Douluo: The Peerless Sun, Moon, and Yuhao

Chapter 235 The God of War in the New Era

The huge aerial beast slowly raised its height under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes. The hull of the boat that originally occupied a huge field of view gradually no longer possessed the visually breathtaking and intuitive deterrent effect.

But any soul master with a little common sense knows that this just means that the opponent is entering the final preparation stage before attacking-soul masters should at least ensure that the distance between themselves and the target has exceeded the killing radius before launching cannonballs.

Dai Yueheng looked at the man-made object from afar that represented an unmatched industrial level - a rigid airship with a body length of nearly 200 meters. It was completely different from those military hot air balloons that could be hit in a hurry.

What Dai Yueheng didn't know was that the completion speed of the airship far exceeded Huo Yuhao's own expectations; the Sun and Moon Empire did not want to sit back and watch the defeat of Western Xinjiang, but was hesitant and did not want to prematurely invest in army troops and intensify financial consumption. Finally, the senior soul masters of Mingdu spared no effort to create this war beast, the largest flying man-made object in history.

Thanks to Douluo Continent's material science level, which is set and sometimes has a ridiculously high upper limit, without considering the cost, the soul masters can make a small amount of machinery by hand no slower than an industrial assembly line.

At the edge of the battlefield, Huo Yuhao gently pressed his temples, placed a spatial anchor on the slowly stopping airship, and then began to use his mental power to scan the direction of the command headquarters on the battlefield.

"Wait a moment, I will identify the important targets for you."

Hearing Huo Yuhao's affirmative answer, Ma Rulong, who was wearing a white military hat with a large brim, nodded and gave the order to the loader to "load six rounds of level four marked bombs."

Although the Mingdu airship, where Ma Rulong is the captain, has a complete bomb supply and bomb raising system, due to various considerations such as avoiding being killed in an explosion, the bomb loading process adopts a rather fantasy-like method - the loader According to the order, the corresponding ammunition was taken out from the storage soul guide that was carried on the boat before takeoff, loaded into the ammunition tray, and the shells were sent into the ammunition supply channel by either human or mechanical means.

With the subspace storage method of the storage soul guide, more of the valuable space on the airship can be freed up for the installation of various subsystems that must be fixed.

After all, the first feature of a military airship is a "flying weapons integration platform", and every piece of metal on it is to better serve the war.

For example, the airship at this time is equipped with a giant soul power radar that is almost a hundred times larger than the conventional portable soul power detector - this thing cannot be compared with mental detection in terms of detection details, but in terms of detecting soul power fluctuations, The huge power gives it a crushing advantage.

Although the detection results at high altitude will be distorted, it is enough for the captain to have a full understanding of the battlefield situation, especially since Huo Yuhao shared through mental detection that every senior officer in the Tianhun Empire headquarters and the army were immune to soul power detection. The important instruments are marked one by one, which is double confirmed with the detection results.

"Level four marker bombs, target enemy headquarters, six-shot calibration."

Ma Rulong adjusted the soul power radar detection result on the display screen to the highest level and selected the location of the Tianhun Empire's army headquarters.

Huo Yuhao's joining was a complete surprise. Even without the precise guidance of mental detection, the airship's planned attack pattern would be to cover a general area indiscriminately based on the number of shells.

After all, for an airship with a ceiling of more than a thousand meters, even if the original mechanical computer can roughly calculate the lateral distance through height and diagonal straight-line distance, the additional calculation of the influence of wind direction that cannot be ignored at an altitude of hundreds or thousands of meters is really beyond the calculation. force limit.

The observation sentry crewman located at the bottom of the airship immediately observed the Tianhun Empire army headquarters through an observation position equipped with a telescope with excellent visibility after receiving Ma Rulong's order.

A colorless, invisible, even without attack power thin beam of soul power shot towards the command post at the commanding heights and then returned. After a while, the observation post member compared the calculation table and the shooting table and reported through the loudspeaker:

"The relative height is about 800 meters, and the straight-line distance is about 300 meters!"

