The Dawn of the Earthly Dawn's aerial fortress entered the battlefield and began to carry out a rapid and saturated purification of the army of mutants besieging Red Jade City. Tons of orbital shells rained down from the huge anti-gravity fortresses like meteors, creating a huge wave of explosions and shockwaves on the northern defense line of Red Jade City. The tall and strong behemoths that were as intimidating as siege tanks were as fragile as paper in the face of the fortress cannons of this scale. The ordinary mutants surrounding the behemoths were instantly shattered into pieces.
But the fearless monsters did not collapse after a round of bombardment like the nobles' army. They did not lack air defense means. A large number of special monsters quickly reacted in the Black Tide.
First were the 'behemoths' that survived the first round of bombardment. These long-range units with ray cannons quickly fixed themselves on the ground with bone spurs. The parallel charging structure behind them pointed towards the sky, and with the buzzing sound of charging beams, thousands of dark red beams shot from the ground towards the huge floating platforms that were obvious targets.
Then came a kind of monster that had never appeared on the northern battlefield. They had a huge swollen head like a water bag, and a deformed brain wriggled in the translucent skull. These monsters obviously had the ability to levitate and cast spells. They rose into the sky with some kind of anti-gravity spell, waving their gnarled arms to summon flames and lightning, and flew towards the clumsy and unavoidable Dawn of the Earthly Dawn.
They were facing the "swarm" of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn.
With a series of mechanical unlocking sounds, the suspension devices on both sides of the aerial fortress opened one after another. A large number of dragoons, which had long been prepared, detached from the mothership. These flexible anti-gravity aircraft whistled in the air like a banshee's howl, and instantly filled the sky between the floating platforms. Small ray cannons and arcane missile launchers interweaved a precise net of fire, and filthy and charred flesh fell from the sky like rain.
But the "swarm" of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn was not only limited to the dragoons. As more and more mutants poured into the battlefield, a section of the hatch in the middle of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn suddenly opened slowly. As a gust of wind rushed into the combat pods, one by one, huge figures leaped out of the open hatch and spread their huge wings in the blood-red sky at dusk.
Those were the first Giant Dragon Expeditionary Force from Tarlonde, and the dragonborn mercenaries from the Dukedom of the Holy Dragon. They had either crossed the boundless sea or the endless mountains. Under the sacred alliance contract, these warriors from distant lands boarded the anti-gravity aerial fortress built by the human empire and came to the battlefield on the western front of the continent.
Under the gradually darkening sky, the blazing fire and magic light made the whole world as bright as day again. Morakot looked at the unimaginable scene in front of him in astonishment. After a long while, he looked at the dragoons and fighters in the distant sky and muttered to himself, "It seems that I'm really old … Is modern war already like this?"
"… No, it's just that Cecil's style has always been different from everyone else …" Camilla muttered subconsciously, and then looked at the holographic projection that had just emerged from the magic network terminal. "Your Highness Rebecca, thank you very much for your support …"
"You're welcome, you're welcome. It's all thanks to you for holding on until now." Rebecca stood in the command room of the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn, waving her hand at the communication device as she spoke quickly. "We were most worried that Red Jade City would fall, and those monsters would spread their branches and leaves in the hinterland of Auglay. If that happened, the situation would be out of control. Even with the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn, it would be difficult to control the situation. Fortunately, you held the line …"
As she spoke, she looked at the image of the surface projected by the mainframe. Almost half of the image was filled with blazing flames in the Red Jade Forest. Rather than saying that the blazing sea of flames was spectacular, it was more appropriate to say that it was awe-inspiring. Before she came here, she had heard about the basic situation of the Orc's territory from Madam Wenna Baizhi. She had never thought that the Red Jade Forest would be set ablaze in front of her.
This fire couldn't have been set by the Mutants. Although those monsters could also use fire to attack, they wouldn't take the initiative to release a fire to protect themselves. This fire was set by the Orcs themselves — in order to stop the enemy.
