Chapter 253 The beginning of the feast
“Start the attack!” the captain of the ship ordered loudly.
The sound of the trumpet sounded immediately.
Dozens of short spear-like heavy crossbow shells were fired out, and the artillery on the dragon-attacking ship also fired at the same time.
Specially targeting ancient dragons as imaginary enemies, the specially developed heavy-duty crossbows and artillery are incredibly powerful. Even a giant ancient dragon with rough skin and thick flesh like Lingshan Dragon cannot help but feel pain under such attacks.
"Roar-"
The roar that shook the earth and the sky sounded again.
Standing at the bow of the boat, Gordon, like everyone else, covered his ears tightly.
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 at all like the sound that biological vocal cords can produce, but closer to the dull and continuous roar of natural disasters such as earthquakes, flash floods, and landslides.
There was a roar.
Gordon originally thought that Lingshan Dragon would immediately launch a counterattack, but he didn't expect that it would directly 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.
The 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 and combatants who had no time to find something to hold on to were thrown away.
Gordon, who was also knocked down, slipped along the deck. Fortunately, he stretched out his arm in time and grabbed the mast, so that he did not fall off the ship directly.
Seeing Lingshan Dragon lower its head slightly, it opened its huge mouth and prepared to bite the bow of Fengshan Maru into pieces.
Before he could stand up, Gordon 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.
The roar of steel and steam came from the hull. Driven by the ultra-high-pressure steam, the huge dragon 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 the huge mouth of Lingshan Dragon, and the hull fell heavily back into the sand sea.
“Well done Gordon!”
The captain of the ship quickly turned the steering wheel to help the dragon boat return to its sailing posture, while praising loudly.
The dragon 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 the instructions or not.
Gordon's ability to activate the dragon-shooting gun in time to prevent the Lingshan dragon from chewing up the bow of the Mineyama Maru is already a great achievement.
Seeing that the dragon-attacking ship was under attack, the sand boat cruising nearby frantically fired restraint bombs at the Lingshan Dragon.
This kind of 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 also connected with a strong rope, which can tie the sand boat and Lingshan Dragon together, thereby restraining the latter's movements.
Lingshanlong'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 ship, someone is responsible for keeping an eye on the safety rope.
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.
Just in 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 far faster than the ordinary Fengshan Dragon. Many crew members on the deck had no time to respond and stabilize their bodies before being thrown off the ship.
Had it not been for the soft sand, the casualty rate might have been several times higher.
Glancing at the remaining people on the deck, the captain quickly ordered, "Hayata, take up the position of the No. 1 gunner, and leave two people to help control the main sail!
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 well repel the peak mountain dragon. It should also be effective against the spirit mountain dragon.
“Damn, got it!”
Maridan shook the yellow sand in her hair and cursed.
She was also thrown off the boat just now. She was not injured because of her strong 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 heavy crossbow strings rang out again.
Several boats over there trying to control the Lingshan Dragon with restraint bombs have been overturned.
The light and small hull became the advantage of the sand boat at this time.
As long as it is not completely crushed or the occupants are seriously injured.
Even if the ship capsizes, you only need to disconnect the restraining elastic rope in time to avoid being dragged, and then right the ship, 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 was steering with one hand and holding a 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 the left abdomen of Lingshan Dragon together and concentrate 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 the skin of the blue fire dragon with excellent fire resistance helped him ignore the scorching temperature of the cannon body. With constant calibration, the hit rate of Hayata's cannon was getting higher and higher.
The 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, and a big hole was broken in the hull. The ship had no choice but to withdraw from the battle.
The Lingshan Dragon disappeared on the sand, which made everyone on the dragon 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 sea of sand, and its giant 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 guy about three meters long just landed on the dragon boat. Its long and narrow mouth full of sharp teeth opened and closed "click, click, click", which was very intimidating.
While bouncing, its giant tail swept, causing Hayata, who was busy firing, to stagger.
Although Hayata was not injured, he was still quite angry. He drew out his flying dragon sword 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 the harpoon to drag the still alive sand fish off the dragon boat.
“Hahahaha, leave these fat fishes to us!”
(End of this chapter)