The New 4 Heavenly, Intercept
In any case, their top priority is to secure the Empress as soon as possible. After requesting help from Tersis and the others, the party rushed inside the supply base.
“Hmmmm……..”
Kisei groaned as he looked around. Currently, he’s inside a connecting passageway for carrying in supplies. The passage itself was designed for vehicles carrying large containers to pass through so they are very wide. Even the 12 meters tall giants they are piloting can walk around freely inside.
The inside looked like a corridor of flat walls made of reinforced concrete. The place felt so dry and cold that it sent chills down their spines. The white lights installed on the ceiling were faint and unnerving as well. It just felt like an enemy could appear from any corner to ambush them.
“My Love, can you tell where they are?”
“Nope, their presences are somewhat faint……I can’t accurately tell like usual. This might be a little bad for us.”
“…….this is unexpected. It seems the clone soldiers are more troublesome than I first thought.”
Valentina groans as she rubs her chin. Ordinary soldiers would be detected using Kisei’s senses so they’ve used his ability in place of their radar but…..
“Putting the clones aside, can you sense the Empress?”
Schleer interjected. Yes, the clones are merely escorts. Their objective is still the Empress.
“It’s difficult since we are a closed space you see. Hmmm.”
Placing a finger on his forehead, Kisei bitterly groaned. Even if they tell him to detect their presence, what he feels are just some vague signs. It’s not something so clear-cut. Seeing Kisei groaning with cold sweat dripping down his face, Diaroze smiled wryly at him.”
“Well, we know what they are after here. There’s no need for us to search the entire base. They might even be waiting to ambush us ahead.”
“Eh…..Ah, R, Right!”
Diaroze exasperatedly stared at Schleer who seemed surprised. Her huge indigo striker even looked somewhat embarrassed as it looked away. It was so human-like that you sometimes can’t think of it as a simple weapon.
“……in other words, we need to 1check out the mass driver. I’m almost certain that they came here just for that. At worst, we can just destroy the mass driver ourselves.”
“D, Destroying it…….?”
The construction and upkeep costs of mass driver facilities are not cheap. Since the Calencian royal family budget is in a dire state due to the war, Schleer personally would like to avoid creating unnecessary spending. However, since they can not afford to let the Empress escape, that might be their only choice.
“What, don’t worry about it. It’s just a small mass driver facility after all. The rebuilding cost should be a chump change for this self-proclaimed next empress right?”
“NN!”
Valentina who wasn’t paying attention turned toward them with a surprisingly sour look on her face. Of course, although hers is the lowest seat, she still belongs to a family of great power. She is not without money. That said, it’s not the kind of money that she can casually produce.
“I, I don’t mind……..as long as I get the throne, I can use as much money as I want after all.”
“Umu, Umu, as expected of my little sister. That’s exactly the attitude a ruler should take.”
“Aneu………Diaroze, you keep quiet!”
Seeing Diaroze’s silent grin, a small smile floated on Kisei’s face.
“Anyway, let’s head to the base of the mass driver as fast as possible. We don’t know when they might arrive after all. At worst, they might already be preparing for launch…….”
Diaroze spoke in a tense voice to compensate for the easygoing mood earlier. Naturally, all three raised their voices to affirm her.
“The mass driver’s injection chamber should be just straight ahead.”
The base is not large so they reached a large gate in no time following Schleer’s guidance. She then immediately operated the gate’s control panel.
“……this might be an ambush.”
Kisei warned. It may be difficult for him to grasp the presence of the clones but he can tell that there are enemies on the other side of the gate. However, he can not tell their exact number. If they are ordinary soldiers then he would be able to tell but in this case……..
“Hmm……so they got here first huh. Kisei-san, please step back a little.”
Kisei nodded and took a few steps back as Schleer operated the panel. With a dull sound, the armored shutter began to lift.
“……!”
As they predicted, low-powered blaster bullets rained down on the [Mistilteinn] that stood in front. Schleer hastily put the [Mistilteinn] shoulder in front, using the shield mounted on it to cover herself and retreat.
“Schleer!”
Valentina yelled. A Black&white Zenith carrying a gigantic sword rushed at Schleer with a furious speed. It’s the [Geist Fechter] that fought Tersis and the others in the earlier battle.
“Tsk!”
With no time to retreat, Schleer immediately unsheathed the zweihander from her shoulder-mounted shield. However, before she could activate the built-in electromagnetic ejection, an anti-ship missile was fired from behind her, intercepting the [Gesit Fechter]’s advance.
No matter how thick a striker’s armor is, it can not withstand a blow from an anti-ship missile. Knowing that, the [Geist Fechter] activated its right foot anchor and made a sharp turn.
“Take this!”
Schleer did not miss that chance and fired her thruster, dashing forward with her shield. Her large striker accelerated at once and shoulder tackled the [Geist Fechter] that had lost its balance.
“Ugh!”
Even a super-high-performance Zenith can not withstand such a powerful tackle so it was knocked backward. Using the same momentum, Schleer and the others rushed into the mass driver launch site.
Isolated from the outside world, the mass driver launch site which is covered by a huge armored dome is large enough for strikers to engage in combat. Inside, there was a mass driver that looked like a roller coaster rail and 4 Black&white Zeniths.
“That must be all of the new 4 Heavenly then. This is going to be a difficult battle……”
Following Schleer, Valentina muttered with her face slightly twitching.
