Chapter Eighty-Eight: Urban Warfare
"Altair Street is under attack by headhunters, and there are no evacuated civilians here...... Request support! Request for support!"
A loud fruit was crushed by a royal court patrolman, and when the fruit exploded and emitted sound waves, the patrol immediately called for help. The sound was continuously amplified in the rippling sound waves, and then steadily spread outward.
The royal court patrol was accompanied by two companions, who stood together at the door of a shop, standing in a triangular defensive formation. The first one holds a wisteria shield and a bayonet sword with defensive spells, and the second one aims outward.
On the road outside the shop, five flying praying mantis hovered against the road, keeping their sturdy and sharp sickle feet in front of them, and evading the patrolmen's bows with small rapid movements. More than a dozen hunters had disembarked from the Flying Mantis, and they had also formed a backing bow to surround the three patrolmen inside the store.
There were a lot of corpses on the road, mostly hunters, but also forest elf civilians, and a few royal court patrols.
An owl falls from the sky, and a flying praying mantis steps forward to impale the injured owl.
The royal court patrols in the shop looked at each other angrily, and the owl was their companion and their other eye. The last of their owls to die, and the loss of their Hawkeye made them lose their sense of the big picture.
The patrolmen did not rush out in anger, and there were more than a dozen civilians in the corner of the shop behind them.
Rushing out will not only kill the three of them, but these elves will also be killed by the headhunters.
I don't know if the distress signal can bring reinforcements.
The young patrolman flicked his bayonet sword in his hand, and the enchantment he activated made the blade glow green. Then he said to his companions behind him, "We must hold on, and the Emerald Lake will surely come to our rescue."
"Yes, Captain." The two patrolmen replied together.
"Wang!" The last hound barked, and with a shocking wound on its body, it was still lying at its master's feet, waiting for the order to strike.
The hunters outside began to shrink the encirclement, and two hunter mages were bouncing and chanting incantations behind them, as well as the refracting arc of light that the stalkers brought with them as they moved.
"Prepare for battle." The patrol leader whispered, the sound of a child crying.
The green light attached to the missing arrow, and the entire alchemy arrow vibrated violently due to the activation of the magic. The archers held their bows steadily, aiming at the approaching hunters.
And just as the patrolmen were about to fight to the death, a rain of arrows poured down from the diagonal direction. The hunters facing the shop head-on were defenseless and were shot down in an instant.
Without giving the group time to regroup, a team of five patrol soldiers descended from the sky, their strength was significantly higher than that of ordinary patrolmen, and they quickly and cleanly eliminated the remaining hunters with swords and arrows.
"It's the Emerald Lake Guards!" The young patrol recognized the patrol team's outfit, and he excitedly shouted to the civilians in the room, "The Shamrock King sent his most elite patrolmen, and we are saved!"
Outside, the four members of the Emerald Lake Guard formed a vigilant formation, and the hounds sprang out to break the necks of the hunters who were not yet dead. Led by a female elf, she retracted her bayonet sword from its scabbard, and then came to the royal court patrols and asked, "We have received your signal, how many civilians are here?"
"Beautiful red-haired lady, thank you and your companions for rescuing us from being killed and beheaded. There are sixteen forest elf civilians and three humans, among whom are three cute and crying children, and four elves are injured and incapacitated.
Can I know your name? When the war is over, I will surely bring with me the most beautiful fairy flowers that bloom in the morning......
The red-haired elf stopped the patrol and continued, "It's time of war, don't waste precious time by piling up words. This neighborhood is the main aerial assault zone for the Headhunters, and you immediately protect these civilians as they move towards Pelican Square, where the Emerald Lake Guards have established a safe zone.
My soldiers and I will cover ......."
As the red-haired elves were about to get the patrolmen to evacuate with the civilians, there was a loud explosion
Ringing behind her. The instinct of battle caused the red-haired elf to cast a spell in an instant to hold up a shield for himself, and then drew his sword and turned to face outward.
Then I saw that my four subordinates were shocked from afar, and after rolling a few times, they lay on the ground and their lives were unknown.
The center of the explosion was surrounded by raised smoke and dust.
