When the order was officially given, Kina found that all her nervousness and apprehension had disappeared, and the instinct of the soldier gradually became dominant, she took a light breath, and while relaying the order to the entire dragoon squadron, her hands also calmly grasped the joystick in front of her, feeling the power and coldness conveyed by the steel machine, and her heart was calm.

One after another, anti-gravity vehicles shaped like inverted cones quickly crossed the graceful arc between the clouds, departing from their previous cruising trajectory and sweeping towards the shining battlefield on the earth.

After calculating the direction and speed of the wind, the altitude and speed were within the expected value, and the angle and distance of the bomb had been confirmed several times, the bombardier placed his finger on a rune trigger in the center of the console and silently counted them.

"The whole crew lifts the bomb safety - loosens the safety lock - drops the bomb!"

……

The night offensive of the Cecil showed no end, and the deafening artillery fire exploded over the walls without stopping. It was a harsh test that the fortress had not experienced since the establishment of Winterwolf, not even the sight of war since the founding of Typhon, and even the valiant Imperial soldiers and proud battle mages were shocked by the massive attack - but in any case, the defense line was steady, and the strong shields and walls of Winterwolf Castle could stand the test, at least for a short time, the "heavenly fire" of the Cecil could not penetrate.

Parin Dongcastle observed the flow of mana on the surface of the shield above the western wall, and breathed a sigh of relief: "The mana cycle has stabilized again...... It looks like the magic focus is holding. ”

"But it is not the way to go," said Andessa, "Count Wintercastle, remember what we just said, we must find a way to break the present situation and regain control of the ......."

She stopped halfway through her sentence, and a faint humming sound, almost indistinguishable in the background of the roar of the cannonball, caught her attention, and she looked up at the somewhat groggy night sky, and her face was a little strange.

Parin Dongbao didn't react for a while: "Andelsa, what's wrong?" ”

"Did you hear, Count Wintercastle...... What's going on in the sky? ”

The Earl of Wintercastle was stunned for a moment, and then looked up, and at last his gaze caught some shadows between the stacked clouds and the dim starlight, which were almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

Those shadows swept high in the sky, even the legendary powerhouses were afraid that it was difficult to perceive whether they had a magical aura or malice here, but Count Wintercastle still had a huge sense of crisis in his heart, at that moment, he felt that his breathing was interrupted, and in the next second, the powerful mage waved his hand to summon the transmission rune, and roared in the loudest voice: "Attack from above!! ”

"Reset the flow of mana - the enemy is coming from the sky!" "All the mages in echelons one to six adjust the direction of resonance and prepare to intercept the air attack!" "It's too late!"

The order was given at the first moment, and all the soldiers and battle mages began to respond to the orders from the commander as quickly as possible, but no matter how fast they reacted, it was already too late - almost all the defensive forces and personnel energy of the entire fortress were firmly held back by the offensive of Cecil's ground forces, not to mention that the commanders at all levels did not even have much of the concept of "deadly attacks will come from above", in an era when the concept of "battlefield" was still mainly focused on the surface, All of this has become the deadliest missing link in Winterwolf Castle......

The bomb fell.

Andelsa's eyes widened, she looked up at the sky, and saw that the stacked clouds were almost obscuring all the starlight, and she saw a glimmer of light between the shadows, and then one by one the flickering bright spots broke away from them and fell down like meteors.

Far more terrifying than the explosion of the Magic Cannon, it exploded in the sky above Winterwolf.

The blazing huge flame bloomed like a fireflower, blasting a visible shock wave on the surface of the shield, and circles of ripples continued to spread in the night sky, the ripples connected into pieces, and then quickly covered by the pale clutter, the entire Great Shield of Winterwolf Castle vibrated violently, and a deafening roar echoed inside the shield, as if ringing an invisible bell, and in this terrible roar, Count Winterhold heard an even more terrible sound—

He heard a howl coming from all directions, a sign that the shield was reaching its limit.