The New 4 Heavenly, Intercept
In any case, their top priority is to secure the Empress as soon as possible. After requesting help from Tersis and the others, the party rushed inside the supply base.
“Hmmmm……..”
Kisei groaned as he looked around. Currently, he’s inside a connecting passageway for carrying in supplies. The passage itself was designed for vehicles carrying large containers to pass through so they are very wide. Even the 12 meters tall giants they are piloting can walk around freely inside.
The inside looked like a corridor of flat walls made of reinforced concrete. The place felt so dry and cold that it sent chills down their spines. The white lights installed on the ceiling were faint and unnerving as well. It just felt like an enemy could appear from any corner to ambush them.
“My Love, can you tell where they are?”
“Nope, their presences are somewhat faint……I can’t accurately tell like usual. This might be a little bad for us.”
“…….this is unexpected. It seems the clone soldiers are more troublesome than I first thought.”
Valentina groans as she rubs her chin. Ordinary soldiers would be detected using Kisei’s senses so they’ve used his ability in place of their radar but…..
“Putting the clones aside, can you sense the Empress?”
Schleer interjected. Yes, the clones are merely escorts. Their objective is still the Empress.
“It’s difficult since we are a closed space you see. Hmmm.”
Placing a finger on his forehead, Kisei bitterly groaned. Even if they tell him to detect their presence, what he feels are just some vague signs. It’s not something so clear-cut. Seeing Kisei groaning with cold sweat dripping down his face, Diaroze smiled wryly at him.”
“Well, we know what they are after here. There’s no need for us to search the entire base. They might even be waiting to ambush us ahead.”
“Eh…..Ah, R, Right!”
Diaroze exasperatedly stared at Schleer who seemed surprised. Her huge indigo striker even looked somewhat embarrassed as it looked away. It was so human-like that you sometimes can’t think of it as a simple weapon.
“……in other words, we need to 1check out the mass driver. I’m almost certain that they came here just for that. At worst, we can just destroy the mass driver ourselves.”
“D, Destroying it…….?”
The construction and upkeep costs of mass driver facilities are not cheap. Since the Calencian royal family budget is in a dire state due to the war, Schleer personally would like to avoid creating unnecessary spending. However, since they can not afford to let the Empress escape, that might be their only choice.
“What, don’t worry about it. It’s just a small mass driver facility after all. The rebuilding cost should be a chump change for this self-proclaimed next empress right?”
“NN!”
Valentina who wasn’t paying attention turned toward them with a surprisingly sour look on her face. Of course, although hers is the lowest seat, she still belongs to a family of great power. She is not without money. That said, it’s not the kind of money that she can casually produce.
“I, I don’t mind……..as long as I get the throne, I can use as much money as I want after all.”
“Umu, Umu, as expected of my little sister. That’s exactly the attitude a ruler should take.”
“Aneu………Diaroze, you keep quiet!”
Seeing Diaroze’s silent grin, a small smile floated on Kisei’s face.
“Anyway, let’s head to the base of the mass driver as fast as possible. We don’t know when they might arrive after all. At worst, they might already be preparing for launch…….”
Diaroze spoke in a tense voice to compensate for the easygoing mood earlier. Naturally, all three raised their voices to affirm her.
“The mass driver’s injection chamber should be just straight ahead.”
The base is not large so they reached a large gate in no time following Schleer’s guidance. She then immediately operated the gate’s control panel.
“……this might be an ambush.”
Kisei warned. It may be difficult for him to grasp the presence of the clones but he can tell that there are enemies on the other side of the gate. However, he can not tell their exact number. If they are ordinary soldiers then he would be able to tell but in this case……..
“Hmm……so they got here first huh. Kisei-san, please step back a little.”
Kisei nodded and took a few steps back as Schleer operated the panel. With a dull sound, the armored shutter began to lift.
“……!”
As they predicted, low-powered blaster bullets rained down on the [Mistilteinn] that stood in front. Schleer hastily put the [Mistilteinn] shoulder in front, using the shield mounted on it to cover herself and retreat.
“Schleer!”
Valentina yelled. A Black&white Zenith carrying a gigantic sword rushed at Schleer with a furious speed. It’s the [Geist Fechter] that fought Tersis and the others in the earlier battle.
“Tsk!”
With no time to retreat, Schleer immediately unsheathed the zweihander from her shoulder-mounted shield. However, before she could activate the built-in electromagnetic ejection, an anti-ship missile was fired from behind her, intercepting the [Gesit Fechter]’s advance.
No matter how thick a striker’s armor is, it can not withstand a blow from an anti-ship missile. Knowing that, the [Geist Fechter] activated its right foot anchor and made a sharp turn.
“Take this!”
Schleer did not miss that chance and fired her thruster, dashing forward with her shield. Her large striker accelerated at once and shoulder tackled the [Geist Fechter] that had lost its balance.
“Ugh!”
Even a super-high-performance Zenith can not withstand such a powerful tackle so it was knocked backward. Using the same momentum, Schleer and the others rushed into the mass driver launch site.
Isolated from the outside world, the mass driver launch site which is covered by a huge armored dome is large enough for strikers to engage in combat. Inside, there was a mass driver that looked like a roller coaster rail and 4 Black&white Zeniths.
“That must be all of the new 4 Heavenly then. This is going to be a difficult battle……”
Following Schleer, Valentina muttered with her face slightly twitching.
