Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 304 Preparations before the Attack

The hull of the Moby Dick began to tilt, and it was turning rapidly. Xia Ye and Tang Li grabbed the edge of the chart table to prevent themselves from losing their balance, but Yaha seemed unaffected, and used charcoal to steadily fill in the arc dotted lines representing the course of the Moby Dick one by one.

When the most curved part of the dotted line was completely filled with a solid line, Yaha once again gave the helmsman an order:

"Return the rudder angle to zero and turn on the afterburner!"

"Return the rudder angle to zero and turn on the afterburner!" the helmsman repeated, turning the steering wheel quickly to the right.

The ship, which had tilted to the left, gradually regained its levelness. A high-pitched roar came from the rear, and the pointer on the speedometer left the 240 knots position and slowly moved to the right.

According to the planned route, the Moby Dick will accelerate in a straight line to about 150 nautical miles to get as close to the whale school as possible, and then turn again according to the actual location of the whale school and enter the pursuit route.

This period of linear acceleration is the window for releasing the Strike Witches.

"Nana and the others have already started to return. The Strike Witches and engineers from formations 2, 3, and 4 are preparing for takeoff on the deck. I'll go down and 'recharge' them at the same time." Xia Ye said.

"Then I'll go to the watchtower and take over the No. 1 formation to track the movements of the whale school." Tang Li said.

"Are your eyes okay?"

"I can still feel the pain, but it's only for a short period of time, so it shouldn't be a problem."

Xia Ye and Tang Li left the cab, and a moment later, Ke Lun walked in.

"What do you want to talk to me about? Our ship just made a sharp turn?"

"We found traces of a school of whales." Yaha pointed to the sea chart and gave Coullen a general overview of the situation. Finally, he said, "I need you to command the Brunhill to speed up and cooperate with the Strike Witches who will attack later to hunt whales together."

"That's no problem," Carun said with a smile. "I've built so many whaling ships, and now I can finally drive one myself to hunt whales. I'm really looking forward to it. But..."

She looked down at the chart again.

"According to this arrangement, both the Strike Witches and the Brunnhill will leave the ship. What if it encounters other threats? The Moby Dick doesn't even have a single gun."

"There are the first mate, the woodcutter and me on board. At worst, there is a ship weighing tens of thousands of tons and a ram," Yaha said. "When you encounter prey, you should do your best to hunt it. Hesitating will only lead to failure."

Colen smiled again. "What you said makes a lot of sense, Captain Yaha. I will order the Berlenhill to speed up now. As for me, I will stay here and witness this hunt with you."

At the same time, on the rapid-fire gunboat HMS Brunhill.

The helmsman was surprised to find that Carunh had come to the wheelhouse. In her memory, this beautiful but scary girl had not often appeared here since she went out to sea, as if she was not the captain, but just a passenger.

"Turn on the afterburner and go full speed ahead," said Carran.

"what?"

"Turn on the afterburner and go full speed ahead," Carran said. "Do you need me to repeat it again?"

After taking a look at the other party's cold smile, the helmsman finally reacted: "Yes! Turn on the afterburner and go full speed ahead!"

She pushed the joystick to the bottom, and a roar and violent tremors appeared. Chris installed four thrusters on the light hull of the Berrenhill, which allowed its cruising speed to reach an astonishing 270 knots, and the maximum speed...

The needle on the speedometer suddenly jumped from 240 to 250, and then quickly passed 260. The Moby Dick outside the window was soon left behind, while the speed of the Brunswick continued to increase.

After a moment, the pointer entered the red area on the dial.

"The speed has reached 300 knots. Should we end the afterburner?" the helmsman shouted loudly amid the deafening roar.

"Keep going until I say stop." "But..."

"I say go ahead. This is the boat I built, and I know its limits."

"Yes……"

The pointer passed the 310 position and stopped at the 320 position - this was already the edge of the dial, and there was no room to go right. But the Burren Hill was still accelerating, and the hull was shaking so much that the helmsman could hardly hold the steering wheel. Carran stretched out his prosthetic hand to help him fix the rudder. At the incredible speed, the ram of the bow even rose slightly, smashing the clouds that were rushing towards it.

