281: Destiny in Kyushu

“Imperial Guards, why didn't I receive the sneak attack command?”

On the dragon carriage, Qin Yang stood with his hands behind his back, asking as if to himself.

“Your subject, deserves death.”

The Imperial Guards' voice sounded in his ear.

“According to Mike Os arrangements, Sejong the Great and Musashi were supposed to launch an attack at 9 PM tonight, but they did not follow Mike Os orders…”

“Before the surprise attack on Tingtao City, Yi Sun-sin and Yamamoto Rokujuugo also had no communication.”

The Imperial Guards explained, trembling.

Qin Yang fell into deep thought after hearing this.

Yi Sun-sin and Yamamoto Rokujuugo were so in sync?

Without communicating, they could arrange their formation and launch an attack on Tingtao City?

“Could it be… they communicated through telepathy?”

“No, that's not right.”

Qin Yang shook his head.

Previously, the Imperial Guards had intercepted their communications.

If they had telepathic abilities, they wouldn't use Machina communication.

But without telepathy, how did they avoid the Imperial Guards' surveillance?

Just as Qin Yang was wondering, the Imperial Guards suddenly said, “Your Majesty, in the early stages of the War, their communication became less and less frequent, as if they were fighting independently, making their actions difficult to predict.”

“Fighting independently?”

Qin Yang was slightly stunned.

Although he didn't understand why this was happening, one thing was certain: the enemy's movements would become unpredictable.

“The enemy is also guarding against intelligence leaks,” Qin Yang thought to himself.

He reminded himself again that this enemy was by no means an ordinary foe.

The combined fleet of the Koreans and Islanders, launching a surprise attack on Tingtao City, indeed caught Qin Yang off guard.

If the Tingtao City pass were to be breached, this fleet might penetrate deep into the territory and reach Shangjing City.

Although the strength of this combined fleet was not enough to take down Shangjing City, who knew if they had a hidden trump card, undetected by the Imperial Guards, in some corner?

Behind “fighting independently” could very well be a killer move that no one could anticipate.

As he was thinking, a swarm of drones, covering the sky and ground, flew towards the dragon carriage.

Qin Yang slightly raised his hand and said, “Wild Goose Feather, shoot arrows.”

“Wind!”

A military horn sounded.

1,000 Yanling Guard soldiers drew their bows and nocked arrows, their movements perfectly synchronized, like mirrored copies.

Immediately, a sky full of lightning appeared.

Arrows, each wreathed in lightning, formed a dense arrow formation, like a thundercloud, sweeping towards the drone swarm.

Just as Qin Yang thought he would harvest those toys in one wave, the drone swarm instantly dispersed and, with various maneuvers, avoided the lightning arrows' attack.

Their movements seemed incredibly risky, yet they were precise.

Qin Yang saw at a glance that the drones' evasion directions and amplitudes were all precisely calculated.

Perhaps as soon as the lightning arrows were fired, they had already predicted the attack paths.

This was the power of Machina.

Each drone possessed an independent decision-making center, capable of independent thought, yet interconnected.

Gathered in a swarm, they would not collide when performing evasive maneuvers.

“Conventional methods won’t take down these drones.”

“Even if area-of-effect skills are used, they will be seen through in advance.”

“No wonder the Tingtao City defenders had no way to deal with them.”

Qin Yang thought, looking at the Musashi in the far rear.

“Engaging in a War of attrition with these drones is pointless; it’s better to go straight for the Warship.”

With that thought, he slowly exhaled a wisp of True Dragon Breath.

The True Dragon Breath was like a golden ribbon, swirling and dancing in the air, gradually expanding into a gigantic Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

Roar!

A high-pitched Dragon roar pierced the Nine Heavens.

The moment the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared, the nine Four-Clawed Silver Dragons in front of the dragon carriage all lowered their Dragon heads, and their arrogant Dragon eyes also showed signs of submission.

“A golden Eastern Dragon…”

Seeing this scene, everyone on the Musashi was stunned on the spot.

Eastern Dragon were mythical creatures to begin with.

Official records of them mostly referred to the Dragon Souls of Dragon Fist Masters.

In 500 years of Professionals' history, the number of people who had seen an Eastern Dragon could probably be counted on one hand.

Now, they not only witnessed Four-Clawed Silver Dragons with their own eyes but also saw the appearance of a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

Just this alone, if they could survive the War and return, would be enough to boast about for a lifetime.

“Unbelievable…”

“The Professionals of Kyushu actually command Eastern Dragon!”

“As expected of the true lineage…”

Looking at the swirling “golden ribbon” in the sky.

Yamamoto Rokujuugo’s eyes were dazed, and he involuntarily felt a sense of submission towards the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon before him, like an instinct etched into his bones.

Thinking of this, Yamamoto Rokujuugo became excited.

If the Mandate of Heaven lay in Kyushu, then they would seize Kyushu!

As long as they obtained the Mandate of Heaven, why would the Tenno need to be at the mercy of the Free Federation?

Yamamoto Rokujuugo's gaze sharpened.

For the rise of the Island nation, even facing a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, he would dare to challenge it!

At this moment, the operators on the bridge were all stunned by the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon's Aura; they seemed to have forgotten where they were, and even the urgent alarm was ignored.

[Alert! Detecting an extremely powerful unit!]

[Warship's current shield Rank is insufficient to withstand this unit's attack!]

[Machina has made a decision: cancel Yamato Cannon charging, raise shield Rank to maximum, execution begins in 3 seconds…]

“No!”

Hearing the Machina “unilaterally” make a decision, the clear-headed Yamamoto Rokujuugo immediately rushed to the control panel and canceled the Machina's decision execution.

“Everyone, snap out of it!”

Yamamoto Rokujuugo shouted, waking up the operators on the bridge.

“The stronger the enemy, the more we must push forward!”

“The best defense is offense!”

“Draw energy from other escort ships to accelerate the Yamato Cannon's charging!”

Yamamoto Rokujuugo’s eyes were sharp, his expression frenzied.

In his opinion, even with defensive shields activated, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon's power could break through the fleet's formation.

The best solution was to use the Yamato Cannon to destroy that floating palace in one shot!

Boom!

Boom!

The cannons on the deck fired continuously, unleashing almost endless firepower towards the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, yet still unable to stop its approach, which carried a mountain-like oppressive force.

Soon, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon coiled around an escort ship that had advanced to the front; its massive body, with just a slight exertion of force, crushed the three-hundred-meter-long hull into fragments.

Then, its enormous Dragon head swung sideways, transforming the scorching Dragon Breath it exhaled into a giant white light sword, which it swung towards another escort ship.

Boom!

The escort ship, stripped of its shields, was like a toy made of paper, split in two by the Dragon Breath.

In less than 5 seconds, the Musashi battle group had lost two ten-thousand-ton Warships.

Thousands of Islander Professionals, before they could even utter a final cry, were reduced to ashes.

Flames burned in the air, and black smoke permeated the entire battlefield.

At this moment, the Musashi battle group seemed to be traversing an ocean of fire.

However, despite the heavy losses, Yamamoto Rokujuugo’s expression grew even more frenzied.

He was glad he hadn't underestimated Qin Yang.

Although the opponent was only Grandmaster Tier, he possessed Emperor Tier strength.

Given time, this person would definitely be a more formidable foe than Sword Emperor Lin Xuan.

If he could be slain here, it would eliminate a great enemy for the Island nation!