The Battle of Asolivis, or perhaps I should call it the Asolivis Meat Grinder. In my opinion, this battle would likely be recorded in history books in the future.
Since a certain someone had completed his bait mission far too well (Is it my fault?), the Devil Lords and Undead Emperors even personally chased after him. The Devil Lords and Undead Emperors even personally chased after the Undead Emperors. Not only did the transport fleets successfully complete their resupply mission, the Undead Emperors were also able to forcefully land on the western battlefront.
At 3: 45 in the morning, the battleships' lights simultaneously flashed three times, signifying the beginning of the large-scale landing.
Thirty-seven heavy transport fleets began to forcefully land on the western battlefront under the escort of twenty battleships. Behind them were several hundred other ships that were scattered about.
Starting from the Flot Mountains to the north of the western battlefront, all the way to the south, the entire coastline became a battlefield.
Unlike what I expected, the allied army didn't choose the core area of the Forest of Dreams in Victoria Harbor as their landing point. Instead, they chose the Silver Shark Strait, which was even further north.
That place was filled with dangerous reefs and whirlpools, making it impossible to land on the western battlefront at all. There were also schools of carnivorous magic sharks and flying fish in the dangerous currents. From the very start, it was impossible to land on the western battlefront.
Since there were few people there, there were no ports built there. The dense number of reefs and soft underwater mud made it impossible to construct a normal port here.
The worst part was that there were many shallow shoals here that people could stand on with their upper bodies above water and lower bodies underwater.
This would be incredibly fatal to ships. The reefs would only harm the bottom of the ship, but if the ship reached the shoals, it was highly likely that the ship would run aground.
That was why this place was doubtlessly a blind spot for any landing battle.
Even though this was the outer defensive line of the Forest of Dreams, the devils still piled up gigantic catapults and single-eyed demon war chariots in order to show the humans how terrifying the Chaos Abyss was.
However, there wasn't a single soldier in this area.
Even worse, this direction was uninhabited to begin with. If the allied army advanced in this direction, Asolivis would be right in front of them!
In the end, the allied army abandoned the safest landing spot in favor of choosing the most dangerous location. They ignored the enemy's defensive line and directly attacked the enemy's core.
Did this seem like a normal choice?
When the battleships approached, the Undead and Demons began to move even though they didn't know how they were going to cross the shoals. The flying Demons in the sky didn't hesitate to rush toward the Silver Shark Channel, attempting to intercept the enemy.
However, what welcomed them was even more intense artillery fire than the day before.
Fiery meteors streaked across the night sky. Every explosion created a flash of lightning and an explosion at the same time, instantly creating a blank space on the battlefield.
Rechargeable Explosive Bullets were a new type of ammunition that had just been installed. Each bullet was a collection of multiple Olivia's Magic Boxes. They would automatically release magic when activated based on the type of magical energy stored within.
The only downside of this was that it would be incredibly expensive to construct, and it would require a mage to charge it before using it. However, none of these problems would be a problem in front of the incredibly wealthy Bardi and Mage Country's alliance.
This batch of special ammunition had just been produced from the Mist Alliance and Ottoman Empire's production lines. The leaders of the Mist Alliance and Bardi Empire immediately escorted them to the frontlines. It was all thanks to a certain someone acting as bait that this batch of ammunition had arrived in such a timely manner.
What was an ace? When your enemy felt that they had completely seen through you, a new toy that could completely make them miscalculate was an ace.
All the Rechargeable Explosive Bullets were lightning and fireballs, two of the most common offensive magic spells. It wasn't that nobody had considered using ice, earth, or water magic spells that would be more effective against the devils, but actual combat experience told them that none of those things would be effective against the devils.
AoE attacks would always be direct fire magic spells. When the temperature reached a certain degree, it would even be possible to directly boil the air. And when it came to high-speed, single-target attacks, there was nothing more effective than an explosive thunderstorm. Even flying units would be hit in groups.
The final result was that all these bullets were infused with explosive fireballs and chain lightning. It was simple, violent, and effective.
Right now, every single attack of this new bullet was just like a high-level mage's high-leveled attack. The only price to pay was probably the mage apprentices who were at the very end of the airships that were paralyzed on the ground.
Their seniors and teachers needed to conserve mana for the upcoming battle, so they could only have the unusable apprentices charge up their magic bullets. Since they didn't have enough mana to begin with, they could only use quantity to make up for quality. They would meditate to recover mana while charging the bullets. In the end, they would all be drained of mana.
