I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts

The warship Garuda rampaged across the sea without obstruction.

Wherever it passed, in the blink of an eye, an entire stretch of sea was cleared of warships; those rammed still left visible debris, those shelled were blasted so thoroughly not even scraps remained.

The hard-won counterattacks those warships managed to organize were utterly insignificant in the face of Garuda’s Defense.

Boom!

Another Warp Cannon shot was fired from [Imperial Dawn].

Under the double buff of the Unparalleled Cannon Princess and Imperial Dawn, the Black Hole of annihilation that originally only had a two-meter diameter suddenly expanded into a gigantic void dozens of meters across.

Vast swaths of seawater and warships nearby were sucked into the void and devoured completely.

Besides the Warp Cannon, there were Guiyuan Cannons and Curse-Killing Cannons that had been massively amplified.

Where the Guiyuan Cannon exploded, everything in the vicinity rotted away, down to the last trace.

The Curse-Killing Cannon directly dyed that sea area ink-black; anything that entered that region would be drowned in the Seal and Curse.

"This is just... too brutal."

Jian Beifang’s Gray Sparrow and the waters around it could be considered the only safe zone in this whole sea area.

The Northern King’s Old Forces looked at the scene before them and couldn’t help sighing from the bottom of their hearts.

"Lord North King, is this your new subordinate general?" someone couldn’t help asking.

With Garuda present, what had originally seemed like an invincible sea battle with ten thousand warships had been reduced to a one-sided grass-cutting game.

The rest of Han Zhan’s side, just as Jian Beifang had said, very straightforwardly chose to completely lie flat.

Lying flat is great.

With such a ferocious Overlord Level monster around, who’s bored enough to go up and risk their own life!

Isn’t staying alive good?

New subordinate general... Hearing his men ask this, Jian Beifang raised an eyebrow and didn’t answer.

Very soon, other voices among his subordinates sounded:

"Probably not, right."

"This guy is even more savage than Lord North King was back then. A peerless monster like this totally has the potential to be a king himself; how could he possibly stoop to serving under someone?"

You brat, so you’re the one who sees the clearest, you’re the cleverest, huh!

Jian Beifang glared at the speaker and changed the subject:

"You should feel fortunate that you kept to the agreement we made back then."

"That’s why you’re here now, in the only safe zone in this sea area."

"I know that when we lost the war back then, the comrades I disbanded numbered far more than a thousand. Some of them are already dead; some are still alive but have chosen not to follow me anymore."

"In a hundred years, any change is possible. But what I want to say is, those of you who showed up here made the most correct decision."

After hearing Jian Beifang’s words, the others all felt a chill in their hearts and finally understood.

Exactly, Jian Beifang’s Cloud-Piercing Arrow seemed to be summoning them to make a comeback.

In reality, a single Garuda was enough to deal with any situation.

Summoning them was more about saving their skins, so they wouldn’t end up like these countless enemy warships before them, turned into cannon fodder!

Thinking of this, respect and gratitude toward Jian Beifang in everyone’s eyes deepened a few degrees.

Within the sea area, Garuda’s harvesting was still ongoing.

Even knowing that staying here meant certain death, these warships still chose to remain and make their final stand.

Not only that, there were still warships pouring in endlessly.

Among these warships, besides the East King and West King banners they had seen before, there was now another different banner: the last force of the Central Sea Area, the South King, had finally entered the field as well.

Now the warships under the three kings had all converged, their forces massed, clearly giving off a "throwing everything into the fight" vibe.

At this moment, many brave fighters tried all sorts of items and methods, and finally managed to slow Garuda’s sailing speed.

"It’s stopped!"

"Use items, keep using items!"

"Long-range artillery, focus fire, focus fire! Don’t save any Special Shells, blast all of them at it!"

Voices full of excitement rang out across the warships.

From the way they looked, it was as if they were attacking some massive ten-thousand-player raid, facing a world Overlord Level BOSS.

Boom boom boom boom!

In an instant, firelight ignited half the sky.

Tens of thousands of shells fired in unison—such a spectacular scene made even the dark, stormy heavens briefly brighten.

The next second, they all accurately struck Garuda.

"We hit it!"

"Well? Did it sink?"

"With tens of thousands of Special Shells landing on it, there’s no way it’s still completely unscathed, right!"

Unfortunately, they were disappointed.

Garuda’s surface shimmered with a faint platinum glow, and there wasn’t even the slightest trace of damage on the Thousand-Year Holy Heart Oak making up its hull.

Bound by various slowing items, Garuda simply stopped sailing and went still.

Once stationary, Garuda successfully activated its Immovable Ability.

A pale green Aura appeared in the waters beneath its hull.

It hadn’t been broken through in the first place, and under the nourishment of the Resurrection Aura, the ship’s durability now began to slowly recover.

"Had enough shooting yet? Now, it’s my turn!"

On Garuda, which was completely surrounded, as Han Zhan gave the order, all the gunrooms finished loading [Imperial Dawn].

Magic Power patterns on each cannon barrel gradually lit up,

Twenty-three giant cannons of [Imperial Dawn] fired simultaneously!

And that wasn’t all.

The Unparalleled Cannon Princess, well-trained, headed to the second level of the gunroom.

Another twenty-three cannons, fire!

Third level, twenty-three cannons, fire!

Sixty-nine shells in total.

As they were launched, the entire sea area seemed to cave in; it was like the end of the world.

Whether it was the enemy warships originally in this sea area, or the warships rushing in as reinforcements, they were all reduced to dust under these sixty-nine salvos!

Even the torrential rain paused for a moment.

After the pause, it whooshed down again.

The whole sea area no longer had any enemies.

All that remained were the countless souls slain by the cannons!

Victory.

Yet no smile appeared on Jian Beifang’s face. Instead, he stared at the silent sea with a stern expression and muttered to himself, deep in thought:

"No, something’s off."

"Knowing Garuda’s destructive power, and still—on the very first encounter—sending all their troops without even probing first, this style of play looks more like... throwing lives away."

"Not only did the three kings never show themselves, they actually sent the warships under their command to die. That’s not the style of these old foxes."

"Unless there’s some conspiracy!"

As if to confirm Jian Beifang’s suspicion—

From the eastern, southern, and western sea areas, three directions at once, an earth-shattering aura erupted.

It was the Aura of gods!

On the personal panels of the three kings, new prompts refreshed into view:

"Side quest ’Sinking Bones of the Old Days’ completed."

"Your Level has increased. Current Level: Level 100!"