Chapter 526: Precise Turret (4k)
“Three have already completed their charge-up. Based on the limit inside, we should be able to charge up about five.”
Inside the black skyscraper, a figure sat in a recliner, their right hand resting on the charging formation control panel. The formation completed like a progress bar, requiring no other operation.
Only someone like Su Jiu, who could quickly gain experience, could manage this. Otherwise, even an Alchemy Master couldn’t operate it so quickly.
“Has it started?”
Hearing the commotion outside, Su Jiu smiled, got up, and pressed their other hand on the city defense cannon’s control. Their gaze fell upon the three-meter ape with bared shoulders.
“Glad it wasn’t her.”
After a sigh, they took out the Magic Crystal previously obtained from the Fen Shuangluan and continuously supplied energy to the formation.
It wasn’t yet the best time to fire. The optimal moment would be during the fight. For now, it was best to observe.
…
On the city wall, the formation had opened a largegap, allowing a few people to charge forward and facilitating the rapid firing of the Magic Crystal Cannon without damaging the city’s formation.
“This buff… typically, isn’t it single-target?”
The Secretary’s small eyes widened. He could feel the power of the buff on him, the External Qi circulating from his cells to his veins had expanded significantly.
He glanced at the Elder Minister again and saw a halo beneath the latter’s feet. Even the Elder Minister’s face showed shock.
Did this Bairnis possess such unique battlefield skills? This made them suspect if she had experienced city-destroying level wars.
“Single-target consumes a lot, I can’t do that now… He’s about to make a move.”
Bairnis smiled faintly. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly looked up ahead, her hand gripping the handle of her scythe.
“Three more sounds! If you don’t open the city gates, you’ll all be killed after the city is breached.”
As everyone on the city wall stood ready, a roar came from ahead. The humanoid ape in front suddenly grew monstrously large, its body becoming as majestic as a mountain, its head seemingly touching the clouds. With every step it took, the ground trembled.
“Boom!”
Slowly raising its giant foot, which was as big as a truck, the formation area on the city wall followed with a rumbling roar. The formation, like a cracked shell, began to show fissures.
“What kind of monster is this!?”
Immediately, everyone in the city saw the overwhelming monster horde surging from somewhere. The sky turned hazy with the cold current brought by the monsters, making it impossible to discern their direction.
Looking at the giant foot treading on the formation, Bairnis’s expression became unusually serious. Then, she looked at the surrounding monster horde and said solemnly, “You fight with all your might. The two of us, along with the Elder Minister, will block the entrance to the city formation. Those monsters won’t be able to get in.”
“Alright!”
The Secretary nodded. A longbow emerged behind him. With a narrowed gaze, he shot towards the sky through the opening, his force tearing apart the encroaching monsters.
Arriving in mid-air, his aura continuously surged. Holding his longbow, he drew and nocked an arrow as wind element aura continuously emerged.
“What’s with your aura!?”
The giant ape stared intently at the Secretary, emitting a muffled, confused sound. It had clearly sensed something abnormal. Not only were there no signs of injury on him, but his strength seemed to have increased.
“Shu!”
However, all he received was an arrow that pierced through layers of formation light circles. The sound of wind breaking through the sky echoed in the clouds. With a “cui la” sound, it landed on his flesh, emitting a dull thud.
“Roar!”
The giant ape’s face contorted in rage. A giant stone club appeared in its hand. “Whoosh -” it swung towards the Secretary. Its originally effeminate voice became much more masculine due to the rage:
“Human!! You dare to provoke me, a ranged archer?! Haven’t I taught you enough lessons last time?”
Seeing the colossal fist whistling towards him, the Secretary swallowed and hurriedly flickered to dodge, hoping Su Jiu wouldn’t stand him up.
During the fight between the two, the formation, cracked by the giant ape’s foot, already showed some fissures.
“Whoo—Charge in!!”
The vanguard was a High-Rank Battle King Level Demon resembling a snow wolf. It let out a long howl, opened its mouth, and spewed a blue beam towards the formation’s energy shield. In just a moment, it pierced through.
