The thunderous roar of continuous fire fused into the ripping snarl of a beast. The brilliant muzzle flashes lit up the sea, the barrels spewing flame like the brightest torch in the night. The leading assault boat was shredded to splinters in an instant. The centurion at its bow didn’t even have time to scream before he was torn apart. The fuel tank burst into flame, and the boat exploded into a blazing fireball on the waves.0

Then came the second. The third. The fourth…0

Even though the remaining assault boats scattered immediately, half of them were blown apart within 30 seconds.0

Facing that hurricane of fire and steel, the surviving sailors lost all courage to continue the chase and turned tail, fleeing desperately toward their own lines.0

Tail watched as the retreating boats slipped beyond the gun’s range, and at the sailors clinging to life rings, shivering in the sea. She didn’t...1