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Chapter 777: The Changing Nature of War!
About three hundred kilometers west of the Tristain Kingdom, on the Coastal Region.
Earth-shattering roars and War Cries filled the air, accompanied by continuous Cannon Fire and Magic Bombardment.
Looking down from High Altitude.
One could see two large-scale, imposing Great Army engaged in fierce combat on the vast Earth and the boundless Sky, against the backdrop of the expansive Ocean.
However, the Combat Styles of the two sides were quite different.
The Army on the South Side consisted mostly of Soldiers in Heavy Armor wielding swords, charging forward bravely.
As for the Army on the North Side, Light Armor Soldiers held strange-looking Long-Barreled Firearms, continuously firing and Shooting outwards from behind Walls created by Earth Magic.
On their left and right sides, Shieldbearers held Shields above their heads, blocking the Arrows raining down from the Sky.
Further behind were Mages holding Staffs, ready to defend against incoming Magic Fireballs or Cannonballs at any moment.
And even further back was a Cannon Formation numbering as many as two hundred.
With deafening sounds of cannons firing, surging Hikari continuously erupted, unleashing a sky-filling Barrage towards the large-scale enemy Troops.
Every time a Cannonball landed, there was rolling Gunsmoke and splattering Flesh and Blood.
Overall, the Scene was striking.
If one ignored the Magic Warships and Dragon Knights in the Sky.
It didn't look like two Army from a Magic World were fighting; instead, it resembled a contest between a Cold Weapon Army from ancient times and a Firearms Army from the 'First World War' era.
Magic Elements had become supporting roles on the Battlefield.
This was the main battlefield of the contention between Gallia and Albion, two Great Nations!
The former was the aforementioned 'Cold Weapon Army', while the latter was the 'Firearms Army'. However, this didn't mean the former had no Firearms.
In fact, they also had Cannons, but their Quantity was estimated to be only forty to fifty, which was pathetically few compared to Albion's two hundred or so.
However, the Quantity of Cannons in the Gallia Kingdom was considered normal in This World.
After all, these things were cumbersome and required Supply of Cannonballs, and their Power was only comparable to a 'Fireball'. So, overall, they were inferior to a 'Line Rank' Mage.
But Cannons didn't require Mental Power and had no Spell Chanting process, so various Kingdoms would prepare some as assistance for Mages.
This was also what surprised the High-ranking Officers of the Gallia Faction.
The Albion Kingdom had actually manufactured so many Cannons, and the Quantity of their Magic Warships also exceeded the norm.
But the most shocking, even terrifying, aspect was naturally the Long-Barreled Firearms heavily equipped by the enemy Soldiers. The Shooting distance, Shooting speed, Accuracy, and Shooting power of those Muskets far surpassed their understanding of what a Musket was capable of.
Their own Infantry Legion, although brave and fearless.
Under the Hail of Bullets coming head-on, they were falling row after row, dying meaninglessly during the charge.
This made the Officers feel extremely panicked.
It wasn't out of Compassion for the sacrificed Civilian Soldiers, but because they saw the great threat these Muskets posed to them, the Mages.
If these Muskets became widespread.
Then Civilians could completely form Army that could directly confront Mages.
"They must die! We must destroy the Albion Kingdom!"
Fleet Admiral Ai Weigeni of the Gallia Kingdom, although his hair was somewhat gray, his resolute Face and his Scruple and disgust towards Muskets made him appear terrifying.
He was a rigid defender of the Noble Class.
"That's right, King Wales cannot possibly be unaware of what consequences these Muskets will cause, yet he still manufactured them, and in large quantities at that. This is a betrayal of the Nobility!"
"Kill him! Destroy all the Muskets and Design Blueprints, and all the Artisans involved in Manufacturing must die!"
Their Posture was also mixed with shock and anger.
Previously, this War was because the Marriage between King Wales and Henrietta violated the Noble Rules.
So, even if the Albion Kingdom and the Tristain Kingdom were defeated in the end, they would not harm the lives of the two; at most, they would forcefully order them to separate.
But now, the nature of the War had changed.
It had completely shifted towards a War of protection for their own Class. The cruelty of Class Struggle was no small matter.
This caused the Battle Situation to rapidly escalate.
The Offensive of the Gallia Faction visibly intensified at a rapid speed. Many Officers who possessed Exquisite Swordsmanship and Magic also began personally riding Flying Dragons into battle.
Among these Flying Dragons, besides the common Fire Dragon, there were also bluish-green Wind Dragons and light blue Water Dragons.
Moreover, their Physique/Build was not only much stronger than the dragons of the Dragon Knights, but they were also covered in Full Body Armor made of Fine Steel.
This was the Foundation of the Great Nobles!
As expected.
Their participation in the War caused a certain degree of suppression on the Albion Faction's Magic Fleet.
As mentioned before, because the Albion Kingdom had lost most of its Dragon Knights, the main aerial Combat force was concentrated on the Magic Warships.
The Combat Ability of Magic Warships, besides being able to fly at High Altitude, also included the ten Cannons on both sides of the Hull and the Mages and Musketeers on the Deck.
