Huge shadows streaked across the horizon,

The roar of the plague dragon shook the hearts of every Rao,

At the top of the tower of the Golden Lake Palace, Emperor Valstad stands in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with a glass of champagne.

Prime Minister Dali Einfurt pushed the door in:

"Your Majesty, here it comes."

"Yes," the Emperor nodded, "I'm here." ”

"This unforgiving bastard has broken into the sacred capital of the Varsta people alone, and she will pay for it."

"How's the city defense going?"

"Your Majesty, everything is ready, now we will let this monster have no return, leave for the time being, I will go back to the headquarters."

The Emperor turned around: "Wait, Dali, don't go yet, your son is also in the battle sequence?" ”

The prime minister stopped and held the doorknob with one hand: "Of course, William is an artilleryman, and I ordered him to be in charge of the defense of the eastern section of the city wall." ”

The emperor put down his glass, looking a little worried: "The city wall is very dangerous, if you inhale the plague gas, it will be over, I don't want my daughter to be a widow at a young age." ”

"This is not your usual style, Your Majesty, please forgive your arrogance, how you have become timid now."

"I'm getting old, my body is broken, and my mentality has changed...... Ay. The Emperor sighed faintly and said, "It's time to put the responsibility in the hands of the young man." ”

"No, you are still in the prime of life, don't worry, the officers and soldiers on the front line are already wearing gas masks, the people will be well protected, and the tragedy of Tadgarvi and Furtlassberg will not be repeated."

After that, the prime minister bowed and took his leave.

On the eastern section of Fort Midknight's walls, the garrison of the imperial capital has set up anti-aircraft positions, and all officers and men have worn improved gas masks.

Forty-five giant ballistae had taken their place, and experienced gunners were aiming their targets with holes and crosshairs.

Aiming at a moving target in the air is an extremely complex task, which needs to take into account the interference of wind direction and wind speed, and also need to calculate the amount of advance according to the speed of the opponent's movement.

Prince William Einfurt personally commanded the battle, and this strong and handsome man was holding a brass telescope to observe carefully:

"All gunners obey the order, the elevation bolt is lowered by three squares, ready, put!"

"Whoosh ......"

The bowstring quickly reset, and forty-five giant crossbow arrows were fired into the sky, most of them grazing the dragon's body, others far away.

The first round of attacks was completely unsuccessful, and some of the gunners nervous as they looked at the dragon getting closer and closer.

"Don't worry, load the next bolt, raise the elevation bolt by two squares, there is no time to calculate the wind speed, use your own feelings to play the advance amount!

Launch! ”

After the ballistic correction of the attack, it had a good effect, and an armor-piercing crossbow bolt pierced the dragon's wing membrane, leaving a large hole, and the big creature seemed to be unaffected and swooped towards the position.

A loader sat down on the ground in fright, and William reprimanded: "Soldier, do your duty! ”

The signal soldier ran up the long staircase: "Report to the chief, the resettlement of the residents of the city has been completed, and according to the instructions of Prime Minister Da Rao, all shelters are sealed with palm fiber to isolate them from the outside air. ”

"Great, it's done at the right time, now we can fight without distractions!" William Einfurt drew his saber with a thud and looked directly at the dragon coming from the shop.

"Look, this guy wants to go toe-to-toe with us, brothers, check the edges of the gas mask, the buckle and the filter, don't leave any gaps, and load the next bolt!"

The plague dragon was so close that he could see its rotting body, see the silhouette of the dragon knight in the saddle, and smell the stench of it.

The dragon knight leaned down and whispered something to his mount, and the plague dragon opened its rancid mouth and spewed green plague mist towards the position on the city wall.

Seeing that someone was shaken, Prince William said angrily: "Stick to your post!" Anyone who dares to run away will be killed on the spot! ”

The position was soon completely overwhelmed by the poisonous fog, and through the crystal lenses of the gas mask, William could only see a patch of green, and some soldiers cried out in horror, and he, the field commander, could only give orders by instinct:

"It's now, all launch!"

A miserable howl proclaimed good news—

The enemy suffered heavy losses.

The Plague Dragon was pierced through the chest with an arrow, and the cone-shaped armor-piercing arrow pierced through the thick rolled steel plate armor and dragon scales, piercing deep into the heart.

"Awesome! Shoot well! Ay? How can it still move? "The gunner was ecstatic at first, and then looked very disappointed.

"The damage is not enough, this monster is already dead, and it needs to be completely destroyed to stop it from continuing to do evil."

With that, William raised his saber and shouted to the commander of the line infantry battalion beside him:

"Randall, let your men fire a salvo! Take advantage of its injuries and kill it! ”

Hundreds of large-caliber military smoothbore guns opened fire at the same time, all aimed at the affected parts.

This wave of dense attacks hit the people hard,

The dragon knight finally realized the strength of her opponent, and she gave up the idea of continuing to attack, urging her mount to climb to height.

The battalion commander shouted in ecstasy: "Look! This bastard wants to run! Take advantage of this opportunity to knock it down! ”

The line infantry and gunners were also in a hurry: "We are reloading!" ”

William Einfurt was not in a hurry, he put his sword into his sheath and whistled at the sapper units below the city walls:

"It's your turn, let the secret weapon come in!"

"Hot Air Balloon Troops, Action!"

The dragon knight Kassandra was horrified to find that a large number of brightly colored balloons had suddenly floated, severely hindering the dragon's flight

"This ...... What is this? Magic or witchcraft? ”

There are four people in the pods under each balloon, two operators are responsible for igniting and disposing ballast weights, and two fighters shoot with rifles.

The arrogant dragon knight could never have imagined that her air superiority was gone, and the enemy could fire at her in the air.

"Whoosh!" A bullet flew past her head.

The Plague Dragon was hit several times in a row, and it no longer obeyed the dragon knight's command, and rushed over to take revenge.

The rotting mouth easily bites through the outer layer of the hot air balloon, and the members of the pod fall to their deaths.

However, as the number of hot air balloons grew, Kassandra felt that her living space was being squeezed.

"No, we have to run!" She tightened the reins, but the mount had gone berserk and was no longer listening.

A hot air balloon floated by, and the two Valsta soldiers in the pod jumped out as if they had gone crazy.

"Long live the Emperor! Die, gringos! ”

One of them fell to his death, and the other managed to jump onto the dragon's back and stab the dragon knight with his bayonet.

Kassandra reacted quickly, using sorcery to control the soldier's leg muscles, causing it to grind to a standstill, and the plague dragon turned around and bit the soldier in two.

Before the dragon knight could catch his breath, a new threat came,

Another hot air balloon was destroyed by the dragon, and the man in the hanging basket was nimble and climbed up along the dragon's claws.

This is a female corporal of the Guards, her gas mask has fallen off, and her dazzling blonde hair is blown by the wind.

She lost her rifle, pulled her dagger out of her boot, her forehead was covered with blood, and her fierce blue eyes glared like brass bells:

"I want to avenge my friends! Go to hell, wizard! ”

The dragon knight threw out the clay pot, and the rainforest poison in the jar was released, killing the female soldier on the spot and falling down.

After brushing the Grim Reaper several times in a row, Kassandra Lipston's heart pounded.

The Valstads are a fighting people, and in order to defend their homeland, they are not afraid of death.

The arrogance of the dragon knight is gone, and the idea of destroying the imperial capital has been thrown out of the sky, and Kassandra now has only one thought-

Survive.