Chapter 985: Progress

Hai Lun Na in the room narrowed her eyes, just as Qin Ge had guessed; she indeed received Bisimai's information in Zhenhai, and at the same time received the same information.

This wasn't intentional; it was merely an instinct. For her, within her range, no information could escape her radar.

However, she did not react immediately, but wanted to see how Qin Ge would decide on this matter.

Although her body had radar that could capture all information, it had no effect on their whispered words. Only after Zhenhai left Qin Ge's room and transmitted that information via the communicator did Hai Lun Na's face show surprise.

Looking toward the direction of Qin Ge's room, Hai Lun Na whispered, "My commander, you are truly surprising; perhaps there are still things about you that I don't know."

Although full of doubts, Hai Lun Na could not just run over to question now; otherwise, how she read this information, their purpose, their plans would all be exposed.

Perhaps this silence is the best expression; after all, someday she will learn everything from Qin Ge.

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The battle continued.

After capturing the Siren Fortress, Bisimai arranged for everyone to undergo several days of recovery; once most had regained combat strength, combat in the sea area resumed.

Furthermore, with the Siren Fortress serving as a forward base, logistical supplies from Hawaii became continuous. This was the most crucial information for subsequent sea-area combat, and also the purpose for Bisimai to wage this battle.

Time flew by; after nearly One Month, the ships under Bisimai's command finally gained full control of the E Sea Area and began advancing toward the D Sea Area.

Meanwhile, during this period, a shocking great battle likewise erupted in the Siren Fortress located in the A Sea Area.

Naturally, the main forces of this great battle were the ships led by Qin Ge, the Arbiter Tianpa Lan Si, and the Constructor.

Because Qin Ge's method was very conservative, he almost only attacked after clearing the larger Siren outposts in the sea area and controlling most of it, before launching an assault on the Siren Fortress.

Since he did not adopt the same offensive strategy as Bisimai, there was no need to consume a large amount of the Main Force Fleet for surface defense.

All of the Main Force Fleet were concentrated in the assault on the Siren Fortress; thus, in a sense, the force of this attack on the Siren Fortress was somewhat stronger than the force Bisimai originally possessed.

However, even with such great strength, when fighting the Arbiter Tianpa Lan Si, they still felt some strain.

After all, an Arbiter equipped with an overload module is not something that can be easily defeated.

Compared to the Arbiter Sitelian Kus, Tianpa Lan Si's abilities lay in concealment and controlling carrier aircraft. Fortunately, Qin Ge's side inherently possessed Yujin Hai Lun Na, whose radar detection ability was very strong; thus, despite Tianpa Lan Si's strong concealment, she was still ferreted out.

The great battle lasted a considerable time, after all; aside from the Arbiter, Tianpa Lan Si, the Constructor as an experimental agency was also highly skilled at concealment, and her combat style resembled that of a submarine, making her hard to catch on the fortress's sea surface.

This was a tug-of-war; its duration far exceeded the time of Bisimai's decisive battle against the Arbiter Sitelian Kus.

Although they suffered considerable damage, they ultimately still obtained victory in the battle.

After securing the fortress war victory, Qin Ge did not have the shipgirls continue the offensive; instead, he halted for rest and rotation, allowing only a portion of the shipgirls to rotate in combat, thereby strengthening control over the A Sea Area.

Subsequently, a supply line was established from the Gangqu to the Siren Fortress; only after all damaged shipgirls had recovered did they continue large-scale control.

This approach may seem slow, but its actual effect is also quite evident. Steady progress enables the fleet to better control the entire sea area, so when launching an offensive against the B Sea Area, the A Sea Area already has no rear concerns.

At this time, Bisimai and her group also encountered some troubles; moreover, even before the Arbiter appeared, the fleet had already suffered some losses.

The Arbiter Hemite can manipulate consciousness and perception. Therefore, for some shipgirls with wavering will, when she appeared bearing an enhanced overload module, they were ensnared.

Although such ensnarement does not mean these shipgirls rebel and become her enemies; rather, it causes their inner minds to be overwhelmed with illusions, losing themselves.

This leads to diminished morale and reduced combat power, making advance difficult for the fleet operating in the sea area.

Upon learning of this situation, Bisimai quickly found Yujin's Feilong and informed her of the circumstances.

"Perception control, manipulating consciousness? Does it feel like being immersed in fantasy, unable to extricate oneself?" Feilong's eyes flashed as she asked Bisimai.

"It seems you already know which Arbiter this is." Bisimai felt relieved; Feilong being able to say this shows she surely understands the situation and is even more likely to know exactly which Arbiter it is.

"Well, the only Arbiter capable of this is Hemite. Her ability makes people intoxicated in fantasy, unable to distinguish reality from virtual, leading to diminished will and reduced combat power." Feilong said.

"Hemite?" Bisimai narrowed her eyes, "But when we previously fought her, she did not display such ability."

Indeed, when they first clashed in the Atlantic Ocean, Hemite did not display such ability, so Bisimai never even considered it as belonging to her.

Feilong shook her head, "Back then your forces were far too weak; even if you attacked with all your might, the damage inflicted would be minuscule, negligible to her."

We, however, have often fought her and understand her methods far better than you; thus, for us, trying to use her ability to bewilder and confuse us would be futile.

Even if we were bewildered, others would promptly awaken us, so performing such thankless efforts would be unnecessary for her; this is also why, in our initial Atlantic Ocean battlefield, she did not employ such ability.

However, now that your strength has increased, you can inflict damage on the Arbiters, even defeat them; they have therefore added you to their targets, and moreover, you have never witnessed her skills, making you the most susceptible.

This time, the effect was achieved entirely through surprise.

"I see, then what should we do now? Because of this, our advance into the sea area has become very slow." Bisimai said.

"Like this…"