The Cannons were responsible for Bombarding the Ground, while the Muskets were responsible for preventing the approach of the Dragon Knights, and the Mages handled both.
This Configuration indeed caused great trouble for the Gallia Faction's Dragon Knight Legion.
Because their not-very-thick Armor was difficult to defend against Bullet attacks.
However, compared to Dragon Knights skilled in the Fire Attribute, Dragon Knights skilled in the Water Element and Wind Element were slightly better.
They could put a layer of Water Flow or Wind Shield on themselves.
But doing so would also make them lose the Ability to cast Offensive Magic. After all, this wasn't an online game world where there was a setting that one's own Offensive Magic could pass through Defensive Magic.
Unless their Magic could reach the level of casting Offensive Magic from a distance outside the Defensive Magic.
But this kind of Matter, let alone 'Line Rank', even 'Triangle' Mages couldn't do it. Perhaps 'Square' Mages could?
Anyway, not many people had seen 'Square' Mages.
As for these Officers from Great Nobles, because both the person and the dragon were covered in Fine Steel Armor, ordinary Musket bullets hitting them only produced a few sparks.
Coupled with the fact that everyone was a 'Triangle' Mage, they could completely suppress the 'Line Rank' Mages on the Deck.
This allowed them to easily destroy one Magic Warship after another.
The method was simple.
Just use high-power Magic to pierce through the part of the Hull where the Wind Stone was located. That way, the Magic Warship would lose its Energy Core and would naturally fall.
However, the overall Advantage of the War was still with the Albion Faction.
Because the brave Soldiers of the Gallia Kingdom simply could not break through the Firepower Net formed by a large number of Musket. The Bullet Rain coming head-on could easily pierce through their Armor and Shields.
For a moment, screams were incessant amidst the dense Gunshot.
Corpses already lay everywhere on the vast Plain, and the Earth was gradually stained a layer of blood red.
Regarding this Situation, although Fleet Admiral Ai Weigeni was angry, he could do nothing about it.
Until he received Sheffield's Order to temporarily halt the Offensive, and then saw the five Colossus she personally brought over.
"Have everyone retreat. Next is the Performance Time for these 'Jörmungandr'."
The alluring and enchanting Sheffield stood on the Shoulder of a Steel Giant in the center, looking down at Fleet Admiral Ai Weigeni with a cold and arrogant expression as she issued the Order.
"Jörmungandr?!"
Everyone around looked on in shock at these five Steel Giant, estimated to be over twenty meters tall, each holding a Pitch-Black Greatsword.
The pair of crimson Light Spot in their Armor made one's hair stand on end.
(End of this chapter)
About three hundred kilometers west of the Tristain Kingdom, on the Coastal Region.
Earth-shattering roars and War Cries filled the air, accompanied by continuous Cannon Fire and Magic Bombardment.
Looking down from High Altitude.
One could see two large-scale, imposing Great Army engaged in fierce combat on the vast Earth and the boundless Sky, against the backdrop of the expansive Ocean.
However, the Combat Styles of the two sides were quite different.
The Army on the South Side consisted mostly of Soldiers in Heavy Armor wielding swords, charging forward bravely.
As for the Army on the North Side, Light Armor Soldiers held strange-looking Long-Barreled Firearms, continuously firing and Shooting outwards from behind Walls created by Earth Magic.
On their left and right sides, Shieldbearers held Shields above their heads, blocking the Arrows raining down from the Sky.
Further behind were Mages holding Staffs, ready to defend against incoming Magic Fireballs or Cannonballs at any moment.
And even further back was a Cannon Formation numbering as many as two hundred.
With deafening sounds of cannons firing, surging Hikari continuously erupted, unleashing a sky-filling Barrage towards the large-scale enemy Troops.
Every time a Cannonball landed, there was rolling Gunsmoke and splattering Flesh and Blood.
Overall, the Scene was striking.
If one ignored the Magic Warships and Dragon Knights in the Sky.
It didn't look like two Army from a Magic World were fighting; instead, it resembled a contest between a Cold Weapon Army from ancient times and a Firearms Army from the 'First World War' era.
Magic Elements had become supporting roles on the Battlefield.
This was the main battlefield of the contention between Gallia and Albion, two Great Nations!
The former was the aforementioned 'Cold Weapon Army', while the latter was the 'Firearms Army'. However, this didn't mean the former had no Firearms.
In fact, they also had Cannons, but their Quantity was estimated to be only forty to fifty, which was pathetically few compared to Albion's two hundred or so.
However, the Quantity of Cannons in the Gallia Kingdom was considered normal in This World.
After all, these things were cumbersome and required Supply of Cannonballs, and their Power was only comparable to a 'Fireball'. So, overall, they were inferior to a 'Line Rank' Mage.
But Cannons didn't require Mental Power and had no Spell Chanting process, so various Kingdoms would prepare some as assistance for Mages.
This was also what surprised the High-ranking Officers of the Gallia Faction.
The Albion Kingdom had actually manufactured so many Cannons, and the Quantity of their Magic Warships also exceeded the norm.
