Chapter 136
Just as everyone fell silent, Medic suddenly saw Kate's phantom image in his left eye. The instant he saw her, Medic increased the signal reception of his watch Terminal... Then, the clear radio communication from the Exploration Vehicle rang out; it was Black Horn's voice with a slightly strange accent:
[Ah... Minister, a covert alarm has been issued by a Reunion Movement member in charge of security... Someone has crept up behind us, what should we do?]
"... The people on duty today, I remember, were the Skullshatterer and W?"
Seeing Talulah chewing on her MRE fried rice and nodding blankly, Medic quickly recalled his original plan:
"With our own safety as the top priority, we will begin armed reconnaissance. Meanwhile, the action team will construct a defensive line to support the integration efforts on the other side..."
[Hmm... Miss W and the others seem to have said the enemy isn't strong... just ordinary Ursus soldiers... and they seem to be suffering quite a bit from altitude sickness, their equipment looks tattered... they don't seem to have much combat power.] Part Two
Tilting his head, Medic felt a fleeting sense of doubt, but with the enemy constantly approaching, Cat had no reason to let them get closer to the Exploration Vehicle.
"In the name of Rhodes Island, we appeal to them to surrender... If they refuse, we'll wipe them out."
...)
"OK~ Permission granted~ Skullshatterer, get to work!"
"... Why are you so enthusiastic...?"
"Of course I have my goals!"
He pulled out the remote control, but the bomb had already been planted... W was already waiting for the pursuers. Qi
A certain static beauty who had been relegated to the background for quite some time finally smiled... Furthermore, those familiar with her know that W's smile is never a good sign... but she kept smiling.
"Bang--!~"
PS: The daily requirement for infusions has been reduced from five to two... There should be time to replenish the temporary ones... Group
Regarding Sami's guide, the first person that comes to mind is definitely Cyclopes, the Alki, the operator codenamed 'Cold Gaze'... but considering the Cyclopes' reclusive nature, he probably won't meet the cat.
So in the end, either Coldshot or Typhon will have to come... Since we don't want the cat to see too many people right now, who should we choose to meet?
PS2: Meow Meow Cat
4th Crimson Warm Winter: Chapter 143 When the whole plan begins to come to a close
The sound of an explosion in a high-altitude mountain area can travel far along the valley, the booming sound echoing in the deep and secluded valleys... giving people the feeling that the mountain beneath their feet may disintegrate at any moment.
Talulah, unaccustomed to eating amidst the chaos of battle, hurriedly set off back to the Exploration Vehicle with the Skullshatterer. She was tasked with guiding the driver through the dangerous, narrow mountain roads while also retrieving the beacon... Medic, however, wasn't worried about the rear.
The reason for taking FrostNova instead of their own combat personnel was primarily for the safety of the Exploration Vehicle. Especially when it comes to direct combat, Medic can't do much more than professional combat personnel like Blaze and Blacksteel.
So, while waiting for the Exploration Vehicle to catch up, Medic helped FrostNova fine-tune the activity of the Originium within her body, used magic to probe the mountain's terrain, and transmitted the information to the on-duty Little Cat so it could be entered into the PRTS, all while listening to the Little Cat's clear description of the battle situation behind them... Isn't that surprisingly leisurely?
If we disregard the fact that the assassin is constantly adjusting her personal evacuation route and the evacuation route of the entire Exploration Vehicle, then the way the two of them are holding hands and warming themselves by the fire does indeed have a touch of... camping leisure.
"According to the intelligence from the Exploration Vehicle, the smell of Pollution has reappeared behind us..."
"Have the Inner Guards caught up?"
Nodding, the cat twitched its ears and then drooped them down uncomfortably, as if all the fur on its head had curled up into a ball. Accustomed to the comforts of the city, Medic could only express its protest and indictment of the harsh environment of the Sami Snow Mountains with its unchanging expression.
While explaining the situation to the White Rabbit, the cat glanced curiously at FrostNova's rabbit ears, which remained straight even in the face of wind and snow... Doesn't this person feel cold?
Oh, I was adjusting her temperature myself, then it's alright.
