Abyssal Akagi No. 3254 strode across the inky sea, her long snow-white legs elegant and steady, several fluffy, fox-like tails swaying proudly behind her.
She was a woman as seductive as a nine-tailed fox, her sultry smile laced with malicious glee, as if toying with the world was her pastime.
Her blood-red eyes turned to Abyssal Yamato. "What's on your mind?"
"It's too easy," Yamato shook her head. "They're a lot weaker than I expected."
"Hah, you're overthinking it. Monsters like that Tirpitz are rare in this world," Abyssal Akagi curled a finger under Yamato's chin. "Come on, give your big sister a smile."
Yamato's expression darkened, and she swatted at Akagi's hand.
But her hand only sliced through air.
Then came a shriek so sharp it pierced the eardrums—a sound like ripping cloth, only more vicious, more final.
Behind them, in the midst of the Abyssal formation, a massive explosion erupted. Hundreds of Abyssal shipgirls were blasted apart, including many powerful veterans in the level 80–90 range.
Abyssal Akagi looked down in shock.
Her chest, upper arm, and abdomen were completely gone, and the rest of her body was rapidly dissolving into seafoam.
"Those monsters... they're out of control…"
Akagi No. 3254's beautiful head slipped into the sea, dissolving into the dark ink of the Abyss.
For shipgirls, death meant dissolving into the ocean.
Abyssal Yamato let out a piercing scream.
"Retreat! We're under attack!"
But her warning came too late.
Fifty nautical miles behind the vanguard she commanded, a blinding flash tore through the storm—followed by an enormous explosion.
That was where Abyssal Kaga No. 5367's Abyssal carrier fleet had been.
Prince of Wales immediately turned and dashed back—so did the rest of the six-girl team, all performing a 180-degree turn, rushing toward Abyssal Yamato's flagship.
Helena's cheeks were flushed with excitement. "That was incredible! Just one shot—one shot—and that level-100 Abyssal Akagi got blasted to pieces!"
"She shouldn't have stepped into my line of fire. I'd been preparing that shot since we left the base," Bismarck said, glancing—perhaps deliberately—at Prince of Wales. "She just had bad luck."
Prince of Wales gave a cold snort.
Yamato was still in a daze.
One shot had taken off the head of a maxed-out Abyssal flagship. Bismarck… was terrifying beyond belief.
Even Tirpitz, in terms of raw solo combat ability, probably couldn't hold a candle to her older sister.
She was too strong—one long-range snipe skill, one god-tier defensive skill, combined into something utterly fearsome.
And behind Yamato, two carrier shipgirls were arguing over who landed the kill.
"Abyssal Kaga's kill is mine!" Saratoga held up eight fingers. "Thirty-five A-2s, fifty B-25s—every single bomb dropped straight on her head!"
To decapitate Abyssal Kaga, both Saratoga and Ranger had completely abandoned all other targets, redirecting their entire bomber force south, using the storm clouds as cover to strike from above.
They dealt a thunderous blow to the Abyssal carrier formation.
But as for who got the first kill, Ranger had a different opinion.
"Sixty-five B-25s, all equipped with six-star Tallboy bombs. Simple and brutal: +25% bombing power. My skill adds another 25%. And thanks to you, dear 'Sara,' your skill boosted my aircraft damage by another 15%. So clearly, I dealt more damage overall." Ranger flashed a playful smile.
Saratoga was fuming.
Her skill Aviation Tactics Pioneer increased aircraft power for herself and allies. The skill Robin gave her +7% aircraft power for every allied carrier—other than herself—on the team.
But their squad only had two carriers. No bonus to be had.
What's worse, although Ranger brought fewer bombers—only three slots of B-25s—her final equipment slot was loaded with Tallboy bombs.
These were the special bombs historically used to strike Tirpitz, and their damage scaling was absurdly high.
In terms of raw damage, Saratoga might not be able to beat her.
But then her eyes lit up, and she argued slyly, "Nope. I bombed first. I already sank Abyssal Kaga before your payload hit. Your damage just overflowed!"
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