It was the 43rd day of the Month of Recovery. It was clear, windy, and had good visibility.
The Griffin Knight, Gina, rode on her partner of eight years, covering the Giant Elven Eagle as they flew through the clear sky.
The scene of the earth below was clearly displayed in Gina's eyes. She saw that the earth was scorched black by the flames and the calibration beam. There were terrifying craters all over the scorched earth, and there were plumes of smoke rising from the craters. In the far north, she could vaguely see the figures of giants staggering.
This was the mark of war, a war that had never been seen before. The war between machines and monsters had torn the earth apart, and this kind of tearing would continue.
The form of war had changed. The female Knight, who had once been loyal to Viscount Leslie, deeply understood this point. She went from being a messenger for a noble to an aerial scout for the Cecil Army. She rode the Griffin all the way from the south to the north. She looked down at the war, looked down at the battlefield ravaged by the war machines, and sighed with emotion at the changes in her life and the changes in the form of war.
The charging Knight on horseback had been replaced by the rumbling war chariots, and the charging soldiers with simple armor had become magic energy soldiers comparable to Extraordinaries. Many new things had replaced the old. When would the Griffin Knight be replaced?
A cloud floated over from nearby, and the Giant Elven Eagle on the side slightly adjusted its flight direction. Gina also immediately adjusted the Griffin's auxiliary reins and followed the figures of her elven allies.
The Griffin Knight was one of the few "old-era units" in the Cecil Army. Because of their unique flying ability, there were no new units to replace them for now. These Knights that soared in the sky were still the best messengers and scouts, and many of her companions were quite proud of them. But Gina had a feeling that the incredible Duke would come up with something that could replace the Griffin sooner or later. As someone who only knew how to ride the Griffin, what kind of awkward situation would she be in when the time came?
It was better to read more often … It would be easier to find a new job.
A thought flashed through her mind. The female knight quickly raised her hand and patted her cheeks, forcing herself to focus on the mission.
They had not yet entered the enemy's territory, but they still could not let their guard down. Although the griffins flew in the sky, those particularly powerful Crystal Cluster Giants had the ability to attack the air with lightning. Two unskilled griffin knights had already died in the process of carrying out reconnaissance missions, and Kina did not want to be the third.
The female Knight adjusted her position on the saddle and glanced at the rack on both sides of the special large saddle. The new equipment prepared for the Griffin Knight was installed on the rack: a magical terminal that could launch extended range arcane missiles for self-defense, and a buckle connected to a wire rope. Pulling the buckle, two ten-kilogram recrystallized bombs hanging on both sides of the Griffin's neck would be thrown to the ground for attack.
In the eyes of the Gryphon Knights, this was a very satisfying and even pleasantly surprising item. However, the duke did not seem to be satisfied with it. Kinna had once heard the duke mutter something about how the Gryphons' carrying capacity was still not enough, and how ten kilograms was considered an aerial bomb, and so on …
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in Gina's ears. "We're about to cross the red line. Stay alert."
Gina looked up and saw that the Giant Elven Eagle as the leader had begun to climb, and the high-ranking messenger riding on the back of the Giant Eagle slightly opened her hands. A pale green magical halo spread out in all directions with the Giant Eagle as the centre. The three Griffins guarding the Giant Eagle were immediately buffed by the elemental power of the wind, and they could easily keep up with the Giant Eagle's height and speed.
The Giant Eagle Knight of the Elven race had better observation and flying ability, and was a better scout than the Griffin Knight. However, their carrying capacity was so poor that they could barely carry more than a slender Elven Knight, and naturally could not carry any self-defense weapons. At the same time, these Elven allies were very precious, and the Griffin Knights could not afford to lose even one of the few Giant Eagle Knights. Therefore, in the recent reconnaissance mission, the Commander began to arrange for the fully armed Griffin Knights to act as the Giant Eagle's bodyguards. The Cecil -style Griffin Knights had thin steel plates hanging on their chests and abdomens, and they also had shield generators on their bodies, as well as anti-air weapons. In terms of pure combat ability, they were far stronger than the Giant Eagles.
