493: Laser cannon achieves success

The two convoys, totaling 24 combat vehicles, quietly increased the scanning intensity of their phased-array radars. Suddenly, a panoramic view of the entire battlefield appeared on the observation screens inside the vehicles, encompassing everything flying in the sky, running on the ground, and burrowing underground.

Qian Xiaosen and his two deputies, Tao Yaoyao and Tan Xinmin, were all observing these images, excitement appearing on their faces because they saw exactly what they wanted!

For example, under the System's labeling, ordinary beasts were not marked because they posed no threat; they appeared as a background of small light spots on the screen. Tier 1 sea beasts were marked as 1, Tier 2 as 2, Tier 3 as 3, and so on, up to Tier 10 marked as 10. At this moment, the entire screen was densely packed with numbers, all in a chaotic state, indicating that these life forms were constantly moving.

Qian Xiaosen said, "Only display sea beasts of Tier 5 and above!"

The beautiful deputy Tao Yaoyao quickly tapped her hands across the virtual keyboard. Soon, the numbers on the screen rapidly decreased, leaving only those above 5. Everyone's eyes lit up; this database was incredibly useful!

Qian Xiaosen looked at it and added, "Assign a different color to each number; there are 6 colors in total from 5 to 10!"

Tao Yaoyao immediately began operating the virtual keyboard again. Before long, everyone saw dots of various colors moving about on the screen...

"There are no 10s!" Tao Yaoyao suddenly noticed this and said quickly.

"A 10 is a Heavenly Demon, equivalent to a Golden Core Great Demon in the Cultivation World, so it's normal that there aren't any!" Qian Xiaosen said.

"That's true. If there really were a Tier 10 Great Demon, Linhai City would be in danger!" the other deputy, Tan Xinmin, chimed in.

"There are five Tier 9s!" Tao Yaoyao widened her eyes in disbelief.

"Tier 9 is the Demon God level, with strength comparable to Prince An and Sabado. The sea race has a slight advantage in top-tier combat power!" Qian Xiaosen commented.

"That is indeed the case!"

Tao Yaoyao and Tan Xinmin nodded in agreement. Although they couldn't determine the specific lethality of these top-tier combatants, they could certainly determine their numbers. At the very least, the sea race had three more individuals. Even if Prince An and Sabado were formidable fighters, it would be difficult to guarantee victory, so the sea race did indeed have the upper hand at this level.

Furthermore, besides the Tier 9 top-tier combatants, the number of colored light spots from 5 to 8 on the screen was massive, more than ten times that of the Ming Army!

It must be known that these combat power points were the backbone of this war and the focus of the competition between the two sides. What was even more terrifying was that, apart from Prince An and Sabado, the highest cultivation level among the Ming Army was only three Martial Kings, which was equivalent to Tier 7 exotic beasts, and there was a complete lack of Martial Saint and Martial God levels!

Conversely, the sea race had over a dozen Tier 8 and Tier 9 exotic beasts. This strength comparison was completely overwhelming for the Ming Army. If the Ming Army didn't have the sturdy city of Linhai City for defense, the Ming Army would likely collapse instantly if they met face-to-face!

"Chief Qian, shall we act now?" Tao Yaoyao asked.

Qian Xiaosen pondered for a moment, then nodded. "Act! If we don't act now, once the sea race fills the moat, we will be forced to intervene. It's better to take the initiative while no one is paying attention and eliminate these high-end combat forces of the sea race!"

Tan Xinmin heard this and said excitedly, "To eliminate those high-end combat forces with precision, nothing beats the Laser Cannon!"

"Let's use the Laser Cannon! It's quite concealed on this battlefield," Qian Xiaosen said.

"Alright!!!" Tan Xinmin immediately started operating the virtual keyboard just like Tao Yaoyao...

A minute later, both said simultaneously, "Targets locked! Shall we fire?"

"Fire!" Qian Xiaosen ordered.

"Sss-sss-sss-sss-sss..." Imperceptible sounds emanated from the Laser Cannons of the 24 combat vehicles. The surrounding Ming Army had no idea what it was. Those who saw it assumed it was just the sound of the vehicles rotating some device and quickly ignored it.

On the sea race side, at the same moment, those powerhouses at the general level and above had their bodies instantly pierced by an astonishing heat. They were either severely injured or killed on the spot. Even the 5 Tier 9 Great Demons had their bodies scorched through, with some internal organs necrosing. Their bodies, which they boasted were tough, were as fragile as thin skin in front of the Laser Cannon. Only two Turtle Clan Great Demons withstood it, but their turtle shells were still pierced, damaging some internal organs. Although not serious, their combat power was greatly affected!

In addition, the powerhouses in the sky and underground were also hit at the same time; there was no difference in sequence!

They soon learned of the situation and were shocked, not knowing what black magic the Ming Army had used to cause so many powerful sea race generals to be severely injured almost simultaneously. This had completely exceeded their range of understanding.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!!!" the leading Turtle Clan powerhouse ordered in terror.

The order spread rapidly across the entire field. All the sea race members were a bit confused at first; they were fighting well, and were about to reach the city gates, so why retreat now?

However, the order came again and again, and they finally realized that something had gone wrong on their side. For a moment, the sea race abandoned the siege and retreated in a swarm. Many sea race members scrambled and crawled, looking utterly wretched, wishing only that they had sprouted a pair of wings to fly away...

Prince An and Sabado were naturally unaware of this scene because the Laser Cannon fired in an instant, so fast that even surveillance footage didn't capture it. Even if they checked afterwards, it would be hard to discover. Now, they were pursuing forward while checking the situation.

The sea race's retreat speed was very fast, and the distance from Linhai City to the sea area was not very far, only a few dozen kilometers. In just over ten minutes, many fast sea race members had already submerged into the sea, while others had retreated to islands on the sea. The number of sea race members still on land had decreased by one-third, and those behind were still continuously fleeing into the sea...

Prince An spread his Divine Sense to observe. His observation range was about 100 meters; beyond this distance, it was not very clear. Sabado's range was even less than his, only about 70 to 80 meters. After a rough observation, the two discovered that the sea race powerhouses had long since disappeared, while the cannon fodder were still fleeing for their lives. They had no interest in killing these people. Now, they just wanted to find out the reason for the sea race's retreat; if there was any conspiracy, the Ming Army could be prepared early.

Sabado skillfully grabbed a Turtle Clan member who was fleeing desperately and questioned him. After some questioning, this person only knew that the order to retreat had come from above, and he himself didn't know what had actually happened. However, he had heard that many of their side's powerhouses had suddenly been severely injured and had to retreat first.

"Many powerhouses suddenly severely injured?" Sabado was stunned upon hearing this.

"How were they injured?" Prince An pressed.

The Turtle Clan member shook his head desperately and stammered, "This one doesn't know! They... they all said so..."

"How is that possible? We didn't fire any attack weapons!" Prince An looked completely incredulous.

"Indeed, just now Qin Yuan also said that we didn't even fire the triple-machine crossbows, and not a single giant god cannon was fired!" Sabado chimed in.