nuclear torpedoes.

Tens of thousands more elite imperial soldiers perished at sea, including several imperial generals with the strength of the Radiant Rank.

"how so!"

This situation finally caused the commander of the Central Continent Empire's fleet to lose his composure.

Xiao Hu kicked the table in front of him to pieces, his fiery gaze sweeping around, but not a single general from the Central Continent Empire dared to meet his eyes.

"Those spies from the Night Falcon Tribe are utterly useless! The barbarians of the Western Continent possess such weapons, so why have they never mentioned it in their intelligence reports?"

Xiao Hu clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging on his temples:

"We haven't even seen the enemy yet, and the Imperial soldiers have already suffered heavy losses... How am I supposed to explain this to His Majesty? Alas!"

No one dared to respond to him.

After pacing around the room a few times like a restless wolf, Xiao Hu looked anxiously at an elderly man in a long robe carrying a sword:

"Nephew Zhou and the others haven't found any trace of the enemy yet, Junior Brother?"

"No, Commander."

The old man first respectfully cupped his hands to Xiao Hu before saying:

"Zhou Cheng and the others are the fastest sword-wielding disciples in the sect. They have already searched an area of ​​nearly 500 kilometers around, but still have not found where the enemy launched the attack... Instead, they have encountered many experts from the Western Continent barbarians and have already fought many battles."

"We've searched 500 kilometers and still haven't found the enemy attacking us?"

Xiao Hu frowned deeply:

"How is this possible... The Barbarian Continent has suffered from natural disasters for thousands of years and has never had a chance to develop properly. How could they possibly have such a weapon? To use a Celestial-level attack to accurately strike a target 500 kilometers away... Even the Empire cannot do this kind of technology."

Still, no one answered.

Xiao Hu didn't mind. He paced back and forth for a moment, then looked at a female Taoist cultivator wearing a Taoist robe and a crown:

"The device is still not responding?"

"Yes, Commander."

The female cultivator lowered her head in fear.

"The psychic device has remained unresponsive, and those who defected from the Sage's Tower have also stated that they have never sensed any magical lock-on... The enemy shouldn't be using magic to lock onto us."

"But how can the enemy shoot so accurately from so far away without using magic to lock on? Do they have an eye watching us from the sky...? Hmm?"

As he was talking to himself, Xiao Hu's eyes suddenly lit up, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

"Change of formation."

Therefore, he decisively gave the order:

"Activate the Xuanwu Immortal Array's ability to obscure visual observation, and simultaneously move at full speed to leave this sea area as soon as possible!"

"Yes, handsome!"

Xiao Hu's order was quickly carried out. As the misty aura swirled around, all the mechanical behemoths, Xuanwu, gradually became transparent and disappeared completely in less than a minute, becoming invisible to the naked eye.

This is some kind of very powerful optical camouflage spell; even the ultra-high-definition cameras on spy satellites could no longer detect the Xuanwu's presence.

The main fleet of the Central Continent Empire seemed to have simply vanished, causing many subsequent missiles carrying nuclear warheads to explode in vain, only creating huge waves and killing many fish.

"So you've finally realized you've been watched all along... Hmph."

In the Allied Forces' conference room, Tia remained calm even after the enemy disappeared from the screen; she even chuckled softly.

"It's a pity that I saw the same trick four years ago... Tell Crimson One and the others that it's time to use my algorithm."

"Yes, they're already doing that."

Valensa responded immediately.

Four years ago, when the vanguard fleet of the Central Continent Empire attacked, Tia had already witnessed the stealth ability of the mechanical behemoth Xuanwu and had already figured out a way to break it at that time.

Over the past four years, Tia has certainly not given up on this method; in fact, she has continued to improve it and has developed a mature algorithm.

According to this algorithm, unless the colossal mechanical beast Xuanwu, whose size is roughly equivalent to four aircraft carriers, can completely eliminate its influence on ocean currents, air currents, and schools of fish in the water, it can be locked onto by spy satellites again no matter how it tries to conceal itself with its misty aura.

Chapter 68 The Strongest Sword

"Madam's algorithm is truly amazing!"

Crimson 1 quickly gave Valensa feedback, sincerely exclaiming:

"Madam is clearly a magician, isn't she? I never expected she could also write algorithms..."

The lady she was referring to was naturally Tia.

This is quite an interesting story.

It was common knowledge that Valensa and Tia were engaged, but Valensa didn't have the prestige she has now when they got engaged, so everyone assumed that Valensa would marry Tia.

But now, Duchess Sunflower's legendary reputation on the continent of Frenoia is no less than that of the entire Bretania family, and may even surpass it.

