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"Fortunately we ran fast!" Seeing the airship rushing out of the enemy's encirclement at a very fast speed, Hami and others all breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts filled with joy of surviving the disaster.
Even though they had already prepared to sacrifice themselves, if they could escape, no one would think that they lived too long...
As long as they run farther away and the other party loses their position, they will be completely safe.
The crew members present also relaxed.
The deputy who was always keeping an eye on the enemy's movements felt a sense of alarm in his heart, and then he rushed towards Hami without hesitation and pressed him into the cabin.
Almost in the next second, a violent shock wave flew over from a distance and hit the cockpit of the airship directly.
The huge airship shook violently, smashing the baffle on one side to pieces.
Except for Hami and the deputy who were pinned down in advance, the rest of the pilots were thrown out by the impact and hit the cabin wall heavily...
However, before they could recover, the second wave of attack arrived again!
“Praise [Ella] – Holy Light Impact!”
Devi and several other griffin knights, who were also clergymen, shouted loudly again, and strong waves of light arrived in an instant, hitting various parts of the cockpit.
Even though special materials were used to build the airships, and each airship had alchemical arrays such as [Toughness], [Solidification], [Lightness], and [Windproof], they could not withstand the continuous bombardment of divine spells.
If Devi and others had not wanted to intercept this strange alchemical creation intact, the airship would have been shot down long ago.
But even so, under the second wave of attack, the aerospace airship was seriously damaged and its speed was becoming slower and slower.
"Damn it, the propeller outside must be broken!" Hami's eyes were red. Having studied the structure of airships, he naturally knew what this meant. Without power, it meant that they had lost hope of escaping...
"Everyone, since these bastards won't leave us a way to live, then we have no choice but to fight them!" Hami turned his head and looked at the people present, shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Fight them!" "Kill one and you'll win, kill two and you'll win!"
The pilots, gunners, and observers present all shouted in unison, with a look of determination on their faces...
The lives of these civilians are extremely worthless, and normally no one would care about their life or death. But it is different in Yieta, as they can exchange them for ten magic gold coins!
This is enough!
If we can kill a few more enemies, it would be a huge profit!
After shouting, Hami and the others stopped dodging and instead picked up their muskets and shot at the rapidly approaching griffin knights...
Soon, the sound of gunfire rang out from a thousand meters in the sky. Since it was the first time for the Griffin Knights to face muskets, they were not prepared for this strange weapon. Several griffins were shot at once...
However, their results were very pitiful. As the leader among the monsters, the griffin had very strong vitality. Unless it was hit in the head directly or hit by several musket shots in succession, it was far from being fatal...
A very courageous griffin knight rushed forward first, relying on his exquisite flying skills and an unpredictable flight route. Luckily, he avoided the first round of shooting, and before the next round of ammunition was loaded, he had already flown to the front of the aerospace airship.
Chapter 328: The cracked white phosphorus fire!
"Accept God's judgment, sinner!" The Griffin Knight raised the hammer in his hand and shouted at Hami and others.
In just a few seconds, the distance between the two sides had been shortened to about 20 meters, and Hami and others on the airship were still eagerly loading projectiles.
Apparently, this powerful alchemical instrument cannot fire continuously!
He is sure to take the first place today!
A smug look emerged on the Griffin Knight's face, but the next second he saw Hami suddenly drop the musket in his hand, pull out a bottle of reagent filled with a strange liquid from his pocket, and smash it directly at him.
It was obviously too late to dodge at such a high speed. The griffin under the knight's feet let out a sharp howl, and as its wings vibrated, a strong wind turned into a wind blade that cut directly into the reagent bottle flying in front.
But this is exactly what Hami wants, because this tube of reagent is the latest creation of the Alchemy Research Institute, the magic potion - Breath of Cold Wind!
Of course, this is Lin En's method to fit the name of the wizards. In fact, it is filled with liquid nitrogen!
As the costumes were destroyed, the ultra-low temperature of nearly 200 degrees below zero immediately showed its amazing killing power. The white mist quickly expanded and enveloped the griffin knight. Almost instantly, a thin layer of white frost appeared on his head, hands, and armor...
The griffin under his feet was no exception. Its strong vitality and magic resistance allowed it to struggle for a second longer. Then, it crashed into the baffle of the cockpit with amazing momentum, and then turned into an ice sculpture and fell from a thousand meters in the air...
