Chapter 402: Defeated and Fleeing
The gods and monsters of the 2nd Laccada naval fleet actually didn't pleased the enemy too much, and they felt that their side had a good chance of winning before the "silent", but they still put on a relatively loose formation in the air at a medium distance. This loose formation is also designed to guard against the opposing magician's area attack magic and reduce your own losses in magic strikes.
It's just that they never expected that the other party's magic attack would be so sharp and sudden. By the time the three magicians reminded them loudly, they had no time to dodge, and under the attack of more than a dozen master-level range magic, nearly four hundred god and monster soldiers were killed on the spot in this wave of attacks, and dozens of others were injured of varying degrees.
But also because of the loose formation laid before, the gods and monsters did not suffer a devastating blow, although they lost nearly half, but after all, they still had the strength to fight.
The three Bracada magicians also escaped, and after discovering the astonishing elemental fluctuations, the three magicians all gave up their attack magic. Turning to bless themselves with all kinds of protective magic, they finally moved fast enough, so that although they were within the range of the opponent's magic attack, they were unharmed and in danger.
Although he had been adrift at sea for many years and had not fought much, Huey's army was well organized. These gods and monsters reacted quickly, and more importantly, their leader was not killed in this wave of attacks, and at the shouts of this god and monster leader, the remaining gods and monster soldiers quickly scattered in all directions, and rushed towards the enemy not far away at full speed.
Ordinary soldiers have no other way to deal with magicians than close quarters, but if they succeed in bullying them, no matter how powerful the magician is, they may die tragically in the knife of ordinary soldiers, not to mention. The fighting power of the gods and monsters is far better than that of ordinary soldiers. The speed and agility are also amazing, and the magician is definitely dead by them when they get close.
And the three magicians also began to chant incantations again, ready to help the gods and monsters.
Things are still turning around.
As a key general of Bracada and a close confidant of the Immortal King, Serena had a point of distinction and quickly recovered from the shock of the sudden display of strength by his enemies. And quickly regained his composure.
Then she immediately made a decision through the situation on the magic screen, her own gods and magicians still have the strength to fight, and things are still turning around.
"Send the remaining monster warriors out to support immediately! All ships are moving forward at maximum speed! ”
Her eyes were fixed on the battle situation on the magic screen, but her mouth was unusually calm to give new orders, but behind this calm, there was a surge of anger hidden in the sky.
The other party is too insidious, obviously has strong strength, but he pretends to be weak, and puts himself together.
It's also that he is too light on the enemy, even if the other party dares to come, he must be prepared, but he uses his inherent way of thinking to measure the strength of the other party, this loss is not unjust at all, thinking of this, Serena is even more annoyed.
At the same time, she felt a deep fear of the enemy's commanders.
There is another thing that also makes Serena feel extremely cold.
The opponent can launch a magic attack in such a short period of time, and there are so many of them, there can only be one explanation, that is, the enemy has a magic skill that can release magic without spells. On the continent of Erathia, only the Kingdom of Bracada should have the technology to make magic wands, and the outflow of magic wands has been strictly controlled. Like the magic power in the opponent's hand, which seals the master-level area attack magic, it is impossible for a batch outflow.
But now the fact is that the other party has more than a dozen magic wands that can only be made by Bracada. How did the other party get these magic skills? Or is it that the other party has already mastered the art of making magic rights? Looking at the enemy's gargoyle soldiers on the magic screen, Serena was shocked, wondering if there was a traitor in the country.
Thinking of this, she gave another order in a deep voice: "Immediately report the fact that the enemy has a large number of high-grade magic wands to the country!" Also, the fact that the enemy can transport the black dragon to the sea must also be reported! Did you find the enemy's fleet? ”
"I haven't found it yet, my lord!" A gas mage beside Serena replied in a trembling voice, his head was covered with sweat, he was just an expert mage, there were only three master mages in the fleet now, two and the gods and monsters attacked, and one was monitoring the battle situation with the magic vision, so that the task of finding the enemy fleet fell to him.
