High School Soldier
Artillery

Right now, twenty thousand Alliance soldiers in a tense state were coming back, not out of fear about the fact that they would be facing an army that had defeated the Alliance in the previous great war. All the soldiers are in their best condition, especially the two units of the – Alliance Special Platoon who have lost one – rifle as well as the elite magicians who are believed to be able to compensate for the strength of the ‘world army's other’ steel weapon.

As explained to them earlier, the – Federation in particular the otherworldly forces allied with Arevelk and Yekirnovo, were, it was the savage enemy that had to be destroyed that had defeated the Alliance several times since they had begun the assault on the Holy Land.

This was an opportunity to avenge that humiliation, and it was better than the Alliance continuing to buy time to gather its full strength and carry out a massive attack again.

Meanwhile, they had arrived several kilometers away at the target of the attack, the Kalea Fortress. However, since the enemy occupying the facility was very powerful, and it would be impossible to fight them directly if without suitable tactics, then they would rely on siege weapons such as balistas, giant catapults, and so on, trebuchet. Moreover, less than three thousand mages were prepared to protect the troops from the hail of bullets that pierced through the metal armor with great ease. These troops relied on shield magic to protect the troops from enemy lead rain during the assault.

Meanwhile, the Alliance Special Platoon had been strengthened by the presence of their commander. The Hero of Anger has returned from his training in the Duiwel Empire's Labyrinth, and joined this army with the Hero**** in the operation to take back the Kalea Fortress. Of course the troops had high hopes against both heroes, and believed that the battle would be short-lived with the defeat of the enemy.

Confidently being able to achieve victory made enough sense when they realized they were carrying an army with considerable strength. Rio was planning to continue the assault to the nearby Kalea Fortress, then look for someone who had made him feel tremendous pain and agony he had never felt before. Such a feeling made Rio put on a grinning smile, and so excited in this assault.

And as always, when in a state of pleasure for something, one would give the male heroes wine. Right now, Rio and Baron were directly downing the wine with a medium alcohol content from the metal glass while they were riding on horseback. Wine is believed to be able to arouse the spirit and cause soldiers not to feel fear – besides consuming narcotics concoction Hero Iri Hati. After gaining strength and power that they had not gained before, Rio and Baron felt they could do the thing they wanted to do – like consuming alcohol.

“They both seem to be very greedy. See how to drink those who look like uncivilized people.”

“Basic greedy bastard!”

Such statements were thrown from the hundreds of mouths of the Alliance warriors who witnessed Rio and Baron's behavior, as if the two of them had only first enjoyed wine.

Although the Alliance was not strong enough and flourished without the nine heroes, the Alliance officers were forced to accept the involvement of the Angry Heroes and Heroes**** in this battle. Although that meant that it could be that their supplies and wine for the soldiers would likely be diverted only to Rio and the Baron, unfortunately they did not have the strength to rebuke or anything like that if the two of them started to delay.

Even when they were unable to win the war and get what they wanted, the only hope to develop the power of the Alliance were the nine heroes with the knowledge they had.

From a distance of two kilometers, the Kalea fortress could be seen by Rio's eyes. Both of his eyes narrowed to make sure what he saw was really their goal or not. Although without binoculars, Rio's visibility had slightly increased and was one level above that of an ordinary human.

He ordered his troops to move, until the entire weapon reached an effective firing range. Meanwhile, the ideal distance would add to the destructive power of the infantry and heavy cavalry. If the enemy only had rifles and light cannons as fire support, then they would compensate by showering the enemy with artillery from balistas, trebuchets, and giant catapults.

The goal was already seen, Rio then stopped his troops and called out two soldiers.

“Command the whole archer to spread out, then have the witches do shield magic to protect my special platoon and the cavalry. Have the infantry form a defensive formation. We're going to do a siege on Kalea Fortress.”

Every order from Rio was executed obediently by his subordinates, and the troops began to form formations to encircle the fortress. Unfortunately, Rio's expression showed him not caring at all about the formation that was said by him earlier, probably due to the effect of the wine that the man was drinking.

