Chapter1147:ItRained

OntheseventhdayoftheUndergroundCemetery’sbirth,theLeviathanEmpire’scentralwaterveinbattlefield.

"Fire!"

"Coordinateslocked!"

"Givethemastrongbeating!"

Accompaniedbyhystericalroars,screams,theempire’slatestmechanicalheavyartilleryemittedthedistinctiveroarofasteelbeast.Streaksoffiredartedthroughthesky,launchinganewroundofblanketbombingtowardsthecentralwaterveinseveralkilometersaway.

Theempireartillerymenresponsibleforoperatingtheheavyartillery,evenwithearplugs,theireardrumswereonthevergeofbeingshatteredbythetremendousfiringsoundoftheartillery.Manypeoplehadbloodshotears,andsomecouldnolongerhearanysound.

Oneafteranother,smallmushroomcloudsbloomedaroundtheempire’scentralwatervein,turningtheoriginallycalmandpeacefulriverintoaflurryofflyingwaterdroplets.

"Blowthosebastardstopieces!"

"Damnit!"

"Letthemtastethefirepowerofourempire!"

Forthreeconsecutivedaysandnightsofconstantbombing,manypeoplehavenotbeenabletosleep,allforthegloryoftheempireandtheirownbeliefs.

Thebarrelsofthelatesttype250cannonsoftheempirehavebeenrendereduselessbyhundredsinthepastfewdays.

Overtennewartillerycampsarescatteredwithinaten-kilometerradiusofthecentralwaterveininthewarzone.Theyrelentlesslybombardthecentralwatervein,knownastheempire’smotherriver,dayandnight,atanycost,inordertosuppresstheactivitiesofthoseterrifyingunmannedweapons.

Everyoneknowsthatifthosehundredsoreventhousandsofunmannedweaponsweretoburstoutfromthecentralwatervein,theempirewouldbecompletelydoomed.

Throughoutthesevendaysofthewar,everyonehasfeltachilldowntheirspinefromthoseeerieunmannedweapons.

Itisanunmannedweaponwithalowerbodyresemblinganicybluesnakeandanupperbodyconsistingofatriangulartorsoandapairofdiamond-shapedmechanicalarms.

Theicybluesnakebodyallowsittofreelymoveinwaterandonland,whilethediamond-shapedarmscaneitherpiercethroughenemiesinclosecombatorshootoutwaterprojectiles.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袨)

Don’tbedeceivedbytheseseeminglyharmlesstransparentwaterprojectiles,astheyhaveturnedcountlessempiresoldiersintosieves.

Unliketheblackirongiant,whichisspecificallydesignedtobattledragons,WarDancer’sEmeraldSeaDragonBeasthastheabilitytocreateitsownarmy.

Theseweapons,called"seaserpents,"weretheonesthatdisruptedtheentiresupplylineoftheLeviathanfaction,causingasevereshortageofsupportfortheLeviathanEmpire.

Nolivingcreaturewithintelligencewouldenjoyfightingagainsttheselifelessweaponsknownas"seaserpents."

Losingmeantfacingcertaindeath.

Winningwouldonlyresultinsomeunusablemetalscrapswithnorealbenefits.

Fightingagainstthe"seaserpents"offerednogloryorfervor,onlythecoldestoflifeanddeathstruggles.

ThiswasareflectionofthebattlebetweenthedragonraceandTheKingofUndead’sUndeadArmy.TheLeviathanfaction,overwhelmedbycountlessundeadthroughsheernumbers,suffereddeathsthatwereimpossibletocount.

Asmass-producedunmannedweapons,eveniftheseaserpentswereblastedintopiecesbytheheavyartilleryoftheLeviathanEmpire,aslongasthemetalfragmentsthatformedtheirbodieswererecovered,theycouldbereassembledandbackonthebattlefieldinjustafewhours.

Theyhavenoconceptofintelligenceandfaithfullyadheretothewarrulessetbytheircore.TheyareundeadsoldierscontrolledbytheWarDancer.