"The degree of Pollution cannot be determined from optical images based on the waveform characteristics of 'the Dominion'... Based solely on Rosemary's statement, I cannot confirm whether it is the Inner Guards we repelled who has come looking for us, but they are still some distance away... Moreover... judging from the extent of the Pollution spread, they are... fighting?"
"... with whom?"
He shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. Medic had some suspicions, but so far there was no evidence.
But as the sound of the Exploration Vehicle slowly moving forward on the mountain road reached their ears, Medic indeed received what they needed to make their judgments.
[Medic! Something's wrong. The Demons Pollution from behind is starting to affect the Ursus troops that attacked us. The pursuing Inner Guards don't seem to be with them... Also, the soldiers Franka killed have gotten back up!]
"It's Carrion Eaters's spell. Fighting Ghouls requires physical destruction. Huang, you go forward. The chainsaw is very effective against these undead monsters. Also... Rosemary?"
[I am here.]
"You lead the attack, Huang will switch to defense and support... crush them."
[As you wish.]
The massive Exploration Vehicle rolled across the ground, their towering undercarriages, several meters high, momentarily replacing the gray sky. The assassin with drooping cat ears shut off the furnace, and FrostNova carefully lifted the container of solid fuel...
With a sharp whistle overhead, the Little Cat with steel wings on its back pulled its scarf over half its face, breathing on its palms as it reluctantly took off from the flight deck.
Seeing the white trail that looked different from usual, seemingly shaky, Medic anxiously activated the communication:
"... Rosemary, watch your altitude and steady your breathing. We're in a mountainous area at an altitude of four thousand meters. Maintaining stable spellcasting is our top priority; don't fly any higher..."
[Hmm, you wine, Lingwu, Ba, wife one.]
The obedient Little Cat glanced twice at the conspicuous heat source on the ground. Because the altitude wasn't increased this time, everyone could clearly see the white Cross-Star Halo in the sky.
Medic was initially worried about his spell-sharing ability being exposed, but upon reflection, he figured most people wouldn't mistake it for a constantly lit Sankta Halo. If anyone asked, he could simply say it was Originium Arts.
As they pondered, two loud roars rang out, and two Tactical Unit, trailing blue light, detached from the air, leaving behind two cone-shaped clouds of gas.
The materialized Originium Arts enabled the Tactical Unit to overload its core and overcharge its battery, while simultaneously causing an electric arc to overflow, indicating that the unit was capable of launching a powerful attack.
Even without much knowledge of Originium Arts, the common understanding across this land is that the brighter the Arts Unit, the more dangerous it is.
As the bright blue meteor arced down from the sky, even their own Shieldguards shouted defensive commands like "Prepare for impact" over their communications.
As for those Ursus Ghouls who had fought alongside their own forces and were now being hacked to pieces by the Blazing... they didn't understand, didn't look up, and didn't even notice the black mist slowly swallowing everything behind them... The creations of Sarkaz Sorcery moved forward silently.
Neither the fatal wounds of rapiers, nor the heavy blows of shields, nor even the cruel severing by chainsaws, nor even Catastrophes falling from the sky could stop their advance.
With its dark blue... or rather, almost purple-black Feline slightly raised the tip of its tail, feeling the raging and chaotic winds of the mountains. Jessica, wearing a white camouflage shawl, lay sprawled on the edge of the flight deck, her white stockings, even with the snowflakes clinging to them, didn't give her any feeling of dampness or cold.
Jessica scanned the battlefield with a sophisticated 8x optical sight, but even after the continuous bombardment by Tactical Unit, which triggered a small-scale earthquake that caused landslides, Jessica still couldn't find the Sarkaz caster.
Holding equipment of the same or even higher level as the minister, yet seemingly having no effect in battle, it might not be entirely accurate to say that Jessica is currently in a state of agitation... She desperately needs a significant victory to prove herself.
As the Demons Pollution continued to interfere with their vision, Jessica gradually lost sight of the distance. While muttering about how unfair this was, Feline girl suddenly remembered, as if struck by lightning, that she had actually prepared many smoke devices for this expedition to cover herself and her companions.
