Chapter 137: Beckland in Turmoil
Although the Sunia Sea is not like the Misty Sea, there is often a lot of fog, but in the early morning of autumn and winter, the northern area is still filled with a not thin fog from time to time.
Alger Wilson's Blue Avenger is sailing in such conditions, returning to the coast of Rune along the border of Sunia.
- He has been in the North Sunia Sea for too long and must go back for a debriefing.
In the pale white mist, the ghost ship moved quietly, disappearing and appearing, like a dream that left no trace.
Surrounded by the wind, Alger stands in front of the window, admiring the white world outside, allowing his thoughts to spread unfettered to different places.
Suddenly, his eyes froze, and a little silver flashed in his pupils, and he saw a huge ship with sails hanging in the fog in the distance, passing silently.
The ship was not alone, it was followed by many of its kind, one, two, three...... They make up a long fleet.
"Fursac's Sunia Sea Fleet...... They were all dispatched...... Where is this going?" Alger landed on the deck with his feet suddenly.
His gaze quickly turned to the other side, where Sunia Island was.
After various exchanges at the tarot meeting, Alger has determined that the world situation is tense and the war is about to break out, and at this moment, there is a certain amount of speculation based on this association.
For the Fursak Empire and the Kingdom of Rune, Sunia Island is a very important place, if it is occupied by Rune, then the Eastern Navy of Fusak will be blocked in the cold north, unable to fight for various colonial islands in the Sunia Sea, unable to go to East Bailang, at the same time, after they start a war, if they want to threaten the hinterland of Rune, they must cross the Amanda Mountains or cross the sea, through the defense of several counties, which is very, very difficult.
And if the island of Fusak is occupied by the Fusak Empire, from here, all the ports in the north and central of Rune will be within attack range, including but not limited to the port of Enmat and the port of Prieze, if the commander of Fusak is bold and does not care about the losses, he can even directly target the capital of Rune not far from the port, Beckland.
Because of this, the "Twenty Years' War" broke out between the two countries, and the Vorsack Empire was victorious, gaining the vital "southward passage".
In the subsequent "Battle of the Oath", Rune won the war, but failed to regain the territory, and only half of the strategic goal was achieved.
Alger stared for a moment, and whispered with a rather serious expression:
"Is war about to break out......
............
Beckland, a large and neat force of the Fursak airship cut in from the North End and came to the skies above the metropolis.
As soon as they approached, places such as the Cathedral of the Holy Wind seemed to have made some preparations, and the sound of the wind suddenly became fierce, turning into one after another blue-black giant blades, whistling towards the target, like cannonballs fired into the air.
Seeing that these giant blades were about to slash into the airbags of the airship formation, an invisible layer of defense stood out, blocking all attacks from the outside.
The transparent "wall" became wobbly in the violent blow, but it eventually held up.
At the same time, on the airship's hull, the muzzle of the gun, the muzzle of the machine gun, and the muzzle of the throwing were opened one after another, aiming downward.
Bang!
As the hurricane around the Cathedral of the Holy Wind took shape, the sound of explosions spread in all directions.
In such a terrible storm, the airships are like ships sailing on the sea, rising and falling in the waves like mountain peaks, and are about to be thrown into the distance.
At this moment, a flash of blood and rust flashed on the airship at the head, enveloping all his companions, connecting them one by one.
Suddenly, Fursack's airship fleet stabilized in the hurricane, no longer like a tiny ship in a huge wave.
The "Red Priest" pathway to the high-level power belongs to war, and war is the art of gathering!
This is the authority of the "Bishop of War"!
After blocking the attack, the Vrsack pushed the bombs out of the spatter before the rest of the counterattack could come, allowing them to fall downward.
And in the hurricane, the trajectory of these bombs became unpredictable by itself.
Boom! Boom!
The corresponding cannon muzzle also flashed sparks, showing the joy of the god of war.
The airship fleet did not attempt to cross Beckland, and after entering the North Side, it immediately turned to the West Side, which was the political center of the Kingdom of Rune.
............
North District, Beckland Technical University.
The leaves of the yellowed Indis plane trees drift in the wind, and students carry books and bags as they move around the campus.
As members of the higher education institution, as the first students of this newly formed university, these young people are full of vitality and yearning for the future, and they gather every day to discuss ideals, recite poetry, study technology, and be simple and happy.
Melissa Moretti walked among them, looked up at the wall clock at the top of the main building, and involuntarily quickened her steps a little.
She's going to Principal Mormont today to help prepare for the mechanical lab that will be announced.
This is something she likes and is very interested in, which makes her feel that every day is so happy, that campus life is so beautiful, and her classmates are so lovely.
Subconsciously, Melissa looked at the front of the steam train in the center of the square, its huge and complex body showing the infinite charm of the mechanical realm.
Quite a few students like to get together, knock and bang, and study the structure, which is neither encouraged nor forbidden.
