Chapter 410 Fireball Crossbow and Astrology
With the messengers and child soldiers running, the fireball crossbow convoy led by Mormont began to move slowly.
Seven fireball crossbows drove out from the gaps between the legion battle formations. The Skitarii gritted their teeth and slowly pushed the heavy fireball crossbows forward.
The holy gun cavalry guards were on the left and right, watching closely the enemy formation on the opposite side.
That place is about 400-600 meters away from here. They must make sure to drive away the opposing knights to prevent them from destroying the fireball crossbow.
But the paradox is that the main local knights still remain motionless. Only the squire knights tried to harass but were expelled by the Ibe knights.
After being pushed and pulled by the donkey, the crossbow cart slowly moved forward and came to a raised slope about 2 meters high.
The wheels ran over the ground, leaving deep ruts.
Under the heavy pressure of the crossbow cart, the soles of the skitarii stepped into the soil, and the muscles on their faces and arms bulged. They all roared before pushing the heavy crossbow cart. The earth platform.
“Ha!”
With the groan of the wheels, the seven fireball crossbows in front were officially in place.
After confirming this through the flag, Mormont turned around and took out three red crystals the size of eggs from the box.
This is the magical alchemical creation that all fireball wizards dream of - Red Dragon's Breath.
I have to say that when they learned that there was actually a red dragon's breath in Koike City, Mormont felt that fate was helping them.
The reason why Red Dragon Breath appears in Xiaochi City is very simple.
In terms of territory, the southwest of Kasha County borders Black Snake Bay.
Due to the blockade of the Red Copper Fortress, even though Red Dragon Breath and the wizards were closer to each other by going north from the Ibe River, they still had to go to the Red Leaf Hill of the Kingdom of France first.
Then transfer from Hongye Qiu to Xiaochi City, and then go upstream from the Refeng River, a tributary of the Nauan River, to transport the supplies to Rapids City.
The previous batches of wizards and Red Dragon Breath took this path to support Catherine.
So the second batch of leading materials supported by Black Snake Bay and the first batch of participating materials supported by Black Snake Bay fell into Horn's hands.
This includes a total of forty Red Dragon Breaths.
Thank God, there is no wizard who can fireball in Xiaochi City. I have been saving up until now and got an advantage over Horn.
This alchemical specialty of Tiannv City in Black Snake Bay, according to Tiannv City, a thousand-year-old red dragon was raised under Tiannv City. This red dragon's breath is made of dragon's blood, so one portion is less than one portion.
This is what the top secret party officials declared to the outside world. Regardless of whether others believed it or not, they believed it anyway.
Therefore, the secret party of Tiannv City fished for sustainability and only produced less than twenty pieces every year.
Part of it must be stored in the warehouse and used to defend Tiannu City, and the rest can be exported.
It is said to be exported, but most of the time it is exported for specified purposes, such as blasting the bishop's bedroom, attacking the duke's carriage, and besieging the witcher's stronghold.
Anyway, the rules set by the great wizards and witches of Tiannv City are that the red dragon's breath can only be used in external wars and not in civil wars.
As long as anyone dares to use it in the civil war, the astrologers in Tiannv City will open the box on the spot, and the plastic witch will ride to the doorstep riding a gryphon.
This Qianhe Valley uprising is obviously to support foreign wars.
It has to be said that during this Qianhe River Valley Uprising, Black Snake Bay used all its strength in Pigouzi and transported a total of four hundred red dragon breaths.
The Red Dragon Breath Salvation Army has been researching it all the way, and found that it mainly has two effects.
The first effect is concentration. Before the red dragon's breath touches a hard object, no matter how high the wind pressure is, it will not be blown away like ordinary fireball spells.
The second effect is to strengthen. The red dragon's breath itself can be ignited or even exploded. Horn even doubted whether it contained white phosphorus.
Because Mormont remembers the description of the red dragon's breath flame as "flying in all directions, like gangrene attached to the bone, capable of burning through bones and flesh, and can be effectively extinguished by divine magic."
This means that with the blessing of the red dragon's breath, the fireball technique can fly far beyond imagination.
The staff is installed on the ballista, with a red dragon's breath inlaid on the front. After the mage casts the spell, the staff is launched, and the range can reach an astonishing 900 meters.
In comparison, even if it is a fireball crossbow improved with a clockwork gear, using the same technology, the range is only 300 meters, and the fireball often gets blown out.
The only problem is that the staff is a bit expensive, but this is not a problem for the Salvation Army. There are thousands of alchemists in the army, and there are plenty of basic staffs to make.
Mormont embedded the diamond-shaped red dragon's breath crystal on the upper end of the staff and inserted it into the groove of the ballista.
