Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 570 - 506: After the battle, we’ll go back and...
The ice-blue radiance that filled the heavens and earth gradually dissipated from sight.
Hiss—
After a bone-chilling wind embedded with frost blew past, a massive iceberg had already appeared on the sea before everyone. Sunlight shone through the cloudy crevices from the Tempest Church's side, making the enormous iceberg translucent and breathtakingly beautiful.
"Have we... already won?"
In the deathly silence, someone with little sense murmured softly, but nobody paid him any mind.
Obviously.
If Sea Monsters were that easy to kill, why would they go to such lengths to seek the help of the "King of Sea Monsters," the Kraken?
Crack!
A portion of the massive iceberg shattered, with a torrential flow of water gushing out, then a second spot, a third... Until finally, the torrent seemed to have a mind of its own, transforming into a writhing giant dragon, shattering the entire iceberg as it broke free from its bounds.
Enveloped by a crystalline water band akin to a Gulf Stream, the surviving Sea Monsters, spared the consecutive attacks, roared to the sky, deafening.
Roar—!!!
Everyone could clearly feel the uncontrollable rage within.
Though most Sea Monsters were innately low in intelligence, a few Extraordinary who originally hailed from the Deep Sea Brotherhood were once human but had chosen the path of becoming Sea Monsters, retaining their full intellect.
Making it all the harder to endure this sense of almost being trounced.
Initially, although the infrasound attack was interrupted by Heimtz within mere ten seconds.
Yet, under the relentless, omnipresent onslaught of the Siren's Song, many Small Species Sea Monsters, specially brought to the battlefield due to their unique racial talents, were directly wiped out.
The following Puppet Bombs, under Aiven's philosophy of "better to break one finger than injure all ten," concentrated fire on over a hundred Large Species with relatively less exoskeleton and weaker defenses, directly reducing them to a state of serious injury after having been quite battered by the infrasound.
Finally, the large force that broke through to the surface was directly forced onto the sea, conveniently falling under the prepared cannon muzzles of the Steam Fortress.
Even though they were protected by the water band summoned by the Gulf Stream Petrich, those on the fringes affected had to basically bid farewell to the battlefield.
After a combination of Wizard attacks, nearly four hundred Sea Monsters of varying sizes had already completely withdrawn from combat without the main forces of the Tempest Church even making a move.
The Sea Monsters tasted bitterly the potent combat strength Wizards could exhibit given full preparation — how could they not be enraged?
"Haha..."
Standing on the island, Fisher felt immense joy, unable to resist clapping his hands lightly and laughing.
Though the final ship broadside was blocked, the results were already enough to surprise. The resentment for losing that "small goal" dissipated by half in an instant. The reinforcements were indeed worth inviting!
The initial Sea Monster army, numbering twelve hundred, would make anyone shudder upon sight, and the immense pressure made it difficult even for this deputy Pope to breathe at ease.
Now, with only two-thirds remaining, although the rest are at least Large Species, practically all wounded, his side's odds of victory rose dramatically.
As long as the peak combat forces don't falter, his troops, totaling sixty thousand, had a battle ratio of 75:1 against the opponent. Even if relying on sheer numbers should suffice for a long standoff, not to mention the units had just completed re-equipment — the winner remained undecided.
Roar—
"Beloved of the Goddess, attack! Crush them!"
At this moment, the two presidents of the Brotherhood, already seething with rage, launched an attack against the Tempest Church first.
Sizzle!
The water current surrounding the Sea Monsters, after fulfilling its purpose, did not dissipate but flew towards the Steam Fortress like ribbons descending from the heavens, with the Gulf Stream Petrich following closely.
The killing efficiency integrated by Alchemy was genuinely terrifying — if this Legendary Battleship wasn't restrained, those Giant Species professing little proficiency in Magic had scant resistance.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
On another front, White Remains Heimtz acted later but arrived sooner, intercepting the "Great Vortex" Charybdis, who was preparing to strike Petrich. In the blink of an eye, the two formidable Sea God's Sons were already fighting in the deep firmament of reforming clouds and seas.
In Petrich's hands, rushing in for the kill, the water current continuously differentiated into a myriad of white rapid spears, covering not only the Steam Fortress but also the main island of over half of the defensive island chain.
Clearly intending to eliminate that Wizard simultaneously.
mech—
Amidst the incantation, with an auditory tone akin to gears turning.
A massive triangular golden light shield instantly unfolded, its metallic witchcraft shield like the most obstinate reef, shattering the penetrating water spears into harmless sprays.
When the golden screen dissipated, around Princeton had appeared three Mechanical Angels, each wielding a scepter, standing over four meters tall with a pair of golden wings on their backs!
[Mechanical Assembly: Mechanical Command]
The three Mechanical Angels, with gemstone eyes gleaming with a clear light of wisdom, softly placed a hand on their chests and addressed Princeton:
"Marshal!"
The level of development in the Alchemy School's constructs? It was unmistakable, just from the sight of the administrator when Aiven applied to join the Shadow Library.
No matter the combat strength, intelligence no longer lagged behind ordinary humans. This was incomparable to the solid Activated Dolls from the Vitalist School.
However, from another perspective, even with a kingdom backing it, the Mechanical Branch almost had no chance of constructing a Mechanical Army akin to the toy soldiers in Aiven's hands.
