Man on the ark, forced to become king

Just as Lin Lu had guessed, her surprise attack initially caught the Ursus off guard and gave them a significant advantage. However, the army that had been gathering and marching quickly dispersed in an orderly manner under the command of high-ranking officers, with the Shield Guards at the forefront surrounding her.

The warlocks and heavy armored Wendigos who broke away from the Sarkaz vanguard also arrived one after another. The auxiliary spells used by the warlocks and the main force of mages greatly enhanced the strength of the Ursus soldiers. The shield guards, whose defenses were already incredibly strong due to their specially made heavy armor shields, were further enhanced by the spells. Even the giant blades made of the power of the Demon Lord could hardly break through their defenses.

The dense rain of arrows never stopped, blocking the sky along with the drone array, preventing Theresa from moving from the air. Once she took to the air, she would face spells and crossbow bolts flying from all directions, as well as drone bombardment. The sheer number and scale of these attacks were enough to break through her defenses and bring her down from the sky.

After all, she also has her limits. An individual's strength is ultimately weaker in the face of tens of thousands of enemies, especially since these enemies are equipped with the most advanced weapons.

If it weren't for the power of the Golden Tree, she would never have been able to hold out until now while surrounded by a large army.

However, this can't last much longer.

The current situation is that the commander of the Ursus forces is not in a hurry to take her down immediately, but has adopted delaying tactics, intending to trap her here with minimal casualties and slowly wear her down with long-range firepower.

No matter which direction she tries to break through, as long as she has the intention to do so, the enemy's attack will instantly intensify, forcing her back to her original position.

Looking around, there were fully armed enemies in every direction. The Shield Guards had built an iron defense line around this battlefield, and it would certainly not be an easy task to cross it.

Chapter Thirty-One: The Power of the Demon King

"Sir, with our current firepower, it's difficult to inflict effective damage on that woman. We need stronger weapons. Should we...?"

The footage captured by the drone was clearly displayed on the screen of the command vehicle. The adjutant could clearly see that the woman surrounded by the large army was wielding a huge magical sword that was at least a hundred meters long, which cut through the shield guard's shield and heavy armor.

He had never seen a sorcerer unleash such terrifying magic with his own power and wield it with such ease. The scale of the magic was beyond the limits of what a sorcerer could control. If compared to sorcerers in the army, it would probably take dozens or even hundreds of sorcerers working together to achieve this.

Furthermore, this was done while being restricted by debuff spells.

The rhomboid crystals surrounding the woman intercepted all the arrows and spells that flew in. Each strike of the black blade could take the lives of several or even a dozen shield guards. Even with the war sorcerer's spells, the destructive power of the blade still exceeded the shield guards' defensive limits.

In this situation, they could only use continuous firepower to suppress the woman, preventing her from escaping the encirclement and making it impossible to inflict any real damage.

The commander's strategy was to delay and suppress, reducing their own casualties. However, in the adjutant's view, if they continued to delay like this, their losses would still be great, because ordinary soldiers simply could not withstand such incredible magic, and the shield guards could only be placed at the front.

As for the Shield Guards... even in the Ursus army, those soldiers clad in heavy armor and wielding strong shields are considered high-level troops. Each one requires a great deal of time and resources to train, and to lose so many of them here is simply unacceptable.

Therefore, he felt that instead of continuing to delay, it would be better to directly launch a high-powered long-range attack. Although each attack of those weapons would consume a lot of resources, in war, things that can be solved with money are actually not that important.

Most importantly, the artillery array that arrived ahead of time was completely silent, most likely because it was wiped out. Although the woman who wielded the huge spell was powerful, she was not powerful enough to easily kill thousands of artillerymen, preventing them from even sending out messages.

In other words, there must be other enemies hiding nearby!

Dragging this out might not be a good thing for them.

“Your concerns are indeed valid, but she’s not someone you can easily resolve.”

How could the commander not be aware of the adjutant's concerns?

The commander, whose eye was covered by a scar, stared intently at the screen, his brow furrowed. He hesitated for a moment, then finally let out a deep sigh.

"That's the Sarkaz Demon King! If we can't kill him in one go, I'm worried... Never mind, pass down the order to activate the siege cannons!"

A fully-fledged army certainly doesn't rely on just these methods. In war, capturing enemy cities is also a necessary condition for victory.

Modern mobile cities are far more defensive than old-fashioned ground cities. Their power structures and defensive artillery must be disabled before troops can be dispatched for close-range combat.

We can't expect soldiers to brave the bombing raids on the city's defenses and force the construction to proceed, can we?

If we were to do that, how many people would we need to fill the gap to make it successful?

In a large city, under the firepower suppression of hundreds or thousands of main and secondary guns, even sending an entire army group might not be enough.

Modern warfare isn't fought like that!

Although wars are still primarily fought in close combat by ground troops, in a world where wars have never ceased, countries are by no means lacking in ultra-long-range, high-powered weapons capable of turning the tide in large-scale conflicts.

The Ursus Empire, whose entire history is essentially a history of war, has no shortage of such history, and their methods of solving problems are even simpler and more brutal.

Bigger is better, more is stronger!

They don't care about aesthetics, high cost, or sophisticated design.

Not accurate enough? Then increase the attack range!

Not enough power? Then increase the power!

Add as much as you can, as long as it hasn't exploded yet!

Siege cannons are a product of this concept, and are war weapons that correspond to the defensive cannons installed on mobile cities.