The red-haired elf threw out a sword, and an arc of sword sliced through the ground and sliced into the smoke.
While!
It seems to have struck some metal.
The smoke fell, revealing a tall figure inside.
Then a pair of wings spread out behind the figure, and with a flap, the rubble shot at the elves like bullets.
"It's an angel hunt!" When the red-haired elf saw what he was facing, he immediately shouted behind him, "I'll do my best to hold it down, you guys run ...... Don't look back, how many can escape!"
After shouting, the red-haired elf rushed towards the angel hunter. The magic shield shrank to a small round shield in her left hand, and in her right hand she held the sword and stabbed a long edge.
In front of her, the dead bark-like face of the angel hunted was expressionless, and the green eyes shone brightly. A few thick vines rose through the hard pavement and twisted towards the red-haired elf. At the same time, the Hunting Angel wielded a barbed wooden stick, breaking through the air at high speed and making a whistling sound.
The red-haired elf used his body to dodge the entanglement of vines, and approached the angel at great speed. In the face of the wooden stick smashed from the front, a cloud of wind rose under her feet, and her body jumped over the top of the wooden stick like a leaf. She slammed her shield against the top of the stick, adjusting her stance in the air, and stabbed her sword at the neck of the Angel Hunter.
But a few sharp leaves flew up from the tips of the Angel Hunter's wings, swirling and slashing towards the red-haired elf's body.
If the red-haired elf continues to attack, he may not be able to kill the angel hunter, but he will definitely die in the blade of the leaves. As a last resort, she flipped in the air, dodged through the gaps between the leaves, and kicked a backflip on a vine to dodge a stick from the Angel Hunter.
If the assault misses, the red-haired elf loses the initiative and can only barely protect itself from the multiple attacks of the Angel Hunt.
During this time, three patrolmen quickly covered the civilians and carried the wounded out of the room.
The squad leader stopped and said to his two men, "You protect civilians and go to Pelican Park, and I'll help the Emerald Lake Guards. They have come to save us, and we cannot leave them alone."
In the face of a hunting angel, if there are no reinforcements, it is almost a certain death, and the team leader still chooses to stay.
The squad leader drove his men away, drew his sword and turned to meet him, his hounds limping after him.
At this time, the red-haired elf had completely lost the ability to counterattack.
For their ordinary Emerald Lake Guards, even if they were full, they might not be able to deal with a single Hunting Angel, let alone being the only one left after being attacked by the Hunting Angel.
Are you going to die?
The red-haired elf was unable to dodge once, and was caught in the foot by vines burrowing out of the ground. She saw the patrolmen rushing towards her and shouted, "Don't save me, run!"
A leaf flew in and severed the neck of the red-haired elf. Then a large flock of leaves flew in, slicing countless blood flowers into the elves......
The elven patrols rushed over in a frenzy.
At this moment, the earth shook violently, and a huge figure passed over his head.
Is that...... War machines?
No, it's the Steam Titan of the Golden Shield Empire!
The elven patrol recognized the steel-forged weapon, he had seen the big creatures at the Emerald Harbor docks, but he didn't expect this seemingly bulky machine to be so nimble.
As the earth shook, one steam titan after another rushed past him. They held huge swords in both hands, and easily cut down the vines that stood in their way; The magic projectile cannons on their shoulders constantly cast powerful magic, limiting the hunting of angels with dense firepower and weakening them with negative magic.
The hunting angel who had just returned to his might seemed to be being one at this time
The chickens surrounded by eagles, the sharp swirling leaves are all embedded in the steel armor, and there is no threat to the driver behind the armor.
Soon, the Angel Hunter was pulled by the wings of the two Steam Titans, and then slashed in half by the other Steam Titan.
The battle is over.
The patrolman walked over to the red-haired elf, knelt down and picked her up. She was covered in blood and lifeless.
A Steam Titan walked over to the patrolman and stopped, the cockpit door opening, "Sorry, we're late!"
The patrol looked up, and it was a young human, wearing the Golden Shield Emperor's *** suit, and the rank was colonel.
"My lord, can we still win?"
"Of course you can win! Along the way, I saw countless elven warriors fighting for their homeland, many of them dead, while those who were still alive were still fighting.
