Sword of Dawn

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Obviously, the reason why the expeditionary force from Antavien appeared in the southwestern waters was definitely not such a funny reason as "swim back". It's exactly the same as the Winter - it moved an absolutely unreasonable distance in a very short period of time, and the process was accompanied by strong energy turbulence and severe weather changes.At that time, the Winter was "sent" from the mouth of Aldo to near the equator, while the Kraken Expeditionary Force... moved farther.

The "landing points" of the two teams are the same, both near the orbital elevator. This may be because the orbital elevator is indeed the largest energy focus in the sea area near Loren Continent, and the time when the whole incident occurred, It also coincides with the abnormal discharge phenomenon in the atmosphere observed in various parts of the Loren Continent, so the conclusion is already obvious-it must be the ghost of the sentinel that all things die.

But what is behind these phenomena?Large-scale space teleportation?A doomsday weapon capable of tearing apart time and space?Or open a deadly passage to the elemental world?A series of conjectures popped up in Gao Wen's mind. He tapped his fingers on the table lightly while pondering. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Tyre: "Other than that, is there any news?"

"Cassandra said that they will go directly to the southern battlefield at full speed, and after entering the holy river of Aldo, they will go to support the northwest border of the Gaoling Kingdom. I hope you can contact the southern coalition first to make preparations there. In addition, the Kraken Expeditionary Force led by General Vanessa was originally going to land on the northeast coast of Loren. Now they know that the situation on our northern and eastern fronts is good, so they temporarily changed their plans and prepared to directly join the southern front. ——This also requires you to communicate and coordinate with the Southern Allied Forces," Till said seriously, "The main reason is that we sea monsters have never joined forces with races on land, and our battlefield...may not be Very suitable for other races to fight."

Gawain recalled the last time the Kraken launched a large-scale operation in the Loren Continent, and recalled the rainstorm night when he hunted and killed the "body of the false god", and quickly understood what Tyre meant: "I understand, Before the Cold Winter and the Sea Abyss Pacifier arrive at the southern line, I will communicate and coordinate with the Gaoling-Silver Allied Forces. You should also remind your compatriots to let them... familiarize themselves with the land environment first. "

Tyr nodded, and then he suddenly laughed out of nowhere: "Is this another turning point in history? When the dust settles... the Kraken and the Alliance will really fight side by side."

"So do you want to consider joining our alliance?" Gao Wen also laughed, looking at Miss Deep Sea Salted Fish who was rarely serious in a waking state, "We welcome all intelligent races living on this planet to be friends, Whether born naturally on this planet or crash-landed from among the stars, as mortals, we should belong to the same camp when it comes to survival.”

Sea monsters, this "hermit race" that lives in the depths of the distant ocean and has kept a distance from all land races for a long time in the past, are appearing more and more frequently in the eyes of the people of the Loren kingdoms recently. There are their figures in the official publicity of the government, their figures in the technical exchanges at the upper level, and even in some port cities of Cecil and Typhon, there are sea monsters who live as scholars or travelers for a short time—— The more and more frequent exchanges and the friendly relationship between the two sides have given many people the wrong impression. Many people think that the Kraken is actually a member of the alliance, but in fact, the distant Antaveen is still wandering in the Outside the league's circle.

This seemingly carefree race seems to have a surprisingly cautious attitude towards "establishing a close relationship with land races". Although Gawain once invited them to join the alliance, he received a tactful rejection from the Queen of Perthia, but now , Gawain once again had the idea of ​​inviting the Kraken to join the alliance, not only because the two sides were about to fight side by side, but also because the Kraken was destined to have a share in the subsequent "Sky Station Joint Restoration Plan".

Facing Gawain's invitation, Tire began to think seriously—although she usually looks unreliable, her identity here is after all the communication bridge between Antaveen and Cecil, according to the human kingdom It is said that she is equivalent to the "resident ambassador" sent by Antavien to Cecil, so this invitation is by no means just talking to her.

