In order to show the devastating power of artillery, Allen let seven three-decker sailing warships bombard the distant city in the bay for half an hour.
When the Black Hole and the hot barrel no longer sprayed any shells, this fortress city standing on the border had basically turned into ruins.
Almost all buildings over two meters tall, including docks, City Wall, towers, barracks, and even private houses, collapsed under the bombardment of shells. Only some people covered in blood and blinded wandered aimlessly along the ruins.
Their eyes were empty and lifeless, as if their souls had died and only their bodies and shells were left.
As for the male Warrior who was driven to the front of the dock before the war started, less than twenty of them are still alive at the moment.
More than half of them rely on the super powerful Regeneration Ability obtained after awakening, and they have managed to survive until now.
The rest huddled in a ball, narrowly escaping by reducing their height and size.
In contrast, slightly more women Warrior holding Claymore survived. About forty people escaped the horrific bombardment and were currently hiding in the ruins staring at the fleet in the distance with fearful eyes.
There is no doubt that for them who are used to cold weapons and bayonets seeing red, the artillery across the ages is definitely a weapon that can only be owned by demons.
The most important thing is that all these artillery are set up in the sea a long way from the shore. Even if a very few people are fast enough to avoid the cannonballs, they cannot rush directly to the front.
In the end, it can only become a target that keeps moving and dodging.
As for the general, he had been killed long ago during the second round of bombardment. The tower he was in collapsed, and his body was probably cold now.
In fact, those who were shocked by the power of artillery were not only the enemies who were almost wiped out, but also the ordinary soldiers who were recruited to join the expeditionary force, as well as many Claymore Warrior who had no understanding of artillery at all.
"It's unbelievable! It turns out that those heavy metal pipes below the deck of our ship turned out to be such powerful weapons. If we had one or two when dealing with those Awakened Beings, the result might have been very different." Fūrola took a deep breath and sighed slightly.
Galadria nodded with deep approval. "You are right! Although the power of these things is likely to be greatly reduced when dealing with those Awakened Beings who master Life Energy, it is definitely enough to penetrate their defenses. What's more, these weapons are installed on ships, which are equivalent to mobile attack platforms that can launch attacks anywhere along the entire continent at any time. Even if they encounter a powerful enemy, they can quickly retreat and safely return to the sea to plan the next attack."
"Compared with these, I am more concerned about when to land. You must know that it is meaningless to continue the bombardment. Currently, there is not even a complete building in this fortress city." Milia complained in a low voice.
Looking at the ruins in front of her that had completely turned into purgatory, she finally realized that Allen's previous statement that he wanted to completely wipe out the country behind the organization was not an exaggerated adjective, but that he really intended to take practical actions.
Not to mention anything else, this round of brutal shelling alone killed at least thousands of people.
While the sailors on the deck were discussing the damage caused by the large-scale bombardment, Allen, who had been sitting on the chair without expression for a long time, finally raised his arm and made a gesture to First Legion Commander Ine Lily who was standing next to him. "Start landing. Remember, kill all literate people and leave only those slaves, poor people and those who are dissatisfied with the status quo."
"Got it!"
Ine Lily never likes to talk too much. After receiving the order, he immediately let the ship slowly approach the shore.
When she was still a hundred or two hundred meters away, she jumped onto the dock littered with broken corpses and severed limbs.
When an injured awakened man saw that the enemy was finally coming, he immediately pounced on him desperately, trying to kill him with his powerful strength and size.
But unfortunately, he is just a cannon fodder who has just awakened and has not undergone any training.
In terms of combat experience, there is a huge difference from Claymore who was trained by the island organization.
Ine Lily didn't even pay attention to it. With a casual strike of High-Speed Sword, this poor overestimating creature was cut into pieces of blood and minced meat flying in the sky.
After the remaining awakened men realized the terrifying gap in strength between the enemy and ourselves, they turned around and fled in all directions without saying a word.
After all, they were originally treated like slaves. From the moment they were transformed, they have been strictly controlled. Naturally, they cannot be very loyal to this country.
On the contrary, many of these young people hate the country behind the organization.
It's just that the long-term relationship of being controlled and brainwashed makes them dare not disobey the orders issued by their superiors.
But now, even the top military commander here is dead, so there is no need to stupidly stay and wait for death.
Unfortunately, before they could even take two steps, the Silver-Eyed Slayerss who followed after them hacked all the awakened enemies to death.
no way!
Due to the long-term relationship with Yoma and Awakened Beings, Claymore trained by these organizations developed the habit of hacking to death all Awakened Beings.
However, those who have not yet awakened were lucky enough to survive and become prisoners.
After the ship completely docked, a large number of soldiers jumped onto the land. According to the order, they searched for possible living people in the ruins, as well as the places where food was stored and the treasury. They also got some fresh fruits, vegetables and meat to improve their meals.
Sailing on the sea for a long time is definitely a kind of torture and challenge to a person's mouth and appetite.
So after landing, what most soldiers want to do most is to have a good meal.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Allen.
At this moment, he was sitting in the only relatively complete house in the city, hanging a map found in the ruins of the military camp in the most conspicuous position, and said with interest, "Thirty large cities with a population of more than 100,000, and more than a hundred small cities with a population of 20,000 to 50,000. It seems that this continent is much larger than we expected."
"More than half of them are on the coast or on both sides of the river. For us, as long as the fleet can sail, all cities are within the attack range. We can hit whomever we want, and when we want to hit." Teresa pursed his lips and showed a signature smile.
