Never before had Jingu encountered such a frustrating battle. In the past, no matter how poor his aim was, he could at least hit a few shots in a single battle. For example, in the previous battle with the three sword maidens, their agility and evasion were also very good, allowing them to dodge about 90% of Jingu's shells, but at least 10% would still hit.
However, this opponent was different. No matter how Jingu attacked, he couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes. This person was like a prize in a claw machine; no matter how many times Jingu tried, he couldn't get him out.
On the other hand, the opponent could continuously attack Jingu's vital points. Although the damage was not high, with each strike dealing a maximum of 10 points, the speed of the attacks was overwhelming. In just a few minutes, Jingu had lost over 3,000 HP.
"There's no other way, I have to use Rapid Reversal!" Jingu reluctantly decided to use this ultimate move again.
Rapid Reversal involved Jingu unleashing the full power of his boiler to appear anywhere within a ten-meter radius around his body. At the same time, he would force a simultaneous firing of his main guns, even if it meant damaging their structure.
By using this move, Jingu could appear behind any enemy in close combat and send them to the afterlife with his powerful main guns. He had used this move before against Suifu.
"Rapid Reversal!" After a loud noise from his boiler, Jingu disappeared from Guhan's sight in one moment and reappeared behind him in the next, ready to fire his main guns.
"I've been waiting for this move!" Guhan had been waiting for Jingu to use Rapid Reversal. As soon as he heard the boiler's loud noise, he immediately reacted, using the move "Nine Heavens Mystic Sword - Sword at the Abyss." Dozens of sword auras burst out from the Qingpin Sword at lightning speed, rushing into the eight main gun barrels of Jingu's ship that were about to fire.
"Boom!" Another familiar explosion, but this time, it wasn't Jingu's target that exploded, but his main guns.
The dozen sword auras that Guhan shot into Jingu's gun barrels ignited like the fuse of a firecracker, causing continuous explosions on Jingu's ship. Each main gun exploded from within the turret, blowing off the gun covers and shattering the barrels, leaving the entire fire control system completely destroyed. Now, except for his hand guns, Jingu couldn't fire a single shell.
Guhan wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass. He used his sword techniques to the utmost, making the Qingpin Sword seem like a swarm of bees, attacking Jingu mercilessly from all directions.
"Stop! Stop it!" Jingu took a few steps back, dodging Guhan's sharp attacks, and quickly pulled out a white cloth from his clothes, waving it vigorously. "Stop! Stop! No more fighting, Jingu surrenders! Jingu surrenders!"
"System Notice: Shipgirl Jingu has surrendered and is in an invincible state. No attacks can be made on Shipgirl Jingu."
"System Notice: A special branch route has been triggered. The original main mission objective has been changed from defeating three shipgirls to capturing three shipgirls."
"System Notice: Due to the change in mission route, the difficulty has increased, and the mission rewards have been enhanced."
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"This Yuanke actually surrendered! The mission route has even been changed!" Everyone, including the sword wielder, gathered around the captured Jingu, finding it hard to believe. Just a moment ago, Jingu was wreaking havoc and almost severed Suifu, and now he had surrendered!
"Boss, you've studied the strategy. Has a shipgirl ever surrendered before?" asked Ha Ma.
"Never!" Nian Mingyue shook her head.
"What's so strange about Jingu surrendering?!" Jingu argued, showing no signs of being a captive. "All of Jingu's main guns are severely damaged, and this guy is so abnormal that Jingu's hand guns can't even hit him. Jingu's man said that when it's time to surrender, you should surrender to save your life. At worst, he can sacrifice his appearance to ransom Jingu back."
"But didn't you Yuanke swear to never surrender?" An Ning asked, recalling the thousands of years of battle history between humans and Yuanke, where Yuanke would strategically retreat, avoid the sharp edge, fail, retreat, and escape, but never surrender. Up to today, except for a few Yuanke captured by special shipgirls, there had never been a case of a Yuanke surrendering voluntarily.
