A burly power armor stood on the battlefield, its twisted steel surface showing traces of charring. The knight inside was already dead, his body slumped on the ground, supported by a metal bracket at the hips, his head lowered as if he was sleeping.
The knight's soldiers had their torsos completely shattered by the bombardment of artillery fire, and were scattered in pools of dried blood all over the battlefield.
The muzzles of the guns in the distance were still roaring, with thunder and fire continuing. It was obvious that they were bombarding the Imperial mortar positions across the trench.
Of course, the Empire was also fighting back with mortars, but due to the shorter range, the gunners had to rush into the Templar's firing range before they could hastily set up their guns and fire, so their firepower was almost completely suppressed by the Templars.
If we really want to destroy this position, we have to charge and fight with bayonets.
So here comes the irony of this world: a bayonet can actually defeat a cannon.
The reason is very simple. Traditional firearms and artillery weapons are designed based on the physique of ordinary humans.
The possibility of "blocking bullets with the body" or "instantly flashing the cannon" was not considered at all.
In the face of physically enhanced transcendent beings, technological weapons must undergo corresponding modifications to ensure their effectiveness, such as making the ammunition fire faster or expanding the range of damage.
In either case, the cost of R&D and manufacturing will increase accordingly. In this regard, the Holy See has already achieved long-term research results, but due to the magic tide, the corresponding weapons production line has not yet been restored.
As long as those tricky things don't show up, Ask will still be able to deal with them alone with the current heavy smoothbore mortars.
He took one last look at the position in the distance, and then...
Suddenly rush out!
Almost in an instant, his speed reached its limit. Even the people in the trenches who were well prepared could only see an almost elongated and blurry figure.
"Wow! The captain is so fast!" Mia shouted excitedly, "This speed... Peggy, can you do it?"
Peggy also shook her head with longing. After reaching Lv.10 bloodline perfection, her full speed was actually higher than that. However, she couldn't reach full speed in an instant like Ask had just done, like a bullet.
That requires extremely sophisticated explosive skills.
The Templar Knights' position in the distance almost immediately noticed the uninvited guest, and the two mortars nearby, which had been prepared in advance, were now rapidly turning their muzzles and adjusting their firing points.
Blow him to death!
The flames from the cannon roared and gushed out, and the land where the afterimage was located was instantly lifted up by the explosion, and thick black smoke rose up.
However, the black smoke was instantly divided into two sides, like a speedboat passing through the sea. The figure rushed out of the black smoke rapidly, and continued to speed up as if he was unharmed. In a few tens of seconds, he had already covered a quarter of the distance.
The cannons continued to roar, and more cannons were being lowered, aiming at the rapidly approaching enemy in front. Obviously, compared to the imperial artillery that was constantly testing and attacking from a distance, this enemy that was rapidly closing the distance was more threatening.
At the same time, countless gun barrels were set up on the bunkers. Sniper rifles, automatic machine guns, and grenade launchers poured all kinds of ammunition towards the figure in the distance.