Chapter 161: Abrupt Stop (2-in-1)
"This is Nate Hard. Retreat to temporary blast fortifications near the reserve tank. ”
"This is the exit where Sarah Group has left the train cannon and is currently approaching the east side of the terminal."
"Hmm. It should be safe enough there. Lieutenant General Craig nodded, and he and his men retreated to safety early with the help of armored vehicles. Soon after leaving the battlefield, he also learned of the temporary news from the technicians at the fortress command center: the internal automatic fire control system of the Garelian fortress was hacked by unknown forces, and after that, the maximum authority for the control of the train cannon was set to automatically fire indiscriminately into the city of Crossbell, and even the relevant guidance supply priority was also modified, and all the guidance force was prioritized in the direction of the train gun. Although the technical department reacted quickly and cut off all the force generators in the Galylian fortress, in order to avoid accidents, the train guns were originally set up with a backup guide force sufficient to support several complete firing - in other words, after doing this, the two runaway train guns would eventually complete several full fires - even if only one shell was fired from each of the two train guns, as long as they landed in the city of Crossbell, The severity of the consequences will be incalculable.
Under these circumstances, it is almost impossible to break through the high ground where the guided train cannons, which are guarded by a large number of guiding weapons, in fifteen minutes; And the so-called self-destruct program to the outside world is actually a decoration at all, and it has not really set up such a thing - in other words, the situation is already extremely critical, if Heiliga can't do it, or if it fails - the consequences, no one wants to think about it.
In this case, only Fei showed an indifferent expression: "He will definitely succeed." ”
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“…… There's still a little time. Think about it...... This is the only way to do it. "After learning that everyone had withdrawn far enough away in the Channeling Communication, Heliga was finally able to do it freely. There are still dozens of seconds before the launch of the guide train cannon, in fact, if he wants to, it is not impossible for him to find a place to climb up and turn off the train cannon. But he wasn't sure he could do that, after all, Ling had said about the power of the "Star Code" - if he resisted it operationally, it might lead to some more serious consequences. And he also has to take care of firing at any time, as well as focusing on one person to operate the train cannon that usually requires several maintenance teams to operate, which is really a bit troublesome for Heliga, who has no knowledge of the guiding force.
After thinking about it, there was only one other way to do it - that is, to destroy the two train cannons directly.
Doing so could make the situation even more chaotic at home – and Heiliga herself almost foresaw what might happen after that. The regular army will definitely take advantage of this incident to carry out military expansion in a grand manner, and at the same time, the aristocratic faction will definitely not let go of this opportunity to disgrace Prime Minister Osborne, and will definitely use this incident to exert pressure on Prime Minister Osborne in public opinion. Coupled with the news that the aristocratic faction had begun to secretly increase armaments for a long time, this operation may exacerbate the contradictions of the civil war.
Heliga also hesitated - if it was really because of the unpredictable consequences of this incident, then could he and Olibat's previous plan succeed? Will it be possible to wipe out part of the aristocratic and reformist faction in one fell swoop in this civil war? Will Olibat be able to really gain a foothold in politics? Will he be able to earn enough exploits in exchange for chips that he wants to go further after the war?
If you don't do it yourself, the worst outcome will be nothing more than the train cannon fired at Crossbell, causing tens of thousands of casualties - for those old politicians, they don't take it too seriously, after all, in their eyes, 10,000 people died is actually just a loss of some names. If that is the case, he will never bear any responsibility, and all the fingers will be pointed at the general who guards the town and the actual controller of the regular army, as well as the Prime Minister Osborne, who demanded the construction of this train cannon. But if you act now, some superfluous attention and accusations may be attracted afterwards.
However, although there was some hesitation, this hesitation disappeared when Heliga remembered the faces of the friends he knew at Crossbell. Neither he nor Olibart are very typical politicians, but in politics, they talk about feelings that ordinary people don't talk about. While such a move may seem silly to some old-school politicians, he knows that it is the source of all the support that Olibart has been able to gain from his transformation from an ordinary prince to a rising star who has begun to make waves in the political arena.
Therefore, in order to prevent Crossbell's companions and innocent people from losing their lives and loved ones to the political struggle, Helliga had to stop the train cannon fire anyway.
"Here we are." Soon, the barrels of the two train guns were lifted again with a slight drop after the first firing - all in an orderly manner: the loading of the elements; Parameter adjustment, ballistic warm-up - the deadly cannon has been staring at the crowd that still doesn't know what happened, as always, laughing and laughing.
"Let me do it this way...... Pay tribute to the heroes who fought alongside you at Ryuyo Palace. Heliga smiled confidently, and stared intently at the muzzles of the two giant cannons.
He could just blow up the mountain with his powerful magic - but in doing so, he would definitely be questioned as to why he had retained his strength before. So at least for now, he can't let this ability be fully exposed.
What he was going to use was a more ingenious method—something he had just shown Lieutenant General Craig and at the same time a way to warm up himself.
The muzzle of the gun is pressed down for the last time - this means that the target has been aimed. Heliga didn't know where the random target was in the city, but he knew that no matter where it was aimed, it was impossible for the shell to get out of the muzzle.
The guide thrusters began to roar, and in the silence of the others who had already fled the scene, Helliga could hear it very well. His attention became more and more focused, his eyes fixed on the muzzle of the cannon with painful staring—at the same time, in his hands, two clusters of cyan flashes far greater than when he had subdued the six chariots with one move just now.
