118 – Chapter 38. Retake – 3
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While the plains were boring, near the high mountains where the mines were located, the resistance was strong.
Demons carrying anti-aircraft guns were aiming for hositamtam helicopters all over the rugged mountains.
We are using reconnaissance magic and visual observation as much as possible to preemptively strike, but we couldn’t tell which demon possessed anti-aircraft weapons only by detecting living things, not weapons.
The demon who was hiding behind the rock was aiming for the helicopters with a large launcher on their shoulder.
The chain gun did not reach it, and the Hellfire was being loaded.
“It’s coming from over there! Harm!”
Emergency communication was sent, but a black beam from an anti-aircraft weapon struck the helicopter next to it.
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Pop!
“Shark 5 was hit! Falling down soon! Evacuate so you don’t get caught up… 」
Chiik-
One, two.
The attack helicopters of the Spirit Army crashed.
Helicopters that fell on valleys and ridges exploded, spitting out the elements they contained.
The spirits caught in it were also not safe.
“Concentrate on defense magic!”
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Protecting the helicopters that were barely left, after getting a few more hits of anti-aircraft magic, I was able to barely subdue the hillside.
There were still demons near the entrance to the mine at the top of the mountain.
For some reason, they didn’t attack, and instead they were caught on drone cameras busily moving something to the other side of the mountain.
A few seconds later, the drone was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed.
There is an entrance to the mine at the top of a sheer cliff, so there is no angle to attack until you climb up.
If you go upstairs without preparation, anti-aircraft attacks will pour out like you just did.
“This is Misfire. Suspicious movement was detected.”
When he reported the suspicious appearance of the demons to the commander, he immediately gave an order.
“Notify all units. The demons are moving something. I will pursue it with all units except for the units that enter the mine and the units that will protect this place.”
Originally, the unit came for the purpose of reclaiming and defending mines, so the size of the tracking force was not large.
However, the helicopter didn’t have the role it should have left, so I was able to turn it all into tracking.
“All helicopters that can move are moved to the back of the mountain to support the chase.”
「Larger.」
With some ground troops and helicopter units leaving, we hid behind a nearby peak, avoiding the magic that started pouring from above.
“Isn’t it difficult to bombard that area?”
“Yes. The angle doesn’t come out of this position, so even if you shoot, you’ll be blocked by a cliff. However, if you raise your self-propelled guns above this peak, you will receive concentrated fire from the enemies.”
Because it was already a mountain road, the route through which tanks and self-propelled guns could pass was limited.
If they went up one by one, they would only be defeated individually.
We came down to the foot of the mountain and gathered in the vacant lot to plan again.
“I’ll send a signal to the troops sent to the rear to find out how many defenders there are.”
“What if you also have a lot of troops?”
The Mole commander pondered for a moment, and then he sighed shallowly..
“I should use the treasury that was supposed to be used in the mine.”
“The secret demand?”
“Yes. It’s one of my abilities, and it’s short-lived, so I was going to use it when I met an enemy captain in the mine.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to save such a skill?”
I looked at the mountain peak where the mine was.
The commander also turned his gaze to the top of the mountain and shook his head.
“If you can’t penetrate that far, it means nothing. The enemy captain guarding the mine cannot but be strong.”
“Well. Can you tell me more about that ability?”
“You can think of it as a kind of transformation. By allowing the power of the spirit king of the earth to reside in his body, he becomes bigger and stronger. It lasts less than 5 minutes. It’s hard to use it for a day or so after it’s finished.”
It’s a transformation. Will it be similar to my unity?
I’m going to wrap my body around the body.
“How deep is the mine?”
“If the spirit of the earth goes down, it will reach the bottom in 10 minutes. There is a dedicated shortcut. It takes over an hour to get along the way.”
In the end, it was said that it was difficult for the commander to quickly organize this place and meet the enemy captain while transformed.
After thinking about it for a while, a call came in from the unit that returned to the rear.
“This is the pursuit team. Removed the demons who were running away with things. But the box I had is empty.”
“Are there any other demon units around?”
“You can see a few flying-type beasts in the distance. We are moving away from here.”
Have you already stolen something?
The only thing worth taking from that mine is the Manastone of the Wind, but the demons do not have the skills to use them, so they may have stolen the Manastones with the intention of preventing us from using them.
Still, you may not have been able to scrape all the manastones, so you need to retrieve the mine first.
“Let’s go back.”
“As you can see, the defense at the entrance is not going to be easy. Of course, there must be guys guarding the way in.”
“Well. Considering the small number of demons carrying goods, it may not be the case.”
The enemy’s jamming is activated on the top of the mountain, so reconnaissance magic is useless.
The commander looked at the mountain and my face alternately and gave the order.
Doo Doo Doo-
The low-pitched rotor sound of a transport helicopter hits the ears.
Three attack helicopters, including myself, were in the lead, followed closely by transport helicopters.
As we approached the opposite side of the entrance to the mine, the demons watching from the top began to shout and sound their drums.
