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Elizabeth considered herself to be a positive and optimistic person, but since arriving at Chapter Eight, she gradually found that the number of times she sighed each day had started to increase dramatically.
Elizabeth felt that this was not her problem.
Chapter 8 definitely has too many frustrating plot developments...
Yesterday, Admiral Lu Lin told me personally that the ship girls in the newbie naval base had not used up all their stored resources and were still maintaining their combat effectiveness. The fatigue they showed yesterday was simply due to lack of sleep from staying up all night partying the night before...
Elizabeth felt that her relationship with Admiral Lu Lin was now quite special. Given this level of affection, she had no reason to doubt Admiral Lu Lin's words, and Admiral Lu Lin had no reason to deceive her on such an important matter... However, even so, Elizabeth felt that Xiao Bai's remarks yesterday were really too absurd.
Putting aside the question of whether the world's top ship girls would do something like having a party late at night on such an important occasion and suffering from sleep deprivation—even if that were the case, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for ship girls to dispel sleepiness with the power of their ship equipment? Let alone staying up all night, Elizabeth says she could easily party for three days and three nights without closing her eyes once her ship equipment is activated.
Therefore, the fatigue shown by the new naval ship girls yesterday must be related to insufficient resources.
Why exactly is Admiral Lu Lin hiding this from me...?
Elizabeth felt somewhat confused; she couldn't fathom Xiaobai's reaction at all.
Could it be that Admiral Lu Lin is even more reluctant to give up the progress of Chapter 8 than he, the pioneer? Reluctant to give up these buildings? Is she even willing to lie about military intelligence just to stay in Chapter 8 a few more days?
Elizabeth quickly shook her head.
No.
Although Admiral Lu Lin looks young, she is definitely not the kind of willful person who would disregard the overall situation for her own selfish desires.
So, who exactly is Admiral Lu Lin...?
"Captain Elizabeth."
Just as Elizabeth was feeling overwhelmed, a voice called out from beside her.
Elizabeth turned her head and saw the patrol team members returning to her side, each holding a crab that was half the size of her body.
"Captain Elizabeth, look! I caught these two big crabs while on patrol!" The patrol ship girl handed the two big crabs to Elizabeth with a look of surprise.
"Oh... thank you for your trouble. I'll send it to Admiral Lu Lin later..." Elizabeth said unconsciously, absentmindedly reaching out her hand towards the big crab.
Elizabeth's current plan is to observe the sea area on the beach for a while longer. If there are still no major changes on the surface of the sea, she will return to Admiral Lu Lin's place and send the two crabs that were just caught over there.
The instant Elizabeth's finger touched the crab's shell.
A whoosh.
The deep-sea aura that had been calmly resting on the surface of the sea suddenly surged violently like boiling steam. The sound of the surging deep-sea aura was extremely loud, immediately attracting the attention of all the ship girls on the beach.
When the ship girls looked at the beach, all of them, including Elizabeth, couldn't help but gasp and look horrified.
because.
As they watched, amidst the sudden surge of deep-sea energy, a large number of deep-sea amphibious ships emerged, and several dark figures, resembling skyscrapers, slowly swam out—these were incredibly tall deep-sea frigates, clad in thick armor like city walls, appearing as if giants were on the move.
One, two, three... six, seven... nine, ten!
The ship girls subconsciously counted the number of huge figures emerging from the deep-sea aura, and their little faces turned pale with fright.
A full ten deep-sea frigates!
The deep-sea frigate... it, it actually reappeared after only one day!
Chapter 1892 A Raging, Unending Barrage of Firepower
These days, the deep-sea fleet that appears on the sea surface, apart from the symbolic deployment of two deep-sea frigates the day before yesterday, consists entirely of a large number of deep-sea minions that are just there to feed the enemy. Not to mention deep-sea frigates, even high-quality large deep-sea ships are rarely seen. It's as if they didn't intend to win when they appeared on the sea surface, but simply wanted to feed the enemy for fun.
but……
This time is different.