"It's not that we haven't established close diplomatic relations with land races," she broke the silence. "Although I haven't experienced it personally, I know that in the long past, Antavien has established more than one season of civilization. Covenants and alliances, but these covenants only had tragic endings in the end, and we got nothing except commemoration. We have preserved countless 'relics of the dead' in the deep-sea museums, which are no less than The collections of ancient civilizations in the treasury of Tarrond in the past, and these experiences have made us always maintain a cautious attitude towards invitations from land kingdoms.

"However, I will still convey your invitation to our queen, and suggest that she seriously consider this matter, because..."

Till stopped suddenly when she said this, as if she was considering more appropriate words to express her feelings, and finally she smiled, and said frankly: "At least from my own point of view, I think it is the best place on this planet now. Near the hour of dawn."

"...Is it the closest to dawn?" Gao Wen said softly, "but in the eyes of many people, now is our most dangerous moment. The dark clouds from the wasteland hang over everyone's heads, and the road ahead of life and death is ambiguous—yours The judgment surprised me."

"The sky is always dark before dawn," Till said with a smile. "There is indeed a tense atmosphere in the city now, but in fact most people firmly believe that you will lead the alliance to the final victory—like It's like you led Cecil to rise in this land. And in my opinion, those cultists and that crazy Sentinel in the wasteland are just stumbling blocks, maybe they think they are doing something that can overthrow this The 'big event' of this planet, but to be honest... we sea monsters have seen a lot of big events, and there is no shortage of them."

"Usually, it's rare to see you say such profound words," Gawain glanced at Tyre with a little surprise, and shook his head with a smile, "But yes, it's not easy to see you stay awake for a long time. "

"That's, in fact, I'm starting to feel sleepy now," Till yawned as she spoke, as if she felt suddenly relaxed, and her whole sea monster began to wilt at a speed visible to the naked eye, "Ah, finally Another thing, General Vanessa asked Cassandra to tell her. She said that she was already in contact with His Majesty Perthia, and said that a group of technicians would be selected soon... Yawn... She said you must know what it is, yawn...what the hell is it?"

The deep-sea salted fish spoke clearly in the first half of the sentence, but in the last half of the sentence, it was almost like a dream when it opened its mouth. Its upper body was swaying in front of Gao Wen like a garden eel. Gawain was shocked when he saw this I can't laugh or cry: "I will explain to you in detail when you wake up later, you should go to bed quickly, it's really hard for you to be awake for such a long time..."

"That's all right, yawn—" Tire yawned again, shaking his head and waving at Gawain, "Then I'll go to bed first..."

As soon as the words fell, Gao Wen saw the upper body of the deep-sea salted fish suddenly swayed back, and then leaned forward vigorously, and the whole person slapped it with a "piaji" as if it was dying suddenly. On the floor, when he looked over again, the other party had already fallen unconscious on the floor...

"I'm going... I'm going to sleep..." Gawain couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice, even though he had seen Tyr's "falling asleep like a sudden death" more than once, and then he began to worry about what to do After he rolled up the huge ball of "snake ball", he got it out of the room. After thinking about it for a long time, he chose to give up this thankless attempt-mainly as the head of state of the empire, pushing a "snake ball" at five o'clock in the morning It's a weird thing for a sleeping snake beauty to go out, and it's hard to explain when asking others to help. If you can't make it right, Amber can issue three supplementary issues on the spot...

Anyway, this guy didn't make much movement after falling asleep, so he could just put it in front of the desk as a spectacle.

Thinking of this, Gawain suddenly had a clear idea. He stood up from behind the desk, breathed a sigh of relief, and then carefully walked around Tyre's tail scattered all over the ground, and came to the large French window, looking at the dark and dark place with some ecstasy. the end of the horizon.

