"Boom! Boom!"

The roar of the artillery still did not stop. Under the fierce attack of the Lordaeron galleon, the offshore fleet of Quel'Thalas could barely delay the time, unable to cause substantial damage to the enemy at all.

"Damn it!"

The admiral of the Offshore Fleet was Jefferson Berryman, a very rare senior officer of civilian origin in Quel'Thalas.

Admiral Berryman traveled all over Azeroth when he was young, and also settled in the sea kingdom of Kul Tiras for a long time.

When discussing life in Boralus, he joined a maritime trade association, and at most he commanded a fleet of 15 armed merchant ships to fight against pirates.

As he grew older, in line with the idea of ​​returning to his roots, the white-bearded and haired Berryman resigned from his position as an executive of the Chamber of Commerce, and planned to return to Quel'Thalas to take care of his old age.

When Berryman returned home, it was just in time for the old king Anasteria to reopen the borders and trade with many countries including Kul Tiras again.

Quel'Thalas intends to form a light fleet dedicated to protecting the offshore area.

After being introduced by an old friend, Berryman, who has rich experience in naval warfare, was recommended to Kael'thas, who had just succeeded to the throne.

After learning of Berryman's resume and personally testing his abilities, the talented Kael'thas made an exception and promoted him to be the admiral of the Offshore Fleet.

Berryman has a dream. He hopes to build a powerful fleet for Quel'Thalas in his last hundred years.

Not to mention catching up with Kul Tiras, at least not losing to neighboring Lordaeron.

Living at sea all year round, Berryman is very aware of the importance of sea power.

When he went to the court of the Sunstrider for an interview, the gray-haired Berryman made a bold suggestion.

Quel'Thalas' sea defenses are too weak to leave all sea defenses to Kul Tiras.

After all, no one can guarantee changes in the relationship between countries.

In case Kul Tiras broke up with Quel'Thalas due to certain matters, it would definitely be too late to prepare the fleet at that time.

Berryman, who has a wealth of life experience, also knows that there are priorities.

Quel'Thalas, which is making great strides again, is waiting to be rebuilt, and there are so many fields that need to invest manpower and material resources.

Today, Quel'Thalas and Kul Tiras still maintain a good relationship. The need to form a naval fleet is not urgent, and the priority is not as important as other matters.

The navy is a traditional arm. Without the support of skilled sailors, even a large fleet cannot be filled with enough manpower.

The old and strong Berryman can see that the new king Kael'thas is not a person who is content with the status quo, and sooner or later he will start to rectify the navy.

Before doing so, Berryman intends to prepare for the future first.

With the opportunity of commanding the offshore fleet, first train a group of skilled naval sailors.

When he first met Kael'thas, Berryman raised his concerns.

In case a war breaks out with Lordaeron one day in the future, it is impossible for Quel'Thalas' current naval establishment to withstand the impact of those big ships.

Berryman first raised this concern as a precautionary measure, a rainy day.

Even he himself didn't expect that this worry would be realized so early.

People who don't understand naval battles may not be able to see it, but Berriman, a veteran at sea, can recognize at a glance that these so-called "pirates" are completely routines of the regular army.

At the beginning, Berriman had doubts about Kul Tiras, but relying on his own knowledge of the Kul Tiras navy, Berriman quickly rejected this possibility, and then locked the object of suspicion on Lordaeron.

Berryman has a wealth of experience in naval warfare, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

It is undoubtedly a dream to defeat Lordaeron's powerful galleons with the stinky ships of the Quel'Thalas Offshore Fleet alone.

Fortunately, the decision-makers of Quel'Thalas also know the situation of their own navy.

The order Berryman received was not to annihilate the enemy, but to delay time.

Berryman has heard of the tragic naval battle during the Second Orc War. Kul Tiras, who was invincible at sea, was stunned by the red dragon knights of the orcs, and even the crown prince Drey Kedu was buried in the sea.

And now, those red dragons have become a member of Quel'Thalas.

