novelraw Chapter 87: Relentless Bombardment
Chapter 87: Relentless Bombardment
The Energy Lighthouse hung high in the sky like a sun, its brilliant light blinding, illuminating the land for miles around as bright as day.
RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE...
A deep rumbling echoed from outside Eggshell Village. A Void Rift had appeared.
Wang Yi had been waiting for some time. Standing on the Floating Mountain, he watched as the void north of Eggshell Village, just before a pine forest, suddenly ripped open like the gaping maw of a giant beast.
Unlike the previous three easy warm-up invasions, this Void Rift appeared to be two or three hundred meters long.
’It’s here. Good, there’s only one Void Rift!’
Wang Yi immediately sent the Floating Mountain rising into the air, flying to meet the Void Rift. His voice carried to the ground below. "The void invasion has begun! In this battle, I will bombard them from the sky while you all defend the ground. Keep the invading monsters outside the village!"
"Yes, sir!"
"As you command!"
"Gegeda!"
"We swear to defend the territory to the death!"
WOOF WOOF WOOF...
The people below, Guardian Beast Gegeda, the Chicken Squad, the four Rock Giant Scorpions, and the six Six-Eared Yellow Dogs all responded at once. They hurried north of the village, brimming with fighting spirit.
"Ding! System prompt: The fourth wave of the void invasion has begun. 2,200 evil Orc Goblins and 800 Beastman Headhunters will launch a relentless attack on your territory. Invasion duration: 8 hours. One Beastman Hero will take the field. Please prepare your defenses!"
Soon, the invading monsters appeared. To Wang Yi’s surprise, he saw a group of tall, green-skinned Beastmen. They poured out from the two- to three-hundred-meter-long Void Rift, wearing Cow Horn Helmets, clad in simple Battle Armor, and carrying Wooden-Handled Axes, like a great army on the march.
Wang Yi’s eyes narrowed. ’I have a Mecha and the Floating Mountain, and those Orc Goblins are clearly melee infantry. What’s there to fear?’
The Floating Mountain flew straight toward the Void Rift. Atop it, Yang Qingniu and the others had already nocked their arrows. The five new recruits were visibly nervous; they didn’t dare speak, their eyes were glued to the ground below, and the hands drawing their bows trembled slightly.
"Don’t panic! We’re flying up in the sky—we’re perfectly safe! You’re Divine Archers, and they’re all just targets down there. All you need to do is apply the petroleum, then aim and fire!"
Zhang Lengzi yelled, suddenly raising his bow and loosing an arrow.
It was the first arrow. It flew nearly three hundred meters and struck an Orc Goblin squarely in the chest. The Fire Dragon Oil on the arrowhead exploded with a BOOM, instantly blasting a bloody hole through the Orc Goblin’s torso. It collapsed to the ground, screaming in agony.
"Haha, looks like these green-skins down there are nothing special! Come on, let’s blast ’em to bits!"
Yang Qingniu shouted, also drawing his bow and firing.
By now, a large number of Goblin Soldiers had entered the Divine Archers’ range. They stopped and stared up at the Floating Mountain, roaring loudly. They looked ferocious, but it was just impotent rage.
But the Floating Mountain didn’t stop, continuing forward until it was directly over the Void Rift. Then, it suddenly descended.
’If I used Mount Tai Pressing Down right here, I wonder what would happen?’
Curious, Wang Yi controlled the Floating Mountain’s descent, wanting to see if the blow could shatter the Void Rift.
In practice, however, the Floating Mountain couldn’t continue its descent once it neared the Void Rift. It was incapable of crushing it.
Wang Yi wasn’t disappointed. Under his control, the Floating Mountain swiftly ascended again. Suddenly, a light flashed from beneath the mountain, and a swarm of bubbles flew out.
"Daddy’s daddy is called Grandpa, Daddy’s mommy is called Grandma..."
The sound of the children’s song drifting from the Floating Mountain made the Orc Goblins snarl. They seemed to take offense, letting out even more ferocious roars.
