Section 78 Floating Fortress
Although it was a sunny day, there were quite a lot of white clouds floating in the sky at this time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
If you look closely, you will see something suspended in the sky in the middle of the clouds. In other words, it was entangled in white clouds, looming, and if you didn't look closely, you didn't notice it for a while.
"Floating...... Castle!" Lu Wu finally shouted the word.
That's right, that thing in the sky, which can only be described by that word, is a huge artificial structure suspended above the atmosphere.
For Lu Wu from Earth, this is far more shocking than an airplane.
"Original...... The so-called fortress...... I mean the Floating Fortress......" he whispered to himself.
The fortress in the sky was white, not that heavy white, but like a cloud, a faint, plain white. Because a large part of the floating fortress is covered by clouds, Lu Wuyi can't see its whole picture clearly, but it feels like a castle floating in the air, but it is not a quaint castle in the Middle Ages, but a castle built by modern technology, full of science fiction flavor, exquisite and modern.
To tell the truth, as far as Lu Wu's feeling goes, it should not be suspended at this "low-altitude" altitude, but should be suspended in space, at least in the orbit of the planet.
The outer layer of the Floating City is made of some kind of white material, but I don't know what it is, but it simply gives the impression that this thing is thin and sturdy. Moreover, its texture is very close to that of white clouds. It was precisely because of this that when it was hiding in the clouds, Lu Wu didn't notice it for a while.
In this way, all doubts are lost. Now Lu Wu finally understood the questions ahead, why there were no roads around a fortress. Because there is no need at all.
Lu Wu lowered his head, the one called Commander Arshamis, "That...... Are there no other refugees?"
"Unfortunately, no. Commander Arshamis replied. "Our front collapsed too quickly and suddenly, and not everyone had a chance to escape......"
He didn't say a word, but Lu Wu knew that even if he escaped, it would be difficult to come here. The road is too far and too dangerous, and unless you are a specially trained person, it is difficult to retreat all the way here on your own. In fact, the reason why there is such a large number of refugees to withdraw now is because of the elders. They had enough material to contain so many people and retreated all the way here.
At this time, the other party has already cut off communication.
"The Floating Castle is combative, right?" Lu Wu turned off the terminal, and then suddenly asked this question.
"Nonsense," the master replied immediately. "Don't underestimate this thing, this thing has a protective shield and an antimatter cannon. No other war machine can match it. I remember that in this world, this war beast was said to be difficult to defeat even magic. In a sense, it is the highest product of a mixture of technology and magic, a tool of war for mortals against warlocks. If you understand it in terms of the rules of war in this world...... This thing pretty much determines the outcome of the war. Battles on the ground only make sense if the Floating Fortress can't decide the winner. That's why the world doesn't value infantry so much. ”
"In that case, then why does it stay in the rear and don't move?" Lu Wu said. "I mean, with such a powerful weapon of war, how can we allow the tide of war to collapse like this? If I'm not mistaken, the entire area of the Banshee Gate was originally controlled by our side, right? ”
"Nonsense, because the other party also has a floating fortress. The master directly vetoed Lu Wu's question. "Also, if it really costs anything, the Warlock can force it (of course, it can't be undamaged). The most important thing is that this kind of thing is no more expensive than a warship on earth, it is a rarity among the weapons of war. Having a floating fortress like this is definitely a symbol of power and wealth. It's such a precious power, so it has to be used carefully, right?"
"I still don't think it's right......" Lu Wu looked up at the fortress. Then the next question suddenly came to mind, where will the refugees stay after they come here?
But I guess there's always a place to stay. There is such a castle that can fly...... If you can't fly back and forth a few times, you can evacuate people.
"Let's get back to you first. Lu Wu said. "By the way, partner, you just said that the warlocks can forcibly capture this floating fortress?"
"Of course," the master said disapprerovingly. "Don't underestimate the power of magic. It's like exoskeleton armor...... As I said before, in fact, the exoskeleton armor and the Fourth Law Magic Ring have similar effects, but the former has appeared in this world for a short time, and the latter has been used for thousands of years. ”
"Hard, isn't it?"
