But in a certain direction...the sound of water splashing and churning rose to an extraordinary volume over time!
"……Um?"
Nus, who had not yet entered the cabin of the airship, seemed to have noticed something. His ears twitched slightly, he stopped, turned his head with a suspicious look, and looked outside the strait, facing the open sea.
Across the smooth, metallic deck, he saw a white "line" on the distant sea level... slowly moving towards this side.
Not like ocean waves.
"what is that?"
Nus felt something was wrong, so he cast a communication spell to inquire about the lookout at Dusk Strait.
The observers on the lookout tower also discovered the anomaly almost at the same time, and immediately shifted the focus of a large number of spiritually powered observation equipment.
After only a few seconds, Nuss received a report from the Dusk Strait garrison:
"Governor, it was a very high wave, probably caused by the Haitian earthquake somewhere in the open sea."
This answer did not seem to satisfy Nus. He still frowned tightly, and his deep eyes stared motionlessly at the "white line" that was getting closer and closer.
Perhaps sensing the Governor's mood, the garrison representative quickly added:
“Don’t worry, sir. All military units and military plots in the Dusk Strait have deployed extremely thorough flood prevention measures. Not to mention higher waves, even a tsunami will hardly affect our normal vigilance.
"We have already sounded a flood warning in the military. When that wave hits the strait, it won't cause any damage to us."
"No, it's not just the waves." Nus's eyes suddenly became serious. "I sensed spiritual fluctuations in that direction... Maybe it's a siren, and a group of sirens."
"A group of sea monsters?" The garrison leader at the other end of the communication was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile:
“Sir, no matter how many sirens there are, it is impossible to create such high waves.
"The largest sirens attack we've ever encountered involved at least 8,000 sirens of varying sizes, but the waves those beasts created were less than half of what we have now.
"If that wave is really full of sirens, there must be at least 30,000 of them! I'm afraid it would be difficult to gather that many sirens even if we searched the entire outer sea clean, right?"
After saying this, he laughed twice half-jokingly.
However, Nuss did not follow his intention and showed a joking expression. Instead, his face became more and more serious:
"No, it's the Sirens! My inspiration can't be wrong. There are countless Sirens in that so-called 'wave'!"
"..."
The head of the garrison was also stunned. He couldn't believe that there would really be tens of thousands of sirens coming together to attack this seaport, but he didn't dare to doubt the judgment of the Governor of the Royal Fleet.
So he immediately arranged for people to invest more observation resources on the "white line" that was getting closer and closer, trying to see the true face of this thing.
"Oh no...it's really a siren! Those aren't fucking waves! They're splashes made by the siren's tentacles! Damn it, damn it, I've never seen so many sirens in my life!"
Less than a minute later, the distorted roar of the commander of the Dusk Strait garrison resounded across all spiritual communication channels:
"All troops on alert! Highest alert! This is not a drill! This is not a drill! All units direct all firepower toward the open sea! I repeat, this is not a drill!..."
Along with the commander's panicked scream in shock, a real-time broadcast of the scene captured by the ultra-long-range detection recorder spread across the entire communication channel:
On the azure blue sea, densely packed deformed heads were crowded together, with messy, tangled tentacles swinging and flapping wildly, stirring up the unclean and filthy sea water and stirring up dirty waves.
As far as the eye can see, there are scenes like the devil from hell, with no end in sight!
This is the true face of the so-called "white line" in the distance!
"boom!"
At the same moment when the commander's shout rang out in the channel, red lightning rose from Nus's burly body, like powerful whips, lashing the air with crackling sounds.
Then his whole body seemed to turn into lightning, and instantly rushed into the deck of the "Alert", merged with the metal hull, and disappeared completely.
"Om-"
The next second, the huge and majestic body of the rune aircraft floating on the sea, which had just received supplies, suddenly trembled, like a lion awakening.
"Crash..."
The giant ship takes off.
A huge amount of sea water slid down its body and fell into the returning sea.
