บท 215: Human vs Machines
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It did not take long for the Fer King to realize that something was wrong. After the communication was cut off to the other planets, he guessed that the so-called Arcane Empire that has declared war on them must have acted.
So, another meeting was held to determine the next course of action. Because of their technology, the Fer race did not have private spaceships that can travel between planets.
They have to rely on the Launching Pads to set off their fleet. Luckily for them, one of the 7 planets that they have occupied was still intact. So, they unanimously voted to launch all the ships they currently have on an expedition to the other planets.
According to the council's prediction, all the other races that they have enslaved will most likely rebel, thus turning these colonies into chaos. Without support from other planets, this is the best opportunity for them to overthrow the Fer race.
After the decision was made, countless soldiers were called to arm, countless spaceships flew from Planet Goldinite. However, something unexpected occurred.
As soon as these fleets reached outside of the planet, they found a man dressed in black clothes, a staff in his hand, and wearing a hood floating in the vacuum of space; he seemed to be waiting for them.
The Commander of the Fer Fleet was quite surprised by this sight. Although the Fer race has mana inside their bodies, it is only located in their skin, so they have no way of actively using it.
Through intense training and combat, the Fer race can passively absorb mana in the environment to increase their Tiers. However, with each advancement, only their defense has drastically increased.
If the Priests did not theorize that mana could grant people power beyond imagination, beyond comprehension, he would have thought that this man was a God.
"My name is Gellert Grindelwald, an Arcanist from the Arcane Empire. Prepare to be annihilated."
His voice directly ignore the defense of the Commander's ship and was sent directly to the latter's mind. An act that greatly surprised him.
"Is that the Power of Mana?" muttered the commander. "If we can master this power, we will eventually become Gods."
Immediately, he ordered all the fleets to attack. Then, countless missiles, bombs, and grenades were launched at Grindelwald. The latter, however, just responded by placing a shield around him.
Once the bombardment of more than a thousand ships ended, Grindelwald was perfectly intact. However, a frown could be found on his face under the hood.
'A lot of my mana was used to block this attack; more than I anticipated.'
The reason he appeared was because of a mission: the Empire wanted to see whether Tier 5 Individuals could stand up to a fleet. This was a test of humans against machines, individual power vs collective powers.
Grindelwald raised his wand and three magic circles appeared in front of him.
Arcane Rune Spell: Rock Summoning
Arcane Rune Spell: Reinforcement
Arcane Rune Spell: Velocity Acceleration
A bunch of rocks appeared in front of him, then, these rocks were reinforced. Finally, these rocks rushed at unprecedented speed. Wherever these rocks touched the Fer spaceships, they would pass through as if they were swiss cheese.
Their shield proved to be useless. The commander ordered the team to use evasive maneuvers. This tactic worked but they still lost dozens of ships in the process.
Despite this, the Commander ordered the soldiers to not stop the attack, no matter the cost.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Countless explosions occurred around Grindelwald but his shield remained intact. He cast another spell:
Arcane Rune Spell: Sectumsempra.
Myriad transparent slashes appeared and cut dozens more ships into many pieces. And this was not the end. Grindelwald began to use elemental spells.
So, many ships were frozen into ice, along with all the soldiers inside. Some of them were destroyed by the explosion caused by the spell Fireblast.
Gravity spell was used to smash many spaceships together.
At this point in the battle, Grindelwald did not block these bombardments head-on but teleported at regular intervals to evade them.
The Fer Commander was very calm while watching his fleet slowly being decimated by one man. His eyes twinkled with intense desire.
"Launch the Nukes."
"Sir, is this approach a little unwise," said his second-in-command with a little trepidation.
"Why is that?" asked the Commander lightly.
"This person seemed to have the ability to teleport; it should be easy for him to evade."
"Order hundred of our ships to self detonate. The shockwave should be powerful enough to temporarily block the space and prevent him from teleporting.
"We can use this opportunity to launch more than a thousand nukes and kill him."
