The First Fleet (Azurlane Fanfiction)

Ch. 4, A Setback

"talking"
*action*
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3rd POV: Open Ocean

Cane: "that won't be necessary"

Eugen: "... and who might you be?"

Cane: "just an warship who is very happy that no one sank today. and if possible, I'd like it to stay that way"

Eugen: "oh? and what makes you think that no one will sink today?"

suddenly Zukaku and shoukaku together with the remaining Siren Carriers launched squadrons of fighters and bombers towards the royals and union Girls. the girls in turn readied their AA gun, but they knew they couldn't down all of the planes in the air. they tried their best, but it was too late. as the whistle of bombs and the roar of unguided rocket fill the sky, the girls hunkered down to brace for their end.

Cane: "nakhy?"

Nakhy: "yes sir?"

Cane: "let's clear the sky"

with a nod of approval, Nakhimov readied herself while cane stood there unchanged. Simbirsk was still there, it's just that he didn't really have a good AA system suited for situations like this, so he was just sitting on the sidelines with the union girls as his rigging tried to nibble on their rigging

As the bombs came closer, the sound of whirling machinery grew louder till all of Cane and Nakhimov's small caliber turrets turned to the sky

Cane: "let a rip-"

*BURRRRRRTTT* *BOOM* *BOOM*

the rotary cannons of Cane and Nakhimov then let loose strings upon strings of red tracer rounds. as some fighter planes carrying unguided rockets came close, they launched Anti-air missiles in the hundreds, intersecting enemy aircraft after enemy aircraft. but even with this, there were still a lot of bombs in the air. cane's 5 inch guns then turn up and fired their Air-burst shells.

66, 5 inch guns then let out a volley of shells into the air, each of which then exploded mid air into a cloud of hundreds of small tungsten darts travelling at mach 2.2. with each shell fired, a chunk of the sky burst into a bright orange as the bombs exploded.

as the duo annihilated everything that once was in the air, cane only stood without flinching or breaking eye contact with Prinz Eugen, leaving everyone who saw without words. as the final plane burst into flames, cane broke the deafening silence that came after.

Cane: "... to answer your question; I have self control"

the way that he said that, with a completely calm and neutral expression... he wasn't threatening or warning them, he was stating an absolute fact that he knew was true.

Eugen: "....today... has been very unlucky hasn't it"

Cane: "we all have our share of bad days every now and again... so, what'll it be? sink or sail, choice is yours"

Eugen: *sigh* "I guess it's Time to quit while we're still ahead. we'll see you again, Azur Lane"

the sakura empire and iron blood ships then retreated, this time with less success than the first battle.

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Hurricane POV: Open Ocean

as I watch them retreat, I breathe a sigh of relief then met up with Nakhy and simbirsk

Cane: "casualty report!"

Simbirsk: "none what so ever again, sir!"

Nakhy: "189 Sirens successfully sunk with little damage, sir!"