At the same time, the devil's army also launched a charge on both sides of the position.

They sprinted extremely fast, approaching from 1,500 meters to within a kilometer in less than two minutes, which is a distance that can be seen directly by the naked eye in daylight. Although Sylvie informed the liaison officer of the enemy's movements as soon as possible, due to the darkness of the night, the First Army's firepower did not immediately suppress the enemy's momentum.

What's even more surprising is that when a bullet lands near an enemy, the Devil will bend down and move forward on the ground instead - with their strong limbs, they are not slow to crawl, and with the scattered queues, the machine gun's lethality is significantly reduced.

In Sylvie's mind, once the target was within range of the machine gun squad, it was as if it had crashed into an invisible wall. Wherever the fire went, the enemy fell in pieces, like ears of wheat being harvested, and the price would be terrible in almost a very short time. This is amply demonstrated from the unification of the Grey Keep to the defeat of the Church.

However, most of the bullets that flew sideways this time passed over the heads of the low-lying devils, and even if they happened to land on top of the opponent's head, it would be difficult to cause a lot of damage.

Although she sent a reminder to the front, the defending soldiers did not make effective improvements due to the lack of results of the shooting.

Fortunately for Sylvie, the counterattack on the other side had a good result at this moment - the dark curtain created by the enemy in the distance could only isolate the Magic Eye, but could not block the shells, and the distance of more than 3,000 meters was instantaneous for the fortress cannon, and the fire that erupted even faintly illuminated the dark place. When the first pillar of sand burst out of the darkness, the devil's stump and shards of black stone flew out with it.

Considering the size of the blind spot and the frequency of enemy projections, the spider demons in the dark should be arranged in a column so that they can stuff as many aberrations as possible in a small area.

"Advance twenty meters in turn, shoot continuously!" Sylvie shouted at the Listening Sigil.

"Understood!"

In any case, the most important thing is to destroy the enemy's long-range offensive means first - as long as the defensive line is still there, the devil will not be able to easily cross that hurdle. The closer the distance, the less detrimental the night battle became, not to mention that the First Army was still prepared with many hands, and did not rely entirely on machine gun blocking.

If the army collapses, it is really irreparable.

On the forward position, Yumaru prayed that the stone needle would not fall on his head, and gritted his teeth and got into the firing position.

In fact, he was already very surprised that he dared to run out of the trench, and before he did it, he was afraid that he had already wet his crotch and begged the commander to spare his life.

Perhaps it was the phrase "You're not a coward" that gave him courage, or maybe the sound of artillery fire finally sounded behind him that boosted his courage, but he finally controlled his legs and didn't become the first officer to be killed for escaping from the battle—even if it was only a small squad leader, he was also a serious leader. However, Yumaru knew in his heart that if he was asked to perform such a high-risk task in normal times, he would not be able to agree to it anyway, no matter how high the remuneration was, it would not matter if his life mattered.

It can only be said that the army is an incredible place, and in the roar of guns, as long as one person takes the lead in rushing out of the trench, the rest of the people will involuntarily follow - under the infection of this atmosphere, Yumaru even feels that his brain has stopped thinking about gains and losses, and his body is like a machine.

"Squad leader, the chain is loaded!" shouted his men.

Yumaru took a deep breath and lowered the muzzle of the Mark 1 - although it was an anti-aircraft squad, the gun still retained a flat shooting scale and simple sights, which could be changed to shooting at ground targets at any time. At the same time, the shutters on both sides of the machine gun were mainly designed to defend against spear throws from the air, and once completely flat, it also meant that the back would lose protection. All he could do was pray if he kept his head as close to the baffle as he could.

After all, as long as you don't die on the spot, you have a chance to be treated by Miss Nanawa.

The premise is that the medical team is quick enough to rescue them.

As if trying to vent his fear, Yumaru yelled and pressed the trigger, sending a dense rain of bullets towards the thick night ahead.

Explosions rang out from time to time, and he couldn't tell if it was the fire of the fortress cannon or the blow from the spider demon.

Occasionally, a black stone needle would fall nearby, or even hit a baffle—the thrill of several brushes with death that made him numb and unable to think about anything other than shooting.

"It's over, reload!"

"Come, come!"

......

"Where's the new chain?"

"Here!"

......

Just as he could barely see the enemy, the bolt clicked, and the third box of bullets was emptied.

"Drag another box of ammunition!"

"Didn't you hear me!"

"What about people?"

Yumaru turned his head suddenly, only to find that the other two members of the team had fallen to the ground, with half of a bloody stone needle stuck obliquely in their bodies.

He was stunned for a moment, then shouted at the top of his voice, "Medical team, someone is injured, ——! need to be treated here."

In response to him was a continuous roar—

The mortars finally joined the counterattack at this moment, and more than 100 shells rose into the air and fell like hail within the range of 400 to 800 meters, almost cutting off the devil's army!

At that moment, countless flowers of flame seemed to bloom on the ground, and the dazzling light reflected not only the figure of the enemy, but also the bloodstains on the machine gun baffle.

......

The turnaround that Sylvie had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Although the bombardment of the Black River weakened the Spider Demon's attack, the enemy remained silent, and several splinter pillars were still thrown at them every few minutes - and as the First Army entered the engagement phase along the entire front, each pillar could cause considerable casualties. Even though Agatha, Sawe, and Moriel were already doing their best to assist the army in its defense, it was impossible for the two flanks, hundreds of meters long, to take care of the entire line.

The only thing she could do was to tell the front line where rescue was needed in between directing the shelling.

Until I heard Maisie's voice in the sigil.

"This is the artillery position, Goo, the invading devils have all been dealt with by the Taqira Witch, Goo, Commander Vanna said that they will be ready to shoot soon, and I hope you can guide Goo!"

Sylvie couldn't help but clench her fists.

"Of course, you just stay there and don't move, I'll use the sigil to send a message faster than a phone call!"

Maisie understood. ”

As soon as the four fortress guns on the artillery position joined the counterattack, the devil's attack came to a halt - only two volleys were fired, and the enemy reacted as if it had been prepared.

With a high-pitched, piercing whistling sound filling the night sky, the devil's army retreated like a tidal wave, and those of their kind who rushed to the front line were ruthlessly abandoned on the battlefield.