High School Soldier
86. Visiting Kingdom of Arevelk 3: fighting against the fire dragon king
29 September 2321, 00.31 WIB/1914 Luan Empire, midnight.
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No one would have expected that the military of the Luan Empire had an army of dragon riders with two dragons that were much larger than the dragon riders of the Arevelk Kingdom army. But there was something strange about the Empire's own army, they also looked frightened as two flying dragons twisted above.
Then, which two great dragons still flew by belonged to which side?
Both the Imperial and Royal forces both wore expressions of fear as two large flying lizards flew downhill towards them. From that it is seen if the two armies do not admit if the two flying dragons are theirs.
Both dragons have different colors, each colored red and black. The scales and aura they emitted made people think of one of the strongest animals in this world, the king of the fire dragons.
“That's the king of the fire dragons?”
“Then why are there two?”
“What fire dragon king there are indeed two?”
Nio and the other members of the Cruiser Squad actually put on a look of admiration as two enormous flying lizards flew close to this army. I don't know what they were thinking, but Sucipto's attitude was unlike the two army commanders who ordered their soldiers to save themselves from the two flying lizards.
Sigiz looked terrified as they looked in awe at the sky, screaming his troops to save themselves like they were not heard by these TNI.
Nio's heart was precisely boosted as the two fire dragon kings flew down and got lower. All the soldiers realized that the assault rifle and machine gun bullets had no effect on the scales of the flying lizard. After all, in each Squad is at least equipped with 5 disposable anti-tank rocket launchers.
The Imperial forces led directly by one of the nobles of the military faction fled and left the mission after the appearance of the two fire dragon kings. Their task of attacking the Royal army had to be postponed, until the two fire dragon kings did not reveal themselves.
The three armies in the eyes of the two dragons were just like a horde of ants that were muddled by their apparitions. Then the two fire dragon kings flew down faster and faster, approaching the three armies that were trying to save themselves.
It was clear that the TNI did not know much about the dragon king, but even so, they had to take up arms and fight. That's how you become a fighter.
Sucipto shouted with all his might to build up his army spirit to fight the fire dragon king.
“We must kill the dragon! Otherwise, the first step to peace will be delayed!”
The enthusiasm that Sucipto had turned out to be very useful, even though the troops of the Kingdom of Arevelk only watched them from the place that felt the safest of the existence of the fire dragon king.
Sigiz did not want his troops to die in vain while fighting one of the most feared figures. The dragon kings are said to be able to destroy a city alone.
“I have a bad feeling if I run away.”
Nio prepared his assault rifle at full automatic mode, with a tense feeling of worry.
There was no chance of a strategy meeting to fight against those two fire dragon kings. The entire team of explorers fought with their own experiences while facing the army of monsters.
“Come handle this trivial task!”
It took Nio a while to understand what the Commander of the 4th Cruiser Squad said. Meanwhile, the entire rover Squad 1 urged Nio to order them to fight as well.
He said the tension was exhausting, but instead it became the fuel of the TNI to fight.
Finally, Nio ordered his members to come forward. Everyone knew the dragon king was a much more dangerous animal than the Komodo dragon, they even came forward while shouting more slowly so scared of the fire dragon king.
As it became dark, the entire rover squad had been wearing night vision gear with the help of lighting from the entire combat vehicle.
The starry night sky, and decorated with two fire dragon kings made the atmosphere even more tense. Before starting the fight with the two fire dragon kings, some TNI soldiers pray according to their respective religions and beliefs.
Cruisers 6 and 10 retreated to prepare explosives stored in one of the combat vehicles. They unpacked a box, like cheese. The total explosives carried was 95 kilograms. Actually, carrying explosives is a thing that ‘not accidental’
Having done nothing, the Royal army decided to help these two squads.
Some soldiers helped take down boxes that looked heavy. One of the Royal soldiers, curious about the soft explosives, pinched a piece of it and put it in his mouth, but one of the soldiers of the 10th Cruiser Squad hit his hand to prevent him from eating the explosives.
“This object is poisonous, do not eat it!”
Afraid of the mention of poison, the soldier immediately returned the piece of explosives.
In order to fully remove the power of plastic explosives, it must be mixed with the right amount of material. If not with the right dose, the explosives will produce a small explosion, even fail to explode.
It would be too long for one person to mix alone a 95kg C4 explosive, so all the members of the rover squad helped him. In the end they formed these plastic explosives into bricks.
Some people take out a small device, it's called a detonator.
The next part requires a lot of special knowledge, only soldiers who have participated in training to become special forces and elites can do it. They took out coils of wires and pliers, cut out some lengths of coils of wires, and started turning them into trigger devices.
They strip off the cable sheath at the end, and then plug the cable inside the detonator contact.
The soldiers of this special forces member worked quietly, while some of the other soldiers were holding flashlights with trembling hands as the fire dragon king was flying lower and lower.
Usually, this type of explosive is widely used by mining engineers, but this is for basic lessons in special forces and elites, both special forces from the Main Force and Student Army.
Nio was part of the Special Student Forces, but he was not an avid student. However, his task was not to make explosives, but to lead an army to fight two fire dragon kings.
Making explosives is a skill that both special forces and elite soldiers must have.
The soldier in charge of making the explosives made sure that there was no communication device, because it could trigger a detonator to detonate this powerful bomb.
But Sucipto actually uses communication tools to contact the headquarters.
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Cold Eve possessed Nio's body, but some people said “No way” when two fire dragon kings actually stayed away from them and approached the Empire's fleeing army.
The Imperial Army locked their gaze with the fire dragon that landed in front of them, its wings stretching 9 meters or so wide.
An unexpected encounter with the fire dragon king froze the Empire's army. The fire dragon king did not expect that if there were hundreds of thousands of humans in his territory, the two dragon kings looked at the strange uninvited guest who came from this Empire.