Ma Rulong nodded. After the crew member at the gunner's position entered the parameters into the solver, a row of gun barrels on the lower abdomen of the airship slowly moved up and automatically adjusted the angle. For necessary corrections and emergency considerations, the gunner could also manually adjust the angle again. Corrected barrel direction and angle.

Although the artillery system of the airship can give the shells a higher initial velocity, the effect on the range of the shells is still relatively limited, and the recoil will cause non-negligible disturbance to the hull; oblique firing is only a cautious attack method on the premise of maintaining distance. Volley bombing is the final word for airships.

At the Tianhun Empire's headquarters, the officers watched helplessly as the suffocating airship slowly lifted into the air to a safe height that was immune to almost all attacks from the ground.

The Tianhun officers, whose use of aircraft was limited to the level of hot air balloons, had no idea that such a huge aerial beast could climb to such a height and at the same time show agility that was disproportionate to its size.

Now... they have missed the attack window where they could barely compete. Whether it is soul guidance rays or fixed soul guidance shells, in the hands of mid-level and low-level soul masters who are not equipped with expensive flying soul guidance devices, it is impossible to attack nearly a thousand people. The meter-high airship poses no threat.

Several artillery shells came with the roar of the wind, and the Tianhun officers who realized that the target of the airship was exactly where they were sought cover in various ways.

However, unexpectedly, the expected explosion did not occur. Those shells only made a muffled explosion, and they seemed to be all dumb bombs.

But when someone observed the situation in the sky where the shell exploded, their expressions changed drastically - several extremely staring red "smoke rings" spread outward from the center of the explosion, and stopped expanding after reaching a radius of about ten meters. As if standing still.

This is a marker bullet used to check the impact point of artillery shells!
"Captain, the landing point is as expected." the observation post reported.

Ma Rulong, who had already known the result through mental detection sharing, closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "One level seven fixed incendiary bomb, one level seven fixed thunder bomb, and twelve level six fixed group attack explosive bombs, load them. emission!"

Due to concerns about the actual combat performance of the airship, and in order to prevent the airship from being shot down and materials being seized for research, the custom-made soul-guided artillery shells carried by Ma Rulong this time are only up to level seven.

A few seconds later, the 1+1+12 shell combination turned into a spaced thin line, flying towards the Tianhun Empire headquarters.

"Protect your lord!" Seeing that the trajectory of the artillery shells floating in the sky could be seen with the naked eye, the adjutant shouted and pulled the commander's sleeves to drag him away first.

"I am the commander-in-chief of an army. How can I leave without letting all the soldiers see me!" Commander Tianhun roared in a low voice.

"You, you, you, you!" The adjutant was about to say, "You don't want to receive the cannonball with your face as a mere soul saint, do you?" The first level [-] fixed incendiary bomb had already flown over the command headquarters.

The sensor detected that the relative height had reached the preset value, and the projectile exploded suddenly, sending hundreds of submunitions flying in all directions.

The core main ammunition and all the sub-munitions ignited at the same time, and the pale white flames fell slowly like petals toward the command post adjacent to the forest below at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When the first orderly who accompanied the army was contaminated by flames, he immediately used what he had learned throughout his life and rolled on the spot in an attempt to extinguish the flames.

But the pale white flames were like maggots attached to bones that could not be eliminated at all, and even burned out numerous bones amidst his screams.

However, his wails and pleas for help were destined to be ignored, because as the incendiary bombs with a circle of fire circled by submunitions slowly fell to the ground, the entire headquarters instantly turned into a hell on earth, and most of the officers could not escape. It blocks the flames from almost all directions. After the skin is contaminated by the flames, if the soul power is unfortunately exhausted, it will soon fall into the desperate situation of being swallowed by the flames.

Commander Tianhun's face turned pale, and he no longer said any bullshit about "I want everyone to see me". He grabbed the adjutant, used his soul power to build a barrier to protect the two of them, and fled away.

The second level [-] fixed lightning bomb arrived over the headquarters. Unlike the incendiary bombs that seemed to be falling slowly and even somewhat poignantly, the lightning bomb exploded with all its energy the moment it was triggered and detonated, uncontrollably. Lightning turned into countless falling branches, covering almost every corner within the killing radius.

