Ch.411[Episode 411] The Other World – Area 12

Sir Dominic’s charge attack was so successful that it brought silence to the entire battlefield.

Gone were the voices urging surrender and the curses directed at the unconscionable commander who participated without a battleship.

Only the debris of the destroyed battleship and the super-massive battleship “Glory of Ferallant” that had crushed it remained, majestically drawing all eyes at the center of the battlefield.

“Good heavens.”

Someone finally broke the suffocating silence.

Of course, even that wasn’t a proper statement, but rather something close to an exclamation.

That’s how shocking the appearance of Sir Dominic and the “Glory of Ferallant” was.

But the Glory of Ferallant, as if suggesting this was just the beginning, continued to showcase various features that would dominate the battlefield.

[Due to Sir Dominic’s special skill [Standard Bearer], all allies on the battlefield will now receive a 13.5% damage reduction effect!]

[Correction! Since Sir Dominic is participating as a 5-star rather than a 4-star, a 15% damage reduction effect will be applied!]

A mysterious wave flowed from the Glory of Ferallant, sweeping across the entire battlefield.

The wave didn’t harm anyone, but commanders fighting alongside Sir Dominic suddenly realized that a damage reduction icon had appeared in their buff window.

Simultaneously, several large banners unfurled on the Glory of Ferallant, revealing themselves.

They were massive banners with Ferallant’s symbol—a white raven and yew tree on a brown background—apparently serving as flags.

The damage reduction effect alone was impressive, but Sir Dominic, as if to show this wasn’t the end, continued to emit various effects.

[Communication jamming particles have been dispersed. All battlefield communications are now severed. However, allies can communicate with each other through the Glory of Ferallant’s Wi-Fi.]

[Beam coating flares have been deployed. From now on, beam weapons cannot be used at all in certain areas of the battlefield.]

[Drone squadrons Alpha, Delta, and Indigo are deploying. Other squadrons are currently on standby.]

[The Glory of Ferallant’s main cannon is 55.04% charged.]

[Sir Dominic has designated the transport space as a field repair base. From now on, ships close to the Glory of Ferallant will be repaired at a rate of 2 durability per second.]

[The AI chef is providing strawberry chocolate donuts for all hardworking commanders!]

A truly endless one-man show!

Sir Dominic’s ship “Glory of Ferallant” continued to flaunt its features one after another, as if declaring that he would not regret paying for the full option package.

In truth, all of this was to buy time for charging the main cannon, but to those unaware, each feature appeared devastating.

[Main cannon is 100.00% charged. Ready to fire.]

Finally, the reason for activating all these options was ready to make its battlefield debut.

The main cannon mounted on the Glory of Ferallant fired immediately after completing its charge.

At first, the gathered energy seemed to disappear with a hiss, but then an enormous amount of energy began to pour out through the long barrel.

That energy advanced straight toward the enemy lines, where dozens of battleships awaited.

And when the fired energy finally reached the unprepared battleships—

The battlefield erupted in a fireworks display that popped like popcorn.

…

“What in the world…”

One of the opposing admirals staggered in shock at the cannon that had just fired.

The energy cannon fired by the Glory of Ferallant was that powerful and intense.

“Admiral! Report coming in! Currently 5 ships completely destroyed! 2 heavily damaged! 17 moderately damaged! And approximately 120 ships with minor damage!”

A total of nearly 140-150 ships damaged.

The opposing force had about 5,000 battleships.

Of those, about 150 were hit, which numerically was only about 3%.

Looking at the numbers, one might say it wasn’t much, but the admiral knew the actual damage was far greater.

Especially the enormous damage to the morale of the soldiers.

Although Sir Dominic was experiencing space warfare for the first time, he instinctively knew how to intimidate others.

Among his tactics, the most effective was seizing the initiative.

Breaking the enemy’s fighting spirit with one powerful strike.

That was exactly what Sir Dominic had just done.

Of course, seizing the initiative alone isn’t enough to intimidate.

A half-hearted attempt would only provoke resistance from the opponent.