Although the commander wanted to capture the enemy alive and learn the Secrets of Mana from him, the situation does not allow it. If he loses any more ships, his status in the council will be affected and his enemies can use this event to remove him from his position.
The second-in-command flinched a little, "But sir…"
"It is the honor of these soldiers to fight and die for the preservation and future of our race; they should be ready for this."
The second-in-command hesitated for a moment before giving the order. So, more than a hundred ships rushed closed to Grindelwald before exploding.
The shockwave was powerful enough to send him flying away. And as the commander expected, Grindelwald could not apparate away. Immediately afterward, his face become contorted.
He saw countless missiles rushing in his direction. His right activated and he instantly did short divination. He instantly knew these missiles were nukes.
'Since I cannot teleport right now, I need to survive the first wave of explosions until the space becomes stable enough.'
Then, he superimposed many shields on himself, mainly Water Shields to counter the heat in the explosion.
Bang!
Intense heat overwhelmed Grindelwald, trying to turn him into ashes. Cracks appeared on his shield but it still protected him for a few seconds. And the moment the space was no longer unstable, he used another spell:
Arcane Rune Spell: Space Transfer.
All the nukes, heat, nuclear radiation were teleported to a space far away. At least a couple of dozen light-years away.
Grindelwald was breathing heavily with sweat on his forehead. A good chunk of his mana was depleted. Then, a great deal of anger overcame him.
"Protego Diabolica."
A giant blue dragon appeared behind him before rushing to the remaining fleet of the Fer race. Everywhere the dragon went, everything was burned into ashes.
In just a few minutes, the fire spread everywhere until nothing was remaining. After seeing this, Grindelwald sighed before controlling the Fiendfyre and preventing it from reaching the planets.
Finally, he began to write a report, which was the real purpose of this battle.
"Based on the data acquired, it should be possible to use large fleets to kill powerful individuals with high Tier. The goal of such a tactic is not to kill the individual, but to force them to deplete their mana and render them useless.
"It is estimated that a great number of low-level soldiers and ships will be sacrificed in the process. However, the Empire can use clones as replacements to ensure the safety of our soldiers.
"Additionally, this tactic may be only possible with Tier 7 Star Level and might be ineffective against higher Tiers."
The report did not stop there but also mention tactics that should be guarded against. For example, if he wanted, he could have placed an Invisible Spell on himself to prevent the Fer Race from targeting him.
Or, he could have used the Imperio Spell to control the soldiers and have them shoot on each other. And so many more.
(The War Arc is almost finished. Honestly, I'm not really satisfied with how it turned out. Hopefully, wars in the future will be better.)
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Next Chapter Title: The Cruelty of the Universe
บท 216: The Cruelty of the Universe
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The Empire's 123rd Fleet surrounded the entire Black Wood Star System. In all the seven planets occupied by the Fer race, thousands of ships could be seen surrounding them. When the Fer people raised their heads, they could see the ships that covered the sky.
Then, the communication system of these planets was hacked, showing a video of the Commander of the fleet.
"My name is Cisco Fernandez Delacruz, commander of the 123rd Fleet of the Arcane Empire."
As he said these words, all the channels on these planets translated his words into the language of the Fer race.
"As you can see, you are now surrounded and outmatched. As such, resistance is futile. Please surrender to ensure that no unnecessary casualties on your part.
"You have five hours to make a decision."
After Commander Cisco made his declaration, the Worldwide broadcast ended. Then, the Fer people as a whole panicked. The ordinary people worry about the future, meanwhile, the people in power began to quickly assess the situation.
They discovered that the web along with all the weapon systems on each planet was out of their control. So, a meeting of the highest caliber was upheld.
Inside of the Empire's spaceships, Cisco was looking at the meeting of the Fer council with a screen in front of him.
"Sir, do you think that they will surrender?" asked the Vice-Commander.
"It does not matter."
"What do you mean?"
"The choice was never theirs to make," replied Cisco calmly. Immediately, the vice-commander seemed to have thought of something and a look of fear appeared on his face before returning to calm.
