Ch.408The Million-Strong Army (2)
by fnovelpia
Meanwhile, as that self-important Humanity representative and commander…
And as Indefatigable and Menaldo, having assessed the situation, were rallying users to launch an all-out offensive on every front…
What was I doing at that moment…?
-BOOM!
-“Enemy fire confirmed from the Jormungand-class!”
“Tank it with our Dreadnought! Our turret firepower is similar!”
“Battleship No. 3, retreating due to accumulated damage!”
-“Do something about that damn giant battleship!”
-“Shit, we hit it with 30 heavy torpedoes simultaneously and it didn’t even budge.”
‘Ughhhh.’
After leading a combined fleet of 1.01 million ships from Tannhäuser through the gate.
Then heading to “Romania,” a level 7 gate stronghold “within Earth Federation territory” held by Humanity.
Using Romania as a relay point, I rushed to the front lines with my entire fleet and engaged in an all-out war against the Earth Federation’s border defense fleet.
The problem was that while we could somehow deal with other battleships and dreadnoughts.
When it came to the aforementioned “Jormungand-class”…
-“Commander, this is essentially no different from a siege battle.”
“Nnngh.”
Just as Berial said in her communication just now, this wasn’t simply a battle between ships.
It was literally equivalent to conducting a “siege battle.”
At the very least, our million-strong mercenary corps could handle the numerous battleships, cruisers, and other miscellaneous vessels escorting the Jormungand-class.
-ZIIIIING!
-“My goodness, that was fired at my maximum output.”
-BOOM!
-“Hehehe.”
-“Dreadnought and Bayern, along with the remaining battleships, continue bombarding!”
The problem was that the Jormungand-class’s armor was “too” solid, making it nearly impossible to inflict damage with our firepower.
The only possibilities were to concentrate buffs on Ouroboros and then…
Fire a 140% overcharged focused cannon.
Or perhaps Hresvelgr’s proud strategic missiles—all 12 fired at a single point…
-BOOOOOM!
-“Jormungand fire confirmed!”
-“It’s heading for Ouroboros!”
-“Set heading to 160 degrees, evade!”
But of course, the Jormungand-class wouldn’t just sit still and watch.
It kept trying to snipe with its main turrets whenever it detected us, forcing Ouroboros to constantly flee without a moment’s rest.
Strategic missiles?
With dozens of VLS launchers and ultra-long-range laser anti-air systems covering the hull, creating a crisscrossing network of insane firepower.
“An Avalonian Security Fleet medium cruiser approached too closely and was intercepted by the Jormungand’s anti-air system!”
-“No! Come back!”
-“P-please spare me!”
If anything came within a certain distance, not just missiles but even genuine medium cruisers would be torn to shreds in an instant.
And as the name “Super Dreadnought” suggested, its size was truly terrifying.
-BOOM! THUD!
-“Commander Icarus, Kraken Units 1 and 2 have both attached to the Jormungand-class.”
“Ohhh…ohhhh.”
Despite two Krakens—each the size of a small satellite—latching onto it,
With all manner of tentacles and assault pods hammering down, continuing the attack…
There wasn’t even a hint that the Jormungand-class would fall.
-FWOOOOSH!
-BOOOOOM!!!
“Ugh, insane.”
“Commander, the Jormungand-class’s main turrets are pounding the Kraken’s armor plates!”
More than ten “main turrets” rotated around, sniping and sinking our passing fleet and mercenary corps’ large ships.
Eventually, it began rapidly firing at the Kraken attached to it, making our cute Kraken cough up blood in agony.
It was truly demonstrating what it meant to be worth a hundred ships.
Moreover, the Jormungand-class had a special cannon protruding from the center of its hull, similar to Ouroboros’s “main gun.”
The problem was, perhaps due to the Jormungand’s size…
It could fire with the same power as Ouroboros’s 140% overcharge, but every time its cooldown finished…
This crazy Super Dreadnought, with two Krakens still attached, forcibly rotated in place.
