The magic crystal cannon is an extremely destructive weapon equipped by many countries on the mainland. It uses a core made of several magic crystals to condense the magic power inside and launch it. In terms of power, it is even more powerful than the artillery in the world of Yalin. It is stronger. Although it is not as far as the artillery in terms of range, it is more than enough for use in a different world that still relies on cold weapons to fight. If there is a fatal flaw, it is that the firing speed of the magic crystal cannon is quite slow. Every time it is fired, The cannon needs to be replaced once with the magic crystal that has consumed all its magic power. This process greatly delays the rate of fire.
And precisely because of the rate of fire, the twenty magic crystal cannons in place were unable to form an effective fire network to block the black dragon. For the gunner responsible for controlling the magic crystal cannon, compared to aiming at the infantry and cavalry who are relatively slow on the ground and in a straight line of sight, the black dragon flying at high speed in the sky can't even hit the opponent, even if it is aimed at the opponent. It's all an extremely difficult thing.
As for the archers, they are not arranged at all. No one would think that an arrow shot with human strength can penetrate the black scale armor that seems to be unable to be split with a battle axe. The arrangement of archers will give people a very stupid feeling. a feeling of.
"Concentrate the firepower, don't spread it too thin!!" the frontline commander shouted hoarsely as he looked at the battle situation fed back by the detection magic.
In order to pursue lethality on the battlefield, magic crystal cannons usually use scattering methods to shock the enemy, but now the commander has to let the gunners concentrate their firepower together. The black dragon's flying speed is too fast. From this point of view, it is probably the most After firing two shots, the opponent had already broken into the arsenal.
Just as the gunners desperately turned the handles to adjust the angle, the black dragon, which was already close at hand, slowly opened its mouth, and it was almost visible to the naked eye that a purple-black light began to condense in the blood-red mouth full of sharp teeth. The ball, and in the next moment the ball of light was compressed into a beam of light and shot straight out from the dragon's mouth. Even the surrounding air fluctuated violently in an instant. The wind almost swept across the ground, and a position targeted by the dragon was accompanied by half of the A small hillside was completely eliminated. The gunners and soldiers on the hillside had completely disappeared from the world before they even had time to feel pain.
When the ominous black flames soared into the sky and blocked the moon's fluorescence, the remaining thousands of soldiers had expressions of surprise and shake on their faces.
Leonas, who was in the command room of the arsenal, looked blankly at the scene in the crystal ball. The black dragon's blow just now directly turned a hillside into a deep pit, and the ground was completely turned into a putrid quagmire under the corrosion of dark elements. Today, Leonas finally understands why so many myths and poems always describe the dragon as the ultimate enemy of the brave. Why so many poets from ancient times to the present have been describing the power of the dragon, and finally Understand that those novels about 'dragon-slaying warriors' are all lies. A giant dragon can completely crush a conventional army in terms of power. How could these powerful creatures with subversive power in the world be easily strangled by a few humans.
"That's why I told you to run away~kid"
Tenaya, who had just returned from outside, sounded a slightly sarcastic voice.
Regarding the performance of Leonas and the mages who came with him at this moment, Tenaya did not feel that they were too embarrassed. In the secular world, they were already superior and powerful existences. After being praised and feared by others for so long, Presumably they will occasionally feel a little self-satisfied, thinking that they have now reached the pinnacle of power. Now facing the giant dragon that should only appear in myths and stories, the terrifying destructive power and overwhelming power will definitely mess up their minds. To be honest, now Leonas can leave without being scared and use teleportation Magic escaped, and Tenaya already admired his courage.
"The second position was destroyed┉┉"
"The third position was also attacked!!"
Bad news keeps coming. The twenty magic crystal cannons barely managed three rounds of shooting before they were all destroyed by the dragon's breath. The landscape in the valley near the arsenal was completely changed as a result. Only one of the more than sixty shelling rounds slightly grazed the black dragon's wings. , and then there was no more results. In the first round of the offensive, an artillery formation of the Kalsemmen Empire was completely destroyed, and the number of casualties among the soldiers exceeded 800. Although there are still more than 6,000 soldiers and more than 20 mages including Tenaya and Leonas, no one will feel safe now, even if there is only one enemy.
Without the magic crystal cannon, the arsenal now has no means of defense. The black dragon seemed to have identified this arsenal and ignored some soldiers who were lucky enough to survive the dragon's breath. It flew straight towards the arsenal.
At this time, he witnessed the scene of a murderous black dragon flying from the crystal ball. The mage who came with Leonas could no longer suppress the fear in his heart: "We must leave here immediately. This ┉┉ this black dragon From time to time we can contend."
