Release that Witch - Chapter 1086

Chapter 1086
Chapter 1086: A Sharp Confrontation




Translator: TransN Editor: TransN

At the same time, the demons started to charge both flanks of First Army .

Within two minutes, they were 500 meters closer, darting from somewhere 1,500 meters away to somewhere less than 1,000 meters from the encampment . If this had happened in broad daylight, the First Army would have been able to see the enemy clearly at this distance . However, the poor visibility at night significantly impacted their vision . Although Sylvie had notified the liason officer about the demons' movement immediatley, the First Army had failed to react fast enough .

What was more astonishing was that the demons actually dropped prone on their stomaches when artillery shells landed near them . With their strong limbs, they crawled pretty fast . As the demons were spread out, the machine guns were much less effective .

Sylvie remembered that the machine gun squad used to be invincible . They could block attacks in any forms and annihilate every single enemy within their shooting range as fast as farmers reaped their crops . Within a second, they could cause considerable damage to their enemy . The unification war of Graycastle and the defeat of the church had provided perfect examples .

However, this time, bullets kept missing the demons . With them crawling forward in the dark, it was hard to kill the demons .

Sylvie warned the front at once . However, since the soldiers could not see where the bullets were hitting, they weren't able to correct their aim .

Fortunately, the attack on the other side was effective . As the black mantle could only block the Magic Eye but not artillery shells, the shells streaked across the battlefield from 3,000 meters away . Firelight lit up the inky sky . Broken limbs and chipped black stones were thrown out from the black shroud as the shells exploded .

Based on the area she was blind to and the rate at which the demons' projectiles were fired, Sylvie believed that the Spider Demons had formed columns . It was the only way could they fill such a small space with as many Spider Demons as possible .

"Keep firing! March forward in 20 meters increments!" Sylvie shouted over the Sigil of Listening .





"Got it!"

The most important thing at the moment was to stop the enemy from launching any more long-distance strikes . As long as the defensive line was still there, the demons could not easily break through . The closer they were from the encampment, the easier it would be for the soldiers to see them . Additionally, First Army had other weapons besides machine guns .

If the defensive line was broken, the whole army could face annihilation .

Fish Ball was praying at the front that no stone needles would land on his head . He came to a shooting position while clenching his teeth .

In fact, he was quite surprised that he had the courage to dash out of the trench . If this had happened in the past, he would have probably wetted himself already while imploring the commander to spare his life .

Perhaps the comment "you aren't a craven" or the roar of the artillery behind him made him bold . In the end, he managed to remain at his post, thus avoiding the fate of being the first military officer executed for desertion . Although he was just a unit leader, he still needed to set a good example for his team . Yet Fish Ball knew that he would normally never agree to take such a risky assignment, as he treasured his life more than money .

Fish Ball had to admit that the army was an incredible place . Once the first soldier darted out of the trench against hailing gunfires, the rest would automatically follow . When the intense atmosphere reached a certain point, his brain simply stopped functioning properly and all he could do was to follow the procedure mechanically .

"Captain, the cartridge has been loaded!" his men yelled .

Fish Ball took a deep breath and lowered the muzzle of the Mark I . Although he was a member of the anti-aircraft machine gun squad, the gun he was using was still equipped with a rear sight and an optical sight, which let him aim at the demons on the ground . The two baffle plates on either side of his machine gun were mainly to protect him from the spears pelting down from the sky . Once he lowered the plates, his back would be unprotected . Therefore, apart from praying, he could only draw himself as close to the plates as possible to avoid being hit .

As long as he did not die on the spot, Miss Nana would be able to heal him .





In order for Miss Nana to do so, the field medics needed to rescue the wounded as fast as possible .

Trying to overcome his fear, Fish Ball growled as he pulled the triggered . The thick night air was soon filled with bullets .

As the battlefield was permeated with loud blasts, Fish Ball could hardly tell the attack of the Longsong Cannons from that of the Spider Demons .

Occasionally, black stone needles brushed past his ear or hit the baffle plates . Being so close to death, Fish Ball was numbed to everything and could only think of continuing to shoot .

"Ammo out! Reload!"

"C-coming!"

. . .

"Where's the cartridge?"

"Here!"

. . .





When he finally saw the sihoulette of the demons, Fish Ball heard the bolt click . He had just exhausted the third cartridge of bullets .

"Reload!"

"Didn't anyone hear me?"

"Hey, what are you guys doing?"

Fish Ball wheeled around abruptly and found the other two soldiers lying on the ground with crimson-stained stone needles piercing their bodies .

Fish Ball stiffened for a second before he realized what had happened . He yelled at the top of his lungs, "Field medics, somebody needs help here!"

Nothing but thunderous roars answered him .

At that moment, the mortars finally started firing . Hundreds of shells rose into the air and rained down, carpeting the area between 400 and 800 meters away from the defensive perimeter .

For a split second, flames blossomed above the ground, lighting up on both the demons and the blood stains on the baffle plates of his machine gun .

. . .

This was the moment Sylvie had been waiting for .

The 'Blackriver" had weakened the Spider Demons' attack, but didn't fully stop them . Every now and then, they threw another stone pillar at the soldiers, causing more and more injuries to the First Army . Even though Agatha, Shavi and Molly were now fully supporting the army, it was impossible for them to monitor the entire 200-meter defensive line .

The only thing Sylvie could do was to let the front know who needed help when she was not giving firing instructions .

Then she heard Maggie's voice coming from the Sigil of Listening .

"This is the artillery, coo! The Taquila Witches have killed all the demons that invaded the encampment, coo . Commander Van'er says he's ready to fire and hopes that you could give him instructions, coo!"

Sylvie balled her hand into a fist .

"Stay there . It will be faster for me to communicate via the sigil than by phone!"

"Noted, coo . "

Just when the artillery was about to use the four Longsong Cannons to strike back, the demons' attack suddenly dropped off . It seemed that they knew that this would happen .

A loud, piercing whistle cracked through the air, and the Army of the Demons immediately ebbed away, leaving behind those at the front line .

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