Chapter 1158 Rout

The celebration only lasted for a short while, and the battlefield became busy again.

Treating the wounded, counting the results of the battle, advancing the railway, cleaning the battlefield... these are all urgent matters.

The command headquarters is very clear that the victory of this battle does not mean the end of Operation Torch. Although judging from the remaining strength of the Devils, it is impossible for them to launch another attack of this scale. Taking Taqila is almost a foregone conclusion, but there is no such thing. When it comes to the final step, no one dares to take it lightly. What's more, the demon slayer is still alive. If this threat cannot be completely eliminated, the goal cannot be considered perfect.

Humanity indeed deserves to celebrate, but that will have to wait until the Graycastle flag is planted at the highest point of the ruins and successfully returns to Neverwinter City.

After some discussion, the senior leaders of the United Front reached a consensus - after excluding the demons eliminated in this battle, the number of enemies in the ruins of the Holy City should be less than 500. From a purely strength comparison point of view, this means that the opponent no longer has any ability to directly threaten the First Army.

Compared with the steady advancement before, the current consideration should be to prevent the Demon Slayer from escaping - the construction of Tower No. 10 site can be slowed down to avoid causing the opponent to lose the will to fight prematurely. At the same time, the ambush should be launched as early as possible. Even without Sylvie's reconnaissance, the First Army's position is now unlikely to be attacked.

In order to avoid long nights and long dreams, after a day of rest, the First Army once again launched an artillery bombardment against the devils, but this time, they became the attacking party.

Facing the roaring shells, the only thing the opponent could do was to retreat step by step, give up the trench bit by bit, and retreat back to the ruins of Taqila.

During this period, only the Demon Slayer was still able to threaten the defense line. However, as a heavily guarded target, it was quite difficult for it to even approach the position, let alone prevent the First Army from advancing.

As it returned repeatedly without success, the number of its missions became less and less.

On the fourth day after the war, the railway track was finally laid into a ten-kilometer shooting circle.

After the artillery positions were set up, Agatha, Phyllis and more than a hundred people were invited by Iron Ax to the fortress cannons lined up in a row.

Since the number of artillery pieces was far from insufficient, Fanner, the commander of the artillery battalion, specially prepared a dozen hemp ropes and tied them with the fuse. In this way, they can fire the first shot aimed at Taquila City "at the same time".

The Awakened Ones born in Taquila, the Avengers who purify Taquila... and the builders of the new Holy City in the future, every Divine Punishment Witch realizes that this will be a moment of great historical significance. Regardless of whether they survive the War of Divine Will, today's scene will be remembered in history books.

"I have to apologize to you." Phyllis held the rope and whispered to Agatha, "Four hundred years ago, I laughed at you behind your back for using mortals, saying that you would leave the important work at hand to them. It just makes the outcome messy.”

"A lot of people did say that at the time," the Ice Witch smiled, "What about now?"

"Now..." Phyllis raised the corner of her mouth, "It doesn't feel bad to fight side by side with mortals."

"Ready-" At this moment, Fanner raised the command flag, "Fire!"

Everyone pulled the fuse back together, and the rumble and roar immediately echoed over the position - more than ten cannonballs soared into the sky, swept across the plain, and rushed to land in the ruins of the Holy City.

Violent shock waves spread out with the sound of explosions, sweeping away the remains of the ancient city left four hundred years ago. Also torn apart by the air waves and stone debris were the devils hiding in them.

…

"It's begun." Sylvie whispered.

"Yeah." Andrea responded somewhat casually. Even if she couldn't see Taquila's condition, she could still hear something from the dull explosion - the tremor was completely different from the roar when the gun was fired. Even though we are seven or eight kilometers apart, we can still feel the power contained in it.

It is really hard to imagine what the devil would feel like being blasted by a fortress cannon all night long.

"Is this the fifth day?" Maggie muttered, "Will the Demon Slayer come over today?"

"Who knows." Ashes shrugged.

"I really want to go back to Wudong to eat hot pot and fried dumplings."

"Gulu."

Before she finished speaking, there was a sound of gastrointestinal peristalsis among the crowd.

