Sword of Dawn

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"All in all, you don't need to think about the generosity to die in advance. We are fighting a war, not to die, and no one is to die." Gawain patted Philip on the shoulder, "to arrange for you Let’s have a tactical meeting, we need to enter the Red Maple area as soon as possible—if we can get through this channel as soon as possible, maybe there is still hope for the last remnants of the Royal Army.”

Philip left the barracks, and after finally reporting some laboratory operations, Kamel also left the communication channel.

Gao Wen sat at the table, and in the process of sorting out his thoughts, his eyes swept across a text message from the rear that was placed on the table and sent by Amber:

"The situation in the east has deteriorated, and the Iron Throne has set off—Hetty."

"It's good that your situation has deteriorated..." Gao Wen breathed out softly, "Saving me a lot of trouble."

……

Since the occurrence of the mutation, the entire Eastland Legion was swallowed up in a thick fog, communication was cut off in the entire area west of Thorinburg, and there was no news of the Duke of Eastland and Prince Edmund, and the order of the entire Eastland quickly slipped into chaos. The abyss of sequence.

Rumors spread everywhere and no one controlled them. The local nobles who stayed in the eastern border smelled a terrible atmosphere, but no one had the ability to grasp the whole situation or restrain the order in the eastern border. It lost control first, followed by the noble lords at a higher level, and the chaos spread from west to east. The eastern region, which was originally monolithic under the joint restraint of Prince Edmund and Duke Laurent, showed signs of fragmentation—and What made the situation even worse was the terrible news from the border area bordering the West and the Holy Spirit Plain.

An army of monsters has risen from the wreckage of the Eastern Legion and is wandering the Holy Spirit Plain.

Those monsters didn't seem to focus on the east, and their goal should be San Sunil in the north, but the existence of the monster army itself defeated the last restraint force that allowed the nobles in the east to maintain the basic order— —

The nobles on the ground quickly made the most normal response under the background of this era: summoned vassals and generals, sealed off the border of the territory, and returned to the state of separatism overnight, and then in the tense confrontation, while being vigilant against monsters, In mutual vigilance, the situation in the entire region became tense in an instant.

Under such a situation, the Baisha Mining Company, the bridgehead of the Principality of Cecil, sent vital intelligence to the territory.

A war machine that had just completed all technical inspections and tests in the Gelen region responded to this information and rushed to the east.

The road full of magic extends across the land, and the continuous magic shield covers the entire track. With the deep sound of the steel wheels and the magic mechanism, a huge train is solemnly driving into the Baisha mining area.

In the orange-red sunset, its body covered with solid steel armor shone coldly. The large train rail guns and densely arranged turrets shone brightly in the setting sun. Its compartment was full of heavily armed soldiers. And the white knight with heavy armor, its carrier chassis is fixed with neatly arranged chariots and towed howitzers-it is like a fully armed steel castle, and even a walking fortress wall, heavy and full of majesty.

Home, the head of the White Sands Mining Company, stood on the tower next to the station, quietly watching the miracle of the magic industry, the treasure of engineering, and the symbol of Cecil's power——

Armored train, Iron Throne.

Twenty minutes later, Holm stood on the high platform used to load and unload ore and heavy machinery on weekdays, and saw the middle-aged knight commanding the Iron Throne, wearing black magic armor, with deep eyes and a vicissitudes of face.

"Nice to meet you, Sir Maryland."

"Please don't call me Sir," the middle-aged knight smiled, and calmly reached out to hold Home's hand. "That is the canonization of the Morne royal family, and it is already in the past tense."

Chapter 0619 Iron and Fire

Standing next to that huge and majestic war machine, Hom couldn't help but look up at its iron-gray armor and the pipes and mechanical structures covered in the shield in awe. Beside him, the former commander of Rock Fortress, The Maryland Cavaliers, who are now Cecil officers, exclaimed softly: "It's a beautiful machine, isn't it?"

Home turned his head slightly, and glanced at the knight who had put on his armor again and was loyal to the Principality.

