Equipment Printing School Mage
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Emilia looked at the rising broken line and couldn't help shaking her head.
The latest test results reveal a terrifying fact.
In short, before an attack of the same element reaches a certain intensity, the scales of an elemental dragon can demonstrate astonishing defensive power against the same element. But once the limit is crossed...
Not only can it not resist the elements, but it will be absorbed by the stronger elements, allowing the elemental storm to advance straight in.
If this is true for the toughest scales, what about the flesh and blood of a dragon?
Emiya shuddered at the thought of the terrifying sight of the giant dragon as big as a hill melting in the elemental storm.
If the Type 3 airships were deployed to the front lines before this phenomenon was discovered... the consequences would be unimaginable.
"...No, maybe it can be the other way around." Emiya murmured, "The dragons of the Holy Elemental Church have always preferred to advance in formation. We've actually been helpless against large-scale enemy forces, worried about the huge casualties we can't avoid, and also doubted whether the elemental storm can only have a temporary repelling effect. But now..."
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The first wave of the offensive against the Fritian League did not go smoothly.
This was far beyond the expectations of the wild spirits.
According to the past, the offensive and defensive battle between the two sides should have started with the Holy Church of Elements advancing rapidly, but a large-scale ambush organized by the Fritia Alliance would interrupt the momentum, and the two sides would fall into an endless stalemate, and then a ceasefire would be reached as no one was willing to go to the front line anymore.
And this time, the Dragon King Kornai chose to get involved in the war at the very beginning... This anomaly made some high-ranking members of the Holy Elemental Church tremble with fear.
A war can be started on a whim, but it cannot be ended on a whim.
Every time the Holy Church of Elements splits, the most direct reason is always the loss of power and deterrence - so now that the war has begun, the wild spirits must not retreat at this time.
Finally, they made a decision - to further expand the scale of the war.
They sent additional troops to attack Ashe Frame's flank.
——To be specific, it means attacking Greenwater's territory.
Nearly a hundred dragons had vanished silently there... Now, Greenwalt was found trapped in his father's territory again—
Now is the time when his territory is at its weakest.
Then, it’s time to completely fill this gap in the battle line.
The troops sent by the Holy Elemental Church will be divided into four groups, planning to charge into the mountains from all directions.
They wouldn't stay for too long, nor would they care about the supplies nearby - there were just barren mountains there.
Burn the vegetation and turn all life on it to ashes!
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The eerie silence near Halrua had made them somewhat uneasy for several days. Consequently, the Halruans expanded their observation posts dozens of kilometers further out. This effort finally paid off.
Dozens of warnings were sent to Haligad and Halayach like snowflakes, and the content of the reports was the same: nearly a hundred dragons were discovered, and their direction of movement was undoubtedly within the territory of Halrua.
This day finally arrived, but the elders breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course they had to attack Tianhe. But if the attack didn't go well, Halrua's defense gap would inevitably be extended—an unexpected cost the Halrua people couldn't afford.
Now is the opportunity to defend and counterattack.
"Everyone, at this point, I think the question of whether to fight or not is no longer necessary." Emiya stood up in the Elders' Hall. "The questions we need to resolve are: can we win? Can we accept the cost of war? What are our goals?"
"For the past month, we've been working to answer these questions. We've worked with the Lantan people to build nearly two hundred magic ships. We've researched the power of elemental amber and completed iterations in a remarkably short period of time. To protect everyone, we relocated the entire Halruaa to Halayach and Haligad. We have teleportation technology to allow us to return at any time.
"If we can capture the Sky River, then we can return to Toril."
They have reasons to participate in the war, have something to rely on to participate in the war, can afford the cost of the war, and can quickly withdraw from the war.
Although the Halruaan people love magic and despise other external things, they do not really live in an ivory tower. Foreign enemies who covet their wealth have always been an endless stream.
Eighty years ago, they could only endure silently in invisible fear, but today, their anger will finally find a breakthrough.
After Emya's mobilization, Tachi Al Mustafa, the highest-ranking elder in the Council of Elders, stood up and said, "This war will involve everyone, so the entire Council of Elders will be involved! It's time to show these barbarian dragons the power of magic! They've come from afar, so let's give them a head-on blow!"
"Behind us stands not only Halrua, but also Toril and the Demonic Web!"
The mages of the Presbyterian Church and their students, the remaining senior priests and newly ordained novices in the church, the newly born Secret Fire Knights, the remaining armed forces and the entire Lantan.
Despite the passionate speeches in the elders' council, there were only countless communication crystal balls in the hall—the real members had already arrived on the airships one by one. Beside them were the urgently selected airship crew members.
After all, these brand new types of airships do not require any rigorous training: their flight power and maneuverability have been simplified to an outrageous degree.
In this battle, the remaining people of Toril will come out in full force.
"In the name of the Magic Goddess, let's go!"