Wang Yi had already equipped the Floating Mountain with the Super Bubble Gun. Now, set to fire-at-will mode, it produced a dense cloud of bubbles, large and small, that shimmered with a rainbow of colors under the simulated sunlight. It was a beautiful sight.
Many Orc Goblins even roared and chased after the bubbles, swinging their axes, trying to hack apart these childish playthings.
But soon, the light, floating bubbles transformed into deadly weapons. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!...
The relentless bombardment began!
Some bubbles exploded on impact with the ground, while others detonated when struck by the Orc Goblins. The power of each was astonishing. In an instant, the severed limbs of Orc Goblins were sent flying through the air, along with sprays of blasted earth.
Agonized screams filled the air.
Wang Yi flew the Floating Mountain along the Void Rift, raining down a carpet of Bubble Bombs. It was an absolute slaughter.
Yang Qingniu, Zhang Lengzi, and the others also unleashed their full firepower. WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!...
Bamboo Section Arrows flew out unceasingly, igniting in midair to become shafts of fire. Every shot found its mark, wounding the Orc Goblins. A hit to a vital spot was a fatal blow.
For a moment, it was as if the roles of attacker and defender had been reversed. It wasn’t the Beastman Army that was invading, but the Floating Mountain that was relentlessly sweeping across the battlefield, hounding their forces with an endless bombardment.
The Orc Goblins were thrown into chaos, suffering heavy casualties.
Just then, the Beastman Headhunters appeared.
These Headhunters could perform ranged attacks by throwing spears. They began to assault the Floating Mountain; as soon as a spear left a Headhunter’s hand, a new one would materialize, allowing for a continuous volley.
The Floating Mountain was only about thirty to forty meters off the ground at this point. Many spears struck its underside, ringing out with a series of PINGS and CLANGS, but they dealt minimal damage.
Completely at ease, Wang Yi had the Floating Mountain ascend higher and simply continued his bombing run along the Void Rift, making explosions blossom all over the ground below.
But soon, the Orc Goblins stopped their chaotic retreat. Ignoring the Floating Mountain, they began to charge toward Eggshell Village.
The Beastman Headhunters did likewise, no longer foolishly tossing spears at the Floating Mountain, and charged right behind the Orc Goblins.
Wang Yi noticed the change on the ground. He scanned the battlefield and quickly found the cause.
The Beastman Hero had appeared!
It was a tall Beastman with a flag on his back and a steel blade in hand. He met Wang Yi’s gaze from afar, and then his figure suddenly vanished.
’The boss can turn invisible?’
Wang Yi frowned slightly. His bubble bombardment and the arrows from the ten Civilian Archers couldn’t eliminate all the Beastman soldiers fast enough. Some would inevitably break through to Eggshell Village. The time had come to test his ground forces.
At that very moment, north of Eggshell Castle, on the edge of the territory, Jelena and the others were already in formation, ready for battle.
Guardian Beast Gegeda sat on the ground, its two short claws crossed over its chest. Its wings beat slowly, like two great cleavers.
To its left, Jelena sat astride a Rock Giant Scorpion, holding a Magic Crystal in her left hand, an expectant smile on her face.
Nangong Jin was on Gegeda’s other side. He sat atop the Crossbow Machine Carriage, coughing softly from time to time. The carriage was already powered up, ready to fire Flying Light Arrows at a moment’s notice.
The Taisen Team, Boyka Team, and Feng Yuxiu Team also stood ready for battle.
These soldiers, recruited from the barracks, were highly disciplined, like battle-hardened veterans. They showed no fear, only anticipation and excitement—a stark contrast to the Indigenous People like Yang Qingniu.
Suddenly, the six Six-Eared Yellow Dogs began barking loudly. Pang Damao stood in their midst, clad in General Armor and holding an Iron-Clad Bow. He pointed forward and declared, "The dogs are barking! The enemy is coming! Prepare for battle!"