A little earlier, Sonia Sea.
"Red Haired Woman", which carries a large amount of local specialties from Toscarter Island, is sailing in a thick fog. This fog appeared a few days ago, making people feel like they are in the Fog Sea, which makes almost everyone reluctant to go to sea, except for the ship with Siren as a scout.
On the sea with visibility less than 100 meters, sharp roars came from time to time. The Sailor at the helm fine-tuned the course according to the direction of the sound to avoid deviating from the direction and hitting the reef in this rocky sea area.
After being promoted to "Reaper", Ilian Sauron, who no longer used "Madness Ring" to hide her true appearance, stood on the bow of the ship, her bright red mid-length hair fluttering in the wind, and the humid sea breeze blew against her face, making her narrow her eyes.
Her face became somewhat more neutral and handsome after being promoted to Sequence 5. If she tied up her hair and wore looser clothes, people would almost think of her as the monthly cover character in Trier's fashion magazines. Of course, she is a male.
This made her feel a heavy feeling in her heart, and she had a little hesitation about being promoted to "Iron-Blooded Knight".
"Anyway, this is not something I need to consider in the short term... First, we must complete the tasks assigned by Miss Angelica and form a real fleet, and then we must digest Potion..."
She muttered, looking into the thick, creamy mist. She lamented that today's mist was a little unusual, and mentally evaluated who else in the team could be the captain besides William.
Suddenly, the intermittent Siren calls stopped.
A moment later, a slim body emerged from the water on the side of "Red Haired Woman". Siren Ariel slapped the side of the ship with its tail, making a thumping sound, and shouted loudly:
"There are big ships ahead, many big ships!"
Under the careful instruction of William, she can already fluently use the most popular Loenese at sea, and Intisian can also use it a little bit.
The big ship... was the fleet of a certain Pirate Admiral passing by, or was Feysac's fleet of the Sonia Sea out for training?
Helene made a guess and immediately directed the ship to turn and sail in another direction. Although it would leave the proven safe channel and even risk getting lost, it was still much safer than a head-on collision with the Feysac Empire's fleet.
Although this ship and I are not yet on Feysac's blacklist, it will be a matter of time before we send contraband and arms to their rear to help the resistance... She laughed at herself, moved her eyes forward, squinted her eyes, and used Hunter's vision to penetrate the thick fog, trying to see clearly the "big ship" ahead.
In the heavy fog in the distance, a huge sailing ship with high sails and dark brown sides painted silently approached. Its double decks extended straight to the bow and stern, and the cannons pointed ferociously outward. Countless well-trained Sailors walked through the interior, casting indifferent eyes in the direction of Helene from time to time.
That's a Sail Battleship from the Feysac Empire!
Helene's heart tightened, and he instinctively took a few steps back, hiding his body behind the side of the ship.
She is not afraid of this battleship. It is so close. A "Reaper" can quickly transform into Flame Spear, fly to the opposite side, and use extraordinary combat to deal with ordinary people.
But Ariel said "many big ships".
Sure enough, a few seconds later, another dark brown shadow of the same shape appeared in the thick fog, followed by the second, and the third... The huge fleet in a single column quickly advanced on the sea in a dense formation, passing by the side of "Red Haired Woman" one by one, heading southwest.
From the beginning to the end, those large-caliber artillery were not pointed at the Helene ship, as if they did not exist.
Seeing the sail warships leaving at a speed far exceeding the normal speed as if with the help of a strange force, Helene had an inexplicable urge to follow up with the ship, go hand in hand with these warships, and attack together.
But she soon woke up and realized that this huge fleet was not heading towards Gargas Archipelago, which still had sporadic resistance movements, but was heading towards the southeastern coast of the Loen Kingdom.
The speed is too fast, more than 40 knots, almost flying on the sea. Except for the Ghost Ship of Miss Angelica, I have never seen anything so fast... At this speed, they can reach the offshore sea in two hours, and they can reach Pritz Harbor before noon... But what is the Feysac warship doing at the port of Loen?
Helene suddenly appeared in her mind, a conclusion reached by a "conspirator" that even she herself could not believe:
Is war about to break out?
In the sky above Backlund North Borough, a continuous stream of dark brown airships are arriving continuously. They drive out from the thick fog in the north, as if they suddenly appear here, leaving the capital of the kingdom, which is known as the top of the four major countries in terms of military power, completely off guard.
Of course, the church still responded in a certain way.
The terrifying Storm visible to the naked eye suddenly appeared on the surface of Saint Wind Cathedral far away from Cherwood Borough. Blue-black Wind Blade formed out of thin air and flew towards the north with a whistling sound. The closer Saint Samuel Cathedral rang the bell, and the dull tone that made people want to sleep kept squeezing the airship formation, making those high-spirited warriors drowsy, and the actions of throwing bombs and controlling artillery were slowed down.
Swish, swish, Wind Blade flew past Angel and accurately hit the fragile canvas airbag of the airship. However, it did not achieve the expected effect, but was blocked by a layer of invisible defense.
Amidst the clash of gold and iron, the fragile but tough defense finally defeated the attacks from afar. In the strong wind, the airships swayed as if they would crash at any time, but they always floated in the sky of North Borough.
