"Sir, the Kanmon Strait is ahead, and beyond the Kanmon Strait is the Seto Inland Sea!"
Four white missile destroyers were anchored on the sea ten nautical miles outside the Kanmon Strait. Federal three-star Rear Admiral Clough stood on the bridge holding a telescope, looking at the Kanmon Strait from afar.
"Sir, the Ministry of National Defense has ordered us to stop the beast in the Kanmon Strait and not let it enter the Tokyo area of Japan!"
The combat staff officer at the side reminded Clave hesitantly.
This place is still some distance away from the Kanmon Strait. He doesn't understand why his superiors let the warship stop at this location. After all, according to the instructions of the Ministry of National Defense, they were asked to enter the Kanmon Strait to block the enemy.
"Major, have you seen the photo of that giant beast?" Kraf put down the military binoculars in his hand and turned to look at the staff officer beside him.
"Sir! No!" the black major answered loudly.
Clough patted him on the shoulder and said, "Major, I've seen it! That damned eight-headed giant snake is bigger than our warship. It can easily flip our warship over with a flick of its tail!
I don't want all my soldiers to die at the bottom of the sea because of a stupid order from the Ministry of Defense, understand!"
"Understood, sir!" The black major raised his hand and saluted.
For a soldier, it is undoubtedly a blessing to follow an officer who values his life, especially when Clough circulated the clear satellite images of the Yamata-no-Orochi taken by satellites to all ships.
Looking at the satellite images, the houses and high-rise buildings that were smashed were crushed like toy blocks after the Yamata no Orochi passed by.
Several captains who had originally had some complaints about Clave's decision all shut up, and one captain even wondered if it was too dangerous to be so close to the Kanmon Strait.
After all, the missiles on their warships can be launched from dozens of nautical miles away, so there is no need to get so close to the Kanmon Strait.
You know, many snakes are amphibious creatures. Who can guarantee that this big snake can't swim? What if?!
Upon receiving the suggestion from his subordinates, Major General Kraf immediately followed it and directly ordered the four missile destroyers to withdraw 50 nautical miles from the Kanmon Strait.
"Sir, the target is still 20 kilometers away from the Kanmon Strait!"
"Notify all ships to lock onto their positions based on satellite coordinates. Once a target is within range, fire four missiles at once!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Perry-class guided missile frigate is equipped with a MK-13 missile launcher that fires Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
In 1965, the Federal Naval Aviation System Command initiated a research project on air-launched tactical anti-ship missiles under the stimulation of the former Soviet Union.
The main purpose was to attack Soviet submarines, which were then equipped with SS-N-3 anti-ship missiles;
Since the SS-N-3 missile can only be launched over water, the Federal Navy planned to launch missiles to sink it while it was launching over water.
Since this type of attack is similar to a whaling ship using a harpoon to attack a whale floating on the water, the project was code-named Harpoon.
At the time, the Harpoon's range requirement was 25 nautical miles.
In 1967, during the Six-Day War, the Israeli destroyer Ailat was sunk by an Egyptian missile boat using a Russian-made SS-N-2 anti-ship missile.
The Federal Navy took out the existing Harpoon missile research plan at hand and studied it again, changing the target to attack surface ships. They changed the rocket engine of the Harpoon anti-ship missile into an air-breathing turbine engine.
The range has also increased from 25 nautical miles to the current 40 nautical miles, or 74 kilometers.
The first actual combat record of the Harpoon anti-ship missile occurred in the battlefield between the two Yins in November 1980. Yinlang sank the Yinlak Navy's 1,350-ton L-78 amphibious support ship with the RGM-84A Harpoon anti-ship missile previously purchased from the Federation.
Strictly speaking, the Perry-class guided missile frigate has gradually fallen behind the times in the organization of the Federal Navy.
However, with the heavy firepower carried by a missile destroyer, it can deal with a giant beast at a long distance. Even if it cannot kill it, it can at least severely damage it. The worst result is evacuation by sea.
At a distance of fifty nautical miles, could this giant beast still catch up with their warships
"The target has entered missile range!"
"Target locked!"
"Target locked!"
"Apply for launch!"
"emission!"
As Clough gave an order while holding the radio walkie-talkie, the vertical launch systems of the four Perry-class missile frigates were all opened, and two rounds of sixteen Harpoon anti-ship missiles were fired towards the Kanmon Strait at subsonic speed.
