Although this night battle was very lively, it lasted only a short time and was resolved within a dozen or so times.// //
After carefully cleaning the battlefield, it was already past midnight and the island finally fell silent again.
After a night of noisy, the Marines on the beach were all exhausted and fell asleep holding their rifles.
The explosion probably also scared the undead tribesmen hiding in the jungle, and nothing unusual happened in the second half of the night.
The next day, when Lord Lorraine opened his eyes, woke up from his sleep, stretched out, then shook his head, he thought to himself: The big boat is indeed more comfortable than the small boat.
I didn't sleep so peacefully on the Victory.
Lord Lorraine rubbed his eyes and looked vaguely at the sky outside the porthole window. He found that the sky outside was still very dark, with a trace of gray leaking out of the dim sky, as if it was still before dawn.
He couldn't help but wonder. After these two years of military career, his biological clock was extremely accurate. As long as no one disturbed him, he would wake up at dawn.
But now, looking at the weather outside the cabin, it seems to only be around five or six o'clock.
"It's still early," Lorraine hesitated and wanted to continue falling asleep. Yesterday, she couldn't go to bed until two or three in the morning.
But then he woke up: something was wrong~!
He turned over and sat up from the bed, then picked up the pocket watch on the table. Sure enough, it was already seven o'clock, and it was already dawn.
In other words, Sir Alex has slept for an extra fifteen minutes.
"Why is it so dark? Is it dark?" Lord Lorraine muttered in his heart. He hurriedly put on his clothes and got up. Then he came outside the cabin and took a look. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
All I could see was that the sky was completely gray, with black clouds gathering from all directions, completely covering up the rising sun, and the sky within sight was completely shrouded in clouds.
There is also a faint mist on the sea, and the mist is actually a strange gray color
It's as if some black dye has penetrated into the ordinary mist, which is extremely weird.
This situation reminded him of the time when he met the lich Edwood.
Lorraine couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in her heart: This is not a good sign~!
At this time, the sailors in the fleet and the soldiers on the island were all aware of this situation. After drifting at sea for more than ten years, many sailors saw the black-gray mist and the storm-like cloudy sky for the first time.
I couldn't help but feel panicked for a while.
Seeing this, the officers on the ship immediately yelled at them and scolded them harshly.
In the shortest possible time, they were stabilized again. Then they were driven away and put into combat readiness.
The elves next to them were in a state of confusion for a while. They gathered on the side of the ship and looked at the sky and shouted loudly. This made the human officers and soldiers who were a little flustered just now look down upon them. They were already so old, and they were still chattering like a group of little girls.
.
The elves seemed to be aware of this, and the officers punched and kicked the soldiers without mercy, and finally stabilized them.
Under the orders of the officers, the Marines on the shore hid behind trenches and temporary fortifications, set up machine guns facing the interior of the island, and unscrewed the back caps of grenades.
All the warships were also ready, opening their gun doors one after another and pointing their dark muzzles at the shore.
The steam boilers of the human battleships also began to ignite, and billowing black smoke spewed out from the chimneys, making an "empty" sound like a monster roaring.
The elf Royal Ark next to it is very covetous of human alchemy technology, and can sail quickly without raising its sails.
Then he cursed loudly and held the rope of the sail tightly in his hand. Just waiting for the order, he pulled up the sail and turned to a favorable fighting position.
At this time, within just half an hour, the fog had become thicker and thicker. Even the battleships in the distance were only vague outlines.
Waves of cold wind blew from the mountains and forests deep on the island, and faint whines and moans could be heard in the wind.
A fishy and unpleasant smell spread throughout the fleet outside the harbor along with the cold wind.
All this indicates that something abnormal is about to happen.
Veterans who have participated in the Battle of Fantino judge based on experience that undead creatures are about to appear.
The soldiers couldn't help but feel nervous. Behind the soldiers on the beach was the sea. Even if they wanted to retreat, they had no way out and they would have to fight to the end.
Then I heard the officers nearby shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Brothers, don't panic."
"For the glory of the empire."
"Look ahead."
"The undead are nothing to be afraid of. Just kill them with one shot."
"Anyone who escapes from battle will be killed!"
"After winning this battle, I'll treat the brothers to a nice drink~!"
"There are six hundred artillery pieces behind us, there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Hold on, reinforcements will be coming soon."
The voice may be encouragement, threat, or temptation, but in short, the soldiers are not allowed to take a step back and must hold the beachhead.
When the soldiers heard the officers' voices, they also fell silent. Because while the officers kept shouting, they also explained one thing - the officers did not run away, but were fighting side by side with them.
At this time, the forest in the distance began to shake, as if some giant beast was rampaging inside. Countless birds were frightened and flew up, letting out bursts of screams.
At the same time, strange roars sounded in the forest, like crying or wailing.