Meanwhile, the Baron just agreed to Rio's plan to encircle Kalea Fortress, and lure the enemy troops to attack them. However he hesitated if Rio's plan was unable to end the battle any sooner than the man thought.

“What tactics did you use to suppress the enemy and give them great pressure?” for the first time Baron was worried about the tactics Rio used in this attack.

The soldiers they brought to the battlefield needed to obtain clear certainty, especially the tactics their commanders used, because it meant commanders risked their lives in battle. In addition to the costs incurred in this war –, especially the attack on Kalea Fortress – is very large, life is an invaluable price.

After the failed attacks a few months ago, in total they made at least two plans to conduct a military campaign to accelerate the Alliance to achieve its goals. In addition to preparing a large army to seize ‘people foreseen’, they also had to divide the troops to attack other Guild member countries, namely the Kingdom of Yekirnovo and Arevelk. Those were just two of the Alliance's many goals of uniting and waging war together against the Guild.

“The best way is to keep pressing, even if they keep putting up a fight. We will use a large army to face the enemy. Their strength may not reach the four battalions, so the chances of us successfully repelling them are quite large.”

On the battlefield, tactics are everything and determine the course of a battle. Despite being almost drunk, Rio was still able to maintain his consciousness, thus being able to devise a plan in the face of the enemy later, even though he knew who his troops would face. The soldiers were not trained in vain just to face the Guild's steel weapons head-on.

Thus, the best path Rio thought of was to attack the Guild troops occupying Fort Kalea from all directions, though, trying to press until the enemy exits the fortress so that they are scattered and will not be concentrated at one point to avenge an attack from them, and thus time for a large number of his troops and Barons to act.

Continuing to suppress by a large amount was the Alliance's most basic military strategy to fight the Guild.

“How can I rest easy if you draw up a plan when we're half drunk.”

“You better prepare yourself than keep talking, Baron.”

“I'll do that if you make a plan correctly this time.”

Together with the nine heroes facing the forces of the previous TNI, the Baron remained unfathomable if the Alliance could be defeated after that one week of relentless fighting. He used to be so dependent on the strength of the hero he obtained, and it almost became a traumatic memory for the Baron, precisely the entire Alliance soldiers who managed to escape from the terrifying battlefield they had created themselves.

Baron only imagined that giants like Russia and North Korea could only be defeated if the Alliance sent more than three million of their soldiers in a total offensive operation. Worse, Indonesia may use their sea power in this world to avenge them.

“But fortunately the Alliance gave us enough troops to retake Fort Kalea. What we are going to do is place enough troops all over the outer side of the fort to distract the enemy. That would be enough to pay for our mistakes in the previous war. Whether we manage to defeat the enemy or not, at least we have made them retreat and leave the fortress. That includes great achievements.”

“You are absolutely confident with your plan that will go well.”

Rio had learned most of the information from the Alliance soldiers who were released unconditionally by the Guild regarding the strength of the Guild, especially Indonesia and its allies. He understands part of the situation, where the Alliance is facing a small portion of Russian and North Korean forces in the world. For Rio it seems that the Alliance has managed to wage a bigger war than planned, and forget about the plan ‘only’ fought against Indonesia. Or rather they were preparing an army to face the Great War Period.

Meanwhile, the mark for the archer troops playing their war has been given, namely the drum that was shot several times. All the soldiers carrying bows and arrows took up their weapons with the same target, the troops who were inside the Kalea Fortress. A rain of arrows was created above the Alliance army, and it was expected to make the enemy out of its lair and counterattack.

It was not that they did not understand the difference in strength between the Alliance and their enemies. However, they still assume a large amount will win everything.

“No reply?” Baron murmuring.

“It's too suspicious. Or maybe they decided to stay?”

The rain of arrows was just the opening attack before the next wave of attacks. Then five balistas were pulled forward by dozens of ogres and orcs until the weapons were in front of the main force. Since the giant spear's ballista artillery shot in a straight line, firing from the rear is a very bad thing. So if you want to attack using these weapons must be placed in front of the troops with the protection of light cavalry or heavy infantry.

