Chapter 290 – 290. The Duke’s Thirteenth Sabotage (6)

– One –

Brigadier General Glenfiddich’s pupils constrict extremely.

It is unclear whether this is a contraction caused by a sudden burst of light or a physical change caused by an explosive release of adrenaline.

But one thing is for sure, the world captured by his watch is extremely slow.

Woo woo woo woo.
Tteuk.

The sorceress’ body swelled to the point that even the rich robes that covered her body were torn.

The flesh cracks open, revealing bright red dermis and bundles of muscle fibers.

The fabric that makes up the robe, less tough than skin, bursts first.

Pew pew pew!

Between the bundles of muscle fibers, blood gushed out.

Her body has become naked, but the curves of her beautiful body are nowhere to be found even after washing your eyes.

What was reflected in the astonished eyes of all who watched it was a malicious balloon filled with blood and intestines made of human flesh stitched together.

“Bake it…”

The sorceress’s face is grotesquely contorted in pain.

Her bodily fluids boil and vaporize, and the explosive magic tool planted inside her stomach explodes with heat and light, showing off her presence.

The vaporized bodily fluid repeatedly expands in volume, pulling her skin taut in all directions.

Beneath her thinned skin, the flash of the explosive magic tool shone.

The shadows of blood and lumps of flesh cast psychedelic lights on all sides, depicting a banquet of bizarre shadows.

Purr.
Wriggling, wriggling.

The expanding gas creates a frenzied beat, and in response, she shows off an exciting dance with her whole body.

Excitement bursts out.

In every orifice of her body,

Push Hee Hee!

Bodily fluids boil and release steam.

Even the pores emit steam, and dreamy shadows play in the air.

Even if it does not reach the wall, the water vapor itself serves as a screen, so its world and dimension expand from the surface of the object to the space.

She becomes more and more the perfect festival stage prop.

“Uh, ugh…!”

The bewildered wizards and soldiers start screaming.

Due to her body expanding too rapidly, all of this was a change that happened in the blink of an eye, and a sudden change that occurred in a situation that was about to end.

Judging by the speed at which her body was expanding, the explosion was imminent.

There was not enough time to hide in cover or for the wizards to chant magic for self-defense.

At that time,

That’s right!

Brigadier General Glenfiddich kicks the ground and rushes at the sorceress, no, the sorceress who has become a balloon.

The sword in her right hand and her steps are heavy.

It’s too late.

No, she doesn’t get enough momentum, and she’ll explode herself, her soldiers, and the wizards all amicably.

Shashashashashak!
Click, click!

His left hand moves like a beam of light.

Fluff.
Squeak, squeak.

Fragments of the plate armor that tightly wrapped around his body, and armor such as a helmet, fell off behind him.

Would it be helpful to block arrows shot by people or spears and swords wielded by people? Attacks that borrowed the power of magic tools like now were nothing more than cumbersome show-off costumes like plate armor.

Aaaaagh!

His steps quicken a little.

Even in the slow clock, his body movements seem to have regained their usual speed, and they are extremely quick.

Fault!

He manages to get close to the bomb balloon before his armor falls to the ground.

Whoa!

Swings the sword from bottom to top and swings it.

But it’s not an attack to cut open a balloon.

Not only did the sword’s side face the balloon, but it also possessed extreme softness.

The sword when Brigadier Glenfiddich was leaving the water was so fast that it was invisible,

Seruk, concubine.

When it reached the surface of the balloon, it did not collide, but rather, it adhered to it so gently that the word “Settlement” Would be appropriate.

Swoouuuuugh, Guoung.

In line with that, his right foot also steps forward, stepping gently.

However, it is only to absorb the amount of impact at the time of collision, and such softness does not mean that there is a lack of power in his motion.

“Sigh…!”

There is a light of tension in his pupils, which have been greatly constricted.

If he fails to do this, it will be like he took the initiative to activate the detonator to make everyone explode with his own hands.

Dooung!
Wheei profit.

His sword side lifts the balloon upwards.

It’s more like throwing than hitting.

Fortunately, the balloon does not explode.

There is a faint light of relief in his eyes.

It is because they passed the most dangerous gobi.

Whoops!

Step on the advance with your left foot.

The balloon was already soaring up to the high ceiling, so there was no danger even if you stomped your feet wildly.

Because it had to fly up faster than the rising speed of the balloon and reach the peak at the same time as the balloon,

Blasphemy!

