Chapter1148:TheColdRain

It’sraining.

Sparsewaterlinesfellfromtheslightlydimsky,nourishingtheearth.

Thiswasanaturalweatherphenomenon,anditwasn’tevenaheavyrain.Itgavepeoplearefreshingandpleasantfeeling.

However,fortheEmpire’smodernmechanizedartillerycorps,whohadbeenbombardingthecentralwaterveinforseveraldaysandnights,thiswastheworstnewsimaginable.

"Whyisitrainingnow!"

"IstheImperialWeatherDepartmenteatingpoop!?"

"It’sover,everythingisover.Thosemonsterswilldefinitelynotletthisopportunitygo!"

Inalloftheartillerybases,mostpeoplehaddespairingexpressions.

TheEmpire’snewweapon,thetwo-five-zerocannon,madebytheteamofImperialSagePoincar茅’stechnologyandChiefAlchemyWarlockAsmid,canstillbefiredevenintherain,butthefailureratewillgreatlyincrease.

Thepreparedartillerybarrelswerealreadystretchedthin,andthestockofammunitionwasalsorunninglow.Now,suchanuntimelyrainhasarrived.

ThisissimplytheendoftheEmpire.Losingtheheavyartillery’sabsolutedominance,oncethoseunmannedweaponsbreakthroughthedefenselinefromthecentralwatervein,whatawaitstheEmpireisamassacre.

Therecentbattleshaveproventhatthosesmallunmannedweapons,whichappeartobeonlyaboutonemetertall,onlyneedthreetoformasmallteamtohavethefirepowertodestroytheEmpire’snewmagicarmor.

AsfortheordinaryImperialLegion,inthefaceoftheseundeadsoldiers,theyareasfragileasmatchsticks.Mortalsarefundamentallyunabletodefeatthiskindofmagicalweapon.

Thosewaterbombsmayseemlikeajoke,butwhentheyinstantlyturnapersonintoabeehiveuponimpact,noonecanlaugh.

Justlikehowtheempire’sadvancedweaponswereabletooverwhelminglydominatetheothercountriesonthecontinent,untilQueenSiaunleashedherearth-shatteringnuclearexplosionforbiddenspell,theancientweaponssentbytheUndergroundCemeteryalsocrushedtheempire’sproudlegion.

ThismadeLeviathanrealizeforthefirsttimehowterrifyingitistobeinferiorintermsofwarweapons.

Ifitweren’tfortheempire’snewmechanizedheavycannonsdisplayingevengreaterattackpowerthananticipated,effectivelydestroyingalargenumberofenemyunmannedweapons,thiswarwouldhaveendedlongago.

However,thetwo-five-zerocannon,asanoffensivefirepower,isqualified,butitscumbersomesizeandtherequirementtobefixedinaspecificlocationtoaimandfiredestinedittoonlybeusedasaturret.

Anewmagicarmorchargingforwardcoulddestroytheentireheavycannonpositioninjustoneminute,nottomentionthetitledmachines.

"Keeponfiring,untilallthebarrelsarecompletelyunusable."

"Fire,fire,wewillnotretreatonestepuntilweareoutofammunitionandsupplies."

"Allmagicarmor,entermaximumalertstatus,theenemy’scounterattackiscoming!"

Tenheavycannonlegions,eachequippedwiththeempire’slatestmagicarmor,themagicarmorthatshouldhavebeenattheforefrontofthechargehavenowbecomepreciousprotectorsofthenewmechanizedheavycannons.

Thereisnoway,eventhemagicarmorprotectedbymetalarmor,oncewithintheattackrangeofthemechanicalcannon,thereisadangerofbeingblastedintopieces.

Themass-producedmagicarmorcannoteffectivelywithstandtheexplosiveimpactofthefullfirepoweroftheartillerycorps,anditcanbeexpectedthatthemechanicalcannonwillbecomeoneofthepowerfulweaponsthatwillchangethebattlefieldofthecontinentinthefuture.

