A wyvern was typically a creature they referred to as a "flying dragon."
It was a degenerated species of dragon incapable of utilizing the inherent abilities or magic of dragons. However, being direct descendants of dragons, they boasted high magic defense and could spew fireballs from their mouths.
This monstrous child had the terrifying combination of flying, long-range attack, and high magic defense.
Luckily, it had a clear weakness. Its physical defense was noticeably low.
Ard with anti-air nets from Stage 4 or so, one could take them down without too much trouble.
The problem was... our monster frontline hadnt recovered from the damage they sustained in the fight against the blood race.
While engaging in the decisive battle with the vampires atop the city wall, more than half of our cannons and ballistae were ruined.
We put our all into repairs, but we couldnt fully restore the anti-air nets.
In addition, the composition of these monster bastards is a problem.
Krrrrrrrr-!
Twenty or so giant monsters were flying in from the front of the wyvern horde.
These giant lizards, which were emanating flas from all over their bodies, were called Fla Wyverns.
As the tanker unit of the wyvern legion, it swallowed all fla and explosive attacks into its stomach.
Not only the cannons, but also most of the explosive arrow bombings from Burnout, who was attacking with explosive arrows, were sealed.
Even just this was a headache, but there was more.
[Enemy Information - STAGE 6]
- Lv.35 Trishula : 3 units
- Lv.25 Fla Wyvern : 30 units
- Lv.20 Wyvern: 710 units
Information about the boss monster of this stage, which had previously been hidden by question marks, had appeared on the stage enemy information.
Trishula, the three-headed dragon.
As a wyvern with three heads, it could be said to be the strongest monster in the wyvern category.
This stage had assigned these three elite monsters as the boss.
And with the start of the stage, their nas were revealed.
In other words, they were not joining in the later wave but had co from the beginning.
Upon closer examination through the telescope, it was indeed true.
Three three-headed dragons were visible, flying right behind the leading Fla Wyvern.
This is crap, seriously...
Various tactics ca to mind and disappeared. There was no way to fight without taking damage from these things.
Damn, is there any way? Still, I have to try as much as possible.
I will get rid of the Fla Wyverns with the artifact from last ti that redirects entrance, and then have Damien snipe, while Burnout bombards...
Just as I was about to give the final instructions, I was interrupted.
"My Lord!"
Lucas called out to urgently.
Wondering why, I turned to see Lucas pointing to the opposite direction of the incoming monsters - the north.
"Sothing is coming from the northern sky!"
"What? From the north?"
Startled, I turned around.
Lucas was right. Far in the northern sky, the shadow of a large object was visible.
The unidentified sothing quickly closed in. Lucas, recognizing its identity, yelled out.
"Thats... an airship!"
"Airship?"
"A ship that can fly in the sky, built with ancient magic!"
I know what that word ans! But was that a thing in this world?!
"I thought there were only a few left in the entire continent. And the airship thats coming now...!"
Screeeeaaak-!
The airship was approaching with a noise that split the wind.
There were three airships in total.
One was a jet-black airship with the imperial royal insignia of a sword and a rose.
And two escort ships, clad in thick plates, flanking the royal airship.
Lucas recognized the middle ship and called out its na.
"The royal flagship, Alcatraz...!"
Three airships that appeared from the northern sky charged into the Wyvern horde that was covering the southern sky, without slowing down.
Thwoooosh-!
Blue flas burst from the stern of the two escort ships.
The two escort ships that quickly accelerated flew across above our heads and dove into the center of the Wyvern horde.
Kraaaaaaaa-!
The wyverns let out a simultaneous wail and spat fire from their mouths. Hundreds of fireballs rained down like a downpour.
However, the wyverns fireballs evaporated when blocked by the thick armor of the two escort ships.
The magical characters carved into the escort ships armor flashed with a chilly light.
"What kind of defense magic did they use to block that without any damage?"
