"Shhh!"

A sharp, clear whistle echoed through the depths of the forest.

"Whoosh!"

Almost simultaneously, a piercing sound cut through the air in the forest.

Three harpoon bolts, trailing long tails, shot out from the forest, soaring into the sky.

In less than five hundred meters, they reached their target.

One harpoon bolt missed.

It grazed the bow of the airship, shooting higher into the sky.

The other two harpoon bolts successfully struck the ship's hull.

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, wood splinters flew everywhere.

The two-meter-long harpoon bolt pierced through the ship's body, bursting out from the deck.

"Ah!"

A scream echoed as wood splinters flew.

An unfortunate soul on the deck was struck by the harpoon bolt that burst through.

The immense impact force drove the harpoon bolt through the soldier's body.

The soldier's body was flung over ten meters into the air before crashing heavily onto the deck.

The impact caused the airship in the sky to shake violently.

"What happened?"

"What's going on?"

The sudden impact on the airship threw the soldiers on the deck into chaos.

"We're under attack!"

The harpoon bolt that grazed the bow pierced the sail.

As it fell, it tangled with the sail.

The spider silk rope instantly went taut.

The pull from below caused the airship to jolt violently.

"Ah!"

Another scream rang out.

This time, the scream lasted for quite a while.

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A soldier fell off the deck.

The chilling scream quickly faded into the distance.

"Captain, we're under attack!"

A soldier lying on the deck saw the harpoon bolt wedged tightly into the deck.

The soldier impaled by the harpoon bolt was in a horrific state.

Under the immense pull, blood flowed across the deck.

Since the abdomen was pierced, the soldier didn't die immediately.

He continued to struggle, pleading for help from his comrades.

His internal organs were compressed, causing blood to gush from his mouth.

"Lower the sails, stop moving, quickly!"

The officer was the first to react.

He rushed forward, throwing his long sword.

The sword spun through the air, slicing through the spider silk rope.

Once the rope was cut, the bow's downward tilt corrected itself.

Hearing the creaking of the ship's body, the soldiers on the deck turned pale.

If this continued, the airship would surely disintegrate.

The soldiers struggled to their feet and rushed towards the mast.

Meanwhile, in the forest below.

Two ropes extended from the forest, connecting to the airship in the sky.

It was like flying a kite.

The two-finger-thick spider silk ropes strained with a "crackling" sound.

At that moment, the airship's sails suddenly lowered.

The airship, having lost its propulsion, floated motionlessly in the sky.

As the airship stabilized, the soldiers on the deck hurried to the ship's edge.

They scanned the forest below for enemies.

It didn't take long for them to spot the Goblins in the forest.

"Captain, it's Goblins, Goblins attacked us!"

"What, Goblins?"

The officer was incredulous.

He quickly leaned over the ship's edge to observe the forest below.

Sure enough, he spotted the Goblins.

In the forest, three small clearings had been opened.

In these clearings, some Goblins were operating some kind of weapon.

"Is that... a siege crossbow?"

The massive object in the forest left the officer in disbelief.

Siege crossbows were military siege equipment.

The entire kingdom had only a dozen or so on the capital's walls.

How could Goblins possess such military-grade siege weapons?

"Quick, cut the ropes!"

Three soldiers hurried to their impaled comrade.

He was already dead, having bled out.

The entire deck was almost stained red with blood.

"Priest, are you alright?"

The officer shouted towards the rear deck.

"Not dead yet, but the ship won't hold much longer, hurry!"

At this moment, a soldier who had rushed into the cabin found the harpoon bolt.

He also saw the spider silk rope connected to the bolt.

He swung his sword, attempting to cut the spider silk rope.

"Bang!"

But just then, wood splinters flew from underfoot.

With a thunderous crash, a bolt pierced through the ship's body.

The soldier was lucky; the bolt barely grazed past his nose.

But he was also unlucky.

The ship's body suddenly disintegrated beneath him, and he fell.

"Ah!"

The intense feeling of weightlessness caused him to scream in terror.

The scream quickly faded into the distance.

Soon, it vanished without a trace, never to be heard again.

The bolt that struck the airship pierced through the ship's bottom.

The immense impact sent the soldiers on the deck tumbling.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?"

Even for a siege crossbow, this power was too great.

The airship was at least five hundred meters away.

The power was still so immense at such a distance.

"The last shot, let it fall!"

In the forest, Li Meng, operating the massive three-bow ballista, grinned at the sky.

Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.

With a "whoosh," the sound of the bolt cutting through the air shot skyward.

The massive bolt turned into a black streak, soaring into the sky.

In less than five hundred meters, it reached its target.

"Boom!"

This shot directly hit the airship's keel.

With a thunderous crash, wood splinters flew everywhere.

The airship in the sky suddenly disintegrated, splitting in two.

The broken bow and stern plummeted towards the ground.

If you listened closely, you could hear the terrified screams.

If you looked closely, you could see figures falling with the wreckage.

"Is that a human?"

In the forest, Li Meng gazed at the sky, admiring the horrific scene.

"It's falling, it's falling!"

The airship's descent sparked cheers among the Goblins in the forest.

Goblins on the treetops danced and shouted excitedly.

After falling for over ten seconds, the airship wreckage crashed into the depths of the forest.

"Let's go, check it out!"

In a flash, Li Meng dashed towards the forest depths.

Benben took large strides, chasing after the boss.

The Goblins in the forest also swarmed towards the airship's crash site.

About seven hundred meters to the northwest, Li Meng found the airship wreckage.

The wreckage of the bow and stern was over a hundred meters apart.

"It's humans, after all!"

In the dim forest, Li Meng kicked over a corpse lying on the ground.

As the body turned, a blond, blue-eyed man came into Li Meng's view.

He looked somewhat like a European from Earth, but only somewhat.

The hair and eyes were similar, but the face was more of a mixed East-West look.

The skin was also pale, with a scruffy beard.

"It's humans, it's humans!"

Figures flickered in the surrounding forest.

One by one, Goblins rushed out from the forest depths.

Upon seeing the bodies on the ground, they showed greedy expressions.

But with the boss present, they only dared to watch from the side.

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