Chapter 618: Chapter 23 Crushing

In the cold broadcast from the command center, the lower half of the floating city opened up again. But this time, what surged forth were not beasts, but a swarm of iron killing machines cruising through the sky.

Ten holes, each over twenty meters in diameter, slowly opened on the lower hemisphere of the floating city. From these, the Flying Airships that had long been ready began to “slowly” emerge.

“What’s that?”

“Iron ships? Iron ships are flying in the sky!”

“Archers! Archers! Shoot those things down!”

Although the organization of the warriors was lacking, their individual strength was undeniable. Most of the warriors were skilled in the three combat skills of sword, spear, and bow. On this battlefield, many warriors carried giant beast bone bows taller than a person on their backs.

Bam!

The release of the bowstrings sounded like an explosion, and the spirit wood arrows, refined through Dao techniques, streaked across the sky, leaving trails of mist.

Buzz buzz buzz…

A massive magic barrier appeared from the lower level of the airships, intercepting most of the arrows. The few arrows that managed to penetrate the barrier were like toys against the enchanted alloy armor of the war airships.

The massive steel sharks slowly spread out in the sky, covering half the sky like dark clouds.

Then, the heavenly fire descended.

[Open Fire]

Upon the command from the central office, the bottoms of the war airships instantly revealed orderly cannon barrels. In the next moment, ten thousand fireballs rained down from the sky like a torrential storm upon the warrior corps’ positions.

Rumble!

The deafening explosions sounded like firecrackers; in the face of witchcraft, the werewolves, a race specialized in physique evolution, were utterly vulnerable.

Not to mention, these werewolves didn’t even form battle arrays.

The crimson fire element washed over the land like a tide, leaving charred ground and countless screaming “monsters.”

Witnessing this scene, the inside of the command tower fell silent.

“This is sheer massacre.” A younger goblin muttered to themselves.

The warrior corps lacked discipline and war experience too much. In the face of magic concentrated fire, they didn’t even have decent shields, let alone advanced energy barriers.

“Prepare to land.” Richard suddenly spoke, “The opening battle is over. Order the airship fleet to cease pursuit; leave the remaining opponents to the ground troops for some practice.

Don’t sympathize with these people; you’ve all read the information about this world. Warriors are the lackeys of the noble houses, and noble houses are the greatest scourge of this world.

Those who act as accomplices deserve death.”

The people in the command room bowed their heads and said in unison: “We follow your teachings.”

The gigantic floating city slowly descended from the sky, while the war airships that had cruised out protected this colossal being like guards.

With a thunderous sound, the floating city embedded itself in the ground like a gemstone. Then, squads of goblin soldiers poured out from the city’s exits, spreading rapidly around the floating city.

“Don’t worry about the prisoners; that’s the medical corps’ job.”

The commander’s voice, transmitted through the crystal stone communicators, reached the ears of every soldier wearing them.

“Our mission is to clear out the werewolf warriors near the floating city. No organized werewolf army is allowed within a hundred kilometers of the city.”

The goblin soldiers were already spreading at a remarkable speed, and soon, the first goblins to engage appeared.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Several large arrows, each as long as a person, pierced through the goblin soldiers with sonic boom-induced mist, sending the pursuing goblins flying backward.

This was a squad of a hundred warriors, judging by their similar attire, they were likely from the same noble house.

Seeing the goblins being blown away, the warriors erupted in cheers.

If they couldn’t shoot down the iron ships in the sky, these green-skinned dwarves couldn’t be a problem for them, could they?

However, the warriors weren’t happy for long when they saw the goblins behind them didn’t pause at all, directly advancing toward them without slowing down even after passing their downed comrades.

“Shoot! Shoot!”

The warrior leader took up his personal towering beast bone great bow and fired an arrow at the approaching goblin army. But just as his arrow was released, it exploded in mid-air into a burst of white light with a bang.

At the rear of the goblin army, a soldier wearing something similar to windproof goggles held a rifle-like fourth model sniper annihilation gun and fired several shots at the warrior’s feathered arrows.

In the next moment, five feathered arrows burst into a white light in mid-air.

Soon, the distance between the two sides closed to five hundred meters.

“Annihilation gun, burst fire.” The company commander’s voice rang in the soldiers’ ears via the crystal stone communication, and the next moment, all goblins within five hundred meters immediately took up their burst-fire annihilation guns.

The air filled with a rapid “whoosh whoosh” sound, and the pitch-black annihilation bombs approached the werewolf warriors at supersonic speeds.

“Ha! A petty trick.”

The warrior leader sneered coldly. He immediately abandoned his bow and drew his sword, completing the draw and slash in less than a millisecond, with the blade aimed straight at the annihilation bomb’s center.

But instead of the bullet splitting in half, what he encountered was a piercing explosive sound.

Boom!

The blinding white light forced the warrior to close his eyes, and the immense force on the blade nearly made him lose grip.

“Fool, daring to slash at the Annihilation Bomb, you must have a death wish.”

