Even the Naga on the periphery, though not heavily damaged by shrapnel and relatively intact, had their internal organs shattered by the shockwave of the explosion.
The detonation of the magic core bomb left a crater over a meter deep and about two meters in diameter on the beach, creating a scene resembling hell, littered with Naga corpses.
These Naga were the elite of the Merfolk, their combat power far exceeding that of ordinary Merfolk. While saying they could fight ten ordinary Merfolk at once might be an exaggeration, fighting five was certainly within their capabilities.
Nu Lin Jing Tao and his sister had harbored the same intention as Ling Tian and his group, keeping the Naga hidden as their trump card.
These Naga had always been stationed in their underwater base, the structure located three kilometers offshore. This time, they were deployed out of desperation. However, within minutes of encountering A Li, they were annihilated!
After finishing, A Li’s thoughts flickered, and she directly entered the Spirit Realm. When she emerged again, she was back in her room on the Ice Queen.
By this time, Ling Tian had also returned to the ship and immediately called Aurora and others for a meeting.
“Everyone, if we want to explore the ruins, we must defeat the Merfolk. Otherwise, whatever is inside those ruins will eventually fall into the Merfolk’s hands. Now, I plan to launch an attack on them!
Although they number in the hundreds, our harassment operations over the past few days have given us a rough understanding of the Merfolk’s true strength and have caused them considerable attrition.
I believe it is time to act.”
Everyone looked at Aurora Kuite, as Aurora was the spokesperson for this group.
To their surprise, Aurora smiled.
“Ling Tian’s intention is my intention. I will listen to Ling Tian. Whatever he arranges, we will do!
I believe in Ling Tian’s ability; he will not lead us astray!”
Seeing that the people present were still hesitant, Ling Tian continued, “Everyone, there is another significant benefit to going to war with the Merfolk.
There are over 700 espers on the island, from all over the world, including many capable individuals. If we can rescue them, they will owe us a favor, and we can even seize this opportunity to recruit some of them to strengthen our forces!
Furthermore, the reasons why the Merfolk have returned here, and how many of them there are, are all unknown. However, it is highly likely that humanity will engage in war with the Merfolk in the future.
If we are the ones to fire the first shot, the influence of the Frost Knight Order will expand unprecedentedly!”
The others nodded frequently after hearing Ling Tian’s words, clearly convinced by his reasoning. These people clearly did not think as deeply as Ling Tian.
Having been trained by several teachers since childhood, Ling Tian had learned to view issues from a macroscopic, long-term perspective. His viewpoints were naturally lofty and strategic.
Ling Tian turned to Captain Sven Song.
“Mr. Sven Song, our ship’s weapons are subject to strong interference in this water area. May I know if these weapons can be used normally now?”
“Mr. Ling Tian, due to severe interference with the navigation system, most of our advanced equipment such as missiles and torpedoes are practically useless.
Furthermore, the ship’s radar and fire control radar cannot be used normally.
However, the ship’s cannons, depth charge launchers, and anti-aircraft machine guns can still be used.
When this ship was designed, it took into account operations in complex environments, so some of our weapon systems and operating systems have backups.
For example, our main guns are equipped with mechanical and optical aiming devices, which can still be used when the fire control radar fails!”
Ling Tian pondered for a moment and then asked, “What weapons do the crew members have?”
“Several models of assault rifles, submachine guns, heavy-caliber sniper rifles, some light machine guns, and shotguns are available,” Captain Sven Song replied.
“Assault rifles and submachine guns are not to be used; they are unlikely to cause fatal damage to the Merfolk.
Equip our combat personnel with heavy-caliber shotguns, using slugs!
Also, use heavy-caliber machine guns and sniper rifles as much as possible. Only these large-caliber weapons can inflict fatal damage on those Merfolk!
The Merfolk have extremely tenacious survivability, and now we have discovered monsters among them that resemble the Naga sea monsters in your Western legends. These monsters have much stronger defenses than ordinary Merfolk. If you cannot kill them with a single blow, getting close to them means certain death!”
“Understood, I will immediately arrange for personnel to distribute weapons to everyone!” Captain Sven Song was very impressed with Ling Tian. He knew very well that without the intelligence provided by Ling Tian, they would likely have fallen into great trouble.
“There are still two hours until dawn. Dawn is when we will launch our attack!
Everyone, listen to my arrangements. My combat plan is as follows…”
…
At this moment, Nu Lin Jing Tao and his sister, Nu Lin Luo Yun, had arrived on the island. Upon seeing the horrific explosion site and the countless Naga corpses, Nu Lin Jing Tao was beside himself with rage.
“Bastards, these humans are too detestable! I will not let them go!
Sister, we can’t wait any longer. I will gather our forces now and kill all those humans!
I want to throw them into the sea one by one to feed the sharks. I will cut them to pieces and let them watch their bodies being eaten by sharks…”
Nu Lin Luo Yun frowned. She could sense that her brother had lost some of his reason.
“Brother, as long as those humans are still near the island, they cannot escape.
However, now is not the best time for revenge. We still need some time to prepare!
We should send people to investigate the location of those humans and then block their escape routes.
We will launch our attack tomorrow night, when darkness falls.
Human vision is severely impaired at night, which will reduce our losses!
If we act now, we will likely have to engage them during the day, in which case, we will lose our advantage and suffer greater losses!”
Although Nu Lin Jing Tao was extremely reluctant, he had to admit that he could not refute his sister’s reasoning.
The strength of these humans had exceeded his imagination. If he did not take it seriously, it could lead to even greater casualties!
Nu Lin Jing Tao gritted his teeth, “Alright, I’ll listen to you. Let them live one more day. Tomorrow night, I will make sure all those humans become dead men, not a single one will be spared!”