Kuro no Maou

Well then, let's go to land.

Will. All for Elle Road!!

Cutting off the communication with the fairy, the fully armed Demon King and the Queen caught in her lap disappeared from sight with a pitch-black armor helmet. Admiral Sherguile suddenly let out a deep breath between his fangs.

The operation that triggered the sand tsunami named "Atlas Wrath" succeeded. Rather than breaking the enemy's solid defenses, we have made it a place where nothing can be done.

The admirals' bridges were quiet as if they were a funeral, even as they witnessed the moment they inflicted a massive blow to the enemy that would determine the state of the battle.

King Jin Atlas has made a wise decision.

It was Xenongalt who, without reading such painful air, understood and deliberately slapped his mouth lightly.

Although it was a chaguile who reacted to the words, it did not bark with its fangs peeled out, but only tended to respond with the eyes of a ferocious crocodile.

"It was like a threat, but it was His Majesty's decision." That's what I thought at the time, but now I feel more than that. "

I was an Admiral of Hundred Battles, but I sighed exhausted. It's probably not a good idea to show your men when you're about to break into enemy territory.

But if you look at the traces of the ruthless tsunami, any sailor who lives in the Atlas will feel that way.

“I guess we were trying to get the fleet from all over Atlas to show off this.”

"Seriously, Her Majesty Queen Lily is a terrible person..."

Too much power to attack a small country like Verdoria. The main force in the current operation was the Demon King's battleship in the sky, which rode directly into the Imperial Castle.

Attract enemies by attacking the ground from the front with precision, such as their own roles. It is only a diversionary role that is not so important.

Still, it is certainly true that Xenonghal has come to assemble a fleet of the same size as the former Allied fleet.

In short, Verdoria is an example.

To show the Atlas nations that have descended into the Empire in a more straightforward way. A foolish end to the demon king.

It wasn't a joke to ask Queen Lily to adjust because the waves were too high. The Demon King said something... his liver was cold, too.

Her Majesty the Dreadful Queen is seen from above.

"Umu, if I don't show you how good it is, it's horrible behind you ———— The engine is at full speed!" This [Gustave], given by the Demon King, is at the forefront!! "

Under the orders of the fierce admiral, the air that was chilling in awe turned into the heat of battle.

The Kaiser Krull, once the flagship of the Allied fleet, takes on the sandy sea as the "Gustave" named after the Demon King, dressed in a pitch-black outfit appropriate for the Imperial Army.

It is no exaggeration to call it a state-of-the-art ship that has been refurbished at the Imperial Factory, gathering the finest magic technology. The immensely expanded Fairy Communication System is the brain of the fleet. However, it has been strengthened throughout the ship.

The black hull wasn't just painted, it was armored with black steel. Originally made of wood, the steel plate armor was partially contained to keep the weight down, but now all of the quicksand from the Great Desert is on Atlas Fleet's side. Significant weight gain is not a problem if the ship is always able to navigate in the best and most optimal flow.

Above all, Gustave's greatest feature is the "Type 98 100mm Solo Cannon", which becomes the Agito that crushes the enemy. The Shangri-La's cannon is a degenerate imitation of modern magic technology, but it is a much more powerful weapon than standard Atlas warships.

The fruits of the Imperial Factory, which was finally put into action, roared toward the clear blue sky.

Dong!!

With a roar echoing from the bottom of his stomach, a blast of gunpowder and ether from a Fire Attribute Magic Stone unleashes a heavy metal shell beyond the speed of the sound.

Drawing a red tail like a glowing meteor, the shells leapt over a desert-drunk harbor and exploded across the capital city. Fierce flames and shock waves blasted the stone spire that stood like a prominent landmark.

The roar was a clear sign of the start of the attack, echoing high through all the enemy allies.

The preemptive strike, which boasts an overwhelmingly long range compared to conventional weapons, burst, and I continued to accelerate, in contrast to my allies who gained morale ————

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

"Ah, ahhh... it's over..."

The Beldoria Defense Force was already in a state of panic when a single shell was thrown into enemy territory.

In the first place, where most of our allies were swallowed up by the tsunami and annihilated in an instant, do you think there are an overwhelming number of enemies who can charge in and calmly deal with the situation?

No matter how unlearned a soldier is, the battle situation is clear. Rather than defending our homeland, many people simply watched the great fleet of ships coming from across the desert, saying that it was already perished.

"Yes, what are you staring at!" It's time for the enemy to step in and prepare to fight! ”

Soldiers, hold the spear and pull the bow!

"Carlamara's invaders will definitely trample on the land of Verdoria!!"

Even in desperate circumstances, there are heroes who will stand up.

It was a morale-disrupted retrofit, but did you remember that this is our country now? That's where the rush to prepare the defenses began.

The harbor defenses have already disappeared. To rebuild our new defenses, we have been given a quick defensive position, following the orders of the Sentinels, who are coming at full speed from our headquarters.

It was in anticipation of the great strength of the Empire that the work was accomplished. Even if the harbor's defenses are broken through, tactics are ready to be used throughout the city without delay. Of course, no one expected this to be the front line right after the war.