"Do you mean to let the black dragon tear down the empire's arsenal into rubble?"
The arsenal in the valley produces powerful weapons lost from ancient times. A large part of the country's finances, including the compensation obtained from the victory over the Kingdom of Creses, is spent here. If it is abandoned now, He ran away without hesitation, even if he could survive from the black dragon's mouth, His Highness the Prince would never forgive anyone.
After being severely warned by Leonas for a while, some mages who were a little shaken at first plucked up some courage again. Rather than escaping back to face the empire's judgment or even harming their loved ones, it might be better to fight and die at the hands of the black dragon here.
"When will the portal be ready?"
"Miss Tenaya, do you want to leave this place and run away?"
After finally trying to appease these mages, Tenaya on the side seemed to add fuel to the fire as if the situation was not bad enough. Leonas finally couldn't help but complain to this person who usually made him fear and have a headache. The half-elf roared.
"My identity is the Director of Magic Technology. My mission is only to analyze the data and provide it to the Kalsemmen Empire. As for going to the battlefield to kill enemies, it is not part of our contract."
When Tenaya said this, Leonas was immediately speechless.
"Besides, I didn't say I was going to escape, but I had to ensure the safety of my little pet and maid."
After saying these words, Tenaya ignored Leonas, pulled away the mage who was debugging the portal, and started to replace the power device of the portal with a new core.
Ordinary teleportation techniques have a limited teleportation distance, and in order to ensure that the teleportation does not deviate, the mage must be positioned. This will leave obvious spatial fluctuations for the black dragon to track. It does not take too long to catch up with the black dragon's speed. Much time. The teleportation gate has already positioned the teleportation location so that it will not leave too obvious traces, and the extremely long teleportation distance is the best way to get rid of the black dragon in one go.
"You should still be able to fight against that black dragon, Miss Tenaya."
At this time, a middle-aged mage in the mage team who was raised with Leonas and wore a 17th level magic level emblem came out and bowed slightly and asked.
Tenaya squinted her eyes and looked at the other person. This middle-aged man, who is also a level 17 mage, is obviously much better at using magic than Leonas, but Leonas is better than him because of his youth. Onas has also reached the same age as him. When experience and wisdom make up for the rawness, he should be far stronger than the current man.
"My name is Entesius, a mage from the Tower of Sages. This time I was originally invited by Prince Augusta to assist you, Miss Tenaya, but I didn't expect to encounter such a situation. "Things." Entesius said calmly, without showing any disrespect at all.
"Tower of Sages? I'll get to know you later. Now is not the time┉┉"
Tenaya didn't pay much attention to these mages coming from the Tower of Sages, but paid attention to the movements of the black dragon. After defeating the frontline defense forces, the black dragon had already arrived above the arsenal. At this time, the defensive methods in the arsenal area The formations were all activated, and the blue light formed a hemispherical shield that enveloped the entire arsenal. This was a formation used for the protection of large cities. In theory, even hundreds of mages taking turns bombing could break through it in a short time. There is no magic circle, but now facing the dragon's breath that changed the landscape in an instant, no one has much hope in the magic circle.
"Do you think these ants can defeat me? Stupid guy, this just delays your death!!"
The roar of the black dragon echoed in everyone's ears, and many people in the room subconsciously focused their attention on Tenaya. Obviously, even those who were unclear about the situation knew who the black dragon's words were aimed at. .
Leonas had no time to care about why Tenaya provoked the black dragon, but immediately used the amplification magic. Since the black dragon can speak, it means there is the possibility of communicating with the other party.
"Please wait a moment, powerful black dragon. I am the mage of the Kalsemmen Empire. I hope you can calm down your anger. Is there anything that offends you┉┉"
"You bugs and ants just need to die!!"
The angry Garrods couldn't listen to Leonas' words at all, not to mention that Leonas was a human being that the black dragon despised and hated the most. Opening his mouth and breathing with strong dark element power, he hit the shield hard. The entire shield suddenly flashed with blue light. However, as the black dragon's breath light began to weaken, even the shield itself began to weaken. A large number of cracks began to appear, and it was clear that it could not hold on for much longer.
Sure enough, although this guy was angry, he was also very concerned about Elsa's life safety. He didn't dare to breathe with all his strength as soon as he came, but slowly tried to weaken the shield.
Tenaya watched as the shield gradually shattered, and the commandments of life and death appeared in the hands of the female mage again. A short-distance teleportation allowed the female mage to appear in the huge factory building of the arsenal, facing the black dragon that breathed dragon breath.
Next, give this big lizard a surprise. Tenaya recited the incantation silently, and at the same time, some tall black figures also woke up with the brilliance of magic in the warehouse behind the arsenal. (To be continued...)