Just as the snow wolf-like demon was about to continue forward, the Elder Minister rushed to meet it, unleashing his High-Rank Battle King Level aura and engaging in a fierce battle.
With a corner of the formation broken, the demons responsible for the assault, under the terrified gazes of the city residents, rushed into the city. However, the very first demon was quickly blasted down by the Magic Crystal Cannon.
For a time, various scenes of chaos unfolded in the city sky. Demons would always sneak into the city during the confusion. Even the nobles couldn’t avoid engaging them, and the Snow Guards began to hunt down the demons that had slipped through.
“Roar!!”
Just then, a massive roar echoed. A giant bear paw pried open fragments of the formation opposite Bairnis. A black demonic bear, comparable in size to a small mountain, stood upright. Its head was adorned with a blood-red rule light circle, and its Demigod Level pressure surged forward like a tide.
The Snow Guards’ faces immediately showed intense fear. They found it difficult even to move their legs.
The giant black bear’s blood-red eyes scanned the soldiers behind the Magic Crystal Cannons. Suddenly, it grinned ferociously, like a human, licked its lips, and muttered softly, “War General Level snacks, not bad, not bad…”
“Hoo —”
Observing the bear’s actions, Bairnis’s pale blue eyes narrowed slightly. She then formed a hand seal and waved her hand, her scythe slicing through the air in front, creating a dark rift.
From the rift emerged dense swarms of black butterflies, each with sharp teeth in its mouth, looking quite terrifying.
The next moment, the butterflies swarmed and attached themselves to Bairnis’s clerical robe, covering the black robe and eventually transforming it into a black light armor.
The black bear also noticed her movements, its eyes shifted downwards to Bairnis. Sensing the aura she exuded, its heart trembled slightly, and then it murmured in a low voice:
“Who are you? Old Bear has never seen you before…”
“Just an nobody.”
In response to the inquiry, Bairnis simply smiled calmly. Her hair began to turn white from the roots, and her eyes also showed a hint of crimson.
“Such a familiar yet foreign feeling. It’s time to defend the city again.”
She felt a sense of disdain for everything surge into her heart. That which was etched into her bloodline could not be easily erased. With a faint smile, she brandished her scythe and charged towards the giant bear.
…
Su Jiu in the tower was aware of all the scenes unfolding in the city. She also had a sense of what was happening.
“The Italian cannons are coming!”
With a focused gaze, Su Jiu closed her eyes slightly. Her mental power spread out like a stone dropped into water. Soon, she detected the enormous humanoid ape in the distance. By analyzing the subtle movements of its steps, she predicted its next move and then pressed her palm slightly.
“Zi zi —”
The entire formation emitted a dazzling blue light. Immediately, a sky-blue smoke projectile shot up from the spire, piercing the formation and disappearing. Then came the second… the third…
“Bang bang bang!!!”
The appearance of the shells attracted some attention, but everyone was engaged in battle, so very few truly understood what was happening.
“Boom!”
In the sky above the western district, a violent energy explosion suddenly occurred. The entire city’s gaze followed, and they saw the old Secretary being forced back by the opponent’s massive club.
After all, he was a ranged archer, and fighting face-to-face was indeed somewhat difficult. It was important to note that although War God Level experts had space for three Beast Pets and their weapons were not limited to a single form, they still primarily focused on one weapon. For example, Su Jiu was most proficient with a sword.
Supported by External Qi, the old Secretary managed to stabilize himself, wiping a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth. He had sustained a minor injury during the fierce exchange.
He felt a bit frustrated, wishing he could shout— “Battalion Commander, if your Italian cannons don’t come soon, I’m going to retreat.”
“Don’t resist any further. If you were fighting demons without massive physiques, they would have been pierced through by your arrows. But I am different.”
After glancing at the repelled Secretary, the giant ape slowly calmed the surging qi in its chest, placing the giant stone club aside, and spoke in a deep voice.
However, its gaze occasionally swept to the sky. The other party said they would provide cover, but now they didn’t know where they had gone.
