Chapter 216 Aerial Dogfighting
The Blox's Mounts shot an armor-piercing blasting crossbow that hit Valhalla's skull, and it exploded in an earth-shattering explosion, sending some white bone fragments flying in all directions, eventually leaving a shallow crater several meters in diameter on the skull.
The power of the Grand Princess cannon shook the body of Valhalla, and the momentum of the entire battleship was deflected.
Although with the thickness of the skull, even if you fire dozens of cannons, you don't want to pierce it, but Qianye, who was shocked to the ground, had a very dignified face.
"Check the damage!" Qianye's voice instantly spread throughout the ship.
"The main gun is normal!"
"The port side auxiliary artillery group broke down seven guns, and the loss of twenty personnel. ”
"The starboard side auxiliary gun group broke down three guns, and the loss of personnel was fifteen. ”
The returns of losses everywhere were summed up in the blink of an eye, and Qianye knew that her worries were not superfluous. The Demon Descendant's Grand Duke-class ship was not an opponent to be ignored, and even if the Jiryu body could block most of the attacks, the concussion from the explosion would damage the ship's equipment and cause casualties to personnel.
And Brooks's ship passed by Valhalla, and in a nimbly roundabout, it turned back again. The giant crossbow nailed to its bow did not affect its mobility and combat power in the slightest.
Howard stood beside Qianye and suddenly said, "I remember, it's the Wall of Sighs! Across from us is Grand Duke Blox!"
"Who is he?"
"Brooks has always been one of the best of the Descendants in fleet warfare, and has rarely lost air battles under his command. His most famous ability is the Wall of Sighs, with incredible defensive abilities. It is said that it is still a demon ancestor ability similar to the Maharaja's level, and the strong men of the Yerusen family are generally good at defense, and Brooks has this kind of magic skill, which is even more difficult to deal with. ”
Qianye suddenly remembered that he had met a demonic viscount who used the "Obsidian Shield" in Blackstream City, and it seemed that he was also from the Yelusheng family, which made him and Song Zining struggle a little, and couldn't help frowning, "How many times can he use the Wall of Sighs?"
"The record is up to three times. ”
Qianye's eyebrows stretched slightly, such a terrifying defensive ability naturally consumes a lot, although it is only three times, but it is enough to decide the outcome in most battles. There are not many large dukes that can hard-resist the opponent's three main artillery bombardments and not be defeated.
It's a pity that this time Brooks' opponent is Valhalla. If you don't count the losses, Qianye can even top the opponent's main artillery bombardment seven or eight times without changing his face.
Valhalla picked up speed again, leaping in the air, leaping directly over the top of the Brooks ship, and then flicked its tail and slammed it towards the Brooks' ship.
Ryu's tail sweep, this is Valhalla's biggest killer move. Although Shen Lu is powerful, it is a grade worse than Valhalla.
However, the bow of Brooks' ship did not move, and the stern suddenly flicked, and then the entire battleship flew out sideways, just in time to avoid Ryuo's blow.
It was another incredible maneuver, completely beyond the expectations of a thousand nights. He didn't expect that a huge ship with a length of more than 300 meters would be able to perform this kind of maneuver that only occurs in high-speed boats.
However, Qianye did not panic, and drove Valhalla to flick its tail and turn around, and Shen Lu roared again. And this time, the attack was still blocked by the Wall of Sighs, and Dominic's counterattack hit Valhalla's skull again, and even Qianye was a little dizzy.
The two giant ships soon became entangled in one piece. Valhalla is a dead realm from the beginning to the end, whether it is a head impact or a sweep, it is intimidating. The Bullocks' Grand Duke Ship is an unparalleled maneuverability, and the hundreds of meters of the giant ship is as agile as a fly, constantly flying around Valhalla, and avoiding attacks every time it is dangerous and dangerous.
After a long fierce battle, the Valhalla of a thousand nights actually failed to hit Brooks decently once. The bombardment of the sunken land did hit the target, but it was weakened by the Wall of Sighs and did not cause fatal damage to the opponent.
Only then did Qianye realize that it was no wonder that Blox dared to come up to meet him with a grand dukeship. It seems that in addition to the legendary maneuverability of his own battleship, the Grand Duke has studied Valhalla in great depth.
The most notable thing is that whenever Valhalla is ready to attack, Brooks is able to maneuver in advance to avoid the deadliest sweeps and impacts.
If the fight continues like this, Qianye is invincible, but the Demon Descendants are not only coming from these warships, but also from transport ships.
Taking advantage of Valhalla's stubborn entanglement in the air, the Demon Descendants' transports landed one by one, unloading a large number of soldiers and equipment in a almost dumping manner, and then took off again and returned along the way they came.
Tens of thousands of Demon Descendants and Parliamentary troops landed on the Dawn Continent, assembled, and then pounced on the positions hastily built by the Blood Clan, and the ground battle began.
Air and ground battles were fought at the same time, no less intense.
Above the valley, on the battlefield of the fierce battle between Valhalla and the Brooks Mount, no warship dared to enter the range of engagement. They don't have the strength and tenacity of the Grand Duke, and if they dare to get too close, Valhalla's tail strike can cut them off.
And in order to protect the Blood Clan below, Valhalla cannot leave the defense area at will, otherwise with the mobility and terrifying firepower of the Brooks Ship, it will be condescending, and only one salvo can cause irreparable casualties to the Blood Clan.
In this way, there was a stalemate in the air battle.
Inside the bridge, Brooks will inject demonic energy into the console from time to time. On both sides of the command module, including Lin Jia'er, there were as many as four dukes, all of whom were injecting demonic energy into the console in front of them.