It turned toward concentrations of battleships, aircraft carriers, and special ships.
Then mercilessly fired, melting my precious battleships and battle cruisers like ice cream.
Not to mention the mercenary fleet’s battleships under my command.
In an attempt to somehow take control of the interior, I deployed all manner of close-combat superhumans and superhuman troops led by Ignis.
Along with various assault units.
But those with armor plates or deck armor mostly exploded, or were shot down by the insane anti-air systems.
At best, the superhumans managed to invade the interior despite their assault pods exploding, thanks to their inherent abilities.
-BOOM! THUD!
-“Hnyaaaah!”
-“Insolent fool, do you think you can steal this Jormungand-class as you please!”
-“Nuuugh, how dare you!”
-“Hehehe.”
‘Why are they both using cat-speak?’
Smeragi infiltrated only to clash with a pink-haired giant who kept speaking informally.
-“Hmm, there are superhumans here too.”
-“You seem to be… of the same kind as us.”
-“Indeed, is that so.”
-“Hmmmm?”
-CLASH!
-CRAAACK…!
-“Words are unnecessary, only muscles matter.”
-“Come at me, intruding nun, show us the results of your training.”
-“Oh my, it’s been quite a while since I’ve met someone worthy of promoting our Great Savior to.”
‘What’s going on?’
Partia, in the middle of infiltrating, encountered two shirtless black men and suddenly struck a strange pose.
And everywhere else, there were even “more” superhumans lying in wait than the ones I had sent in, causing this attempt to fail as well.
Soon after, watching our superhumans fail an assault for the first time and barely escape due to being outnumbered,
I finally understood why other users couldn’t break through the Earth Federation’s defense line and were just muddling through.
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Of course, unlike Icarus’s reaction, the actual parties involved—the Jormungand and the users launching the offensive—were absolutely terrified.
First, from the Jormungand’s perspective:
“The Kraken is blocking most of our turrets and anti-air systems, making them unusable!”
“Armor plate damage exceeding 25%!”
“Ouroboros is targeting us, shoot it down quickly!”
-“Turret No. 3 can’t target the bridge, Kraken, Dreadnought, or enemy heavy battleships.”
-“Enemy superhumans confirmed retreating! But numerous superhumans still remain inside the ship!”
-“They’re all D-class to C-class, have the officers handle them instead of regular soldiers!”
“Damn it, Hresvelgr’s missiles are coming again!”
“Intercept the carrier aircraft first! The strategic missiles are slower!”
-“Enemy battleship fire confirmed!”
-“7th Escort Fleet approaching, they’ll eliminate the mercenary corps and support us!”
-“Wait… h-harpoon!”
-“Oh sh—”
-BOOM!
-“Giant harpoon confirmed at Bridge 3! Presumed to be from a forced salvage ship!”
-FWOOSH!
-“Explosion confirmed at rear propulsion unit 55! A suddenly appearing torpedo destroyed the propulsion unit!”
Facing a fleet and ships of a completely different caliber than the user-commanders they had been dealing with until now,
In terms of response, compared to other users who had greater numbers,
They were finding it difficult to fight as high-tier super-large ships like the “Kraken” charged in, showcasing only their strengths.
And the users who had been continuing their offensive as soon as Icarus’s million mercenaries were deployed…
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<Humanity Alliance Official Chat Room>
<Notice: Let’s Devour the Earth Federation>
-[We will now observe a moment of silence for Icarus’s fleet.]
-[Press X to express joy]
-[LOLOLOLOLOLOL]
-[Wow, that’s about 10,000 users, and they’re all disappearing in an instant]
-[That’s why he said he invested over 60 million resources]
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While Icarus’s deployed fleets tied up the Jormungand-class and main dreadnoughts,
They were grinding through all the escort vessels while advancing, expressing relief that they themselves weren’t deployed there.
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