Dada dada dada!
Hundreds of bombers, above the Sabaody Archipelago, were constantly engaging the birdmen when shells rained down from the sky.
Accompanied by bursts of explosions, the battlefront of the Sabaody Archipelago encountered an artillery bombardment they had never expected.
In an instant, they suffered heavy losses.
Takano Yuan Song's face turned pale.
From the very beginning, he had lost his composure.
The seawater poured in, and it couldn't be completely stopped.
The exchange between the bombers and the birdmen was almost a one-sided suppression, even allowing numerous shells to descend upon them, causing massive casualties.
How long could they hold on if this battle continued?
"Activate the defense shield!"
The defense shield, originally prepared to deal with Patriot missiles, had to be used ahead of schedule.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Beams of light flew up; these were shields.
Each shield was four square meters in size, made of special materials, and possessed extremely high defensive capabilities.
These shields flew up to two hundred meters high and systematically combined to form a colossal shield that obscured the sky.
The shells dropped by the bombers exploded instantly upon impact with the giant shield.
After the explosion, the giant shield remained intact, and there was no sign of any shaking from the floating shield.
Seeing this, Takano Yuan Song breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
"Hmph! No matter how powerful your shells are, in front of this Holy Shield, they are nothing but a joke."
The Holy Shield was the giant shield suspended in the air.
This was a secret weapon of the World Government.
If the Xuanwu Navy's Patriot missiles weren't so numerous, with such long range and immense destructive power, and if the outcome of this battle wasn't so crucial, the Five Elders wouldn't have taken it out.
"Deploy the cyborg units and destroy those bombers."
With the giant shield blocking, the only way to destroy the bombers was to rely on the Seraphim and the cyborgs.
Although the Holy Shield blocked the bombers' artillery fire, it also limited their own artillery output.
Furthermore, Takano Yuan Song was troubled by the constantly surging tsunami.
The impact of the seawater greatly affected the battle.
Originally, if there were Devil Fruit users, there might have been a way.
However, in the not-too-distant past, Devil Fruit users were constantly captured or disappeared, which had caused them to lose a significant amount of their powerful forces.
Therefore, despite having ideas, they were powerless.
On the Xuanwu warship.
Benedict, Bai Qi, and others looked at the vast, sprawling giant shield with some surprise.
Its defensive power was quite impressive.
It had already blocked hundreds of shells, and it was still intact.
"This must be a product of advanced technology from the past."
"If they hadn't been pushed to this point in this battle, they probably wouldn't have revealed it."
Benedict said after observing for a while.
"In that case, let the Patriot missiles send them on their way," Bai Qi said with a cold expression.
Regardless of what defensive power the opponent possessed, Bai Qi's idea was simple: destroy it.
If one wave of Patriot missiles wasn't enough, then a few more would follow.
The current Xuanwu Navy was not lacking in ammunition.
"No, the Patriot missiles would be a waste. Let's just send them a nuclear bomb directly."
Benedict said with a smile.
The Patriot missiles might be able to blast that shield, but the cost would be too high.
With this shell, it would be better to create fireworks and cause the World Government's defenses to collapse completely.
"Marshal, are there any innocent civilians in that formation?"
Bai Qi hesitated.
In his observation, there were at least tens of thousands of controlled civilians on the Sabaody Archipelago.
Even though many civilians had been washed away by the tsunami at the battlefront, there was still hope.
But with one nuclear bomb, there would be nothing left.
"Compassion does not lead an army!"
"We cannot give up the opportunity to overthrow the World Government for these people."
Benedict said calmly.
Bai Qi was silent for a moment, then issued the order.
"All warships retreat twenty miles."
"Nuclear bomb launch team, heed my command, launch one nuclear bomb to bombard that shield."
The detonation of a nuclear bomb not only killed enemies but also produced powerful radiation.
However, having dispatched so many forces, with bombers and nuclear bombs, they had no intention of engaging in close combat from the start.
Their primary purpose was to provide support, boost morale, and crush the morale of the World Government.
As for whether those one hundred thousand innocent civilians were killed in this battle.
It was enough to say how many people were affected and died in previous battles.
Once a battle began, some things could no longer be controlled.
Unless they possessed absolute overwhelming power, forcing the enemy to have no courage to resist.
"They're retreating?"
"Hahaha, they think their firepower can't break our defense shield and they're scared?"
Seeing the retreating warships, Takano Yuan Song immediately felt joy.
He even believed that this was the function of the giant shield.
"No, they're pulling back to open fire."
However, after a moment of joy, Takano Yuan Song's expression changed drastically.
He remembered the range and altitude of the Patriot missiles.
Looking at the protective shield above and the 'opening' two hundred meters high, Takano Yuan Song realized that they were adjusting the bombing angle.
"Hmph! That's impossible."
"Change direction, activate a larger-scale protective shield, and place part of the shield in front to block the incoming Patriot missile bombardment."
Takano Yuan Song believed in the power of the shield.
He also believed that the Xuanwu Navy's retreat was merely an adjustment of the bombing angle.
However, what he didn't know was that the greatest threat was still coming from above.
"Huh?"
"They've been spotted?"
"Are they trying to play turtle?"
Benedict looked at the appearing shields, which were placed in front. Although they didn't block everything, they were like an inverted bowl, covering the heads of the World Government army.
"It's just delaying for a few more breaths."
After a moment of surprise, Benedict smiled.
At the same time.
The nuclear bomb, after being set, entered its countdown.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, launch!"
As the countdown ended.
On the floating island.
At the nuclear bomb launch platform.
The bullet ignited successfully.
Accompanied by a large amount of gas and heat, the nuclear bomb whistled through the air in a beautiful parabola, flying towards the giant shield.
"This is?"
Takano Yuan Song quickly discovered the massive object falling from the sky and felt a sense of dread.
"Impossible!"
"With the Holy Shield, no shell can destroy it."
"Yes, it absolutely must be like this."
...
Takano Yuan Song appeared calm and tried his best to keep himself composed.
However, he failed to realize that his muttering exposed his fear.