At this moment, both ships looked utterly battered from the recent collision.
The yacht, after such a jolt, had all its remaining glass shattered and one side caved in significantly. The damage was so severe that leaks were inevitable, rendering this maritime masterpiece thoroughly ruined.
On the other hand, despite the wooden structure of the opposing ship, which should have disintegrated upon impact like an egg hitting a rock, the damage was surprisingly less severe than that of the yacht. Though there were large cracks on one side, the ship maintained its structural integrity! It was almost unbelievable!
Could such sturdy wood really exist in the world?
However, the Sea Wolf was not in as good a condition as it seemed.
In pursuit of ultimate speed, Nie Yun's brutal modifications had been excessively harsh, completely disregarding the ship's structural limits. The Sea Wolf's power system had been brutally reinforced, resulting in additional stress on the hull far exceeding the limits of a typical wooden sailing ship.
Unforgivingly, a regular ship would have fallen apart during such a savage acceleration.
Yet, the Sea Wolf's core had been reinforced by mechanical worms, and even so, the internal structure now groaned under the strain with creaks of distress.
After the violent collision, several main beams within the hull had fractured. If it were any ordinary ship, it would be declared wrecked at this point.
But for Nie Yun, with the mechanical worms at his disposal, the situation was different.
The Sea Wolf towered two or three meters above the yacht, and with the two ships closely pressed together, the people on the yacht could not see what was happening on the Sea Wolf's deck.
What unsettled everyone was that not only was there no light on the opposing ship, but after such a fierce collision, not a single sound could be heard from it, as quiet as a ghost ship!
Fortunately, this silence did not last long. A chilling voice filled with seemingly boundless rage suddenly emanated from the ship!
"Prepare the cannons!"
In that instant, some of the mercenaries who did not understand Chinese felt a slight relief—thankfully, there were people on the ship!
However, everyone who understood the meaning of the command turned pale with fear.
"No... it can't be?!" Captain Wei's face turned white as he muttered unconsciously.
He could clearly see that this was not just a medieval sailing ship, but a—sailing battleship!
As the incredulous gazes of all fell upon the ship, dozens of cannon ports opened with a roar. Silver-glinting cannons were pushed out in perfect unison, their dark muzzles now aimed directly at them.
"What the fuck!"
"Oh, damn it!"
"Take cover! Quickly, take cover!"
...
The deck was instantly thrown into chaos, but it was already too late.
"Fire!!"
At this command, twenty-five cannons on one side of the Sea Wolf roared in alternating succession!
"Boom boom boom!"
If there had been other ships on the sea at this moment, the scene would have been astonishing—a sailing battleship's cannons firing in sequence, with the yacht's upper decks being engulfed in flames.
Such close-quarters combat would be unremarkable in medieval naval battles, but encountering a modern yacht made it bizarre beyond belief.
Worried about injuring Chu Xiaoxiao inside, Nie Yun specifically avoided the core area of the yacht, only targeting the surrounding decks.
However, the nearby mercenary speedboat was not so fortunate. It was specifically targeted by Nie Yun, and with such close proximity, accuracy was hardly a concern. Dozens of shells struck the speedboat, and after a series of deafening explosions, it was almost unrecognizable, burning fiercely.
Some brave mercenaries stood their ground, but their submachine gun bullets merely ricocheted off the ship's hull with a clinking sound. Aside from a rocket hitting a cannon port and blowing a large hole, toppling one cannon, the mercenaries found themselves helpless against the Sea Wolf.
"A ghost ship! It must be a ghost ship!" cried a terrified mercenary, dropping his weapon and fleeing.
Even seasoned fighters were driven to the brink of mental collapse by such an inexplicable phenomenon.
The one-sided slaughter continued through three rounds of fire, with mercenaries either jumping into the sea or hiding inside the yacht to survive. Most perished in the barrage.
Captain Wei was not blessed by fortune this time and was tragically hit by a close-range explosive shell, his body mangled and bloodied on the deck.
He struggled to open his eyes, and Manager Wu's corpse lay not far from him, staring at him with unseeing eyes.
"This… this is… retribution!" Captain Wei shed his last tear of regret and took his final breath.
With the cannon fire ceasing, the yacht and the mercenary speedboat on the sea were ablaze, illuminating the surrounding waters.
"Little Wolves' Suicide Squad! Eliminate the remaining enemies! Go!"
At Nie Yun's command, dozens of small wolf robots dropped from the Sea Wolf and landed on the yacht.
However, these small wolves no longer bore their previously cute expressions, but rather appeared… tearfully forlorn?!
As soon as they landed, the small wolves, teary-eyed and panicked, scurried about wildly.
Well, they had no choice but to panic, as each small wolf carried a round shell roughly their own size on their back!
A mercenary hiding behind a collapsed iron frame looked around at the debris and bodies with lingering fear. Gripping his AK nervously, he crouched and peeked out.
"Hm?!" His first glimpse revealed a toy-like robot, about twenty centimeters tall, approaching him tearfully with tiny steps.
"Uh…" The utterly unexpected and bizarre scene caused his brain to momentarily freeze.
Then, in the next instant, the robot, like a lost child finding its parent, tearfully leaped into the mercenary's arms and clung tightly to his weapon strap.
The robot looked up with teary eyes full of fear and helplessness, and for a moment, even the hardened mercenary felt a surge of protectiveness.
Uh… if not for the bomb burning with a lit fuse on its back.
"Fuck!" (Annan language version)
"Boom!" After the explosion, the world fell silent…
This scene played out repeatedly on the yacht. Regardless of where the mercenaries hid, they were targeted by the Little Wolves' Suicide Squad, who launched suicide charges.
"Ah! This is atrocious!" Nie Yun watched from the Sea Wolf and sighed.
Little Wolf: "..." (Can you be any more shameless?!)