After a year of labor reform and ideological reshaping, and more than half a year of knowledge education, and after passing the strict assessment and oath procedures, this former royal nobleman got the opportunity to pledge allegiance to the lord of the southern border.

He was once incorporated into the engineering troops of the Second Army, and participated in the construction and production of many areas in the north. He witnessed and experienced the operation rules of the Cecil Order. This Mr. Knight showed a sincere and serious attitude in the process. and excellent personal ability, so he was removed, promoted, and finally incorporated into the First Battle Corps, and became the commander of the "Iron Throne".

In Cecil, there are not many "reformers" like him. After all, talents are scarce in this era, and some intellectuals in the early stage of production and construction must be selected from the old aristocrats. This may leave some hidden dangers in the future, but in the end Better than dying in the mire early in development.

And the Maryland Cavaliers, who are reliable in character, should be regarded as one of the most trustworthy and expected people among such "reformers".

Home, who was born as a serf but has become one of Cecil's officials, laughed: "This is indeed a beautiful machine, and every part is beautiful."

He was a bit of a pun, but he was really admiring the war machine on the track beside him-this huge armored train was the most powerful mechanical device he had ever seen in his life. Arms and forts, it is the outstanding creation of Rebecca Marquis and Master Craftsman Nicholas, and the awesome blood and sweat of Cecil's industrious and intelligent workers.

It has two "arsenal sections" at the head and tail. A total of four large rail guns and four super-heavy burners, the largest currently, are installed on the chassis of the car body. The armored gun turret that accommodates combatants can launch lightning, fireballs, and scorching rays to straf the enemy to defend the train gun according to different battle situations;

The middle section of the train is a large compartment called the "tactical section". In addition to accommodating the train headquarters, it is also equipped with a high-power magic obelisk and communication devices, as well as sufficient weapons for self-defense;

The remaining carriages of the train are the "carrying sections". Those huge carriages can accommodate hundreds of soldiers, and the carriages can also be replaced with open chassis to transport various types of combat vehicles. Currently, Cecil has manufactured Almost all kinds of magical vehicles can be placed on the wide and powerful carrying chassis;

Now, this terrifying war machine has a total of twelve "Warhammer I" tanks fixed on four carrier chassis. Those tanks are not only the "passengers" of this train, they are also terrifying armed forces themselves—— When they are fixed on the chassis, they are equivalent to becoming small train guns. Their turrets are even more flexible than the main guns of the "Iron Throne". Tank guns can faithfully annihilate all those who dare to approach the "Iron Throne".

Armed and regal, it's so powerful that it wasn't until seeing it in person that Home finally realized why a train would be called the "Iron Throne"—with its iron-gray livery and lines The tough and upright mechanical structure makes it worthy of the title of "throne", and even has a sense of beauty that fascinates him. At this moment, he is even a little jealous of the Maryland Cavaliers.

"This is just the first 'Iron Throne'," Maryland Cavaliers said with pride on his face. "According to the plan, there will be follow-up Iron Throne-type armored trains put on the tracks to protect the land covered by the railway. Therefore, every A row of Iron Thrones actually has subdivided names—the row in front of you, the full name should be 'Iron Throne No. [-]'."

"Is it the original Iron Throne..." Home nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "We have been laying the railway extending north these days. The situation in the east is currently deteriorating, but correspondingly, due to the blockade by the lords around Lost their own territories and castles, a large number of wilderness areas have become completely unregulated areas, and almost no one hinders our activities—even if a few local lords intervene, they will not be able to make a difference in a loose sand."

Maryland asked: "Where are the cluster infected people currently located?"

"They are still active in the area west of Thorinburg, and only a few wandering wanderers have entered the east, and they have not pose a threat yet."

Maryland nodded slightly.

Obviously, the main goal of the Doom Society is the capital of Ansu. They sent almost all the crystal cluster army to the front line in the northwest direction, and they paid little attention to the food that was already on the table in the east. Few—it’s not difficult to understand. On one side of the eastern border is the Typhon Empire, and on the other side is the eastern region of the Holy Spirit Plain, which has been completely occupied. Most of the main military forces and capable nobles in its territory have been lost in the vast majority of the Holy Spirit Plain. In the pollution, for the end of all things that have already grasped the advantage, this piece of land has already been swallowed by them, and now the rest is only slowly digested.

