143 – Chapter 44. Burn in the Storm – 4
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The stars in the night sky of the North Sea were exceptionally bright.
It flew towards its target through the thin air in the high sky, like a different world from the stormy sea.
The target, which was half submerged in the sea of clouds, sent a signal by blinking its lights to see if it had noticed my approach.
Communication is not working, it’s far and dark, so you can’t see me, so you don’t know my identity.
I’ll find out when I get closer.
Finally, the carrier Arumanan broke through the clouds and revealed its full form.
A few fighter jets flew around like an escort and approached me.
I waved at the fighters and they went straight back.
After a while, a round light shone down on the deck where the lights were being controlled.
Hurry up, inform Arumanan of the following situation and go downstairs.
An armed giant might be attacking the port or the hero.
Following the landing signal, I got down on the deck and unlocked the unit.
“Welcome, Erif-sama. The captain will come right away.”
Human flight attendants working at Arumanan greeted me.
After a while, Aruma Nan and her spirits ran out of the bridge.
“Erif! I’ve got an emergency call from the Bartiers, what’s going on?”
“Did you know that the demons harbored and attacked the fleet at dawn yesterday?”
“Of course not. I was also involved.”
Arumanan was one of the leaders of the Alliance, so it’s only natural.
I briefly explained what happened from yesterday to just now.
“So I don’t have time. You have to go down right now.”
“If the enemy is that strong, it will be difficult for me to defeat them all alone. He came in a hurry, so he left all his escorts behind. If I fall while trying to save the island, it’s a mistake.”
My mouth was dry at Arumanan’s words.
“But… ….”
“I can’t help everyone. It may be difficult to save only the most important people.”
If you leave, you’re saying that you’re only going to get Bartiers and a hero and get out of there.
However, many of the naval forces of the Union are gathered here.
If you lose them, yesterday’s raid on the harbor is meaningless.
It will be difficult for future naval activities and attacks on the Easel Continent.
More than anything else, you lose your comrades who fought together.
I’m sick of that kind of thing now.
Unknowingly, I heard a rustling sound as I was fiddling with the battle food shells in my pocket.
I got it when I rescued the sailors who fell into the sea yesterday.
Arumanan, who was examining my face, gently smiled on the corner of her mouth.
“So, you have to catch at least one or two giants to win for sure.”
“What? You said that you have to be at least the level of a cannon to be able to barely peel off the shell.”
“You have changed a lot too. In the past, I would have said that guns were not a big deal.”
Arumanan gently pushed my forehead and gave me a pint glass.
“It was then. You are very weak now.”
“The sound that is not suitable for him is weak. I brought you a present, are you still going to do it?”
“A gift?”
Suddenly, Arumanan, who was talking about a gift, beckoned to his subordinates.
One small box without any decorations.
I immediately opened the lid at the familiar feeling I felt inside.
“This is… ….”
“It was written in the spirit world last time. The Fire Snake Artillery Brigade wants you to say hello.”
In the box was a magic stone attached to the large cannon that was used to get rid of the giant slime in the spirit world.
I could see the flames swirling in the magic stone filled with the energy of fire.
“How hard it was to bring this to the material world. We’ll talk about that later, I don’t have time now. We’re going down right now, so hurry up before we run into them.”
“Okay. But how do you put this on?”
The last time I added a Manastone, Tyran gave it to me.
Oh, then you can call Tiran.
I’ll call you before Arumanan rushes into the storm.
“[[Tiran.]]”
[[Did you call?]]
As if waiting, Tyran opened the space above her shoulder and slid down on her arm.
She looked around at the magic stones in the box I was holding, and she looked back at me and said,
[[This is a magic stone brought from the spirit world. Can I put this on?]]
“Yes. Please.”
“Wait. The body is taken out from the hangar side. Now I have to change it to a battleship.”
“Okay. Let’s go.”
Arumanan gave instructions to the crew and returned to the bridge, and soon the aircraft carrier was folded in half and turned into a battleship.
In that short amount of time, Tyran put her mana stones into my body and gave me the energy of fire.
“Thank you, Tyran.”
[[What. Let me know if you need anything. The spirit world is a bit boring right now.]]
“Yes.”
Tyran returned to the Spirit Realm, and I took out the battle food I had stored in the back seat.
Consuming too much magical power to unify, summon higher spirits, and even battle.
After eating almost two meals of food, a little bit of magic returned.
I can’t take a break for a while, so I have to replenish it by eating.
I’m glad I still have an appetite.
Eating food that doesn’t go well is hard work.
I was eating my third chocolate bar when lightning flashed outside the hangar.
With the sound of thunder hitting the ears, rainwater rushed into the exit.
Arumanan continued to descend and finally escaped beneath the clouds.
The rough North Sea roared in the dark.
The water spirits were protecting the air battleship, so the flight went smoothly, but in this kind of weather, it will be difficult for fighters to sortie.
But I had to go.
Because my friends, colleagues, and comrades are there.
Why-
The siren sounded and the warning light next to the exit flashed red.
After pouring the remaining chocolate bar into my mouth, I fastened my seat belt and started the engine.
“2317 As of current local time. Active runway left, runway clear. Callsign Echo 1 ‘Misfire’ takeoff permission.”
Thing
At the same time as the warning light turned green, magical energy gathered at the exit.
「Eco 1. Please carry out the operation with safety in mind.”
“Rager.”
When the lift that was dragging my body reached the exit, there was a large wind path outside.
The storm could not break the wind path and hovered around it.
Thanks for Arumanan’s consideration, he salutes the camera near the exit, and then flies to the North Sea, where the battle awaits.
[[It is dangerous to allow more attacks.]]
“I know!”
