Page 181

Once those powerful cardinals dare to leave the team and launch an attack, they will have to face hundreds of artillery pieces on the ships, dozens of magic crystal cannons and the righteous siege of a large number of wizards!

No matter how strong the opponent is, he can't withstand such an attack!

"I didn't expect that naval battles could be fought this way!" Aurora said with emotion.

"The number of these ships has been reduced by half. If we continue to pursue them like this, the entire army will be wiped out in less than a day!" Tik said complacently.

He could see that the imperial fleet wanted to force its way into the wizard land despite the artillery attack, but the problem was that they were still far away from their destination, and with the pitiful speed of these sailing warships, it would take at least three days.

It’s simply a fool’s dream!

However, after hearing Tik's words, Aurora's expression changed. She looked towards the sailing fleet in the distance and murmured in a low voice, "This is not right!"

"What's wrong, Lady Aurora?" Tik asked in confusion.

"It's the number of ships that's wrong!" Aurora raised her voice a little, and then used the amplification magic to shout loudly. "Everyone, turn around immediately!"

She clearly remembered that the Empire's expeditionary fleet had 300 sailing ships, but now there are only more than 100 ships left!

Even though they had been chasing the enemy for several hours and fired thousands of shells, under the protection of the priests and bishops' magic, they would never cause such heavy damage to the entire fleet!

Not to mention, in this pursuit, the priests of the Holy See used their magic generously at the beginning, which consumed a lot of energy. Later, in order to save energy, they were too lazy to even use the magic to dispel the fog. But now they are using it again. There must be a problem!

The second after Aurora realized something was wrong, the fleeing imperial fleet suddenly changed direction. One after another, huge sailing warships turned on the sea, stirring up waves...

"Wind, wind!"

Accompanied by bursts of roars, the light of divine power enveloped every ship, and the speed suddenly increased, increasing by more than 50% in a short period of time!

Such speed was nothing in front of their new warships, but Aurora's face was extremely solemn, because she vaguely sensed that just 1.5 kilometers to their left and right, there were also strong fluctuations of divine power.

But now there is no need to sense it, because the two fleets have crossed the barrier of fog and entered their field of vision, forming a triangle to surround the fleet in the center.

Tik understood instantly that the reason why the other party had not fought back and had not dispelled the fog was to make them relax their vigilance, and they had quietly separated some ships in secret, and now they had formed a siege!

How dare they?

Tik's face showed horror. You know, this is the sea of ​​fog!

Once the distance is too far, they are separated from the fleet and lack the guidance of the main ship. These separated ships will most likely completely lose their way in the sea full of thick fog!

But no matter what, the Empire's fleet was already rushing towards them. The distance of one kilometer was neither close nor far. Aurora had no choice but to order the fleet to break out to the west where the number of enemy ships was the least.

The roar of the cannons sounded again. This time, the gunners were no longer stingy with their ammunition, and the artillery fire almost never stopped. However, the priests and bishops on the sailing warships were so frustrated that they were about to explode. Now that they finally had the opportunity to fight back, they all put in their best efforts and used divine magic to resist the attack of the artillery fire...

Chapter 371: A giant steel ship sailing through a sea of ​​fire!

On the vast, foggy sea, the sound of continuous artillery fire rang out.

The deafening explosion could be clearly heard even from dozens of kilometers away...

In just five minutes, the fleet fired thousands of shells, but most of them were deflected or blocked by divine protection.

After three rounds of powerful offensives, a total of twenty enemy ships were sunk, but in contrast, the huge group of sailing warships had approached within 400 meters!

The heavy catapult began to move, and one after another wooden projectiles soaked in kerosene, with the blessing of divine power, crossed a distance of hundreds of meters and smashed into the flagship in the front.

[Multiple - Pyroblast], [Secondary - Magical Protection], [Ice Curtain]...

A group of wizards quickly cast a spell to stop the flying kerosene. The hot fireballs and the flaming projectiles collided with each other, instantly stirring up flames all over the sky. The dark oil and flying wood chips were scattered on the sea surface, and the fire quickly spread along the black oil across the vast ocean!

