Chapter 1117 A Cold Shot
[Standing Intelligence: Because you took the loot, in thirty minutes, the sea area within a 30-kilometer radius will be completely surrounded by Tier 2 fortresses, and they will fight each other for the BOSS reward.]
[Current enemy fortress locations: Cangyuan, 15 nautical miles northeast of you; Baoyan and Tianying, 12 nautical miles southwest of you; Heishe, 35 nautical miles south of you...]
The information in his mind was refreshed again, which made He Feng's heart skip a beat, and a feeling of great relief welled up in his chest.
He then slumped heavily into the chair, wiping the cold sweat from his head with his arm.
It's an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
As long as we make good use of this time, getting out of danger completely is a sure thing.
Perhaps, while they are locked in a fierce battle, it would be feasible for the Azure Ship to step in and get involved.
The more complicated the situation, the better it is for their escape.
Moreover, when the snipe and the clam are fighting, how could anyone notice the fisherman who escaped? This is the perfect illustration of making a fortune in silence.
He wanted to escape, he wanted to profit; he wanted it all.
He glanced at the fortress's speedometer; it was at least 30 nautical miles, but it kept hovering around that speed.
The location information of several opposing fortresses has just changed. He Feng made a rough calculation and concluded that the average cruising speed of these second-tier fortresses is about 60 kilometers per hour.
With a speed more than twice theirs, once a real chase begins, there is absolutely no chance of escape.
Due to the effects of snowfall, visibility at sea will be affected to some extent, and the visible distance will be drastically reduced by this optical effect.
On clear, windless days, the visible area of a ship is generally only about eight nautical miles.
But this place is a land of ice and snow, a bitterly cold place where sunshine is rarely seen.
No matter how sharp the observer's eyes are or how excellent the instruments used, they can only be limited by the biological limits of the human body.
Five nautical miles is the limit of the distance that humans can observe on the sea surface under extreme weather conditions.
Thinking this way, an incredibly risky idea suddenly arose in He Feng's mind.
Without realizing it, his gaze had already pierced through the wall and landed on the second-tier plasma turret deeply embedded in the inner compartment of the fortress.
This turret now uses bioelectricity generated entirely by the Thunder Eel, making it a veritable new energy bio-battery.
Simply provide a fixed amount of food, and when generating electricity, tie raw meat to an iron rod; this will trigger the electric eels' predatory instincts.
It generously releases a large amount of high-voltage electricity.
The surging current that can instantly turn living things into ashes, after being connected in parallel inside multiple insulated canisters containing electric eels, will then focus on this extremely expensive turret.
Ji Chun calculated that if 50 electric eels worked together, they could definitely launch a normal plasma cannon shot.
Plasma cannons are pure energy cannons; they have no projectile angle, do not require wind resistance calculations, and do not need to be loaded with projectiles.
It will only hunt continuously for a short while after it is released, until it is too far away and completely dissipates, or it hits the enemy and severely damages them.
The scene isn't chaotic enough yet; the tense atmosphere those people displayed earlier was just for show.
The more fiercely they curse, the more cautious they become when it comes to actually fighting.
It's a self-evident truth that anyone can see, since both sides are questioning who will take the spoils; it's just a glimpse into this mess.
It hasn't come to a life-or-death situation yet.
Unless they actually suffer real losses.
Let the Azure fire the first silent shot!
As long as the distance is accurately estimated before launching an attack, the visibility issues on the sea surface can be used to avoid direct confrontation with the enemy.
That would be the first shot fired in a complete upheaval here!
Indecisiveness leads to disaster.
"Non-stop? I'll make you panic on your own!" He Feng's lips curled into a cold smile as he no longer hesitated.
So he adjusted the speed of the Azure to get closer to the most flammable powder keg, ensuring that he would not encounter any Tier 2 fortress head-on.
"Gunners, prepare the plasma turrets. Follow my orders completely and do not make any other moves."
Once the concise command was issued, the entire gunner squad returned to their positions.
The power switch was turned on, and in a daze, one could already see the electric light leaping on the brass pillar, and the precision coil wrapped with a large number of copper wires spinning around.
The magnetic induction coil cuts the magnetic field lines and, with the assistance of several people, maintains a certain rotation speed to ensure that a relatively high rotation speed is maintained when a large amount of current passes through.
"Initial velocity normal, ready to deploy at any time."
"The directional accuracy is precise, with a maximum error of no more than 30 micrometers."
"The artillery team is on standby at all times."
In just three minutes, the complicated preliminary work was completed, and all that remained was for He Feng to give his final order.
"Maintain the status quo and await my orders."
He Feng tensed up all his nerves, pushing his mind to an overload state of multi-threaded operation.
As he watched the fortress's speed slowly decrease, the enemy's location information reported in his mind became increasingly closer. Under immense pressure, He Feng's breathing became rapid.
[Current enemy fortress intelligence: The Rockbreaker (closest), is 8 nautical miles...7 nautical miles...6 nautical miles southwest of you...]
[Assessment: Extremely dangerous; stay away as soon as possible]
Under immense mental pressure, He Feng felt as if a massive boulder was pressing down on his head.
The location information you are updating is like a death line; touching it means certain death, but it becomes more obvious the closer you get to a way out.
[Current enemy fortress intelligence: The Rockbreaker (closest), 5.5 nautical miles southwest of you]
[Assessment: You will soon be exposed to his view, and there is no way to save you from certain death.]
The updated intelligence sounded like a threat, bluntly stating that certain death was inevitable.
But we're not close enough yet, so we can't back down.
He Feng gritted his teeth and continued to hold the deceleration gear, allowing the ice layer at the bottom of the ship to gradually reduce the speed of the fortress.
The plasma turret's most accurate range is only 5 nautical miles, which is a distance at which it can absolutely hit its target once fired.
He Feng held his breath as an extreme alarm suddenly rang in his mind.
At the same time, a fortress as tall as a mountain range, whose location seemed predictable, appeared and disappeared in the hazy light.
You are likely to be detected by enemy fortresses. Please evacuate as soon as possible!
"Since you're the closest to me, I'll choose you."
He Feng smiled faintly, relieved, but with a hint of resignation.
"Fire at 8 o'clock, 5 kilometers to the southwest."
As soon as the command was issued, the gunners controlling the turret moved in response like a machine that operates continuously.
With coarse and fine adjustments, the massive gear, five or six meters wide, was easily turned around in a few breaths by the labor-saving device.
A crackling sound of electricity suddenly rang out, followed by a barely perceptible buzzing, as the most sinister cold shot was fired at the enemy.
Everyone held their breath, watching the final result intently.
Until the molten iron, glowing red, finally turned a caramel color.
That shot hit its target.