Fight off forces that have armored vehicles or other steel weapons with balistas, giant catapults, or trebuchets, The alliance still expected the impact of the massive damage those weapons had on the enemy's monster weapons. The Alliance believed the skill would defeat the power, or so the term they created to strengthen the morale of the troops.

In addition to balistas, trebuchet artillery and giant catapults in the form of dozens of medium-sized stones or a stone the size of a car wheel are loaded. Finished preparing the shots, they just waited for orders from the commander of the weapon or Baron.

“Shoot! The target was the thin wall of the Kalea Fortress. Don't think about the enemy's response! Shoot!”

Then, after the Baron shouted out like it was seen a hail of rocks and a giant spear that shot out in high speed. After the entire attack hit the fort, a rumbling sound was heard from the Kalea Fortress which they rained down with rocks and giant spears.

Hail and giant spear thrusts are believed to be able to break through the walls of the fort, and are expected to damage enemy facilities inside the fort. That's because Kalea Fortress is not as thick as the other Alliance strongholds, but slightly thicker than the TNI fortifications they were able to tear down in an attack months ago.

In the next second after the artillery attack, the entire army was still waiting for the enemy to show a reply or something.

However, until a few minutes of waiting, the enemy still did not show a response to their attack. One by one the soldiers began to show concern, then feelings that made the heart uncomfortable filled them.

“I guess it can make the enemy counterattack. But, even showering them with arrows and stones, it will not make them weaken.”

Rio would not sacrifice several thousand of his own soldiers to attack the enemy-filled fortress with such an uncertain force.

On the battlefield, a sense of doubt that perched on the heart even if only for a moment could cause death if he did not immediately decide on his next course of action.

“Rio, how else, we have to go forward.”

“That means what we do is not a siege of his name. Well, even if your proposal has a point too.”

Weapons expected to be able to keep up with the SS20 series and rifles belonging to the contingent of ‘otherworld’ have been prepared. At least, to compensate for the enemy's weapons other than rifles, they had equipped themselves with the skills that Rio and the Hero of Regret aka Gurion who came from the Israeli armed forces.

The Alliance's Special Platoon might not be able to fight cannons or fire aid vehicles with just a rifle. Therefore witches have been prepared to shower the enemy with fire arrows or freeze magic to inhibit attacks launched by the enemy, so that they can carry out attacks on enemy weapons.

Rio ordered the cavalry to move forward to ascertain the state of the enemy, as well as the magician to be alerted as an attack aid if the enemy gave them a sudden reply. The heavy and light cavalry totaling over six thousand soldiers and horses advanced with Rio, while the Baron was asked to keep leading the infantry and the weapons operators.

The Kalea Fortress had two gates that would drive the cavalry to attack the enemy within, the western and northern gates. The speed of mobility of the cavalry was expected to make the enemy lose the opportunity to retaliate which made them have to defend themselves from Rio cavalry coming from both directions. The enemy could have defended themselves using a weapon they were proud of, but Rio still believed the large amount of cavalry and magicians ready to protect his troops could undermine the enemy's confidence.

The cavalry brought in this attack was different from the cavalry that occupied Fort Kalea before they were defeated and caused the fort to be taken over by the enemy. The heavy cavalry wore metal armor made from Magical Steel mined from the Holy Land that became the territory of the Luan Empire. Although it was very thin because the amount of Magical Steel mined was very limited, at least the body armor covering the vital parts was able to withstand the lesion of a 7.65mm projectile from a distance of two hundred meters.

When the situation becomes very urgent and innovation feels very necessary, then someone will be creative. Through several trials, the Alliance's heavy cavalry was finally equipped with protective armor made of Magical Steel. Other than the shotgun, it was one of the Alliance's upgrades that was carried out without requiring the help of the nine heroes' knowledge. Despite being able to withstand a 7.52mm round of projectiles, the metal armor remained weak against weapons capable of firing projectiles of more calibre than that.

