Chapter 130: Manticore
"Bang, bang, crackle!"
The bloodthirsty dragonflies condensed into all kinds of strange black mist, and pounced towards the airship's defensive barrier again and again, but they were hit by the bursting shells of the magic crystal cannon again and again, and they were blasted into flying ash. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Like bees, these monsters possess a certain amount of intelligence when they go out in groups, and they have discovered that a single, scattered charge cannot pose a threat to the enchantment, and the usual spherical formations will be directly bombarded.
After two minutes, the mosquito colony slowly discovered that when they were lined up in slender cones as thin as arrows, there were often dozens of their kind that could break through to the interior of the defensive barrier.
At the moment of learning this "skill", all the individuals in the entire mosquito colony "immediately" imprinted this memory in their genes, and from that special node, all the bloodthirsty dragonflies present and the whole world, even the small dragonflies that will breed in the future, all mastered this special formation.
(This skill is known as the Dragon-Mosquito Effect, and the exact mechanism is not yet known, but about 20% of insect-like monsters possess this trait - high-dimensional narrators.) )
The arrow-like conical impact array is undoubtedly very effective.
Although Lewis reacted immediately, he quickly ordered the gunners to switch to the fuse explosion mode, and wait for the elemental projectiles from the magic crystal cannon to penetrate the mosquito swarm and detonate when they reach the center.
However, there are still a large number of bloodthirsty dragonflies that break through the fire net and rush into the protective barrier.
"Damn, if it weren't for the magic crystal cannon that would disrupt the elements and weaken the protective barrier on the trajectory, how could this garbage be my opponent of the "Colander Iron Wall"!"
Lewis shot frantically but was still unable to stop the small swarm of mosquitoes, and couldn't help but burst into foul mouths.
"Beth, it's now!" Teemo's cry rang out again.
"Trapped!"
Ms. Beth, the hippie, wielded a branch of prophetic magic, the very rare "word magic", when a large mass of fragmented text suddenly appeared in the midst of the mosquitoes, tightly wrapping around each bloodthirsty dragonfly, and their speed slowed down suddenly.
“huohuohuohuohuo”
A harsh spell came from the mouths of Woody and his apprentice, and large flames burst out of the void with a thud, enveloping the sluggish swarm of mosquitoes.
"Magical resonance, with the assistance of the apprentice, accelerates the release of the Fire Wall Technique. Wang Zhen's pupils shrank suddenly, "Who the are these people on this airship, when did these extremely rare magic become cabbages!"
Not to be outdone, the boy sent out a pale white ripple directly to the last handful of mosquitoes that escaped from the fire.
Those bloodthirsty dragonflies lit up slightly, then turned around and flew away upside down.
"What!"
Timo's jaw was on the ground.
Spiritual magic?
Hypnotic magic?
Beast Magic?
Either way, I've never seen a dragonfly fly upside down, right?
She looked at Wang Zhen suspiciously and a little angrily, "Roland, don't hide your secrets anymore, if you provide more information, our team will have more tactics to choose from, every point of strength is related to everyone's name, including yours!"
"Ahem, it's just a light spirit technique. Wang Zhen said helplessly.
"Light Spirit......" Timo subconsciously wanted to retort.
The hippie man on the side suddenly shouted happily, "Is it by reducing weight to temporarily imbalance the mosquito swarm, brother, you are too witty, I can also light the spirit, it seems that my warrior can come in handy!"
He gave up magic due to lack of talent and switched to the way of warriors, but the most basic light spirit art is still possible.
"I see. Timo blushed slightly and nodded, then looked directly into Wang Zhen's eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Roland, if you still have the strength left, help intercept it." ”
Then he turned around neatly, and the double crossbow in his hand swept towards a swarm of mosquitoes that were adjusting their posture, instantly stirring their unformed swarm into pieces.
"It's surprisingly straightforward. Wang Zhen shrugged his shoulders and glanced at the boxes of standard magic crystals stored in the cabin, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "With the current reserves and the attack intensity of the mosquito swarm, it seems that it is more than enough to last for 20 minutes." ”
His voice was exactly what other people thought - after seeing the overwhelming momentum of the mosquito swarm, this attack didn't seem so terrifying.
The crowd slowly began to relax.
At this time, a weak point of the enchantment was formed as usual under the interference of the magic crystal cannon, and according to experience, it would only take three or four seconds to recover on its own, and everyone skillfully turned their staffs, ready to intercept the dragonflies that broke through from there.
