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120 kilometers off the coast of Misula Island, the sky was completely dark, with leaden clouds hanging low, obscuring the stars and moon.

A fleet of three grey-painted warships is sailing towards Misula Island. This fleet, consisting of an electronic reconnaissance ship, a frigate, and an amphibious assault ship, was originally destined for Newland Harbor in the Luxembourg Dominion of Pandia to relieve the Royal 17th Marine Battalion stationed there. However, their objective has now changed; a temporary order from home commandes them to proceed to Misula Island to handle an emergency.

Although humanity has entered the space age, navies remain a military branch in many countries, and are not only existing but also continuously developing. The reason is simple: those massive warships that appear imposing in space are not actually suited to the gravitational environment of the atmosphere. Their enormous size prevents them from truly hovering under Earth's gravity. If atmospheric warfare were to be conducted, it would be necessary to use orbital paratroopers for airborne operations or conventional military forces.

Since the oceans cover the vast majority of the Earth's surface, maintaining a navy remains a necessary and inexpensive means for large countries with vast territories.

Fleet Commander Colonel Thomas Williams was in the drone control room of the amphibious assault ship USS Flamingo, watching images transmitted by drones.

On the screen in front of him was a hazy gray fog, with a huge coastline visible. The image was severely shaky, indicating a very poor connection signal.

"Sir, the signal interference is extremely severe. If we continue forward, we will lose signal," an officer reported to him while operating the display screen.

"Keep moving forward. We need to find out what's inside. Even if they lose signal, they can fly out on their own..." Colonel Williams ordered.

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 960 Anomaly Discovery

"Yes, sir." The officer said no more, but the image on the screen continued to fly forward. At this time, the image was fluctuating more and more violently. Under the control of the flight computer, the drone flew forward along the set route, transmitting the images along the way back to the ship behind. However, it was obvious that the image delay was getting more and more serious.

"This fog is abnormal. Based on the information we have, we are currently unclear about the formation mechanism of this type of fog. We should collect and analyze relevant data as much as possible," Captain Williams instructed, staring at the screen.

Several officers were also busy around, and there was more than one similar screen. It was clear that the fleet had sent more than one drone into the fog area for reconnaissance. At this time, the radar equipment on the warships was also running at full power, especially the equipment on the electronic reconnaissance ship "Horse Tong" next to it, which was also in full operation.

At this moment, a large number of static dots suddenly appeared on one of the displays, and then the screen went dark and the signal was lost.

"AS-69 signal lost!" a pilot shouted in a press conference.

Then, one after another, two more drones lost signal. According to the flight control system, this type of reconnaissance drone will cruise along a predetermined route after losing signal, automatically handling any problems encountered along the way, and finally automatically returning to base. Therefore, the pilots on the ship were not too nervous. On the contrary, this loss of signal is part of the data collection process.

"Sir, AS-73 has detected an unusual target!" Suddenly, a pilot nearby shouted.

Colonel Williams quickly approached the pilot behind him, only to find that the screen was completely black. The pilot was pulling up the last footage before the signal was lost, playing it in slow motion frame by frame.

Soon, the last signal from the drone appeared on the screen, but it was a hazy gray fog with surging waves below and dark clouds in the sky. Then the drone's view shifted sharply, clearly indicating that the drone had detected something unusual and turned its camera around.

The camera then panned to the left of the drone, where something was rapidly approaching through the fog below. Due to the fog, by the time the object's general shape became visible, it was already right in front of the drone. Then, the screen went completely black...

The scene was adjusted again, cutting to the final moment. Your blurry object was magnified and processed by the computer to clarify the image. What finally appeared on the screen was a monster with bat-like wings, a large, sword-like mouth, and dark skin, which did not look like any creature from this sea area.

"Send the information back to the mainland immediately," Colonel Williams said, frowning. By now, it was certain that they had indeed encountered the supernatural events mentioned in the documents.

Just then, the entire ship made a loud bang and rocked violently. Then the door to the control room was opened, and a short, stocky officer walked in: "Colonel, the sea conditions have suddenly worsened. In addition, we have observed that the area covered by the fog is spreading rapidly."

Upon hearing this, Colonel Williams immediately went outside and onto the bridge. He saw the surrounding waves surging, and the strong sea wind seemed to have condensed the air around him. Clearly, the loud noise he had just heard was the sound of waves crashing against the ship's hull.

"What's going on? The weather is changing too fast!" Colonel Williams ripped off his military cap, but he immediately thought of the supernatural event he was currently experiencing. Without saying anything more, he gripped the handrail on the ship and strode towards the captain's cabin. In these turbulent sea conditions, being swept into the sea would basically mean certain death.

"The fleet is to turn around and quickly move away from the fog area. We will return to port to avoid the storm," Colonel Williams ordered.

When he arrived at the captain's cabin, the surrounding waves seemed to be boiling, with large waves surging and crashing onto the deck, and some items that were not properly secured on the deck were swept into the sea.

By this time, the three warships had completed their turn, their bows cleaving through the waves as they headed toward the nearest port of Veneto on Misula Island. This was the largest port on Misula Island, which could temporarily house the warships.

