Do everything possible to combine the forces from different fields and make the best use of limited resources in a limited time.

Solid foundations, reliable technology, and strong support from the government and military systems...... Plus a little bit of novelty in the field of weapons.

This is the main reason why Waterl's weapons craftsmen and experts have always been able to make a difference in this field.

Ever since Waterl's soldiers began to watch out for their former northern allies, these master craftsmen have received a new order to help Waterl's army build a new defensive strategy that is stealthy, flexible, and practical in the frontier.

As time went by, the railroad tracks laid in the highlands and the heavily armored steam trains that could be quickly mobilized became the focus of these craftsmen.

In fact, in previous wars, the army of Saint-Steele had already set an example.

In order to make the heavy crystalline cannons, which had previously only been installed at fixed points, play a greater role in the attack, the people of St. Steele pioneered the installation of them on heavy steam trains, and in the early days of the war, they did play an extremely amazing role.

Conceived by Waterl's artisans and mages, this transformation was further deepened.

In addition to using trains and rails to give the heavy, big ones more flexibility to move and move, the Waters have also built a variety of new rituals specifically for this type of train for concealment and protection.

Under the protection of these magics, an artillery position that can be mobilized at any time and arrive at different positions to launch an attack is perfectly hidden, and under normal circumstances, it can be hidden in any location where the rails are laid, and in case of a situation, it can enter the battle state as quickly as possible and carry out its mission.

And now, this fierce steel behemoth finally has a chance to use its abilities.

Several of the Wattle Council mages who had already made their home on the armored train entered the predetermined ceremonial position, and they strictly corrected and guided the heavy weapons placed on the armored train according to the precise positions and coordinates given by the rear.

Unlike the other new crystallized cannons used by Waterl's army, these big guys installed on armored trains are actually closer to the traditional heavy crystallized cannons, which were originally prepared for the previous war.

Because of the interruption of the war, their anger was not able to reach the land of the Plains Kingdom.

Luckily, they're finally getting their chance to play now.

After sacrificing a series of advantages such as flexibility, lightness, and low cost, these heavy crystalline cannons have also gained unprecedented exaggerated advantages in other fields, that is, range and power - according to the precise calculations of the council mages, the shelling of these heavy crystallized cannons can completely touch many defensive lines and part of the positions of the northern St. Stille army!

Of course, none of them were the targets of this round of shelling.

A series of intricate tasks were completed in fifteen minutes, and finally, with a series of violent magical shocks, these monstrous metallic beasts let out a deafening roar towards the distant sky, and the powerful cannonballs flew off into the distance with a huge amount of steam, and the intricacies of magic and rigorous rituals would lead them to their destinations.

“……”

A young artilleryman looked apprehensively at the council mage beside him, and he asked cautiously, "...... Are we declaring war on the Black Sun Society? ”

The council mage looked at the path of magic in the sky and replied softly, "Of course not, after all, they have declared war on the entire Van En from the beginning, and we have already entered a state of war, which has always been unwilling to be admitted by many people." ”

As he spoke, the mage took two steps across, once again into the ritual arena where the cannon was used to calibrate and guide the cannon.

After a few moments, a new round of correction and guidance was completed, and the council mage left the ceremonial arena, he sat down on the ammo box next to him a little tiredly, and said with a gloomy face: "Every move of St. Steele, or the Black Sun Society, is constantly testing our endurance, and they will not restrain themselves, let alone eliminate their hostility towards us...... As military men, we simply do not have the opportunity to be neighbors with such a terrible existence. ”

"So, I fully support the decision made above...... Rather than wait for the monsters summoned by the Black Sun Society to descend on us, we should blow them up before they can do these things. ”

……

"Boom! Rumble! ”

A series of roars rang out in the central plaza of Overwatch.

The source of these explosions was not a cannonball, but a burst of magical explosion caused by Shugg's fight with his opponents.

The multitude of lethal magic, supported by normal magic, collided with countless strange rituals derived from the traces of the ancients, blazing flames burning and extinguishing, and a gloomy fog that was sometimes thick and sometimes thin.

The smell of blood in the air grew thicker and thicker, and there was even a terrible stench mixed in with it that was difficult to describe in normal words.

It was a projection cast from the abyss behind the black sun, a filthy paint mixed with countless distorted emotions of despair.

"Boom!"

The double-tube crystallized gun that Xiuge picked up had finally exhausted its lifespan.

After Shuge used it to shoot multiple high-powered magic bullets in a row, the huge burden finally caused the crystalline gun to explode, however, Xiuge no longer needed it at this time.

Countless Calon Touches were unleashed by Shug, and the rat swarm, commanded by the will of the Ernst family, began to haunt the surroundings under the cover of the Roots of Fate.

The members of the Black Sun Society, who had previously tried to retreat to the edge of the square to make room for the central battlefield, were now completely contained, and under the combined interference of the rat colony and the Genwhisker Illusion, they had to abandon their support for the deformed members of the Society and instead began to deal with these annoying opponents who directly threatened their own safety.

However, Xiuge's condition did not improve much as a result.

Kzlov himself did not seem to be prepared to participate directly in the battle against Shug, he just quietly manipulated the Black Sun Secret Rite, and constantly injected the rich magic of the Abyss into the bodies of the members of the Society who rushed to the scene and received the "blessing" of the Abyss.

These bizarre, ferocious, and bizarre enemies with both physical and magical superiority put a lot of pressure on Xiug.

