Chapter 539: Lost Path

Ah, finally over.

Nengdai sheathed her long blade, watching the Siren heavy cruiser gradually sink ahead, and let out a long breath.

"Let's clean up the battlefield and retreat quickly." Bumblebee looked at the distant fog and said, "This place is really unsafe, and these mass-produced armors are too thick."

"Normal, this is a fleet from a corrosion level six sea area; if it were like a corrosion level four fleet, that would be problematic." Nengdai said to Bumblebee.

Hai Lun Na took out emergency repair tools, helping the nearby destroyer recover from the damage it just suffered, while saying to Bumblebee.

"Our emergency repair tools are also running low; we need to find the commander quickly, otherwise dragging on will cause casualties."

"I suddenly miss Du Jiao Shou; if she were here, we wouldn't be using our emergency repair tools so quickly." Biaoqiang said.

Bumblebee was speechless: "I also wish the kitchen goddess were with us, but that's impossible now. Unless we find the commander's location, our supplies will only grow more scarce."

"It's all us; we're too weak. If we were stronger, we wouldn't have to consume so many emergency repair tools." Stanley said embarrassedly.

"Don't say that; since our birth we've all had weak moments, and even though you're weaker this time, you still came to participate in this sortie, which already makes you strong." Bumblebee shook her head.

"Hmm, we should now cheer up and find the commander." Hai Lun Na said, "Then we can……"

"But the key is we don't even know where the commander is now; this sea area is so vast, we've been retreating for so long that we haven't even seen the command ship where Independence is stationed—have we gone off course?" Portland said, feeling disheartened.

"But I clearly remember this route; how can we not find it?" Bumblebee scratched her head and said.

"I think it's this sea fog that's made us lose our sense of direction; although we've been retreating, perhaps we haven't been moving in a straight line at all." Nengdai said to everyone.

"Sorry, everyone; although I'm just beginning to awaken, I haven't fully awakened yet. If I did awaken, my radar would surely be much stronger and could definitely help everyone." Hai Lun Na said with some self-reproach.

"Don't say that, Elder Sister Hai Lun Na is already formidable; if it weren't for you precisely determining each enemy ship's position for us, our damage would certainly have been greater." Biaoqiang hurriedly said.

"All right." Bumblebee then said to everyone, "Since we've finished resting, let's continue retreating; this time we'll choose a new direction, hoping to meet the commander."

"Hmm." Everyone nodded.

Immediately, Bumblebee led everyone toward another direction……

On the other side, North Carolina and the others were sailing on the sea.

"When will we meet them? I feel like we're getting farther and farther from the commander." Baltimore said to everyone.

"I don't know, but we must find them. Didn't Cleveland say that? Their supplies when they set out were already limited, and after that recent battle they'll certainly have been used up."

"If they encounter another battle at sea, with a few low-grade shipgirls still accompanying them, their supplies will be consumed even faster."

"We need to find them quickly; that way, with full combat power and supplies guaranteed, at the very least we can hold a point in the sea together with them." North Carolina said.

"Hmph, if I find out which Siren humanoid is behind this, I'll definitely make her taste the power of my big guns!" Washington said, feeling suffocated.

As someone who solves everything through battle, this aimless searching makes her a bit frantic. Compared to that, she'd rather charge into the enemy ranks and really go all out.

While Washington was complaining, San Juan and Cleveland ahead spoke in unison: "Watch out for the enemy, disperse!"

Instinctively, everyone who received the order scattered in all directions.

And just as everyone had left their original position, a bright shell landed where they had been sailing, blasting up a towering column of water.

"Enemy attack, prepare for battle!" North Carolina immediately turned her gun barrel toward where that shell had come from.

"Finally you've shown up, Sirens—let me let you taste my big guns!" Washington said fiercely, at the same time turning her gun barrel toward the previous direction.

Boom—boom!

A burst of gunfire rang out; high-explosive shells, bright with light, shot from the two guns' muzzles, speeding toward the distance.

Baltimore waved her hand: "All ships, ready formation, begin the charge."

Yes!

Everyone quickly spread out, ensuring their own shells wouldn't harm others, then rushed full speed toward the fog ahead.

Immediately, a squadron of blue-black mass-produced warships appeared before their eyes.

The battle here also finally broke out!

Since this shipgirl squad was specially sought out by Enterprise as a rescue team, their own strength is already very strong; moreover, there's North Carolina, a fully experienced shipgirl, and Washington, nearly as experienced.

Their strength is evident at a glance; even if the enemy warship is a powerful new mass-produced type never seen before, their assault is still just as swift.

For a moment, the intense roar of artillery and the explosive blasts of torpedoes striking warships intertwined between sea and sky.

Although the enemy fleet had mass-produced aircraft carriers, all the carrier aircraft that flew in were shot down by Sheng Di Ya Ge and company using anti-air guns; the anti-air fire of the Atlanta-class at that moment was like a solid defensive net, firmly trapping the enemy carrier aircraft outside the anti-air perimeter.

With no enemy carrier aircraft to harass them, North Carolina and Washington went all out, sinking the enemy warships in their field of view one after another.

Soon, this small squadron of Siren warships was swiftly wiped out under everyone's concentrated fire.

"Ha, indeed nothing lifts the mood like wiping out the enemy!" Washington said, looking at the enemy warship wreckage slowly sinking before her, her face bright with a delighted smile.

"Ah, what a splendid battle; if the commander were here, he'd surely praise us a few words." North Carolina said with a smile.

"Hehe, I'm sure the commander would commend us given his nature." Baltimore laughed, saying, "But speaking of which, these mass-produced types are indeed far stronger than the ones we usually wipe out!"

"Indeed, it looks like we need to find Hai Lun Na and the others quickly, or else we'll really be in more danger than safety." Cleveland said.

"Hmm, after we clean up the battlefield, we'll set out!"

Yes!