"Fire the torpedoes," the surrounding warships were still intercepting, but with little success.
"At this rate, they'll soon enter the Rikugun River and then into the mainland through the river!" Harvey shouted, "Move all your ships here, block them, no matter what!"
Ishii Koji knew that sending the warships to block them now would certainly result in losing more than half. But there was no choice left, so he could only order, "All ships, tighten the attack perimeter, and defend the estuary with all you've got!"
The ships pulled back and went wild with bombing at the estuary, on both the ocean floor and the surface without a moment's pause. Sometimes, gigantic monsters could be seen blasted into the air, their bodies torn apart!
They had a total of four quasi-aircraft carrier-class ships, plus several destroyers and escort ships, and they finally managed to blockade the underwater defense line.
"Did we block it?" Everyone was at the peak of their nerves.