Su Ran stood firmly atop the flagship, watching as that bizarre energy beam, radiating an aura of destruction, hurtled toward them like a thunderbolt. His heart contracted sharply. Yet, the composure forged from years of galloping across battlefields and surviving countless brushes with life and death allowed him to regain his calm in a fraction of a second. With a gaze like a torch, he keenly perceived the cataclysmic destructive power contained within the energy beam. If the flagship were to take a direct hit, it would be instantly pulverized into nothingness, with consequences too grim to contemplate.
"Hard a-starboard! Full speed, evade!" Su Ran's voice rang out like a booming bell. The command was firm and resolute, echoing through every corner of the flagship like a heavy hammer. Under the Captain's precise control, the flagship moved like a massive yet agile beast, violently swinging hard to the left and carving a huge, graceful arc across the churning waves. The energy beam whistled past the edge of the flagship—like the scythe of the Grim Death grazing dangerously close—and exploded violently on the sea not far away, kicking up colossal pillars of water dozens of stories high. The immense shockwave struck the flagship like an invisible frenzy, causing the hull to sway violently as if it might capsize at any moment. The soldiers aboard nearly lost their footing amidst the severe rocking, instinctively grabbing onto whatever objects were closest to them.
However, the…
Chapter 56