Episode 248. Sniper
“It seems the orcs have noticed the monster’s advance now.”
Haneke said, looking up from his telescope.
The orcs, under Kalanta’s direction, began to form a defensive formation, lining up in a single line to face the advancing monsters.
Krrrrrrkaa!
Krrrr.
In the sky, the eagles were still moving busily, throwing the flesh they had obtained from the dead Grandbirds.
The size of the flesh was so small by the monsters’ standards that it only made them drool more. Even the monsters who were lucky enough to swallow the flesh immediately screamed in hunger.
It was an easy task for the eagle-man, but that doesn’t mean there were no mishaps. Some were caught by the monsters while throwing away their flesh and met a terrible end.
Additionally, in the previous Kundalit assault force, over 100 people lost their lives.
“hmm…….”
Haneke looked back.
Rayubia stood with a tense expression, looking down at the meadow. The black soul sword she was holding was trembling. It must have been the tension from the slaughter that was about to take place.
Only after Haneke placed his hand on her shoulder did Rayubia’s trembling subside.
“This is just a skirmish, Rayubia.”
“I know. A fight with the Emperor awaits you.”
Now, Rayubia’s anger towards the emperor could not be diluted. At first it was because of the death of her father Pelkion and the persecution of the Tohun, but now it was a fight to keep the grasslands from being taken away.
“Grandpa, when will I use this?”
Rayubia pointed to the sacks piled on one side of the red cloud.
The immune nullifying drug that Rubin had sent through the eagle men. The eagle men had flown in all night and barely managed to deliver it at dawn.
“Once they start fighting, it won’t stop until the sun goes down. Once the sun goes down, we can just scatter them all over the mixed-up ones.”
The ‘tidal wave of the fight’ that occurred with the sunset. It was the time when the ‘tidal wave of the fight’ that had been suppressed for the past two nights due to the immune drug came crashing down again.
In addition, there were the beastmen led by Kundalit and the beastmen of the Foot Tribe and Fang Tribe who had moved Grandbird’s body.
“This war will be over before midnight.”
As soon as the word ‘end’ came out of Haneke’s mouth, a bright smile appeared on Rayubia’s face.
At that moment, the eagle men were seen returning to the red clouds one after another. It meant that there was no longer any need to lure the monsters with flesh.
The monsters noticed the presence of the orc army and tried to satisfy their hunger with them.
Perhaps because of this, the monsters’ advance speed had noticeably increased. It seemed that a bloodbath between the two invaders would begin within the next hour.
“I will gather the children at the tail of the red cloud.”
These children would later become the main characters of the ‘Suin Unit’ in the war against Telmah.
But it would be better to foresee the horrors of war beforehand. The children would not be able to look down upon the plains until the monsters and orcs were destroyed.
“I’ll do that. Oh, and-”
“yes?”
“I guess I’ll have to try and communicate with Rubin for a moment before they clash.”
It meant that after completing the incarnation, he would visit Rubin’s inner self. Rayubia nodded.
“Where is Rubin now?”
“Rubin is now-”
But at that time.
The story unfolded in a way that defied Haneke’s expectations.
Kwakwakwang!
Kwakwakwakwang!
Until then, the only sound that had filled the meadow was the sound of the monsters’ rushing footsteps, but then an explosion suddenly covered that sound.
Haneke turned around and looked at the meadow.
‘This explosion sounds somehow familiar.’
Even before I could figure out the truth, I had a bad feeling about it.
Dust covered the grassland as the explosion occurred. But the place where the shell landed was right in the middle of the orcs and the monsters.
‘I’m trying to stop them from clashing.’
If my hunch is right, this is most likely an Imperial Army cannon. Among them, a magic cannon. It was a special cannon that could not be fired by ordinary soldiers, and only magicians within the Imperial Army could fire it.
Haneke looked around for the trigger point of the magic gun. Then he shouted at Rayubia.
“Rayubia! I guess I should take back what I said about putting down the Black Soul Sword.”
Now was not the time to return to Rubin’s inner world.
As the ominous foreboding said, if there were not only magicians but also General Lemonlive at the launch site… then Haneke would have to go down to the ground himself.
‘The magic gun is a weapon of war managed by the Magic Brigade. Among the three legions in the North, there must be magicians dispatched from the Magic Brigade.’
However, the ‘Operation Sunset’ was being carried out in utmost secrecy. Since the wizards had no information about the operation, there must have been a separate imperial force moving with them. He must have been directly involved in the operation.
yet.
“Hmm… You moved faster than I thought, Lemonlive.”
General Lemmonlieb entered Haneke’s telescope. Three gun barrels were positioned in front of Lemmonlieb. Smoke rose from the gun muzzles. Lemmonlieb’s bold eyes were visible in the dispersing smoke.
One magic gun requires three magicians. However, the number of magicians that the general brings with him is exactly nine.
‘It seems like they were trying to move as quickly as possible, focusing on understanding the situation.’
“Grandpa! Something just exploded… … .”
“It’s called a barrier. The shells just now weren’t for attack. It seems like they’re trying to create a barrier to prevent the monsters and orcs from clashing.”
In other words, the general also realized that ‘Operation Sunset’ was not going as planned.
“Taleskun!”
Haneke called out to the eagle. Taleskun came up next to him.
There is a way to make stairs from the cumulus clouds and get down to the ground, but doing so would expose the position of the cumulus clouds.
“Grandpa, are you going down yourself?”
“I have to go down.”
“Look through the telescope. Blane and Imacarum are heading that way. If it’s the two of them… … .”
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“So we have to go down. Those two might die.”
