Black Forest.
About this strip of forest located at the southern foot of the Dark Mountains and adjacent to the wasteland, Anzu folk have countless versions of legends - for example, every tree in the forest is one of those who failed to escape. It is transformed from the victims of the wasteland. For example, there is a passage to a chaotic world buried under the Black Forest. For example, the Black Forest as a whole is actually a huge monster with evil wisdom. It is spreading towards the civilized world every moment. In order to complete the unfinished business of the demon tide and completely destroy the civilized world created by mortals...
But Gawain knew that the birth of the Black Forest was not that complicated.
It was once just an ordinary dense forest, located on the border of the Gondor Empire, blocking the mountains and wasteland in the north.
It was the power of chaotic magic that turned an originally harmless and fertile forest into a restricted area of life.
The power of the magic industry is forcibly opening up a broad avenue from this restricted area of life.
The ferocious and twisted demonized trees grow wantonly on the barren land. The tall and dry tree crowns form a rugged and strange network high in the sky. The thin mist unique to the black forest is very close to the ground. The place is floating slightly, and the slowly creeping vines and shrubs carefully hide themselves in the mist, seeming to be waiting for opportunities to prey on the victims who accidentally enter their hunting range. And between the shrubs and the mist, those whose flesh and blood are festering and have been interposed The demonized creatures between life and death are also dormant, quietly waiting for prey to enter their hunting circle.
There are outsiders in the forest, the fresh breath of life is spreading in the mist, and the predators are getting excited.
Then, the sharp whistling sound broke the rules of "opportunistic hunting" in the black forest.
Powerful heavy-explosive grenades and field artillery shells fell from the sky. The explosive impact tore up the mist, as well as the predators hidden in the mist, and the towering ancient trees continued to explode. Staggering and falling from the explosion, the squirming poison ivy panicked as it tried to burrow underground - only to be caught in the deadly heat and shockwave and annihilated before it could escape.
The surviving monsters roared in the smoke, and those who had some sense began to run away crazily, while those who lost their minds instinctively rushed towards the direction of the threat, and in the smoke, the dense and intense scorching heat Rays and lightning bolts soon halted their final charge.
The heavy infantry wearing heavy armor and carrying continuous-fire thermal energy ray guns or lightning generators advanced step by step, stopped at the edge of the visual range, and suppressed them with intensive firepower. Reaching for all possible counterattacks in the smoke, the Steel Rangers carrying grenade launchers were interspersed between these heavy infantry, using powerful grenades to clear the corners where the magic reaction was strongest.
After a period of intensive shooting, the magic reactions observed by the soldiers' tactical eyepieces were extinguished one by one. The heavy infantry immediately dispersed and retreated to both sides, and their bodies became taller and more armored.The sturdy white knights carried heavy burners and stepped forward with heavy steps.
"In the name of the Holy Light - perform purification!"
A low and majestic roar came from under the squad leader's helmet, and the white knights immediately started the heavy burners they carried. ——The front ends of these weapons, which were shaped like flat tubes and were connected to the white knight armor by rune drag chains, immediately ejected flames that were tens of meters long, burning everything within the sight of the knights.
The most basic "Grease Technique", combined with the Burning Hand, and the blessing of the wind element, the flames formed can burn almost all organic matter. If the opponent is a transcendent and can use protective spells, then the effect of these burners will definitely be greatly reduced, but if it is used to clean up "organic waste", then there is nothing better than these heavy-duty burners.
There are outsiders in the forest, the breath of iron and fire is spreading in the mist, and the predators are... approaching eight years of age.
"Keep pushing!! The Holy Light blesses your burners - keep pushing!!"
On the squad leader's "Holy Light Inspiration" (shouting version) effect Next, the white knights continued to advance and continued to burn areas where threats might remain, while the heavy infantry followed closely behind, using their own firepower to perform the tasks of cover and coordinated advancement, and completed the fire support task of steel. The Ranger soldiers quickly moved around the formation, using their most advanced tactical eyepieces and well-trained reconnaissance techniques to provide vigilance for the entire team.
The soldiers cooperated skillfully, had a clear division of labor, and advanced extremely quickly. Obviously, this was not the first time they had done this.
There is no doubt that performing missions in the black forest is the best training for these soldiers.
Behind the soldiers, multi-functional tanks and towed artillery began to move forward. These tanks will become the vanguard of the team again at the next advancement point and carry out the next round of fire bombardment with their own weapons. The soldiers will then perform the next stage of "cleaning" and "purification" in the area after the bombing. This cycle continues until the road continues to extend forward until it reaches the end of the black forest and enters the wasteland.
Gawain was sitting in a chariot, watching the white knights using heavy burners shouting slogans of the Holy Light while setting fires everywhere. He couldn't help but sigh: "To be honest, At this point...their methods really have nothing to do with the Holy Light..."
"Didn't Wright say that what matters is faith," Amber, who was sitting next to him, said casually, "Change In other words, as long as you claim that the Holy Light is protecting you, even if what comes out of your cannon is baked potatoes, it is still the will of the Holy Light..."
"I think what Wright said about 'faith' is definitely That's not what I meant..." Gawain glanced at Amber, and then couldn't help but sigh, "But having said that, these burners are really useful..."
Amber blinked, Looking at the flames and smoke rising in the distance, I couldn't help but shrink.Shrinking his neck: "I just feel terrible... This kind of weapon... Only Rebecca, the guy who can twist fireballs into dozens of colors and shapes, can think of it. And to be honest, using this kind of weapon in the forest Will something that breathes fire really not cause an out-of-control fire?"
