"… How much longer can the defensive line last?"
"The situation is better than expected. I didn't expect the two heavy cannons on the Challenger to still be usable."
"That's a great help. Is there any ammunition left?"
"There's not much hope for that. The Challenger's ammunition storage disintegrated in mid-air. The ones that fell to the ground and didn't explode were smashed. The remaining ones will have to be picked up to break through the enemy's defensive line. But I don't think that's a problem to worry about. I don't think the defensive line can last until the heavy cannons run out of ammunition."
Under the gray sky, lightning flashed across the sky. Even though they were close to the Evil God's territory, the thunderclouds were still a threat.
Relying on the mountainous terrain, a temporary defensive line was built.
A temporary lightning-proof area repelled the surrounding thunderclouds. The scattered lightning strikes were either directed into the ground by the crude steel towers or struck the Evil God horde.
"Boom!"
The cannons continued to fire, repelling the approaching giant beasts.
The snipers on the second defensive line were focused on taking down the giant eye monsters in mid-air. The previous battle had shown that once these demons got close to the defensive line, it would be a disaster.
On the main battlefield, the combat classes that had just finished changing their shifts and equipment filled in the gaps in the defensive line.
Under the lightning rods, in the ravines of the defensive line, several master engineers were busy repairing and adjusting the defensive line. Around them were several high-level combat classes providing protection and hard labor.
"… Okay, the lightning-proof area should be fine for a short period of time. It should be able to last for … three to five hours, provided the weather is good. If the next wave of thunderstorms comes early, don't count on it. "
"It's the same on our side. If the enemy maintains the intensity of their attacks, four to five hours shouldn't be a problem. If the thunderstorm really comes, the enemy's attack wave will definitely be weakened."
Thanks to the Eagle's Crown's family contribution, the Pusher class warship, the Furious Elephant, wasn't an ordinary warship. It was an astronomical cost for the Game Church, and it also represented an exaggerated combat power and configuration.
It was originally a mobile war fortress. Its combat style was to fall from the sky and transform into the front of a war fortress. The front deck was made of a special alloy enchanted with magic, so it was abnormally sturdy.
Although it had been sunk by the Evil God's Incarnation's laser beam, falling from such a height was not enough to shatter it. It was just that the speed of its descent was too exaggerated, and the power system was completely destroyed.
The main structure was complete. Even if it could not be transformed into a fortress, the deck and the heavy metal shell were very useful as bunkers and defensive walls. Together with the few heavy cannons dismantled from the Challenger, a temporary line of defense was set up.
The engineers were now busy dismantling the decks and reinforcing the frontline positions to delay as much time as possible.
Another thing worth rejoicing over was that in order to get off to a good start, those who were selected to participate in this crusade were basically the elites of the major churches.
Being considered an elite didn't necessarily mean that they were the strongest. But, at the very least, they would be able to prove their worth through actual combat. They definitely had plenty of combat experience. Most of the survivors would choose the most appropriate method to deal with the situation … those who didn't react in time to save themselves weren't survivors.
"Is there really no way to repair the gravity engine and the magic furnace?"
"Don't count on it. That round of bombardment blew up the entire engine room. Even if it's fixed, do you think it's a good idea to take off? Going up there without a complete lightning protection system? Or being hunted down by flying beasts? Or just take a round of bombardment. Don't forget that we're still within the attack range of that giant eye. "
"… Everyone, let's do our best. The third defense line is our line of life and death. The engineers are doing their best to assemble and repair the magic armors. Even if the defense line breaks in the end, repairing a few more magic armors will give us a few more lives. There are no newbies here. Everyone knows who will survive longer, whether it's sticking together or running for their lives. "
For the experienced veterans, instead of encouraging morale speeches, it was better to directly explain the pros and cons. Naturally, they would choose the battle method that would give them the best chance of survival.
The greatest difference between experienced veterans and newbies was that newbies would have a confused expression whenever they encountered an accident that wasn't recorded in the operation manual. Most of the time, newbies would mess up everything and then pay a painful "tuition fee". Experienced veterans, on the other hand, would be able to rationally choose the most suitable method to deal with the current situation.
There was a seemingly inconspicuous but important difference between the magical civilization's airships and the technological civilization's airships. Since magical airships were basically powered by magic, apart from the airship's engine system, most of the airship's components were crude and simplistic without any technical knowledge. The airship also didn't have a fuel engine system. It would be impossible for the airship's metal plates and wooden decks to explode even if they wanted to.
The famous descender leaders promptly stepped forward. They stood on the frontlines and stabilized the situation. The others promptly joined in and did their jobs based on their own abilities.
Rorschach's judgment of the situation had been correct. In fact, he had even underestimated the lifeforce of these experienced veterans who had been tempered by countless battles. The defensive line was forcefully stabilized just like that. However, everyone knew …
"… How much longer can we last?"
Su Nanna asked Adeline, who had just come down from behind the sniper's cover behind the second defense line.
"They said three to five hours. Yep, that's what everyone said."
"Really?"
Su Nanna tossed a wooden plank into the bonfire in front of her. She didn't even raise her head as she continued asking in a flat tone.
"Probably only the new soldiers and single-celled lifeforms would believe that. Three to five hours is the critical time before we run out of resources. But before that, we'll be torn apart by the beast horde in at most one and a half hours. After all, they … "
"… are almost limitless. Yep, just as we predicted, after that, it'll be … "
"The most helpless and despairing pursuit. How long we survive will probably depend on how much faster we run than our companions."
Adeline sat down and casually took a large swig from her beer bottle. She had just returned from the frontlines of aerial combat. Her gold-rimmed glasses that she usually wore to pretend to be scholarly were nowhere to be seen. Her fingers were covered in scars, and she was covered in the smell of smoke and fire. Naturally, she no longer had her usual scholarly demeanor.
Su Nanna smiled knowingly when she saw Adeline like this. Compared to her teacher Adeline, she was much more familiar with this battlefield veteran.
"Did you get the item?"
"Yep, I've added a password to it. It's Lori's birthday. You know what I mean."
Since they were all from the same church, it was only natural for them to stick together. There were some things that didn't need to be said out loud. As the ace of aerial combat, Adeline naturally received an aerial combat magic armor when she requested to participate in aerial combat.
Perhaps if the situation worsened as expected, that magic armor would be the key to her being able to run faster than her companions.
Nobody could guarantee that they would be able to survive in such an environment. And without reinforcements, perhaps even the fastest person would only be able to survive for a short period of time.
"… This feeling of waiting for death is so unbearable. I never thought that I'd be so eager for reinforcements to arrive one day. Yet, I'm also afraid that reinforcements will really arrive …"
"Everyone's the same. They're all hoping for reinforcements, but nobody says it out loud. That's because there's not much hope at all. Reinforcements in such a situation will only be giving away a few more lives. Only an idiot would come."
"… That's exactly what I'm afraid of. Our church's members usually seem so smart, but their brains are always so slow at critical moments … "
She suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence in astonishment.
In the distant sky, a pillar of light pierced through the clouds. This was a familiar pillar of light with divine power characteristics. It was obvious who had arrived.
"… As expected, they really are idiots …"
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