Episode 180: Crack (10)
“Those are infectious agents? “That?”
Those who ride quickly across the ground in an armored vehicle are armed dark elves. They were astonished when they saw the front, carrying not only firearms but also traditional weapons such as swords and spears that could emit the mana they had cultivated.
This is because the types of ships sent out by Lucy covered the sky, and on the ground, the Demon King’s army, which only looked straight ahead, rushed in with hard and heavy assault troops at the forefront.
However, the reason they were frightened was not just because of the number or scary appearance of the Demon King’s army. The instinctive fear felt from that coldness, which was comparable to pure madness, was something that anyone with emotions would naturally feel.
‘I feel strange.’
Among those charging with the troops was Raon.
Dark elf troops were visible to his eyes. The enemies of the elves are armed in cooperation with humans. They won the competition with Raon’s ancestors, the elves, and lost the competition with the infected entities.
Afterwards, they attempted to compete for survival again by collaborating with humans who came from outside, but this time, the target was the Demon King’s army.
‘How long will they last?’
Raon is also an elf who once competed with the Demon King’s army. Not only himself but also his compatriots joined together to challenge the Demon King’s army.
But they were defeated overwhelmingly. The Demon King’s Army was a strange and strange creature that specialized not only in war or battle, but in the struggle for survival itself.
No matter what method is used, the Demon Lord adapts to it and makes it his own. To stop this deceptive tactic, it must be suppressed once and for all with strong and overwhelming force.
But so far, no enemy that Lucy and the Demon Lord’s army have faced has been able to do that.
The same would apply to the frontier defense force, which is mainly comprised of dark elves. They were clearly a different type of enemy than the many enemies Lucy had faced, but unfortunately their total power was not that great.
[Crush it as is.]
Lucy ordered Raon, who was in charge of the ground forces, to push them away.
At first glance, it may have been an order that was not easily understood by a third party. Even though the Demon King’s army’s assault troops are as massive as elephants or rhinos, the vehicles and tanks led by the frontier defense force are literally lumps of metal.
“It’s magic bombardment!”
“Well, respond. “We shoot too!”
Of course, there was a part of the Demon King’s army that believed in him. When the Demon King’s army, carrying magic weapons made of mass-produced steel cores that began to be mass-produced at the same time as the charge, attempted to fire, the defense forces that had rushed in to take a position to pour out firepower first began to shake.
And immediately after that, Raon, who was wearing armor all over his body, activated his strength to the fullest and charged as if he was going to trample on the corpses of the assault soldiers who had fallen in the opponent’s fire net and jump into their arms.
‘What I have to do is to prevent them from firing properly.’
Just as Lucy was confused by the fighter plane, she had not yet accumulated enough battle data with the National Guard, but the biggest advantage of special species like Raon was that they could think and judge things that Lucy could not think of.
Moreover, Raon, who had previously been an excellent warrior, immediately found out what he had to do when he dug into the middle of the enemy camp.
That is, eliminating the enemy’s powerful mobile batteries that blow away dozens of ordinary species with a single bombardment.
“Oh, no! “That monster is heading to the battery!”
Naturally, the National Guard was frightened when they saw Raon’s movements. If the battery’s fire support is broken now, it is obvious that the enemy will push in.
But from their perspective, there was no way to stop Raon. Who on earth can stop a monster that dismembers everyone who gets close to them with their equipment intact?
“I never thought we would face a real battle like this.”
“it serves him right. “I said the day would come when I would definitely use it.”
‘Are they dark elf warriors?’
But it actually happened. Raon, who was charging furiously, was blocked by several people with drawn swords fluttering blue magic.
I even looked at them and they looked very young. They are literally brave warriors armed with young blood.
‘That’s amazing.’
Raon highly praised their spirit. At the same time, he increased his strength. Unfortunately for them, Raon was actually much more accustomed to this type of close combat.
“Oh, this can’t be happening. government ordinance!?”
In an instant, the entire earth shook.
Among the dark elves, those who had ties to the dark spirits immediately recognized the cause. However, it was late.
When an earthquake occurred caused by the earth spirit Titania using Raon’s magic power as energy, huge tree roots broke the ground and protruded from all directions.
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[Engagement win rate over 76%. As expected, it seems difficult to expect close combat power from them.]
Raon’s strategy worked amazingly well. As the higher-ranking servants led by him broke through the fire net and began to invade the camp, the artillery fire began to shake, and as the main force began to penetrate the gap, the National Guard was pushed back with heavy losses.
The skills of the dark elf warriors were not that good to catch the higher-ranking species that dug in and engaged in close combat. It’s because I’ve been cooperating with humans for so long that I lack training in that area.
Lucy judged that the difficulty of close combat was several times more difficult in the Demon World.
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“Sir, Deputy Commander!”