Eveniftheempirehadblastedtheseseaserpentsintopiecesdozensoftimeswithheavyartillery,aslongasthecoremetalfragmentswererecoveredandrechargedwithwaterelementalenergyabsorbedfromthewaterveins,thenewseaserpentscouldimmediatelyreturntobattle.

Can’tbekilled,andevenifkilled,there’snothingtotakeaswarloot.ThisisthegreatesthelplessnessofhumansfacingtheUndeadArmy.

BesidesdefeatingtheruleroftheUndeadArmy,thehighestcommanderoftheUndergroundCemetery,whoisinchargeofcommandingtheundeadtroops,it’sjustwishfulthinkingtotryandwinagainsttheUndeadArmy.

Inthiswar,itisnecessarytowinagainsttheGuardianofthesecondleveloftheUndergroundCemetery,theWarDancerwhodominatestheEmeraldSeaDragonBeast,andneverleavesthecentralwatervein,thusmaintaininganabsolutehomeadvantage.

Unliketheblackirongiantwhoonlyknowsandneedstochargetowardsthestrongestandmostprominentenemy,theWarDancerneverrushesineasily.Instead,sheexcelsingraduallywearingdowntheopponentinabattleofendurance.

Usingherownadvantageousstrengthstoreducetheenemy’sfightingpower,constantlymakingthembleed,thisflexibleandadaptivetacticistheWarDancer’sspecialty.

Sheisverypatient.DespitetheimposingpresenceofLeviathanEmpire’snewmechanizedheavyartillery,asifitcouldpindowntheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastandkeepitsheaddowninthecentralwatervein,thebalanceofthebattlehasalreadystartedtoshiftcompletely.

Theshellsfiredbythosemechanizedheavyartilleryarenotfallingfromthesky.Everyshellandeveryscrappedbarrelrepresentstheempire’svaluablestrategicresources.

Ontheotherhand,theshatteredseaserpentsonlyneedtohavetheirmetalfragmentscollectedinthecentralwaterveinforashorttime,andtheywillimmediatelyreturntothebattlefield,livelyandenergeticonceagain.

Whenitcomestoresourceutilization,theEmeraldSeaDragonBeastoftheWarDancerleavestheLeviathanEmpirefarbehind.

Thiswashappeningduringatimewhenmagicwasnotasstrongasbefore.Ifitwasduringthedivineera,whenmagicwasplentiful,theEmeraldSeaDragonBeastcouldreviveandtransformintoaseaserpentinjusttenminutes,andatthesametimereleasemorethantentimesthenumberofseaserpentsasitcannow.

OnecharacteristicoftheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastisthatitcanfightalone.Ifitweretobattletheseaserpentlegionduringitsprime,theempirewouldbewipedoutinjustoneday.

ItwasbecauseofthedeclineinmagicalpowerduringthistimethattheWarDancerhadnochoicebuttobemorerestrained.TheyusedthisstrategyofattritiontoweakentheLeviathanEmpire’sarmyandwaitedforanopportunitywhentheirammunitionwouldrunout.

Theso-calledscientificweaponsofwarhavetheirlimits.Theempire’stennewmechanicalartillerylegionsmayseemcapableofcausingmassivedestruction,butiftheyweretobattleothercountries,theywouldhavealreadydestroyedallresistance.

However,againsttheancientweapon,theEmeraldSeaDragonBeast,thelevelofthreatposedbytheseweaponsisinsignificant.

TheancientwarweaponscreatedbytheKingofUndeadareperfectweaponssurpassingtheempire’stitledmachines.Theyareessentiallycreationssupportedbyalientechnology.

Intermsofresourceusage,energycontrol,internalstructure,andtheexistenceofasoulcore,theysurpassnotjustoneeraofSia’sworld.

Ontheeighthday,itstartedtorain,signalingthebeginningofintermittentfiringafterseveraldaysofcontinuousartilleryattacks.

"It’sraining..."

"Arewestartingtosaveammunitionnow?"

Inthedepthsofthewaterinthecentralcrystalfortressofthecentralwatervein,theEmeraldSeaDragonBeastlifteditsmassiveheadandrevealedasneer.

So,thecounterattackisabouttobegin.