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Chapter 116: A Decisive Victory
Chapter 116: A Decisive Victory
Although the Blood Blade was almost touching the Mountain Peak, once the nuclear missile it had launched detonated, it would inevitably be within the blast radius.
However, the energy shield on the Mountain Peak's hull was still intact. While it couldn't protect against physical impacts, it was sufficient to shield the Mountain Peak from the nuclear missile's explosion.
Still, whether it could completely withstand the missile's explosive power was uncertain. Otherwise, Song Ming Song wouldn't have waited until now to use it.
If not for the fact that the Mountain Peak was on the verge of sinking and something needed to be done to stop the Blood Blade, Song Ming Song wouldn't have considered using the nuclear missile launcher.
In front, the moment the nuclear missile launcher on the Anger Lion's hull popped out, Blood Blade, who was in a five-tasking state, had already noticed. After a brief consideration, he chose not to pull the Blood Blade away to avoid the missile. Instead, he readjusted the ship's position to prepare for the fourth collision with the Mountain Peak.
He knew that if the previous three collisions had completely destroyed the Mountain Peak's two main cannons, he would have chosen to retreat and avoid the missile. Without its main cannons, the cruiser would be like a toothless tiger, no longer a threat. After all, external launchers were not common, and not every Ember Fleet warship was equipped with them.
However, that wasn't the case. In the subsequent collisions, the Mountain Peak had deliberately adjusted its hull direction to keep one of its main cannons intact. Therefore, it was necessary to completely neutralize the Mountain Peak.
Of course, there was another crucial reason for his decision.
Even though the Blood Blade's energy shield had been depleted significantly during this time, it was now back down to 35%. However, it could still withstand the impact of a peak third-tier nuclear missile, which would at most consume 20% of the shield's value.
It was this confidence that allowed him to make the decision not to evade.
Whoosh!
As the Blood Blade collided with the Mountain Peak for the fourth time, the nuclear missile was launched.
Clang! Boom!
Two different explosions followed, and a large portion of the Mountain Peak's forward hull was now severely damaged. The armor damage had reached 71%, and the hull itself was also heavily damaged, exceeding 60%.
Looking at the Blood Blade, as Blood Blade had predicted, its shield value was down to 13% after the intense nuclear explosion. While it was slightly lower than expected, it wasn't a significant problem.
With a vicious grin, he turned his gaze to the Mountain Peak. One more blow, and he would secure the outcome of the battle. The only variable was the amount of time it would take.
In a corner of the battlefield, the Azure Sky, which had already cleared over twenty pirate warships, came to a stop. There were still more stragglers hiding in the void prison, but Song Chi was no longer in the mood to deal with these small fry. Activating his Overlimit state, he immediately noticed the dire situation his grandfather and uncle were in while in a four-tasking state.
His thoughts raced, and his gaze finally settled on the "Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon" on the Azure Sky.
Given the current state of the Azure Sky's components, the only thing he could think of that might affect a third-tier cruiser was this orange main cannon.
"Let me see the full power of your orange main cannon."
"Chaotic Sun Sword Intent Light, don't disappoint me!"
At the bow of the Azure Sky, the pure white glow that had been building for the past few seconds transformed into a nearly hundred-meter-long Chaotic Sun Sword shadow. In the next second, this hundred-meter sword light tore through the sky, hurtling toward the battlefield where the three cruisers were engaged.
Inside the Blood Blade, Blood Blade, who had just readjusted the ship's position, was maneuvering the Blood Blade forward at high speed. On the side, the Anger Lion, under Song Ming Song's control, also abandoned its cannon attacks and, like the Blood Blade, charged forward with its kilometer-long hull, trying to stop the Blood Blade.
However, this was almost impossible. The Anger Lion lacked any ramming components and would not cause significant damage to the Blood Blade.
Just then, the three cruisers almost simultaneously detected a powerful energy fluctuation coming from the side. Before they could react, a deafening whistling sound struck the left side of the Blood Blade's hull.
Buzz!
Blood Blade was taken aback as he noticed that with the Blood Blade’s hull trembling violently, the orange energy shield’s protection was plummeting at an alarming rate. Just a second ago, it was at 13%, but now it had dropped to 10% in the blink of an eye. He had no time to think; within three seconds, the Blood Blade’s energy shield was completely overloaded.
