The silence that enveloped the bridge lasted for more than 10 seconds, with Captain Xima being the first to snap out of the terrifying poetic scene. The Colonel's excited smile crept across her lips as she grabbed the receiver and, suppressing her excitement, announced to the whole ship:
"Enemy ship sunk! We've sunk the eastern Charlesman Floating Battleship! We have sunk the Eastern Number!"
As the officers and soldiers regained their thinking abilities and logic resumed, they pondered the meaning of the captain's announcement and the scene before them. A wave of cheering erupted from the deck, turret, and cabin, one after another. The ground troops watching the battle also raised their guns in celebration.
