Novel Full Chapter 254 - 178: Setting Out, Crossing the Front Line
Chapter 254: Chapter 178: Setting Out, Crossing the Front Line
As for those who stayed on Yunjiji Island and didn’t join Fang Yu’s Blue Star Captains, they all cast scrutinizing gazes at the departing army, each with different expressions.
These armies…
This expedition, can they achieve victory?
…
“Captain, are we directly attacking Ijima?”
On the ship, Ma asked Fang Yu through Brain Domain Sharing.
“No!”
However, to everyone’s surprise…
Fang Yu shook his head and, without further ado, led the army…
Around Ijima…
Around Ijima?!
Everyone was baffled.
Wasn’t our expedition’s goal to capture Ijima? Why choose to bypass it?
Fang Yu shook his head, ignoring their doubts, as explaining would be too time-consuming. He focused entirely on the route ahead.
From what Fang Yu had learned from the Lighthouse Association, there were gaps in the Marine Army’s battle lines.
Some areas were sea regions that the Marine Army didn’t have the resources to fortify.
If they followed these seas, they could smoothly pass through the Marine Army’s line into their core territory.
But…
Passing through this weak point in the line wasn’t easy.
As Fang Yu and the others advanced through the weak regions, they soon encountered dreadful sea mines:
First, they passed through an underwater reef cluster hidden beneath the sea surface.
Then, they encountered oceanic hurricanes, with powerful winds making progress extremely difficult, each step arduous.
For a while, the army’s advance slowed down.
“Captain, the weather ahead is just too bad. Should we take another route? Such a harsh environment might lead to casualties in the team.”
Li Chongjing stood on his vessel, shielded by its protective shield, safeguarding him from the hurricane’s onslaught.
Still, the shields of each ship creaked, and vessels with slightly weaker shield energy levels flickered uncertainly amidst the dark hurricane world.
Li Chongjing gritted his teeth, a look of concern on his face, as he spoke to Fang Yu.
He could see clearly that this route lay in the midst of perilous sea mines, the further they went, the more severe the challenges became.
The stronger ships in the fleet were okay, but weaker ones might not endure this journey.
The Marine Army’s line couldn’t extend into this sea region for a reason.
Such adverse weather was a natural barrier.
Blocking any team trying to pass through the line into the Marine Army’s core region.
There was no need to waste resources on extending the line into this sea region.
Upon hearing Li Chongjing’s words, Fang Yu turned his gaze to the troops behind him.
The surrounding hurricane gusted wildly, like countless knives overwhelming the shields of the ships.
In these seas, ordinary people would be instantly torn to shreds, scattered in the ocean.
The harsh environment constantly inflicted significant damage on the advancing ships.
“Everyone, take out the Shield Repair Scroll to maintain shielding capabilities.”
Confronted with the soldiers’ concerns, Fang Yu spoke ruthlessly.
His expression was stern, contrary to what everyone expected; he neither changed course nor offered words of comfort.
Fang Yu boldly declared:
“Even pirates can cross this path; why not our ships?”
“What, are you all so fragile that you’re no match for pirate ships?!”
The military ships’ combat power was 5-8 times that of pirate ships.
Fang Yu’s words immediately silenced the soldiers’ complaints.
One by one, the soldiers recoiled, unwilling to speak further.
Who would admit their ships were inferior to pirate ships?
It’s not just a disgrace; they’d rather crash and die.
Fang Yu’s remarks were more effective than any comforting words.
No one wanted to admit their ship was worse than a pirate’s.
Even the Blue Star Captains fell silent.
Everyone suddenly perked up, and no one complained about the harsh environment.
Gritting their teeth, they endured with their shields; those that couldn’t withstand it tore open Shield Repair Scrolls to fix their shields.
Luckily, the hurricanes and water erosion, unlike cannonballs, didn’t burst out suddenly.
Both were slow-output attacks.
Even if the shields were slightly deficient, tearing a Shield Repair Scroll could gradually restore them.
Compared to everyone tearing open repair scrolls periodically, Fang Yu’s ships didn’t need to waste Shield Repair Scrolls.
Thanks to…
The hurricanes were largely mitigated, not causing more damage to the Salted Fish than the speed of heavy armor breathing recovery.
After investing Lord Points, the automatic repair capability of the heavy armor breathing became astonishingly effective.
Non-burst damage couldn’t badly harm the shields.
The crew on the Salted Fish, facing such harsh sea conditions, weren’t as vigilant as they were previously in Cyan Tree Strait.
Everyone was calm and unperturbed.
The current Salted Fish was far different from when it passed through Cyan Tree Strait.
Most sea challenges could hardly harm Salted Fish now.
But just then, from the lookout, Wang Qing voiced urgently to Fang Yu:
“Captain, trouble ahead! There are massive vortices; some are several hundred meters in diameter, with water forming sawteeth in the vortex.”
“At the vortex’s center, explosions keep happening, likely with condensed high energy values…”
“Once dragged into the vortex center, the ship could be shredded instantly!”
“What do we do?”