Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 622 - 586: Hidden Danger

In fact, Perfikot might have overlooked a key point, which is that the thermobaric bomb's bombardment came too quickly and intensely. Even if the Evil God Sect was prepared, under the impact of a heavy thermobaric bomb, the divine beings they summoned would have a hard time surviving such an explosion.

Of course, if they didn't have time to summon the divine beings at all, then it would be impossible for anyone to survive under the impact of the thermobaric bomb.

Even Sanderion, who has stepped into the realm of demigods, admitted that if she were within the explosion range of a thermobaric bomb, she could not guarantee her survival.

This is because the damage effect of a thermobaric bomb is entirely different from traditional cannons of this era; the damage caused after being struck is naturally worlds apart as well.

Artillery of this era mostly relies on the kinetic force generated by explosions to propel shells for damage, and even if there are fragmentation shells, due to issues with propellant, explosion technology, and other factors, the damage is limited.

Nevertheless, if a titled knight were hit by a large-caliber infantry cannon, they would still suffer severe injury or even death from a single shot.

This is why, whether in feudal or industrial times, knights have heavily relied on their armor for defense. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

It's not that they aren't strong enough, but having armor elevates the level of defense, especially after Perfikot invented the era-crossing steam knight armor, knights could even proudly claim the era of knights has returned!

This shows just how much a good piece of equipment can enhance defense.

But these defensive enhancements still primarily target kinetic damage.

And thermobaric bombs are precisely the kind of damage that armor defenses cannot withstand.

The reason is simple: a thermobaric bomb will consume a large amount of air upon detonation. If it's in an open, spacious, or ventilated environment, one might not die from asphyxiation.

But the intense shockwaves and sound waves generated by the explosion attack the body's fragile internal organs. Even if the armor and flesh can withstand such an impact, the body's internal organs cannot.

After all, no one can strengthen their internal organs while exercising their muscles.

And that's just the first wave of damage caused by the thermobaric bomb. If you're within the blast range afterward, the high temperature and flames generated by the explosion will further harm soft targets. In this situation, even wearing armor, one would be roasted like a braised pig trotter.

Even Perfikot's designed steam knight armor did not consider how to ensure the survival of knights wearing the armor in such conditions.

The entire armor would be destroyed, let alone the knights wearing them.

Unless divine artifact-level defense equipment could be mounted on the steam knight armor, it may be possible to counter the horrifying power generated by the explosion of a thermobaric bomb.

However, even so, it's likely that one would either be severely injured or maimed. That thermobaric bomb's enclosed space explosion effect just now far exceeded Perfikot's expectations. If someone had been in the destruction range of the explosion's center, Perfikot believed that even a Legendary Knight wearing steam knight armor would have been blown apart.

Even the Godslaying Armor, facing such an explosion, would at least suffer major damage to survive.

Under such an explosion, even if a divine being were summoned, it likely would have been bombed to death.

But seeing neither the living nor the dead, Perfikot could not find peace of mind. She was constantly worried that these Evil God Sects were up to no good, planning something big against her.

No matter what, these Evil God Sects have been surviving in their struggle with the church for thousands of years. They couldn't be without experience or cunning.

In Perfikot's prediction, there was no way they wouldn't have any reaction after she began bombing the outer city.

If there really was no reaction at all, there are only two likely scenarios.

The first is that they indeed have some conspiracy, preparing to give Perfikot a brutal strike.

The second is that these Evil God Sects have abandoned Langton or are intimidated by the power Perfikot displayed, having retreated from these strongholds in the outer city.

Both possibilities seem plausible to Perfikot. After all, these Evil God Sects were able to contest the church for millennia, with the backing of the Ancient Gods who plotted this apocalyptic crisis. It wouldn't be excessive to be cautious of them.

However, Perfikot thought the likelihood of the second possibility occurring was relatively small. After all, she had witnessed the divine being summoned by the Death God Sect. It's logical to assume that other sects couldn't be much worse than the Death God Sect. Even if they didn't have such powerful divine beings, they should at least be able to conduct a divine descent.

This current silence ironically made Perfikot more worried they were plotting something evil.

It's like a lit firecracker, the scariest part is before it goes off.

On the other hand, once it explodes, it becomes less frightening.

What Perfikot is facing now is a firecracker in her eyes that hasn't exploded yet.

"Order, conduct carpet bombing on all Evil God Sect strongholds in the outer city. Do not spare the use of thermobaric bombs, even if it means burning the outer city to a wasteland. Force those rats out of their holes!" Perfikot ordered.

She also mobilized the two knight orders on standby aboard the Flying Airship to join the assault on the outer city. After all, sometimes you can't see clearly from the sky, but once on the ground, you can discover more details.

So, small flying airships began more frequent bombing runs. Although their supply of thermobaric bombs was limited, they could always return for resupply.

Moreover, the other conventional bombs carried by the flying airships could also be used for bombardment.

After intense bombardment, the steam knights quickly followed, searching through the ruins for any possible enemies.

If they found any moving targets, these steam knights showed no mercy. The recoilless hand cannons they wielded would unleash direct bombardment on anything that moved.

After all, anyone surviving the bombardment, aside from those extraordinarily lucky, could only be powerful enemies.

This integrated air-ground strike technique was somewhat beyond the standard for this era, although some experts of the Evil God Sect were indeed present in the ruins. Having been bombarded once and now subjected to more firepower, they lost nine-tenths of their combat strength and couldn't stir any trouble.

The emergence of these Evil God Sect experts also confirmed something to Perfikot ⸺ they had not abandoned the outskirts. Instead, they could indeed be brewing some conspiracy.

With the continuation of the bombing, Perfikot finally sensed a dangerous aura, which paradoxically put her mind at ease.

"Activate the Godslaying Armor, order the Knight Order to coordinate with the Godslaying Armor and attack in that direction!" Perfikot looked at the towering purple beam of light before her, with eyes both grave and faintly expectant.