The hero magician wants to relax. He was too active and targeted for his life, so we'll start over.

Shadow Fleet leaves Ariez Floating Island military port. Flew to the Great Empire's homeland via the portal.

With the high-speed cruiser Kialval as the flagship, the two light aircraft carriers Avenger and Devastator. The type II cruiser Trizon, the type II modified air cruiser Vanjans, the type I cruiser Apo, and the corvette are a total of eleven ships (Mutsuki, Kisaragi, Yayoi, Uzuki, Satsuki).

Apart from this, three Rentus-class aircraft carriers and four golem escorts are standing by as guerrilla air squadrons. I have yet another ship waiting on the other side of the portal as insurance.

Time is late at night. It was a gentle night when the moonlight lit up. The desolate wilderness spreads and the Great Valley runs. The goal is the Ordogue Institute.

Tomorrow, an air fleet transporting MMB-5 will arrive, so let's raid before then.

Since there are facilities on the ground, not underground like the Guaran Institute this time, we will destroy the Institute by launching an air strike by the air fleet or, if necessary, a ship artillery fire by the fleet.

A simple proposal without any more. Ground troops will not deploy this time. The unpleasant hunch I felt at the time of the plan held me back, so I could just leave when it was a trap. If we don't deploy the troops, we can avoid leaving them.

"Avenger," "Devastator," TF-4 Ghost from both aircraft carriers, TF-5 Stormdagger fighters, and TA-2 Talon onboard bombers depart. Distracted by the darkness of the night, he flies away to his goal. Me and Mr. Bell will watch over that from the flagship Kialval.

Eventually, a small light point floating on the black ground suddenly blinked out. It became a noise as if it had poked a hive, or countless new lights floated.

Mr. Bell niggered.

"Apparently, the enemy has noticed this one."

"He's exposing the place from the other side."

Even for the air force, it can be described as dressy. And the assault squad plugged over the Ordogue Institute.

"Ghost Squadron, Launch Attack"

"The air force is a cover position."

"Talon Fleet, launch ground attack"

Magic communications are delivered from each Flying Squadron. Countless explosions and firehands rise to laboratories on the ground as Shipcore Esmeralda watches. Ghost fighter planes and Talon ship bombs hit ground missiles and destroy facilities.

Mixed in stone towers and exterior walls, some concrete buildings are dispersed without exception. The steel storm that strikes the laboratory in the shade of the night becomes a tornado and knocks down the facilities on the ground.

"When you're on a ship, you don't have to."

Mr. Bell is blurry. All I have to do is sit in the command seat and give orders.

"Well, it's a good thing we're on schedule. You don't have to give orders, which means it's going well."

I think you need to finish everything like this. The anxiety I was feeling from the planning stage, or if it stays off the charts, that's fine.

However, an unpleasant hunch is often a hit.

Esmeralda looked back.

"My lord, from above five o'clock, we have sensed an object approaching at high speed! Fast!"

"Shit, did you fake it?"

Is it the SS or the Magic Army that came? But Esmeralda raised her voice.

"There is a reaction to Ship Species Identification, Terra Fidelitia IFF (Enemy Side Identifier). Ambal Light Cruiser - but no response to Willidis Code!

"What!?

"What happened, Jin!?

If Mr. Bell listened, a flash of red lotus ran outside the bridge window and a shock wave rocked the flagship.

"Cruiser 'Apo' bombed, sunk!

The rear-end Type I cruiser was sunk.

"Which means that the Ambal class that showed up was the enemy!

The Great Empire held an ambal. I guess I let something unearthed regenerate somewhere.

"Esmeralda, all ships are ordered to retreat. Evacuate to the airspace where the portal is located!

"Yes, my lord"

"Hey, Jin! Running away!?

"This is the Great Empire renovation ship. There's no way you can do it decently and beat the Ambal!

Over there comes standard plasma cannons on defensive shields. Plus the speed is faster than any ship in this fleet. If we stay like this, we will follow the same fate as the Fifth Air Fleet of the Great Empire we sank over the Plains of Zygen!

"While shelling each ship and enemy ship, evacuate around this ship!

Blah, blah, blah, blah. I just said I'm gonna run, and I'm not gonna get away with it. By the time you reach the portal, most of the fleet will be sunk. The cold sweat stings. A ruthless calculation to be made.

"Rudder to port, Rikaji!

"Enemy ship, enter this fleet!

Report of the watchman. The Enemy Ambal has jumped into the Shadow Fleet to make an inverted exit. Its four 15.2 cm plasma canons pierce the Type II cruiser 'Trizon' and tear it in two. In addition, an anti-ship missile was released from the missile launch tube at the rear of the ship.

"Anti-air defense!

Esmeralda issues an interception instruction at the ray gun seat for an enemy missile approaching 'Kialval'. Three approaching shots. Shoot down one shot, and the second hit the defensive shield directly.

"Shield, disappear!

Damn it! Shortly after I uttered the word, an enemy missile hit the 'Kialval' starboard engine. It was also while the ship was shaken hard that Esmeralda said, 'Starboard engine, purge!' He exclaimed, disconnecting and disconnecting a group of engines stuck out of both sides of the side, the exterior feature of the Agra-class high-speed cruiser.

However, in the immediate explosion, 'Kialval' trembles heavily, causing damage to anti-aircraft guns and equipment on the starboard side.

"Thirty percent thrust, down!

"My lord, there has been a malfunction in communication devices and electronics! Fleet subordinate circuit (slave circuit) disconnected."

Esmeralda can be maneuvered by linking to all Shadow Fleet ships. However, if the subordinate circuit is lost, the individual ships will have to judge the ship cores and golem cores on board.

"That sucks! What about the spare comms?

"If it's even a guerrilla squad. I thought it was impossible to get to the other side of the portal."

"Now to the guerrilla squad, request support from the air force! Keep the fleet away and let them move on to exit action on the portal. And give Early a rescue request to Diamante waiting across the portal."

If you can't get this one, let the guerrilla squad relay it. Honestly, I have half a doubt about how far the air force can go, but if the Ambal class strikes me, the guerrilla squad will be hit in no time.

And then we'll have to buy some time until Diamante reinforcements arrive, who were waiting for the emergency.

"Enemy ships, we're chasing them up from the rear of the fleet!

Already late for the perimeter, the enemy Ambal class seems to be flying around the battlefield at high speeds and making another assault.... That's just a recreation of the match over the Zygen Plains. We're better hunted.

Worse yet, Shadow Fleet, the links on each ship have been severed, making fleet control actions impossible.