Chapter 152: Natural-Born News Genius
"Magic Conductor development... is really this terrifying?" After who knows how long, the Lava General finally swallowed hard, looking at his junior, the Black Knight Caius, his voice hoarse.
"This is just basic offensive capability," the Black Knight Caius said without holding back. "Viscount Roster produces something called a magic power super cannon—way more powerful than this. Even when facing... you know what, never mind. Basically, it's invincible! Honestly, the moment I saw these weapons, I even thought about whether I should convert to the God of Technology."
"Yeah... this world has really changed," the Lava General said with a long exhale. "Tell me, isn't the best protection in this world to install tons of these... these Magic Conductors in every city, along with those super cannons?"
???
Install tons of magic railguns and super cannons in every city?!
The Black Knight Caius looked at this Lava General he once respected, even worshiped, with some surprise. Man, he really dared to dream big! You had to say, he really was a legendary figure. Even in this situation, he was way bolder than Caius himself.
Though Caius didn't know exactly how much these magic railguns cost, they probably weren't cheap. As for those super cannons, they had to be something that would make even the kingdom's wallet hurt. Otherwise, why would they only have a few of them?
Equipping every city with these Magic Conductors? Unimaginable!
Truly unimaginable!
"Maybe!" Taking a deep breath to calm himself down a bit, the Black Knight Caius finally spoke. "But that's all stuff for later. If you've got time to spare here, how about helping me figure out where those Church of War clerics are hiding? Based on what I know about them, they should be hiding somewhere nearby right now, right?"
Even Church of War clerics were mostly cowards who feared death—at least under normal circumstances. The Black Knight Caius had dealt with quite a few of them before. Unfortunately, since he wasn't a War cleric himself, pinpointing their location wasn't easy.
"Right there, but they're probably outside your range, right? You can't hit them." The Lava General pointed toward a distant highland, then shook his head slightly. Though the magic railguns were incredibly powerful beyond imagination, that distance was definitely farther than what the railguns had demonstrated so far. After just a moment's pause, the Lava General added, "If you can take out these warriors quickly, I'm confident I can catch up to them."
"No need."
The Black Knight Caius immediately waved his hand, then directly ordered, "Keep loading. Third squad, adjust firing angle, switch shells, charge up, carpet bomb!"
Carpet bomb—that was a term Viscount Roster taught him. In official military language, it should be called magic power sweeping, but he preferred this term because it really was washing over that entire stretch of land.
The Lava General watched them, couldn't help wondering—could they really attack that far?! But if that was true, didn't that mean the strike range already exceeded legendary magicians? Even if the power wasn't enough, with sufficient quantity, they could still create massive impact...
Before his thoughts could settle, the third squad had everything ready. With a single command, countless shells fired out again. This time, compared to what the other squads were firing, these shells clearly flew higher, and the shells themselves seemed more elongated... Those were magic acceleration runes!
The Lava General had a moment of realization. Adjust the magic railgun's angle, then switch to shells with different runes that could fire to more distant areas, achieving an even more terrifying range. This change might reduce each individual shell's attack power, but as long as the coverage area was big enough and they fired enough of them, they could still unleash amazing destructive power!
That bishop... was done for.
The Lava General had basically already sentenced the guy to death in his mind.
On the highland.
The clerics constantly casting divine arts seemed to have fallen into some kind of frenzy. It was like they couldn't see the shells attacking them at all. They didn't dodge or avoid, didn't add any protection to themselves, just kept casting divine arts.
It seemed like the world they saw was completely different from what everyone else saw.
BOOM—
BANG—
Shells kept landing near them, but they still paid no attention, just kept casting divine arts, kept controlling those War Strongmen to charge into the convoy.
Finally, the carpet bombing reached them, but they still kept casting divine arts. Flames burned on their bodies, but nothing could stop them. Only when directly hit by shells or when the burning flames completely consumed them would their divine arts finally stop.
This clearly exceeded normal boundaries.
In the past, maybe some individual War clerics could do this, but most definitely couldn't. But now, whether ordinary clerics or bishops, they all did it, and during the entire process, their expressions didn't even show any problems—like they weren't even alive to begin with.
As the clerics died one by one, those warriors charging forward madly actually began to visibly shrink. It seemed like their lost consciousness and awareness gradually returned. When their minds became clear again, their clothes had long since torn into strips, looking like beggars. Corpses and flames surrounded them everywhere, countless shells still sweeping through the sky. The scorching air and the corpses covering the ground—instantly, fear filled their hearts, and they began desperately fleeing.
Not far away, a journalist from the World Economic News Agency quickly recorded everything and transmitted the information back to the World Economic News Agency in Roster territory.
A scholar monitoring the group chat got instantly excited the moment he saw the message. "Big news! Real big news!!! Everyone check the group chat! Black Knight Caius was attacked by the Church of War while transporting Magic Conductor munitions. Countless ordinary peasants were turned into terrifying monsters by the Church of War through evil sacrificial methods. Roster territory's magic railgun 'Truth' demonstrated amazing power, completely annihilating all attackers. The former Lava General of the Kingdom of Dawn, Southern Archbishop of the Church of War Geyera, was also on scene, fighting alongside Black Knight Caius and assisting Truth's carpet bombing, providing support to the kingdom's forces. Suspected of betraying the Church of War!"
The originally very objective on-site situation, after passing through this scholar's mouth, came out extremely detailed and completely accurate. It was just... for some reason, the other scholars on site all had weird expressions. Why did it feel like something was off?
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