Chapter 297: The Last Judgment
This final battle is about to begin. Leaving the aircraft and stepping onto the soft desert; A stream of yellow sand blew in front of him, and Zhou Lu couldn't help but squint his eyes.
"Wear this."
Qin Yue opened the door of the driver's cab and jumped down, and then handed Zhou Lu a goggle. The desert covered with flying sand was not a suitable place for human activities, and although it was uncomfortable to wear, Zhou Lu still put the goggles in front of him.
After all, the next battle is not to be able to travel cuΓ² in any case. In the upcoming battle, you will face the legendary Cursed Dragon. Thinking of this, Zhou Lu couldn't help but recall his combat experience.
The summer vacation is now more than halfway over. Unlike in the past, Zhou Lu's holiday was basically spent in battle. The process may be a little off, but the result is unexpectedly similar - isn't this the life I longed for in the past? Now, although this longing has not become so beautiful, in the process of gradually getting acquainted, Zhou Lu has gradually accepted this life.
Thinking of this, Zhou Lu became more and more nervous. This battle was perhaps the most important battle since the beginning of the war. Because of the limitations of his own ability and the influence of the previous battle situation, Zhou Lu used to deal with some miscellaneous soldiers; And today, the identity of the enemy is not an ordinary person. The upcoming cursed dragon is the undoubted leader of the enemy forces, so in such a war, Zhou Lu can't help but be nervous.
However, unlike Zhou Lu, the reactions of others were more or less flat.
On the other side, Qin Yue and Herelli, who came with her, were ready to fight. Jumped off the aircraft. A magical girl. A priest from another world. There is also a female warrior in power armor, who is now wearing goggles and standing in the middle of the Sahara Desert, waiting for the evil dragon to come. Looking at the dresses of the three of them, Qin Yue laughed: "It feels so funny." β
Listening to her jokes, Zhou Lu couldn't help grinning. Looking back, the people around me were in a mess, and the atmosphere was a little less like the decisive battle was about to begin; But even so, Zhou Lu was still a little nervous; That legendary cursed dragon. How powerful can it be?
The magic array not far away was almost complete.
The blood-colored lines emitted clearly discernible ripples of energy, and the hot air of the Sahara swept towards the astonishing temperature generated by the energy movement. The function of this magic circle is to summon the cursed dragon directly to the earth, although it belongs to a special magic that can be forcibly summoned, and then, as long as the magic array is opened, the cursed dragon can be forcibly dragged into the magic array.
Why fight the enemy leader directly? This question Zhou Lu also asked his brother. Zhou Heng's answer was that it was safer to summon the cursed dragon and defeat it with only a hard enough fist; But if you continue to hunt down those cult lords, you may suffer some losses in space technology. Zhou Lu didn't quite understand such thoughts, but she didn't say anything more. However, looking back at the chaotic crowd now, I can't help but feel a little worried.
That's what it looks like. Isn't it true that there are no problems with combat?
The battle position has been basically arranged, and the magic array has begun to operate. Then it's time for the war. Several sacrificial personnel who said that they would cooperate with her brought the next battle plan, and after looking at it casually, Qin Yue took the battle plan to Zhou Lu.
"First to the evacuation site?" Seeing the content on the paper, Zhou Lu couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, within a minute of a successful summoning, three missiles will explode in the vicinity."
"Missiles!" Zhou Lu was taken aback, "Then let's evacuate now, shall we?" β
"Don't be in a hurry," Qin Yue said, "Before the war, it is said that there is also a negotiation with those cultists. β
"Oh......"
It seemed that he was going to fight with those cultists again, and Zhou Lu was a little unimpressed. But even so, she still followed Qin Yue to Zhou Heng's side. Zhou Heng and a few stewards got together and were discussing something.
"It's almost time, let's get started."
When I walked over, I saw Venia who was reporting to Zhou Heng. Seeing that the time was almost up, Winnie took out a silver-gray trinket and threw it in the yellow sand. Although he didn't know much about their plan, Zhou Lu could also guess that this thing should be the spatial coordinates necessary for the cultists to come.
Everyone around them stopped what they were doing and focused their eyes on the device. Yet a minute passed, and nothing happened.
"It seems that the other side has no intention of negotiating peace at all." Zhou Heng said, took out a remote control, and closed the 'Silver Moon' gap in this area, "What do you think?" β
"Maybe it's trying to use the kung fu we summoned the cursed dragon to raid us." Venia said.
"But our 'Silver Moon' should be able to stop the chaos creatures from descending here except for the Cursed Dragon." Zhou Heng said thoughtfully, "Unless they deliberately showed weakness before, there could be no problem." β
"And what are their plans?"
"Whatever, if they don't come, we'll just continue."
A breach in the magic circle was opened as yesterday, but no one from these cultists had been sent. Now that the magic array has been arranged, it is impossible for these cultists not to know the next plans of the Earth side; And the attitude of the other side is very obvious - even now, the other side has no intention of continuing to make concessions.
