The vulgarities of the air force's supreme commander rang in the command center, waking up the commanders and technicians who were checking the scene after witnessing the impact. Rebecca's eyes widened as she stared at the thing on the holographic screen. Even with her sturdy nerves, she was still a little dumbfounded. "This thing … seems to be crawling slowly toward the Deep Blue Well?"
"It's hard to tell if it's crawling or … growing …" Gina Prince's face looked terrible. At this moment, she even felt that her dinner last week was churning in her stomach. "But one thing is for sure: this thing is attacking the Deep Blue Well …"
While they were talking, the holographic projection continued to play. The high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft had obviously focused all its attention on the behemoth on the ground. The image became clearer after a few zooms and zooms. Everyone in the hall could even see the undulating surface ripples of the creeping flesh on the ground, and the dark red light flowing between the roots and vines. Outside the holographic screen, the pilot of the reconnaissance aircraft said in a slightly trembling voice, "… Visual … Unable to determine the specific size. It's very shocking … There are countless energy reactions on the surface and inside. The readings of the sensors have gone off the charts … It's moving toward the Deep Blue Well …"
Just then, the pilot's voice was suddenly interrupted by a sharp alarm. The next second, Gina and Rebecca saw that the 'back' of the creeping creature on the holographic screen suddenly changed. Part of the structure that mimicked a forest suddenly flipped to both sides, and the dense forest turned into countless wildly twisted tentacles in the blink of an eye. Then, the top of each tentacle cracked open, revealing a pale and terrifying eyeball inside. Hundreds of pale eyeballs stared in the direction of the reconnaissance aircraft. In the center of the 'eyeball forest', countless specks of light converged into a powerful flash in the blink of an eye. This was the last image left behind by the recording equipment before it was destroyed.
The white light filled the holographic screen, and the ear-piercing alarm suddenly sounded and quickly disappeared. Before the holographic image completely disappeared, Rebecca noticed a few smaller fireballs flashing by at the edge of the holographic screen. Those were the other three reconnaissance aircraft that were hit by the laser beam.
"… Sure enough, they were shot down by that thing." Gina Prince's solemn and low voice sounded next to her, waking Rebecca from her stupefied state. "It can capture the high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft flying in the turbulence layer and shoot down such a high flying aircraft with a powerful cannon. Both the accuracy and the range are amazing …"
"Judging from the burn marks left behind after the reconnaissance aircraft was' scratched 'and the final readings recorded by the onboard equipment, the power of this' anti-aircraft cannon 'can destroy any type of dragon cavalry. Even the Giant Dragon may not be able to withstand two shots from it," a technical officer said in a low voice after a brief analysis. "Probably only large air fortresses like the Earthly Dawn and Gorgon can block that kind of attack with a shield. But it's hard to say how long it can block it. And we don't know how many of these' cannons' that thing has. There is no obvious weapon structure on its surface. The biological cannon used for attack seems to have grown directly in its body …"
"Immediately send all the information to the Supreme Command," Gina Prince said quickly. "Including the large nerve node we found and the disappearance of all the dark priests on the frontline. I have a hunch … Our enemy is probably preparing for an amazing operation …"
…
The information from the frontline was quickly sent to the Supreme Commander of the Alliance. In the study of Cecil Palace, Gwen was sitting in his favorite armchair. Two holographic projections were floating in front of him. Rosetta Augustus and Bersetia Morningstar appeared across the desk. The three most important commanders of the Alliance had a particularly serious expression on their faces.
"You should have seen the images taken by our scouts at the frontline," Gwen was the first to break the silence. "At the same time, we have also confirmed that some kind of huge … change is happening inside the Doomsday Cult. On all the battlefields, the dark priests have disappeared. Instead, they are replaced by nerve nodes that mimic the 'synthetic brain'. Our enemy is using the nerve nodes to maintain control of the wasteland army. As for where the missing dark priests went … No one knows. "
"The Millenium Legion that broke into the hinterland of the wasteland also confirmed this phenomenon," Bersetia nodded and said. "And we also found that the dark priests disappeared at the same time, as if they had suddenly received an order and retreated from the frontline battlefield to the hinterland overnight, leaving only those disgusting nerve nodes in charge of the command."
Rosetta Augustus looked into Gwen's eyes through the holographic projection. "You should have more information, right?"
