Two small dots were circling above the citadel.
The garrison soldiers at first thought that it was just a couple of birds which decided to fly around but after the explosions began, they understood that something is off…
“Your Majesty, you should take cover!”
“If we all are about to die then it is better to die like men, not like cowards.”
Two men were standing near the entrance to the underground part of the citadel but neither of them entered. The emperor still had a bit of hope. The explosions were happening not only inside the citadel but also around it, so the fortress might not be the primary target. Not to mention there was still a back-up plan…
“We are almost ready!” A man in a robe reported.
Usually the head of the court mages would not be concerned with a possible magical attack on the capital because there is little to no way anybody could bring enough mages to challenge the defenders. The most professional of mages served the emperor, and he was the best of them. He fought in many battles and seen the worst. But when huge explosions happen all of a sudden and there is no way to stop them, even the most confident people would be shaken.
KABOOM
Another explosion happened within the walls of the citadel. When the dust settled the defenders were thrown into desperation as they saw that the main structure has collapsed. It contained both the barracks and the supply storage of the fortress. All of the food and water, the majority of weapons and munitions, and even some of the defenders were buried under the rubble.
The citadel never succumbed to any kind of an attack for which it was called ‘Indestructible’ but now…
All over the fortress murmurs were heard: ‘we are doomed’, ‘the empire is abandoned by the gods’, ‘all of us are going to die’.
Only when a semi-transparent cupola covered the citadel, the soldiers’ despair was alleviated. However, not for long.
PUM PUM PUM
Large circles rippled on the surface of the shield. It was holding, somehow, through the screams of pain and agony coming from the magicians. Their magic was stopping the sheer mass of the shells and their colossal energy. The terror was only growing amongst the defenders as they clearly understood that this is the end.
Yet, it was only the beginning.
Delight’s POV
After a few volleys I understood that this one will be a tough nut. My idea was to bombard the shield with everything I’ve got but that was not enough.
“The scouts see no effect.” (C)
“I see…” I wondered what to do.
Then something flicked in my head.
If there is no way through the shield just with the sheer firepower, then you just need to have even more firepower! Breaking something with the brute force is also a viable option in almost every situation. And there IS a way to obtain it…
“For the Eternal Glory of the Royal Navy!” I read the phrase from the blade of the stiletto and the turrets changed.
Instead of the small elegant turrets I had, there were now huge, massive boxes of welded steel plates. The huge and powerful turrets were screaming how destructive they are.
HMS $(^!( &^*(^ - BC. Mod - ????.
Accuracy – 58/100
Reload – 40/100
Recoil – 10/100
Machinery – 72/25
Guns – 25/25
Equipment – 70/25
Firepower – 100
AA – 125
HP – 56000
Evasion – 64
| Main guns | 18''/40 Mk I. Loaded - 8/8. Firerate - 0.4/1. Range - 37 km. |
| Secondary guns | 4''/45 Mk XIX. Loaded - 0/12. Firerate - 8/20. Range - 18 km. |
| Tertiary guns | 3''/50 Mk 34. Loaded - 0/4. Firerate - 18/45. Range - 13 km. |
| AA guns |
40mm/56.3 Bofors STAAG Mk II. Loaded - 16/16. (+10 to accuracy of Medium AA) 20mm Mk V Oerlikon. Loaded - 20/20. .50 M2 Browning. Loaded - 8/8. |
| Eternal Glory |
| On activation: equips '18''/40 Mk I' guns and reloads them. +15% bonus to accuracy and +25% bonus to AA and evasion. Activates 'Memento Mori' skill which lasts until this skill is deactivated. This skill cannot be deactivated until 18 inch guns are all fully reloaded. |
[Now that’s a lot of damage!]
I aimed one of the huge guns and fired.
KABOOM
The bulletproof glass of the bridge chattered. The bottom of the sea showed itself for a moment. The air around the ship and even inside of it was thundered by a colossal cordite explosion which sent an entire car towards the fortress.
The colossal shell connected with the magic shield and then…
Pum
The explosion was seen even from the command post. Its echo reached me despite the distance. I doubt anything can stop those shells…
KABOOM
KABOOM
KABOOM
KABOOM
KABOOM
KABOOM
KABOOM
The terrifying might of the recoil was too huge to fire the guns all at once so I could only send the enemy my presents one at a time.