The war monk on the side began to shake the crank. He could clearly hear the clicking sound of gear meshing coming from the crank, and the unique smell of metal and wood friction filled the air.
The winch rotated slowly, and the thick crossbow string made a low "squeaking" sound until the crossbow string finally got stuck into the buckle groove.
A few front guards who knew how to operate the crossbow came forward and began to play with the angle of the crossbow, roughly aiming at the center of the church army.
The astrologer stood beside the ballista, pointing his thumb at the enemy array, and his left and right eyes kept opening and closing back and forth.
At the same time, the crystal pendant in his hand kept swinging on the astrolabe on the side of the ballista.
As the rough calculations were completed, the crystal pendants gradually stopped, and the astrologers' nostrils and ears began to bleed more or less blood. "Turn a little to the right, not too much."
"Loosen the string a little, not so tight."
"Move back a little...specifically How much? I don’t know. Anyway, you have to move back a little. Stop when I say.”
After the astrologers’ fine-tuning, the ballistas were all placed in a suitable position.
"Are you ready?" After communicating with the people in front using flag language, Mormont turned around and asked the fireball wizards around him.
"Ready." The wizards swallowed.
Taking a long breath to relieve the tension in his heart, Mormont stepped forward with the fireball wizards.
Due to different firing ranges, the fireball crossbow position is divided into 7 ordinary fireball crossbows in front of the formation and 3 Red Dragon Breath Crossbow Vehicles in the rear.
“Let’s get started, get ready, pay attention to your position, don’t interfere with each other!”
"I got it."
Opening their arms, the fireball wizards raised their chins and rolled their eyes.
Each of them chanted a completely different spell in their mouths, their bodies swayed, and countless flames began to condense on the front end of the staff, and tiny fire threads were woven together.
The surrounding air was slightly distorted by the high temperature, and the fireball gradually took shape. The blazing light revealed an orange-red color and made a soft "chichi" sound.
The fireball as big as a human head finally condensed at the front of the staff.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Mormont first looked left and right to make sure everyone around him had successfully cast spells, and then looked at the fireball crossbow in front of the formation from a distance.
The flags in front of the formation were waving, but Mormont could understand what they meant, which meant that they were ready to go.
"Aimed! Don't shake your hands!" shouted angrily, Mormont waved the flag in his hand, and the three fireball mages took a step back, "Fire!"
" Boom! "
The soldier next to the ballista raised the hammer high and smashed it down hard.
Seven fireballs and three red dragon's breath fireballs rose from the battle formation, dragging the tail of flames like comets across the sky.
They chased and burned, the flames dripping like snowflakes falling to the ground, swooping towards the church army's position.
Unlike the absolute silence required in the Salvation Army, Alman's church army is a noisy whisper.
They did not pay attention to the movements of the mages. After all, what spells can be thrown at such a long distance?
They were busy talking, complaining and even arguing, until a few of them inadvertently looked up and noticed a dazzling red light in the sky.
"That's... look!"
Their expressions froze instantly and their eyes widened.
As more people noticed something strange, the number of people looking up began to increase. The sound faded away, replaced by a suffocating silence.
All the guards' eyes widened and their mouths opened slightly, but they could not make any sound.
You must know that their Dunjar Square is a large and dense square. In many cases, the distance between people is only an elbow or even shoulder to shoulder.
The despair in the eyes of the guards was almost overflowing. They didn't even have anywhere to run!
"It's the fireball technique!" Finally, a knight broke the seemingly long silence with a scream, "Hurry up and avoid it!"
"Boom-boom-boom- "
However, I am afraid that only the knights had a chance to avoid it. The ten fireballs accurately landed in the three large square formations of the Chinese army.
Half a second later, a series of muffled sounds came from the position, accompanied by desperate screams.
The majestic waves of fire spread out in all directions instantly, drowning the bodies of the guards and knights.
The jumping flames danced wantonly on their shoulders, clothes, and sleeves. The flames passed by and the skin shrank, as if countless invisible needles had pierced the flesh.
The guards were rolling on the ground, beating wildly, and even trying to squeeze out of the phalanx to get water from the stream nearby.
But this action spread more flames to others.
“Red Dragon’s Breath! Why is it Red Dragon’s Breath again?!”
"What smell...I'm burning, help me, I'm burning!"
"Don't come over, don't push, don't push, someone come and help me."
" Spread out, spread out, don’t get together.”
“Don’t spread out, don’t spread out, don’t turn around and look at you!”
It’s almost visible to the naked eye. The church army's military formation began to become chaotic.
(End of this chapter)