The cold winter is over, but the nights in the northern country are still long at this time of year, the persistent night still covers the earth, the sun still stays on the other side of the horizon, but a kind of hazy light has diffused in the sky, in this ambiguous Under the clear sky, the street lamps on the streets of the city are gradually weakening from east to west under the dual control of the timing system and the photosensitive system. The whole city is waiting for dawn.

"The moment closest to dawn...is this the judgment made by an ancient race?" Gawain whispered to himself, and looked back at Tyre, who seemed to have fallen asleep, with a strange look on his face. With a smile, "Although he is the most fish-losing one in the race..."

At this point, it seems meaningless to go back to catch up on sleep, it is better to do something serious.

Antaveen sent an expeditionary army, which was a well-trained and experienced professional army organized by advanced civilizations. The former sons of the storm who have become Naga can prove that the sea monster is a serious race. The strength displayed after getting up is completely different from their usual gentle and harmless image. This unexpected force is now about to join the battlefield-there is no doubt that a turning point is coming.

The alliance army will push back the wasteland on all fronts, and the blocking wall will start construction at full speed, so... the sentinels and those dark priests probably won't just watch this happen.

Gawain exhaled softly, thinking of the "vision" encountered by the Cold Winter and the Antaveen Expeditionary Force. After a while, he turned around and activated the magic net terminal next to the desk, and directly spread his spirit to the world with which he was connected. A set of immersion devices connected to that terminal.

In the vast space covered by endless white flowers, Gawain appeared beside a white round table with hollow patterns, and opposite him, a man wearing a black complicated court dress, black long hair shawl, and mysterious purple pupils The lady's figure was gradually emerging from the air, and then the figure flickered briefly and flickered several times, as if it was entering the current network interlayer through some complicated switching mechanism, and finally stabilized completely.

"You've been online so early?" Mirmina looked at Gao Wen with a surprised expression on her face, "You didn't play cards all night like the old deer, did you?"

Just as Gao Wen was about to speak, his expression suddenly became strange: "...Actually, I have business to do... You interrupted the atmosphere for me."

Mirmina's expression was a little awkward: "Ah, sorry, I was testing some samples collected from the front line just now, and I was a little distracted so I just said casually-what happened to your side? How do you look at your serious face? .”

"We found the Winter, which lost contact, and just contacted an expeditionary force sent from Antavien, and they were ordered to support the Alliance."

"Found it? And those 'sea monsters' even sent an expeditionary army?" Mirmina was very surprised, "This is a good thing, why do you..."

"Although we got in touch, I learned that they encountered a disturbing vision," Gao Wen said in a deep voice, "I suspect that this vision is related to the eruption centered on the wasteland a few days ago, covering the entire Loren It is related to the phenomenon of "abnormal charging of the atmosphere" in the mainland, and the Sentinels are probably behind it. Now I need your advice."

Mirmina's expression immediately became serious: "...tell me in detail."

Gao Wen didn't hide anything at the moment, and told all the information he just learned, without missing any details.

"...It sounds like some kind of space teleportation with an astonishing distance, and the scale is also astonishing." As soon as she finished listening, Mirmina made a judgment similar to Gawain's, "It's just that the process seems to be still Immature, the Cold Winter and Siren Expeditionary Force are more likely to be accidentally affected during the experiment..."

Gao Wen asked in a deep voice: "From these clues, can you tell what the sentinel wants to do?"

Mirmina didn't speak for a while, she was meditating, and she was also quickly summarizing and analyzing a large amount of observation data she had made on the wasteland in the past few days. After a while, she suddenly broke the silence: "Do you remember? One of the properties of the Deep Blue Webway—it is the 'webway' system that runs through all the realms of our planet."

Chapter 1366

What Mirmina said made Gawain seem to have caught something for a moment. Some vague clues or thoughts fluctuated in his mind, but they were still not clear enough, as if shrouded in fog. The look of thinking, those vague thoughts finally gradually formed an outline, which made his expression gradually become serious: "You mean, the dark blue webway can not only be regarded as a path for the circulation of magic power in our planet ', it can also be a real 'road', leading to various layers including the Shadow Realm and the Elemental Realm, and those dark priests...maybe trying to open a channel of unprecedented scale, the Winter and Antavi The visions encountered by the En Expeditionary Force should all be related to this shapeless passage?"

