One qiē happened too fast.

From the time the guards on the city wall noticed that there was something unusual, to the time when the terrible vehicle rushed through the passage of the city gate, it was only a little more than half an hourglass...... The city was surrounded by rounds of artillery fire, the bunkers were destroyed one by one, and the drawbridges were knocked down, with a total of less than four hourglass scales. At this point, only the mages and soldiers on duty at their posts could react, but in the first explosion, they had already suffered heavy losses.

The fortified fortresses that had once protected them were now their coffins, and the cannonballs guided by the 'Enemy Fighters' pierced through the narrow windows, sending most of them to the side of the Grim Reaper with a terrible storm of metal and fire.

For a person, half an hourglass can wake him up from his sleep, ask in a panic, hide at home in fear and hope that danger will not come, and finally start looking for a safe place, but for a city that has been peaceful for a long time, half an hourglass is just enough time for it to wake up and start to react in a panic -

A large number of city guards are beginning to be assembled, ready to rush to the city walls to standby, the city's external defense circle has just begun to operate, and the knights of the guards who need to wear heavy armor and prepare horses to saddle will be even slower - even if there are two or three squires and a few grooms to help them carry out this series of work, it is too hasty to assemble, not to mention that most of the knights have not yet expected that the battle situation is already critical to the point where they need to play.

Even if tens of thousands of enemy troops were to attack the city on a large scale, it would take at least several hourglasses to break down the gates and capture the walls, let alone before passing through these defenses. At the very least, these armies had to be 'transformed' into front of the walls of Stellaria out of thin air, and the thick and towering walls created an indelible sense of security in their hearts, and no one would have thought that it would be so easy to break through.

So. It wasn't until the tanks broke through halfway down the central avenue that the fastest blockers finally came late. Two or three hundred city guards stationed in the city. In a chaotic manner amid the curses of the officers, they formed a formation in the center of the main road.

These hapless creatures were driven by the teleportation magic coming from the city, and they had no idea what they were up against...... However, before their steel towers and fifteen-foot-long spear shafts could be set up into formation, the terrible monster had already appeared in their field of vision—with the smoke and fire rising from the direction of the city gate, the huge crawler silos shattered the wide stone-paved streets of Sendria, and the huge Apocalypse Tank aimed at the city lord's fortress far in the center, charging all the way in an almost straight line!

The magically constructed steam engine was far more efficient than the scientific version, and the doors of the fire elemental plane provided a constant stream of energy, which was exposed in the crevices of the back half of the armor. Thick smoky smoke screamed and mingled with a rumbling roar - the pre-grinders made of pure gold were being installed in front of these massive tanks, and any obstacles, whether it was rubble, vehicles, horses, or the occasional statue or fountain...... It's just a plate of snacks on this large winch, which is nearly 20 feet long.

The nails made of pure gold, driven by the hydraulic connection system, turn the rock and wood that stand in the way into the finest powder, and the piercing click is like a high-pitched howl in a continuous stream. The way the Apocalypse traveled was so unusual that the flesh and blood bodies that had rushed to line up saw his figure the moment they saw him. They had completely forgotten their duties, and could only staze, trembling with the ground.

When the steel monster, which was almost several times larger than the legendary dragon, finally appeared in full sight, the panicked Imperials burst into flames as they were shattered by the rocks, blinding the dogs. The shrill metallic grinding sound of a banshee's cry tore their spirits apart even more—it was one thing to use spears to face the onrushing heavy cavalry, but it was quite another to stop the monster with a large mouth full of sharp fangs and fangs that looked like a moving metal house.

The soldiers almost unanimously did one thing - look back at their shields and spears...... The iron-clad wooden shield and the rumbling jagged fangs are not a product of the same world. And the fifteen-foot-long pole is simply dead grass before the wind, as long as the monster hits its head......

There's no need to overdo it. They made the right choice.

"Get back, don't run, you damn pigs, ahh

The scattered infantry furious the knights who commanded them. They roared and tried to rally the men together—this was not one of those messy battlefields. It's the 'royal capital' of the new empire! everyone's every move will be seen by the eyes of those mage towers, and 'defeat before a fight' is a crime for a commander to be hanged and tarped to show the public!

However, they soon discovered that being hanged was not the most terrible ......

What they're up against.

"Boom!"

By the time the steel monster was at least a mile away, the terrible sound had already shaken the surroundings, but the knights could no longer hear it—before the loud noise shook them, the strong wind pressure of the cannonballs had pushed them and their horses to the side, and they had each fallen heavily from their horses in a whirlwind!

