Chapter 73 – Attack Battle
It was time for the sun to slowly rise, but there was still a slight darkness on the ground.
As if hiding in the shade, dozens of holy cavalrymen silently moved towards their target. Perhaps because of the tension, unlike usual, there was not even a simple joke on the voice channel.
Netoru checked the map Rien was linking to. On the hill dotted with countless red dots, as Lien had said yesterday, a considerable number of spiders were herding.
If we keep going like this, the spiders will find us and start bombarding us. But the path doesn’t change. If Rien plays her role properly, it would be right to break through here.
Eventually, it was time to reach the plains hugging the hills infested with spiders.
In an open space where shells seem to fly from somewhere right now,
─The first tactical magic bullet has been fired. Everyone, please be careful not to get caught up in the magic.
Lien’s sonorous voice was transmitted through the voice channel.
At the same time, Netoru stopped all the platoon members who were moving nearby. As Lien said, if he got too close, he could get caught up in it.
─The drop target point is point 164 as scheduled.
It happened to be where Netoru was watching. The place where the long-range artillery spiders finished their deployment.
It takes a while for the tactical magic bullets ejected from the base to reach this area. In that gap, Ceres muttered quietly.
“…I didn’t know that tactical magic bullets would be used in Area 39.”
“Well, it’s a wasteful weapon to use easily. There is a lot of demand, but the supply is not working properly.”
Once you start using tactical magic bullets, it’s hard to get out of the charm of their power. It’s a weapon that can destroy dozens of bugs at once.
Not only the commander, but also the Holy Cavalry pilots had no choice but to turn their eyes away. To put it bluntly, with tactical magic bullets, bugs can be stopped without risking anyone getting killed.
Unfortunately, the reality is that production cannot keep up with demand.
In that respect, Netoru was very surprised when Rien said that he had a tactical magic bullet. I never thought that I would give that precious thing to something like Unit 393.
No matter which unit you go to, they ask for tactical magic bullets. Even so, the fact that Rien was able to receive one from the gap between them must have been because she persistently requested that much from the superiors.
How long did you wait for that
Finally, I saw a small projectile falling from the sky toward the ground, pouring a lot of blue magic light.
That was the tactical magic bullet.
A tactical weapon created by wizards inspired by the attack methods of the bugs.
Before long, the tactical magic bullet, which seemed like it was about to hit the ground, exploded in the air with a bang——emitting a blinding magical light.
And at the same time, hundreds of large and small magic circles spread out like paint in the air in colorful colors, as if coloring the sky.
The tactical magic bullet was nothing more than a condensation of countless attack magic into a ‘shell’.
And to prove it,
─────!
Light and darkness reverse on the ground, and the land that had been immersed in the twilight shadow instantly brightened.
It’s not because the morning is bright.
The darkness that sat on the ground was only being torn apart because of the myriad attack magic that constantly rained down from under hundreds of large and small magic circles.
A tremendous amount of flames and lightning generated from the magic circle were hitting the ground without hesitation.
They don’t chase the target, they’re just falling to the ground, but when the number is hundreds or thousands, there’s no way to avoid it.
As a result, the mountains and hills at the target point were caught up in the explosion and turned into a mess in an instant. At that location, the bugs that were beaten by the baptism of magic were exploding without any resistance.
It was like watching a large-scale artillery bombardment, as if it were magically embodied. It has to be.
The wizards were inspired by the massive bombardment of the Spiders.
Netoru, who had been watching the tactical magic bullet’s power for the first time in a while, checked the map.
Before I knew it, the hills and mountains that had been dotted with red dots had become quite clean. Even the remaining bugs could not withstand the ensuing baptism of magic and disappeared one by one.
It was a wonderful scenery that opened up the stuffy stomach.
Unfortunately, however, the hundreds of magic circles that were constantly spitting out magic began to disappear one by one in less than a minute. It has now exhausted its power.
Eventually, all the magic circles embroidered in the air disappeared. Said Leen.
─Total 89. Confirmed that 90% of the bugs at the target point are gone. However, there are still a few spiders left, so be careful.
Are there still people alive?
Admiring the tenacious vitality of the bugs, Netoru led his platoon and moved the genitals. The real battle had just begun.
