Chapter 814: Gangrene Virus Cloud
Six thousand Fallen Star Believers are almost one-third of the strength of the Fallen Star Sect's southward army this time. No matter how you look at it, it was already a large-scale official attack, not a temptation.
When this group of believers was assembled and deployed, the Yanjing base had already received the news and immediately mobilized manpower to strengthen the defense. Considering that the enemy's Golden Rank may act along with the attack, most of the high-ranking coalition forces on Yanjing's side are also on the front line. On the one hand, it is to take precautions, and on the other hand, it is also to observe the true combat power of the Fallen Star Sect up close.
"Praise be to my God!"
"Long live humanity!"
"Kill!"
The attacking believers and the defending Chinese professionals shouted inspiring slogans in unison, kicking off the war.
The first to fire were the ballistas, throwing carts, and arrow towers on the defensive line.
Giant crossbow arrows and knife wheels made of special runes and materials, with staggering lethality, pierced the air and threw themselves at the rapidly approaching black crowd of the Fallen Star Sect.
As soon as the rounds continued, a large number of believers overturned, died and injured in the screams.
But as long as they are not killed on the spot, the priest profession of the Fallen Star Sect in the rear will be treated as soon as possible, so that they can quickly rejoin the war.
As the distance narrowed further, the archers and mages of both sides joined the battle sequence one after another.
For a moment, arrows rained down, falling respectively into the battle formation of the charging Fallen Star Believers and the defending Human Professionals.
Along with the continuous fluctuation of mana, colorful magical glows continued to drop death in the formations of both sides.
Under such multiple blows, hundreds of professionals and believers died one after another in an instant. At the very beginning of this battle, there was a shocking tragedy.
"Ready, detonate!"
Just sixty meters before the believers of the Fallen Star Sect entered the formation, and the melee professions of the two sides were about to prepare for contact and fighting, a new order was issued from the Yanjing base.
The second batch of elemental salt bombs was detonated by remote control!
Although the Fallen Star Sect deliberately spaced their positions loosely when they charged, and the number of salt bombs in the second batch was not enough, it still killed and injured hundreds of people again.
This time, however, the wounded believer did not have the good fortune of his former comrades.
They are on the front line of the battle, and they are always under the key care of the defense line of the Yanjing base.
Believers with full blood may still be killed by dense attacks. These believers who were injured by the bomb are like fragrant honey, which is extremely tempting!
Under the attack of concentrated fire, almost no one was spared in the end!
Of course, the Fallen Star Sect is not without exclusive means of returning color.
Seeing that Yanjing's defense line was heavily guarded, and the believers who rushed forward suffered many casualties, Archbishop Bloomer gave the order to use the first secret weapon.
Gangrene virus cloud!
This thing is similar to the Elemental Salt Bomb of the Salvation Guild, both of which are alchemical creations. However, the power and difficulty of crafting the Brosis Virus Cloud are much higher than those of the Elemental Burst Salt Bomb.
Soon, twelve bone-like oval-shaped sealed containers about a meter long and pale in appearance were carefully carried onto the back of the horned eagle beast after the sealing runes imposed on the outside were lifted.
Under the cover of other flying beasts, these horned eagle beasts will fly as fast as possible over the human position, dropping these heavy and deadly things above the enemy's heads.
The reconnaissance eagles and storm griffins hovering over the Yanjing base firmly guard the sky above their own positions and hold air supremacy. The Fallen Star Sect's Horned Eagle Beast wanted to break in, but of course, it was not an easy task. However, the cloud of the gangrex virus can move and spread, and the Hippogriff only needs to touch the depth of the human position slightly before dropping its bomb and turning around.
The worst thing is that even if the horned eagle beast on the mission is strangled and fails to fly back, as long as there is time to cast these alchemy creations, it will be considered a victory!
A small sacrifice is nothing to the fanatics.
As a result, on the frontal battlefield, when the two sides were fighting fiercely on a thousand-kilometer battle line, behind the Fallen Star Sect battle array, an assault formation composed of dozens of horned eagle beasts rose into the air.
Twelve horned eagle beasts on the left and right wings form a figure-eight formation in front of them, covering the twelve horned eagle beasts in the middle to break through!
The sudden approach of dozens of horned eagle beasts is still very interesting. Almost immediately, the reconnaissance war eagles, air cavalry, and even the wandering observation posts on the periphery of the battlefield above the defense line of the Yanjing base discovered the enemy's movements one after another and urgently reported the information.
The nearest deputy commander of the Gryphon Regiment, who was in charge of air combat command, also immediately dispatched Storm Griffins and prepared to come forward to intercept them.
Because it was not clear what the enemy wanted to do, and there were not many dozens of horned eagle beasts, it seemed that they could not pose much of a threat, and the Yanjing base did not make a big move for a while. Some operational staff officers preliminarily predicted that this was a test by the enemy to try to commit large-scale air forces, and at the same time, there was an intention to reconnoiter the internal dispatch and distribution of forces at the Yanjing base.
But it is such a little carelessness, or relatively cautious and conservative judgment, that makes the professionals on the second perimeter line of defense pay a heavy sacrifice.
The Hippogriff can fly at full speed and can approach 100 km/h. After the Golden Rank Priest casts the Crowd Wind Spell, the short-range dash speed can be even faster.
In an instant, the Hippogriff flew directly above the battle between the two sides, breaking into the side of the human position.
Although they were quickly attacked by the ranged professionals below and intercepted by the storm griffins who came one after another, the sacrifice of the twelve horned eagle beasts from each of the two teams on the periphery allowed the middle twelve horned eagle beasts to continue to break through desperately.
"Not good!"
"Stop them!"
Although they still don't understand what the Fallen Star Cultists want to do, the professionals of the Yanjing base have already smelled a strong sign of crisis from this orderly division of labor and the suicide that they want to break into at any cost!
The intensity of the interception suddenly began to double.
The expeditionary professionals who are deep in the position can't take care of the front line anymore. Even some priests were drawn out to intercept the air with scarce attack spells.
One after another, the horned eagle beasts were bombarded and killed, but even if they died, the "dangerous goods" carried on their backs would still fall to the human position!
It's too late.
"It worked!"
Seeing that there were ten horned eagle beasts flying deep into the defense line, and below them were human fragile ranged professionals and reserve troops, no longer having to worry about the indiscriminate killing of the poisonous mist, the fanatics responsible for harnessing the horned eagle beasts were overjoyed.
Three, two, one!
At the end of the countdown, the Hippogriff riders, who had begun to dive and adjust their angles, all pushed the heavy bony container down.
Without the burden of this thing, the horned eagle beast's body suddenly lightened, and its speed was a little faster.
Under the control of the fanatics, they desperately turned around and fled back!
In the next moment, one by one, pale alchemy creations containing the poison of the deadly plague exploded in the deep land of the second line of defense on the periphery of the Yanjing base.
In less than five seconds, this line of defense rose one after another with ten huge black-green plague poison clouds!