54: Chapter 54: The China Ship, A Crushing Victory!

【china.】

【Current Level: medium patrol boat.】

【Hull: 80x20 meters, 500 tons, max speed 130 knots, max crew 150 people.】

【Offensive Weapons: Ship-mounted Gatling x3, Ship Ballista x10, Single-barrel Naval Gun x1.】

【Defensive Weapons: Primary Energy Shield.】

【Next Level: Large Patrol Boat.】

【Base Materials Required for Upgrade: Wood x100k, rope x50k, Nails x10k, Cloth x50k, Steel x50k, Gunpowder x10k, Gold Coins x100k.】

【Special Materials Required for Upgrade: energy focusing crystal x500, rare mineral cluster x500, plasma energy core x100, alloy ingot x100, nano-fiber bundle x100.】

Looking at this terrifying firepower coverage, Chen Fan's heart raced with excitement.

Although he didn't know the power of the newly added Single-barrel Naval Gun, he was well aware of the Gatlings and Ship Ballistas.

Relying solely on the three Gatlings and ten Ship Ballistas would be enough to sweep these savages away.

Therefore, he initiated warship support without hesitation.

If he couldn't win even with this much firepower, he might as well stop trying to survive and find a block of tofu to bash his head against.

The moment Chen Fan confirmed the warship support, The Five Women received a notification.

【Player: china, has entered the warship Support Channel.】

Vase: "Wow, Brother Fan is getting serious?"

speechless ship: "I get to see Brother Fan's massive warship again!"

Demon: "Hehe, hehe, Brother Fan is so good to me. He's actually deploying his true form, thank you Brother Fan."

Samo: "Waiting for the big warship!"

The four women were instantly excited, though only Jiu Jiu was a bit worried.

"Won't warship support be too dangerous?"

Chen Fan smiled slightly.

"It's not dangerous. This should be the opponent's trump card; those few Catapults alone can't threaten me."

Hearing this, Jiu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, but still spoke up:

"Be careful."

The concern in her voice made the corners of Chen Fan's mouth curl up. "Okay."

...

The ghost ship's supply of explosives was limited.

After several minutes, the sounds of Self-Destruct gradually died down.

The dazed savages immediately looked up.

Seeing that no more Sailors carrying explosives were coming off the ship, the fire in their eyes surged.

"Awooooo—"

With a roar, the savages raised their weapons and pressed forward once more.

This time, they had learned to be smart.

They didn't gather in large groups, but instead maintained a distance between pairs.

This way, even if there were more explosives, the damage dealt to them would be greatly reduced.

The two cannons were still firing Explosion rounds.

But after each minor disturbance, the savage backline quickly reorganized their ranks and pressed forward again.

They had even found a pattern after enduring multiple rounds of bombardment.

Whenever the cannons were about to fire, the backline would drop to the ground collectively, minimizing the damage from the shells.

"Awoo—"

The infantry at the very front, after hacking down a few scattered Sailors, finally completely occupied the shallows.

Countless savages stood their ground, excitedly waving their weapons.

"Demon, retreat."

"Yes!"

Even without Chen Fan's reminder, Demon Girl was already prepared to retreat.

Because at this moment, those five massive general cannons had stopped and begun reloading.

This meant the enemy had entered their attack range.

"Kuka, retreat."

Chen Fan said in a low voice over the crew channel.

"Yes, my master!"

Kuka responded instantly, skillfully maneuvering the ghost ship away.

"Boom boom boom—"

Five consecutive roars rang out.

Burning boulders flew toward the sea like a meteor shower.

Even though Demon and the ghost ship retreated in time, they couldn't escape the sky full of Fire Rain.

Four flaming boulders smashed into Demon.

The ghost ship fared slightly better, taking only two hits.

【The ghost ship has sustained damage, please repair it immediately.】

【Materials Required: Wood x8k, rope x3k, Nails x1k, Cloth x3k, Steel x3k, Gold Coins x3k.】

"Repair."

【Repair successful!】

Demon: "Wow, the main ship was attacked. It's telling me to repair, and it costs 2k gold coins, but I'm out of gold!"

Hearing this, Chen Fan looked at his remaining 3k-plus gold coins and shook his head slightly.

"Retreat for now. It won't sink anytime soon, and we're low on gold."

Demon: "Okay then -_-!"

Ignoring her attempt at acting cute, Chen Fan opened the mall and crafted six thousand bullets.

【Consumed: Gunpowder x6k, Steel x6k.】

【Obtained: Bullets x6k.】

Seeing the main ship about to arrive as support, Chen Fan immediately distributed the bullets.

With three Gatlings running later, these bullets would be far from enough.

But he only had 3k steel left; he had to save some no matter what.

Fighting up to this point, Chen Fan was just a hair's breadth away from being broke again.

Therefore, he had to take this island and plunder its resources after landing.

Otherwise, if he encountered another crisis, even self-preservation might be difficult.

He looked up.

The ghost ship and Demon had already retreated quite far.

At this distance, they were roughly out of the general cannon's projection range.

They faced the savages standing in the shallows from across the water.

Seeing the two ships retreat, the savages cheered loudly.

Although he couldn't understand what they were shouting, it probably wasn't anything good.

Chen Fan could even see the mocking sneer on the face of a general riding a tall horse in the crowd.

"Heh..."

Chen Fan shook his head, watching the countdown on the panel.

"3"

"2"

"1"

"warship Arrived!"

Instantly.

The eighty-meter-long patrol boat spanned across the sea surface.

The displaced seawater formed a massive wave that instantly submerged the shallows, soaking the savages to the bone.

Vase: "Wow, what kind of warship is this!!!"

speechless ship: "It's so big, it looks so satisfying!"

Demon: "..."

Samo: "Calm down, you guys. Can't you be more like Jiu Jiu?"

Vase: "Hmph, Jiu Jiu hasn't said a word yet. She must have seen Brother Fan's big warship beforehand during their dual cultivation!"

long time ship: "..."

The sudden appearance of this behemoth left all the savages stunned.

Before they could react, the ten Ship Ballistas and three Gatlings on the ship all turned in unison.

The cold metallic texture sent shivers down the savages' spines.

In that instant, the air suddenly went silent.

"Fire!"

A soft command broke the silence.

"Da da da da—"

"Swoosh swoosh swoosh—"

Waves surged on the sea, and the earth trembled.

The muzzles of the Gatlings glowed with blue light.

Bullets swept through the dense ranks of savage soldiers like a thunderstorm.

Countless savages were instantly torn to shreds.

Following closely was a whole row of 3-meter-long crossbow bolts.

Each bolt could pierce through four or five people directly.

"Awooooo—"

"Wauuu—"

“Yaaaaaa—”

For a moment, screams erupted everywhere.

The savages were routed, fleeing in all directions like stampeding horses, clutching their heads.

Vase: "My god! How can this warship be so terrifying?"

speechless ship: "Brother Fan, can we upgrade to this level in the future too?"

Chen Fan nodded slightly. "Of course you can, it just requires trading for more high-level materials."

Samo: "Once this is over, I'm going to trade for high-level materials with everything I've got!"

Demon: "Me too!"

While The Five Women were exclaiming in surprise, the situation on the savages' side gradually stabilized.

The price paid was a row of savage heads on the ground, cut off by the generals.

Five generals stood in the back, their sharp blades dripping with blood.

"O-le-le—"

"Yi-lu-lu-ge-la—"

One general shouted loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the morale of the savage soldiers surged.

The light in their eyes shifted from fear to greed.

The general cannons stationed in the rear had already finished reloading.

A sky full of Fire Rain shrouded the area once again.