The two escorts that had plunged roughly into the Wyvern swarm suddenly extended their concealed cannon ports, and indiscriminate firing comnced.
Boom! Bang! Thud...!
Bullets rained down, monsters splattered flesh and blood, crashing in all directions. The formation of the Wyvern fleet was torn apart in an instant.
Gazing at the overwhelming firepower, a mont later, a pitch-black airship flew in and stopped above us.
"This ssage is transmitted from the Imperial Special Task Force Alcatraz."
A voice, seemingly talking into a microphone, flowed from the airship.
Creak-
The hatch under the airship opened, and a soldier slowly revealed themselves.
A middle-aged woman with neatly tied black hair, dressed in a neat Imperial Army uniform, erged.
"I am Reina Windwell, the Captain of the Independent Regint under the Royal Command, the Imperial Magic Corps. Following the imperial command, I am here to support the extermination of monsters on the southern front."
The woman, Reina, bowed respectfully to .
"From this mont, for the next five monster defense battles, the command of our support troops will be transferred to Prince Ash."
"..."
"Please issue your orders, Your Highness."
As if there would be any special directives in this situation.
I yelled loudly at Reina.
"Wipe out all these monster bastards!"
"Your command is received."
Reina bowed once more and stretched her hands out in front. Her body faced south.
Grrrrr...!
A great surge of magic power began to converge on Reina.
The other four magicians who had appeared behind Reina began to assist her.
Simultaneously, a warning voice flowed from the airship Alcatraz.
"Prepare for the Captains bombardnt. Anchor 1 and Anchor 2, temporarily withdraw from the area."
Imdiately after the command, the two escorts that had been slaughtering the Wyvern fleet spewed fire from the rear and quickly escaped the area.
Suddenly, the airships retreated without looking back, and the Wyverns in the middle of the battle were flustered.
And before they could regain their formation,
Whoosh-!
Tornadoes struck from above the monsters.
Nurous gigantic tornadoes, more than ten in total, were ford and pumled the Wyvern fleet.
Junior muttered in disbelief as she watched this abnormally powerful wind magic.
"Joint magic from a party of five wind mages...?! This is absurd..."
I didnt fully understand the principle, but the results were trendous.
It didnt matter how high the monsters magic resistance was.
The Wyverns caught in the devastating tornadoes couldnt withstand it, either falling or getting shredded to pieces.
Whoosh-!
The airship Alcatraz barely held on, spewing flas backward from the thrusters.
We, standing on the ramparts, had to hold on to sothing and brace ourselves to avoid being swept away by the wind.
How much ti passed? Dozens of seconds? Maybe dozens of minutes?
The wind began to gradually cease. When the gust finally stopped, I took a deep breath and looked at the southern sky.
The Wyverns, regular monsters, were completely wiped out. Only a dozen or so Fla Wyverns and three boss monsters, Trishulas, managed to stay afloat in the sky.
"Indeed, theyre of the Dragon species. Its amazing that theyre still alive after that," Reina exclaid in admiration.
"Anchor 1, Anchor 2, return to the area. Well finish off the remaining monsters. The main ship will join as well."
With the command issued, the two escorts that were far away once again spewed fire from the rear and charged into the remaining Wyverns.
Reina bowed to one more ti before entering Alcatraz. The hatch slowly closed.
Thud-!
Alcatraz too, spewing fire from the rear, flew up and joined the ongoing battle.
Boom! Bang! Thud...!
Watching the few elite monsters being torn apart by the firepower of the three airships, I muttered to myself.
"...I asked for support, and they sent forces that seem capable of not just holding but taking over this place?"
I dont know much about the Imperial Armys composition.
But I can tell that these three airships and the magicians on board are monsters that even the Royal family has painstakingly raised and honed.
Thanks to this, we were able to accomplish our original goal of defeating the monsters without harm...
"Lucas, do you know a woman nad Reina?"
At my question, Lucas answered imdiately.
