Cataclysm King

Chapter 593: Iron Torrent
"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom"

The sound of artillery fire resounded throughout the mechanical city.

Ji Xun went to watch the game.

Catalina took Darcy and Isabel to the command room.

When the three men arrived, the command room was already busy. Dozens of cameras were transmitting images of major fortresses near the base, and staff officers were using communicators to command the troops outside to fight.

Busy and orderly.

"Commander!"

As Catalina came in, everyone bowed.

Everyone also knew Ji Xun's two disciples, and their eyes were full of kindness.

Catalina immediately entered into command mode and made combat deployment efficiently and accurately.

The Duke Simon's Mansion had been preparing for a long time, and hundreds of thousands of elite troops had assembled to launch an all-out charge. The first line of defense outside the headquarters had already engaged in combat with the enemy.

In the projected image, there was a fierce scene with countless artillery fires and various colored magical flames flashing like fireworks.

On the other side, the attacking team of Duke Simon's Legion was obviously lagging behind.

Although they had some mechanical equipment bought on the black market, they were all outdated products eliminated by the Allies, and there was a huge gap in performance.

The main dragon army still relies on traditional magic equipment to attack the city.

They drove slaves to push mobile magic towers, battering rams, catapults, and siege vehicles toward the front line of the battlefield.

In the southern continent, these were already the most advanced large-scale siege equipment.

These devices are enough to cause devastating damage to the most majestic cities in war.

But that was the southern continent.

Compared with mechanical artillery, the magic tower seems like an old antique.

Whether in range, quantity or attack frequency, the two are not on the same level at all.

The range of ordinary artillery is only about 10 to 20 kilometers, not to mention those super-large caliber cannons.

The range of magic towers above the seventh floor can only reach ten kilometers.

In terms of firepower coverage, the gap between the two sides is even greater.

Moreover, the cost of launching a mechanical artillery may be only one thousandth of that of a magic tower.

If it weren't for the expensive energy barrier protection, those antiques would have been blown to pieces by artillery before they even came into its range.

The first wave of cannon fodder slaves of Duke Simon's Legion fell into a passive situation of being covered by the artillery cluster almost as soon as they entered the firing range.

But after all, the battle has lasted for so long that the enemy has already developed countermeasures.

In the image of the monitor, in the large cloud of white smoke from the artillery explosion, a group of [Triangle Ironback Dragons] as big as a small mountain and covered with metal armor were slowly rushing out under the cannonballs; in the sky, a group of flying dragons were rapidly attacking the artillery positions, spewing dragon breath and throwing magic bombs, with extremely strong mobility; there were also war mammoths, iron-skinned dragon rhinos, hybrid behemoths and other giant monsters carrying siege equipment also attacking fiercely
Both sides have their own strengths and weaknesses, and the fight was quite evenly matched.

Darcy on the side just watched quietly.

Although this mushroom-headed man was in contact with war command for the first time, there was no trace of surprise in his eyes, only a calmness that was inconsistent with his age.

As if he had an innate ability to plan and strategize, the battle scenes in his eyes automatically converged into a chessboard-like game scene in his mind, and he continued to deduce it.

Isabel is the most favored lady in the Iris Corps and has naturally seen war.

But it was also her first time to witness the war of the mechanical army.

Everything in the command room was extremely new to her.

After all, most communications in the southern continent still rely on domesticated owls, and only a few large legions have some magical communication relics.

However, the coalition headquarters has a dazzling array of monitoring equipment.

The communicator can efficiently transmit orders to every combatant, the thermal life detector can accurately analyze the number of enemy troops, and even the dragon power level can be monitored to accurately determine the rank of the enemy generals.
The Allied Command possessed the most advanced military equipment in the entire plane, which opened Isabel's eyes and caused her to quietly put away her innate arrogance.

Only then did she understand the deep meaning of the words her father had told her to study hard when she left home.

Mechanical technology is a major trend that cannot be ignored on future battlefields. The Iris Legion needs a leader who truly understands mechanical technology.

Catalina also saw the performance of both of them.

The two armies launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle around the major positions in the Red Ridge Mountains.

The battles of the nobles in the southern continent basically follow the same process. They first use a large number of slave armies to level some minefields and prohibitions.

The elite troops will charge behind.

