On the fifth day of the battle, it was 9: 20 in the morning.
A thick fog suddenly floated around the floating island. The originally clear sky suddenly turned dark and gloomy, and visibility dropped to a few dozen meters.
It's here!
Everyone in the command center realized that they were crossing the "illusory boundary" that Hackzord had mentioned. Although it was already the third day of the operation, the real battle had only begun at this moment!
The large room was silent. Everyone's eyes were glued to the "light screen", their bodies stretched taut. Even Sylvie's Magic Eye was unable to penetrate this barrier. This meant that the land ahead was completely unknown. Regardless of the outcome of fate, they would only know at the very last moment.
To the First Army's upper echelons, who were used to being well-informed and prepared for everything, this feeling of unease had not appeared in a long time.
Suddenly, a faint caw of a crow entered everyone's ears.
Filin and company looked at each other.
This was the sea, how could there be crows?
But it was not an auditory hallucination. Soon, more caws joined in — they overlapped with each other, making it difficult to tell if it was an echo or if they had encountered a huge flock of crows.
In less than a few minutes, the caws had joined together and were indistinguishable. At the same time, they became louder and louder.
A staff officer's expression suddenly changed. "This is — the caw of a sea ghost!"
"Sea ghost?" someone asked. "Are they the legendary creatures?"
"No, they are not legends! I once worked at Festive Harbor. When the old sailors there speak of sea ghosts, they would describe them as black crows of the sea! "
"Hmph, making a mountain out of a molehill." Hackzord crossed his arms and said, "They are just the lowest vassals of the Sky-sea Realm. Their only advantage is that they have sufficient numbers. They are the most suitable to fill up the battlefield. In a while, you will see what kind of enemy our race has been fighting — "
As Sky Lord spoke, the density of the fog suddenly decreased. The floating island's landing strip appeared before their eyes at a speed visible to the naked eye, followed by the distant sky and sea. The dome was still gloomy, but at least it looked normal. However, the scenery on the sea was completely different.
Everyone who saw the scene on the other side of the "light screen" shuddered in unison.
It was definitely a scene that no one could forget even if they wanted to.
Countless water ghosts poked their heads out of the sea and opened their mouths to roar at the floating island. It was as if a dense expanse of small holes had opened up in the sea. Just a glance at it would make one's scalp go numb. Their bodies floating underwater caused the seawater to appear a strange black color. If one had to describe it, it was a bit like a puddle where a nest of tadpoles had hatched. However, it was not uncommon to fill puddles, but it was extremely rare to dye the sea with ink.
And the rumored Bottomless Land had also appeared in front of the floating island. Its size was similar to Sleeping Island, but there were no signs of a freshwater lake on it. Instead, it appeared lush and lush, completely unlike a lone island in the middle of the ocean.
Very soon, the Nest Mothers appeared among the sea ghosts. They opened the ribs on their backs and sprayed green slime into the sky! For a moment, it was as if a rain of venom had fallen below the floating island. If the humans had taken the lead instead of the North Slope Mine, the outcome would have been obvious.
"A total of 1524. "Eleanor's voice suddenly sounded in everyone's mind.
"You mean …" Iron Axe asked in surprise.
"The number of Acid Nest Mothers." She used her usual languid tone to reply. "It's not much more than the number of cannonballs. "
Just as she finished her sentence, a boom sounded from the bottom of the floating island!
The first to counterattack was Eleanor.
A 152mm Longsong Cannon was fired, and after flying nearly a thousand meters, it accurately smashed into the body of a Nest Mother. The shell drilled into its organs and exploded, blasting it into two! At the same time, the sea ghosts beside it were also affected by the explosion. The flying shrapnel stirred up dense splashes on the surface of the sea, but this time, it was no longer black, but the color of blue blood.
In the past half a month, the engineering team's greatest modification to the floating island was the addition of a series of cannon mounts, ranging from 20mm autocannons to the largest caliber Longsong Cannons. After all, the Sky-sea Realm's main advantage was at sea. Without the pressure of air defense, increasing their firepower was naturally the best choice for the First Army.
At this moment, the floating island was like an aerial battleship, one that was equipped with a fire control computer.
Under Eleanor's control, more automatic cannons joined in the firing, turning the bottom of the island into a land of death where steel and flesh interweaved!
The sounds of cannons and machine guns alternated, suppressing the cries of the sea ghosts.
Although Hackzord maintained his posture, the expression on his face had unknowingly turned complicated. Clearly, he had realized that when the heritage of the various races were combined, it would produce an astonishing effect.
"Get the Air Knight to prepare to set off as well," Tilly said into the microphone.
According to the plan, the Air Knight would no longer be in charge of the final battle. They would be split into dozens of batches and hover above the Bottomless Land for extended periods of time. Cutting off reinforcements, striking the enemy's main force, and relieving the pressure on the ground forces were all missions that the Air Knight had to shoulder. The weakness of the Sky-sea Realm's aerial forces had to be exploited to the fullest.
Moments later, fully loaded biplanes glided out of the hangar and entered the waiting area.
At ten forty in the morning, the Eleanor entered the island's boundary. The number of monsters that were attracted by the massive object were uncountable. They stepped on the corpses of their own kind and swarmed towards the floating island, completely disregarding the fact that they were unable to deal any damage to the floating island.
Of course, this was also because Eleanor had deliberately lowered her altitude to lure the enemies into attempting to climb onto the island. However, under the heavy machine gun fire, breaking through the net of fire was definitely not an easy task.
Compared to the boiling west, the other areas were much quieter. Clearly, the sudden arrival of the floating fortress had attracted most of the enemy's attention.
"Let's begin." Anna turned to Hackzord and said.
The latter snapped his fingers and disappeared from the command post.
At the same time, Chaos, who had been persuaded by Silent Disaster to occupy the roof of the bridge, also released its ability. After being strengthened by the Infinite Sigil, the magic ripple that contained the power of True Vision instantly swept across the sky above the island.
Through the screen, the upper echelons of the command post could clearly see the figures of blade beasts suddenly appearing in the originally empty space. Their contours gradually took form, as though they were being forcefully pulled out of their hiding places.
The next moment, Sky Lord appeared at the edge of the Bottomless Land.
He looked up at the sky above the sinkhole. Even without taking out the five-colored magic stone, he could still recall the magnificent scene he saw when he first arrived.
"Is this a fate set by the gods?"
Perhaps, from the moment he witnessed the magic power's brilliance condensing here and the Battle of Divine Will's ending, it was only a matter of time before this day arrived. But when the time came, he felt that the feeling of joining forces with humans wasn't that bad.
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