XI

On the afternoon of June 6, 1666, MDay +66 was the front of the Free Army

Judging from the height of the dragon, the front of the Free Army had turned into a "W" shape, and only no more than one regiment of troops near Luther's command flag remained in the initial position.

Two huge gaps rushed into the ranks of the Free Army, and any military strategist would shake his head at the sight of this - except those who were in the middle of the battlefield.

"Colonel Luthor has sent a herald, and the central government is in a hurry again, please move the command flag back to Your Excellency the Admiral!"

"Don't move. Rotate the wings to the middle, using the gun carriage as cover to withstand the opponent's attempts to widen the gap. Luthor still has no experience. Such a good start made a central breakthrough for the opponent. Listening to the staff officer's report, Clad shook his head, "It's already the second time that the command has been moved back, and if you move the troops again, you will collapse." Not only Luthor's reserves, but also our general reserves. ”

The staff officer hurriedly persuaded, "That's the guards trained to fight monsters on the snow line and in the Great Wasteland." The equipment is as good as the Republican Division, one out of five people can use magic, and under that kind of firepower, eighty percent of them have broken into our positions. Your Excellency, Admiral, let's move back a little bit, so that even if Luthor's forces collapse, we can regroup......"

"Isn't it just 2,000 Guards? Isn't it 10,000 Imperial troops? We 20,000 can't withstand them? Now the two flanks are counterattacking, as long as we hold it here, the whole war will be over! Tell Brigadier General Luther!"

Clad's fist slammed into the nearby gun carriage, making a hole. The iron-cast gun carriage wasn't really much stronger, especially in front of a high-level mage.

"Resist my promotion to the commander of the major general, and the Fort Steele army will become a formal establishment! He can get the rank of colonel through magic certification, and he should still have some ability. Tell him that if he can't stand it himself, I'll fill it in myself!"

"Yes!"

After sending away the heralds, Clad raised his head to look at the dragon that had moved due north, and raised his binoculars with a sigh: "Sure enough, only sending so many people still can't stop the emperor...... Huh?"

He put down the binoculars, rubbed his eyes, lifted them again, put them down, rubbed them again.

"That's ......"

At the same time, the Imperial Army battle line was engraved

"Widen the gap! Widen the gap!"

The aristocratic officers shouted hoarsely, and the junior commanders of the knightly orders led bands of black-clad soldiers to rush through the open space between the two armies and pounce on the enemy's command flag.

These Imperial forces don't have the same magical cover as their fellow Guards, so they don't have the ability to quickly jump across the land of death in small squads. They were still in a well-organized formation, listening to the rhythmic blowing of trumpets and snare drums, and crossed the battlefield at a steady pace. Enemy field artillery and self-propelled artillery vehicles burst fire in their midst, and each shell left three or five people temporarily or permanently. The few artillery pieces of the Kengal defenders also opened fire, trying to support the advance of the attack.

"For the Empire! For Your Majesty!"

The more senior the command unit, the higher the flagpole of the command flag. Every Imperial soldier could now see Luther's Fort Still's Army flag and the 1st Division flag, the two tall flags already encircled in black and silver, with more than ten Imperial Battalion flags fluttering nearby.

Of course, everyone can also see the emperor and his dragon in the distance. The invisible flag hung high in the northwest-facing sky, causing the entire front to tilt slightly to the north. No one wants the Supreme Commander to see the collapse of the troops under his command. As long as the silver dragon remains, the Imperial army will be able to take more casualties and make a decisive assault that they would not have been able to do.

"Attack faster!"

"Greet Your Majesty with Luther's head!"

The dragon flipped up and down between the clouds and the ground, flying back and forth quickly, circling and even turning in the air, changing its posture. The vast majority of the population cheered, with only a small number of commanders faintly uneasy.

"Obviously there is no enemy volleying, why would Your Majesty ......?"

The commander of the Guards Brigade also raised his binoculars.

"That's?"

At the same time, the air is full of attention

The silver dragon flew closer and closer to the battlefield, and the cheers of the imperial soldiers could already be faintly heard-

When they could see the air, the cheer was cut short by the sudden blow.