Of course, the accuracy was anything but satisfying, yet it is still too powerful, so even the close hits were enough to cause catastrophic damage. I will have to find an excuse for myself, why I destroyed a few dozens of civilian houses but the victor is not sued.
After a couple of salvos I decided that it should be enough. After all, my power is not something they can fight against.
As I was about to disembark and proceed to recreate the scene aboard another big ship, I felt something. It was just a second but it was enough to make me stop pounding the leftover military objects and turn towards the open sea.
"After a flew volleys I"
flew -> few
Ah yes, Delight is going to turn Kraken into a roasted squid
With 8x 18" guns
Loaded with Cordite shells
And a lot of destruction
To roast a squid one would need HE shells but isn't it better to put an AP into its head and then calmly cut it into pieces when it is dead?
@AFP_Writer ... Actually, you got a point
18 inch?? Just how D managed to stay afloat with that massive turrets? Isn't that just a bit lighter than Yamato's by 3mm and also the second biggest ......and how the hell I was second?
She did not sink because she is no longer the same class she was. And also because she grew 12000t of additional buoyant fat.
@AFP_Writer why why why fat...just why
@Maple Because if she would be longer, she would break like a certain H..d.
@AFP_Writer what I mean is that " did you just tell your own kid that she got fatter!?"
@Maple If you tell a battleship it became fatter it usually means it grew some good armor. THE armor.
@AFP_Writer well didn't think about that
...
@Maple Actually, she would not sink even if she remained the same size. Her turrets are armored so much that if they were to be rebuilt (with removing the excessive inner armor) they could actually fit the 18 inch.
@AFP_Writer but won't it decrease the turret quality and degrade much faster specially the barrel considering the shells that would be used for it?? and hol up!! Isn't that breaking the London Naval Treaty?? using 18 inch on a BC I mean
@Maple I meant the barbette armor. To avoid being Hooded, D has A LOT of batbette armor, backup systems, fire prevention, and everything else like that. Not to mention the costful electro-hydraulic systems to rotate the overweight turrets. If it is removed then the turrets become somewhat WWII standard but without the redundant stuff. Delight was laid around 1946, the Kingdom class (18 inch) would be even later. The treaty was dead in the water for 10 years.
@AFP_Writer argh my head hurts once again because of this alien words I only know outer ship parts and not the interiors and what?? So that's why the other countries proceed to enhance their armies during cold war is because the treaty was dissolved
@Maple The treaty was not working even before the WWII...
@AFP_Writer ah you're right now because of that there was a complain from Germany against US for using shotguns for clearing trenches saying that it causes unnecessary pain on the target ....while Germany uses Chem weapons and flammenwerfer
@Maple Tell that to SWAT or any other law enforcement. The shotty is the most peaceful and kind weapon. As long as it fires rubber bullets...
@AFP_Writer as long as its rubber bullets! But ain't it like sending the whole head and do blunt damage?
@Maple I mean, if you end up angering a shotgun policeman, he will gladly show you what is the difference...
@AFP_Writer .......I don't want to know the difference My the current ammo of my pistol are rubber but can even pen a dressed chicken
@Maple Please do not turn into a sadist. There are better and less painfull ways to kill one. An axe works better, just do sharpen it before the decapitation of your meal.
@AFP_Writer ain't I already one?
@Maple Okay. I will write it down into the list.
@AFP_Writer chotto matte! What list and why are you listing anyway!
@Maple The list of what kind of a human you are. I mean, what kind of a pervert you are.
@AFP_Writer hey!!!!!! It feels like you'll turn me over to the authorities some day so please don't
@Maple Nah, there is a saying here: The initiative punishes/f*/rapes/kicks/somethingelse the initiator. It means that if you end up doing something, there is a huge chance you will suffer later. Like I did with my gun license: just a random f* word and I was refused.
@AFP_Writer Wow how many days was it and you're still salty about it
@AFP_Writer btw do you like crazy Loli Villainess with guns?
@Maple Salty? I mean, I will at least have to stay without it for a couple of years, occasionally visit the doctors...
I am not salty NOW but I am still sad.