The cloud of his foot struck with such force that it cracked the marble floor.

“Taha!”

Whee-ae-ae-ae-ae-aek!

With a powerful elation, his body soars into the air.

Because it was a leap beyond the limits of the human species, it deserves to be called an emergency.

Woo woo woo woo!

Air is pushed down

His body cuts through the air.

Approaching the apex, the moment of weightlessness greets the lower stomach.

“…”

He only turns his eyes and looks carefully in all directions.

Fortunately, everyone is maintaining a distance of at least 10 meters.

Even this might not be enough if you’re expecting an aftershock, but on an open hole with no cover, there’s no better option than this.

Seruk.

He turns his head and looks up.

The distance from the ceiling is not that far.

A balloon about to burst floats between him and the domed ceiling.

Suddenly, a much better plan than the plan he had thought of when he first rushed toward the balloon flashed through his mind.

No need to review

No, there is no time for that.

Woo woo woo!

At the same time as he thought, a sword aura was emitted from his sword.

The blue light surrounding the sword,

Shikak, shikakakak!
Hood gain.

It is emitted in the form of a cross toward the ceiling.

Before the stone dust falls,

Whoa!

Gently swing the sword so that the blade of the sword touches the balloon.

Fighting!
Wheeik.

The moment you hit the balloon as if pushing it with the side of your sword, Brigadier General Glenfiddich and the balloon start moving away from each other in opposite directions.

The area where the sword aura he emitted touched was as if the stone in the ceiling had completely eroded away.

Pasasak!

The balloon goes out through it without much resistance.

Whoops.

His watch returns to its original speed.

Tang, Tae Tae Tang.

Only then did the armor he threw off tumble on the floor.

“Aura users, protect wizards and soldiers from falling debris!”

“Yes!”

Shashashashak!

Following his command, Aura users spread out evenly in all directions.

At that very moment,

Aaaaa!
Shaaaaa!

A riot erupts.

The dome-shaped ceiling rippled due to the huge shockwave that exploded right outside.

The old dust that had been caught in the ceiling poured down all at once.

Kwajik, Kwajik.
Deude Deuk!

Cracks in the ceiling run in disarray.

A shockwave sweeps through the hall.

“Aaaaagh!”

“Kyaaaaa!”

Fluff, fluff.
Chaeng-Geurang!
Quadang!

Wizards and ordinary soldiers collapsed or collapsed on the floor.

Furnishings fall over, vases and lights explode.

Hooded.
Tutuk.

Stone dust falls

The moment those who sat on the floor looked up at the ceiling in terror,

Kurung, Kururung.
Damn

Huge stone fragments from the building begin to fall.

That moment,

“Blow!”

Whee-ae-ae-ae-ae-aek!

In line with the command of Brigadier General Glenfiddich, all Aura users brandish their swords.

As if it had a regularity from the beginning, a dense network of sword auras suitable for this situation was created in the air.

Kwak Kwak Kwak!
Hood Deuk!

Caught in the sharp and strong net created for a moment, huge stone fragments fall down as gravel and sand.

“Soldiers, raise your shields above your head!”

“Protect the comrades around you together!”

Those who threw the sword aura were taking the positions of officers, commensurate with their abilities.

They give orders to the fallen soldiers even as they slash the shrapnel that rains overhead.

Buy them time until they form squares.

Kururrureung!

The building shakes again.

The dome-shaped ceiling, which had exploded due to the impact of the balloon explosion, became structurally unstable due to the falling stone.

The dome of the ceiling, which did not evenly distribute the load, was predicting a huge secondary collapse with new cracks.

“Sooner or later a greater collapse will follow!”

“Hee, heehee…!”

At Brigadier General Glenfiddich’s words, the wizards are frightened.

Some were shivering with their heads between their knees, and only a few were conscious and glanced at the ceiling and walls.

Looking at them, Brigadier Glenfiddich’s eyes flashed.

It was because they seemed to be managers from battle mages who had experience on the battlefield, not just those who had been transferred to a managerial position.

“Possible wizards, deploy the shield magic toward the upper direction! Deploy as wide as possible, but form multiple layers so that they do not overlap each other!”

“Yes, yes!”

As he gave the order, the wizards who glanced around all at once exchanged glances with each other.

It seemed that they silently decided among themselves who would use the shield magic first.

In the meantime, someone tried to sneak out of the hall.

