Chapter 1543: Armored Knight VS Sand Knight (II.)
The "Sand Knights" had strict military discipline, and the squadrons immediately and unconditionally carried out Manfred's orders. The sandworm knights on the battlefield were a squadron of 50 horsemen, and now there are 7 squadrons that basically maintain the integrity of their troops, and after receiving the order, 6 of the squadrons quickly retreated, and the knights drove the sandworms to sneak into the soft sand and escape the pursuit of the Far Easterners.
The first squadron was Manfred's personal guard, composed of elite knights, who gathered around him at this moment to form a line of defense for the friendly forces to break off the battlefield and buy time to get out of the battlefield.
The troops tasked with the task of breaking off were inevitably attacked by the enemy, and Manfred and his knights were mentally prepared to sacrifice, and in any case, they did not lack true chivalry.
Bloom, on the other side, was not polite to Manfred, and when he noticed that the Canaanites were retreating, he immediately ordered the whole army to counterattack. The armored knights were entangled by the sandworms for half the night, and finally found a chance to vent their evil spirits, and under the cover of the half-giant militia and the Parnia Redstone Guard, they activated the "booster engine" and crushed Manfred's position on the sandboard, and the magic crystal cannon in their hands spewed out the electric snake again, and the last drum was gone.
Manfred leaned over the back of the sandworm to dodge the oncoming rain of bullets, and the magic runes engraved on his helmet glowed slightly, transmitting his thoughts to the mount in a telepathic way.
"Big Bill, try to get close to the Golden Iron Giant, that guy looks like the Commander, and taking him out could lead to chaos and improve our situation."
Anyone who knows anything about sandworms knows that the biggest obstacle to domesticating this creature is its very low level of intelligence, as a distant relative of a magical beast and frost bug, it is not as intelligent as a dog, similar to cold-blooded animals such as lizards and pythons. Therefore, not all sandworms are suitable for training as riding beasts, and they need to be selected from the varieties with relatively high intelligence, and General Manfred's mount "Big Bill" is an outlier among the sandworms, and the intelligence is not inferior to that of a human child at the age of seven or eight, not only can fully understand the master's mind, but also can complete the master's orders in the safest way.
Just when the sandworm and the knight next to him were hit by the machine gun one after another, and blood splattered, "Big Bill" had already burrowed into an excellent cover, crawling in the crater to avoid the machine gun fire, and at the same time burying his head in the sand, his huge and slender body quickly burrowed into the ground.
Manfred was attached to the back of the sandworm and almost became one with the mount. As a top sandworm knight, he has mastered the skill of holding his breath for long periods of time in his years of training, and the sand that the sandworm rolls up when digging tunnels will not hinder him in the slightest, and one person and one worm can dig into the ground at a depth of five feet from the surface, and the speed of travel is not much slower than when crawling on the surface.
Big Bill has a magical sense, allowing him to create a clear impression of the surface environment just by the slight tremor of the sand on his body, and he can smell the unique scent of different creatures on the ground through the five-foot-thick layer of sand. This talent allowed it to know where it was while digging, and it suddenly stopped digging forward and dug upwards with its head held high.
The sandworm's huge shovel-like jaws were earth-digging artifacts, and in less than two minutes, they dug through the sand and soil layers, and suddenly leaped to the ground, appearing behind a golden mechanical armor.
Manfred decided that the "Iron Giant" with a distinctive paint color was the enemy commander's car, and he swung the enchanted riding spear at the first time when the sandworm was unearthed, and the sharp steel spear dragged the lightning arc to pierce the back of the mechanical armor, and the strong impact force knocked the unprepared mechanical armor forward, and fell heavily on the sand with a bang, and the propeller behind it stopped running, emitting a puff of black smoke.
"Tin jar, lie down here and sleep!" Manfred sneered and withdrew his stun spear and harnessed the sandworm in search of his next target.
"I'll him×××! Despicable guy actually attacked Lao Tzu from behind! In the golden "Steel Cavalry" cabin, Bloom was so angry that he cursed, and kept shaking the operating stick, trying to manipulate the mechanical armor to stand up.
Kirov was wounded by the electric shock attached to Manfred's shot, and half of his body was numb in the driver's seat, and he was in shock for a few seconds before he was awakened by his cousin, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Bloom's big bearded and glaring face.
"Brother, I'll take care of the mechanical armor to you, I'll go out for a while!" As he spoke, he was about to open the hatch.
"Wait!" Kirov hurriedly stopped the impulsive brother, "What do you want to do?" ”
"Nonsense! Of course, go out and find the bastard who sneaked up on Lao Tzu and smash his balls with a hammer! Bloom was furious.
Kirov shook his head with a wry smile, "It's not a good idea to fight a strong enemy without the protection of mechanical armor. ”
"The mechanical armor can't move anymore, what else can I do!" Bloom said angrily.
"Give me a minute and see if I can fix it." Kirov turned and climbed back into the cabin.
"Don't waste your efforts, I've already checked, the bearings of the booster engine are completely destroyed, and even if there is a maintenance shift here, it will take half an hour to repair it!" Bloom thinks the cousin is wasting his time.
"It turned out that the bearing was cracked, so it's easy to do." Kirov looked back at Bloom and grinned, "It's hard to fix it completely, but it shouldn't be a problem to get the broken parts back to normal for a few hours." ”
"Aha?!" Bloom's eyes widened in surprise, "A minute? How is this possible! ”
"It's true that ordinary maintenance methods can't do it, but this can't help me, don't forget, I'm a mage, and I happened to prepare the 5-ring 'Powerful Creation Technique' today." Kirov confidently casts a spell gesture, and the magic glow illuminates the complex booster engine.
In addition to the cracked steel shaft, there were also some small parts in the engine that were also shattered by Manfred's single shot, which would have been cumbersome to deal with in the traditional way of repair. But the beauty of magic is that it is simplified, and under the effect of "powerful creation", the cracks on the steel shaft quickly heal and return to their intact state, and the damage on the parts is erased by itself, and the broken parts are automatically rebuilt.
"I really didn't expect you kid to have such a unique skill!" Bloom watched his cousin cast a spell, and sure enough, it only took a minute to fix the booster engine, and he patted Kirov on the shoulder and laughed: "Great! Now we can go get revenge on that sandworm rider! ”
Kirov finished casting, closed the hood, wiped his sweat and said: "Don't worry, I'm not done yet, first of all, the 'powerful creation' can't really repair the damage, you can use the magic as a super adhesive to temporarily stick the broken parts together, but it will last for ten hours at most, after which the magic will dissipate and the engine will still have to be sent for major repairs." ”