The First Magic World War

Charles couldn't help but exclaim, "Is this the second Labyrinth?"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw countless sails emerge from the sea ahead. Ship after ship surfaced from the ocean floor, quickly covering the sea with a dense mass of vessels. These ships varied in style and even in age; many had likely traversed hundreds of years, bearing a sense of otherworldliness and ancientness not of this world.

Herolf, the Golden Goat, couldn't help but shout, "I see the Minnis! Didn't it disappear while crossing the Agres Sea a few years ago? I also see the Sirius! It's an ancient ship that vanished in the Agres Sea, reportedly carrying spices worth tens of thousands of Aegeus, and it's the most sought-after treasure ship."

Andreas also couldn't help but say, "I recognize two ships from the Black Phoenix. They were said to have encountered a storm at sea. How could they possibly be here?"

Hearing the discussions of his subordinates, Charles gasped, exclaiming, "These are ghost ships, all of them are ghost ships! But... how can there be so many ghost ships?"

"Could it be that all the ships that sank in the Agres Sea are here?"

The ghost ships that surfaced surpassed hundreds in number and were still continuously emerging from the sea.

Charles shouted, "Prepare for battle!"

Ghost ships are a common legend on the sea, but generally, ghost ships are no match for a Magical Alchemy Warship; only ordinary ships encounter trouble with them.

Charles's fleet comprised not only Legendary Warships but also Magical Alchemy Warships, entirely unafraid of ordinary ghost ships, but now… there were too many ghost ships appearing.

Charles was no longer certain.

His battle order was given, and the Sacred level knights who had recently boarded the Holy Light Divine State Title hurried back to their respective Magical Alchemy Warships. Charles said awkwardly, "Master, I can only ask you to take charge of the Holy Light Divine State Title."

Juno Arthur was Byron's strongest.

He operating the Holy Light Divine State Title could be over ten times more powerful than Charles handling it himself.

Charles, of course, would not risk such a powerful asset and weaken his fleet by firmly holding onto the Holy Light Divine State Title.

Juno slightly smiled and said, "That's fine."

He took Charles and flew up into the air. Charles took this opportunity to examine their surroundings and saw Drusinia throw something into the sea, followed by a Legendary Warship resembling the style of the Queen Bee surfacing.

Charles couldn't help but say, "Master, your Blood Servant Drusinia has brought out something big."

Juno shook his head and said, "She has many secrets that she doesn't want me to know about, so I often pretend I am unaware."

"You should remember to give your Blood Servants some private space when you recruit them; otherwise, it's easy for problems to arise."

Charles thought to himself, "I think Gareth has already become a big problem, and it's a significant one."

"A Blood Servant shouldn't have such high autonomy nor be so clever!"

Looking down at his fleet, Charles couldn't help but ask, "Master, has there ever been a fleet from the Old Continent that possessed three Legendary Warships at the same time?"

Juno paused for a moment and said, "There has been!"

Charles was shocked, exclaiming, "How could that be possible?"

Juno calmly said, "What if the person was named Zimmerman?"

"At the peak of his power, he once had three Legendary Warships!"

Charles immediately chose not to question further.

Some people, you feel stupid not questioning them.

Some people, if you do question them, others doubt your intelligence.

Zimmerman was clearly the latter.

Charles and Juno landed on the Holy Light Divine State Title. Charles immediately granted some permissions to his teacher, Juno Arthur. Juno's body first shimmered with a clear glow, then a green essence enveloped him, followed by dual layers of Marine System power, and a Voyage Log also appeared.

Juno, with the enhanced power of the Holy Light Divine State Title, rose into the air, faced the fiercely approaching ghost fleet like a pack of wolves, and pointed straight ahead as he shouted loudly, "Whatever I target, turns to ashes; whatever I see, reduces to dust; whatever I gaze upon, vanishes like smoke!"

Charles hadn't expected that his teacher would start off with such a powerful move.

This is the ultimate spell of the Bloodline Mantra, named the Great Prophecy!

The Great Prophecy isn't a spell of foresight; rather, every word spoken becomes reality, it is an imposing spell that can change reality.

Throughout the millennia-long history of the Blood Clan, the Arthur Clan had produced countless peak experts. However, only three had mastered the Great Prophecy of the Blood Clan, the other two being ancient figures from a millennium ago. Juno Arthur was the only one from the Arthur Clan in centuries to master this technique and it was also his ace in the hole for becoming the most powerful in the Blood Clan.

