Chapter 167: War Begins Again
Chapter 167
The sky is clear and the white clouds are fluffy. In the boundless sky, the sun casts a soft glow, illuminating the entire sky.
And in this azure sky, a huge monster was suspended in the air like a giant beast, its body covered with the cold texture of metal machinery.
It hovered quietly in the air, as huge as an aerospace mothership, with countless mechanical arms and defensive turrets stacked all over its surface, full of majesty and solemnity.
Surrounding this war fortress, aircraft shuttled in and out from time to time, and their streamlined fuselages shone with a cool luster in the sun.
A medium-sized aircraft slowly approached the fortress's docking platform, and with the docking of a robotic arm, the deck was slowly lowered.
Lin En got off the aircraft and stood on the deck. Facing the strong wind blowing in his face, he took a deep breath of the cold air with a metallic smell.
Looking across the end of the deck, he gazed at the war fortress, feeling a little shocked.
"A helical carrier?"
Lynn muttered to himself, thoughts welling up in his mind.
It is a masterpiece formed by the accumulation of countless mechanical knowledge, the crystallization of the wisdom of the Mechanical City, and a true weapon of war.
As long as the war is about to break out, this giant ship will carry endless troops, puppets and wizards, like a roaring steel beast, devouring the enemy and sweeping away all obstacles.
Lin En could even imagine what a horrifying scene it would be when the war spread and this mothership crossed the sky, with artillery roaring and magic arrays interweaving.
Shaking his head slightly, Lynn shifted his gaze away from the massive outline of the war fortress and began to look at the deck beneath his feet.
On this wide and smooth metal deck, wizards shuttled back and forth, like busy worker bees working non-stop in a giant hive.
Wizard apprentices trotted by, leading mechanical puppets to transport supplies or repair equipment. Sparks flew and the sound of metal colliding could be heard one after another.
In stark contrast to the sparsely populated, dead silent and deserted atmosphere of the garrison castle, this place is filled with noise and vitality, like a war machine that never stops.
Not far away, teams of wizards were preparing, patrolling, or making tactical deployments on the platforms.
Some were wearing combat armor and had solemn expressions; some were commanding mechanical legions with stern eyes.
Previously, Lin En stayed in the garrison castle, and the life there was actually not much different from that in the Mechanical City. There was no atmosphere of being on a battlefield at all.
But after he came here, he felt the atmosphere of war firsthand. The cold and oppressive feeling was everywhere.
"It seems that from now on, I will be immersed in this battlefield atmosphere..."
Lin En's gaze narrowed slightly and he sighed in his heart.
In fact, the previous letter was not an ordinary mission report, but a transfer order.
The person who gave the direct order was actually one of the two commanders of the 13th War Fortress, the Great Wizard Yod!
This transfer order promoted Lin En from a garrison wizard to the captain of the war fortress wizard team, and he was directly under the command system of the 13th War Fortress.
“This is really troublesome…”
Lin En rubbed his forehead helplessly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
Lin En originally thought that he could continue to stay in the castle, practice in peace, and wait for the right time.
With the help of the filtering and purification of the Spirit of the Blue Sky, he was confident that he would be able to break through to the realm of a second-level wizard in the near future.
However, ideals are full, but reality is extremely skinny.
A transfer order completely shattered his dream of peaceful cultivation and transferred him directly to the front line of the war.
Lin En looked at the transfer order in his hand with a complicated expression and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
"However, I remember that due to the disastrous defeat, the 13th Front has now completely retreated its defenses..."
He frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice.
According to the strategy of adjusting the battle line, even if he was transferred to a war fortress, it was unlikely that a large-scale war would break out, at least in the short term.
Even when the situation is tense, the war fortress, as the last line of defense, is generally defensive in nature.
Lin En felt relieved a little, but still couldn't hide a little unwillingness.
After all, compared to the freedom he had when he was guarding the castle, now that he is in the fortress, his movements are strictly restricted and he must absolutely obey the orders of his superiors.
Moreover, even the connection with Qi might be affected...
However, just as Lin En was thinking secretly in his heart, the entire war fortress suddenly shook! Then, a piercing alarm suddenly cut through the air, like a sharp dagger piercing the eardrum.
"Drip! Drop! Drop!"
