[Chapter 472 has been reposted. There should be no problem. Four updates today.]
"Aren't we being hypocritical?" Salin asked the people around him.
Viscount Guge was speechless. Salin had shown him the cruelest side of war. The defenseless Iron Wall City had been destroyed by a bunch of level-1 magic equipment. Even though the level-1 magic equipment was expensive, there was a limit. Only the price of the metal flying machines was unacceptable. If Salin didn't have the blueprints and a large number of Magic Shooters, he wouldn't have been able to make them.
It wasn't the first time the metal flying machines had appeared, but the Metatrines were definitely the first to use them like this. In ancient times, these machines were only qualified to be used as scouts, but now they could be used as offensive weapons.
"Master, you're not hypocritical at all. Humans are like this. They think about protecting and destroying at the same time. Just like us demons, we think about rebellion and loyalty at the same time. "Neris's words made Salin think.
The last metal flying machine whizzed away. There weren't many magic cores on it. Every mission only provided 20% of the magic cores. Otherwise, a metal flying machine would lose a lot of magic cores if it crashed. After the attack, the metal flying machine had to return to the ancient warship as soon as possible.
There were only five soldiers on the metal flying machine. If they didn't return to the warship and were surrounded by the enemy, they wouldn't be able to protect their equipment no matter what. The soldiers couldn't even destroy the metal flying machine. They could only use the magic fireballs they prepared beforehand to burn the magic furnace.
The ground was covered in red flames, just like the sea. The rolling heat waves from the sea would burn everything within dozens of meters. The fire in Iron Wall City was getting bigger and bigger. Anything that could burn could not escape from the fire.
Only abyssal creatures could survive in such an environment. Even demons and the undead would be burned to death.
Inside the magic tower, Mage Scochenya was already in despair. They could only protect less than one square mile of land. Everything outside had been burned to the ground. The fire would continue to burn. They had already given up on maintaining the no-flying zone. Those metal monsters were not afraid of this kind of magic at all. They could fly freely inside the zone.
"Metatrines, they're crazy." Inside the level-9 magic tower, the strongest level-9 Magic Shooter in Iron Wall City watched the magic image outside and said to the students around him. His words were somewhat powerless. As a 9th Rank High Mage, he couldn't even save a city. If he forcibly flew out of the Mage Tower, he should be able to shoot down many metal monsters, but he did not dare.
Above him was a Magic Tower that could fly. If he left his Magic Tower, he would probably be killed by the enemy.
Salin knew that if they attacked now, they would most likely destroy the Magic Towers. The mages in the towers had already lost their will to fight. However, he only let the Gale Dragon blow away the smoke and used a huge magic phantom to speak to the Magic Tower below.
"Tell Donnie that if he attacks my Lone Star City, I'll destroy his Iron Wall City. I am Salin. Metatlin. "
As Salin spoke, the Elemental Magic Tower slowly flew north. On the ground, Neris's demon army was already fighting with several nearby reinforcements. Unlike what Salin had expected, not many soldiers escaped from the city, and the demon army did not encounter any suspicious targets that posed a threat to them.
There were more than ten cities near Iron Wall City, and the number of garrisons added together was not small. However, the demon army only encountered less than 20,000 reinforcements, and they even arrived in four batches.
It was not that the Skoczynans' reaction was slow, but Salin's attack was too fast. The Skoczynans did not understand at all, and by the time the nearby troops gathered, Salin had already ended the battle and left with Neris's demon army.
This gave Salin a new idea on how to use the demon army. Very few people could react in time to deliver the army in such a way. The demon army could join the battle in a very narrow place and avoid the impregnable pass.
Thinking of this, Salin felt that he was really hypocritical. Just now, he was feeling sad for the casualties of the ordinary people, and now he was thinking about how to use the demon army to kill.
The killing in this world was even more dangerous than magic training!
Salin suddenly understood. His eyes lost all spirit, and he just stared blankly into the distance. The Elemental Magic Tower was flying towards the sea. There were no more obstacles along the way, and the Magic Shooters of Iron Wall City did not dare to chase. In the Royal Harbor, there was his own warship, with a large number of troops and Desolate Warriors overseeing it. However …
However, all of this was really tiring.
Salin suddenly thought of giving up. He and Rex should go to the Central Temple and use the level-19 Star Condensing Needle to destroy the Goddess' stone tablet, and see if he could break the contract with the Goddess.
"Master, it's not good for you to think like this." Neris stood behind Salin gloomily, and used her nails to scratch Salin's Demonic God Set. The sharp nails scratched the Demonic God Set, and a string of sparks flew.
"What am I thinking?" Salin suddenly turned back. It was not embarrassing that the Winged Skeleton could peek at his thoughts, but this little demon couldn't.
Neris smiled and showed her teeth. Her sharp canines cracked and rubbed up and down.