But the Maryland Cavaliers know that this situation will not last long-the end of all things will not adjust their energy for the time being, have not "digested" the huge army they suddenly mastered, and have not completely stood firm, but when they are completely wiped out After destroying the remaining resistance forces of the Kingdom Army on the Holy Spirit Plain, when they approach the city of San Sunil, they will start to "absorb" power from the eastern border, and continuously transform the population of this land into their army of crystal clusters, Used to sweep the rest of Ansu's territory.

And his mission is to suddenly block the gateway to the East from the unexpected angle of the death of all things before all this happens, and cooperate with Gawain Cecil's "blockade" operation on the Gorgon River.

In the past few months, White Sands Mining has built a large number of railways in the intersecting area between Baisha and Gelen in the name of "building more roads to facilitate the transportation of ore". The company's money offensive against country knights, tax collectors, and civil servants made these railways almost under Silas Lauren's nose. It can be blatant.

……

On the east bank of the Gorgon River, in the north of the Fertile Woodlands, the iron-forged legion began to advance.

In the middle of the river, the three magic warships headed by the "Pioneer" opened their magic wings, and the radiance of the runes shone above the waves of the Gorgon River, and the huge energy was gathered, compressed, and poured into it. , the heavy "Truth·I" magic crystal railgun finely adjusted its angle with the assistance of the mechanical device. With the deafening sound of the shell piercing the air, the obelisk-like magic crystal shell rushed out of the orbit, Straight to the sky——

Amidst the sharp sound, the cannonballs falling from the sky fell to the earth, like fire falling from the sky, the earth collapsed and the mountains were destroyed. Countless crystal cluster giants who were walking blankly on the wasteland and the wilderness were wiped out before they had time to react. This blow surpassed them. The limit of vision even exceeded the perception limit of the strongest among them. In the continuous falling of sky fire, the mutated limbs and crystal clusters were wiped out, and the huge crystal cluster army fell apart, and then they fought on their own in the chaos, searching Where is the enemy.

On the high ground by the river bank, Iron Ranger warriors in black armor climbed onto the chariot observation platform, opened the tactical eyepiece, and watched the crystal cluster monsters coming from the plain, and at the same time sent back signals to the warships in the river, Directing round after round of naval bombardment.

After several rounds of naval artillery bombardment, the chariot began to push forward, relying on tank guns and long-range howitzers at the rear to open the way. The wheels and tracks crushed the ground that had begun to heat up, advancing step by step towards the area polluted by the cluster giants.

In this destructive torrent, the "Steel Ambassadors" propped up their reinforced shields, protruding and driving forward. In each Steel Ambassador chariot, there were the most alert soldiers paying attention to the reflections reflected in the observation windows. The image—on the observation window, with the spell effect of "Detect Distortion".

In the field of observation that was reddened by the effect of the spell, the entire land was shrouded in surging magic power, and those crystal cluster giants swaying in the smoke and dust, the arcane light on their bodies was like a ghost in the dark night. Candlelight is generally eye-catching.

The candles on some of these individuals are particularly eye-catching.

The scout immediately transferred the target to the gunner of the howitzer, and at the same time sent a signal back to the troops in the rear: "I have observed the command individual and started to guide the shooting."

The steel ambassadors serving as observation vehicles stopped for a short time, stabilized their bodies and activated their respective vehicle-mounted howitzers-this small powerful "main cannon" is not very lethal, and sometimes it is even used by the extraordinarily powerful crystal cluster giants to protect them. The shields intercepted them, but as the long-range grenades they fired roared through the air and fell to the distant land, the hundreds of "Warhammer I" main battle tanks in the rear immediately concentrated their artillery fire on the direction marked by the grenades— —An attack of this level cannot be intercepted by relying on one or two powerful spell-casting units.

After a short but devastating shelling, a considerable part of the enemy is bound to be thrown into chaos.

