Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 579: Counter-Air Raid (Part )
The twenty or so Winged Creatures rushing in the front collided head-on with the light net ejected by the defense army, and were instantly turned into debris under the water-like attack of the beam weapons.

A bloody rain fell over the entire city wall, forcing the remaining enemies behind to stop their diving momentum and flap their wings to avoid in the opposite direction.

At the same time, the sniper team sandwiched in the anti-aircraft force array quickly locked onto them. Sporadic gunshots rang out on the city walls, and instead, the enemy who had just stabilized his body and was hovering in the air in the distance was hit directly by the bullet... The whole body was broken in two and fell straight to the ground.

More and more enemies are exposed to sniper rifle attacks and the deadly threat from the city walls forces them to keep flying in order to avoid the scythe of death.

Shik narrowed his eyes and suddenly saw that three winged creatures in the enemy's air team staggered away from the team and gathered together. Two of them stretched out their long arms with twisted joints and pressed the shoulders of the third one... From the telescope, he could clearly see that their thin arms suddenly swelled up twice as much, and the enemy whose shoulders were pressed by them suddenly put his hands together and raised them, and a shining red light appeared in the palms of his hands.

"Be careful!" Several observers who discovered the unusual situation shouted to warn. Upon hearing this, the soldiers subconsciously bent down and hid behind the bunkers on the battlements of the city wall.

Violent bombardment sounded instantly, and smoke and dust filled the air... A small, semi-enclosed sentry post on the wall was blown down in half. Several soldiers who did not have time to rush out were crushed under a pile of bricks and rubble, and blood slowly seeped out along the stone fragments.

The medical team quickly arrived along the steps of the city wall and started the rescue under the cover of the soldiers. Although the scene was a little chaotic for a while, most of the soldiers still firmly held their posts and did not desert.

The Winged Creature, who released an extremely powerful red light attack, was hit by the airship team from behind. After struggling for a moment, it slammed headfirst into the solid city wall, leaving a huge red and black bruise. The soldiers on the wall suddenly burst into loud cheers.

Dozens of combat airships also arrived late at this moment, flying directly over the city wall and chasing the enemy who was fleeing in panic in the distance.

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Nelson, who had been supervising the battle on the city wall, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the enemy did not send a large number of troops in this sudden air raid. Although the defense army exposed the shortcomings of inexperience, they successfully defeated and wiped them out with the help of anti-aircraft beams.

However, in the quick battle of half an hour, only the three winged creatures formed a formation and released red light to attack, which caused the defense army to suffer a small loss. A defense post on the wall was blown down, and two soldiers were unfortunately killed... The other three were seriously injured and were immediately sent to the military hospital for treatment.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously turned to look at Vaughn, and found that his expression was unusually solemn. He asked in confusion, "The enemy's red light attack is several times more powerful than expected. It is completely incomparable to what we saw in the battle footage. What is going on?"

Vaughn raised his hand and placed it on his officer's sword. After a moment's silence, he gritted his teeth and said, "Have these damn monsters already learned the group spellcasting of human spellcasters?"

He naturally wouldn't respond to Nelson's question lightly, as he couldn't verify its authenticity. He could only say in a deep voice, "Don't raise the alarm yet. Wait until the airship team completes the pursuit and returns... I must see His Majesty immediately and report the battle situation to him."

After saying this, without waiting for the other party's reaction, he immediately turned around and hurried down the city wall.

...By the time Vaughn passed through the inner city and arrived at the alchemy laboratory, Harvey had already received a battle report from the alchemy communicator...Except for the enemies who died directly from anti-aircraft weapons, the airship team did not let go of a single fleeing Winged Creature. This anti-air raid operation can be said to have achieved a complete victory.

"Did you see with your own eyes that winged creature, through the connection with the other two of its kind, release a powerful red light?" Harvey asked with a frown, pacing slowly in the room.

"Your Majesty, it's absolutely true... The other Winged Ones also attempted to attack us, but whether it was the black crystal thorns or the ordinary red lightning, they couldn't reach the city walls at all. The range advantage of beam weapons is very obvious."

But these alien races have never fought against the mage legion in the past. Even if they have the ability of evolutionary simulation, how can they learn this spellcasting skill that is unique to human wizards out of thin air?
It couldn't be that this talent suddenly awakened spontaneously during the battle just now?

If the enemy really has the terrifying ability to evolve instantly, even if only some high-level groups in its tribe possess this characteristic, it will be a threat to Harvey that cannot be underestimated - this can also indirectly confirm why the other party did not immediately launch a large-scale invasion offensive after exposing the existence of the two floating island fortresses.

They observe and simulate the various combat advantages and characteristics of humans, learn the parts that are beneficial to them, and when the time is right, they will use the same tactics against them.

Harvey sighed and was about to ask about the public's reaction to the air raid when a personal guard hurried in from outside the laboratory and reported, "Your Majesty, the reconnaissance airship heading to the Great Bear Lake area has reported back that the Demon Lizardman's floating island number three... has indeed appeared there!"

"What's the size of the floating island?"

"It looks like it's about the same size as the first floating island in the Isengard Rift. It's probably a secondary fortress, not as important as the second main fortress in the Ice Sea region."

"Can we tell the enemy's intentions? Where are the troops transported by floating island No. 3?" Vaughn couldn't help but stand up and asked anxiously before Harvey could.

The guard in charge of relaying the message shook his head. "To avoid exposing the airship's tracks, the reconnaissance team is extremely far away from the floating island. They can only observe the general situation through the telescope and cannot fully understand the transport force within."

Vaughn's frown was now even deeper than Harvey's. "Your Majesty! Please immediately cease sending reinforcements to the Ice Sea Base. I suggest the Northern Army redirect their focus and focus on dealing with Floating Island Number Three that appeared in Great Bear Lake!"

After all, it is the alien fortress closest to Spark City. The Winged Ones can even cleverly bypass the cordon of the valley outpost and reach the foot of the Divine Spine Mountains within a day and a night, launching a tentative raid on the royal capital.

In order to cope with Isengard's offensive, the border combat plan has already transferred two corps totaling 6,000 soldiers. If the Ice Sea Base continues to increase its troops and reaches the planned combat strength of two corps... the only defensive force left in Spark City is only one Northern Army Corps. Even if two defense corps without much actual combat experience are taken into account, the heart of the kingdom is in a terrible situation of empty defense, which is worrying.

Harvey pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Once the air raid alert is lifted, follow me back to the castle... and inform the two chief ministers to come and meet with me as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)