Chapter 241 Diabolic => Diabolical
『Those are…… main Alpha’s defense unit』
One after another, armored vehicles rushed to the clearing.
『They were infantry vehicles equipped with machine guns, and– look!』
Right as I was pointing, soldiers, probably recognizing us standing around in the street, rushed out and began to spread out. Each of them was equipped with a machine gun and RCL.
They narrowed in on us from the other side of the alley.
『This ti they are heavily ard, so it won’t be as easy as before』
『So what should we do?』
Tiriel looks left and right anxiously.
『We move before we’re completely surrounded. Follow .』
『Ah, wait, wait–alright, alright… huff…』
As Tiriel put her cane to her forehead and concentrated, a glowing layer enveloped the three girls.
Is this really the sa kind that tornts humanity for so long? Sohow, I felt emotional.
『Oh, as expected of Tiriel, Your is so strong!』
Lydia pinched her exposed brown navel and said. So you’re going to wear that cloth on the battlefield? It’s kinda like bikini armor in a sense. So alluring.
『Gevaudan doesn’t need shielding, right? I can’t put any more enchantnts on that body!』
『I don’t need it. All right I’m going to break through. You guys ready?』
With an armored vehicle in the lead, soldiers with their guns raised carefully close the distance from the far end of the alley.
With my eyes fixed on them, I clawed at the floor, and scraped the asphalt off the ground beneath my feet like peeling the bark off a tree.
『What are you gonna do with that?』
Lydia asked curiously.
『I’m going to throw this at it and destroy those machine guns on the armored car first.』
『throw…stone…?』
Lydia is stunned.
It may be primitive, but my throwing is on-par with artillery.
『–Fufufuー In that case, let take care of it!』
Lydia snorts triumphantly, stopping as I just about to throw it.
She snapped her fingers, and a majestic bow appeared in her hand. A magic.
『Oh, Is this Gradnega?』
『Ping-pong. Here I go~ Watch this!』
Lydia pulled an arrow out of nowhere and leaped into the middle of the alley, drawing her bow toward the armored car.
Her eyes flashed with a bright, intense light.
Swoosh…… The arrow was shot silently …… but it accelerated rapidly mid-flight, The vapor is visible around the arrowhead as it breaks through the sound barrier with an audible boom.
Heading toward the vehicle, the arrow sending out sparks of fire and shot through the armored car in a straight line.
The vehicle’s body shook and the damaged engine burst into flas.
“– It’s going to explode!!”
The soldiers moved away from the vehicle.
Shortly after, the armored car blew apart, blowing the gun turret into the sky. It looks like a mystery box.
The orange flas engulfed the vehicle and brightly illuminated the alley. With fire and the black smoke of the diesel as a backdrop, Lydia spun around and looked back at .
『—-Well?』
『I’m in love.』
It was a charming figure that gave a thrill. I expressed my true feelings to the scantily clad Lydia, I lifted her onto my shoulders and ran.
I ran through the chaos of the alleyway, blowing off the gasoline fus. Ferris and Tiriel followed closely.
『Hey, listen! That thing you just saw is called into the mix.
“Uu……What a clever butcher……”
“……What’s going on……”
“…… body……can’t move……”
Soldiers flopping down.
『-Alright. Be careful not to breathe in my miasma.』
I call the three girls to co through the barricade and move on.
I thought we could move freely now, but that is not the case.
One after another, armored vehicles rushed in and blocked our way. They were shooting at us, trying to steer us in a particular direction.
The coordination of the ground troops suddenly improved.
I see a soldier with a Delta armband here and there. That bearded captain, Eriksen or sothing is starting to give command.
But still, no tanks appear.
There is no way that tank can appear in a 88. Because that thing is too dangerous.
A . In order to prevent aliens from approaching the tank, it is covered with bioactive detonation armor. Simply put, the entire tank is covered with anti-human mines. The purpose is to blow up any living things that get close to it, no exceptions, even nearby allied soldiers can get caught up in it.
Needless to say, if they were allowed to run in the city what will happen? If the bomb is triggered, there is no telling how much the collateral damage will be, and firing a tank gun that has excellent penetration properties into a high-rise building is extrely dangerous to begin with.
Helicopters cannot fly in this dense cluster of buildings. Hence, 88 response was mainly limited to armored vehicles and infantry.
–This is why butcher in urban warfare is so terrifying.
Ah, so troubleso.
How was I supposed to find Yasmin in this shitstorm?
I smashed an armored car that blocking the road with a butcher knife.
At that mont, I suddenly felt a small earthquake on the sole of my foot.
“–?”
The tremor was a faint vibration at first, but soon it grew so loud that it shook the surrounding street lamps, the sound of a *zhmm*…… *zhmm*…… began to reach my ears.
『What’s that noise?』
Ferris fox ears twitched. I try to track where the sound is coming from, but the sound is echoing around the buildings, making it difficult to pinpoint the direction.
In the middle of a large street, we stood back to back, on guard.
“Retreeeeeeatーーーー!!”
With a shout, the armored vehicle tires squeak and drove back.
In unison, the soldiers of the 88 ran back into the alley.
*zhmm*…… *zhmm*
…….
The sound stopped.
The three girls stared blankly ahead, their breath caught in their throat.
From the shade of a building, sothing stepped out.
『What is that?』
Lydia was stunned when she saw it.
『…………A crab?』
Ferris thought aloud.
“Wa~ hahahaha!!”
