632 Rapid Deterioration

The cluster giant collective has changed.

On the third highland in the north of the Hongfeng area, the sky was gloomy, the wind was howling, and the artillery fire was roaring.

A large number of crystal cluster giants wandering from the eastern region are running wildly on the plains. Those swollen and deformed terrifying monsters are moving frantically, passing over the plains, rushing through the hills, some rushing into the distance, and some impacting the defense line of the legion, Dazzling arcane arcs pierced the air, illuminating the polluted plains in the dim sky, while on High No. 3, which supported an important node in the defense line, the artillery fire was non-stop.

Under the action of the mechanical device, the heavy magic-guided cannon finely adjusted its shooting angle, the rune track flashed light, and the shells wrapped in light cyan air flew into the distance. The artillery shells bombarded the plains on the east side of the highlands, interweaving an airtight fire network.

A Captain Cecil in white and blue-patterned armor stood behind the bunker, observing the situation on the battlefield with tactical goggles.

Continuous bursts of explosive flashes and shock waves covered the frenzied army of crystal clusters, and countless twisted limbs and mutilated crystals were blasted into the sky every second, but there were still countless monsters in the dreary sky background. It is coming from afar, and it is meaningless to fall on this line of death.

The captain closed the eyepiece and turned to leave the cover.

There was a loud roar of the commander's blessing with magic power: "The No. 2 shelling queue is cooled down, and the acceleration track is replaced - the No. 3 queue starts shooting!" "The burner is preheated!" "The shells have been delivered!" "Pioneer" The location has been reached!"

The captain quickly passed through the busy artillery positions and supply tunnels, and the sound of weapons firing and orders filled him. He crossed a sentry and walked towards a tall man wearing a knight's insignia and a black and white coat of arms on his shoulders. Commander with a short cape.

Three short muffled sounds came from the side, and three bright flares were shot into the sky, and the striking flashes illuminated the camp, and the brilliance sprinkled on the surface of the silver-white armor of the knight.

"Sir! The enemy's offensive has been contained, and they have been suppressed outside the line of defense," the captain gave a military salute to the commander in front of him, and said quickly, "but those monsters showed no signs of backing down or any trace of discipline. Completely frenzied."

The commander nodded: "Continue to consolidate the eastern defense line, no matter how many they come, they must be eliminated on the line of fire - we have sufficient materials and personnel."

"Yes, sir."

The captain took the order to leave, and the commander took a look at the situation on the battlefield, then turned and walked towards the command post barracks.

A low hum came from the direction of the Gorgon,

In the brilliance of the signal flares gradually extinguishing, two terrifying energy beams like a long river of light suddenly lit up. They pierced the dim skylight, traversed the entire battlefield from west to east, and then solemnly swept the plains full of cluster giants. Where the beam swept, giants and rocks evaporated together, leaving only a patch of scorched earth.

In the barracks of the command post, the magic net terminal was buzzing, and the bust of Philip, the commander of the ground force, was displayed on the holographic projection.

The commander stood in front of the terminal and saluted with a loud voice: "General, the defense line of No. 3 Highland has stabilized, and the calibration beam has cleared the eastern and northern extensions. We can set up the next stronghold."

"Maintain the suppression of firepower, and the next advancing troop will enter the field from the southwest in 30 minutes," Philip said calmly, "How is the situation with the giant cluster over there?"

"Out of control, frantic, with little sanity, but no sign of fading in strength."

"Haven't found any cluster commander who maintains sanity yet?"

"not found."

"...Understood. Continue the mission, Commander."

"receive."

In the command post of the main army, Philip came to Gawain, who was transcribing the information from the rear at the moment, and before Philip opened his mouth, Gawain raised his head: "The Crystal Cluster Army seems to be completely out of control."

After speaking, without waiting for Philip to ask, Gawain raised the paper in his hand: "The message from Carmel from the Pompeii laboratory, all the commander-level cluster giants imprisoned in the isolation cages of the laboratory are in Crazy at the same time - they can't all be subordinate units of the Maple Node."