Even though he was rusty, he was none other than the ‘Mechanical Beast of the Silver Wall’ Lemonlive. Even if Imakarum and Blane attacked together, the odds of defeating the seven-star general were slim.
“What about Rubin?”
If it’s Rubin, then he’ll be a match for him. If he gets help from Imacalum and Blane, then he’ll definitely be able to defeat Lemonlive.
but.
“Rubin won’t be able to move there right away. He’s mixed in with the orcs right now!”
With that shout, Haneke jumped into the air. Taleskun snatched him up onto his back.
Haneke immediately drew his sword.
“I tried to end it by just stripping off Lemonlive’s uniform, but in the end, I ended up taking my old comrade’s life with my own hands!”
* * *
“General! The barrier has been created. It seems that the collision has been prevented for now.”
“Those monsters are vicious, but the barrier is strong, so I don’t think we need to worry for now. But I don’t know how the orcs will come out.”
The magic archers who had fired their magic cannons spoke one after another.
“… … .”
Instead of giving further instructions, Lemonlive clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly. Pfft. Silver and blue lights flashed on the machine. For a moment, the intensity grew stronger.
“… … .”
Looking at the light, Lemonlive thought back to yesterday. While he was inspecting, he received a message from the palace asking for him. And then he encountered the Emperor’s voice.
It was extremely rare for the Emperor to issue an order through the telegraph seat. In other words, it meant that the situation was urgent and critical.
‘Lemon Live. In the meadow where the operation is currently in progress, two Grandbirds have died mysteriously. The dump they were riding is also unknown. What should we do?’
Grandbird’s death was an unprecedented event, but the location was the northern plains where a secret operation was underway.
It was a matter that required time and effort to form an investigation team and even dispatch the military following normal procedures.
‘I will go and check it out myself.’
‘Do you want to do that?’
The low, muffled voice of Emperor Telmah seemed to ring in his ears again. It was only a few words, but he knew that the Emperor was holding him accountable.
The operation that the general had been pushing forward. The operation that had no doubts of failure had a problem. In order to appease the emperor’s anger, he had to take action himself.
‘We will first thoroughly examine the situation and then come up with countermeasures.’
‘Your courage is admirable. Receive three magic cannons from the magic brigade dispatched to the north and move. Move on the Grandbird, but only until you reach the center.’
‘I will follow your will, Your Majesty. I will make sure that Grandbird never dies again.’
‘Oh, and… the magic cannon is a consumable item, so there’s no need to save it.’
Consumables, no need to save… The meaning of the last words was clear.
This operation was known only to a few within the Northern 2nd Army Corps, and the Emperor did not want it to be leaked to the world.
Nine magicians were sent to activate the magic cannon. They were also expendable, so they were to be dealt with on their own before they finished their work.
‘By the way, is it time for me to become a consumable too?’
He was not unaware that the general’s retirement had recently become a topic of conversation within the palace. The emperor also seemed to have his heart set on it.
If there had been a better use for it, Lemonlive’s intention to enter the meadow alone would have been denied.
“Hmm… … .”
Lemonlive checked the situation of the monsters and the orc army with a deep sigh. The monsters could no longer advance because of the barriers that had formed in the middle.
On the other hand, the orcs were relatively calm, having realized the meaning of the shot. They lowered their weapons and were observing the situation.
‘Calanta recognized me.’
If the orcs and monsters had annihilated the Thun tribe in the grasslands and then clashed, then there would have been no need to prevent the clash.
However, the ‘Sunset Operation’ that I confirmed upon entering the meadow was going very strangely, so I had no choice but to stop it.
‘Touchun, these damned nomads were fooling the empire. Did they kill Grandbird?’
All the Toothmen are capable of anthropomorphization. They even seemed to have figured out the ‘Sunset Operation’ in advance, and were acting strategically accordingly, driving the Orc army into a corner.
‘Who commands these thugs?’
A strategy to reduce the power of both sides by clashing the orc army and the monsters. Moreover, looking at the ranks of the monsters, the method of luring them was not ordinary.
“First, I’ll go and meet the commander of the Orc army. There’s Nerheim there, so I can hear more details. You guys—”
moment.
Lemonlive stopped talking mid-sentence, lifted the machine gun, and covered his chest.
“… … !”
A bullet flying in from somewhere was intercepted by the machine gun. It was a bullet that was not even soundless.
Pick.
Pick.
The sniper wasn’t only aiming for Lemon Liv. The head of the gunner and assistant gunner of the first magic gun tilted and fell down. It was an accurate sniper shot aimed at the head.
These magicians who were brought in to operate the magic cannon were nothing more than mere soldiers, like expendable items. The magicians only screamed when their comrades died before their eyes.
“Oh, General!”
Lemonlive grabbed the head of one of the confused wizards and glared at the sniper rushing toward him.
A masked sniper riding a black panther. He was aiming at me with a strange bullet weapon. Despite the speed of the black panther, he calmly shot another wizard and-
bang!
With another blow, he aimed for Lemon Liv again. The general pulled the wizard he was holding forward and hit him instead.
“Eww!”
“Was there ever a sniper like that? But… … .”
The black panther the sniper was riding on looked somehow familiar. Imacarum. That guy was definitely Imacarum, who had escaped from the ‘Valley Prison’.
“You’re just going to snipe from afar, hiding in plain sight. How dare you come near me? You’re so fearless!”
Lemonlive pulled the machine beast back with all his might. At that moment, his aura was quickly applied to the machine beast. The wizard he was holding onto instantly turned into a ball of fire and burned up.
Swoosh!
He hurled the flaming wizard towards the black panther.
And he didn’t stop there. While the wizard was flying at a fast pace, he rushed towards him at a speed that was fast enough to keep up with him.
