The siege lasted three days.

"That's it." Rasul put away his sword, "If you continue, this child's spirituality will not be able to stand it." ”

"So let's do it first." Asker nodded, and Nora immediately stepped forward and took the bruised Peggy in her arms to heal her.

"I mean, why do all the members of your team look like monsters?" Rasul slung his sheathed sword on his shoulder, "all of them were strong-willed, indomitable, never flinching from pain, and all of them were beautiful girls......

"It's not good if a woman is too beautiful, it's like fine porcelain, and it's always worrying that it will be broken if you're not careful. It's better to be stronger......" He stuck out his tongue and licked his upper lip, "Don't play, I have to go." ”

"Thank you then." Asker nodded, "These three days of instruction have been hard. ”

"No thanks. At first, I just wanted to see how long she could last, but I didn't expect her to really survive until now. Rasul waved his hand indifferently, "Anyway, let her recuperate." ”

"After all, time for peace is running out." He put his hands in his pockets and held the sword crookedly in his left arm, "A more terrible war is coming soon, if she can't learn that sword technique soon......"

That swordsmanship? Asker stared at his back, what was this guy hinting at?

"Your people have to work hard, too. If I die in this war, then my sparring skills in the past few days will be wasted. Rasul's figure disappeared around the corner.

"How's Peggy doing?" Aske groaned, and turned back to Nora.

"The spiritual consumption is very strong, there is no big problem, and it may take a while to recuperate." Nora replied, her voice seeming hesitant, "Asker, the man said the war ......"

"Well, it's coming soon." Asker stood up, "Get ready, all of you. ”

Back at the barracks, the girls were all there, and even Hood, who had been in the workshop, was called out.

"Just received a notice." Asker hung up his phone and said to the crowd, "The Latin Crusaders are here again. ”

"This is a real all-out attack, totaling about 20,000 people."

"The vanguard has arrived in the ruins of the small town of Olympia, armed with a large amount of power armor, firearms, and ......"

“…… Mortar. ”

A loud thunderous explosion rang out from outside, and the floor beneath everyone's feet seemed to tilt down in an instant, carrying some kind of terrible aftershocks and shockwaves.

Hood was unsteady on his feet and fell to the ground. Eleanor hurriedly pulled him up, quickly turned his head and asked everyone:

"Are you alright?!"

Aske rushed to the window and pulled the curtain open.

He saw black smoke rising from below, and it seemed that a mortar shell had hit the Olin tree, so much so that a slight earthquake occurred throughout the city.

"Everybody come with me." Asker quickly said, "Hood, you're a non-combatant, go to the training ground on this level and take refuge immediately." It is the closest to the trunk of the tree and is not easily bombarded head-on. ”

"Oh, good!" Hood also knew that this was not the time to hesitate, so he quickly nodded and agreed.

The people of the Azure Sword hurriedly went to the emergency elevator and quickly came to the top floor.

At the top of the Olympic tree, in the center is a large arena at the top of the trunk, surrounded by huge branches that stretch out in all directions.

Due to the ease of projection below, all of the branch areas are heavily controlled, and are now occupied by the Mage Federation and the Olympian Guardians, who are constantly projecting fire downwards.

"It's serious." Seeing the arrival of the Azure Sword, Rudasius and Quintus, who had been waiting beside them, quickly walked over and said.

"As you can see, Lord Asker. The Crusaders had somehow imported a large number of 150-mm mortars from the Holy Solomonic Empire. ”

"Although this mortar is not very accurate, the Olympus tree itself is too large to be difficult to hit."

"Considering that the Olympus tree itself houses the city, every hit on the trunk is tantamount to an earthquake in the city."

"If there are more earthquakes like this, the city of Olympia will be in ruins."

In a few words, Quintus explained the seriousness of the current situation, and then said:

"Our mages are already in the branch area, and most of their forces are maintaining a scaly formation in an attempt to intercept the opposing mortar's fire."

(Scaly Circle, i.e., a myriad of small defensive circles spliced together to form a huge shield that looks like scales, is generally used to protect large castles)

"And a small number of arcane mages are responsible for targeting the opponent's artillery for bombing raids."

"However, the command strategy of the other side was very cunning, there were almost no formed artillery positions, and all the artillery was scattered in all directions under the mountain."

Asker nodded in understanding, and said, "In other words, you need melee personnel to go out of the city to destroy these artillery, right?" ”

"That's right, otherwise the Olympus tree would not have been able to withstand such a long-term bombardment, because the cost of consumption on both sides is simply disproportionate." "For them, it's just a constant stream of shells that can be replenished. For the mages of Olin City, it was a real spiritual loss. ”

"So it is necessary to try to get rid of as many artillery units as possible before the scales of war are overturned. Of course, the Latin Crusaders will definitely arrange for knightly troops to come and intercept those of us who are out of the city. ”

"There won't be too many people in the interception force." Quintus added, "Because our Arcane Mages will shoot and kill a large number of troops at a fixed point, they will definitely have to choose to spread their forces equally and use sharp knives against sharp knives. ”

"Even so, it's very dangerous." Rudasius said solemnly, "Considering that the other side has far more troops than us, even if we are dispersed, it will be a bloody battle for us. ”

"But there is still a chance to win." Quintus said lightly, "According to the Lancaster battle equation, the attrition of the two sides only depends on the number of troops that both sides put into a frontal battle, and even if there are no frontal troops, it is just a number. ”

"Oh, Your Excellency Quintus, war cannot be calculated mathematically." Rudasius shook his head and turned his gaze to Asker, "How's it going?" ”

"Lord Asker, are you ready to fight a war that is destined to cost you a lot of casualties?"

"Of course, do we have any other choice?" Asker said with a smile.

"I knew you'd say that." Rudasius smiled and patted him on the shoulder and threw him a pair of glasses, "Well, this is a thing made by the Mage Federation, what are it called tactical glasses." ”

"To put it simply, it's a small communicator with an electronic map attached." "We have a dedicated radar-type mage who monitors the distribution of artillery below the mountain, and models it into points of light through the command system, which are scattered on the electronic map displayed on the screen of the glasses. ”

"For every point of light that represents an enemy army, the city of Olympia will mark a score for you as a battle achievement. After the end of the war, potions, recipes, and spiritual materials, including the second order, will be added to the battle merit exchange list as a reward for defending the city. ”

"Of course, only if the war can be won." Quintus said solemnly, "If it fails, Olympia City itself will not be able to protect itself, and all the wealth prepared for you will naturally be cheaper for the Crusaders." ”

"For the city of Olympia, for the people of the city, for the honor, for the commitment and for our vital interests." He slowly turned around and looked at the artillery battle below, his voice gradually lowering.

"I can only ask you."