Chapter 654-Spanish Invincible Squadron
Translator: ryangohsf
Editor: Nora
7th month, 24th day, Gibraltar Port.
Gibraltar Port was located on the north shore of the Straits of Gibraltar, and it was only a small sized port. The voyage squadron stopped for here for three days; however, there was still no progress in the search for Atlantis.
The voyage squadron's long stay had raised the suspicion of the Spanish squadron. Ouyang Shuo could clearly feel the number of Spanish warships patrolling the bay increasing by the day.
"Let's search for one more day; if we don’t find it by then, we will just leave!" Ouyang Shuo sighed. Although he had given Little Green a specific region based on the information revealed on the forums in his last life, they would still need a lot of luck to find it.
The night before they left, Little Green finally returned with an item that resembled a gas mark in its mouth. Ouyang Shuo was delighted, he knew that they had finally found Atlantis.
This ‘gas mask’, along with the special item that Gerald Pick had obtained in the last life were all special items from Atlantis, and its real name was ‘underwater breathing device’.
Players could freely move underwater with this item.
"Good job!"
Ouyang Shuo took the underwater breathing device from Little Green’s mouth. At the same time, he gave it a thumbs up. Four days and four nights of continuous searching was extremely exhausting even for a god beast subspecies like Little Green.
This little fellow had really gone all out in their search for Atlantis.
Nian!
This arrogant little fellow raised its head by 45 degrees and looked toward the heavens with an undeniable satisfaction in its eyes. Amusingly, although it had evolved into a subspecies of the Qilin, it still roared out ‘nian’.
One man and one beast, a perfect relationship.
Suddenly, Ouyang Shuo's eyes froze. He had finally noticed that Little Green’s back was bleeding, and a large section of flesh had fallen off, revealing even the bones.
Despite such serious injuries, the little fellow did not even make a sound.
Ouyang Shuo's senses were extremely sharp, and he immediately recognized that this definitely wound was not from fighting beasts but from cannon fire.
"Who did this?" Ouyang Shuo's voice had an obvious tinge of rage.
Wu!!
Little Green turned its head and looked outside the port.
Ouyang Shuo raised his head and looked, only to see a Spanish boat swiftly sail over.
"Them?"
Ouyang Shuo had basically confirmed that the Spanish Squadron were at fault.
Nian!
Little Green nodded with hate filled eyes.
Ouyang Shuo's emotional state suddenly calmed down, and a gentle smile appeared on his face as he rubbed Little Green's head, "Little buddy don't worry; I'll take revenge for you. Go tend to your wounds."
Wuwu!!
Little Green followed the medical doctor and left.
After sending Little Green away, Ouyang Shuo's eyes suddenly turned cold. He did not even turn his head as he said, "Send my orders down; the squadron shall enter a level 1 state of alert."
"Yes, my Lord!"
Chen Dameng, who had followed Ouyang Shuo all the way, was similarly furious when he saw Little Green’s injuries. During the Battle of Singapore, Little Green had slain the White Lion; these brutish warriors rarely saw such strength.
Now, some had actually shot their ‘baby’ with cannon fire, so how could they not be furious?
Chen Dameng bowed and swiftly left.
In less than 10 minutes, the entire voyage squadron had woken up.
After the squadron entered the Mediterranean, Ouyang Shuo had instructed them to maintain a low-profile. When they disembarked, they had used the identity of merchants.
However, now was the time to reveal their sword!
Archers, sword-shield soldiers, cannoneers, and the others swiftly got into position. The golden dragon flag flapped in the wind, and the war drums sounded out. Ouyang Shuo's motto was, ‘I won't harm people if they don't harm me; if they harm me, I'll leave them with nothing!’
Just as the voyage squadron was preparing to set out, the Spanish Squadron hurried into the port and charged toward Dragon Head.
On the warship, there was a middle-aged man with a white cap and a long mustache; he arrogantly asked, "Oi, did any of you see a green beast?"
Good fellow, he totally did not put the voyage squadron in his eyes.
However, who could blame him for being so arrogant? After all, the Spanish treated the Mediterranean as their back garden. Gibraltar Port was in the Spanish territory, which made them even more arrogant.
Recovering their past glory as an ocean superpower was always a dream of the Spanish players. In their eyes, how could the backward China compare to their invincible squadron?
"You all shot Little Green?" Ouyang Shuo asked calmly.
"Little Green?" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up and excitedly said, "Yes, that green beast. Damn it, it managed to escape after we hit it. It seems rare; we can definitely sell it for a good price if we catch it. Where's that beast now?"
"...."