Following the last command, in the nearly overcrowded airport, a row of crystal-like airships rose straight into the sky. After reaching the assigned height, their petal-like sails emitted turbulent airflows and rushed towards the end of the sky.
"It's time for us to leave."
Emiya ultimately chose to use the Platinum as the base for the Type III airship. The air dragon's wing membrane had already been hoisted high.
He looked over the side of the ship and took a deep breath.
Mars stood on the side of the ship and smiled: "Do you want to take another look at this land? If all goes well, this may be the last time."
"Don't joke," Emiya said coldly. "What belongs to Halruaa isn't just its mortals and wisdom. The rivers, the land, every blade of grass, every tree—everything can return to their true home."
After this battle, not only will Abeir's situation change - even Toril will be turned upside down.
"Let's go!"
Fifty-three Storms (Part 4)
The long mountain range finally came to an end, and the Holy Church's southern extermination force also vaguely saw their target.
What's funny is that they were clearly responsible for destroying the target area until there was no grass left, but they didn't even know what the target area looked like before setting off.
According to the few reports collected by the Holy Church, they only know that it should be one of the new continents of Abel, but there is no human habitation there, only patches of sparsely vegetated plateaus and mountains. It has recently been occupied by the sons of Ashe Frame. At the same time, the enemy is quite powerful, and many detachments have disappeared near that area.
Finally, they went south along the outside of the mountains and saw the vast ocean.
Not knowing where the enemy is or how many there are makes this kind of war absurd.
The Extermination Squad quickly decided on a strategy: engage in the most conservative battle possible, summon an elemental storm, push it toward the plateau, and then retreat directly.
They couldn't possibly go into the cave to hunt down the enemy, so they could just use the elemental storm to turn this place into a barren dead zone, letting them slowly starve to death.
——This is one of the reasons why the troops that carry out this mission are called extermination troops.
The extermination troops in the south are all giant water elemental dragons.
They will launch an attack from the south, near the sea, causing rivers to overflow, waterfalls to flow backwards, and tsunamis tens of meters high to be set off, submerging this unknown and unfamiliar area in a swamp.
Giant dragons of various colors descended from the low rain clouds.
They spread their wings, and as their altitude decreased, the ripples beneath them gradually became louder and louder under the influence of wind pressure, and huge waves were slowly taking shape.
They were almost connected end to end, forming circles of destruction on the sea surface. The mist emanating from their bodies seemed to be connected to the ocean, calling for the ocean's rage together.
Finally, the leading bronze dragon left the formation and plunged into the depths of the ocean.
He will be responsible for completing the final stimulation of the elemental amber, using it to create earthquakes on the seabed, stirring up huge waves in the undercurrents of the ocean, and allowing a devastating elemental storm to descend here.
This venerable old dragon had participated in the last war and had carried out several extermination operations, so he was very familiar with this. His subordinates had no other additional considerations, but instead transformed into a well-trained forward formation, ready to follow the huge waves.
——But, the accident happened at this moment.
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The newly promoted Secret Fire Knight Eliser took a deep breath and looked at the surging ocean outside the transparent ship wall, and couldn't help but gasp.
Yes, a type of airship can dive... Its structure is essentially completely sealed, and in order to resist the invasion of dragons, it is also designed with a hull with considerable defensive power. Their power essentially comes from elemental thrust -
Therefore, the so-called airship is actually an almost all-terrain vehicle. As long as it is not forced to engage in street fighting in a cave, theoretically any terrain is no problem.
In fact, the melting point of fiberglass is actually slightly higher than that of steel, so this ship can even travel through magma for a short period of time. The only factor that can hinder them from sailing in magma is that the crew will be gradually roasted.
Both Haligad and Halayach were actually adjacent to the Halua Lake, with Haligad being extremely close to the sea outlet. Therefore, they were the first to arrive at the defense area.
As a result, they were the ones who had been waiting the longest - they had received news that all the other airships had started a firefight with the Holy Church of Elements.
What made matters worse for them was that all the reports from others were of victory, which was a good thing, but it was too much pressure for the last ambush force that had not yet started to move.
Not to mention, the consequences of their ambush failure were the most serious: if things went as expected, the two cities adjacent to Lake Halua would be within the elemental storm's range. Their previous measures might not be able to withstand such a devastating tsunami.
"Don't be nervous." At this moment, the captain of the airship sighed and said, "All airship helmsmen are young people like you. Do you think you are weaker than them?"
"Of course not!" Elise wiped the sweat from her palms tremblingly.
"So, do you think I'm too weak?" The captain shook his head. "Do you think that Halrua's theoretical supreme leader, Tachi al-Mustafa, doesn't even have the ability to take care of his own descendants? Do as you've been trained. I'll take care of everything."