The speaker echoed through the buildings. The voice sounded young and childish.
“This is over, aliens! This newest ultimate weapon of 88 will punish you on behalf of all humanity!! prepare yourselves!”
It looks like a kindergarten doodle version of a crab monster. but the thing is not that simple.
It shook the buildings with a booming jet engine, It seed to be about the size of a four- or five-story tall, and the intense spotlight shining down on us from such a height made us feel very oppressed. In each hand is a minigun and a chain gun, and on the head is a tank canon– It actually has a canon on the head……..
“Get them, Diabolical!!”
“Goooo!!”
The crab monster steps out onto the road amid the cheers from the soldiers.
『Geeee……』
Tiriel winced with a frightened look on her face.
On the other hand, Ferris next to her has put on a stern expression and has not broken her fighting stance. A closer look reveals that today she is wearing heavy armor on her arms and legs. Reliefs of two tails can be seen on each part of the armor, Surely this armor must have a na too.
The crab monster stopped, facing directly in the front of us.
The tank gun spun around.
『Everyone get behind .』
I pulled out my butcher knife with resolution.
I held it up in front of , gritted my teeth, and gripped the ground with my toes.
Imdiately after I heard the sound, an explosion pressed down on my entire body.
A powerful impact pierced through , hamring through my body, making feel as if my insides had been knocked out.
The pain was so intense that I felt my shoulder was about to be blown off, and my breath caught in my throat.
The second and third shots followed.
But I tilt my knife and shifted the bullet’s trajectory taking less damage than earlier.
The round that ricocheted off the surface of the butcher knife landed on the building behind . Shrapnel flying across from the building poured down over our heads.
“What the——!?”
I heard the gasp from the child. There was a hint of frustration in it.
–As you see, it’s the secret technique called butcher’s tilting blade.
Because guns and cannons have an obvious line of fire. If you’re careful about timing, anything can be deflected. If you’re a Butcher, of course.
“Tsk…… hey, Sheridan!”
Another voice cos over the speakers. It’s a woman’s voice.
“Was that Butcher just deflecting the bullet!?”
“I think so…….”
“Is that even possible!? Isn’t that bad!?”
“I should probably get closer and get a better angle, but Ripley hasn’t made it here yet, it is certainly reckless to fight in close quarters…….Ah! that’s right!”
That crab monster seems to have a pilot, but I can’t see them. I don’t think they’re even in that thing, is it remotely controlled?
As I continued to observe it from behind the knife, I heard the sound of a bow drawing behind .
Lydia’s arrow flew over my head, drawing a smooth curve as it approached Despot’s torso.
“–Hah, dangerous! Automatic Counterattack Mode!”
The crab monster swung its stocky arm, and the minigun mounted on it shot down the arrow *brrrrrrr*.
『……No way!……The crab is……』
The dejected Lydia’s voice is filled with a sense of sorrow as remains of the arrow engulfed in flas and falling down. The crab easily stopped the arrow that she was so proud of.
“That’s it! I’ll carve the fear of Despot into your soul!”
I hear the sound of guns being loaded.
『Everyone, get away from and run to the alley. I have a feeling an Air bust is next.』
Air burst missile, is a type of round that does not land directly on the target but explodes near it, sending fragnts of its projectile over a wide area. The secret technique, butcher’s tilting blade is useless with this type of attack, and it is dangerous just to be in my vicinity.
『Can you handle this alone, Jibodan?』
『I’ll be fine』
Ferris asked worriedly, and I answered confidently.
It is tough if I get hit by armor-piercing bullets, but I have no problem with shrapnel. It would definitely hurt like hell though, so I had to brace myself for that.
Using shrapnel attack against is the wrong tactic. Once the crab monster switches to tow fire, I will approach it and destroy it to scraps.
『You guys should go back to that Papayan guy. There are unknown weapons out there that I don’t know about, so it’s too dangerous for you guys to go out there alone——hah?』
I let out a dumb voice.
*wheen* *wheen*……*zhmm*……*zhmm*…….
When I wondered what that crab monster was going to do, it showed a terrifying movent of walking up the side of the building with that big body.
Climbing up the vertical wall, the Despot moved to a higher position and pointed its tank cannon at us.
『Oh no! Run away!!』
If I was shot at that angle, I will be sandwiched between the ground and the power of the explosion.
I might be out of reach by jumping. I have no choice but to get close to the blind spot before it shoots and uses the to reduce it to scrap tal.
I kicked the ground.
In response, the crab monster’s body “open”.
What erged from it was a myriad of smooth, round heads. It was a multi-barrel rocket launcher.
–Are you kidding !?
“WEAPON FREE!!”
Right after I stopped and activated a trendous amount of artillery fire rained down.
Tank cannon, machine gun, rockets. I was swallowed by hail of projecties.
What a stupid firepower. It was no longer an air strike. I used my butcher knife like an umbrella to protect myself, but I began to hear a disturbing screeching sound coming from the knife, mixed in with the surrounding explosions.
—-Not good.
I need to get out of here.
“Oh, he running away!”
“Stop! I won’t let you escape!!”
Hearing the sound of the speaker behind , I ran into a nearby alley as fast as I could.
Sotis, running away is a winning strategy. It’s a winning move when putting your life on the line. There is no way I’m going to stay in a losing battle! Next ti I see it I’m going to destroy you for sure, rember that!!
–Oh, I see.
After I spoke those words in my mind, I realized sothing.
I definitely received my escape skills from Garnier. Thanks.
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