Through the telescope, the Japanese cruiser was clearly visible, with the Rising Sun flag fluttering at the top of its mast. You could even see Japanese naval officers and soldiers running back and forth nervously on the deck. Although you couldn't hear anything from a distance, you could see many Japanese officers and soldiers shouting loudly in a tense manner.
The gun covers on the ship had long been removed, and the exposed muzzles made the old whistleblower's heart pound. But what puzzled him was that the cannons were indeed being fired from the stern, and they were being fired towards the rear.
Upon closer inspection, however, there was only the vast ocean behind them, and no other ships appeared after the Japanese warships.
This Japanese cruiser seemed to have gone mad, its guns roaring incessantly, firing shells as if they were free, for no apparent reason.
Some even saw Japanese officers and soldiers on the deck, some of whom seemed to have collapsed, frantically firing their guns at the air behind them.
The cruiser was getting closer and closer, and the old whistle could already hear the distant gunfire.
What are these Japanese people fighting?
But the telescope was empty; where could they find any other ships?
Could it be an attack on submarines?
But then, a sound like muffled thunder was heard. The old whistleman's eyes widened in astonishment as a series of flashes erupted from the cruiser's shipborne rocket launcher!
Fuck you! They've even used missiles!!
The old whistleman was finally completely relieved. At least, they wouldn't need to use missiles to deal with a wrecked ship like his.
Dozens of rockets shot into the sky, transforming into a dense cloud of fireballs. The old whistle was stunned by the sight, his mouth agape as he stared blankly at it. For a moment, he even forgot his fear.
Compared to the ignorant smuggler Laoshao on the smuggling ship, the captain of this Japanese Kongo-class cruiser, Vice Admiral Hojo Yokomei, was filled with despair.
He stood on the bridge, desperately holding up his binoculars, watching that horrible demon!
His voice was already hoarse; he could only subconsciously strain to shout a short, sharp "Tai" (Japanese for launch).
Anti-aircraft artillery and missiles were almost frantically poured down on the demon in the sky behind them!
The sky was filled with a dense barrage of fireballs, forming a powerful network of firepower! To anyone else, such intense firepower would have been enough to tear any enemy ship or aircraft to shreds!
But only these Japanese officers and soldiers understood that they were only making a futile struggle!
Because that demon is virtually impossible to kill!
Vice Admiral Hojo Yokomei's cruiser had received orders two days prior to form a temporary escort fleet with two other frigates and four small gunboats. Their mission was to escort sixteen transport ships to deliver a batch of urgently needed military supplies to a region on the east coast as emergency relief for a long-term disaster area.
As a result, Vice Admiral Hojo Yokomei, who initially thought it would be an easy escort mission, experienced a nightmare!
Originally, due to the attack on the Sasebo naval base, the Japanese Navy had already raised its combat readiness level. Although this mission was within territorial waters and had prevented this hastily formed escort fleet from intervening, they were still unable to withstand the impending disaster!
On the second night after the fleet set sail, just as they reached the waters near Kansai, they were attacked at sea by an unknown force!
The attack came without any warning! The ship's state-of-the-art Aegis radar provided no prior warning signal whatsoever! In a massive explosion, the gunboat at the very end of the fleet formation was reduced to a giant, burning fireball in a blaze of light!
At that time, the horrified Japanese navy couldn't even figure out who the enemy attacking them was—whether it came from the sky or the sea.
Advanced electronic instruments were completely ineffective in finding the enemy's tracks. At night, the Japanese navy could only barely locate the enemy with the naked eye.
The result... was a nightmare!
Within just half an hour, all the small gunboats in the formation were sunk!
Only by the light of the fire did the Japanese officers and soldiers realize with horror that they had spotted the "enemy"!
There's only one enemy... and it's even a "human"?!
When the enemy's trail was finally found, it brought a deep sense of fear to the many naval officers and men! The terrifying shadow in the sky, the horrifying winged enemy, was almost identical to the demon that had attacked the Sasebo naval base in legend a few days ago!
There are already many terrifying rumors circulating within the Navy about this enemy. These rumors claim that this creature is neither human nor a war machine manufactured by any nation, but a demon!
The only one who managed to remain somewhat calm was the commander of this makeshift fleet, Vice Admiral Hojo Yokomei. He immediately ordered the warships to break away from the fleet to intercept, while the transport ships immediately moved at full speed to leave the battlefield.
The command is correct, but it is ineffective.
The demon in the sky seemed more interested in the transport ship. It flew through the air and quickly passed through the anti-aircraft fire. Just as rumored, the anti-aircraft fire had no effect on it!
Then, in a mere hour, Vice Admiral Hojo Yokomei watched in near despair as over a dozen transport ships were sunk one by one! This demon's methods were brutal and simple. It landed on each ship like a giant bird, wielding a long, glowing weapon, much like a spear. With that spear, it easily tore apart any Japanese officers, soldiers, or artillery that attempted to resist! Then, it pierced the hulls with the spear…
This scene repeated itself more than a dozen times. Watching transport ships sink one after another in flames, and seeing the advanced weapons on board his fleet unable to inflict any damage on this demon.
For Lieutenant General Hojo Yokomei, in addition to despair and fear, there was also a hint of inexplicable absurdity!
Advanced weapons worth hundreds of millions of dollars couldn't do anything to a guy with a spear!?
In this "nightmare," the cold-blooded demon wielding a spear sank the escort fleet's ships one by one. Finally, several armed helicopters from two Silver-class destroyers formed a makeshift aerial formation, attempting a final, desperate counterattack against this aerial demon. However, Vice Admiral Hojo Yokomei, who witnessed the entire "air battle," nearly went mad on the spot!
What an "air battle" it was! Six helicopters equipped with air-to-air rockets fired simultaneously with machine guns and rockets, and the demon seemed to have no intention of dodging at all.
But suddenly a golden barrier appeared in front of it. The machine gun fire and rockets that hit it created ripples on the golden barrier, but not a single piece of shrapnel could break through it!
It's like... an energy shield from a science fiction movie!
And that guy, it... it probably really is a god!
At least the spear in its hand resembled the trident of Poseidon, the god of the sea! Many officers, including Lieutenant General Yokomei Hojo, witnessed this scene through binoculars: the demon merely waved its spear lightly, and a golden light like lightning shot out from the spear. Then, all six intercepting helicopters in the sky turned into flames, becoming several fireballs amidst the deafening explosions, and crashing into the sea!
What kind of weapon is this?! No, I should say, what kind of magic is this?!
The entire naval battle lasted less than an hour and a half, and the fleet was almost completely wiped out!
The devil seemed to be toying with its own side, clearly prioritizing the smaller ships in its attack order. The Japanese watched in despair as the devil easily weaved through the gunfire, sinking the ships in the fleet one by one, from the smallest to the largest.
And this Kongo-class cruiser became the main course in this devil's final feast!