Chapter 357 Black Dragon City's Ultimate Trump Card
The extraterritorial fleet dropped bombs all the way and bombarded the center of Black Dragon City.
Because the fog west of the Alcolon Mountains where Black Dragon City is located is much thicker than that in the east, the more than one hundred steam-powered airships did not fly very high.
But this distance can also give those outsiders enough "sense of security". Conventional artillery on the ground has very limited damage to the fleet, but the artillery on the airship can easily destroy those anti-aircraft turrets.
Soon, the fleet of airships arrived at the center of Black Dragon City with great momentum.
Here are some of the buildings from when Black Dragon City was first built, including the Black Dragon College, the City Hall, the Black Dragon Central Hospital, the City Lord’s Mansion… and of course, the biggest secret that allowed Black Dragon City to gain a foothold in this crisis-ridden Asian Dragon Basin—the wreckage of a mechanical airship.
After Black Dragon City was opened to the public, this area became the "top secret academic research area" of the School of Mechanical Engineering.
Apart from the mechanics who have signed a confidentiality agreement, no one else knows what is being built in that iron-shell building that looks like a shipyard.
For ordinary people, it is a top secret that cannot be found out anywhere.
Here are the Black Dragon City's top defenses, Master Kavo's library, the building that is regarded as the strongest magic tower in the Ice Ridge Wasteland, and [Valenda's Shackles of Order] are also here.
On this day, the enemy has already attacked Black Dragon City, and this secret research base that has been sealed for many years has slowly revealed its true appearance.
With the piercing sound of gears turning, the surgery section of the huge steel building slowly opened...
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The defense of Black Dragon City was breached so easily that the foreign enemies on the airships had long lost any vigilance against the Black Dragon City which had no ability to fight back.
In their view, these "natives" are now just struggling to survive.
The fleet of mechanical airships is invincible in this steam-backward foggy area.
No one can do anything to them.
The three-eyed youth, Credo, looked at the head of the statue of Ryan that almost occupied half of the stone mountain in the Black Dragon Academy, and his eyes became more and more curious. He ordered: "Catch that native city lord alive! I want to see what kind of ability that guy has to make so many people believe in him..."
"Yes, Lord Credo."
A group of subordinates were sharpening their knives and looking at the city on the ground excitedly.
Another round of bombs was delivered, but this time, the shells exploded outside a layer of light blue light curtain.
Looking more closely, the source of the magical fluctuations was the library of the Black Dragon Academy, that beautiful glass building that looked like a pyramid.
After all, Kavo is the founder of Glory City.
When the will of the evil god descended upon Kipling Winster of the Glorious City, he naturally knew all the information about Kavo.
Seeing this light screen, someone immediately reported: "Lord Credo, according to the intelligence, this should be the magic holy weapon [Valenda's Shackles of Order] of the man named Cavo Ramirez. That old man is known as the 'First of the Ten Legends' and is the strongest man in the Ice Ridge Wasteland. Although his extraordinary rank is limited to the fifth rank, his combat power is estimated to be the peak of the sixth rank, and he has comprehended the laws of space..."
"Tsk tsk... These natives actually got hold of a high-quality holy weapon. They are really lucky."
Hearing this, Credo was slightly startled as he looked at the pyramid shining with blue light.
With the vertical pupil on his forehead looking at the hidden glowing array pattern in the magic restriction, he was sure that this was a high-level magic device that would make top-level extraordinary people fight for it even in the outside world.
He murmured, "The treasure map says that there are treasures left by the Black Emperor nearby. There are even too many treasures collected by the Monkle Empire left in the wasteland. It seems that these natives may have found a lot of good things..."
At this point, Credo's eyes turned, and he was more happy: "Oh, this saves me a lot of time in treasure hunting."
Although the defensive ban blocked a round of bomb air strikes.
However, such a large-scale defensive ban consumes a considerable amount of magic cores and resources.
They didn't have to do anything at all. They just had to wait for the magic device's energy to run out and then they could easily capture it.
This means that soon, there will be many more treasures in his spoils.
This is also one of the most important reasons why he, a "God-favored one", would go through so much trouble and spend several years to come to this remote, God-forsaken place.