The soldiers couldn't help but feel nervous again.
Although the enemy could not be seen, it could be easily judged from the swaying scale of the forest that the number of enemies was by no means a small number.
The Marine soldiers firmly grasped the rifles in their hands, pressed them hard on their shoulders, and scanned the dense forest not far away through the crosshairs.
The muzzle of the machine gun swung from side to side, ready to fire at any time.
Lorraine stood on the mothership, raised the telescope, and scanned briefly. He wanted to find what was in the forest, but because of the fog and the obstruction of the forest, he could not see anything.
However, the prince only hesitated for a moment, and then raised his chin slightly.
The messenger next to him immediately waved the flag in his hand and roared angrily: "Take off, take off~!"
Before he could finish his words, a war fortress on the deck not far away roared up from the ground, flew into the air, passed over the head of the fleet, and rushed towards the direction of the swaying forest.
As the War Fortress moves through the fog, you can vaguely see a wake left behind it.
Lorraine raised the telescope again and looked into the distance. Then he saw the war fortress flying over the forest, and then dropped the bomb without hesitation.
I saw an orange-red firework blooming in the forest.
The orange flames kept rising and turned into a huge fireball in the sky, which stung people's eyes with pain.
Then, a deep and loud boom was heard, and countless trees, earth and rocks flew into the sky along with the explosion.
Immediately afterwards, a shock wave visible to the naked eye appeared from the explosion point, and then expanded rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, they came across the ship, blowing like a strong wind, and everyone could hardly open their eyes. At the same time, the battle flag high on the ship also suddenly fluttered out, making a "swish" sound.
sound.
Lorraine hurriedly raised the telescope again, and saw billowing black smoke rising from the place where the explosion had just occurred. A large area of the surrounding woods was blown away. During the rising black smoke, he could vaguely see a strange beast heading here.
roar.
There seemed to be a flowing black river beside it, rushing towards it.
Lorraine couldn't help but sigh, and then said: "Order the battleship to move as close as possible and tell the brothers to brace themselves, this is a tough battle.
Mages and priests are on alert and beware of airborne targets."
Immediately, a messenger next to him puffed up his cheeks and blew the horn in his hand.
The sound of the horn penetrated the entire sea and was clearly transmitted to the ears of the officers and soldiers on the shore.
As soon as the horn sound fell, a burst of horn sound was heard in the distance.
The sound of the horn was different from the loud and long sound of human beings. It seemed to be coming from a tattered horn. It was a bit hoarse and unpleasant, which made people feel chilly.
When the horn sounded, countless black shadows appeared at the edge of the forest.
They...well, to be precise, they were all in ragged clothes, their eyes were blank, their movements were stiff, and they walked a little slowly.
From time to time, you can hear wild beast-like roars coming from their throats as they stagger towards the Marine position on the beach.
"The undead, the undead are coming~!" Someone couldn't help shouting in a low voice.
The voice was quick and tense, as if he would be suffocated if he didn't shout.
To ordinary soldiers with flesh and blood, undead creatures are far more terrifying than humans.
Then an officer shouted loudly: "Be careful, don't shoot yet, wait until you get closer before shooting. Brothers, hold still, get closer before shooting..."
"A bunch of bone sticks, there's nothing to be afraid of~!"
At this time, more and more undead appeared at the edge of the forest. They formed a dense group and slowly walked towards the human position built on the beach.
Lorraine raised the telescope and did some calculations. There were thousands of people just showing up. At this time, the trees in the forest were still shaking, and more undead were continuously passing through the forest, appearing.
In front of you, it gives people a feeling of endlessness.
Lorraine secretly thought: "How many things have the undead hidden on this island?"
The forward of the undead creatures is only a hundred meters away from the Marines' position. From the forward to the open space in the dense forest, it is now covered with all kinds of undead creatures, making one's scalp numb just by looking at it.
At this time, the sight of the rifle could already cover the head of the undead creature. The officer jumped up from behind the bunker, brandished his pistol, and shouted sternly: "Fire, fire~!"
Immediately, the soldier next to him turned the handle of the Gatling gun, and streams of flames suddenly spurted out from the muzzle.
‘Chug, chug, chug…’, the monotonous and mechanical sound of the machine gun kept ringing. Raining bullets splashed towards the undead creatures not far away.
I saw the undead on the opposite side falling like weeds under the muzzle of the gun. Due to the powerful kinetic energy of the bullets, they hit the bodies of the undead, tearing many of them into pieces, blowing off their limbs, and blocking their waists.
They broke into two pieces, but...
But for the undead, as long as they don't hit the vital parts of their head, they won't die.
Therefore, even though they fell down, they were roaring and crawling forward slowly on the ground, moving bit by bit.
There seemed to be countless disgusting ants on the ground.
At the same time, more undead passed by them and appeared in human sight.
