Chapter 84-The Sky Clan (4)
Chapter 84-The Sky Clan (4)
‘Gunpowder is premature.’
What exactly is gunpowder? Gunpowder cannot be a gun or cannon by itself. It was possible for elves who didn’t even know anything about metallurgy to use pieces of steel somehow, but gunpowder was different.
I’m not an expert, but the difficulty of handling gunpowder couldn’t be the same as that of steel.
So now is not the time. Someday, if it is judged that they need greater power, I could give them gunpowder while instructing them somehow, but it wasn’t right now.
‘Now I just fight well.’
I came to the flower pot as soon as I got off work today. I couldn’t give you anything new yesterday, but the elves don’t care about that anyway.
As if what you’ve been receiving so far is enough.
“—.”
Now they are rallying their forces. After winning a war in the outside world and finding time to spare, he intends to wage war against his enemies within.
10 Rows of 10 people, total of 100 people. Three lumps like that.
The Elves, who had mobilized a whopping 300 troops, were planning to attack the monster moths’ dungeon this time.
It is quite spectacular. Serenian said he had never seen an elven army of this size. They are even properly armed.
‘I don’t use ants.’
Only dozens of fairy ants were mobilized. It is because the fighting power of the ants is displayed properly only on the ground, but the ants are not good against the monster moths flying in the sky.
“—!”
It seems that all the soldiers are ready. I watched the elven general next to Serenian wearing a tiara send out an army, and I heard the drone’s controller without even changing his clothes.
In the dome made of plastic lids, some residents were watching the soldiers going to fight with anxious eyes.
The only ones left are the young children and the people who will take care of them, or the elders who have started to age.
It is natural to feel anxious about going to fight monsters. In a way, those elves are like hunters. Even the hunters of modern Earth, whose casualty rate has dropped to less than 10% now, believe in all sorts of superstitions and religions to soothe themselves.
The parents, spouses, and children of the hunters earnestly pray every time they go out and hope for a safe return. It is not uncommon for the family members of the company to come to the company on the day when someone is beaten to death by their enemies, crying and rioting.
So the best thing you can do is just keep your mind strong. He explains why he fights and what he wants to protect.
At least in that respect, Serenian, who always fought at the forefront, was a good warlord who led his soldiers into one.
‘It begins.’
A corps of elves heavily armed with black armor and weapons marching through the grassy plains is captured nakedly by drones flying above them.
If you just look at this, it’s like watching a movie or a game. But this is a stark reality unfolding before my eyes right now.
They soon passed through the cracks and entered the dungeon, which was in the shape of a large, dark cave.
In fact, it would be the same for the elves who are using such a large force for the first time, but I am observing them with great concentration.
How strong the fighting power of the elven army, which has increased in size, will be shown, so few hunters do large-scale battles like this.
“–! —!”
Drones also passed through the cracks. Naturally, the monster moths spread their wings all at once to keep the elves in check, and the elves hurriedly settled down.
Befitting an army, unite as one and fight in formation. The heavily armed vanguard blocked their way with shields and swords, and those holding spear pins aimed their spears at the sky.
The main force against those monstrous moths flying around the sky and spraying poisonous powder is archers with bows.
But each of the elves is an excellent marksman.
“—!”
Serenian, who himself carried a bow, soon poured arrows at the hundreds of monster moths rushing along with other archers.
“Oh.”
As I watched the scene from a little distance away so as not to damage the drone, I was also in awe.
Arrows tinged with soft light, going backwards through the dark air. Serenian’s thunderbolt arrows stood out. The thunderbolt arrow sprayed crackling lightning in all directions and electrocuted countless moths all at once.
“-!”
As soon as the moths that attacked fiercely hesitated as they dropped many corpses, the elves took one step forward.
The caterpillars that filled the floor grumbled and pushed their hard heads and jaws, but those in the lead blocked it with their shields and split their heads with their weapons.
‘Strong.’
Since it was a large-scale war, there was no sacrifice.
In the end, the monster moths allowed an air attack, and a few people were caught and dragged away, and there were also cases where the battle lines collapsed and were bitten by the jaws of caterpillars.
