High School Soldier
128. The greatness of the wind dragon king
The light shone on the field of vision accustomed to the darkness of the basement. After passing through the tunnel, a horse and a guard waited.
“Your Majesty! Are you safe?”
“No, I was honestly hurt. Let's join the Alliance Forces.”
The Bogat Emperor escaped from the dungeon after a battle between Sigiz and Zelev took place. There was a route to the dungeon that was a secret passage, and there were some loopholes to escape, it was a runaway that the Emperor used.
At a distance of 1 kilometer in front of Emperor Bogat's sight, the wind dragon king nearly destroyed the city. There were some raging dragons, and seemed to be affected by the actions of that wind dragon king. The dragons and wyverns helped each other to burn down Aibu City.
The alliance army offered a deal to Zelev, who successfully hatched and tamed the wind dragon king. That means, the wind dragon king is like the pet Zelev, who is given the flesh of large animals and death row inmates.
Zelev's idea of taming the wind dragon king to fight Sigiz wasn't bad, but he was like a bad pet owner when raising him.
Fortunately, the Empire and Alliance Army countries had a track record of breeding wyverns and dragons for combat. A newborn dragon is strong enough to kill an elephant, but still a fantasy lizard is a vulnerable and weak creature when it is still a baby. Dragons that are hatched without their mother, must be kept at the same temperature as their mother, and the meat they feed on must be chopped to maintain digestion.
It was originally Zelev who offered to help, as it had the king of the wind dragon. And hope to be free from the shackles of the slave who has been restraining him all this time.
**
Nio and his comrades who rushed out of the dungeon listened to what was happening outside. After a few minutes of running up hundreds of steps, they arrived at ground level, and let out a bitter expression.
The screams of the soldiers mixed with the sounds of machine gun fire and assault rang out. The distinctive sound of the anti-aircraft artillery cannon also gradually diminished. In the blaze, several vehicles ‘melleh’ due to the fire spout of the dragon king wind.
“At least, we can hope on Queen Sigiz, Nio's inner” when seeing the Expeditionary Force in a state of chaos.
Nio then glances sideways, where Sigiz is seen fighting Zelev and some wild young wyverns. Perhaps this was the Emperor's goal, involving Queen Sigiz in a fight in the hope that it could kill him.
As a soldier with sharp hearing, Nio could probably hear the angel of death dancing amidst the dying and dying soldiers.
“Unit Armored is also here!?”
It took a while for Nio to understand the task of the armored corps. The old tank owned by the Expeditionary Force has many advantages if it must be faced by opponents in the air, because the angle of elevation of the turret is quite flexible if you have to shoot down a flying lizard. But, the wind dragon king attacked on land, so tanks and armored vehicles could attack the wind dragon king's body.
On the other hand, the wind dragon king made full use of the ability to fly in the sky, and easily flew behind the ranks of the armored corps and burned 3 tanks with his bursts of fire.
The old tank that was burning like in a war movie exploded and caught fire. Survivors jumped from the hatch to escape the flames and soaring black smoke.
“Calm down, our enemy is only one! Concentrate firepower to that flying lizard!”
This time, the helicopter unit started shooting at the wind dragon king. They tried to concentrate the firepower of the entire helicopter gun and managed to make a little damage to the body of the flying lizard.
“If they do not stop the shot---.”
The giant flying lizard that seemed to be in pain after several of its thick scales fell to the ground again created a tragedy before Nio finished his words. Suddenly the wind dragon king fell to the ground, and spewed wildly as it fell from the onslaught of artillery cannons helicopters and rockets.
The entire aviator tilted the helicopter towards the fallen wind dragon king, and tried to continue the attack on the flying lizard king.
“Sial, there is a team of friends below…! Stop shooting!”
Immediately after the order of stopping the fire to prevent the fire from hitting the friendly troops, a burst of blue flames shot out from the mouth of the wind dragon king, causing two attack helicopters to explode in midair. The wreckage of a helicopter that exploded hit an unlucky ground crew.
Then there was a helicopter that flew out of control after being hit by the debris of the helicopter that exploded.
The helicopter commander said in a panic, and prepared death for himself, “This Flying God 7, the helicopter went out of control! We will fall!”
The out-of-control helicopter flies significantly low while turning. Moments later, the helicopter hit the ground and exploded. Fire and black smoke soared, aborting 10 of the helicopter's passengers.
A total of 11 guns including helicopters were destroyed and more than 70 soldiers were killed. However, this fight would not end before the goal was reached, which was to kill the annoying wind dragon king.