Indeed, with the Elders Council out in full force, the airships' mages were bound to have varying strengths and weaknesses—and the Mustafar, where Eliser was aboard, was likely one of the most powerful airships: led by Halruaa's highest-ranking elder, their strength was perhaps second only to the Emya squadron.
Eliser took a deep breath and forced a smile. "...I'm just worried that any mistakes I make might bring shame to the Secret Fire Knights..."
"Stain? Ha!" One of the oldest wizards in Halruaa laughed out loud. "From Cormanthor to Halruaa, everyone in Faerun has a stain. There are nearly two hundred members in the Council of Elders now, and I can tell you two embarrassing stories about each of them—
"For example, just minutes before the arrival of the Seraphim, I was still convinced that we had been thrown into a time warp hundreds of thousands of years before the elves arrived. I ignorantly questioned them. If we weren't followers of Mystra, this mistake would have been enough to kill our entire clan."
He tapped his staff and called out to the crew through the telepathic link: [Alright, enough gossip, eh? Check the battle readiness again!]
At this moment, the lookout reported in astonishment: [We discovered an ancient green dragon diving vertically, and its target seems to be the seabed!]
Tachi's eyes suddenly lit up.
They hesitated for a moment, but were able to pick up this big fish.
Unlike the Fritia Alliance, the Holy Elemental Church takes a long time to regain its fighting spirit once its supreme commander dies suddenly. If the commander falls without their knowledge, the chaos will be even greater.
All nearby ships were mobilized. Inside the Mustafa, Tachi and his simulacra were already standing in front of the gun barrels.
Aside from maneuverability, combat under the sea faces a significant obstacle: the immense resistance encountered by shells traveling through the ocean. Currently, the Halruaan airship's primary lethality comes from the shell's kinetic energy. If its speed were significantly reduced, the shell's lethality against the dragon would be insufficient.
However, these problems have been solved by a newly developed spell.
Tachi and his simulacra extended their staffs towards the dark barrel of the cannon: "Void Dark Sphere!"
The artificial black hole created by the spell attached to the front of the cannonball, and then the two men took a few steps back in a hurry and entered the range of the silencing spell near the barrel.
Silence can also be used to help suppress the recoil of artillery - this is also one of the latest discoveries.
Then, the air element amber and fire element amber at the bottom of the barrel were activated, and a fierce airflow exploded violently in the barrel, pushing the shells away from the side of the ship.
The black hole in the void before the cannonball greedily drank up all the seawater in front of the cannonball like a giant whale.
At this moment, although the shell was still running in the ocean current, a brief vacuum had been created in front of the shell.
This also means that an extremely fast attack is theoretically impossible in the ocean.
The ancient green dragon, which was still diving, seemed to realize something and turned to the side.
What came into view were cones of metal flying towards them at high speed.
Some aimed at the middle of his body, while others aimed directly at his head.
"What--!" He was shocked.
Even though the dragons of the Elemental Holy Church still know nothing about this weapon, it does not mean that they do not understand what a heavy object flying at an extremely high speed means.
He reacted immediately, curled up in the water, tried his best to reduce his body area, and then a surge of water suddenly spurted out from around his sides, moving forward at a faster speed.
It was too late for him to surface, so the only option was to move forward at full speed and leave everything to the water spirit Frustana.
A cannonball penetrated his tail, accurately shattering the dragon's tailbone, and the wide tail fin was almost completely broken off. A cannonball penetrated his wings, tearing apart his flight organs.
But anyway, he's still alive.
Just as he was thinking this, the last few shells arrived late from right behind him and slammed straight into his body. The elemental dragon's strong body turned into a torture device for him. They tried their best to stop the shells from doing whatever they wanted in their body, but in the end, they only made it churn inside the dragon's body, creating an increasingly terrifying cavity, and finally stumbling and breaking the dragon's spine and tearing open its heart.
"...He should be dead."
After confirming this, Tachi immediately dispelled his Void Dark Sphere spell to prevent the black hole from ruthlessly devouring all the spoils. Then, he called upon his simulacrum to finish the job.
The simulation sighed and worked for a long time before finally completing the preliminary preparations for underwater casting. Then it simply bombarded the dragon corpse with the dark green rays, watching as the huge body was disintegrated into undetectable dust in an instant, floating and scattering in the water.
However, what surprised Tachi's simulation was that after everything collapsed and scattered, there was actually a considerable amount of elemental amber floating in the water.
The earth element amber has even entered an excited state.
Tachi quickly understood what this meant: the dragon of the Holy Elemental Church had originally intended to cause a huge earthquake here.
Here, it is less than 20 kilometers away from the southernmost coast of Halua, and only 100 kilometers away from Haligard.
According to Yin's plan, it's not just hundreds of thousands of Halruaan people who will be returning to Toril... all the mountains, rivers, and plants here will be taken back with them!
If these bastards from the Holy Church of the Elements succeed in triggering an elemental storm...
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