Chapter 616 The Blizzard of the Stone City

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It seems that this terrifying chase will soon devour this small team, whether it is a knight from the capital, a soldier who has been recruited, or a life recovered from the walls of the Stone City after a brief delay After all, he gradually got closer to the embrace of the god of death—Mitchell looked at the distant scene through the observation port at the back of the carriage, and saw hundreds of thousands of giants of the crystal cluster getting closer and closer, these huge human figures reaching a height of three meters. The momentum of the charge of the biological cluster even surpassed that of the Royal Knights, and the arcane lightning they frequently released crossed the entire battlefield and continuously hit the shield of the chariot...

In the distance, there are large swathes of smoke rising up, and each piece of smoke means that a new chasing soldier is rapidly approaching.

Then, a strange flash of light fell from the sky.

It was some kind of extremely fast flying object, and the vision of an extraordinary person could barely capture a trace. It was wrapped in a faint green light and flew from the direction of the Gorgon River, passing over the hills and the wilderness. Falling into the smoke in the distance.

In the next second, a terrifying flash of explosion and even more terrifying thunder nearly tore the eardrums of Mitchell and the soldiers.

Countless shattered limbs and crystals were thrown into the sky in the explosion flash. The terrifying shock wave even pushed all the surface protrusions in a radius of nearly 100 meters. The earth was shaking violently. It was clearly seen that the shield outside the chariot had tiny ripples.

Immediately afterwards, more flashes appeared in the sky, with some kind of sharp sound, falling one after another in the distance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The big explosions that collapsed and destroyed the mountains sounded one after another. Every flash and every explosion seemed to be a meteor strike in the middle of the crystal cluster. I don’t know how many monsters turned into dust under this terrible attack. Mitchell can Only one thing is certain - the pursuit of the Cluster Legion is disintegrating.

The Cecil soldiers who drove the vehicles and controlled the weapons obviously knew that this amazing "Sky Fire" would appear. They didn't panic at all. At the same time as the first big explosion fell, the soldiers cooperated tacitly and entered the next step to get rid of the pursuit. In the first stage, they began to manipulate the weapons installed on the vehicle to clean up the chasing giants, and dropped a large number of explosive magic props called crystal grenades behind the vehicle, and at the same time began to move in the direction of the Gorgon River.

During this whole process, Mitchell's biggest worry was that the attacks that fell from the sky would land on his head-they were so powerful that Mr. Knight was absolutely sure that even if one attack landed next to the convoy, his body All of them would be instantly distributed in a random area with a radius of 100 meters, but it turned out that his worries were unnecessary: ​​those attacks obviously deliberately kept a safe distance from the convoy, and the latest one was hundreds of meters away.

Everything seems to have been rehearsed countless times.

Even the gigantic giants, who are not afraid of pain and lack human emotion, will retreat under such an attack - this battle of pursuit and breakthrough finally ends with a beam of energy sweeping from the direction of the Gorgon River, that terrifying The beam of light cut across the battlefield, and continued to burn the ground with a humming sound, leaving a trench that was dozens of meters wide and almost molten.

After that, the road will be smooth.

...

On the 35th of the month of recovery, the inland battleship "Pioneer", which headed to the north first, successfully completed the rendezvous with the Iron Ranger advance team. With the support of powerful naval guns, the Byron Knights eliminated a wave that moved south from the giant wood crossing. The crystal cluster giant, and then the fleet temporarily docked on the bank of the rich woodland in the north of Pompeii. After using the close-up artillery to open up a safe landing field, the landing force and the steel ranger advance team were established in the Lenburg area on the west side of the rich woodland. base.

At the same time, the ground troops led by Gawain and Philip also advanced from the land to the fertile woodlands. After assisting the advance team to clear the remaining crystal cluster legions on the periphery, the ground passage from the southern border to the theater was opened up. From the fortress to Lenburg, the river and ground roads were finally unimpeded, and the supply line was officially established.

