The sirens grew louder and louder, and thick black smoke rose thousands of feet into the sky.
As long as the wizards on the ground raised their heads, they could see a Nautilus floating ship circling in the air in a triangular formation. Then, with the other small formations in charge of the area, they started dropping bombs one by one.
The magic anti-air crossbows on the ground also began to shoot densely into the air. These crossbow bolts poured into the sky in rows. Although this kind of old-fashioned weapon was not very accurate in the face of enemies that were too tall and could be easily avoided, some of the bolts that were enchanted with additional distance and acceleration still managed to hit some of the Nautilus ships. Especially some of the more reckless ones that maintained their altitude at a lower level to ensure that the bombs hit the floating ship.
This kind of floating ship was actually more of a civilian with lower defense. Many of them lost their speed after being hit, which also allowed the slower but enchanted crossbow bolts to hit them.
After these bolts hit the target, the arrowheads would release magic stored in them, which would change the gravity of nearby objects for a short period of time. This made the floating ship that was hit basically lose its ability to stay afloat after a few struggles and began to fall from the sky.
After falling to the ground, these floating ships would make a loud sound of collision and explosion due to the alchemy bombs or other props that they carried, and the wizards who did not have time to escape with Phantom Shift would briefly scream.
However, the Magic Kingdom had never used Nautilus ships as warships. Soon after these scouting ships launched their attack, huge tentacles wantonly stretched out like waves in the smoke and clouds in the air.
The giant squid-shaped floating warships broke out of the clouds. As the main attacking force of the fleet, their narrow and long shadows shrouded the buildings in the defense area below. The huge tentacles that were enchanted with activation spells swayed in the air and wriggled around. Once they entangled a building, they would begin to glow and use the Counter Curse on the runes to start to touch the defensive enchantment of the target. Once the enchantment was removed, they would use a little force to crush these buildings that had lost their magical protection.
And all the wizards touched by those flexible tentacles that stretched and curled around, except for a few unlucky ones who were directly slapped to death, most of them immediately turned into black smoke and were forcibly teleported into the interior of the ship by the Phantom Shift attached to the tentacles. They were directly imprisoned in rows of coffin-shaped prisons that looked like black ribs wrapped in rows of coffins. (Author's Note: Referring to the floating ship attack of the Spirit Leeches in the trailer of Baldur's Gate III.)
This violent attack was caused by the previous attack by the American guerrillas in the mountains. After the kingdom suffered heavy losses, now the Magic Kingdom no longer had the habit of showing mercy — at least until they were sure of their own safety.
The explosion was as loud as thunder, and mushroom-shaped flames shot up into the sky. Pieces of burning debris fell like raindrops, and there were even pieces of corpses mixed in with them.
The strong smell of the super large dung bomb, the pungent smell of the rolling black smoke, and the nauseating sweet smell of the burnt corpses … all kinds of indescribable smells mixed together to form an unbearable smell.
The entire base was filled with the screams of arrows piercing through the air, the explosions of alchemical bombs, and the screams of the adepts.
Although the battle on the ground and the buildings in the base looked quite tragic, the American Magic Kingdom had long been prepared when they built the defense base.
Although the exposed areas and slow witches were hit hard, the American wizards who had been in position according to their training were not hurt too much. They were strictly trained according to the tactics and tactics used by the United Kingdom when they attacked Germany and Bulgaria. They responded by hiding in the fortifications inside the mountains.
These wizards who obeyed the order wore gas masks, so only the buildings on the ground were blown up. Their underground defense area, underground bunkers, and fortresses, which were the real fortifications, did not suffer too much damage.
The magic anti-air crossbows on the ground became the symbol of the most threatening power of the American side. From the initial panic and lack of organization, more and more anti-air crossbows joined the battle and attacked in a fierce and orderly manner. With the protection of the magic anti-air crossbows, the American side even managed to temporarily stop the first wave of attack by the Magic Kingdom after destroying a few giant squid-shaped floating ships.
However, the United Kingdom was also trying to reduce their losses. After their blitzkrieg attacks were ineffective, a dense number of floating ships began to gather outside the defensive zone, occupying the outer space of the American defense zone layer by layer.
With the arrival of the heavy sail battleship in the distance, the armed forces of the United Kingdom, such as hellhounds, golems, and undead creatures, emerged from the deck of the ship in an orderly manner. With the help of other adepts casting shockwave reduction spells, they landed on the ground and began to gather, reorganizing their forces and preparing for the next round of attack.
In a short period of time, in the defense area surrounded by the United Kingdom, the rapid sounds of bombardment and explosions disappeared. After confirming that the battle had temporarily stopped, the American wizards in the defense area looked out from their bunkers and saw the tragic scene on the ground. For a moment, the people in the defense area were in a panic.
There were even a few wizards who were inexperienced or had forgotten their training because of the stimulation of the real war. They ran back, trying to find their friends and relatives who did not succeed in hiding in the bunkers just now. The wizards who were lucky enough to survive also began to shout, either to look for people or to ask for help because of their injuries. All kinds of uncomfortable, hellish sounds were heard everywhere in the defense area.
"This panic must stop!" Leonard, who had been watching from the bunker in the mountain, frowned and glanced at the expressions of these people. He felt a sense of despair. He pulled the correspondent who had been following him and ordered in a hurried tone, "Blow the whistle!"
Although the correspondent was still a little stiff because of the war just now, he, who was used to obeying orders, immediately took out a whistle, puffed up his cheeks, and blew it fiercely. The spell effect could theoretically ensure that everyone present could hear it.
However, after three long whistles and three hurried whistles, not many people paid attention to Leonard and the others. There were even wizards with panicked faces who began to phantom and deserted before Leonard, who was the leader, gave the order.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Leonard directly phantom returned to the ground. He suddenly pulled out his magic wand, pointed to the sky and released the Cinnabar Flame Spell.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Three sounds were heard.
This red flame, which was used as a signal flare by ordinary wizards, slowly rose into the sky. The red light illuminated the surrounding area, and these three cinnabar flames were very conspicuous in a thick cloud of smoke and dust.
At the same time, Leonard used his loud voice and ordered his badge loudly, "All project leaders, come to me! The rest of you, according to the previous training, immediately return to the ground and guard your posts. "
Leonard's back was straight as if nothing could crush him. With a wave of his magic wand, he caught a wizard who still wanted to be a deserter with a flying spell and punched him in the nose to calm him down. Then he calmly stared at a few small leaders who had just gathered with shame on their faces. He ordered sonorously, "Help me, reorganize the order, and let these damn guys go to their positions … I allow you to cast a spell on the ones who caused the panic."
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