The rapid sound repeated over and over again, like the ringing of a death knell.
Lin En's brows suddenly frowned, and he raised his head and looked around.
The wizards on the deck were suddenly in chaos. The wizard apprentices were pale and terrified. The mechanical puppets stopped their work and the alert mode was instantly activated.
Then, a cold broadcast voice echoed throughout the fortress.
"Warning! Warning! Large-scale enemy forces approaching!"
"Warning! Warning! Large-scale enemy forces approaching!"
enemy?
Aren’t those the mages from the Goddess camp?
Detecting the approach of a large number of enemies, could it be that the goddess camp is attacking? ! However, this is predictable.
After all, the Thirteenth Front had suffered a disastrous defeat, which led to a comprehensive contraction of the defense line and a weak garrison force.
If the Goddess camp wants to take advantage of the situation, choosing this place as a breakthrough point is indeed the best option.
Therefore, the attack on them can be said to be both unexpected and expected.
However, ever since the wizard camp attacked this world, the goddess camp has never attempted such a large-scale war deep behind enemy lines.
For this reason, after the front line was reduced, the Eastern Theater only sent a symbolic amount of supplies and resources, and there was no large-scale reinforcement plan.
However, not long ago, due to the threat from Qi, the "Morning Star Wizard", the Eastern Theater hastily replenished a large amount of war resources on the Thirteenth Front in order to stabilize the rear.
As a result, the gap in the fortress's combat power was filled by accident, making the originally fragile defense system more stable.
In this way, even if the Goddess's forces invade this place, both sides are not completely powerless to fight.
However, this situation may not be too fatal to the entire War Fortress No. 13, but it is completely different for Lin En personally.
"Why don't you come earlier or later? Why do you wait until I arrive before coming?"
Lin En cursed inwardly, feeling a little depressed.
Those guys from the goddess camp came at a really bad time, it was as if they were targeting him specifically.
If they had arrived earlier and the war fortress was in a state of war, he would never have been drafted.
By then, no matter how the war develops, Lin En can sit firmly in the castle and guard it, being able to attack or defend, at ease and calmly.
But unfortunately the opposite happened.
As soon as Lin En arrived at the war fortress, these goddess forces came in full force and started a raging war.
The entire war fortress instantly entered a state of full alert, and all personnel were trapped in the fortress, unable to escape.
Lin En was the first to bear the brunt of the attack and had no choice but to advance and retreat with the 13th Front.
Escape? Impossible!
Under the tight defense system of the war fortress, anyone who dares to evacuate without permission will be regarded as a deserter and instantly wiped out by the automatic defense array and puppet patrols.
Lin En knew very well that in this situation, the only way was to wait for the fortress's arrangements.
He stood on the deck, looking into the distance and around, and found that there were many wizards like him waiting for orders from above.
In addition to the combat wizards of the combat department, there are also some apprentices, scouts, and even logistics support personnel in the intelligence department, all waiting for the latest orders from their superiors.
Whether to be incorporated into the main force or to carry out special tasks all depends on the decision of the superiors.
Lin En frowned slightly, feeling a little powerless.
"A first-level wizard can only be considered a soldier, and a second-level wizard can be considered a general."
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He couldn't help but sigh that if he had broken through to the second-level wizard, he wouldn't have to worry about being thrown directly to the front line.
Even if he cannot command a large army, at least he can have more autonomy instead of just going with the flow like he does now.
Just as Lin En was lost in thought, suddenly there was an earth-shaking sound coming from afar, like a roaring tsunami, shocking everyone's expression.
Lin En immediately activated the Grey Eagle Armor. This reconnaissance armor quickly unfolded under his control, and the eagle-eye lens instantly locked onto the scene in the distance.
When he saw the mighty tide clearly, even Lin En, who was a calm person, couldn't help but gasp.
It was an army of unprecedented size, like a boundless ocean, surging and rushing towards them.
The group of followers of the Goddess of Demon Net, dressed in blue and white robes, lined up in an orderly manner, like a vast blue ocean, covering the sky and the sun, forming an endless wave.
Lin En looked into the distance, but he couldn't see the end of the team. Just as far as he could see, there were hundreds of thousands or even millions of people!