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Boom boom boom boom boom… ..
Sixteen Harpoon anti-ship missiles accurately hit the crawling Yamata no Orochi—
This ancient Titan, which was over 200 meters long and weighed over 30,000 tons, was instantly covered by the missile fireworks.
"The attack is ineffective!" Tony Stark had been tracking the Yamata-no-Orochi in mid-air. He knew, without even looking at the result, that a Harpoon anti-ship missile of this level could not cause fatal damage to the giant beast.
"No! It's slowing down! Is it because the damage from the previous Rod of God has not been fully recovered, or is it because the energy of the atomic biological reactor in his body has been exhausted?"
Tony Stark keenly noticed that the speed of Yamata no Orochi was slowing down through the data analysis system on the Iron Man armor. Obviously, although these missile attacks could not cause fatal damage to Yamata no Orochi, they could slow down its movement speed.
Tony Stark directly informed the federal military and the Japanese government of the situation through Jarvis.
Soon, rounds of medium-range missiles roared in from the Guam, Yokosuka, Misawa, and Okinawa naval bases in Japan.
The bombing took place repeatedly near the Kanmon Strait, and the mountain slopes around the Yamata-no-Orochi were sunk several meters by the intensive missile bombing.
In order to prevent the Yamata no Orochi from entering Tokyo, the Japanese government spent a lot of money. After an emergency call, they promised a lot of unequal agreements. In order to show their sincerity, the Japanese Prime Minister even flew directly to Washington on a special plane.
In the later period, the costs of these missiles were also paid by the Japanese government, so the several federal military bases in Japan were also happy to clear out the missiles in the bases and take the opportunity to eliminate some bad debts.
Round after round of missiles were launched from all over Japan, heading straight for the Kanmon Strait.
As for the victim, the ancient Titan Yamata-no-Orochi, it now looks like an unlucky snake that was blown up by a group of naughty kids using firecrackers.
Although these missiles could not harm it, the pain caused by the explosion caused the Yamata-no-Orochi to go crazy and directly destroy a small town near the Kanmon Strait.
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Under the command of Clough, four Perry-class missile destroyers launched three more bombings near the Kanmon Strait.
Just as Clough was observing the Kanmon Strait in the distance through a telescope.
Beneath the sea, a huge figure was silently approaching their ship.
Leviathan.
This Titan is one of the more active ones among the seventeen Titans discovered by the Monarch Organization.
There are records about it in marine legends all over the world, such as the sea monster that swallowed warships in Greek mythology, and the Kun in Eastern legend that can carry a city on its back.
The existence of these myths proves that Leviathan has been restless since ancient times.
It is quite evil and often hunts and kills ships that appear in its activity area.
Fortunately, its activities are regulated, and this guy will surface from the sea in the underground hollow layer every few decades.
After circling the world, it will return to its world quietly.
According to what the Imperial Organization has observed so far, the entrance to Leviathan's underground hollow world should be somewhere in the Pacific Ocean trench.
By the time the people on the four missile destroyers noticed the ancient Titan, Livia's huge figure had already surfaced, and its huge tail, like a black hill, slapped the sea.
The heavy sea water was stirred up into a wave more than ten meters high with a terrifying buzzing sound.
The rolling waves roared and hit the four missile destroyers. The first missile destroyer to be hit was instantly overturned by the waves.
Then, the missile destroyer, in the rolling waves, directly collided with another missile destroyer, with a creaking sound of steel collision.
The two missile destroyers sank to the bottom of the sea in an instant.
The huge figure of Leviathan dived into the seabed with the waves, and a huge shadow instantly appeared under a missile destroyer that was speeding away.
In the surging waves, a huge ancient Titan leaped up and directly crushed a missile destroyer under it.
Boom!
Leviathan's huge body weighing tens of thousands of tons fell heavily, instantly bringing up surging waves dozens of meters high that rushed towards the Kanmon Strait.
"Oh my God!"
Clave stood in the captain's room of the guided missile destroyer. Facing the huge shadow falling on his head, all he could do was close his eyes and pray.
After a long time, Clave did not feel the pain of his body being crushed into a meat patty. He subconsciously opened his eyes and touched his body.
"General Clough! Long time no see!"
Kraf touched his whole body and looked around with some trembling. The waves in the distance were still surging.
He could even see the wreckage of his two missile destroyers not far away...