This time, the number of deep-sea amphibious ships appearing on the sea surface was far greater than in the previous days. Among the deep-sea army, large deep-sea species such as deep-sea battleships and deep-sea aircraft carriers could be seen at a glance. These deep-sea creatures roared on the sea surface, spewing flames, and with a fierce momentum completely different from the past, they kept approaching the beach. Ten huge deep-sea frigates, as tall as buildings, were protected by the deep-sea army. They were like moving fortresses on the sea surface, exuding a creepy aura.
On the beach, the ship girls, led by Elizabeth, are easily recognizable at a glance.
The deep-sea amphibious ships that appeared on the sea this time... were no longer the childish juggling of the previous times. This time, the quality of their deep-sea army was comparable to the deep-sea counterattack a week ago... They were serious this time!
The last deep-sea counterattack nearly exhausted the entire resource reserves of the Haoding Naval Base, and also severely depleted the resources of the Mengxin Naval Base. This time, the ship girls of the Haoding Naval Base only have enough resources left for self-defense, while the ship girls of the Mengxin Naval Base are likely to be completely out of resources... In this state of utter exhaustion, they are practically powerless to resist the overwhelming deep-sea army that has appeared on the sea!
"Quick!" After her initial hesitation, Elizabeth shouted to her team members, "Everyone assemble! Call back everyone patrolling the sea and the beach! We need to evacuate the beach immediately!"
"Captain, shouldn't we send a message to the valley? What about the newbie naval base...?"
“Akagi-senpai and the others don’t have enough resources to support a battle of this magnitude! And the appearance of the deep-sea army was so sudden that calling for them now would be useless, so we should leave here quickly! Whatever you do, don’t fight the enemy on the sea!” Elizabeth shouted to her companions.
"Received!" the ship girl companions responded loudly.
"Captain Elizabeth!" Just then, another shout rang out among the ship girl crew members.
"What is it?" Elizabeth looked over and saw that the speaker was a ship girl who was responsible for communicating with the other side of the valley.
"Captain Elizabeth... um, everyone at the newbie naval base..." The communications ship girl covered her ears and said to Elizabeth with a strange look on her face.
"What's wrong with the newbie naval base?" Elizabeth's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked.
"They've arrived." The communications ship girl pointed in a direction.
"...What?!" Elizabeth exclaimed in surprise, instinctively looking in the direction the communications ship girl had pointed out.
really.
On the only road between the beach and the valley, the ship girls of the newbie naval base were heading this way in an orderly fashion.
“Miss Elizabeth, it seems we’re not too late?” The leader, Akagi, saw the situation on the sea from afar. She wasn’t frightened by the sudden increase in the strength of the deep-sea fleet. Instead, she smiled slightly as if she had expected it, and then rushed to Elizabeth’s side to greet her.
"Ah... Senior Akagi, why, why..."
"So that's why we came so early today? Of course, it's because the Admiral reminded us that there might be some changes at sea today, and asked us to come and be stationed here early." Akagi said to Elizabeth with a smile, "Look, we rushed here right after breakfast, and we're not too late."
“…Oh, oh…” Elizabeth stared blankly at Akagi for a moment, then quickly snapped back to reality and shook her head. Akagi anxiously exclaimed, “Akagi-senpai! This isn’t the time to discuss this. The deep-sea ships that have appeared on the surface this time are extraordinary. Given our base’s current state, we have almost no chance of winning. I suggest we…”
"Don't worry." Before Elizabeth could finish speaking, Akagi swiftly raised her hand and stuffed a soft, snow-white object into Elizabeth's mouth, silencing her. Then, Akagi said gently, "Miss Elizabeth, everything is going according to plan... Please rest assured and leave the enemies on the sea to us."
Done.
Akagi and the other newbie ship girls from the naval base rushed towards the sea filled with Abyssal Fleet ships.
