"Who is leading these Ravens now?"
I observed the hundred Slow Ones in front of me, but I couldn't find a single commander among them. They were like clones with the same equipment. Even their windbreakers were of the same style. I couldn't find any obvious signs of their identities at all.
"They … are being controlled by Sylvia."
After a moment of hesitation, Tawil gave me an answer that shocked me.
"That Slow Step?" Due to my astonishment, I even accidentally revealed a rather rude way of addressing her. "I mean, that Sylvia can control a hundred ravens? She isn't Belavilla now! She even forgets to add soy sauce buns when she cooks her own instant noodles, that bastard! "
Speaking of which, did I mix in some messy things just now?
But no matter what, Sylvia being the commander of these Ravens was too shocking a piece of news! That slow-witted airhead doesn't know anything about us at all, and I reckon that even if she were to witness the Empire's fleet taking off in front of her, she would be able to magically ignore it. To say that she is the commander of this Raven troop … Damn it, at least give me some news that isn't so ridiculous!
Tawil looked at the changing expression on my face, and without saying anything, I knew what his Emperor was thinking about. Furthermore, we all knew about the slow-witted nature of a certain Slow Step. Her expression was also conflicted, "That is the truth, we aren't too sure about the exact reason, but it should be related to the soul, because the current Ravens are mass-produced using Sylvia's soul. There is an extremely strong spiritual connection between them, and this connection seems to be using the encryption algorithm of Emperor Belavilla's personal guards, which we are unable to break. Thus, the actions of these new soldiers are still controlled by Sylvia's soul, but what is strange is that Sylvia herself doesn't know anything about it. It is a subconscious activity in the depths of her soul, and it is because of this subconscious activity that these mass-produced Ravens possess the ability to move — — in theory."
Hearing the last 'in theory', I knew that Tawil's bombardment of terms was finally over.
Sandora's eyebrows furrowed as she listened to Tawil's description, "Then can these Ravens fight? Under Silvia's control, will these soldiers listen to anyone else's orders? "
Tawil nodded. "Of course, we were worried about this problem in the beginning, but things went smoothly. Sylvia's deep trust in His Majesty Chen Jun played a decisive role, allowing the Ravens under her command to carry out any order that was beneficial to His Majesty Chen Jun without any hindrance. As long as we issue an order in the name of His Majesty Chen Jun, the Ravens would execute it unconditionally."
Hey! Don't say that in front of Sandora and Shallow Shallow, you bastard with zero EQ! Hey hey! Sandora, don't bite, don't bite! This was a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! There was also Shallow Shallow! That's a major artery, you idiot!
Because of Tawil's ambiguous description, I was brutally attacked. In the end, I carried a body full of bite marks as I completed the inspection of this batch of new soldiers …
Just like what Tawil said, these new soldiers showed great trust and loyalty towards me because they shared Sylvia's deep soul. At the same time, they were very obedient to Sandora and Shallow Shallow's orders. I originally thought that these soldiers didn't have the ability to think for themselves, but after saying such rude words, a certain Raven immediately expressed to me that she had a brain, and even tactfully expressed that she was smarter than their mother. This left me speechless for a long time …
In other words, under the situation where they have a perfect will, they are also under the absolute control of another superior soul? As expected, the Shiring Apostles were incomprehensible creatures.
"Isn't the number of these Ravens a little too little?"
I tilted my head towards Tawil and asked. A hundred experimental soldiers, this was probably the maximum number that the City of Shadows could prepare in the absence of a corresponding production line. However, there were a hundred million insects above our heads!
Tawil also raised her head to look at the dark sky that was surrounded by the swarm of insects. The continuous flashes of light indicated that the battle in outer space was still intense. After a long while, she nodded her head and said, "Indeed, this number is a little too exaggerated … However, the Ravens are warriors that specialize in mass destruction. Furthermore, they were born as Armored Scorpion level Intermediate Apostles. They are able to fight continuously for an almost unlimited amount of time. The battle prowess of these warriors is still worth looking forward to."
Following that, I asked the Ravens about their battle data in detail, mainly their defense and battle style. Under normal circumstances, Mages' physiques are usually very weak. Due to years of meditation and overuse of magic power, their bodies are even weaker than ordinary people. Most of the Mages would become obese due to their lack of exercise … However, I seemed to have underestimated the extent of the Schilling Apostles.
These clones of Sylvia didn't have the various flaws that human Mages had. Not only were their magic powerful, they were also proficient in at least twenty effective combat techniques. With a single punch, they could easily defeat a Terminator head-on. Although their defense wasn't as abnormal as the Scorpion Soldiers, when they activated their Arcane Shield, they weren't much weaker than mass-produced Armored Scorpions. It was just like how even the Scorpions, who loved cold weapons, would have a photon cannon installed on their tail for sniping. These Grand Mages who could instantly cast forbidden spells were also comparable to half of Iori Yagami in close combat … Speaking of which, what kind of nonsense was this?