Brigadier General Glenfiddich did not miss it.

“Outside the hall can’t protect you from the danger of collapsing!”

“Ike…!”

The sorcerer, who was trying to sneak away alone, grabs his neck and makes him blush.

“Trying to escape can lead to a major accident, so cooperate with building even one more layer of defense!”

“Yes yes…”

Hwi-woong, Hwi-woong, Hwi-woong, Hwi-woo.

By the time he finishes his command, layers of barriers form near the ceiling.

Each of the hemispherical shields was thin, but they were formed in layers with a slight gap above and below, so it seemed to be able to block decently sized fragments.

Rurrrr!
Kwajijik!

The second collapse begins.

At the moment when everyone is nervous and staring into space,

Beep!
Weeeee!
Push!

“Ouch…!”

An arrow made with a little magic pierced the stomach of Brigadier General Glenfiddich.

Originally, it seemed to aim for the heart, but because he quickly twisted his body, the arrow made of mana chunks did not completely achieve its purpose.

But it is undoubtedly fatal.

Since he threw off all his armor to launch the balloon, the magic arrows could lightly pierce his skin.

“Come, come, General…!”

When Brigadier Glenfiddich’s adjutant panicked and tried to leave the square,

Chuck.

“Worthy net, don’t move, kuck…!”

Brigadier General Glenfiddich detains him.

Instead,

Whiiik, took!

He puts an aura on a stone piece the size of a fingernail at his feet and kicks it at the wizard who shot him with a magic arrow.

Aaaaagh!
Fu-wook!
Dump.

“Quaaaaagh!”

It exactly penetrates the wizard’s lower abdomen, that is, the mana circle where mana is condensed.

The sorcerer, who is suspected of leaking secrets, will never be able to turn the mana circuit inside his body again until he receives a proper healing spell from a high-level healer.

Whiiik, took!
Whiik, took!
Aaaaagh!
Puff, poop!
Fluff, fluff.

“Kh-k-k-k-k-k-u! Uh-why are we…?”

“What should have been done earlier…”

Even after Brigadier Glenfiddich was penetrated through the pit of the stomach, he destroyed all the mana circles of other wizards suspected of leaking secrets.

Due to the urgency of the situation, he forgot about it, and he suffered unnecessary wounds.

“If the collapse stops, keuhuk, send them under pressure and escape…!”

“Yes, General!”

He presses the pit of the stomach with his hand and injects an aura into it.

Healing is impossible, but bleeding can be stopped by applying physical pressure through an aura.

Still, the pain seemed not to be small, and his complexion was pale.

Soldiers glance at him anxiously.

“I’m fine, everything! On the defense, make sure, keuk, eul, gihara!”

“Yes!”

The soldiers gritted their teeth.

Their atmosphere becomes bloody.

The wizards tried desperately not to act recklessly while keeping an eye on them.

It was because it seemed that if he acted suspiciously, he would be killed immediately.

The wizards could keenly realize how respected Brigadier General Glenfiddich was by his subordinates.

– 2 –

Woo woo woo.

“Oh, Sea Pearl. What are you talking about again?”

Warden Glenn Goyne blows his eyeballs out.

His adjutant nearby responds immediately.

“Judging by the direction, it appears to be a blast from the control facility responsible for the island’s defenses.”

“Kheu. Looks like our Piddik is having a hard time waking up.”

“…”

The adjutant made no reply to it.

Although he belonged to Major General Glengoyne, he deeply respected Brigadier General Glenfiddich.

“Joy.”

Major General Glenn Goyne, who could not have known that, turned his head with his snort.

However, he also had a smile on his lips, as if deep down he did not hate that his cousin was respected by his subordinates.

Jerk, jerk, jerk.

“Hey. Have you secured all the confidential documents they twisted?”

He questions the officer who has just approached.

The officer raises a military rite and answers in a loud voice.

He was the officer who led the raid on the shift crew’s quarters.

“Fortunately, we were able to secure them all before they were incinerated or shredded!”

“Good job. Are there any rebels?”

“All killed. We are trying to identify them.”

Warden Glengoyne’s smile deepens.

“I see. How many of our children have died?”

“Three dead, 41 seriously injured and 103 light injured.”

“Okay. Those who lost are said to be done with that, but tell those who are injured to get ready to roll properly as they take care of themselves. Do you understand?”

“Yes, General!”