At this distance, everyone could see that the dragon was still dragging a disproportionate tail behind its back.

A rope dragged behind the dragon, and you could barely see that there were two dots on it. I could barely see that these two men were dressed in blue, and it was clear that they weren't Imperial soldiers - and they were still climbing onto the dragon's back in a hurry!

This scene is so fantastical, so fantastical that even a shred of reason rubs their eyes.

Of course, the silver dragon had already discovered this. But she couldn't see her back, and she didn't have the ability to deal a heavy enough blow to the enemies there, so she could only harass her with some small-powered magic that didn't require concentration or aim. It's a shame that the opponents there aren't the ones these blind shots can deal with. The two men below have spread their filter shields on themselves, ignoring all the magic of small power.

Silver Dragon tries to do all sorts of flying stunts in an attempt to get them down, but these efforts don't work. After making a difficult action of diving to the ground, Yinlong was frustrated to find that the "tail" behind him had not been thrown off, and he couldn't help but ask the two people behind him: "So if you don't let go, are you really not afraid of death?"

"I'm afraid. It's just that there are times when you can't let go no matter what. By the way, I agree with your view that power trumps all stratagems. ”

Anne's voice sounded pleasant, and there was a hint of madness in her laughter, as if she had been aroused by her nature. The lieutenant hooked a translucent green glue line in each hand, the end of which was wrapped around the base of the silver dragon's wings. She tossed left and right between the two ropes, the magic of the silver dragon flying past her shield.

This magic glue line has a characteristic: its viscosity increases with increasing pressure, and the viscosity is very weak when it is not forced, which is very suitable for climbing, and was the first choice for climbing sieges in the Middle Ages. She also wears an activated safety rope around her waist, which is made of steel wire twisted pair and has a composite construction to avoid the slashing of the dragon knights - of course, something that should not be in this era.

"Don't irritate her, Annie, my toes have rubbed the ground just now!"

Naimon also hung on these two glue lines, a little lower than hers, and her posture was not so chic. If Anne looks like an elf leaping between these two ropes, Naimon looks like a salted fish hanging from one of the ropes.

This rubber cable mixed with activated steel wire is not so easy to grasp, although it is sticky, it is also quite individual. Every time he tried to grab another cable, it would start to shake up and down spontaneously, unwilling to let him hold it properly. But just as he was about to climb up with one cable, another would swing over and interfere...... It's sticky, and it won't fall off automatically when hit on the body.

"What are you afraid of! How can she throw us to the ground with such a long tail that doesn't even touch the ground?" Annie's hand struck on the two rubber cables, and the top of the steel cable wrapped twice around the dragon's wings, "Soleton, hold on, it's going to be the top soon!" This dragon is too threatening to fight below, and can't back down!"

"I'm trying. Naimon glanced fiercely at the other cord, "The literature says that the revitalized items will have the personality of the owner...... That's true. ”

As they tried to climb up, the two identical-looking princesses on the dragon's back were already in disarray.

"You know them, can you persuade them?" Olya, rubbing her wrists, "The rope is dangling, it's hard to beat." It would be much easier to track flying or floating targets, but now you can only hit them with weak auto-tracking magic, which has no effect at all. ”

"It's useless for you to tell me that. If I could control them, I would have let them go down a long time ago!" Flames erupted from Danica's right index finger, repeatedly burning the steel cables, "These things are still iron, they can't be burned or chopped...... There's just one more stunt. Use a dive to do it. ”

"Didn't you use it just now? I don't think those two people can be scared. ”

"Did you find out?" Danika raised an eyebrow, "yes, the two of them have in common that they are both difficult to tangle. We weren't determined enough before, and of course we couldn't get rid of them...... If they don't let go until the last minute, we're going to force a landing! ”

Olya's proud mask finally shook again. "Are you serious?"

"Of course. I'm afraid I won't be able to get rid of them. The thought of Anne and Naimon together made up her mind. "Mara, accelerate with flying magic, we're going to pull vertically, lift up beyond the clouds!"

