The brave man opened the coffin and rose

Chapter 176 The Real Impact

The explosion shook not only the city walls, but also people's hearts.

And it’s the hearts of many people.

The first to bear the brunt of course were the soldiers of Raven Castle who were under bombardment.

Under the bombardment, not all the soldiers of Raven Castle showed the bravery and tenacity that General Paddy's men possessed, as believed by ordinary people in the entire small kingdom of Wommza.

In fact, many soldiers felt deep fear and anxiety long before firing because of the potential harm caused by the magic cannon.

"I told you to deploy the city defense force field quickly!"

Since the city defense force field can be effective when facing a group of mages, it will certainly be more useful when facing the bombardment of this kind of magical explosives.

But obviously, it's too late now.

As General Paddy's subordinates, they had seen the usefulness of light-explosive particles on the battlefield, and even witnessed how their general used the Mage Corps to blast and kill all the troops that were unwilling to obey his orders after running around exhausted.

However, this was the first time they had experienced a large amount of explosives being thrown at them by a catapult.

It was also the first time that they understood what artillery bombardment meant.

Having never experienced such powerful artillery bombardment, their hearts were naturally filled with helplessness and despair.

How...how could this happen?

A few minutes ago, they were still laughing at the opposing leader who did not know how to use the combat power at hand properly and actually gave up letting the mages attack.

Afterwards, they even laughed at the other side for not even having basic military training, as the catapults were obviously much farther away than they should have been able to reach.

However, as the ingenuity of the spring demonstrated its amazing range, the explosion occurred before they could think further.

This is also a matter of course. With the help of springs and metal, the range of the catapult can almost double. Although it can only be barely effective after being equipped with a winch, the advantages it provides are unimaginable.

Moreover, the "ammunition" is lighter.

Although stone is not as good as steel, what is thrown out is not a solid iron ball, but a design with the same lava crystal as the magic grenade and the same set of explosive runes engraved on it.

With a longer range and lighter ammunition, the magic cannon converted from the catapult is completely out of the range of the city defense weapons on the walls of Raven Castle.

This difference in range cannot be countered by the opponent's temporary modification or sending more people to assist.

What's more, after the damage from the momentum impact, there was an explosion damage that they had never heard of before.

It was filled with imperceptible magic power, as well as broken bricks and stones on the city walls and rising smoke and dust.

It seems that nothing happened, but people who are lucky enough not to die will regret why they did not die just now after they open their eyes.

A limb, a part of a limb, a limb that cannot be seen as a limb, probably a limb or a red, yellow, or white limb of the body.

And more...

These are the charred marks left by the explosion. These charred colors are smeared on the city walls, as if they are the hatred of the dead for the living.

It was like a spoiler of a tragedy that had not yet happened, after a madness that destroyed everything.

"Team one reports, there should be 36 people, 3 have actually responded, 0 injured..."

"Team Two...No response..."

The fact that there were no casualties does not necessarily mean it is a good thing.

Just like the Gatling machine gun invented by Doctor Gatling to reduce injuries to soldiers.

We have successfully reduced the number of casualties to zero!

……

Panic and fear, these emotions filled the air in a short period of time, and made everyone unable to speak.

He just made inexplicable roars, covered his eyes, mouth, and senses, and pointed forward tremblingly.

Because at this moment, it was probably the first time that the entire small kingdom of Wommza, and even the entire North, discovered that without the participation of extraordinary people, a war situation where contact meant death could still occur.

However, the nightmare didn't end so quickly.

The second wave of attack is coming!

"Turn, winch, turn it, press it up, yes, pull it back, reload it quickly!!"

"Hurry up, it's time for the second shot. Come on, one, two, three! Fire!"

Before the defenders on the walls of Raven Castle could wake up from the previous attack, before their hearts could supply blood and their adrenaline could give them a chance to fight back, a second round of black shadows was thrown out.

Eh...I'm defending the city?

Then, these thoughts were once again covered by explosions and fire.

Then, as if the devil's hand that was strangling everyone's neck had finally loosened, the sound of crying and shouting of collapse finally appeared on the top of the city wall.

protect yourself!

protect yourself!

protect yourself!

Their biological instincts made them want to react, but their reason told them that the only option was to face their fear and wait for death.

And when this disorder broke through the training they had undergone on a daily basis——

Start blaming and accusing other comrades;

Failure to organize an effective counterattack;

Some defenders on the city walls even tried to escape from the walls, return to the castle, or enter the towers connected to the walls to find refuge.

By the time the third bomb landed, even though only a small number of people were killed, the trust and cooperation between the soldiers of Raven Castle on the city wall, which had been gained through daily training, seemed to begin to waver.

how long it has been?

How much time had passed since the first round of magical explosions fell on the city walls?

Why don't those guys release the city defense force field? !

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In addition to the defenders on the opposite side who felt the intense emotional shock, the people who launched the attack were also affected.

For example, the Min-Qing people had already suffered an impact due to the magic arm armor.

If a person is just a target when facing the flames gushing out of the magic arm armor, they can sacrifice some of their limbs to kill the enemy before they are roasted;

A team of people is a great threat;

Now, what about after changing to magic cannon?

dead!

The Wenqiu people are naturally lucky warriors. They don't need to see blood, and they don't need much training. As long as they rely on their most primitive intuition, utilize their body's resistance and recovery ability, as well as sudden and unexpected driving methods, they can gain fighting talents that are almost comparable to those of the extraordinary people of other races.

Before, some people in their tribe had talked about the difficulties they faced when facing magic.

But it was not until today that the Minqin people who witnessed the magic cannon truly understood their own limitations.

Half a step to transcendence, comparable to transcendence, no matter how nice it sounds, it is not a transcendent.