At the very least, the armour strength of the Heavy Steel Magical Cavalry was able to make them like a walking fortress, so it was expected to be able to withstand the pressure of the enemy. If the troops in the front row were hit by gunfire, then it would be a path for the troops in the back to continue moving forward against the enemy's steel weapons. It made no difference to make heavy cavalry into mobile fortifications placed in the front row, then make them the target of enemy fire, he said, whereas they were aware the enemy weapons could easily destroy the heavy cavalry with the armor of the Magical Steel.

Rio then gave the signal for his cavalry to split themselves into two armies, they would enter the fortress from both sides by using both main gates as the entrance. He hoped that his tactics of dividing the cavalry into two parts would increase the fighting power and confuse the enemy.

“Why does the gate open?”

Such a question arose in the two cavalrymen who had been tens of meters away from the front of the gate.

Usually, when the siege of the fort or the city surrounded by the fort takes place, the gate of the fort will always be closed during the battle. It was done so that the attackers could not enter the fort easily, while the deadline for the siege could not be ascertained.

Moreover, Rio's goal of besieging Kalea Fortress was to reduce the enemy's strength little by little, with the starting point of defeating the enemy occupying Kalea Fortress. The enemy troops occupying the fortress would lose their way out, and continue to receive pressure from their troops. If his army can continue to hold out until the last day of the siege, besides being a great achievement they have also managed to weaken the enemy even if only a little. Usually, the end of a siege occurs if the defeated side surrenders, then the gate of the fort will open to welcome the invader who won the siege.

“Master Rio, are we still going to enter the fortress? In my opinion the enemy that did not retaliate and the open gate of the fortress is very suspicious,” one of Rio's subordinate officers asked in an agitated tone. So did the other officers who did not smile even though the gate of the fort had opened.

They were not so happy after knowing the gate of the fortress was wide open, then Rio ordered his troops to stay in place, while he moved closer to the gate of the fortress. He hoped that the enemy would continue to survive, and that the siege would be cleared in a very short time.

Given the highly suspicious situation, Rio signaled to the magician to perform shield magic to protect the cavalry surrounding the fortress from both directions. While he also still gets protection from shield magic from witches even though he has protected himself with his shield magic.

In the end, Rio felt that the fortress was so quiet without the sound of soldiers talking to each other or weapons being prepared. In addition, there were several vehicle wheel tracks and chain wheels on the tank that Rio saw. Traces of the armored vehicles are heading south, precisely towards the Holy Land controlled by Indonesia.

In essence, the enemy troops occupying the fortress had known the movements of its troops and they had retreated before they even reached this place.

“Why bastards like them know our secret moves!”

When Rio was busy cursing the Indonesian troops and their allies, a flying object with four propellers flew several tens of meters above Rio.

“Drone lookout?!”

If Rio gets another chance to further observe the flying object, then he will get some time for a few more minutes. Until what he saw was not a drone that served as a scout.

“Pig! They're really fucking jerks!”

All Rio wanted was to send the Alliance big news, their first victory after becoming a major military organization.

Rio felt himself getting into trouble too often (the one-sided war), and all the tactics he made seemed to be completely unhelpful and gave the Alliance victory.

Rio had no choice but to order his troops to retreat after realizing the drone he was seeing was the G-201 V-DB Black Eagle UAV, the report said, the one carrying the V-L Lightning Missile with a damage power of ten square meters.

(note: The G-201 on the back of the Black Eagle name means the weapon in the 201st generation since its first production, the Black Eagle, whereas V-DB means New World Variants that are indeed developed for special missions during the assignment of Peace Forces in other worlds. While the V-L code behind the name Lightning Missile means Version-Light, which is specifically produced as a medium-explosive weapon that can be transported with UAVs)

Moreover, Rio has known some types of national production weapons used by the TNI in the war against other world nations in previous wars. That meant, he knew very well the impact the two weapons had on his troops who had absolutely no experience of encountering such weapons.

In addition, although the two cavalry troops he commanded besieging the fort had reunited and retreated, the guided missile lesion could reach mach-1 (over 1,200 kilometers per hour). That meant, it was impossible for them to escape from those monster weapons.

“Do not move in a close row! Whole warrior spread!”