"Of course. Reina Windwell, a famous wizard known more by her alias Gale. Shes a key figure representing the Imperial Magic Forces."
A well-known person, it seed.
Lucas continued to explain.
"I knew she had stepped away from the front lines after the Magic Forces transferred from the 1st Division to the direct control of the Royal Family..."
"So, shes not a retired wizard, huh? She must have been hiding and doing sothing in the back. Theres always sothing fishy about those directly under the Royal Family."
As I was muttering, I suddenly noticed a sour expression on Juniors face, who was standing next to . I cautiously asked,
"Junior? Whats wrong? Is sothing the matter?"
"...No, its nothing."
Junior forced a smile.
"Its just... the relationships between people... its disgustingly never-ending."
"Do you know her?"
"A little."
Junior stared at the pitch-black airship cutting across the sky and pouring out bullets.
"Just... a little."
***
BANG-!
Thud...
The last Trishulas third head, crushed by the bullets, was torn apart, spurting blood.
Without even a chance to scream, it crashed, raising a dust cloud.
With that, the wyverns were completely annihilated.
After confirming that there were no more monsters to shoot down, the three airships smoothly landed outside the walls.
Leading my party mbers, I opened the castle gates to greet them.
Creak...
Raising a cloud of dust as they fully descended to the ground, the hatches of the three airships opened simultaneously.
From the two escort ships, knights and soldiers in crisp Imperial Army uniforms ford rows to exit, while wizards walked out from the Alcatraz.
Seeing the scale of these neatly lining up in front of , I internally gasped.
There were so many. Too many.
There seed to be over twenty hero characters and about two hundred soldiers.
Including the personnel on standby inside the airships, there would be even more.
This scale...
At that mont, Reina slowly approached and saluted politely.
"Allow to greet you again. Its an honor to et you, Prince Ash."
"Im pleased as well, Lady Reina."
I pointed to the soldiers standing behind Reina.
"But... the scale of the reinforcents is much larger than I thought? The royal favor seems more generous than I thought?"
"Ah, these are not reinforcents."
Reina gently smiled and corrected .
"The official reinforcents sent by the royal family are five officers including , and fifty soldiers."
"Ho... then what are these friends here for?"
"Dont you suspect, Your Highness?"
After a pause in her words, I bit my lips.
"Its a royal decree from His Majesty to return to New Terra imdiately."
"..."
"These people were dispatched to escort you back. Thats why the Alcatraz, a royal special mission airship, was sent as well."
I sighed quietly.
"So Father has called for ... Can I know the reason?"
"Does the Supre need a reason to want to see his son?"
"Isnt Father residing in the royal palace? Did Father really call ? Its not soone else from the royal family using Fathers na to summon ?"
"Im an ignorant soldier, so I dont know such things. Im just following the order given to ."
Reina, who had stepped aside, stretched out her hand towards the open hatch of Alcatraz.
"Now, please get on. I assure you that the Alcatrazs air travel is very comfortable."
"..."
"Youre not thinking of rejecting the Emperors summons, are you, Your Highness?"
To , who stood silent, Reina stepped forward, her smile not fading.
At that exact mont.
Swoosh!
Lucas, who had stepped forward drawing his sword, pointed his blade at Reina.
At the sa ti, Evangeline stepped in front of with her shield deployed, and Damien, who had drawn his magic guns, aid at the other wizards around us.
Junior finished preparing to launch dozens of magic elents she had floating above her head.
Thunk! Thunk! Thunk!
And as if they knew it was coming, the imperial knights drew their weapons.
The imperial magicians aid the spells they had previously cast at my party mbers, while the soldiers prepared to shoot with their crossbows.
"His Majesty the Emperor must be heartbroken."
Even in this tense atmosphere, with Lucass sword pointed at her throat, Reina didnt even blink as she murmured.
"Its because his beloved youngest prince wont listen to his words."
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