"Okay. The silver dragon took a deep breath and flew vertically upwards. This movement caused a rapid shear wind beneath her massive body, and even the activated steel cables were straightened in an instant.

With a flick of her wrist, Anne's body slid freely down the tightrope, dissolving the sudden impact. She nervously pondered the other party's intentions.

"Are you going to use the trick again? It's not like Denica's style...... Isn't it?"

"Annie, Danika is determined to hit the ground! What should I do, jump?" shouted Naimon, who hung like a dead fish from a steel cable. He heard a terrible grinding sound between his shoulder and elbow joints, and felt something was wrong.

"Can't jump! Hold on, nail, climb up, hold on! We must climb up and decide the winner before we dive!"

Naimon visually checked his position and realized that he was at least thirty positions away from Dragonback, while Anne was only ten. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't prepared the buffer magic for falling from high altitudes, he would have given up the fight and jumped. The only magic he can use to save his life is a "creation spell", which can create a set of parachutes to save his life. In any case, it is impossible to climb thirty positions before the dive, and even less in the case of a joint strain......

"Before diving?"

His eyes widened, staring at the silver dragon and the female knights on the dragon's back, and suddenly he had an idea.

"Anne, can you listen to my command next? Don't question, slide to me!"

The female ensign was stunned for a moment, and carried out the order to the letter.

The silver dragon pulled higher and higher, and the speed became faster and faster. Five thousand feet, ten thousand feet, fifteen thousand feet.

All eyes were on the silver dragon that soared into the sky like a sharp arrow. For a breath of spirit. For a win-lose. For a kind of fate. For a victory.

In the air and on the ground in Kengler, no one has a way back.

Faintly thin clouds were already surrounding his body, and Naimon closed his eyes and listened intently to the whistling of the wind in his ears. In the midst of this roar, there was the deafening breathing of the silver dragon.

"Dive!" Danika ordered in a low voice. Of course, this order was inaudible to Naimon, but he could hear the silver dragon's rapid gasp suddenly relax.

He opened his eyes. "Annie, let go of the tightrope, now!"

They had a chance when the silver dragon tried to force the brakes and turn around and dive down.

There is a chance that there is no speed difference between the two sides, there is a chance to temporarily release the rope without letting the dragon out of view, and there is a chance to make yourself level with the dragon's back.

The only chance. Naimon endured instinctive fear, staring at the dragon not far away in the vast blue sky. The dragons are down, and they're up—

Both sides are as tall as ever. No, he and Anne were taller. The direction is reversed, almost vertically.

"Annie, use the Wind Technique!"

"Understood. Lean close, awkward!"

Anne grabbed his forearm and pulled it cleanly, bringing their bodies back to back. With her other hand, she unleashed a calculated gust of wind diagonally upwards, adjusting the speed and direction of the two of them.

Approaching the same faster than expected. Naimon was busy preparing for the magic, and he chose the contact ones. He knew that the next battle would take place on the narrow back of the dragon. He could even see the stunned look on the faces of the two "Olya......

No, there was an expression on his face that wasn't stunned? It's hard to describe...... It can be described as "I expected you to do something unexpected".

"Mara, take on a human form!"

Seeing that the situation had changed, Danika decisively canceled the order to dive. She didn't want to fight those two men in close quarters at all. Rather than engaging in hand-to-hand combat with no chance of winning, it is better to choose an aerial battle with unknown outcome or outcome.

The battle line came to a standstill, and everyone huddled behind rudimentary bunkers and looked up at the sky, forgetting about the battle in front of them. The dragon vanished from front of them, leaving only a few illegible black dots and two steel cables.

With the disappearance of the silver dragon, the intended landing place also disappeared, leaving only thin clouds, blue sky, and earth in front of Naimon's eyes. Then he felt darkness in front of him - the opponent who had also begun to free fall counterattacked.

Both the Imperial Army and the Free Army's magical combat manuals repeatedly emphasize situations that "free-fall aerial combat" should be avoided as much as "floating aerial combat". In a free fall, no one dares to activate the slowdown magic or activate the target's conspicuous parachute first, turning themselves into a live target for the opponent. Comparatively speaking, most magic is difficult to aim at when falling at high speeds.

