"Captain, they're climbing up!"

"Let them get closer before firing. We don't have as much ammo as the machine gun squad!"

Maozhua found a suitable firing position and set up his Vanna rifle. While waiting for the enemy, he didn't forget to glance at the floating land – whether it was an illusion or not, the land seemed to be rising. He could barely see its edge before, but now he could only see its sharply defined underside.

But one thing was certain: the fortress had moved closer to the Endless Mountains in this time. The massive shadow had already climbed onto a corner of the mountains. The thought that he might be fighting under its shroud made Maozhua feel like he was suffocating, as if a heavy stone was pressing on his back.

He had to quickly take care of these damned devils and leave the mountains before the floating land arrived.

As if thinking the same thing, when the spider demons climbed into the 500-meter zone, the machine gun squad finally unleashed their full force, spewing long tongues of fire at the targets on the steep slope.

In an instant, the valley's forest boiled.

Maozhua also pulled the trigger at the 150-meter mark, where he was most confident.

"Fire!"

Snow mist erupted in front of everyone's gun muzzles.

Although they weren't professional shooters, influenced by Vanna, they were among the most enthusiastic about modifying rifles. In semi-automatic mode, five or six Vanna rifles, as long as they didn't jam, could unleash a momentum no less than that of a machine gun squad in a short period.

Facing the small spider demons with their high frontal hardness, the significance of firepower density was elevated to a new level. If it were the standard-equipped First Army's ordinary troops, it would probably not be easy to stop a large number of fearless spider demons.

Suddenly, a black light surged out of the forest, rippling like a wave, and instantly penetrated everyone.

It came and went quickly, only about a second or so. If it weren't for his teammates trembling slightly, Maozhua would have thought it was just his illusion.

"Did you... did you see something just now?"

"It looked like a black wave?"

Maozhua touched his body, seemingly without any abnormalities. The defensive line hadn't been damaged either, as could be heard from the constant gunfire.

"It was probably emitted by that strange stone pillar," a teammate inserted a new magazine into the gun. "These things are full of weirdness. They look like stones on the outside, but they have flesh and blood inside."

Maozhua didn't delve into it any further. It was more important to kill the climbing spider demons than worry about harmless black light. However, he soon noticed that the snow scene in front of him was darkening, as if the sun was being blocked.

Damn it, had the floating land already entered the mountain area?

He looked up and couldn't help but be stunned.

The fortress was still in its original position, but the sky had changed.

The sky, which had been relatively clear just now, was now covered with dark clouds, with golden streams of light weaving through them, as if accumulating something – this speed of change was completely beyond the scope of natural phenomena, and an extremely ominous feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

Others also noticed the strange phenomenon overhead.

In just ten seconds or so, the dark clouds had become so dense that they blotted out the sky.

And tens of thousands of streams of light were constantly gathering towards one point, faintly showing signs of blooming.

This scene, it seemed like he had seen it somewhere before...

Maozhua suddenly pulled out his horn and was about to blow it when countless lightning bolts struck down from the clouds, expanding outwards in a fan shape, instantly falling into the defensive line of the blocking force!

The continuous firepower came to an abrupt halt.

...

"That's – a Divine Intent Sigil?" On the Seagull, Wendy gasped in disbelief.

"Even if it's not a sigil, it's probably a similar magic stone." Andrea replied with a solemn expression. "Lightning, are you alright?"

"I'm fine," came the slightly dry voice of the other party from the Listening Sigil. "The enemy must have noticed me."

"Just stay on the side, this is no longer a battle you can intervene in." Andrea instructed. The wave just now was clearly aimed at Lightning. Witches who had participated in the Taquila ambush were all too familiar with this anomaly, which was the unique ability of a Demon Slayer.

The Demon Slayer's power, spreading over a wide area, was definitely the nemesis of agile witches like Lightning. Once affected, the inertia brought by the speed alone could put her in danger. The enemy's previous plan was undoubtedly to cut off her ability first, and then let her fall into the range of Divine Intent's attack like a stone.

Fortunately, Lightning, after hearing Wendy's warning, did not rush up as bravely as she had in the past, which gave her the strength to shake off the black wave.

"Let Maisie inform the reserve team, the blocking force may be in trouble." Then Andrea looked at Sylvie, "Can you find the target?"

The latter took a deep breath. "It has already rushed to the top of the slope, its speed is astonishing. No Eyeballs have been found nearby for the time being, so we shouldn't have alerted it yet. However, the defensive line has been scattered by the lightning strikes just now, I'm afraid it won't be able to resist the subsequent spider demons."

That meant the soldiers would be facing the Stone Needle Spray of the Twisted Beasts at close range.

But now she had no time to worry about this.

According to Sylvie's instructions, Andrea finally managed to capture the figure of the Demon Slayer in the scope. At the same time, her heart sank. This speed was not just fast, it could be described as erratic! If she was just a little slow, she would completely lose track of it. To catch the timing to shoot, she had to get closer. Otherwise, even if her ability picked out the coin that was sure to hit, the process of the bullet flying would be enough for it to escape the point of impact.

Another point also caught Andrea's attention. When fighting the First Army, the Demon Slayer, who was wearing full-coverage heavy armor, almost never showed a blue barrier light – this could not be explained by speed alone.

During the time she was observing the target, the sky full of dark clouds did not disperse, and the golden electric light once again condensed and fell from the sky -

The opponent had unleashed a second Divine Intent!

It confirmed Sylvie's warning.

In terms of magic power alone, it had unfathomable potential.

There was no time to hesitate!

Andrea suppressed the doubts in her heart and shouted to Wendy, "We have to go down, just like the last time we sniped Hexo – only by getting close enough can I guarantee that the target has no chance of escaping!"

"How close?"

"As close as possible, as long as we don't enter the Demon Slayer's range!"

"This is difficult..." Wendy sighed. "If Tilly was the pilot, it would be fine, but now that Miss Shawi is in control, I have to control the wind force on multiple sides at the same time, and I also have to pay attention to the other party's condition at all times. This is really not an easy task..."

"Can't you do it?" Andrea's heart tightened slightly.

"It's not that I can't do it, it's just that I have to concentrate and go all out -" she closed her eyes and slowly replied, "Although I'm old, it shouldn't be a big problem to do this once in a while."

Andrea was stunned for a moment, then raised the corners of her mouth.

She couldn't help but think of what Lightning had said – everyone thought Wendy was a kind and friendly elder, but under that gentle exterior, there was actually a firm and calm heart hidden.

If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have used precise airflow to destroy the Divine Punishment Stone in front of Hakala, saving Nightingale who was imprisoned.

"Shawi, press down on the joystick!" Andrea shouted, "We're going in!"