The captains and cannoneers of the airships wouldn't understand the apprentices' hard work. They were currently going crazy over their new toys.
This time, the airships were fully replenished, and their target was right in front of them. They had no reason to treasure their ammunition. All their cannons and magic crystal cannons were activated, and colorful fireworks never stopped.
All they saw were exploding fireballs and lightning. It was as if hundreds or thousands of high-level mages were simultaneously attacking without regard for mana or their lives.
"… Are these really the magical barbarians from the mortal plane who lack magic? Even the ancient Haletdam generation's magic conducting rune armies aren't as ridiculous as them. "
Even the old devils who had experienced the ancient Holy War couldn't help but sigh in fear as they secretly retreated to the back.
The overly concentrated Fire Element in the sky burned into a flaming cloud. What was even more ridiculous was that some kind of magical reaction occurred. The thunderstorm and the dark clouds produced an effect, and the sudden appearance of the thunderstorm turned the area into a death zone for the demons.
The overly concentrated attacks made the high-leveled fireballs that the Chaos Abyss residents were so proud of become completely meaningless.
The prideful Archdevils were shot down like raindrops in the face of the fierce cannon fire. Even the powerful Devil Lords were stunned by the high-temperature fireballs and lightning. The Undying Archdevils had never fought against high-level mages before, but they had never seen hundreds, if not thousands, of high-level mages toss fireballs and lightning at the same time. The overly concentrated elemental power even formed an elemental domain.
The most pitiful were the various mid- and low-level winged devils. They fell down in droves. The lucky ones died before they even landed, while the unlucky ones hopelessly waited for their own deaths to descend as they were paralyzed by the lightning.
Even for the powerful devil species, flying troops were still rare and precious. But at this time, it was impossible for them to retreat. The powerful Devil Lords and nobles were personally leading the army and military police. It would be impossible for any deserter to leave the battlefield alive.
"… It's impossible to land there! We still have hope. Defend, defend, and wait for the Devil Lords' reinforcements! "
The devil general shouted in the middle of the storm. However, the scene before him caused him to swallow his words.
The fleet had no intentions of forcefully charging through the turbulent Silver Shark Strait. Under the pitch-black clouds, the airships on the sea raised their sails and slowly left the sea!
They shakily rose from the sea and slowly but resolutely advanced towards the coastline.
* Boom! *
It was evident that the clumsy, old-fashioned airships were completely different from the newer airships in terms of design and materials. The airships' temporarily installed floating engines were soon overloaded and burned up. Airships kept falling back into the sea … or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that they fell into the sea.
But there wasn't much distance left. If the airships didn't immediately fall apart, they would unhesitatingly start anchoring themselves and turning on all their cannons to become fixed cannon turrets.
On the airships, some alchemists began tossing special alchemy potions into the water. The water that came into contact with the potion would speedily freeze at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In a small airship at the very back, four archmages wearing blue and white robes were currently chanting incantations. Their goal was to summon ice and snow!
If Roland was here, he would probably discover to his astonishment that these incantations and spell models were incredibly similar to the information he had on Ice Aeon that he had given to the Mage Country.
With that small airship as the starting point, the seawater actually began to slowly freeze.
Now, no matter if it was the transport airships or the airships, they were all tossing down quick-freezing Ice Aeon potions. When the ice that grew from the back came into contact with the Ice Aeon potions, it seemed as if it had eaten a great tonic, and it grew even faster.
The transport airships began jumping down to test the thickness of the ice. At this point, it was likely that everyone could tell that the humans weren't intending on directly using airships to land. They were choosing to freeze this part of the sea and then have the people on the transport airships land on the ice.
* Boom! *
* Boom! *
At this moment, the airships that had been flying with the wind all landed. They all sat on the beach, faintly forming a new defensive line and fortress.
The cannons never stopped firing. When the Aurora Knight silently took off from the airships that were no longer able to enter the water, even the devils felt fear.
The most important part of an old-fashioned airship was its keel. With such a fall, even if the deck of the ship was fine, the entire ship would be completely destroyed.
This was only the beginning, but the human allied army had already sacrificed all their airships for the sake of landing.
Although their enemies were far more powerful and difficult to deal with than they had expected, the most frightening part was their determination to completely eliminate the enemy at all costs.
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