Alien Paradise.

Chapter 342 Machines and Blades

The flames bloomed along the marching road, and the mud pillars raised were more than ten meters high! The soldiers who marched in the middle of the road were caught off guard. Many of them had no time to escape into the woods before they were blown up by the bombs.

For a moment, the large army fell into panic. Many soldiers did not disperse to the woods on both sides, but turned and ran towards the rear, as if they wanted to escape from the spreading sea of ​​​​fire in front of them. But how could it be possible for two legs to outrun a flying bird? In Mekfa's view, this foolish behavior would only block the road and cause unnecessary casualties to the rear troops.

"Moses! Protect the Earl and General Hollis!"

It is not difficult for the Blossom Divine Sword to avoid this kind of bombardment, but it is different for the two nobles. Although he looked down on these two people, they were still the commanders of the army. If they were seriously injured here, the Royal Guards would not be able to escape the blame. Mavis saw the explosion heading towards the center of the army. He simply turned over and stood on his horse, holding his sword in front of his eyes.

He could see that the falling speed of this kind of bomb was much slower than that of ordinary artillery strikes, which also meant that as long as the sword was fast enough, it could chop down or knock away all the bombs.

And what he is best at is the fast sword!
When the giant bird flew over Mekfa's head, he suddenly jumped up and slashed out the long sword in his hand - this sword was named Fanhua because it could freely expand and contract according to the user's will. Like scattered flowers. It is a third-class strange structure and a secret weapon that humans cannot replicate!

In an instant, a protective net composed of layers of sword light appeared above the heads of the core troops. All the falling iron lumps were shot away, and none exploded in the formation.

But even if Mekfa used all his strength, he could only protect an area of ​​more than thirty meters around him. The bombs dropped by the giant birds quickly passed them and fell into the road behind them.

And all generals know that the damage range of artillery strikes is far more than a few dozen meters, and some shrapnel can still have a fatal effect after flying hundreds of meters.

If there were still soldiers in front who had no time to disperse to block the explosion, the soldiers behind had basically withdrawn into the forest, leaving the entire road without any cover.

"Please leave the next step to me." Moses took a step forward and stood in front of Mekfa.

He took off the thick-edged sword from his back and slashed three sword winds backwards. Each one was like a roaring wall of wind, sweeping away all the flying gravel, tree roots and soil. When the explosion shock wave collided with the wind wall, everyone could even hear a double explosion no less than when a bomb detonated!

Relying on the protection of two royal guards, the center where the commander was located hardly suffered much damage.

The iron birds soon flew over a distance of four kilometers, and they began to turn, as if they were planning to do it again. But this time, someone stopped them.

Mekfa could only vaguely see a figure rushing out from the forest and quickly shooting at one of the iron birds. As a flash of light flashed, the big iron bird was cut off in the middle, and then a violent explosion occurred in the air. of explosion. And that figure popped up like a phantom and hit another iron bird diagonally!
Even with his powers of observation, he couldn't clearly see the outline of the figure. If the smoke and dust of each explosion did not reflect its path, Mekfa would even mistakenly believe that the explosion of these strange structures one after another was not caused by external forces, but by internal malfunctions.

And the shadow shuttled back and forth in the air, not as if it was flying, but by kicking with extremely terrifying foot power! Every time it leaves the iron bird, the latter's shell will deform violently, and its running route will be a straight line without any change of direction in the middle.

There is no doubt that this is beyond the scope of human warriors.

There was only one figure he could imagine: Infino, the legendary god of heroes.

Although Mekfa knew that there was such a prominent figure in Star Reaching City, he had never actually seen him. According to Duke Rosia, this god doesn't want to be seen, nor does he want to interfere in mortal affairs. It is only guaranteed to take action when dealing with the God of All Machines. Most of the time, even the Duke himself doesn't know where it is.

Now Mekfa is clear.

It turns out that the God of Heroes has been following this team.

When the enemy's strange structure fell to the ground, a few cheers briefly erupted on the scene, but soon the moans and howls overwhelmed everything.

"Where are my men? Jock, Jock, where are you?" Earl Franken looked around blankly, and it took him a while to find his own soldiers in a crater on the roadside. It's a pity that this young nobleman only has half of his body left at this moment, and his two legs are missing. The scene ahead was even more embarrassing. The forest paths used for marching almost no longer existed, and injured soldiers and burning corpses could be seen everywhere. Judging from their attire, the vast majority of the casualties belonged to the Western Army forces, that is, the people brought over by Count Franken. The Royal Army also suffered losses, but thanks to the previous internal strife, the number of injured seemed to be far less than that of the Western Army. For example, almost all the soldiers rushing around to save people now wear military uniforms.

"Where is the priest? We need help here!"

"Save, save me..."

"I can't see my eyes anymore, it hurts me so much!"

Mekfa glanced at the people who were dealing with the aftermath... and his mind went blank for a moment. It's not like he hasn't experienced war scenes. Whether it's the battle to annihilate the cultists or the head-on confrontation with Long Jiu's troops in the west, the aftermath is always a mess, with the dead and corpses strewn everywhere. But those battles have a process after all: a process of losing or winning from the beginning to the end. If you lose, retreat, if you win, take advantage of the victory and pursue it. This is all taught in detail in the military academy.

The question is what now? Did they win? He didn't even see the enemy in person. He was still at least a day and a night away from Qianlin Castle, so he was bombarded by several flying contraptions he had never seen before. He didn't even know who to choose as a target for pursuit. Did they lose? Qi Ge's entire army was wiped out, but this combined army is still there... everyone has not been defeated yet.

Of course, it's just that he hasn't been defeated yet.

The battle lasted less than ten minutes in total, and I'm afraid most people still didn't understand what was going on. If the enemy attacks like this again, the situation may be quite disastrous.

Mekfa did not find similar examples in the past, and he did not know what to do next, until a kingdom soldier came and asked, "Sir, the forwards have regrouped, what should I do next? "

Only then did he remember that it was Ryan Kerry's extraordinary move that allowed the forward troops to escape. If he hadn't asked these soldiers to disperse into the woods to hide, the forward's losses would have been much heavier than those of the Western Army!

The question is, how did Ryan know that the enemy's attack was coming?

He even knew that the enemy would bomb along the road! It would be strange if there were no ghosts here!

"Is Ryan here too?"

"No...I didn't see Mr. Ryan. All his subordinates have returned, but he is the only one missing." The other party shook his head.

So...he is also a traitor!

Just like Sandra!
"He can't run far! The main force will rest on the spot and place the wounded. Moses, come with me to chase him!" Mekfa finally had a target, and his blank brain started to work again.

"No, we can't move forward anymore. This expedition is a trap." Someone interrupted him, "Retreat to Star Reaching City first, and then discuss how to deal with the Paradise Cult next."

Not Sir Hollis or Franken. The sound of the fire.

Mekfa turned around angrily, only to see a translucent man standing behind him. Looking at the silent attitudes of the two commanders, he instantly realized who the other party was, "But Your Excellency..."

"We have lost the goddess of magic and Eliz Ben. If we delay any longer, the morale of the army will collapse sooner or later." Infino said seriously, "This army has no capital to continue moving forward."

(End of this chapter)