"Master, I'm just scaring you."
"Teacher." Truman also tried to persuade Salin. The massacre just now did not affect him much. Many of the mages of Serrig Island had never left the island, and lived in a closed environment. They would not care about those who were not from Serrig Island.
"Say no more." Salin waved his hand, looked around, and said, "There are quite a lot of people relying on me now. If I don't continue to work hard, these people will not have a place to live. Whether I can think it through or not, I have to continue to do what I have to do. Hmm, Gug, let's go back to Ceylon City. Can you persuade those nobles now? "
Gug's face was pale, and he looked at Salin angrily.
"You don't have to look at me like that. Even if my Lone Star City was not attacked, this would happen sooner or later. Gug, you don't think that Donnie sent his army to attack my city just to have a good talk with me, do you? "
"You are also from Scotia, how can you do this!" Viscount Gug finally said, and Salin was a little surprised. This Viscount Gug was more naive than he thought!
"Gug, when I got married, Donnie also sent an envoy with a congratulatory gift. I am no longer the Salin of the past, do you understand? "Salin's tone was a little cold, and Gug finally felt the chill in the magic tower.
Salin was in a bad mood. What he did was close to seeking death.
"You are no longer the Viscount of Scotia, but the Count of Metatlin. After I conquer Scotia, I will build a capital next to your fief. If you are not satisfied with my way of doing things, you can find Donnie. I will rebuild your Ceylon City, and it will save you a lot of trouble. "
"Your Highness, Gug was rude." Gug lowered his head and apologized. He did not want to get himself involved. Salin's actions would not change because of his will.
"But you are not wrong. I do not want what happened today to happen again. This is just a lesson for me and Donnie. "Salin let out a long sigh and did not say anything else. Gug did not dare to be noisy, and carefully accompanied Salin until the Elemental Magic Tower landed on the ancient warship.
Nicholas said to Salin, "My Lord, that Iron Blood Duke is very troublesome."
He spoke from his feelings. Salin's fleet landed on the ancient warship and launched an attack on Iron Wall City. Even the Iron Blood Duke could do such an attack. Magic Flame Bombs were not high-level equipment. As long as there was a basic alchemy factory, they could be mass-produced. The Iron Blood Duke's territory was even larger than the Metatlin Kingdom. It was not difficult to find a fire oil mine.
Metal flying machines and basic magic furnaces could be made by the Iron Blood Duke. The only difference between the Iron Blood Duke and Salin was the Elemental Magic Tower and the Elemental Badge. However, the Iron Blood Duke had Inpos, which could awaken a large number of ancient Rank 9 Warriors and control them. This kind of power could also suppress the Magic Tower in the city.
In the entire Metatlin Kingdom, only Metatlin City was not afraid of this kind of attack. 36 Magic Towers with nine floors and thousands of Mages would not be suppressed.
Salin didn't reply to Nicholas. His kingdom only had Metatlin as a point of attack when attacking from the sea. The Iron Blood Grand Duke would definitely attack Lianyun City, which was easy to attack, and not Metatlin City.
There was no one on the ancient warship. All the soldiers had gone ashore, leaving only the mechanical undead controlling the huge warship. The mechanical undead's clone eagerly called out to Salin and the others. Salin could not be bothered with this guy who bullied the weak and feared the strong. He directly brought the people around him and flew onto the dragon skeleton warship.
Port Royal's defensive facilities had been completely destroyed. The port city was occupied by Salin's army. The battle here was not fierce. The royal fleet, which mainly focused on smuggling, was not a match for Salin's fleet.
Salin had no intention of inspecting the occupied city and port. He discussed with Rex and divided the army into two. The ancient warship would be left with Rex's side, along with the Magic Shooters that Rex had brought with him. Salin would bring the dragon skeleton warship, the skeleton warship, and the twelve high-speed frigates to Ceylon City.
The matter of Iron Wall City had been resolved. Next, it was time to see Donnie's reaction. Would he continue to collude with the Church and attack Metatlin, or would he send someone to negotiate?
The Winged Skeleton and Coiled Turtle alchemy ship were left at Port Royal. The fleet that Salin sent out could only carry one main force. Most of the army stayed here to guard the port. Rex did not want to give up on this place for the time being. There was no terrain between Port Royal and the capital of Scotia. The original Iron Wall City had been burnt to a crisp. If necessary, Rex could even directly attack the capital of Scotia from Port Royal.
Salin and Rex hurriedly parted ways, heading west to Ceylon City. Unbeknownst to him, the entire continent was shaken by his actions. The magic image of the destruction of the Iron Wall City was first sent to the capital of Scottinya, and then to the Vatican. Qin Yin and Yun Liu both received the information. Donnie didn't try to hide it. The spies in the capital all sent the information back to their own countries.
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