The gap that appeared under the machine gun sweep was instantly filled with more undead.
When the human soldiers saw this situation, they were all heartbroken. If they were rushed forward, no matter how fast the gun was, it would be useless.
The soldiers fired desperately at the undead, and the crackling gunfire rang out. Under their intensive firepower, many undead were finally shot and died, but more undead came up.
At this time, the battleships in the sea also opened fire.
The thunderous sound of artillery fire was heard, and the shells roared out of the gun barrel, streaked across the sky, and finally landed in the dense team of undead. Then they exploded.
Orange-red fireballs rose up like fireworks, and at the same time, countless human body fragments were scattered in all directions.
The pressure on the frontline soldiers suddenly became lighter.
But soon I heard another hoarse horn sound in the distance.
The undead who rushed out of the forest split into two groups. One group continued to rush toward the soldiers on the shore, while the other group rushed straight into the sea from the flank.
As they rushed into the sea, the water suddenly seemed to be boiling, with billowing sprays rising continuously.
Through the clear water, you can see the undead walking on the seabed, like an undercurrent, rushing towards the battleship.
However, the battleships continued to fire towards the shore as if they were not seen. The decks were filled with choking white smoke.
Due to the constant bombardment, the temperature in the small space of the cabin rose very quickly. The gunners were all exhausted and sweating. Many of them had to take off their shirts and work hard with their shirts off.
At this time, more and more undead have poured into the sea and are rushing towards the battleship. The forward has reached a place less than two hundred meters away from the battleship.
On the mothership at the rear, the war fortresses have taken off one after another.
They were carrying all kinds of bombs and were heading forward.
Two war fortresses came to the top of the undead in the sea, circled twice, and then dropped bombs towards the most crowded place.
The two bombs fell into the water one after the other and exploded immediately.
Due to the action of water, the effectiveness of bomb explosions is much weaker than on land, but also due to the action of water, the shock waves generated are much stronger than those on land.
The shock wave generated by the depth charge underwater can tear apart steel, not to mention the undead. In just an instant, the undead are torn into pieces, as if being stirred by a giant blender, and then slowly
The ground surfaced.
There was a layer of broken corpses and body parts floating on the sea surface, which looked like dense aquatic plants from a distance.
The remaining war fortresses flew towards the forest in the distance.
More than twenty war fortresses lined up in a row, came to the sky above the forest, and then dropped the heavy bombs one by one.
A series of huge fireballs rose into the sky, forming a wide wall of fire in the middle of the dense forest, and thick smoke billowed into the sky, straight into the sky.
The attack of the undead on the ground suddenly slowed down. But then, they took steps again and rushed towards the human defense line.
Lorraine couldn't help but let out a long sigh: In the past, if they fought on the plains, humans could organize a powerful knighthood, rush forward bravely, rush into the enemy's formation, and kill the lich. Without the command of the lich, those undead
They just became a group.
But now, fighting in this dense forest terrain is simply a disaster for humans. The undead lich can hide in the middle of the forest and command their troops calmly. No trace of them can be found at all.
At this time, a dark knight in armor could be vaguely seen among the undead team.
Those people are tall and burly, agile in movement, and possess the same intelligence as humans. They have been hiding behind the crowd, using the terrain or trees to avoid bullets fired by humans, while constantly jumping up and down towards the human position.
go ahead.
The soldiers on the shore were shocked when they saw it, and then they turned their guns and fired at the dark knights.
The battleships at sea also continued to fire, but despite this, the undead still stubbornly pushed forward despite the gunfire.
Although they all had to pay a huge price for every meter they advanced, the undead were not afraid at all.
Unconsciously, the undead were getting closer and closer to them.
Immediately, the soldiers began to throw grenades, blasting the undead that rushed up into the sky.
But at this time, more undead rushed up.
They are like waves at high tide, being pushed back one wave, and then another wave appears. Although they retreat again and again, every time they rise, they will be closer to the human defense line than before.
At this time, the war fortress has been loaded with bombs again and lifted into the air. Some of the bombs were thrown into the water to blow away the undead that attacked again from underwater.
The other part was thrown into the forest, firstly to block the enemy's reinforcements, and secondly, in the hope that the blind cat could encounter the dead mice and kill the undead liches hiding in the dark.
Lorraine secretly sighed: The battle has become a war of attrition. It depends on whether the enemy has more people or he has more bullets.
At this moment, someone suddenly heard someone shouting loudly: "Enemy, the enemy is coming from the other side."
Lorraine couldn't help but was startled, then turned around and saw someone standing on the edge of the ship's side on the other side of the mothership, pointing down and shouting loudly.
Lorraine's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly ran over, then looked down. Through the clear water, she could see countless figures swaying towards the bottom of the sea, only ten meters away from the battleship~!