The drake giants have collectively changed.
On the No. 3 highland in the north of the Hongfeng area, the sky is gloomy, the wind is howling, and the artillery fire is roaring.
A large number of cluster giants roaming from the eastern region are running wildly on the plain. Those swollen and deformed terrifying monsters are moving frantically, skimming the plain, rushing over the hills, some rushing into the distance, and some impacting the legion's defense line. The dazzling arcane arc pierced the air, illuminating the polluted plain in the dim light of the sky, and on the No. 3 highland, which supported the important node of the defense line, the artillery fire was non-stop.
The heavy magic cannon finely adjusted its shooting angle under the action of the mechanical device, the rune track flashed, and the shells wrapped in light blue air mass flew to the distance, and the Warhammer I in the tank bunker also fired frequently, more intensively Heavy shells bombarded the plain on the east side of the highland, interweaving an impenetrable firepower network.
A Captain Cecil in white and blue-patterned armor stood behind the bunker, observing the situation on the battlefield with tactical goggles.
Continuous exploding flashes and shock waves covered the frantic army of crystal clusters, and countless twisted limbs and incomplete crystals were blown into the sky every second, but under the dim sky background, there were still countless monsters Coming from afar, pointlessly falling on the line of death.
The captain closed the eyepiece, turned and left the bunker.
The commander's loud roar with magic power came from nearby: "The No. 2 shelling formation cools down, replace the acceleration track—the No. 3 formation starts firing!" "The burner is warmed up!" "The shells have been delivered!" Arrived at the location!"
The captain quickly walked through the busy artillery positions and supply tunnels. The sounds of weapons firing and instructions filled his side. He passed a sentry post and walked towards a tall man wearing a knight's insignia and a white coat of arms on a black background. Commander with a short cape.
Three short muffled sounds came from the side, and three bright flares were shot into the sky, the eye-catching flashes illuminated the camp, and the light sprinkled on the surface of the knight's silver-white armor.
"Sir! The enemy's offensive has been contained, they are suppressed outside the line of defense," the captain saluted the commander in front of him, and said quickly, "But those monsters showed no sign of retreating, and no trace of discipline. It was in a state of utter frenzy."
The commander nodded: "Continue to strengthen the defense line on the east side, no matter how many they come, they must be eliminated on the line of fire - we have sufficient supplies and personnel."
"Yes, sir."
The captain took the order to leave, while the commander glanced at the situation on the battlefield, then turned and walked towards the barracks of the command post.
A low buzzing sound came from the direction of the Gorgon River. In the fading brilliance of the signal flare, two terrifying energy beams suddenly lit up like a long river of light. They pierced the dim sky light, from west to east It traversed the entire battlefield, and then majesticly swept across the plains full of cluster giants. Where the beam swept, the giants and rocks evaporated together, leaving only a piece of scorched earth.
In the barracks of the command post, the Magic Net terminal was buzzing, and the holographic projection showed a bust of Philip, the commander-in-chief of the ground forces.
The commander stood still in front of the terminal and saluted, with a loud voice: "General, the No. 3 highland defense line has been stabilized, and the calibration beam has swept the eastern and northern extensions. We can deploy the next stronghold."
"Maintain fire suppression, and the next advancing force will enter from the southwest in 30 minutes," Philip said calmly, "How is the cluster giant over there?"
"Out of control, frantic, almost irrational, but showing no sign of fading strength."
"Have you found any cluster commanders who maintain sanity?"
"not found."
"…Understood. Continue mission, Commander."
"receive."
In the command post of the main army, Philip came to Gawain, who was transcribing the information from the rear at the moment. Before Philip could speak, Gawain had already raised his head: "The crystal cluster army seems to be completely out of control."
Before Philip could ask, Gawain raised the paper in his hand: "A message from Kamel from the Pompeii laboratory, all the commander-level crystal cluster giants imprisoned in the various isolation cages of the laboratory are here. Crazy at the same time - they can't all be subordinate units of the Red Maple node."
"Pompeii Laboratory?!" Philip was startled, "Is everything okay over there?"
"With a fully armed army and a legendary ancient magister sitting in command, there is no possibility of accidents—all monsters out of control have been destroyed, and the infected carriers receiving isolation treatment have also been safely transferred. There is no need to worry about this—fortunate Surprisingly, those who were merely carriers of the infection were not affected."
"The situation in front of me is very weird..." Philip frowned and said, "The appearance of those monsters is not the same as the loss of control caused by the collapse of the superior node..."
"That's right, if the out-of-control caused by the collapse of the superior node, those crystal cluster giants will quickly weaken while losing their minds. After an hour, they will be almost the same as ordinary beasts, but now those out-of-control crystal cluster giants are just falling into frenzy. , there has been no decline in power," Gawain threw the documents on the table with a serious tone, "They are not 'out of control', but a new, completely crazy mind has become their highest node."
Philip felt a bit of chills, and Gawain continued: "The only good news at present is that the cluster giants after the frenzy have not evolved in strength, we can still maintain the defense line and continue to advance north, but on the other hand, losing organization The cluster giants of the 100 degrees have become more unruly…”
Just as he was halfway through speaking, the nearby air suddenly twisted, Amber's figure emerged from the air, and the half-elf lady handed a transcribed information to Gawain: "There is an urgent message from Maryland. "
Gawain took over the information, glanced at it hastily, and raised his eyes to Philip: "The situation is as I expected—Iron Throne Zero is fighting with the crystal cluster giant that suddenly fell into a frenzy at the entrance of the east border. It is indeed the entire crystal cluster that is out of control. Legion."
