Chapter 1188 – #281_All-Out War (3)

#1182

1.

Above the vast desert that extends all the way to the horizon.

The stars and moon in the pollution-free sky filled the empty space of the sun.

A cool, dry wind blows over the endless sand dunes.

In a majestic and rugged landscape that does not seem to allow even the footsteps of humans, let alone civilization, a group of legions stand tall, spaced fairly wide apart.

The appearance was very mysterious.

Wherever I looked, the beautiful women wearing old-fashioned clothes did not look like nomads or monks on a pilgrimage.

The sad grains of sand roll over the skin, and when you take three steps, two steps sink and slide, showing off your natural nobility and elegance even on the slippery sand dune.

The scheduled time, 0:00, has passed.

Qliphoth is not yet visible.

However, the magic field that was gradually getting closer from the other side looked like a sand storm of great disaster was approaching.

The Gehenna Society allied forces established a new camp for all-out war.

“Preparing the 1st summoning party.”

When Count Metis Gremory, the person in charge of the central army, gives an order, the witches standing in the front row prepare their magic.

From the time preparations for war became clear, Gehenna established strategies for each situation and prepared tactical magic accordingly.

There were also measures to make up for the relative lack of personnel.

One of them is to establish the first line and vanguard on the battlefield through familiars.

The first summoning corps, made up of witches specialized in summoning magic, came out.

“Get up.”

As the first summoning leader, ‘Sowing Witch’, scatters the animal’s molars widely, the vast sand field suddenly moves.

Warriors with their entire bodies covered in armor and holding a spear in one hand and a shield in the other.

It is a familiar called ‘Dragon Soldier’, born from sand and the teeth of an animal.

Dragon soldiers cannot use magic like high-ranking familiars.

Instead, it has strong anti-magic attribute, and even in such harsh battlefields, it has mobility comparable to that of most vehicles.

Also, the physical power that can instantly reach subsonic speeds is enough to tear a witch to death with a laugh.

-Slap! Slam! Slam!

However, what you need to pay attention to is not the combat power of each dragon soldier.

The scary thing about Yong-Abyeong is the number of small-scale sandstorms that can occur just by moving in unison as soon as it is born.

The total number of mercenary soldiers prepared by the witches of the 1st Summoning Corps was 320,000.

All you have to do is stand still and wait for your master’s command, but it fills up 4 square kilometers.

“Whoa, it’s hard, but you’re strong?”

This is where Gehenna’s strength is revealed.

Yongahbyeong is originally the magnetic magic of the ‘Sowing Witch’.

If she were alone in the 21st hierarchy, she would not be able to form such a large army.

However, Gehenna’s ‘society’ system has led to long-term exchanges and joint research.

In other words, witches who have used magnetic magic with similar properties can create excellent synergy with just a little tuning.

“Preparing the second summons.”

Not only that.

The mercenary soldiers who quickly formed a phalanx are nothing more than ‘ordinary infantry’ in terms of their type.

In the meantime, the familiars with exceptional individual abilities are taking their places, guarded by mercenary soldiers.

Above the sky, the Dragon Knight summoned by Sophia, the ‘Beast Witch’, flaps his massive wings and roars.

Reinforcement soldiers who have received all kinds of reinforcements and blessings, as well as hundreds of war golems and guardian golems provided with ‘cores’ by the Emerald Tablet, join the ranks.

There is a reason why it is not a waste to call a witch a one-man army.

Although it is the result of the generous use of expensive offerings and materials, this is a large army of familiars created through the cooperation of just over a hundred witches.

“Wow, we’re amazing?”

“Do you think we can end the war at the vanguard?”

-Kugugu’

While the witches of the summoning party were celebrating in a small way, a rumbling of the ground was heard beyond.

The vibration is enough to make one think an earthquake is about to occur.

“I guess they had similar thoughts.”

The idea of ​​filling the vanguard with familiars is the first strategy that comes to mind for a witch.

In the first place, the very existence of familiars is to protect and protect witches.

Qliphoth’s vanguard approaching the Gehenna camp in the distance was also made up of various familiars.

However, it is not a structured army like the Allied Forces.

Puppet dolls, undead made up of rotting corpses, skeleton soldiers with only white bones remaining, cavalry made of fluttering paper, a swarm of giant spiders, a huge monster that looks like a mixture of half beast and half devil, and a strange-looking The creature that looks like it was made out of clay. .

There was no proper formation or battle line.

They just move forward, letting out a sneer-like scream or strange cry.

A legion whose purpose seems to be to burn and destroy everything.