Since its discovery, this special oil has been used on a large scale in wars by the empire. Not only is it a siege weapon, it also performs extremely well in naval battles and is fatal to wooden ships!

The spreading sea of ​​fire can significantly reduce the enemy's morale!

However, the opponent they were facing was obviously not an ordinary one. Four steel battleships fearlessly sailed through the sea of ​​fire, clearing the way for the alchemy fleet behind them...

"Quick...quick! Attack, don't let them get through!" A cardinal roared loudly on a sailing ship with the emblem of Holy Light flying.

Although it is impossible for these dozens of ships on the flanks to defeat the wizards' fleet, their mission is not to win the battle. They only need to slightly block the opponent's actions. When the main fleet arrives, the situation will be completely reversed!

The priests and bishops on the sailing ships began to chant hymns one after another, and countless arrows shining with divine light appeared in the void and poured towards the wizard's fleet!

These arrows constructed by divine magic were extremely powerful and could easily penetrate solid armor. They also had the effect of breaking magic. After this round of divine magic attacks, the wizards suffered casualties for the first time in their array.

An alchemy ship was breached in its defenses, and a large amount of kerosene fell on it, quickly setting the entire ship on fire...

The cardinal in charge of the command was also not idle. Amid the loud hymns, a huge divine power began to surge around him.

[Praise——Heaven’s Judgment! ]

The powerful divine energy gradually gathered together, revealing a creepy deathly silence.

However, at this moment, a strong laser beam came from behind and arrived first, passing through a distance of hundreds of meters and going straight through his chest, and then, like a knife into butter, it cut the entire sailing ship in half from top to bottom!

The condensed divine energy instantly dissipated. Amid the explosion and flames, the huge sailing warship was torn apart and fell to the sides, causing a huge wave...

It was Aurora who made the move!

When it comes to the use and mastery of laser beam magic, she is no worse than Lin En. The reason she didn't take action before was simply because the enemy's ship was not able to get close to the attack range.

Two hundred and thirty meters... This is the maximum distance at which the fourth energy level laser beam can cut and destroy the hull!

Aurora swept out the laser beam in her hand again, this time targeting the dozen or so sailing warships that were approaching...

The priests and bishops who had witnessed the power of the laser beam were terrified, but the attack came too fast and too suddenly. Before they could think of a way to deal with it, the horrifying beam of light had already swept across their bodies. The divine protection around them was like paper and was easily pierced through. With expressions of fear still on their faces, their heads and bodies were torn apart!

Only three sailing warships that were a little further away were lucky enough to escape the disaster, but the next moment they were targeted by cannons, and the dormant magic crystal cannons began to gather momentum, and a round of salvos blew these "lucky" ships into several pieces...

After the gunfire died down, the sea was littered with debris and blood.

After defeating dozens of enemy ships blocking the way, the road ahead was clear. However, the sacrifice of this flank was not meaningless, because the main fleet of the empire had approached within hundreds of meters.

Aurora keenly sensed the heart-pounding energy fluctuations behind her... This was a legendary divine art!

On the huge sailing flagship, Chief Judge Joshua raised the scepter in his hand, and his loud voice echoed throughout the sea!

"God sent down rain and dew that gathered into streams. Rivers and oceans are all created by God. The evil that sets foot here will be destroyed!"

The moment Joshua's voice fell, the sea surface that was rolling endlessly under the bombardment of artillery fire was actually lifted up!

Huge waves tens of meters high surged on the sea, rolling and surging, sweeping in with a devastating attitude, and actually wanted to destroy the entire fleet in one breath!

The terrifying legendary magic made the wizards in the fleet change their faces suddenly, but they still quickly organized a resistance.

[Ice Field]

Six great wizards and hundreds of official wizards cast spells together, and the roaring and surging waves froze at a speed visible to the naked eye. The leaping waves were frozen into a huge ice wall that blocked the two fleets.

A powerful laser beam reappeared, and a beam with a diameter of only 0.05 mm cut through the huge ice wall and attacked the flagship of the empire in the rear.

