The giant city in the north Kandra", North Wind Tower.
"Sir, I have a report." There was a knock from the guard outside the door.
"Come in."
The Hundred Sages "Kiran" in the room stood by the window, looking at the scenery in the distance, where the violent wind formed twisting dark gray tornadoes on the horizon. As Mage Alliance's rare Seventh Order Sage, he is the supreme commander of Kandra, commanding many people here.
The door opened, and a figure wearing pure white armor and a cloak walked in. He was still holding a letter with fresh ink in his hand.
"Messages came from towers in various places, and the train transporting "Blazing Sun Essence Crystal" is on its way."
"How long will it take?" Kiran turned around.
"The fastest one is First Train. If there are no accidents, we can arrive tomorrow afternoon."
Hearing this, Kiran finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression relaxed a lot. He put his hands on the armrests of the chair in front of him, recalling and thinking.
"Our current reserve is about 200,000 Blazing Sun Essence Crystal." If we want to activate the entire North Wind Defense Line array and cast the guiding wind wall, we will need at least 500,000 Blazing Sun Essence Crystal. This means that as long as three support trains arrive on time, we can start the operation."
"Yes, sir, but we have also received bad news." The other party replied anxiously.
"Say it." Kiran frowned.
"The first is the west road. The Fourth Train group that started there lost its signal and disappeared in the wilderness. The seventh group, Eighth Train, said they would check when they arrive at the missing location."
"Then Second Train exploded while traveling on the East Road. It is said that someone hid hidden explosives in the Charcoal Brick loading the train in order to retaliate. When Charcoal Brick was loaded into the power furnace, it blew up the furnace hearth. Now not only does the train need repairs, but it also stopped halfway, blocking the progress of the fifth and subsequent Sixth Train, so it takes time to move out of the way."
After listening, Kiran closed his eyes, and the atmosphere became oppressive and silent.
"Why does this happen? Charcoal Brick Aren't they all sealed in warehouses Kuli and guarded by dedicated personnel? In addition, the train's hearth is so Sturdiness that it can be destroyed by ordinary explosives?"
"It is said that something happened on the road——" the adjutant began to explain.
"In other words, they had conflicts with the locals in order to recover the Charcoal Brick, and many people even died during the forced conquest. Therefore, a local fourth-level Alchemy magician hid homemade powerful explosives in the Charcoal Brick, and also entrusted another local Mage who was good at illusions to help disguise it. In the end, the train exploded and stalled midway."
"It's so funny." Kiran opened his eyes after retelling, with an ugly look on his face.
"My lord----"
"Stop talking, is there any other good news?"
"Third Train on the middle road reported that we are currently moving forward steadily on the road, but it is a few hours slower than expected."
"As long as it arrives stably, just take your time." Kiran also gave up urging.
"How long will it take to repair and move the tracks on the East Road?"
"About three days." After listening, Kiran shook his head.
"It's too late. The second storm is coming soon. We must start North Wind Defense Line as soon as possible."
"The situation on the west road is unknown. If there is a delay on the east road, we can only rely on the middle road."
"Who is behind Third Train?"
"Following them is Ninth Train. They set out one night and encountered some changes on the way, which delayed them for half a day." The continuous bad news has made this sage mentally exhausted.
"Hopefully they'll arrive on time."
The next day, the western route.
The track on the wilderness disappears into the depths of the swamp, and on the ground beside you can still see the overturned carriage, the dead body of Magic Creature, and the metal helmet submerged in the muddy water.
In the sky, Black Vulture hovered from time to time, flying down to peck at the corpse.
Seventh Train arrived here and stopped slowly. The people on the train got out of the car to investigate. They soon discovered that the front of the train was stuck in the quagmire, and there were a large number of dead bodies. Some of them were buried alive in the mud and water, and some died in fierce battles, and their bodies were torn into pieces.
Master Walsh, who led Seventh Train, asked everyone to be careful and then went to observe above the lake.
An hour later, Master Walsh turned back and kept the train silent. Then the crew members returned to the car and lowered the noise.
"Previously, all members of Fourth Train should have been killed, and Master Cedric could not escape either." He replied in a heavy tone.
"There is a sleeping monster under the mire lake ahead. It is probably a Dragon. It will be very difficult for us to deal with it."
The combat power of dragon creatures is often higher than that of the same level, and if you want to defeat a Dragon, at least 3-5 masters of the same level are needed to do it.
"We are just waiting here for the arrival of Eighth Train. When the people gather together, we will plan how to solve it."