"Tch, they're all unlucky ones without any backing. How can they compare to Jingu? My man is..." Jingu stopped halfway, realizing she shouldn't continue. This made Guhan feel very regretful, as it definitely contained a significant secret. And this secret was likely already known to humans, otherwise it wouldn't have appeared in the mouth of a game NPC.
"It must be because I destroyed all her main guns, triggering the surrender branch attribute," Guhan said, looking very troubled. "This has already exceeded my planned strategy, and I don't know what to do now."
While Guhan was troubled, Jingu was carefree, showing no signs of discomfort as a captive and even interested in other matters.
"Hey, how did you destroy Jingu's four main guns? Jingu has fought with the Welfare Fleet for over fifty years, and even in the most brutal Eighth Sea Campaign, no one has ever destroyed all four main guns. How did you manage it?" Jingu couldn't understand how she had lost all her main guns in an instant.
"It's simple. You were planning to forcibly load ammunition and fire your main guns prematurely, right?" Guhan said.
"Wow, you know that too!" Jingu was amazed.
"Of course, you used it on Suifu before. Even a fool would know!" An Ning interjected irritably.
"Um, you guys are so smart, unlike Mist Island, who is so stupid!"
"Cough, when you forcibly load ammunition, your main guns will be in an overloaded state. At that moment, I shot my sword auras into your gun barrels, igniting the ammunition prematurely, causing a chain explosion that destroyed your entire artillery system!"
"Ah, I see!" Jingu nodded, seemingly understanding. "Forget it, it doesn't matter. Now Jingu is your captive and entitled to the Geneva Convention's prisoner of war treatment! Remember to provide Jingu with thirty kilograms of cake, ten pots of black tea, and twenty-eight flavors of QQ candies every day, or Jingu will sue you for prisoner abuse at the International Court!"
"Also, you're not allowed to touch Jingu's body, have strange thoughts about Jingu, or do strange things to Jingu... Actually, Jingu doesn't care, but Jingu's man said that if anyone violates this, he will have Xiaobei blow up your homes!"
"Bang!" Jingu mimicked a standard meme action. "Your home is blown up!!"
Nian Mingyue, Song Hama, and An Ning looked at each other, completely baffled by this...
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"This is Huangshanghuang's premium cake!"
"This is Bishengyuan's premium black tea!"
"These are Tencent's limited edition QQ candies."
While Nian Mingyue and the others were confused, Guhan was well-prepared. She silently pulled out a large pile of things Jingu liked from her dimensional pocket, making the silly girl's eyes widen.
"This cake looks so good! This black tea smells so fragrant! These QQ candies feel so chewy! Jingu wants to eat all of these!!" Jingu swallowed several times and asked, "Can Jingu eat them?"
"Of course!" Guhan smiled. "Just answer a few questions for me!"
"No problem!" Jingu immediately patted her chest. "Jingu can even tell you what color dress Hood is wearing today!!"
"That's great!" Guhan smiled even wider. "Jingu, are you the flagship of this fleet?"
"Flagship? Of course not Jingu!" Jingu's words made Guhan and the others' faces turn black. This was bad; if Jingu wasn't the flagship, the other shipgirls might have already fled to the sea.
"Originally, the flagship was Hood, but she went to the Sea Emperor's palace to complain, so the flagship temporarily fell to Jingu..."
"Phew..." Guhan and the others let out a long sigh, almost scared to death by this half-baked statement.
"Then, if you are captured, will the other two shipgirls hide in the sea?" Guhan further confirmed.
"No, of course not. Without Jingu's orders, they won't leave the base!"
"Then, one last question!" Guhan's smile grew even sweeter.
"Respected Shipgirl Jingu, since you have surrendered, shouldn't you hand over the spoils of war to us?"
What the heck, the rewards are supposed to drop when you kill Yuanke, what kind of reward is this for capturing a prisoner? Is there even a reward at all?