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Chapter 73 Are Drones Really Useful?
"Reporting to the General, 520 'swarm' miniature suicide drones have been deployed."
"Eighty 'Sharp Blade' small attack drones are all on standby," a technical officer reported.
On the tactical map on the screen, hundreds of green dots representing drones formed a huge net above the Elven territory.
At the entrance to the portal, which was already the size of a washbasin, soldiers had formed a long queue.
They handed the prepared drones to the soldiers at the entrance one by one, who then reached out and sent them into the other world.
Then, a soldier sitting in front of a computer remotely takes off and connects to the intelligent combat system to take over, eliminating the need for one person to control one aircraft, but rather unified command and arrangement.
Worried about unstable signals, they have already extended a long antenna into the portal.
"Be careful, the edge of the portal will create a spatial cutting effect, don't touch it." Qian Zhenhua and other academicians glanced at the steel pipe that had been cut by the edge of the portal and hurriedly warned.
Zhao Gang stood beside Long Zhan, his face solemn.
"General Long, are these drones... really useful?"
"I don't know." Long Zhan shook his head.
"But it's better than just watching and doing nothing."
"Even if it reduces the pressure on the elves and buys them a few minutes of time, it will be good."
"These next few minutes might be our only chance to stabilize the situation or even turn things around!"
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At the entrance to the valley, the demon army was already visible to the naked eye.
The reinforcements that arrived quickly formed a defensive line, which stood silently in the valley and even on the mountaintop, like a green dam.
At the forefront are heavily armored infantrymen wielding tower shields and long swords.
Behind them, rows of elven archers had their composite bows at their sides, the sharp arrows gleaming coldly in the dim light.
Further back was a mage formation composed of elemental spirits, who, under the command of their generals, had begun chanting to enchant their friendly forces.
All the elves carried small repeating crossbows on their waists, capable of delivering a fatal blow to any demon that tried to get close.
Elder Muyu and the Holy Human Mage landed on the high ground behind the battle line, the best position for casting spells.
The tremors of the earth became increasingly clear.
A foul stench, a mixture of sulfur and rotting flesh, filled the air.
The sickening roars and howls of the demon army could already be clearly heard.
At the forefront stood a colossal siege beast, as large as a small mountain, with a tall demon commander atop its head—Voraz!
"roar--!!!"
It roared to the sky with a deafening roar.
A great war is about to break out!
The demon army had already reached several kilometers away, and the earth trembled like muffled thunder.
The army numbered nearly 100,000, truly covering the mountains and plains as far as the eye could see, with dark clouds rolling in.
Countless short, hunchbacked demons wielding rusty weapons, along with vicious dogs, ran at the forefront, emitting strange howls.
Behind them, the stitched monsters, made of tentacles and insects, dripped mucus from their mouths and excitedly waved their sickle-like limbs.
Mixed among them were monsters that looked as if they had been skinned alive; their ugliness and ferocity were beyond description.
There were also muscular monsters with bulging muscles, infected elves that looked like zombies, and liches with eerie ghost fire emanating from their eye sockets.
In the midst of the army, there were several colossal beasts, each the size of a small mountain, taking heavy steps that made the trees on the ground tremble with every step.
The demon leader, Volaz, stood atop the central siege beast, raising his giant axe towards the elven positions and roaring:
"Brave warriors, charge!"
"Crush these long-eared elves!!!"
"Roar!!!" The demon army roared deafeningly, and began to accelerate wildly, causing the earth to shake!
On the Elven side, 20,000 elite troops, clad in iron armor, stood ready for battle.
General Adrian of the elves rode a tall elk and shouted at the front of the battle to boost morale.
Elder Muyu, who was located on the mountaintop next to it, had an extremely solemn expression.
Seeing the demon army at the forefront step into the high-level mage's attack range, he made the first move.
He raised his staff high, chanting an incantation, and finally pointed it at the demon army.
"The myriad phenomena of the universe—a thorny hell!"
The power of a fifth-tier mage erupts in full force!
At the feet of the demon army charging ahead, vegetation within a radius of a thousand meters grew rapidly.
They transformed into sharp, sword-like vines, piercing through the horde of inferior demons charging at the forefront.
"Aaaaaah—!"
Hundreds or even thousands of inferior demons were pierced on the spot, green juice splattered everywhere, and blood stained the earth.
The demonic tide behind them continued to surge relentlessly, crushing and shoving through the heavily wounded units, sending limbs and severed bodies flying.
The two fifth-tier priests of the Holy Human Race raised their staffs and chanted, instantly unleashing a burst of holy light:
"Holy Light Judgment!"
Rumble—!
One after another, huge beams of pure white light descended from the sky, shining like spotlights across the demon army.
The demons, enveloped in the flames, roared in agony as their bodies rapidly dissolved, and swathes of demons were burned to ashes.
Seeing that the distance had closed sufficiently, the fourth-tier priests and third-tier clerics of the Holy Human race chanted in unison:
"Holy Light Purification!"
"Holy Light Impact!"
"May the Holy Light protect you!"
The holy magic had an immediate effect on the demon race, and thousands of demons in the front row fell down in an instant.
But the demons continued their frantic assault.
Compared to the army of 100,000, the loss of these few thousand demons was like a drop in the ocean.
The demons in the back row continued their charge, stepping over the corpses of their comrades; the dark, surging tide stretched as far as the eye could see.
In the demon army, the high-ranking lich in black robes finally finished casting his spell.
A series of semi-transparent, dark protective shields enveloped the vanguard of the entire demon army.
The demon army continued its advance despite the magical attacks.
Fifteen thousand elite Silvermoon Guards, along with the original five thousand garrison troops, and twenty thousand elven warriors formed three lines of defense, stretching across the valley entrance like an iron wall.
General Adrian, who was leading the army, stood on the command high ground, looking at the dark mass of demons surging in, his face as solemn as iron.
"Brave warriors!" He drew his longsword and pointed it forward.
"We swear to defend the line to the death, to buy time for reinforcements from another world! The Goddess of Nature is watching us!"
"We swear to defend the line to the death! We swear to defend the line to the death! We swear to defend the line to the death!!!" Twenty thousand soldiers roared in unison, their voices echoing through the valley.
The earth trembled more and more violently.
The air was filled with a stench of sulfur and rotting flesh.
The demon army's teeth-grinding roars and howls shook the mountains and caused rocks to tumble down.
Leading the charge were thousands of low-level magical beasts resembling skinned hounds, running on all fours at an astonishing speed.
Closely following behind were heavily armored demon soldiers, three meters tall, wielding giant axes and warhammers, whose every step caused the earth to tremble.
In the sky, the flying units of the demon race, winged demons, and gargoyles blotted out the sun, emitting piercing screams.
The most terrifying thing was those siege beasts, each the size of a house or even a hill, covered with thick bone armor, creating an oppressive and suffocating atmosphere.
Full-scale combat has broken out!