nucmednet Chapter 584 Floating Fortress
Chapter 584 Floating Fortress
As the fog was dispelled by the Holy See of Light, Mo's face became gloomy. He knew that he would have to fight a tough battle next. With the help of the mercenary group, he didn't know whether he could hold out until the arrival of reinforcements, or whether there would be any reinforcements at all.
When the star fell, there was an aerial fortress floating above the Falling God Academy, suspended above the sea of clouds, overlooking the world, like a seated god. They were originally one of the freest and most powerful independent forces on the continent. When the star fell and was dragged into the abyss, this academy, which was known as the sun never sets, also fell into dust.
The Sky City Mercenary Group could have developed peacefully with dragons as their air force, hippogryphs as their scouts, Chimera and forest elves allied as their reinforcements, dwarves making equipment for them, cat kings gathering intelligence for them, and powerful magicians and swordsmen forming the front line. They maintained neutrality towards the royal families of various countries, but also possessed a formidable military force.
Until that day, the Holy See of Light issued a decree: "Anyone who refuses to submit is a heretic."
Before dawn, the Vatican's army appeared in front of the Sky City Mercenary Group's territory. The sea of fog dissipated and a crisis emerged.
They did not declare war, nor did they issue a notice. Instead, they cast a sacred seal, like the rising sun, illuminating the entire sky like daylight. The seal was called "God's Law", and it was the only top-level forbidden array that the Church had publicly used in the past hundred years. It mobilized seventeen Paladin-level Knight Commanders, five floating cathedral fortresses, and two "demigods".
The entire continent is watching to see if the Sky City Mercenary Group can stand proudly between all political powers and gods as they did in the past.
But this time, they seemed to have underestimated the determination of the Holy See of Light.
Mo stood on the high tower of the Moonfall Intelligence Organization, looking at the sky in the distance, his face more solemn than ever. He thought he knew all the cards of the Holy See of Light - the Knights of Light, the Spear of the Pope, the Forbidden Word of God, the Elites... and even investigated the "sealed demigod judge".
But he never expected that the Holy See actually hid a legion of floating fortresses.
Although these fortresses are not as good as the glorious sky city of the Fallen God Academy, which was handed down from the Great Magic Age and has both knowledge and war functions, these fortresses are aerial gods of war born purely for war. They do not have the bookish air of the academy, but only the will of iron and fire.
——A real war fortress.
These floating fortresses are not supported by natural pumice, but are built with the core of the "Magic Core of Light" secretly cast by the Holy See. This crystal can float in the air under the prayer of Holy Light.
The fortress is in the shape of an inverted cone, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, with the bottom like an inverted version of an altar, inserted into the sea of clouds. At first glance, it looks more like a sleeping god, floating in the air, quietly watching the world.
The outer layer is made of mithril alloy and dragon bones, which is not only resistant to magic, but also can reflect most natural element attacks. There is a "holy light turret" inlaid in each of the four corners of the fortress, which can emit holy energy beams and penetrate three layers of protective magic shields.
Each fortress can accommodate up to eight hundred combatants, including three hundred high-ranking knights, two hundred high-ranking priests, and an unknown number of members of the Inquisition.
The strangest thing is that the fortress is not a mechanical device in the sense of a "flying vehicle". It is more like a sacred weapon driven by divine will.
The buoyancy and power of the floating fortress all come from the core "Light Magic Core" - a holy energy engine maintained by the continuous prayers of a dozen clergy.
This means that the fortress is not only a military fortress, but also a floating temple, where low prayers echo at all times:
"Let faith shine on the steel and let the gods give the direction."
"No wonder the Church of Light restricts the circulation of Light Magic Cores. It turns out they are used for this. Those around are dragon skeletons? These beasts, that one is obviously a young dragon. They imprison dragon souls and smelt dragon bones. These people in the Church of Light have long lost their humanity." Xiao Hei's eyes were red at this time. All the giant dragons also took off into the air because of the fortress. They were almost turning their anger into dragon breath and spurting it out.