Although it would not trigger the fire + thunder = overload reaction and increase the damage number, the superposition of incendiary bombs and lightning bombs did create an extremely tragic explosion in the entire headquarters.

Commander Tianhun, who was escaping with his adjutant, felt a pain in his heart. The soul barrier behind him was finally shattered by two rounds of level [-] fixed soul cannon shells. The strong wind set off by the explosion blew the two of them tumbling and smashing into the ground below. hillside.

Twelve level six fixed explosive bombs aimed at eradicating the roots and making up for the damage were dropped simultaneously, completely turning the originally decent command headquarters, which was equipped with many military equipment, into a blank field - maintain your grace and do not risk everything immediately. All the corpses of the officers and soldiers who fled for their lives and did not have strong cultivation skills were left. The targeted clearing of incendiary bombs, lightning bombs and explosive bombs in the narrow space not only created ultra-high temperatures that were enough to melt metal, but also caused the few remaining corpses to be destroyed. Blowing in all directions.

On the Mingdu airship, the crewman in charge of the observation post scratched his head. The thick black smoke on the command post had a great interference effect, making it impossible for him to confirm the damage effect.

"The location of the enemy general has been cleared." Ma Rulong's voice suddenly came from the radio, startling the crew of the observation post.

Ma Rulong's expression remained unchanged, but with the help of Huo Yuhao's mental detection sharing, he saw that the command center was physically erased within seconds, and he naturally knew that there was no need to waste cannonballs on the disabled command center.

"Switch to volley bombing mode. The target is where the enemy's main force is. Find a crowded place and bomb it! Empty all fixed soul-guided artillery shells below level six, and do not close the bomb bay during the entire process!"

In fact, it was impossible for Ma Rulong to launch a precise range bombardment like he did to the command post against a soul master who was not restricted and could adjust his position flexibly on the battlefield.

On the ground, the entire battlefield fell into stasis with the bombing that engulfed the Tianhun Command in billowing smoke.

Those senior officers who mobilized troops and mobilized troops to nominally command the troops of the Three Kingdoms, and who claimed to wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop when they swore to His Majesty, are just... gone?
Is this reasonable?That monster is nearly a thousand meters high in the sky. How could it be so accurate?
Huo Yuhao, who acted as a supercomputer, used his human brain to correct the windage, and inadvertently fine-tuned the angle for the airship gunner, looked up at the airship, which had many differences from the drawings he originally provided. He always felt like he was a child. I feel so handsome but I just don’t look like myself...

And with the ridiculous and sudden destruction of the command center, the soldiers and soul masters of the Tianhun Army were suddenly confused.

Is this battle... still necessary to continue?
Why don't we all go to the rear to join forces, hold a funeral for the coach and the others, and then swear to fight back in mourning?

Ma Rulong on the airship made a decision for them - today's battle must end with the complete defeat of one of the parties.

The airship slowly moved forward, keeping a safe distance from the entanglement between the two armies, and then opened the bomb bays below.

This is true range bombing. The bombardiers only consider making slight corrections according to the wind direction, and the rest depends on the number and range of the artillery shells to completely submerge the target.

The backlog of fourth- and fifth-level improvised soul-guided artillery shells in Mingdu's arsenal ended their lives with a series of explosions that went hand in hand. Compared with the previous "bullet lines", what the airship dropped at this time was the real one. Rain of bullets.

The shells that exploded continuously on the ground above the heads of the Tianhun army or in the crowd not only destroyed the formation of the Tianhun army in one fell swoop, but also destroyed the already shaken morale of the army.

Even the Heavenly Soul Spirit Masters who were fighting desperately against their retreating opponents also wanted to give up. The reason why Ma Rulong confidently stopped right above the battlefield was because he was aware of the serious and threatening asymmetry between them.

Is it possible that the soul masters of the Heavenly Soul Empire can also use small water pipes like ray guns to knock down airships?

A soul master who can still pose a threat to the airship after taking off must at least reach the soul saint level.

And the airship is far from being a target for anyone to slaughter. Not only does the seemingly smooth and ordinary hull have a built-in trigger-type directional defense shield, but the downward firepower of the airship itself is also enough to kill any soul master who comes to challenge it.

