nycdaug Chapter 1570: Battle Site
Chapter 1570: Battle Site
Chapter 1570: Battle Site
Cargo airships flying flags of different chambers of commerce were heading towards the ancient city of Shulet in groups.
This dilapidated ancient city has not been so popular for hundreds or even thousands of years.
The first to arrive at the core area of the ancient city was an airship filled with craftsmen from Yanhuo Village, Barubare, and other places across the continent.
The airship did not descend immediately, but hovered at a low altitude of about 100 meters. Dao Wen, a man with an old face, stood on the bow, looking at the ruins.
Soon, Dao Wen, the leader of the craftsmen, made a decision.
"At ten o'clock, on the platform in front of the castle ruins, land there!"
After receiving his instructions, the pilot maneuvered the airship full of craftsmen and landed it on the spacious platform.
The craftsmen walked down the gangway one after another and dispersed to explore the surrounding environment.
They soon came to a unanimous conclusion - this was the best location.
First of all, this place is spacious enough, and three teams of hunters can be deployed even with the military's artillery regiment.
The most important factor is the environment here.
The square in front of the ancient castle gate seemed to be similar to a battle street at that time.
The ground to the south collapsed completely, and there was an abyss with no bottom to be seen below.
On the east, west, and north edges, there are stone platforms suitable for placing heavy artillery, crossbows, and other fortification weapons.
These stone platforms were built very solidly, and the base of the bed crossbow was fixed with stakes, so it would not be easy to break free after firing the restraint bomb.
There are also some solid column bases left after the collapse of some stone pillars on the platform.
Don’t underestimate these column bases. Dao Wen, who used to be a hunter, knows very well that this kind of cover can save lives at critical moments in battle.
Isana, wearing a leather jacket that was a little too big for her, trotted over, her spirits somewhat high.
“In the stone platform to the north, there is actually an ancient dragon-slaying spear installed, which is larger than any modern model!
Although the internal transmission structure has long been damaged, the core gun head and steam boiler are basically intact. If we hurry up, we should be able to repair it. It is a powerful weapon!"
Dao Wen nodded heavily, "Mechanics are what you Naguli people are good at, so I'll leave this part to you!"
"Okay!" Isana gave a thumbs up. "Oh, by the way, Uncle Daowen, there's one more thing."
Isana pointed in the direction of the castle gate and said, "There is a huge metal door underground, probably half a meter thick, which is connected to the power device of the Dragon Slaying Spear and shares the same steam boiler.
We were thinking about repairing that as well, so that we could control the metal door to close quickly through a switch.
I don’t know what use it is though.”
But I just think it’s very handsome!
After hearing what Isana said, Dao Wen stared at the castle gate and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had already learned from the guild that this time the opponent had the ability to spew out ultra-high temperature dragon fire breath for a long time and over a large area.
I was originally having a headache about how to prepare some life-saving cards for the hunters.
Isn’t this indestructible metal door the best barrier and refuge?
"I will assign more manpower to you, and repair them together as quickly as possible. Both the Dragon-Slaying Spear and the door are very important." Dao Wen pressed Isana's shoulder and said seriously.
"understand!"
Isana shouted a few times and called over the Tulong craftsmen from Naguli Village, and they went towards the direction of the mechanism carrying hammers.
After arranging work for Isana and several other groups of craftsmen, Dao Wen fired a yellow flare into the air to mark the location.
Not long after, the cargo airships that had been hovering outside the ancient city arrived one after another.
It is equipped with defensive weapons such as heavy artillery, crossbows, rapid-fire cannons, various baggage supplies, hunters participating in the combat, and military shooters.
In just a few hours, the platform in front of the castle ruins turned into a crowded and bustling construction site.
Standing on the platform, looking at these busy craftsmen who were sweating profusely and jogging as they walked, Gordon couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
This is a "forbidden" nest. The black dragon may come back at any time, so every craftsman is working with a risk-of-life attitude.
Sure enough, it was just as the village chief said.
When a crisis strikes, everyone will unite and fight for survival.
After a moment of silence, he said to An Xier beside him: "Find a few groups of military shooters that you think are reliable."
Ansher nodded, and soon several groups of soldiers came here.
They were saluted with several different styles of military salutes.
"This is Bazel, a heavy crossbowman from the Elgard Kingdom's artillery team. This is Kosa, an archer from the East Doruma City Defense Force. This is Fawad, an archer from the Lockrak Fortress Archery Team."
Anshil briefly introduced the captains of the next few shooting teams.
Gordon unfolded a map and said, "I need you to set up control in various directions on the edge of the ancient city and hide as sentinels.
When the black dragon appears, send out a warning signal immediately.
And...delay its progress as much as possible to buy time for the craftsmen to evacuate."
After saying these words, Gordon felt a little ashamed.
To put it bluntly, the hope is that these soldiers will use their lives in exchange for the opportunity for the craftsmen to evacuate safely.
However, no one raised any objections, and no one even wavered.
Noticing Gordon's slightly gloomy expression, the nearly fifty-year-old heavy crossbowman from the artillery team smiled and said, "Mr. Gordon, you don't have to worry about that.
As a soldier, it is natural to sacrifice yourself to protect civilians. This is the same as when you, a hunter, stand in front of a monster.
That’s what we do.”
After that, he turned back to the military shooters and said, “Everyone’s hiding places should be spread out as much as possible.
We can then take turns using crossbows to attack from a distance to attract the black dragon's attention, which should buy us more time."
"Yes!"
The soldiers responded loudly, and after confirming the areas they were responsible for, they trotted away.
Gordon, Ansel, Julius and others continued to discuss the location of the camp and the storage locations of ammunition and supplies.
Suddenly, there were bursts of chirping sounds in the air, similar to bird calls, but more hoarse.
The craftsmen looked up in panic, and the military archers set up their crossbows and aimed into the air.
Gordon and the others didn't seem nervous at all, instead they seemed quite excited.
Ansel pressed down his palm and issued a "standby" order to the military shooters who were ready to open fire, then looked up into the sky.
"Is it finally here?"
Dozens of swift shadows fell from the clouds and appeared in everyone's sight.
It was a group of sturdy acid pterosaurs. Led by a few leaders, they circled quickly around the "construction site".
Then they dived in an orderly manner and landed on the platform where Gordon and others were.
Alva released the hook and touched the head of the extremely large acid pterosaur next to him, and almost got bitten.
After dodging in a somewhat awkward manner, the scribe straightened his robes and walked over with a grin, "So, did you arrive in time?
We traveled all the way to the New World to bring back the strongest Acid Pterosaurs."
"I'm here too!" Ai Bo ran to Feng Ying with a smile, "Wow! Is this the armor made from the material of the red dragon?"
Liyang (the competitive sister) also came to the smirking Aiden and squinted at him, "Huh, after not seeing you for a few months, you're still this silly."
(End of this chapter)