"This is a black forest, which is different from a normal forest," Gawain smiled and shook his head, reminding Amber. Pay attention to the distance, "Of course burners can't be used casually in the forest, but haven't you noticed... the flames burning here will soon go out?"
Amber then noticed that the white knights were making The fire that came out did not spread outwards, and the flames burning on the ground were quickly extinguished. I couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Really...how did it happen?"
"The chaotic magic energy in the black forest The environment prevents the spread of fire - the flames emitted by the burner are created by magic. Although it can indeed cause a natural fire, the premise is that its magic reaction must last long enough. However, in this place, most magic reactions do not The method lasts too long - unless it can get a steady supply of magic power."
"...The Black Forest is really a strange place," Amber scratched his hair, "No wonder you insist on using this. This is a weird way to blow everything up to clear the way. In this weird environment, the regular team of extraordinary people will probably be gone in a matter of minutes."
Gawain smiled and did not answer.
Blowing everything up is the only way to deal with the Black Forest. However, to realize this method, the premise is that there must be strong enough force.
In order to deal with the threat of the wasteland and to fight against potential enemies in the future, he has never relaxed at all in terms of "force", although the weapons and equipment of the Cecil Combat Corps are actually considered to be the most advanced weapons of mankind in this era. The pinnacle of the army, but to deal with those weird and unpredictable aberrations, no matter how powerful the firepower is, it is never too much.
Cecil's weapons design department has never stopped research and development work. While "big projects" such as magic vehicles, magic network communicators, and magic trains continue to make progress, the weapons in the hands of soldiers The equipment is actually being improved rapidly.
For the early days of the Magical Age, the birth and development of many things were actually "the presence or absence of ideas." Without ideas, a new thing or even an entire field would be blank. As long as there is an idea, things in this field will develop like a spurt.
After the success of the thermal energy ray gun, technicians discovered a "key idea", that is, "low-level magic in the traditional sense can be used as long as it is properly utilized and combined properly, and then industrial mass production is achieved." The effect is astonishing."
This idea is called "minimalist and practical idea" by Gao Wen, that is, under the premise of controlling costs and system complexity, it is possible to arrange and combine stable and reliable basic spells to achieve the best possible results. Possibly high practical effect.
Low cost, high stability, and can be mass produced.
Based on this idea and the thermal energy ray gun, a series ofWeapons with universal magic terminals as carriers and low-level offensive spell substrates as the core were quickly designed. By replacing the modules in the magic terminals, the soldiers' offensive methods could not be limited to scorching rays, acid liquids, etc. Arrows, lightning bolts, ice bullets and even weak healing and auxiliary spells can all be realized as long as the energy level meets the requirements and is compatible with the basic structure of the magic terminal.
The heavy-duty burner in the hands of the white knights is a gadget that Rebecca tinkered with not long ago, and it is also an extension of this "minimalist and practical idea".
In those new weapons, Rebecca and her technicians stuffed the rune base plates of Grease and Burning Hands, and used the "Blessing of the Wind Element" to increase the power of Grease. Jet range, this design has proven to work surprisingly well.
Three basic spells combine to create a powerful war weapon.
Gawain doesn't mind that the essence of these weapons is just some "permutations and combinations of inferior spells". To him, it's enough that these things are easy to use.
On the 40th of the Harvest Moon, the Pathfinder troops burned down the last forest on the southern border of the Black Forest.
The tangled poison ivy and ancient trees turned into ashes, and the monsters corrupted by the chaotic energy gradually turned into smoke floating in the air. On the land that the white knights stepped on, the magical flames generated by the heavy burners were in chaos. The magic environment quickly extinguished, and when the smoke gradually dissipated, the scene at the end of the forest instantly became wider.
The endless corrupted plain stretches in front, and the huge light curtain of the magnificent wall connects the sky and the earth in the distance.
Accompanied by the sound of mechanical devices operating, magical vehicles that had been specially modified to adapt to the complex road conditions in the wasteland drove out of the forest area and arrived at the scorched earth contaminated by the magic tide.
Gawain stepped out of the car and set foot on this desolate land. He saw that several elves, including Sonia, had left the convoy earlier than him and were waiting for him in front.
The elves are the "technical guides" during the barrier repair project, so they naturally have to follow along.
After Gawain approached, Sonia said with emotion: "We finally walked out of the dark forest - walking through such a blasphemous and twisted jungle is really a torture for the elves. "
A senior ranger couldn't help but said: "That's true - but fortunately there is at least a layer of crystal and steel between us and the fallen forest."
p>"Yes, the magic device..." Sonia glanced at Gawain, "I have to admit that these things you led mankind to tinker with are really good. But I think you'd better use them with caution. There are so-called heavy burners - especially in the forest. It's okay, but if you use them to burn healthy forests... First of all, I personally don't accept it emotionally. "
"Set the mountains on fire and sit in jail - this sentence is written in the Cecil Civilization Convention,"Gawain spread his hands dumbfounded. He knew that Sonia, an elf, would say this sooner or later after seeing that thing, "Don't worry, we are not lunatics who only know how to destroy."
As he spoke, he felt a little emotional in his heart: Sonia and other elves would instinctively mutter after seeing the burner, but Solderin, who is also a genuine elf, did not react at all after coming into contact with the burner for the first time. A similar reaction, in fact he was quite excited...
Maybe that guy has been traveling in the human world for too long and has forgotten that he is a son of the forest...