Eagle of the North
The day before, Kyparisovo located in the northwest of Artium.
dawn without dawn.
Inside the 2-meter-high concrete barrier, shabby wooden houses and fields were irregularly placed, and military barracks were lined up in the vacant lot.
However, the locals were nowhere to be seen inside the house or at the entrance of the village, as if they had evacuated in advance.
between mountains and mountains.
This is because the operation to restore the Trans-Siberian train was carried out in the plain area at an interval of 8 kilometers.
Drurr-!
bang!
In front of the trenches, in the middle of the messy barbed wire.
Four or five KA-50 military helicopters fired their cannons in the air and fired 30mm ammunition nonstop.
The bombardment from the rear also overturned the dirt floor and blew dozens of them at once.
In fact, the series of firepower only serves to stop the charge, and the enemy is not enough to block the wave of monsters.
Soon, around the time the supporting artillery fire entered a lull.
The guy with a ferocious appearance to be dismissed as a dog and a beast finally pushed his snout into the trench beyond the barbed wire.
“ah-“
Fuck!
And so.
Even with thorough preparations in advance, the first line of defense collapsed in about 15 minutes after the start of the battle.
“Aagh!”
“Ahhh… … .”
The first level 9 monster that jumped into the trenches – Acher drove four claws into the young soldier’s eyes, both shoulders and thighs, and then thrust his teeth into the skin of the stomach.
One after another, thousands of his own kind rushed in and coveted the human body.
With the lives of 420 people responsible for the front line vanishing, only deep silence remains in the trenches of the second line and among the defense forces in the Far East.
＜1 minute to Encounter. Prepare for an engagement.＞
“… … .”
＜Good luck.＞
An insipid voice flows from the radio, but no one, including the commander, responds.
As if the allies existed, the HE shells fired from the self-propelled guns and mortars in the first line were emitting a piercing sound.
It feels like death is closer than ever.
hard-
After a while.
One by one, the 1,100 soldiers put their guns out to the edge of the trench without any special order.
The breakwater that separates the lands of Artium and Leopard, Kiparisobo, was the home of the local defense forces, so there was no place to escape from in the first place.
bang-!
“Wait, wait! Fires when it comes within 100 meters! There is no point in shooting before then!”
Soon, when one of the volunteers who could not shake off their fear pulled the gun, the captain raised his voice and shouted, but gunshots sporadically erupted at the sound of ground-shaking footsteps.
The distance gradually gets closer, and even the old soldier’s hand trembles.
It is difficult for the enemy to maintain composure when he sees even the guy whose lower body was blown off by the shelling, sprinting forward with the claws of his front legs.
“… Are you still not going to help?”
In response, an old soldier with a sergeant’s rank insignia searches for the existence of a hero.
It would be nice if anyone, be it a hero or a vagabond, would come forward and energize them, even if they weren’t necessarily those with a high reputation registered with the International Association of People with Extraordinary Ability.
The signal soldier just shook his head with a face full of fear.
Kyaaa!
And my earnest wish… arrived late
“It’s one minute before the end of the combat time. Wait for input.”
“Did you rest for 10 minutes? It’s filthy short.”
“It can’t be helped because they are ordinary soldiers.”
As the bullets for deterrence and armor-piercing bullets for killing were poured in, the heroes who were reorganizing near the train were put in.
In succession, right after the flares were fired.
Tankers and close rangers run to the ground, while magicians’ spells and ranged abilities are manifested in the distant rear.
“From inside the trenches!”
“Take and press it like this!”
“Look at the demons who live in the Silent Mountains. You have made the living dead, and you have turned hope into suffering. So, my dear, comfort my vengeance. Pull out the silver clouds and block the breath of the earth.”
[Toxic Vapors]
The moment swords and shields, fire spirits and poison clouds clear the inside of the trenches. In the broad plain, the abilities of the main heroes are evenly slashed.
A small-sized nuclear explosion occurs in one shot of the fission wizard, Greta Andreev’s [Atomic Fissure].
The one-hander Zakir Corbin inflicted critical hits on each of the monsters’ wounds with [Corruption Ignition].
Among them, the most eye-catching is the sorcery of Rostislav Basin.
“Dawn, here, in this land, the crows of death fly. If the air at home is sweet, it is impossible to catch fish without hardship. I will raise the bodies of those who seek vengeance for fragrant kasha (food similar to porridge).”
[Return of the dead]
hard.
In the aftermath of the [Atomic Crack], the corpses in the trenches raise their bodies, ignoring them, while everyone except for some tankers bends down.
no.
Regardless of humans and monsters, corpses stood up.
Awesome!
Because they moved using their bones instead of muscles, each movement was awkward, but the attack without a moment’s hesitation was enough to convey the horror.
Even the monsters lose their momentum as they rush at them regardless of their hands, feet, and muzzles. The few survivors took advantage of the gap and started evacuating in the direction of the train.
Naturally, the positions of ordinary soldiers and those with special abilities were reversed.
And next was the time of massacre, and based on the sacrifices of the local defense forces, the heroes who had recovered to their fullest pushed back the monsters.