After knowing what kind of monster was in the lake ahead, the crew members became nervous and cautious. The lights on the train began to go out, and the noise of personnel activities was lowered. They also began to strengthen defenses and seal the carriages where the Blazing Sun Essence Crystal" was stored to prevent the leakage of breath.
Half a day later, Eighth Train also arrived here. After learning the news, the crews of the two trains reunited.
"If you want to clear the track under the lake, you must defeat that Plesiosaur." This is the consensus they reached.
"Load and start the Crystal-Splitting Cannon on the train. Now is not the time to save."
"Yes!" Several team leaders on the crew took out Key, activated the locked key, and loaded Blazing Sun Essence Crystal" one by one into the large furnace at the base of the cannon.
A fourth-level Sun Furnace" faction Mage stepped forward. They activated the magic circle on the cannon according to the previous training method, and then the furnace rotated. The Blazing Sun Essence Crystal inside gradually turned orange, and the Blazing Sun" power contained in it slowly flowed into the ravine of the magic circle, and continuously gathered into the core of the barrel.
The huge gun barrel, about half a meter in diameter, slowly aimed at the lake quagmire ahead as the base rotated.
For a moment, it was like two small suns rising on the ground. Even if the blazing power compressed in the barrel spilled a little, it would melt the surrounding things.
At this time, the sleeping Plesiosaur was also awakened by this force. It raised its head, and the muddy water in the lake swept up as it woke up, rushing towards the direction of the train.
A huge wave about fifty meters high rushed towards him, and then two blazing incandescent torrents of mud waves, Penetration, submerged into Plesiosaur's body.
The intense heat evaporated the water vapor instantly, and the spreading air waves exploded in the lake. The bodies and carriages that fell into the lake were also thrown up high in the muddy water, and then fell to the ground.
In the steaming white mist, Plesiosaur struggled painfully, raising its head high, and then aimed at Crystal-Splitting Cannon and sprayed out a torrent of equally dazzling blue flames, melting one of the cannons.
In the crisis, the Mages manipulating the cannons jumped down to dodge, and then the two Sixth Order masters rose into the air. With their combined efforts, a magnificent gate with tight gears opened, and a large war machine about seventy meters high slowly walked out of it.
[Purgatory Siege Beast](Sixth Order·Gold Steam·Beast Fang)
It looks similar to a mastodon, with extremely thick armor. It moves slowly but is very powerful. It can break down city walls with ease, spit out fire breath that melts stone, and conduct earthquake tramples."
Although such war machines are still small compared to this Plesiosaur, there are more than one of them.
The parts on the train were quickly assembled and started in the hands of engineers, and the other two large war machines Sixth Order slowly stood up and participated in the siege.
[Spine-Shell Fortress](Sixth Order·Gold Steam·Castle)
The mobile wall fortress has five large turrets inside. When unfolded, it can be closely connected with the earth and Sturdiness it is difficult to shake."
[Split-Back Fire Centipede](Sixth Order·Gold Steam·Blazing Sun)
"The giant centipede machine, after unfolding, opens the armor on its back, which contains thirty-six high-level fire cannons, which can provide fire support across the battlefield."
Mud water and explosion flames roiling, Dragon's arrogant body struggled with metal machinery. First, the front-end Purgatory Siege Beast", which attracted the firepower, was entangled by Plesiosaur's neck as strong as a python, and then made a squeaking sound of metal snapping, and the thousands-ton thick body was compressed and crushed.
On the other side, the firepower on Spine-Shell Fortress" and Split-Back Fire Centipede" was fully activated. Countless artillery fire and rays converged, focusing on the back of Plesiosaur, destroying the silver-blue Dragon Scale covering it, tearing apart the flesh and blood below, and a burning smell filled the ground.
Under the pain, the Plesiosaur, which was about 300 meters long, twisted its body again, released the damaged Purgatory Siege Beast", and swam through the muddy water with incredible flexibility, hiding its injured side in the muddy water behind it.
After that, it looked up to the sky and roared, and the spreading dragon roar shattered the surrounding enemies that tried to get closer. Even Mage who were far away were greatly affected by the violent spirit Impact and fell unconscious.
At this time, only existences of level four and above can barely hold on under the roar of the dragon, preventing themselves from falling into coma and dying.
Plesiosaur, which had slowed down, glared with vertical eyes. It opened its mouth and spit out a dazzling blue breath. It swept across the earth for several kilometers, directly cut off the train in front of it, tore it into several sections, and evaporated countless people.
Since entering Ninth Era Covenant Era, Mortal Continent has rarely seen Dragon. Many people have forgotten their power and terror. It was only today, facing this angry Plesiosaur, that the Mage on the scene realized how terrifying the overlord who ruled the entire world was.