episode_0396

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“Garrison 1st row!! Forward!!”

“Mage Squad! Pirae!!”

– Pyre!!

Swordsmen in heavy armor lined up in battle, and magicians each raised their staffs.

The monsters that rushed in front of them soon collided with the swordsman line of the outpost garrison.

They were pushed back by a defense line so well-armed that it could almost be called a wall, and were soon annihilated by a barrage of fireballs.

“Wow… Does it look completely different because it’s bigger?”

“It definitely feels different from when only Professor Eloise used magic.

perhaps… Maybe that’s what war is like… … ”

The two women, wearing comfortable clothes, were standing on the outpost’s defense wall and looking at it, each expressing their feelings as they watched the garrison drive out the monster.

As this was only half a day of rest, Yui, who had been watching over Karla, who wanted to watch everything in the dungeon during her free time, was quietly sobbing as she recalled memories of the past.

“Definitely… It’s different… … ”

At Floraz’s outpost, the damage suffered when monsters attacked was quite large.

As it was a place where people living in the back alleys gathered illegally to avoid the attention of the government, there were many shortcomings when looking at their armed status, skills, etc.

However, the outpost defenders in front of me were moving as one body, like well-trained soldiers, and seemed to be blocking all the monsters with minimal damage.

It seems to be a little different from the sight of Ranie and the beastmen Henia running wild in that they appear to be in perfect order, but are similar in that they firmly block the monsters.

Yui seemed to be closing her eyes as if she was finally able to feel a little relieved.

‘If something like that happens again… ‘

No matter how important it was to save people, she never lost the memory of how hard it was to achieve that goal.

“Not this time… Phew… ”

“Huh? Yui!! Quickly look over there!! That!!”

“Ah… that… is it so. That… ”

Instead of talking to herself in confusion, Yui responded a beat late to Carla’s voice calling her.

When she saw Carla running around with her hand outstretched and pointing at something with the tip of her finger, she seemed to be turning her gaze towards him as if nothing had happened.

“Brother!! It’s a demonstration of Warmhausen-style drone combat!!”

In the direction she looked, there were about five strange mechanical devices and Antonio standing behind them with Regulus on his arm.

“Regulus. Battlefield Protocol.”

– Beep. Five aircraft that can be linked, PTW-33687 and below, have been confirmed.

‘I could even talk… ?’

Soon, a refreshing woman’s voice came out from the sleek golden eagle, and its chest mechanically opened on both sides.

Soon, Regulus’s appearance changes into a subtle form, as if the inside and outside have been reversed.

“Aircraft condition is good, operation sensitivity is good.

Connection reliability 89 percent.

Ready for battle, we will begin operations next.”

And it changed into something like a band that protects the arm, and unlike an ordinary band, it contained various mechanical devices, and Antonio was able to operate it with half his hand.

The drones started operating with the sound of steam as if they were starting one by one according to Antonio’s hand movements, and as soon as preparations were completed, they jumped forward one by one and rushed towards the monsters.

“Uh huh!? Like that… ?”

The shapes of the drones are different, two that walk upright like humans and two that walk on four legs with the agile form of a hunting dog.

And even an aircraft that flaps its wings like a bird and flies in the sky, looking down and starting reconnaissance.

Karla, who was looking at that scene, opened her eyes round in admiration and looked at the situation on the battlefield with a puzzled expression.

“That’s what your brother was preparing…

In my spare time, I stayed in the workshop!!”

When the hunting dog-type aircraft grab the monsters and suppress them or harass them by increasing minor wounds, the humanoid units attack the monsters as if finishing them off with the weapons they each picked up.

Moreover, in a way, the attack seemed different from Warmhausen’s mass-produced drones, and even Yui was looking at the scene with her head tilted.

“Swordsmanship… Carla. That… ?”

“Do you think so too, Yui?

Because my brother’s specialty is precision assembly…

Could it be a drone imitating Groden’s swordsmen?”

Warmhausen’s mass-produced drones were usually designed with mass production capabilities and efficiency in mind.

Therefore, the weapon usage and tactics are simple.

At best, you crush your opponent with a heavy fist or stab him with a sharp, heavy stake.

Otherwise, it was limited to cutting an enemy in half with a blade or cutting a monster whole with a rotating saw.

