Ron left the church and boarded the magic crystal carriage, heading towards the due south in the sky…
In the southern airspace, the powerful magic legion has already assembled.
As the lord's chariot arrived, five military commanders flew out from the sky.
Ron found these five army commanders unfamiliar; decades had passed, and the commanders had changed several times over. Fortunately, in the army, strength could be converted into prestige.
Ron emerged from the magic crystal carriage, surrounded by elements, standing in the void. Suddenly, the five legion commanders felt the elements around them stagnate.
The legendary elemental pressure was directed only at the five aerial powerhouses in front of them.
Even the Grandmaster-level commanders could only fly for a short time, so Ron decided to call it a day.
No amount of nonsense could compare to this brief demonstration. Ron then ordered, "Keep it quiet, let's go! Don't worry about anything else!"
"Yes, my lord!"
"..."
The five commanders responded in unison, and when they returned to the magic crystal carriage, smiles couldn't be contained on their faces. Their lord had returned; he was a legend!
This is also due to Ron's principle of secrecy; under the cover of his divine magic shirt, few people currently know Ron's strength.
It was essential for Ron to demonstrate his strength to the commanders at the front lines, so that they would have confidence in his position and wouldn't have to worry about Ron's rear.
After watching the army depart, Ron turned around after a long while…
Next, Ron returned to the magic reporting room in the lord's manor.
In the eight days that Vivian was awakening the Time Elf King, Ron had already notified his allies to make the necessary preparations.
Once their own army sets off first, and a report is received, other allies can be notified to follow suit at any time.
Judging from their location, the Ritchie Empire should have been the first to arrive at the battlefield.
Before long, the entire magic reporting room was filled with void magic runes.
In the world of Gus and on the continent of Oran, legions from various factions took to the skies.
With the development of magical civilization to this point, it already has the foundation of blitzkrieg. Unlike Ron's Sandy Territory, which only mobilized five armies of 10,000 men each, the Carlo Magic Empire directly deployed three floating city fortresses this time, each fortress accompanied by more than 200,000 elite troops, with the imperial-level forces being the main force.
The Sky Fortress is like an aircraft carrier at sea, serving as a take-off and landing point for magical war vehicles, as well as a rest station. With the addition of various newly invented magical devices, the Sky Fortress is a military facility at the level of a floating city. The fortress already possesses the integrated reconnaissance and attack capabilities of a modern magical civilization.
As the Age of Calamity approached, even Ron had legendary figures involved in the research and development of the Light Imprint technology. In the years that followed, highly skilled professionals were involved in every key technology. Rumor has it that one or two technologies of various empires even involved demigod ancestors.
With such a rapid pace, we should be able to catch up to some extent with the Arcane Era in terms of technology.
All the magical war machines in the sky can coordinate their attacks from the floating fortress at any time.
Ron originally wanted to deploy the floating fortresses in his own territory, but the Bernal lich arrived and agreed to carry out the construction work. Upgrading and building them was the most urgent task at present, so as to be ready to deal with the escalation of the war at any time. From then on, Sandy Territory also had a technical advisor who was at least a demigod.
...
On this day, spectacular scenes unfolded. There were so many Sky Legions; where were they headed?
The smaller kingdoms that were not notified were filled with anxiety. The empires promptly notified their vassal kingdoms to allow passage, or else they would bear the consequences.
Blitzkrieg requires speed.
That afternoon, all the combat troops arrived at their designated positions, and war was imminent.
The focus shifts to one of the battlefields, the Kingdom of Kolo, no, it should now be called the Demon Kingdom of Kolo.
The reason why the Kingdom of Kolo has become the occupied territory is largely due to the fact that the branch church of the God of Shadows developed here.
Kill all followers of the fallen god!
The Shadow Punishment Overlord followers, who were lurking among them, launched the Holy War of Faith, with Sky Sandy leading the five legions to support them.