Several griffin knights who also wanted to take credit quickly changed direction upon seeing the miserable state of their companions, rapidly climbing to higher altitudes and began to destroy the conspicuous airbag above the airship.
The airbag was made of very tough camel leather, but under the scratching of the griffin's sharp claws, it was no different from a thin piece of paper and was soon scratched and cracked.
A large amount of hydrogen gas is constantly gushing out from inside...
The reason why it is not helium but the more dangerous hydrogen is naturally to make it more convenient when it self-destructs!
The resistance of Hami and others soon reached its limit.
This airship was not equipped with anti-aircraft firepower. After all, it was difficult for artillery to hit an enemy moving at high speed in the air, and it was not even as useful as the muskets in their hands.
After experiencing the power of the muskets, the griffin knights were no longer on the same plane as them, but flew higher or lower to launch attacks.
"Everyone, now is the last moment. They didn't continue to use that powerful magic to attack. There is only one possibility, that is, they want to capture us alive and intercept this airship!" Hami looked at everyone present and said in a deep voice. "If they succeed, what awaits us will be endless torture and humiliation..."
He was responded to by silence. No one said anything, but their eyes were extremely firm.
Hami pressed a wooden button, and the bottom of the airship cabin was opened. Inside were black shrapnel bombs as big as a human head, loaded with gunpowder and white phosphorus, and had very powerful anti-ground firepower.
The airship has limited air-to-air capabilities, but is very powerful against the ground. If the advance force that crossed the border this time was less than a thousand people, this airship would be able to completely defeat them...
But now it has become a means to perish together!
Everyone lit up the torch silently. They were going to decide their own fate by themselves.
At this time, Devi was destroying the bottom of the airship with several griffin knights, but the sense of danger brought by the long-term fighting on the battlefield vaguely raised a warning sign in his heart. Devi trusted his own perception very much, and immediately commanded the griffins under his feet to stay away from here, shouting loudly.
"Scatter... Everyone, scatter!"
The rest of his colleagues carried out his order very faithfully, but unfortunately they were still a step too late. As the five torches were thrown down, a violent roar resounded in the sky a thousand meters high!
Hundreds of shrapnel shells exploded at the same time, and the huge airship disintegrated from the inside in an instant. Finally, the airbag filled with hydrogen on top exploded, and the surging fire waves instantly swept in dozens of nearby griffin knights...
The tragic wails continued, and it seemed as if fire was raining from the sky. Those Griffin Knights who died directly in the first wave of explosions could even be considered lucky. On the contrary, the Griffin Knights who were only affected by the fire waves were the ones who were truly desperate.
Devi was one of them. Relying on his extraordinary sixth sense, he successfully escaped from the core area of the explosion, but his body was still ignited by the sweeping fire wave.
It was an indescribable burning sensation. Devi tried to slap the white phosphorus off his body but it was in vain. Even his hands were burned.
The griffin under his feet was like crazy, shaking madly and doing all kinds of stunts in the air, until its whole body was on fire and it rushed downwards like a fireball.
Since the decision was made to retake the kingdom on a large scale, the Holy See naturally could not just send some air forces, but also sent the most elite Divine Punishment Army.
After Devi fell to the ground with the griffin under his feet, the bishops around him immediately surrounded him and performed hydrotherapy, mobilizing the water molecules in the air in an attempt to extinguish the flames. However, the situation did not improve at all. Devi was still screaming in pain, and the flames seemed to have penetrated into his flesh and blood, burning from the inside.
Just as the bishops were looking horrified and at a loss, a voice rang in their ears.
"Stop! This is the hellfire summoned by the wizard. It cannot be eliminated by ordinary means..."
The speaker was a middle-aged man wearing a red and gold robe and an iron mask.
"Lord Edelweir!" Everyone present bowed their heads and saluted, then asked respectfully. "Then how should we deal with it?"
Edelweir looked directly at Devi and suddenly said, "Hold your breath!"
Devi had been tortured by the horrific white phosphorus fire and was about to lose his mind, but after hearing what Edwell said, he gritted his teeth and held his breath.
"First, remove the air. This is the first condition for combustion..." Edwill raised his hand, and a soft light enveloped Devi. The terrifying white phosphorus fire was immediately suppressed.