Originally, this statement was still open to question, but that day the soul masters of the Soul Empire witnessed two soul saints who were unwilling to sit still and bravely took off to challenge the giant beast. They were brutally cared for by the muzzle after a long pause, and howled after three rounds of rapid fire. After falling to the ground and dying, everyone reached a consensus at the speed of light to "keep a useful body for the country until the funeral".The few Soul Saints and Soul Douluos on the battlefield are unwilling to use their lives as victims to test the airship's firepower and explore ways to defeat the enemy for their companions. Others have no way of threatening the airship; the situation on the battlefield changes when the airship arrives. An unstoppable reversal occurred after 10 minutes, and the military formation that the Tianhun Empire managed to maintain completely collapsed.

The Tianhun fellows all showed off their magical powers and scrambled to escape from the battlefield, while Ma Rulong methodically focused on taking care of the soul masters who thought they were smart and used flying soul guides to escape.

The crowd on the ground was originally mixed together, so Ma Rulong could only drop bombs with his eyes closed at the densest place.

But soul masters who can use flying soul guides or rise into the air with their own strength are obviously high-value targets. Killing one is much more valuable than killing several ordinary soldiers.

From the captain's observation position, he looked at the defeated troops who were trampling and escaping all over the mountains and plains, as well as the endless stacks of corpses that were killed by the soul-guided shells of various properties used to clear the warehouses. Ma Rulong gently closed his eyes and couldn't help but He shook his head and clasped his hands together in prayer with compassion.

"I have caused so many crimes in one go. I will probably go to hell after my death..."

Huo Yuhao's voice, who had been silently marking important targets, once again entered Ma Rulong's mind:

"No, because I didn't approve it."

Ma Rulong, who was pretending to be serious, suddenly lost his strength and almost burst out laughing.

"You are quite humorous."

"Stop talking about this, how about you do me a little favor?"

"Do I have an option not to help? If I refuse, will I be fired on the spot if I return to Ming Dynasty?"

Driving the simulation to hide at the edge of the battlefield, Huo Yuhao shook his head as he watched the spectacular rout of the army that abandoned their armor.

"No, I will dismiss you on the spot and go back to Mr. Kong to complete the formalities."

"As expected of you, so what can I do for you, the Lord of the Palace?"

The next moment, Ma Rulong's mental detection shared vision turned to the other side of the battlefield, an elite division with a small number of people but still maintained a neat formation and military discipline even when the army was defeated.

The two blond men riding on the tall horses were marked by Huo Yuhao with a prominent beating triangle.

"Hiss...oh yes, it turns out it's them." Ma Rulong suddenly said after recognizing Dai Huabin.

Huo Yuhao crossed his arms and said with a smile: "Every encounter in the world is a reunion after a long absence. I am not interested in going to half of the soul master group to risk assassinating them myself. I leave it to you. Safety first, no need to force it."

"Listen to the cockpit, turn the course to 30 degrees east by south." Ma Rulong selected the direction of the Dai Yueheng brothers on the display screen and ordered.

The huge aerial beast slowly turned around. The Heavenly Soul soldiers, who had been hotly pursued and fearful that bombs would fall on their heads, all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.

Looking at the direction of the airship's deflection, it seems to be the direction of the Star Luo Empire's reinforcements?

Sure enough... the friendship formed by the three countries in the battle is indestructible, and the Tianhun Empire will always remember the sacrifices made by the brave friendly troops who sacrificed their lives to feed the tiger!

"We don't want all the baggage. Everyone rides back and retreats quickly!"

Dai Yueheng on the white horse roared.

"The Heavenly Soul Empire has Titled Douluo waiting inside the territory. Run, we'll be safe if we run over! They just made a sneak attack, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

Dai Huabin looked at the airship that suddenly turned and headed in his direction with fear in his eyes - all members of the Starlight Soul Instructor Group were equipped with flying soul guides, but those soul masters from the Sky Soul Empire who were falling had already learned a lesson with their lives. At the cost of the attention they took off.

If you are bombed on the ground, there is still a bunker to rely on; if you are greeted by artillery shells in the clean sky, it is really inevitable to take full damage.