The wind dragon king flew quietly after killing the warrior and destroying whatever he saw. The wind dragon king was indeed only one in this world, but his majesty surpassed any dragon king that lived in this world. Even the fire dragon king who was defeated so easily by the Expeditionary Force was just like an ordinary lizard child in the eyes of the wind dragon king. This fight is almost like hell.
Horrifying scenery filled Aibu City that was scorched by the Alliance Army and the flames of the wind dragon king burst.
“Commander of Combat Group 6, helicopter units only 5 units left. And for Combat Group Commanders 1 to 4, anti-aircraft artillery platoon and mechanical infantry-.”
A Student Army soldier part of the communication unit reported what he got from the entire army. In order to prevent the demoralization of the troops, the entire Combat Group Commander requested that the young soldier stop his report.
All the soldiers tried to save themselves.
This fight was indeed unexpected, the entire army was completely panicked over the appearance of the wind dragon king and dozens of other wild flying lizards. Initially, the Central Headquarters assumed that creatures such as the dragon king could be killed by the Expeditionary Force Air Unit.
However, this time the warplane had not been taken down, as the Central Headquarters was still assessing if the Combat Group 6 helicopter unit could handle the wind dragon king.
Elsewhere, despair filled Nio's heart as he saw flames and the scent of gunpowder and fuel everywhere. Helicopters hit by a burst of fire fell and exploded on the ground, tanks were destroyed, and humans were toasted.
Nio paid no heed to the pain all over his body, and picked up the assault rifles belonging to the fallen comrade soldiers lying on the ground. He placed his finger on the trigger of the rifle, and Nio galloped along with a shout that made the entire crowd who heard push to the source of the screaming sound.
“Nio!’
Zariv shouted as he looked at what Nio was trying to do in such a scarred state.
“We can't stop the Commander now! What will he do...?”
“Now, if we don't defeat that giant lizard, we will lose and perish! Anyway there is no other choice but to keep fighting!”
Ignoring the words of his subordinates, Nio pulled the trigger of his assault rifle, and ignored the few remaining bullets, and continued shooting at the enemy in front of him. No matter the enemy blocking him humans or monsters, they would be hit by bullets fired by Nio.
“Commander, don't forget us too!”
Seeing and hearing the person who said that, Nio smiled warmly. They were all excellent subordinates, making Nio feel extremely guilty for letting his remaining subordinates die.
“I don't know if we can do it, but I'll do it!”
Nio tries to inspire all his friends, Sheyn and Zariv as well as some witches who will join the Voluntary Forces of Arevelk Kingdom and Yekirnovo Country.
“Do not be afraid! We just need to be the first wind dragon king slayer! There are many weapons belonging to the TNI, witches, and great queens here, we will make use of it all!”
“Ready! Copy!”
Sheyn and Zariv decide to do what they can to help Nio and his friends.
“A-I can also do magic. I will cast my strongest magic! Please give me time to prepare that magic!”
Only in this place, on the battlefield against the wind dragon king could Zariv boast of his magic abilities. The only way to this situation is to bet.
“Commander! Explosion from your right!”
Fariz's voice rang out very loudly, moments later the tactical vehicle that was on fire exploded. Nio immediately protected his head and took cover from the debris of the flying vehicle. He leaped to the side and lowered his head on the ground to reduce the impact of falling debris from the exploding vehicle.
Then, there was another shouting sound, and Nio turned his head back to check it out. Liben fell down as if he was tripping, seemingly sprained his ankle while trying to avoid the impact of an explosion like Nio. It is not a serious injury, but it is not an injury that heals within minutes. Liben would not be able to fight properly under these conditions.
“Do not worry about me!”
Liben raised his voice, then picked up his fallen assault rifle and changed his magazine.
“I can still shoot from here!”
“Do not be stupid!”
Nio wants Liben to take shelter somewhere safe. However, if he were to move in these conditions, Liben would be an easy target for both the enemy and the fire dragon king.
“Commander, evacuate yourself in 30 seconds!”
Suddenly Fariz shouted after getting a message from his radio.
“What's safe!?”
“There will be anti-tank artillery protection shots. Let us teach the power of civilization to this fantasy world!”
“This voice, Dinda!?”
However, Nio immediately ordered everyone to retreat.
The cruiser 1 team was still trying to force Liben to move, and it was seen that six flying objects emitting smoke from its tail were flying overhead. Two of the released rockets missed the fire dragon king, and the rest hit the body and wings of the wind dragon king. The dragon roared as the rocket carrying a large warhead struck its body.
“Oke, the wind dragon king is already weakened! Zariv now!”