Melissa smiled a little at the corner of her mouth, and she was about to look away.
Suddenly, an iron-gray object fell from the sky and landed in the center of the square.
Bang!
The ground trembled violently, and all the glass in the main school building was shattered, and Melissa might have been overturned by the air waves if she hadn't been far away.
Countless screams rang out, and Melissa, like the rest of the students, fled in panic, not knowing what was happening.
She was only sixteen or seventeen years old after all, and she had never really experienced such a scene.
The billowing smoke gradually fell, and Melissa, who had hidden behind a tree, subconsciously cast her eyes to the place where the explosion had just occurred.
Her expression froze instantly, and her gaze suddenly became glazed.
The front of the steam train was torn apart, with parts and debris scattered everywhere.
Some of the students around and by there had fallen to the ground mutilated, without a sound, and some were covered in blood, with many scorched marks, and were still moaning in pain.
Such a scene is like an oil painting, it is so unreal that Melissa is stunned, and she can't react for a while.
Carter, a male classmate she knew who was very research-minded, always confidently said that he wanted to become a ship engineer every time we discussed, and now, only half of his body was left, and his intestines were flowing all over the ground;
Eudora, a classmate of her department, who had studied mechanics but loved poetry, was quite talented in this area, and was well liked by those around her, and sometimes Melissa would attend their meetings, and listen quietly to Eudora's recitation, and think that she was really a charming girl, and now, with one leg of flesh and blood, moaning in a half-unconscious;
......
In just a few seconds, the future of these people was brutally changed.
It wasn't until many teachers rushed out of the school building and began to rescue the injured and organize the evacuation of students that Melissa woke up and hurriedly approached the teachers.
"Listen to me! You divide into two groups, one to the lab, one to the Tinis Chapel, and they all have underground areas where you can hide. One of the teachers, although his face was full of horror, was still calm, and he made arrangements in a well-organized and loud voice, as if he had been specially trained.
He looked around and saw that the students did not dare to leave the teacher's place, so he hurriedly said:
"Don't worry too much, the enemy's airship has turned and gone to the Western Sector, and there is no danger here. ”
His words were accompanied by a booming explosion, coming from the southwest.
Western...... The upper and lower councils, departments, and town halls of the kingdom are all over there...... Melissa heard the teacher's words and thought a lot.
Her eyes flickered, and she suddenly pursed her lips, turned her head and ran towards the school gate, ignoring the shouts of the teacher behind her.
Along the sheltered place, Melissa soon came out into the street, gasping for breath and looking around to make out the way.
At this time, she saw the entrance of the subway nearby, and although she was flustered, she still remembered what the teacher had just said:
“...... There are underground areas to hide!"
Isn't the subway just underground? The bombardment has just begun, and the subway should not have stopped working...... Melissa's thoughts raced, and she rushed to the entrance where there were signs of bombardment.
When she went underground, she found that there were not as many people here as she expected, and most of the ordinary people who had not been trained could not even think of hiding here in the first place.
It is true that the subway has not stopped running, but no one has checked the tickets anymore, and Melissa, who had been waiting for a while, ran up, her mouth tightly pursed, and her face full of anxiety.
Three stops later, the subway stopped at "King's Road" and Melissa squeezed through the crowd and rushed out of the car.
She had regained her strength, and she ran faster and faster down the stairs, quickly reaching the ground.
At this moment, as far as her eyes could see, there was chaos, many buildings collapsed, red flames burned, severed limbs, dead people, blood everywhere, shouts, screams, orders one after another.
Seeing this, Melissa became more and more anxious, trying to run to the four-story building where the kingdom's treasury was located.
However, the area has been cordoned off, and the glass can be seen mostly broken, the walls are densely riddled with bullet holes, and there are traces of explosions in some places.
Melissa circled the blockade and tried to enter, but was blocked by the soldiers who maintained order, and she became more and more anxious, and her eyes were already slightly red.
At that moment, she saw a familiar figure, it was Benson, who was wearing no hat and had black hair and brown eyes.
As soon as Benson saw Melissa, he immediately greeted him, his face was anxious and relaxed, and his anger was present, and he shouted loudly:
"Why didn't you run here? Why don't you hide underground! I'm safe here!
"Quick, follow me over there!"
Didn't you go underground...... Melissa, who had never been yelled at like this by her brother, wanted to say this, but her vision was blurred.
"Whew......" After Benson finished yelling, he exhaled and softened his tone, "It's okay, hurry, don't wander the streets." ”
Hearing this, Melissa's panic and worry calmed down, wonderfully calmed down, at this moment, she felt that even if she died, it would not be so terrible, at least she would not be the only one left in the family.
At this time, a bomb was blown by a hurricane in mid-air and landed on the area.
Suddenly, the bomb suddenly changed direction and flew away.
Bang!
It exploded in mid-air, only stirring up some waves.