After getting the answer and watching the female swordsman leave, Lovely stood there for a while.
Then he turned to look at Saya.
"Notify the entire ship to take off."
"Well……"
"You heard it! That guy begged me shamelessly. Why should I, the princess, need a bastard to worry about!"
Saya did not answer and used the magic device to issue instructions to the ship.
She knew that her princess had deliberately avoided the previous incident. She had never seen each other since the last time they met and spent the night in the room for no apparent reason.
But I still can’t hide my concern.
Humans are really weird.
Since you really want to ask about what happened that day, why not just go ahead and ask?
"Um...are we still observing on the deck?" Saya asked.
"No need," Lovely sighed softly, "Any fool can guess what will happen next. The Hoof Fire Army will either retreat or be completely annihilated."
She has never underestimated Randall, and this time she allowed him to achieve his plan in a "justifiable" way, but she has not lost yet.
The Hoof Fire Empire has its own purpose, and the true truth of Crownless City is still in the hands of a sneaky person.
This war was too deliberate, not as if it was to bury something, but to unearth something.
In this case, just wait and see what happens.
"My Lady Princess..."
"Um?"
"Actually, I think it would be better for you to go see him after the war is over."
"..."
Lovely didn't reply.
Saya hung there, spread her hands and said: "How about you keep avoiding me like this... Regarding the mechanical goddess's affairs and the arrangements for the past few days, you have been conveying them through letters since that day. You haven't gone to them, right? .”
Lovely gave her a complaining look.
"You are so embarrassed to say that. Because of your dereliction of duty, I don't even know if I am innocent now, but you have the nerve to mention it in front of me."
"Uh... that's..."
Lovely narrowed his eyes and looked at her, "You, are you thinking about your magical copper acid again? You are my wife, how can you always call him sir."
"No, no...!"
Saiya shrank back.
Besides, didn’t you also scream...
Lovely took a breath slowly. In order not to think about this, she tried her best to play games with Prime Minister Randall during this period. Not only did she make the other party withdraw ten kilometers from the eastern suburbs of Crownless City, but she also put pressure on the Hoof Fire Empire. The two sides have never turned into a major conflict before.
But now the Hoof Fire Army insists on going its own way, breaking this balance.
She is doing all the games on the surface by herself. In addition, there are ACB48 tours, the operations of the Libra Chamber of Commerce, and the resurgence of domestic opposition. However, that guy is still instructing her to do this and that. Three letters so far. , not even a single explanation.
I don't want my feelings to be tainted with politics and interests, but I don't even get the basic concern.
After leaving the power circle of the royal capital, no matter how much support she received, her subordinates were nominally just a group of soldiers. Under such circumstances, if you easily fire on other countries' troops in neutral areas, not to mention that the empire will not give up, it will also have to go to military court at home.
If it goes wrong, the natural outcome would be to take back the battleship, cancel the engagement, and marry a prince from far away.
Doesn't it matter to him?
I don’t know how much his relationship with Vermeer has progressed during this time...
"My Lady Princess..."
"I understand. I don't want to be talked about by you, and I won't fill your head with weird things. Just give up on this idea."
"I-we are almost through the high clouds, let's go into the cabin."
"..."
Lovely shook his head and walked towards the cabin.
Besides, what can I do if I go to him?
Did you do that to me? Will you be responsible for me? How can you say this?
Even before he could confirm his feelings, he was confused by that incident.
Back in the cabin, Lovely came to the captain's seat, jumped up and successfully sat on it, asking the attendant to bring him a cup of high-sugar coffee.
Sipping her coffee, she rested her chin in one hand and sank into her chair, looking at the magic panel and thinking a little.
Randall's army has arrived at West Street, including many large weapons such as magic arrow crossbows and armored lions. No matter how stupid Marcus is, he can hear the movement of the army, but he still has no intention of retreating. Instead, he fights More and more brave.
This made Lovely couldn't help but think.
In such a situation, the guy let himself fly higher, what exactly is...?
…
Wuguan City, outside the west gate.
Hearing the sound of marching in the city behind him, Ryan took the initiative to distance himself from Marcus.
"This is the last chance."
"..."
The other party obviously knew what the sound was, but Marcus still didn't say a word.