With the "Steel Ambassador" as a node, a temporary fence made of prefabricated concrete walls and steel barricades meanders and connects near the river bank. Heavily armed soldiers are staring at the north at the sentry, and a large number of reinforced tents and prefabricated houses are neatly arranged. Arranged in order in the base, the vehicles transporting materials and personnel are constantly in and out of this frontline base, sending weapons, equipment and personnel supplies from the southern border to this place, and contamination samples collected by the frontline. Some of the rescued refugees were continuously sent to the temporary laboratory and refugee camp at the rear.

The magic car that Gawain and Amber rode in smoothly drove into the base. Through the car window on one side, they saw a half-collapsed castle not far away, still bubbling with smoke and dust. Part of the broken walls of the castle and the walls of the base Connected together, on the structure of the castle that has not collapsed, you can see that the towering crystal relay tower has been erected, and the signal gain device is slowly rotating under the drive of the mechanical platform, sweeping the gray sky.

The half-collapsed castle is "Rumburg", the full name should be Rumbel-Kerry Castle. It is the direct fief of the royal family in the Holy Spirit Plain. The castle and the entire surrounding fertile woodland were once one of the important sources of income for the Moen family. , although the status of this fort and surrounding territories has been reduced due to damage after the "Bummoon Civil Rebellion", it is still the most prosperous land in the southeastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain.

But that was the past.

When the troops arrived here, the cluster pollution had spread into the fertile woodlands, and the lords here had a high probability of dying on the northern battlefield. The remaining knights and soldiers stationed in the castle symbolically resisted for a few hours and then fled. , some of the civilians on the land were polluted by the cluster, and some fled into the nearby wasteland - in the process of establishing the landing site, the shelling of the pioneers destroyed the lost castle, burned the polluted woodland, and now This prosperous area has become one of the symbols of the disaster, reminding visitors of the war with its crumbling walls and the scorching smell still lingering in the air.

The vehicle passed through the isolation area on the east side of the base. Opposite a row of fences, more than a dozen civilians in tattered clothes were staring at the "steel monsters" that had never been far away. They were clawing at the barbed wire on the fence. There was even some panic, and not far behind them, more civilians were lining up to receive food and medicine under the command of the soldiers-maintaining an order based on numbness.

Amber's eyes swept over the civilians who were waiting behind the fence to receive food and medicine, with sympathy on their faces: "I'm afraid these people still don't know what happened..."

"The knights in the castle didn't say anything when they ran away and left the whole area behind," Gawain said. "Philip has sent people to look for survivors and establish quarantines nearby, but the society in this area has Order has been severely damaged, and it may be difficult to restore it for a few years."

Amber pursed her lips, but she knew that compared to the north, where the situation was worse, this place was already lucky - the cluster infected people who entered the Lenburg area were just some wandering stragglers, and the damage caused was not enough to completely destroy the entire area. The fall of the region, the town and the large number of refugees were mainly caused by the premature escape of the knights in the castle, which caused the monsters who entered the area to swagger into the city with little resistance - but correspondingly, escaped There are also a large number of civilians in the city, and the towns in the eastern part of Lenburg have not suffered much damage.

As long as the crystal cluster is annihilated and the refugees are gathered, there is at least hope of reconstruction here.

After sighing, Amber said: "After blood and magic tests, nearly 100 infected carriers have been found. They still maintain human bodies, but they have the energy reaction of gods. According to your order, these people have been sent to Quarantine camps in Pompeii."

"Let the person in charge over there maintain close monitoring, and take care of them as much as possible while ensuring that the infection does not spread," Gawain explained seriously, and finally exhaled slightly, "As long as they haven't turned into monsters, Treatment cannot be given up."

Amber glanced at Gawain: "To be honest, I was worried about what to do if you ordered to kill all the infected people..."

Gawain glanced at the half-elf: "Do you think I am someone who would give such an order?"

"It doesn't feel like it, but you also said that to maximize the value - from the perspective of cost and safety, killing all the infected should be the most 'cost-effective'..."

"If you really want to do this, it's impossible to calculate," Gawain shook his head, "Even if human life and people's hearts are not considered, those infected who have been infected with gods but have not mutated are also valuable samples. They can make technology People understand the means of the end of all things, and our understanding of this disaster and the hope of ending this disaster may lie in those infected. Pittman and Carmel have arrived in Pompeii, and it may not be long before they will Find the secret of death in those who are infected."