“Flexible… Even though it is clearly a machine… ”

“It must be a newly created drone!!

Maybe it’s a test battle because it’s a controlled environment?”

From the scene they were looking at, Antonio’s drones were not destroying the monsters with such simple movements, but were showing off a clearly balanced swordsmanship, even if it was not elaborate.

In addition, the aircraft floating in the sky clearly shows the situation of the battle, and even if other monsters come running, they even guide the pilot safely by controlling the siege between the drones.

Moreover, the sight of not only Antonio but also several engineers working together to coordinate the battlefield using their own controllers was truly reminiscent of modern warfare.

By the time Antonio and several other engineers’ drones had passed the test, they had cut down dozens of monsters.

– warning. B-19 Excessive piston pressure.

Pressure control measures failed.

At the bottom of the gas, physical deformation occurs due to heating.

Serial dysfunction was discovered.

“What? suddenly… ?”

Watching an engineer panic at the sudden sharp alarm sound, Antonio, who was closest to him, turned his head.

“Off… It goes off… !!”

“I can’t hold on for long…

Regulus. All aircraft switched to automatic mode.

Close combat protocol!!”

– Close combat protocols.

Change fuselage mode.

As soon as Antonio, who was in a sense the commander of five drones, realized that the battle situation of the engineer next to him was getting worse, he immediately put the drones into automatic battle mode to fight on their own.

Then, it was Antonio who rapidly unfolded Regulus, which was in the form of an arm controller, and turned it into armor.

Before Antonio could even take his stance, a monster went into automatic battle mode, broke through the loopholes in the drone formation, and jumped out, rushing straight towards the engineer.

“Ugh… Argh!!”

“This… !!”

Even before Regulus’ form change is complete, the monster rushes towards the screaming engineer.

At that very moment, Antonio quickly ran to him and blocked his path, believing that Regulus’s defense was at least better than that of the bare-bones engineer.

“Antonio is in danger!!”

“Oh… !! Brother!!”

In a sudden unexpected situation that no one expected, those who were observing the battle from behind were left without a doubt.

Even Karla, who was watching the battle on the wall, was startled and clung to the railing, screaming, at that exact moment when Yui stopped her.

“This… !! Where!!”

The appearance of someone was seen instantly blocking the gap between Antonio, who had committed a dangerous act, and the monster, and striking him with the side of his sword, sending him flying with all his might as if he were hitting a home run.

“Never as long as I’m around!!”

As she looked up at the monster flying high in the sky, blocking out the sunlight as if it were a home run ball, she smiled triumphantly. Antonio, who had received her help, appeared to nod his head with thanks to her.

“Hey. Come to your senses and wake up quickly.

I have your help, Lady Lanier.”

“Hehe… Anything to say?”

‘Rani… ?’

Yui, who had watched the entire scene while stopping Carla, sighed in relief, but was also watching Ranie, who seemed to be armed with heavy armor unlike usual.

‘That heavy armor… Is it a modified version of Nemea? ?

But why are you with Mr. Antonio again? …

no way… The two really have that kind of relationship… … ?’

Since Nemea can take the form of clothing, it would not be difficult to take the form of armor.

As the volume increased, the inner space would be empty, but since Nemea itself was not a material with normal defensive power, there would not be a major problem with defense.

Yui, who was more shocked than anything else by suddenly discovering that Ranie was next to Antonio, wondered if she had more to say to Vivian, who did not tell her the details.

As I thought about Hye-ryeong’s love for Antonio, I became curious about the details of their relationship.

‘Following me all the way to the dungeon…’

It may be because of work, but…

There’s something wrong with just saying that… ‘

Unlike his usual playful side, Ranie looks distinctly shy, and Antonio smiles sheepishly.

In addition, Ranie’s actions of rubbing shoulders with Antonio caused even Carla, who looked at him from the side and opened her angry cat eyes, to join in the procession of suspicion.

“Who is that woman again?

I’m slapping my tail at my brother!!

That’s where I sleep!!”

In the end, Yui was becoming more and more distraught as she heard the sound of the sound coming out and had more things to worry about on both sides.

And her eyes were focused on a figure wearing a deep cloak who, just moments ago, was about to jump off the wall next to Karla.

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A corner of the outpost.

