To the north of the continent of Yaslot, three hundred and twenty kilometers east of the fortress of Harast.

Miles of urban ruins seem to silently tell the prosperity of the former economic center. But today, it's a wilderness of giant tombstones.

Huge metal wreckage is like a spire, set up above the desert. The top of the minaret reflects a blinding glow in the spring sun.

Ironically, it is difficult to construct such a tall man-made structure with the "composite reinforced steel superposition technology" that incorporates today's cutting-edge magic technology. And since the catastrophe erupted more than 300 years ago, such spectacular metal structures can be found in almost every place called a "battlefield". As little as one or two, as many as hundreds.

- Isn't this a legacy of human civilization?

No. There is no doubt that this is the product of human civilization having exhausted all the most cutting-edge technologies. But it does not exist for the prosperity of mankind, but for the collective activity that can never be avoided in human society since ancient times - war.

If we say that in the forty-third century, the confirmation of the law of Tsatires gave mankind wings to free itself from the bondage of the earth. At the end of the forty-ninth century, Vidamir's law gave sharp claws to wings soaring through the sky.

The First War of the Firmament broke out at the beginning of the fifty-fourth century......

After paying hundreds of millions of dead and wounded, the First War of the Firmament came to an imperfect end on the eve of the bell ringing in the new year.

But the year-long war was only the flashpoint. The seeds of hatred have just been planted.

"The war is not over! It's just a truce! It's just a truce for three centuries! A general of a defeated country asserted his views in a court-martial, but he was immediately denied the right to defend himself. Soon after, a fire broke out in the prison where the prisoners were held, and everything in the prison was engulfed in flames. Except for the unfinished project - "Glory Belongs to Aikarion".

What kind of plan is it? At least at the time, no one knew. But today, more than 600 years later, the first lesson the military academy taught to the cadets was "On the Gains and Losses of the Glory to the Ikarion Project......

October 7th, 5680 in the Anno calendar, is a day that is remembered by all. A high-power phase particle bomb exploded on the Lehman Line on the eastern border of the Republic of Highland. The explosion caused huge casualties and set off a huge tsunami off the Ancole Sea.

In November of the same year, the commander of the Duchy of Tranmari, Heron Beria Tranmari, delivered what came to be known as the Imperial Manifesto. In his speech, he not only publicly acknowledged the use of weapons of mass destruction, but also issued a declaration of war, pointing the finger at neighboring Carmono, and the Hebron Federation behind it. In the short ten days that followed, the fleets of the two countries fought to the death on the ruined Lehman Line, until another phase particle bomb landed on the staggered front......

Over the next week, the war between Tranmar and Carmonor escalated into a confrontation between the two factions of the Ekarion League and the Hebron Federation.

The Second War of the Firmament was in full swing.

Is humanity avoiding war or provoking it? The answer at this point is clearly the latter.

"Floating Ships", "Flying Ships", "Flying Fortresses", "Floating Fortresses" - as they are called, these mass-produced behemoths in order to kill each other. The two camps invested countless manpower, material resources, and financial resources to build all kinds of huge combat weapons that could be used to kill each other.

When the general mobilization order sounded, countless young lives responded to the call of the motherland and plunged into this meaningless but uncontested war. Most of them did not get to see the smiles of their loved ones again......

The war lasted a full twenty-three years. When the dove of peace picks up an olive branch and spreads its wings again, how many souls who wander on the battlefield can return to their families......

Scattered across the wilderness, the gravestones are the wreckage left behind when these massive floating weapons were shot down. But the tombstone erected here is only a small microcosm of the whole tragedy. After all, compared to the entire Second Firmament War, the souls of the dead who remained here were only a tiny fraction of it......

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At this moment, in the huge metal wreckage, several small shadows were moving through it at high speed. It was Shoshi, a warrior who rode the feathers of light and galloped through the sky.

The feathers of light like angel feathers spread silently in the air, and fanned from time to time. Occasionally, brilliant particles of light will detach from the wings of light and drift into the unknown distance with the oncoming wind. The surface of the light wing exuded a silvery-white glow, and this silver-white brilliance was collected by the mysterious magic technique, forming a qualitative and invisible barrier to protect the Shoshi. This brilliant silver color is the most significant symbol of the wings of the once powerful Teramari Empire.

Such a wing has a wing...... Wings...... Three wings. They circled and walked through the huge wreckage, and from time to time they made various maneuvering and evasive vigilance movements through the protruding parts of the wreckage and the shadows of the corners. Watching them cautiously search around, it was as if they were tracking something. Just like in the time of eternity, the warriors of the hunting tribes in this land no longer held bows and arrows and boomerangs, but alloy giant swords, heavy cross shields, throwing blades, and light magic cannons that had been processed by special alchemy technology.

The young Hishishi lightly rounded the raised beam in front of him, then gathered the light wings behind him, and carefully ducked into the shadows of the wreckage. Through his empty sense, he stared intently at the airspace in front of him, which was about three hundred meters wide. He was waiting, waiting for the prey to appear.

Soon, another Shoshi, also glowing with a silvery-white glow, sped through the thorny wreckage and sped from above his hiding place. It was a female Shoshi with long bright brown hair. From time to time, she turns around and shoots, and constantly makes various evasive moves in order to avoid attacks.