After confirming the Ravens' battle style, I decided to send them to the Fourth Sky District, where the swarm was the densest. That was where the first exchange of fire occurred. There were at least ten million Wyverns and thousands of Schilling Battleships of various sizes fighting there. Although the Wyverns' saliva tactic was unable to enter Planet Black Egg's atmosphere due to the absolute suppression of technology, Sicarro, who was fighting against the overwhelming saliva, had already expressed his immense pressure more than once.
Even when he was being chased by the Town Security, he didn't give in even once. Now, he actually took the initiative to ask for reinforcements. It seemed that the problem in the Fourth Sky District was indeed serious enough.
Before the Ravens took off, Big Sis, who had been staying in her room for two whole days due to an excessive lack of appetite, suddenly appeared in front of us, giving me, Shallow Shallow, and even Sandora a fright.
"Big Sis … Are you alright?"
I looked at Big Sis, who was shrouded in black resentment, with fear and trepidation. I felt that the sky above me, which was covered by the swarm of swarm, wasn't even as gloomy as this ten-meter radius around me. Big Sis, who usually had a warm and gentle smile on her face, had her head slightly lowered. Her black hair was scattered, and in addition to the eerie atmosphere that was constantly being emitted, I felt that I wouldn't be surprised even if Big Sis found a television and crawled into it to pretend to be Sadako.
"Ah Jun, give this to them!"
Big Sis suddenly raised her head, her eyes carrying an unprecedented gloominess. Then, she passed a shuttle-shaped crystal prism to my hand.
I looked at the palm-sized crystal prism in my hand. This was a psionic crystal used to store energy, equivalent to a super large battery. However, what was with the extremely dangerous aura that was constantly being emitted from this crystal? Why did I feel that as long as I wore this thing on my body, I would definitely be unlucky to the point where I would choke to death from drinking water for 70 to 80 lifetimes?
"Big Sis, what is this?"
I carefully held this cursed item that Big Sis had obviously created after staying in her room for two consecutive days. I felt that it was better to ask her about it.
Big Sis slightly raised her head and glanced at the dim "dark clouds" in the sky. I didn't know what she was thinking, but she immediately retched. After a long while, she finally calmed down and muttered in a low voice, "Let them stuff this thing into the stomach of any insect, any one will do … Then, don't worry about it … To actually make me feel disgusted to this extent … Unforgivable …"
"Do as you say!"
I didn't dare to ask any more questions. I decisively threw the crystal to the nearest Raven. The moment the latter caught the crystal, her entire body trembled, and her face immediately revealed an expression of "Why am I so unlucky".
It seems that you are keenly aware of the morals of your superiors, recruits.
Because they had to escort an unknown but incomparably dangerous object into space, the speed of the Ravens was much faster than I expected. In the blink of an eye, these Mages of the Xiling Empire had already flown … Err, in any case, they were already in the sky.
"Lass, don't we need to go up?"
After thinking for a while, I turned my head and asked Sandora.
The latter shook her head with a calm smile on her face, "The current situation is just that the number of enemies is huge. This is a good opportunity to collect information on how the regular armies fight against the insects. After all, the main characters of the war should be the soldiers — — Leader class Apostles only need to turn the tides at the crucial moment."
Just as Sandora finished her sentence, I heard the roar of the engine beside me. Pandora and her sister led the troops into the sky again …
"Those two lunatics are an exception …"
You've probably charged and broken through enemy lines quite a few times too! Strictly speaking, the entire Xiling Empire is filled with these kinds of hot-blooded fellows!
Even though Sandora said that this kind of tug-of-war between regular armies didn't require the appearance of Leader class Apostles, in the end, I still went to a platform near the battlefield. Firstly, I wanted to see how the battle prowess of these Ravens known as Magister Schilling was. Secondly — — I was really curious about what kind of thing my elder sister had come up with.
The person in charge of guarding the platform closest to the frontlines was a commander that I wasn't familiar with, but I had a vague impression of him. After thinking about it for a long time, I suddenly realized: This fellow was selling mutton skewers at the entrance of the district!
How many hidden dragons and crouching tigers were there in our district?
"Your Majesty!"
The mutton skewer uncle gave me a military salute. He didn't show any signs of surprise towards my arrival, and instead, with the demeanor of a true soldier, he acted as though he was on standby.
Less than ten meters above us was the planet's protective shield. That light blue energy barrier seemed to divide the world into two parts. On the other side of the barrier, the swarm of insects that covered the sky were crazily launching suicidal attacks. There were scattered limbs of the insects everywhere. All kinds of anti-aircraft cannons and a laser cannon that was almost the size of the Eiffel Tower continuously swept across the sky. It was like the windshield wipers on a car, refreshing the swarm of insects above us over and over again. I have to use the word 'refreshing' because basically every time we shot the insects down, they would be able to fill up the gap within a second.
Watching from here … was indeed much more disgusting than watching from the ground.
"Where are the Ravens?"
After looking for a long time, I still didn't see the figures of the mass-produced Ravens. I turned my head and asked the mutton skewer uncle. Speaking of which, those unlucky recruits shouldn't have already been killed by the cannon fodder, right? This place was filled with insects. Even if a hundred Ravens were thrown in, they wouldn't even be able to see a splash!
Just as the mutton skewer uncle opened his mouth to reply, an unprecedentedly strong flash suddenly lit up the entire gray platform. Immediately after, there was the low hissing sound of countless corpses of the insects falling onto the planet's protective shield and being burnt to ashes. Since this place was close to the edge of the atmosphere, the lack of air caused the originally sharp sound to become a weak muffled sound.
I immediately raised my head and saw a Raven landing on the planet's protective shield. She stood on top of the powerful psionic barrier and slightly squatted down. Then, she pulled out both of her hands and directly pulled out a meter long dazzling electric arc in front of her.
"Crackle — —"
With a thunderous roar, the lightning bolt released from Raven's hand split into hundreds of forked lightning bolts, forming a conical shape as they charged towards the arachnids. The arachnids that were struck by the forked lightning bolt did not even have the time to twitch before exploding into smithereens, while the lightning bolt split into two upon hitting its target, charging towards even more enemies.
How fast is the speed of lightning?
In the blink of an eye, my vision was already covered by this unprecedentedly powerful electric net. Countless lightning bolts used their target as a springboard and spread out amongst the swarm of insects. It was like a nebula covering almost the entire sky. From what I could see, other than those mutated giant wyverns, there wasn't a single swarm that could last even a millisecond under this lightning net!
Even the giant wyverns that survived the direct attack of the lightning barely managed to hold on for a moment. The saliva that these gigantic scorched fellows spat towards the Raven before they died was evaporated by the Raven's energy field before they could even get close to the latter. Raven, who had just cleared the entire sky, stood calmly on top of the psionic barrier and used instant-cast giant fireballs to shoot at these ugly flying toads as if she was playing around.
The corpses of the swarm that were killed would fall onto the psionic barrier under the effect of gravity and instantly turn into green smoke. After seeing how the swarm used their own corpses as nutrients to produce new soldiers, we had already adopted the tactic of reducing the efficiency of killing the enemies to ashes. Thus, these Ravens didn't hesitate to take the risk to attract the swarm of insects to the planet's protective shield before exterminating them. There was nothing more effective than this unprecedentedly powerful psionic barrier to destroy the corpses of the swarm.
I … Fuck! Didn't this fellow kill at least hundreds of thousands of swarm in one move just now? This kind of combat strength was almost equivalent to Pandora's average DPS! Didn't they say that the Ravens were only Heroic Warriors? Could it be that all of them were Commander tier? This doesn't match the data. I want to know the truth!
My heart was in turmoil. I suddenly realized that during the time when the Raven was casting the forbidden spell, the psionic barrier above our heads seemed to have dimmed a little. Could it be an illusion? The dimming range was really too low. I wasn't even sure if I was seeing things.
"Sandora, did our planet's protective shield suffer from an extremely powerful attack just now?"
Although I wasn't sure, I still cautiously contacted the ground and told Sandora about what I saw.
After listening to my description, Sandora immediately asked in a surprised tone, "You really didn't look at the detailed information on the Raven? I shared it with you! "
… You're saying that there were more than 200 megabytes of data in that pile of data? You should just kill me.
"That is the true strength of the Raven!" Sandora explained in exasperation, "Raven, they have an innate ability to conduct energy. It is a powerful talent that allows them to use any energy they come into contact with in battle. The phenomenon that you mentioned just now was caused by the Raven standing on the planet's protective shield to absorb a large amount of psionic energy and continuously cast spells. Otherwise, do you think that with the innate ability of an Intermediate Apostle, they would be able to kill hundreds of thousands of enemies in an instant?"
So that was how it was. They borrowed the energy of the entire planet's protective shield to release that kind of attack. Without the planet's protective shield, their combat strength should be about the same as the Scorpion Troopers. However … I still felt that their combat strength was abnormally high.
Even if there was an endless amount of psionic energy as a backup energy source, the power of that lightning net shouldn't be able to instantly burn a Wyvern, whose body was as tough as a fighter jet, to ashes right? Could it be that the amount of energy that they could direct at the same time was limitless?
However, despite my doubts, it was still something to be happy about that the Raven had such a miraculous effect against the Zergs. Under the continuous forked lightning and psionic storm that they released, the number of Zergs in the sky actually decreased at a visible rate. The speed at which the enemy was losing was finally much faster than the speed at which they could replenish their forces!
"Where's the crystal?"
I appeared beside the nearest Raven in a flash and activated a Void Explosion, turning the Zergs within a radius of a few hundred kilometers into organic clouds. Then, I took some time to ask.
I couldn't find which Raven I passed the crystal to … They all looked the same!
The Raven who was questioned by me casually released thousands of Shadow Javelins, nailing the remaining Wyverns on the planet's protective shield. Then, she replied, "Your Majesty, the crystal has already been inserted into a Wyvern's body by 017. However, the situation on the battlefield was rather chaotic. After we intentionally let the Wyvern escape, we don't know where it went."
"Then … did something happen? After that thing was released? "
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