@Maple That one crazy girl with magic gunz? It looks kind of fun but I did not search if it was updated.
@AFP_Writer yes yes that and it updated
@Maple A couple of chapters...? I'm hurt...
@AFP_Writer are you talking about the novel or manga?
@Maple The novel.
@AFP_Writer ow! Better check the manga then it has the Bakarina vibes and is fun
@Maple I already started reading it. For now my expectation are low. Let's see if it ends up a masterpiece.
@AFP_Writer not a masterpiece but can give a good laugh and a meme material (just finished downloading the whole available chapters earlier)
@Maple Yay. New read amongst 100000000000000000000000000000000000 unread novels and mangas!
@AFP_Writer ..........my history says I have read about 2k+ manga,manhwa,manhua combined
@Maple 'Otaku' added to the list.
@AFP_Writer Stop that please
@Maple Okay.
'Impatient'
@AFP_Writer no I'm not and need to off now but not because of sleep or battery low but because I will download the game Modern warships: Online sea battle a game in which you'll command a a warship
With beautiful and realistic graphics, as well as detailed warships, MODERN WARSHIPS will give all lovers of sea battles a realistic experience. Continuously improve your skills, strengthen or pick up the weapons of your ship. Fight alongside players from all over the world, test your strength with sea water and real-time PvP battles.
Shoot at the enemy with missiles, torpedoes, use marine deck aircraft, support helicopters! This is not just a shooter, but a tactical battle on the sea battlefield! Feel like a commander of war ships of our time!
This is sponsored by An angry chip
@Maple Congratz for signing up into the Navy. Tell me if you will be missing for longer than a month. Don't forget to take the spare clothes and some soap.
@AFP_Writer .......what the I delivered my lines so perfectly and this is what I got?? Are my speech not even convincing?? Do I have no talent in advertisement?......my years of a Supermarket clerk is useless it seems (the lines on the upper comment was stolen from google play store) but please do check out the game
@Maple I am skeptic so it is hard to convince me that the white is not light gray. I'll check it out but I have my doubts that it will be as flawless as written here. And not made in the Wargayming (C) style.
@AFP_Writer OK I'll leave it to you if you want to play or not so off for now!!
@Maple Good night!
@AFP_Writer so what you mean D turn herself to become a battleship like prince of wales
@Maple -sama, do you play modern warship in ur phone? cuz may join u play the game?
@malik25 Well, battlecruiser is essentially a fast battleship.
@AFP_Writer battlecruiser is the fruit of love between battleship and cruiser
@AFP_Writer BC has firepower stronger than cruiser but less than BB, and has speed faster than BB but less than cruiser, and has an armor durable than cruiser but less than BB
@malik25 Battlecruiser is the fruit of love between 'I want gunz' and 'I want speed'. In reality, it is the fruit of cuckolded love between the forementioned ship types and a powder keg.
@malik25 HMS Hood would like to know what the heck you said.
@AFP_Writer fufufu.... not cuckolded<, both BB and cruiser are women/female so it make them yuri
@malik25 Then they both were NTRed by the keg.
@AFP_Writer uwaa... scary aunty will come knocking my door, i must tell bismarck-sama to protect me
@AFP_Writer yup, took u so long to notice it
@malik25 What if Bismark is a bit busy being poked by Ark Lolicon?
@AFP_Writer than I will prepare an extravagant coffin and grave for me
@AFP_Writer just kidding, i just need to use bait (albacore) and hide in graf zeppelin
@malik25 You mistook Hood for Taihou, she will not p* herself after seeing Albacore. If you want a good bait then I suggest Sandy.
@AFP_Writer @malik25 what the heck?
@Maple Which part of this?
@malik25 I really want to play so badly and since they're made by the other battleship game that's my favorite as we'll it makes me to play it more but my phone doesn't let me cuz the google playstore isn't working and my phone memory isn't agreeing either
@AFP_Writer all of it
@Maple I feel like you saw one of our conversations from the side.
@AFP_Writer ultimate skill "watashi wa number 1" AoE attack with paralyze and poison effect to the enemy
@Maple why don't u buy new phone
@AFP_Writer to think that my thought was leaked when i replying u
@malik25 You meant AOE skill with brain cell death effect?
@AFP_Writer yup