The heavy armor became the worst enemy, and the impact of falling from the horses to the ground almost blackened the eyes of the three men, and it was difficult to breathe, and it was almost difficult to understand what had happened to them, and they could only dimly feel as if something was waving around them. By the time they looked up in a daze, and noticed that the swaying things were pieces of flesh from their former companions and their mounts, the rumbling of the ground had forced in front of them!

The seemingly slow movement of the steel monster was in fact the illusion of a gigantic body, and they could travel forty or even fifty miles with an hourglass to rush past the three poor ones who couldn't even stand up, in the blink of an eye, and then the three knights turned into flesh and mud that seeped from the sides of the shredder like a pour, rendering the steel fangs a dark red of excitement.

The violence of the machinery was outlined in blood, and the few soldiers who were crawling in the alley felt the rumbling and bone-piercing vibration of the tracks crushing the ground, and they almost forgot to breathe......

Look at the blood-stained red of the metal shredders. The strange smell of human flesh being crushed and mixed in the dirt passed through their nostrils, and their only reaction was to vomit inside their helmets. The little courage that had been built up from the drive away and beating of civilians almost immediately collapsed, and the shadow walked away without looking back. They screamed and shook their limbs, and ran into the empty alleys, the narrow roads of these untouchables who would not usually set foot in them were now like a stairway to the kingdom of God, and as long as they passed through these narrow paths, they could at least get away from that monster!

"A bunch of rubbish!"

In mid-air, seven or eight Imperial mages were slowly floating upward, and what was happening on the ground caused the leaders among them to let out a curse, "Ready! Fossils are in mud!" he commanded. He took the lead in pressing down the staff, and a yellow light was radiated, hitting the road in front of him! So the original cyan stone bricks immediately softened and became sparse silt!

Although the steel golem has an anti-magic force field effect around it, and it is moving forward on wheels, its steel body is obviously no different from an ordinary golem, as long as the road surface is turned into a swamp, this ghost thing will naturally be unable to move, and the next thing will be ......

The thoughts in my mind dissipated as soon as they appeared. The chariot made a depressing crash to the astonished gaze of all the mages, but the massive wheels didn't stop for a moment—some tenacious force held the massive steel creature from the mud pool, allowing it to jolt for a moment. Beyond the thick mud, he turned over the huge turret. A burst of fire!

A large and tall building in sight, once a reserve gathering point for archers, was immediately enveloped in a sea of fire. Designed to attack enemies who might enter the city, but now its towering shape is the perfect target. The steel projectile slashed through the board-enclosed platform, and the high-temperature flames and explosive metal fluid that detonated inside set the dozen or so people inside into a mass of rotten flesh and limbs that fell from the sky, glowing with fire.

"What you guys can think of in a group of third-rate goods, can the kid who made this thing not think of it?" The cold snort made everyone turn their heads suddenly, and a dark red burqa that appeared at some point had already brightened their eyes! Thomas waved his hand casually as if complaining, and on the fingertips that the four mages had just raised, the bright magic flames had been extinguished together, and then the four-ring mage with the worst ability among them suddenly screamed, and the magic robe on his body also swelled!

Several Imperial mages were terrified, and in this breath, the companion's body had already swelled seven or eight times, but a large patch of dark red blood spurted from under his robes, like a waterfall!

But even if a person was cut in half horizontally, it would not have been possible for the blood to flow so fast! The skin on the man's face immediately dried up, and became a dry and thick black, and the two eyeballs rolled out of their sockets with a gurgling eyeball, pulled by the nerve bundles behind them, and swayed on his face! But even so, he did not seem to be dead, and was slowly reaching out to pray for the deliverance of his companions!

The sharp sound of the cloth tearing woke up several mages who were in a daze, and they subconsciously wanted to fly out, but it was too late!

A layer of blood-red vines finally pierced the robe on the unfortunate fellow's body, stretching outward like tentacles or silk nets! However, the remnants of the blood plasma made people think of its true face for a moment—they were blood vessels in the human body!

Realizing this, the mages had no way to escape, and the veins swept through them like nets, seemingly slender but as tough as a steel cable, even if they struggled hard, they could not be freed!

"This ...... How could there be such a quick spell counter?...... There is also the necromancy of the seven rings, the blood vessels are peeled ......" The face of the leading six-ring mage was already white and transparent, he stared at the red-robed mage, and he could hardly say anything - spell countermeasures are the basis of the battle between spellcasters, recognize the opponent's spell and then cancel it with the same kind of spell energy in reverse operation, but that can only be used one-on-one, but the person in front of him countered the spells of the four of them with a wave of his hand, and by the way, he also used a seven-ring high-level necromancy.