And it wasn’t over yet.
After breaking through the Blood Blade’s energy shield, the shadow of the Chaotic Sword Intent’s divine light dimmed significantly, but it still retained some of its power. It continued to bombard the Blood Blade’s hull armor. Compared to the high-quality orange energy shield, the Blood Blade’s hull armor was far inferior, merely a common purple quality. Under the remaining power of the Chaotic Sword Intent’s divine light, the Blood Blade’s hull armor suffered over 20% damage, and the ship itself was damaged by 8%.
However, the Chaotic Sword Intent’s divine light finally exhausted its power and dissipated into the void.
To the right of the Blood Blade, Song Mingsong didn’t have time to celebrate. Seizing the opportunity, he ordered the two main cannons of the Roaring Lion to fire simultaneously. The main cannon of the Mountain Peak, which had been preserved, also followed suit.
Under the consecutive three attacks, the Blood Blade’s damage skyrocketed. Although it wasn’t as bad as the Mountain Peak’s condition, it wasn’t far off.
To prevent Blood Blade from making a last-ditch effort, Song Mingsong finally directed the Roaring Lion to ram into the Blood Blade. This collision was the final straw; the Blood Blade’s glow dimmed entirely, and it lost all mobility.
In front, with the Blood Blade’s power failing, the Mountain Peak successfully broke free from its control. However, under Song Shan’s command, the Mountain Peak didn’t stay in place but quickly increased the distance between itself and the Blood Blade. The Blood Blade’s hull damage had already exceeded 80%, rendering it completely immobile, but it hadn’t sunk and might still have some hidden tricks. The Mountain Peak, which couldn’t withstand another round of damage, naturally didn’t take any chances.
On the side of the Blood Blade, the Roaring Lion, whose bow was also significantly damaged, had Song Mingsong’s eyes gleaming. He didn’t choose to continue firing but instead opened the hatch and deployed ten third-stage Blaze Warrior Golems and ten second-stage Fire Sunflower Golems onto the Blood Blade. These golems slowly cleared out the remaining forces inside the Blood Blade.
As for why he didn’t sink the Blood Blade directly, the reason was simple. If a Flame Ship was sunk, 90% of its components would be completely destroyed. But if it was just immobilized, all the components could be salvaged. The difference was significant.
After all, the Blood Blade had orange components, and more purple components. It would be a huge loss to let them be destroyed.
Song Mingsong’s eyes flickered several times, and finally, he initiated a communication request to the Blood Blade.
After a few seconds, the communication was connected.
When Blood Blade saw Song Mingsong in the communication projection, his fierce expression changed slightly, and he immediately said Song Mingsong’s name.
"White Tower Floating Land, Song Mingsong, hahaha, so that’s it!!"
After a brief moment of surprise, Blood Blade burst into laughter, not waiting for Song Mingsong to speak. He continued, talking to himself:
"Song Clan of Stabilizing Sea, I see why the Moho Clan didn’t even bother to enter the secret realm and hasn’t provided any support. So that’s it!"
After his monologue, Song Mingsong interjected:
"Blood Blade, the victor takes all. If you surrender the captain’s authority of the Blood Blade, I can give you a 2,000-year-old Star Sea Heavenly Leader Tree Heart. What do you say?"
The captain’s authority of a Flame Ship could be transferred, but only three times. After the third transfer, the ship would self-destruct.
Song Mingsong’s offer was straightforward: a 2,000-year-old Star Sea Heavenly Leader Tree Heart in exchange for the intact Blood Blade.
As he spoke, he fumbled behind him and brought out a palm-sized, green-glowing tree heart.
A 2,000-year-old Star Sea Heavenly Leader Tree Heart could extend life by 50 years, making it highly attractive to Flame Ship captains nearing their end.
However, to Song Mingsong’s surprise, Blood Blade merely glanced at the tree heart and then sneered, his familiar sinister smile reappearing on his face.
"Want the high-grade ship components from me? Hahaha, you don’t deserve it!!"
With that, the communication projection fizzled and disconnected.