The speed of light was so fast that it was unimaginable. However, after being blocked and deflected by the ice, its power was greatly reduced. After breaking through the divine protection, it only cut a long gash on the flagship's hull...

The sea water continued to pour in, and the sailing ship began to shake.

A trace of anger surged on Joshua's face, and a ray of divine light appeared on the scepter in his hand. But the next moment, he seemed to sense something and looked up at the foggy sky.

Fifty huge and sophisticated airships appeared in the distant sky and were speeding towards here.

"It's an alchemical creation of wizards." A Sirid said solemnly.

According to reports from the kingdom's spies, it was this thing called an airship that destroyed the coalition forces of tens of thousands of kingdoms.

Joshua stared at the approaching airship, and after a moment, he sighed and spoke.

"Pass the order, retreat!"

With the addition of these air forces, if they want to forcibly enter the wizard land, they will inevitably have to pay a heavy price.

Even he had to admit that these wizards did have unparalleled advantages on the sea.

Chapter 372: How to deal with the God’s Descendant Technique!

With the help of the ice wall, the Empire's fleet began to turn back. In order to avoid the enemy's pursuit, Joshua created a surging sea tornado that was tens of meters high, completely separating the two fleets, and then calmly sank into the depths of the foggy sea...

On the other side, Aurora and others also successfully joined up with the reinforcements that arrived.

After both sides checked the intelligence, Aurora heard that the war in the royal capital had ended and was extremely thrilling. The cardinal in the intelligence actually possessed legendary power and almost summoned that person out.

"It seems that my prediction was wrong." Aurora frowned.

According to her previous speculation, since the Holy See has decided to send an expeditionary fleet to attack the land of wizards, the kingdom's attack is likely just a feint.

I didn't expect the Holy See to be so generous, planning to have the best of both worlds, to recover the kingdom in one fell swoop and destroy the entire wizarding land!

It's a pity that they didn't transmit information in real time across the entire sea of ​​fog. The fleet she sent back should have missed Harof and Vittorio who were rushing to support the royal capital.

"Lady Aurora, should we continue the pursuit?" Tik asked hurriedly. Now with the support of the airship, they once again took the initiative in the war and could use the combined efforts of sea and air to completely keep the Empire's expeditionary fleet here.

This was undoubtedly a very tempting idea, but Aurora shook her head after thinking for a moment.

"No, just arrange some people to search and track them for the time being. If they show signs of attacking again, then launch an attack!"

After half a day of naval fighting, the fleet's ammunition had been almost used up.

The same goes for those aerospace airships that came to the rescue. They had just fought a decisive battle and had not even had time to rest, but they hurried over. The shrapnel bombs they carried were not enough to deal with another war.

More importantly, she was worried that the legendary priest on the Imperial Fleet would be pushed into a corner and would summon the false god like Edwyre did.

That would be difficult...

However, since the other side did not use it rashly during the war, it means that using that magic will at least cost a heavier price than losing one-third of the expedition fleet!

……

By the time Aurora led the fleet to the royal capital, it was several days later.

The interior of the royal capital was still filled with the smell of gunpowder and signs of damage could be seen everywhere, especially in the slums that served as the battlefield. The damage was extremely severe and the casualties were not a small number.

Lin En thought this was a very good opportunity, and directly sent all the personnel except the necessary guard forces to help the people affected by the disaster.

Even the wizards were no exception. Although they did not look down on these poor people, they were still very convinced of Lin En, the star of magic.

Now the whole capital is rumored to be that this Magic Star and the two legendary Speakers have expelled the false god that descended upon the capital.

So much so that some people speculated whether Lin En had already broken through to the legendary realm, otherwise how could he intervene in a battle of this level.

However, this speculation was too exaggerated, because as far as they knew, this magic star had just broken through to become a four-ring wizard a few months ago. Most wizards scoffed at such rumors.

Because there were rumors that after the battle, Master Lin En was seriously injured, and Raphael, who was also at the scene at the time, was even more seriously injured and had to lie in bed for several days.