Mage Veigar

Chapter 447: Night Raid on Shatar

Sha'tar City.

The entire air corps of the Imperial Army is stationed here.

The Aviation Corps includes more than ten branches including the logistics department, airship maintenance department, auxiliary operations department, security defense force, direct reconnaissance regiment, air force marines... with a total of more than 3 people.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that this legion only has more than 3 people.

But if a real war breaks out, it can be comparable to an army of more than 100,000.

Because if each war airship is equipped with 20 magicians, 200 war airships will be equipped with 4000 magicians. This level of advanced military force is enough to change the situation of the war.

The aviation corps has always been the main force in determining the direction of the war.

Even though this aviation corps lost about one-third of its strength in the last war with the West Coast Army, its current military strength is enough to serve as the main force in the war and control the initiative of the entire war situation.

However, with the stabilization of the war situation on the west coast.

There were no other enemies in the entire west coast of the dynasty, and this legion had relaxed its vigilance.

The direct reconnaissance regiment in charge of reconnaissance has already gone on vacation collectively. Even the highest commander of this legion has rushed to the headquarters hundreds of miles away to brag and drink with a group of generals. What level of vigilance can you expect this legion to maintain?
"I say, Valens, stop being so hypocritical."

A soldier of the defense army yelled at a soldier about 20 years old in the distance: "How many times have I told you that the West Coast is peaceful? You are still holding that magic telescope and showing it to some superior every day."

"Leave me alone."

Valens disdained to associate with those drunken soldiers and still held the magic telescope.

A magic telescope was set up on the city wall.

This precious reconnaissance equipment is different from ordinary telescopes. It looks very much like an astronomical telescope. Due to its high cost, an army will usually only be equipped with 5-10 of them. Compared with ordinary military telescopes, its most direct feature is that it has night vision function.

During the war.

This type of reconnaissance equipment is manned by the Defense Forces in shifts around the clock. It is mainly used to detect threats from the air, to provide early warning, and to allow soldiers to enter air-raid shelters or organize counterattacks in a timely manner.

But in Shatar City.

These reconnaissance instruments have been idle, and the soldiers who were originally assigned to be on duty are unwilling to sit there stupidly for several hours, looking at the unchanging sky through the lens. It is silly to imagine that scene.

We have to admit that humans are herd creatures.

When others are serious, you will follow suit without supervision, but when others are neglecting their duties, even if there is someone supervising you, you will find ways to be lazy.

Especially at this stage.

If even the department responsible for supervision is no longer functioning, then there is even less point in being loyal to one's duties.

Therefore, 10 of the 9 magic telescopes of the Aviation Corps have been idle.

Valens, the only loyal soldier defending the city, was mercilessly ridiculed by his teammates, labeled as a loner, and despised by other teammates.

But this did not shake Valens' determination.

Because he is a soldier who is loyal to his duties and strict with himself, he will never neglect his duties like others before the commander-in-chief officially announces the end of the war.

He understands very well.

The battlefield is never a place for joking. If you don’t have incredible luck, you have to be extremely cautious if you want to survive.

Whenever I think of my parents at home.

Valens didn't care about the sarcasm, because he swore in front of his parents that he would survive the war, so even though he had been sitting motionless in front of the magic telescope for 4 or 5 hours, he still persisted.

Huang Tian deserves a caring person.

At 24:00 in the evening, when the soldiers in charge of guarding the city were already leaning against the wall and sleeping drunk, Valens keenly noticed that there seemed to be something extra in the sky.

Eagle?

Vulture? No, neither of them. The size of the bird that blocks out the sun and covers the sky is not comparable to that of an eagle or a vulture. If I really want to describe it, it is probably as huge as the dragons described in ancient biographies or unofficial history.

There is no mistake, that is——

War airships!

About 50 war airships were slowly coming under the moonlight. Through the lens of the magic telescope, Valens could clearly see that there was no imperial logo on these 50 war airships.

They are the air force of the Holy Dynasty.

Valens watched for more than ten seconds before he finally confirmed that it was Dynasty's airship, and judging from the fact that the other party was heading directly towards them without saying hello, it probably had no good intentions.

“Is this their target?”

Valens realized the seriousness of the problem. If these 50 war airships were allowed to carry out magical bombing on their temporary airport without any resistance, their air force would most likely be wiped out on the ground before taking off.

dong dong dong-

Realizing that something was wrong, Valens sounded the alarm immediately.

Given the enemy's current distance, they have plenty of time to launch the war airship and engage in air combat with the enemy.

But Valens forgot that war is a collective project. It is useless for him alone to remain vigilant. When the entire army is in this semi-paralyzed state, even if he sounds the alarm, the commander will not be able to organize manpower in the first time.

"Alarm? Why is there an alarm?"

"Enemy attack, the defense forces have detected the enemy's war airship."

"Where's the commander? Where's our commander?"

"The brigade commander is still at the brothel on West Street. I'll go and ask him to come back."

"..."

Due to the lack of basic combat readiness, the military camp was in chaos. The troops that assembled at the first time could not find their superior officers, and the troops with superior officers found that their subordinates were already drunk.

Unprepared.

Only four or five warships took off precariously without maintenance, and one of them crashed in mid-air because the maintenance was not yet completed. They were already in disarray before Vega's army arrived.

Valens was desperate after seeing this scene.

It was impossible to expect such an army to win. He realized that no matter how well he did, he could not lead the entire army. After all, individual strength was limited.

But luckily.

He couldn't be a hero to save the world, but he foresaw the coming danger earlier than others, so after sounding the alarm, he rushed to the air-raid shelter as soon as possible to avoid the impending magic bombing.

His teammates who taunted him were not so lucky.

Due to a lack of basic vigilance and excessive drunkenness, they died in their sleep.

Boom boom boom——

The ground was shaking, and dust was blowing through the ceiling of the air-raid shelter, making Valens' face covered in dirt.

The explosion echoed all night long.

He stayed in the air-raid shelter all night with his ears covered.

When the dawn of the next day came again, Valens left the air-raid shelter and saw that all the war airships had been burned to ashes. There were ruins near the airport, and even the air was filled with the aroma of meat and the lingering smell of war smoke. The smell made him kneel on the ground and retch.

Amidst waves of wailing and desperate cries.

Valens looked up at the gloomy sky. There was no sadness or joy on his face, but his voice was filled with despair and numbness: "Can we go back?"

(End of this chapter)