Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 742 Emergency Summons

The ground beneath his feet trembled more and more violently, and an unprecedented sense of crisis surged into Sai Ke's heart.

The Bloodclaw Bear's soul was in a state of shallow fusion with his, and the innate sense of danger of magical beasts made him realize that the situation was probably not good.

"We can't stay here. We must evacuate immediately...head to Big Bear Lake Base to warn the garrison!"

Baler paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "What about the bloodline warriors still active nearby? What if they get attracted by the commotion caused by this floating island... and accidentally wander over here too?"

Sek raised his hand to gather all the Starfire Warriors, then shook his head and said, "We can't worry about that now. The distress signal has been out for so long... and the military law department's airships haven't come after the signal. It seems they haven't even noticed what's going on here."

After discussing and deciding, everyone immediately climbed back up the cliff along the edge of the canyon. When they reached a high point with a wide view, they were shocked to find that the meadow in the center of the canyon below had been completely changed.

In the flat basin grassland, the large swamps that were originally filled with water due to the tides suddenly had all the streams cut off and flowed backward. The soft, wet soil rolled up and bulged, and a huge object the size of a castle was slowly emerging from the ground.

It is a floating fortress that the Lizardmen have sailed from the depths of the icy sea!
Santas and Gregor were stunned. They murmured in unison, "It doesn't look very big... not even as big as the two small floating islands that appeared in Great Bear Lake and the Great Rift of Eisengard. I wonder how many Lizardmen soldiers it carries."

"The number of people is no less than 10,000. Let's go... If we stay here any longer, we'll probably be discovered by the winged creatures soon."

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Big Bear Lake, the Northern Army's wasteland garrison.

The Yonggu military base, built along the lake, was bustling with activity. Everyone was in a hurry as supplies were continuously delivered from the long-distance teleportation array. They were received in an orderly manner and then immediately distributed to various units, where they were deployed to the construction of the Yonggu fortifications under the coordination of the logistics and engineering troops.

Since the end of the counter-offensive in the Ice Sea, Vaughn, the frontline commander, was transferred back to the capital, and Wayne, one of the chapter leaders, also went to Eisengard to take on a new combat mission.

Of the high-ranking officers in the Northern Army, only Duff remains stationed in the wasteland area, shuttling between the Ice Sea Base, Big Bear Lake Base, and Snow Mountain Base to oversee military defenses in each location.

After the No. 3 floating island that appeared in Great Bear Lake was completely destroyed, the area around it has been basically cleared away. Not only have all the fleeing remnants of the Demon Lizardmen been eliminated, but even the Evil Beastmen who migrated to and fro have avoided their sharp edge and stopped being active.

Although not on the front line of contact with alien enemies, the Big Bear Lake Base maintains a level-two combat readiness alert around the clock, with a defense level second only to the isolated Ice Sea Base.

Duff had just arrived from the snow mountain base by airship early in the morning and immediately began overseeing the deployment of heavy beam weapons at the base. He was busy until almost evening and didn't even have time to eat.

With his old comrades-in-arms, including Vaughn, transferred back to the rear, he was left alone on the front lines, where he had a particularly complex workload and no chance to relax.

"Commander, the reconnaissance airship has spotted what appears to be Spark Warriors conducting field training about three miles south of the base... They seem to be heading towards Big Bear Lake at full speed."

A communications soldier put down his alchemy communicator and stood up to report to Duff, who had just arrived at the command post.

Spark Warriors? Didn't they just set off from the Valley Outpost a week ago?

Duff frowned, puzzled. "Have you verified the target's identity? They should be traveling with a team of newly recruited bloodline warriors; it's unlikely they're acting alone. Immediately contact the military law department's airships that are monitoring them along the way." The soldier fiddled with something for a while, then turned around and stammered, "We can't get in touch with the military law department's airships... They don't seem to be near Big Bear Lake."

The alchemical communicator mounted on the airship has an extremely limited communication range due to the lack of a magic network relay device with an energy-gathering array. Once the range exceeds thirty miles, it is impossible to establish a cross-dimensional connection. This also means that if the Ice Sea Base wants to send a message to the capital Starfire City in real time, it needs to go through two relays: the Snow Mountain Base and the River Valley Outpost Base.

Without the Bloodline Warriors traveling together, and without the supervision of the Military Law Department... where did these Spark Warriors suddenly appear from, and how did they arrive at Big Bear Lake, the end point of the training exercise, so quickly?
With his extensive experience, Duff immediately sensed that something was amiss.

"Quickly contact the airships patrolling nearby and send a squad of soldiers to meet them... This field training exercise has probably gone wrong."

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As he ran, Seke unconsciously gasped for breath, feeling the demonic armor on his body grow heavier and heavier with each passing moment.

Fully activating the power core of the magic armor allows the warrior and beast soul to be in a state of deep fusion, which would have made them even more integrated with the armor, enabling them to move and fight with perfect ease.

After nearly six hours of arduous travel and intense operation, the magic armor's energy was on the verge of depletion... The last reserve of energy, which was replaced midway, quickly ran out, leaving only willpower to sustain the remaining short journey.

A deep-seated weariness assaulted the minds and bodies of Sai Ke and the others. Although everyone remained silent during the journey, their speed noticeably dropped several notches, and one by one, some people couldn't keep up and slowly fell behind.

"The coordinates should be correct. We'll reach Big Bear Lake in a few miles. Hopefully, we'll run into the reconnaissance troops patrolling the area."

Barre was already having trouble even speaking. While running wildly, he dodged and weaved to avoid obstacles along the way. Then he ran headlong into a demonic beast that was startled and pounced on him. He was forced to draw his gun and shoot. After killing the beast that almost crashed into him, he finally lost his balance, stumbled and fell to the ground, rolling a long way away.

Saik, who was at the forefront of the group, immediately stopped, turned around, pulled him up, and lifted his helmet visor to reveal a pale, bloodless face.

“The Demonfire Source Beast is not a beast soul that excels in endurance. Even with deep fusion, it cannot withstand this level of torment… You and your squad members cover the rear. Santas, keep an eye on their situation. Gregor and I will continue…”

Before he could finish speaking, a familiar buzzing sound suddenly came from the distant horizon.

On a reconnaissance airship flying low, almost skimming the treetops, a muscular bloodline warrior descended directly from the sky, using a tree trunk for leverage, and finally landed steadily in front of them.

"Huh? It really is the Starfire Warriors! How did you get to Big Bear Lake so quickly? Where did the others go?"

Seke was overjoyed. He suppressed the dizziness in his head, ripped off his helmet, and shouted, "Sir, we...we've discovered a floating island of the Lizardmen in the Leru Grand Canyon, about 150 miles southwest of Great Bear Lake!"

As he spoke, his body swayed, and he couldn't hold on any longer and knelt down on one knee. He still said urgently, "A small floating island appeared in the canyon. When we arrived there, the other side had just risen to the surface!"

(End of this chapter)