Within two hundred meters of the outer walls of Cartagena, the ground cracked and collapsed rapidly, and an unfathomable gully appeared.
Filia immediately ordered a retreat after noticing the abnormality, but the ground fell quickly and rapidly, and more than half of the imperial soldiers failed to escape and fell into the ravine.
At first, everyone could still hear the roars of the soldiers who fell into the ground. They seemed to be fighting some creature.
Then the roar became smaller and smaller, and the strange rustling became louder and louder. Finally, the ground returned to silence, like the city walls of Cartagena after being shrouded in poisonous gas for a period of time.
The soldiers on the edge of the ravine clearly saw pairs of purple-red eyes lighting up in the dark ravine, like a group of hell ghosts staring at them.
Rogge also saw that these eyes were very special. He immediately ruled out the eyes of goblins and orcs. After a closer look, he also ruled out common underground monsters.
What kind of creature is it? Could it be a monster from the Red Abyss?
The collapse of the ground was undoubtedly a disaster for the Imperial Army who were attacking in groups. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, they were also blocked by ravines and could not continue their attack.
The troops on the city wall had no support from follow-up troops and could only struggle to resist the crazy attack of the orc army in the city under the cover of the air force.
Although the imperial troops guarded various stairs and occupied high points, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and they alone could not hold the city wall.
Yaoxing flew to Filia, who was observing by the ravine, and said to her, "It's the Abyss Beast, I can feel its aura."
Yaoxing and the Abyssal Beast had just had a fight, and the Abyssal Beast ran away not long after the fight. The injury was not too serious, and it was fully capable of attacking again.
The Abyssal Beast should also have sensed that Yaoxing was nearby. This time it was smart enough not to show its head, and did not give Yaoxing a chance to beat it violently.
The Abyssal Beast stays underground and does not come out, which is a greater threat to the Imperial Army. It is likely that it created this ravine, and no one knows whether it can create it a few more times.
It is necessary to explore the underground situation in advance to prevent ground cracks from happening again and causing heavy casualties.
Filia adjusted her tactics decisively: "The messenger, inform the commander of the magician unit to dispatch earth magicians to all armies. If any abnormality is discovered underground, report it immediately."...
"Yes!" The ordering soldier took the order and left.
"Yaoxing, can you help us keep an eye on the abyssal beast?"
"No problem!" Yaoxing patted his chest, "As long as that big bug dares to show its head, I will beat him up!"
"Thank you, you are the only one who can suppress the Abyssal Beast. The key to the success or failure of this battle is you." Filia said something nice, and Yao Xing was very helpful. She let out a majestic dragon roar towards the ground on the spot and killed the Abyssal Beast. courage.
Abyssal beasts that can move underground are really difficult to deal with and difficult to guard against, and only Yaoxing can limit them.
"Nana..."
Before Filia could finish speaking, Ofina took out a few flash bombs and threw them into the ravine. There was a muffled "bang bang" sound, and the ground lit up.
Taking advantage of the light, everyone looked around and finally saw clearly what kind of creature the owner of those red eyes was.
Their upper bodies are humanoid, and their lower bodies are snake bodies, like snake-like monsters that have not fully transformed.
They have different numbers of arms, ranging from two to eight. Most monsters have two arms, but the position of these two arms is different from that of humans. They grow in the middle of the torso, close to the waist.
The weapons in the hands of the monsters and the armor they wore looked strange in shape, but the metallic luster showed that they were well-equipped.
Obviously, this creature is not a monster, and no monster can half-transform into groups. They also do not conform to the characteristics of any intelligent race in historical records, and they may only come from other worlds.
"Wow, it's so ugly!" Ofina patted her small chest and cast a blessing spell on herself to suppress her nausea.
The combination of the snake body and the human body is quite scary. Coupled with the strangely positioned arms, the shape of the monster is worthy of the word "ugly".
"Thea, do you recognize it? It's a strange demon
? "Filia asked.
"I've never seen it." Thea stared at the monster underground with a deep look, "I'm not sure if it's a strange monster, but it's definitely not a native creature of the Hess world."
"Yuu!"
Yaoxing suddenly let out an angry dragon roar, transformed into a giant dragon, fluttered its wings, and sprayed out a galactic breath towards the ravine!
The dragon's breath of the soul-level dragon was so explosive that even the imperial soldiers by the ravine were shocked. They were too close to the dragon's breath and they felt the breath of death.
The galactic breath poured into the ravine, and the group of monsters immediately screamed and fled into the depths of the ground. However, the power of the breath was huge, and a large number of monsters were still annihilated by the dragon's breath.
Two monster leaders with eight arms suddenly rushed out from the monster group. They looked like a male and a female. They jointly released a skill similar to the fifth-level large-scale formation magic shadow curtain, blocking all the energy impacts spread by the dragon's breath.
Those who can withstand the Dragon Breath of the Star are definitely strong ones. Even though they are resisting the lingering power of the Dragon Breath, they can really withstand it.
It seems that the more arms this monster has, the more powerful it is.
Yao Xing drove away the monsters in the ravine with a breath of dragon breath, and there were no more red eyes peeping inside.
The width of the gully is the width of the ground collapse, which is about two hundred meters, covering the entire front.
If you want to continue the attack, you have to find a way through the ravine.
The most powerful earth magician in the empire is a magister, and he alone cannot repair the ground in a short time.
Filia thought for a moment and made a decision: "The attack is suspended. Prioritize repairing the surface and find a way to cross the ravine."
"Miss, what should I do with the soldiers trapped on the city wall?" Myron, a knight loyal to Filia, asked.