"Yes, you should take a look at this first." Gwen was silent for a moment before activating another image. It was not a 'live image' recorded in real time, but a scene recreated by magic. In the image, they could see a dense shield covering the land, and outside the shield was a tide of mutants. Various magic flashes crisscrossed the battlefield, explosions and smoke filled the entire image, and in the distance, there was a shadow rising from the ground.
At first, Rosetta and Bersetia thought that the shadow was a mountain range at the end of the horizon, and the 'background scenery' in the image. But soon they realized that it was the 'creature' captured by the aerial reconnaissance aircraft.
It was an amazing scene recorded on the ground at a closer distance. Rosetta distinguished the tentacles and 'woods' that danced toward the sky, and the twisted and invisible limbs that spread along the ground. Then he saw something bulge on the back of the creature, and some kind of powerful energy bomb was launched. The terrible explosion stirred up a storm-like wave on the shield, and under the explosion, the tide of monsters surged forward.
"This is …" Bersetia was obviously shocked by the scene. Her eyes widened. "Could it be …"
"This is the scene at the front line of the Deep Blue Well, captured not long ago," Gwen explained. "There is no way to directly transmit data between us and the Deep Blue Well, so this image was recreated by Veronica's magic. Don't worry, the restoration is more than 90%. The impact of the monster will only be stronger than what is shown on the image."
Veronica's Ironmen did not have a real aerial unit, so they could not detect the monster from the air. But the image she captured from the ground was enough to fill in the details that the aerial reconnaissance aircraft could not capture. Before this amazing creature, even the Silver Queen Bersetia fell into a brief moment of astonishment and silence. It was not until a few seconds later that she spoke again. "So when Madam Veronica mentioned that there was a large thing taking shape near the Deep Blue Well, she was referring to this …"
"Yes, at that time we only thought that it was a frontline fortress built by the Doom Society. No one thought that they would actually 'create' such a thing," Gwen said slowly. "And there is one thing I want to add — the dark priests on the battlefield near the Deep Blue Well have disappeared not long ago. Now the entire battlefield over there is under the direct command of this huge 'creature.'"
"The dark priests near the Deep Blue Well are also …" Rosetta frowned. He suddenly thought of something. "You mean, those dark priests are likely to be this' creature '—"
"The Doom Society has created something similar," Gwen said in a deep voice. "The two branches of the Cult in and out of the wasteland are technically the same. Although there is no direct evidence, this' creature 'is most likely the true' whereabouts' of the missing dark priests. But whether this is the plan of Patriarch Borken or the sentinels is not known. Of course, compared to this little detail, what we really need to face now is … how to destroy this creature. "
"It seems that this is the 'ultimate goal' of this war," Bersetia frowned and said in a deep voice. "But this thing is obviously beyond the scope of an ordinary army. Our soldiers are very brave, but how can they destroy a living 'mountain' that can fight back? We don't even know if this thing has a 'vital point' in the sense of an ordinary creature … "
"We have destroyed something as powerful as this, although the scale of that thing was slightly smaller," Rosetta said slowly. "If necessary, Typhon can still use the Creation of Annihilation."
"Maybe we don't need to do that. This time we have the Dawn of Earthly Dawn." Gwen shook his head. "The Dawn of Earthly Dawn is equipped with a 'supercritical accelerator' that can cause great damage to this physical target, but the premise is that there is a launch window. This thing has used a very long-range and powerful weapon to destroy a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft flying in the magic turbulence layer. Coupled with its actual performance in attacking the Deep Blue Well, if the Dawn of Earthly Dawn wants to attack this thing … it has to enter its attack range first. The defense of the Skyscraper Fortress is very strong, but I am afraid it is not as good as the ancient shield system of the Deep Blue Well. "
"… We need to discuss an effective attack plan." Rosetta took a deep breath. "Now that the Alliance has pushed into the hinterland of the wasteland, it will not be long before we have to face the real main force of the enemy head-on. At the same time, we have to face that terrible … 'creature.' We need to gather the senior commanders of the Alliance and let them know what they are facing. This will be a large-scale joint operation. "
Gwen and Bersetia nodded gently. After a moment of silence, Bersetia suddenly thought of something. "This … 'creature' should have a name?"
"I call it the Creeping Disaster, the disaster that creeps on the earth," Gwen said slowly. "It is the biggest natural and man-made disaster we have faced so far."