Immediately after, more bombs began to fall from the sky, covering the entire shield from south to north like a carpet, and the shield nodes in various parts of Winterwolf Castle exploded one after another, and many buildings in the city burned due to the turbulence of magical energy, and the burning fire illuminated the walls and towers, and under the light of the fire, Andrisa saw that the shield above her head was rapidly disappearing.

A bomb finally pierced through the thin Great Shield of Winterwolf, and it fell like a meteorite, crashing between the outer and inner cities, the monstrous fire stung Andessa's eyes, and she felt a bang in her ears, and the terrible heat hit her left, and she didn't even have time to feel the sharp pain, only to see a darkness.

……

"The full bomb has been dropped, and the target shield has been confirmed." "Visual confirmation of the destruction of the barracks area and weapons depot...... "The core castle area is still intact...... The shield remains. ”

Jinna looked through the observation window at the Winterwolf Castle, which had been sunk into a sea of fire, and the results of the air raid were converging in front of her one by one.

The Great Shield of Winterwolf was destroyed as planned, but the castle district, the core of the fortress, apparently survived the bombardment - a fortified fortress that lived up to its reputation, apparently with two separate shield systems at the same time, even if both the outward city and the Great Shield were destroyed, the fortress seemed to be able to hold on to the core castle.

But Kina didn't regret it - it was all in the judgment of the Staff Committee, and a single air raid could not completely destroy the fortress of the Typhonns, and the heavy damage was now quite in line with the expected results.

With the loss of a large shield and half of the city's defenses, combined with a huge demoralization blow and casualties, it was only a matter of time before the fortress was taken – and in a short time.

"Return, reload," Kina ordered, "maybe we'll do it again tonight." ”

……

Roaring, blazing, bloody breath, the feeling of constantly falling out of balance...... Andesa felt as if she was being carried up and down by an invisible storm in a dark abyss, and for a while, she even felt that she had completely lost her sense of her body, but in the last strong sense of weightlessness, she suddenly returned to this world.

It was as if her body was falling apart and the pain was violently turbulent in all her nerves, she felt like she was lying in a soft place, her body was soaked with cold, and her mind was roaring like thunder, she could faintly hear the sound of people talking around her, but a louder noise was buzzing in her ears, so that she couldn't hear anything clearly.

A violent sense of irritation came over her, and she tried to dispel the noise in annoyance, not knowing if it was having an effect—she heard the noise in her ears really subside, and she faintly saw a light appear in front of her.

"The general is awake! The general is awake! "Water, bring water!" "Go and inform Count Winterhold!"

There was an excited shout from the side, and it sounded like there was more than one.

Andesa struggled to open her eyelids (she had never thought her eyelids were such a heavy thing), and it took a few struggles to turn the faint chaotic light in front of her into a rickety sight—her left eye seemed to be covered with something, only her right eye barely opened a little, and through this vague vision, she saw several familiar figures standing beside her, above which seemed to be the ceiling of a room in the castle.

"General," a familiar voice came from the side, "how are you feeling?" Can you hear me? ”

Andesa barely turned her gaze, and she saw her lieutenant standing nearby.

Her gaze lingered on the lieutenant for a long time, and it wasn't until a dozen seconds later that she withdrew her gaze with difficulty and asked in a hoarse voice that surprised herself, "How long have I been unconscious?" ”

It was like a fire in his throat, but if he felt it carefully, it didn't seem to be a fatal internal organ hemorrhage or tracheal tear, which was a blessing in misfortune - but unfortunately it was difficult to do it if he felt it more carefully, and he could only be sure that his physical condition must be very bad.

"You've only been unconscious for half an hour......," the lieutenant said, "large doses of alchemy potions and healing spells have had an effect......"

"Half an hour...... I thought a century had passed," Andesa tugged at the corners of her mouth, "to talk about the damage." ”

The adjutant hesitated for a second or two before he whispered: "The fortress shield has been completely destroyed, permanently extinguished, the inner and outer cities have been severely damaged, there are fires everywhere, we have lost the barracks and weapons depots, and those magic weapons fell right through the shield and smashed into the place where the twenty-second regiment was stationed, the twenty-second regiment ...... It has been delisted. ”

Andesa took a soft breath, she struggled to distinguish the voices in all directions from the roaring noise in her ears, and after two seconds of silence, she whispered, "What about the current situation?" ”

“…… Count Parin Dongburg commanded those who could still move to the castle district. The outer city could no longer be held, and he ordered us to continue the resistance in the castle district and the inner city. The Black Flag Wizards blew down the badly damaged walls and set fire to the outer city before they could evacuate, and the ruins and fires somewhat slowed the Cecil's onslaught......"

