280: Yamato Cannon

“Why are the ones in front turning around?”

Behind the Sejong the Great, the captain of the Musashi, Yamamoto Rokujuugo, looked surprised.

They had just said the battle was going smoothly, and for a moment he hadn't paid attention to the situation. Now, the warships in front were collectively turning around, showing signs of retreat.

The captain of the Musashi, Yamamoto Rokujuugo, quickly connected to the Sejong the Great's communication and asked, “What's happening up front? Why the sudden turn?”

In the communication projection, Yi Sun-sin's face was panicked as he said, “Intense spatial fluctuations have been detected ahead. I feel like Lin Xuan has arrived!”

“Isn't Lin Xuan dead?” Yamamoto Rokujuugo was startled.

“The Jiuzhou Federation hasn't issued an obituary for Lin Xuan. What if he's not dead?” Yi Sun-sin argued.

“What if?”

Hearing these two words, Yamamoto Rokujuugo flew into a rage and cursed, “Baka! Have you lost your nerve? You're ordering the fleet to turn around based on a 'what if'?”

“Only Lin Xuan could cause spatial fluctuations of this magnitude! If you're not scared, you lead the charge!” Yi Sun-sin retorted.

“Useless! Get to the rear!” Yamamoto Rokujuugo roared.

As an Emperor-Ranked Professional himself, Yamamoto Rokujuugo had always looked down on Yi Sun-sin.

This guy could only fight in favorable situations. He didn't know where those 'sticks' got their confidence to hail him as the strongest Emperor.

This person himself was an insult to the words “Emperor”!

With a command, the massive fleet began to change formation.

At the same time, Yamamoto Rokujuugo also used the Machina to gaze into the sky above Tingtao City.

Above the city, a rift, two kilometers long, slowly opened.

Within the rift, a raging spatial storm flashed with silver lightning.

Oww!

Dragon roars echoed.

Yamamoto Rokujuugo's pupils slowly widened.

Nine silver Eastern Dragons, baring their fangs and claws, emerged from the spatial rift.

The silver lightning spewed from the mouths of the Eastern Dragons converged into a giant, sky-like net, enveloping all the drones ahead and disabling them one by one.

Even from tens of thousands of meters away, the equipment on the bridge was affected by the violent lightning, becoming intermittent.

“Nine Eastern Dragons…” Yamamoto Rokujuugo felt a chill down his spine.

The Island Nation and Jiuzhou shared very similar cultures.

Their understanding of the Eastern Dragon was deeper than that of the Western World.

The power of this Divine Beast was not something those large lizards could compare to.

Even a wisp of a Dragon soul could cause a profession to be rated as epic.

The sight of nine Eastern Dragons soaring in the sky even gave Yamamoto Rokujuugo a feeling of Bloodline suppression.

Good news, the person who came was not Lin Xuan.

Bad news, this person seemed even more difficult to deal with than Lin Xuan!

“From their Aura, this should be an Emperor-Ranked Professional.”

“But neither Gun Emperor nor Law Emperor can command Eastern Dragons…” Yamamoto Rokujuugo's gaze was solemn.

He finally understood Yi Sun-sin.

This guy might be a coward, but his perception of danger was quite accurate.

However, Yamamoto Rokujuugo would not desert his post.

Even if the opponent was a hidden Emperor-Ranked Professional from Jiuzhou, he would still confront him.

He was an Emperor, and he himself was an Emperor. What was there to fear?

Boom!

As Yamamoto Rokujuugo was thinking, an urgent alarm sounded on the bridge.

“Warning! Large number of units detected crossing space!”

“Warning! Large number of units detected crossing space!”

“A large force has come to reinforce?” Yamamoto Rokujuugo was startled and said to the operator on the bridge, “Retrieve the 前方畫面! Let me see what's going on?”

“Hai!”

The operator performed a series of actions, displaying a light screen on the bridge.

The moment he looked at the light screen, Yamamoto Rokujuugo couldn't control himself and took a small step back.

Behind the nine silver Eastern Dragons, there was a floating complex of buildings. Although the scale of the complex was not comparable to a sky carrier, thousands of golden-armored soldiers hovered around it.

Those soldiers, three layers above and three layers below, surrounded the aerial pavilion, as if they were Heavenly Soldiers and Generals accompanying the Lingxiao Palace on an expedition.

The Aura alone caused Yamamoto Rokujuugo, an Emperor-Ranked Professional, to show fear.

“Jiuzhou actually has such a weapon!?” Yamamoto Rokujuugo's palms were sweating.

Although the Musashi was hailed as a “super battleship,” it completely lost its Aura in front of that aerial pavilion.

Facing such an unknown entity, let alone Yi Sun-sin, Yamamoto Rokujuugo was also somewhat flustered.

“Should we report to Lord Mike first?”

Just as Yamamoto Rokujuugo was hesitating, a communication forcibly intervened.

“Yamamoto, you still haven't taken Tingtao City?”

Yamamoto Rokujuugo was startled. This was Mike Os's voice.

He immediately stood at attention, facing the communication screen, and respectfully said, “Lord Mike, an unidentified flying object has appeared above Tingtao City. It's a huge aerial pavilion, dragged by nine Eastern Dragons, and appears to possess extremely powerful strength.”

“So, a few small snakes scared you?”

Mike Os's tone was displeased, and he said sharply, “I order you to immediately launch a full-scale attack on Tingtao City! I don't care about any aerial pavilion, I don't care about any Eastern Dragons. I just need you to reach the skies above Shangjing City within the specified time!”

“Hai!” Yamamoto Rokujuugo immediately stood at attention.

Mike Os commanded the entire military force of the Island Nation.

If the supreme leader of the Island Nation was the Tenno, then Mike Os was the Retired Emperor.

Since the Retired Emperor had spoken, even if Yamamoto Rokujuugo was inwardly terrified, he had to bite the bullet and go.

Just then, an operator turned around and said, “General Yamamoto, look at this!”

Yamamoto Rokujuugo was startled and looked at the screen the operator was pointing to.

It was an image transmitted by a Machina, showing a young figure standing in the aerial pavilion.

“This is… Qin Yang?” Yamamoto Rokujuugo frowned.

As a person in the top-secret archives, he naturally knew Qin Yang.

It's just… wasn't this person only Grandmaster Tier?

How did he manage to put on an Emperor Tier display?

“Don't tell me it's a trick…” Yamamoto Rokujuugo said, but a sigh of relief escaped his heart.

On this battlefield, a Grandmaster Tier Professional could not change the course of the battle.

However, Yamamoto Rokujuugo still did not relax his vigilance.

A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit.

Moreover, this was an entity that could command Eastern Dragons.

He wiped the sweat from his face and said to the operator, “Release all drones and fighter jets, and charge the Yamato Cannon!”

“General, after using the Yamato Cannon, we will not be able to maintain the defensive barrier for a long time! And according to the original plan, the Yamato Cannon was reserved for Shangjing City,” the operator reminded him.

“Reserved for Shangjing City?” Yamamoto Rokujuugo shook his head and said, “Then we have to be able to reach Shangjing City first.”

Click, click, click!

A sound of gears grinding and motors running rang out.

The deck of the Musashi slowly opened.

A giant cannon slowly rose from inside the deck.

At the same time, on both sides of the ship, drones like a flock of crows were released, covering the sky and flying towards the aerial pavilion… [Retired Emperors: This is an extra chapter, I stayed up all night to churn it out…]