If the troops are not withdrawn, the losses to the entire army will definitely be more than what they are now.
Doesn't that matter?
Just when Ryan thought Marcus would ignore him until he died, the other party suddenly spoke:
"It has nothing to do with you here. Just take your coalition troops and withdraw."
Ryan's pupils shrank.
"What's the reason?"
At this time, the other party suggested that they withdraw their troops?
The prime minister of Shiyuan did not make any surprises from beginning to end, but appeared in an incredibly normal way. It would be better to say that for these two commanders, they both made the most unexpected choices.
Bang bang bang——
The sound of shelling came from a distance. Ryan raised his eyes and saw a bright white light shining in the distance of the plain.
This is……
"Magic Cannon! Be careful to avoid!!"
Ryan shouted, and the magic cannon that had been dismantled by Vanessa came back in an incredible way.
If more than two groups were originally brought, why were they not used at the beginning and also when the army fell into a passive position?
They obviously invested so much war equipment, so why did they attack the city in such a reckless way?
Ryan found that in front of these leading generals, his experience was completely insufficient and he could not guess their thoughts at all.
However, just as he was thinking this, he found that Marcus on the opposite side was also surprised and turned back to look in the same direction as him.
Wait, this is...
He immediately directed his surroundings to hide in bunkers, but Ryan froze on the spot, watching as the magic cannon went straight over his head, over the half-erected barrier, and into the city of Crownless City.
"What!!"
Everyone turned around following the trajectory of the ballistic trajectory, and then——
Boom, boom! !
The firing of twelve long-range magic cannons fell straight into the West Street area of Wuguan City, splashing a large sea of light.
Ryan looked in that direction in shock, speechless for a moment.
Fire directly into civilian areas! ?
In order to attack the Lion Garden army in a narrow terrain?
Ryan immediately turned to look at Marcus, but the expression on the other man's face told him otherwise. Marshal Dong quickly retracted his expression and closed his eyes.
"It seems there is no way out."
"hateful!"
Ryan then heard the sound of the second round of magic cannons. This time it was even further than the first round of bombardment, and even passed the marching Lion Garden army.
What on earth is this doing!
There were still many people hiding in the buildings without seeking refuge. This round of shelling clearly gave people the impression that they were deliberately heading towards civilian areas.
The two armies are facing each other. Instead of attacking the enemy directly, they use magic weapons to bomb unarmed civilians?
"Are you resurrecting something?"
Ryan thought of what happened in White Harbor Town. The mother goddess who created the blood resurrection beast may also be the god of bone and blood.
Is the Hoof Fire Empire making such plans?
However, there is obviously a third-level Marshal Shendong, and there are also some god-level experts in the Hoof Fire Empire. There should not be a shortage of combat power at this level. There is no need to use the lives of 50,000 soldiers to exchange for another third-level...
No, isn't it a third-level god?
Ryan looked at Marcus in shock.
"Don't look at me, learn to judge for yourself, boy, I didn't bring these magic cannons."
"What does it mean."
Surprised, Ryan knew he had to take action and looked at Vanessa immediately.
The latter nodded and glanced at Marcus with disdain.
Then he spread his dragon wings and flew away with his tribe.
"Elufa, Kamesh, take our people and retreat!" Ryan shouted as he walked back.
"Ha!" Kamesh turned back clumsily, holding the ax, "What are you going to do? I haven't hit enough yet, I can hit fifty more!"
"Let's go to the city to intercept the magic cannon!"
"Okay, wait...what did you say?" Kamesh just turned back and ran for two steps, then was stunned for a moment, "I can still fight a hundred more here!"
"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly." Dundry, the chief knight of Kali Mountain, put away his sword and patted the back of his head.
"Hey! I hate it when humans lower their hands and pat me on the head!"
While calling back the other forces, Ryan rushed towards the city. Elfa retracted her elf wings and landed beside him.
"You said you want to intercept the magic cannon, what are you going to do?"
"I don't know." Ryan answered honestly, but without wavering, "If we don't stop the shelling of civilian areas, all of this will..."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of magic cannons sounded again, and Ryan realized that there were probably more than two sets of magic cannons.
The launch interval is too short!
But this time, no shells came.
"..."
The legions gathered inward waited for a moment, and light appeared on a dark ridge on the northwest side.
