82 – do whatever you want
An ominous energy felt momentarily.
However, putting that aside for a while, I decided to focus on the situation right in front of me.
“We believe that this guy, who has a different appearance from any Abyss we’ve seen so far, and this being located in the center of the Abyss that is descending south at this moment, is the leader of this large army.”
“Ummm..”
“That guy is…”
The adjutants accept Ha-eun’s explanation with serious expressions.
Then, Haeun continued to explain in a more serious voice.
“As you can see, unlike the Abyss who have only shown the shape of monsters or beasts so far, this guy appears to have body parts very similar to ours. And in relation to this, we are speculating that the tactical movements of the Abyss earlier came from this guy.”
“Does that mean… that he not only has a resemblance in appearance, but also possesses human-like intelligence?”
“Yes, it is. In fact, it has been confirmed several times that such a strategic appearance has been shown on the way to this place.”
With those words, Ha-eun starts turning the screen once again.
Right after that, images of tens of thousands of black waves forming formations centered on the human-shaped abyss, enveloping the enemies and annihilating them at once began to appear on the screen.
like a living creature. Organic yet systematic movements of the guys.
As I showed this, admiration began to flow automatically from the commander’s point of view.
‘It’s a little bit like saying this while looking at the enemy, but… This is really spectacular, isn’t it? Not hundreds, but a large army of tens of thousands moving steadily under such perfect discipline…’
In human terms, the scene where the elite soldiers, who have undergone countless trainings, form a perfect formation without scattering an inch to meet the enemy and then lightly annihilate it.
But at the same time… I also began to feel momentarily terrified at the fact that these animal-like Abyss, driven by instinct, could make such sophisticated movements.
‘The level of the trained elite troops and the enemies who only run forward without looking back are clearly different.. They know how to use tactics, and unlike before, they are not blindly rushing forward in madness, but systematically grasping the enemy’s movements. Knowing how to form and move is a part that must be kept in mind in many ways.’
A tactic to deceive the enemy and a near-perfect operational ability to execute it smoothly.
And above all.. Due to the nature of the Abyss, it has the advantage of being superior in quality to the general human army and also having an upper hand in numbers.
Like that, I automatically started to frown when I saw the enemies who had become troublesome in many ways unlike before.
At that time.. one fact that I noticed it a little late because I was paying attention to the movements of the enemies.
Regarding this, I carefully questioned Adjutant Ha-eun.
“But… those guys, somehow, they seem to be waging a war against the Abyss. Is it correct what I’m seeing?”
“Yes, it is. You saw it right away, Adjutant Lee Jin-hyun.”
In general, the Abyss had a habit of not attacking their own people no matter what.
Even if there were tens of thousands of Abyss, I had never seen the concept of a quarrel or fight among them, and only turned their hostility towards humans.
However, at this moment, the Abyss on the screen were fighting against other Abyss like themselves.
It wasn’t just a fight, it was a battle that literally ended with a thorough extermination in which no survivors were left.
“I don’t know the exact reason, but as they flocked here, there were two reactions from the Abyss who encountered them on the way or stayed nearby. One is to join them naturally, as if they were part of the group from the beginning, and the other is to attack with hostility as they do now, and then to be annihilated in vain.”
“If you surrender, you will be spared, and if you refuse, you will be killed.
“Yes, it is. In addition, another problem is that as they get closer, almost all of the Abyss in the vicinity, including the Abyss that were attacking us, move quickly to their location. It is for this reason that their attacks on our defenses have decreased in frequency and intensity in recent years.”
Become an ally or die.
The cause is unknown, but this was the attitude to cope with other Abyss as a group of 30,000 Abyss descended to this place.
In addition, I was concerned about joining as if I had been a part of the group from the beginning, and moreover, the aspect of attracting nearby Abyss like a magnet that attracts iron powder is also a part to keep in mind.
In this regard, I am beginning to realize that I have one more fact to check,
Then, after explaining the situation like that, Adjutant Ha-eun looked at us and continued talking with sincerity.
“The enemy’s current location is about 30 km away from here. It’s not fast, but if the current trend continues, it will probably arrive here in about 10 days.”
“Ten days.. In other words, it means that the time given to us is about that time.”
“Yes, unfortunately.”
If it’s ten days, it’s time to replenish the troops to some extent and repair the front line.
However, even so, dealing with 30,000 enemies approaching this way is impossible without thorough preparation.
First of all, since this level of information alone is not enough to deal with opponents who are superior to us, I have come to the conclusion that there is a lot of work to be done from this point on.
And, seeing me like that, Adjutant Song Dana asked me in a slightly cautious voice.
“First of all, this is how much information we have found out about our enemies so far, how about it? Can you think of a way to defeat the enemies?”
Her voice felt even a little desperate.
Regarding this, I answered honestly without filtering about the current situation.
“Pretty… That sounds like a difficult task.”
“..is that so?”
Regarding my words, Adjutant Song Dana reacted as if she understood, although it was regretful.
That would be the case, the enemy’s forces were more than three times ours, and they were showing tactical and disciplined movements that were close to perfect.
No matter how much the advantage of defensive warfare is utilized, it is not an easy situation unless a miracle really happens as there is a fairly large difference in the quantity and quality of troops.
And… watching Adjutant Song Dana showing such regret.
I continued to speak in a calm voice.
“Yes.. I think it would be really difficult. Given that the behavior patterns of the enemies have changed, it will be impossible to achieve victory with just this amount of information. As long as you don’t overwork the hunters who are in charge of piloting it…”
“?..that.. what do you mean?”
Adjutant Song Dana seemed to feel hopeful at my words, which left some room.
In response to her reaction, I continued to talk about ‘reality’ in a calm voice.
“I mean literally. Only ten days remain. You will literally have to sortie your aircraft almost every hour to figure out their behavior patterns and devise countermeasures. Fortunately, we succeeded in responding to anti-aircraft fire, so we will be able to meet the deadline at least, but even so, executing it is still…”
Of course, there was a way to efficiently extract information from an unknown enemy approaching here.
It’s just… a series of small-scale engagements using unmanned aerial vehicles.
No matter how great an enemy is, if you go through dozens of battles, you will naturally accumulate meaningful information.
Although the loss of allies is essential in the process, at this moment we have excellent 80 billion information gathering mosquitoes named unmanned aerial vehicles that can minimize such losses.
However, no matter how it was, it was still unreasonable for Glass to sortie alone in 10 days, and the help of other Air Force Hunters was absolutely necessary.
Of course, to be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this.
‘But to be honest, it would be almost impossible to do this. They say they will listen to their opinion, but I, who is not a soldier, but a civilian, will ruthlessly roll their troops. How can they agree to this…’
Thinking about that, I smiled bitterly.
By the way..
“great. Then do it.”
“… yes?”
In the next moment, I was given a blank look at Adjutant Dana’s cool answer.