章 13: Chapter 13: The Pyrrhic Victory
"High Chieftain! I just received news from our spies that the foolish Prince Zorzal finally marched his army to the city of Italica! The Imperial capital is now at its most vulnerable state!"
"Humph, sound the war drum. It's time for us to wash away our shame and regain our honor. Glad that stupid bitch Tyuule still have her use."
"Hah! Yes, Lord Chieftain- No, King of Warrior Bunnies!"
"No, not yet. There are still loyalists of former Queen Tyuule, I have to usurp the right before becoming the king."
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"Commander Hazama, please, as the Imperial Princess of the Saderan Empire, I would like to request your help to protect the Imperial capital. My idiot brother, Crown Prince Zorzal is leading the empire to annihilation."
"The soldiers are marched to Italica leaving the Imperial capital vulnerable. The internal conflict of the nobles and the Warrior Bunnies kingdom are taking advantage of this situation. For that, I am formally requesting military force to defend that Imperial capital." The princess, wearing her ambassador outfit while accompanied by a few of her armoured knights of the Rose Order.
"You do aware of what the Japanese government will request in exchange for this right?" Commander Hazama said with a deep sigh as the empire now descended into chaos too quickly and it affected him, JSDF and Japan government.
Princess Piña replied 'Yes' while visibly struggling to keep her composure.
"The empire will surrender to the Japanese government and become a puppet of Japan. However it is better than letting the empire be destroyed. The innocent civilians will be affected if the Empire falls. The foreign forces and other vassal states will rebel. Countless wars will be waged if this is not stopped." With a pained heart Princess Piña declared the very ideology that she couldn't believe. She cannot believe that the empire could lose but this is a fact and she cannot change it now.
Hazama accepted her request that the Japan government had long given him clearance to proceed. The Japanese government had long predicted this and will fully capitalize this opportunity. A righteous man like Hazama cannot accept this kind of manipulation and deceit but he is a mere puppet in the arms of the government. Those greedy and corrupt politicians are willing to use others' suffering to fill their pockets.
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(Eastern territory of Italica)
Stood a lone figure in all black or very dark silvery grey. On his lips is a cigarette that is almost finished. He takes another drag before he flicks the cigarette butt to the ground and looks at the incoming imposing army of 4 hundred thousands yet very calm as if he was looking at nothing but an empty field.
"So, you are the so-called Ray who conquered Italica and the criminal behind the emperor's poisoning. I, as the general of Oprichnina, will apprehend you and your city under the name of Emperor Molt Sol Augustus!" Zorzal speaks from his horseback with a voice magnifying magic that a mage casted for him.
There was no talk exchanged as Ray only proceeded to light up another cigarette since his enemies were still quite a distance away from him. He still remains relaxed and takes a long drag on the cigarette as Zorzal orders his army march to conquer Italica despite his advisors being against it due to Ray's Aerial Bombardment.
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On Alnus Hill, the battle is being aired by JSDF to the town and to the people in the base. They definitely wanted to see the battle unfold and the JSDF use drone to get a live feed of the battle
Itami and his team and his other companions are watching the battle in the town.
"Why is he being so relaxed like that? Even if he is absurdly strong, it is still impossible for a man to fight a force a few hundred thousand times bigger than him right?" Kuribayashi is in disbelief.
"By the way, did anyone see Rory? She had been missing since this morning after breakfast." Itami, who just arrived, asked the people in the pub but none of them knew.
"Hmn… father, I saw Rory leave the town this morning. She said that she needs to take a walk outside to get fresh air." The blond elf, Tuka said.
Itami's face turned into frown immediately before he heard other patrons exclaim that they saw Rory. His eyes instantly darted to the screen. Look and behold, Rory Mercury in her full glory, Naruto running toward the battlefield with her purple bulky great axe.
"You gotta be kidding me!" Itami quickly ran out of the pub, forgoing the door and jumped out the window to grab his car. His team also followed their team leader before he did something stupid.
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The live recording of the battle is not only shown in JSDF town. It also reached Earth since the world already knew the existence of the Special Region during a national diet that was shown to the world and participated publicly by Tuka, Lelei and Rory.
The reason for this is because the Japanese government wanted to brand Ray as a dangerous individual and gain support from other countries and the public to eliminate Ray.
The whole battle from a logical standpoint is ridiculous because no matter how advanced the technology Ray possesses, it is impossible to fight an army of 400 thousands. The sheer quantity of enemies isn't something Ray can simply overcome with quality unless we bring nuke into the argument.
However, no matter how the people from Earth or Special Region argue its basically a suicidal act, Ray is calmly smoking cigarettes like the enemies never existed in his eyes.
The enemy is no less than 200 meters away from him and the crossbowmen already load the bolt and aim at him.
Ray takes a final drag before looking at the enemies, this time recognising their existence. He flicked away the cigarette butt which joined the 19 others before him.
A blue hologram expands from him into a vague form of an armored figure that overlaps him before the figure becomes real. Another hologram deployed an oversized cannon that looked more like a mounted gun than a human wield one.