As loud as Rio and the officers shouted, all the subordinate soldiers heard and saw was a long-tailed flying object that flew very fast towards them. They had no choice but to save themselves, even if it meant having to race the horse beyond its limits as well as leaving behind a friend who was left behind.

The sensation of victory that the troops had imagined as the journey towards Kalea Fortress instantly collapsed after the roaring sound of the V-L Lightning Missile knocked down their morale first. The witches instantly cast shield magic to protect the troops from a long object with a gray smoke tail that continues to chase – and looks very dangerous even though it is much smaller than the fire dragon king.

Parabolic-shaped guards protect and move at speeds similar to the movements of horses ridden by cavalry warriors. Meanwhile, some of the witches had made magic circles, then fire arrows came out from the dozens of magic circles they had made. It was all done to fend off and make the weapon not kill thousands of cavalry troops who were moving backwards.

One by one the fire arrows that shot no one managed to stop the speed of the missile. To be precise, the witches were unable to aim at a target that was moving much faster than any flying creature they had ever seen.

“Their fire ground is not even able to stop that missile?!”

The V-L Lightning missile continued to accelerate without slowing down, hitting the magic protective dome which was expected to reduce the number of casualties from the cavalry. The dome with a height of ten meters cracked after the tip of the weapon hit the protector, and the missile directly pierced through the magic shield and hit the ground.

The fifty-kilogram warhead produced an explosive impact that killed over twenty percent of the cavalry troops who had protected shield magic. For the soldiers and horses who were not hit by the explosion, almost all of the cavalry troops who were not hit by a large explosion were blown away by the shock wave. They flew like dry leaves blowing in the wind and spread out in all directions with confidence collapsing to the most basic level.

Rain-soaked earth splashes and pieces of human and horse meat rained down on the ground after a powerful explosion of missiles.

Does the enemy have a weapon that can fly much faster than the living creatures of this world?

Although their premonition said the other world is very weak – because it does not have magic, but the nine heroes once said a term called ‘technology’.

The baron who witnessed the huge explosion killed a portion of the cavalry troops who were not even able to fight the monster weapon ‘otherworld.’. The shock waves that threw down the horses and cavalry warriors like dried leaves made the Baron's hair that cut the bowl cut into a mess.

The infantry and archers were unable to move after the huge explosion that could kill quickly and easily they watched from a distance of less than a kilometer before their eyes. Dumbness and fear began to fill their souls and minds, until some of the soldiers began to become unconscious and put on faces like people suffering from severe mental stress.

Rio – who protected himself with shield magic crashed tens of meters away, and only stopped after hitting the bodies of dozens of his subordinates who were piled up. He only sustained minor injuries, and heard the groans of the soldiers who were hit by the shockwave that added to the broken power.

Meanwhile, only a small part of Rio's cavalry force was not affected by anything as they were at the very back of the line when retreating.

A moment later, the sound of a barrage of gunfire rang out from the back row filled with approximately nine hundred archers and two units of the Alliance Special Platoon. Rio and the Baron who heard the sound of explosions that kept happening were unable to hide their shocked expressions. Within minutes of the barrage of gunfire, dozens of archers had become lifeless corpses lying amidst pools of their own blood.

Obviously what resulted in dozens of archers dying without resistance was automatic cannons and automatic heavy machine guns – which only ‘world troops have.’.

Something that carried out the attack and caused such damage was only seen after several soldiers bounced from being hit by a medium-sized armored vehicle.

A panzer hit and hit anyone who blocked its path, then two slightly smaller vehicles drove not far from the panzer. The 20mm automatic cannon swept across the Alliance Special Platoon that shot in a prone position.

“They are no different from a real shot target.”

An automatic cannon operator on the panzer said so to his friend. It was indeed not a statement full of lies, not even the enemy's shot not a single one scratched the 15mm steel armor plate on the panzer. Only the paint peeling off and some parts dented by hitting dozens of enemies who did not want to pull over when the panzer drove at speeds of sixty kilometers per hour on this uneven ground terrain.

