Chapter 922: Synchronized Cannon Fire

On the bridge, everyone watched the flock of flying dragons approaching, their expressions odd, even a hint of pity.

Maliwusi pointed at the barbarian on the green dragon and said, "Sir, he is the chieftain of the Mataji Tribe, named Kaimanshi."

"His strength is decent, but his mind isn't sharp," Lei En evaluated calmly.

Maliwusi let out a bitter smile in his heart.

Kaimanshi's power was more than just decent; over five hundred years ago he ascended to Saint Rank, and since the rise of the Mataji Tribe he has remained chieftain, dominating half of the Sain Plateau, the undisputed strongest barbarian on the plateau, with almost no rival.

A few years ago, I didn't even have the right to speak in front of Kaimanshi.

Measured by the human "extraordinary" rating, Kaimanshi surely exceeds th Level, even though I am now a Saint‑ranked strongman and have a set of custom power armor; I can't claim I could definitely defeat Kaimanshi.

Barbarians always speak with their fists, disliking thought; as soon as they see an enemy, no matter how powerful, they fear nothing and charge straight into battle.

Kaimanshi has never been defeated on the plateau and is accustomed to this style.

The Star Destroyer is also appearing in the world for the first time; Kaimanshi naturally doesn't recognize it, but can certainly see its overwhelming power. Yet he has no retreat— for his tribe and Bakhahalu, he must lead the charge.

This time, Kaimanshi is destined to hit a brick wall.

Still, Maliwusi feels no regret; for the awakening of Jiliman, Kaimanshi must die—and the faster, the better, so the Mataji Tribe can surrender sooner, reduce unnecessary casualties, and provide the gods with more faith power.

"Charge!"

"Brothers, help me bring down this iron lump!"

"To restore the dragon's glory, to the great Mother Dragon, may Tiayaxisi bless me!"

Kaimanshi's roar echoed across the sky.

Over a thousand poison‑blood flying barbarians on the dragon's back shouted the revered name of the evil Dragon Mother Tiayaxisi, their eyes blood‑red, entering a berserk state, a faint dark‑red mist emanating from them as they drew thick spears from the dragon's saddlebags, ready to hurl.

Hearing Tiayaxisi's name, Lei En and the others were unsurprised.

The Mataji Tribe has served the evil Dragon Mother for many years; it's no secret, and Maliwusi had already reported it.

Lei En glanced at Boerqi beside him; that guy is also a follower of Tiayaxisi.

The two Holy Soul Wizards also noticed.

"Um…"

Boerqi suddenly felt immense pressure, cold sweat breaking out on his forehead, and he forced an explanation: "Boss, I'm just habitually worshipping the Dragon Mother, not a fanatic; I'm only a shallow follower and haven't prayed to Her in a long time."

"If you still want to stick with me, you'd better convert to a benevolent deity," Lei En said lightly, though his words carried heavy weight.

The Golden Three‑Headed Dragon showed a look of difficulty.

Although he is only a shallow follower, he has worshipped Tiayaxisi for nearly four hundred years; a lifetime habit is not easy to change, and if he abandons the Dragon Mother, which god could he turn to? Yet Lei En kept staring, and the gazes of the two Holy Soul Wizards made him feel suffocated.

Before Boerqi could answer, Lei En averted his eyes and swiftly operated on the screen.

At this moment the Star Destroyer was less than fifteen li from Bakhahalu.

Kaimanshi rode the green dragon forward, already within the main cannon's range, but Lei En chose not to fire the main cannon, instead activating thirty‑two secondary cannons.

Each secondary cannon is an enhanced Electric Light Cannon, paired double, allowing up to sixty Electric Light Cannons to fire simultaneously.

Powered by the Titan Furnace, the Electric Light Cannons are stronger and have longer range.

Lei En designed a fire‑control system for the Star Destroyer, integrated by eight "brain‑chip" modules, fully automatic, operable remotely even when he's not on the bridge; a mere thought lets it attack any target within range.

Buzz—buzz—buzz…

The armor plates on both sides of the Star Destroyer unfolded, sixteen spherical turrets pushed out, the turrets spun rapidly, aligning both barrels forward.

The upper and lower armor each have eight Electric Light Cannons, whose barrels also swivel, aiming at distant incoming enemies.

The Star Destroyer's shape is triangular; its sides widen toward the rear, so each side‑mounted Electric Light Cannon enjoys ample firing arcs and can all fire at the same forward target. Likewise, the hull thickens toward the rear, letting the two front‑side cannons also attack frontal targets.