Take the bombardment before their eyes for example. Only after reaching the professional level, choosing the corresponding path, and becoming extraordinary people, will they be able to protect themselves and not die under this bombardment. Only then can they completely take off the hat of thin skin, thick filling and juicy.

(A civilian with hp 4 can kill with any D4 dice even without a bonus; in comparison, even a mage with the thinnest health will generally be a little higher)

After witnessing the horrific scene after those "iron balls" fell to their target locations, the people from Slime City who came to help, including the Wenqiu tribe, were still frightened.

The only help they could offer was moving things around.

At that time, there seemed to be quite a few people who helped them carry these head-sized iron balls.

It seemed that a few people thought it was too slow and just kicked it over like a ball.

Recalling those scenes, everyone broke out in cold sweats.

If this explodes, there's no need to fight.

Of course, the people in Slime City naturally didn’t know that the iron bolt on the iron ball was used for this purpose.

Just like a grenade needs to be pulled out to be effective, an enlarged version of the artillery shell is filled with a greater amount of explosive, so how can it not have safety measures added?

This is why, before these shells are launched, the iron bolts on the shells must be pulled out, just like using grenades.

And, that's not all.

In fact, for safety reasons, even the lava crystals and rune groups inside the shells, as well as some other ingenious structures, are slightly different from grenades.

For example, there is a thin membrane inside, and only a collision with great force can allow the lava mineral crystals to mix and contact with the rune group.

How much force is considered great force?

Anyway, it doesn't matter if people hammer on it before firing. Everything is possible only after the bullet is loaded into the cylinder, the iron bolt is pulled out, and then it has to withstand the powerful impact of falling from the sky to the ground or wall.

Amid the continuous explosions, the Wenqiu people and the rest of the people in the Slime City also sighed one after another.

And during the whole process, did the forces on Abes' side remain calm?

not at all.

The artillerymen have been trained so are naturally accustomed to it.

Gaviling is in charge of training, from javelin throwers to grenade grenadiers to artillerymen, and he has a special liking for flying props.

Anivia was one of the designers, so naturally she didn't react much.

The one who reacted the most was Philip, the rather wild tiefling.

After entering the capital, he took over the task entrusted by Abes to maintain the security of the capital. Therefore, he only knew of the existence of the magic cannon and had heard the explosions produced by the artillery training from afar.

But he never saw it with his own eyes.

Before his eyes, he saw the magic cannon being used for the first time.

When the first shot was sent out, he covered his ears and widened his eyes.

When the second shot hit, he gave up covering his ears and instead stared at the point where the explosion fell, and he could feel his heart pounding.

The last time his heart beat so violently was when he was on the run and his tiefling bloodline was aroused.

It was at that time that, in the eyes of the outside world, I changed from a human to a tiefling.

There were horns, there was a tail, and there was the disappeared iris.

At that time, what he was thinking about was the color of hell - the battlefield of lava and fire, the battlefield of devils and demons, and the battlefield of a thousand-year bloody battle.

It is because of this damn bloody battle that the remnants of these 333 years have left people with the essence of the devil.

Now, although slightly different, the colors are similar.

It's just replaced by flames and explosions.

However, this former criminal from the small kingdom of Womuza, this highly trained killer, had only one idea in mind.

"With it... the battle in the North will never last another 333 years. Never!"

When it came to the third shot, the playful Tiefling handed over all the tasks of commanding and shouting to the Gaviling beside him, and decided to go into battle himself to try out the feeling of using this magic cannon.

It is not difficult to operate.

After all, it is still just a catapult in concept, with some optimizations made to the storage and release of elastic potential energy.

He followed the equally excited artillerymen and carried out the actions together.

Tighten the winch and compress the component called spring to the tightest degree, then assist the guy behind to place the shell on the magazine and place it in place.

Then, open the circlip.

biu~boom!

no the same……

After several rounds of operations, Philip felt a slight sense of numbness and trance brought about by fatigue.

And this slight discomfort gave him a different feeling.

He was once considered an elite assassin of the small kingdom. Later, after receiving the gift from the Prison of Fire, he changed his fighting style and became a superb warrior who could charge into battle.

Lord Abes even wanted to tell him how to channel his anger and start the path of the barbarian.

And how did you answer at that time?

correct……

[I am willing to charge, break through the enemy lines, be the first to reach the top, kill the generals, and capture the flag for Lord Abes! 】

Philip couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had sworn an oath of allegiance so loudly, but could he really fulfill it now?

He had faced swords and imprisonment twice, and had been repeatedly teased by assassination organizations and the nobles and bureaucrats of the small kingdom.

Now, following Abes, he has seen two completely different battlefields.

In just two battles, the situation had escalated to a point that he could barely comprehend.

The first one was the attack and defense of the city wall, where they pulled out an unimaginable amount of magical explosives, which successfully helped them capture the capital;

The second time, the magic explosives were even more excessive. They didn't even need to cling to the city walls. Instead, the explosions and roars occurred when the two warring parties were hundreds of meters apart.

要知道，法术普遍的施法距离，也就只有贴身、15尺、30尺、60尺、120尺、200尺等情况。

It requires ritual preparation or special talents and delicate processing to be elevated to a certain level.

The famous Nine Rings spell, which stops time, only has an effective range of one thousand feet.

If one of your actions or any effect you create affects any creature other than you, or affects an object another creature is wearing or carrying, the spell ends immediately.

Or there is the wishing technique that can distort the present world. It seems that there is no limit, but even if you pray for the wealth that will have the least impact on the world, it can only be limited to below the gp value.

Any use other than praying to strengthen low-level spells will run the risk of failure.

Is it scary? Is it shocking?

However, compared to these magical things that he had only heard of, the explosion in front of him made Philip feel dizzy...

A real shock!