(It's coming!) ）

The young Shoshi took a deep breath and clenched the slightly bulky Light Magic Cannon in his hand, a high-power scattering Light Magic Cannon developed with the latest energy transmission technology. The body of the Light Magic Cannon is nearly half shorter than the commonly used standard Light and Magic Cannon, and in order to improve it, the ammo compartment in the rear half of the cannon is enlarged, making the whole weapon a little light-headed and very uncomfortable to hold. However, its power is unmatched. In previous test shots, the young Hiaser already had a good understanding of the performance of this "new toy". Now, it's time to test its actual power!

The target is a Soarer with black solid wings. The pitch-black and thick wings lightly control the wind, showing the incomparable mobility of ordinary standard wings; Through the observation of the void, several feathers at the ends of the black wings can be faintly seen, which are clearly different from the shape and color of the surrounding feathers.

The sun dimmed slightly, and the first figure flashed. The young Shoshi crouched slightly, and the empty sense firmly locked on the broad black wings of the pursuit behind him.

(A little closer...... Bring it a little closer...... Good! Now is the time! ）

The young Shoshi leaped to his feet, and the scattering cannon rained several streams of particles at the target in quick succession.

However, Blackwing's Shoshi had already expected it, easily skimming the trajectory of the scattering cannon and increasing his altitude at the same time. The superior mobility and ease of evasion made the ambushed Shoshi staggered.

- What kind of mobility is this!

At the moment when the young Shoshi was speechless, another ambushed Shoshi leaped out from the higher wreckage above. The three-meter-long alloy sword bloomed a dazzling red in his hand. Under the action of phase particles, the surface of the alloy sword instantly burned, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a reddish thermal sword.

The fiery red alloy sword is pointed straight at the target from top to bottom.

"Dang!"

Dazzling red phase particles scattered in all directions, and the Thermal Sword accurately hit the Light Shield in Blackwing's hand.

"Second Lieutenant Norman, pretty good. But the timing is a bit early. ”

"Hmmm! It's not over yet! ”

Holding the alloy sword, Xiang Shi chased closely, relying on his own initiative, dragged the fiery alloy sword with his backhand, and once again drew a blazing line of fire in the air.

But how could the first assault not hit, and then the frontal slash be effective?

Blackwinged Rider easily blocked the attack with his light shield, and quickly approached the blade of the sword without retreating.

Shoshi, who was called "Norman", instantly realized that something was wrong. The Alloy Sword is too long to swing once the target gets too close. But the distance was too close for him to change weapons, and the only thing he could do was force his left hand over the alloy shield to protect his chest.

There was a muffled sound of "bump". There was a scalp-tingling crash on the alloy shield.

"Wow, ah......h

With a series of screams of unknown significance, there was suddenly an unlucky ghost in the air who took a tumbling free fall.

"Norman! Be careful......"

The female Shoshi, who was originally used as a bait, couldn't help but remind. But before she could finish speaking, the huge black wings took over all of her vision.

The pitch-black wings glow dimly in the sunlight, creating a sense of oppression that is almost suffocating.

- Fallen Angel.

Female Shoshi had in mind the existence of certain taboos in myths and legends.

However, a brief distraction on the battlefield is deadly!

The black wings drew a graceful arc and struck the shield in her hand from the side.

The second hapless man in a tumbling freefall then screamed and began to fall in a straight line.

"Major Anglos, please advise!"

Shoshi, who was holding a scattering cannon, also rushed over. He pulled up the muzzle of the cannon and began firing from a distance.

Unaimed phase particles flow through the void in disorder. In fact, these shots were not intended to hit the target directly, but to cover the falling companion.

A hint of approval flashed in Blackwing's Shoshi's eyes, but there was no mercy in his attack. Several dark balls of light detach from the ends of their wings and spin at high speed like electrons surrounding the nucleus.

- Dark Magic Channel. One is enough to penetrate the carbon alloy armor after fifty centimeters!

The young Shoshi clearly knew what the dark orb of light was, and his hand shaking as he drew the heat whip from his hand armor.

(Don't be afraid!) As if to dispel the hesitation in his heart, he let out a loud shout, and without hesitation, he dropped the scattering cannon and the heavy alloy shield that were not conducive to melee combat, and rushed forward.

The scatter cannon and the alloy shield dissolved into invisible phase particles the moment they were released, disappearing into the air with the ubiquitous wind. The young Shoshi, who was able to free one hand, flipped his hand and drew another thermal whip with his backhand.

The Thermal Whip sealed off Blackwing's space before gradually reducing his range of motion.

Before the dark ball of light could be shot, it was hit by a flying thermal whip and disappeared without a sound.

INTERVIEWER If it's a live bomb, there should be a big explosion, right?

The young Shoshi couldn't help but have such a thought in his heart. However, just as the thought came to his mind, a small metal projectile broke through his defensive circle.

(Oops!) Is it a phase particle jamming bomb? Or is it a scatter mine? And by the time he saw through the void, it was too late, (it was a flashbang!! ）

A dazzling curtain of light instantly obscured his vision.

"With the wind... Go for it......"

The ill-intentioned voice of Blackwing Soarer rang in his ears. Immediately, screams of unknown meaning resounded in the air......