"Mr. Tang! You saved me!"
Clave looked at the familiar figure on the deck in front of him, leaning on the railing and looking out to sea. He was not a fool to be able to sit as the commander of the Federal Navy in Japan.
He quickly figured out that it was the man who suddenly appeared in front of him who saved him.
He suppressed his trembling legs, walked up to Tang Song and expressed his gratitude.
"General Clave, I remember I said at Shizhitian Manor that we are friends. The development of Shizhitian family in the past two years is thanks to your care. When my friend is in trouble, I naturally cannot stand idly by!"
Tang Song turned around politely and looked at Clough.
"You said we are friends, and it is my duty to take care of your business!"
Clave wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He looked at the man in front of him with a gentle smile. He couldn't understand how the man had rescued him from the giant sea beast, but it must have been some kind of extraordinary power.
He was extremely grateful that he had supported Shishida many times in the past two years because of the shares given by the Shishida family. Otherwise, he would have been buried in the sea with the missile destroyer.
Damn it! Why should I come out? Can't I just stay at the base? Or I shouldn't be so arrogant and send the George Washington out directly. Even that sea monster can't compete with the nuclear bombs on an aircraft carrier!
Tang Song didn't care about what Kraft was thinking. Saving him was just a matter of convenience.
The reason why the Shishida family has been so stable in the past two years after Shishida Mariko took over is that they have indeed received a lot of care from Clough in Japan.
Although this guy is after money, it is more appropriate to take money to get the job done.
Tang Song's attention was now focused on Leviathan on the seabed, or more precisely, on the familiar fluctuations on Leviathan's body.
The bone demon, Tang Song’s spiritual consciousness connected to the fluctuation in Leviathan’s body.
That newborn consciousness, facing the familiar spiritual consciousness of Tang Song, was mixed with many complex emotions such as admiration, tyranny, and fear...
Tang Song instantly understood the source of the fluctuation. At the luxury cruise ship auction a few years ago, a giant octopus attacked the cruise ship and he got off the ship early.
A skeleton demon was left behind as a watchful presence, and the skeleton demon attached itself to the tentacles of the giant octopus, only to be swallowed by Leviathan.
Unexpectedly, the skeleton monster has now evolved into a bone demon.
The so-called bone gods and demons are not real gods or demons, but the name given by Heshan Dao to the advanced skeleton monsters.
After the skeleton monster has been subjected to certain restrictions, it can grow bone wings and fly in the air, and is called the Flying Skeleton.
When the seventy-two restrictions in the flying skeleton's body are fully integrated, it can be called a white-bone demon god.
In theory, the bone gods and demons are similar to the magic weapons that are refined into magic weapons through sacrifice.
Tang Song could tell that this skeleton of a god and demon was of good quality.
Is it because of the blood of the ancient Titan beast or the radiation from atomic energy
However, the situation is not right. The consciousness born from the Bone God and Demon is like a combination of the Leviathan and the Skeleton Demon.
Especially when he felt his spiritual awareness exploring,
Tang Song's spiritual consciousness made it extremely irritated. It roared and smashed its huge tail into the surrounding sea like a war hammer, causing the waves to roll violently.
It doesn't want to be controlled.
Its ignorant consciousness wished it could devour Tang and Song.
Leviathan did indeed do so. This deep-sea monster surfaced directly from the bottom of the sea, opened its huge mouth full of fangs, and pounced directly towards the missile destroyer where Tang Song was.
It is said that clouds follow dragons and tigers create wind. Before the giant beast weighing tens of thousands of tons could press down on the ship, the waves dozens of meters high had already reached the sky above the missile destroyer under Tang Song's feet.
"Oh my God!"
Kraf once again put his hands together in front of his chest, but this time he did not close his eyes. Instead, he looked at Tang Song for help.
"naughty!"
Tang Song smiled coldly, stretched out his hand and a blood-red, thin-as-a-cicada-wing Tang straight knife appeared in his hand.
As soon as this Tang straight knife appeared, all the blood in the bodies of living creatures within a radius of dozens of miles was sucked out of their bodies uncontrollably, turning into countless blood mists, which were swallowed by the goat-horned demon on the jaw guard of the knife.
(I will resume normal updates tomorrow. I have been at home these past two days and my ears have been a little uncomfortable. The doctor said it was a severe inflammation of cerumen. After two days of rest, I have recovered.)