The scene was tragic and bloody, with tens of thousands of slaves blown to pieces and blood and flesh flying all over the ground under the coverage of artillery fire.

This fight took half a day.

The two sides had fought many times before, and the coalition's position was like a hard turtle shell, which would break even the teeth of a beast with the best teeth.

Often, after a number of slave cannon fodder have died and the attack is unsuccessful, the attacking side will choose to retreat.

But this time, the Duke Simon's Mansion seemed determined to capture the Allied headquarters, and the momentum of the charge never stopped.

Gradually, seventh- and eighth-level dragonborn appeared on the battlefield.

They pierced into the Allied defense line like sharp knives, and hand-to-hand combat broke out between the two sides.

Intelligence shows that the Simon family was determined to defeat the Allied forces and monopolize the mechanical technology this time.

So they had three eighth-level green dragonborns, plus mercenaries and other noble masters who were invited one after another, there were almost a dozen eighth-level masters.

The top combat force has completely crushed the Allied forces.

After all, the Allies only have four Titan armors. Even if the Titans can withstand a few top-level card masters, the remaining ones are enough to pose a fatal threat to the Allies.

But what it lacks in quality, it makes up for in quantity.

In war, top-level card masters either have to be resisted by strong men of the same level, or they have to besiege at a cost dozens of times the cost.

The Allies don't have that many top masters, but they have a large number of mechanical armors.

The battle formation composed of twelve hunting god-level battle armors can basically withstand the attacks of the eighth-level card master.

Last time, although Katarina used thirty Hunting God Armors to cooperate with Ji Xun to kill the eighth-level leader of the Dragon Wing Viper Mercenary Group, "Poison Scythe" Zolas, but now, because of a large amount of data reference, twenty-four units will have a chance to kill. With more units, they can form a more powerful steel torrent.

What’s more important is that the Allies have constant logistical support from the New World Science and Technology City.

The Allied Headquarters has built an ultra-long-distance teleportation array with the [Space Stone] that Ji Xun brought back last time, so every day a large number of mechanical equipment that has just come off the production line are directly teleported from the New World Science and Technology City in Donghuang.

Not to mention those black technologies, the number of hunting god armors that can participate in the battle alone exceeds three hundred!
This is already a terrifying number, enough to overthrow most of the lords in the Old Continent today.

The noble coalition on Duke Simon's side had no idea of ​​the true situation on the Allied side.

Although the God Hunter Mechanical Armor also has high requirements for the mechanic who controls it, compared to training a top-level card master, training a God Hunter-level mechanic is not one-tenth as difficult.

Whether it was a protracted war or a blitzkrieg, the noble coalition had no chance of winning from the very beginning.

The difference lies in the casualties suffered by the Allied forces.

The battle became fierce from the moment the noble coalition of Simon's family began to charge at all costs.

"Titan No. 1 and No. 2, go west to support Golden Post!"

"Titan No. 3 and No. 4 should also attack and go to the Blackwater Mine to stop the three Level 8s. The enemy is deliberately trying to lure us to split up our forces, so let them succeed!"

"The fifth and seventh God Hunter Mechanical Corps are ready to attack at any time!"

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War is not just a battle between soldiers of both sides, but also a game of wisdom between the two sides' adviser groups.

In the command room, Catalina calmly issued orders one after another.

The tactics of the noble legion were already very clear. The previous harassment by the ninth-level green dragon seemed to be fruitless, but in fact it was confirmed that the allied forces only had four Titan armors.

The enemy is now attacking from multiple fronts. Unless the Allies abandon their defenses and shrink the front, they will be defeated one by one.

Catalina did not give the enemy no chance. She sent out all four Titan armors and exposed the seemingly weakest headquarters.

In this way, even if the enemy knows that there is something fishy, ​​they will definitely send top-level warriors to attack.

The battle pace was very fast. Almost as soon as the four Titans appeared on the battlefield, Simon's elite knight corps was seen near the Allied headquarters.

Those guys who transformed into giant dragons suddenly flew out from the fog of war, and the loud dragon roars resounded throughout the entire Allied headquarters.

"Commander, the dragon power level is level 16. In the southwest, the enemy's level 8 of level 8 has appeared. Judging from the wave frequency, there are at least four level 8 dragonborn!"