It was originally a battle of 550 vs 4,000, but the vampire Strigoi (4th grade) and Zumei (Змей: dragon with heads in multiples of 3, 4th grade) and so on.
Thanks to raising the corpse of a high-ranking monster, the initiative on the battlefield was given to the human side.
Although he couldn’t use blood magic or the ability to emit deadly poison, he could handle objects of the same class only with his innate physical ability.
“Not bad. It’s the best situation I’ve ever been in.”
“Are you free?”
“Two atomic rifts, nothing else… I need to see the situation.”
At this, the division wizard, Greta Andreev, showed a smile for a while.
The shaman’s gaze passes by the middle-aged woman’s confident expression and reaches the opposite mountain range, a ray of light rising over the hillside.
I pulled out my pocket watch and saw that the current time was 4:00.
Considering that the sunrise in April doesn’t start until 7 o’clock, it was too early.
“… It will be four months. Return both Rosie and Boris to the raid.”
“yes?”
“hurry!”
After a low warning and a shouting urgency, Greta Andreev used message magic with a long complexion.
Invite nearby dealers.
just as expected.
The luminous body gradually gets closer and grows in size, and soon swallows up the darkness surrounding the battlefield and the light of the flares.
Even though they hadn’t reached the vicinity yet, it was enough to reveal their son-in-law, so it was only natural that the heroes’ eyes were immediately directed to the sky.
“… fuck.”
“… … .”
Then, as if out of nowhere, curse words burst out of the wizard’s mouth.
At first glance, it resembles a bird and seems to have a gray group covering its appearance, but in reality, everyone knows its true identity.
Allamandra.
The guy who should be running wild in the west of the land of leopards has crossed over to the east.
* * *
As waves ripple across the surface of the paper, the old shaman adds a secondary explanation as soon as the shape of the bird becomes clear.
“Allamandra, in Russian they are called gray eagles (Серый орёл). Its wingspan alone reaches 20 meters, but it is not actually a bird. It was named because it looks like an eagle in flight. You will feel it when you face it in person. It gives off powerful heat and it burns your skin.”
However, it’s not a helpful story, so my eyes are stuck on the picture board made with magic as if nailed to it.
It’s because the guy who stopped flying fluttered in the air like a blanket hem, and emitted beams from every node.
dozens? hundreds?
No matter what the number is, the irregularly refracted and pouring rays swept the ground, piercing through those with special powers who stood in the middle one by one.
A body falling like a piece of wood and a bloody finish with lacerations.
I don’t know how painful it was, but it was certain that it was an uninjured death.
“The battle is over here. It wasn’t the place I went out with the assumption of subjugating a level 2 monster. We retreated by sacrificing tanks, helicopters, and a few other living lives.”
“… … .”
“How is it? When it appeared before, I thought it was just strange behavior, but it’s already the second time.”
Even if you ask a question, there is no proper answer to give back.
I had never met that monster before.
To keep silent, Rostislav Basin spewed out information about the next operation.
“Operation starts in four days. Erast Denisov will head south with the armored forces and heroes of the Far East Armed Forces. The total number of allies is about 1,100, including those with special abilities, and the hostile targets are the ones we saw earlier. 3, 4,000 monsters and a group of advanced monsters. The second-class is Allamandra, and the third-class is also mixed.”
“… … .”
“Now, with this I have said everything I can tell you. Now it’s your turn. What can you do for me, for us?”
Again, the answer came from the parrot’s head.
“Allamandra’s weakness.”
“… Weakness?”
Facing an expression of disbelief, I convey the fact that the parrot recited as it is.
The outer surface of the gray eagle is made of small pieces of glass, and it must be peeled off to reveal the power source hidden inside.
It was said that a ‘cold flame’ would be revealed.
“It cannot be extinguished with water magic or water spirits. To be precise, it should be set on fire again, not put out.”
“… Do you?”
“Do it. Because I’m not familiar with Russian.”
“… … .”
“Anyway, there must be someone who is well versed in fire magic. At least 2nd rank lieutenant or higher. If not… I need advanced specialized skills related to physical destruction.”
I wonder if I didn’t give back as much as I received. Somehow, the other person is only thinking about it, but does not show any reaction.
Then, suddenly, Im Seol-ha, who had been sitting silently, spoke to me.
“Dae, is the conversation over?”
“… Almost done. Why.”
“It seems like there are a lot of people, so I thought it would be better to go back soon.”
It’s not like it’s not, but when I turn my head, the inside of the hall is crowded with people.
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Many people seemed to be overhearing the conversation between me and the shaman, but I didn’t feel much resistance because everything came out in scraps of paper.
“Is that all? Taking a few words of information to the battlefield is too much of a loss.”
“I have to take you.”
“Why?”
And around that time, a decision is made through the last question and answer.
“… Don’t you know the proverb of Dongto? Trust but verify, friendship but hold the hatchet. If what I say is false, the top of my head should be split. If I run away alone, what are you going to do with anger?”
Immediately, a small exclamation and giggles echoed around the bar table.
The corner of the old man’s mouth rises slowly.
It was acceptance.