"Pompeii Laboratory?!" Philip was startled, "Is it okay over there?"

"With a fully-armed force and a legendary ancient magister sitting in town, nothing can happen - all the out-of-control monsters have been destroyed, and the infected carriers who have received isolation treatment have also been safely transferred, there is no need to worry about this - —Fortunately, those who simply carried the infection were not affected."

"The situation in front of me is very strange..." Philip frowned and said, "The appearance of those monsters is not the same as the loss of control caused by the collapse of the superior node..."

"That's right, if it's out of control caused by the collapse of the superior node, those cluster giants will lose their minds and quickly weaken, and after an hour, they will be similar to ordinary beasts, but now those out of control cluster giants are just in a frenzy. , there is no decline in strength." Gawain threw the document in his hand on the table, his tone was serious, "They are not 'out of control', but a new and completely crazy mind has become their highest node."

Philip felt a chill, and Gawain continued: "The only good news at present is that the cluster giants after the frenzy have not evolved in strength, we can still maintain the defense line and continue to push north, but on the other hand, the loss of organization The giant cluster giants have become more difficult to restrain..."

Just halfway through his words, the nearby air suddenly distorted, Amber's figure emerged from the air, and the half-elf lady handed a copy of the information to Gawain: "It's urgent from Maryland. "

Gawain took the information, glanced hurriedly, and raised his eyes to look at Philip: "The situation is as I expected - the Iron Throne Zero is fighting at the entrance of the Eastern Territory with the crystal cluster giant who has suddenly fallen into a frenzy, and it is indeed the entire crystal that is out of control. Cluster Corps."

On that emergency intelligence, Maryland reported the battle situation of the pass leading to the Eastern Territory: there are countless, mad cluster giants and low-level infected people are spreading around blindly, and a considerable number of them have rushed to the blockade established by the Iron Throne. On - The Maryland Knights have built their defenses on armored trains, armed railways, and a large number of temporary walls, bunkers, and mountain bunkers. At present, he has blocked the gateway to the Eastern Territory for those who are infected by the cluster, and is still increasing the defense force.

Relying on the strength of the Iron Throne, coupled with the fact that the armed security forces of Baisha Mining have already sent to support, the Maryland Knights should be able to control the local situation, and even force the line of defense westward - the war technicians are building the railway under the cover of artillery. , to expand the scope of the Iron Throne to the Plains of the Holy Spirit. The goal of the Maryland Knight is to drive the Iron Throne into Solimburg by means of "defensive advancement" - so that he can rely on the strong fortifications of Solimburg to build a new line of defense and win To a certain depth, try our best to ensure the safety of those areas in the east that have not been polluted.

Facts have proved that Gawain's judgment on Maryland was correct at the beginning - this is a capable person, although he was born in the traditional Ansu nobility, but he has the value of transformation. After undergoing advanced knowledge instillation and actual contact with the operation of the Cecil Corps, Maryland's original military capabilities have been inspired and strengthened. He is good at exchanging defense for offense, and this tactic, with the assistance of armored trains, will play the greatest role the value of.

"Where is Sonia?" Gawain turned to look at Amber, "She should be back soon."

"She was returning from the direction of Tulip Castle when she was contacted 20 minutes ago, and it was almost..."

"I'm already back," Amber said before a clear voice came from the door. Gao Wenxun looked around and saw that the high-level messenger in light leather armor had appeared in front of him, "The north side is all trapped in Crazy monsters, east too, even worse... After crossing Fort Tulip, roaming cluster infected were also found in the west of Gorgon River."

"Is the pollution really still crossing the river..." Gawain couldn't help clenching his fists, "How many?"

"It's hard to judge, I don't dare to fly too far, but I saw that the private soldiers of the local noble organization were fighting against a small group of crystal cluster monsters. There should not be many enemies crossing the Gorgon River - after all, our fleet is still there. Blocking the river, most of the monsters trying to cross the river will be solved by the coastal defense line, only the north... the front line of the legion has not advanced there, there is a gap there."