Behind some buildings, relatively unnoticed by others,

“As expected, it was you. Hyeryeong.”

“…… Pretend you don’t know.”

“I heard that only the garrison and research teams are allowed to enter this dungeon.

Let’s say that a professor who is close to Carla created a position as an investigation team.

The fact that you are here now…

Hye-ryeong wonders what position she is in now… !!”

“What’s important about that?”

Yui’s voice was slightly subdued but natural, and her voice was rising slightly.

The person who bumped into Carla, who was so excited the moment she first entered the dungeon.

Aside from the fact that it was Hyeryeong, the problem was that I knew that she should not be here.

Yui took a step forward and held Hye-ryeong’s hand as she tried to slip away.

“The investigation team for this incident did not include any of Chaoxing’s people, except for a few medical officers.

Even I received the professor’s guarantee and received preferential treatment under the condition that my actions as a duty officer were restricted.

Caoxing people who didn’t have proper identification couldn’t come in!

If Hye-ryeong hangs around the investigation team like this, and her true identity as a member of the party is discovered… !!”

Even so, Groden’s political world was already turned upside down due to the Floraz attack incident, and in the meantime, Hye-ryeong had to be self-reliant while the party government somehow managed to smooth things over.

But in the meantime, what if it turns out that Fujitsu, who was suspected to be the culprit at the time, was secretly part of Warmhausen’s investigation team this time?

“It doesn’t matter because the work is perfect.

Even if you worry about it, I will do it.

Then I’ll just go.”

Since Yui had some idea of what was going on between Hyeryeong and Antonio, it wasn’t that she didn’t understand Hyeryeong’s position.

‘me… I’m going back to my country.’

She probably doesn’t feel like missing out on a journey that might be her last with Antonio.

However, thinking that something like this should not be done at least, Yui blocked Hye-ryeong, who was pretending to be okay, and held on to her.

“It’s not like Hyeryeong! Why did it become like this?

The party gate is already noisy enough because of what happened last time.

If a bigger problem arises because of this… ”

Although Tangmun was a strong supporter of Hyeryeong, it was difficult to say that they were a warm family.

If that were the fate of most famous families, it would be fate, but especially because the Tang family was known to be even harsher on its descendants due to the characteristics of the family.

Kazunomiya was no different, and wasn’t she herself, who had been protected by the width of her outstanding and affectionate older sister’s skirt, a living witness to such a biased history?

Even if it was Kazunomiya, Yui had that confidence.

Tangmun, one of the most prominent families of Caoxing.

Compared to them, Kazunomiya was probably less than Tangmun, but not more than them.

“Hye-ryeong… please!!

You shouldn’t go against your family name!!

If you do anything more than this, there is no way the party will remain silent… !!”

Although the Tang family would be infinitely lenient toward an outstanding successor, Fujigisu, they would not forgive the successor for ignoring the family tradition and tarnishing the name, even for something so serious.

In that case, when Hye-ryeong, who is already in a sufficiently dangerous state, returns, it is obvious how she will be treated by the party who has figured out the whole truth.

“I told you to stop!!”

However, Hye-ryeong, who was shaking off Yui’s hand, was screaming at her in a very excited voice.

“I am Dang Hye-ryeong!!

I am the party door, and the party door is me!!

But who is going against whom?

I… The party gate… !!

Are you saying you can’t do whatever you want?”

Unlike the extremely confident words, Yui, who was speechless as she listened to the crying voice that made her nose tingle, just stared at her.

“I told you so!! Antonio is my man!!

I… Why can’t I be by my man’s side… ?

Why everything… Are you anxious to separate us? !!

I am like this… Like this… … ”

Yui’s voice gradually cracked, and Yui’s steps, which were trying to approach Hyeryeong, came to a halt.

In the end, it was Hyeryeong who could not be stopped if the fundamental problem was not resolved.

And in the end, that problem is something that no one but herself can solve.

Whether it was giving up and accepting fate, or taking one step further, it was all hers.

But just one thing.

“I understand. I got it!”

Yui, who thought for a moment and took a deep breath, soon thought deeply about what she could do, and eventually approached Hyeryeong.

“What… What? Why is it coming… ”

“Last chance, I will make it for you.

therefore… Don’t fail this time.”

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