However, smoke screens are a very tactical tool, and once used, the rules of engagement on the entire battlefield will change... So, Jessica, who was undecided, hesitated and contacted Medic. Meanwhile, Medic, who was equally Inner Guards and started fighting with Manfred... or rather, who was quite happy about it, immediately agreed to Jessica's plan to disrupt the battlefield.
With permission granted, Blaze, along with W, Skullshatterer, and other Integration members, returned to the Exploration Vehicle and quickly located the smoke generator hidden by Jessica. After determining the wind direction, a high-grade black-purple smoke screen with Originium Arts concealment function quickly covered the Demons's smoke screen from the rear of the Exploration Vehicle.
Just as Jessica had thought, in the midst of the three-way battle, two sides chose to cover the battlefield, so now no one could see anyone else.
The Ghouls behind them quickly disappeared from the sight of the defenders at the rear of the vehicle after abandoning their target, while Ursus's profanities echoed even from the direction of the invasion of the Dominion.
Jessica's smoke generator is a truly high-end product. For an ordinary soldier to fight in such thick smoke... it might be okay on the ordinary Ursus Plains, but it's obviously impossible to do it like that in the mountains.
After all, the mountain had just been bombarded by Rosemary. As the Little Cat returned to the flight deck under Jessica's guidance, Medic also took FrostNova back to the rear of the garage.
As the door slowly closed, everyone watched the black mist gradually disappear from sight... Did they survive this attack?
Just as people were thinking this, Medic suddenly noticed that several members of the integration were covered in black 'rain' water.
"... Huh? What's going on with you guys?!"
As a Reintegration caster shook his teammate, the Reintegration member, still panting heavily even after the door closed, trembled as if he had seen something terrifying, pointing towards the rear warehouse door:
"The gate won't close! Black fog! Black fog is coming in!"
"What did you say?! The gates are closed, the roads have been blown up, we're safe!"
"No, the fog is pouring in... They're here, they're coming in!"
As the Inner Guards reappeared in their 'sight', Medic pushed FrostNova toward Talulah, who had been on guard, and threw off his snowboard and snow boots, which were heavy and covered in ice, as they hindered his movement.
Wearing only thin socks, the cat drew a silver pistol, shoved aside the members still dripping with black fluid, and with the supple body unique to Feline girls, twisted away the military knife aimed at her heart, then waved her hand... The silver ICA custom pistol collided with the blade, producing a crisp metallic sound.
"Varied..."
"Your colleagues don't seem to have told you not to just barge into other people's homes."
The red Originium Arts light spread from the assassin's right eye to the surrounding skin, like a newly formed organ, like the red glow of an electrical circuit, instantly spreading to her right arm holding the gun... The Inner Guards who was fighting against it could barely hold on before, but the ensuing force directly flung away the sword that was stuck to the opponent's weapon.
Even with the reaction speed of Inner Guards, he only saw the moment the dark muzzle of a gun, trailing black smoke, was pointed at his chest.
'Bang bang bang bang--!!'
Gunshots rang out in quick succession, as if the Inner Guards had appeared out of nowhere, only to disappear just as suddenly as the loud gunshots that made everyone frown... But Medic calmly looked at the considerable amount of blood on the floor, filled a new magazine with a full magazine, and then turned around... and the Inner Guards appeared again.
And they keep happening one after another.
But... M Yi Miao VII Si Yan Jiu Si Jiu Bar Edic's expression still maintained a faint smile. Because he hadn't put on makeup for a long time, he looked very ordinary, but his neat and attractive facial features combined into a polite smile.
Under Talulah's command, the non-combatants around the garage had already taken refuge, and the Pollution members were knocked unconscious to stop their 'observation'... All of Reunion Movement's capable officers had gathered here, and combatants like Liskarm, Liskarm, and Franka were ready to fight. With the addition of Rosemary and Jessica who had rushed from the flight deck, they were now surrounded.
Ignoring the seriously wounded soldier who had knelt on the ground upon arrival, the Medic's gunman habitually slung his gun behind his back, while his left hand toyed with the chitinous shell knife used by the Inner Guards Special Forces.
With a crisp sound of a blade unfolding, the dazzling, night-sky-colored blade startled all the Inner Guards present. Medic, with the Emperor backing his actions and legitimacy, was clearly not afraid of them... The Kitty Killer asked directly:
"Are you... enemies? Or friends? Or rather, whose orders are you following?"