The whistling wind swept outside the shield, leaving only a light breeze blowing on the Knight's faces. The entire reconnaissance team quickly rose and soon reached the bottom of the clouds. At this height, both the eyes of the humans and the griffins could no longer capture the details of the ground, even with the Eagle Eye spell. Therefore, the specific observation task had to be completed by the elven messenger and her... eagle-shaped pigeon.
Sonia Frostleaf's eyes shone with a faint blue light. She cast a vision enhancement spell on 'Cuckoo', and then shared the vision of the Giant Eagle. This was an ability that required long-term training and cooperation because wild birds would immediately fall into confusion after suddenly gaining vision enhancement, unable to accurately determine their true height. Among the Giant Eagles raised by the Elves, nearly two-thirds of them were eliminated because they could not adapt to this spell, and could not become a scouting partner.
'Cuckoo', with its poor talent, would have been eliminated long ago if it had not been trained by Master Thorny Heart, who was the best at training Giant Eagles.
If only Master Thorny Heart did not raise so many pigeons in the Moon Valley …
Sonia sighed inwardly for no reason. Then, from the corner of her eyes, she suddenly saw an anomaly on the ground below.
"Attention, the surface to the right of the front — the sunny side of the hill, there's a situation."
There seemed to be a battle going on there.
Hundreds of Crystal Cluster Giants were gathered around a small hill, surrounding a humongous figure that had landed on the hill. Arcane arcs of electricity flashed in the air nonstop, and the one being besieged was a winged, gigantic creature covered in black scales …
It looked like a dragon.
Sonia judged the threat within the range of her vision and then gave an order using Wind Whisper. "Attention, team. Prepare to lower your altitude and be alert."
Several Griffon Knight responded immediately. Jinna also put a leaf-shaped metal piece close to her lips. "Roger. Alert."
The leaf-shaped metal piece was not the new communication device made by Cecil. The communication device of the Griffon Knight was fixed on the saddle. Although it was the most advanced small magic network terminal, it still weighed two kilograms. The 'leaf' in her hand was given by the elves. It allowed the wielder to use Wind Whisper near the 'messenger'. Although there were many restrictions, it was very convenient to use in a mixed team with elven messengers as the core.
After lowering their altitude, more details came into Sonia's eyes. She saw that the besieged figure was indeed a dragon. At least, it was very similar in appearance. But this dragon was thinner than the dragons she knew, and its wings were a little twisted.
The dragon was obviously in a bad situation. Although it was stronger than the Crystal Cluster Giants, it was outnumbered. It used its sharp teeth and claws to fight against the enemies that kept coming at it. Occasionally, it would spit out a flame breath, but there were always Crystal Cluster Giants attacking from the blind spot, adding a new wound to the dragon that had fallen to the ground.
"Is that a dragon?" The Griffon Knight, who was escorted by the Griffon Knight, exclaimed. "I've only heard of it in stories!"
"Why would such a legendary creature appear on this battlefield?"
"Ms. Frostleaf, what should we do? Do we need help? "
Sonia Frostleaf thought quickly. On the battlefield, it was not easy to think that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." However, a black dragon besieged by Crystal Cluster Giants was still very concerning. Why was this dragon besieged? Why was it here? What did he or she know? What did they see? These questions made the Senior Messenger realize that she could not just sit and watch the black dragon die here.
In any case, compared to the Crystal Cluster Giants who were clearly the enemy, the Dragons in the elves' records were at least neutral to the continent.
However, a small scouting team was not enough to deal with so many Crystal Cluster Giants.
"Report to the headquarters first. Ms. Kinna, you find a way to attract the attention of the Crystal Cluster Giants and reduce the pressure on the black dragon. I'll lead the dragon to break out of the encirclement. "
While speaking, Sonia had directly used the Messenger's powerful magic to contact the headquarters in the rear. She briefly explained the unbelievable situation she had encountered, called for backup, and agreed on a general direction to break out of the encirclement. Then, she followed behind the Griffon Knight escorting the dragon and lowered the altitude again.
