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Chapter 1252 - 1245: Outbreak of Conflict

Chapter 1252: Chapter 1245: Outbreak of Conflict

"However, the story once again developed in an incredible direction. The fleet of the Dongsheng army completely ignored the air fleet that had already arrived in the outskirts of Lingyuan City and continued to boldly march toward Lingyuan City.

Everything that happened was beyond Linglan and the others’ expectations because, in their memory, Dongsheng’s Kunzhou were almost never dispatched to the frontline but were only used for transporting reserves and provisions in the rear.

Despite Dongsheng’s army possessing such a large number of Kunzhou, these were actually all out of production; every loss meant one less available, so Dongsheng’s army was extremely cautious in their use of the Kunzhou.

Once upon a time, the skies of the East Continent were filled with many Overturning Beasts, especially in West Outer Heaven. The Demon Clan had mastered the method for taming Overturning Beasts and started to domesticate them as their means of transport.

But at some unknown time, Dongsheng’s army also grasped the ability to tame Overturning Beasts and began to domesticate these gentle overlords of the skies on a large scale.

Overturning Beasts belong to a homogenous species, their structure somewhat similar to ants or bees. Their colonies would only have one mother, who gave birth to the entire group. Therefore, most of the domesticated Kunzhou were siblings.

According to incomplete statistics, there were only a few Overturning Beast colonies across the entire Otherworld’s skies, and each colony’s leader was very ancient, some even existing before the inhabitants of Otherworld were born.

As creatures born from the Source River, these behemoths had their unique abilities to adapt to environments where magic had completely vanished, which is why they were able to survive the Twilight of the Gods.

In fact, as long as they were creatures from the Source River, whether the Tian Beasts of the sky, the Leviathans of the sea, or the Behemoth of the land, they all could adapt to an environment devoid of magic. However, the rise of the Titans wiped out the land Behemoth, leading to the complete extinction of the terrestrial giant beasts, leaving only the rulers of the skies and the seas.

Facing the air fleet’s swarm-like warplanes, Dongsheng’s army seemed fearless and continued to advance. The frontline pilots reported that these Kunzhou seemed to be equipped with cannons, which made Reimer instantly alert.

Generally speaking, because Kunzhou were used as transportation in the rear, they were not typically armed with weapons. Moreover, because the Empire still had Generals, weapon equipment had been slow to enter the Firearm Era, let alone cannons, this new concept weapon.

The first to notice something wrong with these Kunzhou were Luo’er and his companions located in Lingyuan City. Through their telescopes, they keenly observed cannons mounted on the Kunzhou and asked Zisu nearby, ’Those Kunzhou are equipped with cannons; have you encountered such a situation before?’

’Cannons, how is that possible?’ Hearing Luo’er’s question, Zisu’s eyes widened in shock, and she froze on the spot, ’The Dong people have never allowed Kunzhou onto the battlefield, let alone arming them with cannons...wait, how could they have cannons?’

’Something’s not right,’ Luo’er immediately had a sense of the situation upon hearing Zisu’s response and turned back to the others saying, ’These aren’t transport ships; they are ground support ships. Clearly, Dongsheng’s army is prepared to use these Kunzhou to break through Lingyuan City’s defenses from the sky.’

Frankly speaking, the primitive, solid-shot cannons mounted on the Kunzhou were not particularly powerful. However, in sight-based warfare, such weapons could severely damage the morale of the defenders.

Luo’er had planned to report their findings to the air fleet, but unexpectedly, a dull explosion in the sky drastically altered the situation, and the battle between both sides erupted in that instant.

The explosions originated from a row of cannons mounted on the Kunzhou; when they were still several kilometers from Lingyuan City, Dongsheng’s army opened fire on the city.

However, the effect was less than impressive, due to the quality of the gunpowder and the caliber of projectiles, the cannon range was pitiful. The shells were visible to the naked eye as they were fired and then fell heavily about a hundred meters from the city walls, not even reaching the moat.

But in these tense moments, the first shots fired by the Kunzhou undeniably showed their hostility. Consequently, the air fleet’s warplanes began firing at the dozen or so Kunzhou even before Reimer gave the order.