The Secretary paid little attention to the giant ape’s roar. He turned his head and looked towards Bairnis’s battle circle below, even more surprised.
“My buff is still active, and she was still buffing me while fighting that Demigod Level bear demon?”
The battle there was even more intense than here, with blurred figures flashing across the sky. Occasional clashes would erupt with earth-shattering energy fluctuations.
He continued to look further, murmuring to himself, “The formation is collapsing too quickly. Those leading demons, the Battle Kings, know to attack the already compromised areas.”
As the formation’s collapse widened, it was completely stained with blood. Demons and nobles, and Snow Guards, were engaged in a fierce battle here.
Although the strength of the Snow Guards was generally superior to demons of the same level, the latter excelled in numbers. The overwhelming, flood-like offensive, like a locust swarm, impacted the defenses. Under this desperate onslaught, many houses collapsed.
At this point, the nobles no longer fought independently. Two major Earl families joined forces to organize basic defense lines, began evacuating residents, and spontaneously formed a “Noble Army.” The tide began to turn.
In the past, in Bear Country, the status of nobles was much higher than that of commoners, and they had many conveniences. However, before the arrival of war, nobles were expected to stand in front of commoners. This was a unique custom of that country.
Just as everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion, a meteor streaked across the sky. The meteor, without deviation, struck the giant ape’s chest with a massive roar, like a frost giant’s angry fist, heavily knocking it to the ground behind.
Under the thunderous sound, countless people in the city were terrified. They could feel the pain of the giant ape falling. Then, they looked up into the distance and saw a large indentation on the giant ape’s chest.
Seeing the appearance of the cannon fire, the Secretary breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. He knew exactly what this was…
The giant ape’s face was still one of bewildered confusion. It feigned anger and got up, supporting itself with one hand against the pine forest behind it. Suddenly, a cannonball even more powerful than the previous one flew towards it.
“Why are their cannons so fast and accurate now?”
Its pupils suddenly contracted. By this time, it was too late to dodge, and it could only brace for the cannonball. All the External Qi surged, dedicated to resisting the “Ymir’s Fist” in front of it.
Soon, the two collided again, emitting a thunderous sound. The giant ape retreated a few steps. After the smoke cleared, its entire aura had significantly weakened. Just as it thought it had withstood the cannon fire.
A more refined and powerful “Ymir’s Fist” than the previous two had quietly descended upon its head. It looked up abruptly, and a look of panic finally appeared on its face. At this moment, it realized the difference between humans and demons…
Unscrupulous! Using firearms!
Seeing this, the Secretary couldn’t help but be startled. He seemed to recall that the city defense cannon shouldn’t be capable of rapid fire.
…
Meanwhile, on the other side, Su Jiu was preparing to craft the sixth cannonball when the secret realm door of the tower was pushed open. A rather tall figure slowly walked in, accompanied by faint applause.
“Clap clap —”
The newcomer didn’t rush towards Su Jiu but rather looked at the scene before them. Their gaze fell upon the virtual screen on the console with some surprise, and they said incredulously:
“You’ve actually injured Kuishan God?”
But soon, they shook their head, saying with a hint of mockery, “However, for someone so arrogant, this is a natural consequence.”
“Kuishan God? I didn’t expect that giant ape to have such a majestic title.”
Su Jiu turned to look at the other person. Her appearance was that of a standard Western beauty, dressed in a green dress, which looked somewhat out of place, piquing Su Jiu’s curiosity about her identity: “Are you Ms. Filina?”
She had only told Bairnis about her matters, and it wasn’t easy for ordinary people to enter such a place.
“Yes, I have something to discuss with you.”
Filina nodded, found a place to sit, placed her hands on the table, and smiled faintly.
Su Jiu looked at her quietly. She had a feeling that Filina, at this critical juncture, wasn’t going out to support the defense but rather came here to influence her. Thus, she asked, “What is it?”
“Leave here.”
Filina’s face maintained its smile, but a Demigod Level pressure involuntarily emanated from her. The alchemy instruments also emitted creaking sounds.
