Chapter 955 Bombardment, Charge!
Apart from the final crusade, this plan has three difficulties - the first is landing, the second is to build and protect the wizard tower, and the third is to push the front line outside Leipzig.
These three difficulties are simpler than each other... In the end, outward expansion is actually the easiest step.
These demons were suppressed to a very low level. Once they lost their clustering effect, they would be no match for the elite soldiers of the Black Hawk Legion. Not to mention the Mage Tower, which could provide command.
——The most difficult part is actually how to log in.
This isn't a game, after all, so there's no way to "turn off friendly fire." This means the elven warships must be in the front, otherwise the beam will hit friendly forces—if a ship gets in the way of the beam, the Cruel Preacher won't be able to provide cover.
In order to prevent the ships from being destroyed by long-range spells, these warships can only spread out as much as possible and line up in a long snake formation. This is the only way to prevent them from being sunk by a single spell.
This will lead to loopholes on the flanks.
If there are demons that have to travel a long way around, they can only be dealt with by the Griffin Legion.
Half of the demon army had the ability to fly, while less than one-tenth of the human army had stable anti-air and anti-group capabilities. Furthermore, the Moon Children feared naval battles, so at this time, they would try not to expose themselves to avoid the demons' concentrated fire, making them unable to provide combat power.
If other ships were sunk, the soldiers inside could be rescued - but the Moon Children were soluble in water. Once the ship sank, they would sink straight to the bottom like solid concrete pillars.
——But even if this situation was anticipated, there was still no way to solve it.
Extraordinary people are generally not good at water battles.
After all, the sea is a [forbidden] area!
Because most supernatural abilities are limited by "distance", and the ability to fly is very rare - this leads to the fact that supernatural beings always appear extremely vulnerable during naval battles.
The body of a superior transcendent may be able to easily withstand the bombardment of artillery; even a lower-level transcendent will basically not be threatened by things like guns and artillery... Maybe I can't withstand it, but can't I avoid it?
——But people can bear it. But what about the boat?
The abilities needed to maintain the barrier—nothing more than spells, rituals, and preservation—were essential. Spells, however, were extremely energy-intensive, and rituals required advance preparation. The legacy of necromancers and preservationists was incredibly rare... Once the shipwreck occurred, even if someone didn't die instantly, targeting them would be easy.
Even the most powerful transcendents had to keep their ships close enough to the enemy to board. This led to… bigger ships were better, and more people were better.
Far from land, a ship can only support a limited number of people. Just look at the size of the ship to see how many people it can support and how many Transcendents it has. After all, sailing a ship is not like driving a car. A slightly larger ship requires a large number of sailors. Transcendents can't just do odd jobs, right? Excluding the sailors, it's easy to tell how many people are left.
A small ship, even if it is filled with fourth-level transcendents, cannot fight against a fleet of large ships without transcendents - even with preservation techniques and rituals, it cannot withstand several rounds of salvos.
The speed at which a ship can run is also limited.
As long as the lookouts on the large ship are working properly, before the small boat sinks, let alone boarding... it will be impossible to even get within the range of most spells.
Without the bonus of a spellcasting area, most spells have a range of less than sixty meters. Firearms have a similar range.
The distance of rituals is generally even shorter, basically within thirty meters, and only a few ritual spells can reach about eighty meters.
Only if the curse is far enough, it can reach up to several kilometers... but without a medium, the power and accuracy of the curse can be basically ignored.
Because of this, the extraordinary people in most countries are unlikely to have much experience in naval combat - which extraordinary person would be willing to have their extraordinary powers basically unused?
As a result, the role of the Air Force basically covers that of the Navy.
But now that the navy is really used, their vulnerability is revealed -
"...Brother, what is that?"
Yulia followed Aiwass and stayed on one of the "Cruel Preachers".
She pointed at the dark clouds outside the window, her expression serious: "Are those...all demons?"
From their perspective, the city of Leipzig seemed so small that they couldn't even make out the harbor. And over Leipzig—and indeed over the entire planet—dark clouds gathered. It looked like the eve of a storm.
But Yulia saw clearly that it seemed to be moving much faster than the dark clouds.
"...It seems it wasn't an illusion," Aiwass whispered, "The Fallen Angels have indeed noticed our actions...