In that urgent intelligence report, Maryland reported the situation of the battle at the pass leading to the Eastern Territory: Countless frenzied cluster giants and low-level infected people are spreading blindly, and a considerable part of them has rushed to the blockade line established by the Iron Throne Up—The Maryland Cavaliers have established defenses relying on armored trains, armed railways, and a large number of temporary walls, bunkers, and mountain bunkers. At present, he has blocked the portals for those infected by the crystal clusters to enter the eastern border, and is constantly increasing the defensive strength.
Relying on the combat strength of the Iron Throne, and the armed security forces of White Sands Mining Co., Ltd. have gone to support, the Maryland Cavaliers should be able to control the local situation, and even forcibly expand the defense line to the west—the war technicians are laying down the railway under the cover of artillery. Expanding the range of activities of the Iron Throne to the Holy Spirit Plain, the goal of the Maryland Cavaliers is to drive the Iron Throne into Thorinburg through the "defensive push" method-so that he can rely on Thorinburg's strong fortifications to build a new line of defense and fight for a certain amount of land. In depth, try to ensure the safety of those areas in the east that have not been polluted as much as possible.
Facts have proved that Gao Wen's judgment of Maryland was correct at the beginning - this is a capable person, although he was born in the traditional Ansu noble family, he has the value of transformation. After undergoing advanced knowledge indoctrination and actual contact with the operation of the Cecil Corps, Maryland's original military capabilities have been inspired and strengthened. He is good at exchanging defense for offense, and this tactic will be maximized with the assistance of armored trains. the value of.
"Where is Sonia?" Gao Wen turned to look at Amber, "She should be back soon."
"When I contacted her twenty minutes ago, she was returning from the direction of Tulip Castle. At this time, it was almost..."
"I'm back," before Amber finished speaking, a clear voice came from the door. Gawain looked around and saw the high-ranking messenger in light leather armor appearing in front of him, "The north is all trapped Crazy monsters, east too, and worse... After crossing Fort Tulip, wandering druses have also been found in the western part of the Gorgon River."
"Has the pollution really crossed the river..." Gao Wen couldn't help clenching his fists, "How much?"
"It's hard to judge, I dare not fly too far, but I saw the private soldiers of the local noble organization fighting against a small group of crystal cluster monsters. There should not be many enemies crossing the Gorgon River—after all, our fleet is still blocking In the river, most of the monsters trying to cross the river will be eliminated by the coastal defenses, only in the north... the front line of the legion has not yet advanced there, and there is a gap there."
Gao Wen couldn't help frowning, but he had to accept the situation.
In the original plan, he wanted to completely block the Gorgon River, and at the same time seal the entrance to the east. In this way, together with the armored barriers in the south and the San Sunil-Northern Mountains defense line in the north, the crystal The cluster of infections is completely blocked in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain, so that everything will become controllable, but no matter how complete the plan is, there will eventually be accidents. From the beginning, he has made psychological preparations for the worst case: the legion's northward The speed may not be able to catch up with the speed of the crystal cluster diffusion, and the pollution may cross the Gorgon River and enter the western part of the Holy Spirit Plain.
Now, the situation is only developing in this expected direction.
But this does not mean that everything will get out of control-although the cluster infection is terrible, but a large-scale outbreak requires relatively harsh conditions. The most important thing is the long-term preparation in the early stage and a huge sacrificial ceremony. Without the assistance of these preparations and rituals, the rate of cluster infection will not exceed that of ordinary diseases.
As long as the scale of pollution invading the western part of the plain does not exceed a certain critical point, and as long as the local nobles are not incapable of giving up their resistance, the situation will not get out of control for the time being.
"Send me an order to have Byron speed up the blockade of the northern river, and also inform Sir Walder that 5,000 people from the Second Corps will be sent up the river to help block the river and clean up the pollution on the west bank." Gawain looked at Amber and quickly ordered , "In addition, is there still no way to contact the officers of the Military Intelligence Bureau in San Sunil?"
Amber shook her head: "I can't get in touch. The secret relay station extending from San Sunil may have been destroyed, and the contact points and informants in other ways have lost contact, including those in the West Bank."
"Maybe... I can challenge to fly directly to Saint-Sunil," Sonia said suddenly at this time, "I can send information about the reinforcements to Silver Fort..."
"Are you going to fly all the way over the polluted area without stopping? Or take a detour from the safe place in the western plain?" Gawain glanced at Sonia, "If you fly straight to Saint-Sunil, you have to maintain the highest altitude all the way. People and giant eagles can't stand it, and there is no place for you to land and rest on this road. If you make an arc from the western plain, the distance will be extended by two to three times, plus the time for the giant eagle to rest in the middle, By the time you fly to Saint-Sunil, the nobles of the royal capital may have abandoned the city and fled."
The defenders of the capital must be made aware of the existence of reinforcements—this was the consensus reached by Gawain and Victoria last time. It is impossible for a hopeless army to defend the city, even if they have the most powerful defense system in Ansu, and the presence of reinforcements can greatly inspire the courage of the soldiers defending the city. It is especially useful in the Royal Army of purely manpower combat.
But the sudden turn of the situation disrupted Gawain's plan—the suddenly berserk army of crystal clusters began to move randomly throughout the plain area. The courier will take even greater risks, and on the other hand, the pressure on San Sunil caused by the crazy crystal cluster army may increase sharply, and the possibility of the king's defenders abandoning the city and fleeing is also increasing rapidly. Time is even more insufficient.
However, Saint-Sunil must not be lost.
At this moment, a pleasant but slightly cold voice suddenly reached everyone's ears: "Ms. Sonia, is the mage tower in Tulip Castle still there?"
Gawain raised his head and saw the Duchess of the North—Victoria Wilde standing at the door.
After thinking for a while, Sonia nodded: "The castle is half destroyed, but the mage's tower is still there."
"That tower is a powerful communication tower," Victoria said, "Take me there, and with the help of that tower, I can contact Silver Castle."
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