"Hooray, the deep sea is getting interesting today!"
"Ten deep-sea frigates? No problem, no problem. I was a little disappointed last time that I couldn't take them down myself, but I'll make up for it this time!"
"It's about time we got serious."
"Now that we've eaten, it's time to get some exercise, ladies, let's go!"
The ship girls passing by Elizabeth patted her on the head with remarkable coordination, then walked through the ranks of Haoding Naval Base as if chatting casually, and disappeared into the distance.
Standing there, Elizabeth stared blankly at the departing rookie naval girls. She looked down, took the thing out of her mouth, and glanced at it.
What was stuffed into Elizabeth's mouth was a hot, soft white steamed bun.
"A steamed bun...?" Elizabeth frowned, looking at the teeth marks she had made on the steamed bun mountain, her face full of confusion. "Where did this come from?"
Given the challenging cooking environment described in Chapter 8, where even a skilled cook can't make a meal without ingredients, is it possible for someone to actually steam buns on the spot?
While Elizabeth was still in a daze, Akagi had already led the ship girls to the surface of the sea. As soon as the abyssal ships on the sea saw the ship girls of the newbie naval base, they all found their target. They roared and, under the shadow of the ten huge abyssal frigates, charged forward one after another, spewing out fierce firepower at the ship girls of the newbie naval base.
The sound of booming winds echoed through the air.
The intense gunfire drew Elizabeth's attention back to the battlefield.
"Oh no... If we go now in Akagi-senpai's condition..." Elizabeth suddenly remembered something important and quickly looked towards the sea.
but.
Elizabeth looked out at the sea, but was suddenly dumbfounded when she saw what was happening on the surface.
"Eula!"
"What's wrong? Didn't you eat? Push harder!"
On the sea, the rookie naval ship girls who had just stepped onto the water displayed ghostly movement skills and charged forward into the face of a barrage of bullets. Several battleship ship girls split into small teams, picked up their turrets, and used the most primitive and violent method to engage in a head-on sniping battle with the deep-sea ships on the sea.
"Boom!"
"Boom!!"
"Boom!!!"
Amidst the deafening roar of cannons, the ship girls of the novice naval base raised their ship rigging and fired one massive shell after another at the abyssal army. The shells soared into the sky and crashed down with tremendous force, shattering a large number of abyssal ships lined up at the front and exploding into clusters of intense and dazzling orange sparks among the abyssal army.
"buzzing"
The carrier strike group led by Akagi was not to be outdone. They released a massive array of colorful carrier-based aircraft that soared into the sky, dominating the skies above the deep-sea fleet. Then, bombs rained down from the sky, creating a devastating explosion on the sea.
Under the powerful firepower of the newbie naval base, the deep-sea army let out angry howls. Ten deep-sea frigates moved their huge bodies, raising massive cannons from their bodies and aiming them at the newbie naval base ship girls on the sea surface.
However, in the next second, several fierce and powerful shells burst out from the ranks of the newbie naval base. In the blink of an eye, they found an opening and blasted straight at the deep-sea frigate that had set up its gun emplacements. Just a few shots made the massive body of the deep-sea frigate tremble, and it almost capsized on the sea.
"Roar—" The deep-sea frigate, having regained its footing, let out an angry roar.
"Boom boom boom boom—" The deep-sea frigate was met with a barrage of bombardment.
"Roar————!!" The deep-sea frigates, maneuvering their surrounding deep-sea amphibious ships to protect themselves, roared even more furiously at the rookie naval base's ship girls.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom ————!!" The only response to the deep-sea destroyers was the increasingly fierce bombardment from the rookie naval base.
"Awoooo ...
However, the ship girls of the newbie naval base did not stop their firepower output. All the battleship ship girls in the newbie naval base were using the most primitive, violent, and unsolvable method to turn a large amount of resources into fierce firepower and pour it into the deep-sea army. Even the aircraft carrier ship girls led by Akagi were all unleashed. They took off the most resource-intensive B25 bombers and launched a crazy wide-area bombardment against the deep-sea army at all times.