"The sentinels ahead have confirmed the enemy's eighth-level identity. They are Simon's "Two-Headed Poison Dragon" Hatgemu, the White Dragon Haruman of the Frozen Spear Mercenaries, and the "Flash" Youmu of the Frostblood Marquisate, and an unknown eighth-level bronze dragon."

"The Fifth and Seventh God Hunter Mechanical Corps, move out in full force! The Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, and Fifteenth Corps, wait for orders!"

"The [God Hunter Cannon] begins charging, ready for the sneak attack from the ninth-level green dragon at any time!"

"Yes! Commander!"

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In the projected image, tens of thousands of elite dragonborn suddenly appeared.

The Dragonborn's flying speed after transformation was extremely fast. Even if the anti-aircraft artillery positions lit up high-frequency flames at the first moment, the threat to them was very limited.

They were aggressive, with four level eight warriors and tens of thousands of elite soldiers coming at once, and it seemed that they were ready to break through the Allied headquarters in one go.

Catalina was still not at all flustered, and her beautiful eyes were sparkling with the bright moonlight.

Even though the battle situation was so chaotic, the whole process was still according to the original plan.

At the same time, Mushroom-headed Darcy's ears trembled slightly, as if he was trying to analyze the effect of each command from the mixed sounds in the command room that were already as noisy as a vegetable market.

Isabel was so nervous that her fists clenched slightly.

Dragonborns have an instinctive fear of dragonborns of higher ranks than themselves. Although the mechanical city blocked most of the dragon power, just watching the ferocious eighth-rank dragons attacking on the screen gave her young heart a huge shock.

These are all high-ranking nobles from the Southern Continent. Others may not know them, but she does.

It was because of this knowledge that Isabel knew how terrifyingly powerful these people were.

It can be said that even if she has to face the Iris Legion, she has to be careful.

However, at this moment, she looked at the mechanics in the picture, who were only a few at level six, controlling mechanical armors and rushing towards the top powerhouses of the southern continent without fear.

The collision between the steel torrent and the flying dragon army was so intense that it made people's breathing hold.

The dragon breaths of ice, fire, poison, and wind swept across the battlefield like a tornado, and the various magical cannons on the mechanical armor also fought back without hesitation.

A violent shock wave swept across the entire battlefield, and even the Allied headquarters began to tremble as if there was an earthquake.

The shock waves were getting stronger and stronger. The screen in the command room kept losing signal, and then it would reconnect to the armor commander's first-person perspective in a blink of an eye.

Four eighth-order dragonborns and tens of thousands of knight legions fought head-on with two god-hunting mechanical legions and more than a dozen mechanical battalions on the battlefield.

It is obvious that the Dragonborn has the upper hand.

Probably when the enemy command thought they could break through the Allied headquarters in one go, two eighth-level dragonborn and tens of thousands of elite reinforcements appeared on the battlefield.

The battle suddenly became extremely intense.

The eighth-level dragonborn has great lethality to the mechanical army. The dragon breath that is wrapped in high-level laws can easily melt steel.

The artillery positions near the headquarters were destroyed one after another, the corps suffered heavy casualties, and there were signs of defeat.

However, Catalina remained unmoved and observed everything calmly.

Suddenly, she thought of something, turned her head to look at Ji Xun's two disciples, and asked, "What do you think we should do next?"

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Of course she knew what Ji Xun meant by leaving the two little ones here. Since she was called "Master's Wife", she was of course willing to give them some advice.

Isabel was obviously confused by this question: "Ah? I..."

This noble lady obviously had no idea. Looking at the battle situation on the screen, she even felt that the Allied forces were likely to be defeated.

But it's hard to say it out loud.

The mushroom-headed Darcy on the side thought for a moment and responded seriously, "Since you have lured these people to the headquarters, you must be planning to attack with your entire army."

"Oh?"

Catalina glanced at the mushroom-headed man and asked with a smile, "Why do you say that? Do you think we can win by attacking with all our forces?"

In order to maintain confidentiality, the actual number of the coalition's machines is unknown except to a few high-ranking officials.

As she listened to Darcy's confidence, she was of course curious about how the mushroom-head knew that.

"Yeah. Of course I can win."