As Wind Blade dispersed, the second round of attacks had not yet arrived. The soldiers inside the Feysac airships seized the moment, gritted their teeth and resisted the desire to fall asleep, and pushed the bombs out of the throwing port, letting them fall freely downwards. Artillery pieces also aimed at the streets and buildings below, and flames appeared in the sky with roaring sounds.
Countless ammunition poured into Backlund. The first ones to bear the brunt were Technical University directly below and the nearby buildings supporting the school. During school hours, the population here is denser than the East Borough factory!
Angel's heart sank suddenly, and the scorching blade in his hand once again stretched out light composed of thousands of degrees of heat. It did not attack at a large angle in the air, but pointed accurately at the airship that was getting closer for joint defense, directly penetrating the core of the two war machines.
In an instant, white mist from leaking high-temperature steam and flames from explosive explosions flashed before Angel's eyes. The two airships, which had lost power and exploded from the inside, could no longer maintain their height. They spun and crashed towards the street below. However, they were pulled by some force at the moment they finally landed. They hit an uninhabited garden and an ornamental pool, triggering a new round of explosions.
At the same time, Angel also quickly judged the nature of this defensive ability during the attack and defense between Wind Blade and invisible defense. The occult plague combined with "accuracy" and "Flame Manipulation" replaced ordinary diseases., spreading rapidly in the haze in the air that is less pungent than last year, will penetrate the defense of "War Bishop" Gathering of Crowds hidden in the airship unit, resist the barrier he created using high temperature, and kill the people inside the airship!
However, below...
Angel used Invisible Spider Silk to pull himself closer to other airships, while looking at Technical University who was targeted by countless artillery pieces and cared for by a large number of bombs.
She has once again launched a large-scale mirror defense, trying to "confiscate" bombs and artillery shells directed at the university campus and nearby streets, but one person's power is extremely limited, and she has to balance counterattack and disrupt the enemy in the air, so it is impossible to cover everything.
In her sight, one after another powerful bombs either fell directly into Mirror World and disappeared silently, or were pulled by invisible threads to point to uninhabited areas and exploded when they landed. However, those shells that were almost invisible to the naked eye broke through the defense and exploded on the streets.
A carriage driving across the road in panic was directly hit by a shell. The horse pulling the carriage had its legs and legs broken in an instant, its belly was disemboweled, and it fell to the ground black and black. The carriage behind it had completely disappeared.
Intis Restaurant, with its exquisite stone pillars and relief facade, was shaken by the shock wave of the bomb that exploded in the air. The glass was broken and the stone pillars collapsed. The people hiding below were hit by falling rocks and ran to other locations crying.
Several students at the campus gate anxiously searched for a hiding place, and finally ran to the subway station on the street. They crowded into the stairs leading to the underground with other people seeking refuge. The next second, a shell accurately hit the bustling entrance and exit of the station. Smoke and gravel spurted out from the stairs, and the interior became completely silent.
The scenes that turned into hell on earth despite Angel's best efforts made her feel hot and angry in her heart. This was not only the negative effects of holding "Edge" for a long time, but also her negative emotions towards this war that was promoted by Adam and planned by George III, but broke out with the Feysac Empire's active attack.
She knew that if she didn't deal with this invading force, innocent people below would die every second because of her incompetence.
A series of connected Tinplate Puppet fell from her body, and quickly expanded into a huge two-meter-tall armored soldier in the air, and then turned into a stream of flames, flying to five different airships in groups of two.
These flames hit a big hole in the solid box of the airship, and violent roars and thick black smoke immediately came from inside. There was some commotion in the originally neat formation in the air.
But they quickly restored order under the command from "War Bishop". Troops arriving from behind avoided Saint Samuel Cathedral, which was still ringing the bell, and flew to the southwest. Some airships that had launched a round of attacks turned to the east, aiming directly at East Borough, which was densely populated with factories and had a large population.
There were also a small number of airships that did not carry out the orders and just floated quietly in the air. They did not have any damage on the outside, but all the soldiers inside had bleeding from their mouths and noses, their skin was purple, and they died of an unknown plague with frightened expressions.
However, an airship with the same logo as other teammates slowly approached Angel in the air. A purple flame surged inside it, streaking across the surface of the metal box and canvas airbag, and finally concentrated in front of the airship, forming a burly human shape.
Without thinking, Angel could tell by instinct of "Hunter" that this was the military commander who raided Backlund, that "War Bishop".
"Unexpectedly, I actually saw a Demoness in Loen, a Demoness who helped the people resist the iron hoof of the empire..." The flame human body has not yet taken shape, with the The words of roaring and flame breath came to Angel's ears, "Where are those Archbishop? What Mandated Punishers Nighthawks? Could it be..."
Before he finished speaking, the slender figure of Angel, who was still a hundred meters away, appeared in front of him at a speed that was almost flashing. His skin was fair, but his fists were burning with flames and carrying the aura of destruction. They clenched tightly and hit him in the face.
Boom——
Above the heads of the hurriedly fleeing people, purple, cyan and black flames mixed together, exploding into a huge fireball and engulfing all nearby airships that had not had time to leave.