This land covered by black fog hides many secrets that interest the three-eyed gods.
Those magical weapons that were once left behind on the battlefield of the "Battle of Hundreds of Races", the legendary "Inheritance of the Seventy-two Divine Generals" of the Black Emperor, and the source of power that led to the superior combat power of the "Black Demon Race"...
And so on.
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The airship fleet floated in the sky and dropped a few bombs from time to time, which exploded outside the magic light curtain.
Their original plan was to wait for the energy of the magic ban to run out, and then easily solve the last "hard bone" of Black Dragon City.
But unexpectedly, after a while, the magic light curtain suddenly disappeared by itself.
Moreover, unlike what they had seen before, the scene within the light curtain was completely different from what they had seen before!
"Is this... a large-scale visual illusion?"
The people on the airship immediately understood that the magic light curtain was not only a defensive ban, but also came with illusionary light and shadow.
What they saw in the city were just illusions that deceived them!
At this moment, the light curtain faded away, revealing the real scene... The other street scenes were no different, but the roof of the "dock" deep in the Black Dragon Academy was opened at this moment.
Like a clam shell, the steel ceiling opened to both sides, revealing a huge "black hole".
And the direction that the black hole was aimed at was the direction of the main battleship in the sky.
"Is that... a cannon?"
When the enemy outside the resting area on the mechanical airship saw clearly what the black hole with a diameter of tens of meters was, his face changed instantly.
Although most of the iron lump was buried underground, but judging from the section of iron pipe exposed above the ground, what else could it be but a cannon?
"This... How can there be such a large-caliber artillery!"
Seeing this, the three-eyed young man Credo's face also changed drastically.
On his face, which had remained calm from beginning to end, there was a hint of fear at the approaching death.
Even the main gun on the "King-class Battleship" he was riding on had a caliber of only a few meters. But the caliber of the gun on the ground in front of him was ten times larger!
Such a large-caliber artillery was completely beyond his understanding.
Because even in the Outlands, the largest artillery caliber is not very large. Because high-level artillery uses magic energy, magic energy artillery has high power and long range, but is not large in size. And the mechanics with a little bit of strength have long given up the research and development of gunpowder artillery, and no one would be bored enough to make this kind of super gunpowder cannon.
There is such a big thing here?
But as soon as they thought about it, these people from outside the domain understood instantly. This was not the outside world, but the Ice Ridge Wasteland restricted by the laws!
Magical cannons cannot be used, but gunpowder cannons have no restrictions at all. As long as the size is large enough, the power will increase .
Credo also vaguely realized that the other party had been prepared and seemed to be waiting for him.
Before seeing this exaggerated artillery, Credo really thought that his "King-class battleship" was invincible. In this technologically backward wasteland, no one could shoot it down.
But now, when he saw this giant cannon, he refreshed his understanding of the technological level of these "indigenous" people.
But it's too late.
In an instant, a sense of fatal crisis rose in his heart, and he shouted in his heart: "It's over!"
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Although the larger the size of gunpowder cannon, the greater its power, it is not possible to simply make it infinitely larger.
It also involves very complex mechanical knowledge.
The larger the caliber of the cannon, the higher the requirements for the metal material and enchantment of the barrel. The material must be good enough to withstand the geometric increase in explosion pressure; and there must be high-quality gunpowder with sufficient power to ensure that the projectile's range is within the expected range.
Otherwise, without technological support, even if it is manufactured, it will just be a useless lump of iron.
This is also the reason why the enemies outside the domain judged that there would be no threat and sent the modified "King-class battleship".
Because they don’t think that these “natives” have mastered the technology that poses a threat to them!
But the fact is, they were wrong.
Black Dragon City has no shortage of "Angela Black Iron". This special metal that can absorb shock waves is not only a defensive material, but also the best material for making super cannons.
In the past few years, Tust has digested many of the mechanical drawings that were originally found in the goblin ruins.
Those goblin black technologies also brought a lot of design inspiration to the old man.
This "Volcano Cannon" is the result of the concerted efforts of Tust and a group of Black Dragon City mechanics .
Because they had already calculated it at the beginning.