Although they were bugs that were hit unilaterally by tactical magic bullets dropped by surprise, the response was swift.
The bugs that were widely spread began to gather for a counterattack without panicking even in the sudden surprise.
The first gathering place of those guys was, as expected, the center of the defensive formation and the second target ─ the underground passage created by the Death Worm.
Even if there were still some guys hiding under the underground passage, new bugs were creeping up on the ground and increasing the number of troops.
But it doesn’t matter.
Rather, as if he was aiming for it.
─I will fire the second tactical magic bullet.
Rien fired tactical magic bullets at the second target point without hesitation. Ironically, thanks to the quick response of the bugs, I didn’t have to wait for the timing.
As if angry to become a quick assembly,
Hundreds of bugs that had been condensed in one place were once again melted away by the countless magic baptisms that rained down on their heads.
2.
It was not difficult for each platoon to enter the target point as Spider and the defending troops around him suffered devastating damage.
Now, due to the drop of tactical magic bullets, a large hole is temporarily created in the formation of bugs.
It was necessary to reduce the number of bugs as much as possible by defeating the bugs that were scattered randomly everywhere.
It was almost like a one-sided hunt. Bugs don’t know where humans are, but humans know where bugs are. That’s why it’s possible to have an overwhelming advantage.
However, the role of such a hunter belongs to another platoon.
Netoru’s target was the Death Worm.
Therefore, he honestly moved forward with his 2nd platoon and Chandler’s 1st platoon.
The second target point they arrived at, and the area near the drop point of the second tactical magic bullet, was a mess.
What used to be a vast plain is now full of pits here and there, as if it had been bombarded with shells. As if the heat hadn’t gone, the melted soil inside the pit was spewing out white smoke.
More than 200 bugs died here without even fighting properly. It was the result of condensation on the plain without any cover.
──Are you kidding me?
Are there still guys who haven’t died yet?
As several holy cavalry soldiers crossed, the bugs that struggled to live around them recognized the enemy and reacted immediately.
Of course, the guys who were barely holding on to their lifelines while being swept away by the tactical magic bullets were not in a proper state. In the aftermath of the magic, half of his body was blown away, and he was barely maintaining his form.
Netoru didn’t take those bugs lightly one by one and sorted them all out. Even though it was hard to control my body properly, the muzzle and muzzle were still able to move.
──Quaaaaang!
Then, a shell suddenly fell from the sky. It seemed that the long-range bombardment Spider had settled down somewhere and fired.
‘… It’s a long way away.’
Find the location on the map shared by Rien through observation. It’s not hard to find. But the distance was too far. So, Netoru decided to entrust another platoon with cleaning up the long-range bombardment type Spider.
Soon after, the shelling stopped.
It was thanks to the quick response of the platoon led by his man named Carlisle. I don’t really like it, but at least I don’t think I ate my age in vain.
Netoru looked around and called Rien.
“Commander. Has the location of the Death Worm been confirmed?”
─···No. Not confirmed yet.
Did you even run away? If he has intelligence, it’s no wonder he retreats.
Spider’s artillery position, which was the core of defense, was destroyed in an instant.
Hundreds of bugs, which quickly gathered to respond, were destroyed without any response.
And the group of bugs scattered here and there for defense were being thoroughly defeated individually without being able to join in time at this moment.
There are still about 300 bugs left, but most of them are only Locusts and Centipedes armed with light machine guns. Bugs that focus on scouting and mobility rather than firepower.
So, in fact, the bugs with the firepower that could be a threat to the holy cavalry were virtually wiped out.
To be honest, at this point, the operation was going so smoothly that I was worried.
Is that why?
Rather than being delighted with the results beyond his expectations, Tohru felt that one side of his heart was growing cold.
…I don’t feel good about this.
And as if those ominous predictions were correct,
Lien suddenly said in a stunned voice.
─What is this… Why is the death worm over there?
“Commander. What’s going on?”
─···I will link the data right now.
Netoru checked the map. Then he narrowed his brow.
It was because that Death Worm suddenly appeared from the rear of Area 39.
Still, if it were just that, it would be fine.
But the big red dot is obvious to anyone,
He was on his way to the city of revolution—Prasion.
That place, which can be said to be the starting point of the revolutionary period.
