On the ground, the word "tragic" could no longer describe the scene: Qi Army's airships were burning one after another, instantly turning the entire base into a blazing inferno.
There were at least a few thousand workers inside the base, all serving the airships. Some were preparing hydrogen gas, others were repairing equipment, generating power at the electric plant, or cooking in the canteen…
These thousands of workers, plus the pilots, pilot apprentices, commanders, and other support personnel, amounted to nearly ten thousand!
Now, they were all engulfed by the great fire, roasted into jerky, burnt into charcoal.
The soldiers on the outskirts hadn't suffered heavy losses, but nearly everyone in the core area had no chance of escape. The fire was simply impossible to quench, and people didn't even dare to approach it.