Song Mingsong’s face darkened as he quickly maneuvered the Roaring Lion to retreat. He mentally ordered the Blaze Warrior Golems and Fire Sunflower Golems inside the Blood Blade to withdraw. However, just as the command was issued, his connection to the twenty golems was severed, followed by the sudden explosion of the Blood Blade.
Indeed, Blood Knife had directly triggered the self-destruction of the Blood Blade, and with that, the Blood Blade was completely sunk.
"Damn it!"
Matthew Song cursed, his anger directed at Blood Knife's foolishness, but his heart was filled with pain. With this operation, over 90% of the Blood Blade's components were destroyed, and the orange-quality energy shield was likely to be among the casualties. This made him furious.
He had even offered the Stellaluna Sacred Tree Core as a bargaining chip, but the other side had been stubbornly unyielding.
However, upon further reflection, he had a good guess about the reason. Blood Knife was most likely under the control of the Marlowe Royal Family through some special means, his life and death not in his own hands.
Otherwise, who would willingly court death?
While instructing Shawn Song to come and clean up the remains of the Blood Blade, hoping to salvage any high-quality components, Matthew Song himself headed toward the Blood Blade Pirate Gang's stronghold. Iris Bai was still guarding the entrance to the secret realm deep within the stronghold, and he needed to get there. The secret realm was the most crucial part of this mission, and he had to oversee it personally.
Along the way, he also helped Hayden Song, Caleb Song, and others destroy two of the Blood Blade Pirate Gang's escort ships, accelerating the shift in the balance of power.
Before rushing into the pirate stronghold, Matthew Song glanced back at the Cangqiong (now referred to as the Aurora Vanguard), which was pursuing the remaining pirate members, a smile on his face.
Although he hadn't seen the exact attacker when the intense light from the Mythric Apex Sword Intent was emitted, as his view was blocked by the Blood Blade's hull, he could easily deduce that it was the Aurora Vanguard based on the positions of the other warships.
He was curious about how his grandson had managed to launch that attack—whether it was through the main cannon or some external launcher—but he didn't plan to ask. He understood his fourth grandson's character; he liked to keep his cards close to his chest.
Time passed, and by the time Caleb Song and his group had cleared out all the zeroth and first-rank pirates in the void prison, and Sophia Song and Quinn Song had resolved the six second-rank Flameheart captains of the Blood Blade Pirate Gang, the operation was essentially over.
As for the outcome, it was clear: the White Pagoda Song Family had emerged victorious, and the mission was a complete success.
"Alright, clean up the battlefield as quickly as possible. Gather all the spoils, and we'll distribute them according to everyone's contributions later. The duration of the void prison is about to end, and we don't know if any other surprises will come. Stay vigilant!"
In the communication projection group, Shawn Song's deep voice echoed. Since Matthew Song was inside the Blood Blade Pirate Gang's base and not within the magnetic energy field of the warships, he couldn't connect to the communication network, so Shawn Song took charge.
Soon, the thirteen Flameheart warships began to swiftly clean up the battlefield, searching the sunken Flameheart warships for any intact components or resources, and immediately seizing all the components from the warships that hadn't sunk yet.
Speaking of which, the three second-rank Flameheart warships that surrendered were a significant part of the spoils, aside from the Stellar Ocean Secret Realm.
Since the Blood Blade had sunk, Matthew Song had specifically driven the Roaring Lion over to check, which led to three of the six escort ships surrendering, while the other three sank, with 90% of their components destroyed.
From the three surrendering escort ships, they salvaged over ninety components, most of which were blue-level or higher. The haul was substantial.
As for the other first-rank and zeroth-rank Flameheart warships, the spoils were rather meager. Some of the first-rank Flameheart captains even had a few colorless-quality standard components on their ships, which was quite pitiful.
Once the battlefield was cleaned up, everyone rushed into the Blood Blade Pirate Gang's stronghold. The void prison was about to end, and the family needed to decide on their next steps.
Of course, everyone was also highly curious about the Stellar Ocean Secret Realm. Something that could rival a red-epic component was sure to pique anyone's interest.
Recalling the Flameheart warships and escorted by over a hundred soldier constructs, they headed deep into the pirate stronghold.
It was then that Sophia Song realized that all the family members had special components related to soldier constructs.
(End of Chapter)
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