Caw caw caw …
With a wave of ear-piercing caws, the scattered Fire Crows suddenly scattered in all directions, choosing to stay away from the goblin caravan and circling outside the range of the cannons' attacks.
They no longer used a large scale assault, but instead formed small attack teams of twos and threes, continuously attacking the caravan from all directions and using sticky fire liquid to corrode the energy barrier. Once they completed their attack, they would quickly retreat from the cannons' attack range and continue circling outside, waiting for an opportunity.
There weren't too many battle magic machines, not enough to overturn the sky around the formation. Once their cannons were scattered, the damage to the Fire Crows wouldn't be as great.
"Hm?" Seeing this scene, the goblin commander Parker froze and muttered to himself, "Could it be that there's a leader in this flock of Fire Crows?"
Adult Fire Crows were mostly rank 1 magical creatures. Although their strength wasn't bad, their level of intelligence couldn't compare to humans. Only after the birth of a level one or level two Fire Raven King would the intelligence of the entire tribe increase significantly.
Only a higher ranked Fire Crow King would have such intelligence, seeing through the goblin caravan's inability to move quickly and retreating from the battlefield.
Parker immediately picked up his binoculars and did his best to search for the Fire Crow King among the Fire Crows that filled the sky. As expected, Parker followed the direction of the caw and saw a strange Fire Crow that was exceptionally handsome and much larger in size.
There was even a circle of golden feathers on its head, making it look like it was wearing a strange crown from afar.
It looked like this fellow had not only become a leader, but was also on the verge of evolving into a king!
"Manet, pay attention to the Fire Crow King at XXX, XXX. I want you to take the magic machine squad and take it down! The caravan will provide you with firepower protection … "Parker immediately gave the order to fight once he found the main target.
Manet, the captain of the magic machine squad that was hiding inside the battle magic machine and attacking the Fire Crows, turned around and immediately locked onto the strange-looking Fire Crow through his tactical goggles and hidden triangular window.
"Let's go, take down that ugly turkey for me!"
Amidst its arrogant laughter, eleven Battle Magic Machines rushed out of the energy barrier and fired fiercely as they approached the target area.
After hundreds of years of technological advancements, the current Battle Magic Machines were no longer comparable to the old steam machines of the past.
The standard equipment of the PG-52 Battle Magic Machine was two Mark II Magic Cannons on its shoulders, two Magic Rapid-Fire Cannons on its chest, four Magic Ray Guns on its arms, and sixteen Goblin Missiles in the weapon bag on its back …
With such powerful firepower, the PG-52 Combat Magic Machine could rival a Tier 2 Wizard. At the very least, on the main battlefield, the metal magical machine squads that were arranged in tight combat formations could be called battlefield cleaners.
Wherever they went, Goblin Missiles would rise into the sky one after another, piercing into the flock of Fire Crows with ear-piercing shrieks. The warheads were filled with a large number of metal pellets and arcane crystal shards. They exploded continuously in the air, and the scattered metal pellets could completely overturn a large area.
The Fire Crows were flying creatures with outstanding magic resistance, or else they would not be able to pass through the gaps in space so easily. However, they did not have the protection of hard scales, so their physical defense was much weaker.
Therefore, facing the barrage of metal pellets that covered the sky, the Fire Crows were blown away one after another, black blood splattering everywhere as they screeched miserably and fell from the sky.
However, even more Fire Crows exploded angrily and lunged at the Battle Magic Machine squads that had emerged from the energy barrier from all directions. Before the birds arrived, the liquid fire arrived first!
Puff! Puff! Puff! A stream of liquid fire was spat at the Battle Magic Machine squads.
"Shield … Shield … Everyone, remember to activate your shield!" Manet's scream echoed through the communication crystal.
The Battle Magic Machine squads flipped over at every corner of their bodies, revealing rhombus-shaped crystals. They quickly erected energy shields of various shapes as they were injected with magic energy. These energy shields might not be strong individually, but when they overlapped with each other, they had a larger protection angle and higher defensive toughness than the original version of the Mana Shield.
Taking advantage of the fact that the energy shields were blocking the liquid fire from all directions, the Battle Magic Machine squads opened fire with all their might. The magic cannons and rapid-fire cannons fired energy fireballs of various sizes, blasting the Fire Crows that were diving down into a mist of blood. Meanwhile, the quadruple Magic Ray Guns on their arms kept firing, blasting the Fire Crows into the sky with scorching rays or frost rays.
In the communication channel, the Goblin Mechanics screamed and yelled crazily.