If enemies from outside the domain come, there will definitely be super airships that conventional artillery cannot do anything to.
Then, they would need a cannon powerful enough to destroy that kind of airship.
However, in the Ice Ridge Wasteland, the laws restrict high-level laws but do not restrict physical forces such as gunpowder explosions.
so……
They needed to get the artillery to the maximum extent possible.
The caliber, barrel, gunpowder... are all designed to perfection!
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The magic barrier was opened before not for defense, but to cover up the huge cannon muzzle.
At the moment when the dock roof was opened, Ryan at the command post did not hesitate at all and gave the order: "Fire!"
The huge muzzle suddenly lit up with a dangerous red color like volcanic lava, which was the sound of gunpowder burning.
In addition to this "volcano cannon" that protruded from the ground, the various anti-aircraft artillery positions of the Black Dragon Academy aimed large-caliber cannons at the airship in the sky.
At this moment, the mechanical airships in the sky were like clumsy iron birds. Their steam boilers were still working very hard and overloaded, white steam was "humming" and spraying everywhere, but they were still moving slowly.
“Bang!”
After the first muffled sound pierced the sky, it was followed by a series of dense "bang bang" sounds.
As if dizzyingly exploding, tongues of fire spewed out from the muzzles of the cannons in the Black Dragon Academy.
Then, after the loud bang, we saw a bunch of brilliant fireworks explode in the sky. The large-caliber artillery accurately hit the airships in the sky, creating huge holes in those small airships...
Flames and smoke filled the air instantly.
The larger the artillery, the longer the reaction time for ignition.
Just two or three seconds after the first artillery fire, suddenly, a deafening bang was heard.
The glass of houses within a radius of several kilometers was shattered by the extremely exaggerated sound of the artillery fire.
The huge recoil of the artillery was completely absorbed by the ground, like an earthquake, and the entire Black Dragon City trembled. Waves of air were like ripples on the water, instantly spreading throughout the entire city.
And the next moment, like a volcanic eruption, a tongue of boiling fire hundreds of meters long spurted out from the muzzle!
boom……
A shocking scene appeared.
After a loud bang, the surface of the "king-class battleship" that the super cannon was aiming at suddenly dimmed. That was a sign that the magic defense shield had been directly blasted through.
After the magic glow dimmed for a moment, a huge ball of fire emerged from the huge battleship.
It was like a giant shark being stabbed from the abdomen to the back by a spear, blood gushing out. This shot directly blasted the giant airship through.
On the hull of the airship, a hole several tens of meters in size suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
Moreover, because the shells penetrated the hull and hit the core boiler compartment, dense explosions were also heard inside this huge airship.
In a flash, dozens of explosions and flames were seen coming out of it. The panicked people on the airship also fell like ants...
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“It hit!”
“Hahaha, it hit!”
“…”
Looking at the brilliant fireworks in the sky, warm cheers rang out in the command post.
Even though they were mentally prepared, Ryan and his companions were still dizzy from the loud noise.
Bazel scratched his ears, his face showing a look of shock and joy, but he said quietly: "This cannon is good in every way, but the sound is a bit loud..."
Old man Tust explained with a smile: "Haha... because it is launched underground, the noise is a bit loud. Once it is in the air, the silencing effect of the ship will be brought into play... then there will not be so much noise."
Everyone listened and smiled at each other.
Ymir also said: "Next, it's time to teach those enemies a good lesson!"
Ryan's eyes flashed, and he ordered: "Load the ammunition, take off the airship, and we attack!"
Everyone responded in unison: "Yes, Lord City Lord!"
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The first round of artillery fire directly dealt a heavy blow to the airship fleet in the sky.
Especially the "King-class Battleship", its layer of magic defense was broken, which meant that its hull was directly exposed to the range of ground artillery.
However, even so, it is not fatal.
The commanders of those outsiders also adjusted their formations in time, allowing several heavily armored airships to descend rapidly, acting as human targets and blocking the defensive gaps that were blown through when the fleet was lowered.
More than a hundred airships also fought back, with bombs and artillery falling densely to the ground like ice cannons.
They thought that after all, airships had absolute air superiority.