Chermia clicked her tongue and stepped on the lever and pedal.
Her left hand moved all the switches up and down to create her shield in time for the attack.
Bang! Bang!
A sword bigger than any other building smashed the helicopter without mercy, but the Gold Dragon, the helicopter of the warriors, stood firm.
The helicopter, which generously poured the essence of spirit engineering and magic into the fuselage made by the hand of a senior fire spirit Tyran, a master arsenal of the spirit world, and even the saint’s own sanctuary, had monster-like specifications.
But the opponent was also a monster that could be called the essence of demon technology.
The consumable mana stones stored in the Gold Dragon quickly lost their magical power.
[[Shield utilization rate 37%, 35%… …. The next two minutes is the limit.]]
“I know!”
Chermia evaded her attack by laying her chopper on her side.
Shane grabbed the lever of her armament, fearing that her fuselage might tip over.
In his head, he was constantly calculating the cooldown time of each weapon and how well it was eaten by a giant.
‘The darkness that forms the armament is vulnerable to magic, but the main body is almost ineffective. Even the giants who caused terror in the past said that magic didn’t work well.’
It looks different from what I saw on TV at the time, but since it’s the same giant, there must be something to do with it.
Shane pulled out a weapon with a substance that he didn’t use often.
“Chermia. Let’s step back.”
Chermia furrowed her brow and pulled her chopper back.
The giant ran over the sea and swung his sword to catch them, but it was not enough to catch up with the speed of the helicopter.
Cermia quickly opened the distance and turned her nose back to the giant, taking a short turn, stealing her sweaty forehead.
“What are you going to do now?”
It was quite far from the port, so I couldn’t see the situation in detail.
But I could clearly see the fires soaring all over the island.
There was little fear that the storm would spread and the fire would spread, but it was proof that the battle was taking place on land.
If we go on like this, we could lose at least an island, or even a fleet and even Bartiers.
Chermia and Shane had to make a decision as a hero.
“Let’s tie this giant up for a while and go to the island for now.”
“How? Not all attacks work.”
“There is a way. Raise altitude when I signal. The rider is towards the head. Can you do it?”
Shane gently placed her hand on her Chermia’s shoulder.
Chermia clenched her hand once, then she grabbed her lever again.
Shane gave orders to the spirits who handled the weapons and raised her sights.
“[[Shine Ray, Silver Arrow ready.]]”
[[Shine ray ready.]]
[[10 Seconds left to reload Silver Arrow]]
The giant came up to his nose again.
As the gigantic sword crossed, Chermia raised her height slightly to avoid it and turned to Shane.
“Now!”
When Shane’s signal fell, Chermia pulled the lever as hard as she could and raised her altitude.
At the same time she pushed the auxiliary lever, tilting her nose down, steering the giant’s head forward.
Her aircraft moved so loud that her eyes dizzy, but Shane showed her concentration and attacked.
“[[Shine Ray!]]”
A bright light was emitted from the helicopter’s armament.
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Pillars of light resembling the beams of giants shattered the helmets made of darkness.
As soon as her bright hair was exposed, causing her eyes to frown on her own, Shane immediately followed up on her.
“[[Silver Arrow!]]”
The whole silver harpoon from the wing armament fell and flew into the giant’s head.
The giant, who was playing the helmet of darkness, seemed to notice something unusual, bowed his body and raised his sword.
But, similar to Sidewinder, the Silver Arrow, with excellent tracking ability, swung through like a slashed sword and hit the giant’s head.
Uh-huh-!
Cermia clenched her fist involuntarily at the sound of a scream that seemed to resonate all over the world.
She didn’t expect to be able to defeat her with this one shot, so Shane prepared her next while watching the scene.
He took out a magic stone from the storage compartment of the Armed Forces Commander.
“Shane? That… ….”
“I want to avoid using it as much as possible, but I have no choice but to do it. Erif gave it to me to use it at times like this.”
When Shane instilled her magical power, the magic stone Erif gave to her, the ‘Mirage Sanctuary’, lost its light and her function was activated.
An illusion resembling a gold dragon remained in place and began to circle above the giant’s head, and the real thing was engulfed in recognition and invisibility.
It won’t last long.
I don’t know if that giant could hear her, but Chermia suppressed her noise as much as possible and flew towards the island.
“Ah!”
Then, the warriors saw.
The white air battleship that came down through the clouds from the sky.
And a silver helicopter that took off from there.
“Erif!”
She shouted, as if Chermia had forgotten that she was moving quietly, and she flew towards Erif.
Chiik-
As soon as the communication came in, Shane turned on her communicator.
“Ah, ah. This is Erif. Cermia, Shane. Am I very late?”
“Mister, do you know how worried I am?”
A small laugh came over her communicator as Chermia screamed, stealing the corners of her eyes.
“I’m sorry. Oh. The island seems to be in trouble right now, so would you like to go there? I will also guide you to Arumanan.”
“Even if it’s not, it’s the way to go.”
“You? Are you going to deal with him alone again?”
Erif answered Shane’s question of course, and she quickly flew towards the giant.
「Don’t worry. Because I did a power-up.”
“In the meantime?”
“Yes. Arumanan gave me a present.”
Erif disappeared for about 30 minutes at most.
In the meantime, the body of a humanoid spirit, which had been around for hundreds of years, was strengthened.
I wondered what the gift was, but the island was in danger right now.
Erif and his heroes passed by and exchanged eye contact.
“Cermia? Come on.”
“Huh? Ah Okay.”
Chermia, who had been watching Erif moving away at a fast pace for a while, came to her senses at the sound of Shane’s urging and grabbed the lever.
Towards Arumanan flying in front of me, and towards the island beyond that, the dragon-like golden helicopter made its way through the storm.