In addition, Valensa was recognized many times when she secretly went to brothels, leading many to believe that Tia was actually the wife.

The two parties involved didn't care much about the matter. Valensa and Tia were both just happy to marry each other, and it didn't really matter who the wife was. It would be better if they could take turns being the wife.

As a result, their subordinates each had their own opinions. The members of the Britannia family regarded Valensa as the Duchess, and Valensa's ship girls regarded Tia as the Commander's wife.

Over the past two years, there have been many instances where Crimson 1 directly contacted Tia to facilitate cooperation between the ship girls and the Allied Forces.

Tia's relationship with the ship girls is actually quite good.

As the ship girls ran the algorithm written by Tia on the spy satellite, the live broadcast screen in the Allied Forces' conference room underwent another change.

The Central Continent Empire fleet, whose form was concealed by the misty aura, still had not appeared, but geometric lines on the sea surface outlined the fleet's position.

"Hmm, the enemy should be here... the error should be no more than 50 meters."

Tia personally checked the algorithm's results, then took the phone from Valensa and gave the following command directly to Crimson 1:

"Nuclear strikes will continue until they reach our own territory."

"Yes, ma'am."

. . . . .

The main fleet of the Central Continent Empire.

After the Xuanwu activated its stealth function with its misty breath, the incoming nuclear missiles and carrier-based aircraft finally lost their targets, randomly bombing the empty sea area before leaving.

However, less than half an hour later, the powerful experts who had taken off to intercept the missiles and carrier-based aircraft had just taken a few pills and hadn't even had time to meditate and rest when a large number of nuclear missiles and carrier-based aircraft roared in once again.

Marshal Xiao Hu's face was extremely grim, but he could only order the elite warriors in the fleet to take to the air once again to meet the enemy.

"This can't go on, Commander."

Seeing the fleet once again enveloped in exploding fireballs, an imperial strategist, after a moment's deliberation, finally spoke to Xiao Hu:

“Experts at the Celestial Realm can indeed cope with this kind of attack, but even they have their physical limits. They can get injured and tired just like everyone else… while the enemy’s attacks seem to never stop.”

"How could I not know what you're saying?"

Xiao Hu glared coldly at the staff officer:

"Then what do you suggest? A complete withdrawal and return to the capital? Tell His Majesty we suffered a crushing defeat without even seeing the enemy? Are you sure your entire family's reputation is enough to quell His Majesty's wrath?"

"Great...Great General, please calm down."

The staff officer immediately started trembling and began to stutter.

However, he quickly regained his composure and swallowed hard.

“Withdrawing troops is certainly out of the question, but continuing to be attacked like this is not a solution either… What I mean is, could we ask Her Highness the Imperial Concubine for help? Her Highness is the strongest person in the empire, and there is nothing in this world that can withstand a single, serious sword strike from Her Highness. Even in the current predicament, she can surely break through it with a single sword.”

"...Should I have my sister handle this?"

Xiao Hu's expression became complicated for a moment, then he hesitated:

“Yu’er’s intervention is indeed foolproof, but she is our ace… Wouldn’t it make us look incompetent to send out our ace at the very beginning of the war?”

"..."xN

The officers and strategists in the room fell silent once again.

"……never mind."

Finally, Xiao Hu came to his senses and looked at the advisor from before:

“You’re right. It’s a bit embarrassing to ask my sister to solve this problem now, but it’s better than suffering a crushing defeat and facing His Majesty’s wrath… I’ll be right back.”

After Xiao Hu finished speaking, he walked out of the room and went to the edge of the mechanical behemoth Xuanwu. He then jumped directly from Xuanwu into the sea.

His descent was powerful and thunderous, yet when he landed on the water, he didn't even create a ripple.

Ignoring the continuous explosions overhead, Xiao Hu strolled across the water and soon arrived at a location behind the Imperial fleet.

There is a small boat here that looks completely out of place, both in its construction and decoration, unlike those lanternfish warships.

Rather than being an imperial navy warship, it was more like a pleasure boat that provided an elegant social environment for young men and women on rivers or lakes.

Yet this very pleasure boat remained unscathed from the previous nuclear bombing, not even a speck of paint was chipped off.

The fact that this pleasure boat can ignore the shockwave and high temperature of a nuclear explosion does not mean it is particularly powerful.

The pleasure boat was just an ordinary pleasure boat; what was extraordinary were the people who rode on it.

Xiao Yu is the imperial concubine of the Central Continent Empire, and also the empire's strongest woman.

When Xiao Hu entered the pleasure boat, Xiao Yu was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, seemingly oblivious to the battle situation of the entire fleet.

Although they were siblings, their statuses were ultimately different. Xiao Hu respectfully knelt and bowed to his sister.