After half a minute that seemed like decades, the helmsman finally heard Carune's order: "Stop the boost."

She immediately reached out and quickly pulled the joystick back to the "forward four" position. The peculiar high-pitched roar of the afterburner state suddenly disappeared, the hull shook less violently, and the creaking sound of the metal structure came from all directions, as if protesting against the rough acceleration just now.

The helmsman finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master Kelun, what is our current speed?"

"The maximum speed of the Brunswick is about 350 knots," Carun said as he took out a kettle and a cup from his bag. "Would you like a cup of tea?"

The helmsman shook her head quickly. She had heard the rumor a long time ago: Lord Curran had many cups, and each cup came from a person who died in her hands. She even suspected that if she had not followed Curran's order just now, she would have turned into a cup.

Carun did not care about the helmsman's refusal, turned on the kettle and poured herself a cup of hot tea. She seemed to be in a good mood, and while sipping the tea, she explained:

"We have to be faster. Only in this way can we synchronize our attacks with the Strike Witches. Yaha's worries are justified. Compared with those flying kittens that have never experienced actual combat, the whale-hunting cannons on our ship are probably more reliable. If we arrive a moment earlier, perhaps there will be fewer casualties. You know, I don't like seeing dead people."

The helmsman didn't quite understand what Carunh was saying, but she understood the last sentence and nodded hurriedly: "Yes! I will definitely carry out your orders, Master Carunh!"

"Very good, I hope the hunt goes well and everyone gets a bigger share." Caren drank the rest of the tea in one gulp, took out her handkerchief, wiped the cup carefully and put it back in her bag. She went to the communicator and called the first mate on the ship:
"...Yes, I'm Kellen. Get all the gunners in position...Yes, get all those double-loaded magazines out and insert them in advance..."

click!
With a crisp sound, the engineer clapped his hands and crawled out from under the catapult rack.

"The burned blades have been replaced with new ones. Try starting it."

"Ah... OK, thank you..."

Saniya injected magic power into the propeller through her tail, and the fan began to rotate, making a low humming sound. There were no abnormal noises or unnatural vibrations, indicating that the fan blades were installed correctly.

"It seems that there is no problem..."

"That's good."

The engineer laughed, patted the cylindrical shell of the thruster vigorously, and walked towards the next Strike Witch.

The three formations of Strike Witches gathered on the deck, and with the addition of the Engineer and Xiuji, the originally wide deck became much more crowded.

Saniya once again looked at the sea of ​​clouds in the distance, and she found that doing so would make her less nervous. Since Nana had no time to return, she would be fully responsible for the front-line command of the three formations in the first wave of attacks that were about to begin.

This was her first time commanding so many people, and it was also the first time that the Strike Witches actually hunted a white whale... Saniya suddenly realized that she was always looking at the sea of ​​clouds, actually expecting Nana to come back early so that she could be freed from this position.

It's not okay to have such weak thoughts...

She thought with some self-blame, and turned her sight back to the deck, no longer trying to find any black spots appearing from the skyline. Above the bridge, a huge golden eyeball floated in the air. I remember that when it first appeared, it caused a small commotion, but now everyone is used to it, knowing that it is the contract ability of the second mate, used to observe the situation hundreds of miles away.

Since the eyeballs were raised, it meant that Nana and the others were indeed on their way back... Saniya found that her thoughts unconsciously turned to Nana again, so she had to stop thinking quickly.

Suddenly, there were exclamations around. Saniya looked up and found that a head bigger than her eyeballs had appeared above the deck at some point. Although this was not the first time they had seen it, the hair with hissing arcs of electricity and the huge eyes with bright lightning made people feel an inexplicable pressure.

She knew that it was Lord Xia Ye's ability, and its appearance represented a "charging" attack.

(End of this chapter)