The guy was melted by the Hellfire fired from the helicopter next to it.
A dozen helicopters quickly approached the mountain peak.
Just before the vacant lot in front of the mine entrance appeared, the troops stopped.
“If you go over here, the enemies will attack you right away, so I’ll go alone first.”
「Isn’t it dangerous?」
“Don’t worry. It’s not just going.”
Choose your weapon carefully.
You don’t need strong firepower. They’ll all be infantry.
What you need is a wide-range attack with enough firepower to neutralize demons.
With the Hellfire that spreads as wide as possible, he headed towards the mountain peak.
As if waiting, the silver helicopter immediately turned on its nose at the various magic that came on it.
The helicopter did not fight back even after being baptized with magic.
The demons laughed as they saw the silver helicopter hurriedly turning its nose.
I already stole important things, so wait for the captain to come out and escape, and their mission is over.
Even the strongest Misfire among those who attacked could not approach it, so it won’t be difficult to defend this place.
The demons were aiming their weapons thinking that way.
Qwaang-!
Then they flew from behind and were engulfed in a hellfire that fell in the middle of the empty lot and oxidized.
“Suppression completed. When the lights go out, we go right in.”
“You’re amazing, Misfire.”
“This is what it is.”
The body that had been hidden in the dark took off the veil to reveal itself.
I used ‘Mirage Sanctuary’ to put my body on another attack helicopter.
And by disturbing the position, I made my head stick out a little in a safe place, and I went back in front of the enemies.
The demons aimed their weapons toward the back, and I too, with a mirage, distorted the position and rose upwards and put Hellfire in the middle of the empty lot.
In just one minute, the vacant lot at the entrance to the mine was devastated.
The spirits who came in a transport helicopter gathered at the entrance of the mine one after another.
Most of them were earth and fire spirits.
The Mole commander exclaimed, sharpening his thick claws.
“Now enter the mine! Earth brothers, follow me! Miss Fire. Please lead the other troops. When you meet the enemy captain, tell him the location immediately.”
“I see.”
The spirits of the earth touched the wall near the entrance and disappeared as if absorbed into it.
I carefully entered the mine with the remaining fire, water and wind spirits.
The spirit of the wind, who was going to the lead, curled up its wings.
Crying from demons came from over the corner that was bent close to a right angle.
“@$@#%!!”
As the demons were diverse, their languages were also diverse.
Most of them speak ancient languages, but the conversations of those who speak only the language of their own tribe are difficult to understand.
It could be done to collect and interpret fragments of words, but in the current situation, there was no time to analyze the language of the enemies in a good way.
As the wind spirit told me, there are three demons in front of me.
I pointed my finger at each of the fire and earth spirits that were following me and then cast Unification.
“[[Attribute change]]”
When I changed the rest of the parts except for the weapon to the earth attribute, the appearance of integration changed.
The dark gray ribs became a little thicker, and the wing behind the shoulder had a drill stick out at all.
Oh. Does this work?
Even if I searched past memories, I was not sure about their ability because they had never been united with the earth attribute.
It’s still underground, so let’s go to the ground attribute. This will make it easier to receive the power of the element.
Both arms had the property of fire, so they could take out a long sword and a rifle.
I grabbed the rifle and stuck it behind the corner.
The troops you just pointed out stood right next to them.
The demons were busy shouting and moving as if they were aware of the situation outside.
Just before entering by giving the troops a signal, the sound of their footsteps got closer.
I quickly put the rifle in and pulled out the sword.
A sword wrapped in a softly burning flame pierced the neck of the demon that had just appeared.
“Wow!”
When the demon in front died, they put down the box they were holding and pulled out their gun.
But the troops who were waiting in the back attacked faster.
The demons were oxidized by piercing their heads and bodies with the magic fired from their guns.
The corpses of demons became particles and disappeared.
They will now return to the bottom of the demon realm and be reborn someday.
Like the spirits do.
How do I break this crappy cycle?
It would be best for demons not to invade the spirit world or the material world, but neither the ones I heard about nor the demons will have their own circumstances.
We just block and block.
After going down the rail for a while, a large vacant lot appeared.
And there he was.
A gigantic demon with his right hand resting on a giant sword in the ground and holding a wine bottle in his left hand.
There were dozens of demons around, but they all looked like non-combat agents.
The demons of dwarf stature without even holding a weapon were shivering and fleeing to the corner of the vacant lot.
The giant demon brushed the bottle out of his mouth and stood up.
“What is it? Are you here to get this?”
The demon pointed behind him with an awkward tone.
On the wagon, there was a larger green manastone on the boat than the one embedded in my body.
“Isn’t there something small?”
It would be difficult to put something like that.
At my words, the demons opened one eye wide and burst out laughing.
“There are plenty of smaller ones.”
He put down the bottle and took his sword.
A sword the size of a human body was pulled out of the ground.
“If you can, take it.”
The demon captain guarding the mine stomped on his feet, and at the same time, my rifle blew out fire.