Rebecca was not a military expert, but the commander and staff on the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn told her that this tactic was very effective. Without the fire, the monsters from the north and the east would converge at Red Jade City, and they might even bypass Red Jade City and enter the hinterland of Auglay from the south. And what was worse was that the whole land would be 'wastelands' in a very short time. By then, the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn would not be able to cover such a huge battlefield. In the worst case scenario, she was afraid that she could only float in the sky with the fortress and watch the whole kingdom become an extension of the Gondor wasteland …
Rebecca shook her head and focused on the matter in front of her. "Chief Camilla, how are you doing now?"
"The situation in Red Jade City is fine. We have held back the enemy's main force, and the city itself has not been attacked yet. But I am very worried about the situation in the north of Wolf Ridge Mountain," Camilla said quickly. She looked at the distant horizon on the wall, where the Human King Wycliffe was stationed. "The monsters are coming from the direction of the northern line of defense. We have lost contact with the human army there. There is not enough natural protection in that direction like Wolf Ridge Mountain and the mountain barriers. Your Highness Rebecca, whether the garrison there is still there or not, we must plug the gap there."
"Understood. We have sent a troop to support." Rebecca said quickly. As her voice trailed off, two 'Gorgon' air fortresses floating near the Dawn of the Earthly Dawn had slowly separated from the team and accelerated in the direction of the north of Wolf Ridge Mountain. Dozens of Dragon Riders followed behind the two air fortresses like a swarm of escorting bees, gradually moving away in the sky.
Seeing this scene, Camilla on the wall finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, in the area of the mountain pass north of Wolf Ridge Mountain, the ancient fortress group had been razed to the ground by the 'Blacktide'.
The mud-like army of Mutants raged on the ground, and the towns and flags that represented the glory of civilization were torn apart under their feet. After the last resistance here collapsed, the whole area had become the home of the Mutants. Now, the turbid purple-black clouds were gathering in the sky, and the soil and rocks were gradually stained with an ominous gray and dilapidated color. If anyone who understood the wasteland was here, they would immediately realize that the number of Mutants in this area and the time they stayed here had exceeded the critical value, and the foul power they brought was affecting the magic environment of the entire area. The Gondor wasteland was expanding into the territory of civilization.
The transformation had begun.
As night fell, the raging Black Tide on the ground raged even more fiercely. In the darkness, only a small cluster of faint light still stood in the depths of the ruins of the ancient fortress of Farm.
Wycliffe and his last warriors hid behind a magic barrier. A longsword with a golden gauntlet was inserted into the ground not far away. The blade of the longsword had been broken, and a large number of fragments floated in the air by magic. A gentle light burst out from the fragments, maintaining the last barrier in the ruins. Wycliffe knew that this would be the last time his sword shone brilliantly. After the barrier was exhausted, the sacred relic that had been passed down from the Gondor era and represented the human pioneers on the western front would come to the end of its mission.
But he was no longer sad or happy about it, and he would never use the longsword again.
The right hand of the human king was empty. His entire arm had disappeared. Healing magic had sealed the wound, but that was all.
Chaotic roars and chilling murmurs echoed across the land. The army of mutants surged past the ruins of the fortress like a tide. The last soldiers and exhausted mages leaned against the crumbling walls. Their eyes were devoid of any expression, only pure numbness.
Wycliffe knew that the monsters surging past the ruins were aware of his existence, and if they gathered their strength, the barrier that he held up with the overdraft of the sacred sword was not indestructible. If the monsters were still a group of unintelligent creatures, they would have done so under their instincts. But now, they just surged past the ruins as if they did not see the last survivors in the ruins.
This could only mean that the commanders behind the monsters no longer cared about this small cluster of light in the darkness. The remaining hundreds of humans on the vast battlefield were meaningless. Concentrating their forces to attack the barrier here would only slow down the entire army. The commanders behind the monsters only needed to maintain the siege here and wait for the barrier to be exhausted.
The battle here was over, and the survivors in the darkness were just slowly exhaling their last breaths.