“Pfft, now that it’s like this, we have to win even in heaven.”
And the war situation on earth also affected the war in the sky.
At this point, it is already clear which side will lose if it is a war of attrition. The commander, who was driven to a situation where he had to put an end to the situation that had begun to be pushed back, threw down his hat and gave the order to attack.
[This is a good opportunity to accumulate insufficient data on air fleet warfare.]
Lucy welcomed their decision.
Although the opponent’s true strength is only one ship, and its size is similar to that of the Island and Beta, which were mass-produced to escort the Alpha, which was intended for transportation, they are excited by the idea of engaging in a fleet battle that they have never experienced before.
Perhaps, if Lucy’s goal is achieved, battles between huge ships in the air will become the mainstay of future wars.
Even just to prepare for that time, Lucy definitely needed data.
[So more, more detailed data.]
Lucy, who had developed an appetite without realizing it, selected only one of the more than a dozen Irish and Bettas and sent them forward. It’s as if you’re applying for a one-on-one match.
The intention was to openly experiment, just as combat data was extracted from captured invasive species in the past.
“Could it be that these monsters look down on us?”
There is no way the National Guard was unaware of that intention. In particular, the commander of the National Guard was so angry that the top of his head turned red and his mustache was shaking.
“Destroy it. “How can I be ignored like this?”
Naturally, he ordered an attack. The powerful energy they called ether had already condensed and was waiting to explode.
[The battleships they have are at best half-renovated ones.]
Lucy looked at the figure carefully.
In fact, the ships the National Guard has are not even proper battleships.
Judging based on the testimonies collected so far, it is an item that is in no way inferior to the real battleships that Lucy will have to face in the future.
So, we need to show a certain level of power against that thing now to prevent Lucy’s plan from being disrupted.
“under! yes!”
[…] … The ally’s shield is completely destroyed by the enemy’s main gun attack.]
However, the fired ray cannon instantly destroyed the island beta’s defense shield and damaged its thick leather and carapace.
The intense heat caused permanent damage to the inside, to the point where operation would be impossible without recovery. Lucy’s face immediately hardened, as she had not expected it to be this powerful.
“The main gun was taken from a real battleship. “The output just needs to be right.”
“No, they are moving again. This time it’s the majority!”
The commander smiled at the sight of Ireland and Beta being completely defeated in an instant, but those below did not. This is because Lucy immediately prepared for the next experiment.
This time, two ship types approached both sides of the rapidly finishing group and aimed biological gun barrels protruding from the gaping wall at them.
[Attack power exceeds expectations. Then, what is the defense power?]
“Damn it, max shield!”
Lucy’s second experiment is to see how strong her attack can be against the enemy ship.
Gritting his teeth against the barrage of gunfire, he urged his subordinates to quickly raise the ship’s shields.
[The enemy’s defense power is also higher than expected, but it is not as strong as the attack power that killed a friendly soldier with one blow.]
“I don’t quite understand. “I feel like people, including your avatar, who have small bodies and emit power with much less power, are more powerful.”
Of course, Lucy’s experiment was passed on to him, and Changhyun stopped what he was doing for a moment and watched the battle.
He raised a question after seeing Lucy’s wars and experiments. This was because the light cannons fired by condensing magical power from ships such as ships seemed to be weak in power compared to their output.
[It is not that the power is weak, but rather the penetrating power is weak. The reason is that detailed control is not possible, and the penetration power itself, which penetrates at least part of the enemy’s resistance, is easier for small aircraft with sufficient data.]
Lucy explained why. The reason was that the force applied to one point was reduced in exchange for strong output.
“If it is impossible to change the form of the beam, why not think of another method? At least it can be used to break through the enemy’s defenses.”
He subconsciously tried, like Raon, to see what Lucy couldn’t see. Variables that can twist the problem.
This was also a kind of habit. During the time I was with Lucy, when she was not growing well, I thought for her and gave her answers, which remained as a habit in my body.
“It’s about changing the tactics themselves. You are fundamentally different from them, Lucy. “It is of course necessary to learn and imitate their methods, but if you become absorbed in them, you are wasting one of your strengths.”
[If it’s my strength.]
“Remodeling and rewriting the original to make it your own.”
He gave Lucy a hint again this time. It’s just a vague possibility, but it’s actually enough.
Lucy, who combined his advice to think of a different method rather than just copying the other person’s method with the fact that smaller aircraft had better output efficiency, quickly calculated it.
[New possibilities were derived. All that remains is to verify it.]
“try. Just like we have done so far. It’s not like I’ve done it once or twice. You can do it.”
His grinning words were a trigger.
With the variables she learned in this way, Lucy decided to shake up the defense force, which had grown arrogant, by shooting down the Demon King’s army after several experiments.