If enemies appear on the sides, half of the Electric Light Cannons can fire.

The only weaker spot is the rear, directly over the engine, where only four Electric Light Cannons mounted on the upper and lower edges can reach; firepower is insufficient, but the engine's high‑temperature flame stream alone is terrifyingly lethal, capable of turning everything to ash, so ordinary foes dare not approach.

Moreover, with the Star Destroyer's maneuverability, a slight turn can expose rear enemies to more Electric Light Cannons' firing arcs.

At this moment, the third‑level Titan Furnace is running at full power, massive energy surging out.

Electric Light Cannons have three firing modes.

Lei En selected the most powerful "Bombardment" mode, releasing all energy at once to cause an explosion.

On sixty‑four long barrels, the Titan rune array lit up.

The black muzzle gathered a blinding flash of electric light; as charge built, thick arcs of current burst forth, high‑frequency flickering, so bright one cannot stare directly. From afar, the Star Destroyer's hull was dotted with clusters of light.

Kaimanshi sensed the immense danger.

His green dragon was also keen; the dragon's innate instinct to seek profit and avoid harm told him not to fly forward any longer, so it subconsciously slowed its speed.

"Accelerate!"

"Give me the charge!"

Kaimanshi felt his mount's hesitation, clenched his legs, squeezing the dragon's neck; the dragon roared in pain and was forced to surge forward.

Yet Kaimanshi didn't charge mindlessly; he turned back and shouted, "Scatter! Watch out for the enemy's spells!"

The flock of dragons immediately dispersed, widening the gaps while maintaining a safe formation toward the target.

The aerial distance between the two sides shrank rapidly.

Soon Kaimanshi and his green dragon entered the Electric Light Cannon's range, but Lei En did not fire immediately; he slowed the charge, extending the usual ten‑second charge to twice as long, staying ready to fire at any moment.

Everyone on the bridge held their breath, eyes fixed unblinking on the approaching enemy.

Dragon wings trembled, gale howled.

Ten seconds later most poison‑blood dragons were in range; Kaimanshi's green dragon was less than three thousand meters from the Star Destroyer, practically within striking distance for a giant dragon.

The Electric Light Cannon's charge had reached its limit.

"Fire."

Lei En whispered, his voice low, almost to himself, yet everyone on the bridge heard it.

Almost simultaneously, thirty‑two double‑linked Electric Light Cannons unleashed a massive bolt of electric light.

In the next instant, people heard deafening cannon fire.

Boom—

Sixty‑four electric light cannon shells streaked across the sky like lightning and instantly hit their targets. The first to bear the brunt were Kaimanshi and his green dragon, who received focused attention from Lei En; eight squads of Electric Light converged from different angles, all bombarding him and the green dragon.

Boom!

Each Electric Light Cannon shell possessed power equivalent to a Nine-ring Technique; the moment it struck an enemy it exploded, unleashing countless energies and bolts of lightning.

The hard, magic‑resistant dragon scales held up for less than half a second before shattering.

Only the Legendary High-rank green dragon turned into a spray of blood and flesh in the sky; its wail was drowned by the explosions, vanishing like its life on the wind.

And this was only the beginning.

The remaining Electric Light Cannon shells fell into the trailing swarm of venomous flying dragons; each fired at a different target as if precisely calculated, uniformly bombarding the enemies. The explosions produced lightning, high heat and shockwaves, aiming to hit as many foes as possible for maximum killing efficiency.

Boom! Boom! Boom…

Within a second, dozens of explosions overlapped into a single roar; each burst in the sky resembled a firework, spreading in all directions and affecting flying dragons and barbarians over a span of more than a hundred meters. From the ground it looked spectacular.

Yet the barbarians caught in it felt it was a nightmare.

They and the venomous flying dragons could not resist the attacks at all.

If they were hit directly, they vanished instantly, leaving no corpse and no pain. Even if not struck, a graze from an Electric Light Cannon shell—a bolt of lightning, a streak of electric fire, or a shockwave— killed most barbarians and venomous flying dragons on the spot.

Only a few escaped the disaster, but they were gravely wounded and fell.

One volley of simultaneous fire ended.

It was only the first wave; the Mataji tribe's dragon cavalry, which had roamed the plateau for centuries, had already suffered over seventy percent casualties.

The remaining dragon riders were the lucky ones, flying at the edges of the formation.

But they were already terrified; before the barbarians could react, the surviving venomous flying dragons mostly went berserk, screaming nonstop and fleeing like headless flies. Some barbarians tried to regain control of their mounts, only to be thrown off by the maddened dragons.

"Run, quickly!"