"This may really be a channel, but I doubt whether it is the plan of those dark priests or the plan of the sentinel." Mirmina looked into Gawain's eyes, "Do you remember our conclusion last time? The sentry The 'cooperation' with those Doomsday cultists is not as intimate as we thought at first, and behind the grand plan it portrayed for Borken, the Sentinel has a darker conspiracy..."

"what do you mean……"

"The purpose of those dark priests is to create a controlled deep blue eruption and transform this planet into an eternal wasteland wrapped in a barrier. This is their ultimate goal. No matter what new actions they take, theoretically, they should be It is moving towards this goal," Mirmina said in a deep voice, "and in my opinion, using the dark blue webway to open a 'channel' to other realms is of no help to this goal, and it is even possible Because the energy of the dark blue webway was consumed in advance during this process, their "barrier plan" could not be completed in the end-after all, although the dark blue webway has theoretically infinite energy, in a short period of time, what it can do There is still an upper limit to the "consumption" that can be tolerated, and random squandering is not allowed.

"I have been calculating the model of the dark blue webway and the energy readings in the depths of the wasteland these days, and the conclusion is that those dark priests must use more than [-]% of the energy of the webway to activate the barrier, so that their plan can be realized so little Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for them to use these precious energies to open some channels, this matter... can only be the plot of the sentinel."

"So, the Sentry is trying to secretly open a passage..." Gawain frowned, "What do you think it is going to use this passage for?"

"You already have the answer, don't you?" Mirmina looked at Gao Wen, her purple eyes full of mystery seemed to be able to see through everything, "We are fighting on all fronts around the wasteland. The blocking on the ground has seriously interfered with Sentinel's original plan. It may have confirmed that its launch plan is destined to fail. If it realizes that it cannot directly use the deep blue network to turn this planet into a planet of death, then it may take a The next best thing to do... is to destroy us with something else."

"...the voyager spaceship that is still in operation," Gawain said in a low voice, "indeed, I have already thought of this. If it really intends to open a door in the material world, then that spaceship is the only one I can Thinking of what it intends to pull in..."

"I hope you are prepared for the worst." Mirmina's face was not very good, and the tone of the former god was actually nervous at the moment, "If the sentinel really pulls that spaceship to the material world, Civilization has nothing to contend with this season—neither your Sky Fortresses nor the remaining dragons of Tarrond are a match for a starship."

"...I have a plan, but I'm not sure about it at all," Gawain pondered for a moment, and then said, "I want to know how powerful that spaceship...is?"

"I haven't really faced it, you know, that ship has always been 'invisible' in our eyes," Mir Mina shook her head, "but Ms. When discussing the information sent back by the "Gate" project, she saw the image of the ship and mentioned something related to it. She thinks that the spaceship that cruised before the Kingdom of God should be the heavy flagship of the Voyager One is dedicated to carrying out the most terrifying and direct combat missions. Its weapons can penetrate the barriers of the kingdom of God. The power of a single ship is enough to kill any god that has ever been born on this planet. Aiming the main gun at the ground in a high orbit...in a short period of time, the ecosystem on the surface of the planet can be completely destroyed."

Gawain fell silent for a while, as if lost in deep thought, while Mirmina just looked at him from the sidelines and didn't speak for a few minutes. It wasn't until Gawain raised his head again that the "Master of Ten Thousand Laws" asked curiously. Said: "What is your plan?"

"The mortal civilization at this stage cannot fight against a starship that can carry out extermination bombing in high orbits—it can only use the launcher against the launcher," Gawain said frankly, "if the sentinel really pulls that spaceship into the material world , the only way may be to induce the Sky Station to open fire on the ship. Ms. Enya should have mentioned this to you-part of the authority of the Sky Station is currently in my hands."