“Yogi, I know you're a former driver. But you have to realize where we are!”

One of the passengers on the tanker driven by Yogi, Agus said that while hitting the head of Yogi who was wearing a helmet.

“Ngutek iso po ora?! Koe driving udu neng in asphalt, su! Neng ngarep mu kui young menungso, ojo got hit by your seneng sak! (brain a little can what not?! You're not driving on asphalt roads, su! In front of you it is also human, do not get hit as you like!).”

“Sorry Lieutenant, I don't understand what you're saying. I'm not from Java.”

Yogi responded to Nio's words that he didn't understand very casually, and again crashed the cancer he drove recklessly on a large enemy infantry soldier who with a confident face planned to stop the pace of the cancer. In the end, the panzer hit the body of the great warrior and made him bounce as far as six meters.

The operator of the automatic cannon on the panzer, Kaikoa, cannot aim at the target properly if Yogi does not restore his sanity in driving. He drives like a man in a mental disorder, but with sanity he still has. Kaikoa can only fire diffusely as long as the target of the enemy soldier is still visible from the remote cannon control screen.

On the other hand, Nio who was sitting next to the panzer driver was seen not moving anymore after nagging with harsh words towards Yogi. Suffering like not enough other than his subordinates who drive without rules, namely his stomach which now began to nausea. He was eager to move vehicles, yet they looked busy reducing the number of enemy soldiers. Meanwhile, Nio felt telling the four Explorers girls to ride a tactical vehicle – driven by a sane driver was a very appropriate idea.

A while later, Nio felt that his stomach would soon be spitting out the contents of his lunch. Although he stuffed his mouth with his left fist, but Nio's entrails remained turbulent until they reached the end.

“Yogi asu! Mandek'o! (Jogi asu! Stop now!).”

Nio once again grumbled with a harsh sentence, but Yogi did not understand his words and continued to step on the gas pedal. As he had lost patience, Nio stepped on the brake pedal until the panzer stopped suddenly and all passengers bounced forward.

After the vehicle stopped, Nio immediately opened the passenger door, then jumped up then crouched down.

“Letnan, you're weak once.”

Yogi said with a guiltless expression, and watched Nio crouch in the middle of the war vomiting and pointing his middle finger at Yogi.

The plan of retaking Kalea Fortress was really like a recurring nightmare. There was no way to describe it except a sweeping attack that took dozens of lives at once, as well as a mysterious object that descended from the sky and caused a huge explosion.

Although Nio was still continuing his lunchtime activity called ‘mukah’, his premonition said something big was coming.

A moment later, when the sound of an unrelenting barrage of gunfire from an automatic heavy machine gun firing a thousand 12.7mm projectiles in half a minute and cannons on the panzer swept through the enemy infantry forces trying to get close to unfinished Nio vomit, artillery projectile rain rained down on the enemy.

“Bags, even though I warned them not to shoot before we finished doing the relief strike!”

The artillery rain made the battlefield completely hell-like with a rain of body pieces and mud, and Team 12 watched for itself dozens of artillery shells hit the ground and killed dozens of enemy soldiers at once. The unceasing sound of artillery barrage near the Black Fortress was like thunder shaking the ground.

Dozens of artillery projectiles with tremendous destructive power turned the ground into small craters like the surface of the moon. Although they were in the midst of danger, the members of Team 12 looked at the enemy who was shouting their pain and curses towards the Guild with an amazed expression.

**

After Nio heard the situation from Arif, the feeling he had was overwhelming unrest. After facing an army of five thousand a few months ago, after that he was assigned to lead Team 12 infiltrate Tanoe City, but he actually fought alongside the Hero Empathy in the Labyrinth of the Duiwel Empire, and now he and his subordinates were caught up in the battle.

Meanwhile, the four girls who had come back from the Nio pick-up that Hevaz and Hassan had made several people look at the four of them with question mark-filled gazes. Meanwhile, for Edera it was not only a battle that might involve her and Team 12 that made her uneasy, but also the existence of four new girls who were with Nio back. It was indeed something that Edera did not expect as well as some other girls, but surely Nio had another intention of bringing the four Duiwel Empire girls here.