If it had been yesterday, the other side's reluctance to negotiate peace would have been understandable. But today is obviously different -- it is clear that their own masters are about to encounter danger, but these cultists are unexpectedly able to calm down. Not only was there no further action, but there was no chance of negotiation. Such an attitude even Zhou Lu felt a little strange, and when she found Zhou Heng, she got a reply of "there will be no accidents". And the next battle is about to enter the preparation link.
Zhou Heng threw a few copies of the document in his hand into the desert, took out the liaison and went about his own business. Qin Yue found Zhou Lu. Said:
"Let's go to the evacuation zone first."
Where is the evacuation zone? It seems that the missile will arrive in a few minutes. But the neighborhood was all bare yellow sand, and there wasn't even a single tree. But at this moment, Qin Yue grabbed Zhou Lu and Herelli, and then opened the 'Silver Moon Sword'.
The sky gradually faded, and the yellow sand around it turned gray. Zhou Lu couldn't help asking, "Is this ...... Isn't this the Spiritual Realm? β
"That's right." Qin Yue said, "Although we can't drag the cursed dragon to the spirit realm to fight, we can dodge the first round of attacks in the spirit realm. β
Hearing Zhou Heng's explanation, Zhou Lu figured it out. To deal with the Cursed Dragon. First there will be a round of ICBM attacks; In order not to affect their own people, others will hide in the spiritual realm and wait for the first round of missile attacks to end before going out to continue the battle. Although you can see some situations in the spirit realm, it is difficult for the energy and material changes in the outside world to affect the people in the spirit realm, so the 'spirit realm' is also the best place to take refuge without dragging monsters here.
The blood-colored magic arrayβnow black and whiteβwas in motion with a few high-ranking magicians in motion. It was a magical experience to observe the world over there in the black and white spiritual realm, but even so, it was a bit boring to stare at this magic circle and wait for the summoning to be completed. There were other people around there, and it looked like it would take some time for the summoning ritual to end; It happened that Zhou Heng on the other side also entered the 'spiritual realm', and Zhou Lu hurriedly rushed over.
Seeing Zhou Heng's expression from a distance, it was a little strange. Zhou Lu couldn't help but wonder: "What's wrong?" β
"My energy ......" Zhou Heng held his forehead, his face aching.
"Okay."
Soon the problem of wasted energy came to mind. Zhou Lu also knew what his brother was distressed about. After thinking about this energy magic array, Zhou Lu said, "But the decisive battle is coming soon, isn't it easy to be so easy?" β
"Hmm." Zhou Heng nodded, "Then you work hard, I won't go anyway." β
"......" Zhou Lu was speechless, "Why don't you tell me something?" β
"What else can I say?" Zhou Heng stretched out his hands, "I don't understand anyway." If you want to listen to the lecture, go find Hu Yu and them. They are having an operational meeting. β
Battle plan? Looking around, seeing that Qin Yue and the others were chatting with Hu Yu not far away, Zhou Lu hurriedly came over.
Although there are no main forces such as Venia and Lin Feng, Qian He, some people who can often be seen at the base, and a few other acquaintances are still there; At this moment, Hu Yu was holding a piece of paper and talking to those people.
"The most important thing is to move, first of all, to avoid being stuck by that chaotic aura, in addition to this, it is acceptable to suffer a little loss in other aspects, anyway, there is no fear of treatment." Hu Yu said, "In addition, we must pay attention to the output not to be too fierce, and don't fight when I see him go berserk, otherwise it will be difficult to do it if the berserk buff is superimposed......"
Most of the other people around didn't quite understand anything like a move or output, but Zhou Lu quickly heard what Hu Yu was talking about-
"Isn't this the strategy in the game?"
Seeing Zhou Lu, Hu Yu scratched his head: "I haven't played for a long time, and this guide is also downloaded online." Miss Lu, are you playing with this too? β
What Hu Yu is talking about at the moment is the strategy method of the cursed dragon in the game. I'm not sure if it's useful, but it's good to take out the Coming Array Grinding Gun. Many of the settings in the game have certain similarities with reality; At this moment, Hu Yu explained to these people some details of the strategy cursed dragon in the game, so that everyone was somewhat prepared in the next battle.
But even so, most people don't know the setting in the game, not to mention that "The Land of the Wind" itself is just a 2D scrolling game, and some places are full of loopholes when applied to reality.
"What...... Wouldn't it be enough to hide the beam in a straight line, but why should it hide under its body? Won't you be slapped to death? β
"Dimensional Storm...... Even if it's an indiscriminate attack, there should be an approximate range, right? If it is really indifferent, won't it affect other human beings? β
"When it inhales, it uses the Hegemony skill so that it won't be sucked in directly? What is a hegemonic skill? β
After a good combat meeting was held like this, Zhou Lu was also a little speechless. Hu Yu's explanation became more and more chaotic, and many others rushed over to listen to the lecture. The result came later. On the contrary, there are more and more problems. Zhou Lu has also played "The Land of Wind". Although I don't know much about advanced dungeons like the Cursed Dragon's Lair because of the short time of the game, I can still figure out some game setting issues. Just as he was about to help Hu Yu explain some questions to the people next to him, Qin Yue's voice came from behind:
"Get ready for battle!"