When the forerunners of the Empire finally crossed the harbor, they managed to re-establish an unexpected line of defense.

Dong! Dong!!

Already, it was hell.

A gigantic gunshot that rang constantly. The Black Desert Battleship, lined up in unstoppable formation, is equipped with an unseen steel cannon. They blast fires at the same time, causing massive explosions throughout the city one after another.

In addition, artillery fire came from the Sky Battleship, where the Demon King's castle was floating far away in the sky.

It had a scarlet tail that cut through the clear blue sky ─ and the sound of the battleship's cannon and heat waves blew through it.

Frontline soldiers intercepting incoming enemies faintly stroke their backs as a blast strikes far behind them.

I was scared to look back at what was happening all over the city at the point of impact.

"Archers, stand up!"

Mage Squad, start chanting!

The officers raise their voices and shout out their instructions to focus on the mission here, deliberately ignoring the artillery fire from the air, which they cannot do on their own.

A giant black desert battleship has finally made its way into the city.

Riding in the rough, rough drifting sand, he stood in front of the Berdurian soldiers, waving a huge black steel body.

The vast deck is lined up with enemy soldiers armed with weapons ———— fire. Numerous lines of fire attacked the Archers and the Sorcerers.

"Damn, is that an enemy magic weapon!?"

What a range and power to reach this far.

"Don't be frightened, shoot me! Shoot me back!"

A defense force that has allowed a pre-emptive strike, but has finally reached a distance where we can see the enemy soldiers, so we can start a counter-attack. However, shots were fired from the ship that exceeded the range and strength of the bow, and remained sporadic.

While suppressing the defense forces with suppressive fire, the belly of the desert battleship "Gustave" slowly opened.

Gong Gong, with a heavy sound, opens the side of the hull covered with heavy armor plates like a gate.

"---- Pave the way"

Behind the open gate, a dimly lit ship answered with skilled earth mages.

The Deserdile species of the Kingdom of the Gin Atlas boasts a tough flesh that is superior in health to the magical powers of other species of Lizard Man. It is a race particularly adapted to the desert, but it can never use magic, and there are also so-called good attributes with high affinity.

Of course, that was the Earth Attribute.

"----" Sandstone Chase (Terra Desert Route) ""

Multiple Lizard Man Earth Magicians activated the Advanced Earth Attribute Range Defense Magic, a derivative of it.

It's just the effect of stiffening the scaffolding on the flowing sand. A small effect that can't be used to attack or block in battle, and can't be used to support allies or impede enemies.

However, in this Atlas desert, it is a great bridge that descends from the desert ship and crosses the sandy sea.

Get off the ship and go ashore. That's all, but only those who have fought on the ship will know that it will be a very important factor in a landed battle.

That's why Admiral Shergale was secretly stunned that King Demon attached great importance to the action of landing in the desert battleships such as [Gustave] as he embarked on the capital of Verdoria.

A knowledge of the art of war that an adventurer would never be able to acquire. Or is it only common sense for the Gentiles?

Whatever the reason, the "Gustave" also incorporated a mechanism that allowed it to be quickly discharged.

As soon as the gate was opened, the Earth Magician, who was the most elite in the Jin Atlas Navy, activated a single magic bridge across the quicksand to build it.

"Come on, let's go [Chaos Knights]." Continue to me. "

Colonel Xenongert Xanadu, the commander of the Knights of Chaos, who was entrusted with the forefront of the Verdorian invasion, was the first to set foot in the capital.

Xenon Gault instantly ran through the path of Earth Magic with his explosive legs that activated his Mobile Weapon Technique, in addition to his forged physical abilities. The Knights, too, were only fortified by the adventurers in Carlamara. There is no one who is behind.

"My name is Xenongart Xanadu! Pandora's traitors to the Crucifixion. Now is the time to receive the wrath of goddess Atlas!!"

Without the slightest counterattack, the subsequent knights climbed into Xenon Gard directly in front of them and cried out majestically, raising the whale wave.

They were both highly skilled and well-trained to land. We stepped out of the desert ships in uninterrupted formation and quickly deployed our ground forces.

"That's right, atlas is a merciful goddess because it will let you die in battle." Unlike the fairy queen ---- "

With the back of the Knights of Chaos, who start their charge with the highest morale, Xenongart set up his favorite great sword, "The Swordsman Conqueror".

A dazzling golden light illuminates the sharpened blade. Unlike Karamara, the demon god of endless desire, it shone with a divine golden glow everywhere.

“Hold on, hold on! We must stop the enemy invasion in the city!”

A messenger rushed out of the headquarters after Rashid's thunderbolt had taken his life.

Your Highness, the collapse of the front has been avoided.

"However, it hasn't stopped the enemy... we've already allowed quite a few landings."

"It's only a matter of time before the front line is broken. In the meantime, if you don't gather your soldiers in the final line of defense and fortify your defenses, you'll be better than ever."

"At this rate, we can't even make it!" "Behold, the enemy's predecessors have already come to this place."

"I heard that this man who leads the landing squad was calling himself Xenon Galt...... but I'm sure he was the most powerful and prestigious adventurer in Carlamara."

