Chapter 120: River Beach Landing Operation

"123 flag prepare to land, landing craft move up, fast, don't give this group of scum a chance to breathe!"

In the morning mist, the bows of the first batch of landing craft hit the river beach almost at the same time, the jump boards fell, and the heavy assault team wearing pitch-black iron-inlaid composite armor advanced like a wall.

Their armor was not rough nail plates, but precision-crafted products that were uniformly forged and flexibly spliced at the joints, glowing with a matte finish in the faint morning light.

Their signature curved tusks were fitted with steel-quenched tips designed to enhance the lethality of their charges. The air was thick with the stench they exuded, the fishy odor of river water, and the sulfurous reek drifting from deeper within the basin—the never-dissipating scent of the demon realm.

The landing site was quickly controlled. Under the cover of the heavy infantry's giant shields, the engineering troops quickly assembled the prefabricated components into sturdy trestles and floating docks, allowing subsequent ships to unload heavy equipment directly.

The giant-tusked wild boars growled, dragging the oilcloth-covered light counterweight catapults and ballistae to the designated positions. The whole process was accompanied by short roaring commands and flag signals, noisy but orderly, and the sound of ironware colliding was as dense as rain.

"Line up, 124 flag prepare to bypass the rear, cut off the retreat of this group of scum, fast, boys, move, we don't have much time, don't be stunned!" The battle banner bearer carrying a war hammer kept giving orders.

The demon's resistance came as expected. Most of the evil energy fire arrows shot from the low hills were blocked and bounced off by the tower shields in the hands of the assault team that could cover the whole body.

Scattered flames only left scorch marks on the special fireproof coating. The plague bats and wing demons attacking from the air encountered a more professional response.

The heavy crossbows quickly set up in the center of several infantry phalanxes fired calmly with crossfire, and the crossbow arrows engraved with evil-breaking runes accurately tore the bat wings, and few of the falling ones could cause secondary chaos.

The legion was expanding the landing site. The scouts, jackals with more capable bodies and light armor, had advanced to the depths of the basin in skirmish lines, and the powerful crossbows in their hands shot at the inferior demons rushing out of the sulfur smoke.

The army shamans and warlocks wearing dark robes and holding crystal staves began to draw runes on the ground to disperse the corrosive energy permeating the air and apply protective bloodthirsty auras to the front-line troops.

Time gradually reached noon, the continuous killing sound on the river beach was gradually replaced by busy noise, and as the ogre warriors continued to advance, the war gradually shifted to the hinterland of the basin.

The legion headquarters had been established, and the huge tusk-piercing shield emblem battle flag representing the Tusk Legion fluttered in the morning wind.

The battle banner bearer wearing more gorgeous gold-inlaid black armor and a red-maned helmet was observing the entire basin battlefield through a magic water mirror, and the staff officer beside him quickly marked the enemy's firepower points and his own troop positions on the map.

The messenger rode a giant-tusked wild boar, shuttling between the positions at all levels. Centaurs holding bows and arrows and cavalry spears were constantly cruising around the headquarters.

On the river beach, there was only the sound of the engineering troops reinforcing the positions, the creaking sound of the ballista calibration shaft, and the heavy, suppressed, and neat breathing of the ogre soldiers coming from the wind. The war had not yet reached a fever pitch, but the tone of professionalism and destruction had already been set.

"Lord Morax, the First Army of the Tusk Legion has established a foothold on the river beach, we can proceed to the next step, what do you think..."

"Wait a little longer, Mogarona hasn't appeared, I'm still worried, she can't not know about our existence on the river beach."

"I think that guy was just scared out of his wits, seeing that we have many people, he didn't dare to come out, and he even competed with Malgash for the Abyss Lord, he really knows how to brag." Iroge said disdainfully.

"Morax, why don't I go and test it! Waiting like this is not a solution, perhaps Mogarona's injury has not healed."

"Hmm, Vikes, be careful, that guy was able to survive and escape here to heal after the struggle failed, he is not a stupid straw bag."

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Deep in the basin, sulfur smoke and twisted evil energy glow formed a constantly surging turbid cloud wall. Inferior demons, judgment demons, abyss guards, and even huge hell beasts were converging into dark red streams, rushing toward the beachhead position established by the ogre legion.

The roar of demons and the sound of war drums shook the earth, and the air crackled due to strong malice.

Suddenly, above the basin, the cloud layer that had been dyed dark red and miserable green by the demon evil energy seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand.

The vortex formed within a few seconds, and the cloud layer was violently torn and reshaped, turning into a low-hanging indigo thundercloud with lightning flashes.

"Ang——!!!"

A dragon roar that penetrated the soul, mixed with metal tremors and thunder, descended from the sky, directly overwhelming all the noise on the battlefield. This dragon roar was mixed with dragon power, just like a mental shock, many low-level demons held their heads and hissed, and the formation was in chaos.

The next second, the blue dragon's figure broke through the thundercloud.

His body was elegant and huge, and his scales were not pure blue, but like the deepest stormy ocean, refracting purple-blue and silver-white luster.

When the wing membrane was unfolded, the shadow cast instantly covered a large group of demon legions. The dragon pupils were bright silver-white, with eternal thunder jumping in them.

He hovered majestically at a relatively safe height, as if a thunder monarch was inspecting his execution ground.