The tidal cluster giants charged towards the enemies that entered their field of vision. Their commanders died before the charge began, and the charging giants... gradually degenerated into wild beasts out of control in the process.

It takes about an hour for them to completely weaken, but most of them don't live beyond that.

Because they will attack the death line intertwined by gunfire and burners in an unorganized and disorderly manner, and will not dodge or avoid until they are reduced to ashes.

Due to the instinctive aggressiveness of the cluster giants after losing control, the legion doesn't even need to deliberately look for enemies hiding in blind spots or in the distance. As long as the artillery fire is still roaring, almost all the monsters in a radius of a hundred miles will take the initiative to join the burning purification In flames.

On the high ground behind, Gawain stood under the awning, quietly watching the scene on the plain in the distance, the battlefield full of gunfire and the flashes of light from the direction of the Gorgon River (occasionally there will be rainbows of astonishing scale and momentum. Beams of light sweeping across the river bank) came into his eyes, near him, the mobile magic network relay vehicle was broadcasting the intensive communication from the Pioneer and the ground troops, and several magic network terminals projected different images, Communication soldiers and commanders were busy between the equipment and the tactical map, and the voices of commands and reports continued to come from all directions.

In a trance, he actually had a sense of time and space disorder.

On the other side, the young knight Philip was standing in front of the map table not far away, watching the changes on the battlefield with a group of officers, and Byron's holographic projection appeared beside Philip - through the magic network terminal, far away on the Pioneer On the Internet, Byron seemed to be at the scene of the Army Command.

The land and water propulsion plan was proposed by Gao Wen. In this plan, he asked the inland fleet to support the ground troops with heavy artillery. After initially tearing apart the array of crystal cluster giants, the land tank troops would then advance forward, relying on long-range howitzers and other means. After clearing the field for the second time, before the crystal cluster giant reacted, the land troops quickly occupied a favorable position, and relied on heavy burners, fire-breathing infantry, and white knight brigade to completely cleanse the entire battlefield.

On the basis of this, Philip Knight formulated a more detailed combat plan for land forces - relying on the steel ambassador as a scout vehicle, with the advantage of mobility and range, coupled with a reliable shield device, these tanks will quickly lock the crystal in front command nodes in cluster regiments, and remotely directed shelling to destroy those nodes.

After this, the loyal Cecil Legion will rely on the equally loyal incendiary weapons to eliminate those enemies who lose control.

These programs are surprisingly effective.

Chapter 0620

The gray-black giant eagle fluttered across the sky, and its huge wings were coated with a layer of shimmer in the sun. This huge bird of prey seemed to be bathed in a tiny flame, and it shuttled under the clouds, with the reflection reflected in its sharp eyes. The vast land below has been turned into scorched earth, the crystal cluster army wandering on the edge of the land, and the steel legion that is steadily advancing the battle line.

After a slanted sweep, the giant eagle turned its direction and swooped towards the ground rapidly. Its target was the sharp arrow of the Iron Legion.

Sonia Shuangye nimbly jumped off the eagle's back, and walked towards Gawain not far away amidst the loud "cuckoo" of the giant eagle.

"Thank you for your response," Gao Wen greeted Sonia with a smile, "We really need manpower here."

"I saw it from the sky. This is a terrifying battlefield—I can't help but think of Gondor 700 years ago. The earth was also scorched and there were monsters wandering everywhere," the high-ranking messenger didn't hide the emotion on his face. And marvel, "But what surprised me even more was your army... To be honest, it's very different from what I saw."

"I was also a little surprised when I saw these war machines running at full capacity with my own eyes," Gao Wen said indifferently, and glanced into the distance, "This place will not become Gondor—the land after burning will still grow new shoots Come on, the plague created by the death of all things will be purified sooner or later, and Anzu will have another wound, but the wound will always heal."

"His Majesty Belsetia is paying attention to this disaster, but unfortunately, the empire in the far south of the continent can't provide any help - she can only order me and all the messengers and rangers I lead to help. I brought my whole squad with me, besides Banner Magister at the wall, they are still on the way and should be here soon. Rest assured, we are all excellent after riding the Giant Eagle Scout."

