Chapter 1490 ? Cinnabar Flame
The sound of the siren became more and more piercing, and the black smoke shot straight into the sky, reaching thousands of feet.
As long as the wizards on the ground of the base looked up, they could see a nautilus floating ship began to hover in the high altitude in a small formation, arranged in a triangle, and then took charge of each other with other small formations, and then began to drop bombs one by one. attack.
The magic anti-aircraft crossbows on the ground also began to shoot densely into the air, and these arrows poured into the sky in rows. Although this kind of old-fashioned weapon is not high enough to avoid enemies that are too high, but some of them The crossbow bolts that were additionally extended and accelerated still managed to hit some nautiluses—especially some reckless ones who kept their heights at a low level to ensure that the bombs hit the floating ships.
This kind of airship, which is actually more civilian and has a lower defense, loses its speed after being hit, and it also makes other crossbow bolts that are slower but attached to the gravity spell hit.
After these crossbow arrows hit the target, the arrows will cast the stored magic, and the gravity of nearby objects will be changed within a short period of time. Fall from the sky.
After falling to the ground, these floating ships will make loud collision and explosion sounds due to the alchemy bombs or other props they carry, as well as the brief screams of wizards who have not had time to disapparate and run away.
However, the Magic Kingdom has never used nautilus as a battleship. Not long after these scout ships launched an attack, amidst the smoke and clouds in the air, huge tentacles stretched wantonly like waves broke through the clouds.
Floating battleships in the shape of giant squids broke through the clouds, and their own long and narrow shadows, which were actually the main force of the fleet's attack, shrouded the buildings in the defense zone below. The huge tentacles that had been activated by the activation spell swayed and wriggled in the air Then, once the building is entangled, it will start to glow, use the counter spell of the above spell to start contacting the defensive barrier of the contacted object, and once it is lifted, use a little force to make these buildings that have lost their magic protection become gotta smash.
And all the wizards touched by those flexible tentacles that stretched and curled up, except for a few unlucky ones who were directly fanned to death, most of them immediately turned into black smoke, and were forcibly transported to the interior of the spaceship by the apparition attached to it. Afterwards, he was directly imprisoned in rows of coffin-shaped cells wrapped in black ribs. (Author's note: The reference is the attack method of the airship of the illithids in the trailer of Baldur's Gate III.)
And this brutal attack was caused by the previous guerrilla attacks by the United States in the mountains. After the kingdom suffered heavy losses, the Magic Kingdom no longer has the habit of showing mercy—at least until it is sure that it is safe. .
The explosion was as loud as thunder, and mushroom-like flames shot thousands of feet into the sky. Burning debris rained down nearby, including even the remains of corpses.
The strong smell of the super dung bomb, the pungent smell of the tumbling black smoke, and the disgusting sweet smell of the charred corpse... All kinds of indescribable smells are mixed together,
An unbearable taste formed.
The entire base was filled with the violent hiss of crossbow arrows piercing through the air, the explosion of alchemy bombs, and the screams of wizards intertwined.
And although the battles and base buildings on the ground seem to be quite tragic, the American magic community has long been prepared when building a defensive base.
Although the exposed areas and slow-response wizards are now suffering heavy blows, those American wizards who have been in place according to their training have not suffered much damage. They strictly followed the tactics and tactics of the United Kingdom when they attacked Germany and Bulgaria He conducted special training and responded accordingly, hiding in the fortifications where the main body is actually inside the mountain.
These orderly wizards wore gas masks, so only the buildings on the ground were blown up, and the underground defense areas of their main buildings, the underground bunkers and fortresses, the real fortifications, did not suffer much damage.
And the magic anti-aircraft crossbow on the surface has become the most threatening symbol of the United States. From the initial panic, unorganized and scattered cast, to the later more and more anti-aircraft crossbows joining the battle and attacking violently and orderly, the United States relies on the strength of the magic anti-aircraft crossbow The cross-fire protection even managed to temporarily contain the first wave of attacks of the Magic Kingdom after destroying a few giant squid-shaped airships.
However, this is obviously also due to the United Kingdom's reason for reducing losses. After their blitzkrieg attack was ineffective, densely packed airships began to gather and surround outside the defense zone, occupying the outer space of the US defense zone layer by layer.
With the arrival of the heavy sailing battleship-type flagship in the distance, the ground armed forces of the United Kingdom, summoned creatures such as hellhounds, golems, and undead creatures came out of the ship's deck in an orderly manner. With the help of the shock-absorbing spell, they landed directly on the ground and began to gather, rectify their strength and prepare for the next round of attack.
In a short period of time, in the defense zone surrounded by the United Kingdom, the sound of bombing and explosions that came quickly and quickly disappeared. After confirming that the fighting had temporarily stopped, the American wizards in the defense zone waited and watched from their bunkers. Seeing the tragic scene on the ground, the people in the defense area panicked for a while.
Even a few wizards who were inexperienced or were stimulated by the real war and forgot their training methods ran back again, trying to find friends and relatives who had failed to hide in the bunker just now, and those wizards who were lucky enough to survive before also started to shout, or Wanting to find someone, or wanting to ask for help because of an injury, various sounds that sound uncomfortable like hell are running around in the defensive area.
"We must stop this panic!" Already watching Leonard frowning from the bunker in the mountain, his eyes glanced at the expressions of these people and felt a burst of despair. He pulled the correspondent who had been by his side and ordered in a hasty tone. , "Blow the whistle!"
Although the correspondent still seemed a little dull because of the war just now, he was used to obeying and immediately took out a whistle, puffed up his cheeks and blew it fiercely. The magic spell effect in it can theoretically ensure that everyone present can hear it. arrive.
However, after three long whistles and three hurried and intensive whistles, not many people paid attention to Leonard and the others, and even a wizard with a frightened face began to apparate. Before Leonard, the leader, ordered Deserters.
Seeing that the scene was out of control, Leonard directly apparated back to the ground, he suddenly pulled out his wand, pointed to the sky and released the Cinnabar Flame Curse.
Three bangs sounded.
This kind of red flame used by ordinary wizards as a signal flare slowly rose into the sky, and the red light illuminated the surrounding area. These three cinnabar flames were very conspicuous in the thick smoke and dust.
Then, at the same time, Leonard used his loud voice to order his own badge: "The project leaders come to me! The others follow the previous training and immediately go back underground and guard their posts."
Leonard straightened his back, as if nothing could overwhelm him. With a wave of his wand, he caught a wizard who was still thinking of being a deserter with the Flying Curse and punched him on the nose, calming him down in a daze. He wrote, and then calmly stared at the little bosses who had just gathered and showed shame, and he ordered forcefully: "Help me, get order in order, and let these damned guys enter their proper positions... I You are allowed to cast spells on the panic-makers."