I rely on myself

Chapter 762 Attack on the Academy
"What should we do now? It seems that the battleship is going to fly directly to Liverpool. I don't believe it will just fly over and do nothing. So what should we do now?"

After a busy period, Lei Zhen and the other three were unable to contact Liverpool, and naturally had no way to inform them that a warship was flying towards Liverpool.

Besides being worried, they didn't know what to do now. Fortunately, Lei Zhen quickly got the answer and replied.

"Excuse me, Hirin, could you please summon a fast and rideable shikigami? I need to get back to Liverpool as soon as possible, right now!"

"Lord Lei Zhen!"

Ri Lun was naturally surprised and confused by Lei Zhen's request. She asked directly, "Why, Lord Lei Zhen? You have seen the battleship now..."

"I know, but Ye Ye is still in the academy, and I can't give up on her, so I have to rush back as soon as possible... Please, please help me."

Before Hiruzen could finish, Raijin suddenly interrupted and said something that Hiruzen could not refute.

After a while, just when Lei Zhen thought that this plan would fail and he could only run back to Liverpool on his own two legs, the Sun Wheel suddenly moved.

"........."

Ri Lun silently formed seals with his hands, and soon a horse wrapped in black mist appeared in front of everyone under the light of the magic circle.

After taking a look at the shikigami, Hirin turned back and said to Raijin, "Lord Raijin, please ride it back. Among all the shikigami I can summon, its speed is undoubtedly one of the best. I believe that with its help, Lord Raijin, you should be able to get back in time. Hirin will pray for you."

After hearing this, Lei Zhen thanked Ri Lun earnestly: "Then I won't say much, anyway, thank you, Ri Lun!"

After leaving this sincere thanks, Lei Zhen did not dare to delay and walked forward and quickly rode on the black horse Shikigami.

Because instructions had been given when Higurashi summoned it before, it did not resist Lei Zhen who rode on it. Even after Lei Zhen sat firmly, it ran directly towards Liverpool without Lei Zhen's urging.

Watching Lei Zhen's figure gradually disappear from his sight, Ri Lun lowered his head somewhat dejectedly. Ang and Liu Lian on the side didn't know what to say when they saw this scene.

Ang was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say, while Liulian knew that it would be best for his young lady to be alone at this time.

In Liverpool, although it was already night, thanks to the invention of electric lights, the streets were still bustling. Therefore, the huge and conspicuous warship that was approaching in the sky was naturally discovered.

Looking at the approaching warship, the forces that had already received the report from the personnel exploring the secret factory immediately recognized the origin of the warship. But no matter what, the most urgent task now was to make the other party stop, and this idea was immediately implemented by the British troops stationed in Liverpool.

Although some of the British army's mechanical puppets were taken away due to the influence of the means similar to "Absolute Kingship" during that period, their own strength should not be underestimated. They even brought out many huge cannons to fight back, but unfortunately this level of lineup is only enough to deal with ordinary enemies, and now they are obviously not facing ordinary enemies. Although the British army tried very hard to attack the huge battleship in the air, the air advantage was too unsolvable. The battleship was at a height that the British army's weapons could not reach.

On the contrary, the huge warships that had the air advantage did not even need to move too much. They just aimed their guns at the British troops below, and then continued to fire from a high position.

After just one round of artillery fire, the British army was blown to pieces and suffered a crushing defeat.

The battleship showed no intention of stopping and continued to move forward, flying towards the most conspicuous and huge building in Liverpool, which was the Walpurgis Royal Institute of Mechanics.

When everyone saw the direction the warship was flying, they immediately understood who the other party's target was, and they all stopped the attacks they had launched.

After all, these people with different positions had intended to stop the warship before because they thought the warship was planning to bomb Liverpool, and they wanted to avoid having their own people and strongholds implicated. Now that they see that the warship is targeting the Royal Academy of Mechanics, they are all happy to watch the show, and even use it to observe the power of the academy a little.

At this time, on the tall walls surrounding the academy, two figures were standing there watching the approaching warship. They understood the thoughts of those people hiding in the dark, but they didn't care much. The more important thing now was to deal with the approaching warship.

"What should we do? Although the other party should not be able to break through the barrier of the academy for a short time, it is uncertain if it takes a long time."

The person who said this was a skinny old man with white hair. He was none other than Percival, the Dean of Medicine and Chief Professor of the Royal Academy of Ingenuity. Next to him was naturally Edward Rutherford, who was known as the strongest magician of the 19th century and also the president of the Royal Academy of Ingenuity.

Just as Percival's words proved, as soon as the warships in the air approached, all the guns on them opened fire immediately, and the shells shot straight towards the academy. But before they fell, halfway through, a huge magic barrier suddenly appeared and intercepted them all.

The intercepted shells exploded instantly, causing intense heat and shock waves in the air. However, even under such intensive explosions, the barrier remained stable, allowing many students in the academy to feel sincerely reassured when watching this scene.

But as Percival said, although the barrier seems to be very stable now, as the attack progresses and the damage accumulates, the magic power stored in the barrier itself will inevitably be consumed at a very fast rate. Once it is consumed, the barrier will inevitably collapse, so the only way is to come up with a solution as soon as possible.

"You're right. This is not a good thing. But I'm more worried about another thing. That is, we don't know the other party's goal yet. If we act rashly, we might fall into their trap."

"So? What are you going to do?"

Percival did not comment on the dean's concerns, but went straight to the point. Just when the dean was feeling embarrassed about this, he suddenly saw out of the corner of his eye a familiar figure riding a black horse and running towards him anxiously.

Seeing this scene, Edward's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Look, the turning point is here."

(End of this chapter)