Chapter 315 ·The Cycle of Heavenly Retribution

After ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍a long high-altitude flight，the first formation arrived within Pleda territory，and was immediately detected by the Allied Nations Army’s defensive forces，their reaction speed was so fast that even Mitia would have clicked her tongue in amazement upon seeing it。

If ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍there was any technology in which the Allied Nations had gotten ahead of the Alliance，it had to be technology related to high-altitude observation and anti-aircraft defense。

There ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was no helping it，long illness makes a good doctor。

After ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍being bombed for so many years，even a pig would have spent those years seriously thinking about how to defend against it。

Besides ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the various new weapon design concepts borrowed from the Alliance，the Allied Nations had not abandoned their own cultivation in the field of Magic either，developing quite a few weapons and equipment capable of achieving similar requirements。

Such ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍as Magic Light Spears with extremely long range and exceptionally strong penetration produced through condensation and compression，a single Anti-aircraft Machine could generate dozens at once for Saturation Fire。

The Allied Nations had even developed a mobile vehicle-mounted version of this thing，lower it flat and fire at Alliance Tanks charging forward and every shot left one unable to make a sound。

High-density kinetic penetration attacks were extremely effective against the hemispherical Protective Shields of early models such as the Sherman，a large protection area meant a broad impact surface，in the past this could absorb attacks for the infantry and Light Armored Units behind it，but now that no longer worked。

If a full salvo was taken head-on，it could easily shoot apart a Sherman’s hemispherical Protective Shield。

It was just that equipment like this was usually enormous because of its bloated design，often before it could fire more than a few attacks it would be precisely eliminated by Dive Bombers and Helicopters called in by the Army。

Besides that，Detection Equipment capable of detecting Magical Fluctuations at high altitude more than a hundred kilometers away，Heavy Artillery using Magical Charges and Magical-energy Catapulting，and all sorts of other strange and bizarre weapons emerged endlessly。

After fighting the Alliance for all these years，they had practically applied every bit of magical knowledge they could use，or might possibly use，to the creation of weapons and equipment，producing quite a few Doomsday Weapons。

Even the Flying Fortress which was universally recognized as a living target had an improved version called the Aerial City，its enormous body mounted several Magic Towers and all kinds of artillery as defensive and offensive Firepower Positions。

At the very center there was even a Super Magitech Cannon whose barrel diameter was measured in meters，one shot was enough to destroy a city or a Permanent Defensive Line。

Its power was no weaker than the full-strength strike of a Half-God Powerhouse，it was just that its energy-charging time was measured in hours，and after one shot，even in a region rich in Magical Elements together with massive quantities of Magic Crystals，it still required around two days to fully recharge。

Then the first time it flew out from its base and appeared，it was surrounded and beaten down midway by more than a thousand Land-based Heavy Fighters，entering the stage and immediately exiting it。

After Huggins and the others flew into the skies near Pleda they immediately encountered fierce Anti-aircraft Fire，from time to time several long spears gleaming with Magical Light flashed past before his eyes，and Fighters occasionally struck an attack and fell，or simply disintegrated in midair。

To minimize the probability of Protective Shields being forced to take attacks that originally would not have hit，Alliance Fighters almost universally adopted Shield Designs pressed tightly against the Airframe。

The benefit of this kind of Shield was that while fitting close to the body it also had an extremely good Structural Reinforcement Effect，while also possessing fairly good defensive power。

The drawback was that when facing absolute Kinetic Weapon attacks，the aircraft’s streamlined elongated Airframe was very difficult to keep intact under the power produced by the mutual stacking of kinetic energy from the collision。

Flying at high speed and colliding head-on with an attack likewise traveling at high speed，with good luck the aircraft’s flight attitude would be disrupted causing a stall，with bad luck disintegrating in midair on the spot would not be strange either。

But excluding those unlucky ones，the Allied Nations’ Anti-aircraft Weapons actually did not have a very high hit rate，in vast high-altitude airspace the difficulty of relying on the naked eye to aim and shoot at a Fighter was extremely high。