"Your Majesty," an officer who was blind in one eye suddenly broke the silence. "Please give the order. If we rush out, you may still be able to —"
Wycliffe raised his left hand and interrupted the officer with a low voice. "Retreating is meaningless and not feasible. We have failed to hold this line, and the land behind us has become the nest of the aberrations. Let's continue to recover our strength in the barrier, as much as we can. When the barrier is extinguished, we will rush out and kill as many as we can. Since death is a foregone conclusion, we will die a worthy death. "
The army looked at their king in silence. A few seconds later, they nodded gently and returned to their resting place with a solemn expression.
However, one of the soldiers suddenly raised his head and looked at the dark sky in confusion. "Did you hear something?"
"Sound? Only the disgusting howls of the monsters … "another soldier muttered." Other than that, I did not hear anything. "
"No, I did hear it. It came from the sky …" The soldier who spoke earlier stood up and looked up at the distant sky through the broken wall. "There is really something … Look, it seems to be lit up over there!"
The low humming sound was indeed coming from the sky. Even Wycliffe, who was thinking, had heard the unusual movement. He slowly got up from the ground and looked at the sky in surprise, trying to find the direction of the sound. But before he could focus his eyes, a sharp whistling sound suddenly tore the cold winter night apart.
A ball of fire fell from the sky far away, roaring and falling on the open land outside of Fort Farm. After a huge explosion, an ocean of fire soared to the sky!
Wycliffe's eyes widened. In his black eyes, a meteor shower fell from the sky.
One after another, fireballs rained down from the distant sky, mixed with huge white light clusters. The dark and cold night suddenly became as bright as day. The fireballs lit up the darkness and also physically ignited the entire wilderness. Before the eyes of the remaining guardians on this land, the unstoppable Black Tide was stopped by the rain of fire and the light clusters from the sky for a moment. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
And this was just the beginning.
In the darkness of the night, two steel fortresses the size of palaces, shrouded in shimmering shields, pierced through the clouds. One of them was spraying meteors along the way, while the other had countless huge runic arrays installed on the edge. The holy white light kept falling into the ground, vaporizing the dark monsters from the wastelands like mist. After the massive firepower 'cleared the obstacles', a large number of smaller fighters began to dive to the ground, dropping bombs and clearing a very wide area in an instant. Then, as Wycliffe looked on in shock and bewilderment, the floating fortress that could release holy light began to descend to the ground.
Under the cover of the other aerial firepower platform, the floating fortress landed beside the ruins of Fort Farm. There were still many aberrations on the open and flat land, but their weak resistance could not even damage the steel plates on the side of the anti-gravity fortress. Hundreds of monsters were directly crushed to death under the support structure that extended out from under the fortress, or burned into charcoal by the scorching air spurting out from the heat dissipation grid.
With a heavy tremor from the ground, the behemoth landed. Wycliffe finally saw the upper structure of the thing. He saw a magnificent church made of steel. The church stood in the middle of the platform. The glorious light above the church projected the double emblem of an iron fist and a circle, a sword and a plow. Around the church were countless turrets, spikes, and heavy armor plates. Several huge scripture curtains hung down from the top of the church. Under the illumination of the searchlights, these scripture curtains gave off a sense of holiness out of nowhere in the night.
The next second, the scripture curtains were suddenly lifted by the mechanical device on the top of the church. The armor plates inscribed with holy prayers slid to the sides. Black jets extended out from the base of the church, and holy flames spewed out. The aberrations that had just regrouped and survived the bombardment had no time to react and were turned into firewood in the endless flames.
* Boom! *
A loud noise rang in the night sky. The heavy steel door of the church opened, and a fully-armed White Knight stepped out. Behind him were similarly heavily armoured White Knights and War Nuns holding combat staffs. Then, heavy tanks with scripture curtains hanging from the turrets and holy prayers inscribed on their tracks rumbled out from the 'Sanctity Armory' on both sides of the church. The medical personnel who landed in Fort Farm in the dark stepped onto the ground. Wycliffe heard a deep voice coming from them.
"The doctor is here!"
(End of Chapter)
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