The magic vehicles, including the magic crystal cannons, utilize precision guidance technology, which is crucially complemented by life recognition magic.
Although the current magic crystal cannons can track life, there is still a possibility of accidental killings between the two sides in the heat of battle. This is where the coordination between ground and air forces is put to the test.
This was a war primarily fought by elementalists, so coordination and cooperation were a piece of cake. Magical telepathy, powerful elementalists' mental analysis... the prior rehearsals quickly translated into real results.
kill!
Upon arrival at the designated location, the climax immediately began: a blitzkrieg, a surprise attack from both inside and outside, aimed at eliminating as many of the Shadow God's followers as possible.
In the occupied areas, only a portion were occupied by the Fallen Humans; the majority of the demons had already reacted.
Low-level demons, such as inferior demons, have such obvious chaotic and evil attributes that they often cannot distinguish between friend and foe. When they are in a bloodthirsty frenzy, they will even kill fallen humans without hesitation.
The followers of the God of Shadows have not yet undergone ten thousand years of evolution. Excluding certain demonic races, the evil aura on fallen humans is difficult for lower-ranking demons to instinctively recognize.
A chaotic battle ensued.
With so many types of demons, sky demons are appearing in large numbers across the skies, making the struggle for air supremacy crucial...
Keynes is one of the five commanders of the Sandy Territory's expedition, or more precisely, one of the three active commanders of the Sandy Territory's magic mechanist legions.
This time, two of the five armies, each with ten thousand men, were magic machine corps, while the other remained to guard the territory.
The war has so far mainly involved long-range air strikes, and it's time to split up the operations.
Keynes gave orders to the magic messenger standing nearby. Magic messengers usually have an affinity for wind magic and can use wind magic tools.
"Aerial interception team, deploy! Prioritize eliminating threatening Sky Demons. Reconnaissance team, switch to rescue squad, coordinate with support mages. You all go down and disperse to support our warriors..."
The followers of the Shadow Punishment Overlord are mostly warriors from Sandy Territory, with half-elves making up the majority. They have a connection to the Shadow Punishment Department from back then, and the current Shadow Punishment Overlord is jokingly referred to as the Half-Elf God.
After giving the order, Keynes observed the battle situation outside through multi-faceted water screen projections inside the main battle vehicle. This technology had long been skillfully applied to assist in viewing holographic displays. In military applications, the projections here would be clearer and more flexible in changing direction, and could even achieve additional reconnaissance functions through voice-assisted incantations, etc.
One person's observation capacity is limited, so Keynes had five other observers whose job was to help oversee the observation and analysis. Whenever there was a scene that required a decision, the observers would immediately upload it to the main projector.
Even an army of ten thousand men has a smaller command center for a commander of a thousand men, but a commander of a hundred men doesn't have similar equipment. For a hundred men, the main task is on-site command, and often they even need to analyze the situation with their own eyes. However, they do have magical projection devices to record the images... All lower-level commanders have the obligation to report to the Grand Commander.
Keynes' right side was filled with projected information reported by commanders at all levels, while the left side showed the real-time situation of the battlefield, interspersed with battlefield footage reported by observers. In the center, there was an even wider overall view.
Small close-up shots combined with a large overall local scope, the large shots include the air, the ground and so on. Nowadays, the war course in the floating university city has too many things to test. It is not easy to become the commander of an army of 10,000 people.
More than fifty years have passed, and many of the current commanders at all levels are graduates of the War Academy in the Floating University City.
Keynes could analyze the general situation of the battlefield from inside the vehicle, which was both safe and allowed him to analyze war intelligence in a timely manner, offering many advantages. His master-level mental energy was running at high speed, processing all sorts of information. After analysis, he uttered a series of appropriate orders.
The entire battlefield was like Keynes playing a game of chess. He tried to minimize the exchange of pieces and used as many advantages as possible to eliminate threatening targets first. If a threatening target was too difficult to deal with, he would leave snipers to deal with the weaker targets first, and then deal with the strongest Sky Demons last.
