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Chapter 1156 - Chapter 1156 Chapter 355 Emptied the Super Mechanical Factory

Chapter 1156: Chapter 355: Emptied the Super Mechanical Factory Chapter 1156: Chapter 355: Emptied the Super Mechanical Factory Two days later.

On a hill fifty kilometers away from the outskirts of Talon Mechanical City, three figures vanished into the darkness, observing the war camp that stretched over ten kilometers in the distance.

The campfires illuminated an area, and various banners with the Great Dragon motif fluttered atop tents of all sizes.

That was the main base of the Southern Continent’s four hundred thousand strong army.

In the sky, Sub-dragons with huge fleshy wings occasionally flew by, their dragon roars and the howling wind passing through.

“The ones flying in the sky are ‘Winged Dragon Descendants’, their night-vision capability is comparable to thermal imaging, and from the sky, they can easily detect traces of human activity within several kilometers…”

“Also, scouting squads usually include ‘Corrupt Dragon Descendants’ with extremely keen senses of smell. Plus, the scouting parties operate in a joint defense system, so if one squad is killed, it will be immediately noticed. Therefore, the risk of infiltration is very high.”

“The Southern Continent’s army has now blockaded Talon Mechanical City, and the risks of entering and exiting are immense. According to intelligence reports, they should be able to complete their assembly in the next few days, and that’s when they will launch the general offensive…”

“…”

Leonard Churchill had spent a considerable amount of time mingling with the Southern Continent’s army and was very familiar with the corps system.

And the Iris Legion in front of them was an elite direct force of the Red Dragon Kingdom, all with high-level personnel.

Although four hundred thousand troops were far from enough to completely besiege the vast Talon City, in fact, countless scouting squads had already tightly encircled the city.

After carefully observing the various flags on the tents, Leonard Churchill added, “Moreover, we can be certain that at least two Eighth-Order marshals have arrived. Identification has been confirmed for the deputy commander of the Iris Legion, ‘Fire Demon’ Ferrand, and ‘Iron Wing’ Paris from the Steel Wing Legion. The dozen or so legion commanders and deputy commanders are all seasoned Seventh Grade warriors. Once exposed, there is almost no chance of escape…”

Next to him, Sophia Jones listened seriously and nodded gravely in agreement, “Hmm.”

The force of the troops amassed from the Southern Continent had reached a point that seemed insurmountable just by hearing about it.

At the same time, she was indeed impressed by Leonard Churchill’s intelligence capabilities.

Because the Southern Continent’s army was almost entirely made up of Dragon Descendants, espionage infiltration was very difficult, so intelligence gathering was also quite limited.

But she had never imagined that Leonard Churchill would enumerate the conditions of the distant camps as if they were household knowledge and analyze the situations they might encounter with such clarity.

If it had been left to her alone, she really would have planned to stealthily infiltrate all the way through.

If that didn’t work, she would have broken through forcefully.

Now, it seemed, the risk was extremely high.

Seven Brown also asked, “So, how do we get into the city now?”

Leonard Churchill looked up at the distant sky and said, “Wait.”

Upon hearing this, both Seven Brown and Sophia Jones cast puzzled glances at him.

Leonard Churchill added another sentence, “Wait for the routine bombardment.”

As if on cue, there came a sound like thunder exploding.

Suddenly “boom, boom, boom…” a muffled noise like rolling thunder started from the horizon.

In an instant, Leonard Churchill and the others saw blue-glowing Barrier screens appear in the sky above the Southern Continent camp.

Upon closer inspection, shells were striking the barriers, rippling outward with each impact.

The shells fell like rain, and the people of the Southern Continent seemed accustomed to it, quickly seeking shelter within the covered areas of the barriers.

This was the opportunity that Leonard Churchill was waiting for.

His expression steely, he immediately said, “Now, go!”

As soon as he spoke, the three of them dashed into the momentary chaos created by the roaring gunfire.

…

They had not gotten far when suddenly a shell landed a hundred meters away, creating a crater tens of meters in diameter.

At a range of fifty kilometers, no one expected the cannons to be accurate–the aim was to achieve a saturation of firepower.

Leonard Churchill had acquired detailed intelligence on the battlefield in front of them before arriving.

He knew how many bombardments Talon Mechanical City would conduct each day, and that several hundred thousand shells would fall on the Southern Continent’s camp daily.

At the center of the crater was an enchanted warhead.

Magic Energy Cannons only had significant lethality at a certain range; the further the distance, the more severe the energy dissipated.

This kind of long-range cannon fire was typically from conventional artillery shells.

These shells were basically incapable of breaking through the legion barriers of the Southern Continent camp, and occasionally, some unlucky ones who failed to take cover in time were hit.

But this kind of artillery warfare was never really about annihilation; it was more about attrition.

Compared to the Magic Energy Crystal Cores consumed by maintaining the barriers, the cost of firing the cannons was countless times lower.

Because of the need to avoid the artillery, the Winged Dragon scouts in the sky vanished in an instant.

With Sophia Jones’s support from the Secret Skills of the Immortal Aegis Animals for concealment, coupled with Leonard Churchill’s familiarity with the enemy’s scouting troops, the three took advantage of the noise created by the artillery fire to infiltrate silently.

Although they still triggered warning traps along the way, they ignored them, speeding up their sprint.

Eventually, with some close calls, they entered within a five-kilometer radius of Talon Mechanical City.

This area was already within the coverage of close-defense artillery fire, which the card masters of the Southern Continent didn’t dare to enter lightly.

By this point, they were essentially safe.

Morton City was the largest Mechanical City in the southern part of East Wilderness, and it was a heavy-industrial city.

In addition to the main city, there were dozens of Mechanical Cities, large and small.

Over the past few days, this city had experienced more than a dozen sieges, both large and small.

When Leonard Churchill and his companions arrived, the surroundings of the city were in disarray, with the rail network destroyed and blackened craters and wrecked Machinery war vehicles everywhere.

Visibly, a huge city in the distance was lit with dazzling lights.

The bombardment continued, and the three looked up to see countless sparks flickering throughout the city.

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