Darcy said with great certainty: "When I visited the base yesterday, I saw the fuel supply data prepared by the logistics department and the number of operating parts of the Hunter God armor in the workshop. I roughly guessed that there should be about 300 Hunter God armors at the headquarters. Later, I visited the training of the mechanics. From the tactics they practiced, two or three combat teams of twelve mechas can steadily kill an eighth-level mecha. The four Titan armors seemed to be attracted by the enemy and divided, but in fact they pinned the enemy on both wings, preventing them from reinforcing the battlefield on the headquarters side. It also misled the enemy and made the defense here empty. The current effect is as expected. Five eighth-level dragons appeared on the headquarters side. That is to say, 180 Hunter God armors are enough to pose a fatal threat to them. In addition to the 100 or so Hunter God armors that have appeared on other positions, the headquarters should still have 200, which is already an absolutely overwhelming combat power. Now the enemy has entered the ambush circle and the whole army is attacking. Of course, the enemy has no chance of winning."

After hearing these words, Catalina couldn't help but flash a deep surprise in her crystal eyes, and exclaimed: "Not bad."

Although there were some minor discrepancies in the details, she was very surprised to be able to observe this step.

If it were a normal person, Katarina would definitely think that Ji Xun had explained something to this mushroom-headed guy in advance.

But thinking about it as a "light chaser", I seem to understand it.

Isabel, who was standing by, was confused: "???"

Why does my junior brother know so much?

I was clearly visiting with him yesterday, so how come I didn’t see so much information?
Could it be that the teacher is giving us special treatment?
Before the girl could think about it, Mushroom-headed Darcy said, "But this is just the 'first step'."

"Oh?"

When Catalina heard this, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Darcy said, "Well, because in this case, the enemy's main force is trapped. Unless they break out at great loss, someone must come to rescue them. With you here, teacher and mistress, ordinary reinforcements will not be enough!"

Talking about strategic layout, he seemed to have entered an emotionless analytical machine state, and then said: "If the ninth-level green dragon of the Simon family does not want to see its descendants suffer heavy losses and never recover from it, it will probably show up. And when the dragon shows up, the dragon-slaying plan prepared by you and the teacher will be effective."

"Haha. Not bad."

When Catalina heard this, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that this was truly a gifted talent.

No wonder the Silver Moon Sect suffered heavy losses several times at the hands of the previous Light Chaser. Now it seems that the "Light Chaser" was really so outrageous from the very beginning.

Listening to her junior fellow apprentice talking without being able to get a word in, Isabel felt a complicated feeling in her heart.

For the first time, she felt the frustration of being crushed by others in terms of talent.

It would have been fine if yesterday's competition had ended in a draw.

Why is there such a huge gap in strategic layout?
It seemed that from this moment on, the pride in her heart as a pure-blooded dragon descendant had disappeared.

Before she could think about it, Catalina gave the order: "All troops attack!"

As Darcy analyzed, the previous defeat was just to lure the enemy deeper into our territory.

As soon as Catalina gave the order, the heavy mechanical door of the coalition headquarters opened, and more than two hundred God Hunter mechas from several legions and countless other types of mechas poured into the battlefield like a tide.

Not only that, the mechanical city’s own defensive attack devices also showed their fangs, and countless artillery pieces poked out like barbs.

What others don’t know is that the entire “Dragon Hunter Mechanical City” itself is a huge Titan-class battle armor!
This sudden influx of steel immediately reversed the situation of both sides of the war.

Originally, the Allied forces were beaten to a pulp by tens of thousands of elite knights led by six eighth-level dragonborns, but unexpectedly, several times more mechanical legions joined the battle.

Twelve hunting god armors gathered in the city team and immediately rushed towards those top-level dragonborns of level seven and level eight.

From the mechanical city and armor, various alloy chains were projected out like spider webs.

Physical control is the best way to deal with the transformed Dragonborn. Once you are locked, you will have to use a series of combos, and there is almost no possibility of escape.

It was like casting a fishing net into the water, with chains flying everywhere. The giant dragons that had just been wreaking havoc in the sky were trapped by the steel cables and dodged in panic.

Caught off guard, the two eighth-level warriors were trapped immediately.

What greeted them was the armor's face-to-face attack.

The coalition of nobles from Duke Simon's Palace were all stunned. Only then did they realize that they had fallen into a trap.