"Well, don't think that the warlocks fight with their bare hands and on their own strength. Human beings are also intelligent creatures, no matter how they say, they will not be on the same level as beasts. Amber looks bare-handed because she came to Earth. In this world, warlocks are heavily armed when they go into battle. They all wear powerful armor and carry a variety of magic-supporting items and weapons to make the most of their powers. The power of a powerful warlock is unimaginable to you earthlings. In fact, the technology of this world has only begun to develop in modern times, and many of them have been plundered by warlocks from other worlds...... Partner, I would like to emphasize that these messages are not guaranteed to be reliable, because I don't know much about this. ”
"But, at least I'm sure," the master said. "It's also very difficult to deal with floating fortresses. Even an army of heavily armed warlocks would have to pay a heavy price to conquer a floating fortress controlled by mortals. It is precisely because of this that the floating fortress or something is so valuable. But," the master's words shifted, "it has nothing to do with us anyway, mate, I remember you were going to leave when you were done." ”
Lu Wu remembered the days he had spent in this world. If you return to Earth now, you must have passed long enough.
I don't know if the armed conflict that affected innocents is over. But the tour guide said that although there are many conflicts in this area, they are also very short-lived: because the parties to the conflict have such a large territory, so many troops, and so many weapons. It is neither possible nor can afford to fight a long-term war. If a conflict (not a war) lasts for a week, it is long enough.
Speaking of which, Lu Wude was glad that he carried all kinds of documents, bank cards, etc. with him. If you put it in your bag, it will definitely be wiped out with that rocket cannon ash. It's a pity that the travel bag, and the pile of change of clothes in the bag.
It was too early, at least he had promised the Redcoat that he would escort the entire refugee team into place. Lu Wu drove this thought out of his mind, but he still unconsciously asked the master a question.
"Master, how is my badge?"
"I guess it's basically recovered. The master said. "You can go back to Earth at any time. However, partner, it is also a good choice to put it there first and let it recover further. ”
"Let's go back to the team. Lu Wu turned around and jumped down from where he was with ease. The place where he was standing was a boulder three or four meters high.
"By the way, partner, let me warn you," the master said. "There's very little magic in the magic ring. I don't know how long I'll be able to use it when I go back. ”
"Huh, but I've always consumed it in the least possible way. ”
"That's true, but it's second-hand, and there's not much magic stored in it. ”
……
"You...... You ...... Witch ......"
"Hahaha......" The succubus, known as the witch, chuckled and let go of his hand.
After saying the last sentence, the man, whose neck had been broken, fell limply, still with a look of disbelief in his eyes.
"What, is this the elite guard?" the succubus, or witch, walked down the hallway with a relaxed pace.
There were only two colors in the corridor, the cold white of the metal and the translucent pale red, the former being a normal metal, and the latter a translucent crystal like a red crystal. It's "translucent", but it's impossible to see what's behind it.
Now, of course, there's one more color, red, the color of blood.
Not everyone is lucky enough to have their neck broken and a whole body left behind.
"Like, it's not a big deal. After saying this, the witch stepped forward. Her toed hooves trampled in pools of blood, making a faint, sticky sound of water. Despite her tall size, the witch's movements were surprisingly light and nimble, and not a single drop of blood could touch her other than her hooves.
As she said this, a figure suddenly circled out from the end of the hallway, a man with a fit body and a white uniform, with a sword in his hand.
The newcomer's gaze rested on the corpses and blood on the ground, and he frowned. All the dead guards wore exoskeleton armor - not the heavy armor that covered them all over their bodies, but a simplified version of them. That is, a lot of unnecessary bits and pieces were removed, including helmets. Keep in mind that while helmets have important functions such as filtering poison gases, communicating and even providing reflected waves to help them fight in the dark, they can make a complete stranger blend in with your party without you being able to detect it.
However, the simplification of only redundant defense capabilities and some unnecessary features does not mean that this equipment is vulnerable. In fact, as long as it is not a real rain of bullets, this "simplified version" is not so much a reduction in combat effectiveness as an increase in combat effectiveness. It can make people more flexible and more difficult.
This becomes even more noticeable if you use a melee weapon.
So many guards were killed in a short period of time...... Even an idiot can see that this witch is amazingly powerful.
"Who are you?" the man asked, raising his sword.
"Enemies. The witch smiled. After saying this, she rushed up in the next second.