Ironvine Territory (76)

After Michael went to Baron Brown with Victor's orders, Victor looked at Knight Yellen had a questioning expression on his face.

"Yellen, you'll soon see the secret weapon I've prepared for this operation; it certainly won't disappoint you."

Soon Baron Brown led a group of men and pushed over two carriages that had been unharnessed.

Knight Yellen looked over and recognized the item on the vehicle. It was a small Catapult, which he had seen before in Sunset City. It was a long-range weapon from the Golden Sunflower Family fleet, capable of launching stone projectiles or Fire Oil. It had a long range and was easy to use, making it a decent weapon. However, he couldn't understand what use such a small one could possibly have.

As for the other carriage, Yellen believed it likely contained ammunition for the Catapult.

After Baron Brown had his men stop the carriage and prepare the Catapult, he walked up to Victor and said excitedly, "Legion Commander, the Catapult are ready and can be fired at any time. Please give the order."

Victor nodded. "Launch permission granted!"

Soon, Baron Brown's men retrieved several boxes from the back of the carriage. Inside the boxes were several large jars, with a large amount of straw stuffed between the jars and the boxes, seemingly to prevent the jars from being bumped.

Yellen initially thought the large containers were projectiles, but quickly dismissed the idea because the containers were too large.

Two soldiers carefully opened one of the jars, which appeared to contain a lot of liquid. Yellen immediately assumed they were preparing to make Fire Oil on the spot, but would such a substance really be effective against the tall, thick log Go board?

With this question in mind, Knight Yellen went closer to observe, but he soon noticed that the two soldiers were carefully using two wooden tongs to retrieve something from the water.

Just as he stepped forward to look, Victor pulled him back and ordered the guards to keep the others away from the carriage.

Moreover, Baron Brown also moved away from the carriage and ran to Victor's side, leaving only the two soldiers by the carriage, who were still sweating profusely as they retrieved the items.

Baron Brown wiped his sweat and said to Victor, "Legion Commander, the Blazefire Gel is great in every way, except it's too sensitive. If it weren't for soaking it in this mixture of paraffin and Sunflower Oil, it would have exploded countless times along the way!"

Victor smiled. "Don't worry, as long as the stabilizer in the cans doesn't leak, these Blazefire Gel will be fine."

Just then, the two soldiers finally pulled out a dark, lumpy object. They carefully removed it and gently wiped it with a cotton cloth to remove the waxy grease.

While they were doing these things, the Catapult were also conducting calibration shots, firing two rounds in succession, finally hitting the stone projectiles precisely on the wall.

After cleaning up, the two soldiers placed the object on the Catapult and took out a small tube from their pockets, pouring some red powder onto it.

Knight Yellen raised an eyebrow. "Is that red phosphorus?"

Victor confirmed his answer, "Yes, it's red phosphorus, as an accelerant."

After everything was done, the two soldiers left, while the two operators of the Catapult stayed behind and began launching the Catapult.

"Put!"

At the commander's order, the operator forcefully pulled the limit switch, causing the Catapult's counterweight to drop and launching the black, blocky object.

Just two or three seconds later, as the black object flew into the air, it instantly burst into flames.

It burned quickly and fiercely, turning into a huge fireball that traced a beautiful parabola before half of it crashed into the wooden wall.

"Bang!"

The wall was smashed with a muffled thud, followed by an explosion and flames shooting out several meters. Yellen instinctively shielded her eyes.

Immediately following the explosion, the hot air from the shockwave spread, and even Yellen, who was at least fifty meters away from the wall, felt the hot air blowing in her face.

Yellen opened her eyes, staring blankly at the scene before her. "What... is this?"

Before Victor could explain, Baron Brown replied, "This is the Blazefire Gel made by the Legion Commander, isn't it amazing! But wait, there's more!"

Just as Baron Brown had said, the wooden walls immediately burst into flames after the explosion, with flames shooting into the sky and countless sparks flying out. Yellen felt the heat becoming increasingly intense.

The flames lasted for nearly fifteen minutes, and the logs of the wall were charred black. Yellen clearly noticed that the logs had broken where they were burning.