Mirmina opened her eyes slightly, and it seemed that she hadn't thought that Gao Wen had such a bold idea before, but after a moment of astonishment, she seemed to think of something, frowned and shook her head slightly: "This is indeed a... ...Amazing idea, and maybe the only way, but can you really get Sky Station to fire on that spaceship? I'm afraid the Legacy of the Voyagers can recognize each other, or is your authority high enough to shut down those things IFF system?"

"So this is the part I'm most unsure of - there is a very high priority identification mechanism between the voyager's legacy, and my method may not be able to bypass this thing," Gawain shook helplessly. Shaking his head, "Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, I hope that the sentinel's plot can be terminated in advance, so that things don't come to this point."

"What if we really come to this point?"

"Then I may need a little help from Amon..."

……

Cecil 4th, 12th of Resurrection.

This war that has spread to the entire civilized world erupted last winter and lasted until this year's recovery month, and there is still no sign of stopping. For the soldiers stationed at the Greta Fortress on the northwest border of the Gaoling Kingdom However, the entire winter spent in the flames of war in the past will be the most memorable "severe winter" in their lives.

For this southern country, winter is not as cold as in the north, but for the Gaoling Kingdom Army who lost the forest barrier and witnessed the ravages of their homeland compatriots under the ravages of the mutant army, every minute of this winter Every second felt bitingly cold.

And now, beyond the Cold Moon, the chill still hangs over Highmountain King Odris as the Moon of Resurrection comes.

A sharp whistling sound cut through the sky suddenly, and a huge light bullet with an ominous black-red color passed over the army formation, distorting the air and skylight along the way, and falling in a parabola to a hill behind the position. Standing is a large magic crystal that provides energy for battle mages. Layers upon layers of mysterious runes swirl around the crystal. When the light bullet hits, it opens a barrier filled with light. The next second, the light bullet Violently bombarded on the surface of the barrier, the deafening explosion seemed to have ten thunderbolts roaring in the ears at the same time.

The magic barrier vibrated violently, struggling to resist the formidable bombardment, while the chaotic energy released by the burst of the dirty light bombs scattered in the big bang, turning into countless deadly bullet rains and attacking the people around the hill. The defenders, as ordinary soldiers, could hardly resist this "light rain". Amidst the screams one after another, the number of casualties began to rise rapidly, until the knights and mages forcibly propped up the second barrier, almost falling into chaos. Can stand still.

The sound of shouting and killing sounded all around, and the loud noises made by various weapons such as magic missiles, heavy ballistas, and magic cannons shook the devastated land like thunder. The battle mage camp that had just experienced a round of shelling began to Counterattack, above the camp, a huge magic circle slowly took shape in the sky, and the inclination angle of the magic circle was aimed at the large wasteland in the north, and on the wasteland that had already become scorched earth, countless hideous deformed bodies were like tides Behind the tide, there are huge house-like "behemoths" arranged in a bombardment formation. Behind those terrifying monsters, parallel bone guide rails extend like acceleration tracks, and electric light surges between the two bone plates. , They stabbed their mutated giant claws deeply into the ground, turning themselves into powerful fortresses, preparing for the next round of bombardment of mortal positions.

The high-energy light beams poured down like a torrential rain, and the battle mages finally completed charging the magic circle. The huge magic circle in the air began to release energy to the surface, and a large number of distortions were wiped out by the high-energy beams. However, farther away, those brewing The shelled "behemoth" was almost unscathed, and the next round of black and red light bullets came in an instant...

The ground trembled under his feet, and the wind filled with gunpowder smoke was full of blood. King Odris, who was tall and covered in black armor, wiped the blood and sweat from his face vigorously. He stood at the temporary commander in a bunker. In the Ministry, he turned his head and looked at a commander beside him: "We have to find a way to destroy those 'behemoths'! Their bombardment is too much of a threat to our infantry, and the magic power of the battle mage is also being consumed rapidly. !"