Rosetta nodded gently. "… Not a bad name. I hope this name will appear in the Victory Monument in the center of the wasteland and in our history textbooks in the future."
A moment later, the figures of Emperor Typhon and the Silver Queen gradually disappeared from the holographic projection. The study was quiet again, leaving only Gwen sitting quietly behind the desk. But soon, ripples appeared in the air near the desk, and a petite figure jumped out of the ripples and jumped to Gwen's side.
"Amber, go arrange it," Gwen said without looking up. His words almost made Amber, who had just jumped out of Shadowstep, fall back down. "I am going to the frontline."
"What?! Where did you say you were going? "Hu Po's eyes widened, and his entire body perked up." The frontline of the army? Are you kidding me? I just found out what the situation is like there! Even if you are going to lead the army, this is not the right way to go! "
"I'm not kidding." Gwen looked up and stared into Amber's eyes. "This is not as simple as leading the army. This war, the whole world does not have the capital to lose. If we lose, there is no difference between me staying in the Imperial Capital and dying on the frontline."
"That is too risky." Amber seemed to want to persuade more. "And it is not like there is no difference. If we lose this war, the Imperial Capital may be able to survive a few more days than the wasteland frontline …"
Before she could finish, the Shadow Assault Goose covered her mouth and mumbled, "Okay, okay, I can't talk, I won't talk anymore …"
When Gwen heard what she said, he wanted to take out an eggplant and hit her on the wall to perform a long-lost traditional art. But now, he suddenly lost his temper. He could only wave his hand helplessly. "Go arrange it. I have a reason to go to the frontline."
"… Okay, then I'll go arrange it." Amber sighed helplessly. Her figure slowly faded in the air as she mumbled, "Sigh, I don't know how to face Madam Heti's nagging … She will definitely annoy me to death. I might as well go to the frontline with you …"
Listening to Amber's nagging, Gwen just shook his head and smiled helplessly. He then slowly got up and came to the wide floor-to-ceiling window.
Through the crystal glass, he saw that the plants in the courtyard were growing luxuriantly. The green leaves and blooming flowers were shrouded in the light of the giant sun. Under the bright sunlight, it was as if the whole world was about to bloom in the coming summer.
It was the 25th day of the Fiery Moon in the fourth year of Cecil's reign. Summer had arrived. Even in the northern kingdom, the lush vitality had covered the entire land.
"How can we let the vitality of this world come to an abrupt end in such a flourishing and brilliant season …"
…
"How can we let the vitality of this world come to an abrupt end in such a flourishing and brilliant season …"
The summer scenery was reflected in Veronica's eyes. She stood in front of the balcony on the top floor of the Holy Light Monastery. She had a panoramic view of several blocks as a faint holy light lingered around her.
But in her other eye, another scene was reflected thousands of miles away. An overwhelming number of alien monsters were swarming towards her. Flames were burning everything on the ground. At the end of the horizon, mountain-like flesh giants raised their countless mutated limbs as if a natural disaster was crawling on the ground.
Under the dusky sky, the great shield above the Deep Blue Well was on the verge of collapse.
A black and red energy bullet soared into the air above the giant flesh structure in the distance and ruthlessly crashed into the space above the shield.
The great shield, which had held up for half a month, finally let out a roar. Amidst the roar of the energy channel collapsing, a shockwave of shocking scale spread out from the Deep Blue Well in all directions. Wherever the shockwave went, everything on the ground was flattened. The tide of mutated creatures were also reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye.
Then, they began to regenerate in the air nearby.
Before the great shield collapsed, the remaining Ironmen soldiers who were fighting on the surface had retreated to the crater of the Deep Blue Well through the underground passage.
"… The outer barrier has been penetrated. All shields destroyed. No redundant systems available. The defense system cannot be reactivated. All security towers in the outer zone offline …"
"Ironmen destroyed 42%. Warning, insufficient mental core storage …"
"Abandon the outer defense circle. All energy supply to the crystal peak … Redeploying the Ironmen. Activating security towers in the inner zone.
"Final order of the Norton Royal Family. Defend the Deep Blue Well to the death."
(There are double monthly tickets at the end of this month. Those who have tickets, please save up. But I suspect I will forget to ask for tickets at the end of the month. 23333)
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