Several shells landed about fifty meters in front of the battleship, raising towering water columns.
The height of this water column even exceeded the highest point of the battleship's mast.
The water column maintained for a moment and then returned to the sea along with gravity, but there was still some scattered water mist that washed over the battleship with the wind.
There was also a layer of water stains on the portholes, but the wipers quickly cut away the water splashes that snaked on the portholes.
"The distance between us and the Siren is getting closer and closer. If this continues..."
In the armored command tower of the heavy cruiser, a black-haired girl wearing a simple sailor uniform looked through the narrow porthole at the water columns rising from time to time around the battleship. On her delicate but slightly delicate face, there was a hint of... Worries that cannot be erased.
At this time, the battleship adjusted its direction to one side, and then the main gun fired again. The shock wave generated by the eight 203 mm naval guns caused the porthole glass of the bridge to shake slightly, and the glass of water placed on the table also shook. And produce irregular ripples.
The inertia of the battleship's steering and the vibration of the shelling made the girl look away from the porthole window.
Her eyes turned to another being who was also in the control tower.
This is a girl who looks much more "mature" than the black-haired girl and can already be classified as a royal sister.
She has amazing long silver hair with short ponytails on both sides. There is a very eye-catching red highlight on her bangs. She is wrapped in a military-style dress with three tones of red, black and gray. Her supermodel-level body, together with her brown eyes, added an indescribable charm to her appearance.
But at this time, the black-haired girl had no time to appreciate the appearance of this person who was slightly more outstanding than her.
She is now more concerned about more important matters of life and death.
"Eugen, how far is the main fleet...?"
The girl asked.
The silver-haired girl known as Eugen put her finger on her lips and thought for a moment before replying: "Before the sirens blocked communications, the main fleet was still two hundred nautical miles away from us."
After hearing these words, the girl's face became more worried.
The main fleet is still two hundred nautical miles away. Even if they sail at full speed, it will take six or seven hours.
And can this small fleet of my own persist for such a long time?
As if seeing the girl's anxiety, the silver-haired girl—or rather Eugen, cast her eyes in the direction of the Siren fleet through the thick bulkhead, and smiled with a hint of fooling: "If you want to sink me, this A little bit is not enough.”
After hearing what she said, the black-haired girl didn't know what to say, so she came to the porthole again.
"What about the other battleships?"
"Miss Helena only suffered some minor injuries, but she wants you to know that she is not seriously injured. You don't need to worry too much about her. As for the two children, Yang Yan and Xuefeng, they are also intact."
Eugen's smile seemed a little gentler when talking to the black-haired girl, and she made a harmless joke: "Haha, maybe it's because we attracted the main siren firepower."
"Helena is always like that..."
The black-haired girl pursed her dry lips.
She said no more.
The distance between our own fleet and the Siren fleet is currently only about five nautical miles.
For a naval battle, this is already very dangerous.
Even though the current mode of retreat and pursuit makes the Siren's approach rate very low, the Siren can rush towards the location of its own fleet at the highest speed without changing its route, but it needs to constantly change its route and Speed, to avoid the siren's artillery attack and complete the counterattack.
In this way, the distance between the two sides will inevitably become closer and closer.
About twenty minutes had passed since just now, and the sirens were much closer.
Although she knew that the main fleet was still far away, the black-haired girl still hoped that they could come faster.
Otherwise, he might have become one of the fallen commanders.
While she was thinking about these things in confusion, Eugen suddenly showed a look of surprise and astonishment.
At the same time, she who was sitting on the edge of the table quickly stood up.
This obvious action brought the black-haired girl out of her thoughts. She looked at Eugen's expression and her eyes widened.
Eugen is a girl with very few expressions. She doesn't even smile much at ordinary times. Seeing her show this expression is obviously an eye-opener for the black-haired girl - if it weren't for the fact that she is currently being chased by the sirens. At this tense moment, she almost wanted to pick up the camera and take a photo of this scene as a souvenir.
"What's wrong?"
"Is there a battleship?!"
"What warship? Aren't the four warships in our fleet still there?"
"No...Commander, I mean there is a battleship in the direction we are going!"
Eugen pointed to the sea level in front of him: "Yes, it is indeed a battleship. It just appeared within my direct observation range. She is aiming at us across the ship..."
The black-haired girl quickly walked to the porthole and picked up the telescope, but she was stopped by Eugen: "You can't see it from here, Commander."
The girl understood immediately. Accompanied by Eugen, she left the armored bridge and quickly climbed up the ladder to the observation point at the top of the tower mast. She used a telescope to observe the direction Eugen mentioned.
And now, she also saw what Eugen said.
A warship facing this side is sailing slowly.
Although the distance is far away, you can still see the numerous gun barrels on the battleship.
The black-haired girl was a little shocked: "It's really a battleship!"
"Hmm, and it should be a battlecruiser." Eugen made a judgment: "I observed that the battleship is of good size. It should have a displacement of close to 30,000 tons, which is the same size as Haruna in our main fleet. level battleship, and if we just look at the length, the battleship is already close to the length of Tiancheng, but..."
After all, the black-haired girl is mortal with the naked eye, and she can't see anything more with a telescope. So since Eugen noticed more specific information, she quickly asked: "Just what?"
"It's just that her armament is not as strong as I thought. It should only be the same 203mm naval gun as mine."
"Regardless of the performance of this battleship..."
The black-haired girl interrupted Eugen's thoughts: "What is the identity of the other party?"
Eugen shook his head: "You can't tell. There are no flags or any markings - but this battleship doesn't seem to be in the state she should be in."
"Does this mean...?"
"There are obvious signs of damage on the surface of this battleship. It seems that it has experienced a lot of battles." Eugen shook his head: "Did no one repair her? Her commander is really incompetent."
The black-haired girl blinked, and then continued to put her eyes in front of the telescope and looked at it: "So, why is this battleship here?"
"I don't know. She has obviously made preparations to attack, but..."
Before Eugen finished speaking, the black-haired girl looked through the telescope and saw a series of infrared black smoke clouds suddenly blooming from the side of the warship facing this side in the distance.
"She fired!"
the girl exclaimed.
"That angle is not an attack on us..."
Eugen frowned, and her eyes turned and fell on the Siren fleet that was still pursuing behind them: "More like..."
"You mean she's attacking the sirens that are chasing us?!"
"So far, yes."
Eugen nodded.
Something strange.
This is an uninhabited sea area, and the nearest port area is thousands of nautical miles away. Now, a battleship that is covered in bruises but is still actively attacking the Sirens has appeared inexplicably...
The black-haired girl came up with some ideas based on these factors.
She looked at Eugen and said, "Hey, Eugen, have you ever heard of the legend about the ghost ship in the depths of the ocean that is circulated among the commanders?"