It felt, the hot breath of the fire dragon king they could feel. But the two sides spaced not so close to each other, it was a psychological effect.
The Imperial soldiers who were affected by the explosion could only bounce off. Suddenly, a blackish-colored fire dragon king emerged from behind the smoke. He swept his right claw at the horde of Imperial troops that did not release the explosion.
What was scattering in the air was not just smoke and sparks, but the Empire's soldiers who fared less fortunate.
The two fire dragon kings roared, shaking the entire Cruiser Squad and the Royal army.
Cruiser squads 1 and 5 shouldered their 10 rocket launchers. They paid no heed to those two fire dragon kings who were ruthlessly tearing apart the Imperial army.
The two fire dragon kings spewed flames with extremely high temperatures onto the Empire's army that desperately fled, they both seemed like they were planning to exterminate them.
Ten rockets shot out at a speed of hundreds of km/h, of course the fire dragon king was unharmed. The explosion of the rocket caused the two dragon kings to be in pain, but unfortunately it was only the resulting effect.
The reason why the rocket attack could not deliver a deadly blow to the two fire dragon kings was not only because the scales were strong and tough, but because of their hard, layered scales, like a layer of armor the main battle tank muffled all attacks.
The cruiser squad's assault only lasted for a few minutes, and then the two dragon kings determined that they were not a threat. What he wanted to do was to repel the maggots that were plaguing his territory.
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“Alright, I'll help!”
The wave of rocket blasts that did not have any effect on the two dragon kings, made Sigiz's determination to join the battle.
“But, we can't beat him, or maybe that green army can?”
“Yes, it's possible that they could defeat those two dragon kings. But, they are also ordinary troops like us who need help. Not only do we vent anger against the Empire, the dragon king is our enemy as well!”
As Sigiz shouted, the red flakes of the fire dragon king's hard scales flew out. Five rockets hit his left thigh and caused a slight effect.
The Imperial troops who could only fight back curiously, their bodies covered in fresh blood belonging to their dead comrades were torn apart by the two fire dragon kings.
Sigiz raised his injured head after being hit by a fragment of the dragon king's scales.
“I'll help, you just need to see.”
Sigiz directed the tip of his spear that had been glowing with a blood red color. He started saying something known as ‘mantra’.
When he saw a path of red light, Nio realized that it was magic, and not an artillery attack.
Sigiz attacked with similar attacks against the two dragon kings many times, and it was only enough to weaken the scales of the two of them.
Sigiz thought how his magic could hurt the dragon king, even if it was a little. To the dragon king, being hit by a magic attack like the one Sigiz released was just like being pierced by a thorn, it did not hurt.
Sigiz unleashed the magic of ‘artileri’ at high speed, he learned it from the rocket that shot towards the bodies of the two fire dragon kings. This was an irresistible blow to the two dragon kings, its scales peeling off and revealing rotten-scented flesh.
The thick scales until now were no longer the absolute defense of the two dragon kings. The red-colored fire dragon king turned his gaze to Sigiz. A roar that sounded like a wail was heard by all the people who were in this slap.
“Hahahahahahah, get away from my Nio, you rotten lizard!”
Sigiz smiled in satisfaction, then unleashed an increasing amount of artillery magic, about dozens of light trails leading to the red-colored fire dragon king.
Hundreds of green-clothed warriors decided to challenge the fire dragon king. The two dragon kings flapped their wings, rose into the air then chased after hundreds of green troops.
And now, a rumbling sound consisting of many machines was heard.
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Then, two rockets with much greater explosive power hit the head of the fire dragon king in red.
Two fighter jets were seen flying past the two fire dragon kings at medium speed. Both aviators, before releasing the attack, confirmed that the entire rover was nowhere near the two giant flying lizards.
Gatling-type cannons fire 40mm ammunition with 1,000 rounds per minute. The lead storm that led to the two fire dragon kings caused the two of them to fly uncontrollably.
The two fire dragon kings lost their balance and ability to remain in the air, then they fell to the ground overrunning the Imperial army.
The two fire dragon kings then spread their wings to take off again. Although they are the kings of the air in this world, their reputation has been shifted by the TNI Air Force who send their young aviators to this world.
Then, dozens of bullets fired from the tank railgun gun hit the heads of the two fire dragon kings with a rigidity equivalent to 90 kilos of C4 type bombs.
Explosion after explosion did not stop, sweeping the ground shaken.
The lead rain from five attack helicopters became an aid attack.
This field was covered by smoke with the smell of gunpowder caused by the barrage of artillery strikes.
“Not wrong to make a peace agreement with this brutal force.”
The noise from the jet engine disguised Sigiz's muttering. He saw two fire dragon kings pounded and surrounded by artillery strikes.
Two missiles were fired from two attack helicopters, the missile operator controlling their joystick to control the missile. This way, the missile will hit the target precisely.
These missiles are designed to destroy the main battle tank. When the missile hit the hard skin of these two flying lizard kings, its attack tore apart their rotten flesh.
The scales of the fire dragon king were matchless, smashed easily. Blood and rotting flesh gushed out in all directions, but two tank shells and two missiles hit them again.
The entire helicopter lowered the personnel using ropes. The troops of Combat Group 4 were in charge of verifying the deaths of the two fire dragon kings.
Thus ended the battle in this field, and caused the finished C4 explosives to be in vain.
The TNI could be used as disaster relief, respectfully transporting the corpses of the Empire's troops. Moreover, they transported the two corpses of the fire dragon king, for research purposes. They transported the bodies of the two fire dragon kings using helicopters by hanging.
Nio and his members lay on the grass after witnessing this spectacle.
(Illustration of the king of the fire dragons, image source pinterest.)