As the city of the Devil's King continues to get closer, the attacks on the floating islands become more and more fierce.

From once a day at the beginning, to once every few hours now, the previous wave of attacks has not yet ended, and the second wave has appeared on the skyline.

It is only after dark that the floating island is in peace for a while.

All the unfinished works and ground facilities have been basically suspended, and the construction team has put all their manpower and energy into repairing the runway, but in the face of the enemy's tidal attack, Roland does not dare to let the air knight do more pursuit, which makes the pressure all fall on Eleanor.

Another change is that the number of high-level devils is also increasing rapidly, including those who are known for their own strength, and those who are strange and unpredictable. The loss of the UAV turret was followed, which further amplified the pressure on the defense.

By the afternoon of the next day, the enemy had broken through the interior of the floating island for the first time - after several high-ranking demons had sliced through the sealed gates with their magic blades, Eleanor immediately raised an invasion alarm. Armed to the teeth, the Witches of Divine Punishment formed the second line of defense, and the two sides fought in the narrow corridors, a scene that was like the battlefield that the Federation had predetermined hundreds of years ago, except that the positions of the two sides were completely reversed.

In Akaris's vision, the Witch of Divine Punishment was the tip of the spear that pierced into the devil's position, the key to the destruction of the obelisk and the matrix. Only by destroying the withering and decaying and breaking through the enemy that resists can mankind have any hope of victory. In the floating island, however, the devil is on the attacking side, and the witches of divine punishment only need to stop their progress.

However, the bar for their strength has not been lowered by this - in a sense, the Witches of Divine Punishment are nemesis cultivated against high-level enemies. It is difficult for the demons of the forbidden abilities to take advantage of a group of ancient witches who resemble transcendents and are not afraid of pain, not to mention that they still have guns in their hands.

Therefore, despite being outnumbered, they still keep the enemy out of the core.

At the same time, traces of devil troops appeared on the ground, most of them spider-type monstrosities. At first, there were a few scattered dots, and now a small piece of "black puddle" has been integrated.

"It's like an ant waiting for a corpse. Agatha looked down at the floating island and muttered, "If we fall, they'll rush up and tear everyone to pieces." ”

"More devils are still on the way, and it seems that the enemy is trying to surround us. Phyllis's expression was also quite solemn, "In the past, the Federation wanted to completely defeat the devil with a supernatural army, but now this idea is really a bit naïve. ”

"Well, even without Kamen and its symbiote army, this amount is not something that the Federation can eat......" Ice Witch closed her eyes, "We underestimate the battle of divine will. ”

"But you at least keep hope. Roland patted her on the shoulder in relief. Regardless of the outcome of the Witch Empire, it is not easy for humanity to survive the flame of resistance after two complete defeats, rather than giving up completely.

"Your Majesty!" At this time, Fei Lin walked over with an update piece of information, "The Devil's Floating City course has changed, and it seems to have turned to our side!"

"Who's the reporter?"

"It's Miss Lightning. She also said that the other party had also increased the patrol range of the dinosaurs, and she and Maisie could no longer stay in the vicinity to keep an eye on them. Finally, Miss Lightning mentioned that there was an extremely amazing magic reaction overflowing from under the royal city, and even she, who was not good at perceiving magic power, sensed the scorching aura. ”

Roland couldn't help but glance at Agatha.

"What do you think that's that?"

"I don't know......," the latter shook his head, "but since the magic has been condensed to this extent, it will definitely not be a simple thing. ”

"Same as I thought. Roland agreed.

Amazing isn't it?

Symbiote, high-level evolutionary mass production, god-made gods...... The devil has emerged in the past hundred years, and new things have really emerged one after another. Even though they were still using normal bone spears at the beginning of the War of Divine Will, they have been replaced with explosive improvements - though not every mad demon can have them. Even if it wasn't human gunpowder, it must have been inspired accordingly.

In the past, it was often said that war is the best catalyst for civilization, and there seems to be some truth to it. Roland looked at the dim sky above the projection, and the god ...... Is this what you'd like to see?

There is no doubt that if they continue to push forward against the attack, they have no chance of winning. At this time, the floating island is like a boat sailing against the current, and the turbulent black water is thousands of devils. If the number of enemies increases several times, there will inevitably be a large number of casualties on the island.

And judging from the powerful magic that emerged from the Devil King City and the initiative to approach, they should still have more than one hole card hidden in the decisive battle.

But...... From the beginning, he never thought of fighting face-to-face with the other party.

The location of the floating islands on the map is still a little short of the end of the red line, but since the devil is willing to take the initiative to shorten the distance, he can save some effort.

"Tell everyone to assemble in the conference room. Roland instructed Film, "It's time." ”

Everyone in the command post put down what they were doing and looked over in unison.

The room suddenly became silent.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The knight puffed up his chest and raised his hand in salute.

......

A few minutes later, the top of the bridge was gathered.

The remnant sun was falling into the earth little by little, the skyline was blood-red, and the many devil corpses lying on the take-off and landing field added a solemn color to the afterglow.

"Tonight, the enemy will come into the range of our final strike. ”

Roland looked over to the attendees, who were divided into two rows around the long table, and on one side were the witches—Anna, Wendy, Agatha, Phyllis...... On one side are the military commanders - Iron Axe, Edith, Brian, Film...... Every pair of eyes was filled with wordless trust. Even though the enemy was overwhelming like a cloud, not a single one showed signs of retreat or unease.

"I don't think I need to repeat this project, you have been involved in it since the moment it was born, and you have witnessed it from scratch. Roland said slowly, "Although I was the one who came up with the plan, it would not have become a reality without the joint efforts of everyone. ”

Prototype bomb trial production, parameter calculation, configuration selection, airdrop test - even with the assistance of the Gray Castle Design Bureau, he completed a complete set of tests from the experimental object to the weapon in service step by step in accordance with the process, so that there would be no accidents in actual combat.

"In order to minimize the chance of detection and avoid unnecessary wear and tear on the road, the fleet will depart around 5 a.m. Night voyages are fraught with risk, but I'm confident that Tilly can lead the Sky Knight to do it. If all goes well, there will be a new 'sun' on the horizon tomorrow morning. ”

Seeing that no one in the room objected, Roland stood up and said, "Then, I declare Project Sunlight officially launched!" he paused, "—remember, the darkest hour is just before dawn. ”