Volume 4 Chapter 200: The Deep Sea Fleet That Was Destroyed After Courting Disaster
Translator: The Light
Edits by Lord Immortal
In the sea, the mysterious fleet, which had gained a favorable position, began sh.e.l.ling at Bella’s Demon King Fleet. Magic-guided cannons were fired from the bow of the tortoise-sh.e.l.l wars.h.i.+p. Since they were in a downwind position, the power and range of the magic-guided cannon increased substantially, and many Leviathan Beasts were hit by them.
Unfortunately, the magic-guided cannons didn’t have an effect on the Leviathan Beasts. Soon, they were blocked by the defensive barrier and exploded on the energy s.h.i.+eld. Bella’s mysterious fleet didn’t fight back, though. Her entire fleet turned around to bypa.s.s this unknown convoy.
In the deep sea, a colossal figure and countless strange shadows were moving rapidly. Bella had ignored the attack of this fleet because she was in a hurry to lend support to the Phantom Fleet. However, she also sent two Abyss Demonic Kings, Disaster of The Seas Krakent and Resentment of The Seas Abigail, to teach this mysterious naval force a lesson. They had to pay the price for daring to attack Bella’s fleet.
On the flags.h.i.+p of the Deep Sea Fleet, Princess Tiffany of one of the Deep Sea Empires, Atlantis Empire, was observing the mysterious fleet in the distance through a telescope. The attack command hadn’t been given by her but by Prince Dierka, the chief commander of the force.
“Older brother, that mysterious fleet doesn’t seem to be Siren King McMillan’s. Isn’t it a bad idea to launch such a rash attack? What if they are...”
“Who cares! Just attack them. Can’t you see they have already retreated? The strength of our Deep Sea Alliance is beyond doubt. Let’s quickly end this battle as the landing troops on the east coast of the continent also need our support. Those humans who know magic are a nuisance to deal with!”
Deep Sea Prince Dierka looked confident. Now that the representative of the Atlantis Empire’s peace faction, Princess Tina’s whereabouts were unknown due to the a.s.sault of Siren King McMillan, no one could contradict him any longer.
His only regret was that Princess Una, a hardline faction representative who also advocated war from the next Empire, had suddenly disappeared recently. The plan to invade the humans was long overdue, and the Beastmen had been ahead of the Oceanic Race for many years.
This time, the human Imperial Alliance was facing the tension of the north and south war. With the attacks of the Beastmen and the demons, they wouldn’t have the time to account for the defense of the eastern coast. The Oceanic Race also needed to take advantage of the vibrant coastal areas of the human empires and make a profit. As for the reason behind attacking Bella’s mysterious fleet, it was simply due to the absurd motive of “taking a second glance at you amongst the crowd”.
This Deep Sea Fleet was mainly organized by Atlantis, one of the Deep Sea Empires, and had about two hundred thousand men. In order to obtain the right to command and take the lead in the invasion of the eastern part of the Human Continent, Atlantis Empire kept the other empires in the dark and “ran away” on its own.
Princess Tiffany didn’t have the same blind confidence as her brother. There was definitely a reason why the mysterious fleet didn’t fight back. Leviathan Beasts were powerful demonic sea creatures in the underwater world, and she didn’t believe they would flee because of a few magic-guided cannons.
“Older sister Tina, where are you now? If only you were here. Dierka, that idiot, is beyond hope. Even father...”
A strange noise came from the bottom of the turtle sh.e.l.l wars.h.i.+p as thick black tentacles pa.s.sed through the bottom of the s.h.i.+p, breaking through the turtle sh.e.l.l wars.h.i.+p, which was known as the strongest in the deep sea.
These black tentacles were the same as ordinary octopus tentacles, with many suckers on it that had a strong suction force. The members of the Oceanic Race in the turtle sh.e.l.l wars.h.i.+p were drawn directly into them by the invisible suction force.
“My... eyes... hurt. Help! This thing...”
