Chapter 1199 – #283_Counterattack(2)
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Is bombing meaningful in a magic war?
This is a question that is difficult to answer definitively.
However, if we change the question to, ‘Is bombing an effective tactic against witches?’ then we can answer, ‘Mostly, no.’
Witches are transcendents.
Each individual has excellent mobility, strong defense, and plenty of countermeasures.
Carpet bombing, which projects firepower in all directions, becomes difficult to achieve high efficiency compared to the investment.
This is why both sides poured bombing, which could change the flow of the battlefield in modern warfare, onto the servant army in the preliminary battle.
But now the situation is different.
Siwoo made the enemy give up their mobility through disruption and deception tactics.
And the bombing that will be carried out from now on is also far from the indiscriminate carpet bombing that was exchanged in the preliminary battle.
Siwoo activated ‘Steel Rain.’
-Bang
A yellow straight line soared into the sky like a waterspout.
As soon as it reached the end of the sky, looking like a beacon or a signal flare, it scattered small fragments like glass shards in a dome shape.
“What is that again….”
“This is a damn….”
Fragments shining with colorful flames blooming all over the battlefield like lights decorating a Christmas tree.
The phenomenon itself is beautiful, but to the enemies who have been mindlessly beaten by mysterious tactics, it only looks like a prelude to a new disaster.
The glass fragments, irregularly sized from 1mm to 5cm, that shattered and covered the sky are not ordinary.
They are quartz fragments coated with the concept of ‘diffusion’ created from the Emerald Tablet.
Then what does it diffuse?
-Swish!
A straight line can be seen flying, splitting the night sky in half in the distance.
It is ‘Heavenly Bow,’ shot by Count Metis Gremory, who was in charge of supporting fire from the rear of the central army, after seeing the beacon fired by Steel Rain.
“Prepare!”
“Nothing new! It’s been flying all the time until just now!”
The moment the white light, with a long tail like a meteor, flying through the sky, touched the dome created by ‘Steel Rain.’
The light that touched the first quartz fragment diffuses.
The two split beams of light are split again by other quartz fragments, and divided into colorful strands of mana, as if dividing light with a prism.
-Kugugugugugu!!!!!
Hundreds of strands of mana, spreading like cluster bombs scattering countless submunitions to annihilate an area, fell on the heads of the enemies who had formed a defensive line.
A ferocious power like an orbital bombardment made of laser beams in a science fiction movie.
It does not simply mark bombing coordinates, but diffuses the bombing itself and induces precision strikes.
This is the function of ‘Third Yellow Spear: Steel Rain.’
Its effect was clear.
“Shibaal!!”
“Uweeek!”
“Quickly, eat a Cheonggwa and recover your mana.”
“I can’t… I can’t see….”
“Get that useless bitch out of here to the rear.”
The assembly formation that was meant to stop Siwoo’s hit-and-run tactics, which were running rampant, failed to respond quickly to the high-powered bombing and was completely destroyed.
Although not many people lost their lives immediately, they were virtually incapacitated as they were forced to raise their mana to defend themselves.
“All troops forward! Count Hesed has opened the way!”
“Kill them all!”
The hesitant Gehenna central unit did not miss the gap and began to rush forward fiercely.
“…….”
Siwoo has so far estimated his power based on the results.
The Demon God Project is a project that was carried out with the goal of making Siwoo a 25th-level power.
He was definitely stronger now, enhanced by Titan and the Seven-Colored Spears, than when he had a life-or-death battle with Lydia.
Even more so than when he handed over half of his consciousness to the unconscious and used the lotus.
At that time, the strength Siwoo had was close to a precarious tightrope walk.
Now, although the explosive power is somewhat lacking, the stability is overwhelming.
But if we judge coldly, it is difficult to say that Siwoo’s power is a complete 25th level, even though he has put in so much effort.
Even if he uses all the remaining Seven-Colored Spears, he would be around the 24th level.
“24th level…”
Even though he was stepping into a realm that he could not have dreamed of in the past, he could only smile bitterly.
“The matching is always like this.”
It is too early to celebrate small achievements.
Now is the time, as Erelim is not moving, perhaps due to the great consumption of magic through dimensional magic earlier.
At least, the Witch of the Proverb must be killed for sure.
To do that, it means that he must take advantage of the momentum and penetrate to the center of the enemy.
Whether it is possible or not is not important.
It is something that must be done.
That way, everyone can return to the dining table where they used to eat together in harmony.
-Thwoom!
“Let’s go. To catch the boss.”
[Understood, Godfather.]
Siwoo’s body is shot forward again.
Then, the goddaughters who were carrying out disruption operations in various places also flew in to open the way to Orselia.
