All things are three at Hogwarts

The sirens became more shrill, and thick black smoke shot into the sky, thousands of feet high.

As long as the wizards on the ground looked up, they could see a Nautilus airship starting to hover at high altitude in a small formation, arranged in a triangle, and then it would go together with other small formations, and then start dropping bombs one after another. attack.

The magic anti-aircraft crossbows on the ground also began to shoot into the air intensively. These crossbow arrows were discharged into the sky in rows. Although this kind of old-fashioned weapon had low accuracy and was easy to avoid when facing an enemy that was too tall, some of them The crossbow bolts, which were additionally cast with increased distance and acceleration, still successfully hit some Nautilus - especially some that were more reckless and kept their altitude at a low level to ensure that the bombs hit the aerostat.

This kind of floating ship, which is actually more civilian-oriented and has lower defense, many lost speed after being hit, and it was also hit by other slower crossbow arrows with gravity spells attached.

After these crossbow arrows hit the target, the arrows will release the stored magic, which will change the gravity of nearby objects for a short period of time. This makes the hit floating ship basically lose its ability to float after just struggling for a few times. Falling from the sky.

After falling to the ground, these floating ships would make loud collisions and explosions due to the alchemy bombs or other props they carried, as well as the brief screams of the wizards who had not had time to apparate away.

However, the Magic Kingdom has never used the Nautilus as a battleship. Soon after the attack by these reconnaissance ships, amidst the smoke and clouds that filled the air, huge tentacles stretching out like waves broke out of the clouds.

Giant squid-shaped floating warships broke out of the clouds. As they were actually the main offensive force of the fleet, their own narrow shadows shrouded the buildings in the defense area below. The huge tentacles that had been activated by the activation spell swayed in the air and wriggled around. Once entangled in the building, it will start to glow. Use the counter-spell of the above spell to start to contact the defensive barrier of the contacted object. Once it is lifted, use a little force to make these buildings that have lost their magic protection become Gotta smash.

Except for a few unlucky ones who were directly slapped to death by all the wizards that were touched by those flexible tentacles that stretched out and curled up, most of them were immediately turned into black smoke and were forcibly transported to the interior of the spacecraft by the phantoms attached to them. After that, he was imprisoned directly into rows of coffin-shaped cells wrapped in black ribs. (Author's note: The reference is to the illithids' airship attack method in the trailer for Baldur's Gate III.)

This kind of brutal attack was caused by the previous attack by American guerrillas in the mountains. After causing the kingdom to suffer heavy losses, the Magic Kingdom no longer has the habit of showing mercy - at least until it is sure that it is safe. .

The explosion was as loud as thunder, and mushroom-shaped flames shot into the sky, reaching thousands of feet. Burning debris rained down nearby, even mixed with body parts.

The strong smell of super-large dung bombs, the pungent smell of billowing black smoke, and the sickening sweet smell of burnt corpses...all kinds of indescribable odors mixed together to form an unbearable smell. the taste of.

The entire base was filled with the fierce screams of crossbows piercing the air, the explosions of alchemy bombs, and the screams of wizards intertwined together.

Although the battle on the ground and the base buildings looked quite tragic, the American magic community was well prepared when it established a defensive base.

Although the exposed areas and slow-responsive wizards have now suffered a heavy blow, the American wizards who were already in place according to the training have not suffered much damage. They strictly followed the tactics of the United Kingdom when they attacked Germany and Bulgaria. Special training was carried out and responses were made. The main body was actually hidden in the fortifications inside the mountain.

These orderly wizards wore gas masks, so only the buildings on the ground were blown up, while the real defenses such as the underground defense areas of their main buildings, underground bunkers and fortresses did not suffer much damage.

The magic anti-aircraft crossbows on the surface have become the most threatening symbol of the United States. From the initial panic and unorganized attacks, to more and more anti-aircraft crossbows joining the battle and violent and orderly attacks, the United States relied on the magic anti-aircraft crossbows to The exchange of firepower even succeeded in destroying several giant squid-shaped airships, temporarily containing the first wave of attacks in the Magic Kingdom.

However, this was obviously because the United Kingdom wanted to reduce losses. After the blitzkrieg attacks they were good at were ineffective, densely packed aerospace ships began to gather and encircle them outside the defense zone, occupying the outer space of the US defense zone layer by layer.

With the arrival of the heavy sail battleship-type flagship in the distance, the ground armed forces of the United Kingdom, summoned creatures such as hellhounds, golems and undead creatures, etc., came out of the ship deck in an orderly manner, and were cast by other wizards. With the help of the shock-absorbing spell, he landed directly on the ground and began to assemble, reorganizing his strength to prepare for the next round of attack.

In a short period of time, in the defense zone surrounded by the United Kingdom, the sound of bombings and explosions that had come quickly and urgently disappeared. After confirming that the fighting had been temporarily stopped, the American wizards in the defense zone watched from their bunkers. Seeing the tragic scene on the ground, people in the defense area were panicked for a while.

There were even some wizards who were inexperienced or who were so stimulated by the real war that they forgot their training rules and ran back, trying to find their friends and relatives who had failed to hide in the bunker just now, and those wizards who were lucky enough to survive before also started shouting, or Looking for someone, or asking for help because of injury, all kinds of uncomfortable sounds like hell were heard in the defense zone.

"This panic must stop!" Leonard, who was already watching in the bunker inside the mountain, frowned and glanced at the expressions of these people, feeling a sense of despair. He grabbed the correspondent who had been following him and ordered in a hurried tone. , "Blow the whistle!"

Although the correspondent still seemed a little dull because of the war just now, he was accustomed to obeying. He immediately took out a whistle, puffed up his cheeks and blew it hard. The magic effect in it could theoretically ensure that everyone present could hear it. arrive.

However, after three long whistles and three rapid and intensive whistles, not many people paid attention to Leonard and the others. There were even wizards with frightened faces who began to apparate. As the leader, Leonard gave the order. A deserter.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Leonard directly apparated back to the ground. He suddenly pulled out his wand, pointed it at the sky and released the cinnabar flame spell.

Three bangs, bangs, bangs.

This kind of red flame, used by ordinary wizards as signal flares, slowly rose into the sky, and the red light illuminated the surrounding area. These three cinnabar flames were very conspicuous in the thick smoke.

Then at the same time, Leonard used his loud voice and shouted an order to his badge: "The leaders of each project come to me! Others should follow the previous training and immediately return underground to guard their posts."

Leonard's back was straight, as if nothing could crush him. With a wave of his wand, he used the Flying Curse to catch a wizard who was still trying to be a deserter, and punched him in the nose, making him calm down in a daze. He wrote, and then calmly stared at the few small bosses who had just gathered and looked ashamed. He gave a sonorous order: "Help me, get order in order, and let these damn guys get into the positions they deserve...I You are allowed to cast spells on those who cause panic."