Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Fall
Blue began to appear in the darkness of the zenith. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
It was a tumbling darkness, like a drop of thick ink falling into the water, and the dark clouds obscured the whole sky, but could not hide the blue light of the zenith.
It was like a blue sun descending from the zenith, and a dim blue light illuminated the darkness through the dark clouds.
The rainstorm has stopped, the lightning is no longer there, the heavy rain has dissipated, and only the dark clouds remain.
And slowly, it dawned.
Magellan flicked his hand in the hot air balloon for another day, then landed on the ground as night fell, found a leeward place to set up a shelter, and prepared to rest.
In this way, he flew in the sky for two days and then rested on earth for one night, approaching unhurriedly towards the border of the eastern mountains.
Finally, on a clear day, Magellan was able to see the green steppes beyond the mountains.
Then he was surprised to see the Eagle's Nest.
The sky seems to be empty, but in fact, anyone who has actually flown knows that it is full of deadly turbulence, and a safe passage is very precious. There are only five routes that can leave the mountains, and one of them is the one Magellan chose, and the place where he leaves the mountains is where he is now.
The Eagles would have chosen this route as well, as they could avoid the settlements within the Empire, and the possibility of new crusaders attacking the fortress, but the Eagle's Nest was far faster than a hot air balloon, and they should have left it long ago.
Then Magellan knew why.
Several airships were chasing after the Eagle's Nest, all fast-moving fusiform airships, small in size, and very familiar with the patterns on the sails of Magellan.
It was Francie's flag.
Magellan almost wanted to go back the way he came, but he only hesitated for a moment, and there was no chance.
The Eagle's Nest and the pursuing airship galloped and almost instantly reached the side of the hot air balloon, and the turbulence brought by the Eagle's Nest made the small hot air balloon completely out of control, while Francie's airship behind it directly began to attack.
With the sound of the cloth cracking, the balloon lost its balance and began to fall with the hanging basket staggering downward.
Magellan glanced at the big hole in the hot air balloon, sighed, then let go of the propeller handle and jumped on it when a Francie airship came over to prepare for the attack.
The people on the airship were unprepared, they had always thought that they were Francie's bravest soldiers, but no one dared to jump in the air, just looking at it was terrifying.
Magellan raised his sword and passed through the crew and warriors who had stayed where they were, standing beside the captain, and mastered the airship with little effort.
He didn't ask for much, just let the airship fly a little low, and found a chance to jump - if he tried to do anything else, or waste a little time, the other airships that reacted would allow Magellan to enjoy a free fall with the soldiers on the airship.
Standing above the cliff fortress of the Incas, Magellan raised his head and looked at the thrilling air battle in the sky, the eagle's nest was like an invincible air fortress, the steel hull was safe and sound in the explosion and firelight, but it still could not break through the blockade of the Francis airship, and could only reluctantly return to the Inca army in the end, slowly landing on a platform in the mountains.
Magellan had also been spotted by the Inca warriors patrolling around, and he honestly followed the soldiers to the barracks, where he met Tonan, whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Canyon Fortress has fallen......"
"More than that," Magellan's smile was a little out of line with the atmosphere here, but it wasn't annoying, "I know your enemies, I'm afraid the entire empire has fallen." ”
"We don't know if that's the case...... "The strong Tyrannosaurus Rex warrior has completely changed, and Magellan found him surprisingly thin as Tonan sighed, "It's been a long time since this fortress has been heard from outside. ”
"This is the war of the Incas," Magellan was not worried about the resentment of saying so, "you are an Aztec." ”
"The last thing I got about the Aztecs was that outsiders had approached Tenochtitlan and that they had no good intentions. ”
Magellan let out a long sigh and shook his head: "I will definitely not join a war that is sure to lose." ”
"You're already at war," Tonan showed a dangerous smile that reminded Magellan of the past, like a real T-Rex, "you see, they won't let anyone cross the line, and the place you want to go is in the East, right?"
Magellan was silent.
It was a long time before he spoke: "Your enemies are different. ”
"We never thought about win," Tonan said, seemingly unconcerned, "but we're not going to stop fighting." ”
"You should at least think about the purpose of the battle...... "Magellan sighed, "then you can win." ”
Tonan smiled, "Let's start now." ”
He led Magellan to a simple map.
"We just want to live. With no other warriors around, Tonan finally showed a hint of exhaustion, "You said, I'm an Aztec, and this is the war of the Incas. ”
"So far, you've done the right thing. Magellan had long heard of the kings of the world, having fought against the barbarian tribes of Arellia several times during her time in Emangelquet, and the Incas and Aztecs were among their kind in the eyes of the masters of the "civilized world".
"What's next?"
"A real victory with the right wording. ”
There was finally a real relief in the smile on Tonan's face: "It's up to you." ”
"I really hate trouble. ”
......
Standing atop the cliff fortress of the Incas, Magellan looked at the Francian army from afar and felt like he was facing an impenetrable wall.
It was an army that had mastered the earth and the sky, with neat ranks of musketeers and huge siege engines, and a royal fleet in the sky, with a huge flagship peeking out of the clouds and surrounded by countless small ships, like a powerful and terrifying dark cloud.
"The weapons in the hands of the king of the world are far more powerful than what science has, and this is only a small part of it. ”
Magellan didn't say this too loudly, so only Tonan, who was beside him, heard it.
"And then in the face of such an army, are you ready to take the initiative?"
"The greatest virtue of the Incas is that their warriors are not afraid of death. ”
Behind them, the remnants of the army in the fortress were gathering, having survived such a fierce battle, but preparing to join a march to the death.