It is the strong strength of these top powerhouses that supports the huge warship to carry out all kinds of incredible maneuvers, creating a small miracle that can contain the giant ship of Valhalla.
Among the four dukes, Lin Jiaer was the first one who couldn't support it. After all, she had just been promoted, and she used special means, causing her unstable strength to be weaker than that of ordinary dukes.
She had just left the console when her body flew forward, falling into Brooks' hands.
The Grand Duke grabbed her by the neck, lifted her up like a chicken, and shouted, "This is what you call Shen Lu, which no one can improve?
Lin Jia'er was already exhausted of demonic energy, and she couldn't breathe at the moment, and she couldn't say a word.
Brooks didn't really expect an answer, he just wanted to find an outlet for the anger in his heart. He threw Link to the ground and said coldly, "Don't think that if you get close to that old guy, you can do whatever you want." If it weren't for the fact that you were still useful, I could have killed you at any time. !"
Lin Jia'er got up silently and walked out of the command cabin without looking back, no one knew what the flickering light was in the depths of her eyes.
On Valhalla, a thousand nights drive Ryu ships to pursue Brooks' ship. With such a persistent attack, sooner or later the other party will make a mistake.
The battle on the ground also became fierce, and the vanguard of the Demon Descendants was fiercely resisted, and suffered heavy losses in an instant. And they had just landed and had not yet fully adapted to the natural environment of the Dawn Continent, and the firepower of the counterattack was very messy, and they could not suppress the firepower of the Blood Clan at all.
However, this force was all elite, and in the blink of an eye, it recovered from the initial blow and rushed to the left and right mountain walls respectively, looking for cover. The Chinese part of the army is to build mobile bunkers outside the firing range to serve as a forward base.
The blood clan is prepared to fight, Valhalla brought here are the direct descendants of various ancient clans, maybe some of them are not very strong, and they are not very experienced in combat, but they have all received strict and formal basic training, and when they are fired at the first shot of positional warfare, they can see the difference, their shooting accuracy is generally higher than that of ordinary mixed troops, and the first wave of bullets and rain has caused considerable damage to the demon descendants.
However, the demons and the troops directly under the council who came to chase were also elite, and after quickly finding cover, they were also timely and powerful to fight back. However, there was no concealment in the open area at the corner, and there were no servants used to consume firepower on the battlefield in the past, so that the council troops could not charge under the rain of bullets, and could only shoot at the Bloods.
In the blink of an eye, the war entered the orbit that Thousand Nights had expected, and the Bloodclan and the Demon Descendants exchanged fire in the air. The Demons have more and more experienced snipers, while the Bloods have the advantage in terrain and fortifications, each with their own strengths, and the casualties increase.
The exchange ratio of casualties was a little better than Thousand Nights had expected, and the combat qualities of the direct descendants of these ancient clans were indeed outstanding. It's just that the loss of the council troops can be made up for by the follow-up troops, while the Bloods are one less dead.
The ground war has entered the stage of attrition, and the competition is the will and willingness of both sides to fight. At this point, the Bloodline is unlikely to be the loser because there is no way out. The parliament is a coalition army, and after a certain level of casualties, morale is bound to be problematic.
On the Grand Duke's battleship, Brooks's face was gloomy, like a storm brewing. He injected his mana more and more frequently, but the effect didn't get any better.
Among the four dukes, one of them ran out of demonic energy and left his position. Without the barrier of the Wall of Sighs, even a sinking attack would cause irreversible damage to the ship, and it would not be possible to let Valhalla's tail sweep over the ship. The power of Ryuo's blow can directly draw the unprotected Grand Duke ship in half.
In fact, the greater power of Shen Lu could not fundamentally affect the battle situation, but although Brooks had done research on Valhalla, the information was the data, and after he faced it personally, he found that the assessment that had been raised by one level in the past was still underestimated.
The pressure on Brooks was too great now, and at first, he had some confidence that he would win the battle, and the four dukes were the ones who were specially prepared for the defense system, but now it still seems that it is not enough.
He blamed Lin Jia'er, but he was just angry.
In Valhalla, the night pupil is no longer as lazy as ever, in addition to helping to stabilize the internal environment, he is also paying attention to the battle below. And the dark gospel was even more solemn, and the death of every important descendant of the blood clan below would make his cheeks twitch.
After a moment, he let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile: "Some of the children below are still descendants of my old enemies. But now that I see every time they die, my blood core throbs. ”
Night Hitomi said: "We were born from the source of the long river of blood, and we are all part of the long river of blood. Every loss of the mark is the loss of blood. ”
Howard shook his head and said, "I can see that the Demon Emperor wants to completely erase the marks of these clans from the long river of blood, but I don't understand, what is his purpose in doing this? If he wants to destroy the entire blood clan, then it is right to start with Paz or Monroe." ”
In today's perception of the Blood Clan, the Queen of the Night is the foundation of the entire race, the twelve ancient clans are the core foundation, and the first and second ranked Paz and Monroe are the leaders, and the main clans and branches of these two clans are also the most prosperous.
But Howard and the others found in the rescue that there was some deviation from their expectations, and there were not these two of the ancient clans that were hit the hardest this time, but a few of them ranked lower. It doesn't make sense to say that the Demons are worried about the Night Queen's wrath.
However, Howard also knew that no one could answer this question, and if he wanted to know the answer, he could only ask the Demon Emperor. He looked at the Demon Grand Duke's battleship that was still fighting with Valhalla, and he couldn't hide his anxiety.
Brooks' ship is like the most agile cheetah, leaving a behemoth like Valhalla helpless for a while. The final outcome is predictable, but the timing of the victory is unpredictable.