The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

"Twenty degrees left! Aim the bow at the enemy's fortress! Prepare all gun ports on both sides! Your only targets are the soldiers on the ground! Qianyun! Follow my instructions and aim the main gun at the enemy!"

After making the final announcement to the Twilight People, Aarons issued several instructions in one breath.

Although he could use his mental power to transmit commands to everyone's brain, doing so would make his already overloaded brain even more stressed - in order to last longer, he had to start verbally giving orders.

But even so, he couldn't feel much relieved.

"Third Legion! Tell me how long it will take to complete the retreat!"

[In about thirty minutes, we will be able to reach the designated location and establish a defense line! Captain... please! ]

Thirty minutes... Even if thirty minutes in this world is not that long, how long can the Yumenhua last?

"Everyone, prepare for battle—"

Even though his mental strength was close to being overdrawn, Aarons still tried his best to cover every crew member with his mental strength.

Although he couldn't help much in the battle, this could at least slightly reduce the negative emotions of others.

"Target - Sunset Land Fortress! Both sides at maximum speed... Forward!"

The carbon-uranium engine made a roaring sound, and the surging magic power produced by the magic source furnace was transmitted to various parts of the ship through complex pipelines.

The huge black warship began to charge towards countless enemies.

……

[The enemy magicians seem to be dispersing! They want to use magic to detonate our shells in advance! ]

[Just speed up your reloading! If one round isn't enough, just fire another one! ]

When the Yumenhua began to march, Ximu's army also began to move.

The fighting spirit warriors were unable to attack the warships, so they reorganized their formation, boarded the mobile Warcraft chariots, and began to pursue the retreating imperial troops.

The artillery on the Yumenhua poured down a rain of fire on them.

"I saw it... The weapon that attacked us just now is on that tower! Qianyun, use the main gun to test it first!"

The huge land fortress that looked like a castle was even larger than the several hundred meters long Yumenhua. The top of the towering spire in the center of the fortress constantly exuded a terrifying magical power.

The weapon's shot just now from outside the visual range could have penetrated the defenses of the Yumenhua. Now the distance between the two sides is less than a kilometer. If it is hit again -

"It's glowing now... Damn it! Prepare all ships for impact protection! Full left rudder!"

Aarons' bad premonition quickly came true.

The top of the fortress's giant tower suddenly lit up with a dazzling light, and the rich magic power even caused the surrounding light to bend - the Yumenhua, which sensed the danger, also drastically changed its course at the same time and forced itself to evade.

But the battleship was so large that even though Aarons and his crew had reacted in advance, they were still a step too slow.

A dazzling beam of light instantly cut through the sky and directly hit the front right side of the Yumenhua - the defensive magic array was ruthlessly torn and burned, and a large hole was instantly drilled in the seemingly indestructible hull.

Then, flames and thick smoke erupted from the pierced hull.

[Ahem——The magic barrier failed! The hull was penetrated! ]

[Damage control! Isolate the damaged compartment and extinguish the fire immediately! ]

[The 30th and 42nd magic circuits are damaged! Three tactical officers were killed! ]

Every report sent by the crew hit Aarons' mind like a hammer.

I failed to protect these people...and more people will die because of my incompetence.

So what else can I do?

"Prioritize stabilizing the hull—main guns, return fire!"

[Understood! I will definitely not miss! Main gun——fire!]

Although it was indeed pierced by the enemy's magic, the Yumonhana did not actually suffer fatal damage.

The shaking continued for a short while before returning to normal. At this time, the main gun, which had already been fully charged, also shot a dark red stream of light towards the opponent.

——After the powerful psychic energy beam hit the outer wall of the fortress, it immediately exploded into gorgeous flaming flowers on it.

"...It's not a magical defense, but a composite of soil and steel?"

However, when the flames from the main gun finally dissipated, Aarons noticed a shocking fact.

The huge land fortress was not equipped with magical barriers like those of a battleship, but a simple and crude covering of earth, stone and steel.

Although this simple and heavy armor cannot completely block psychic explosions or magical bombardments, it takes more than one or two shots to penetrate it completely.

"Change tactics! Forget about that fortress and aim all your weapons at the ground forces that are trying to pursue our army!"

It would be difficult to completely destroy the fortress with just the existing weapons on the Yumenhua - so Aarons immediately changed the target of attack.

As long as the number of enemy soldiers is reduced, even if the fortress can still operate, the momentum of the Yumu people's attack on the empire will be weakened.

[The gun positions are clear! Before we get shot down, try to fire all the shells! ]

[Logistics team! Hurry and take out all the shells in the warehouse! If the ammunition depot is hit, we will be finished! ]

The destructive rain of fire from the sky became more intense.

The Warcraft chariots carrying a large number of soldiers could not charge at high speed like the cavalry, so they became the best targets for artillery - each shell could destroy at least three moving chariots, which also meant that at least thirty Twilight people were burned to ashes by the psychic flames.

When thousands of people were completely engulfed by the blazing flames in just two minutes, the Sunset people immediately changed their stupid tactics.

[There is a small magic array on the fortress that can attack the air! Oops - the wall can't block all the magic! ]

"Turrets 5 to 15 change their attack targets and try to suppress the enemy's firepower!"

After realizing that its main weapon could not sink the battleship quickly, the huge land fortress immediately deployed all its anti-aircraft firepower - countless small magic barrages flew into the sky like a backflow of heavy rain, and continued to explode on the magical defense wall of the Prison Flower.

Although the power of these magics is not strong, the magic defense of the Yumenhua is actually not that reliable.

[A direct hit that broke through the defense! The port side turret No. 13 is damaged! It cannot be turned!]

「Ugh… Damn it… I was hit directly… It’s great to be able to fight with you guys in the end──」

[…The port side No. 8 turret exploded! Damn it—the uninjured people continued to fight!]

The ammunition in a turret was hit and exploded, causing the entire ship to tremble.

The continuous loss of life also made Aarons, who was sitting in the captain's seat, feel the pain as if his spirit was cut by a sharp sword.

[Ha! In that case, let's have a competition... Let's see who can kill more enemies before dying! Captain, I'm going to start manual aiming! ]

[Idiot, you just like fighting, right?... I'm competing with you! ]

[…Yes, this last journey is quite suitable for us! ]

——He can't do anything.