Colonel Williams was looking at the sea state information shared from the electronic reconnaissance ship "Hornet" when the weather radar showed that the cyclone was suddenly moving faster.

The door to the captain's cabin was opened, and steam and wind swept into the cabin. At this moment, First Officer Major Wallace hurriedly walked into the captain's cabin: "Sir, we just received a message from the observatory informing us that we need to enter port as soon as possible. The cyclone's movement speed has suddenly increased, which means that we are about to face a storm."

"The fleet is already sailing at full speed. Hopefully, we can make it into port in time," Colonel Williams nodded. Although in theory modern naval warships are very resistant to storms and are not easily damaged, in reality, no one would want to face stormy seas directly when given the choice. That would not be an interesting experience for any navigator.

At this moment, if we raise our perspective and look from a higher vantage point, the three warships are circling around, avoiding the thick fog that shrouds the southern coast of Misura Island, and heading towards Venet Port, located in the south-central part of the island.

The sea conditions were becoming increasingly severe. The amphibious assault ship "Flamingo" attempted to recover the drones as it sailed, but as time went on, those drones that had entered the fog and lost signal never returned...

At this time, the wind speed on the sea surface had exceeded the standard of Force 6, and the waves had become rolling raging waves. If the soldiers needed to go up to the deck of the warship, they had to use safety shackles to secure their bodies to avoid being swept into the sea. The strong wind blew the seawater like smoke, and the sea surface was filled with water mist. Even the heavy warship was constantly rocking under these sea conditions.

On the deck of the amphibious assault ship "Flamingo", all the drones and helicopters had been stored in the hangar. Colonel Williams frowned as he looked out the porthole. According to the weather radar, they were now on the outer edge of the storm cloud, which was rapidly accelerating and causing the wind around the fleet to increase rapidly.

Sailing in a storm is not a straight journey as many people believe. Even though we are no longer in the era of sailing warships, the impact of wind and waves on ships means that fleets will choose to sail against the wind or crosswind to avoid capsizing, using the bow of the ship to cut through the waves.

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 961 Deep-Sea Aliens

This means that the entire fleet's course is actually in a state of constant zigzag adjustment.

At this moment, a huge tentacle suddenly emerged from the seawater next to the "Lanlev" frigate at the forefront of the fleet. This tentacle, like a whip magnified countless times, lashed down towards the side of the warship's bridge!

The warship, which was sailing at high speed, never expected to face such an attack. It was almost defenseless. The huge radar dome installed on the side of Cambridge was shattered by the blow, and a lifeboat installed on the side of Cambridge was smashed to pieces like a giant hand smashing an eggshell. The broken wreckage was directly swept into the sea by the surging waves.

A gasp of alarm erupted aboard the frigate as the enormous tentacle coiled around the warship's hull, attempting to drag it into the sea...

Under normal circumstances, this 3500-ton displacement frigate would be well-balanced and not easily capsize. However, the situation was different now. The wind force had exceeded Force 6 and was rapidly approaching Force 7. The sea was churning like boiling water, with waves rising and falling erratically, putting the warship in an extremely unstable state. After the massive tentacle entangled itself around the hull, the entire frigate inevitably began to list.

At this critical moment, the close-in weapon system on one side of the frigate quickly rotated and fired fiercely at the huge tentacle, and the powerful firepower quickly severed the tentacle.

"Sir, the Lanlev has been attacked! There's a monster in the sea!!!" At the same time, an urgent report came through Colonel Williams's headset. Colonel Williams stood up and looked out the porthole at the Lanlev frigate not far away. What he saw was the close-in weapon system severing the giant tentacle!

"There's something underwater! Have the Lannover launch mines!" Colonel Williams shouted.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than the bow of the electronic reconnaissance ship "Horse-mouth Dolphin," located in the middle of the fleet, suddenly sank. Immediately afterwards, several thick tentacles emerged from the sea, wrapping around the entire bow of the reconnaissance ship and pulling it into the water...

The "Horse-mouth Dolphin" electronic reconnaissance ship is a 2000-ton displacement vessel that is over 20 years old and somewhat outdated. It was not equipped with any defensive weapons, and when it was suddenly attacked, the crew on board were thrown into chaos.

Some Marines stationed on the ship braved the rain and rushed out of the cabin with their weapons to try to fire. However, there were too many waves and strong winds outside the cabin. Some people were directly swept into the surging seawater, while others had to grab onto some protruding parts outside the cabin to stabilize their bodies. Some scattered gunshots rang out, but they could not affect the huge tentacles of the bow that were struggling to drag the ship.

The waves were surging, and the ship was tossed about like a roller coaster. Due to the enormous force pulling on the bow, the "Horse-mouth Dolphin" electronic reconnaissance ship tilted significantly, and the entire ship shifted abnormally to the side, with the bow rotating to the right, completely deviating from the direction of the fleet's sailing.

At that very moment, another wall-like wave surged in, crashing directly against the ship's side. After a series of teeth-grinding metallic scraping sounds, the entire ship suddenly tilted to one side and capsized in the sea.