Agatha, Iron Axe, and Edith took the train to the frontline to meet the needs of Neverwinter's battle plan.
In order to meet the dual needs of firepower and material transportation, the double-track railway was divided into four branches, which were exactly the same as the station area. Although the increase in the amount of work slowed down the construction, the Command Headquarters knew that Tower Station No. 10, the terminus of the Torch Plan, would probably not appear in the final battle.
If they waited until the fortress-like station was built, the demons would not be able to change the situation no matter what they did. The enemy's commander should be very clear about this. The Black River, which was made of steel, was extremely difficult to destroy. Even if the transportation was interrupted for two or three days, the humans could use the station to resupply until the railway was repaired. This made the usual tactic of cutting off the demons' retreat useless. Attacking the well-defended station under the frontline of fire would undoubtedly be suicidal. The demons' only chance was to stop the First Army from advancing before Station No. 10 was built.
In other words, there was no clear time for the decisive battle — it could break out at any time.
Therefore, the bunkers, trenches, and bunkers on both sides of the railway were arranged according to the scene of the battle.
In addition, Agatha noticed that the railway, which was originally facing the Holy City, was slightly deflected so that one side of the train was parallel to the Taquila. In His Majesty's words, this was the most suitable "battle line" for the carrier-mounted artillery.
Standing at the end of the railway were two armored trains called "Blackriver".
They served as mobile fortresses. Four groups of rotating machine gun turrets were ready to fire at demons who attempted to approach the position. The mobile 152-millimeter Longsong Cannon mounted on the train pointed to the sky, always aiming in the direction of the Taquila City.
The Ice Witch climbed up the watchtower in the center of the camp step by step. The ruins, which were covered by a variety of lush plants, gradually appeared in her sight.
Although she had long known this would happen, she still felt an indescribable shock and sorrow when she saw the ruins of her homeland.
Although more than 400 years had passed, she could still see the shadow of the Holy City in the ruins.
"Were you born in that place?" Edith asked.
Agatha nodded. Memories of the past rushed into her mind.
"Congratulations. From today on, you're a member of the Union." "
[As expected of the youngest High Awakened in history. The Quest Society welcomes you. "
[Sis, you're amazing! "
…
[Do you know what you are doing? They are all warriors who have sacrificed their lives for the Union. They are only unconscious now, but you want to turn them into test subjects? "
[It's not like you don't know how low the chances of recovering from a severe head injury are. Compared to dying like this, they must want to make a greater contribution to the experiment. "
"I can't accept it. "
[This is an order personally signed by Lady Alice. If you can't accept it, then you can leave. "
…
[Master, the city wall has been breached. I'm afraid the allied army won't be able to hold on for much longer! Let's go! "
"But my sister hasn't come back yet. "
[She is a member of the Garrison Guards. It is impossible for her to leave the line of defense. If you die here, you will be letting her down! "
…
[Take this opportunity to escape! "
"But … Sir, where can we go after leaving Taquila? "
"Don't give up. We still have hope! Climb over the mountains, cross the river, go to the barbarian land … to rebuild the order! "
…
"Why do you insist until the end? If you escape now, you might be able to survive. "
"Although I don't have magic power, I understand many things. It is my duty to protect you. "
…
"Your Majesty, she is awake. "
Images flashed by one after another, like a reincarnation.
In the eyes of most witches in the Union, she was an anomaly. Although she was a genius, she was controversial because of her attitude towards mortals. Later, she was ostracized by the Quest Society because of the God's Punishment Army plan. She had no choice but to continue her research in the private experimental tower in the Concealing Forest.
Even so, Agatha still had indelible feelings for Taquila.
This city was once regarded as the last fortress of mankind. Countless heroic deeds had been born there. Thousands of witches and hundreds of thousands of ordinary people had fallen on the battlefield against the demons. Her sister was one of them. She still did not know which section of the collapsed city wall she was buried under.
Escaping did not bring her a sense of relief. Instead, it became a heavy responsibility.
Whenever she closed her eyes, she would hear the cries for help of countless people who had died in the battle.
She was not a deserter. Every time she had a nightmare, Agatha would repeatedly tell herself that she lived for revenge and to one day reclaim this land that belonged to mankind.
She believed that the God's Punishment Witches also had this belief and persevered to this day.
Their lives no longer belonged to them.
Among the ruins on the horizon, two towering giant skeletons could be faintly seen. They were the demons' new war weapons and also the source of the nightmare.
She looked at Iron Axe and said, "I have a request."
"Go ahead." The Mojins nodded.
"If the First Army can successfully advance to within 10 kilometers of Taquila, I hope that the God's Punishment Witches and I can fire the first round of shells."
Only Thunder and Flame could end this nightmare. The roar of the cannons would inevitably raze the ruins of the Holy City to the ground. The few remaining city ruins would also turn into ashes along with the skeletons of the people who had died in the battle and become a part of the Fertile Plains.
But Taquila would usher in a new life in the midst of destruction.
...
Three days later, in the evening, when the engineering team worked overtime to lay the railway about 12 kilometers away from Taquila, Sylvie was the first to notice the demons' unusual movements.
A large number of Mad Demons crawled out of the ground corroded by the Red Mist under the feet of the giant skeletons and rushed into the trench. Then two huge "shadows" appeared in front of the broken city wall and slowly moved toward the position.
She immediately realized that they were two enormous God's Stones of Retaliation. Just like the God's Stone of Retaliation Pillars found in the Battle of North Slope Mountain, they were probably as large as some of the small original ores in the mine. The shadow covered an area of nearly 150 meters. More importantly, it completely blocked the Magic Eye's line of sight, causing the scene behind it to be completely hidden in the darkness.
There were now two blind spots in the perfect circle of investigation.
No matter what the demons wanted to do with the God's Stones, it was already a desperate attempt for the demons of Taquila to mobilize thousands of Mad Demons at once.
There was no doubt that this was a sign that a war was about to break out.
Sylvie immediately picked up the phone to the underground command center.
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