"I do hear voices outside," Andesa said slowly, "Hold off...... So, they've already punched in? ”

“…… Our warriors were fending them off in the ruins and alleys of the inner city, we were badly wounded, but no one flinched. ”

At this moment, Andesa heard a slight commotion nearby, and a soldier whispered: "Count Winterhold is here!" ”

She saw the figure of Parin Dongburg appear in the corner of the field of vision, the familiar elder bending down towards her, as if observing his own injuries, and she saw a look of heaviness and almost sadness on the other man's face.

"All right," said Andesa to the adjutant and the other soldiers and officers around her, "you stand down and continue to command the battle, and I will speak with the Earl of Winterhold." ”

"General, your body ......"

"It's an order."

"Yes, General."

The lieutenant and the soldiers left, and Andesa was only the Earl of Winterhold in her sight, and she tugged at the corners of her mouth: "It seems that the situation is too bad to be worse......

"Very bad indeed, we have failed, Andesa," said the Earl of Winterhold, in a deep voice, "and the Cecilians will soon take this place completely—they somehow did not use that terrible air assault again, perhaps in order to capture a more intact forward base...... This has somewhat prolonged our resistance, but not for long. ”

After this, there was a long silence, so silent that even Parin Wintercastle began to wonder if Andessa had passed out again, but finally Andesa spoke: "Count Wintercastle, what do you think is the duty of a soldier?" ”

Parin Winterburg didn't answer Andesa's question, he just quietly watched the girl who had grown up almost by himself, and after a moment he asked, "Andessa, what do you want to do?" ”

Andesa struggled to open her eyes and look at the face of the Count of Winterhold: "I still have one last 'initiative'......"

Then she said what she wanted to do.

Parin Wintercastle's eyes widened, and for a moment he couldn't believe what he had heard, that it was a decision that Andesa would make, and then he reminded in a low voice, "This will make you lose your honor—no matter what the truth is, you will not have a glorious record in the future history books." Andessa, you are no ordinary commander, you are the 'wolf general', you should know the meaning of this title and the constraints behind it......"

"Times have changed, Uncle Parin," Andesa seemed to smile as she shook her head slightly, "the old rules...... After all, it can't keep up with the changes of the times. ”

“…… Even if it will discredit you? Parin Wintercastle frowned, "I can give you the order, after all, you are now incapable of ......"

"I've decided."

“…… I see," Palin Dongburg gave Andesa a deep look before nodding his head with a serious expression, but then he asked, "do you think this will not be disturbed by the tainted soldiers and officers?" ”

"I've guessed what the gods want," Andesa said calmly, "He wants war, he just wants war—and surrender is part of it."

"Let me be the first 'wolf general' in Typhon's history to raise his flag and surrender before the castle is breached, I'm ready."

“…… Okay, I'll prepare. ”

The Count of Winterhold left.

Androsa lay quietly on the blood-mottled bed, her left eye still not open, and in the other eye that barely opened, she seemed to see some memories of the past, saw things that had happened many years ago, and had faded in her memory, she remembered the first time she had followed her father to "visit" the fortress when she was very young, and remembered that she had listened to her father tell her stories about the ancestors of the family, and read the oaths engraved under the wolf's head, her lips moved slightly, It seems that he is still reading those sentences with his father—

“…… I swear by my family, I swear by honor, I will defend this fortress until the end of my life...... Even though the blood is shed...... Pieces...... The Winter Wolf Banner Never Falls......"

She shook her head.

She doesn't want honor.

She wants her country to be safe—

The kingdom that our ancestors built by overcoming obstacles should not be crushed by such an inexplicable disaster.