The ogre front-line commander issued a sharp whistle at the same time, and all the tower shields facing the demon direction instantly tilted their angles, forming an airtight anti-impact array.

The soldiers squatted down neatly, lowered their heads, and the non-directly related long-range troops quickly covered the ballistae and other easily conductive equipment with insulating materials.

They clearly had a plan for this kind of "friendly" range destructive strike, or at least had profound awe for the power of the dragon race.

A sharp hiss came from the high-level demon commander in the demon legion, trying to reorganize the team and stimulate anti-aircraft firepower. Several huge evil energy fireballs and bone spears shot toward the blue dragon.

The blue dragon opened his giant mouth, and what shone deep in his throat was a blinding, azure-white light compressed to the extreme.

With a short and majestic hum, a pure energy thunder beam with a diameter of more than ten meters fell vertically like a sword of divine punishment, accurately hitting the core area where the demons were most densely gathered.

"Boom—crack!!!!!"

The thunderous sound caused the earth to tremble violently. The impact site instantly transformed into a domain of absolute destruction, as countless violently branching lightning chains surged, leaped, and wove into a web across the ground.

The demons directly hit would not even leave ashes, leaving only a vitrified crystallization pit on the spot. The lightning chain, like a living thunder snake, scurried into the demon group, causing chain explosions and ionization.

Inferior demons turned into charcoal in pieces, hell beasts fell with a bang during convulsions, and the hard carapace burst under the impact of hundreds of millions of volts. The air was filled with a strong smell of ozone, sulfur scorched smell, and the pungent smell of flesh and blood carbonization.

This was just the beginning. The blue dragon adjusted his flight trajectory gracefully, and every wing spread was accompanied by several thick falling thunders from the cloud layer, accurately striking subsequent demon echelons, suspected command nodes, or evil energy gathering points.

His attack was not a purposeless firepower coverage, but a strategic strike with cold wisdom, efficiently disintegrating the demon's counterattack organization.

The demon's charge momentum was completely disrupted by this sudden natural disaster. The relatively neat formation turned into a slaughterhouse where death lightning jumped everywhere. The observation magic of the ogre legion headquarters fed back all this clearly.

On the beachhead position, the ogre warlord looked up at the blue figure controlling thunder and lightning in the sky, and a light of evaluation and calculation flashed in his turbid eyeballs. He raised his battle axe and let out a vigorous roar.

"Frontline—move forward! Ballistae extended shooting! Assault team, wedge formation, cut the remaining enemies!"

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"Everyone, don't squeeze, listen to me, everyone pays a registration fee of one hundred gold coins, and you can clear the ruins group with our army, and the demon corpses that cannot be taken away, or some large magic items, we can recycle them here, and we don't accept mail for the time being."

"Hmph, you dirty and despicable jackal, it's not enough to rob in your hometown, you actually ran here, do you really think we dare not clean you up, you bandit?"

"Ah! This dwarf friend, I am curious about one thing, currently there are only three teleportation ports that can reach this abyss."

They are the Pure Reef Port in the middle of the Poisonous Miasma Sea, the Lonely Soul Island of the Ink Abyss Sea, and the Reef Forebeach of the Blood Rage Sea. These places are not open to the public, how did you get in?"

"How I got in has nothing to do with you, you bandit? If you want money, there is none, if you want life, it depends on your ability."

"I think you have also heard that the Reef Shoal under our Grand Duke's control will be opened soon. Although it cannot transport large bulk goods, personnel can still be carried at will. Isn't it very cost-effective to buy a legal certificate for one hundred gold coins?"

"One hundred gold coins, why don't you just go rob! Do you really think that with a little military strength in your hands, we are afraid of you?"

"This brother, you are wearing a hood, everyone actually knows whether what you are doing can see the light. Our Norasien Port will not reject any forces, which is very beneficial to you, right?"

"Then what if I don't pay? I am a member of the Luowei Adventure Guild, I don't need to hide my identity, our Rock Armor Adventure Team doesn't eat your set."

"This human friend from afar, don't be excited, the entire Gravel Continent is full of demons, this is very dangerous, no one can guarantee safety, you don't want to encounter danger and have no one to save you, right?"

"I offer one thousand gold coins, while buying the certificate, I also want to buy the right to know military information. I need to get the movements of the army as soon as possible."

"No problem, Mr. Fernand is worthy of being a veteran legendary ranger, doing things is straightforward, you can participate in listening to our military meetings, and all supply strongholds are also open to you, of course you cannot reveal our army information."

"I offer one thousand two... one thousand five... one thousand... one thousand three...."

Looking at the various forces bidding under the high platform, Gisk showed a cunning smile.

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"Alright, everyone, this time through selling certificates, a total of 30,000 gold coins were harvested. You can take back the money you paid. According to the agreement, we split the account five-five. This cooperation is very happy!"

"Gisk, if you do this, you will be hacked to death sooner or later. You fabricated a certificate out of thin air and dared to sell it to earn money from desperate people. When they know that Norasien Port is free to pass, be careful that they ask you for an explanation."

"Mr. Fernand, don't worry about this, I don't take a few small fish seriously. Later, clearing the ruins group requires the joint efforts of all legendary ranks. Everyone, let's stop here today, goodbye!" ===== CHAPTER 121 =====