Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Swordsmith (210)
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Unlike the outside, where the cheers of the Green Dragon Knights were ringing out, the inside of the barrier train was quiet. In particular, the atmosphere in the area where only the leadership could enter was even more somber.
The conference room, where the four knight commanders, Elder Garno, and the vice-captains of the Blue Dragon and Green Dragon Knights were present, was filled with an air that made it difficult for anyone to open their mouths.
but.
“hmm.”
Regardless of the atmosphere, Wade spoke without hesitation.
“It’s probably three or four times more dangerous than we thought.”
“For it to be in that half-dead state, doesn’t it mean that it wasn’t a being that was treated as a great person in the past for no reason?”
Audrey responded by nodding her head in sympathy, and Grace and Uruka followed suit.
“That forest is already like the stomach of Yggdrasil. “If you enter without much preparation, you will be completely extinguished.”
“〈Magyeong〉… It seems closer to
Grace’s singularity, the Five Great Souls, is a force that resonates with the laws of nature, unlike general imagery. Grace, who looked inside Yggdrasil’s territory, was involuntarily embarrassed. It was a feeling of being betrayed by a world that had always taken her side.
On the contrary, Uruka was using his experience and knowledge to deeply analyze the observation information to guess the dangers inside the forest. It didn’t have much meaning as it was a space that went far beyond common sense.
The vice-captains, who did not have the same level of vision as the leader, were silent because they had nothing to say, and only Zehire’s elder Garno spoke with a smile on his face.
“Hahaha! Why are they so dead! “I didn’t even think it would be easy to break through from the beginning!”
The barrier train, which can be said to be the greatest masterpiece of the Zehaire family, was designed to subdue Yggdrasil.
The moment has finally come for a masterpiece that has been busy maintaining the status quo for hundreds of years to prove its worth. Garno did not participate in the creation of the barrier train, but as an elder of Xehaire and a meister, his heart could not help but be pounding.
[Mobile quarantine barrier train].
Known to be used to block Yggdrasil’s territory, the true nature of this wondrous object has never been revealed.
It was then.
“?Special officer, this is Leonard.”
“Please come inside.”
With Leonard arriving in the conference room, all participants in the strategy meeting gathered together.
After briefly explaining to Leonard the story leading up to his arrival, the eight attendees returned to the main topic.
It was about a method to approach Yggdrasil.
“With the start of the battle, we broke through with all our might, and other than that, there doesn’t seem to be any possibility at all.”
“From the point where the barrier train can’t go any further?”
“We will deploy all remaining troops and open the way for the death squad to reach Yggdrasil. “Anyway, the barrier train will be in a state where it cannot be retrieved once it gets inside, so if we have to, we have to push out the area significantly, even if it means detonating the power unit.”
Unfortunately, they had few options to choose from.
If you set aside all the details and leave only the big picture, only two paths remain.
Dispersion and concentration.
A grand strategy had to be established while taking into account the two knights, four knight commanders, and even the barrier train. The idea of splitting the expedition’s forces into several small units to penetrate Yggdrasil’s defenses was ‘dispersion’, while the idea of concentrating all forces and breaking through them at once was ‘concentration’.
Leonard was heavily biased towards ‘concentration’ at that crossroads.
‘That forest area is on the palm of Yggdrasil. It would be like Son Goku riding on the palm of Buddha.’
Dividing troops in enemy territory that is already full of unknowns?
I had no choice but to say it was an act of suicide.
The artifact that allowed the leader level to join immediately would be useless inside the forest, so if the four magic kings formed a group and continued to attack, it was only a matter of time before the expedition was annihilated.
In addition, you may face a situation where not only the spriggan but the main body of Yggdrasil attacks, and if you disperse the leaders, it will be completely impossible to respond in that situation.
“Wow, there will be casualties on an unprecedented scale.”
In the end, Audrey accepted Wade’s offer of a one-point breakthrough and closed her eyes, letting out a deep and long sigh.
Even when the ‘Heart’ demons that broke through the Black Dragon Knights’ defense line ran out of the empire and destroyed several kingdoms, there was no significant damage in Cardenas. The problem with breaking through the defense line was that the person who had torn it to pieces even nullified the singularity and came back to life.
However, the journey to the main body of Yggdrasil seemed to be at a level where hundreds of casualties were taken for granted.
“Even if 9 out of 10 people die, you must succeed.”
Uruka said.
“If this operation fails and the barrier train, Blue Dragon Knights, and Green Dragon Knights are destroyed, the Spriggan front line will be almost defenseless. As the area that has been suppressed for hundreds of years expands, all of Arcadia will have to stop Yggdrasil.”
“Even if that happens, Arcadia won’t fall to spriggans or anything… “If you think about it until then, it will be very dangerous.”
At what Grace said, the rest of the leaders instantly raised their eyes and glared at her.
This is because it was a piece of information that has not yet been permitted to be made public.
“ah.”
When she belatedly realized her mistake and laughed awkwardly, the people in the room pretended not to notice and changed the topic again.
The conclusion reached by the conference room itself remained unchanged.
Break through with all your might to where Yggdrasil is located.
Leonard, who was internally satisfied with the policy, soon thought of a question and raised his hand.
“What’s going on?”
“I have one question.”
Leonard asked honestly while meeting the gazes of the seven people.
“Considering the structure of the barrier train, isn’t it difficult to break through one point? “If all the power is concentrated in one area, important facilities and machinery in other areas will stop or be destroyed, bringing the entire train to a halt.”