After an order from Sheyn, Zariv unleashes a magic that takes several minutes to prepare. And within a few seconds, a burst of lightning struck the gigantic body of the wind dragon king. The vehicle's fuel was scattered, when it was hit by electricity from Zariv's magic lit up and exploded.
**
The glint and roar from the huge lightning bolts that dazzled the eyes of anyone who saw it, left the entire comrade's soldiers lying on the ground to protect themselves.
Zariv's strongest magic attack must have hit and inflicted severe injuries on the body of the fire dragon king.
Nio raised both his hands, and prayed in the hope of the dead wind dragon king.
Then, the great face of the wind dragon king emerged from the smoke, and shocked all parties.
One of the wings of the wind dragon king was broken, and he also lost his right hand.
Nio immediately turned his back from the wind dragon king, and started running backwards with all his might. He tried to sneak through the damaged vehicle, and hid behind it as a shield.
“Wire!”
After Nio said that, the wind dragon king gushed out his flames powerfully which made it hard for Nio to breathe. The damaged vehicle that Nio had been used as a shield was thrown and crashed onto the ground.
Nio's facial expression seemed to show extreme pain, he felt his skin burning after feeling the burst of fire. Although Nio avoided the burst of flames directly, but the flames that came out caused the surrounding temperature to rise sharply. Nio tightly closed his mouth and nose, and held his breath in despair. If he breathed in the present situation, Nio's lungs could be damaged as a result of the high ambient temperature.
If the support shots from the 1st Cruiser Squad were to be late, Nio would probably die. But they did it faster than expected, a member of the Squad named Warrior One Ryhan fired a rocket from a disposable rocket launcher on his shoulder. The rocket that shot out at a speed of 1000 meters per hour hit the eyes of the wind dragon king, and made it fly uncontrollably while roaring.
“It looks like my attack is useless.”
Nio ran over to his Squad who was still carrying out a protective attack. While being near Zariv, Nio squeezed the girl's shoulders.
“Quiet Zariv! Your attack saved me!”
There was no choice if not to fail, Nio changed his mind to retreat and take his weapon again to defeat the wind dragon king.
“We won't die here! We will succeed here!”
After hearing the words of its members that sounded reassuring, Nio started shooting at the wind dragon king.
“Regu explorer 1 conducts support shots using the right residential area as protection! There are plenty of places to shelter from a burst of fire!”
“Received!”
After the words of the deputy Commander of the Cruiser Squad 1, all the comrades near the Cruiser Squad 1 began to move back while shooting at the wind dragon king. Meanwhile, Nio also moved back, but he looked towards Sigiz's fight.
“Good luck, Queen!”
Sigiz was superior in magic ability, but he had to fight hard as Zelev and the wild flying lizards ganged at him. Sigiz moved quickly with his spear, but some wyverns tried to protect Zelev with their bodies.
Still, the wyvern's body was no match for the spear that Sigiz had cast in magic, and his spear eyes slowly turned blood red.
**
“Don't be far from Commander!”
Looking back, Nio saw Pratu Ryhan riding in a tactical vehicle with no driver left. Some members helped Ryhan to carry out protection shots as long as he fired a machine gun mounted on the vehicle. At the same time, the gunfire continued until the rifle was extremely hot, and the wind dragon king flapped his wings to attempt to escape.
“Good! Everybody, keep shooting! The target is the wind dragon king, I will shoot his eyes! Shoot!”
With Nio's command, the tactical and armored vehicles belonging to the 1st Cruiser Squad as well as the vehicles found stopped in a precise position, and began firing. The 12.7mm bullet from the heavy machine gun bounced off easily after hitting the scales of the wind dragon king, and it was not a surprise anymore and did not leave the army in despair.
After all the firepower was still weak, and a strong shot was needed.
“Commander, comein!”
The sound of the wheel making dust flying was heard, and the tactical vehicle stopped in front of Nio. As Nio climbed through the door opened by Dinda, this tactical vehicle drove with gas pressed full. In the vehicle already there is Zariv and Sheyn, they both seem to be very hopeful on Nio so that the young man has a good plan.
Nio took a deep breath and alerted his entire member over the radio.
“Listen to everything, I have a great idea!”
**
The strategy that Nio had in mind was quite simple and easy to understand by even amateur soldiers. The essence of this plan is “make everything to the wind” dragon king.
However, it was not easy to lock onto a flying target like a wind dragon king with a large heavy weapon like a disposable rocket launcher.
Therefore, Nio decided to make an ambush by arranging heavy weapons in the designated area. He looked around using binoculars to find a suitable place for an ambush.
