Chapter 1138 Interception Strategy

Graycastle, Neverwinter City.

Roland met with Iron Ax, commander-in-chief of the First Army, and Edith Kant, director of the General Staff Department, who came to return.

"How was it? How did it feel to ride on the Seagull for the first time?" He looked at his two subordinates with interest.

"Back to your Majesty, although it flies very fast, for me... it may be a bit too exciting." A rare look of palpitations appeared on Tie Ax's face, "I didn't feel it when I was watching from the sidelines before. , but when I sat down in it, I realized that it was really shaking a lot, especially when going up and down. I always felt that there was nothing under my buttocks, and I didn’t feel at all safe." After saying this, he stood up and saluted, gritted his teeth and said loudly , "Of course, I will try my best to overcome this, please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

It turns out... does this Mojin warrior, who has experienced hundreds of battles, have a slight fear of heights? Roland couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "How do you plan to overcome it?"

"When the war is over, I will watch the demon shadow whenever I have time until I get used to it!"

It’s really the style of the Sand People. He twitched the corner of his mouth and turned to Edith, "What about you?"

Northland Pearl licked her lips, and after a moment, she uttered one word, "Great."

And then...it's gone?

Roland waited for a long time without waiting for the next step. He looked at the other party suspiciously, but found that her cheeks were reddish and her eyes were shining with an indescribable color.

Well, he sighed, his subordinates were all a little different from ordinary people in some aspects. He originally expected to see the shocked or emotional expressions of the two people, and then praised him for creating such an extraordinary thing, but now it seems that he thought too much.

"Since you are back, let's go to the conference room now." Roland stood up. "It's time to make final preparations for this war."

…

After nearly six months of construction and advancement, the first main railway line on the Fertile Plain is less than 60 kilometers away from the ruins of Taqila. When the construction of Tower No. 10 site is completed, the First Army will be able to launch a direct attack on the enemies entrenched here. The manpower and materials invested in the Torch Project far exceeded any military operation in the past four years. More than 80% of the steel produced in the furnace area was turned into rails. Its strategic purpose was to cut off the devil's erection before the red moon came. The possibility of an obelisk.

Once the fertile plain is covered by red mist, it means that the devil can cross the Impasse Mountains and invade the interior at any time. Not only will the front line be greatly lengthened, but the First Army will also face enemies that are no longer limited by distance. For humans who are at a numerical disadvantage , this is by no means an ideal start.

On the contrary, if they can capture Taqila first, the devil can only choose the sacred stone veins of the other two holy cities to grow obelisks. Falling Star City and Anlie Tower are both closer to the northern end of the plain. Even if they build bases there, they will not be able to grow obelisks. France directly threatened the four kingdoms. In this way, not to mention that the victory of divine will is guaranteed, at least it can buy mankind another four hundred years.

As for how far Graycastle, which has entered the industrial age, can develop in four hundred years, and how many times human beings who are not limited by food can develop in four hundred years, the answer is self-evident. Therefore, the vast and fertile plains are both strategic buffers and backup land for future development.

Mortals will eventually defeat the devil.

But that doesn’t mean that their generation will be able to witness that day coming.

This is also the deeper reason why Roland did not tell everyone.

Unfortunately, reality doesn’t always go as planned. According to the original idea, as long as the devils entrenched in Taquila are eliminated, and then the ruins are transformed into a fortress, it will be considered complete. If this is the goal, the current First Army is only one step away from complete victory.

However, the appearance of the demon slayer forced the plan to change - the power of the curse made all healing methods ineffective, so that even a small wound could cause death. Lightning was okay, its self-healing ability was basically the same as the infection speed, but Leaf was not so lucky.

According to Ashes' secret observations and reports, the condition of the leaves is deteriorating.

Although she didn't say anything, her complexion and spirit could not be concealed from the ashes who accompanied her closely. Deterioration means that the decomposition rate of the wound exceeds the healing limit, just like a disease that spreads little by little, it may seem harmless at first, but in the later stage it will eventually bring down the entire body. Regardless of whether this process takes one year or ten years, as the most important part of population expansion, this is an unacceptable loss.

We must come to an end with the Demon Slayer in Taquila.

In the conference room, witches and military representatives gathered together, and pictures from the Third Border City were displayed on the walls. There was only one thing everyone was discussing, and that was how to ensure the death of the high-level devil with the power of the curse in the decisive battle.

"The first thing to explain is that according to the deduction of the staff department, when the battle situation is confirmed to be irreversible, the probability of the demon slayer retreating is as high as 90%." Edith was still the first to speak. "There is not much solid basis for this conclusion. , it’s more about behavioral expectations. Judging from the fact that the opponent still maintains a considerable distance from the position, it should be a completely opposite example to Kabradabi.”

Elsha, who has dealt with the devil the most, said,

"So we must take the initiative and intercept it on its retreat route." Edith nodded. "Fortunately, we know the enemy's whereabouts clearly, and we have experienced similar things before." She looked towards Andrea Quinn, "If the demon slayer is unaware of this, ultra-long-distance sniping is undoubtedly the safest and most secure option."

The latter smoothed his hair gracefully.

"I have a question," Tilly said.

"Please speak, Your Highness." Beidi Pearl said, stroking her chest.

"First, it is still unknown whether one bullet alone can kill the demon slayer. What if it only hurts the opponent? We don't have another chance. Second, if the opponent has already discovered this long-range What should we do if there is an attack weapon and we deliberately avoid it during retreat? Judging from previous battles, this possibility not only exists, but is also not small - after all, the enemy's understanding of firearms has exceeded our expectations. "

"We have also considered these two issues," Edith replied. "As for the first point, the staff came to the conclusion that the warhead should be made from the God's Stone of Retaliation."

"Sacred stone bullet?"

"That's right, even if there is no fatal blow, the enemy will lose the ability to fly. Of course, I know that the smaller the sacred stone, the lower the hardness. A sacred stone cut to the level of an ordinary warhead can be broken directly by a hammer, and it cannot withstand the impact when it is released from the chamber. pressure, but the caliber of the weapon used by Miss Andrea is different, maybe you can give it a try." She paused, "In addition, I also confirmed this with Ms. Agatha, and melt it directly with the magic blood. The strength of the sacred stone that comes out will be much higher - she came back this time with two bottles of fresh blood collected from the devil, and relevant experiments should be underway now."

Elsha laughed,

Northland Pearl smiled back without any concern, "As for the second point... we need a reserve pursuit force to fill this loophole."

"Currently, only lightning is faster than the Demon Slayer," Wendy worried, "But she...can't stop the enemy."

"No," she shook her head, "there is something that flies faster than the Demon Slayer—"

"Something?" Tilly seemed to realize something.

"Yes, that's the Seagull when it dived." Edith said word by word.