What's the strongest adventurer? You're a minion of the self-proclaimed Demon King!

The front line looked like hell before the enemy's onslaught, but so did the headquarters in desperate battle. All the bad news comes in, and there's nothing to turn things around.

Even so, we were able to rebuild the defenses that had collapsed because Prince Rasheed, the general, continued to give instructions quickly and without disturbance. The cadres who had gathered were still stranded, squeezing their wisdom for the defence of the motherland.

"From now on, I'll leave the command of the defense to you." Look, we have to defend each stronghold and buy time for a second longer. "

Oh, no way, Your Highness.

"Yeah, I'm coming out."

I can't!

“In this situation, it's too dangerous!”

"The danger was greater than the original, I knew it!!"

Don slammed the heavy table, and silenced the words that were merely a reminder of the prince's body.

"The tsunami devastated the front line, which was too shocking... but given the number of enemies, it was assumed that the invasion would be allowed so far."

Originally, we could have bought more time with our frontline defenses, but the Imperial soldiers could still have conquered most of the capital.

"Now is the time to implement my secret strategy." From now on, I will lead the Dragon Knights (Dragon) and launch an ambush on the Demon King's sky battleship, "Shangri-La"!! "

---- Finally arrived?

The surveillance team that was watching the airbase where the Dragon Knights of Verdoria were stationed received all the horseback deployments with the footage.

Rikishi is a country that boasts dragon knights. The base appears to be larger and better equipped than the one we saw in Avalon. It is very brave to see hundreds of Dragon Knights flying together from that large air base.

"He's the Dragon Prince Rashid." I'm riding on a big one..... "

"That's blue sander."

Lily pointed her finger at Rashid's riding dragon.

It is said to be a subspecies of salamanders with beautiful azure and shining scales like the sea in midsummer. It's officially called "Blue Thunder Salamandra". Of course, Thunder is not just an adjective, but a powerful lightning attribute.

Rasheed's Blue Thunder is a bigger and more splendid giant than a normal Salamander. The blue body was equipped with a flashy golden saddle and saddle suitable for royal dragons, and the armor covered the head and neck, hind legs and tail. Not only does it look good, but it also acts as a powerful armor with magic (enchanted).

It is a rare, luxurious and, above all, a powerful riding dragon that stands out from other flying dragons, worthy of the prince of one country. A truly one-off machine.

"That's amazing. You're riding well, aren't you?"

Rashid, who spanned the Blue Thunder, the only dedicated aircraft, rose to the sky lightly with a skilful handcuff as he faced the great showdown.

Follow the more powerful subspecies of the salamander as a riding dragon, and it is splendid to fly in the sky without any stagnation. It seems that Rasheed is not only a Dragoon Mania, but he is also a superior Dragon Knight.

"Fufu, but my concubine is much stronger than Salamander!"

"Whoa, Belle."

Rasheed, who drives the Blue Thunder, sees Velcrozen in a sorceress's clothes.

A blue salamander, my concubine will caress you lightly.

"Mmm, this is Lily's place!" Belle, go away!! "

"Oh, my God, the Lord's knee belongs to the Concubine of the Contractor of Destiny, since ancient times!"

"Don't freak out on a man's lap, both of you."

Lily roared like a grumpy cat as she tried to push out the bell that had climbed on the narrow earthen ground above my lap. Against this, Belle waved her short hand to resist, just like her little girl, Lily.

And the crew filling the headquarters with childish struggles on my lap gorgeously through as if nothing was happening. Homunculus is well-trained.

"At last, the enemy's mission has arrived." I'll try my best to deal with them as well ———— Chris, are you ready? "

Yes, Demon King. The Imperial Dragon Knights (Imperial Dragoon) are ready to deploy.

In the corner of the front monitor, Christina, the Dragon Knight, was deeply overheaded.

I called myself "Imperial Dragon Knights", but did I name it that way...? The Dragon Knights that fought together in Avalon were simply incorporated into the Imperial Army, and it was just a contingent of unnamed Dragon Squadrons.

No, I don't care about your name now.

Behind her, a cavalry dragon was lined up on the back deck, wearing imperial black dragon armor, to stop her from flying into the sky.

Their battles have been proven in the Avalon War of Liberation. A valuable air power to rely on.

"I'll get on the bell and get out as soon as I can." After that, deploy sequentially ---- "

Lily's coming!

Lily, who blocked my orders and raised her hand cheerfully, lets go.

"No, but..."

"Lily's going." I mean, Belle's gonna die at Weyburn. "

"Hmm, that makes sense." It's unlikely that my concubine will be able to add and subtract. "

"... okay, but don't push yourself."

Riiiiiiiii!

After Nikoniko saluted with a smile, Lily stepped out of my lap and ran bouncing out of the headquarters.

"That's right, follow Lily, Chris."

Yes, I am grateful for the honor of dancing in the sky with Her Majesty.

Chris would have seen us interact, but instead of getting fed up, he answered with a smile.

Well, Chris also knew how much Lily's aerial battles were. There's nothing to worry about when it comes to power.

"There's no need to cover for Lily." The Dragon Knights need to focus on defending their ships. If you let that crazy new model get away with it, that's fine. "