“There is a church-like building there! Go there and get the whole rocket launcher ready!”
Two tactical vehicles guide the armored vehicle behind it to the attack zone.The reason for using two vehicles is to allow operations to continue, even if one of them is destroyed.
“The drivers are me and Ryhan, and the shooters are Sidik and Bimo. All shooters must follow Liben's instructions for assault.”
The members of the Cruiser Squad 1 understood Nio's plan, surely it could at least injure the wind dragon king.
After getting everyone's approval, Nio issued an order.
“Oke, operation starts!”
Two tactical vehicles that fully unlock the accelerator start running at maximum speed. Behind the ambush team, the preparation team moved in to prepare for the assault zone.
“Sidic, Bimo, start shooting enemies!”
After Nio's command, the two fired 12.7mm bullets at the heavy machine gun of the tactical vehicle. The attack made the wind dragon king turn his head towards them, and the wind dragon king opened his shining mouth. He prepared a spray for his assailant.
Even so, Nio and friends remained impatient and instantly secured the distance according to the meeting. If the enemy attacked, he would escape, and if the enemy retreated, he would attack again by repeating the attack, the wind dragon king would gradually be directed to the designated location.
But, the wind dragon king was also seen moving and performing bursts. Once again, Nio changed direction and moved away.
“A little more!”
“Receive this!”
As Nio was almost frustrated, he heard the sound of Dinda's anger and the sound of assault rifle fire. He and Ryhan dodged the hot spray that the wind dragon king unleashed, and continued to draw attention to the wind dragon king again.
“Change plans! Aim to keep the dragon in place and not moving! The attacking team is concentrating under the tower to the left of the building!”
“Commander, what are you saying..?”.
Liben, the leader of the attacking team was at first confused, but he immediately understood after seeing the tower that Nio was referring to. A tower that serves as the identity of the city, this building is 60 meters high, and became the tallest building in the Luan Empire.
“Commander, it's time!”
A member of the attacking team, Satya sounded impatient on the radio.
“A little more! Liben, give a shot order when everything is ready!”
When Nio ordered, all the preparations had been completed. Immediately after Liben's order, the sound of machine gun and rocket fire hitting and producing explosions continued.
“Sidik get down and help..!”
“Siap!"
Through the radio, the entire attacking team could hear a resolute voice of Nio ordering Sidik to join the attacking team.
“All shooters, quickly prepare a shot!”
8 Anti-tank rockets launched into the top of the tower in a straight trajectory. Two rockets hit the foundation of the tower, as planned and the rest hit the giant body of the wind dragon king.
A large amount of concrete and iron debris was scattered, and the foundations of the tower were destroyed and hit the wind dragon king who began to weaken after being hit by several rockets.
The moment the tower collapsed, an unimaginable rumbling sound resounded, and the screams of the wind dragon king mixed with it. A large amount of dust flew over, and when the dust got out of the way, the wind dragon king mixed with it, everyone could see the wind dragon king stop moving and buried by the heavy tower debris, and almost die after his head was hit by the 6 rockets that the attacking team released.
“Don't stop, shoot as many as you can!”
With Nio in command, the 1st cruiser squad fired again. The wind dragon king who had not died tried to get rid of the debris that buried his body, but his remaining wings did not move and left his body which had been partially peeled off was hit by heavy machine gun fire.
Finally, the wind dragon king who was fighting to save himself did not move anymore after a rocket who had somehow let go hit the wind dragon king's eyes.
“Sip, last attack successful!”
Nio threw the disposable rocket launcher that had no rocket next to the tactical vehicle he was driving.
**
Nio stops his tactical vehicle and joins the already fully assembled 1st Cruiser Squad, with the addition of Zariv and Sheyn. From this place, Sigiz and Zelev as well as some of the remaining flying lizards are still fighting, and sometimes accompanied by the sound of a magic explosion ‘artileri’ Sigiz.
“To keep watch, try doing protection shots?” muttered Nio in his heart.
However, his condition that was still injured and had moved too much made Nio feel nauseous. A moment later the pile of rubble crashed down as the explosion once again occurred, the entire person reflexively covered their faces with his arms.
When Nio and the members of the Cruiser Squad, as well as Sheyn and Zariv opened their eyes again, the wind dragon king appeared again.His wings were broken and his tail was gone, and most of his scales peeled off and fell to the ground. The eyes of the wind dragon king turned blood red, making it visible that the fighting spirit of the wind dragon king was not lost at all.
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Funfact#8: the reason a warrior character is made injured or has scars on his body is “as long as you are a soldier, you will be injured”.