After a member of the Guild with twisted arthropods on his back and a large number of spider eyes on his face suddenly appeared, nearly piercing the defenses constructed by Callon's Touch, Hug finally pulled out the "Hound Fang".

And this action also means the acceleration of the battle.

When Shuge pulled the trigger of the "Hound Fang", the strangely shaped pistol immediately let out a roar that was different from all firearms and weapons, and at the moment of this sound, all the beings in the square who had received the blessings and favors of the Abyss Court fell into a serious stupor.

Whether it was the caster who studied the magic of the Abyss, the terrifying human form that had been distorted, or the Dark Dog of the Black Sun Society, they all trembled under the roar of the true court hound.

This brief pause was fatal.

The court hound is a ruthless stalker and predator, it is not a knight with a noble spirit, and it has no habit of fair dueling.

Therefore, from the moment it appeared, it showed its most hideous and terrifying side.

The target of the shoot was a member of the association who had swelled so much of his body that he had become a shadow giant.

Now, its swollen black body had been torn open from the inside by the court hounds, and as it emerged from within, the ferocious predator had not even forgotten to bite down on the rrumbling abyssal magic and swallow them into its belly.

Immediately afterward, the court hound looked at his next target.

That is, the member of the Association who was on the other side of Shug, who also had the characteristics of the Abyssal Spider, and was trying to break through the defenses of Carbon's Touch with the twisted arthropods.

Just as the court hound's scarlet eyes began to flicker, the extraordinarily powerful and strange figure with countless limbs growing on its back suddenly stopped its movements, let out a piercing scream, and then directly gave up its original movements and began to retreat straight back.

Perhaps because it was the chelicerae in the abyss that bestowed on him his favor and power, the guild member's body was filled with a thick abyssal mist, and under the cover of these mist, his form loomed and could barely be detected by the naked eye.

However, in the eyes of the court hounds, such an act was simply meaningless.

If it had been in the past, it would have become cautious because of the characteristics of the Abyssal Chela on its target, but after "tasting" the prey with its own mouth, the hound's scarlet eyes were only greedy for color.

I saw that its body twisted slightly, and it disappeared directly into a shadow, and in the next moment, the large abyss fog that covered the figures of the members of the association was violently torn apart, and the court hound's athletic shape drilled out of thin air, and the ceralicola limbs on its back pierced out in a certain direction at a rapid speed.

After a series of crunch sounds, there was a creepy tearing and chewing sound.

Along with one of them, there was also a burst of spiritual satisfaction and pleasure.

Obviously, preying on these prey with the distinctive characteristics of the Abyssal Creations made the court hounds, far from their "homeland", finally touch the brutal pleasure hidden deep in their bodies and instincts once again.

At this moment, an unusually vivid wave of magic power burst out from a distance, and between breaths, a gloomy dark green light and shadow flashed from the night sky diagonally above.

Xiuge's reaction was extremely fast, and the moment the alarm sounded in his heart, he began to use the mist of the Mirror Emissary to dodge into the distance as best he could, and gathered a large number of Calon Touches to his side, and built several layers of protective magic on their surfaces.

In the next moment, the dark green light smashed down on the position where Xiuge was standing before like a huge spike, and then, a large amount of dark green electric light burst out from this spike, and they quickly spread outward along the ground, easily catching up with Xiuge who was dodging.

As early as the first time he attended the gathering of the Black Sun Society, Shuge had seen this terrible color.

This terrifying magical lightning seems to be a unique kind of magic that Kzlov has mastered, and it is not only strange in form, but also incredibly powerful.

The protective magic attached to the surface of the Calon Touches fell into a state of chaos the moment they touched the electricity, and the original stable structure was completely disrupted by the violence, causing them to fall into a state of disintegration.

Immediately afterwards, these dark green lights and shadows touched the Carbon's Touch behind, and the sturdy black skin was constantly torn apart under its influence, and a considerable part of the Carbon's Touch was even torn into magical fragments on the spot.

Protected by a large amount of abyssal mist, Xiug finally managed to escape from this magic, but the price he paid was quite tragic - the Kalon Touches that surrounded him were almost completely destroyed, the mirror messenger fog in his body began to thin out, and Xiug himself was also traumatized.

A terrible hole of blood appeared in Shug's shoulder, and all that was caused was a faint flash of lightning escaping from Kzlov's magic.

Xiuge stood still and looked in the direction where the magic shock had occurred before, but he saw that Kzlov, who had been manipulating the Black Sun Secret Ritual before, was walking in his direction at this time, his face didn't seem to have changed much, but in his eyes, there was a thick abyss shadow constantly rolling.

"This old man is doing a great job, but he's really smart."

As an being closely associated with the Abyss, Theseus was immediately aware of Kzlov's current state, and he earnestly reminded: "Embracing the Abyss on a physical level will only make oneself another creature of the Abyss, but if you can accept those forces on a spiritual level and maintain their balance, then you will be able to maximize the 'favor' of the court." ”

Shuge reached out and touched his shoulder, forcibly erasing the destructive magic that remained in his body, and he asked inwardly, "You mean, this guy belongs to the latter?" ”

"Well, the answer is correct."

Theseus responded, "Now he is actually closer to the Abyss than those strange creatures...... It's a convergence of spirit and magic, be careful, if he really wants to fight you to the death, maybe he will take the initiative to break that balance, and this kind of action will most likely turn him into some kind of dirty thing that is very difficult to deal with. ”

(End of chapter)