Berryman really wanted to witness that scene of tragedy reappear on the enemy. For this reason, his desperate command was far inferior to the enemy's light warships trying to entangle in the sea.

Captain Barry Weswin is a veteran of the navy. He once followed the former Alliance Admiral Daelin to participate in the naval battle with the Horde. He also has rich experience.

He could see that the poor offshore fleet of Quel'Thalas had an experienced commander, and their purpose was to delay the time for their own fleet to enter Sunsail Harbor.

Weiswen commanded the fleet with all his strength, trying to break through the enemy's entanglement, while Abidis turned his head to look at the shore with some anxiety.

"Delaying time... This means that the enemy still has back-ups. I have a bad feeling."

Since the establishment of the Red Dragon Knights in Quel'Thalas, it has never officially shown its face in front of the world.

The only such campaign was the recent raid on Zumashal.

Coincidentally, Abbendis and Weswin, who were on heavy responsibilities, did not obtain detailed information on that battle, and they did not know that Quel'Thalas had such a highly mobile force.

With years of experience as a leader, Abidis guessed the opponent's purpose of delaying time, but he never imagined that Quel'Thalas' backhand would be the nightmare of Kul Tiras.

"hold head high!"

When the resonant dragon chant sounded from the sky, Weiswen's whole body trembled.

He could never forget the familiar roar in his dreams.

Immediately putting down all command work, Weiswen looked up at the sky in panic.

A huge adult black dragon flew in the front, accompanied by two relatively small blue young dragons, and the three giant dragons approached the battlefield rapidly.

"...Black Dragon?"

Both Weisswin and Abidis are high-ranking members of Lordaeron's army, and they have the right to know some secret information that civilians cannot know.

In their cognition, the black dragon is a traitor who betrayed the dragon clan, and logically speaking, it is impossible to act together with the blue dragon who has a deep hatred with the black dragon.

But it just happened, and the facts were right in front of them.

Weiswen asked Abbendis in a daze: "Alfred, why do I feel...these three dragons seem to be coming towards us?"

"Gan Liliang! Don't think so!"

Abidis cursed with a dark face, "It's coming towards us! Do you still remember the information about Earl Shadow of Quel'Thalas?"

Weswin: "Which one? The big one or the small one?"

"The little one! The one with the dragons!"

"Uh~"

Weiswen's complexion also became ugly: "Could it be..."

After being reminded by Abides~lightnovelpub.net~Weswin vaguely saw a figure on the back of the approaching black dragon.

"…No way?"

"Roar!"

Onyxia, who flew over the fleet, first breathed out a stream of shadow flame dragon breath.

"Ding-dong! Jing-dong!"

Before Onyxia arrived on the battlefield, several galleons in Lordaeron sounded warning bells one after another.

Several mage masters with unstable feet came up from the lower deck, and cast spells to construct a series of blue arcane barriers, covering their respective ships in the defensive barrier.

"Oh?"

Sharlayan, who was sitting on Onyxia's back, raised his eyebrows: "It seems that the naval battle that caused heavy losses to the Alliance reminded Lordaeron, and even arranged a few anti-aircraft weapons on board. The mage of enchantment."

Human beings have a strong learning ability, and they will make corresponding preparations after suffering a loss.

"hold head high!"

Starting with Onyxia, the breaths of the three giant dragons came into contact with the defensive barrier one after another.

Tina Gosa's dragon's breath was a make-up, and failed to cause enough damage to the defensive barrier.

Just as some people breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was the normal state of the dragon's breath, Onyxia and Stellagosa easily broke through the mages' defense.

"how is this possible?!"

Weiswen looked at the black sails on his flagship that were ignited by the dragon's breath, his face was full of disbelief.

"Referring to the intensity of the dragon breath of the Red Dragon Knight last time, the mages His Majesty Terenas deployed for the fleet should be able to block the dragon breath. Why..."

"The answer is simple."

Abidis explained with a dark face: "These three... No, the strength of the two dragons in front is far higher than those red dragons that were ripened by the orcs."

"Barry, old friend, I'm afraid we're in trouble."