As the commander, Cisco was privy to some private information. For example, the majority of the Fer Council has been controlled through Imperius to vote against surrendering.
As for the reason?
There are many. The Fer race is very militant by nature. This can be seen by how many other races they have wiped out or enslaved when they conquer the Black Wood Star System.
So, even if they surrendered, it will most likely be temporary; they will become an unstable factor in the future. For them to properly surrender, they first need to be properly defeated, then instill great fear in them.
This is one of the missions that Cisco was entrusted with. Of course, there are other reasons at play.
The skin of the Fer race is harder than metals while also very malleable and flexible. It is very cheap, a great conductor of mana, and is very abundant. Not to mention that is easy to acquire.
The Empire has already developed spells for them to shed their skin like snakes, then regrow them. A process that is quick, easy, and does not require much money.
With their skin, more spaceships can be created, at a faster rate and cheaper price.
And this is not all the value of their race. According to a recent study, although the Fer race has a very poor talent for magic, they are superb Arcane Master.
With their powerful defense, they would make great soldiers. As such, the Empire has decided to not only use them to mine their skin but to incorporate them into the Empire and served as soldiers.
After all, the Arcane Empire can be considered a multi-racial country with many intelligent creatures that are not humans. However, before that, the militant nature of the Fer race has to be controlled, subdued.
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Five hours later, as Cisco predicted, the council refused to surrender. The Fer King made a passionate speech to the public that their race was a race of conquerors, not the conquered.
That even if they could not control their fleet, their soldiers can still fight to their last breath.
Not long after the speech, Commander Cisco once again took control of the communication system. He showed a live broadcast of a Fer planet called Ironal.
Many ships surrounded the planet with a humongous one that was a few dozen kilometers in length and width. Inside that ship, Commander Cisco sat in his command sit with a calm look on his face as he said: "Commence the attack. Use the Fire Elemental Canon at full capacity."
The Vice-Commander paused for a brief moment, "Sir, which mode?"
"Use the First Mode first follow by the second."
"As you commend."
All the Fer people watched as a massive gun suddenly appeared under the humongous ship. Then, a red projectile was shot from it. With rapid speed, the projectile broke through planet Ironal's atmosphere and landed in a deserted place.
Then, something that this race will never forget in their lives occurred. The memory of what happened that day will forever be ingrained into their souls, their bloodlines and passed down from generation to generation.
The projectile that landed on the planet contained a large pocket dimension. And inside that dimension was a large quantity of Fire Element. The moment the projectile landed, the pocket dimension opened.
A flame wave came out and traveled in all directions. Wherever the flame passed by, everything was burned to ash. Buildings were instantly incinerated.
People were burned alive, with only their charred bodies showing that they once existed. Whether it was men, children, women, animals, or the elderly, no one was spared
Luckily for them, the pain was only a moment before they lost consciousness, sent into the eternal void that is death, with only a slight scream left as proof of their previous existence.
The only ocean that existed on the planet was instantly boiled, killing all the fishes, plants, fungi, and all the different species living there.
Mountains, glaciers, forests, plains, farms, historical monuments, libraries, museums, etc. Everything was instantly incinerated, turned into ashes. In just a few minutes, this planet full of wonders, cultures, history, and life was rendered into nothing, leaving only a scarlet world full of desolation.
And this was not the end.
"U-U-Use the second mode of the canon," said the Vice-Commander with a hoarse voice.
The ship fired a second shot. This time, the projectile was much faster and did not land on the planet but penetrated the core. Then, the dimension inside exploded which led to another reaction with the core of the planet.
Boom!
Planet Ironal exploded into thousands of pieces that floated into space. The Fer race watched in horror, feeling intense grief and despair. Today, they finally understood the cruelty of the universe.
They learned a very important truth: higher civilizations prey on weaker ones. Just like they used brute force and their advanced technology to conquer and annihilate other races in this star system, it was now their turn to share the same fate.
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