I Pioneered Scientific Magic-Chapter 547: Aerial Combat in a Foreign Land and the Debut of Supersonic Fighters

Chapter 547: Aerial Combat in a Foreign Land and the Debut of Supersonic Fighters

Minutes ago, in the skies above the foreign land.

With the help of the Immortal Flame cast by Lynn, Raphael successfully led Yoland and others through the blockade, speeding towards the location of the time-space gate.

However, as they crossed outside the mountain peak, Raphael keenly sensed that they had hit a thin, invisible barrier.

Although this did not hinder their movement, Raphael’s expression darkened, a bad premonition forming in his heart.

Beside him, Tiek’s face suddenly changed, and he spoke in a deliberately lowered voice.

"Master Raphael, it seems they have discovered us!"

Just as Tiek said, the shrieking demons and various banshees and undead beasts that were originally gathered in the mountain sky, as if receiving some command, flew towards them en masse, nearly covering the entire sky.

This was still after Lynn had cleared some of them away! Raphael realized they had triggered some sort of scouting enchantment. Trying to pass silently through the undead blockade was clearly not an easy task.

"Next, I will speed up as much as possible, and I might not be able to protect everyone. Stay alert, conserve your magic power, and keep yourselves safe. We must break out quickly!" Raphael said solemnly.

Having been discovered, Raphael dispelled the domain that concealed their forms and switched to flying at maximum speed with the group.

Reliance on force field magic for flying was simply not fast enough, especially while carrying several burdens, managing a mere sixty kilometers per hour.

This speed was far less than many specialized flying beasts. Thousands of undead griffins, transformed into the lead, chased closely behind Raphael and the others, the distance getting ever closer...

Within just two minutes, the distance had been reduced to within a hundred meters.

Yoland could clearly see the blood-red eyes of these undead griffins, filled with bloodlust and brutality. Their golden feathers had turned a pale gray, looking sickly and eerie.

"Chain Lightning", "Explosion Spell", "Multi-Fire Burst Spell"...

Beside him, Tiek and the others had already sprung into action. Amidst a surge of magical power, dozens of dazzling spells struck the dense griffin flock, accompanied by bursts of thunder and flames. Immediately, the bodies of more than ten griffins plummeted from the sky.

However, compared to the vast numbers of the enemy, this level of loss was insignificant.

Fortunately, Yoland’s charged magic spell was also complete. In the void, the leaping water molecules seemed guided, gathering and condensing into sharp ice shards that surged forward like a vortex.

This was the high-tier three-ring spell— "Ice Storm"! Unlike the powerful explosive spells and the incredibly fast lightning spells, the destructive power of Ice Storm was limited. Yoland didn’t expect it to kill many of the pursuing beasts, but its advantage lay in its wide range, effectively slowing the enemy’s speed...

Yoland’s strategy undoubtedly worked. The fine ice crystals struck the bodies of the griffins, then exploded again, causing considerable chaos. Some griffins even collided with each other due to flying too densely.

"These undead really don't have any brains!" Yoland’s face showed a hint of a smile. If these had been living griffins, they would not have been so easy to handle.

They had seen these griffin riders in battle with the Holy Church, and ordinary magic was hard to hit these fast beasts.

Of course, in front of the new fighter jets of the council, this speed was nothing. They would simply be overpowered.

"Be careful!"

As Yoland was thinking, Raphael, as if sensing something, suddenly shouted.

At the same time, Ivina swung her sword towards Yoland. The girl’s sword-drawing technique was incredibly fast, the slender blade reaching Yoland’s front in just 0.01 seconds, nearly grazing his head as it chopped past!

Yoland’s forehead hair was shaved off, but he had no time to care about it anymore, a harsh, ugly collision sound ringing in his ears!

Clang~

The swiftly approaching blade collided with a mass of air, and bright sparks burst forth, along with a large amount of dark green fluid.

It was only then that Yoland saw clearly that the blade had struck a beast no more than half a meter in size, bizarre and ferocious in appearance, with a pair of bat wings on its back.

The most chilling aspect was the row of sawtooth-like bone spurs on the creature’s forelimbs, as sharp as blades. But now, Ivina had sliced through half of them.

Had it hit, his head would definitely have been cleaved in two.

Yoland suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, raising his hand as a burst of intense flame erupted from his palm, burning the strange beast to ashes.

Seeing Raphael ready to act but relaxing upon witnessing the scene, he asked curiously,

"How did you notice it?"

The beast was very adept at concealment, apparently able to change its skin color according to the environment, almost merging with the darkness, and also had some ability to shield against magical perception, with a very high speed of at least two hundred kilometers per hour!

It wasn’t until it entered his domain that he noticed something was amiss, but his reaction was still a step slow.

"It was the wind!" Ivina replied succinctly.

Yoland marveled. They were currently in high-speed flight, and the opponent was also very fast. Capturing the subtle differences in the wind’s trajectory was not an easy task.

Raphael nodded, his expression still grave, because there were clearly more than one of these stealthy undead beasts. As he thought, his surrounding magical domain rapidly expanded.

With control over the elements within his domain, Raphael quickly noticed more than fifty winged demons lurking within a hundred meters around them.

The expansion of his domain also caused these stealthy and perceptive undead to become agitated, almost simultaneously launching an attack.

Raphael snorted coldly, and with a slight tremble of his index and middle fingers, a barely perceptible wave of magical power rapidly expanded in a ring.

"Space Resonance Wave"

The swiftly approaching winged demons emitted a sharp cry. As they passed through the wave of magical power, their bodies were simultaneously severed, dark green blood and limbs scattered across the sky, the pungent stench making Yoland and the others frown.