However, the first counterattack was completely unexpected: the sole of a riding boot smashed accurately on his head, carrying all the kinetic energy of a certain princess, causing him to subconsciously withdraw the hand that was caught in the crook of Anne's arm.

Fortunately, the difference in the falling speed between the two sides was not large, otherwise this blow would have been enough for him to burst his brain. The man looked down and saw that it was him who stepped on him, and without hesitation, he kicked again. Of course, this kick in the air was also soft and powerless, and it could barely separate the two.

"Let this body be as light as a feather...... FeatherFall!"

From this spell, Naimon determined the identity of the other party. With Denika's character, she should have read the magic warfare manual carefully. He patted the dirt on his hair, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and began to prepare for the magic of the live target above his head.

"Anne, I'm fixed, you capture ......"

"Feather Fall!" "Feather Fall!"

He turned his head to speak to the person behind him, but found that his judgment was wrong. No one else cares about the rules of battle, and they don't fear wasting their magic. These people use feathering techniques to reduce their weight to a minimum and increase their air resistance to the maximum. Now, even the smallest amount of magic is enough to change their speed and direction.

Anne grasped one part of the tightrope, Mara wrapped another around her left arm, and wrapped her right arm around the waist of the other princess. The two sides engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand battle through the tightropes, and the powerful recoil of contact spells, projectile spells, and dragon flames entwined together, making a piercing sound against each other's magical shields.

On the background of the blue sky and white clouds, the magic glare on both sides forms a beautiful light and shadow map, and Anne's magic is visually much simpler, but the effect does not seem to be inferior.

The recoil brought a high level of momentum, and the two figures crossed at the ends of the tightrope at unimaginable speeds, dodging the opponent's attack. No matter how you look at it, the warring sides will not have time to mind the rest.

"So, the one the dragon didn't protect was Denica......?

Naimon also noticed that another steel rope was falling within reach of his right hand. The lieutenant reached out and grabbed it, and his fingertips quickly drew the control pattern that Anne had told him. He remembered that it was twenty meters long. It's enough.

"Entangle!

The steel cable was stretched straight and barely hooked to the noble ankle of Her Royal Highness the False Princess. Before the other could react, the wire rope had quickly extended upwards, tying her hands behind her back to prevent her from using magic to resist. The tightrope automatically wrapped around his left arm as commanded, and soon pulled "Olya" to his side.

"It's rude, Lieutenant. The other struggled a few times, but couldn't break away, "This way we will both fall to our deaths." ”

Naimon tightened the rope and wrapped his arms around her waist without hesitation, and raised his other hand upwards to unleash the creation magic that had been prepared for a long time. A huge parachute popped out between his fingers and opened, stopping the two of them from falling quickly.

The wind slowed down and blew on his and her faces. Naimon smiled softly and let go of the tightrope a little, allowing the two of them to descend together in the romantic breeze.

"Olya" is indeed quite beautiful, with a mixture of charm and elegance, which Naimon believes is the result of the accumulation of necessary qualities of Princess Corman through the ages. However, he still prefers to see the appearance of his childhood sweetheart.

"I'm sorry, but bear with me. When you get to the ground, you can leave freely, Danica, and you can change back to your original appearance. ”

The woman in his arms stiffened and twisted her head. "I'm sorry, Lieutenant, you recognized the wrong person. The one above is your Danica. ”

"Hey, that's what the dragon didn't let go, it can't be fake. Naimon looked at the beautiful woman who was close at hand and swallowed his saliva, and couldn't help pinching the other party's cheek.

"Your makeup is getting better and better, and you look so beautiful...... Danika. ”

Panic and fear, the tiny lips glowed a slightly ischemic cherry red. The sudden impulse controlled Namen's reason, and he couldn't help but kiss it. The other party struggled a few times, but couldn't break free from the rope -

The battle stopped, and everything around seemed to disappear. In heaven and earth, only men and women who are kissing remain. Even the battle above stopped, and both sides of the fight stared at the parachutes below.

