The hot air balloon flew at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, which is the distance measured by the vertical flight of lightning.
As long as she raised her head, she could see the clouds close at hand, like clumps of loose cotton, but to really touch it, she had to fly up a few hundred meters or so.
The entire hot air balloon is covered in blue and white patches, which look exactly like the sky from a distance. And he also wore camouflage clothing, even "Dongfeng No. 1". According to His Highness's request, this surprise attack should be sudden and concealed, so the First Army disembarked before reaching the Silver Light City Pier and walked to the back of the nearby mountain.
Under Sylvie's surveillance, the team's route of action avoided all eyes, and did not attract anyone's attention from beginning to end. After the camp was set up, the Yaowang slowly lifted off the next day and began to perform the throwing mission.
Counting the week spent on the road, today happens to be the beginning of mid-autumn.
The white shadow flying in front of the balloon is Maisie. Due to the inconvenience of observation in the gondola, she took on the task of guidance and reconnaissance. After turning into a white-tailed goshawk, even at a high altitude, she can quickly distinguish the road connecting the town and the carriage running on the road. In this regard, eagle eyes are much more useful than observation glasses.
Fortunately, the other party couldn't correct the bomb drop point, Lightning thought to himself, otherwise, he would really have nothing to do.
"Are you tired?" Anna asked while lying beside the hanging basket. "Come in and have a rest. There won't be any devils here anyway."
The little girl shook her head, "I can fly all day at this speed."
"Are you a little nervous?" Wendy also leaned over.
"No," she curled her lips, "I've practiced it many times. Besides, the palace is so big, it's impossible to miss it."
"Really?" Wendy smiled, "Anyway, don't be brave, His Highness said that safety is the most important thing. And... what happened when you went to investigate the devil's camp was not your fault."
"What, I..."
The other party said in a gentle tone, "Everyone can see your frustration these days, but you're not afraid of fighting, you're just not good at fighting, and if it was me, I wouldn't necessarily be able to do better than you. "
"Indeed, most witches don't have the reactions and skills that Nightingale has," Anna also comforted. "You better come in and rest for a while. It will take a lot of magic power to adjust the bomb placement later."
Seeing that both of them said this, Lightning responded with a light sound from his nose, and flew into the hanging basket with his head drooping. Before landing, Wendy hugged her into her arms, "No one will blame you, so you don't need to blame yourself, you know?"
"Um… "
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After a morning flight, Maisie flapped her wings and returned to the Yuanwang, reporting to the three: "The Royal Capital of Graycastle is just ahead, we're almost there."
Lightning flew out of the hanging basket and raised the observation mirror. As His Royal Highness Roland said, the magnificent city wall of the royal capital was clearly discernible even at high altitude. It was like a thin cyan line, depicting the city's scope crookedly. . In the center of the gray patch, a white spot the size of a fingernail stands out.
According to the plan, they should throw the flyers first, and then throw the Dongfeng-1. However, after several trials, it was found that the falling direction of the paper could not be controlled at a height of 2,000 meters, even if heavy objects were added. If the airdrop is lowered, the target will be easily discovered. After all, the Yaowang is huge and paper is constantly falling from the sky. It is difficult to hide itself under the watch of everyone.
Therefore, His Royal Highness finally canceled the flyer part and turned it over to Thassa to spread the news, and they just had to drop the bomb over the palace.
Wendy manipulated the airflow so that the gondola was suspended above the royal capital.
"Are you ready?"
"Pull the valve," Lightning nodded.
Then she only heard a buzzing sound, and the heavy projectile had left the gondola and fell straight down. Due to the sudden loss of weight, the hot air balloon suddenly lifted upwards for a while.
For the next steps, she is already cooked.
The deceleration parachute at the end of Dongfeng No. 1 was opened under the action of the airflow, and the lightning quickly caught up with the bomb and began to correct its trajectory little by little.
The Royal Capital is no stranger to the witches of the Mutual Aid Society. They had been hiding in the city's slums for several months during their journey to find the holy mountain in the wild. One is to collect food, and the other is to recruit new blood. Soraya and Echo joined the mutual aid association during this period. Although Lightning had never experienced any of this in person, he often heard them mention that compared to other cities, the capital was very strict with the arrest of witches. In the stepped squares of the outer city, witches were executed almost every month. Therefore, they stayed here for the shortest time, because every extra day they stayed, they had to bear an extra share of the pain of the passing of their sisters.
Lightning didn't have any favors for this prosperous capital. If she could throw a bomb on Tifeko's head and completely end his rule, she would be very happy to do so. If Roland was to govern the Kingdom of Greycastle, these tragedies would definitely not happen. Happened
She now has a chance to right her wrong.
The wind whistled in his ears, the scene on the ground continued to expand, and the details of the inner city palace were also revealed in front of Lightning.
Compared with the low-rise houses inhabited by commoners, the palace building is much larger in scale. Its main body consists of a dome hall, a banquet hall and a high-tower castle, and the rest such as stables, barracks, warehouses and other auxiliary houses have everything. Considering that the four walls of the castle are steep and the roof structure is complicated, it is not easy to trigger the fuze, so His Royal Highness finally chose the Wang Palace Hall as the attack target.
With the sharp drop in altitude, the parachute quickly reached the disengagement point. Lightning pulled up the trap, let the parachute escape from the projectile, and at the same time picked it up and quickly climbed up.
Before leaving, His Royal Highness repeatedly urged that the bomb must rise to a high enough safety position before the bomb hit the ground, and never look back to see the explosion, but the little girl still couldn't hold back her curiosity and lowered her head involuntarily.
I saw a dazzling flash of light lit up at the top of the hall and quickly expanded.
The incandescent light turned into a bright orange-red, and then disappeared into the tumbling smoke. This process lasted for less than a breath, and then a deafening explosion suddenly exploded in her ears, almost knocking her off balance.
It's not that Lightning has never seen a battlefield with roaring artillery fire, but compared to those terrifying weapons that fire iron balls, the loud noise from Dongfeng-1 is ten times louder than all of them combined!
Smoke erupted violently from the pillars and windows around the temple, engulfing the surrounding gardens and corridors. After a while, several cracks appeared in the circular vault with the bomb drop as the center.
Lightning couldn't help but stop and stared at the last moment of the hall with bated breath.
These black lines were like ink that flowed freely, instantly covering the entire roof, and then the roof could no longer support itself, collapsed suddenly, and raised a stronger smoke.
Under the amazing power of Dongfeng No. 1, the palace hall collapsed. (., Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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