110: A 20,000-ton impact! Slice your keel like butter!

"Ahhh!!!"

Inside the "ship", the violent vibration threw everyone who hadn't managed to grab hold into the air.

Pipes in the corridors burst, steam gushed out, and alarms blared in unison.

This giant vessel felt as if it had been kicked hard in the stomach.

The entire hull shifted and tilted violently on the sea, letting out a groan as if it were on the verge of disintegrating.

And at the very center of the impact...

Although black iron also shook violently...

Under the cushioning of the Fluid Control field and the energy absorption of the Biological Armor, it sustained no substantial damage.

It was like a vicious wolf that had bitten its prey's throat and refused to let go, pressing firmly against that massive wound.

"Sploosh—crash!!"

Seawater poured frantically into the bottom hold of the "ship" through that terrifying, meters-wide gash.

"It... it crashed in..."

Lao Chen scrambled up from the floor, looking at the twisted, sparking wreckage of the enemy vessel outside the porthole, feeling his scalp tingle.

This was true naval warfare.

No whistling missiles, no cunning electronic warfare.

Only the collision of steel against steel, the most primitive, barbaric, and effective kinetic slaughter.

"It's not over yet."

Jiang Ran wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth that had overflowed from the impact, his gaze becoming even more frenzied.

"This is just sticking the knife in."

He glanced at the bow deeply embedded in the enemy ship's belly, then at the wound that was frantically swallowing water.

"Now, we're going to turn the handle."

"Churn it up completely."

..."Reverse! Reverse quickly! We're going to get stuck!"

Lao Chen heard the hair-raising sound of metal grinding around them.

Seeing the steel plates constantly being squeezed and deformed, he instinctively wanted to pull the reverse lever.

At the moment the two ships collided, the massive reactionary force nearly locked them together.

Right now, black iron was like a nail driven into a wooden board; if the opponent sank, it would likely drag them down to the seabed together.

"Don't retreat."

A cold hand pressed down on Lao Chen's wrist.

Jiang Ran's gaze was terrifyingly cold; not only did he not order a retreat, but he pushed the throttle open even further.

"Hold it. Maintain contact."

"As you can see, our horn has pierced through.

Now is when we are closest to its heart."

At this moment, the bow of black iron was deeply embedded in the side of the "ship".

From this position, through that hideous metal rift...

One could even see the exposed pipes and flickering emergency lights inside.

As well as the thickest part supporting the structure of the entire 20,000-ton giant vessel—the Main Keel.

That was the ship's spine.

Once it snapped, this massive body would be instantly paralyzed.

"Main gun depression, negative fifteen degrees."

Jiang Ran's voice sounded exceptionally clear in the trembling cabin: "Target lock: Keel structural segment."

On the foredeck, the electromagnetic railgun, still emitting residual heat, slowly lowered its muzzle according to the command.

Its dark barrel was almost directly pressed against the torn wound of the "ship".

This was "zero-distance shooting" in the truest sense.

No air resistance, no ballistic deviation. This was an execution.

"No... don't..."

Perhaps it was the people in the bridge opposite. Through the monitors, they saw this scene of despair,

A cacophony of pleas for mercy and screams came over the radio,

But amidst the violent thunder, all of this seemed so faint.

"This is war."

Jiang Ran didn't hesitate for a second, his finger pulling the trigger heavily: "No mercy."

"Boom—!!!"

This time, there was no earth-shattering explosion or fire, only a dull thud so deep it felt like a sledgehammer hitting the chest.

A full-charge Tungsten Alloy Armor-Piercing Shell exited the barrel at a distance of less than five meters, carrying immense kinetic energy.

It accurately and ruthlessly struck the already overburdened Main Keel.

"Crack—!!!"

In that instant, everyone heard a clear sound of snapping.

The sound wasn't loud, but it made the soul tremble.

Because it meant that the spine of this 20,000-ton steel beast had been broken by force.

"Creeeaaak—bang! Bang! Bang!"

It was a sound more grating than an explosion.

It was like countless steel bars being pulled apart simultaneously, with countless rivets flying between the bulkheads like bullets.

With the Main Keel blown apart at close range, the behemoth known as the "ship" finally lost its last right to defy gravity.

Its once solid hull structure...

Now, like a piece of soft meat that had lost its skeletal support, it began to undergo a terrifying distortion in the storm.

"Reverse! Full speed breakaway!"

Watching the rapidly collapsing steel wall in front of him, Jiang Ran slammed the control lever back.

black iron was like an assassin who had completed a fatal strike.

It quickly withdrew its blood-stained fangs.

Using the counter-thrust of the Water-jet Thrusters, it skillfully slid backward before those 20,000 tons of wreckage could completely collapse on them.

Just as they had retreated, nature's final blow arrived.

"Rumble—"

A freak wave thirty meters high, like a giant palm, heavily hoisted the bow and stern of the "ship".

This was a lethal physical torque.

The bow was lifted, the stern was lifted.

And the middle section, where the keel had just been broken, lost its buoyancy and support, plunging heavily toward the seabed under the pull of its own gravity.

"Crack—!!!"

That scene was both spectacular and cruel.

In this stormy late night, the 20,000-ton "ship" snapped into a giant "V" shape on the sea.

The deck split, and the bridge collapsed.

Countless lines were torn apart, spewing shrill steam and sparks.

Helicopters that hadn't had time to take off slid into the abyss like toys, and the screaming crowds were swallowed into the vortex like ants.

Seawater poured frantically into the break, making a terrifying swallowing sound.

In just a dozen seconds...

This steel beast, which represented the majesty of the Ark Fleet, turned into a pile of scrap iron sinking to the bottom of the sea.

"Is this your so-called 'Unsinkable Ark'?"

Jiang Ran stood before the command console, gazing coldly through the curtain of rain at the two sections of wreckage sinking rapidly.

Watching those elites who once stood high above, treating human lives like grass with their radar and missiles...

Now falling into the dark, cold seawater like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

Making meaningless struggles in the massive waves of the Category 17 Typhoon.

No mercy.

On the ocean of this Wasteland, weakness is the original sin.

"Let's go."

Jiang Ran turned around, no longer looking at the doomed ending. The blue light in his eyes slowly faded, returning to its usual depth:

"The spine is broken; even a god couldn't save it."

"To the next coordinates.

This sea area is destined to be reshuffled tonight."