Chapter 1169 – #278_Melee (3)
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One.
Siwoo entered the battlefield and took five Hexennacht witches prisoner.
In addition, all multiple rocket launchers located 80km east of the temporary branch were captured.
He cleared the battlefield by himself within 5 minutes of appearing.
Alice sticks out her tongue with a shocked expression on her face when she sees Si-woo’s return.
“You really killed Lydia.”
“No, she was eating popcorn while her feet were sweaty and running? “Let me help you.”
“Tsk, I had a hard time protecting myself while blocking the bombing, right? “I can’t praise you for not running away.”
Alice has a history of being attached to her Siwoo in ‘Labyrinth’.
Of course, he lost back then, but Siwoo’s powerlessness that Alice witnessed today was incomparable to what she did back then.
Like a wolf slaughtering a flock of sheep, it appears in the middle of enemy territory and captures five people in an instant.
Even this was missed because the fourth shelling had begun.
Shin Si-woo had many achievements, including intercepting even the 4th artillery bombardment from the air, rushing straight to the rear of the front line, and escaping while neutralizing the 20 BM-30s that were providing support fire.
“If you are 20th rank or higher, you are a great witch… “I think it’s unfair for you and me to be called the same great witch.”
“It’s not like you have a criminal record.”
But Siwoo was not satisfied.
Those who thought Alice was a scout for the East Corps were just castaways.
Even in the support fire line that was suppressed at best, there were only a few soldiers who had been castrated and turned into familiars along with modern weapons.
“No, Lord Chesed. “You have done a very great service.”
“I’m sorry about the casualties. “He was the librarian at the secretariat.”
“It’s my negligence. If it weren’t for Lord Chesed, it would have turned into an even bigger tragedy. “I would like to express my deepest gratitude.”
The librarian, Count Metis Gremory, who arrived late after receiving the report and was taking care of the scene, bowed his head and expressed his gratitude, and Siu also expressed his condolences accordingly.
Instead of her usual witch uniform, she was dressed as a hunter.
Count Gremory, carrying a large bow on his back, was holding the loot that Siu had personally confiscated.
“The results came from the analysis room. This item is believed to be an artifact created by the Verdant Witch. The black flames that interrupted the magic ceremony that Miss Alice saw also came from this fruit.”
The trophy separated from the rocket warhead was a strange object resembling the shape of a quince.
The outside is transparent like glass, and the inside contains a red liquid, making it look like a high-quality potion from an RPG game.
Actually, its purpose is closer to a Molotov cocktail.
“Is it okay if I check it out?”
“Of course. “Thanks to Sir Hesed’s hard work, there are many samples.”
After securing safety by deploying a force field appropriately, Siwoo threw the fruit-like artifact with all his might.
It looked like it would break apart at any moment, but it was quite hard, so I used telekinesis and the element of fire to throw it again.
-Roaring!
Black flames exploded with fierce force within the spherical force field.
“I don’t even want to look at it. “I almost died because of that?”
“All right. “I’ll give you incentives.”
“Oh.”
On the surface, it doesn’t seem like anything special.
From a physical perspective, the firepower itself is ordinary.
I took off my eye patch and used my sword to analyze the composition of the flames and their characteristics with my eyes.
“Huh, this is some really nasty stuff.”
“Is it a Dispel group as reported?”
“Yes, it emits endless noise according to the timing of the flames. In particular, we see a pattern of persistent attempts to destroy magic that performs defense.”
The waves emitted by the black flame were literally melting the force field from the inside.
To put it simply, is it a constantly activated EMP that removes the energy shield?
The flames were extinguished quickly, but Siwoo was able to read the purpose of the artifact.
“I will neutralize magical defenses with flames and crush them with the firepower of modern weapons… How many of these can the Verdant Witch make?”
“There is no way to confirm that. However, I think that if it can be used for light consumption like this, it will probably be possible to mass-produce it at a significant level.”
Hexennacht had already completely taken control of Russia.
Although it has declined somewhat since the collapse of the Soviet Union, it has been a military powerhouse since ancient times.
What if the army is armed with ‘quince’ like this time, mass-produced, shot, and then start a war?
Even if it is not much of a threat to the Great Witch, it will be a difficult bombardment for other witches.
The Verdant Witch was a witch optimized for war in a completely different sense.
“I guess the purpose of this attack is to check new technology.”
“Yes.”
To test the effectiveness of modern weapons combined with the Verdant Witch in actual combat.
It’s obvious up to this point.
“… “It could also lead to political chaos on the Gehenna side.”
“Yes?”
This is only slightly meaningful information.
From the looks of it, Hexennacht has no intention of opening an all-out war.
If that were the case, they would have selected better quality witches and attacked them.
There was not a single archwitch in the scouting party.
“At the same time, the fact that you targeted Anchorage and attacked it means that you want us to pay attention to this battlefield, right?”