"The initiative is in our hands. The next question is where should we attack next." Ine Lily raised his head and squinted his eyes as he continued to patrol back and forth on the map.
Finally, she settled on a spot marked with a large black dot.
It was the capital of the world behind the organization, and it was also the largest, most populous, and most heavily defended city on the continent.
Allen was keenly aware of this and immediately shook his head with a smile, "No, now is not the time. Don't worry, one day we will break into this city and kill all the fat-minded bastards inside. But for now, we still attack towns and villages that are relatively unimportant but can provide us with sufficient "supplies"."
"When you say "supplies," do you mean the slaves and the poor?" Teresa raised his eyebrows and asked in an uncertain tone.
After all, before the expedition, the ship was filled with a large amount of supplies. Even after a long voyage, there was no shortage of supplies for the time being.
"Haha, you guessed it right. While the enemy hasn't discovered that we have landed yet, let the soldiers rest where they are for a day, and attack in all directions early tomorrow morning, plunder all manors and villages within a radius of 100 kilometers, and then drive over all the civilians who have nothing." Allen described his plan nonchalantly.
"All of them? What do you want so many people for?" Galadria had a look of confusion on his face.
"It's very simple! I will let the soldiers burn down all the farmers and houses in the fields, and take away the reserves in the granaries, leaving them with only ten days of rations. When we leave by boat, we will also deliberately leave some weapons and armor. Guess, with extremely limited food and weapons in hand, will these civilians just wait for the national relief that will arrive at an unknown time, or will they directly rob ordinary villages that have no resistance like themselves?"
As these words blurted out, everyone present looked at Allen and their expressions changed.
mean!
cunning!
vicious!
cruel!
Especially Teresa, who has a deep understanding of the evil of human nature, always feels that Allen at this moment is no different from a real devil.
As we all know, the world is big and the food is the biggest.
Even the kindest people in the world, when their survival is threatened and they start to starve, will abandon their original kind character for a few days at most, and Incarnations become terrible beasts dominated by primitive desires.
What's more, along with the ten-day rations, there were also weapons and armor left behind.
It doesn't take long. If similar operations are repeated several times around major coastal cities, the continent will soon fall into unprecedented civil strife.
Perhaps the two hegemonic countries can easily suppress these rebellions started by ordinary people by transforming Warrior and Dragon's Descendants into powerful combat capabilities.
However, the damage to productivity caused by the death of a large number of people cannot be alleviated and restored in a short while.
When food production is insufficient, tax revenues plummet, or even fiscal collapse occurs, the entire country begins to collapse from within.
After being silent for a long time, Sophie finally couldn't help holding her forehead and sighing slightly, "Although the organization and the country behind it have done a lot of crazy things in our hometown, for some reason, I suddenly started to sympathize with them now. Because I think their end will definitely be very miserable."
Teresa sneered and shook his head, "No! You don't know enough about Allen! Believe me, the saying that the enemy's blood will dye the sky and the sea red is by no means an exaggerated adjective. If possible, I hope to act alone in the next time, no problem?"
"Acting alone?!" Ine Lily frowned subconsciously.
"Well! I plan to go to the place where Dragon's Descendants lives and take a look. Of course, if they don't know each other, I don't mind letting this clan disappear forever in the long river of history." As he said that, Teresa pulled out his weapon and gently stroked the sharp blade, with a chilling light flashing in his eyes.
Ever since she was resurrected, she had always wanted to find an opponent with whom she could fight heartily.
Unfortunately, this suitable opponent never appeared.
Considering that no matter it is Abyssals, Yoma, Claymore, or Awakened Beings, the ultimate source of power is Dragon's Descendants, so Teresa believes that there must be someone strong at Dragon's Descendants who can compete with First Shinobi World War.
Just when Ine Lily was about to say something, Allen suddenly interrupted, "Okay! I agree! But there is an additional condition, which is to kill all the Dragon's Descendants family for me."
"Tu Guang?" Teresa was stunned for a moment. "Are you sure? I thought you were going to take them back to Sky City for research."
"There is no need. In my opinion, Dragon's Descendants is just a group of man-made war weapons that have failed in evolution. Keeping them will only add a lot of unnecessary turmoil and trouble to the future of this world. So it is only right to try to kill them all and see if there are some interesting clues that have not yet been discovered hidden behind them." Allen gave his reason straightforwardly.
After a long period of observation and exploration, he was tired of this race that only knew how to fight but had no wisdom or creativity.
Yes!
This group of "advanced races" that seem to have super strength and long lifespans are actually tightly locked from the moment they are created.
In the long years, no civilization has been developed, and nothing of value has been created. All ethnic groups have gathered in the remote mountains, living a life of eating blood like beasts.
The most outrageous thing is that because the special structure of the limbs can easily tear open the internal organs of animals, Dragon's Descendants does not even use tools.
The only thing worthy of praise is that they have wisdom and language and can communicate with humans without barriers.
"Sounds like a challenge. Then let me kill it!"
When saying these words, Teresa raised the corners of his mouth slightly with a playful smile, then turned around and walked out of the dilapidated house alone.
Since she had already obtained the location of the Dragon's Descendants group from Guardians of Sky City, she quickly moved along the continent to the far northwest after roughly confirming the direction.
There, there is the Un'Goro Crater vein with the highest altitude, longest length and also the widest on this continent.
There is snow all year round, and all you can see are steep cliffs, making it impossible for ordinary people to climb.
But after passing these towering peaks, you will see the basin surrounded by mountains inside.
The Dragon's Descendants generation lived there until one day they met an expedition team from another country on the continent by chance...