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Is this a new thing developed by those wizards?

Gerke couldn't help but frown, vaguely sensing something was wrong, but the cavalry's charge could no longer be stopped. All they could do was charge, charge, and charge again!

“God is with me!”

Gerk shouted loudly, and the light of divine power flickered around him, and then condensed on the long sword in his hand. He believed that the power given to him by God was enough to tear everything apart!

However, they had no chance to get close at all, because the thick and long gun barrel soon emitted bursts of roars.

Facing the oncoming shells, Gerke finally realized that the iron boxes in front of him were actually movable cannons!

"Break it!" Gerk roared and swung the long sword in his hand that was shining with divine light, and went straight to meet the rapidly approaching projectile!

The next moment, the long sword and the projectile collided with each other. Amid the roars and the neighing of the warhorse, Gerke's blow actually cut the artillery fire in half!

The knights at the back were not so lucky. They could not stop the flying projectiles. Dozens of knights screamed as their armor was pierced through. The powerful impact force broke their bodies in two, and the remains were smashed dozens of meters away.

Gerk's eyes were red, and he swung the long sword in his hand again. The sharp sword energy hit the iron armor, creating a dent and causing the entire alchemy vehicle to shake violently. However, it continued to move forward without stopping, and the thick gun barrel once again emitted a deafening explosion...

Along with the sound of artillery fire, there was also the sound of machine gun fire...

Over the past few days, Lydia and others have manufactured a total of five machine guns. In addition to the three that were taken out to quell the chaos in the royal capital, the remaining two machine guns were placed in the Alchemy Research Institute.

This thing had little effect on the Cardinal, so it was not used. Now it was placed on the two alchemical armored vehicles in front!

Tongues of scorching flames spewed out from the two machine guns, and the continuous barrage of bullets streaked across the sky like meteors.

Although Gerk could cut off the oncoming artillery fire, he could not stop this dense barrage of bullets. He could only divert the divine energy that supplied the long sword to defense.

How could a mere second-ring protective magic block the barrage of bullets? In just one second, it exploded under the bombardment of dozens of bullets, and the armor made of fine steel on its body was torn to pieces, followed by the strong body covered with scars!

Red blood continued to splatter, and Gerke's body was soon smashed to pieces by the rain of bullets. His face was filled with resentment, and his broken body fell directly to the ground, being crushed by the heavy wheels...

The torrent of machine guns and armor was just the beginning. Huge airships also appeared above the city walls, and white phosphorus rained down from the sky, completely turning the tide of the battle!

Even though the bishops were slow to react, they had already realized that something was wrong. The neat array and those strange yet powerful steel boxes made them realize that this was not a collaboration between the God's Punishment Army that had infiltrated the capital, but a counterattack launched by their enemies!

"How is this possible?" An archbishop whispered in horror, a chill running down his spine. The current situation undoubtedly meant that Edwill had been defeated!

But they clearly felt the Lord's divine light just now. Those damn wizards had no chance of resisting the power of God!

Even if the bishops present were unwilling to believe it, they could not change the reality. A great defeat was almost imminent, but now even escape was a luxury!

Their two legs could not outrun four wheels at all, and the swords and long knives in their hands could only create tiny sparks when they chopped on the thick armor, not to mention the airship in the air.

This battle soon turned into a complete massacre!

The pursuit lasted for most of the day, stretching from the capital to more than ten kilometers away. The blood dyed the entire land red. The remaining 30,000 people surrendered one after another, and it was estimated that the number of people killed exceeded 70,000!

After the battle, Ham and others, who had been exhausted for a whole night, could no longer hold on and fell in a pool of blood. Cheers resounded throughout the capital!

However, compared to the ease of the last time, although they completely defeated the Vatican's expeditionary force in this battle, the losses were also unpredictable.

Because the Divine Punishment Army charged directly into the royal capital, coupled with the incessant divine bombardment on the front battlefield, the casualties alone were already counted in the tens of thousands!

The majority of them were from the Royal Capital Guards, and because they had no muskets and could only fight in close combat with swords, they were immediately defeated.

Nearly one-third of the area inside the capital was damaged to varying degrees. More than one hundred formal wizards and more than five hundred apprentices died on the battlefield...

Whether it was the casualties or the extent of the destruction, Lin En, who received the report, sighed. As for the reason why the Divine Punishment Army was able to appear quietly in the royal capital, he had also been tortured out of the mouths of those who were captured.

It was a passage that led directly from the slums to the dense forest outside the city. It was built secretly by the eldest prince. Very few people knew about it, and it had not been recorded in any form.

