It was a deep night without a glimmer of starlight in the sky.

Looking down on the Sicilian Peninsula from above, the sparkling lava fields stand out in the pitch-black earth, and countless infernal creatures are busy on the ground illuminated by flowing magma.

"Buzz ......"

The sky resounded with the roar of the air being broken at high speed, and a huge black bird flew over their heads with flashing lights at great speed and ejected the cargo that hung on its belly.

Since the aircraft flew almost close to the ground, it was not discovered until it was very close to the stronghold of the Demon Legion.

The cargo dropping aircraft nimbly maneuvered to avoid the attack of the chrysalis, and in a dashing sideways motion, it hid itself behind a mountain peak.

The demons who had lost their target poured their anger on the object thrown from the plane, and in an instant, countless fireballs and red flames drowned out the falling thing.

Click~, in the crisp cracking sound, countless pieces of metal wrapped in white mist smashed into the demon group like raindrops, and the demons who couldn't dodge would turn into piles of frost-covered rocks as long as they were stained with white mist.

"Hula~" A dreamy blue cloak emerged from the shattered metal cabin, hunting and dancing in the night wind, bringing up clumps of white mist and pieces of water vapor that had been condensed into ice and falling straight to the ground.

A few seconds later, the Ice Bringer smashed through the ground with a loud bang, and the ground of the entire volcanic belt began to cool rapidly, and a moment later white points of light rose from everywhere and created a large white mist, the crimson fire was dulled by the mist, and finally condensed into hard stones.

First the lava flow in the cracks of the ground, then the boiling lava lake, and finally the restless crater, all the fire light gradually faded and turned into cold stone, and the demons of the entire volcanic belt shivered in this sudden cold snap!

More lights lit up from the horizon, accompanied by the whistling of cannonballs. A breath later, violent explosions rang out in every part of the seismic zone, and dense shelling covered every inch of land.

Under the cover of heavy artillery fire, a large number of landing ship formations showed their hideous figures, landing on this battlefield with fireballs one after another, releasing teams of mecha warriors.

After a short period of confusion, the little devils reacted first, and they all took to the air to seize the favorable terrain and start a counterattack, but they were driven down by waves of anti-aircraft fire.

Unlike the measful load capacity of the aircraft, the landing ship has a full load of hundreds of thousands of tons, and can unscrupulously studd its massive body with various types of turrets and carry enough shells to drown the enemy.

After the Coalition's Iron Knights carved out a safe landing ground, slow-moving transports sent heavy equipment and infantry over to further expand the front.

The anger of the Alliance warriors was vented on this night, and the battle teams of all arms shouted slogans and swept through every corner of the volcanic belt, killing all the non-human creatures!

By the next morning, only sporadic flames remained in the Etna belt, and the soldiers who had been fighting all night had to clean up the battlefield in the volcanic belt, and the newly arrived engineers were also quickly building fortifications to prevent the demon legions from counterattacking, and the news of victory was sent to the command center specially set up for the battle.

"We've won? Are you mistaken? ”

Anna, who got the battle report from the intelligence officer, looked through it and almost couldn't believe it, and only after the intelligence officer repeatedly assured her that she handed over the document in her hand to Fred, she said excitedly:

"General, we are victorious! We've emptied the hellish creatures of the Etna belt!"

The generals who had been waiting in the combat command center all night were relieved, and put their backs on their chairs and changed to a more comfortable sitting position.

Fred was also quite surprised that he could complete the first tactical objective so quickly, in his calculations, even if the alliance had a huge advantage in troops, it would take a day or two to fight fiercely with the demons who occupied the geographical advantage to determine the victory, and it was indeed a bit fantasy to pacify the enemy's stronghold in one night.

Fred, who was eager to solve the mystery in his heart, clicked on the first edition of the battle report in his hand to watch, and after a few minutes, he already understood the key:

As a breakthrough of the opponent's defenses, Shi Lei not only completed his mission, but also used the power of the seemingly absolute realm to freeze the active lava and suppress them five thousand meters underground, which not only completely destroyed the flame guards that were extremely dangerous for the landing ship, so that the first batch of mecha knights who landed safely greatly exceeded expectations, but also cut off the energy supply of the demons in the entire volcanic belt, making them weaker and weaker in the subsequent battles.

Unexpectedly, I inadvertently invited a mass killing weapon against the creatures of hell!

Fred couldn't help but feel secretly glad in his heart.

"Guys, we did win the first stage!"

