novelraw Chapter 1375 694: The Next One_2
Chapter 1375 694: The Next One_2
On a messy deck, in an instant filled with a chilling atmosphere, two forward escort ships sped up, navigating through the azure waves. Soon, the drones they released conveyed the scene ahead.
For a moment, everyone was first stunned, then overjoyed.
They cheered aloud!
Amidst the murky sea waves, a tattered cargo ship, belching thick smoke, chug-chugged forward.
The ship's hull, covered in rust stains, revealed dense electric welding and repair marks, with no identification or registration information, and not even any satellite positioning...
Clearly, a shady smuggling ship!
At this moment, realizing the faint outline emerging on the distant horizon, it seemed to pause for a moment, then suddenly, as though understanding something, desperately changed direction, attempting to flee.
Unfortunately, its speed was as slow as a turtle crawling.
Just by looking at the almost invisible waterline, it's clear how seriously overloaded it is, even frantically tossing things overboard doesn't help.
"Hey, damn, almost at the doorstep and still pick up a big catch!"
Renut grinned excitedly, glancing at the person beside him: "What are you staring at? Send a message, see if they need help."
Instantly, amidst laughter, the radio channel transmitted a signal of inquiry, "Please stop your ship ahead, we are the Seven Cities Defense Fleet, please stop your ship for inspection, repeat, please stop your ship for inspection..."
With each repetition, the tone gradually became stern and cold, until a voice on the other side angrily shouted with false bravado, "Don't meddle in things you shouldn't, do you know whose ship we are?
If you delay Lord Ling Liu's matters, all of you from top to bottom will be damned!"
"Haha, Ling Liu's reputation shook from damn Gray Port to Seven Cities, quite the badass!"
Renut waved his hand, disinclined to argue further, signaling his subordinates to fire. Immediately, amidst the roar, the cargo ship sped up its escape, but unfortunately, suddenly after a loud noise, thick smoke rose.
The cargo ship had already broken down at sea, completely unable to move.
The ship's hold caught fire.
Through the binoculars, one could even see the process of the pursuing escort ships gradually closing in.
Initially, it seemed desperate and frantic, with people on the deck holding guns in futile spray.
When the escort ship triggered the machine gun in a wild sweep, instant silence ensued...even the cargo ship was riddled with countless holes, so tragic.
"A smuggling ship, huh."
Renut sneered.
He had seen plenty of these greedy, desperate guys.
Even smuggling has its rules.
Even if there's no customs duty, the due amount cannot be reduced by even a little, or someone will die.
And those for whom avoiding a little tribute is worth shutting down all navigation and signals, loaded with goods to gamble lives on Endless Sea, it's not their first sight either.
Usually, the vast sea and a lone boat, eight or nine out of ten times they're found out.
But once discovered, from the shipowner to the cargo owner and even the seller, all will face family's demise.
Dying in vain!
"Kill them all."
Renut ordered without a sliver of concern.
Even if they weren't Ling Liu's men, even Ling Liu's biological son was killed by him, spread publicly, Ling Liu would have to express thanks.
Rules broken, people die!
Killing them counts as a divine act!
Money delivered, should not be wasted!
Profit!
Watching the escort ships closing in, gunfire echoed like firecrackers continuously, Renut sneered lightly, putting down the binoculars, turning to his unfinished game of golf.
Originally thought it might be formidable adversaries, turns out damn this kind of junk...
Damn, worried for nothing!
He picked up the club again, waiting for the next one to come up, but after a long wait, these clueless dogshit showed no reaction.
"Caught tightly, General!"
A shout rang out, the observer holding binoculars was shocked: "My god, actually got caught tightly!"
"Idiot thing, making a fuss over nothing!"
Renut rolled his eyes, shaking his head. Being caught tightly at this distance by the escort, devouring entirely was only a matter of time, what's the big deal.
But seeing one by one the shocked subordinates, the terrified shouts over radio, he paused, raising the binoculars again instinctively.
Then, froze in place...
Wait!
What damn 'caught tightly'!?
You damn mean, a cargo ship nearing sinking, caught our escort ship?!
In the scene transmitted through binoculars, he saw... that broken-down cargo ship spewing thick smoke suddenly, literally, opened a big mouth.
Then, ruthlessly, bit down on the nearby escort ship.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
In mere seconds, half of the bow had disappeared into the cargo ship's steel maw, sparks flying, steel wailing...
Literally caught tightly, literally devoured, literally left not even a shred!
Even the still-firing main gun was held within the mouth, with the shells swallowed into the belly. Under machine gun strafing, the cargo ship shed debris continuously, followed by even the machine gun engulfed by blackness, vanished from sight...
One after another, panicked figures leapt from the ship onto the sea, desperately swimming back.
The whole sea region echoed that hair-raising sharp friction.
Chew chew chew chew chew...
In under half a minute, the entire escort ship had been devoured by the dilapidated cargo ship via the bow's maw.
Then...
[Burp~]
The steel maw opened again, releasing a wisp of black smoke, debris from its teeth fell into the sea, splashing out of sight.
Then, everyone felt a creepy illusion...
That monstrous cargo ship seemed to look over at them?!
Ravenous, drooling.
Gluttonous, loving to eat, enjoys eating!
In that instant, booming erupted from the sea horizon from the farthest point of vision!
"Fire!"
Minkler commanded, the already locked Seven Cities Defense fired a barrage!
Boom!!!
As if a nightmare abruptly descended into reality.
Over fifty kilometers of ultra-long-range, completely reaching a fantasy-level beyond visual range strike, hit Renut's flagship Ivory directly!
In the void, a barrier was suddenly discovered, then completely penetrated!
After peeling away layers of shells, the alchemy bomb in mid-air made a sharp turn, diving down almost crushing Renut's face.
Fierce flames roared, thunderous explosions.
At this point, how could Renut still not understand...
"Damn, enemy attack!!!"