"You guessed right, Yuli. That is indeed a demon. Humph..."
Fortunately, I was prepared.
Aiwass's expression was solemn as he shouted, "Prepare for a volley!"
"Prepare to fire!"
The Pope's guards passed on Aiwas's orders one after another.
Behind Aiwass is the holy sword and in his hand is the Corona Scepter.
This scepter has a magical enhancement for the candlestick——
[Module - Holy Prayer (Candlelighter): One section of the prayer for the candlelighter can be omitted]
He held up his scepter and prayed aloud: "Light the candles, praise the candlelighter!
“—Praise the Great Purifying Holy Fire!”
St. John on the other boat also had his hands clasped together, and the girl in pure white bowed her head in prayer.
"Protect us, Amber."
She murmured softly.
In an instant, a huge dim yellow light shield emerged - it was a light shield with a radius of about two hundred meters, which enveloped the four elven warships as well as the nearby warships.
Then the light shield shattered, turning into small shields, protecting every ship in front of the formation.
A burst of scorching light boiled up from the warship where Aiwas was, and the damage of the four ships was amplified by Aiwas.
The warships did not stop, but fired while moving.
At this distance, there's no need to aim - missing is the normal situation.
The first round of shelling was just to dispel the anxiety in the soldiers' hearts.
When the demon army in the distance still looked like a thick dark cloud, the first round of volleys had already been fired!
Under Aiwas's power, countless scorching rays sanctified into pure white instantly illuminated the sky!
This is the sky in the morning, but the sun's brilliance cannot suppress the dazzling light of those lights.
The dark clouds collapsed at the first touch and were actually penetrated directly by these four shots!
The originally pancake-shaped dark clouds seemed to be broken in half, and the clouds were burned into the sky, leaving only the original azure sky.
I'm afraid that if we get a few more shots like this, these demons won't even have a chance to fight!
And the moment after this shot was fired.
When the artillery fire entered a cooling state, purple vortexes appeared above them simultaneously!
That's a higher-level demon!
There is no doubt that their actions were seen clearly by the Eye Demon.
The moment they finished their attack... although the demons had not yet engaged in battle, they were unwilling to miss this opportunity, nor were they willing to sit back and watch those lower-level demons being wiped out, so they teleported over directly!
In an instant, the sky turned into a chaotic pattern of stars.
A blood-red sky, a sky rolling with azure thunder, a gray sky with a blizzard, a dark red sky with falling burning meteorites, a pink and purple dreamy sky—
The demons' command was in chaos. They fought for control of the domain without mercy, and the sky became unpredictable because of their appearance.
Bolts of lightning connected the sky and the sea, cutting through the ships like a plow. Then, as other demons seized the space, they suddenly died out.
Dozens of huge flaming meteorites emerged from the other side of the sky and fell steadily towards the ship.
White blizzards that obscured vision exploded one after another in the middle of the fleet, covering each ship with white frost.
The pervasive curse and biting blood rain burned armor and skin, and wails echoed across the sea.
In just a moment of fighting, more than a dozen ships were easily destroyed, and the number was still increasing rapidly.
Fortunately, Saint John's advanced divine arts protected the most critical gunboats - even if more than a dozen thunderbolts fell on them at the same time, they did not waver in the slightest.
——At this time, it was only three seconds since the first round of salvo was fired.
But just then.
The chaotic sky suddenly became clear.
It was like a drop of blood falling into the water, turning it into a sea of blood.
The turbid and unpredictable chaotic sky suddenly began to collapse and melt from the middle, turning into a pure blood rain.
The curse fell upon the demon, causing a moment of chaos.
The Night Demon, revealing his true form, stood quietly behind Aiwass, stretching his body like a tree.
"—Follow my command!"
The Great Guardian shouted loudly, his voice rolling like thunder under the power of authority: "Charge!"
In the dark red blood rain.
He took the lead and charged towards the dark clouds!
Just like how he charged towards the gargoyle army in another world line—
The higher-level demons before him were undoubtedly far more powerful than the gargoyle army...
——But this time, the Great Guardian is not alone.
Griffins wearing heavy silver-white armor followed closely behind and charged without hesitation!
It let out a clear cry, stirred up thunder and storm, and slammed fiercely into the upper demons whose domains were usurped!
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