130 – What is the ulterior motive?
Hunters and soldiers started to move according to the planned operation.
Centering around the places where the enemy camps were clearly visible, they began carrying various defense facilities and weapons and forming formations.
At the same time, the hunters are constantly observing the enemies in preparation for possible attacks.
However, even after a considerable amount of time had passed, the Abyss did not show signs of attacking in this direction, just standing upright like jangseungs and guarding their positions.
It’s like… a group of black people reminiscent of trained military dogs.
The Abyss are radiating a sense of coercion, ready to attack immediately when an order is given, although they are still standing still.
Seeing them like this, the hunters and soldiers were in some way feeling more anxious than when they were charging towards them.
‘Those guys… the fact that they’re standing still is rather scary.;
‘What the hell are you thinking? Otherwise…”
It’s just a frustrating situation in a position where you don’t know exactly the other person’s intentions.
In the midst of such deep anxiety, they quietly carried out their work for now.
In any case, the important thing is that as soldiers, they do their best in what they do.
Composing the overall strategy and using their brains was the job of the lieutenants and guild masters, and they only had to be faithful to their commands.
*
An army of countless humans gathered in front of my eyes.
Although most of them were ordinary people who were weak,
In terms of size, there were more of them than this one.
In this situation, attempting a clumsy attack was likely to miss the target, even if it could cause considerable damage to the enemies.
That’s why it waited.
With their feet tied to keep their children from moving.
Let them roll into their limbs on their own feet as their endurance runs out.
But..
they didn’t come
They waited right in front of the attack range on this side, setting up small defense facilities and spending time, but there was no sign of an attack coming in at all.
And to that fact…
It started to feel questionable.
As the battle between humans and the Abyss progressed, the Abyss naturally had an advantage.
The reason was simple.
In the case of humans, in order to continue fighting, additional miscellaneous things were essential.. so-called supplies.
Food for continuous energy supply in life.
Power and bullets used for weapons.
In addition, even if these supplies are excluded, the environment is also greatly affected, so they can react sensitively to cold or heat, easily deteriorating their physical strength or even dying.
However… the Abyss were different.
Basically, even at this moment, the Abyss receives the energy of the sun floating in the sky and proceeds with photosynthesis, so they don’t really need food.
Although he usually acts like tearing off human heads and eating them, this is due to his inherent destructive instinct.
It was a far cry from actually replenishing energy.
In addition, although not completely, it can basically adapt to temperature changes more flexibly than humans, and the method of attacking is also focused on quickly regenerating claws, teeth, and spines, so there is no need for the concept of supply.
From this point of view, if you decide and lead a long-term battle, the human army that has come this far will be forced to make an extreme choice of retreat or advance.
However.. in spite of not knowing this fact, they were not trying to attack aggressively.
As if.. he had no intention of winning from the start.
In fact, they may have come without the will to fight, but they were soldiers under orders.
Retreat is impossible without a suitable pretext.
Then, the only thing left is the battle, but the reaction to it is not cool.
Doubting the fact…
‘It’ began to seriously consider the situation.
“andjsrkrkdlTek.. gkwlaks. rmrpanjfRk?”
What it now has and cannot be known with only the information.
Like that, questioning, it quietly…
At this moment, he began to see ‘her’ clearly in his eyes.
Now she is so close that she can be reached…
No matter what happens, you must seize this opportunity..
At the same time that ‘it’ fixed its gaze towards her, the Abyss, who had been hardened like statues, also began to turn their gaze towards her.
A subtle change that cannot be recognized from a distance.
But.. nonetheless they
Tens of thousands of Abyss were clearly watching.
The figure of the human staring at their leader…
And, looking at her down there like that. ‘It’ responded with a hint of concern.
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At the end of a monologue in a language that is so incomprehensible…
A smile slowly began to form on its lips.
It’s like… a little girl looking forward to a future that is so sweet… that kind of smile.
*
Hunter guilds and soldiers are finally all ready.
All the batteries and firearms that had been brought here had been deployed, and now all that was left was to pour an attack on them.
“Are they really going to come out here?”
“… I hope so.”
The void lieutenant answered the guild master’s words with a calm voice.
To be honest, if the Abyss were just holding their ground and receiving attacks in a daze, that wasn’t such a bad result.
Whether Adjutant Lee Jin-hyeon told you about it in advance, it would be an option that would reduce the damage of allies even more while still having a method.
So, deciding to wait and see how they would respond, the Void Lieutenant gave the order.
“Then, let’s start the operation.”
*
A clear blue sky without a single cloud.
And… dozens of shells flying across the blue sky.
They seemed to be flying like birds, but suddenly began to turn toward the ground.
and..
-Kwagwagwagwang!!
Flames and smoke billowing from all sides along with earth-shaking explosions.
More than a hundred Abyss were annihilated in an instant by the long-distance attack.
However… the Abyss were still not moving even after the bombardment.
Watching them stand quietly as if they were jangseung, Adjutant Void firmly gave an order.
“It doesn’t matter if there is no reaction. Anyway, it’s not too bad to reduce them by pouring one-sided bombardments like this. Continue the attack immediately!”
-bang! bang! bang!
The hunters and soldiers continued to fire at the adjutant’s words.
About 10 rounds of shelling followed, and as the time came to cool down the equipment, they stopped the attack for a while.
That moment..
“!”
“… Oh.. Coming!”
The Abyss start attacking right away, recognizing the moment when they were just trying to calm themselves down as if they were measuring it with a ruler.
Although it suffered some damage from the shelling, it was barely noticeable as there were still jingling numbers.
Seeing the Abyss flocking to the place where the allies were, the adjutants in the command immediately began issuing orders urgently.
“They are coming! Start defending according to the strategy!”
Hunters and soldiers immediately responded as soon as the Void Lieutenant’s instructions fell.
Relying on the barricades they had installed with the electronic barriers on, they started pouring their attacks again toward the Abyss.
“Keew!!”
“Kueeaek!”
Abyss dying with desperate screams.
However, the Abyss continued their unstoppable advance over the corpses of those who fell on the floor, and the Hunters struggled to stop them by any means.
“Kuk!”
“damn!”
“A lot of high-level Abyss appear here! Call for reinforcements!”
It is a good position for defense in its own way, but despite this, the defensive power of the allies begins to show limits soon in a situation where they are preoccupied with a really advantageous high ground.
However, even while watching this, those in the command room did not show much concern about the fact itself.
At this moment, there is only one thing they need to worry about.
Either way, it was just that things were going according to plan.
And after a while…
“We’re going out.”
The voice of the 44th guild adjutant was heard briefly.
Those who were there immediately rose from their seats and began to do what they had to do.
And among them was Isena, who was standing there with a murderous expression holding a rose cutter.