When the charging cavalry is about 50 meters away from him, a sudden whistle is heard across the battlefield before death rained on the cavalrymen. The sound of explosion drowned the sound of gunfire and provided a smokescreen with the dust that was blown into air.
When the dust had settled, the Imperial army led by Zorzal only able to catch a glimpse of 13 more enemies that appeared beside Ray before more bombs rained down upon them.
Pellets of corrosive chemicals, beams of lasers, extreme high voltage bullets, plasma and solid tungsten bullets rained down on the clueless and shocked Imperial army. In less than a minute, tens of thousands were slaughtered like helpless cattle in a grinding machine.
Only after the Aerial Bombardment of Ray and his operators entered cooldown did the battlefield clear up for the drones to capture the aftermath of a brief clash.
A total and utter annihilation is the appropriate words to describe the state of the Imperial soldiers that Ray clashed with just now. Most dead bodies are either mutilated beyond recognition, charred to charcoal, evaporated or blasted to pieces.
Everyone who watches the battle is shocked and terrified at the same time. The vanguard of the Imperial army was annihilated, leaving the rank vulnerable without protection. Not that it matters when against firearms anyway.
The Imperial soldiers are shocked and in denial. How can an army of hundred thousands be killed like nothing? That is no longer a feat a human can do! They must be fighting a demon, a demon from the depth of hell.
Those who witnessed the carnage done by Ray and his operators are running away. Their morale is rock bottom that no sweet promises that Prince Zorzal gave them can make them raise their weapon again. The leaders and commanders at the back shouted their orders to the escaping soldiers but none of them cares about the glory of this meaningless war. They wanted to live. There is no chance of surviving if they remain in the battlefield.
Their previous confidence already shattered, the invincible Imperial army that never lose a battle they prided are nothing more than target practice for Ray and his operators.
The sound of gunfire continued as the soldiers being mowed down while they are running away. Those at the back are oblivious to what happened to the vanguard since there is no status report coming in. By the time they understand what just happened, it's already too late. Another round of Aerial Bombardment commence when the cooldown finished.
Prince Zorzal is in disbelief. The Imperial army which conquered almost the entire continent of Falmart was utterly defeated by a dozen people. He froze on the spot and couldn't hear his underlings shouting to his ears, telling him to order the army to retreat.
Then he heard a whistle that prompted him to look up. He saw a black dot, rapidly expanding on top of his head. He knew he must run but his leg felt very heavy like it was cemented there. The last thing he hears is a crunch sound before a large boom. The sudden pain of his body being crushed didn't last long as he already blasted into bits moments later.
The confusion turned into full blown chaos when the general or Prince Zorzal died after having his body blasted apart into pieces.
Then Ray saw a notification that distracted him for a moment.
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[Congratulations for unlocking Achievement, God of Slaughter by accumulating 1,000,000,000 kills. Skill: Annihilator, Skill: God Hand and Defender Unique Skill Tree are obtained as rewards.]
Annihilator
-Increase damage dealt by 1% per kill with unlimited stack. Reset when battle ends.
God Hand
-A noble phantasm owned by Heracles, the great hero of Greece.
- Grant a curse of immortality that gives extra 11 lives that revive users when killed or reach critical bodily injury.
-Gain immense resistance to attack that caused death. Last until the battle ends.
-Become immune to all and every attack when reviving or recovering under God Hand ability.
Defender Unique Skill Tree
-Physical Resistance
-Magic Resistance
-Barrier
-Anti Magic Barrier
-Anti Physical Barrier
-Reactive Barrier
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Ray was surprised that his kill count reached a billion. The rewards are also very good, especially the God Hand skill. Although it was nerfed because it lacked the below rank A attack resistance. However he is also glad that part isn't added because that will change his body to literal armor with protrusions and coal-like skin similar to Heracles in Fate.
The Annihilator skill is also good but he would rarely be able to fight a big army to even utilize its full potential. But it would definitely make grinding Mission easier.
The Unique Skill Tree is also very welcomed, especially the Reactive Barrier. Its effect is to disperse excess damage that the barrier sustained after breaking. Basically allow me to tank one attack that can kill me.
After a quick check on my gain, I quickly resume killing all the Imperial army to quickly return back to Italica.
20 minutes later, the battlefield is devoid of Imperial soldiers, only a few escaped who are stragglers that manage to run away early.
Suddenly I saw a jet belonging to the JSDF flying over me. I was confused about what they were trying to do. My question was quickly answered when it dropped something on me.
I cursed out loud and activated the Die Another Day skill that reduces the damage I received by 90% for a few seconds. Then my vision was replaced with blinding white light.
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"Did it work?!" A man in normal office suit asked.
"Calm down, our soldiers just dropped the tactical nuke that the USA lent us. Hopefully we can kill that monster. He cannot be left alive or he will one day turn against us." A man in a decorated military suit said.
"Did the prime minister agree to this?"
"..."
"That we will deal with later. For now, we must do our best to protect Japan's interest."
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Everyone in the Special Region near Italica like Alnus Hill can see a mushroom cloud in the distance. The modern civilization's greatest and most devastating weapon.
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