Boom boom boom…

The Annihilation Bomb precisely landed on each werewolf warrior. Although they were swift, faced with the torrential rain of Annihilation Bombs, they could only be reduced to shattered corpses and charred remains.

The goblin soldiers did not pause, advancing forward over their remains.

…

“Damn it, stop, everyone stop! Form up!”

On the plains, a third-level werewolf roared at the retreating werewolf warriors, his voice as loud as a dragon’s roar. Before him, tens of thousands of werewolf warriors were being chased by just a few hundred goblin soldiers, fleeing like headless flies toward the rear.

At this shout, the fleeing warriors halted, looking somewhat bewilderedly at the werewolf commander in the sky.

“Form up! Four Symbols Mysterious Turtle Formation!”

The werewolf commander’s voice was incomparably mighty, shaking people to their core. The werewolves, intimidated by this voice, felt their inner fear dissipate.

In a battle between armies, the commanding banner must never fall.

On the battlefield, confidence is far more effective than Divine Communication Skills.

The werewolf warriors stood in the formations they had trained for earlier. Although they had not experienced much large-scale army combat, an array was an essential part of hunting barbaric beasts.

Soon, the tens of thousands of werewolf warriors formed an array that was almost circular. As the formation completed, it seemed that a new channel opened within the werewolf warriors, allowing their energy to flow to others, and others’ energy to enter their bodies. The different energies did not conflict but instead displayed a kind of harmony.

The werewolf warriors in the front row felt that they had never been in such good condition. Their strength, speed, and reflexes had all received significant enhancements. Moreover, the immense energy not only gathered on them but also surged from their bodies, forming a shield-like energy barrier.

“Shoot the signal arrow.”

The warrior commander issued an order, and behind him, a warrior dressed similarly immediately drew a large bow and shot a signal arrow into the sky.

The signal arrow exploded in the sky, turning into a red firework. Soon, new signal arrows soared into the sky from various parts of the battlefield. Although the earlier concentrated fireball attack had caused severe losses to the warrior corps, a significant portion of them still survived.

With the reduction in numbers, the warrior corps instead exhibited extraordinary combat abilities.

Boom boom boom…

Dazzling white light repeatedly burst on the energy barrier, yet the warriors inside remained unharmed. The Annihilation Bomb is a weapon of great destructive power against individuals, but against something akin to a Legion Shield, its power was somewhat insufficient.

Noticing this, the warrior corps commander immediately waved his war flag, issuing the attack command.

The next moment, in the army array’s inner ring, a thousand warriors took off the large bows from their backs and notched Spirit Wood Arrows. Under the army array’s blessing, these Spirit Wood Arrows became entwined with an icy mist. As the bowstrings were released, a thousand Spirit Wood Arrows soared into the sky, with the original ice crystal fog spreading over the arrows like they were alive, eventually transforming into thousands of ice spears.

Boom!

The ice spears hit the ground, exploding into a mass of ice fog. A goblin soldier was caught in the ice fog, and the skin and flesh inside the fog instantly turned black and necrotic.

“Retreat!”

The goblin commander made an immediate decision; their numbers were too few to deal with such a legion.

“Third company of the ninth regiment requesting support, the enemy is a legion of tens of thousands, equipped with legion-level energy barrier, capable of long-range water elemental attack, energy level estimated at four hundred per shot, legion magic not ruled out. Over.”

“…Command received, activate the positioning beacon, remote support is on its way. Over.”

The goblin company commander took a crystal stone beacon with a triangular metal base and a diamond-shaped crystal embedded in its center from the backpack and immediately infused it with magic power.

In less than a second, the crystal stone beacon shot a beam of white light into the sky.

Several kilometers away, the already established artillery position received the command center’s orders.

“Third-level fire support? Got it!”

The artillery position’s commander lowered the crystal stone communicator and shouted to the adjutant beside him, “Third-level fire support, make it quick.”

“Yes.”

The order transformed from sound waves into a crystal signal, and then back into sound waves, reaching the artillery soldiers’ ears.

“Guys, speed up, our brothers need Heavenly Fire.”

The artillery soldiers were mostly veteran goblins, and they had not undergone Divine Grace modification, still using the earliest Miracle Monk modifications. In the current battlefield, their combat power lagged behind the new generation of Divine Grace goblins.

So they were positioned at the second line, shifted from frontline warfare to the artillery position.

During the Abyss War period, goblins used Alchemy and Crystal Stone Technology to create many Alchemy Cannons. Richard appreciated these cannons, so after the war ended, they were not dismantled but modified a second time, to be used as simple Magic Support Vehicles.

“Coordinates 214.547, third-level firepower, prepare…”

“Fire!”

The next moment, tens of thousands of Alchemy Cannons simultaneously spewed out scorching fireballs, and they fired continuously like machine guns.

The warrior commander watched the steadily advancing legion, feeling inexplicably uneasy. Prompted by instinct, he looked up at the sky.

As a third-level creature, his eyes were excellent, so in the instant he looked up, he saw the tiny red lights.

“Defend!!!”

Rumble…

A rain of fire fell, sparing no one.