"Secondly, remove the injured flesh and blood to prevent it from absorbing nutrients... and finally, perform treatment!"
As Adwell opened his mouth, the originally soft white light suddenly turned into a deadly weapon!
A layer of flesh and blood was directly shaved off all over Devi's body, and even the bones could be vaguely seen through. His eyes widened and he almost fainted. Fortunately, this pain only lasted for a few seconds, and the lost flesh and blood quickly grew back under the effect of the magic...
Chapter 329: Lin En: It’s time for White Phosphorus to be eliminated!
The entire treatment process was completed in just three minutes. When Devi got up again, his injuries had been completely healed.
Edwell had personally experienced this strange eternal fire outside of the harbor town, and the intelligence transmitted from the kingdom also emphasized that the other party used this thing to destroy tens of thousands of the kingdom's elite troops...
Since he is leading the army personally this time, he would certainly not be without any preparation!
"Thank you, Lord Edelwei..." Devi said gratefully, looking extremely ashamed.
He took the initiative to lead the team in order to seize that huge alchemical creation so as to find a way to crack it.
This would have reduced some casualties in the following war. Who would have thought that not only would the enemy be able to self-destruct successfully, but more than a dozen Griffin Knights would also die as a result...
Devi was filled with regret. If he hadn't wanted to capture the enemy alive, they could have used divine power to directly destroy the alchemical creation.
"As punishment for the failure of this mission, whenever the Griffin Knights are dispatched in the future, you must rush to the front to meet the enemy until I give the order to retreat and the enemy is defeated or... dead!"
Edwyre's cold words rang in Devi's ears. It took the death of more than a dozen griffin knights to destroy an aerospace airship. This was obviously unacceptable to Edwyre.
A griffin knight can usually only be selected from the elite troops of the empire or even the God's Punishment Army. In addition to tacit training and combat training, it takes several years to become a fully-fledged one, not to mention the cost of raising and training a griffin from an early age.
It can be said that a team of griffin knights, if trained, is enough to bankrupt a wealthy dukedom, but now they are dying here!
If it weren't for the impending war, every bit of strength would be extremely precious, and Devi would have been escorted back to face the arbitration of the Tribunal!
"I swear in the name of God, from today on I will lead the troops and fight until my death!" Devi swore excitedly.
Edelweir nodded, and at the same time, the rest of the griffin knights also flew over, bringing back the bodies of their companions!
The deaths of these people were more horrific than each other. Some died in explosions with mutilated bodies, while others had holes and pits on their bodies corroded by white phosphorus, and the flames were still burning...
Those surviving Griffin Knights also suffered a lot in order to bring back the bodies of their companions. Due to lack of intelligence, many of them were contaminated by this horrible flame.
Without waiting for Edwell to take action, the other bishops followed suit and began to treat the injuries of these people.
This strange hellfire is extremely bizarre and difficult to extinguish, but once one knows how to deal with it, even a bishop can handle it.
After giving a few instructions, Edwill walked over to the two corpses covered with white frost and stretched out his hand to sense them. Although he did not actually touch them, the extremely low temperature of more than 100 degrees below zero still made his palms feel faintly frozen.
What a terrible cold snap...
Edwyre's expression became a little serious. This was another difficult magic. What concerned him even more was that according to Devi's report, the people driving the huge alchemical creation were just some ordinary people who didn't know magic. However, they used the alchemical and magical creation to cause considerable casualties to the Empire's elite Griffin Knights...
After pondering for a while, Edwill suddenly seemed to sense something and turned his head to look towards the distant sky.
Four kilometers away in the sky, another airship was moving towards Yieta at a very fast speed. The captain, Alex, was observing the enemy with a telescope. When he saw Edwill suddenly turn his head and look over here, he was immediately startled.
"He could actually find out even from such a long distance..." Alex couldn't help but gasp, his legs slightly going weak.
The airships patrolling an area were in groups of two, three to five kilometers apart. This was to ensure they could look after each other to avoid accidents along the way, and to prevent someone from using powerful magic to directly shoot down the airship and then quietly enter the kingdom's territory.
Originally, when Ali saw Hami's airship being attacked, he wanted to rush to rescue them. But who would have thought that in just a few minutes, they witnessed the airship being surrounded by griffin knights and finally self-destructing into a ball of fire...