Pivot of the Sky

Philistine was furious when he received the letter and kicked the heavy table in front of him into pieces falling outside the hall door, holding Goliath's head in his arms and roaring in the air. Philistine had long wanted to conquer the city of Salem, but he was also waiting for an army of giants to gather. Today, the number of rested giants reached 3,000, the majority of the elite of the giant army.

He sent Goliath, guided by the Spirit, to intercept the miners in the town of Duke, on the one hand because of their usefulness and, on the other, because of their strength and reaction, to test the defenses of the city of Salem. Unexpectedly, the plan failed altogether, sending not a hundred giant warriors back, but Iso sent Goliath's head.

If we don't fight in fury, why else would Philistine have the authority to command the Legion and lead this city? He immediately ordered the army to be assembled, and 3,000 giant warriors lined up to rush to Salem City State. In his possession is the most elite regular army of the Assyrian kingdom, composed of giant warriors of all colours, officially known as the Adado Legion.

Adado is the son of the mythical Enrique, the storm god in the Anunaki Divine System, but in folk it is still customary to call this army a legion of giants. Philistine did not believe that the mob of tribal wildlings and vagrants in Salem City could be his opponents. The only thing he had ever been afraid of was Amon, who had heard that the general was very good at fighting. But now that Amon has become a god in the altar, he will not appear directly on the battlefield.

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Philistine guessed correctly that Amon would not have personally participated in the war if he had to, and that his current submarine fix was at a critical juncture, and even the construction of the Garden of Eden was entrusted to Perranrose. His identity has changed, the way life exists has changed, and the mentality of many problems has, of course, changed.

He is a god believed by the people of the city of Salem. As long as his statue still stands in the temple, it always gives confidence and hope, but if any accident occurs on the battlefield, it is a deadly blow to morale. He also remembered vividly that Horus showed a giant eagle in the cloud, but was slashed with a sword by Enchidu. At that time, the scene shook the heart of the Ecumenical Army, and the Red Cape defensive line could barely be maintained.

The city of Salem has invested all its strength in this war, and if it is still invincible, Amon alone cannot reverse the situation on the battlefield. He is well aware that he is not invincible. He is now a symbol of guardianship and blessing. For the army, conviction is firm, morale is high, the fighting power that erupts when one forgets to live and die, and even soldiers are usually hard to imagine.

Amon, far from the Garden of Eden, is still able to learn what is happening on the battlefield through prayer and sacrifice, but he is practicing to blend everything he has learned into his soul and needs to be undisturbed and not even deliberately looked at. He did not know that in the distant Ecu, Maria was looking up to the stars and calling the name of the Isis Goddess. This incredibly pure Virgin, the first time she fainted in prayer, called to the Isis Goddess, a shadow of Amon appeared in her mind.

Sett told Maria that she would come back in three months to ask what decision she had made, and that two months had elapsed since the war on the Turk Plains broke out.

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Philistine led an army of giants to Salem City State, where he knew, of course, that Salem City had built two fortifications fifty miles north of the city and attacked Salem City, both of which must be pulled out first. If Salem City wants a military showdown, the best place is on the open ground between the two fortresses. Philistine waited for the two armies to fight there, defeating the main force of the Salem Legion.

However, there was no army encountered along the way, and the road from Salem to the northern mine is currently the widest road in the Duke Plains, along which Philistines marched. He sat in a chariot and looked at the two fortresses, lonely at a height on either side of the road, about three miles apart, but he could not see a person around him, nor the soldiers on the walls of the fortress.

The fortress is followed by a large plot of fields reclaimed in Salem City for almost two years, where the wheat ears have been urgently harvested, but where the straw remains. The sheep on the hillside meadow in the distance also disappeared and were driven back to the city by the herders. Surprisingly, the city of Salem did not set up a military formation here.

At this time, in return, the army of Salem City had left the city, numbering about 1,000, and had set up a battlefield outside the city to wait and not come here to confront the enemy. Philistine looked at the two fortresses and laughed: "I heard the city was built by cavemen. Will they fight or not? If I fix these two fortresses, I'll be sure to set up an army formation here, so I can go back and forth! ”

Philistine, the leader of the Giant Legion, had a good opinion, but the situation in Salem City was different. If George led the Angela Legion of the year, even though the soldier's individual combat strength was not comparable to that of the Giant Legion, he would have lined up here, relying on the fortifications of the left and right wings for one battle. But many in the Salem Legion today have not really fought on the battlefield, but many of the civilian husbands sent by the State of Syria have fought.

So George didn't want to throw a tough war in the first place, and if World War I fails, all the morale will instantly fall from the highest point to the lowest point, and maybe the heart will break.

