Chapter 505 (1/2)

Meanwhile, Lightning, Wendy, Maggie and Hu the final attack before the main offensive

Because the main artillery of the battleshi+ps only fired solid bullets, they were largely ineffective against the personnel and defense facilities on the city wall Hence, the witches aimed to destroy the first line of defense so as to puncture the eneeneral offensive

This was also the first tien balloon was used in battle

Unlike the thousand-mile raid five months back, the balloon lifted off fro almost everyone to witness the ascent of this colossal object Under Roland's plan, the hydrogen balloon, which could h to be used as a short-distance boistical support, this eareneration of aircraft carrier co on the pier, the soldiers of the First Army burst into fervent applause They kneell that no enemy was able to resist an aerial attack and therefore their wise and benevolent lord was certain to win this war

Quickly, the hydrogen balloon drifted to the sky directly above King's City From its perspective, thepulled down her windshi+eld goggles and gestured to Wendy to release the bomb The latter nodded back at her and pulled the ed froround

Another difference of this aerial attack from previous tibird Under the effect of the latter's sustained hed only a fifth of their usual weight as long as they did not detach from each other This type of enchantbird while she was cultivating herthe effect for a very short period of tiht of ic

Lightning easily caught up with the boonel situated on one side of the city gate

Halfway through the air, the young girl perceived the fear in the eyes of the knights standing on top of the city wall They raised their crossbows and flintlocks, and fired towards the sky to shoot her down However, she knew that it was difficult enough for the freely in the sky, not to e to hit her at her current distance

Subsequently, the boe boo red fireball lit up at once and swelled rapidly The nearby guards were unable to dodge it in time and were instantly devoured by the flames As violent blasts swept across the city wall, the oil boilers toppled and were quickly ignited The blazes followed the spill flow of the hot oil and ignited the explosives that were placed at one corner Explosions followed one after another, destroying everything in the vicinity and filling the place with nothing but fla for battle just a while ago, hastily fled in all directions Many lost their direction in the thick sht down the city wall Others floundered about in the sea of fire or rolled on the floor to put out the flames on their bodies

The top of the city wall had turned into hell on earth

”Their defense line has collapsed,” co the billows of thick smoke on the city wall, with a trace of pity in her expression

”These people deserve it,” added Nightingale, as expressionless ”If we failed, they would've become even worse”

”Someone has to pay the price in this battle If it isn't the to be calm He then beckoned to Iron Axe behind him ”Blow the horn and order the seizure of this city”

He did not want to lament the cruelty of war or expound the value of peace at this tiht for power or a battle for survival, this was a collision of ideas and classes Whenever a backward class was displaced, it would not leave the stage quietly, but rather, it needed to be sent off with a huge amount of bloodshed

To Roland, it was always better that the blood was spilt by the enehness!” The latter bowed neatly and departed the shi+p

Soon, the signal for the general offensive resounded through the pier area

As a et was to destroy the palace gate