But it’s not their fault that they underestimated the enemy, it’s because they had no intelligence at all!

After all, almost all the information about the Eastern Wasteland came from the Iris Legion, and no one expected that they had already formed an alliance with the Allied Forces.

Moreover, Iris had long since withdrawn from the Eastern Wasteland and severed all ties. No one in South Road had any idea what the current situation in the Eastern Wasteland was.

Now I realize that the enemy's strength is far beyond my imagination.

But in the current situation, they can't retreat even if they want to.

Once they retreat, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses. Even if they can survive, the Duke Simon's Mansion will never be able to dominate the Old World again.

Therefore, the only way is to fight to the death, and the winner takes all!

And they also know that there is also the ninth-level Green Dragon Lord!
The Dragonborn fought to the death, and the Allied Mechanical Corps also hoped for the same. The battle between the two sides truly entered its most tragic situation at this moment.

The two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

However, due to the difference in combat power, the Dragonborn suffered more and more casualties.

It seems that as long as the battle continues, the Allied Forces will eventually be able to defeat these Dragon Knight Legions.

At this moment, on a rock not far from the battlefield, a figure had been watching the battle for quite a while.

He sat there the whole time, but no one noticed.

It was Ji Xun.

Looking at the laws of war manifested before his eyes, Ji Xun's eyes flashed with thought, and countless thoughts were running through his mind.

Suddenly, he seemed to notice something and looked towards the northwest, muttering to himself: "Tsk tsk, it's finally here."

As expected, the ninth-level green dragon "Plague Dragon" Redgrie would definitely come to help if he did not want to watch his descendants and family being wiped out.

Even if the dragon's cunning lets it know that something is fishy, ​​it will still come.

Because a ninth-level dragon already has the ability to look down on all enemies below the god level.

This is the guy Ji Xun was waiting for.

"hold head high"

Before his figure arrived, a loud dragon roar had already resounded throughout the battlefield.

The terrifying pressure of the ninth-level dragon swept through everyone's heart, as if it had pressed the pause button on the war. For a moment, everyone looked towards the distant sky with shocked eyes.

The green dragon belongs to the small dragon species, but even so, its wingspan is a full hundred meters.

The green dragon's dark green scales gleamed with a metallic glow under the light of the artillery.

With lightning speed, it flew over the battlefield in the blink of an eye.

The morale of Simon's army was instantly boosted.

The speed of the ninth-order dragon was so fast that the artillery didn't even have time to lock onto it before it had already flown in front of them.

Fast and agile, in the air it is like a shark in the sea.

The spider-web-like rune cables in the mechanical city were also launched, but almost all of them missed.

Even if tied up, the highly corrosive venom from the green dragon's breath can easily melt the rune chains.

This is why the Allies were completely helpless before.

There is no way to keep it and there is no possibility of killing it.

As the "plague dragon" Redgrie arrived, he spewed out a mouthful of acid dragon breath, which instantly corroded a hundred-meter-long river of venom on the ground.

Wherever the venom passed, both mechas and dragonborn were corroded into mud.

Countless artillery missiles hit the dark green scales, but apart from some flashes of fire, there was no threat at all.

This poisonous dragon is already invincible on the battlefield.

Seeing that no one could stop it, it looked cunning and rushed straight towards the mechanical city.

Before, the Mechanical City activated the offensive device, which was like a turtle with its head exposed, revealing a lot of gaps that could be broken through by acid.

As long as it can tear a breakthrough, it can march straight in and completely destroy this iron city.

However, no one expected that just after the poisonous dragon spewed a breath of dragon towards the mechanical city and corroded several turrets, a ghostly figure quietly appeared behind the huge dragon body.

Of course, the keen perception of "Plague Dragon" Redgrie noticed the person who suddenly appeared behind him.

But it had long suspected an ambush and had only disdain in its eyes.

It wanted to leave, but a mere human couldn't stop it, even if he was at the ninth level.

However, before it could rejoice, it suddenly heard the death urging voice of the god of death: "The secret of magic - strange powers!"

In an instant, a look of shock appeared on Redgrie's ferocious dragon face.

Because it sensed a terrifying and strange gravitational force, which actually pulled its body and made it fall suddenly towards the ground!
(End of this chapter)