After learning this, Lin En immediately sent people to destroy and bury the passage to prevent the next tragedy from happening.

The pilots of the airship did not have a moment's rest either. They were all sent out. Some were responsible for exploring and monitoring the enemy, while the other part went to the Sea of ​​Misty Sea to look for the missing Aurora and others.

Chapter 369: Can’t catch up, can’t hit, can’t run away... Is this also called a battle?

West of the Kingdom of Hadrata, on the endless sea of ​​fog, a strong divine light emerged, and the thick fog around it immediately dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye...

Flying flags emerged from the fog, followed by the huge pole and ship, and then the entire fleet!

This is the empire's long-distance fleet. Each ship is a latest type of sailing warship, more than seventy meters in length, like a terrifying behemoth cutting through the waves on the sea.

However, this mighty fleet looked extremely miserable as it sped along. Some of the warships at the rear were severely damaged, with flames even coming out of their sails.

The next moment, accompanied by bursts of artillery fire, hundreds of shells the size of a human head flew out from the fog, targeting the entire fleet!

Although these artillery fire seemed to have no accuracy at all, most of them hit the sea surface, and some shells even landed directly hundreds of meters away from the target. Apart from blasting up columns of water, they had no other significance.

But the number of artillery fire is too large. Even if only one-thirtieth of them can hit the target, it is still a huge threat...

As hymns faintly sounded on the sea, invisible divine protection surrounded the sailing ships, resisting the attacks of artillery shells.

Casting such a large-scale divine spell is obviously a big challenge for these priests and bishops.

More importantly, similar attacks would occur almost every ten minutes or so, leaving them no chance to rest or relax.

A warship that fell behind the fleet was hit by five consecutive artillery shells. The divine protection covering the hull exploded instantly. The priests on the sailing ship vomited blood due to the strong backlash. They could only watch as the huge shells hit the hull and smashed holes in the deck and hull.

One of the projectiles was insidiously blessed with explosive magic, and it hit the stern of the ship and exploded immediately. Flames and smoke shot up into the sky, and the huge hull turned over and sank to the bottom of the water while shaking and trembling... shrill screams rang out continuously, and the soldiers and priests on the ship could only jump into the sea to protect themselves, and swim to the nearest ship with difficulty.

"This group of damned devil believers, minions of the evil god, they should be thrown into hell and their souls should be annihilated in the endless fire of hell!"

In the center of the fleet, on a giant warship, Cardinal Silide was cursing angrily, and the faces of the bishops beside him were extremely ugly.

Half a month ago, they were ordered to lead the Empire's First Fleet, preparing to set out on the sea to directly raid the base camp of those wizards and destroy this illegal wizard organization that has troubled the Holy See for many years, hiding in the fog like a rat, and popping up from time to time to disgust people!

But to their surprise, when the fleet was halfway through the journey, they coincidentally encountered a fleet of wizards.

Judging from the direction of the enemy, they should be going to provide support to the Kingdom of Hadratha...the number of ships is less than one-third of theirs!

This was undoubtedly an unexpected gain, which delighted all the bishops. They rushed forward, intending to destroy the wizard fleet directly to relieve the pressure on the battlefield of the kingdom.

It was only after the actual war broke out that they discovered that the enemy was not as weak as they had imagined, but was a tough nut to crack.

As soon as the battle started, the sharp artillery left a very deep impression on Silide and others. The number and power of the artillery were far beyond the kerosene throwers loaded on their ships.

This thing is said to be a new weapon developed by wizards. The specific information is still in the collection stage, so they were caught off guard.

What annoyed Silide the most was that just when the First Fleet decided to withstand the bombardment and force its way close for boarding combat, the wizards' fleet turned around and ran away, with no intention of engaging with them at all, and even attacked with artillery while running.

After rough calculations, the artillery's range is over one kilometer. In comparison, the kerosene throwers equipped by the fleet can only reach about five hundred meters even with the blessing of divine power.

The remaining 500 meters was like an insurmountable chasm. The First Fleet chased for several hours and lost more than 30 warships before they realized that they would never be able to cross this distance.

The speed displayed by the opponent was actually far from reaching the limit, but it was just giving them the illusion that they could catch up as long as they went a little faster, so as to continuously consume the number of warships.

After realizing this, the fleet gave up the pursuit under the order of the Chief Judge, turned around and continued to sail towards the land of wizards.

However, the wizards' ships were like a group of cunning and shameless hyenas. They turned back and hung behind them, keeping a distance from them. They continued to harass them with their advantages in speed and range, destroying dozens of ships in a row...

