Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 237 The Monster's Change

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be the same last time. The monsters launched a large-scale attack as soon as the airship took off.

These monsters seem to react strongly to things in the sky?

This is a bit strange. They are clearly creatures of the deep sea, so why would they react to airships in the sky? Could they have also been attacked by something in the sky?

Xius frowned, not knowing what to do for a moment.

He turned to look at the other airships and suddenly asked, "Are the airships equipped with weapons?"

"We have loaded some bombs, and Nini is going along because she is the only one who can detonate them." Several researchers from the Fire Moth said nearby.

Detonating the bomb is indeed a big problem. If you really can't do it, don't bother researching trigger fuses and just throw the explosive packs with fuses. Although the conscienceless cannon model was backward in World War II, it is considered advanced in this world.

After all, even explosives cannot be mass-produced here. Now think about what happened when a monster like Castel was besieged. Except for Zeus's territory, any other church that was allowed to come here would probably have to pay a huge price.

According to Alexei's estimation, even the Imperial Royal Army would have a hard time holding on here.

"Let's add a few machine guns underneath the airship," Hughes gestured. "And design a bracket for the machine guns so they can fire downwards. I'll draw you a sketch later."

The Fire Moth's eyes lit up and he picked up a pen and paper to discuss it on the spot.

On the other side, not long after Nini and Chloe went up to the sky, they received a telepathic link message from Ash.

The two of them immediately changed direction and flew the airship directly above the battlefield. This was just a test voyage, and they didn't carry many bombs, but it was enough to change the situation of the battle.

Zeus listened to the explosions coming from afar, looked at the real-time battle situation in the mind link, and couldn't help but smile.

In the absence of anti-aircraft firepower, airships can almost subvert the situation of the battle. This aircraft with a huge load capacity can carry a large number of bombs and slowly drop them over the enemy's head, with surprisingly good results.

Later, we can change the paint job of the airship, draw shark eyes and teeth on it, and add a few tail fins. That would be really cool.

According to the nature of this idealistic world, if a weapon looks scary enough, its power may actually increase.

On the cathedral battlefield not far away, after a few bombs were dropped, the entire battlefield became quiet. The soldiers poked their heads out of the bunkers and cheered for the airship.

Alexei looked at the huge monster slowly moving forward in the air and couldn't help but sigh softly.

It had only been a year or two since he graduated from the Royal Military Academy, so how could the battlefield have become something he didn't recognize?

Chloe was still a little unsatisfied. There were still some bombs on the airship, but the monsters on the battlefield had retreated. She had no choice but to steer the airship in a farther direction.

After roughly circling the island, the smile on Chloe's face gradually disappeared, and Nini beside her also had a serious expression on her face, constantly sending the images she saw to the mind link.

"My Lord, those monsters seem to be gathering strength, preparing for a wave of attack."

"Yeah, I see."

Zeus also noticed the densely packed monsters on the island. The attacks had not been frequent in recent days, and there were fewer monsters rushing up.

He was originally surprised and thought that something unusual had happened in the sea, or that the monsters were attacking other islands and lands, but he didn't expect that the monsters were actually gathering troops.

One or two arm monsters posed no threat at all, and the Skitarii could easily handle them. But if there were more than ten, machine guns would be necessary. If there were a hundred, even with a Banshee squad armed with steam rifles, defense would be difficult. The monsters would likely charge directly at the fortifications. While it was unclear whether these monsters could destroy reinforced concrete, it would still be a real nuisance.

The fortifications have shooting angles, so it is difficult to shoot when the monsters rush to the fortifications, and you may have to rely on the banshees to take action.

Chloe and Nini saw nearly a thousand arm monsters, and the fishmen were everywhere in the mountains, endless.

this amount
Chloe controlled the airship and came above the gathering of arm monsters. She pushed the lever and the propeller turned rapidly, and soon their altitude increased a little.

She learned from experience that increasing the altitude before dropping the bomb was a threat to the airship due to the fragments and shock waves from the bomb explosion.

The arm monsters on the ground seemed unaware, and some fishmen raised their heads and looked at the airship in the sky.

Soon, several small black dots fell down, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound.

It was a bomb with a modified shape, with added tail fins to prevent rolling and stabilize its posture, so it could be accurately dropped at high altitudes.

Nini calculated the distance precisely and detonated the bomb above the monsters' heads.

Air explosion!

When a bomb explodes in the air, it causes far more casualties than when it explodes on the ground. This is what Xius told Nini, and she found this to be true after experiments.

She is able to detonate bombs with great precision, so she always chooses this method to inflict maximum damage to monsters.

Several orange flames bloomed on the ground, and a large number of monsters turned into minced meat, which then slowly turned into pollution.

Chloe had already used self-binding and zoomed in to look at the monsters.

Many monsters survived near the monsters that were killed in the explosion. They still looked up at the sky with cold eyes and did not hide on the ground.

Chloe frowned secretly in her heart. These monsters always gave her an inexplicable sense of alienation.

At the beginning, they were more like living creatures. They would get angry when attacked, and would become afraid and run away if they were killed too many times.

But now, these monsters were more like cold machines, executing the command "attack". Their gazes were neither angry nor fearful, but just a cold stare, as if they were looking at a reef destined to be swallowed up.

She had a vague feeling that these monsters seemed to be constantly changing, and the changes were very fast.

After flying a few laps, Chloe flew the airship back. This trip was almost the same as she expected. The Noisier did not consume much fuel at all. If it was just for exploration, the bombs could be replaced with supplies, and the airship could easily reach the mainland.

"how?"

Hughes opened the hatch for Chloe.

"Very good. You're right. Airships are truly revolutionary, whether used on the battlefield or for exploration."

"In the next few days, go out for a few laps regularly, bring more bombs, weaken the monsters, and gain more experience. Once the remaining airships are completed, we can start exploring Gem Bay."

Zeus raised his head and looked towards the southeast. That was Gem Bay, the pirates' lair.

(End of this chapter)