"Start the attack!" the captain of the ship ordered loudly.
Then a rapid horn sounded.
Dozens of short spear-like heavy crossbow shells were fired out, and the artillery on the dragon-attacking ship also opened fire.
The heavy crossbows and artillery specially developed specifically for the ancient dragon are astonishingly powerful. Even a giant ancient dragon with rough skin and thick flesh like Lingshan Dragon cannot help but feel pain under such an attack.
"Roar--"
The roar that shook the earth and sky sounded again.
Gordon, who was standing on the bow of the boat, covered his ears like everyone else.
Even the "ear plug" effect of the Cang Fire Dragon Suit is not completely immune to the roar of the Lingshan Dragon.
This is not like the sound produced by biological vocal cords at all, but closer to the dull and continuous roar of natural disasters such as earthquakes, flash floods, and landslides.
There was a roar.
Gordon thought that the Lingshan Dragon would immediately launch a counterattack, but he didn't expect that it would lower its head and dive into the sea of sand.
The captain of the boat shouted loudly: "Disperse! The sand boats continue to disperse! Everyone, hurry up!"
Before he could finish his words, a pair of giant teeth had already broken through the sand from the front of the dragon-attacking ship.
Lingshan Dragon, which rushed out of the sand, used its chin to push up the bow of the dragon-attacking ship. The entire ship tilted almost more than forty degrees, and the crew members and combatants who had no time to find something to hold on to were thrown away.
Gordon, who was also knocked down, slid down the deck. Fortunately, he stretched out his arm in time and grabbed the mast, which prevented him from falling directly off the ship.
Seeing Lingshan Dragon lowering its head slightly, opening its huge mouth, it was ready to bite the bow of Mineyama Maru into pieces.
Before Gordon had time to stand up, he stretched out his other arm, picked up the hammer hanging next to the mast, activated the mechanism of the dragon gun in front of the mast, and knocked hard.
"Zi——"
The roar of steel and steam came from the hull. Driven by the ultra-high-pressure steam, the huge dragon-shooting gun at the bow rotated at high speed and fired out.
"boom!"
The dragon-shooting gun struck the dragon tooth on the left side of Lingshan Dragon with enough force to shatter the city wall.
This blow did not seem to cause substantial damage to Lingshan Dragon, but it successfully pushed the dragon-attacking boat away from Lingshan Dragon's huge mouth, and the hull fell heavily back into the sand sea.
"Well done Gordon!"
The captain quickly turned the steering wheel to help the dragon boat regain its sailing posture, while praising loudly.
The dragon-killing gun is driven by high-pressure steam and is very slow to reload. As a trump card against ancient dragons, it usually requires the command of the captain of the ship to activate it.
But in the situation just now, don't worry about any instructions or not.
It was already a great achievement that Gordon could activate the dragon gun in time to prevent the Lingshan dragon from chewing up the bow of Fengshan Maru.
Seeing the dragon-killing boat being attacked, the sand boat cruising nearby frantically fired restraint bombs at the Lingshan Dragon.
This giant crossbow bullet has a sharp barb, which can be firmly stuck into the monster's body and is extremely powerful.
At the same time, the end of its arrow shaft is connected to a strong rope, which can tie the sand boat and the Lingshan Dragon together to restrain the latter's movements.
Lingshan Dragon's attention was temporarily drawn away by the sand boat, and the dragon-attacking boat temporarily returned to safety.
The crew members who had just been thrown off the ship also took this opportunity to climb back to the Mineyama Maru using the safety ropes hanging around their waists.
But not everyone can crawl back.
At the stern of the boat, someone is responsible for keeping an eye on the safety rope.
If someone falls into a coma or is seriously injured when falling into the sand, they will cut the safety rope to avoid secondary injuries to the injured person caused by long-term dragging.
The sand sea is not an ocean, and there is no risk of drowning. The fishing fleet following the sandy fleet will rescue the injured and help them deal with their injuries.