Clearly, the Inner Guards were not used to this situation; the injured man's disordered breathing spoke volumes... This filled the lead Inner Guards with dissatisfaction.
"... Initiating an attack on Ursus's Blades... is this a signal that Rhodes Island is about to become an enemy of Ursus?"
"Don't say that. You don't represent Ursus, and I don't represent Rhodes Island. But I can use this token to represent the Emperor..."
Wielding the Night-Sky Blade, Qi Lingwu, while chatting on the Liubaqi VII skirt, simultaneously pulled out the late emperor's letter opener with her fingers, her tone even carrying a hint of mockery:
"I ask in the Emperor's name: Are you loyal?"
"You thug! Who brings Ursus fugitive to question the Inner Guards?!"
The one who spoke was clearly a young soldier; even Medic could tell he was very young... But as the Inner Guards at the head of the group and the others stared at him, this young Inner Guards, whose equipment was brand new, fell silent in confusion.
Afterwards, the battle- Inner Guards silently and slowly sheathed his longsword, and knelt on one knee as if bearing a heavy burden:
"We remain loyal to Ursus."
As the statement of their stance was made, several Inner Guards behind them knelt down before the token in Medic's hand to show their loyalty... Although Medic felt that the times were almost over and there was no need to express their stance in this way, the other party seemed to be an old man, which was probably a custom within Ursus, so Medic didn't say anything more.
"Well, those who are loyal to the Emperor and those who are loyal to the Black Snake can both claim to be loyal to Ursus... but I don't care about that. I'm only asking about the Inner Guards rebellion, you should know about that, right?"
Upon hearing what the black-haired Feline said, the battle- Inner Guards first glanced at his own team. After everyone else shook their heads in disagreement, he finally stood up and responded in a hoarse voice:
"... I have heard that many nobles are encroaching on national interests for their own benefit and disregarding the emperor's decrees... We are here to deal with these matters, and there are even... our traitors involved?"
Looking around, the seasoned Inner Guards seemed lost in thought, but he quickly made a judgment... He could not ignore the man before him, Feline, who was capable of injuring his colleague and also possessed the emperor's token.
What do you want us to do?
"... You can do nothing..."
Medic put the letter opener back into his bag, twirled the butterfly knife in his hand, and looked at the 'The Dominion' inside the car—not much, but seemingly enough.
"We are ready to deal with this guy who is getting in our way."
He brandished his sword towards that the Dominion, and while the others wondered what the black-haired Feline was doing, the churning of the Dominion astonished the seasoned Inner Guards, who drew their weapons once more.
"This is... out of control?"
Medic was also puzzled by the lack of response from the Inner Guards; when he first saw them, they hadn't seemed this... crazy.
Logically, with the 'The Dominion' being 'sealed' by himself, the other party should have become more lucid. What's going on with this current state of near-madness?
No one answered Medic's question. A frenzied voice echoed from the churning, turbulent the Dominion. The crimson light from the helmet visor pointed directly at the Dragon Lady beside him, and the voice, seemingly emanating from the abyss, sent chills down everyone's spine.
"Talulah ..." Lin
He lunged at the Dragon Lady with his twisted, inhuman body:(
One Lin San Er Ling Qi Si Lang "Talulah--!!"
PS: Going to get a shot... headache)
PS2: Waaaaaah!
4th Crimson Warm Winter: Medic's Line
It was as if an innocent girl had encountered a pervert. Even Talulah, who had a past record of single-handedly repelling the Inner Guards, couldn't help but scratch her head and ask in bewilderment as she looked at the monstrous thing before her:
"Who are you?" Shan
Of course, like Medic, the Dragon Lady's question went unanswered, because the guy whose only distinguishing feature was Inner Guards worn-out military coat had already teleported to Talulah's front—and was then kicked towards the gate by both the battle-hardened Inner Guards and Medic.
[Minister, we still have Ghouls chasing us... They're fighting the newly appeared Ursus soldiers.]
Yato's communication made the cat hesitate for a moment as it pulled its legs back. Medic then looked at the veteran Inner Guards: flirting.
"Are your people outside?"