"Boom"
An invisible blast blasted the weak point into a hollow, and the heavy deck tore through like papier-mâché.
At the place of impact, a large cloud of invisible sound waves and scattered arcs suddenly burst out.
The hippie woman who bore the brunt of the attack, one second she opened her mouth to say a one-word incantation, and the next second...... It instantly dissolves into nothingness.
"Beth!"
The hippie man roared wildly, and as he attacked and pierced the barrier, he pounced on his wife's body, which was blasted away by the shockwave and landed on the floor four or five meters away.
The two crew members on the side were directly swept away by the flying deck debris and fell to the ground with a muffled snort.
"This is-" Wang Zhen, who was standing not far from Beth, felt a burst of sound waves that seemed distant, faint, but also as if a penetrating sound wave slammed into his eardrums, and his mind tingled.
His eyes were confused, and he subconsciously said, "Hurry up and stop the mosquito swarm, they will definitely rush in through the gap in the enchantment!"
"Death to the beast!"
"Explode me!"
A faint roar came, and in the blurred vision, it seemed that a large piece of fiery red substance fell from the top of the head, and the ears were buzzing, and the loud tinnitus interfered with the vestibular and semicircular canals, and the body almost lost its balance.
Wang Zhen quickly leaned against the bulkhead, resisted the dizziness of nausea and vomiting, covered his ears with both hands, and desperately opened his mouth to make the pressure inside and outside the eardrum consistent.
After five or six seconds, the dizziness finally subsided slightly, and he fixed his gaze.
I saw that the hippie man was lying between a pile of debris, his ears were bleeding, but fortunately there were no external injuries.
"It's supposed to be some kind of sonic boom. ”
Wang Zhen raised his head and was surprised to find that at the "skylight" where Beth was, the entire movable flap had been lifted off, and a large hole about half a meter in diameter had been broken on the deck, and the floor was concave as a whole, and Beth and the spare staff placed there had completely disappeared, without a trace of debris.
"This ...... This is not the damage that a sonic boom can cause!"
For a moment, the shock overshadowed the deep sorrow for Lady Beth's sacrifice, and Wang Zhen quickly turned to the enchantment, and found that the "iron wall of the Colander" had been restored, and then put down the staff he was clenching.
"Lady Beth will not die in vain, her revenge will be avenged by the rest of us - but be careful, the attack just now is a hybrid air cannon, and new monsters will appear soon, let me take orders. There was no trace of panic in Timo's voice, and if he had to say something, there was more anger and guilt than just now!
Reassuring the bewildered crowd, she pressed the portable communicator hanging from her ear, "Muirs, there's someone on the foredeck who is injured and needs your support, and besides—forget it." ”
Looking at the empty Beth defensive area, she didn't know what to ask Muirs to do.
At this time.
With a "squeak", a weapon rack against the wall collapsed, and the nervous crowd was startled, and in an instant, five magic staff pointed at the corner.
Too lax in the face of the mosquito swarm, too nervous in the face of the air cannon, these passengers are not professional soldiers after all......
Taking everyone's performance into his eyes, a dark cloud passed through Timo's heart.
The "Dididi" communicator made a rapid sound.
Two seconds later, Teemo, who had ended the communication, had a solemn expression and opened his mouth to remind everyone, "Everyone pay attention, we will speed forward and avoid the lock of the air cannon." ”
As soon as the words fell, the colander was like an arrow from the string, and its speed soared to the limit, and it slammed forward in a frenzied manner.
A large number of dragonflies that could not be avoided were directly slapped on the meat mud, and the airship shook violently, as if it was about to fall apart at any time, and burst out with amazing acceleration ability.
"Steady!"
The Colander swayed left and right, like a piece of rotten wood in the stormy black sea, carrying the human beings who clung to the last glimmer of hope, and moved forward in the tide of beasts with no end in sight.
"Whew. ”
A low roar came from the darkness.
Everyone's hearts trembled suddenly, and at the same time, a question emerged - this is a 3,000-meter altitude, can there be explosive bears and demon wolves?
"Oh no, it's a manticore!"
Teemo's face turned pale, and he squeezed the name out between his teeth.
"What kind of monster is that?"
Without waiting for Timo to speak, everyone had already seen a red figure nearly three meters long passing in the lighting range of the airship.