“Their number is very many Lieutenant, about fifteen thousand.”

Hendra guessed the number of enemies and told Nio, but Nio still had a doubtful expression about the number of enemies. Unfortunately, Nio was not a company commander, Battalion, or even a regiment commander. He was just the captain of a team with a small member numbering twenty plus two girls who became unofficial members and were not registered as members of the Reconnaissance and Battle Corps.

If the army of friends who were going to face the enemy needed the help of Team 12, then all Nio could command his subordinates was to carry out the tactics they had learned from the previous battle. Nio only wanted to take out the ammunition to a minimum, but it could still produce tremendous damage.

“Their number may be more than that. In essence the enemy numbered more than fifteen thousand.”

“The approaching number is twenty thousand, or it can be less and more than that,” Hevaz continued.

Nio stared at the footprints of humans and horses, as well as the resulting tracks of wheels that moved enemy weapons such as balistas and giant catapults. Traces that the enemy left behind produced basins that could hold puddles of small amounts of water, such as puddles on broken roads. That was the way Nio imagined the number of enemies, then estimated them.

“Letnan, there are channels connected with our signal. They claimed to be from Battery 001 and Relief Company 006, as well as one of the three battalions that occupied Black Fort which had retreated to the orange zone.”

Bima showed his head from the panzer window which was used to carry the 12th Team's communication device.

Nio received the handsfree Bima gave, then started talking to his interlocutor who was one of the battalion commanders assigned to occupy the Black Fort.

Nio could not let his guard down even though in the condition of the body began to feel tired even though it was not too heavy. He heard from one of the battalion's commanders if they carried out the tactic he had made, retreating into the orange zone. As they do so, help is coming faster than they expected, with the addition of one UAV belonging to the Peacekeeping Force's 001 squadron which is the only unmanned aircraft squadron in the world.

In addition to relying on the aid company, they also wanted Team 12 to help deal with the enemy who numbered around twenty thousand. That was what made Nio almost yell towards his interlocutor, as he did not get any time off after fighting for a week in the Duiwel Empire's Labyrinth.

Although Nio only vented his emotions through his suddenly changed expression, Bima – as the person near Nio goosebumps with the expression of his superior.

“Alright, we will also provide a relief attack. However, for what UAV delivered, instead of two artillery battalions alone is enough?”

Although the artillery battalions were able to make a huge impact on the enemy's meeting ranks, they also wanted the shortest possible battle time. Meanwhile, the V-L Lightning Missile transported on the Black Eagle G-201 V-DB is capable of moving faster and generating enormous damage power against enemies.

Then, the commander of the infantry battalion told Nio that they would advance slowly as long as the artillery battalion rained down on the enemy with their artillery projectiles.

“That's great if the help company helps too. At least they can give more damage impact to the enemy.”

Enemies always fight in a regular row of meetings and formations, but still rely on direct combat despite knowing their enemies have a variety of long-range weapons capable of facing them without sweating – except for the weapon operator.

“Helping us with a help attack is not too bad, but it is also too dangerous for us.”

Now the commander of one of the artillery battalions who was communicating with Nio, and he tried to protect the 12th Team as long as they helped in the relief effort by conducting some artillery fire.

However, the resulting impact of the artillery projectile was enough to knock down a 200-meter-class helicopter carrier, and Nio did not want his subordinates to be in danger even though the purpose of giving them relief fire was a good thing.

“Yes, we'll be on the move soon. May God be with us in every fight.”

Nio ended the communication from his interlocutor, then again put on a lethargic face after taking off handsfree and grasped it firmly. Bima tried to prevent Nio from grasping the tool more firmly, but Nio's tense expression made him undo his intentions.

Nio almost slammed the device to the ground, but immediately canceled it after realizing that the handsfree was purchased using tax money. His frustration at the request for a support shot meant Nio had to delay his break, and resulted in Nio almost losing his mind.

**

Funfact#17: music recommendations this time is songs (instruments) from 'Two Steps From Hell'. Although only an instrument, but still cool.