“My legs... Quickly climb! This is the devil...”
A horrifying scene played out on the s.h.i.+p. The Oceanic soldiers who were swallowed by the suckers were dissolved and absorbed by the digestive juice secreted by them. There were no bones left behind, only corpse water.
Tiffany turned to the command position. Her brother, Prince Dierka, chief commander of the Deep Sea Fleet, had long been scared away. Right then, this guy ran faster than anyone else. The mysterious suction force didn’t pull Tiffany away, only the other deep sea soldiers who had now become food.
The entire Deep Sea Fleet was attacked by Disaster of The Seas Krakent. Many of the thousands of turtle sh.e.l.l wars.h.i.+ps were entangled by the black tentacles and dragged to the bottom of the sea. The Oceanic soldiers who fled in fear were attacked by the monster fish, Abigail and her clones. These unfortunate fools who thought they were lucky were soon killed or eaten alive.
The magic-guided cannons had become useless at this moment. At the beginning of designing the magic-guided cannons of the Deep Sea Fleet, they were made to be the fixed kind that couldn’t rotate. After being attacked by Disaster of The Seas Krakent, the cannons couldn’t be turned to aim at the tentacles from the sea, changing into mere gaudy ornaments.
The protective sh.e.l.ls on the decks of many turtle sh.e.l.l wars.h.i.+ps had been destroyed by Krakent’s black tentacles. The clones of the deep sea strange creature, Abigail, took the opportunity to fly up to the upper decks to kill the Oceanic soldiers who had fled there.
“These demons don’t belong to the Siren Race. Dierka, that idiot, has provoked... This is...”
Tiffany had just arrived on the deck, but before she could even stand properly, a three-meter long small version of the deep sea monster fish emerged from the sea, flew to the upper deck, and pounced on her. Princess Tiffany responded in a timely manner, quickly spreading a dark-blue ice s.h.i.+eld.
However, the ice s.h.i.+eld was. .h.i.t by the strange deep sea fish with a bang. For Abyss Demonic King Abigail’s clone, this magic s.h.i.+eld was a mere paper tiger.
“How is that possible? Save...”
The other Oceanic soldiers on the deck of the flags.h.i.+p could do nothing. They were unable to save themselves, much less lend support to Tiffany. At last, they could only watch their princess fall into the sea after being hit by the deep sea monster fish.
“Abigail, don’t kill the mermaid. Lady Bella has always like this sort of war trophy. If you finish her off, you will be laid off! Sally can replace you at any time!”
“Mmm, thank you, brother Krakent. I almost ate her just now. To avoid any accidents, I’ll leave her to you. My only ability is to eat people, so I don’t have a way to capture them.”
Under the “dirty deal” between the two Abyss Demonic Kings, Princess Tiffany was taken away by Krakent’s tentacles before she could turn into a mermaid. Aside from her, the other Oceanic soldiers weren’t so lucky. She was the only girl in this entire fleet, so the others were of no value to the Demon King. Therefore, they had no room for redemption.
This Deep Sea Fleet had initially intended to support the invading armies of the Oceanic Race in the eastern part of the Human Continent, the Arcana nation, Aldridge Empire. Unexpectedly, due to bad luck, they met Bella’s mysterious fleet on the way. As a result, they launched the offensive first and were eventually destroyed by Abyss Demonic King Krakent and Abigail.
With the final collapse of this fleet of more than two hundred thousand soldiers, the Deep Sea Alliance’s attempt to “fish in troubled waters” had failed. Before long, the invading navy forces on the eastern coast of the Human Empire had to retreat in a panic because of the delay in the arrival of the reinforcements. The Imperial Army of the Aldridge Empire took the opportunity to launch an operation to chase after them and killed more than a hundred thousand navy soldiers.