So why did you want it to be noticed?
The current conflict between Gehenna and Hexennacht is ultimately deeply intertwined with humans.
Hexennacht says that humans are dangerous and focuses on the opinion that they should be conquered and nipped in the bud in advance.
Gehenna is united around the opinion that exploits are more dangerous than humans.
What this means is that unlike Hexennacht, who went out shouting, ‘Kill humans!’, Gehenna did not go out, saying, ‘We must protect humans!’
If the public had been a little less vicious over the past hundreds of years, Gehenna and Hexennacht might have joined hands.
Like orthodox witches, there are many witches who still feel humiliated and anxious about the Future City Neo Daejeon vlog.
However, it appears that witches have a hard time with modern weapons.
Of course, this was possible because of the artifact.
In other words, it has been proven that modern weapons can sufficiently inflict damage on witches if magical defense can be limited to some extent.
Among the Gehenna witches who heard this sight and news, are there really any witches who would feel a sense of danger towards humans?
At a time when distrust toward humans is skyrocketing?
“The Hexennacht side did something wrong. Are you still going to side with humans? Called.”
Count Gremory nodded his head calmly, as if slightly impressed.
“Okay. “I was so focused on what I saw in front of me that I couldn’t think of it.”
At that time, Alice suddenly intervened and asked.
“Anyway, how did you find out?”
“Because I was always watching closely. “It was so quiet for a while that I was expecting them to come and stab me at least once.”
“Okay? Ha… Anyway, thanks to you, I survived. “As expected, it’s amazing.”
“First, we will reorganize the site and reinforce the standing troops at the temporary branch, including senior librarians.”
“Please do me a favor.”
Siwoo returned to Gehenna because the attack on Anchorage was over.
The meeting will be held again soon.
It was confirmed that Hexennacht had a history that could not have been assumed.
It’s been a while since I used my magical power, and the fatigue is making my head pound.
I made a cup of strong coffee and organized a ’round table conference.’
Although he didn’t reveal it in front of Alice and Count Gremory earlier, the reason Siwoo was able to notice the attack first was not because he had an extraordinary sense of intuition or because his strategic sense was amazing.
This is because Frau connected me directly.
Apart from Werpanas, who secretly surrendered, he leaves behind 12 goddaughters, including Frau, on the Hexennacht side.
They became Siwoo’s eyes and ears.
“Thanks to you, I survived.”
[I apologize. I should have found out sooner and told my godfather…]
However, this operation was arranged by Qliphoth.
The goddaughters, who were originally affiliated with Solidus, were secretly ostracized, so they could not immediately provide intelligence on operations carried out in secret.
That’s why they rushed out without receiving any information in advance.
“Even if we found out sooner, it would have been difficult to move right away. If that happens, the other side will also notice the existence of the spy. “I hope that we will focus on safety as much as possible during our future activities.”
[Warm concern. I will engrave it in my heart. Well then…]
“I’m having a hard time.”
Siwoo leaned against his back and took a sip of his coffee.
The roundtable conference ended after removing the security measures that had created several layers of distortion fields.
At present, Las Werpanas left behind by Lydia is a great asset.
They are Siuman’s spies that no one has captured.
Welpanas, who are currently secretly hiding at the location point, will also become great surprise variables in the future.
It must be used with caution at such an important time.
There must be enemy spies inside Gehenna as well.
“I don’t want to fight.”
Lydia threatened that a war would break out because of Siu, who killed her, but in conclusion, it was not a war that Siu started.
Rather, it happened because Lydia’s vlog was leaked without permission and her magic experiments were made public in the United States at an unexpected time.
But she won’t run away.
It is not a feeling of special courage like a superhuman or a grand ambition to protect the world like a hero.
The reasons to fight are just a little heavier than the reasons not to fight.
I just want to protect her family’s peace.
“Siwoo. “Are you inside?”
“Yes, would you like some coffee?”
Then Periwinkle came in without knocking.
Si-woo, who tried to face her casually, was embarrassed.
Periwinkle’s confusion and nervousness of not knowing what to do was something that was rarely seen outside of bed.
“What happened?”
Periwinkle said as soon as he sensed the bad news and adjusted his posture.
“Why don’t we run away?”
“Yes?”
“I’m not saying we should run away at night out of love. Let’s shelter in place for a while with your partner and important people. “With my ability, it’s definitely a viable option.”
In fact, she is dumbfounded because it is so uncharacteristic of her.
She, who never lost her composure in any situation except her bed, suddenly came out like that.
I can’t understand the English text.
“That’s not like Periwinkle. “Please tell me what’s going on.”
In front of Siwoo’s calm question, Periwinkle closed her eyes tightly and opened her mouth to reveal the truth, the source of the weakness she was showing.
“The Duke of Erelim betrayed Gehenna.”