…
Maggie could feel the burning and painful wounds on her body. It was getting more and more unbearable for humans and even for dragons.
She knew that her strength was quickly depleting, but she could not see any hope of breaking out of the encirclement.
Perhaps the moment she was hit by the arcane lightning and fell, her fate had already been decided.
Her deformed and weak wings meant that she could not fly too high. However, Maggie still could not figure out how those Crystal Cluster Monsters, which were transformed from ordinary civilians and mediocre nobles, could have such a strong anti-air awareness and anti-air ability?!
How did they train to be so accurate?!
However, no matter how upset she was, it was useless. As the situation worsened, Maggie knew that she did not have much time left.
In the end, she let Victoria down.
An ugly Crystal Cluster Giant launched a sneak attack from the left. It was an extraordinarily powerful fighter. When it pounced, it was like a gust of wind. Maggie blocked the attack with her strong and powerful tail, and then burned the enemy into ashes with a flame. However, a sharp pain came from the right side of her body — a despicable spellcaster had launched an arcane electric arc at the gap in her defense.
"You deformed monsters!" Maggie roared. She shouted the word that she did not want to hear the most. "Deformed! Deformed! Deformed! "
However, the Crystal Cluster Monsters did not care about this at all. They swarmed up again.
Maggie withdrew her defense and was ready to welcome death with a thunderous counterattack. However, at this moment, she suddenly heard a voice in her ear. "Hold on! We're coming to help you! "
It seemed to be the Wind Whisper of the Elves.
Maggie was stunned for a moment. Then she heard two consecutive deafening explosions in the distance. Boom! Boom!
The explosions landed far away and almost did not affect the Crystal Cluster Monsters at all. However, the attention of the mutated monsters was instantly diverted. They looked in the direction of the explosions and the nearby sky. Maggie did not know if it was an illusion, but she even felt that the reaction of the monsters was almost "startled".
Then, she saw the black shadows that were rapidly approaching from the sky.
A giant eagle of the Elves and three griffins of the Human Race.
What kind of strange combination is this?
The Wind Whisper came again. "Dragons on the ground, can you still fly?"
At this time, many of the Crystal Cluster Monsters had been diverted. Maggie dealt with the remaining enemies while responding with the Dragon Whisper. "Can't fly."
"Understood. I'll show you the direction. Follow me to break out. We're the vanguard reconnaissance team of the Cecil Army."
In an instant, Maggie fell into a great shock. Cecil Army? The army of the Cecil people?!
Why would the Cecil army be in this place? When did they come here? This is a completely polluted area. How did Cecil Army get in?
However, although she was shocked in her heart, Maggie's physical reaction did not slow down at all. She almost immediately responded to the strange elf's help and began to try to break out in the direction pointed by the elf. At the same time, she said anxiously, "Giant-Stone City needs support! The Duke of the Northern Region and the last of the mountain troops are still resisting! But they can't hold on much longer! "
It was a huge accident to meet the army of the Cecil Army here, but this accident made Maggie realize one thing: if the main force of the Southern Region had been nearby, and if they could fight all the way here, maybe Giant-Stone City could still be saved!
The strange elf quickly responded, which made Maggie a little relieved. "Got it. I'll report it immediately. But you'd better survive and explain the situation to Duke Cecil Army in person."
"I'll survive."
More attacks fell from the sky, including bright arcane missiles and something that could make a huge explosion.
A large number of Crystal Cluster Monsters were attracted by the attacks from the sky, and the pressure on Maggie was suddenly reduced. At the same time, she also saw that the Crystal Cluster Monsters had launched a counterattack against the Griffins in the sky. They spread out quickly and swept the sky with dense and intersecting arcane electric arcs, constantly trying to block the flight path of the Griffins. Meanwhile, the Griffins shuttled between the arcane electric arcs and launched round after round of attacks with surprising proficiency.
This kind of thing seemed to be normal.
Under the guidance of the strange elf, Maggie rushed to the south of the battlefield, but a question arose in her mind.
How many changes had happened in the battlefield in the 30 days that Giant-Stone City was besieged?
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