"Your Majesty, that's beyond the range of mages—only magic cannons can hit it, but we're about to run out of shells!" The commander shouted, "I'm afraid we have to retreat to Greta Fortress!"

"Damn it, we paid thousands of lives to regain this crossing. If we are pushed back to Greta Fortress this time, next time these damned monsters will block our door and fire magic bullets at us!" Driss yelled loudly, the irritable king was extremely annoyed that the land he had finally regained was about to fall again, "Where did these damned monsters come from?!"

"Your Majesty, they are another aberration coming south from the Western Front, and they seem to have merged with the 'reinforcements' pouring out of the wasteland..."

Odris couldn't help cursing again, and the vulgar words resounded throughout the frontline headquarters.

At this moment, a black-haired young man in light armor suddenly ran into the command post, and Odris's scolding stopped abruptly. He looked at the young man and shouted: "Lorraine! What's the situation? What? When will our reinforcements arrive?"

"Father, the Sorin Guards can't provide us with support," the prince Lorraine touched the sweat on his face, and shook his head regretfully, "General Lomar sent a message saying that if the situation here is unfavorable, Let us immediately retreat to Greta Fortress - the elves will not be able to send reinforcements in a short time."

O'Driston's eyes widened: "What happened to the Silver Elf?!"

The Silver Elves have never abandoned their allies. When the forest barrier collapsed, they did not give up on the High Ridge Kingdom even when the Temple of the Stars crashed on the ground. So Odris's first reaction at this time was that the Silver Elves also met crisis.

Lorraine took a breath, and said quickly: "Several purification towers and two propulsion bases built by the Silver Elf near the fall point of the Temple of Stars were attacked at the same time, and a far larger number of aberrations emerged from the wasteland— —The Thorin Guards and the Millennium Legion in the east are all going to defend the purification device and the advancement base."

Listening to Lorraine's reply, Odris took a breath, knowing that the situation had finally reached this point.

The silver elves have already started to build a blocking wall, and the large-scale purification device has stimulated the group of lunatics in the wasteland—the latter may have realized what the alliance wants to do, and now they are starting to prevent those purification devices from continuing to advance at all costs.

But Odris is very clear that the blocking wall must be built no matter what, without those "walls", the power of the wasteland will be endless, the pollution will never be eliminated from this land, and this war will never be eliminated. It will never end—if the blocking wall cannot be repaired, all mortal kingdoms will be dragged to death on the battlefield by those monsters sooner or later.

The blocking wall that wants to push into the wasteland at all costs, and the deformed body legion that also wants to stop the mortal coalition at all costs—this tall human king can almost smell the pungent blood, And this bloody smell is about to infiltrate the entire southern battlefield with a chill.

As if to further remind Odris that more difficult times are coming, strands of coolness suddenly fell on the cheeks of the human king.

"Damn...it's raining..." The commander next to him looked up at the sky that suddenly darkened at some point, and saw more and more dense rain falling from the sky. This tall and thin middle-aged soldier He couldn't help frowning, "This will make the situation even more unfavorable to us, Your Majesty, we have to make preparations."

However, King Odris next to him did not say a word.

"His Majesty?"

The commander couldn't help but speak again, Odris suddenly moved. He raised his head and looked at the increasingly gloomy dark clouds that were gathering at an abnormal speed. The expression on his face suddenly became a little weird.

"It's raining... Astronomy scholars predicted that today should be sunny..." The prince Lorraine also seemed to have thought of something, and whispered, "Father, do you still remember the news from the north two days ago? Reinforcements are coming in from the sea, and the sign of their entry into battle is rain."

The commander next to him also reacted at this time. He thought of the news that came not long ago, but he couldn't be sure for a while: "It's really them? But maybe this is just a naturally formed shower. no……"

Odris looked up at the sky, and his tone suddenly became certain: "It's them, I can be sure now."

"Ah?" The commander was taken aback for a moment, "Why do you..."

