The Behemoth Approaches
Time passed by, but the Paramis City was far from quiet in the dead of night.
The army's heavy firepower was concentrated in a fortress ten kilometers west of the city. Such a large-scale mobilization could not be kept secret from everyone. Rumors spread throughout the city, and many people speculated that it was a vicious attack by Fanged Hounds. Some people even began to pack their things to leave the city to avoid it. However, most people gathered in the church and city hall to seek explanations and protection.
But clearly, they won't get the truth, and they won't even get a meeting with the Holy See's higher-ups.
At this moment, Bishop Jacob, Sister Salina, Holy Knight Hank, as well as Luo Jun and Ophelia, were not in the city; they had all gone to the fortress to await orders.
It can be said that all of the Holy See's top Combat Power were on high alert for the arrival of Mosayus.
At the same time, they were also closely monitoring the speed at which the Positioning Device moved.
"A beam of light resembling Mosayus is approaching at a constant speed in a straight line, about 200 kilometers away. Another beam of light is hovering a distance behind it, cautiously advancing at a certain distance; it is likely a member of the exploration team monitoring its movements."
"It's not Elemental School, it's a Noble Phantasm." Luo Jun knew that the exploration team must have started to Stop Mosayus. Since there wasn't a particularly powerful Elemental School in the team, there was only one possibility.
Standing atop the tower, several tens of meters high, with the horizon less than ten kilometers away (which should normally be very close), all the soldiers tensed up and began operating their weapons.
This single piece of evidence indirectly confirms that Master is indeed safe and sound...
"High Mountain?" Jacob looked into the distance. Although he had known for a long time that Mosayus was enormous, he had never seen him in person and still did not have a concrete concept of what he was doing.
These oversized City Defense Equipment are difficult to operate flexibly by manpower alone.
"Don't treat your opponent like an army or a monster..." Luo Jun spoke up, "Think about its size... It's like a towering High Mountain, and what we see now is just the tip of its peak!"
Boom boom boom boom!
None of the soldiers knew what kind of enemy they were about to face; they only knew that this was a battle concerning the survival of Paramis City. Military Order absolute, and while they speculated about the impending battle, they made final adjustments to their weapons.
"No..." Jacob looked at the dot on the map; it was still forty kilometers away...
"If the kinetic energy isn't enough, we can use high-explosive grenades." Jacob glanced at the ever-growing dust cloud in the distance. "As for accuracy, that's the last thing we need to worry about..."
A behemoth comparable to High Mountain...?
Moreover, this thing isn't like a mountain peak, pointed at the top and wide at the bottom. Instead, it's a huge lump coming from all directions, and its visual impact is far stronger than that of a real mountain peak!
Not far away, Luo Jun was making the most of his time to regulate his Inner Breath and adapt to his rapidly advancing cultivation level.
After hearing the report, Jacob nodded, stood atop the fortress walls, and gazed westward with a furrowed brow.
Looking around, various City Defense Equipment had been set up on the city walls. The large-caliber cannons were all pointing west, and the operators were not even ordinary soldiers, but rows of steaming iron canisters.
"A high-angle shot makes it hard to guarantee accuracy and power..." Raymond hesitated.
"Was that... dust stirred up by the army? Or a sandstorm?"
On the ground outside the fortress, there were two rows of Self-Propelled Artillery. These weapons were not as powerful or large as the huge City Defense Cannon, but they were more maneuverable.
The City Defense Cannon roared incessantly, shells fired at the highest angles, tracing huge parabolic arcs before being swallowed up by the dust, without causing a ripple...
Luo Jun was also somewhat shocked. According to estimates, Mosayus was at least several thousand meters tall, and with the large amount of sand and dust surrounding its body, it looked to be nearly ten thousand meters in size!
This isn't altitude, but a real, tangible height from its feet to its head!
Is this what it feels like just a few dozen kilometers away...?
"Range?" Raymond frowned. "At elevation, the maximum range is about 35 kilometers, with an effective range of less than 10 kilometers."
Soon, the soldiers also realized that something was wrong. The sandstorm kept rising and growing larger. From a small clump at the beginning, it gradually turned into a sandstorm that blotted out the sky, as if a giant, illusory Giant Sand Wall was slowly pushing in. The terrifying sense of oppression made even the horizon seem small!
"What exactly are we facing...?" The young officer Raymond's eyes widened, then he excitedly rushed up the tower. "Your Lord Bishop, please tell us, what exactly is our enemy!"
"To be honest, I'm not entirely sure either." The bishop examined the location map. "What's the maximum range of your City Defense Cannon?"
"Um... about 130 kilometers left..."
But Bishop Jacob looked surprised. Not long ago, he was told that it was still 200 kilometers away. How could we have arrived so quickly?
"This..." Jacob was also dumbfounded. He never expected that the army's firepower would be so insignificant in the face of Mosayus ...
Meanwhile, several airships hovered in the sky, each carrying two rows of powerful bombs, ready to bombard the enemy at any time.
Master's Eight Trigrams Finger Tiger!
In the vast open nature, the Eight Trigrams Finger Tiger can actually unleash such tremendous power; it truly deserves to be called Mythic-grade treasure!
Just as Luo Jun breathed a sigh of relief, a notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.
Just then, several thick tornadoes suddenly appeared in the distance, like spiraling columns of air connecting heaven and earth, and began to rotate around the sandstorm, constantly drawing away the sand and dust!
"That's the power of the Elemental School!" Battle Sister Salina exclaimed in surprise. "An incredibly strong Wind Attribute ability, who could it be?"
"It's still that far?" Jacob looked in surprise at the horizon, where the dust cloud was rising and expanding, but showed no sign of getting closer...
Thousands or tens of thousands of meters sounds easy, but when you actually see it, it's a completely different story!
Is this monster truly something that human beings can rival?
"Good! We've reached the 30-kilometer mark!" Jacob immediately notified the City Defense Army: "Fire!"
"Set all your guns to their longest possible angles," Bishop Jacob advised. "Wait for my message, then we'll open fire!"
"Report the distance again!" Jacob ordered.
Mosayus moved very fast, and the massive sandstorm quickly became so thick that it blotted out the sun, making the City Defense Army tremble. Raymond kept urging, "Aren't we within firing range yet?"
Finally, as the sun slowly rose, its rays streamed down from behind the crowd, illuminating the golden desert and casting a small patch of dust on the distant horizon...
Numbers are the most honest, but also the most deceptive!
"Mission triggered: Stop Mosayus!"
(End of this chapter)