Retreat! "Balshan lowered her body and bellowed." Shure, fire ahead! "
"Understood. Aiming —"
"Don't aim. Just shoot at will!" She pulled the bolt of her gun and fired at the monster. She did not even have the time to adjust her Resonance Stone.
As the vehicle reversed, the 75 mm short-barreled cannon finally spat out a burst of fire.
The distance of less than three hundred meters was covered in an instant. At the same time Shure fired, a column of smoke rose in front of the monster.
It looked like another empty shot, but amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the three of them caught sight of broken limbs falling from the sky. No matter how small the barrel of the field artillery on the tank was, it was still a artillery piece. It could not be compared to a machine gun. The billowing dust also revealed the silhouette of the blade beasts. Balshan did a rough count and found that there were at least ten of them.
"This monster … is bringing along a bunch of blade beasts?" Bay reacted at this moment.
"That's right. I'm afraid it's the Sky-sea Realm's' Nest Mother 'in the manual." Balshan said in a deep voice. But compared to the hand-drawn model, there were many differences on this monster, as though it was a mutated relative.
Retreating to the corner of the street, the other two convoys had clearly noticed the commotion they had caused. Before Balshan could speak, Amy had already shouted. "The other tank squad is less than two streets west of us. We will meet them in five minutes!"
"No, don't go. It's too late!" Balshan yelled. "Let the soldiers enter the fortress!"
"Fight on the spot? There's more than one enemy! "The captain of Convoy 17, Hero, revealed a look of surprise.
"It's precisely because there's more than one that we can't retreat!" Despite the urgency of the situation, Balshan's mind was abnormally clear. It was impossible to stop more than ten blade beasts with just three tanks. If they were to charge into the formation of the soldiers, it would be an irreversible loss. But they were different. Just as Isabella had said, these armored weapons were born with both offense and defense. Even if they were surrounded by the enemy, it did not mean that the outcome of the battle was decided.
"Hero, please seal the entrance. Only then will we be able to fight to our hearts' content!"
The latter turned to look at the rusted and deformed metal door of the fortress and instantly understood her intentions.
"Got it."
"Ai Mi, come with me!"
"Uh … O-okay." Even though Baldy wasn't the commander of the team, Amy subconsciously nodded.
"Leader, you're really … cool!" Shull said with admiration.
"Wait until everyone returns safe and sound before you start sucking up to him." Balshan grinned.
Lin Sanjiu knew that it was not a good idea to think like this, but she could not help herself. She did not hate Kasumi, but the time she spent with Kasumi in developing the land was not worth mentioning. She could not lie to herself. When she was being hunted by the Church, she had thought that a stable life was her goal, but now it seemed that she was more suited for the smoke-filled battlefield.
Perhaps this was the reason why she had awakened as a combat witch?
When all the soldiers entered the fortress, Convoy 17 increased the power to the maximum and reversed at full speed towards the door.
With a loud bang, the body of the tank was directly embedded into the wall, becoming a fixed bunker.
As such, the Sky-sea Realm's invisible assassins would no longer be able to cross the steel defense line and attack the relatively weaker soldiers.
At this moment, the blade beasts had traversed the distance of several hundred meters and appeared at the corner of the street. Although Balshan was unable to see them directly, the magic lines of the Sigil of Resonance clearly marked out the enemy's location.
"Full speed ahead, don't stop!"
She roared and entered the turret, locking the top of the exit.
This war machine did not only rely on cannons and machine guns to kill its enemies. As long as it maintained a certain speed, it would be lethal by itself!
When Bay stepped on the gas pedal with all his might, Balshan saw a magic line suddenly fly up through the driver's mirror!
Wait a minute, this monster can actually fly?
That's not right. She quickly reacted. It was the enemy's long-distance pounce! She could not help but grip the armrest tightly as her body tensed up. Whether she lived or died would depend on the craftsmanship of Neverwinter's craftsmen.
"Clang!"
The enemy slammed heavily onto the roof of the car. The huge impact even caused a small dent to appear on the roof, and the reverberating muffled sound made the three's eardrums numb. Even so, the car only trembled violently, and there was no sign of it stopping.
Balshan immediately felt reassured.
"I'll be in charge of aiming," she ordered as she shook the turret. "All you have to do is to pull the trigger."
"What about me?" Bay asked.
"The destination is that monster. As long as you don't crash into the wall, you can drive however you want!"
Balshan completely ignored the pouncing enemy. She knew that her companions would deal with it. If that flesh monster was really a Nest Mother, it had to be eliminated first; otherwise, the number of blade beasts on the plains would only increase.
Amidst the roar of the Rubik's Cube, the tank emitted white smoke as it charged into the horde of blade beasts. The coaxial machine gun spat out bullets in a frenzy, and the blade beasts did not possess the barrier ability of a Senior Demon. Every bullet could cause actual damage, and if it hit a vital spot, the target would instantly fall to the ground. Even if they didn't die, what awaited them would be steel tracks.
The blade beasts could only pierce through the steel plates of the tank when their front claws emitted blue light. However, this would also expose them to the machine gun's range of fire. Most of the bullets from Convoy 9 landed on the left and right of the vehicle in front. Without needing to worry about accidentally injuring them, Amy clearly used Balshan, who was in the lead, as a calibration target.
Very quickly, the two tanks carved out a bloody path from the enemy. After four ruts, there was a pile of badly mutilated corpses. When their life functions ceased, the bewildering invisibility ability was no longer effective. The weakness of the blade beasts' low defense was completely exposed at this moment.
Balshan's tank was similarly riddled with scars. The machine gun at the top of the turret was long gone, and the huge body of the tank had several holes. Black blood even splattered into the tank. The enemy's closest stab was just a few centimeters away, and she could almost feel the burning magic from the claws.
However, this was the greatest difference between a machine and a living being. Even though it was riddled with scars, the tank's performance didn't drop in the slightest. It maintained its full speed as it charged towards the plaza, and the crushed organs of the enemy became the lubricant between the wheels.
Perhaps sensing that the situation wasn't good, the Nest Mother began to turn around and flee. However, its massive body could only be described as clumsy.
— This wasn't the Swirling Sea.
"What's the most important factor in shooting accurately?" Balshan asked.
"Close enough," Shure answered seriously.
"Then don't miss this time!" Bay shouted as he controlled the tank to charge towards the target. The front of the tank stabbed into the enemy's rib cage.
The monster instantly let out a shrill howl.
Looking from the gunner's position, the entire field of vision was filled with targets.
Shure pressed the button without hesitation.
The 75mm grenade was unloaded and shot into its waist, almost penetrating its entire body before exploding in its head!
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