“It’s a reasonable question.”
Uruka agreed to those words but smiled softly.
So did the rest.
There was a hint of playfulness, that Leonard was sharing information that he did not know.
“This is information that can only be heard within the Green Dragon Knights from those in positions above vice-captain, so you have no choice but to not know. “This barrier train actually has two forms, ‘defensive’ and ‘offensive’.”
“yes?”
“From now on, I will show you an ‘offensive’ barrier train.”
As she said that, a platinum-colored magic imprint appeared from under Uruka’s skin as she showed the back of her hand, activating the authority to input commands into the barrier train.
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The function of disseminating the commander’s message was also part of its authority.
“[message]. From this point on, all passengers on the barrier train are prohibited from moving freely until the situation is over. I will inform you again. “Everyone on the train is to wait without moving until everything that is about to happen is resolved.”
Not caring that the Green Dragon Knights were confused after receiving an incomprehensible command, Uruka immediately ordered the train.
“[Convert the ‘Mobile Isolation Barrier Train’ into a ‘Mobile Breakthrough Train Fortress’ and enter combat readiness.]”
And as Uruka, who approved the meaningless command, left the conference room with a glance behind her, Leonard with a puzzled expression followed behind her.
It wasn’t long before all the people in the conference room were on the upper deck of the train.
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As soon as he got out of the train, an earth-shaking sound entered Leonard’s ears.
It was a roar that felt like the heavens and earth were turning over.
Earthquake. Earthquake.
Even the forest, armed with ominous darkness, was seen shaking in front of the roar. A physical phenomenon was occurring that made even surreal powers hesitate for a moment.
“… … “The train!”
Leonard’s eyes looked around the left and right sides of the barrier train several times, and his eyes were filled with disbelief and astonishment.
It had to be that way.
The train, which had stretched beyond the horizon, curls inward and converges like a snail shell centered on Area C. No, it was more than that. As the fuselage of the train, which was divided into dozens of sections, overlapped, it began to gradually rise upward, starting from section A, which was located inside.
Like a fortress rolled up into a triangular pyramid shape.
“The type that boasts a length of more than a hundred kilometers is ultimately a ‘defensive type’ to protect its territory. “The farther they get from Yggdrasil’s territory, the weaker their strength becomes, so they were able to stably maintain that defense line even if they lowered their firepower or troop density.”
However, Uruka started explaining and continued to explain.
“If we are in an attacking position like we are now, the story is a little different. The deeper you go, the stronger the enemy becomes, so it is difficult to deal with it in a low-density form like the defensive type. So it was designed in a way that there are separate attack types.”
“… The offensive type would be the opposite. Instead of drastically narrowing the range that blocks the influence of the Spriggan and the World Tree, the firepower and troop density are increased, turning it into a fortress.”
“That’s accurate.”
Even as they exchanged a few words, the barrier train continued to change its shape by folding itself over and over again.
Area C had suddenly risen by more than 100 meters, so its elevation had increased significantly compared to before. It was only natural that the wall, which was already 50 meters high, rose by 100 meters.
‘The protective barrier is becoming stronger as it overlaps within a certain range… . Is the power that has continued to suppress Yggdrasil’s territory converted into a form that protects its interior?’
Leonard, who was already in a state that could not be called transcendental, did not feel it, but as Yggdrasil’s territory got closer and closer, most of the passengers on the train were unable to completely shake off the influence.
Even the air I inhaled and exhaled felt like it was cutting into my lungs, and even the light that penetrated my eyeballs often caused pain as if lightly scratching the surface of my eyeballs. The reason why they had been fighting so well so far was because the expedition team’s military and mental strength were strong, not because their mind and body were in perfect condition.
However, the ‘offensive’ barrier train, or rather the mobile fortress, created enough protective power to block all of that effect.
“Hahahahaha! “I don’t know how big the world tree that rises beyond the universe is!”
Garneau, who saw the mobile fortress being completed, praised Jehaire’s masterpiece with the crazed eyes of a madman.
A defensive fortress that not even the Dverges of the old days could have built.
“It won’t be any cooler than the fortress we, Jehai, built!”
As if responding to Garneau’s praise, the transformation speed of the mobile fortress has nearly doubled. The speed at which Area C rose became even faster, so the clouds that had been moving around for a while were getting closer.
To be precise, as the remaining part of the fuselage decreases, the force pulling inward increases.
I guess that was good.
Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
The gun gate protruding from the surface of the rolled up wall, the glow of the incandescent magic circle becomes even more intense.
In return for giving up a form of defense that had lasted for centuries, the combat power of the mobile fortress increased nearly five times compared to its original form. Even if you just calculate it numerically, if you consider practicality, it could be ten times more.
It is a power source powered by the resources accumulated by the Arcadia Empire, and even with that output, the attack type can be maintained for less than a month.
“If that’s the case, it’s overflowing.”
The green dragon knight leader, Uruka, glared at the horizon beyond the forest as his eyes flickered with murder.
World Tree Yggdrasil.
In ancient times, it may have been a being that shared life and grace, but in this era, it is nothing more than a fortune that spreads death and destruction. It is the mission of the Green Dragon Knights to burn it down to its roots.
“… For Cárdenas.”
Uruka mumbled so that no one could hear, and grabbed the amulet that was swinging on her chest.
It was a keepsake left behind by the mother of Uruka, the former leader of the Green Dragon Knights.
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