283-The Great War (3)
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Episode 283-The Great War (3)
“They say the war has begun. It was expected. “The enemy’s army is approaching the border areas of not only the Great Forest but also all forces included in our alliance.”
“I feel like telling them all to come in here. Then everyone will be punished and die.”
In a solemn voice, Serenian reported that news of an enemy attack had come in from outside. Since she’ll be leading Eden’s main force out there to fight, she’ll be emptying her pot once again.
“…It’s the truth.”
When I heard that, I sighed and felt sad, and she looked into my eyes and smiled bitterly. I meant what I said.
Rather than sending her and her villagers to fight in a place I can’t even go to, I’d rather have her look down at her flower pot and play games that don’t suit her, such as putting her things in it. Now that I think about it, those were good times.
But as our world grew, it became more difficult.
“There has always been a crisis. I believe that if we overcome this difficult time, light will come. “God has already helped us enough.”
Serenian comforted me as if he understood my feelings. I was the one who was supposed to comfort her, but I was comforted by her.
“Because it’s true. Eventually, time passes and things happen. “The end has to come.”
“Then I have nothing to say. Even if things don’t go well, even if everything falls apart, I hope you come back alive. “This place will definitely become a paradise that will protect you.”
All I can do for her is to continue to watch over this flower pot and protect this place reliably.
Time does not stop here just because she leaves the flower pot. She had to take care of those who remained, including the World Tree.
‘As long as it’s over, I can live like that.’
I hesitated while trying to say something, and as she said, she smiled and left, saying that she would come back, it will end someday. At that time, Serenian will return to the flower pot, so from then on, you can just act as if nothing happened.
“It’s moving as planned. Please spread the word to the Dwarven Kingdom as well. “We must pressure the empire from all sides to avoid being pushed back.”
When I looked down at the flower pots towards the veranda, I saw an armed Serenian giving instructions to other residents.
From this moment on when she leaves her flower pot without even looking back, a great war will truly break out in the other world that will most likely be the last.
‘Of course, it’s not like I really can’t do anything.’
I chuckled and picked up the container I had neatly organized next to me. The things inside the container are a variety of objects and ingredients that have been cut, processed, or made very finely.
Obviously, what I can do in this war is limited. But it didn’t mean there was nothing that could be done.
I’m still doing that now, but it’s been a long time since my influence, which I decided to spread, has spread to the outside world.
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“Their airship is flying…!”
“I was in a hurry and managed to make it on time.”
The moment a full-scale war began. The first to appear was, of course, the airship, a masterpiece of magic engineering created by the empire.
Flying fleets appeared at once in the border area of the Federation. Although the Eden side also had a secret weapon called a drone, it was not the main force that could protect all of the Federation’s territory, which was nearly half of the continent.
The Imperial Army realized how powerful a weapon it was to be able to carry out a unilateral air strike from the sky, and actively utilized airships.
‘Is this really going to work? ‘No magic will be able to hit an enemy that far away.’
The lord of the Kamihi Kingdom, who was guarding the city, commanded the soldiers and looked with suspicious eyes at the battery that had been completely installed yesterday.
There, huge iron pillars shining and reflecting light stood majestically, aiming at the sky. These are all Eden-type super heavy artillery guns that were urgently airlifted via the newly connected tracks.
These were the items brought in to counter the empire’s airships, which were scattered not only here but also everywhere the enemy was expected to target.
However, those who had not yet seen its power in person were doubting the power of the cannon.
“Can you really bring down a flying ship with this?”
“As long as you get it right. The problem is that if the enemy notices the presence of this battery, they will immediately counterattack, so we definitely need a means of defense.”
The lord asked the dwarf who was inspecting the battery for the last time. The dwarf who was dispatched from Eden and was leading the people answered with a nervous expression that nothing had been decided yet.
Because there was only one time an airship was shot down with a cannon.
“Okay, this is all we can believe in right now, so what can we do?”
The lord still doubted the performance of the cannon, but there was no way. The imperial army, which was advancing under the strong protection of airships, could not be touched.
In this situation, trusting the cannon was their only hope.
“The airship is lowering altitude!”
Soon, Imperial airships began to slowly lower their altitude to bombard them. Their magic cannons reach an effective range, but magic fired from the ground reaches a range that cannot be reached.
The frightened soldiers were agitated by the sight of a huge sailing ship approaching, creating a shadow.
“Those guys, seeing as they come so openly, have you not heard the news?”
In fact, the dwarf who was commanding the battery burst into laughter upon seeing such an airship. This is because the people who destroyed the fleet in the last battle were not willing to attack the enemy without any defense, relying only on distance.
“Rather good! “Load!”
As the airships approached, they had put up a camouflage made of grass and leaves just in case, and then exposed the gun barrels and changed the position of the gun barrels while sweating.
The huge gun barrel was finely aligned in angle and direction to complete heat dissipation. The airship also almost stopped to fire, so there was no chance of it being a miss.
“All batteries, ready! “Shoot!”
And immediately the shell was fired. At the same time as the flag was lowered, the fire on the wick exploded the gunpowder.
“Wow!!”
Those who experienced the sound of gunfire for the first time, whether they were lords or soldiers, covered their ears and fell to the ground without any thought for their dignity. The intense shock wave that exploded all at once created thick dust, and the fired cannonballs had already flown across the sky toward the enemy ship.
“Look! “The enemy ship was sunk!”
“Uh, uhh…”
The lord drooled at the words of the dwarf, who was shaking his body with excitement, and opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.
‘It’s true!’
In fact, airships hit by shells were shattered in the air and falling to the ground, scattering fragments.
It is not worth comparing whether artillery shells and batteries or airships are more expensive. Even the barrel of the cannon was carved and given by God himself. It took no effort to make.
“Look! Can win!”
The lord, who came to his senses, started shouting at the soldiers who were still unable to come to their senses to encourage their morale. Anyway, as the enemies were falling to the ground, the soldiers also shouted and cheered with their ears deaf.
“Yes, Commander. We were obviously preparing for an enemy attack, but many of the airships were hit by strikes fired from the ground..!”
Even this didn’t just happen in one place.
“This is ridiculous!”
Conrad, airship fleet commander and wizard. He was astonished when a terrible sound was heard from the airship fleet he had confidently dispatched to all directions after having stockpiled sufficient supplies.
Dozens of flagships were damaged by enemy counterattacks. Originally, after the airships had wiped out the enemies, the army would charge in and take out the remaining enemies, but the damage was so great that a pre-planned air strike was impossible.
“How did this happen! “The secret weapon they say they have hasn’t even appeared!”
“Well, I never thought such an attack would be possible on the ground…”
He was furiously tearing up the staff who had worked out the plan together, but it was actually worth it.
When the airship fleet was destroyed in the last war with Dae Forest, the sudden presence of drones was so shocking that no report was made about the shell that destroyed the fleet with the first shot.
“How long will it be possible to operate again?”
“Every battlefield is different, but it is impossible to keep pace with the Army right now.”
“It’s ruined. “The regent will not remain silent.”
He laughed helplessly at the reports of his staff.
Even if it were possible to repair the fleet, build a new one, and dispatch it, this would mean that the plan went wrong from the start.
He knew that if this had an impact on the outcome of the war, the police officers directly operated by Orca would not leave him alone.
However, what saved them from such despair was not their own ability, but a piece of news that arrived in a hurry.
“The gates to the demon world are opening in their territory?”
“The demon world forces have entered the war!”
The demonic forces mobilized by Orca began to invade the Federation’s territory, looking for an opportunity.