After the commander gave the order, the military formation began to shift, clearing a large open area. Several compact, black and red painted armored vehicles drove onto the open ground, forming groups of three. The mechanical devices hidden under the armor began to unfold and assemble under the operation of the personnel inside the vehicles, eventually constructing a huge cannon barrel with a diameter of two meters.

The three armored vehicles linked together had almost 80% of their structure converted into cannon barrels, with only the chassis remaining as the base for support. The tracks moved slowly, pointing the cannons toward Theresa's location. A total of six giant cannons were all aimed in the same direction, and the soldiers along the path were spread out in formation, leaving enough space for firing.

Then, the deep blue light began to condense.

Theresa, who had just cut down several shield guards with her sword, suddenly turned around, a sense of crisis rising within her.

But the moment she turned around, the six siege cannons had already finished charging and charging.

Boom! !

Ripples spread across the distant air, and a deafening roar seemed to be right next to our ears. The alloy bullet, accelerated to a point invisible to the naked eye, left a straight trail of rainbow light and appeared close by as if it had teleported instantly.

The surrounding black crystals were torn apart and annihilated by the impact of the cannonball. Theresa's turn only allowed her to see the moment before the attack arrived, and she slightly shifted the greatsword in her hand, which was formed from the power of the Demon King.

The next second, six projectiles struck her almost simultaneously, colliding with each other, shattering metal, and exploding into a storm that enveloped hundreds of meters of space. The ground crumbled and collapsed, and the chaotic vortex caused visible distortion in the area, making it as chaotic as a lake water that had been hit by a boulder.

"I received the gift from Ursus."

The soft murmurs suddenly drowned out the howling wind. The shield guards at the forefront moved their shields aside slightly, and everyone's eyes widened in unison.

Inside the command vehicle, the drone's image cleared up from its blurry, shaky state. The adjutant, who had been intently watching the screen, was horrified to discover that the woman hadn't died despite being hit by a salvo from six siege cannons!

Not only was she not dead, but she didn't even seem to have suffered much damage. Only her black armor was badly damaged, and even the dress hidden under the armor was undamaged!

A pair of scarlet eyes occupied the center of the screen, as if looking at them through the drone. Extreme brutality and killing intent seemed to overflow from the screen, causing the adjutant to take two steps back in horror.

This, how is this possible? !

That's a siege cannon!

It is a large-scale war weapon comparable to city defense cannons. Although it has many shortcomings such as insufficient durability and insufficient energy supply to fire continuously, its power is by no means inferior!

Even the outer armor of a mobile city can be penetrated directly, but now, with six cannons firing simultaneously, they were actually blocked head-on by a woman?

That's the Demon King?!

"That is the Demon King, the Demon King of the Sarkaz, the devil who once brought fear to this land."

Compared to the distraught adjutant, the commander's expression was much calmer. He looked at the figure on the screen and saw the specially crafted bullet being pressed against the front of a disproportionately slender hand, suspended in mid-air. He sighed almost imperceptibly, and a flash of scarlet light appeared in his single eye.

"Fire continuously, put the siege cannons into overload mode, start all the siege cannons, and fire them until they are completely destroyed!"

"Send word to the war sorcerers, tell them it's time to fight to the death."

The ruler of Kazdel, a demon king who once intended to sweep across the land and bring fear to the world, is not someone to be killed so easily.

Do you think you can kill them with a single salvo from the siege cannons?

That's just wishful thinking; the commander never thought it could succeed from the very beginning.

However, if one volley of fire isn't enough to kill them, several more volleys might not be enough; they have other methods they can use.

This is just the beginning; the real battle is yet to come.

If we can drag the Demon King to his death here, even if this legion is reduced to half or even wiped out, it might not be a loss.

Without the Demon King, the Sarkaz are nothing but a pack of spineless dogs, no longer worthy of being the Empire's enemy.

……

Boom!

The cracked alloy bullet fell to the ground, shattering into tiny fragments. A dark shadow was drawn from the wreckage and merged into Theresa's palm.

Even the Demon King, who had been making mistakes from the very beginning, had to admit that times had changed.

If it were the former Demon King, taking this shot head-on might not kill him instantly, but he certainly wouldn't fare much better.

However, she is no longer the same as before, and her strength far surpasses that of her predecessors. Even six siege cannons cannot kill her.

Oh oh oh!

The sobs blended together, and the sky suddenly darkened. Without looking up, Theresa knew what it was—nothing more than arrows and spells being thrown at her to suppress her movements.

One side of the encirclement had been cleared, and at the end of the cleared road were six giant cannons glowing with blue light, and many more cannons were just beginning to take shape, clearly not yet fully assembled.

If all those siege cannons were fully loaded and aimed, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold out.

However, she had no intention of standing there and taking a beating.

Indeed, her power has its limits; she can't unleash it as freely as Lin Lu, but she can still manage a short burst of power.

boom!

A deafening roar echoed in the distance, and a rain of arrows and spells, blotting out the sky, poured down like a torrential downpour.

rustle……

Two shallow footprints were imprinted on the shattered ground. Theresa took two steps back, her pupils filled with pure gold. Countless distorted shadows emerged from the void, rapidly extending hundreds of meters away in the blink of an eye.

“Even inanimate objects should submit to me, and impure mixed-race beings should also acknowledge me as their king.”

An invisible wave swept across the sky and the earth, and a dark shadow dragged the world into an abyss. Countless arrows were suspended in mid-air, unable to advance any further, and incoming spells also froze in mid-air.

The debris drifted away silently.