"All of you should already know that our city is under attack!" Isabella clapped her hands to gather everyone's attention. "But the enemy isn't just the demonic beasts. Behind these mutated beasts is an enemy that isn't inferior to the demons. According to reliable intelligence, their attacks will only get fiercer and fiercer, and the scale will continue to expand until they completely crush us!"
"Neverwinter and the First Army naturally won't allow them to invade the last territory of humanity. However, it's easy to deal with the visible enemies, but the invisible ones are the real danger. This isn't an exaggeration, but a factual description — "At this point, she snapped her fingers, and a few soldiers lifted a large piece of sackcloth.
"Hiss —"
There was a gasp of surprise in the crowd.
Balshan was no exception.
She had been captivated by the large metal object the moment she entered the factory and didn't notice the large gray cloth.
And what was hidden beneath the cloth was a strange monster!
It was half standing, nearly two meters tall, and its scythe-like claws hung in the air, as though it would pounce on them at any moment.
But upon closer inspection, one would realize that its body was covered in wounds. One of the wounds was as wide as a thumb, extending from its chest to its abdomen. It was a miracle that it didn't fall apart.
Balshan realized that this fellow was already dead.
"The monster in front of you is what I call an 'invisible enemy'," Isabella said loudly. "When it moves, its entire body will blend into the background, and it will look like it has disappeared. In order to kill it, the First Army paid the price of more than thirty men, and this happened in broad daylight. If there were more of them, and if the battle were to occur at night, the consequences would be unimaginable! "
"At present, we have named it as a blade beast. There have been five confirmed cases of blade beasts attacking the development, and almost every single one of them was accompanied by a large number of casualties. This is just a specimen that was dragged back by the soldiers after it was torn apart, and it was pieced together according to Summer's recollection. Without a doubt, it will be our main target in the future. "
"Then what can we do?" Amy raised her hand and asked.
"Good question." Isabella nodded. "Although blade beasts aren't demons or hybrids, they have a certain similarity, and that is magic power. In the eyes of ordinary people, they may be difficult to track, but for witches, as long as they go through a certain amount of training, they can make it impossible for them to hide. And the only thing you need to learn to use is this — "She took out two metal plates that shone with silver light." Magic Stone Sigil. "
After listening to the detailed explanation, Balshan finally understood the purpose of forming this special unit.
Of the two sigils, one was called "Shriek" and the other was called "Resonance". The former was originally used to guard against demons, while the latter was used to excavate relics. However, after some modifications, they became the key against the blade beasts.
The effective range of the Sigil of Screaming was about two to three kilometers, and it would sound an alarm as soon as a magical creature was detected. The Witches who were alerted needed to determine if the sound came from the blade beasts. Once the target was confirmed, it would switch to the Resonance Sigil to lock onto the attacker. At this time, a "guiding line" would appear between the target and the sigil, marking the latter's outline. As long as he fired according to the line of fire, he would be able to effectively restrain the enemy's movements.
Although the principle sounded very simple, the actual application was much more complicated.
Firstly, the adjusted Sigil of Listening would also react to the hybrid species, and the Witches could only rely on their own experience to distinguish the difference between the sounds. When encountering a large horde of demonic beasts, the alarm would definitely be filled with a large amount of noise, so it was difficult to be foolproof with a single monitoring point.
Secondly, its perception would be weakened by all sorts of things, including but not limited to hillsides, rocks, trees, and so on. This was especially true for metals. A single metal plate could reduce its effective range to several hundred meters, so it had to be placed in the most spacious position.
The guiding line of the Sigil of Resonance would not be obstructed by any obstacles, but its biggest problem was that only the Witches could see this thin line formed by magic power. Apart from that, when the target was not within their visual range, they had no other way to confirm the target they had locked onto. In other words, if they mistakenly used the hybrid species as a guide, the Sigil of Resonance would not show any abnormalities.
"I can teach you how to control the sigil, but I can't teach you how to protect yourselves," Isabella said methodically. "Therefore, His Majesty has arranged a suitable position for all of you, and that is the commander of the war chariot!"
"This iron war chariot, known as a tank, is a new weapon developed by the Ministry of Industry. It has both offense and defense, and even if it is surrounded by the hybrid species, it will not be difficult to escape unscathed. The short-barreled field cannon installed on it can destroy all enemies. As the commander of the chariot, you do not have to personally operate this complicated machine, but only have to guide the driver and the gunner. "
"Of course, when necessary, you can bypass the gunner's control and take the initiative to aim. His Majesty calls this system Annihilation Fire Control, and all of you are the core of this system!"
Commanding and driving this gigantic machine …
Balshan couldn't help but feel eager when she imagined the scene of this thing crushing the demonic beasts.
"In the next few days, all of you will be training with the First Army's tankers to understand its basic capabilities. But most importantly, you will need to master the usage of the sigil and the way to distinguish the enemy, "Isabella concluded. "Time is of the essence, so I hope that all of you will do your best. Those who pass the selection will become a member of Graycastle's first armored corps!"
…
Northern Region of the Kingdom of Dawn.
When they saw Roland emerge from Fran's body, everyone heaved a sigh of relief, especially the members of the General Staff, whose faces revealed a look of relief. Even though this plan was proposed by His Majesty, the specific details and implementation steps were jointly planned by the General Staff. If anything were to happen to His Majesty, they would not be able to escape the blame.
The only exception was the Pearl of the Northern Region.
She was the only person in the General Staff who could communicate with Roland with a normal expression.
"How did the meeting go?"
"It went better than expected," Roland said frankly. He had already made his decision the day after his conversation with Valkries, but considering that entering the Dream World through the conventional method was extremely risky and full of uncertainty for both parties, he decided to use the most direct method to complete the meeting — which was to pull the other party into the Dream World without informing them.
As it turned out, the thick ground did not affect the beam of light at all, and when both parties were "blindfolded", the Eye Demons would not be able to provide any warning. There were also a few God's Punishment Witches guarding him, so even if Hackzord discovered his whereabouts, they would not be able to pose a threat to him.
However, the same method could not be used too many times. They would probably realize that they were not far from the hillside when they returned, and if they were prepared beforehand, they would not be completely safe even if they were deep underground.
"If there are any new developments, the demons will probably use letters to contact us." Roland turned to Iron Axe and instructed, "Leave a team in this area and report to me immediately if they make any movements. Also, they are still enemies, especially the Monstrous Beasts — once they cross the warning line, the team cannot hold back. "
"Understood." The commander nodded.
'I reckon that I won't have any dealings with the Senior Lords for a long time,' Roland thought. In the Dream World, he could faintly tell that the relationship between Valkries and the Senior Lord named Serakkas wasn't ordinary. In the beginning, he felt it was a pity that the demon who came to obtain his trust was not Hackzord, but from the looks of it, the results were better than he had expected.
After all, such matters required trust the most.
But just two hours later, before Roland could return to the City of Glow from the Northern Region, he received two pieces of shocking news.
The Deity of Gods had suddenly shown signs of movement. According to Lightning's report, it was slowly ascending vertically, and its bottom was more than 300 meters above the ground. This seemed to defy the General Staff's conjecture that the floating island's height and magic power consumption were closely related.
The second was that Fishball's team had once again seen the figures of the Senior Lords on the hillside — but this time, there were two.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
