Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 673 Crisis Resolved
Lynx was dragged back to the rear of the position by Chief Dawson. As soon as they landed, they saw a group of strong and tall soldiers carrying long swords and holding short guns with an astonishing caliber, charging straight into the battlefield.

The special operations team's bloodline warriors! They've finally arrived as reinforcements...

As the Northern Army's most powerful and mobile combat unit since its inception, although they are also selected from ordinary soldiers, once they receive His Majesty's bloodline blessing, they will completely shed their weak mortal bodies and be officially promoted to the extraordinary realm, becoming the most elite frontline spearhead of the United Kingdom.

These superhumans, who look no different from ordinary people, wield two incredibly heavy cold and hot weapons, yet they can run and dodge at speeds far exceeding those of ordinary people, nimbly avoiding the enemy's black crystal spikes and red lightning. In battle, they form small combat units of three to five people, using their rich tactical experience and tacit cooperation to suppress their opponents until they can't even raise their heads.

A specially crafted alchemical longsword, a large-caliber explosive gun... coupled with their respective bloodline talents, this area with numerous bunkers and narrow terrain was practically a bloody battleground created for them!
The demonic lizardmen who came to launch the sneak attack were already caught in a chaotic internal conflict due to the legendary chief's bizarre methods. Now, with the addition of the bloodline warriors, the outcome of the battle is basically a foregone conclusion.

Lynx pushed aside two soldiers who were trying to carry him to the medical station and whispered, "All soldiers of the artillery battalion, come with me to the position immediately. The fire support that should be given to the front has been delayed for too long. We must take action immediately!"

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The sound of a rapidly passing airship suddenly echoed above the tattered trenches.

The sudden burst of light also signaled that the beam weapons mounted on the airships were about to unleash their power... For the soldiers holding the ground defense line, it was as timely as if divine intervention had descended from the heavens.

At least now they don't have to worry about attacks from winged beings in the air, nor do they have to carefully dodge those tricky spears and red lights during lulls in the firing.

However, the enemy that launched the night raid also deployed a large number of troops on the ground. Even without the aerial deterrence of the winged beings, they gradually approached the human front line under the cover of the conch beasts and jet worms.

"Damn it! What are the artillery units doing? Why haven't they provided bombing reinforcements yet?"

"Pah! I never imagined in my life that I would be beaten so badly by the crystal spikes projected by these alien monsters that I couldn't even lift my head!"

"Battalion Commander! The portable artillery ammunition is almost gone... It seems that reinforcements from the rear are blocked halfway. What should we do?"

Stuck in traffic?

"The Lizardmen dug through the ice from underground and launched a surprise attack on the rear camp, even attacking the command post!"

"What the hell!" Benny cursed under his breath, feeling a metallic, metallic taste fill his mouth. He then spat a mouthful of bloody saliva onto the ground... Just now, when he dodged the red lightning, the aftershocks of the explosion had shaken his body so badly that his internal organs almost shifted.

Throughout the trenches of the early warning defense line, a large number of soldiers holding their ground continued to fire while cursing and complaining incessantly. The airship force arrived on time, but it crossed the battle line directly into the enemy's rear and engaged in fierce fighting with the endless stream of winged beings. It had no spare capacity to provide fire support to the ground defense line.

The artillery has been silent ever since the alarm sounded, and the communications soldiers have been sending out reinforcements, but there has still been no response.

The soldiers at the front lines weren't entirely unaware of the "fire in the rear," but they lacked specific details about where the enemy had attacked the camp, which unit was responsible for clearing out the invaders, and the extent of damage to headquarters. Fortunately, half an hour into the battle, they finally received new orders from command—the commander strictly ordered all battalions at the front to hold their positions regardless of the situation in the rear, ensuring the defensive line wouldn't be completely breached by the enemy.

The sudden nighttime attack launched by the Lizardmen far exceeded the Northern Army's expectations... Not only did their troop numbers increase several times over, but they also deployed unprecedented jet worms. A large number of the Conch Beasts, which originally only patrolled around the floating islands, also came forward. Even with the dense firepower of machine guns and portable artillery, they inevitably advanced to within 500 meters of the battle line.

In addition, the moonlight was dim tonight, and the wind whistles that kept blowing across the ice field severely limited the battle visibility. Most of the soldiers lost their shooting accuracy and could only rely on the tracer bombs that the reconnaissance airships dropped into the distance from time to time to identify the enemy's main attack route.

"Watch out for the left flank, section three! They're coming!"

"Damn it! They've gotten close! Machine gun crew, adjust your firing angle! Open fire immediately!"

"Watch out for crystal spikes!"

A group of demonic lizardmen, who had somehow advanced to within 300 meters of the front line, silently hurled a volley of crystal spears at the trenches, carrying layers of black crystal shields. Soldiers who spotted them opened fire and breached several of the enemy's mobile defenses, only to discover that the enemy had actually dragged spray worms right onto their faces.

A large number of crystal spikes, shooting in a straight line, instantly covered the third defensive line section. The close-range impact even blew half of the sturdy ice-cast bunker open.

The soldiers huddled behind the defensive line had nowhere to hide. The machine gun squad, which was already gritting its teeth and firing under the enemy's long-range attacks, was directly stabbed and fell flat on its face, and all of them fell silent for a moment.

Just then, the terrifying shriek of heavy artillery cutting through the sky finally came from behind.

Benny looked up almost instinctively and saw dozens of blazing red streaks of flame rushing from behind him, landing hundreds of meters in front of the battle line in an instant. Huge fireballs caused by the explosions immediately illuminated the entire battlefield.

That's the shooting effect only a shell mixed with dragon flame powder can produce!
A sea snail beast, taking heavy steps and being the first to approach the defensive line, was hit by two cannonballs. Its entire body seemed to have crashed into an invisible solid wall, and suddenly stopped... A large ball of flame rose from its body, and countless fragments of coral shells shot out and flew away. Then, it collapsed with a bang under the continuous burning.

Half a minute later, another round of shelling came.

This time, the shells bypassed the enemy at the forefront and landed on the enemy forces seven or eight hundred meters away from the front line. The instantaneous burst of fire illuminated that dark area, allowing the soldiers on the front line to immediately discover that more jet worms and demon lizard warriors were rapidly advancing towards them under the cover of the dark bodies of the conch beasts.

The enemy, as dense as a black tide, and the winged beings constantly rising from the ice trenches, even caused the airship force engaged in aerial combat with them to begin a slow retreat.

The sight before them sent chills down everyone's spines.

Did they deploy all the troops stored on the second floating island?
(End of this chapter)