Could it be that time has stopped, but it's legendary magic, and only a true archmage can master it......

When the thought came to them, they were no longer stunned. Instead, I almost felt like my soul was going to crack.

"I actually recognized the blood vines of the Eight Rings as the Seven Rings...... It's only been more than thirty years, and the mage of the empire has already degenerated to this kind of Cheng Dù?" the red-robed mage snorted coldly. He casually stretched out a staff and nodded: "A bunch of waste, if it weren't for the lack of people." You bastards ought to be sacrificed at all, but now, go and gather all your companions together, so that they may cause less trouble to the chariote. ”

The network of blood vessels was loosened, but several mages each bent down to greet the red-robed mage, and the expressions on their faces were already fanatical in complete obedience.

Ignoring the scattered mages, Thomas's gaze swept over the twelve scattered and charging tanks in the city...... These metal trolls are making their way through the streets at will. Search for every target - towers, barracks, garrisons, and the soldiers and knights who have just gathered, spreading death and fear with flames, explosions, and arrows raining down!

"The layout of the walls around it is nothing more than self-contained, and once it breaks through a little, it will be completely useless and become a cage...... If in the existing means it is impossible to confront the enemy. Then ...... in other ways" The archmage whispered to himself, "This damn little imp ......"

......

Pushing the distance miles away, the same pair of eyes that stood tall above reflected the shadows of those galloping steels, and the same cursed words—

Merely. The voice was loud, agitated, angry. Like a blazing flame:

"Who can tell me how this thing got in! Where are the soldiers, and there are my mages!"

The young man standing at the window turned his head suddenly. The ornate scepter in his hand pointed at the surrounding group of figures standing still with their heads bowed, and roared in a low voice: "You have allowed them to storm my country, my territory, and my royal city! Let them swagger and burn and loot here! What did you promise when you usually asked me for military expenses? What did you say when you asked me for magic materials? Safety! Warriors of a hundred battles! Steady! The magnificence of magic! Okay, now, where are these things you are talking about! You show me them!"

The Emperor's voice trembled, causing the few nobles around him who had just gathered to hold their breath in fear...... The three leading dukes, the two imperial electors are not in the city at all at the moment, and several officers in charge of the city's defense have also rushed to their posts, these idlers who are not in charge of any major affairs are actually meaningless, a bad situation is likely to become a tool for the supreme to vent his anger, but fortunately, although this young monarch can't be in a peaceful state of mind, at least he can barely control his feelings. With a heavy cold snort, he suppressed the curses, his voice low as a torn cloth: "Those things, how much damage will they cause?"

"Please don't worry, these things ...... It's a bit difficult to deal with, but the destructive power is limited after all, as long as you gather enough mages......" A gorgeously dressed mage spoke, and he was the only one here who was qualified to respond, but the young emperor immediately interrupted him:

"Archmage Gaia, don't they have any news yet?"

"We've tried our best to contact the three masters, and we've also sent people to use the teleportation ......."

"There are more than 12,000 troops there, 15,000 orc slaves!2,300 Imperial Knights and Warlocks, and besides, the portal is not closed yet, how can you, how can you not even bring back any news!" The king's anger swelled again, but he did not speak: "Where is your magic, where are your instruments? Or more simply, can't you send some more people to ask?"

The mage's face was cold, these methods the emperor could think of, and of course he could—and the facts had already proven them completely ineffective:

"You know, opening those portals has cost us all of our spell slots above the five rings, and the mages who still have spell slots are already heading for Burgundy, and now we have to go through a full day of rest to regain our strength, but ......"

"But, but, but!" the Emperor slapped the table hard, "That's enough! you gather all the mages in the city for me, and whatever method you want to use, I'm going to kill those damn iron boxes for me!"

"Well, it seems like it's a bit difficult. ”

Everyone's eyes were shocked, and they looked in the direction of the voice—what had been the empty corner of the small parlor, but at the moment, a man was sitting in the seat, picking up a glass of wine from the table and sipping it slowly.

"Those things, although they don't look good, are actually mostly pure gold, plus the internal magic circle, and steam power or something, I'm afraid you can't afford it. ”

He smiled at the emperor, showing a mouthful of white teeth: "But if you really need it, it's not impossible to think about it, you can parade through its cannon barrel in a while, of course......"

"It's a hanging ......" (to be continued......)