Even if the fleet was damaged, they still had an absolute advantage.
But at this moment, what these people from outside the domain did not expect was that a loud dragon roar suddenly sounded in the sky.
Looking closely, a group of black flesh-winged "big birds" flew down from the top of the snow-capped mountains in the distance. There were tens of thousands of them...
It turned out to be the Flying Dragon Legion of Black Dragon City!
The two vanguard generals who had fought against the Black Dragon City Flying Dragon Corps for many days before saw the aggressive Flying Dragon Corps, their faces changed drastically, and they exclaimed in disbelief: "How is it possible... How can those guys still have so many flying dragons!"
The huge sound like a flash flood made the enemy's perception-type extraordinary people change their faces and exclaimed: "My lord, this is not good... There are many fifth-level flying dragons in that group of beasts!"
"How is that possible!"
"It's over. We've been tricked... I'm afraid those guys were hiding their abilities on purpose..."
"But, didn't the intelligence clearly say that there were only about 2,000 flying dragons? Where did these natives find so many high-level flying dragons..."
“…”
The commanders were completely drained of blood.
In the previous battles, those that came were obviously ordinary third- and fourth-order flying dragons. Why did so many fifth-order flying dragons suddenly appear here?
The dozens of leaders had bright scales and stood out from the crowd.
Surprisingly, it is a "lord-level" or "beast king-level" monster.
In their understanding, taming a fifth-level dragon beast requires at least sixth-level strength.
How could these natives possibly make so many "beast kings" obey them?
What’s more, what will surprise the enemy even more is yet to come.
Because at this time, they looked at the clouds above the group of flying dragons and saw a giant black dragon that looked like a "king".
It stands high above, with arrogance flashing in its eyes that looks down on the world.
This black dragon is stronger than those "lord-level" flying dragons underground in terms of both size and momentum!
After a loud dragon roar, the black dragon, like a commander, led a group of high-level flying dragons and rushed towards the fleet!
"Oh my god, it's Long Wei! Could the leading black dragon be an ancient dragon?"
"How is this possible! This isn't Dragon Island, how can there be a pure-blooded dragon here?"
"There's a barbarian on the back of the black dragon... He's actually a dragon rider! There's actually a dragon rider among these natives!"
“…”
The ancient dragon exerts a kind of pressure from its bloodline on any low-level bloodline creature.
The purer the bloodline, the more terrifying the "dragon power" will be.
When hunting the black dragon, even the top extraordinary people in Black Dragon City suffered a great loss from the pressure.
What’s more, these enemies come from outside the domain and their physical bodies are several levels weaker.
The dragon roars were accompanied by the trembling of the soul, causing the enemies on the airship to panic. The fifth-level extraordinary people were able to keep a little calm while trembling. But in the cabin, the low-level extraordinary people who were responsible for firing artillery and burning boilers had fainted in large numbers...
For a moment, the fleet in the sky was instantly disrupted by the pressure of the black dragon's "dragon power".
The Flying Dragon Legion also instantly rushed into the fleet, tearing the formation apart.
The combat power of these "Lord-level" and "Beast King-level" flying dragons is completely different from the average third-level flying dragons that we had fought before. Ordinary artillery can't hit their flexible dragon bodies at all. Even if they hit, they may not cause much damage...
And that domineering black dragon is even more invincible. No matter artillery, spells, or physical attacks, they can hardly cause any damage to it.
However, the black dragon's grab could easily leave some huge scratches on the steel airship.
This creature, at the top of the food chain in the Ice Ridge Wasteland, revealed its brutal side at this moment.
Those heavily armored airships were like paper in front of the giant dragon. They were torn into pieces with just a few claws...
Under Wu Duo's command, the Black Dragon specifically targeted the kinetic boiler compartment of the airship and could destroy an airship in just a few encounters.
The dragon army is unstoppable...
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And the trouble caused by those extraterritorial enemies is not limited to the Dragon Legion.
Because at this time, they saw the huge gun barrel on the ground suddenly appear, and then a strange-looking steam-powered mechanical monster slowly flew up...
"Mechanical airship! These natives actually mastered the technology of mechanical airship!"