However, even considering all of that, the fighting power of the united elves seemed considerable. With the sacrifice and death of their comrades, they fought the enemies with more fighting spirit, and they advanced to the end of the dungeon and succeeded in killing all the monster moths and destroying the core.
‘I don’t think I need to see more.’
Laughing with satisfaction at my rather refreshing victory, I withdrew the drone and put the controller down. I had to bring work today, and I had to get rid of them first.
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“I didn’t think I would be able to push it all at once. I think it is possible because the terrain is wide and open, so everyone can unite and fight.”
“How much was the sacrifice?”
“22 Dead or injured.”
“22 People.”
Serenian, who answered Garmin’s words, did not look so bright even after winning the victory. This is because people who were injured and died came to mind first. Death was not familiar to elves who died after reaching the end of their lifespan.
But there will probably be more of this in the future. If you are prepared to fight, sacrifice is natural.
“I think it’s because the size of the area is a little small since the scale of the labyrinth isn’t that big. The number of Witch Beasts wasn’t too many either.”
Serenian looked down at the core he was holding. He was a bit small compared to the cores he’d gotten so far.
It was the smallest dungeon except for the case of the bonsai pot where the ant nest was located. The reason, she guessed, was the small size of the land.
“I think you should come here!”
But that guess was wrong. One of the soldiers investigating another part of the dungeon found something and reported it.
As Serenian and her commanders hurriedly headed there, there was a gap in space that was tightly sealed with threads spewed by moths.
As the wind flowed from there, Serenian instinctively frowned.
“I am worried about something, my queen. Leave it alone.”
“Still, you have to know what’s there, don’t you? Although it is a completely different space, it is right next to where we live.”
The other elves felt insecure as well, so they all persuaded her to leave it alone, but she knew that neglecting it and pretending not to know even though there was a problem would come back as a bigger problem someday, she drew a sword herself and opened the gap. The cocoon that was blocking it was cut off.
‘Where the hell is this place?’
And I stepped through the gap.
Just as we moved to the northern continent, where we could meet dwarves through a complex dungeon with fairy ant nests, this place was also a completely different world connected to dungeons.
“Even the air feels bad. Come on, come back soon.”
Garmin, who had followed her, frowned and grabbed her arm.
A dark dead land and a sky covered with thick dark clouds. The air was dry and stuffy. Living creatures were barely visible.
In Serenian’s shaking eyes, he saw dead and withered trees and a broken castle.
I really had no idea where this place was.
“Take the clay and block the entrance. And we have guards stationed here as well.”
Returning back into the dungeon, Serenian unknowingly brushed her goosebumps arm.
One thing is for sure, it’s just that you can’t get anything from there, and it’s a place you can’t find. She instructed others to close the gap completely.
“Because the victory was easier than I thought. Fortunately, the. But as we have already discussed, the war does not end there.”
“That’s right. Perhaps the war that took place today was just an obvious duty and training. The real war…Will be fought outside.”
The elves who escaped the dungeon were intoxicated with the joy of victory. The thrill of victory, commensurate with the fear and horror of war, overtook them.
However, seeing the rejoicing soldiers, Serenian and some of her officers couldn’t be happier.
Fighting with demons to the death is a duty or mission that must be taken for survival. To protect their homes and families, elves willingly took up arms and obeyed the orders of the army.
All Serenian wanted was to drive out her renegade forces and free the rest of her people.
The problem is that it is not an immediate duty. All she has to do now is fight the outside forces after convincing and convincing her soldiers.
‘I am different from Ersilla.’
She herself rose to the position of queen, ruling over the vanished elves, but she did not want to force her people into battle.
“Listen everyone.”
She opened her mouth to the other elves, who had not even taken off their armor, and sat down on her floor to rest, somewhat relaxed.
Innumerable eyes are directed at you, and your attention is focused. Still, she has gotten used to this a lot now.
“Our fight hasn’t even started yet. Our true enemies…They are still out there.”
She told them her will in her calm voice.
I was nervous, but I didn’t doubt or tremble. Her authority, which she possessed, was not her own.
Over her head, where everyone was watching, the blue sky was spreading wide. Turning the impossible into possible was possible under the sky.