Chapter 702 Mayor of Xueying Town (3400 Words)
Chapter 701 Mayor of Xueying Town (3400 words)
Before Lin Lan could continue thinking, the view of the carrier-based aircraft he had obtained had already dived very close to the black mist on the sea.
The sharp sound of howling aerial bombs dropped came to his ears, and dozens of XSB3C-1 bomber aerial bombs carried by flying dragons fell towards the rolling black fog.
But just as his vision began to widen and he waited for the violent explosions to reach his ears...
"Squeak!!!"
A burst of noise, like a sharp scream made by some monster, suddenly came from the black fog below the carrier-based aircraft.
"What disgusting monsters are these...are they corrupted monsters?"
Cang Long, who was controlling another carrier-based aircraft formation, had a somewhat unexpected tone in his deep voice, which made Lin Lan startled.
Just when he was about to ask Canglong what happened...
"Boom!!!"
In an instant, a deafening explosion came from below the ascending carrier-based aircraft.
Lin Lan immediately switched from Feilong's bomber formation perspective to Canglong's perspective.
The carrier-based aircraft formation controlled by Canglong has been hovering at high altitude.
And when he looked down from a high position, he finally understood why the usually calm and calm bespectacled girl with rabbit ears, Soryu, was so surprised.
It turned out that just after Feilong's bombers dropped aerial bombs, a dozen thick tentacles made of fog suddenly chased out of the black fog.
The speed of these black mist tentacles entwined with an unknown aura was very slow. Naturally, they could not catch up with the flying dragon's bomber formation, and then collided with the aerial bombs.
The explosion he heard just now was caused by the bombs being detonated by the tentacles.
The large fire caused by the violent explosion blew up almost all of these black mist tentacles. The terrifying shock wave also broke out a large gap in the sea covered by black mist below the tentacles.
As a result, Lin Lan and Cang Long were able to see clearly the true form of the Demon King's army hidden in the black mist from the gap opened by the black mist.
This sight made Lin Lan almost feel his scalp numb.
It turned out that the sea surface under the black mist was already covered with meridians like woven dark red spider webs.
These meridians, which emit a dark red luster, are constantly squirming, like blood vessels, which is very strange.
When Lin Lan took a closer look, he found that the sea surface corroded by dark red spider webs was actually densely covered with large black monsters that looked like spiders.
Many big black spiders fell down due to the flames of the explosion, and their bodies were stained with large masses of flames, and their bodies were constantly eaten away by the flames.
But even when their bodies were scorched by flames and disintegrated, they seemed to feel no pain and continued to spit out dark red spider silk to make up for the black and red meridian spider webs on the sea.
In a few breaths, the black mist refilled the gaps opened by the shock wave, hiding the march of these spider monsters in the black mist again.
"It's really disgusting."
Lin Lan took a long breath, smacked his lips and cut back from Canglong's perspective.
"Commander, do you clearly see what the enemy is?"
Nagato's calm voice sounded, causing him to look at the little battleship fox girl next to him, whose figure was very different in proportion to her ship's uniform.
"Well, the exploratory attack of the flying dragon is very effective. We can deal with these enemies, but the appearance of the enemies may be a bit... low in sanity."
After Lin Lan finished speaking to Nagato, Nagato seemed not to understand and asked in confusion:
"San value?"
"It just looks very disgusting and makes people feel sick after looking at it."
"Hmm, is the white stuff from the Sardinian Expo so disgusting?"
Lin Lan was stunned for a moment by Nagato's questioning.
Only then did he remember that during the crisis in the Kingdom of God on land caused by Marco Polo, the white cocoon fleets and eroded areas controlled by X seemed to be extremely low in value.
The erosion of the mysterious enemy X... Is it always so disgusting, or is it a bad taste?
Lin Lan finished complaining silently in his mind, and after comparing the terrestrial kingdom reflected in the game with those spider webs under the black mist, he replied to Nagato:
"How should I put it? It's not the same type of nausea as that time, but the degree is probably about the same."
"But this Demon King's army will definitely not be able to approach you, don't worry Nagato."
After saying that, he turned his attention to the defense line laid out by the girls of the Chongsakura ship on the sea ahead.
During the brief period of the air strike just now, a maritime steel defense line composed of mass-produced light cruisers and battleships was already in place.
These mass-produced warships standing on the sea and needing him to look up had already pointed the main gun holes in the direction where the black mist was about to hit, and were ready.
"Commander, the black mist has entered the range of the battleship's artillery fire. Do we need to conduct a round of artillery fire first?"
At this time, Mikasa's consultation voice sounded from the fleet channel.
Although the distance of the black mist at this moment cannot be seen by the naked eye, with the coordinates provided by the Canglong and Feilong carrier-based aircraft that have air superiority, the black mist has already entered the maximum range of the battleship's gunfire.
"Well, the monsters in the black mist are all close together. Let's hit them with large-caliber artillery fire first."
While Lin Lan led Nagato, Amagi and others to the front of the defense line, he also explained the situation in the black mist to Mikasa and agreed with Mikasa's proposal.
Since the attack of the ship girls is effective against the black mist, and the marching demon army in the black mist is so dense, it would be a waste not to use the battleship's main gun to clear the land first.
As for the weird black fog, he planned to wait until the fog was close enough to be visible to the naked eye before he would take action to completely dispel the black fog.