Fred showed the document through a projection device, and continued:

"From today's battle, we have established two things: first, those infernal creatures do need some kind of supply from lava, otherwise they won't be able to sustain their vigorous activity for long periods of time. Second, cryogenic weapons can cause them considerable damage, and even if they cannot be killed, they will lose most of their combat power, and we should speed up research and development in this area. ”

After Fred's official announcement, everyone's hearts were settled, and the atmosphere became lively, and the generals discussed various details of this raid with their colleagues.

After they had finished venting their excitement, Fred coughed twice to silence the command center:

"Everyone is tired from a hard night's work here, and since the battle has come to an end for the time being, let's all go back and rest! There are still more fierce battles waiting for us in the future, and we must not take future battles lightly because of our victory in this battle. Let's take care of our spirits and meet the next victory in the best condition!"

After the other commanders left the venue one after another, Anna, who was cleaning up the venue, found that her general had no intention of going back to rest, and stopped what she was doing:

"General, aren't you going to rest?"

Fred smiled at Anna:

"Don't worry about me, I'll clean up my thoughts and leave."

What made Fred's heart churn was another thing that had nothing to do with the Demon Legion.

Fred was almost certain that Shi Lei's efforts to show himself in this fight, regardless of the cost, were definitely due to Minami Suzuki's instructions to him. Fred didn't believe that such an amazing performance would come without any price, and in order to find out about it, Fred sent a communication request with Shi Lei.

The communication was quickly connected, and as the biggest hero of this battle, Shi Lei was sitting on a hill watching his mecha recharge.

"I thought I'd have to wait a little longer...... I didn't expect you to be so anxious!"

Obviously, Shi Lei had long expected him to come.

"Your battle today is very exciting, hard work!"

After hesitating for a while, Fred decided to get straight to the point, after all, the two sides had just formed an alliance, and integrity was a very important part, and neither side should hide anything.

"If you can, can you tell me what Director Suzu told you before leaving?"

Shi Lei looked at Fred with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and it was only at this time that he believed that Fred was capable of doing what Suzuki Minami said.

"Director Suzu asked me to behave well, saying that this will allow you to protect my freedom in any situation in the future."

Fred was confused by the words that were close to entrustment, and he could only be sure that Suzuki Minami saw some kind of crisis and worked out a retreat for Shi Lei in advance. As for the rest, Fred didn't understand and didn't want to pursue it, as long as Minami Suzuki didn't mean anything against him, he didn't want to interfere with what she did.

After all, everyone thinks differently, and what you think is best for her may not be acceptable to her will happen from time to time, so Fred is reluctant to do those thankless things.

That woman's IQ is far superior to herself, and her EQ is not low in terms of how she deals with her alliances, even if she is obsessed with scientific research and ignores other things, she should be able to handle her own problems well, she just needs to wait for the outcome of the matter and pull her at a critical moment......

At the same time, deep in the Alps on the border between Italy and France, the Shadow Lord led some of the escaped demons to join Barvel, and the Shadow Lord's embarrassed appearance surprised the Longhorn Demon.

"Morgras, how did you get this out!"

Outwardly, Mograth was still a blurry shadow, but Pavel could feel its weakened core—Mogras was injured!

"Pavel, we can't set the next shrine on fire as planned! Humans have found a way to extinguish them, and yesterday my soul was almost cut in half while maintaining the passage! ”

"So what do we do? We were careless! How can I explain to Berhenmont now......"

If they can't guarantee the passage unblocked, they can't receive new troops and supplies, and they can't make a difference in the human encirclement with nearly half of their men, which is contrary to Behenmont's expectations for them, and when they meet again, Berhenmont can easily spare them?

"Hmph, I don't know why the humans targeted us first, but if they can defeat us, they can defeat Arunado. If we hide, they'll turn their guns around! We've all failed, and Berhenmont shouldn't be able to say anything more. ”

"This ...... Isn't that good? ”

Pavel was still a little hesitant, this defeat was caused by their careless division of forces, and it seemed a little unorthodox to drag Arunado into the water like this. You should be able to hold out for a while after you set the Alpine Strip on fire, or do you want to just hold on until they come to their aid?

"You fool, haven't you had enough of her swagger? Besides, we have a free time here, but do we have to be a dog in Behenmont in a hurry? Look at the Chi Xiao and Cerberus, how comfortable they are! ”

Mogras's words completely touched Pavel, everyone is in the same issue, why can't he live like that?

"Good!"

Seeing that Pavel agreed with him, Mogras added:

"The two of us are still a little weak, and I will find a way to contact Chi Xiao, so that I will have the confidence to compete with Behenmont. I think they must be anxious to find a helper and find a way to bring the Supreme back! ”