"Big...brother, it's coming to us!" Dai Huabin gritted his teeth and said with a trembling voice.

Dai Yueheng looked gloomy, while paying attention to the situation of the soldiers behind him, he also hoped in his heart that reinforcements from the Sky Soul Empire would arrive as soon as possible.

Ma Rulong calculated the amount of ammunition that might be used to cut off the rear when preparing to retreat, and immediately ordered:

"Level [-] explosive shells, two rounds to reload, Level [-] explosive shells, three rounds to reload!"

This is the only high-level shell available to ensure a smooth return.

Four whistling shells hit all the members of the Starlight Soul Mentor Group who were retreating in an orderly manner, and Ma Rulong on the airship immediately turned gloomy - the information officer reminded him that a suspected Titled Douluo level fluctuation had been detected at the edge of the radar. Today's The battle has completed its mission beyond expectations, and we must return.

The airship in the sky had not yet turned, but Dai Yueheng, who was sharp-eyed, had already seen the four cannonballs that were clearly aimed at the Starlight Soul Instructors Group.

At this moment, countless thoughts passed through Dai Yueheng's mind, but they finally stopped in the cave where the Shrek Seven Monsters were torn apart a few years ago.

If he was asked to make another choice, would he still risk his life to protect his younger brother?

When this question came to his mind, Dai Yueheng already knew his answer.

"Hua Bin, be careful!"

Dai Yueheng gave a sharp shout and pulled Dai Huabin directly from the horse and hugged him into his arms.

"Brother?!" Dai Huabin, whose heart was pounding, had just exclaimed when four consecutive shells exploded one after another while Dai Yueheng tried his best to protect himself with soul power.

The deafening roar, the air currents sweeping across the earth, and the breathless heat...

Dai Huabin's vision went dark, and he fainted instantly.

When he regained consciousness a few seconds later, he found that Dai Yueheng, who was protecting him tightly, had turned into a bloody man, with blood flowing uncontrollably from his forehead and shoulders.

"Hua... Mom and Dad just..." Dai Yueheng hesitated and fainted before finishing his words.

Dai Huabin's mind went blank for a moment, and then he felt extremely regretful, and tears rolled out of the corners of his eyes.

At this moment, just as at that moment.

"Ahhh, big brother!!"

Dai Huabin picked up Dai Yueheng's body and roared.

However, Dai Huabin suddenly realized that something was missing.

Feeling the calmness beneath him again, Dai Huabin finally understood - it was a horse!
Their horses are gone!

Dai Huabin glanced at the situation of the Starlight Soul Instructor Group behind him in horror, and saw that none of the proud warriors of the empire was still standing; some were lifeless, and some were holding what seemed to be complete bodies. They wailed softly. Some of them seemed lucky to be slightly injured, but they also had multiple fractures and were unable to stand.

And those white horses are scattered in pieces and twisted on the roadside.

All the horses in the Starlight Soul Instructor Group are dead!They can't run away!

Filled with hatred and unwillingness, Dai Huabin raised his head and wanted to raise his middle finger to the airship and end his life heroically, when he suddenly heard the sound of messy hooves coming from behind.

That...that was the donkey cart originally abandoned by the logistics troops when they fled for their lives!

They were a blessing in disguise as they miraculously survived the airship attack intact!

Dai Huabin suddenly retracted his middle finger and fixed his eyes on the fastest donkey cart.

Dozens of donkeys walked along the road, trampling on the bodies of the soldiers of the Starlight Soul Mentor Corps who may not have expired, and frantically ran for their lives, causing a burst of wailing.

When the fast-moving donkey in the front passed by Dai Huabin, he had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed the reins tightly.

A donkey brayed, and Dai Huabin snorted coldly, threw all the baggage bags on the donkey cart and put the unconscious Dai Yueheng on it - he still remembered the commandment that the airship should not take off in front of him.

As soon as he got on the donkey, Dai Huabin wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and swung the reins. In his eyes, there was a vision of him inheriting the mantle of the White Tiger Duke and becoming a new generation of God of War, leading the group of soul engineers into the Mingdu, and roared:
"Starlight Soul Mentor Group, charge!"

(End of this chapter)