After entering the hinterland of the plain, the daily time on the floating island of Eleanor gradually converged. Most people only knew that they were moving, but they did not know where they were going.
Only the high-level officials in the command post knew that they were reducing the distance to the target little by little. The track curve marked on the map clearly showed this. Every twelve hours, the floating island would adjust its direction to the east; According to the information returned by the expedition group, their routes will converge with the path of the new god of creation within eighteen days at most.
But the calm did not last until that day.
Fourteen days after the official departure, the unchanging days were broken.
The first to discover the enemy's situation was an old-fashioned Tianhuo, which belonged to the air cavalry reconnaissance unit and was one of the few models that retained two seats. The rear seat no longer has a machine gun position, but is replaced with a spark telegraph and a radio station, which is a special modification dedicated to reconnaissance.
"One hundred and fifty kilometers away, a terrifying beast is approaching us!"
According to the regulations, the crew first used a telegram to shoot the information, and then repeated it with a walkie-talkie. The former was to inform the floating island, and the latter was to warn the companions in the nearby airspace.
Due to the excellent electromagnetic environment, the transceiver quickly received the message and translated it.
When he took the note to relay the news, the atmosphere in the staff room condensed, and then it boiled over instantly.
"Quickly determine the identity and location of the crew!"
"Sound the warning and let the engineering team withdraw!"
"Hey, this is the staff, please prepare for battle immediately!"
"The ground staff reported that the elevators No. 5 and No. 11 have malfunctioned and are undergoing emergency repairs."
"At this time? Let them hurry!"
Roland, who received the notice, also rushed to the command post immediately, "How is the situation now?"
"The enemy is still more than two hours away from us." Edith reported with a stack of documents, "To the northeast, the number is more than 30. The reconnaissance planes have gotten rid of the opponent's pursuit, but they don't seem to be Change the original route."
"You mean, the devil discovered the existence of the floating island?" Iron Axe asked.
"It shouldn't be, otherwise they wouldn't just send so many people. But the devil must have noticed something, and the route will be so clear."
"It's not surprising." Roland replied calmly, no matter how small the floating island is, it is still a floating mountain. It is almost impossible for a target of this size to completely hide themselves. Just as Lightning and the others discovered the God of Divine Construct, as long as the distance between the two keeps getting closer, the enemy will notice this uninvited guest sooner or later. "Silvy's magic eye is more focused on the sky. It would be normal if a devil team happened to bump into us on the ground."
Beidi Pearl nodded, "Their main purpose is to verify information, and with this number of terrifying beasts, the Aerial Knights should be able to wipe out all of them."
"Whether it is a complete annihilation or a few escapes, it will not affect the result." Roland has realized that it is impossible to avoid the beasts at the speed of the floating island of Eleanor. In a sense , the exposure of the floating island is a foregone conclusion. "The key is how to minimize the cost."
The size of the Aerial Knights has always been growing steadily. Since the blocking battle in the desperate mountains, the total number of the first generation of Skyfire and the second generation of Skyfury has exceeded 200, which is almost the number of two alliances. But the problem is that the enemy is dispatched in full force, and the troops and logistics are no longer bound. No matter how good the exchange ratio is, the aircraft will inevitably suffer losses.
Roland didn't expect his own side to be able to obtain air suppression during the decisive battle. He only hoped that the cover bomber would successfully complete the bombing. Undoubtedly, all the aircraft would need to be invested. If the Aerial Knights suffered a lot of losses in the early stage, the entire plan would be dragged down later.
"What do you mean, plan B to attack?" Tilly raised her eyebrows.
"Yes, by the way, you can also test the witch's achievements." Roland no longer hesitated, "Let your people enter the basement."
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Two hours later, the enemy discovered the traces of the floating island.
As Edith said, they were indeed here for reconnaissance, but to everyone's surprise, the terrifying beast stopped forty or fifty kilometers away. The leader used a device similar to a telescope to look at it for a while, and then turned around and returned directly, without any idea of coming over to test it.
"It seems that the devil has learned a lot from the mask." Beidi Pearl raised the corner of his mouth, "Now they finally know how to fear their opponents."
"The enemy will never surrender." Iron Axe stared at the sky and said, "The next few days should not be as calm as before."
"Of course," Edith's voice was as cold as snow in the north, "and this is a good opportunity to weaken their power!"
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That afternoon, the devil's first attack appeared on the skyline.
They don't seem to want to wait even a day.
Of course, the army was ready for battle more than an hour ago. All the gates of the external passages have been closed, and the biplanes of the non-reconnaissance team have also descended to the underground hangar. The surface of the entire floating island is empty, and even the portholes of the bridge transformed from the top of the north slope have been sealed. die. At this moment, Eleanor's floating island is almost as airtight as a huge rock mountain.
The high-level people gathered directly in the command post to observe the outside world through the projection of the curtain created by the magic core.
There were more than 200 terrifying beasts in this wave. When they formed a horizontal line and rushed towards the floating island, even the sky seemed to dim a bit.
"Tsk, there are quite a few..." Tilly said with a frown.
Roland nodded, "This is probably just the vanguard." No matter what, the troops following the Devil's King City are the entire strength of the Black Stone Region. Since the number of madmen is expected to be as many as ten million, then the fear of beasts will not be too much. few.
I'm afraid this is the last quiet of their trip.
There are enough, but what can they do with a mountain? Suddenly, a voice entered everyone's mind, and the melodious tone was a little lazy, and people would never forget it after hearing it.
The speaker was none other than Eleanor.
Roland laughed.
This is the most flawless point of this tactic. Indeed, humans do not have many ways to deal with a god of divine creation, but vice versa, the same is true for devils.
"I'll call you later."
Don't worry, this is revenge after more than 400 years. Eleanor replied.
In her field of vision, an invisible net was slowly unfolding, and all the terrifying beasts moving on the net turned into a series of numbers.
Math is really fun...
She injected magic power into the tentacles, and then spread it to the entire floating island. The activated nearly one hundred micro cores burst into blue light, and the mechanical devices connected to them also started to operate.
The machine gun towers distributed on the edge of the island turned one by one in the direction of the enemy's attack, and the barrels protruded from the shooting holes to the sky.
When the fearful beast entered the range, countless streams of light burst out, turning the invisible net into a shining curtain of light visible to the naked eye!