"Rogg will have a solution. Tell the equipment battalion to adjust the shooting angle, concentrate firepower to support the troops on the city wall, and help them evacuate."
"Evacuate..." Myron looked at the sky and suddenly realized.
If you can't walk on the ground, you can still walk in the sky. The empire firmly held the air superiority. Although there were not many flying spirit beast troops, they could still help the troops trapped on the city wall retreat by flying a few more times.
Rogge and Filia looked at each other from a distance, and they understood each other's thoughts. Rogge immediately led the air force support force to retreat.
The follow-up archer units of the Orc Alliance also came to the front line, and the Air Force finally felt the pressure.
When it comes to long-range power alone, the Air Force has an absolute advantage.
There is a saying circulating in the imperial army: beat the high and beat the low, beat the stupid [silence].
The air force is much higher than the ground troops. Whether it is bows and arrows or magic, the range and power of shooting from the sky to the ground are greater than those from the ground to the sky.
But there is still the same problem, there are too many enemies, and quantitative changes can lead to qualitative changes.
The dense rain of arrows splashed into the sky, hitting the dragon's scales was almost like raindrops hitting the body, but the Pegasus knights and the more fragile magical beasts had to increase their height.
"Eleanor, release the remaining gas bombs!" Rogge ordered loudly to Eleanor, the leader of the Flame of Hope Pegasus Knights team.
"Yes!" Eleanor summoned her team members, flew to the right position, and threw the gas bomb.
This time it does not need to be as precise as throwing it on the city wall, so the height does not need to be lowered too much, and the Pegasus knights can complete the throw in a relatively safe place.
The gas bombs flew in an arc towards the orc army in the city. This time, the orc warriors were not as panicked as before. Several king-level experts intervened to intercept them, and several gas bombs exploded in mid-air.
However, as long as the poisonous gas is thick enough, it can also have the effect of blocking the line of sight when it explodes in the air. Moreover, the poisonous smoke will gradually sink, so being intercepted is not a big problem.
As soon as the gas bomb exploded, the orc warlord waved his whip and shouted for the troops to disperse.
The terrain in the city is relatively wide, and 80% of the orc troops within the poisonous smoke range can escape. The lethality of this wave thrown is far less than that of the city wall.
Rogge asked the Flame of Hope team to throw out the remaining gas bombs not to kill the enemy, but to cover.
As soon as the poisonous gas spread, Rogge immediately led the air force into action. Pegasus knights and flying insects with low load-bearing capacity swooped down to kill them. The remaining spirit beasts grabbed the soldiers trapped on the wall and retreated in an orderly manner.
The cover and projection of the equipment battalion also arrived, and the flaming stones fell on the orc army, smashing countless orc warriors into pulp.
Thunder and lightning poured down from the sky, and flames poured down from the sky, giving a fatal blow to the orc warriors who rushed up the stairs. Thousands of orc warriors fell under the magic of the spirit beasts, and the pressure on the imperial soldiers on the city wall was greatly reduced.
The spirit beast flew back and forth five times, and when the poisonous smoke just dispersed, it rescued all the trapped soldiers.
The orcs reoccupied the city wall and planted the battle flag of the Orc Alliance on the city tower.
The results of the empire's battle were not bad. Although they failed to break through the city wall in one fell swoop, they destroyed the driving core of the spear defense device, which greatly reduced the difficulty of attacking the city in the future.
More importantly, this battle forced out the opponent's two trump cards. One was that the earth would fall, and the other was that there were monsters from another world waiting for him underground.
Underground combat is something the Imperial Army is not good at. Earth magicians must monitor the conditions underground at all times to avoid ground cracks.
With Philiya's command ability, the impact of the ground rupture can be minimized. The estimated time to break the city remains unchanged, it will be tomorrow at the earliest and the day after tomorrow at the latest.
The defensive means of the southeastern section of the Cartagena City Wall were exhausted. The southeastern route army had a short period of repair time before solving the problem of ground fissures and ravines.
The eastern army led by Charles and the northern dwarf army led by Malkem entered the most intense stage of the battle.
Both armies advanced to the third level of fortress defense line. The third level of fortress could be supported by the city wall and was the most difficult to break through.
The army on the east route lacked improved siege equipment and no air force support, so they could only fight to the death with their lives in the attack.
Compared with the steady advance of the Southeast Road, the attack of the East Road army was more violent and crazy, completely regardless of losses.
Because the soldiers had to rush all the way to get to their position and lacked rest, they had to work hard to achieve victory with an invincible momentum. They had to at least advance to the city of Cartagena before they could hope to break the city in time. ..
The corpses of Imperial soldiers were piled up in a thick layer under the fortress, and the follow-up troops were completely stepping on the corpses of their comrades. This situation was similar to the situation when the orc army attacked the Hogaka defense line.
The battle situation of the dwarf army was better, and the stimulated Malkem did not directly let the army attack with enthusiasm. Instead, he organized the remaining artillery and continued to bombard the fortress.
However, the fortresses bombarded this time have been carefully selected. Basically, every other fortress will be bombed. The remaining fortresses will not be able to form a coordinated defense and will be much easier to attack.
After the third-level fortress was bombarded into a crisscross shape, Malkem finally ordered the entire army to attack.
The heavy armor of the dwarves was not afraid of the orcs' arrows. The kerosene caused them a lot of trouble, but the dwarves' stubborn temper kept their morale high. They fought through fire and conquered the fortress. It was only a matter of time.
Compared with the difficult situation of the other three armies, the siege of the west undead army seemed very peaceful.
Although Gnison promised Widnina to let her into the city, the attack of the undead army did not stop.
Vidnina wished she could kill more orcs and recover the corpses, so she would not miss such a good opportunity.