Gawain smiled: "This is exactly what we are in short supply."

Cecil does not lack regular scouting troops—whether it is elite steel rangers or well-trained regiment scouts are excellent ground scouting forces, but as the front advances and the fighting intensity continues to increase, ground scouting The pressure on the troops is getting bigger and bigger: the entire area ahead is already a heavily polluted area, there is almost no safe place to stand, and human scouts cannot infiltrate among the monsters. On the other hand, the crystal cluster giants suffered a series of After the heavy blow, they have already reacted, they have become more vigilant, more rigorous, and even began to counter Cecil's detection and attack. Under the pressure of the two phases, aerial reconnaissance has become crucial.

Cecil has his own griffin riders, but the number is not many, and the griffins domesticated by humans are far inferior to the elf giant eagle in terms of flying height and speed and adaptability to scouting tasks. At present, anti-gravity technology has not yet Complete analysis, before the aircraft was realized, Gawain called Sonia over, and the Silver Queen, who was also concerned about the disaster in the north of the mainland, issued an order at the same time, allowing the entire courier team including Sonia to " Serving the Principality of Cecil in the form of "employment" and intervening in this war.

"Now we need to figure out the situation in the Red Maple area—there is an unusually large number of crystal cluster legions gathered there, and the combat effectiveness and organization of the crystal cluster giants are obviously higher than those in other areas. I think there is at least a command center there, and there is The high-level priests of the Death of All Things Society sit in charge."

"Leave it to us, the eyes from the sky will figure out the command center," Sonia nodded happily, "Also, do you have any suggestions?"

"There is only one suggestion," Gawain said unhurriedly, "Try to fly as high as possible—the giants have already begun to understand air defense after being attacked by the Griffin Rider carrying the bomb a few times."

……

Successive troops disappeared in the southern land of hills and woods.

An army, an unexpected army is steadily advancing towards the north. It comes from that strange land in the south, and it spreads here like a steady and firm tide along the way. Countless gods The evil individuals lost contact in this process, whether it was a weak "mutant" or a powerful "initial evil", they were all submerged in that tide without distinction.

The commanders far away in Red Maple City couldn't accurately perceive the specific situation on the front line, but they could all feel some "characteristics" released by that tide-steel-like perseverance, emotionless advance, terrible explosion, Flames, burn everything...

Dean Heaton stood on the tower of Red Maple Castle, his crystallized eyeballs were filled with angry light: "It's been so long, and you guys can't organize a decent counterattack?!"

A priest who is wearing a black robe of a priest, but whose body has almost completely transformed into a godly form, endured the wrath of the headmaster with difficulty: "The magic machines of the Cecilians are very powerful, especially offensive...they Being able to launch an attack from an extremely long distance, our army of gods and evils can only increase a large number of casualties after forcing a countercharge..."

"So those transforming wastes refuse to carry out the order to charge? That is an order, not a suggestion! It is an order, an order that should be carried out!" Heaton angrily smashed the table and made a loud bang, "The abomination is What? It is a war weapon without fear, no pain, no hesitation, a cold blade! But now those supposedly powerful war weapons are running around the entire plain like driven wild beasts, without dignity!"

The dean was furious, and the priests were silent, but after a short period of venting, Heaton took the initiative to calm down.

He took a deep breath, feeling that his somewhat uncontrolled nervous system was rapidly recovering under the restraint of magical power—in order to transform into a more powerful godly evil individual, he had absorbed too much power in the Abyss of Flesh and Flesh. It made him stronger, but it also made his transformation slower, and his temper became more irritable before the transformation was completely completed.

But after regaining his composure, he could still realize that his anger was meaningless.

He is not very good at military command. In fact, most priests of the death of all things are not good at dealing with the battlefield-they are just a dark sect after all, and the high-ranking members are all priests. Within a short period of time, most of the forces of the Kingdom Army and the Eastern Territory were destroyed, but that was not because a group of dark priests commanded well, but because the legion was strong enough.

Heaton realized this calmly, and then thought about who was the most suitable for the current situation.

