After entering the plains, the time on the Eleanor floating island gradually converged. Most of the people only knew that they were moving, but they did not know where they were headed.
Only the high-ranking officials in the command post knew that they were slowly closing the distance between them and their target — the flight path marked on the map clearly indicated this. Every twelve hours, the floating island would adjust its direction to the east. According to the intelligence sent by the Exploration team, in at most eighteen days, their flight path would intersect with the path of the new Deity of Gods.
But the peace did not last until that day.
Fourteen days after the official departure, the unchanging days were broken.
The first to discover the enemy was an old Fire of Heaven — it belonged to the reconnaissance air force and was one of the few remaining two-seater models. The rear seat was no longer equipped with machine guns, but was instead equipped with a spark telegraph and a radio set. It was considered a specially modified version specialized in reconnaissance.
"A Devilbeast is approaching us from a hundred and fifty kilometers away!"
According to protocol, the crew first used a telegraph to send out the information before repeating it with a walkie-talkie. The former was to inform the floating island, while the latter was to warn their companions in the nearby airspace.
Due to the excellent electromagnetic environment, the receiver quickly received the message and translated it.
When he relayed the message on a piece of paper, the atmosphere in the staff room froze before it instantly flared up.
"Quickly confirm the identity and location of the crew!"
"Sound the alarm, get the engineering team to retreat!"
"Hey, this is the General Staff Department, please prepare for battle!"
"Ground crew reporting, Elevator No.5 and Elevator No.11 have malfunctioned and are undergoing emergency repairs."
"At this time? Get them to hurry! "
Upon receiving the notification, Roland rushed to the command post immediately. "What's the situation now?"
"The enemy is more than two hours away from us," Edith reported with a stack of documents. "They are heading northeast, and there are more than thirty of them. The reconnaissance aircraft has already shaken off their pursuit, but they do not seem to have changed their original route."
"You mean to say that the demons have discovered the floating island?" Iron Axe asked.
"Probably not, otherwise, they wouldn't have sent so few people. But the demons must have sensed something for their route to be so clear. "
"That's not surprising," Roland replied calmly. No matter how small the floating island was, it was still a floating mountain. It was nearly impossible for a target of this size to completely conceal themselves, just like how Lightning and the rest discovered the Deity of Gods. As long as the distance between the two continued to close, the enemy would notice the uninvited guest sooner or later. "Sylvie's magical eyes are more focused on the sky. It's normal for a team of demons to bump into us on the ground."
The Pearl of the Northern Region nodded. "Their main purpose is probably to verify the intelligence. The Aerial Knight should be able to wipe out this number of Devilbeasts."
"Whether we kill them all or let a few escape, it won't affect the outcome." Roland had already realized this — with the speed of the Eleanor Cruiser, it was impossible to avoid the Devilbeasts. In a sense, the exposure of the floating island was a foregone conclusion. "The key is how to minimize the cost."
The scale of the Aerial Knight had been steadily increasing. Ever since the battle at the Impassable Mountain Range, the first generation Fire of Heaven and the second generation Fury of Heaven had exceeded 200, which was about the number of two divisions. But the problem was that the enemy had turned out in full force. Be it their military strength or logistics, they were no longer restricted. No matter how good the exchange was, it was inevitable for the planes to suffer losses.
Roland did not expect to be able to suppress them in the air during the decisive battle. He only hoped to cover the bomber's successful dropping of the bombs. This undoubtedly required the use of all the planes, and if the Aerial Knight suffered heavy losses in the early stages, it would drag down the entire plan.
"You mean to use Plan B to meet the enemy?" Tilly raised her brows.
"That's right, we can also test the Witches' results." Roland did not hesitate any further. "Get your men to enter the basement."
…
Two hours later, the enemy discovered traces of the floating island.
Just as Edith had said, the Devilbeasts were indeed here to investigate. However, to everyone's surprise, the Devilbeasts stopped about 40 to 50 kilometers away. The leader used a device similar to a telescope to observe for a moment before turning around and returning without any intention of probing.
"It seems that the demons have learned a lot from Mask." The Pearl of the Northern Region smiled. "Now, they finally know how to respect their opponent."
"The enemy will never surrender." Iron Axe stared at the sky and said, "The next few days won't be as peaceful as before."
"Of course." Edith's voice was as cold as the snow of the Northern Region. "And this is the best opportunity to weaken their strength!"
…
That afternoon, the first wave of the demons' attack appeared on the horizon.
They did not seem to want to wait for even a day.
Of course, more than an hour ago, the army had already made preparations for battle. All the gates to the external passageways had been closed, and the biplanes that were not part of the investigation team had landed in the underground hangar. The entire surface of the floating island was empty, and even the windows of the bridge that had been modified from the top of the North Slope Mountain had been sealed shut. At this moment, Eleanor's floating island was almost as impenetrable as a gigantic stone mountain.
The upper echelons had gathered in the command center, and through the projection screen created by the magic power core, they observed the situation outside.
There were more than two hundred Devilbeasts in this wave. When they formed a horizontal line and charged towards the floating island, even the sky seemed to darken a little.
"Tsk, there's quite a number of them …" Tilly frowned.
Roland nodded. "I reckon that this is just the vanguard." After all, the troops following behind the demons' King's City were the entire strength of the Blackstone region. Since the Mad Demons were estimated to number in the tens of millions, the number of Devilbeasts would not be small either.
Perhaps, this was the last moment of peace for them.
[There's enough of them, but what can they do to a mountain?] Suddenly, a voice cut into everyone's mind. The mellow voice had a hint of laziness to it, making it unforgettable.
The speaker was Eleanor.
Roland laughed.
This was the most invulnerable point of the strategy. Indeed, the humans did not have many ways to deal with the Deity of Gods, but it was the same for the demons.
"I'll leave the rest to you."
[Don't worry, this is revenge after more than four centuries.] Eleanor replied.
In her field of vision, an invisible net was slowly unfurling, and the Devilbeasts moving on the net had all turned into strings of numbers.
Mathematics is truly an interesting thing …
She injected magic power into the tentacles and transmitted it to the entire floating island. Nearly a hundred activated miniature cores blossomed with blue light, and the machinery connected to them began to operate.
The machine gun turrets scattered around the island turned towards the direction of the enemy's attack, and the gun barrels extended out from the firing holes towards the sky.
The moment the Devilbeasts entered the firing range, countless streams of light shot out, turning the invisible net into a dazzling screen of light visible to the naked eye!
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