Bella didn’t know that her actions had once again accidentally saved the Human Imperial Alliance. On the northern front, the coalition forces of the Octavia Empire suffered multiple counterattacks by the Demonic Imperial Alliance. They were repeatedly defeated and had to withdraw. The two male Saviors who entered the war only managed to ease their situation in the war slightly.
The defeat of the Oceanic Race and the Beastmen allowed the Human Imperial Alliance to win a temporary victory in the south and east battlefields. The Human Imperial Alliance, which had been greatly relieved, was able to concentrate all its strength to resist the invasion of the Demon Imperial Alliance.
Bella’s feats weren’t recorded in the later history books of the Human Empire. The defeat of the Beastman was attributed to “inexplicably encountering the Departed Spirits disaster”, while the Oceanic Race’s navy reinforcement troops weren’t mentioned at all. There were few who had seen the reinforcement fleet. However, even if they knew, those historians, who made it up as they went along, would probably attribute the failure of the Oceanic Race to the Disaster of The Seas.
This time, besides losing thousands of wars.h.i.+ps and more than a hundred thousand Oceanic troops, the Atlantis Empire had also “compensated” Bella with the sole princess left that could be used for a political marriage. Amid the disaster, only half of the imperial soldiers were lucky enough to escape. Since then, the position and prestige of the Atlantis Empire amongst the empires of the Deep Sea Alliance had declined sharply, and the political influence of the Deep Sea Alliance on those empires began to change.
In the forest on the back of the Dragon Turtle King, Bella went on with her party on the seas. The new swimming pool was a small lake that was crystal clear and had a depth of less than half a meter, not much different from the average swimming pool.
The turtle island wasn’t very different from other islands except for the fact that it moved on its own. Holy Swordsman Cynthia and the other beautiful girls played in the water on the banks of the small lake, while Bella herself had moved to higher ground on the back of the turtle island. She was watching the enemy from an observation tower more than ten meters tall.
“Honorable Demon King... please spare them. The fleet belongs to the Atlantis Empire, and they have no malice.”
“Don’t bully Tina. Meanie, come at me if you’ve something... Wait, you really came! No, I was wrong... I was just...”
“Princess Tina, your fleet fired magic-guided cannons at my forces for no reason! How can I leave it like that?! Also, Una, stop being so stubborn! Your feet are already trembling, but you’re still...”
On a large coral bed, Deep Sea Princess Tina and Princess Una were imprisoned and were being played with by Bella here. When they went out to sea, Bella didn’t forget the two Oceanic princesses either and took them out for a pleasant trip.
Tina and Una turned crimson. They lay naked on the bed, one on Bella’s left and the other on her right. Bella brought them closer and started making out. Their hands had been tied behind their backs with silk, so they had no way of resisting Bella and could only allow her to toy with them.
Bella was currently french kissing Una. She wasn’t a princess of the Atlantis Empire but of the Augustus Empire, right next to the former. For a long time, she acted as a spy lurking in Atlantis to collect intelligence.
Bella was a master at locating the sensitive areas of the Dragon Race. She had been intimate with many beautiful dragon girls, and it wasn’t long before Una “surrendered”. She was part of the Sea Dragon Race, and Bella knew all her hidden switches.
“Stop torturing me. Please, let me go; I was wrong. What are you going to do to Tina...? I don’t... No, there you go again.”
“Hmph, Una, it’s no use admitting your mistake. I just want to bully you; I want to bully you for a lifetime, so don’t think about escaping! Your body is already responding, and you still say that I’m pus.h.i.+ng you?”
“You’re wrong... Stop. You can’t touch me there. Please...”
Una finally collapsed on the bed as Bella put her down and kissed her affectionately on the forehead to appease her. After that, she embraced Princess Tina, who was already trembling, and got ready to continue “savoring” her!
Princess Tina wished she could cry at this moment. This female Demon King was such a pervert! Didn’t she say that she was here to observe military matters?! They were supposed to be looking at the view but ended up sleeping together! Tina wanted to cry, but the tears just wouldn’t flow. Bella had all sorts of means, and none of the girls she slept with were allowed to weep.