If it were only Juno, he wouldn't dare face what might already be more than a thousand ghost ships using the Great Prophecy. If the prophecy failed to change reality, the backlash from this highest tier Blood Clan spell would be extremely severe.

At this moment, he had the support of the world's foremost Legendary Warship, which hosted at least five divine creatures. Despite their issues, Juno Arthur wasn't stingy about unleashing a force he had previously never dared to try.

The grand Bloodline Mantra was executed, striking the foremost ten-plus ghost ships in the ghost fleet first, instantly leading them to crumble. The ghost crew wailed sharply on the ships, but could not prevent their demise.

With the buffer of the first ten-plus ghost ships, the subsequent ghost ships fared slightly better and were able to resist slightly before they too disintegrated. Countless members of the ghost crew fell into the sea, resembling a collection of floating specimens.

Charles couldn't believe that with a single move from Juno Arthur, he had shocked everyone.

Seventy to eighty ghost ships were destroyed by this blow of the Great Prophecy, stopping only when the impact reached a distinctly different warship, resisted by it.

This warship shuddered slightly, but its hull remained immovable, even protecting the ghost ships behind it.

Charles's eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "Legendary Warship?"

Juno Arthur slightly smiled and replied, "No!"

"Just an ordinary Ancient Magic Warship!"

Before the rise of Classic Alchemy, Classical Alchemy and an even more ancient Magic Crafting prevailed in the Old Continent. In that era, there were no Magical Alchemy Warships, only Magic Warships. Although most of the twelve Legendary Warships were Ancient Magic Warships, it doesn't mean all Ancient Magic Warships were Legendary Warships.

As with the Fontainebleau and the Dolmabahçe Number, both are Magical Alchemy Warships, but they are also Legendary Warships, though many Magical Alchemy Warships are not.

Charles soon realized, this ghost ship which had withstood a strike from Juno Arthur, though it appeared unscathed, had only lost a very small portion of its ghost crew.

In terms of defense, it was definitely not on par with a Legendary Warship; it really was just a normal Magic Warship.

Charles expressed regretfully, "Though it isn't a Legendary Warship, destroying it is still such a waste. It would have been great if we could capture it."

Juno chuckled but then issued a second, earth-shattering Bloodline Mantra. This time he bypassed the transformed ghost ship of the Ancient Magic Warship, and yet again destroyed seventy to eighty ghost ships with a single strike.

Though the numbers of the ghost fleet were immensely large, if Juno continued to bombard them fiercely, perhaps after seven or eight more blows, only the toughest few would still be afloat.

Charles's warships also continually accelerated, plunging towards the ghost fleet. The Magic Alchemy Cannons began to roar. Although the ghost ships looked eerie, their defense wasn't high, and several were immediately sunk. While they also counterattacked, leveraging their sheer numbers with fire raining like showers, the battle seemed somewhat "evenly matched."

Charles was just about to have Juno issue a few more Bloodline Mantras when he heard a thunderous roar from afar. The palace floating on the sea's surface gradually started moving.

Charles rubbed his eyes, hardly believing what he was seeing, and exclaimed, "What on earth is going on?"

"How can that Labyrinth also start moving?"

"Is there any justice left?"

The Sacred level on Charles's side also saw the slowly moving sea palace and knew that, even with Magical Alchemy Warships, it was impossible to shake this kind of sea fortress, a moving bastion. They all cleared the direct route, avoiding a frontal collision with this palace isle.

Even the Sirius, operated by Drusinia, steered away from the front lines.

On the other hand, the Dolmabahçe Number, being extremely large and not known for its speed among the Legendary Warships, also swerved but seemed slightly perilous.

Charles immediately issued a command to let Goat Herolf take over from Vigo, letting Vigo operate Goat Herolf's Magical Alchemy Warship. Now he needed to maximize the combat effectiveness, and Goat Herolf's sea battle experience and ability to operate a Legendary Warship naturally far exceeded Flame Paladin Vigo.

After Goat and Vigo switched their command ships, the Dolmabahçe slightly altered its course; not deliberately dodging anymore, but by utilizing a group of clearly coordinated ghost ships, it created a separation from the moving Labyrinth. Unless the opposite side wanted to smash all nearly hundred of his ghost ships, he could temporarily be safe.

Goat Herolf's adept control gave Charles a slight relief.

He said to Juno Arthur, "What should we do next?"

"What's that moving Labyrinth all about?"

Juno Arthur replied, "How should I know? I'm not a great sailor. Usually, I fight one-on-one, at most using some minor tricks. Let's clean up the grunts first, then devise our tactics."

A grand naval battle had already fiercely unfolded.