Chapter 237: Monster's Change
Come to think of it, it seemed to be the same last time. As soon as the airship took off, the monsters launched a large-scale attack.
These monsters seem to react greatly to something in the sky?
This is a bit strange. They are clearly creatures in the deep sea, so why would they react to airships in the sky? Have they also been attacked by things in the sky?
Xius frowned, not knowing what to do for a moment.
He turned to look at the other airships and suddenly asked, "Are there any weapons installed on the airships?"
"We have loaded some bombs, and Nini is going along because she is the only one who can detonate them." Several Fire Moth researchers said nearby.
The detonation of the bomb is indeed a big problem. If it really doesn't work, don't study the trigger fuse and just throw the explosive package with a fuse. Although the mode of conscienceless cannon is backward in World War II, it is considered advanced in this world.
After all, even explosives cannot be mass-produced here. Now think about what happened when Castel was besieged by monsters. Except for Zeus's territory, any other church would have to pay a huge price if they let it come.
According to Alexei's estimation, even the Imperial Royal Army would have a hard time holding out here.
"Let's add a few machine guns under the airship." Hughes gestured and said, "Design a bracket for the machine guns so that they can fire downwards. I'll draw a sketch for you later."
The Fire Moth's eyes lit up, and he picked up a pen and paper to discuss the matter on the spot.
On the other side, not long after Nini and Chloe went up to the sky, they received a telepathic link message from Ash.
The two of them immediately changed direction and flew the airship directly above the battlefield. This was just a test voyage, and they didn't carry many bombs, but it was enough to change the situation of the battle.
Xius listened to the explosion coming from afar, looked at the real-time battle situation in the mind link, and couldn't help but smile.
In the absence of anti-aircraft firepower, airships can almost subvert the battle situation. This aircraft with a huge load capacity can carry a large number of bombs and slowly drop them over the enemy's head, with surprisingly good results.
Later, we can change the paint job of the airship, paint shark eyes and teeth on it, and add a few tail fins. That would be really cool.
According to the nature of this idealistic world, if a weapon looks scary enough, its power may actually increase.
On the cathedral battlefield not far away, after a few bombs were dropped, the entire battlefield became quiet. The soldiers poked their heads out of the bunkers and cheered for the airship.
Alexei looked at the huge monster moving slowly in the air and couldn't help but sigh softly.
It had only been one or two years since he graduated from the Royal Military Academy, so how come the battlefield had become something he didn't recognize?
Chloe was still a little unsatisfied, as there were still some bombs on the airship, but the monsters on the battlefield had already retreated, so she had no choice but to steer the airship in a farther direction.
After walking around the island, the smile on Chloe's face gradually disappeared. Nini beside her also had a serious expression on her face, and kept sending the scenes she saw to the mind link.
"My Lord, those monsters seem to be gathering their numbers and preparing to attack in waves."
"Yeah, I saw it."
Zeus also noticed the densely packed monsters on the island. The attacks had not been frequent in recent days, and there were fewer monsters rushing up.
He felt strange at first, and just thought that something strange happened in the sea, or that the monsters were attacking other islands and lands, but he didn't expect that the monsters were actually gathering troops.
One or two arm monsters pose no threat at all and the Skitarii can easily deal with them, but if there are more than ten, machine guns must be used.
If there are a hundred of them, then even with a Banshee squad carrying steam rifles, defense would probably be difficult, as the monsters would probably rush directly to the fortifications. Although it is not known whether these monsters can destroy reinforced concrete, it would still be very troublesome.
The fortifications have shooting angles. It is difficult to shoot when the monsters rush to the fortifications, and you may have to rely on the banshees to take action.
Chloe and Nini saw nearly a thousand arm monsters, and there were countless fishmen everywhere in the mountains.
Chloe controlled the airship and came to the place where the arm monsters gathered. She pushed the lever and the propeller turned rapidly. Soon their altitude increased a little.
She learned from experience that increasing the altitude before dropping the bomb was a threat to the airship as the fragments and shock waves from the bomb explosion would threaten the airship.
The arm monsters on the ground seemed unaware of anything, and some of the fishmen raised their heads and looked at the airship in the sky.
Soon, several small black dots fell down, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.
It was a bomb with a modified shape, with a tail added to prevent rolling and stabilize its posture, so it could be accurately dropped at high altitudes.
Nini calculated the distance accurately and detonated the bomb above the monsters' heads.
Air explosion!
When a bomb explodes in the air, it causes far more casualties than when it explodes on the ground. This is what Hughes told Nini, and she found this to be true after experiments.
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She is able to detonate bombs with great precision, so she always chooses this method to inflict maximum damage to monsters.
Several orange flames bloomed on the ground, and a large number of monsters turned into minced meat, which then slowly turned into pollution.
Chloe had already used self-binding techniques and zoomed in to look at the monsters.
There were many monsters that survived near the monsters that were killed in the explosion. They still looked up at the sky with cold eyes, and did not hide on the ground.
Chloe frowned secretly in her heart. These monsters always gave her an inexplicable sense of alienation.
At the beginning, they were more like living creatures. They would get angry when attacked, and would become afraid and run away if they were killed too many times.
And now, these monsters are more like cold machines, executing the order to "attack". The looks they give us are neither angry nor fearful, just a cold stare, as if they are looking at a reef that is destined to be swallowed up.
She had a vague feeling that these monsters seemed to be constantly changing, and the changes were very fast.
After flying a few laps, Chloe operated the airship to fly back. This trip was almost the same as she expected. The Noisier did not consume much fuel at all. If it was just for exploration, the bombs could be replaced with supplies, and the airship could easily reach the mainland.
"how?"
Hughes opened the hatch for Chloe.
"Very good. You are right. Airships are indeed epoch-making, whether they are used on the battlefield or for exploration."
"In the next few days, go out for a few laps regularly, bring more bombs, weaken the monsters' strength, and accumulate more experience. After the remaining airships are completed, start exploring Gem Bay."
Zeus raised his head and looked to the southeast. That was Gem Bay, the pirates' lair.
(End of this chapter)