Philistine frowned at the empty wilderness. The general next to him asked: "Sir Legion Commander, what do you think we should do? Do we continue to march forward and fight under the city of Salem? ”

Philistine shook his head: “In that case, the enemy will be carried on his stomach and the two fortresses will be seized as a base for our advance. Do not attack simultaneously for the time being, set up two rows of troops on the avenue to prevent a counterattack in the direction of Salem City and another fortress, and attack one of the fortresses with all your might. ”

The legions of giants quickly spread apart, facing the eastern fortress and the city of Salem respectively, and moved all the equipment that had been used to attack Salem to the western side, ready to take over another fortress. Strong giant soldiers measured the distance, erected a stone thrower, lit a torch, a team of soldiers lifted a ladder with a shield, and mounted a crossbowman on the chariot.

Strangely, there was no movement in the fortress, like an empty city, waiting quietly for the legions of giants to prepare for all the sieges. The commander in charge of the siege was somewhat puzzled to say to Philistine: "According to intelligence, there are hundreds of soldiers in this fortress. How can there be no one on the wall? Don't you dare show up, I've never fought like this before! ”

Philistine said with no expression, "Do they want to be shrinking turtles? It is also inevitable that the destiny of being broken will be broken as much as you want! ”

Attacking a fortress does not have to be besieged, Philistines is not worried that the soldiers in the fortress will fight, just as he wants them to fight out of the fortress, so just choose a fierce attack and occupying the walls or opening the gates will mean victory. Suddenly there was a whistling sound on the silent plain, dozens of giant fireballs flying off and smashing hard at the fortress.

This is a rock ball mined in the mountains wrapped around fuel, lit and thrown out with a giant cart, which can smash stone walls and ignite houses in the city causing fire. The stone throwers built by the giants of the plateau are particularly huge, and the flying stones are heavily produced and have a considerable range, which is a weapon of siege.

Without seeing the enemy, without shouting to kill, dozens of flying stones whistled with flames, and even the strongest samurai could hardly bear the blow head-on, the threat of the first wave of attack was chilling. Yet as giant stones flew over the walls of the city, the fortress became as if it were an illusion in a mirror, and the shadow of the air swayed for a moment, like it was surrounded by clear water waves.

Fire stones are like shooting into invisible water, the flames are extinguished leaving only a faint green smoke, the speed is slowing rapidly, before it has crossed the city walls and fallen to the ground. Philistine lowly shouted: “Magic array! How many priests are there? It can be such a big battle! ”

Lu Shin, the main cleric of the Giant Legion, opened his eyes and took a half-day to grow an airway: “Lord Philistine, it is a battlefield that encloses the entire fortress, not temporarily laid out by a cleric. Similar to our Wangduniwei Town Defensive Array, the city is built with cloth and opened during warfare, and needs to be operated by a magician. Look at this scene, there has to be a great magician! ”

Philistine was astonished: "The Great Magician? Is there a great magician in both fortresses? They'll send the Great Magician here, and Salem won't have to keep it? ”

"George, the chief priest of Salem City, was the high priest of the Temple of Eghuissis," replied Lu Sun. "Who knows what other means he has and how many great magicians he has taken to work? The pen of this magic battle is quite small. Salem City is quite rich and has people pointing to it. Building a fortress like this is not a small number! ”

Philistine's gloomy face said: "The city of Salem is indeed a good place, and as long as it is conquered, all future gains will be ours. ”

Catapults are still firing fireballs, the sky on one side of the fortress rises a green smoke, the air is like a clear wave of water, a crack is struck by the fireball and then disappears, while the fortress thread does not move, not even a piece of skin on the city wall is rubbed.

The chariot array raised the platform, and the giant on the platform held a giant crossbow and pointed at the castor above the city wall, but for half a day his eyes were sore, and no guard came forward, and the arrow couldn't find the target launch on the string.

Felix's eyebrows grew deeper and deeper, and asked the Lord's priest: "How should this battle be fought? ”

"Without breaking this magic battle, our long-range assault will hardly hurt anyone in the city," Lu Shin exclaimed. But if the shock is too powerful, it will damage the stones of the formation, and they need to be replenished at any time, making it difficult to sustain it to a certain extent, which is a stupid way to attack. On the other hand, the Great Array must be initiated by a theologian, especially if such an array must be presided over by a great theologian. The magician cannot use his powers without restriction. Once the other party is exhausted, the Falun Front will stop, and it will be our chance to attack the city wall. ”

Felix asked, "How long do you think they'll last? ”

Lucerne thought about it and said, "On this occasion, if I were to host a big battle in the city, I could support it for half a day at most. ”

Felix: "So long! ”

“This requires the cooperation of the clergy and the timely replenishment of the damaged stones, which I personally can sustain for so long under the current intensity of the attack," Lu Shin explained. But it's just a useless struggle. They can't kill us, they just die sooner or later. ”

Felix was dissatisfied: "But it is not enough to bomb the city with flying stones for such a long period of time, and it is necessary to launch an army strike. ”

LSN: “I suggest we wait, there must be casualties in the siege. The smaller the casualties, the better. Instruct the catapult not to scatter, but to concentrate in one direction, penetrate as far as possible the Great Battalion protection, and destroy each other's formations. ”

Flying flights of firestone suddenly stopped, and then the giant soldiers were seen adjusting the position and direction of the catapult, and by the time the second round of attacks began, the giant fireballs were all flying toward a section of the wall.