Amber raised his eyebrows: "You really know better than me."

Gao Wen smiled and said nothing.

In the face of such a disaster, he does have to calculate carefully, but he cannot simply count human lives as numbers. He also needs to consider the future development after the war, the maintenance of social order, the gains and losses of people's hearts, the historian's pen, and at the same time, he must also consider finding means to fight disasters from the infected, and consider how to save more people. - A ruthless commander may only count heads, but a ruler has to count more than that.

He raised his head and looked north through the crystal glass embedded in the door.

...

The cluster giant Clod withdrew his gaze towards the south.

The troops that had entered the Renburg area, albeit only as short-handed stragglers, had been wiped out in such a short time.

Due to the distance limitation, he could not clearly "see" what happened to the teams responsible for expanding southwards, but from the limited signal, he could still perceive the explosion on hundreds of cluster giants at that moment. The high temperature and scorching heat, as well as the thunderous phantom noises, may be some kind of extremely powerful magic attack, and there is a high probability that multiple legendary mages have entered the battlefield...

Whatever the reason, this is something to be vigilant about.

Thinking that not long ago, there was another team that was ordered to destroy the invaders also suffered an incomprehensible blow, and suffered heavy losses in a short period of time. Clod thought that those Cecilians who wandered out of the southern border were not easy to deal with. I'm afraid it's ready for this war.

Although the legion is strong, be careful of the strong enemy from behind.

After this operation is over, it is necessary to return to the Red Maple City to remind the high priest from the core of the church.

As for now, it is time to focus on the battlefield in front of you.

Clod raised his head, and his crystal eyeballs reflected the scene in the city of Boulder—the city was almost destroyed by the legion, and more than 80% of the area was turned into ruins, but an unbroken blizzard shrouded it. In the last castle area, the countless sharp-edged ice blades and the deadly cold made it difficult for the cluster giants to move.

Master Heaton ordered the Legion to take its castle district within three days.

Clod actually had a slight disdain for this order-although he recognized the absolute authority of the master, he knew that the master did not understand military strategy, he was just a powerful dark druid, and his spells might be powerful , but never fought at all, and Clod himself was once one of the best aristocratic officers in the Eastern Frontier Corps.

Of course, those days are over, but the lessons learned from those days are still useful.

As a person who often deals with battlefields, Clod knows that to capture the castle in front of him is not just about morale and soldiers. The last mountain corps and the powerful "Queen of the North" have a geographical advantage and occupy the castle area. The magic net, and a legendary magician is very good at managing his own energy. With a stable casting environment and continuous external magic support, the "Queen of the North" relies on some auxiliary magic tools, Even a snowstorm around the castle could last an entire month—and the castle stockpiled enough supplies to keep her and her legions out longer than that.

But it doesn't matter, Clod has his own good way.

An excavation team has set off and is digging a tunnel along the dead end on the west side of the castle. The leader of the excavation team... is the original lord of the Stone City.

Of course, that Mr. Lord has now embraced evolution and is part of a new era.

Led by the former lord, the excavation team will attack the fortress protected by the snowstorm from the ground.

But they certainly couldn't just break into the castle's inner courtyard, couldn't kill Victoria Wilder or wipe out that mighty mountain army, in fact, they couldn't even get close to the castle's inner walls - a legendary mage couldn't be without him The enchantment is set up around the casting area of ​​​​the tunnel. As long as the tunnel is dug near Victoria, the digging team will definitely be exposed in an instant.

Their real task... is to destroy the magic net nodes underground in the outer area of ​​the castle, destroy the integrity of the magic net, and cut off the magic power of the "Queen of the North".

Only the lord of Boulder City knows the location of each magic net node, because those magic nets are set up by the lord, and although Victoria Wilder is expensive as the Duke Regent, she does not necessarily know what is in the house of the lord of Boulder City. detail……

Cloade stared at the seemingly never-ending snowstorm in the castle district, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

In the vague mental perception, he could sense that the digging team was still alive and digging deeper.

The former Count of Clod in the East, and today's giant commander turned around and casually ordered his subordinates: "When the blizzard stops, attack."