The enemy numbers far exceeded expectations, making annihilation impossible. The only viable option was to concentrate fire and carve a path in a short time, rescuing the four trapped little ones.
Belfast, whose combat experience was no less than her maid experience, quickly made a decision.
“All ships! Enter battle state, coordinates X12, Y48! All guns, fire at will!”
Boom boom boom boom boom——!
Unlike the small-scale firepower of the destroyer sisters, the thick and large gun barrels of a group of light cruisers, heavy cruisers, and even battleships instantly ignited a sea of flames on the outer edge of the Siren's encirclement.
Of course, they also instantly attracted the attention of a large number of Sirens, prompting a horde of mass-produced surface and aerial units to turn and charge towards them.
Belfast commanded the battle while constantly observing her surroundings.
Unlike the individual Kanmusu, each a sentient girl, the Sirens' most numerous mass-produced models are autonomous units incapable of communication.
Small-scale Sirens were manageable, but with such a large number like this, these low-level mass-produced units, relying solely on their intellectually deficient battle logic, were incapable of effective coordination.
——Therefore, there must be hidden high-level units, or even humanoid Sirens, commanding from the shadows!
“Victory! Did you find them!?”
Thinking this, Belfast turned to the only aircraft carrier among the rescuers.
The golden-haired, blue-eyed girl was lightly biting her fingertip, her consciousness connected to the carrier aircraft she had released. Hearing the question, she turned to glare at Belfast with a frown.
Victory waved her hand in annoyance, her already prominent bosom rising and falling more dramatically with her rapid breathing.
“Searching, searching, don't rush me——Got it!”
Suddenly, Victory's blue eyes focused, her golden cross-topped staff pointing towards the southeast.
“There!”
“It's… the Siren codenamed 'Tester'!”
“I'll try to interfere with her command, you guys hurry and open a path!”
With that, Victory released another wave of carrier aircraft.
Tester, huh?
If it's just her alone, the situation isn't too bad.
Belfast has had her share of encounters with the opponent. Seeing Victory start to interfere with Tester, she immediately ordered her surrounding sisters to intensify their offensive.
Another round of salvo, shells leaving the barrels, shaking the sea, whistling through elegant parabolas, yet a majority missed their targets, only kicking up rows of water columns in the ocean.
Belfast sighed.
“As expected, without a commander…”
『Commander, is that important?』
“Who！！！！！”
The male voice that echoed in her mind startled Belfast, almost causing her to fall into the sea.
The maid quickly regained her composure, scanning her surroundings but finding no potential source for the voice.
Belfast furrowed her brow. Seeing her companions engaged in intense battle, she could only lower her voice, trying to communicate with the voice:
“Who are you?”
『Identity is a matter for later. It seems you need help, judging by your current state? Tell me, maybe I can assist?』
The voice echoed again, Belfast's mind raced, a conjecture she herself couldn't believe was slowly forming.
Could it be… the Commander?
But it doesn't make sense!
Another Siren shell exploded nearby, startling Belfast awake. Ignoring everything else, her voice was low, but her words were extremely rapid: “This… gentleman, could you help me improve my shelling accuracy and power?”
——This is a perk only human commanders can bestow upon Kanmusu. If this individual can achieve it, it would undoubtedly confirm the voice's owner as the Commander!
『I can only say I'll give it a try.』
Bai Yu had thought Belfast would request something else, like directly going down to help her clear the map, but she only wanted to enhance her shelling power and accuracy?
He didn't have any good methods for power augmentation immediately, but accuracy?
That might be possible.
Using Belfast as a medium, Bai Yu spread his mental energy.
Those numerous Siren units, possessing impressive speeds in the eyes of ordinary humans and even Kanmusu, appeared to crawl at a snail's pace in Bai Yu's perspective.
After some thought, Bai Yu attempted to forcefully overlay his mental perception, his 'viewpoint,' onto Belfast's external perception.
Just as he could take control of Ying's body voluntarily, in this case, Bai Yu only took control of 'partial' permissions—vision, hearing, and a certain degree of thought analysis.
In an instant, Belfast froze.
After a momentary daze, she realized the world before her eyes had been turned upside down.
High-speed carrier aircraft, shells flying through the air, the waves kicked up by the sea, everything had become incredibly slow.
Even the whooshing wind and the roar of exploding shells were stretched into an eerie tone.
Turning abruptly, she was astonished to discover her sisters all seemingly in slow motion as well.
Unprecedented surprise flushed Belfast's cheeks pink. Without time to think, she turned to face the enemy ahead.
Those Sirens were still making random movements to evade attacks from the Kanmusu, but in Belfast's current eyes, those actions were absurd and laughable.
She could instantly calculate the trajectories of their next movements!
“This time… none of you will escape!”
Adjusting the gun barrels, aiming at the target, firing, all movements were done in one fluid motion.
Boom boom boom boom boom——！！！
Every shell fired hit the core weaknesses of every Siren unit with pinpoint accuracy!
Even several Siren aircraft in the sky were inexplicably hit by Belfast using her anti-surface ship cannons!?
A series of explosions echoed. Belfast's single shot achieved results that would have taken multiple rounds of salvo in the past!
“Be… Belfast!?”
Shenshou was stunned on the side.
“How did you do that!?”
Using cannons to hit aircraft?
Why don't you just jump into the sky and use your fists to smash them!?
“Amazing…” Belfast stared blankly at her own hands, then looked up, everything before her eyes had returned to 'normal speed'.
But as long as she wanted, she could seamlessly switch between normal speed and 'bullet time' without any impact on her actions!
“I'll explain later. Right now…”
The maid smiled softly, turning to face the front.
“Let's go save those people first!”
At the same time, in her heart, Belfast whispered—
(Commander, thank you!)
PS·AI illustration, Bai Yu