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At the same time, Xueying Town, which was supposed to be peaceful, fell into chaos.
In the narrow streets between wooden houses illuminated by dim streetlights that have not been repaired for a long time.
Many Liaozhou people from the Rabbit Ears tribe who had just been awakened from their sleep by the sounds of attacking monsters were all dressed in messy clothes, carrying large and small bags of luggage, and rushed towards the inner island.
Most of the residents of Xueying Town are elderly people and women, and there are very few children, so the speed can be said to be very slow.
There were only a few Rabbit Ears boys and girls holding spears or knives with childish expressions on their faces, trying their best to help maintain order and guide the crowd in the direction they were going.
They are the militia of Xueying Town.
Most of the time, they work in their fields.
But every week, they would regularly train under the organization of the mayor of Xueying Town, or train with the mayor's soldiers, or maintain law and order in the town.
This is why even if they knew that a disaster was coming, with deep worry on their faces, they could still try their best to comfort their neighbors and help them evacuate.
And many people have gathered in the mayor's courtyard of Xueying Town.
"Go and take all the tamed animals that the Tianou Group's caravan sent last week to the entrance of the town, and tell those guys that I will make up for the money out of my own pocket!"
"What? Are there still townspeople questioning the authenticity of the Demon King's Army? Let the militiamen drag all these people away. If the Demon King's Army kills them in the face, they won't be able to run away!"
"Inform the militia and ask them to tell the townspeople to stop dawdling and throw away all the luggage. Life is the most important thing!"
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A resolute middle-aged female voice kept echoing in the courtyard, issuing orders one after another.
This bunny-eared, black-haired young woman in her thirties, with simple clothes and a dignified and tired look on her face, is none other than Fang Jin, the mayor of Xueying Town.
After receiving her order, her soldiers ran out of the yard without hesitation and headed to the town to carry out her order.
When the last soldier left the yard, Fang Jin let out a long sigh and looked back at the four Mithril-level adventurers of the same race behind her.
It was Yu Fengchen, Jiang Dian, Daoyun and Yin Lu who sent the information about the incoming Demon King's army to this place not long ago.
And a tall figure wearing a white hood leaning against the wall, hiding his whole body under the white cloak, covering his face, and only two brown rabbit ears could be seen.
"Mr. Mayor, it's great that you are willing to believe our words."
“Your response to a time of crisis like this is much better than many mayors in towns we’ve been in.”
The person who spoke was Yu Fengchen, the captain of the adventurer team. He was already holding the unsheathed sword in his hand, and his tone was filled with sincere gratitude and admiration.
After they drove into Xueying Town, they happened to meet the militiamen who were gathering urgently, so they followed the militiamen here.
Yu Fengchen was surprised to find that the mayor here, Fang Jin, had not rested at this time, and hurriedly told Fang Jin the information they had obtained about the incoming Demon King's army.
After seeing Fang Jin's very calm response, Yu Fengchen and his teammates couldn't believe that in this remote Xueying Town, the mayor could be so calm in the face of danger.
But as soon as Yu Fengchen finished speaking, Fang Jin's cold words stunned him on the spot:
"It's just that after the Adventurer's Guild branch is gone, I, as the mayor, have to grow up in order to protect the townspeople."
"We in Xueying Town no longer have much funds to entrust you with, but I still thank you for going out of your way to inform me."
"I still have to direct the townspeople to evacuate. You can do whatever you want after that."
After that, Fang Jin didn't even look at them. The rabbit-eared mayor, who was wearing the same simple jacket as the ordinary citizens of Xueying Town, turned around and planned to walk out of the yard.
"Ah...did she already know that the Demon King's army was coming?"
While Yu Fengchen was still in a daze, Jiang Dian blurted out these words with a confused look on his face.
Jiang Dian's words suddenly revealed the thoughts of Yu Fengchen and the others.
Yes, no wonder they always feel so inconsistent staying here.
This feeling was as if even without them, Fang Jin already knew that the Demon King's army was about to attack.
After all, which town mayor would have nothing to do and urgently gather his soldiers at five in the morning?
What's more, after hearing the information they brought, Fang Jin's expression never changed except for the initial surprise.
However, before Yu Fengchen could say anything, Fang Jin, who had taken two steps, suddenly stopped.
The black-haired mayor with rabbit ears turned around and looked at them coldly:
"Yes, I did already know that the Demon King's army was about to attack, but it was your appearance that brought me some surprise."
"I don't think there will be any adventurers passing by our remote place in Xueying Town at this time and saying, whose commission did you accept, and what is the purpose of coming to Xueying Town?"
"Yes, I heard the sound of a car just now. Are you sent by the Tianou Group?"
Fang Jin said this in a bad tone, and slowly pulled out the sword from his waist, his eyes already a bit cold.
Faced with the sudden hostility shown by the other party, Yu Fengchen and others' breathing suddenly became stagnant.
They had no idea that the mayor would be so perceptive and began to question them about the purpose of coming here.
It was only then that Yu Fengchen realized that it was indeed unreasonable for them to appear in Xueying Town at this time.
Especially on the street outside the yard, there are still cars lent to them by the Tianou Group.
It is obvious that there is some conflict between Fang Jin and Tianou Group.
The mayor of Xueying Town regarded them as adventurers sent by Tianou Group to Xueying Town to carry out some ulterior mission.