That kiss felt for a long, long time.

"You're really mistaken, Lieutenant. ”

Naimon raised his hand to look at it, the smile on his face stiffened. There was no powder on my fingertips and no lipstick on my lips......

"Are you really?

"Of course. The other party's face had turned crimson from congestion, "No one has ever ...... This impudent ......"

Naimon quickly remembered something. Royal blood. He...... He...... He kissed the first in line to the throne of the great empire!

Under the appearance of a reserved and elegant black-haired beauty, it is actually a two-legged walking killing weapon. Now he didn't want to test the truth of the other party's words.

The lieutenant shook his left arm and quickly released the woman in his arms like a kite. Almost at the same time, a tidal wave of silver pure energy flames erupted from the princess and smashed on his parachute.

The air reflows, the drag turns into wind, the wind promotes burning, the wings turn to fly ash, and the fall begins again.

It wasn't long before Isaac Newton began writing his famous paper explaining how gravitational acceleration was calculated, but that didn't stop Namen from knowing with common sense that he was going to fall faster and faster.

Instead of letting go of the rope completely, he dragged Her Royal Highness the princess, who had fallen into a frenzy, to fall with him - she was his last savior. The parachute had broken, and after a day of fighting, he was not a genius and had no magic power to create another parachute.

"By magic, Olya!

The other end of the wire cable is not reacting. He glanced at the ground, where they were now low enough to see the lines of the two armies. The tide of battle seems to have come to a complete standstill, and morale only depends on their performance.

"Forget it. If I keep the real princess, I can help her a little bit, right?"

Naimon smiled wryly thoughtfully, and as he tucked in the tightrope, he let himself fall freely in the air. Anne is in full swing with the dragon, and she probably won't have time to come to his rescue.

He looked up at the clouds and ...... that were already getting farther and farther away

A Free Army uniform in front of you?

"Danika?" he exclaimed. This time she wouldn't admit her mistake, and Danica, who had left the dragon to deal with Anne, was staring at him. She's incredibly fast.

"You're wrong, I don't want to keep her. Of course, it's not to save you. ”

The girl's eyes clearly said this, and she flew a short distance along the rope, blocking the magic overflowing from Her Royal Highness the Princess, and snatching her away from Naimon, who had gradually calmed down. Danika also made a beautiful roundhouse kick with the force of the downstroke, and the tip of the boot smashed beautifully on Naimon's chin.

Looking at the somewhat contemptuous eyes, the lieutenant subconsciously defended: "Don't get me wrong, I just mistook her for you, and I didn't mean to ......"

"Really, what did you want to do by tying her up like that?" Danica pouted, "You don't have magic powers, do you......?"

The spell suddenly turned into an exclamation as the heel of the other boot kicked Danika hard in the back of the head. The other two people except her all looked up, and happened to see the beautiful girl officer dragging a transforming dragon with a steel rope and landing rapidly.

Anne was faster and more violent. The silver dragon was flipped over by the force of the rapid fall, and was trying in vain to use its front paws to break free from the steel rope around its neck.

Anne also stared at him with some kind of inexplicable look - much like the way Danika had just looked at him. This was followed by an equally crisp knee - both she and Danika were confident in their skills. However, this time there really isn't much time left before landing.

"Are you going to mess around in a place like this?" "You misunderstood!" "And what did you want to do?"

"Mara, turn back again!" "It's going to hit the ground!" "Who's controlling the rope?!" "Open the parachute, parachute!" "Countershock!"

There's no such thing as "floating in the sky with you and landing slowly romantically" anymore.

The shouts of all were mixed together, more than two parachutes opened at the same time, glued together with the gelatinous steel cables, and a dragon struggling inside the parachute with its wings curled......

Then, the mass of men, women, and dragons forcibly landed.

"The dragon has fallen!"

Looking at the mass of men, women, and dragons that were tangled together and smashed to the ground like meteors, General Clad López finally raised his hand. The morale of the enemy is no longer so high, and the fighters are fleeting.

