When Olympus left Duoyun Town, which turned into a sea of fire, the sky was completely bright.
It doesn't take long to imagine that the sky-high flames and thick plumes of smoke will be discovered by goblins in other places, which will trigger a series of intense and unusual subsequent reactions.
"Full speed ahead!"
Moriarty stood at the front of the wolf sled, and together with the goblin mid-level mage, began to continuously bless the entire team with "Breath of Wind".
Although Henry had previously stated that he would not actually participate in military operations against the Yugoslav Confederacy, with his own life now uncertain, the goblin mage had nothing to be pretentious about. Moreover, Moriarty also sincerely offered half a dozen "Blue Beauties"
"To "replenish" the body of the mage who is still weak, and Henry, who is short-handed, has no excuse to refuse.
"Your Excellency, a large amount of black dust was found in the southeast!"
After marching for more than an hour, suddenly there was a large haze of smoke in the distant sky, and the wolf cavalry cruising in the periphery immediately reported to Moriarty.
"That's the direction of the 'Dotter Maintenance Field'. It seems that others have already taken action." Moriarty quickly compared the map in his hand and judged.
"Many airship factories have been attacked in succession. No matter how slow the Yugoslav Alliance is, they should understand what is going on. Your Excellency, I am afraid that the goblin reconnaissance airship will appear soon, and we should prepare in advance." At this time, Crowe
Severitz drove the warg to the side of the sled and said to Moriarty.
"did you mean?"
"Adjust the 'Breath of Wind' to 'Magic Camouflage', and at the same time, shrink the wolf riding company back." The old werewolf said solemnly.
"Trading 'speed' for 'invisibility'?" Moriarty looked at the cloudless sky and said.
"Yes. In a pure competition of speed, the sled cannot be the opponent of the airship. Therefore, instead of attacking with short attacks, it is better to rely on the existing 'double mages' advantage to hide the team's whereabouts as much as possible." The old werewolf said quickly: "Besides,
, reaching Kentucky Bay prematurely may not be a good thing. Once the war situation changes, we will be in a disadvantageous situation with no retreat. Please be sure to consider this."
So, after a period of nervous and hectic adjustments, the marching formation of Olympus quickly changed.
First, the three wolf sleds loaded with warriors were changed from the previous "one-character" formation to the "pin-character" formation, relying on each other. At the same time, the goblin sled pulled by the sled dogs was placed at the side of the team.
Center. This is both convenient for restraint and control, and allows for close surveillance. Moreover, the natural aura of power exuded by Naga is enough to suppress the more than a hundred sled dogs from barking. And at the outermost edge of the team are the wolves that have been withdrawn.
The cavalry company has steadily built a reliable "guardrail".
Of course, no matter how perfect the "magic camouflage" summoned by Moriarty or Henry is, it still cannot erase the rut marks and hoofprints left on the snow after the march of the large group of people. But fortunately, these chaotic marks can be seen in pure white.
Moreover, it is not very conspicuous on the heavily reflective snow. If a targeted low-altitude search had not been carried out, it would have been impossible to detect the goblin airship from just observing it from the air.
After advancing for another two hours, goblin airships finally began to appear in the distant sky.
As time went by, the number and density of airships increased rapidly, and they were getting closer and closer to the advancing Olympus. Until later, several goblin airships almost flew directly over Olympus.
But fortunately, no eyes from the air discovered that there was still such a large enemy army on the ground.
I have to say that the old werewolf's previous suggestion of "trading speed for invisibility" was indeed very wise and timely.
About an hour before noon, Olympus had arrived at the "Feneri Valley" less than thirty kilometers away from Kentucky Bay.
Because it is the cold winter season, the Feneri River in the valley has long been frozen, so you can walk directly across the ice. After crossing the valley and going a little further, you can see the blue water of the bay.
However, facing the silent valley, Olympus did not drive directly in, but quietly stayed under a low hill outside the valley. At this moment, in the sky above their heads, there were nearly ten goblin airships coming from different directions.
They gathered together like a swarm of excited wasps.
"Are they coming for us? Do you want to fight them?"
Guderian has always disliked the "arrogance" of the goblin airships, so whenever he seizes the opportunity, the silver-bearded dwarf will try every means to stir up everyone's "fighting mood" and clamor to do something big.
"Fuck it hard? Why don't you step out and do it for us to see?"
White glared at Guderian fiercely; if the airship wasn't around, he would have picked up the dwarf's ears and roared again.
"It seems they are not looking for us."