The deep-sea forces suffered repeated defeats and were completely routed.
The newbie garrison is closing in relentlessly, bombarding the area relentlessly.
The sea was filled with the roar of deep-sea amphibious ships and a series of explosions that echoed through the sky.
on the beach.
Seeing the rookie naval commander's fighting stance, Elizabeth gaped, completely dumbfounded.
This……
Is this... the newbie naval ship girl who looks exhausted after yesterday's battle?
Why are they all acting like they're on drugs today, with inexhaustible resources in their ship equipment? This...this doesn't make sense...
Did their family's resources just appear out of thin air?
Chapter 1893 Dean Xiaobai
The deep-sea army that appeared on the sea this time was indeed more powerful than the previous ones. Especially with ten deep-sea frigates as the core, both its endurance and cohesion had increased by more than one level. As a result, the rookie naval ship girls who were dispatched spent two or three hours bombarding the sea but still failed to clear the surface.
For three hours, the entire fleet of ship girls from the Haoding Naval Base, led by Elizabeth, stood on the beach in a daze. They stared blankly at the surging cannon fire that was erupting from head to tail on the sea, watching the powerful deep-sea army retreat step by step under the firepower of the rookie naval base. Frustrated and powerless, they couldn't utter a single word for a long, long time.
Time passed by minute by minute.
at last.
With a loud wail, the last massive deep-sea frigate on the sea surface could not withstand the powerful firepower of the rookie naval base. Its huge body crashed helplessly onto the sea surface, creating a huge wave that swept in all directions, shattering the large amount of deep-sea debris that had accumulated and blocked the sea surface.
The three-hour battle has finally come to an end.
After defeating the deep-sea army, the ship girls of the newbie naval base did not show any particular emotions. They simply cleaned up the battlefield on the sea as usual, and then stretched and yawned as they returned to the beach.
The rookie ship girls from the naval base chatted and laughed as they stepped onto the beach.
"Hmm—today's battle was really satisfying, so smooth!"
"Finally, I can move around freely. I've been so hesitant and timid these past few days that I feel like my body is going to rust."
"I suddenly got hungry after the activity. What should we eat when we get back?"
"Didn't we finish eating before we came out...?"
"..."
The ship girls from the newbie naval base chatted as they returned to the ship girls from the Haoding naval base.
"Akagi-senpai!" Elizabeth rushed forward, her eyes filled with a complex mix of surprise, shock, and confusion as she looked at the returning ship girls. She stammered, "You...you...you've worked so hard!"
"Miss Elizabeth, thank you for your tireless observation of the sea." Akagi said gently to Elizabeth with a serene smile. "Regarding today's spoils, the admiral mentioned it to me before we came here—we'll keep the deep-sea metal dropped by the deep-sea frigates, and we'll split the rest fifty-fifty."
"Eh? How can that be..."
"Miss Elizabeth, is it not enough?"
"No, that's not what I meant..." Elizabeth shook her head vigorously, explaining nervously to Akagi, "Our naval base didn't help at all this time. We can't accept spoils without contributing anything..."
“Miss Elizabeth, please accept this. This is my admiral’s intention.” Akagi raised her hand and patted Elizabeth’s head, speaking gently to her. “Logistics is work too. Your esteemed institution has been quietly supporting our naval base’s daily operations throughout Chapter 8. That alone is enough. Besides, I heard from the admiral that your institution usually uses its resources to conquer various sea areas, so your reserves should be low. You’ll need some deep-sea metal to replenish your resources for this expedition to explore Chapter 8, right?”
"Um...um..." Elizabeth stammered, feeling a bit awkward from Akagi's pat on the head. She nodded slightly and whispered her thanks, "Thank you, Akagi-senpai..."
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