In the other fortress in the distance, Linc stood behind a window at the top of the fortress and watched the Giants' regiment attack the fortress where Raphael and Cloud Dream were stationed. He said with a bitter smile: "They can really pick a place and hit it there first. I don't know, two great magicians in a small fortress?... Well, there is a way to concentrate the bombardment toward a place. ”

He stood next to a general, formerly one of Ammon's own, Warnani, who is now a general in the Salem Legion. General Warnani asked worryingly, "How long can Lord Raphael and Lord Cloud Dream support you? ”

Lynch: “I don't know about Raphael, but Cloud Dream's strength is amazing, and it won't be a problem for a single person for three days. If Raphael changes shifts to preside over the battle, of course, it will last more than seven days. George's orders, if the Giants attack the fortress, to do everything possible to hold them off for seven days, I think that's fine. ”

Warnani added: "Naturally, the two adults are fine, but the Giant Corps will not always attack with firestones, so it is not enough to store more attack stones. I fear that there are only a limited number of sacred stones stored in the fortress, and other magicians will not survive that long. ”

"If that fool Philistine used up all the flint and heavy crossbow arrows in order to attack a fortress, he wouldn't have to attack Salem City again. It's best to consume all the materials for the attack here. Salem City doesn't have the guardian of the Great Magic Front, that's what Commander George intended. As for the magicians I've trained for two years, I'm afraid it's time to test them. ”

Link has also been training magicians in tribes for two years, examining trustworthy people and making them take their vows to the gods of Amon. It's really hard to awaken the power of the two sides of the whole thing. Don't look at the Duke Town clan. Twelve of the more than 60 miners came out, but Link also trained dozens of magicians out of thousands. These magicians are awakened to the power of magic, yet few can master the power of the two sides.

Dozens of magicians in Salem City were divided into two groups by George and sent into two fortresses to assist the Great Magicians in running the Great Array Guardian Fortress.

The fortress being attacked, in the basement lobby of the central building, Rafael was sitting with his cane in his hand, and the magic stones on the cane were shining for a moment, showing the attack on the defensive battle. He was also surrounded by ten magicians, half of whom were from cave wildlings, with canes to help Raphael run the battle together.

When a legion of giants outside the city adjusted the attack and all the flying stones were projected in one direction, Rafael heard a faint cracking sound in his ear and rushed to order the magician resting in the fortress to replace the damaged magic stones under the city wall, keeping the power of the great array undiminished.

There was a lot of noise outside the city, but it was still quiet in the fortress, like the landscape in the Mirror Flower and Moon, and it stayed still in the shadow trance. The commander who attacked the city was a little out of breath and ran to Philistine's car and said: "The stones we prepared are going to blow up the city of Salem. Can't they be consumed like this? Isn't that an order to strike? The soldiers in charge of the catapult are also tired. ”

Philistine replied silently: "If someone else continues to attack, the first wave of soldiers retreat and rest, and the attack cannot stop, they should soon be unable to sustain themselves. As soon as the defenses of the Magic Battalion were weakened, they immediately launched a strong attack, unable to give the enemy a chance to breathe, informed the crossbowmen to prepare for engagement, and shot all those who were exposed to the city wall. ”

Plateau giants use heavy crossbow hunting, battle-trained giant regiments are naturally more proficient, giant warriors have a great range of crossbow power, have always been frightening instruments on the battlefield, can shoot enemies outside the range of ordinary samurai bow crossbows, giant crossbowmen have been waiting on the high stage for a long time.

Inside the fortress, Cloud Dream walked into the basement hall, she wore a red robe today in addition to the dark golden close-fitting soft armor, looking particularly bright, softly exhorting Raphael: “You're tired, I'll do it. ”

Raphael shook his head gently: "I can still stand it. Half the magicians should rest, rotate now.” He ordered the magicians in the surrounding array to replace the five.

Cloud Dream also persuaded: "The Legion Commander has told us not to exhaust our strength at once, even if we can support it, we should rest at the right time in order to last longer. ”

Raphael laughed, “I'm not that delicate, I'm stronger than you think. It's just that this magic battle cannot be resisted, and the power of protection must be reduced appropriately. Otherwise, the amount of damage to the Divine Stone is too much, so it will not really hold up. ”

After speaking, the light from his staff darkened, and the stone at the top was clearly not as bright as it had just been. The scene outside the fortress changed. Flying flights of stones through the magic array, the flames extinguished, but the speed was not too slow, and the walls crossed into the fortress. There was a sound of something smashing, collapsing, and a terrified horse hissing in the fortress.

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