Didn't you also charge the angel hunt alone?"
"But I didn't save her, I didn't even ask her name."
"Patrolman, there are still a lot of elves ahead waiting for you to rescue. Keep up with us, most of the headhunters are too small for us, and we need your help cleaning up those little things so we can focus on the angel hunt."
The patrolman gently lowered the red-haired elf, and he stood up and saluted the human, "My lord, I am Sergeant Ned Cervantes of the Royal Court Patrol Legion. Thank you for the rescue, can I know your name?"
"Colonel Rossetti Orn, Captain of the Steam Titan Lesson Regiment in Raging Waves. Sergeant Cervantes, I want you to gather the scattered patrols along the way to follow us, and we will work together to drive the headhunters out of the Emerald Court."
"Follow your orders, Colonel Orn......" The patrol didn't finish, and the whole person looked up at the sky in froze, and the light around him dimmed. That...... What is that? Is it a mountain floating in the air?"
[In view of the general environment,
Orn looked up and saw that it was the Kirov airship, more than 300 meters long flying at a low altitude, like a floating mountain.
All the Steam Titans salute the Kirov airship.
Orn said proudly, "That's the Empire's newly built super-heavy airship, the Kirov, and the great Imperial Primary's Meteorite is on top of the airship at this time.
Patrolman, now you still doubt victory?
For the elves you love and the country you protect...... Let's fight!"
Orn sat back in the helm's seat, the cockpit closed, and the Steam Titans strode forward down the street.
The patrol took one last look at the red-haired elf lying on the ground, then turned and chased after the Steam Titan.
The Kirov super-heavy steam airship moves slowly.
Luke stood by the window and looked down at the battle-hardened city. Dale stood beside him, pale from the horror of the battlefield.
"The headhunters have come in. We...... Are we late?"
Luke replied, "Not late! Although it seems that the city is full of headhunters, the outer defense line of the Emerald Royal Court has not been breached. This kind of airborne concentrating on the city is essentially a gamble with a very low probability of victory, as long as the Emerald Court can withstand the initial pressure, even without our help, it can eliminate the invading headhunters, but it will only pay greater losses."
Hearing Luke's answer, Dale finally felt some relief. At this time, several hunting angels rushed towards the airship, and the airship immediately unleashed a large number of gargoyles to meet it, and at the same time, the airship shot dense magic from all over the airship to stop the attackers.
Dale exclaimed in surprise, "Are those angels?"
"Those are angel hunts. A stupid angel was hunted by headhunters and hence these things. Don't worry, the intelligence of the angel hunt is limited, and so many of them can't threaten the airship's defense system.
The Steam Titans on the ground have already clashed with the Hunting Angels, and with the cooperation of the Forest Elves, they will soon be able to repel this attack from the Headhunters."
At this moment, Karina hurried up from the lower bridge.
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With a communicator in his hand, he reported to Luke, "Lord Shousuke, Colonel Orn has sent a message that the forest elves have surrounded a very powerful angel hunter. But he could only be sealed in the enchantment, and the forest elves tried many ways, but they couldn't kill him.
Colonel Orn is mobilizing the nearby Steam Titans to prepare for an assault with the Forest Elves."
Luke immediately took the communicator from Karina's hand, "Colonel Orn, I order that the assault be halted immediately. That's not a hunt for angels, it's a hunt for King Niltye!"
From the communicator came the voice of Orn ordering an end to the attack.
"Let the elves stop immediately, that's not the angel hunt, it's the hunt for the king Niltye! Shousuke-sama, Shousuke-sama! We have ceased action. Now the Hunt King is sealed in the barrier between the four tall buildings, and the barrier can't last long under his attack if he is not killed immediately.
The forest elves are now preparing their magic, and they may attack alone."
Luke said to Orn, "Tell the forest elves that Niltye is good at spatial skills and strengthens the spatial interference of enchantments. Their magic may kill Niltye, or it may let Niltye go.
Now we need to cooperate and kill him at the lowest cost.
You go and delay the forest elves, and I'll go over at once."
Without waiting for Orn to reply, Luke said to Karina, "Prepare the Wizard Titan."
Karina stood up: "Yes, Shousuke-sama!"