Chapter 456 (2/2)
The target of the missiles were however, not him. Instead, the targets were the arcane cannons behind him. Hao Ren was right; while the Aerymians indeed had advanced technology, the fight was real, not a simulation. Those cannons were a real threat.
Well, they were at least towards the space hulk, which did not have any barriers. Its armor was also ruined. The structure itself was barely held together by nails and duct tape.
Grigory realized too that Helcrown was not the main character that day; it was the massive iron continent, which appeared from another dimension.
What was that thing?
Grigory, Serathon, Banuklaak and all other commanding officers wondered at the same time. Was this what the demon king would use for his revival? A super weapon of sorts? Or, was it an ancient demonic relic, or the true source of the demon king’s power?
And, were those flying metal boxes summoned by the demon king from another world?
Grigory pointed his sword towards the floating behemoth. “Take that down!”
“That will cause massive casualties, sir!” His adjutant was horrified when Grigory gave the order. The long shadow had covered the entire Broken Plains. It was like a moving continent above everyone’s head, and if it were to crash into the ground with its current trajectory, the casualties would be unimaginable.
Grigory gave his adjutant a cold glare. “Don’t make me repeat myself, officer! Take that down! What happened to your convictions to die in battle?!”
At that very moment, the demonic host came to the same conclusion as the demonic cannons trained their guns towards the space hulk. Countless corrosive green energy pounded the behemoth. In an instant, the belly of the space hulk was lit green. The structure itself was not stable from the outset, and the rattling was even worse now.
Behind the demon cannons, a fusillade of spellflame churned into a fiery net.
Looking down at the battlefield, Y’zaks drew his sword. “Men, follow me! We will destroy those demonic cannons!”
“I’ll take care of the humans’ artilleries,” Vimm’s voice rang out from the communicator. “The space hulk’s structure is worse than expected. The tow ships are accelerating now. Please help to take out those stray missiles.”
The hulking spacecraft creaked as the tow ships accelerated towards the western teleportation gate. Hao Ren inititally thought to show off the Petrachelys for a bit, but he decided otherwise as it went to deploy the gate. It was the only ship in the fleet that was capable of opening a gate big enough for the space hulk to pass through, therefore it had to be at the forefront of the fleet.
The Aerymian spacecrafts started bombarding the Allied Army’s firebase, while the smaller fighter crafts tangled with the griffon riders and mages. They seemed to be winning. Y’zaks and his demonic retinue leaped from the high walls of Helcrown, while more joined in using the city’s teleportation gates. Demons, obsidian golems, and the mighty army rushed headlong towards Serathon and Banuklaak’s forces.
There were plasma blasters that were used to cut up their floating islands; photon cannons that were used to destroy out-of-control coronal stations; and disintegration beams that were used to well.. disintegrate abandoned islands…. Technically speaking, the Aerymian combat crafts were in fact engineering tools, but with their vast gulf in technology, even an ore digger could be a doomsday weapon!
As the griffon riders fought against the advanced aircrafts, arcane cannons bombarded the anti-gravity frigates. The heat of the battle dominated the skies. As mages as well as paladins unleashed their spells and holy light, an unprecedented scene of battle unfolded over the field.