aircannonsinc Chapter 209: Strike first to gain advantage, strike later to suffer disaster
Chapter 209: Strike first to gain advantage, strike later to suffer disaster
Liyue, Tianheng Mountain, inside the Rock King Palace.
Many immortals and the five new and old Yaksha generals stood in two rows on both sides of the hall. At this moment, Morax, who was sitting on the main throne, had a serious expression, and his expressionless face showed the majesty of a king.
At this time, Guizhong, who was sitting on Morax's right, took out a projection symbol from the token and projected the map of the entire Teyvat continent, including Liyue, Xumi, Inazuma, Mondstadt, and the surrounding land and sea template map, in front of the immortals.
"Everyone, we have been fighting this Demon War for more than 30 years. After this year of training and fighting, our assembled troops and material storage have reached a historical high. Now, Osel, the Dream Demon, and the leader of the West Sea have shown a momentum of cooperation to put pressure on us. I don't need to say much about their actions."
Gui Zhong's serious expression and words echoed throughout the hall. The solemnity in his tone brought pressure to many immortals and Yakshas.
Seeing the solemn expressions of the many immortals, Gui Zhong's serious expression became relaxed. A faint gray-blue light flickered in his gray-blue pupils, with faint stars surrounding them, and a voice came out:
"But you don't need to worry about the pressure of their combined forces. We are no longer what we were before. We are more than ten times stronger than we were at the beginning of the all-out war. What's more, we have the current reserves of organs and magic tools."
There was a magical power in Gui Zhong's tone, which eased the nervous expressions of the immortals in the audience. Then, red dots appeared one after another on the projection, with the sphere of influence and name of each dot marked on them. I don't know how many immortals looked slightly surprised when they saw this scene.
"These are the marking points and map locations. They are accurate locations marked by the Qianyan Army based on our latest research results. With the help of our lightning and fire elemental bullets and teleportation array, we can achieve targeted strikes and delay the enemy's gathering of troops."
The projected images kept switching, and the appearance of the thunder and fire elemental bombs and the images of the teleportation array entered the eyes of the immortals one after another.
"I'm sure you all know the power of the Thunder and Fire Elemental Bomb. We relied on this to defeat Osel's previous troops who were not well prepared."
The scene of the explosion appeared in an instant. Except for the immortals, Yaksha Xiao and others who had seen this scene before and were very calm, the shock brought to the immortals by the purple-red mushroom cloud that flashed in the projection screen was self-evident.
Looking at the surprised expressions of many immortals, Gui Zhong calmly switched the projection screen. This time the projection was not a recording from the past, but a real-time broadcast projection screen.
The projection screen is divided into several blocks. The more than ten small screens scattered together show the first-person perspective of the thunder and fire elemental bombs, while the other largest screen shows the bird's-eye view of the teleportation arrays in various places.
"What is this for? Why are there so many fire bombs?"
"Are you stupid? You can't even see that this is a demonstration to show us the feasibility of the Empress's plan."
"As expected of the woman behind the Emperor, she can actually think of using the teleportation array to carry out targeted bombings. I wonder what capabilities the newly developed mechanism has that can achieve this level."
Many immortals were talking to each other, but they were all doing it in secret and did not disturb Gui Zhong who was expressing his plan based on the information on the projected screen.
"I think everyone should be able to guess the simplicity of this plan. The most important coordinate information has already been found out. What we need to do next is to simply press the button to let the lightning and fire elemental bombs pass through the teleportation array into the airspace of the tripartite coalition forces and carry out elemental strikes!"
As the teleportation array in the painting shone brightly as Gui Zhong's words were spoken, dozens of scenes with the thunder and fire elemental bombs as the first-person perspective changed, and in an instant they arrived at the boundless sea and sky. Directly below the thunder and fire elemental bombs were islands and sea surfaces. The monsters and floor-level demons guarding them did not notice the silver light spots falling from the sky.
Even if monsters and demons noticed it, as long as they dared to detonate in the air, the shock wave formed would not be much weaker than the power of a detonation at the center, and might even be a little stronger.
As dozens of bird-like monsters discovered the lightning and fire elemental bombs and launched an attack, the light of the explosion in the air and the image of the shaking fire from another perspective were broadcast to the Rock King Palace.
The sudden attack surprised and panicked the demons of the three coalition forces, especially the troops of Osel. Their legs were shaking when they saw the familiar fire and mushroom cloud. One of the middle demons roared:
"It's... it's Morax and the others calling! Hurry... hurry up and inform Lord Osel."
Continuous flashes of thunder and fire and mushroom clouds flashed and rose, and the marked islands sank one after another, becoming the nourishment and foundation of several giant islands in the future.
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At the sea boundary where the three allied forces met, lightning flashed across the sky with eagerness and recklessness as it rushed into the meeting room of the three leaders. The tense words and the voices of fear changed the expressions of the three leaders sitting there.
"Report! News has come from the front line that the first team of the three-party coalition forces, which was anchored 20 nautical miles from the border of Liyue Sea, was attacked by Morax's side. The casualties reached 80%. Many floor-level demons and monsters were turned into nothingness by the continuous bombing. Even the resentment generated by the demons was only a small part of the coalition."
"Damn it, hasn't the undercover been found yet? Even such confidential information has been leaked."
Osel's expression was gloomy. He was actually unsure about this joint operation, but Morax and others reacted too quickly. They raided them before they were fully prepared and were about to attack in a few days. Although the damage caused was within their acceptable range, it was enough to slap them in the face.
"Bring the transmitted footage over." The Dream Demon was the calmest person present. Without saying a word, he asked his subordinates to forward the footage that had been recorded using the secret technique at the time.
Looking at dozens of extremely bright purple flames and mushroom clouds rising, Osel's body shuddered. This scene was the crisis he was most familiar with and the one he had felt most directly.
"Osel, this is the large-scale lethal weapon you once mentioned. Its power is comparable to the self-detonation of a lower-level top demon god. It seems that the rumors are true."
"They can launch more than ten missiles at once, and they do it by teleportation. Our intelligence is still too insufficient. We cannot confirm how many times their teleportation technology can be used. Notify them to strengthen the alert. If you find anything wrong, lead the team to flee immediately. We cannot respond to these attacks."
The Dream Demon God quickly gave orders and the leader of the West Sea also notified a large number of his monsters to retreat. Although they were all cannon fodder, they could not die in vain and be completely worthless. These were the best means to deal with mortals and the Thousand Rocks Army. If there was a chance, they should be able to slightly restrain and delay Morax's attack time.
Osel looked at the two men's rapid actions, with a hint of resentment and helplessness in his eyes. Then, without any hesitation, he ordered his own people to retreat a distance to avoid being affected by the thunder and fire elemental bombs.
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In Liyue, at the teleportation array layout point of Mount Ao Zang, Ye Li looked at the various mushroom fireworks on the projected broadcast screen with a leisurely expression. A little heartache flashed in his eyes, but he still smiled and said:
"Hahahaha! Demon God of Dreams, Osel, you didn't expect that, did you? Plans can't keep up with changes. As the saying goes, the first to strike is the strongest, the last to strike will suffer. You guys enjoy the appetizers first, the big cake will be delivered soon, I don't know if you like it or not."