With the aid of anti-gravity engines and new-style engines, these warplanes nimbly weaved between the massive, clumsy Kunzhou, strafing lightly armored targets with machine guns and dropping bombs precisely on the Kunzhou’s firepower points and weak spots."

The Dongsheng military’s Kunzhou fleet suddenly became disorganized by the bombardment, these citizens of Kyushu had never witnessed such ferocious attacks, resulting in them being thrown into disarray for a moment.

Because they were in the stage of visual-range warfare, these Dongsheng military forces simply had no awareness of anti-aircraft firepower, so against the freely weaving fighters, the soldiers aboard the Kunzhous were utterly helpless and could only be slaughtered at will.

At the same time, the Helrandum began to adjust its course while also starting to maneuver. Besides carrying fighters, this colossal ship was equipped with astonishingly powerful artillery.

Seeing that the Kunzhous were powerless against the fighters, Reimer immediately ordered the Helrandum to advance, preparing to completely crush the Kunzhou fleet.

The large-caliber cannons roared, and their shells struck the Kunzhous, instantly tearing through the skin of the Overturning Beasts and blowing huge holes in them. In no time, the sky was filled with the pitiful cries of the Overturning Beasts.

Inside the city, the members of the Demon Clan who had never seen this form of warfare were dumbstruck, craning their necks to watch the immense Helrandum charge into the Kunzhou fleet, bombarding the giant beasts in the sky with its cannons.

Meanwhile, the battle in the sky also spread to the ground as some fighters began to dive and drop bombs. The bombs were released into the barracks, exploding violently, and the Dongsheng military’s camps were instantly ablaze, with soldiers on the ground fleeing in a panic like startled ants.

The Helrandum was like a sharp blade piercing through the Dongsheng Empire’s aerial fleet before continuously opening fire on the surrounding Kunzhous.

These sky giants clearly feared the artillery fire, turning around to flee in a mad rush, completely ignoring the control of the Dongsheng soldiers.

But unfortunately, because he worried that there wouldn’t be enough magic power to fly back to the West Continent, Reimer did not dare to continue using the Yuanzi Cannons this time and was unable to directly shoot down the Kunzhous.

Furthermore, these behemoths were indeed very resilient; despite the intense bombardment of cannons and missiles, not a single one fell, all fleeing backwards. Although they looked panicked, there was no sign of them crashing.

Such circumstances gave Luo’er and his companions a new understanding of the Scouring Sky Beasts. From the current situation, it was clear that even if the Helrandum fired at full force, it could not directly bring down a Scouring Sky Beast.

Last time was clearly a fluke; the Yuanzi Cannon had hit the weak spot of that Scouring Sky Beast, causing it to fall.

Under the bombardment of the Helrandum, the Dongsheng fleet that came to reinforce was embarrassingly put to flight. The Dongsheng ground forces also did not escape as the Helrandum’s ground cannons continuously bombarded their camps, which led these forces that had been holding out for several days outside the city to finally retreat in disarray, lifting the siege of Lingyuan City in an inconceivable manner.

Indeed, when the Dongsheng army collapsed, the Abisien Coalition could have pursued them out of the city. However, it was quite evident that the Demon Clan was equally afraid of the roaring giant warships in the sky, so they didn’t dare to pursue and just watched as the Dongsheng army disintegrated.

"Well, that’s that," Cheng Ziang said, massaging his ears ringing from the bombardment, and spoke with a teasing tone, "Now we can say we’re thoroughly involved in the war between Abisien and the Dongsheng Empire."

"These Dwarves are really reckless. The Dongsheng fleet was clearly striking the ground, but they thought they were being attacked and retaliated. I really don’t know what to say about that," said Hu Daoke as he shrugged his shoulders.

"Looks like we need to have a proper talk with the Leader of the Demon Clan," Zhuyan Yu said, shaking her head as she looked at the still-firing Helrandum in the distance.

"So, are we sure we’re going to cooperate with the Demon Clan?" Luo’er asked.

"What else can we do? We might not be friends with Abisien, but we have become enemies of the Dongsheng Empire," Zhuyan Yu replied with a shrug of her own.

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