Warm-Up Battle (I)

Guk emerged from the dim command compartment and walked toward the open fighting deck that occupied the rear two-thirds of the vehicle.

The plastic-steel armor surrounding the fighting deck rose to his waist. He blinked at the watery orange sun.

The weather was the same as before, cloudy and windy, but unlike before, the temperature was fairly high today. That gave Guk a rare chance to come out and move around.

Come to think of it, it had been a long time since he had personally gone into battle.

Thunder rolled, though it did not come from nature. The artillery firing at the enemy from behind sounded even louder.

Kundraka carried the banner and watched him.

Trenches stretched out before Green Fortress, but the war trucks had used their dozer blades and ripping teeth to carve a path between them for the super-heavy tanks.

Because he had overexerted himself in their last magical contest, Old Mo was still half-conscious. Guk had temporarily borrowed his ride and removed the tower mounted on it.

The heavy armor of the Guard Legion formed a tight arrowhead formation. Green Fortress stood ahead of [Fuck You] and [Beat Your Ass]. These three super-heavy tanks would serve as the spearhead of the assault, punching a hole through the defensive line so the Guards could swarm in

and wipe out the enemy.

The infantry and war trucks for the final assault wave waited behind the super-heavy tanks for the signal to advance.

At the muddy artillery positions in the camp far behind them, Guk could hear the shriek of rocket engines preparing for launch.

The objective of this operation was simple. Once Guk led the Guards in taking the troublesome artillery position, three squads of Stormboyz would land atop Star Dier Peak, carve a bloody path through