While Guderian and White were still staring at each other, the goblin airships swarming in the sky had gathered into a pile, and after a brief semaphore, they all sped towards the west without stopping.
And left, quickly disappearing into the distant sky.
"It's heading towards Kentucky Bay." White said urgently, no longer in the mood to talk nonsense with Guderian.
"Sir, it seems that the sailboat on the other side of the bay has been discovered by the goblins, otherwise there would not have been such a large-scale dispatch." Clausewitz also withdrew his gaze from afar and sighed softly.
"The Yugoslav Federation responded quickly." Moriarty nodded, but there was no trace of panic or anxiety.
"Someone from the north should have been captured. Otherwise, it is unlikely that the goblins would be able to target the key point of Kentucky Bay at once." White judged in a deep voice.
"Hmph! Those bastards from other city-states, not to mention their strength, are still weaklings. They couldn't stand it for a long time before they vomited the truth, damn it!" On the side, Guderian couldn't help but start to express his opinions again, and at the same time he was unusual.
He spat on the ground with disdain.
But after a while, suddenly, a dull but heart-shaking explosion rumbled from the direction of Kentucky Bay.
Everyone quickly turned around and saw a faint red fire swaying in the western sky.
I don't know if the two ships, the Pearl and the Albatross, are being violently attacked by the goblins.
"Sir, I think there is no need to care about Kentucky Bay anymore." In the silence, Clausewitz was the first to speak: "According to the backup plan we have made in advance, we should immediately divert to the south, the sooner the better!
"
"Yes. Now the Yugoslav Federation's attention is attracted to the direction of the bay." Moriarty nodded.
"Your Excellency, look! There is another airship flying straight towards us from the northeast."
Suddenly, a wolf cavalryman on guard outside let out a low roar.
"airship!?"
Everyone was immediately startled and turned around to look, only to see a goblin airship skimming over the snow at low altitude, flying straight towards Olympus.
Observing the flight path of the airship, it seems that it followed the traces left by the previous sled tracks.
"I was caught by the tail!" White gritted his teeth.
"We can consider sending two goblin sleds out, which should buy us some time." The old werewolf glanced at the goblin refugees gathered in a group and said coldly.
"I object!" After hearing this proposal, White immediately retorted with a low growl: "With just a few civilians, we can't run far at all. They will soon be overtaken by the goblin airship and caught. By then, our trajectory will be the same.
Can’t hide it.”
"That's true." Moriarty nodded, looked at the empty sky around him, and then pointed at the following airship: "Find a way to 'knock' it down."
"Using 'Lion's Roar' plus 'Long Range Strike Strengthening' should be able to hook it." Without hesitation, White immediately put down the black bag on his back and took out the murderous Lion's Roar heavy crossbow.
"Your Excellency, can your gargoyles cooperate in attacking together?" Although he was met with strong opposition from White, the old werewolf did not express any dissatisfaction, but added a suggestion.
"I'm afraid not. All the magic puppets were damaged during the battle against the high-level mage last night, and there was no time to repair them." Moriarty shook his head, and then suddenly looked at the alchemical being who was leisurely admiring the snow scene a few meters away: "Gregory
, what can you do?"
"I?"
Being named inexplicably, Gregory seemed to be full of surprise.
On the other side, the goblin mage Henry stared closely at the bearded uncle, hoping to take the opportunity to see the strength of this "magic lamp".
"Yes. Since you are my personal staff, you have an 'obligation' to assist me in my work. Don't you?" Ignoring Gregory's innocent expression, Moriarty smiled slightly, and the word "obligation" was particularly used.
stress.
"Of course, of course. I know, I know." The bearded uncle drooped his face, as if he was a heartless man caught by a yellow-faced woman asking for living expenses. He smacked his mouth weakly: "But... I can't shoot an arrow either!
"
"What did you say? Please say it again." Moriarty slowly put away his smile and slowly put one hand into the pocket of his clothes.
"Ah, I can't shoot, but I know someone who can!"
Seeing Moriarty's unkind expression, as if he was going to "blow out the light" at the next moment, Gregory immediately jumped up in a panic, then quickly stepped forward and grabbed the other person's arm, saying hurriedly.
"Oh? Who?" As if he did not expect that the alchemist life would say such a thing, Moriarty was stunned and asked casually.
"He!"
Smiling triumphantly, Gregory raised his hand and pointed inexplicably toward a blank, shadow-covered snowfield below the low hill on the right.
Immediately, the black shadow on the white snow suddenly stirred. Then, it quickly turned into a tall figure. (To be continued...)