He gives a military rite and disappears.

Major General Glenn Goyne turns his head to look at the communications relay room.

“Turn it off…”

“This, these heinous bastards…”

“It hurts, please, please be gentle…”

Many people were lying on the floor, groaning.

Bruises and dislocations were common, and many suffered serious injuries such as fractures or amputations.

Some appeared to be in an intermittent coma, while others had run away from their throats or died with their entrails scattered.

“Assholes. So, we should resist in moderation…”

There were also occasional members of the imperial task force, but agents of the Imperial Central Intelligence Agency accounted for most of the casualties.

All of them were wearing uniforms issued by their organizations, so it was not difficult to distinguish their affiliation or identify them.

“You guys, clean up quickly too. If you do it right, I’ll double the amount of training!”

“Yes, yes!”

“It’s old!”

The movement of the soldiers becomes busy.

There were quite a few people who were seriously injured, but they never gave up.

It was because even though such scars could be healed with just one hit of the healing method, the amount of training once increased was not easily diminished.

That was Major General Glenn Goyne’s secret to nurturing his soldiers into strong soldiers, and it was the brutality of those who were convinced that only hard training was the surest way to complete the elite.

“Clean up in 10 minutes,”

– Piririk.

At that time, communication is suddenly connected.

“Huh?”

Since Major General Glengoyne took control of the relay facility and had already activated the emergency protocol, all communications passing through the relay facility are intercepted through a base station near the islands.

Through it, someone’s secret conversation began to flow through the audio output device of the communication relay magic tool.

– Jumo. I have something very important to tell you. Do you have some time to talk?

– Since there is, he must have responded with a communication magic tool. You can’t spend a lot of time, so make your purpose short.

Two faces appeared on the display panel of the communication relay magic tool.

Two voices emanate from its audio output device as well.

Among them, the female one was all too familiar to Warden Glengoyne.

His expression changes completely.

“Connect the voice to the receiving magic tool I am wearing.”

“Yes, General!”

Cuckoo, cuckoo.
Tick.

One officer skillfully manipulates the communication relay magic tool.

Soon, the conversation between the two men and women begins to flow only through the receiving magic tool installed in Warden Glengoyne’s right ear.

– Even though it was past the appointed hour, there was no regular report from the system defense system control room.

– Is it judged to have been taken over by the military organization inside the system?

– Yes. Also, huge flashes and explosions were observed around the control room. It seems that our agent self-destructed.

“Huh…”

Listening to their conversation brings a fishy smile to Warden Glengoyne’s face.

– Okay. It’s hard to expect a long-term game.

– That’s right.

It was then.

The woman’s face that floated on the display panel turned pale.

– By the way, did you check whether the communication relay facility was taken over by the military organization?

– That is… It’s not the regular reporting time yet… Until the last report, there was a report that nothing had happened…

As the man continues to speak, the woman’s expression becomes more and more distorted.

The smile on Warden Glengoyne’s face grew wider in proportion.

– Such a stupid… ! If other facilities are presumed to have been taken over, the basic thing is to check them as well… !

– Cow, I apologize…

– After this time, reporting using the public network is prohibited! Use only the private network installed by your family!

– That, that, since the terminal magic tools have not been supplied yet…

– Then don’t post a report and judge the situation yourself! Security is much more important, so end communication immediately!

– Oh, okay, Lord,

– Piririk.

The woman terminated the communication first, as if it was frustrating to see the man mumbling.

As communications end, Major General Glenn Goyne turns her head away from her display panel.

Looking back at the officer operating the relay magic tool, Major General Glengoyne had a big smile on his face.

“Has this all been recorded?”

“Yes, General!”

Hehe. Transfer the communication records from a moment ago and the voices and videos exchanged between them without exception to the portable recording magic tool. This is an important piece of evidence. Do you understand?”

“Yes, I understand!”

“Puhehehehehehehe! This, this… Is this enough to make up for the mistake I made in my speech? I accidentally caught a big fish, hehe…”

Squeak.
Took.

“Here it is, General! We’ve transferred all the data you requested!”

“Good job.”

Receiving a portable record magic tool from the officer, Warden Glengoyne let out a sinister laugh.

Obtaining data that could upset someone made him hundreds of times more happy than winning in the process of taking control of a telecommunications relay facility.

It was because he had no doubt that it would help the empire, the imperial family, and its subjects much more than a trivial victory.