But the most shocking, even terrifying, aspect was naturally the Long-Barreled Firearms heavily equipped by the enemy Soldiers. The Shooting distance, Shooting speed, Accuracy, and Shooting power of those Muskets far surpassed their understanding of what a Musket was capable of.
Their own Infantry Legion, although brave and fearless.
Under the Hail of Bullets coming head-on, they were falling row after row, dying meaninglessly during the charge.
This made the Officers feel extremely panicked.
It wasn't out of Compassion for the sacrificed Civilian Soldiers, but because they saw the great threat these Muskets posed to them, the Mages.
If these Muskets became widespread.
Then Civilians could completely form Army that could directly confront Mages.
"They must die! We must destroy the Albion Kingdom!"
Fleet Admiral Ai Weigeni of the Gallia Kingdom, although his hair was somewhat gray, his resolute Face and his Scruple and disgust towards Muskets made him appear terrifying.
He was a rigid defender of the Noble Class.
"That's right, King Wales cannot possibly be unaware of what consequences these Muskets will cause, yet he still manufactured them, and in large quantities at that. This is a betrayal of the Nobility!"
"Kill him! Destroy all the Muskets and Design Blueprints, and all the Artisans involved in Manufacturing must die!"
Their Posture was also mixed with shock and anger.
Previously, this War was because the Marriage between King Wales and Henrietta violated the Noble Rules.
So, even if the Albion Kingdom and the Tristain Kingdom were defeated in the end, they would not harm the lives of the two; at most, they would forcefully order them to separate.
But now, the nature of the War had changed.
It had completely shifted towards a War of protection for their own Class. The cruelty of Class Struggle was no small matter.
This caused the Battle Situation to rapidly escalate.
The Offensive of the Gallia Faction visibly intensified at a rapid speed. Many Officers who possessed Exquisite Swordsmanship and Magic also began personally riding Flying Dragons into battle.
Among these Flying Dragons, besides the common Fire Dragon, there were also bluish-green Wind Dragons and light blue Water Dragons.
Moreover, their Physique/Build was not only much stronger than the dragons of the Dragon Knights, but they were also covered in Full Body Armor made of Fine Steel.
This was the Foundation of the Great Nobles!
As expected.
Their participation in the War caused a certain degree of suppression on the Albion Faction's Magic Fleet.
As mentioned before, because the Albion Kingdom had lost most of its Dragon Knights, the main aerial Combat force was concentrated on the Magic Warships.
The Combat Ability of Magic Warships, besides being able to fly at High Altitude, also included the ten Cannons on both sides of the Hull and the Mages and Musketeers on the Deck.
The Cannons were responsible for Bombarding the Ground, while the Muskets were responsible for preventing the approach of the Dragon Knights, and the Mages handled both.
This Configuration indeed caused great trouble for the Gallia Faction's Dragon Knight Legion.
Because their not-very-thick Armor was difficult to defend against Bullet attacks.
However, compared to Dragon Knights skilled in the Fire Attribute, Dragon Knights skilled in the Water Element and Wind Element were slightly better.
They could put a layer of Water Flow or Wind Shield on themselves.
But doing so would also make them lose the Ability to cast Offensive Magic. After all, this wasn't an online game world where there was a setting that one's own Offensive Magic could pass through Defensive Magic.
Unless their Magic could reach the level of casting Offensive Magic from a distance outside the Defensive Magic.
But this kind of Matter, let alone 'Line Rank', even 'Triangle' Mages couldn't do it. Perhaps 'Square' Mages could?
Anyway, not many people had seen 'Square' Mages.
As for these Officers from Great Nobles, because both the person and the dragon were covered in Fine Steel Armor, ordinary Musket bullets hitting them only produced a few sparks.
Coupled with the fact that everyone was a 'Triangle' Mage, they could completely suppress the 'Line Rank' Mages on the Deck.
This allowed them to easily destroy one Magic Warship after another.
The method was simple.
Just use high-power Magic to pierce through the part of the Hull where the Wind Stone was located. That way, the Magic Warship would lose its Energy Core and would naturally fall.
However, the overall Advantage of the War was still with the Albion Faction.
Because the brave Soldiers of the Gallia Kingdom simply could not break through the Firepower Net formed by a large number of Musket. The Bullet Rain coming head-on could easily pierce through their Armor and Shields.
For a moment, screams were incessant amidst the dense Gunshot.
Corpses already lay everywhere on the vast Plain, and the Earth was gradually stained a layer of blood red.
Regarding this Situation, although Fleet Admiral Ai Weigeni was angry, he could do nothing about it.
Until he received Sheffield's Order to temporarily halt the Offensive, and then saw the five Colossus she personally brought over.
"Have everyone retreat. Next is the Performance Time for these 'Jörmungandr'."
The alluring and enchanting Sheffield stood on the Shoulder of a Steel Giant in the center, looking down at Fleet Admiral Ai Weigeni with a cold and arrogant expression as she issued the Order.
"Jörmungandr?!"
Everyone around looked on in shock at these five Steel Giant, estimated to be over twenty meters tall, each holding a Pitch-Black Greatsword.
The pair of crimson Light Spot in their Armor made one's hair stand on end.
(End of this chapter)
