After the eighth volley of fire concluded, the Carl Vinson Aircraft Carrier was engulfed in a raging inferno, its high-grade aviation fuel depot for carrier-based aircraft had been hit. Flames spread across the entire ship, many soldiers turned into burning men, screaming miserably, running around wildly, and jumping into the sea.
By the ninth volley, the Carl Vinson could no longer bear the burden, sinking into the sea while ablaze. The fire was still visible until it submerged completely, resembling an impressive flaming palace drifting towards the seabed.
Meanwhile, the Washington Carrier and its escort battleships, realizing the dire situation, quickly turned around and fled.
Ultimately, at around 1300 kilometers from the Yuan Shou, the Washington was struck by multiple volleys of biological plasma cannon fire, with one hit on the front deck. The ship billowed black smoke but managed to escape.
Yuan Shou conserved its ammunition, having already achieved sufficient glory from the battle. After all, such continuous bombardment consumed significant Spirit Stone resources for the Yuan Shou.
It could have been sunk, but there was no need.
With the final roar of the 600-millimeter naval cannon fading away into the ocean, the grand naval battle in the Ryukyu Sea came to an end.
Looking around, smoke and mist shrouded the ocean surface, which lay in desolation.
Fierce flames leaped across the waves, leaking fuel dyed the sea blood red, with the burning fuel flames rolling unpredictably with the waves.
The sunken warships were everywhere, some hulls were half-submerged, proud masts tilted into the sea.
Some hulls capsized like dead fish with upturned bellies, finished off with torpedoes launched by the Devourer Cruiser, sinking into the sea.
Some were engulfed in flames, burned into hollow hulls, their bodies black as ink, drifting like ghost ships.
Waves gently passed over the wreckage of trenches, seagulls circled the floating corpses and remains of warships, making rustling sounds as if mourning these steel giants.
A few surviving soldiers were rescued by the Devourer Cruiser, standing blankly on the deck, watching their sunken ships, many cried uncontrollably.
Thus, in the battle of the Ryukyu Sea, the Jieke Group decisively broke the Navy Fleet led by Beautiful Country, sinking the Roosevelt Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier, Carl Vinson Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier, severely damaging the Washington Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier, and sinking 1 Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser, 5 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Sunk were Japan's 4 helicopter carriers and destroyers, 24 destroyers, 15 escort ships, and 4 conventional submarines.
Sunk were South Korea's destroyers and escort ships, 8 in total, inherited the Great British Empire's Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and two destroyers.
Total tonnage of sunken warships exceeded 500,000 tons, with 231 aircraft shot down, a remarkably glorious and victorious triumph.
After this battle, Beautiful Country utterly lost its sea dominance in the Western Pacific, its naval warships were rendered useless.
As the sun began to set, casting its glow upon the sea, the burning warships appeared dreamlike.
The Yuan Shou Battlecruiser sailed through the sea wind rife with smoke and saltiness, its long horn sounded, paying tribute to the departed, then the fleet turned and slowly submerged into the sea.
Before leaving, however, they had already sent a wireless message of victory to the Supreme Leader, reporting the glad tidings, not disappointing the Supreme Leader's high expectations.
But for Beautiful Country and its allies, this was endless calamity.
With the conclusion of the Ryukyu Sea battle, the news spread like it had wings, at the speed of light, reaching every corner of the globe.
Beautiful Country was astonished and furious, the European Union was shaken, Japan trembled.
When an article entitled "A New King Ascends in the Pacific Ocean, Jieke Group Stands Poised to Claim Global Ocean Dominance" was published in the New York Times, the world fell silent, deafeningly.
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