It's just that he has been out of the gods and monsters until now, but he still hasn't been able to find the enemy's whereabouts, and he has long been nervous, and now when he is asked by Serena, his body is a little trembling, for fear that Serena will punish himself for his incompetence.
But to his surprise, the always strict Serena did not react after he answered, and while he was glad, he peeked in the direction where Serena was, but saw Serena with a blue face, staring at the screen with his eyes fixed on the screen, not moving.
After a while, an angry roar suddenly sounded in the command room, and the high-decibel female voice put the eardrums of everyone present to a severe test. "These shameless bastards!"
At the same time, in the airspace where the two sides are fighting. Sylvia laughed out loud, the former female pirate was in high spirits, her long ponytail fluttering in the sea breeze.
Because she now has an absolute advantage.
"Keep your distance! Retreat at a constant speed! Let's play these idiots! She happily gave the order. Around her, the flying forces of the First Fleet were gathered together, with gargoyles and some poisonous scorpions guarding the outermost periphery, and inside were harpys, who in turn protected a dozen mages and Sylvia who rode on poisonous scorpions.
The mages of the First Fleet had the advantage in numbers, and they used their magic wands to cast spells quickly, and Sylvia only separated O'Neill and other four magic masters, and successfully contained three of Bracada's navy. Magicians, let them be busy and take care of themselves, and they will not be able to help the offensive of the gods and monsters at all.
And the situation of the gods and monsters is also not good, contrary to Serena's thoughts, nearly 600 gods and monsters besieged the flight force of the alliance's First Fleet of about 500 and did not achieve the expected results, on the contrary, they suffered heavy losses in the process of attacking.
Because the flying units of the First Fleet were under the command of Slvia, they had no intention of playing hand-to-hand combat with the gods and monsters, and they maintained a neat formation in the air and fought and retreated, actually playing guerrilla warfare.
It stands to reason that both the Harpy and the Gargoyle are slower than the gods and monsters. There is no reason why the gods and monsters can't catch up with their opponents, but the harpy banshee they are facing. But unlike in the past, these harpies are really too different, and what they hold in their hands is not the short swords that the harpy clan is used to, but small and delicate crossbows.
As early as the time of Hammondal, the halfling clan accepted Jian Chen's commission to imitate and improve the Erasia Empire's unique two-shot heavy crossbow, after such a long time. Although the halflings did not succeed in imitating this elaborate heavy crossbow, they were inspired to make some progress after Chen Jian gave them a lesson on mechanical theory.
On the basis of the heavy crossbow, with the help of dwarven craftsmen, they developed a miniature crossbow specially made for halflings, although this miniature crossbow cannot be fired in bursts, but it is light, although the range is short, but it has enough lethality against unarmored targets in the range.
In fact, strictly speaking, this kind of crossbow is not practical, the too short range makes it difficult to exert its due power in actual combat, and it is useless in the face of targets wearing chain mail or steel armor, except for the faster loading speed and less effort when loading, there are not too many advantages, and the high-level generals of the alliance are not very optimistic about this miniature crossbow.
However, Jian Chen's way of thinking has always been imaginative, he thinks that this kind of miniature cross crossbow is a good choice for the harpys to use, as an important part of the alliance's current air power, the problem of the harpy's weak combat effectiveness has always plagued Chen Jian, he thought about letting the harpies use bows and arrows, but the archers' practice is time-consuming and laborious, and the strength of the harpy banshees using bows and crossbows is insufficient, which is very problematic in terms of loading.
But this kind of miniature crossbow that can be used even by halflings is different, the harpys have no problem using it at all, and the extremely light weight will not have much impact on the harpy's time in the air, and more importantly, most of the enemies they play face are unarmored targets flying in the sky, and there is no problem at all in terms of lethality. It is also good to use it to attack ground targets from high altitudes.