In the ruins of the Dragon's Palace, the Dragonborn and his companions used shackles made of magic and steel to trap the ancient dragon Oda Weiying.
And now, as the inheritors of the power of the Dragonborn, although they do different things, they are all about protecting the people and things they hold dear.
In a place where Heliga couldn't see, on the firing preparation panel next to the train cannon, a small electronic progress bar was being filled up little by little.
"Tiid......" murmured - the colors of the world instantly turned gray. In Heliga's eyes, the whole world was now only black and white.
The muzzle of the train cannon, some subtle trembling sound, was causing a roar.
The second murmur of "Klo (sand) ......" - everything in the world that had just become black and white monotonous seemed to become further blurred; The beautiful scenery under the canyon, which was originally quite clear, also became a blur at this time.
"Ul!" A firm cry - the pure white world once again regained its color, and the somewhat blurred vision became clear and transparent again. Heliga raised his hand slowly—not because he was so nervous that he was sluggish, but because time had come to a standstill!
For Heliga, the current time is one-sixth as slow as it should be, so simply raising his arm is already a very slow speed in his own opinion.
However, the Dragon's Roar, the greatest power of Time Lag, is that it allows the world to appear in a more affected manner in the eyes of its users. If in Helika's eyes, at this moment, his time has only become one-sixth of the speed before, then this speed, which was originally normal, is just like a toothpaste that has been squeezed out little by little, and he can see it clearly under his eyes.
Even Bernardo himself can only do this step with absolute concentration - when facing almost everyone in the world, this move allows him to ensure that the first person to make the move is himself. Although for him, the first strike is just some kind of advantage, and the real result needs to be obtained in the later battle, but for Helica, this second of preemption has already demonstrated the inevitable victory!
The two shells that were supposed to be in the barrel of several sub-moments, with the powerful power provided by the latest artillery control system, cut through the arc of hundreds of Cell's moments, and brought chaos to Crossbell, at this moment, in the eyes of Heliga, like a curious child who secretly opened the crack in the door to see what was inside, moved out of the muzzle of the cannon at that speed.
"That's it!" At this speed, if you can't get it right, you're really worthy of the name of the Dragonborn. Two clusters of blue-purple lightning with destructive powers, like two fierce beasts that had been imprisoned for a long time before they could be released, roared towards the prey called "Train Cannon".
Like the outer layer of the vehicle, the outermost protective layer of the shell is easily penetrated. Like a rabbit that has just probed out of its nest, two cannonballs have just been bored with great power - but they have been caught by the hunter, Heliga.
To those who were silently watching this scene from afar, the scene just now was simply too absurd. The second time the train cannon made a firing gesture, it was when people were most frightened, as if they were just tied to a thick rope and hung on the edge of a cliff, and they would be buried in it at some point and fall to pieces. Because of this, when the huge roar that symbolized the launch resounded through the fortress, almost everyone's hearts were about to jump out of their throats - didn't he say that he could stop this launch?
However, compared to this almost heartbreaking loud noise, the next scene feels even more eerie. A huge flame, swept through the waves of air, bursting high above the canyon where the train cannon was; The huge impact force directly blew up the solid ground made of steel where the train cannon was located; Heavy metal parts the size of watermelons flew weakly in the air like pieces of paper in the impact of the explosion, and if everyone had not retreated to a safe distance and place, the aftermath of this explosion alone could have caused a lot of casualties.
"This is ......" Lieutenant General Craig dumbfounded, "the actual power of the train cannon!" ”
“…… If it was a bore, there shouldn't be such an exaggerated explosive force...... Because if something goes wrong with the propulsion system, the shells simply cannot have enough kinetic energy. Instructor Sarah also saw that something was wrong, "And that was just now?" ”
"The shells did fire...... The flame from the muzzle of the cannon just now also proved that this time it was live ammunition. However, just as it was launched...... Exploded? Nate Hart didn't understand this kind of thing at all, "It's ridiculous...... How, exactly? ”
"Aim at the shell you just fired ......?" The terrorists looked at the "S" who came to this conclusion with incredulous expressions - although everyone was at a certain distance, but "S" was standing on a high place, without the obstruction of sunlight, and at the same time there was no other obstacle to prevent the view between her and the train cannon - only she saw the scene just now, the shell that had just been bored was actually pierced by a powerful lightning chain, which caused an explosion.
"It's absolutely impossible to ......," another terrorist also disbelieved.
"I finally know why "C" gave the order like that." "S" smiled weakly, "It seems that in retrospect, the plan needs to be revised well......"
Compared to these thoughtful people who grasped the point at once and fell into thought, the rest of the people, including all the students and ordinary soldiers, fell into a more confused state. Even though the shock wave of the explosion was slightly affected just now, and some people were blown to the point that their cheeks hurt, they still didn't slow down and didn't understand what was going on.
Only Fei seemed to look indifferent, but she lifted the threat of the train cannon and made her no longer worry. She knew that Heliga would tell herself all about it when she got back, and that she would just have to listen to it then.
However, regardless of what these people think, there is one fact that most people now have to admit.
The "train cannon" that threatened Crossbell for five years and made the Republic very jealous of the Empire...... From this moment on, it was destroyed—discarded parts that had been completely disintegrated in the explosion, along with the towering launch bay that had long been a nightmare for the Crossbellians.
A series of schemes and conspiracies around the train cannon, no matter who it is, can only come to an end at this moment.