Odris raised his head and pointed to a cloud above his head: "There is a huge smiling face drawn on that cloud, and there is an arrow pointing to the enemy's position under the smiling face - find me such a 'naturally formed' cloud come out?"

Chapter 1367 Thunder and Rainstorm

The dark clouds are gathering, covering the entire sky above the Greta Fortress at an astonishing speed. In less than a minute, the originally clear sky has been shrouded in a cloud like nightfall. The wind filled with moist water vapor blew between the plain and the hills, and even the sound of trees shaking from the direction of the jungle sounded like the blurred sound of splashing water—soldiers on the ground who were desperately resisting the attack of the mutants They quickly noticed this extraordinary change. The soldiers who still had enough energy looked up at the top of their heads, and immediately saw the "smiling face" that stretched across half of the sky and was still enlarging.

"Then what the hell is that?!" A knight captain with a hideous scar on his cheek looked at the floating smile in the clouds in astonishment. The fighting knight felt hairy all over his body, "That cloud is grinning at me happily! And it looks like a girl's face!"

A howl of missiles piercing through the air came from nearby, and a battle mage next to the knight captain who was in charge of suppressing the firepower of the team fired a series of arcane missiles in the direction of the enemy, and then the Transcendent who had already cast spells to the point of confusion also He looked up, rubbed his eyes subconsciously, and muttered as if in a dream: "Am I dying... I heard that when people are dying, they will see the faces of the closest people in the sky... My grandfather died. And then turned into a beautiful girl in the sky?"

The battle mage hadn't finished speaking when a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded from nearby, and then a knight in light armor rushed over from the corner of the bunker, and the young herald knight shouted loudly: "The king's Order! The friendly firepower is about to arrive, leave this area immediately, and the whole army evacuates in the direction of Greta Fortress! The king's order, the whole army withdraws to Greta Fortress!"

"Withdraw?!" The knight captain grabbed the messenger knight who was about to run in front of him, "Friendly army? Where did the friendly army come from? Didn't it mean that there are no reinforcements?"

"I don't know! Follow orders!" The messenger knight said quickly, turned around and quickly ran to the other side of the bunker, continuing to loudly convey the direct orders of King Odris.

The order received just a moment ago was to hold the position at all costs, but at this time there was an instruction for the entire army to retreat, which made the knight captain a little confused, but this did not affect his obedience to the order in the slightest——quickly dispelled all doubts in his heart. After pressing down, the experienced captain grabbed the battle mage who was obviously distracted beside him, and his resonant voice echoed on the front he was in charge of: "Retreat!"

On the long and narrow wasteland leading to the wasteland, between the layers of bunkers built to fight against the aberrations and the blocking steel rods, the soldiers of the Gaoling Kingdom, who had been fighting bloody battles for almost a day and a night, began to retreat quickly, and retreated while retreating. He tried his best to leave a large number of magic traps and mana crystals in a critical state on the front line, while in the temporary command post behind this front line, King Odris kept sweeping the sky, and was getting more and more dangerous. In the dense rain, pay attention to the changes in the continuously gathering clouds.

"The order to retreat has been issued, Your Majesty," the commander's voice came from the side, "the aberrations are quickly occupying our previous position."

"Very well, we are also preparing to withdraw from the fortress," Odris nodded, and said quickly, "Remember to leave some explosives—it turns out that those overcharged Rebecca crystals can play a very important role even if they are not fired as shells." great effect."

The commander immediately accepted the order, but the prince Lorraine next to him couldn't help asking: "Father, do we really want to completely withdraw from here? Maybe we can leave some elite rangers to cooperate with Cecil and Hai On the demon side..."