The dragon riders shouted in despair, but it was already too late.

The Star Destroyer's secondary cannon fired again; in this round Lei En switched to a "rapid‑fire" mode, the muzzle spewing bolts of lightning, each barrel capable of launching five bolts per second, a rate too fast for the naked eye, and each bolt was equivalent to a Five-ring Spell.

The fire‑control system automatically locked onto the target, and the many muzzles adjusted their angles while firing.

Boom boom boom…

It took only a few seconds; the dense electric beams swept away the remaining dragon riders, and no venomous flying dragon remained aloft.

Terrified cries rang out in Bakhahalu City.

Tens of thousands of Mataji people stared in stunned disbelief; they could not believe their eyes, as the tribe's strongest dragon riders were wiped out the moment they launched, without even touching an enemy.

Some Mataji barbarians hadn't even reacted, rubbing their eyes or heads hard, thinking they were dreaming.

"How could this be?"

"Great Dragon Mother, please protect your people!"

The Mataji tribe's confidence collapsed instantly, the whole city descended into chaos; some turned and fled, some hid in their homes' basements refusing to watch the battle any longer, while others shouted loudly, rallying the tribe to defend the city.

"Chief!"

"Everyone, look! The chief is still alive!" A barbarian, as if clutching a lifeline, pointed toward the Star Destroyer and shouted.

On the bridge, everyone except Lei En was stunned by the Star Destroyer's terrifying firepower.

Anxiwodasi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

As the founder of the Mo Du school, he specialized in spell potency and could discern the subtle brilliance of those two rounds of Electric Light Cannon fire better than anyone else.

Precision, speed, decisiveness!

It was as if each Electric Light Cannon had a person at its controls; sixty‑four people worked together, yet moved with the seamless unity of a single mind, making the most accurate judgments instantly, without any hesitation or delay, wasting no firepower, raising killing efficiency to its peak and maximizing the results.

This is pure art!

Anxiwodasi was even a little intoxicated.

Even compared to a Ten-ring Spell, the Star Destroyer's firepower dwarfs that of Weizelan's Fu Kong Cheng by a huge margin, and its attack efficiency is worlds apart.

The Star Destroyer's method of attack is simple; whether main or secondary cannon, its essence is an "Electric Light Ray", merely differing in application, yet the Star Destroyer has perfected it, far surpassing the flashy spells of Fu Kong Cheng.

Isn't this exactly the Mo Du school's casting philosophy!

Anxiwodasi glanced at Lei En, feeling quite pleased; he was indeed his most prized student. Though Lei En's way of practicing the Mo Du school's principles differed from the norm, his results surpassed any Mo Du wizard, even making Anxiwodasi feel inferior.

The others present didn't think that deeply; they had only one thought: the Star Destroyer is too powerful!

"Kaimanshi!"

Malius shouted suddenly.

A towering figure burst from the blood and flesh of the exploded green dragon—it was Kaimanshi, the chief of the Mataji tribe.

His ornaments and leather armor were blown away; his naked body was a blur of blood and flesh, rapidly healing. Only two items remained: a massive heavy sword in his hand and a fiery red mask that had somehow ended up on his face.

The red mask bore patches of dragon scales, exuding a powerful red‑dragon aura.

"Roar!"

Leaping high into the air, Kaimanshi let out a dragon's roar; massive fire‑element energy gathered, a layer of dragon scales appeared on his skin. Simultaneously his body swelled to three meters tall, forming a crimson armor; his ten fingers became dragon claws, a thick dragon tail sprouted from his back, and backward‑sweeping dragon horns grew from his head, making him look like a humanoid giant dragon.

Oluoyin said in a deep voice, "Dragon Sacrificial Mask!"

Lei En also reacted.

Kaimanshi is a member of the Dragon‑Worship Cult, and his rank must be high; otherwise he wouldn't possess a Dragon Sacrificial Mask forged from the soul of an ancient red dragon.

The Eight-barrel Electric Light Cannon locked onto Kaimanshi during his transformation and fired a volley; eight straight Electric Light Rays struck the target, nearly piercing his dragon‑shaped armor, but at the last moment a blaze erupted from Kaimanshi's feet, engulfing his body, and in an instant he vanished into the air.

The next second, the half‑human, half‑dragon Kaimanshi appeared above the Star Destroyer, brandishing his great sword, charging toward the highest point of the bridge.

To the people on the bridge, the wildly ferocious Kaimanshi rushed straight at them, causing their faces to instantly turn pale.

Only Lei En remained calm, continuing to operate on the screen.

(End of Chapter)