"Gah!" Goblin Holy Wizard's eyes widened, "That's the territory of our goblins!"
The Goblins did not have an army to participate in the war. This wise man with outstanding magic power was invited by Ryan alone. However, at this time...
Ryan had an idea.
Could it be that the other party plans to use all the power territories around Crownless City as a source of sacrifices?
This is tantamount to forming a deadly feud with all the surrounding forces.
Would the Hoof Fire Empire really do this?
In less than a minute, the territories of the dwarves, ogres, and demons were hit one after another. Only the elves on the lake were not affected due to the barrier repaired by the tool of protection.
Faced with this scattered situation.
Ryan closed his eyes and made a quick decision.
Let all the forces rush back for rescue, and he will lead the elves on the lake to stop the magic cannon from Crownless City. On the goblin side, the nearest dwarf will separate a team to rescue.
There is no need to worry about Vanessa, as the Jingyi Mountains will not be greatly affected, but with so many magic cannons, they must be heavily guarded, and the Dragon Queen may not be able to stop them so easily.
Now is the time to grab time.
We must control the situation before causing irreparable disasters.
Marcus seemed to have no intention of stopping them. Ryan led the Lake Elf into the city quickly and happened to run into the army of the Lion Garden Kingdom.
Before the two sides had time to speak, a round of magic cannon was fired again, flying straight over from above.
This time, it was higher than any of the previous rounds.
It also means that it is closer to the direction of dense population.
The Lion Garden army just looked on coldly and signaled the elves to get out of the way.
Lion Garden and Hoof Fire——
The lion will bite the throat of the war horse, and the fire will burn the lion's garden.
…
…
The ruins of the God War, the underground manufacturing site of the Craftsmen Guild.
"Wuguan City was bombarded?"
After listening to Athetana's story, Luo Wei looked to one side, his eyes becoming cold.
From the previous speculations and the various evidences collected now, it is clear that both the magic weapon and the mechanical goddess are still far from completion.
To create a defective god, he would probably be at the peak level of a third-level god at most. At such a high cost, the plan that had been prepared for thirty years was abandoned, and the deal with "him" was ignored. Already?
The Craftsmen Guild was clearly not forced to this point.
"...Yes, the round of bombing just now landed on the edge of East Street, but you wrote to the movie studio in advance, so they were prepared and were already arranging people to evacuate underground in various secret strongholds, including those on South Street. The Praying Church is also taking in people. The city defense is relatively strong on North Street, so I’m afraid they won’t choose to bomb on North Street.”
"Are these people crazy?" Shaye looked annoyed. "What's the point of venting anger in civilian areas when the two armies are fighting without fighting the enemy?"
"No, there should be other reasons here," Luo Wei thought calmly, "This is not a trump card that the craftsmen will fight to the death."
Ayi Ning also held her chin in thought.
"I'm just curious, why does the Hooffire Empire listen to the craftsmen so much, especially that Marcus?"
"..."
Luo Wei closed his eyes, and suddenly an idea flashed.
"You are such a good sister to me."
"?"
Ayi Ning moved her hand away and was stunned. For a moment, she couldn't understand whether he was teasing or if her own words reminded him of something.
Luo Wei looked at everyone with cold eyes.
"I think I know the answer."
"The Craftsmen's Guild has found countless scapegoats, and this time the scapegoat—"
"It is the ancient magical weapon and mechanical goddess that the Hooffire Empire has worked hard to create."
Several people fell silent for a moment.
Vermeer pinched her fingers, starting from this conclusion, the clues and answers were all connected together.
In other words, after they broke in and reached the core.
As a former secret ally.
Will the craftsmen betray the Hooffire Empire as well?
"boom--!"
At this moment, several people heard a short roar. To Luo Wei's ears, it sounded like a gunshot.
And they all heard it, and there was nothing unusual around them, so that meant it was clear.
"Athetana?"
"I'm... okay, but?"
"But what?"
"It seems like some small bow and arrow are shooting at me."
Luo Wei took a cold breath.
"go back."
He looked up and said to several other members.
The teleportation relay point has been found.
There might be something secret hidden in the courtyard, trying to snipe Athetana.
No matter who arranged it, dare to do such a thing.
He is bound to make the other party pay the price.
(End of chapter)