Unfortunately,theLeviathanEmpireisnowfacingopponentsthataremoreunreasonableandsimplyunscientificthanthemechanicalcannon.

Hundredsandthousandsofseaserpentsrushedoutfromtheempire’scentralwatervein,havinglearnedfrompastexperiences,formingadispersedlineadvancingtowardstheempire’sartillerycamp.

Theconstantlywindingposture,resemblingasnake,maylooksomewhatfunny,butitsspeedisnotslowatall,andtheicybluebodythatformsitslowerhalfleavesaveryobvioustrailontheground.

Insidethestrongholdofthecentralwatervein,WarDancerlookedatthehundredsofbluethreadsextendingfromthewaterveins,aswellasthetengiantreddotssurroundingthem,andsmiledslightly.

"It’stimetoteachthemalesson."

"Letthemseethatlong-rangeattacksarenottheonlythingtheyarecapableof."

TheseaserpentswhoreceivedWarDancer’scommandstooduprightonebyone,andthentheicybluestructureoftheirlowerbodiesbegantocontractandcoilup.

Twodiamond-shapedarmsarecombinedtogether,formingaweaponthatlookslikeadiamondmirror.

Absorbingthefallingraindropsfromthesky,itcondensesthemoleculesof"water"andthenlocksontotheImperialartillerycampseveralkilometersaway.

Icespear,fire!

Rowsofice-bluespears,eachaboutonemeterlong,cutthroughtheskyintherainandheadedtowardstheLeviathanEmpire’sartillerycamp.

IcespearswithelegantpatternsdescendeduponthecurrentheadquartersoftheEmpire’slargestelitearmy,fasterthansound,andthenburstopen.

Thousandsandthousandsofdazzlingicecrystalsexplodedsimultaneously,countlessultradeepfrozenicefragmentsrampagedthroughthevastImperialartillerycamp,visibletracksquicklyintertwiningintoadensegiantnet-itwasawebofdestructionformedbymillionsofintersectingbluelights.

Tents,soldiers,artillery-everything,exceptfortheknightswhocontrolledtheEmpire’smagicarmor,seemedasfragileasthinpaperbeforethesharpicecrystals,easilytornintopieces.

Thisistheseaserpent’smostpowerfulattackmethod.Althoughitrequiresarichenvironmentofwaterelementpowertouse,onceused,itcompletelychangesthetideofbattle.

ThislevelofattackandpenetrationpowermaybeslightlyinferiortotheEmpire’snewtwo-five-zerocannonintermsofexplosionrange,butitisinacompletelydifferentleaguewhenitcomestoresourceusage.

TheammunitionoftheEmpire’snewmechanicalcannonswasmadeofsolidgoldandsilver.Meanwhile,theicespearsoftheseaserpentsexplodedwiththefreezingrainorinwater.

Intermsofthescaleofthewar,theLeviathanEmpirewasstillinthestageofusingheavycannons.However,theseaserpentshadreachedthelevelofself-propelledunmannedweapons.

Justthepiercingimpactofthreeicespearscausedtheconstantboomingsoundoftheempire’scannonstobecomesporadic.Thiswastheresultoftheempire’snewmagicarmorfightingdesperately.

Injustoneminute,theseaserpentlegion,benefitingfromtherainyweather,almostannihilatedtheLeviathanEmpire’smostpowerfulnewcannonarmy,completelycripplingtenlegions.

Closetoathousandunmannedseaserpentweaponsadvancedtowardstheempire’scannoncamp,whichwasgraduallylosingitsfirepower.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槣)

"Itseemsluckisonourside."

"Thisempirehasalsoreacheditsend."

"Letthemknowwhothetruemasterofthecontinentalcrownis,thesupremeruler."

Listeningtothegraduallyquietingworldandenjoyingthesoundofthefallingrain,WarDancer’seyesgraduallybecameentranced.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Fromafar,thereseemedtobethesoundofthunder,rhythmicandsimilartothesoundoffootsteps.