In the sky, the two rune flying ships stationed at the Dusk Strait Naval Port also became alert. The shuttle-shaped hulls slowly and powerfully turned, pointing the bows at the white waves that were already quite close in the distance on the sea.
Including the "Alert", the three rune flying ships in the Dusk Strait Naval Port are all 200-meter-class "frigates", second only to the Royal Fleet's flagship, the "Cang Lan Kishida", in tonnage and size.
Each of these three airships is equipped with formidable equipment: the nine high-energy magic cannons they are equipped with are enough to destroy any villain who dares to challenge their power.
The metal armor plates loaded with advanced protective spells have more than seven layers stacked up even at the weakest part. Countless micro spiritual light beams can instantly annihilate the smallest attacking entities at a distance of a hundred meters.
The control core is composed of extremely complex and huge spiritual rituals, and an unimaginable amount of spirituality and data needs to flow at all times, requiring at least seven "magicians" to handle it normally.
The energy core forged from the fragments of the ancient god's remains is enough to provide every part of this giant aerial ship with abundant energy like the sun, and it can maintain effective performance for at least one month even if it completely loses supplies.
If this terrifying energy were used to drive the main gun that runs through the entire axis of the airship, one shot would be enough to burn the space within a few miles to ashes!
Three of these war machines combined, in coordination with conventional forces on the ground and at sea, are enough to fight against any enemy that is not at a divine level!
Even if the opponent is a group of "Metallurgists", they will instantly collapse under such an attack!
Facing such an iron wall, even tens of thousands of sea monsters would be unable to break through its defenses.
……?
"Rumble--"
Whether it is the observers on the flying boat, the crew on the warships on the sea, the coastal defense artillery on both sides of the strait, or the soldiers waiting behind the military bunkers...
At this moment, everyone opened their mouths in surprise.
"Rumble--"
The thunder is gathering.
The sun has faded.
The “white line” has now been forced to within a few kilometers of the strait.
At this distance, the details of the "white line" can be clearly distinguished by the naked eye, and the "little black dots" that make one's back cold are dotted among the rising foamy waves, like watermelon seeds scattered on the snow.
However, what astonished everyone was not the unprecedented number of sirens.
But...
"Boom!!!"
That spiral thundercloud had formed over the sea at some unknown time.
Purple-black thunder flickered faintly in it.
"……what is that?"
After a long silence, someone asked stupidly.
Why did a thundercloud suddenly appear?
The sky was clear just now!
In just a few seconds, a thundercloud so huge that it blocked out the sun and the sky appeared! ?
This is so weird!
In the brief moment when everyone was stunned, the spiral thundercloud pressing in the sky took shape completely.
Crazy and dazzling silver snakes danced wildly in the dark clouds. From the eye of the storm in the center, a destructive aura that changed the sky and the earth gushed out, causing the originally calm sea to howl with dark winds and turbid waves.
The ironclad ships were buffeted by the surging waves, swaying like leaves and looking extremely small; under the strong light of lightning and thunder, an indescribable outline was outlined from the chaotic and dark eye of the storm.
The next second, the lightning faded away, and the outline disappeared into the chaotic darkness.
But with just this quick glimpse, unimaginable will of destruction descended upon the hearts of everyone in the naval port, like a heavy punch hitting their hearts, making them extremely dazed.
That is a tremendous force that no mortal being can resist...
It was a horrific disaster that was enough to destroy the island...
That is……
Ultimate, pure, chaotic——
The will of natural disasters.
Chapter 497 Vest +1
The outer wall of the headquarters of the Last Kingdom is mainly made of brick and stone structure, supplemented by wooden frame support. It is very strong overall. Even if it is bombarded head-on by a catapult, it is difficult to damage it in a short time.
Every hundred meters or so, there is a sentry post behind the city wall.
There are one or two soldiers guarding each sentry post, observing the movements inside and outside the city wall 24 hours a day. Their sight lines are crossed with each other, and all trees within 20 meters outside the wall have been cut down and cleared to prevent obstruction of the sentry soldiers' vision.
