Mage Veigar

Chapter 127 Magic Bombing
haze.

At this moment, the city of Kareni was shrouded in a thick haze.

Countless United Kingdom war airships slowly descended from the sky until they reached a certain height, then all stopped descending.

Even though there had been no movement on the airship, the entire city fell into silence.

Because of the loss of the crystal hub, Kalini has been completely exposed to the magic of the United Kingdom.

Crystal Hub.

This is the ultimate defense that only a super-heavy city has.

As long as the Crystal Hub can function normally, the city's airspace will be safe from attacks from any country's air force.

The city that never falls.

This important northern city has been famous throughout the continent since its founding, and it is not just a name.

It is like a natural moat that deters any country's army from attacking the northern front of the empire, because as long as the city of Kareni does not fall, the northern part of the empire can rest assured about its defense, supplies and support.

But the city of Kareni fell.

The empire's northern gateway will be wide open, and the enemy will be able to attack or defend, and the empire will completely lose the initiative in the north.

Is there still a chance to save it?
There is no chance anymore!
Repairing the Crystal Hub would require hundreds of magicians working simultaneously for at least three months.

They didn't have time for that, because the enemy was already at the gates.

Boom boom boom!
The sounds that plucked the nerves rose and fell, echoing throughout the city of Kareni.

What is this sound?
Vega's face was extremely pale. If he heard correctly, this was the air defense alarm that had not sounded in Kareni City for hundreds of years. When was the last time this sound was heard? I'm afraid I need to look for it in history books.

The air raid sirens sounded, and the city of Kareni was hit by an unprecedented panic.

Civilians who were celebrating the memorial service began to rush towards the air-raid shelter frantically, angrily, cursing, pushing, trampling... At this moment all order collapsed, and everyone just wanted to rush into the air-raid shelter as soon as possible.

"Hahaha."

Bruno raised his head, opened his arms, embraced the sky and laughed wildly: "The kingdom will win, and we will triumph in the end!"

The mage is chanting.

The elements are gathering.

This time the elemental fluctuations did not come from the ground, but were pressed down from high altitude.

This was not the magic chanting of the Imperial Army, but the magic bombardment of the Kingdom Army.

"Everyone!"

"Magic defense!"

The order of the temporary combat command echoed in the sky. At that moment, all the army mages and the Judgment Corps gave up the originally planned magic bombing and switched to magic defense.

Low-level mages hold up mage shields.

Mid- to high-level mages cast defensive magic.

At this moment, the offense and defense changed, and the kingdom army's magic bombardment finally arrived.

"Fire Technique: Flame Explosion!"

The uniform chanting of magic echoed, and the sky that had been dark was illuminated again.

Huge fireballs fell from the airship.

The first round of magic bombardment began.

This is a common air raid method used by air forces of various countries. First, the fire mage with amazing destructive power is responsible for the magic bombing. The flame explosion is the magic that saves the most magic power and mental energy, and it only requires a level 2 fire mage to release.

Boom boom boom!
Huge fireballs hit the ground, creating waves of air. Each large fireball was as powerful as a grenade explosion. The Kingdom Army focused on the mage troops and professional troops, as well as the land within a 3000-meter diameter of the core control area of ​​the entire Crystal Hub. "Everyone, find shelter."

The moment Vega saw the fireball, he immediately gave the order to hide.

But this area was the focus of special attention. After the first round of magic bombardment, 120% of the houses were already on fire. Although Vega's troops did not suffer any damage, another group of professionals were hit by several flame explosions head-on, and their bunkers collapsed. More than 40 of the 20 people died and more than were injured, basically losing half of their combat effectiveness.

Fortunately, it seemed that no one in the mage army was injured.

But Vega knew that now was not the time to be happy, because the first round of magic bombardment had just ended and the second round of magic bombardment started again, leaving no time for the imperial army to catch its breath.

Boom boom boom.

The sound of explosions lingered in his ears. In the second round of magic bombardment, Vega was not so lucky. A flame explosion hit his troops and several team members died on the spot. The powerful magic attack could not be resisted by magic defense.

"Damn it!"

Vega clenched the dagger in his hand, feeling a sense of frustration that was difficult to swallow, but he also had no way to spit it out.

If the enemy is on the ground, there is still a chance to fight to the death.

However, the enemy gained air superiority, and even though Veigar was a shadow mage, he was unable to kill a single enemy. The only single-target anti-aircraft firepower of the Imperial Army was the wind magician.

Under such intensive magical bombardment, even a wind mage would not dare to take off rashly.

"Captain, give the order."

A soldier covered in dust and dirt crawled to Veigar's side and said, "If we continue like this, we won't be able to survive a few rounds of magic bombardment. Even if we are ordered to charge, it would be better to kill a shameless traitor than to die in frustration."

boom!
Vega punched the ground and gritted his teeth as he said, “Go, ask the temporary combat command to retreat. If we lose air superiority, we will just be sitting ducks.”

"Yes……"

Just as a soldier was about to request retreat, a series of explosions were heard in the distance.

Boom boom boom.

The place that received special attention was none other than the temporary combat command center.

Apparently, the temporary combat command had been targeted when the last order was issued.

The consequence of exposing your position is to be instantly submerged by magic.

This scene made Vega swallow his saliva.

If firepower of this intensity hits his head, he would not be able to die even if he had several lives.

"Retreat, retreat immediately."

Seeing that the temporary combat headquarters was destroyed, Vega decisively issued an order to retreat: "Leave the key bombing area first, pay attention to concealment, and do not expose your position, if you want to become the second combat headquarters."

"Yes Yes……"

Everyone's faces were pale. It was the first time they experienced the horror of losing air superiority.

Vega took the lead and retreated along the bunker. When the temporary combat command center was destroyed and there were no other major orders, it meant that he, as the highest commander of the detachment, could issue orders according to his own combat thinking.

The retreat was slow.

Because they had to pay attention to concealment while retreating. Once this process was observed by the Kingdom Army's war airships, they would not be faster than the speed of the falling flames.

Vega's goal was to leave the key bombing area first, and the direction of retreat was the nearest air-raid shelter.

As long as he entered the air-raid shelter, his life would at least be guaranteed under the magic bombing. As for the subsequent battle situation, it was no longer something he needed to think about. Everyone had only one goal -

How to survive under the intensive magic bombardment.

(End of this chapter)