Looking back, the magic array had run to the extreme. With a dazzling burst of bright light, and then an overwhelming black mist emerged. In the black mist, a huge silhouette loomed; There is no doubt that the Cursed Dragon has appeared.
And at this moment, a few bright spots appeared in the sky; It was an intercontinental missile specially prepared for the Cursed Dragon - precisely timed. The missiles arrived at exactly the same time as the Cursed Dragon arrived; Before the black fog cleared, the missile landed directly on its head.
The explosion outside the spiritual realm was like a silent black-and-white movie, and no sound could be heard, and the dust and flames still covered all of Zhou Lu's sight in an instant. Even if he didn't need to worry about being affected in the spirit realm, the overwhelming gray wave still made Zhou Lu couldn't help but take a step back. In the gray mist, several figures rushed forward, fighting the cursed dragon in the waves of sand and fire that had not yet dispersed.
Venia's voice came: "Prepare to go according to the grouping in the battle plan!" β
Zhou Lu was stunned for a moment before remembering what the battle plan was. Is that simple list and process called a battle plan? It's no different from the usual battles, but the enemy is the Cursed Dragon, so is it really okay to just do that?
I always feel that this kind of battle is a bit too child's play, but I can't control too much. Hearing Qin Yue's voice, Zhou Lu hurriedly rushed over. Zhou Lu's group is in addition to Qin Yue and Herrely. There are also several high-level sacrifices that provide Zhou Lu with faith energy. Zhou Lu flew up with everyone and came into the air. Only then did he see the true form of the cursed dragon.
In the rolling yellow sand, huge monsters four or five stories high were fighting with a few people, lightning and magic scattered in all directions, black flames and artillery fire intertwined. In the black and white, Zhou Lu vaguely saw the figures of Zhong Youxin and Lin Feng; They are the advance troops, and they will rush after the missile strike is over, tasked with entanglement of the Cursed Dragon, while the others have room for follow-up attacks.
"Let's go."
The others left the spirit domain one after another and joined the battle, and several companions around them were almost ready, so Zhou Lu took them out of the spirit domain. The sky and the yellow sand regained their original colors, and the rumbling sound of explosions returned to the ears; The roar of the cursed dragon was deafening. Zhou Lu took out the liaison device and conveyed the information to Venia that the preparations had been completed, and after Veria confirmed it, she proposed the next battle plan-
"Just attack directly, don't hurt anyone else."
"Easy to say......"
Vignia said it easily, but it is still very difficult to carry out long-range fire support in real combat, especially in dogfights. After Zhou Lu was able to use the magic of a magical girl to use magic skills, powerful skills became her biggest advantage; But this kind of magic is not stable in itself, and sometimes it is not easy to hit the enemy, let alone avoid one's own people. According to Zhou Lu's assumption, in the next battle, the combatants in front should leave a gap to provide her with an angle of attack; If you just let her attack like this, there is likely to be some surprise.
However, for Zhou Lu's question, Venia obviously didn't pay much attention to it. "Just do your best."
"But if you don't leave room for others, you might be less accurate."
"Well, so be it."
Venia replied and hung up. It is clearly in the war, but the contact is like daily chatter, Zhou Lu's forehead is bruised; It's been a casual look from the beginning, is it really not going to be fun if it goes on like this?
Looking back at the battlefield, the chaotic appearance still did not improve, but with another round of attacks by the cursed dragon, several people were hit by magic and disappeared into the yellow sand.
That's too hasty, isn't it...... Zhou Lu grinned, looked at the victims who continued to appear, and gave up the plan to continue to ask Venia for questioning, and was ready to start casting spells. The golden chain gradually expanded around him, and one after another complex magic patterns appeared in the air in front of Zhou Lu.
This is the strongest magic that Zhou Lu can use at this stage - Doomsday Judgment. With the chanting of those sacrifices behind him, the magic power in Zhou Lu's body frantically surged towards the magic lines. The golden light grew stronger and stronger, and even the cursed dragon, which was hundreds of meters away, sensed the magic movement here. A mouthful of flames erupted in black mist.
Qin Yue took out a defensive prop and unfurled a hexagonal crystal wall in front of Zhou Lu, blocking the attack of the cursed dragon. The fatal attack was blocked, but the violent magic shock also affected Zhou Lu's magic to a certain extent - Zhou Lu's magic did not rely on his own body to perform magic, and the magic operation carried out in the outside world was easily affected by some external forces.
But even so, Zhou Lu's magic was quickly completed. Just as one of Lin Feng's mage companions was slapped aside by the cursed dragon's claw, Zhou Lu did not hesitate, with a wave of his wand, a golden streamer flew out from the top of the wand; The golden light struck one of the giant bodies of the cursed dragon, and then a magic circle unfolded, enveloping the cursed dragon entirely; A fiery beam of light that changed the color of the heavens and the earth fell from the sky and struck one side of the cursed dragon's body. (To be continued......)