The Harpies are not averse to this new weapon, and of course, this is only possible in the Alliance. Ever since Jian Chen broke the tradition inherent in the continent of Erathia, he let the dwarves under his command use heavy crossbows, the centaurs use bows and arrows, the magicians wear leather armor, and the iron men put on armor and pick up spears, and even the dragons have put on chain mail. A new tradition was formed in the Allied armies that the races were no longer clinging to their inherent weapons, and even the new soldiers were quick to embrace this new concept under the influence of this atmosphere.
Hundreds of harpies were divided into dozens of teams. In teams of three, they take turns sniping at all the gods and monsters who dare to approach their formation. The three-stage shooting tactics are handy in the air, and any monsters who try to break through their blockade are warmly welcomed by a constant stream of crossbow arrows.
The gods and monsters of Bracada have never been in the habit of wearing armor, the magicians do not think that magical creatures need armor, and the iron ore of Bracada is a bit difficult to supply iron men and the production of various weapons, and of course they will not invest in this area. Therefore, the gods and monsters faced the harpy with a new weapon, and the fight was miserable, and the last one of these crossbow arrows might not be dead, but if they were injured, their actions would definitely be greatly affected. If you're unlucky, if you have a few more in the middle and upper ones, you'll be killed.
What's more, these guys are very despicable and fight and retreat, it is not easy to get close to them, and it is not easy to break through the blockade of the rain of arrows. They are greeted by a wide range of attack magic. The enemy's commander is too cunning, she does not let the magicians attack with all their strength, but cherishes the limited magic power very much, and always lets the magicians attack when the gods and monsters are relatively close and the formation is relatively dense.
After the baptism of magic, there are very few gods and monsters who rush to the enemy, and if they are embraced by poisonous scorpions and gargoyles, they will die if they don't die.
Therefore, the battle lasted for a short while, and the remaining more than 600 gods and monsters once again paid more than 100 losses, and their opponents only lost more than 20 gargoyles and a few poisonous scorpion lions.
In such a situation, how could Serena not be angry?
At this time, the three Bracada magic masters also encountered a crisis, and at Sylvia's order, two black dragons with chain mail on their bellies pounced on them with their teeth and claws.
The black dragon who is fully immune to magic has always been the natural enemy of magicians, and when they saw the two black dragons attacking, the three magic masters were shocked, and they were entangled by the four magicians of the other party, and they couldn't escape if they wanted to.
Of course, the gods and monsters will not die without saving, and the black dragon is the main target they want to destroy. So under the command of the leader of the gods, the gods and monsters gave up the attack on the enemy magician. Instead of surrounding the lone two-headed black dragon, there was nothing wrong with such a tactic, but today, they were unlucky because of this, and they were completely ruined because of this decision.
Gathered around the black dragons, they became the best targets for the magicians of the alliance's first fleet, and the magic storm raged in the sky again, anyway, the black dragons were immune to all magic attacks, and the magicians didn't have to worry about accidental injuries, where the gods and monsters were dense, their magic was thrown wherever they went, and the gods and monsters were hit hard again.
The two black dragons, on the other hand, ignored the situation around them, and attacked the target under the cover of their comrades, each launching a fierce attack on an enemy magician.
In the blink of an eye, a human magician was swept into the air by the tail of one of the black dragons, blood spurted wildly from his mouth, and then he fell into the sea like a rag doll and disappeared.
The other monster magician was burned into a black charred object by another black dragon with dragon flames. He who dies cannot die again.
The last magician was even worse, he was besieged by the four magic masters of the other party, and after being hit by several magic spells, he was crushed to pieces, and there was not even a scum left.
The three magicians of the Bracada Navy died. The gods and monsters are even more stressed.
Seeing that there is no hope of victory, that, the leader of the gods and monsters is also decisive.
"Retreat". He shouted and gave the order, his tone full of unwillingness and anger.
There were less than three hundred monster warriors left. Under his leadership, they quickly retreated backwards, and then fled without looking back.