Gawain couldn't help frowning, but he had to accept this situation.

In the original plan, he wanted to completely block the Gorgon River and at the same time seal the entrance to the eastern border, so that together with the armored barriers in the southern border and the San Sunil-Northern mountains defense line in the north, the crystal can be blocked. The cluster infection was completely blocked in the east of the Holy Spirit Plain, so that everything would become controllable. However, no matter how perfect the plan was, there would eventually be an accident. From the very beginning, he made psychological preparations for the worst case: the legion going north. The speed may not be able to keep up with the speed of the spread of the cluster, and the pollution may cross the Gorgon River and enter the western plains of the Holy Spirit.

Now, things are just moving in the expected direction.

But this does not mean that everything will get out of control - although the cluster infection is terrifying, a large-scale outbreak requires relatively harsh conditions. Now there is evidence to prove that the original reason why the Death of All Things can contaminate the entire giant wood crossing in a short period of time, It relies on long-term preparations in the early stage and a huge sacrifice ceremony. Without the assistance of these preparations and rituals, the rate of infection of the crystal cluster will not exceed that of ordinary diseases.

As long as the scale of pollution invading the western part of the plain does not exceed a certain critical point, and as long as the local nobles are not incompetent enough to give up their resistance, the situation will not get out of control for the time being.

"Pass my order to have Byron speed up the blockade of the northern river, and also notify Sir Walder to send 5,000 people from the Second Corps up the river to assist in blocking the river and clearing the pollution on the west bank." Gawain looked at Amber and quickly ordered. , "Besides, is there still no way to contact the MI operatives in Saint-Sunil City?"

Amber shook his head: "I can't get in touch. The secret relay station extending from Saint-Sunil may have been destroyed, and the contact points and informants in other ways have been lost, including those in the West Bank."

"Maybe... I can challenge to fly directly to Saint Sunil," Sonia suddenly said at this time, "I can send the information of reinforcements to Silver Fort..."

"Do you want to fly all the way over the polluted area without stopping in the middle? Or take a detour from a safe area in the western plains?" Gawain glanced at Sonia, "If you fly straight to Saint-Sunil, you have to maintain the highest altitude throughout the entire journey. People and giant eagles can't stand it, and there is no place for you to land and rest on the way. If you make an arc from the western plain, the journey will be extended by two or three times, plus the rest time of the giant eagle in the middle, By the time you fly to Saint Sunil, those nobles of the royal capital may have already abandoned the city and fled."

The defenders of the capital must be made aware of the presence of reinforcements—this was the consensus reached by Gawain and Victoria last time. It is impossible for a hopeless army to defend the city, even if they have Anzu's strongest defense system, but the clear presence of reinforcements can greatly inspire the courage of the soldiers defending the city. It is especially useful in the Kingdom's army, which is purely human-powered.

But the sudden turn of the situation disrupted Gawain's plan - the sudden madness of the crystal cluster army began to move randomly throughout the plain area, and the distribution of enemies and safe routes that had been found out with great difficulty were instantly useless, and they were sent to Saint Sunil. On the other hand, the pressure caused by the mad cluster army on Saint Sunil may increase sharply, and the possibility of the defenders of the capital abandoning the city and fleeing is also increasing rapidly, leaving it to the messenger. time is even less.

However, Saint Sunil must not be lost.

At this moment, a nice but slightly cold voice suddenly entered everyone's ears: "Ms. Sonia, is the Mage Tower of Tulip Castle still there?"

Gawain raised his head and saw the Duchess of the North, Victoria Wilder, standing at the door.

After a short thought, Sonia nodded: "The castle is half destroyed, but the mage tower is still there."

"That tower is a high-power communication tower," Victoria said. "Take me there. With the increase of that tower, I can contact Silver Castle."

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