A large number of commanders transformed from the Royal Army and the Eastern Legion are now sent to the north to attack the defense line outside the city of San Sunil. The battle there is very important and cannot be affected. Among the officials, the most useful one is probably that Cloade.

In the east of Red Maple City, in the huge stone city that was almost in ruins, the crystal cluster giant Kelode stood on the high city wall, walking around a little irritably. A little farther away, a powerful snowstorm still hovered between the Castle District and the inner city as if mocking everyone.

A few minutes later, Cloade's pacing back and forth suddenly stopped. He reached out and took out a small crystal ball from his waist. The surface of the crystal ball was constantly shining with light, emitting obvious heat.

Cloade stared fixedly at the crystal ball, and then stretched out his hand to rub its surface. The next second, the voice of Headmaster Heaton came from this magic item solidified with the communication technique: "Don't tell me you Still dealing with that blizzard!!"

"Actually, I'm still dealing with it," Cloade said, suppressing his irritability. "We've encountered unexpected trouble."

God knows why the magic net nodes inside the castle are still running after the magic net nodes outside the castle are destroyed!It's just a little less power, but it's still running!

When the Cecilians made the magic net and taught it to the nobles everywhere, they definitely kept a lot of technical details!That thing is not an "ordinary large magic circle" at all, it is not a magic circle that will stop running after digging out a few key loops and cutting off a few energy connections!

"Listen, I'm not interested in the troubles you've encountered," the voice of Headmaster Heaton continued in the crystal ball, "Our legion has encountered troubles in the south, you..."

Just as Heaton's voice was halfway through, another strange buzzing and whistling sound suddenly reached Cloade's ears, making the dredger giant raise his head subconsciously.

He looked at the blizzard in the castle area, and saw a large swath of turbulence appearing at the top of the powerful and terrifying magic storm. In the gradually weakening storm, countless sharp ice fragments were flying from the top of the cyclone...

The blizzard has abated!

"Your Excellency, the blizzard here has weakened—Victoria Wilder's mana may have been exhausted!"

In the crystal ball, Heaton's voice paused, as if he was also a little surprised. After a short silence, Cloade heard Heaton's voice come again: "Very good, you get rid of that annoying girl first. Duke, then return to Hongfeng immediately, and I will tell you the next task."

The crystal ball dimmed, and Cloade stared at the magic item for a moment before putting it away again.

In the background behind him (it), the blizzard engulfing the castle of the Stone is rapidly disintegrating.

……

The barrier is about to collapse.

Victoria Wilde stood quietly on the upper terrace of the castle, watching the blizzard that was gradually disintegrating, with a cold expression on his face.

She was wearing a white dress improved from a mage's robe, and a silver-white shawl, holding a staff inlaid with crystals and platinum in her hand, and several frosty crystals exuding cold air were beside her Hovering, she stepped on a large magic circle. Countless complex and mysterious lines and runes extended from her feet, all the way to the edge of the terrace, and to the interface of the castle's magic net.

The magic net is still running, but the energy provided has been greatly reduced. Victoria knows that this is because someone has destroyed the magic net unit under the outer wall.

The destroyer doesn't seem to understand the principle of the magic net—Victoria vaguely remembers that the founding hero who came back from the dead once taught herself a few words, one of which is called "modularity", which refers to the magic net. A structure that relies on the combination of a large number of independent units.

This modular structure prevented the saboteur from achieving the expected goal, and also maintained the supply of magic power in the inner city to this day, prolonging the time that he can persist. In fact, if he continues to insist forcefully, Victoria can at least keep the blizzard going. three days.

But today, she took the initiative to end the spell.

Knights in gray and white armor stood on the terrace, mages in robes with tired and resolute expressions stood in front of Victoria, and behind them, in the square, garden, inner courtyard, and city walls of the castle, the mountain corps The soldiers have stood on the line of defense, holding swords.

The Duchess looked at these loyal subordinates who had followed her for many years, took a light breath, and stepped forward.

"Today is Day No. 30, and we have delayed those monsters here for 30 days!