At the end of it, the figure of Orselia can be seen as a small dot in sight.
It is a reckless rush to anyone.
The deeper you penetrate into the center of the army, the more you will suffer from numerical inferiority, and of course, you will have to face much stronger ‘Major Pieces.’
“That, that, that bastard is doing that again!”
“Ah…. What is it this time….”
“What is Erelim doing? What about the Witch of the Proverb?”
However, the enemies looked at the black knight order, which was charging in formation, with a disgusted expression.
So far, Shin Siwoo has not moved without a plan.
They can only accept that he will do something troublesome again this time.
“Bloom.”
That is true.
Siwoo activated ‘Sixth Indigo Spear: Cage.’
He tears through the enemy lines with the momentum of splitting bamboo, and drops blue-glowing beads evenly in all directions.
This war took place in the Gobi Desert, one of the most difficult terrains.
In difficult terrains, there are many homunculi who are deeply asleep, curled up in subspace.
And the Hesed Society has a hunting rights business that they were promoting through the interpretation of ‘gates.’
If you connect these facts, you can come up with a very simple tactic.
What would happen if you scattered the fully recovered ‘hunting rights’ among the enemies?
-Kuoohhhh!!!
-Kkiiiiiik!!!
Dozens of monsters appear, squeezing through the gaps in the dimensions.
‘Gates’ are just artifacts that can turn ON/OFF the appearance of homunculi or instruct ‘flooding.’
There is no function to give detailed commands such as ‘Fight for Gehenna.’
However, the monsters that were forcibly awakened from their sleep were driven by instinct.
Protect the relics of the Witch of Creation.
Eat all those who are not qualified to covet the relics.
“Homunculus! It’s a homunculus!”
“Damn it! Why at this timing!”
The enemy of an enemy is an ally.
It would be unwise to use it hastily in a situation where allies and enemies are mixed, but Siwoo is already in the middle of the enemy lines.
Each homunculus is stronger than most servants, and they held back the witch’s steps as she chased after Siwoo, who was rushing forward.
“…Wow….”
Even in this mess, Orselia’s eyes were looking at Siwoo without any sense of crisis.
Earlier, it was a distance that could barely be seen using clairvoyance, but he broke through the walls of many witches and jumped to a distance where he could finally be identified with the naked eye.
“Amazing.”
Shin Siwoo is the opponent that Orselia has been interested in from the beginning.
After all, he is the only male witch and he achieved the feat of killing the Witch of Gold, didn’t he?
In the past, Lydia had contacted old witches to expand the power of the Solidus Merchant Group, and Orselia had also met with her in private.
If I were to evaluate, Lydia was cunning and ambitious like a viper, but she was a witch with definite skills.
Even though the negotiations, which failed to find a common ground, ended vaguely, Orselia was still licking her lips.
It was because she had a feeling that even if it was a tempting prey, it would be extremely tiring to get involved in it for no reason.
She was quite surprised when she heard the news that such Lydia was defeated by a rookie witch.
The result itself is understandable.
A life-or-death struggle is a game where no strong person can guarantee absolute victory.
What remained as a question was why the Witch of Gold, who had a strong power beyond her own strength, would face Shin Siwoo alone.
“Now I understand….”
But now she understands.
The way he not only restored the battlefield that was about to collapse on its own, but also turned the tables with tricks and schemes.
The radiance that shines proudly in this battlefield full of all kinds of miracles and wonders.
He has a specialness that stimulates greed and possessiveness.
He has a seductive quality that scratches a longing like an animal’s instinct.
The Witch of Gold, who was of the same kind as herself, must have wanted to monopolize that delicious man.
“…….”
To be cold, there is no need for this side to move first.
She can wait until Shin Siwoo consumes a little more power as he reaches Orselia.
She doesn’t really care if a few witches she doesn’t even know die.
However.
“Aaaah…. I can’t stand it…. I can’t stand it anymore…. This is too cruel….”
Orselia unconsciously wiped the saliva that had flowed down to her chin.
Orselia’s body rose high.
The painful hunger that felt like her whole body was breaking was soon Orselia’s power.
“……!”
One of Siwoo’s goddaughters, ‘Helga,’ belatedly looked up at Orselia’s landing, who had jumped over tens of kilometers in one go.
-Crack!
“Oh dear…. I’m late.”
Without time to deploy a defense.
Without time to attempt an evasion.
Without a chance for Siwoo to change his position.
With Orselia’s landing, one life was crushed in vain.
“Yearn.”
Orselia, standing on the armor that was crushed and spilling red contents, released her origin, scattering ominous purple mana.