Under such strict guard, every inch of the city wall is in the blind spot of observation, and there is always at least one sentry soldier keeping his eyes on the wall.
All of this is aimed at preventing any abnormality from occurring in this wall, which serves as the first line of defense for the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the city.
Therefore, when a figure covered in a long black cloak walked out from the pale woods and approached the more than ten-meter-high city wall step by step, the nearest sentry discovered the other party at the first time.
"You black-clad man over there! Stop approaching immediately and tell me your identity!"
He immediately shouted at the top of his voice, both to speak to the other party and to attract the attention of other sentries.
"Is that a person?"
"It should be a person... a small person wearing a cloak."
"Just one person? Weird..."
After seeing the lone figure slowly moving across the open space between the woods and the city wall, the sentries couldn't help but discuss with their companions.
At this distance and angle, they could not see the man's specific facial features. They could only roughly tell that he was a dwarf wearing a cloak. As for what he looked like and what his body shape was like, these details were completely obscured by the wide cloak.
They don't even know if this guy is a human being. Maybe he is a ghost with a strange appearance... After all, ghosts don't have a uniform appearance. Who says it can't look like this?
So they all clenched the bows and crossbows in their hands, and at the same time pressed one hand on the talisman paper loaded with witchcraft spells. As long as the guy below showed any abnormality, they would immediately sound the alarm!
"...Hmm? Stopped?"
After everyone shouted, the figure immediately stopped moving forward and stood still.
Being able to understand human language...means it’s not a ghost, but a human.
The soldiers on guard all breathed a sigh of relief. Since they were human, everything would be easy to deal with.
Then the soldier closest to him shouted again, but this time his tone and accent were much softer:
"Sir, are you a lone member of the team? Walk east along the wall for about a thousand meters to the nearest city gate. We will keep an eye on your situation on the way, so don't worry."
These people are quite enthusiastic... They bring people in without asking about their backgrounds. If you don't know, you might think they are waiters serving guests...
Qi Ji once again deeply realized the innocence of the indigenous people of the Last Kingdom and couldn't help but sigh a few times in his heart. Then he did not hesitate to follow the instructions of the soldier just now and walked eastward along the city wall.
As a result, on the way, the soldiers in the watchtower on the city wall did as they had said before and carefully kept an eye on the movements in the direction of the gray forest to prevent a sudden rush of an evil ghost.
After walking along the slightly curved wall for less than ten minutes, Qi Ji saw a small wooden door about two or three meters high. When he walked to the door, the guard behind the wall opened it at the same time:
"Come on in—which unit are you from?"
It was only then that they began to ask about Qi Ji's origins.
And it seems that she is assumed to be a member of the military department...
It is easy to understand if you think about it carefully. After all, in their opinion, the only people who can leave the headquarters and camps, besides various expedition teams, are soldiers who are transferred across camps, and both of them belong to the military department of the Church of Redemption.
How to answer...
Qi Ji walked into the small wooden door, and the soldier closed and locked the door with a natural expression, thinking quickly about the next countermeasures in his mind.
Hill has already met Otilia at Camp No. 19... In other words, the "White Pope", who is the current supreme leader and dictator of the Last Kingdom, already knows that Hill is still alive, which is equivalent to being known by the Church of Redemption.
Logically speaking, I should introduce myself and let others know my name as "God's Messenger 105". If I do that, I believe the officials of the Church of Redemption will send someone to pick me up soon.
Then, it would be natural for him to become a guest of honor at the Church of Redemption and participate in various important affairs of the high-level decision-making and management levels.
but……
Well, although this approach can save a lot of intermediate steps, it also misses a lot of fun, right?
I haven’t had the chance to fully appreciate the true beauty of this city known as the “Last Kingdom”…
All these considerations took only a moment. As soon as the soldier locked the door and turned around, she responded:
