The sun is high - #430 - Chapter 429 Shooting high in the sky

Dawn Society’s large-scale offensive came as suddenly and swiftly as the day they officially entered Van En’s stage.

This large-scale operation, which had been prepared for some time, was named the “Alen Baru Offensive.”

Or, it could be simply called “Operation Overwatch.”

Interestingly, when “Watch City” was first established, it was given the important responsibility of “watching and protecting the northern territory” by the St. Steele royal family. The royal family believed that this city was not only a hub on the border, but also It is also a strong fortress used to control large areas.

However, now, the miserable miners who were once “rented” to neighboring countries due to royal interests have in turn become the carrier of the word “watch”. They are eager to liberate their motherland and hometown, hoping to expel them with their own power. Those dangerous enemies and things.

After this period of brewing, the warriors’ hatred for the Black Sun Society and the completely corrupt Saint Steele royal family had already reached its peak.

They know very well that they are ordinary people, flesh and blood who can be easily killed by magic and bullets.

However, they also know that their opponents are not much different.

From the very beginning, the Dawn Society has been doing its best to popularize and introduce the true situation of the enemy to its soldiers, whether it is mages, hostile soldiers, or even those weird monsters summoned by the Black Sun Society… As long as Any important information that can be mastered will be compiled into a book under the leadership of Felix, with the assistance of other members, and disseminated among the army.

No one can reject these messages.

Even the laziest and least studious soldiers will listen carefully when officers and scholars explain this knowledge. Unlike other complex thoughts and concepts, after the integration of Felix and others, these Information is always more direct and more practical – what they determine is most likely life and death on the battlefield.

What weapons and strategies should be used when facing different enemies and opponents, where should the enemy be shot, or when should one approach the vehicle and the accompanying mage for concealment…

Experience and knowledge like this have been emphasized countless times, and now, these soldiers finally have the time to further verify them.

Inside one of the new vehicles, called a Creeper, a group of nervous faces staggered through the darkness.

Each one of them could hear the distant roar and feel the vibrations of the vehicle as it rolled over the mud and different obstacles.

“Click!”

A soldier reached out and opened the “window” on the side of the vehicle, and light entered the vehicle, illuminating the young and old faces.

This window is a narrow gap shrouded in a protective ritual. It can be used as a shooting hole, but most of the time, it is more suitable as an observation window.

Through this narrow window, the soldiers in the carriage could see that there were other “creepers” advancing in an orderly manner near them, and among these vehicles, some extremely special-looking “cavalry” ” then quickly passed through those gaps and took the lead in running towards the distance.

Without exception, these cavalry are all elven residents near the north.

What they were riding was not an ordinary war horse, but a snow direwolf with a slender body, wide feet and gray-white fur.

This is a ferocious wolf beast with a large population and active in the northern region. It is a relatively common type of magical beast. Their magic power is far superior to that of ordinary beasts, but it is not enough to cast magic, so they He used these magical powers to transform his body, making himself move faster and react more quickly.

Therefore, the elves living in the mountains and hills of the north will try to tame these snow direwolves.

This custom has been going on for countless years. In the wars that took place in the past, these Elf Wolf Cavalry can always be seen. But now, Dawn Society has given these cavalry a new mission – they cannot If asked to charge the enemy’s position again, they will be more inclined to reconnaissance and vigilance.

The natural advantage of snow direwolves not only allows them to move quickly in harsh terrain, but also allows them to detect the approach of dangerous creatures earlier. These cavalry are equipped with miniature communication secret devices and can send simple warning signals to the rear. They will serve as forward sentries for the advancing army.

Soon, this measure proved to be effective.

After three consecutive rounds of shelling, the scouts who had marched forward for a considerable distance had already noticed an abnormality. The elf riders invariably discovered that their mounts suddenly stopped running, and the ears of the direwolves drooped down. Close to their heads, the hair on their bodies began to stand up, the fangs in their mouths leaked out, and their eyes stared at the sky in the distance.

“Watch the sky! Watch the sky!”

Soon, the special warning message successfully passed through the magic turbulence in the cold plain and was successfully transmitted to the rear. After receiving the instruction, the advancing “Creeper” queue immediately slowed down, and individual vehicles among them The pre-prepared secret rituals began to be activated, and the magic designed to confuse perception and create illusions began to spread. They quickly connected into one, covering almost all vehicles and the soldiers in them.

“Be silent, be quiet, stop snooping and watching the sky!”

Similar instructions sounded inside all the carriages, so all the soldiers turned to look inside the carriage. Some young people couldn’t help but wanted to turn and look out the window, but were immediately stopped by their companions or superiors. Those who had opened the observation The window was quickly closed.

At this time, those Dawn Society mages who stayed in the cab and were responsible for maintaining magic rituals and observing the situation became the few who needed to face the sky.

Soon, they saw large groups of black clouds appearing from the end of their field of vision. They were countless Asaru giant birds gathered together. They were a special legion specially prepared by the Black Sun Society to deal with large-scale offensives.

As the most flexible part of the Black Sun Society’s defense system, they responded immediately after the Dawn Society launched the bombardment and attack, and began to advance from the air. Needless to say, it goes without saying that these terrifying weapons can cast certain destructive magic. The goal of the giant bird is to block and kill the advancing troops as much as possible.

Their speed is so fast that they are like a rolling wave.

These ferocious Asaru giant birds did not cover up their whereabouts. This is their nature – when the number of their kind is large enough and the targets they are regarded as prey are weak enough, they will show their most arrogant and ferocious behavior. one side.