Although this move eliminated all the hidden troubles in one fell swoop, the distraction of the attack slowed their speed once more. The griffin flock that had been trailing behind had now caught up, not launching an immediate attack but subtly forming a surrounding position.

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Yoland and the others then realized that these undead creatures were not devoid of tactics. They had likely feigned stupidity earlier to deceive them, lowering their guard.

"Act now, there’s no need to conserve magic power anymore. We must solve these griffins as quickly as possible!" Raphael said in a deep voice. They couldn’t afford to delay any longer, or they would face an endless sea of undead.

Yoland, Tiek, and the others nodded immediately, understanding that they had reached the most critical moment. They would either fight their way out alive or die here!

Everyone unleashed their most powerful magic, even the Halfling Macca took out the crossbow from his back.

Although these bolts couldn’t inflict any fatal injuries on the griffins, it was his only means of resistance.

Ivina, however, dealt with those griffins that broke through the magical blockade.

Yoland and the others undoubtedly fought hard and desperately. Under the barrage of reckless spells, every second saw dozens of griffins killed, dismembered, or burned to ashes. But compared to their vast numbers, it was still to no avail.

Suddenly, the densely attacking griffin flock issued sharp screams and then retreated to both sides. Raphael and the others couldn’t feel happy about it because a massive figure was speeding through the gap formed by the dispersing griffin flock.

It was a gigantic beast shrouded in darkness, large and broad with a pair of bat wings spanning over a hundred meters, appearing pale and gaunt, its body covered with a thick, hard shell like armor.

Raphael’s pupils contracted because he felt a profound threat from this giant creature. This was likely a legendary creature!

Night Demon Shado was also staring at the few targets in front of him. The task Cecil had given him was to follow these people and find the location of the time-space gate.

And Shado, who enjoyed playing with his prey, had his own ideas. Keeping one enemy was enough; getting rid of the few burdens would naturally make the strongest one run faster!

As his thoughts churned, Night Demon Shado vibrated his wings, and a fierce windstorm swept towards Raphael and the others.

In a hurry, Raphael’s set-up magical barrier was instantly torn apart, the fierce hurricane quickly enveloping everyone.

Tiek, who was in the most forward position, acted as the buffer, and the rune wall meticulously set up around him showed fine cracks before being easily breached.

Despite being weakened by these two layers, the storm was still terrifying. The robes, armor, and even the exposed arms, thighs, and faces of Yoland and the others were slashed open by the fierce wind pressure, as if undergoing a bone-scraping torture, every cell in their bodies wailing in the storm!

Night Demon Shado flapped his bat wings, moving effortlessly through the storm, enjoying the sight of the few people struggling desperately, then suddenly accelerated, his wide bat wings directly slapping towards Raphael and the others.

His method of selection was simple; under this strike, the weak would die, and the strong would remain!

The huge bat wings that obscured half of the sky pressed down from above, and Tiek and the others, who were struggling to resist the storm, found themselves in a dire situation.

Raphael clenched his teeth, the majority of his remaining magical power transforming into a circular barrier to protect everyone within, though he had little confidence that it would hold.

The gap between a legend and those beneath was simply too vast. Even as a Sixth Ring Grand Wizard, Raphael could only watch helplessly as the massive bat wing descended.

Just then, a dazzling beam of light suddenly pierced the gloomy clouds, slicing through the vast wing at an extraordinary speed, catching Shado, who was toying with his prey, completely off guard. The left side of the massive bat wing was nearly severed.

The speed of the light was too fast, so fast that even a legend struggled to react. However, it lasted only a moment, and the brilliant light then vanished from everyone's view.

Shado, who narrowly escaped having his wing cut off by the sudden laser beam, was both frightened and enraged. Looking warily at the continuous mountain range behind him, no second laser shot forth.

Clearly, this spell was the limit of what Lynn, who was under siege, could manage. The formidable power of the fifth-level laser beam was evident; despite the distance, it effectively broke through legendary-level defenses, but its flaw was also clear—it had limited effect on legendary creatures capable of transforming matter and energy, unable to deliver a fatal blow even if it cut them in two.

In just a few seconds, with a surge of magical power, the severed part of the bat wing quickly closed back together...

Fortunately, this was enough. In the distant sky, a meteor was racing towards them—this was the trail left by the tail flame of a fighter jet!

"It's a council fighter jet! Our support has arrived!" Yoland looked towards the distant sky, excitedly exclaiming.

"So fast..." Raphael watched the 'meteor,' also astounded.

He had heard from Lynn that the council was supposed to send a new model fighter jet and several airships to support them. At first, he had been surprised, thinking such forces might not provide much help and would be akin to a suicide mission.

Now it seemed that Master Dennis had made improvements to these aircraft. However, Raphael's expression remained tense, as they still faced a legendary opponent.

Shado had also noticed this unexpected guest. The magical response from the opponent was not strong, but the speed was something he deeply feared.

Just as Lynn had anticipated, the supersonic fighter jet in the foreign domain could achieve four times the speed of sound, covering over a thousand meters per second, bridging several kilometers in an instant.

And the supersonic missiles mounted under the wings were even faster. Before the jet even arrived, two magical missiles had already flown forward.

Faced with these extremely fast, completely unknown new contraptions, Shado, having just suffered a setback, did not dare to be careless. Opening his mouth, a visible sonic boom surged forward to meet the missiles, detonating them prematurely.

With a loud explosion, the terrifying and dangerous Immortal Flame instantly covered hundreds of meters around the area.

This strike was undoubtedly a miss, but Lydia's aim was not to attack but to cover their escape.

Raphael also understood they were unlikely to significantly impact a legendary enemy, so he took the opportunity to escape towards the location of the time-space gate without hesitation...