When they heard these words, the 20 cannons on Dragon Head had already pointed toward the Spanish Warship. Ouyang Shuo looked toward the middle-aged man like he was looking at a dead person, "It is my contract beast."
"Oh!" The middle-aged man was astonished, but at least his head was not completely clouded, "Since that's the case, take care of it and don't let it run about."
"Turn back!" The middle-aged men turned back and ordered.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head, "Why? You hurt my contract beast and want to leave just like that?"
"What do you want? Don't forget that this is the Mediterranean; this is our territory!"
The middle-aged man still acted arrogant, but his tone had started to become stiff. It was not easy for them to meet such a beast, but in the end, they had to return with nothing. That itself had made the middle-aged man depressed.
In their eyes, not killing the green beast was giving the other person face. Who knew that the other person would want to find trouble with them.
"Leave your life!" Ouyang Shuo calmly proclaimed.
Haha! The middle-aged man broke out laughing like he had heard a huge joke, "Is your brain fried?"
Ouyang Shuo shook his head, not willing to waste any more words.
"Fire!"
Zheng He understood and immediately fired.
The cannon sounds masked the mocking laugh, shock, and curses of the middle-aged man. The sudden strike from Dragon Head had caught the Spanish Warship off guard. Before they could react, they had already sunk.
The ‘invincible squadron’ slowly sunk to the bottom of the ocean, along with the so called ‘Honor of the Spanish’.
When the other Spanish warships heard the cannon shots, they immediately reacted, gathering and sailing for the port.
"Form up!" Zheng He ordered.
With a wave of the flag, the squadron that had originally lined up together suddenly changed into a battle formation. The ‘swallow spread its wings’ formation that shocked the world during the Ming Dynasty had once again appeared on the seas.
"Strike!"
The squadron swiftly left the port and charged toward the Spanish warships.
There were only around 20 warships patrolling outside of the port, in front of the voyage squadron, they were not enough. Since they dared to charge over, it seemed like they had the support of the Spanish Invincible Squadron.
In their eyes, Shanhai City would not dare to start and all-out war. They rushed over to seek some answers for the warship that was sunk.
But they were wrong!
Ouyang Shuo knew that after he sank the first Spanish warship, their conflict would become unresolvable. The peaceful trading wishes of the voyage squadron did not mean that they had to give in all the way.
True peace often needed to be obtained through the blood of war. Giving in would not allow for true peace.
If Shanhai City wanted to open the trade route, they had to go through the Spanish Squadron that took charge of the Mediterranean.
Originally, Ouyang Shuo was not ready to go all out against them so quickly. However, the development of the situation did not give Ouyang Shuo much time to think, and he had to strike back.
"Since we have already done it, let's go all out." Ouyang Shuo muttered, "It's time to let the arrogant Spanish realize that their glory days are long over!"
The Mediterranean did not belong to the Spanish.
To maintain a smooth long-distance trading route, the Shanhai City Navy had to have warships in the Mediterranean to show their strength and make their presence felt.
Before this, Ouyang Shuo had not been able to find a chance. This little incident was the best opportunity, so how could Ouyang Shuo let it slip by? From the start till now, taking revenge for Little Green had become a secondary element.
……
One hour, just one hour.
The 20 odd Spanish warships that had charged over were all crushed, their warships floating on the surface of the water.
When they received the news, Gibraltar was thrown into an uproar. The Spanish Invincible Squadron main force would have gotten the news and were just rushing over.
"Lord, what should we do?" Zheng He asked.
During this encounter, although the voyage squadron had achieved victory, Zheng He's expression had not relaxed.
Strictly speaking, this was the first time they had faced an opponent of the same caliber. Moreover, the enemy cannons and handguns were a level higher in terms of both quantity and quality.
Although the voyage squadron had outnumbered them, they had paid the price of three Mengchong Warships and 10 cima boats.
This result was enough to wake Zheng He up. The road ahead of the voyage squadron was incredibly lengthy and to truly rule the seas was not a simple matter.
One must know that the strongest squadron in Europe was not the Spanish but the English.
"Take down Gibraltar Port and make preparations for a head on battle!" Ouyang Shuo ordered.
"Understood!" Zheng He nodded.
Gibraltar Port was only a small sized port. Although it was in a strategic location, it could not withstand the cannon barrage of the voyage squadron. That afternoon, the port had fallen under Shanhai City’s rule.
At the same time, a system notification sounded out in the ears of all the Spanish players.
"System Notification: China Region Lord Qiyue Wuyi has attacked Gibraltar Port, starting a country war, Spain has entered country war mode. Imperial City Madrid has entered a level 2 state of alert!"