That’s why Sir Dominic had prepared many more elements to strengthen this initiative.

That was the massive amount of buffs given to his allies.

I possess more than just force.

So no matter how many of you there are, it doesn’t matter much to us.

That was the message Sir Dominic wanted to convey.

And the opposing admiral was someone who caught that message precisely.

“…How is our troops’ morale?”

“It’s terrible.”

The aide answered the opposing admiral’s question.

“They’ve forgotten our numerical advantage and are simply intimidated by the enemy’s might.”

“Is that so?”

The opposing admiral pondered the aide’s words for a moment, then nodded and said:

“We retreat.”

“Retreat, sir?”

The aide questioned the opposing admiral.

“Even if we win at this rate, our losses would be too great. So let’s set a trap instead.”

“A trap, sir?”

“Yes.”

The opposing admiral looked at the planet where their forces were stationed.

More specifically, he looked at a massive military facility spanning hundreds of square kilometers.

A gigantic military installation housing missiles as large as battleships.

…

As the Glory of Ferallant was charging energy to fire its main cannon again, the enemies began to retreat.

The enemy retreat was orderly, but being a retreat, some confusion was inevitable.

“Well, this is quite interesting.”

At this moment, Sir Dominic was savoring his first victory.

“Fighting indirectly rather than directly gives a somewhat different feeling.”

Sir Dominic was accustomed to direct combat.

Fundamentally, Sir Dominic was a warrior and knight who stood at the front with sword and shield, and although he had ridden spider tanks and airships, he hadn’t particularly enjoyed them.

For Sir Dominic, a happy battle was one fought at such close quarters that you could feel your opponent’s breath, fighting so fiercely that blood and flesh splattered—not just about winning.

But this time was a bit different.

More precisely, fighting with this space battleship felt different from spider tanks or airships.

While spider tanks and airships still gave a strong sense of direct participation in battle, space battleship combat felt like… merely watching others’ games as a third party.

With one button, dozens of battleships are destroyed; with one button, hundreds of unmanned fighters move; with one button, battlefield communications are paralyzed and some weapons neutralized.

It was like looking down on the battlefield from a god’s perspective…

“…This isn’t something I should do often.”

Sir Dominic shook his head, shaking off the strange exhilaration creeping up his spine.

For Sir Dominic, this type of combat was extremely fun, but conversely, he didn’t particularly like the situation.

Fun but displeasing—a somewhat ironic situation.

But looking at Sir Dominic’s character, one would understand this was the most accurate expression.

Sir Dominic was a straightforward person.

A straightforward person who followed the rules assigned to him well.

And Sir Dominic was a knight and warrior.

In other words, he preferred combat where blood and flesh splattered at close quarters rather than fighting from behind like this.

Such combat also didn’t suit Sir Dominic’s chivalry.

If one button could destroy dozens or hundreds of battleships and kill thousands or tens of thousands of people, that would be the path of a massacrer, not a knight!

“When this is over, I should put the battleship in storage… Hmm?”

[“Sir Dominic? Can you hear me?”]

At that moment.

Lieutenant Elang sent a communication to Sir Dominic.

“I hear you well.”

[“Ah, that’s a relief. Until just now, I didn’t realize the Wi-Fi was turned off and kept saying I couldn’t contact you.”]

Lieutenant Elang said she should have noticed it said 5G.

“Why did you call?”

[“Oh. Right. Headquarters just issued orders to all commanders.”]

“What orders?”

[“They want us to charge toward enemy lines.”]

“?”

Sir Dominic tilted his head at Lieutenant Elang’s words.

While they had clearly won once, that didn’t mean the situation was favorable for their forces yet.

Their forces still numbered only about 300, while the enemy maintained nearly 5,000.

[“Of course, I know it sounds absurd. But once you hear the explanation, you’ll understand.”]

After saying that, Lieutenant Elang immediately continued:

[“It’s a carrot-and-stick strategy.”]

“Carrot-and-stick strategy?”

Sir Dominic tilted his head at the unfamiliar tactical term.

He waited for Lieutenant Elang to explain, but she just smiled suspiciously.