The army that filled the entire field of vision with black, like a swarm of ants, was like an army from the devil’s world, although this is a really cliché expression.

“Duke Tiphareth, command.”

Just as it is the first time in history that this number of witches have been present, it will also be the first time that such a fully prepared army of familiars has been encountered.

In that case, I have no choice but to stick with it.

“Vanguard advance. “I will look into the situation after the clash.”

Eloa’s command was transmitted to each unit through established communication magic, and soon a phalanx of dragon soldiers rushed towards the enemies coming in like a tsunami.

2.

The witch’s battlefield is very wide and very long compared to the number of people.

This is natural.

The power possessed by individual witches is very great, and if they are grouped together for no reason, they can interfere with each other’s ability to exert their power.

Can’t you tell just by looking at the intensity of the clash between the large armies of familiars, which is only a preliminary battle?

“The scale is big.”

Soldiers with completely different feelings are all tangled together.

In fact, Siwoo only thought of Yongahyeong as a deteriorated version of the White Knight.

Would it be somewhat ambiguous compared to the White Knights, who were skilled in the use of spears and were carrying replicas of red branches?

However, when I looked at the results, the power coming from numbers and pure output was incredible.

-Quang! Kwaaang!

-Kieek!

I face the Qliphoth familiars that are coming in like a tsunami without a moment of hesitation.

I don’t regret or fear losing my life.

In addition, war golems using high-powered horse artillery are active.

Dragon knights who unleash the flames of hell on enemies attacking from the air.

Reinforced soldiers of unusually large size are making great use of their heavy weapons.

“…”

A true clash between monsters and monsters.

A battlefield where the terrain changes, the sand melts in high heat and then freezes in an instant, and a clash of magical powers shakes the heavens and earth.

In the past, I might even have felt a sense of awe at the sight itself.

But right now my heart is extremely quiet.

That’s probably because I know it’s just the opening.

There is no way the war will end just by playing with Pokemon and seeing whose familiar is stronger.

Except for the central army, which at least started a skirmish, the left and right armies have not yet faced the enemy.

They are looking at each other.

If the familiar battle shows signs of leaning towards one side, witches from the disadvantaged side will begin to join in.

If that happens, the other side will also insert witches into the battlefield to balance the situation.

The real war begins then.

Among them, the Great Witch is the major piece that will determine the outcome of the war.

Therefore, Gehenna established a system in which each great witch could be most active, and Hexennacht probably did the same.

No matter how powerful the archwitch is, the opponent is also the archwitch.

When a major piece clashes with a major piece, victory cannot be guaranteed.

When there is a big gap in the front line, the role of the support unit led by Si-woo is to fill it in.

They are the so-called firefighters of the battlefield.

It seems a bit sloppy, but there’s nothing we can do about it.

Originally, strategies and tactics were refined through numerous experiences, but a large-scale witch war was unprecedented.

So what is Siwoo’s role? .

Its role is to prevent the traitorous Erelim from destroying all the major pieces of Gehenna on her own.

It is estimated that at least two 23rd ranks are needed just to block Erelim, not to clear it, and Gehenna currently cannot afford to use up that much of her power.

In other words, it could be said that it is a standby situation until she moves.

Siwoo clearly possesses sufficient power for the 23rd rank.

However, it may only be considered a reckless suicide strategy to stop Erelim, who has reached the 25th rank, on his own her.

Since a suicide special attack without a plan is not an option, Siwoo also used his abilities to the fullest to prepare a preparedness plan.

“It seems like something inconvenient…”

Siwoo’s usual armament is a sleek black armor inspired by the manga game he enjoyed in the past.

The smooth plate armor that cannot exist in reality is now boasting a volume that is twice as thick as usual.

White metal decorations like feathers or dragon scales sprouted from the surface of the armor, and seven colorful spears protruded from the back.

This is the only thing that stands out on the outside. In addition, various additional items were installed throughout the armor.

These are all ‘official’ level artifacts prepared for Hesed Society’s greatest strength, Chairman Shin Si-woo.

It was a specially made weapon made by numerous faculties with a generous investment of financial resources and man-hours.

An extravagant method of using the elegance, which can be said to be a type of magnetic magic, as ‘consumables’.

A body pumped with various reagents, strengthening magic, and blessings.

I can still feel the work of tuning the surging power in full swing.

“I feel like I’m full of nonsense.”

This is a cheat that is possible because Siwoo has been in charge of the ‘standardization’ of various Chesed departments so far, and Siwoo himself is an Irregular who skillfully uses various magnetic magic.

Can this really stop Duke Erelim?

Siwoo closed his eyes and repeated the image training, waiting for the right moment.