Sirid and the others then found themselves in an awkward situation where they could not catch up, hit or escape. They were like a living target standing upright on the sea, passively enduring rounds of bombardment from the enemy...

Extremely frustrating!

Some bishops with bad tempers were so angry that they fainted!

Silide had tried to rely on the Cardinal's flying ability to directly approach and attack those ships, but the problem was that their flying speed was not as fast as those giant steel ships, and once they got close to a distance of 200 meters, they would have to face the attack of dozens of magic crystal cannons. A cardinal was almost killed on the spot, and they could only turn back in disgrace.

The sound of gunfire continued. After this round of shooting, two more warships burst into flames and sank to the bottom of the water. The wizards' fleet finally emerged from the fog.

At a rough glance, there were about a hundred ships, all of which were not equipped with sails, but were able to move rapidly on the sea, running several times faster than their sailing warships!

The most eye-catching thing is the four giant warships in front!

Each of them is over a hundred meters long and over thirty meters tall. The shell is made of all metal and looks like it weighs hundreds or even thousands of tons, like a mobile fortress on the sea...

Silide couldn't imagine what kind of powerful magic those wizards used to make the huge steel ships sail so fast in the sea!

Seeing that the ferocious gun barrels on the giant steel ship began to adjust their positions and the next round of shelling was about to come, Silide hurriedly turned his head to look at the presiding judge and spoke anxiously.

"Lord Joshua, should we start now?"

If they continue to fight like this, the Empire's fleet will be completely consumed by rounds of bombardment, and won't even be able to touch the enemy!

Chapter 370: The Battle on the Misty Sea!

In the midst of Silide's anxious inquiries, the presiding judge Joshua, who was dressed in a purple and gold robe, did not respond, but the cardinal next to him spoke at the right time.

"I estimate that their sensing range is about 1.5 kilometers... Since they haven't changed direction yet, it proves that they haven't noticed our deployment yet."

The reason why the wizards' fleets were able to chase and harass the imperial fleet all the way across the foggy sea was, in addition to the advantages brought by the speed and attack range of the ships, the most important point was that the wizards seemed to have some ability to locate them through the fog.

Although the fog on the sea has dissipated a lot in recent times, the visibility is still only about three or four hundred meters, and it has a certain ability to block perception. Unless they use magic to dispel the fog without stopping, they will not be able to see even the shadow of the enemy ship.

"It should be about time, let's act!" Joshua nodded and raised the scepter in his hand. An invisible wave of divine power quickly spread across the sea...

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At the same time, on a giant steel ship one kilometer away, Tik operated the turret on the deck and accurately hit a sailing ship. He watched the hull overturn and sink to the bottom of the water in the flames, and immediately spoke happily.

"I won again. It's so refreshing!"

Aurora also had a slight smile on her face. She had to admit that this battle was really enjoyable.

Whether in terms of the number of ships or high-end combat power, they can be said to be at an absolute disadvantage.

This imperial fleet has more than 300 ships, and there are more than ten cardinals. The number of enemy troops is probably more than 90,000!

The purpose of the Holy See making such a big fuss is self-evident, that is to destroy the entire wizarding land!

I just happened to run into them, which is really a blessing!

After all, the parliament has now invested most of its strength in the Kingdom War. Once these people land in the port city, they are bound to cause unimaginable damage!

Even if the remaining wizards were able to eventually drive out the expeditionary army, they would have to pay a heavy price...

The greater possibility is that the entire wizarding land will fall!

Therefore, Aurora interrupted the plan of supporting the kingdom without hesitation, and sent three ships to pass the intelligence here back to the parliament, while the rest of the people focused on blocking the imperial fleet.

When making this decision, Aurora was even prepared to suffer heavy losses in order to buy time for the war preparations in the Wizarding Land, but the way Tik and others commanded the naval battle was far beyond her expectations.

Generally speaking, during naval battles, the enemy would first use magic crystal cannons to conduct a few rounds of bombardment, and then enter into a boarding battle, or rely on the advantage of the ship's size to directly ram the enemy ship, crushing and sinking it!

But the naval warfare manual that Lin En provided them provided a more novel idea!

The speed of the steel ships equipped with internal combustion engines is more than three times that of those sailing warships, and the attack range reaches a full kilometer. Coupled with the obstruction of fog, they can always stay out of the opponent's attack range, slowly eroding and consuming the enemy's ships' manpower, and easily playing with enemies who are far stronger than them on paper.