In just the first wave of attacks, the dragon-attacking ships suffered heavy losses, reducing their number by nearly one-third.
The speed of the Lingshan Dragon's underground attack was so fast that it was much faster than the ordinary Fengshan Dragon. Many crew members on the deck had no time to react and stabilize their bodies before being thrown off the ship.
If the sand had not been soft, the casualty rate might have increased several times.
Glancing at the remaining personnel on the deck, the captain quickly ordered, "Hayata, fill in the position of the No. 1 gunner, and leave two people to help control the mainsail!
Maridan, be ready to hit the gong at any time! The dragon gun is still cooling down, and its next attack will only depend on you! "
——The large gong passed down from ancient times can emit special sound waves that are difficult for human ears to hear. If it is struck suddenly, it can effectively repel the peak mountain dragon. It should also be effective against the spirit mountain dragon.
"Damn, got it!"
Maridan shook the yellow sand out of her hair and cursed.
She was also thrown off the boat just now, but she was not injured thanks to her sturdy equipment and the hunter's agility.
But it’s very embarrassing!
The dragon-attacking ship quickly regrouped, and the roar of artillery and the clang of the heavy crossbow strings sounded again.
Several of the sand boats over there trying to control the Lingshan Dragon with restraint bombs had been overturned.
The light and small hull now becomes the advantage of the sand boat.
As long as it is not completely smashed or the occupants are seriously injured.
Even if the hull capsizes, you only need to disconnect the restraining elastic rope in time to avoid being towed, and then right the hull, and you can quickly return to the battle.
"The first and third teams retreated first, and together with the fifth and sixth teams, they attacked from a distance. The second and fourth teams fired restraint bombs to attract the attention of the Lingshan Dragon."
The captain of the ship steered with one hand and held the telescope with the other hand, loudly commanding the fleet on the sand that was fighting the Lingshan Dragon. The trumpeter and flag bearer kept sending signals to convey the order.
"All weapons! Aim at Lingshan Dragon's left abdomen together and focus the attack!"
Under Hayata's instructions, Gordon constantly adjusted the position of the muzzle, while Pork Chop struggled to carry the shells.
The wrist armor made of blue fire dragon skin with excellent fire resistance helped him ignore the scalding temperature of the cannon body. With constant calibration, the hit rate of Hayata's artillery was getting higher and higher.
Lingshan Dragon was in pain and dived into the sea of sand.
A sand ship was a little late in disconnecting the restraining elastic rope. The base of the heavy bed crossbow was directly torn off the hull. There was a big hole in the hull, and the ship had no choice but to withdraw from the battle.
The Lingshan Dragon disappeared on the sand, which made everyone on the dragon-fighting boat suddenly nervous.
Maridan directly raised her hammer [Big Tiger Maru], planning to use it to hit gongs later. She was not used to using that "small" hammer.
However, Lingshanlong's target this time was not Fengshan Maru, but those sand ships.
It rushed out of the sand sea, and its huge teeth directly smashed a sand boat into pieces, and another sand boat was overturned by the sand waves it raised.
At the same time, a large number of sand fish swimming in the depths of the sand sea were also carried out of the sand surface by the sand waves and were swimming around.
A big thing about three meters long happened to land on the dragon boat. Its long and narrow mouth full of sharp teeth opened and closed "click, click, click", which was very intimidating.
During the bounce, its giant tail swept, causing Hayata, who was busy firing, to stagger.
Although Hayata was not injured, he was quite angry. He drew out his flying dragon knife and prepared to kill this annoying guy first.
But at this moment, a harpoon shot out, accurately piercing the body of the sand fish.
A sand fishing boat passed by the dragon boat. The harpooner on the side of the boat dragged the rope and dragged the still alive sand fish off the dragon boat with the harpoon.
"Hahahaha, leave these fat fish to us!"
(End of chapter)