Mo stopped Xiao Hei. He still needed to study the situation of the fortress. After all, these were brought by Xingluo, and he didn't want them to be damaged easily. The fortress moved slowly but steadily. It could hover, turn sideways, and even make short-distance space jumps. This "jump" was not magic, but a space crack slip achieved through the "holy power resonance" between the holy emblems.
The commander must have "bishop-level authority" and hold a true holy emblem to mobilize the fortress. This also means that behind each fortress there is a powerful person who is at least level 19, such as a high priest, responsible for the operation - not an ordinary paladin.
"We've really made a big fuss out of nothing this time. We're actually using 'faith particles' as an energy source to launch concentrated divine shock waves. That's the main gun that's specifically designed to break through magic shields and large creatures." A cardinal said languidly. Apparently, they felt that it was completely unnecessary to deploy these hidden forces to deal with a mercenary group.
"I remember that during one war, a cannon shot through the entire branch defense line of the ancient elf tree."
“Faith particles are extremely precious. This time we want to spread faith thoroughly in the Fallen God Empire, and at the same time shock other empires so that the entire continent will believe in the God of Light.” A paladin who was obviously of a high status said slowly.
"These six overlapping magic circles cover the entire battlefield in an arc shape. They have a very wide attack range and are often used to suppress air forces or disperse groups of magical beasts." A cardinal presided over the circle, looking at the horned hippogryph and chimera that had already taken off, and spoke slowly to several other assistants.
"Is this the Holy Word barrier?"
"Once activated, it can completely block most curses, mental shocks, and summoning magic. Even the Undead Mage can only stare blankly outside it." This kind of shield should be familiar to most people. I often hear some people whispering that the Holy See of Light is confident of winning this war. There is no tense atmosphere at all. Instead, it feels more like a practical teaching exercise.
"These outer armors, which are similar to heavy scale armor, can open the "physical resistance barrier" when necessary, and even the claws of a dragon cannot tear them apart." A knight of light said casually when seeing the dragon taking off.
At this time, Mo held the information passed to him in his hand and remained silent.
Current intelligence shows that the Holy See of Light owns a total of five floating fortresses. They do not belong to any country or legion, but are special weapon units directly under the "Pope". Only the Pope himself has the right to mobilize them.
Holy Light Dawn, the main castle, possesses the oldest light magic core and once participated in the war to defeat the dragon.
The Faith Tower, known for its defensive capabilities, was once stationed in the eastern border of the plains and was composed of shield-bearing paladins.
Judgment Cross has the largest number of Knights of Light, who often serve as assault vanguards and are also the fastest moving fortress.
The Law of the Ten Thousand Voices is dedicated to magic suppression. It has a "magic-forbidden" array inside. It is mainly composed of a group of high-level priests.
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The Nimbus Mirror can hide in the clouds. It is suitable for surprise attacks and rear strikes. It is mainly composed of members of the Inquisition.
Mo's fingers tightly grasped the intelligence document, with mixed feelings in his heart. What does the appearance of the floating fortress mean?
This means that the Holy See of Light not only controls the political power and religious discourse on earth - they have also begun to plan for air hegemony.
"If these five fortresses were organized into one army..." Mo whispered, "even if the Luoshen Academy went all out, they might not be able to win head-on. I didn't expect that they would be used to deal with the Sky City Mercenary Group."
Mo knew there was another problem behind this:
When did the Vatican build these five fortresses? Why has there been no rumor about it before?
This is not a force constructed temporarily, but a long-planned weapon of war.
Now, they are starting to ignite it.
The five floating fortresses opened fire at the same time, and the holy light rails penetrated the clouds and bombarded the defensive buildings built below the sky city. The heat of the holy light evaporated the clouds into water vapor, which was quickly dried by the high temperature, and one blow turned the defense of the sky city into dust and flames.
"Open fire! Fight back!" The command gem in the hand of the mercenary commander, Erwin, lit up, and one hundred and thirty horned hippogryphs swooped down from the clouds, like feathers in the wind, rushing towards the fortress. In the face of life and death crisis, although these alien races still had some grudges, they were already obeying some orders.