What's more, behind the rolling waves, countless black shadows were rapidly gathering, constantly replenishing like the tide.
"A war of this magnitude..."
Lynn murmured, feeling a slight chill down his spine and a sense of shock welling up in his heart.
Even the Crucible War that they had participated in before seemed as ridiculous as children playing house compared to the catastrophe before them.
On today's battlefield, once the fighting really starts, this place will instantly turn into a huge meat grinder.
Not to mention a first-level wizard, even a second-level wizard or even a third-level great wizard, once he steps into that boundless wave, he will inevitably be torn apart.
In the face of a war of this scale, individual power is infinitely compressed. Even those self-proclaimed strong men are nothing more than a speck of dust in the ocean tide.
Unless the power is strong enough to produce a qualitative change, that is, the Morning Star Wizard...
Otherwise, on the battlefield, only the power of the army is the supreme law.
"But... can the Thirteenth Front really hold out against an enemy of this magnitude?"
Lynn looked at the mighty blue and white waves through his Grey Eagle armor, his heart filled with confusion and uneasiness.
Although he was not the commander of the war fortress and had limited knowledge of its true strength, he could feel the oppressive gap just by intuition.
The scale of the war fortress is there. Even though it can accommodate millions of combat forces, a considerable number of them are mechanical puppets and alchemical creations.
Although these cold creatures are first-rate in close combat, they would not be able to resist for long against the influx of mages.
On the other hand, on the other side, there was a real army of mages. The spell fluctuations were superimposed like a tsunami, and they were coming towards them with the power to destroy the world.
There were no puppets or elemental creatures, all were flesh and blood, yet they formed a torrent of endless fighting! If the two sides were evenly matched, a first-level wizard would be thrown into a meat grinder if he entered the battlefield; if the two sides were not evenly matched, as in the current situation, a first-level wizard would be doomed to die if he entered the battlefield.
Just like the 13th Front had faced, that disastrous defeat! "No, you must not go to the battlefield!"
Lin En's heart was filled with alarm and he made a decisive decision.
Staying in the war fortress, even if you are defeated in the end, there is at least some hope of survival.
But if you step directly into the battlefield, you will be dead.
Even before the battle is over, it is possible to be wiped out by the aftermath of an uncontrolled spell or technique.
This is by no means alarmist, but the law of the battlefield.
In this situation where defeat is almost certain, the significance of victory or defeat is outweighed by life and death, and surviving is the most important thing.
"But...why is there no response from above?"
Lin En turned around and looked at the deck behind him, where many stranded wizards gathered, and everyone had a puzzled look on their faces.
Until now, they still have not received any instructions and don't even know what role they will play on the battlefield next.
Could it be that the commander above was also shocked by the size of the enemy and was at a loss for a moment? In fact, Lin En's guess hit the mark.
At this moment, in the command room at the core of the fortress, two third-level great wizards were looking livid with cold sweat on their foreheads, frantically trying to contact the Eastern Theater.
Faced with this unimaginable size of the enemy, they all made the same choice: retreat!
Even a great wizard like Yode, who was very warlike, looked solemn at this moment.
He is warlike by nature, but he never likes to die.
This overwhelming enemy force even made him feel chilled to the bone.
A battle of this scale is simply not something a war fortress can withstand.
"There's something fucking wrong with this battle line! Things have been going badly since the defeat. First there was the problem with the mysterious Morning Star Wizard, and then there were these damned believers of the gods..."
The great wizard Youde was filled with anger and started cursing.
The great wizard Earl on the side was a little calmer, but not much better.
Now he is still waiting for orders from above. After all, if they retreat with the war fortress, the entire front line will be torn apart.
At that time, even if you survive, you will be severely punished.
However, it is impossible for the two of them to stay here and wait for death. After all, rules are dead, but people are alive.
If I really can't wait for the order from above, even if I am punished later, it is better than dying in the tide of believers of gods.
"I feel that this is not our problem, but the problem of the big shots above. First, a Morning Star wizard passed through and was not captured by the Eastern Theater. Then, such a large-scale military mobilization was carried out without any notice..."
The two great wizards were ready to press the button, because if they waited any longer, they would really die here.
At this time, news finally came back from above.
"Resist as much as you can, help is on the way, hold on!"
(End of this chapter)
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