“...... Now is the time. The two flanks of reserves are assaulted! Encircled around the axis of the fall point! They cannot be allowed to retreat!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the banner of Fort Still's army not far ahead had also given a similar indication. Colonel Luther's grasp of the fighter plane has also matured.

The Free Army soldiers shouted "The Emperor is dead!" and launched a counter-charge, and the battle line continued to disturb.

The people tied together by three parachutes and two rubber wire cables scrambled to poke their heads out and find themselves in the middle of a hot battlefield. This was no longer the rear of the Imperial Army's battle line, and the Imperial Army had not been able to regain it, and a group of Red-Shirted Free Army approaching them from the left flank was cautiously approaching them under artillery fire.

The aching young lieutenant struggled to get up from the dust, looked at the approaching friendly troops, and knew that his mission was accomplished. While Anne was still playing with the beautiful dragon on her wrist, he turned to Danika and stopped talking.

Knowing clearly what he wanted to ask, Danica stroked her hair and replied, "I can't stay here, needless to say." ”

"Then you can go. You've made your choice. Naimon turned to Anne, "What do you think?"

"I'm okay with that, the war here is over anyway. Anne shook her arm, her sleeve already torn several times, "Also, Miss Mara, don't try to bite while in human form!"

"Thank you for your understanding, Anne and Soleton. Danika covered her mouth and laughed, "I apologize for the tooth marks on your arms." ”

Anne reached out to stop her, "I have one last question. Where the hell is the Emperor?"

"In short, he is not in Kengele. I'm sorry I can only say so much. ”

Danika rubbed her waist and stood up. She knew that if she didn't take off now, she might not be able to take off. Sensing her thoughts, the silver dragon spread its wings again, ready to take off.

"There will be a time later, Heroes of the Free Army. ”

It was a very big smile, a smile that had never been seen on the face of a real princess. When the real Olya saw this smile, she was stunned and smiled bitterly.

Neither Naimon nor Anne tried to intercept her again. Amid the shouts of "The Emperor has fled, the Guards have surrendered!", the lonely figure of the silver dragon spread its wings and soared.

Danika added in a voice that only Olya could hear, "You'll know the answer soon." ”

Looking at the battle line that was beginning to crumble, the princess finally recovered from the chaos that had erupted and spoke. "Why are you saving me? Are you really going to be on our side? We're probably the loser. ”

"First, I just found myself unfit to do bad things. ”

The silver-armored girl wiped her face a few times with her hand and returned to her original appearance. Her tone sounded like it was coming from another world.

"Second, I can only say that I was lucky enough to complete the task I was assigned, and everything went as expected. Third, I'm not interested in going back to that guy right now. Let them celebrate for the time being, they can't guess the ending. ”

"Well, while I still can't understand your motives, or ambitions—I believe you. I'm sure a ...... can smile so brightly," Olya's expression was a little embarrassed, "friend. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness......" Denika hurriedly rephrased, "no, my friend. ”

Danika finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she had passed the hardest level. With Olya's assurance, she can at least ensure the credit and her own safety for this period of time. According to her impression, the imperial regime did not seem to exclude women in the same way as the free state...... At least there were women who didn't have to fight for the right to vote, and there were even female prime ministers and royal security ministers. But now isn't the time to imagine the future.

"Hurry up. We'll have a chance to land in Kengrad and then run for our lives. ”

Their escape dealt the final blow to the desperate Imperial soldiers. After the Emperor abandoned them, these men resisted for less than an hour before dropping their weapons, as well as their courage and honor.

It also meant the third time that Kengol changed hands. The Third Army of the Reich and the Second Brigade of the Royal Guards, which were defending Kengrad, suffered more than 4,000 casualties and missing casualties, and more than 6,000 were captured, of which less than 4,000 successfully broke through. It took three days for the remnants of the army to join up with the Imperial Guards from the south, and they were almost incapacitated.

However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Imperial Guard is about to start fighting for their survival. June's Nanjulok has not yet been harvested and is extremely barren.

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