Through the instructions and miscellaneous messages instilled by the Black Sun Society’s casters, they learned that right in front of them, large groups of delicious prey were approaching, and these targets were enough for the entire group to have a full meal.

The greedy desire for prey dominates these ferocious and strange birds of prey. Even the mages of the Black Sun Society who ride on their backs, always observing the ground and preparing to cast spells, cannot completely restrict these birds.

Another round of artillery bombardment was launched, and the crystallized cannonballs streaked across the sky, creating countless hollow paths. Magical turbulence burst out from these dangerous holes, which just right interfered with the keen perception of the Asalu giant birds, and at the same time also It affects the judgment of the spell casters of the Black Sun Society on the situation in the plains below.

Their trust in these ancient creations and their contempt for the Dawn Society made them not really check the areas that seemed a bit messy. They simply took a look with their naked eyes and found that there was no target worth paying attention to. Then, the flock of birds is driven to move forward.

The Dawn Society members who were in the cab of the “Creeper” looked nervously at the sky.

When the dark clouds rolled over their heads, the heartbeats of each of them were constantly accelerating. What made them nervous was not the battle that could break out at any time, but the “mission” they themselves were carrying.

A middle-aged driver couldn’t stand the oppression caused by the Asaru birds. He lowered his head and gritted his teeth and asked: “We just let them go like this? Obviously there are people riding on Kalfan in the car.” ‘, they are still loaded with powerful crystal bullets, why not give them a try?”

The military mage next to him had been in Delan’s army, and he acted very calmly: “That’s what the team behind us has to do. Don’t forget our own mission… We must believe in the preparations we made before, and Trust our comrades.”

“I know I know.”

The driver licked his dry lips, took two deep breaths, and tried hard to control his emotions and heartbeat.

For the soldiers sitting in the carriage, bored in the dark, this situation is even more difficult.

They couldn’t see what was happening above their heads, and could only silently pray in their hearts that no accident would happen. Some of them had even begun to silently load the inside of the revolver rifle with special ammunition specially designed to deal with Asalu, those dense wings The slapping sound was really unsettling.

However, what the soldiers were most worried about did not happen after all.

These deadly and terrifying flocks of birds finally flew over the concealed convoy. Not long after, the giant birds in the sky let out extremely harsh and noisy screams – they finally locked their target, which was located in a more remote area. In the distance, the infantry queue of Dawn Society was advancing at a slow speed. It seemed that these infantry did not carry too many heavy weapons, which showed that they could not pose a substantial threat to the birds in the sky.

After confirming the target, a breathtaking whistle suddenly sounded in the sky, and that was the attack order issued by the Black Sun Society mages.

The black clouds became violent. They surged, twisted, and gathered in the sky blatantly, and then quickly dispersed in different directions. This was a hunting formation that had been engraved in the instinct of the Asaru giant bird since ancient times. , which was also their most common posture in the past when they were hunting as minions of the Moon Eagle.

The members of the Black Sun Society who were responsible for mobilizing and commanding the birds were very satisfied with this. With the help of magic, they could clearly see the reaction of the poorly equipped Dawn Society troops in the distance. They seemed to be frightened and lined up. It became chaotic, and some soldiers even started to try shooting into the air. However, this behavior was meaningless and would only make them laugh. After all, even powerful crystal bullets cannot fly to such a height.

Soon, the death dive of the Asalu flock began.

The dark red magical luster began to flicker on their bodies, and the dark magic formed a layer of light and solid armor. The fragments of magic burst out in the process, and then turned into sharp blades. .

Following the swooping action of the Asaru giant bird, these bloody magic blades will take the lead to fall towards the densest crowd. They will cause chaos in the crowd and cut open the flesh and blood of the prey for the birds to enjoy.

However, just when these magical lights and shadows were about to hit their targets, a translucent magic barrier rose from the ground. It was like a solid barrier, blocking directly in front of those bloody blades.

Amidst the violent tremors, the ceremony set up inside the infantry queue was actively lifted by the accompanying military mages. As a result, a large number of specially modified steam vehicles appeared. Unlike the “creepers” in front who were mainly responsible for transporting infantry, these large Several different heavy weapons are clearly mounted on the larger large vehicles.

Among them, there are “Long-Eye Guns” specially used for long-range sniping, and there are also “Karfan Heavy Machine Guns” that can quickly weave a fire net, and more importantly, there are narrow barrels that have been aimed at the sky.

This somewhat peculiar crystal cannon needs to be operated by two soldiers and an accompanying mage at the same time.

The soldiers in charge of operating the weapons were impatient. Faced with the dense black shadows above their heads, they started shooting at the same time. Then the dull sound sounded at an extremely high frequency, and the magic circuit on the gun mount began to flicker violently.

Under the control of the military mages, these delicate magic circuits are constantly being fine-tuned within the controllable range, and every time they flash, it means that the next small crystal shell that is about to be fired is imprinted with a special “Self-destruction ritual”.

Under the influence of these rituals, the crystallized cannonballs that should have been flying forward until they hit the target or run out of power will explode directly when the ritual takes effect. Therefore, under the precise aiming of the shooters and the careful calculations of the mages, Balls of magical explosion smoke mixed with countless sharp metal shrapnel and crystallized debris bloomed in the air. Every time an explosion occurred, the fatal impact and debris would create a bloody hole inside the dense flock of birds. .

Ever since Shuge Ernst sent the message of “be wary of air enemies” to the rear at all costs, scholars from the Dawn Society and the Van En Magic Society have started corresponding research non-stop.

Now, it is time to verify this research result.