As they drew closer to the King's City of Demons, the attacks on the floating island grew fiercer.
From once a day in the beginning, to once every few hours now, the second wave would appear on the horizon before the previous wave had ended.
Only after nightfall would the floating island welcome a moment of peace.
All unfinished projects and ground facilities had basically come to a halt, and the construction team had focused all their manpower and energy on repairing the runway. But in the face of the enemy's tidal wave of attacks, Roland did not dare to let the Aerial Knight pursue them, leaving all the pressure on Eleanor.
Another change was the rapid increase in the number of Senior Demons. Among them, there were those that excelled in physical strength, and there were also those with strange and unpredictable abilities. The loss of the drone turrets further increased the pressure on the defense.
On the second afternoon, the enemy broke into the inner part of the floating island for the first time. After several Senior Demons used magic blades to cut open the sealed gate, Eleanor immediately sent out an intrusion alert. The God's Punishment Witches, armed to the teeth, formed the second line of defense, and both sides engaged in a slaughter in the narrow passageway. This scene was similar to the battlefield that the Union had set up centuries ago, except that the positions of both sides had been swapped.
In Alice's vision, the God's Punishment Witches were the tip of the spear that pierced into the demons' camp, the key to destroying the obelisk and the Matrix. Only by crushing the enemies as easily as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood would humans have any hope of victory. But on the floating island, the demons had become the aggressors, and the God's Punishment Witches only needed to stop their advance.
But their strength did not decrease because of this. In a sense, the God's Punishment Witches were the nemesis of high-level enemies. The demons with their abilities sealed found it difficult to gain any advantage against a group of Extraordinary and ancient witches who did not fear pain. Furthermore, they were armed with guns.
Thus, even though they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, they were still able to stop the enemy from entering the core region.
At the same time, traces of the demon army appeared on the ground, most of which were spider-shaped Monstrous Beasts. At first, there were a few scattered about, but now, they had gathered into a small patch of "black puddles."
"It's like ants waiting for corpses." Agatha looked at the scene below the floating island and muttered. "If we fall, they will definitely swarm us and tear us to pieces."
"More demons are on their way. It seems like the enemy wants to surround us." "In the past, the Union wanted to defeat the demons with an army of Transcendents, but now it seems that it was too naive."
"Yes, even without Mask and his army of Symbiotic Demons, the Union won't be able to handle this number..." The Ice Witch closed her eyes. "We've underestimated the Battle of Divine Will."
"But at least you guys still have hope." Roland patted her shoulder comfortingly. No matter what the outcome of the Witch Empire was, after experiencing two complete defeats for the humans, they still retained the spark of resistance instead of completely giving up. This alone was very difficult.
"Your Majesty!" At this moment, Filin walked over with the latest report. "The route of the floating city has changed. It seems to be turning towards us!"
"Who is the presenter?"
"It's Miss Lightning from the Exploration Group. She also said that the other party has expanded the Devilbeasts' patrol range. She and Maggie are no longer able to continue monitoring the area. Finally, Miss Lightning mentioned that there is an extremely astonishing magic power overflowing from the bottom of King's City. Even though she isn't proficient in sensing magic power, she could sense the scorching aura. "
Roland could not help but exchange glances with Agatha.
"What do you think it is?"
"I don't know …" The latter shook her head. "But for the magic power to be condensed to such a degree, it's definitely not something simple."
"That's what I thought." Roland agreed.
Isn't it surprising?
Symbiotic Demons, high-grade mass production, Deity of Gods … The demons had produced an endless stream of new things in the past hundred years. Even when the Battle of Divine Will began, they were still using ordinary bone spears. But now, they had already switched to explosive enhancements — although not every Mad Demon had one. Even if they didn't use human gunpowder, they were definitely inspired by it.
In the past, people often said that war was the best catalyst for civilization, and from the looks of it, there was some truth to it. Roland looked up at the dusky sky. God … is this what you wish to see?
Without a doubt, if they were to continue advancing against the attacks, they had no chance of victory. At that moment, the floating island was like a boat sailing against the current, and the surging black water was like thousands of demons. If the number of enemies multiplied by a few times, there would definitely be a large number of casualties on the island.
Furthermore, from the powerful magic power surging out of King's City and the fact that they had taken the initiative to approach, they should be hiding more than one trump card for the decisive battle.
However … from the very beginning, he had never thought of fighting to the death with the other party.
The location of the floating island on the map was a little short of the red line, but since the demons were willing to shorten the distance, he could save some effort.
"Inform everyone to gather in the conference room." Roland instructed Filin. "It's time."
Everyone in the command center stopped what they were doing and looked in his direction.
The room immediately became extremely quiet.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The Knight puffed out his chest and saluted.
…
A few minutes later, the higher-ups gathered on the top floor of the bridge.
The setting sun was slowly sinking into the earth, and the skyline appeared blood-red. The demons' corpses lying on the landing pad added a sense of desolation to the afterglow.
"Tonight, the enemies will enter our final attack range."
Roland looked at the participants. They were divided into two rows around the long table. On one side were the witches — Anna, Vendy, Agatha, Phyllis … and on the other side were the military commanders — Iron Axe, Edith, Brian, Filin … Every pair of eyes was filled with silent trust. Even if the enemies were as overwhelming as dark clouds, not a single one of them showed any signs of retreating or feeling uneasy.
"I don't think this plan needs to be repeated. From the moment it was born, everyone has been involved and witnessed the entire process of its creation." Roland said slowly, "Although I'm the one who came up with the plan, it won't become a reality without everyone's joint efforts."
Prototype production, parameter calculation, configuration selection, airdrop test — even with the assistance of the Design Bureau of Graycastle, he followed the procedures step by step to complete the entire set of tests from experimental product to weapon in service, so that there would be no accidents in actual combat.
"In order to minimize the chances of being discovered and avoid unnecessary losses on the way, the fleet will set off at around five in the morning. Flying at night is full of risks, but I believe that Tilly can lead the Air Knight to achieve this. If everything goes well, there will be a new 'sun' on the horizon tomorrow morning. "
Seeing that no one in the conference room had any objections, Roland stood up and said, "Then, I announce the official launch of the Glory of the Sun plan!" He paused and said, "— Remember, the darkest moment is before dawn."
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