Although there was a sudden ominous magic reaction at the rear of the camp, Sylvie could not care less.
Apart from maintaining the minimum surveillance and issuing a hasty warning, she focused all her attention on the army of demons a few kilometers away in the north.
There were things that she had never seen before. She could not even classify them as inanimate objects or living beings. Just by looking at them, she could tell that they were evil.
The size of a two-story building was about the same as that of a reptile, similar to a crab or a spider, but its limbs and torso were made of dark stones. They didn't seem to be agile at all. Every step they took was methodical, and they didn't care about the cannonballs that rained down on them from time to time. Even when their companions were blasted into smithereens by the cannonballs, these monsters didn't stop at all. They were somewhat similar to the machines invented by His Majesty Rolan.
But they were not real machines.
Through the thick shell, Lin Sanjiu could clearly see a pile of wriggling flesh. The radiance of magic flowed through it and poured into every part of the shell through thousands of veins.
If she had to describe it, Sylvie could only think of the word parasitic.
Living creatures were parasitic in the stones and metals.
Compared to the crawling monsters, the dreadful "Siege Beasts" did not seem so scary.
Fortunately, they were not indestructible.
The First Army could still cause damage to them. They did not even need to hit them directly. As long as they fell near the crawling monsters, they could destroy their lower limbs and immobilize them.
Unfortunately, compared to the tens of thousands of demons, the crawling monsters were too small a target. Since the appearance of these monsters, Sylvie had been directing the artillery squad to fire at them. However, the shells that traveled several kilometers could not hit their target. Until the moment when the Devilbeasts broke into the artillery position and launched an attack, only one of the five crawling monsters was injured and stopped.
While the rear was in a chaotic battle, Lin Sanjiu could not help but worry for the front line.
Perhaps the artillery squad did not realize how much of a threat they posed to the demons.
In fact, among all the people who participated in this battle, she was the only one who witnessed the shocking destruction caused by the Longsong Cannons. Especially when the demons appeared on the surface, their dense formation almost turned the battlefield eight kilometers away into a slaughterhouse.
Every time a shell fell into the army, it would set off a column of earth that was nearly 10 meters high, and at the same time, it would bring along a large number of broken limbs. The stones that were blown away could penetrate the enemy's hide and bone armor, not to mention the scattered shrapnel. The burly bodies of the Mad Demons became the best targets for the flying arrows. Usually, after one bombardment, dozens of demons would collapse around the crater, their magic blood seeping into the ground like a blooming blue flower.
Only three rounds of firing were enough to shake the enemy formation — and this was even when the shells occasionally missed their target. Although the demons had dispersed their formation, the Grim Reaper still put them under great pressure, which could be seen from their running speed.
If not for the interference of the Devilbeasts, the enemy would have been completely defeated.
Although the artillery squad had recovered some of the cannons, their accuracy and firing rate were not as good as before. The demons took the opportunity to advance quickly. When more magic sources appeared behind the position, the enemy army was only two kilometers away from the defensive line.
At this moment, the frontline soldiers should be able to see the demons surging from the horizon with their naked eyes.
According to the plan, Sylvie sent a warning to Shavi, who was on the frontline.
"The enemies have entered the range of the mortar."
"Understood. I'll inform the commander right away," the other party replied quickly. "By the way, how's the situation at the rear? Haven't they dealt with those flying devils yet? "
"There was an … accident," Sylvie said hesitantly. "But it should be fine."
"If Andrea was here, the battle would have ended long ago, right?"
"Hmm … Maybe." In order to not worry Shavi too much, she decided to hide what she saw. As she spoke, she suddenly noticed that the four crawling monsters in the army of demons had stopped advancing.
They spread their long legs and crouched down one by one.
"What are they going to do?"
Sylvie soon saw that the carapace on the back of the monster opened up to reveal a black crystal-like cylinder. It was about the thickness of a person, and its surface was covered with mucus, as if it grew out of its flesh. Like the crawling monsters themselves, the long cylinder was also full of blood vessels and meridians, which expanded and contracted with the flow of magic power.
The next moment, the magic vortex in the monster's body spun rapidly and burst into a dazzling light.
In an instant, the black stone cylinder seemed to be pushed out by a tremendous force. It flew over the heads of the demons and headed straight for the Northbound Slope. It was like a powerful crossbow that had been magnified a hundred times!
At this moment, the First Army's mortars roared —
More than a hundred shells soared into the sky and drew a high parabola. Then, under the influence of gravity, they fell toward the charging demons.
For a moment, the shells and the stone cylinder crossed each other, as if representing the power that the two races had mastered after 400 years had once again collided.
"Shavi, activate the shield!" Sylvie shouted with all her might.
As soon as she finished speaking, the thick stone cylinder flew above the defensive line.
Then, with a flash of magic light, the whole cylinder exploded. The crystal burst into long needles, mixed with blue blood, which shot toward the soldiers who were waiting for the enemy.
…
At the same time, the artillery position fell into a dead silence.
Agatha and the others had taken away the artillery soldiers near the giant beast. Meanwhile, the anti-aircraft machine gun squad was fighting the last few Devilbeasts. There were only a dozen God's Punishment Witches and the Senior Demon, who was hidden under the armor, left on the battlefield.
The Senior Demon glanced at them coldly and suddenly roared to the sky. His voice even overshadowed the hissing of the machine guns in the distance. Everyone could feel the anger in his roar.
Then, he stretched out his right hand and clenched it. A ray of light leaped out of his palm and instantly turned into a long sword!
Then, he raised the sword and slashed at the Longsong Cannon. With a terrifying tearing sound, the steel cannon barrel was split in half. The fracture showed a bright red color as if it had been burned by high temperature.
The Ice Witch could not help but hold her breath. That was obviously a weapon made of magic!
However, Zoey was unmoved. "Why? Are you not satisfied with your opponent? You came here with the intention to fight to the death, only to find that you're facing a group of mortals? " She raised the corner of her mouth and looked relaxed. There was a hint of mockery in her tone, but there seemed to be a fire burning in her eyes. "Your biggest mistake was to come down by yourself. If you had stayed in the sky, you might have been able to survive for a while. Now, you can have a good taste of four hundred years of anger. As for that little bit of anger of yours, it's not even worth mentioning! "
Although they could not communicate, their attitudes were clear. The demon roared and threw the magic sword in his hand. The sword shot toward Zoey like a dazzling Thunder!
The two God's Punishment Witches next to Zoey stood close to her and simultaneously launched the "Field of God's Punishment"!
A strange force suddenly distorted the space around the witches. Thunder seemed to have hit the void. The dazzling light was swallowed by the bottomless darkness and disappeared in an instant!
The Senior Demon could not help but be stunned.
The other God's Punishment Witches raised the large-caliber shotguns in their hands.
In the blink of an eye, a storm of gunshots swept through the entire artillery position. The demon burst out a blue light shield, but it quickly dimmed in less than a breath's time.
Even the black armor on its body was unable to withstand this round of bombardment.
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