Bella didn’t like to see the girls who she was intimate with crying because she would feel really guilty. Therefore, she had her ways to keep the ladies who made out with her smiling the whole time.
“Tina, don’t worry! This isn’t your first time with me. Relax, I become even more excited when you’re nervous.”
“Honorable Demon King, can you concentrate on working?! Please stop, okay? You are not like a Demon King at all. You’re... “
“You’re right. But Princess Tina, I refuse to stop. This is one of my duties.”
Princess Tina’s “verbal attacks” had failed. Like Una, she was soon played till the point of lying in bed weakly. Bella tied them face to face with a red rope, so when they wake up, they could only look at each other in this shameful posture. If they wanted to break free, they had to rub their soft and sensitive, fair and charming bodies together. Bella was sure that she would eventually “bend” them.
This was the method Bella had personally tested on the Holy Maidens of the Radiant Church. After a long time, no matter how rigid a beautiful girl was, she would eventually be “broken”. Once their perverted, yuri natures were aroused, there was no way they could resist her in the future.
“Honorable Demon King... have you played... I’m sorry, how is your observation of the military situation coming along? The Deep Sea Fleet has lost more than half of its a.s.sets. Also, Master Krakent and Master Abigail are reporting that they’ve almost finished dealing with them.”
“That’s right, the deep sea monster birds in charge of long-range reconnaissance have found Miss Amy Beth and Miss Dorothea’s fleets, which are located in the April Sea not far away. They’re currently engaged in a battle with the fleet dominated by the Siren Race...”
“Quickly, go support them. Let Krakent and Abigail deal with the aftermath of the Oceanic Race. It’s up to them if they want to leave survivors or not.”
When Bella heard such urgent intelligence, she stopped playing with Deep Sea Princesses Una and Tina. She quickly put on her black bikini, casually slung on a black cape, and left.
The loli Dragon Turtle King, who came in to report, looked silly. She wanted to inform Bella that the Abyss Demonic Kings Krakent and Abigail had captured a little beauty from the Oceanic Race alive, but she had hurried away before she could say anything.
The waters of the April Sea were relatively calm, suitable for large-scale navy warfare. The Black Fleet, led by Ocean Demon King Victoria, had encountered resistance from the Phantom Fleet here.
The Phantom Fleet, which had started before the Black Fleet, obtained a favorable battle position under the command of Sea Demonic Dragon Amy Beth and New Moon Demonic Dragon Dorothea. As soon as the Black Fleet approached, it was attacked with cannons from the Phantom Fleet.
The naval battle here could genuinely be called a “great navy war”. Watching the scene of thousands of wars.h.i.+ps using regular cannons and magic-guided cannons, as well as the explosions from the crossing artillery fire, could excite and overwhelm anyone.
This was real marine warfare, not a scene where a wars.h.i.+p would explode after a fire and quickly sank to the bottom of the sea. In the sky above the battlefield, the sirens with flying abilities were engaged in careful hand-to-hand combat with flying demons in order to compete for air supremacy.
The intensity of the air combat was no less than the artillery warfare on the sea. From time to time, demon soldiers and flying sirens would be killed and “fall” directly into the water, stirring up large waves on the otherwise calm surface.
The waters of April Sea had been dyed red and black by the blood of demons. In the sea, the sirens and demon soldiers of the Demon King Coalition that dove underwater were engaged in an underwater scuffle. Every now and then, the bodies of the dead would surface.
These corpses were basically incomplete. More often than not, it was rare to see a residual limb floating to the surface of the sea. Most of the dead didn’t even have the chance to drift up and sank to the bottom of the sea instead.
Throughout April Sea, the sky above and the waters below were enveloped in a fierce battle. This unprecedented naval battle also wasn’t recorded in the history books of the humans. The navy of the Human Empires in the Other World was so terrible that they never had a proper marine battle.