At this moment, there was no need for them to give any tactical commands. Blocking the enemy's attacks and focusing their firepower on the enemy was the only thing they could do!
Meanwhile, the Goblin convoy at the back shifted their cannons to the front, using concentrated volleys of cannons and missiles to clear the path in front of them.
This was a cruel path paved with the flesh and blood of the Fire Crow corpses!
The attacks of the Fire Crows were not without results. After leaving the cover of the energy shields, individual magic machines could not cover every corner. Therefore, under the concentrated attacks of the Fire Crows, the energy shields of the Battle Magic Machines were either corroded or destroyed. They could only rely on their sturdy metal shells to withstand the corrosion of the liquid fire.
Up to this point, the Battle Magic Machine squad had charged seven hundred meters into the midst of the Fire Crows, killing or injuring nearly three hundred Fire Crows. They had also lost two of their own magic machines.
Their metal shells had been burnt through by the liquid fire, causing a huge explosion. There was no reason for the Goblin Mechanics inside to survive either.
At this point, there were less than two hundred Fire Crows left in the large flock.
The Raven King was obviously enraged, leading his personal guards to attack the Battle Magic Machine squad.
The liquid fire they spat was obviously more powerful and corrosive than normal Fire Crows. Two more magic machines had their armors burnt through, and the Raven King nailed them to their cabins with a fire arrow.
However, the Raven King couldn't find any more opportunities to attack when faced with the combined attacks of the Goblin convoy and the Magic Machine squad. After all, the Fire Crows could only spit out a hundred meters, while the Magic Machine squad's attack range was three hundred to seven hundred meters.
If the Goblin Missiles were included, their attack range was one thousand five hundred meters!
This disparity meant that the Fire Crows could only use their flesh and blood to withstand the attacks of the cannons and energy beams. In the end, the Fire Crows were completely defeated!
Finally, the Raven King admitted defeat and led the remaining thirty or so Fire Crows out of the battlefield, cawing strangely.
The Goblin convoy could only follow closely behind in order to avoid the disaster that the Fire Crows would bring to the goblin town. Both sides fought as they retreated into the distance.
Similar scenes were playing out in every corner of the goblin plane.
However, it was a good thing that the goblin plane was a typical low-magic plane. Even with the arrival of the demon wave, the rejection of magic was still as strong as ever. That was why monsters and monsters that were too powerful wouldn't even bother to come here. Their targets were the higher planes.
Add to that the fact that the number of monsters in the goblin plane wasn't large enough to begin with, it was even less likely that they would be able to attack the goblins who had all turned into magic machines.
Therefore, since the outbreak of the Great Demon Tide, apart from the sporadic gnome towns suffering heavy losses from the attacks of strange monsters, large-scale casualties were still rare!
However, not all planes were as' lucky 'as the goblin plane.
Almost all material planes were facing attacks from both inside and outside due to the impact of the demon wave.
There were galactic beasts, calamities, and monsters invading from the outside, and magical beasts attacking from within … In that moment, all those in power and the ruling class had their hands full.
No matter how strict their defenses were, they couldn't stop the demons from sneaking in, nor could they stop the beast hordes from surging out of the ancient forests. Therefore, some incompetent people in power could only choose to give up on some commoners and territories, concentrating what little power they had to protect their manors and property.
As for the abandoned territories and commoners, they could only pray for their own good!
After all, they lacked the protection of extraordinary powers. Even a single Class 1 or 2 monster could cause unimaginable calamity to them if it charged in.
And in these many small and medium-sized planes, many intelligent races that had previously occupied the ruling position had given their enemies the chance to rise due to their mistakes in dealing with the demon wave. Therefore, internal 'revolutions' broke out in many planes, changing the ruling class.
But no matter how hard they tried to stabilize the environment of the plane, a huge upheaval and chaos that engulfed all planes still broke out!
The wise men and scholars of many realms unanimously called this chaotic and turbulent era the 'Dark Age'. What made them feel despair and indignation was that according to past experience, this' Dark Age 'would probably last for a hundred years …
A hundred years … To most creatures of planes, that was their entire life!
… …
When darkness descended, there was pain and happiness!
At this moment, the happiness of the people living in the Elobis region was especially strong.
After the demon wave broke out, there were rumors of monsters and galactic beasts invading the central continent. In some regions, there were even shocking incidents where entire villages and towns were devoured by the monsters.
The more such rumors were heard, the more it served to accentuate the tranquility of the Elovis region.
After all, this was the territory of the Crimson Family, and it had become the core region of the central continent. Thus, there were more top-notch Magi gathered here than elsewhere.
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