"Will, your hundred-man squad is heading southeast. There should be a demon leader there. Be careful."
"Understood, sir, Will obeys."
"Aika, your sniper team is ready to cooperate with Team Will."
"Yes, sir. Aika received."
"..."
The unusual situation in the southeast had clearly attracted the attention of other combat units, and the commander of the Pope's 10,000-strong army felt it was time to act.
Divine magic scrolls appeared one after another within the range of the magic crystal vehicles of the divine magic team.
Below the scroll, several master-level priests and nuns appeared, and divine spells spread widely across the sky.
The artist's divine skill, a war song, titled: "Glory from the Sea Clan".
A miraculous scene unfolded in the sky above the battlefield. Only Sandy Territory could gather so many divine spell artists. The fact that the divine spells could travel so far indicated that, in addition to the chanting of spells by several master-level priests and nuns, there were many more divine spell artists inside various magic crystal vehicles. Through wind magic and other mixed magical techniques, they were able to further amplify the additional effects of the divine spells.
Divine arts generally have a collective attribute, and pastors of a pantheon can easily gather the power of faith.
The magical power and even divine strength of the god of faith are the result of the convergence of the beliefs of all living beings.
The incantations of the Legion's divine magic inspire awe. The closer one gets to the power of the gods, the more one can feel the essential difference deep within their souls. How to put it? It's like a tiny ant trying to approach and challenge a giant that holds up the sky...
The sound of the incantation carried further and further away until it was finally finished, and another ordinary army completed its covering mission.
The scroll of the sky unfolds one by one.
The divine painter thus ascended to the epic stage.
The figures in the painting emerged from within the scroll. The figures in the painting were mermaids. As the royal race among the sea creatures, mermaids were renowned for their singing voices. The divine painting began to sing the battle song.
All the paintings depict mermaids singing:
"Glory from the sea creatures, protecting our warriors..."
Many mermaids are believers of the god of music. Singers are always related to the god of music. As the "Mermaid Tears" series of works continues to spread, more and more mermaids have come ashore in recent years. Every time a mermaid comes ashore, it will increase the number of believers of the god of music to some extent.
Originally, the mermaid clan as a whole worshipped the sea god. However, perhaps because of the impending disaster, the temple of the sea god issued a permit for multiple faiths in earlier years. Among these, the mermaid royal family could only worship the sea god and was not included in the list of those permitted to have multiple faiths.
The sea god's blessing was reserved only for the royal family of mermaids.
Because of this, the mermaids on the battlefield still have mermaid lower bodies, and there is not a single mermaid royalty.
Nevertheless, even without royalty, mermaids are still capable of fully utilizing their species' talents.
Mermaids are also known as siren, and the siren's song is often a nightmare for villains. Those with slightly weaker mental fortitude will unknowingly walk into the sea and drown without realizing it.
Even when facing elementalists of advanced skill levels, the sirens can still sing "The Glory of the Sea Clan." Listening to the sirens' song, the sea warriors can maintain their best condition throughout the entire battle.
On the battlefield, our side is mostly human. We don't expect to be as good as the sea race warriors; being 70-80% as good would be great.
While the divine mage was chanting, the mechanic legion completed its overall formation.
Too many magical machines emerged from the magic crystal vehicle. Countless humanoid sniper magical machines set up magic crystal cannons, and some magical machines even drew their bows like magic attackers.
Whoosh... Boom!
The sounds of magic bows and cannons filled the air. After the magic cannons, the magic bows were used for precise harvesting, and the process of drawing the magic bows further honed the autonomous evolution of the magical machines.
Further back, within the local forces, the mermaid's voice on the painting continuously emanated battle songs, the musical magic continuing to work as the siren in the painting took effect…
The conventional aerial battlefield began to show a one-sided trend.
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