"Of course the teppanyaki meat is also good. It would be even better if we could get some ice cream bread - um -"

Hui Jin stuffed a piece of dry food into Maggie's mouth, "If you feel hungry, just eat more of this. Although it doesn't taste very good, at least it can fill your stomach."

"Also, don't forget, we are still on a mission," Camilla Darry added. "You can go back and think about food and other things. Please concentrate now and complete your responsibilities seriously."

This guy was still so serious, and his throat was clearly twitching just now. Andrea shook her head secretly and turned her attention back to the direction of Taquila.

When the First Army shifted from defense to attack, the special operations team also left the camp according to the planned plan, bypassed the ruins of Taqila, and lurked in a forest on the west side of the supply line. Since they could not determine the intention and time of the Demon Slayer's retreat, they could only wait here patiently, waiting for the opportunity to come.

Although survival in the wild is not difficult for the witches, considering that there are still terrifying beasts in the sky, there is not even a tent to protect them from the sun and rain, let alone making a fire to roast game. Every night everyone would wrap themselves in thick cloths and sleep in a tree. When they were hungry, they would eat two pieces of wheat cake. Naturally, they would not feel very comfortable.

To be honest, when she heard Maggie's words just now, she suddenly felt a strong longing for Neverwinter. When she first followed Tilly from Sleeping Island to Neverwinter, she thought it was just another new destination. The so-called "Witch Home" was just a boast of the ruler. If Tilly decided to leave one day, she would also Would not hesitate to follow along. But now when facing this problem, Andrea is not sure...

A soft big bed, a variety of delicacies, automatically flowing hot and cold water, and a heater that can be used barefoot in winter - even though she was once a member of the Quinn aristocracy, she had never enjoyed such a comfortable life. It was not a luxury made purely by golden dragons, but was full of elegance and uniqueness from beginning to end. When she thought of saying goodbye to these completely, she found that it was really difficult to make a choice.

Fortunately, Tilly and Roland got along well, so she didn't have to worry about where to go for the time being.

After the demon slayer is dealt with, he must ask His Majesty Roland to reward himself, Andrea thought to herself.

The most ideal result is that the target clings to Taqila and is blown to pieces by artillery. The second is that the target completely fails to notice the existence of the ambush team when escaping, and is killed by the divine punishment bullet in the air. The last is that the opponent has already noticed them. It has the ability to accurately block long-distance attacks, and can avoid it by flying close to the ground and constantly changing directions. In that case, it can only be intercepted by the Seagull.

However, she didn't have much confidence in the first two situations. During the night battle five days ago, the Demon Slayer once approached from Taqila to the sky above the position, but it kept moving irregularly throughout the whole process and never let her go. Find opportunities to take action. Is this a coincidence, or is it deliberately wary of itself?

“Ooooooooooh——————————”

Suddenly, a strange scream reached everyone's ears.

"What happened?" Ashes asked.

"A cannonball hit the giant skeleton!" Sylvie exclaimed. "A big hole was blown out of its back. Oh my God, that thing... was howling!"

"So it can also feel pain? Just looking at the appearance, I thought it was just a dead thing with no shelf."

"The place where it was hit is spewing red mist, just like... blood." Sylvie looked to the southeast with a solemn expression, "The demon slayer has also been dispatched, and it is rushing towards our position."

"I hope someone can kill it with one shot." Andrea spread her hands.

"Wait... No, the demon slayer flew back halfway!" Sylvie couldn't help but frowned after observing for a moment, "What's going on? The skeleton seems to be retreating! There are demons who want to stop the skeleton, but They were trampled to pieces - the ruins are already in a mess, they are..."

After a while, she said in an uncertain tone, "The devils are killing each other?"

Andrea and Ashes looked at each other. No matter from any aspect, this was a sign of defeat - could it be that the enemy finally couldn't bear the pressure and completely lost the will to fight?

Sylvie's words soon confirmed this idea.

"The Demon Slayer has escaped from Taquila!"

Dear, click in and give a good review. The higher the score, the faster the update. It is said that those who give full marks to the new ones finally find beautiful wives! The mobile site has a new revision and upgrade address:, data and bookmarks are synchronized with the computer site, no ads. Refreshing reading!