The rhythmic ticking echoed continuously on the airship. Sanchez''s mind shook as his urgent expression gradually cooled down after decrypting the information. He immediately spoke.


    "Now, everyone, turn around!"


    Alec, filled with anger and joy, along with the other airship operators, heightened their focus and steered the airships for a change in direction. It was time for their counterattack!


    While Sireid rode a massive fire dragon wreaking havoc in the sky, he failed to notice that these airships were not simply fleeing. Several dozen airships quietly changed course, quickly forming an array under Lynn''smand, and one after another, lightning illuminated each airship.


    "Chain Lightning!" "Thunder Prison—Lightning Storm!"


    Over fifty Thunder Wizards simultaneously cast spells, creating an electromaic field covering a radius of hundreds of meters in an instant.


    By the time Sireid realized something was wrong, the blue-purple lightning had already filled his entire field of vision. The magical barrier around him cracked under the violent arcs, and the speed of hisva fire dragon, beneath him, slowed down.


    Subsequently, dozens of concentratedser beams swept in from all directions. Theva fire dragon, unable to dodge due to paralysis, was like a massive target and was quickly hit.


    The most powerfulser, originating from Lynn, struck the dragon''s neck, tearing through the tough scales, andva-like blood sprayed, dyeing the sky red...However, the otherser beams were not as potent, only leaving small scars on the tough scales, not even breaking through the defense.


    "So resilient!" Lynn marveled inwardly.


    The strongestser magic was, of course, his creation, yet it couldn''t kill the target directly.


    The other beam magics were even less effective, unable to cut through the dragon scales.


    To avoid friendly fire, Lynn had the airship array spread out, reducing the power of thesers to some extent. However, their inherent strong armor-prating capabilities were enough to cut through metal, and now, breaking through the defenses was difficult...


    Even with the recent sessful hit from the machine guns, the continuous strafing was not enough to harm the opponent.


    "This dragon species has high resistance to mes and high temperatures. Moreover, it''s too far away. If it were closer, theser magic might have been more effective!" Harof said with a serious expression.


    Unfortunately, such opportunities seemed to be limited. After suffering a significant loss, Sireid manipted theva fire dragon to fly above them. This was the airship''s second weakness; due to therge gas bag obstructing the view, it was impossible to attack enemies directly above.


    This was the first time they found themselves at an absolute disadvantage in terms of speed, and Harof finally experienced the frustration of being unable to hit the opponent.


    If Victorio were present, perhaps he could seal off the sky, restricting the enemy''s movement, and then use his "Temporal de" to fatally strike.


    However, Victorio and Aurora had already set up the next battlefield ahead of time.


    Just then, a sharp and piercing whistle suddenly sounded in the sky, and a dark shadow appeared in the distance.


    "It''s the Gryphon Knights!" Harof frowned slightly. A fire dragon they could barely deal with, but if these Gryphon Knights got close, they could easily inflict severe damage to the airship array.


    In the previous aerial battle in the capital, they achieved an absolute victory relying on theser magic. However, that was under the circumstances of a new magic''s debut and inadequate intelligence.


    It wouldn''t be so easy now!...


    As expected, as the Gryphon Knights approached, they deftly flew up into the sky, preparing to destroy the airship''s gas bags from above, causing them to fall on their own, with no intention of engaging in a direct fight.


    However, Lynn''s expression rxed, and he spoke. "Don''t worry; our reinforcements have arrived!"


    This reinforcement naturally referred to Lydia''s new fighter jet.


    Since it carried limited fuel and had a short range, and on top of that, it was equipped with a powerful weapon, Lynn only allowed Lydia to pilot the fighter jet to support them when he confirmed that the Holy See was genuinely catching up!


    Now it had arrived simultaneously with the Gryphon Knights...


    "Charge! We must not let these shameless scum, the minions of evil, seize the empire''s weapons of war!" A Gryphon Knight raised his warhammer high and roared loudly.


    "Kill these sphemers!" "Charge, charge!"


    Thunderous shouts filled the air as hundreds of Gryphon Knights, high-spirited, rushed towards the outer perimeter of the airborne fleet, determined to erase the shame of repeated defeats!


    However, before their words could fade, the thunderous sound of machine guns rang out. Several Gryphon Knights, who led the charge with shouts of "charge," were engulfed in a hail of bullets in full view of everyone, their bodies turned into sieves.


    "Damn, what''s going on?" "Where''s the enemy?" "Ambush, ambush!"


    Piercing cries echoed in the sky. The previously high-spirited Gryphon Knights were suddenly thrown into chaos.


    Several invisible fighter jets, enhanced with prization magic, zoomed past. The mes from the machine guns shed in the air, and the barrage of bullets instantly pierced through the Gryphon Knights'' bodies, tearing them apart.


    Blood sttered, and cries of agony were heard one after another.


    Although Gryphons had astonishing senses of smell, optical invisibility had minimal effect on them. However, the speed of the fighter jets was too fast for them to determine the enemy''s position purely based on smell.


    Under the cover of prization magic and darkness, these fighter jets seemed like invisible reapers, continuously harvesting the lives of the Gryphon Knights.


    During this period of counterattack to reim the king, the wizards in the alchemy workshop had once again produced four modified magic fighter jets. The pilots were selected from the wizards, and even though some werecking in training, it was more than enough to deal with these Gryphon Knights.


    Lydia, with the most skilled piloting, aimed her target at the massiveva fire dragon within the airship array.


    As the button for firing the machine guns was pressed, the guns mounted on the wings opened again, and the linked barrage kept striking the dragon''s spine. Sparks sttered, emitting a muffled sh of steel.


    "So tough!" Lydia eximed simrly to Lynn. After all, the fighter jet''s machine guns used not lead bullets but more powerful fixed ammunition, yet it failed to pierce the dragon scales.


    However, Lydia was not discouraged. She directly increased her speed to the extreme and charged straight at the gigantic fire dragon in front of her...