"You don't understand their fighting style—especially the Cecilian's," Odris shook his head, looking at his heir who had just grown up and lacked much experience, "fighting against the Cecilian on the battlefield The best way to cooperate is to get out of their range of firepower as soon as possible, the sooner the better, if you have seen the video data, you will know that the new magic cannon they use is completely different from the 'long-range firepower' you know concept……"

Soon after, the temporary headquarters where Odris was located also began to retreat in an orderly manner, and the flag representing the Gaoling Kingdom came down from the quick wall built by the "Turn Mud into Stone" technique, and behind them, The dark clouds covering the entire battlefield have reached a critical point, and the sky that is almost the same as the night is filled with substantial moisture. And between the thick clouds, there is a huge figure shrouded in faint light. Suddenly passed through the darkness.

Azalena in the form of a dragon passed through the thick clouds. She was covered with mechanical armor made of steel. The dim light of the beacon light flickered on and off at the end of the dragon's wings and tail, and the surroundings looked quite scary. The clouds spread around her as if consciously, without affecting her flight and observation of the ground at all—after circling briefly twice, Azarena activated the magic net terminal on her chest.

"They've already evacuated... Well, there are actually people who can understand the 'signals' sent by those sea monsters. The 'savvy' of those humans is really extraordinary. Byron, prepare to cover fire, those monsters have already entered Target area, listen to my report—”

A moment later, a sharp whistling sound pierced the thick sky, and from the direction of the Aldo Holy River in the distance, several "bright lines" shining with light blue light rose into the sky, and they drew one after another as if they were about to be chopped into pieces The arc trajectory of the sky flies straight to the vast wilderness northwest of Greta Fortress, and standing in the direction of Greta Fortress, you can see a series of flashes suddenly appearing in the dark clouds covering the sky, like thunder Traveling through the clouds, another spark fell from the sky—after a short delay, the sharp whistling from the sky turned into a terrifying explosion rising from the ground.

On the earth, just "broke through" the last line of defense of human beings, the aberrants who occupied the positions held by the soldiers of the Gaoling Kingdom like a tide were suddenly swept away by successive explosions and deadly shock waves. The commanders behind these monsters They didn't even have time to feel the slightest joy of breaking through the defense line, and immediately received the signal feedback of the death of a large number of frontline troops.

On the towering walls of Greta Fortress, King Odris, who had just retreated to a safe place, had not had time to take off his cloak and dry his hair from the rain when he heard a loud noise coming from the northwest direction. The terrible thunder-like sound rolled between the sky and the earth. Even at such a long distance, it still shocked this ancient and glorious barrier. The windows protected by the fine steel frame were trembling slightly, and the storage racks and weapon racks were shaking. With a disturbing sound of rubbing, the prince Lorraine ran to the observation deck. The huge mushroom cloud rising from the land in the distance and the bright arcs in the clouds made this man who had just set foot on the battlefield not long ago and hadn't understood much yet. Contemporary Art" young people were dumbfounded.

He even trembled slightly in the face of this mighty force that was like a natural disaster—but not because of fear, but pure shock.

King Odris also came to the watchtower. When he watched the fire covering the earth and saw the "truth" shells projected from the direction of the holy river by the Cecilian expedition fleet, the king was actually no better than his son. How calm is he? After all, all his knowledge of Cecil's modern weapons is limited to the video materials in Cecil's official propaganda and a few imported small and medium-caliber magic cannons. That's a completely different concept.

"Father..." Lorraine finally fully understood the necessity of his father's order to retreat the whole army just now, "That kind of powerful bombardment can also be produced by the 'magic cannon'? That's what we are using... "

"The Cecilians call it 'truth', and some of their soldiers prefer to call it 'contemporary art'. The small and medium-caliber magic guns we can import are far from the main guns. "Odris said in a low voice, "but compared to the power of those giant cannons, I hope you can start thinking about a deeper problem from now on."

Lorraine didn't understand the meaning of his father's words for a while: "A deeper question?"

"What kind of country can create and maintain such power," Odris put his hand on Lorraine's shoulder, but his eyes passed over his son's shoulder, looking down at the The soldiers of the Kingdom resting in the courtyard of the fortress, "I'm really envious..."

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