“Arrived above the target！Prepare to begin Free Bombing！We’re going in！”

【Huggins，look down by that section of wall！】

Huggins saw a defensive sector currently fighting large numbers of Corpse Beasts，that Tide of Corpse Beasts stretching beyond sight even from the sky immediately made his eyes light up。

As he controlled the nose into a dive，he opened the perforated panels inside the Rear Flaps on both sides to stabilize the Dive Bomber’s Airframe，and the crews around them who had broken through the Anti-aircraft Barrage also lowered their noses one after another and began diving。

More and more Anti-aircraft Fire exploded around the two of them，there was not the slightest fear in his eyes，at this moment the Dive Bomber had already become a flat sheet of paper in the eyes of the defenders below，shooting one down was entirely a matter of luck。

Because of this they could only fire madly，hoping to drown the Fighter beneath Huggins in sheer quantity。

Huggins：“What’s the distance？！”

George who was currently firing wildly downward with the Co-pilot Mounted Machine Gun glanced at the Altimeter and shouted：【3000 feet！】

The Dive Bomber’s diving speed grew faster and faster，the miniature Propeller mounted on the wing spun wildly and erupted with wave after wave of sharp and bizarre howls，like evil spirits from hell announcing their arrival。

【Avoid the Anti-aircraft Guns！2000 feet！】

“Call all Bombers，we’re getting close，use the Sight！”

Huggins worked hard to place the Sight over the Wall Junction below，the Airflow Vortex Panels behind the wings opened to maximum，dispersing the disturbance from turbulent airflow as much as possible to stabilize the Airframe of the Fighter diving at high speed。

【1000 feet！！！】

“Just a little more...now！”

As the extended Heavy Penetration Bomb Hook was released，the entire Airframe suddenly became lighter，Huggins rapidly pulled the Control Stick，from his point of view the ground was already extremely close。

He could even clearly see the despair in the eyes of the squad of soldiers on the wall operating the gun position and firing at him。

【Pull up！Pull up！】

As a devilish wailing whistle swept across the top of the wall，the Bomb diving under inertia happened by sheer chance to follow its parabolic path and smash directly into the Anti-aircraft Position。

The front of the Warhead，flat like an iron anvil，was a Shaped-charge Penetrating Bunker-busting Bomb that smashed down directly onto everyone at the gun position，before they even had time to scream severed limbs and bloody flesh sprayed everywhere like celestial maidens scattering flowers。

As the Warhead struck the hard surface of the wall and triggered the internal Firing Pin to ignite and detonate，the internal Conical Copper Liner concentrated the kinetic energy produced by the explosive into a single point and blasted a deep crater into the wall。

The High-explosive Bunker-busting Bomb positioned behind it followed straight into the crater and penetrated deep inside the wall before detonating a second time，the entire section of wall immediately began violently trembling，and part of it collapsed inward over a short stretch。

Several more followed and smashed into this section of wall，the wall whose internal structure had been severely damaged by explosions and Shockwaves collapsed completely section by section like dominoes。

Muffled explosions also sounded throughout the city，the high precision of Dive Bombing displayed its value at this moment，although several heavily protected areas were not directly erased by the explosions，under the attention of multiple Bombers they were also left tottering on the verge of collapse。

After dropping their Bombs，Huggins and the others did not pilot their Fighters upward and flee while letting the Second Echelon take over。

Instead after seeing the Tide of Corpse Beasts launching a massive assault on the city，they changed their minds，braving the fierce Anti-aircraft Fire to conduct Dive Strafing Attacks on Allied Nations soldiers heading toward the breach in the wall as reinforcements，preventing them from filling the gap。

Looking down from the air，a dark mass of Corpse Beasts poured through the breach in the wall into Pleda City，the Allied Nations troops still on their way to reinforce collapsed upon first contact，and in an instant were submerged by the Corpse Beast Tide。

It was just like a floodgate being opened and torrents pouring thousands of miles，reclaiming at extremely high speed every inch of Pleda land that had originally belonged to them。