In this era, people still harbored romantic fantasies about war much like those of the Middle Ages. After all, wars between nations had always been something tangible: cavalry, archers, infantry. Nobles led the charge, taking their knights into battle, while soldiers brandished swords and shields and fought their enemies face-to-face. That was what defined a battlefield.
But times had changed.
Guns and cannons had replaced swords and spears, while steam-powered mechs and Airships were things that had never existed before. Even so, most people's understanding of war remained rooted in a relatively ancient age.
No one knew what modern warfare meant.
Until today.
"Very good. Everything is going smoothly."
After receiving the news in his command tent, General Auge von Rhine, commander of the Kingdom of Kront's Second Army Group, nodded in satisfaction.
Speed was essential in war. They had never intended to storm Blazing Sun Fortress head-on. With Chimeras proving so useful, General Auge had naturally thought of tunneling beneath the fortress, breaching it from within, and then taking control.
Once they captured Blazing Sun Fortress, the Kingdom of Kront would have to immediately use it to establish a defensive line against the Empire. So far, everything was going smoothly.
"Report!"
Just then, a messenger suddenly ran into the tent.
"The forward sentries report unidentified enemy forces in the sky!"
"In the sky?"
Alarmed by the news, General Auge hurried out of the tent, picked up his binoculars, and looked skyward.
Sure enough, several airships were approaching across the azure sky. General Auge adjusted the focus of his binoculars and saw the alternating red-and-white markings painted on them-
"They're the Empire's armed airships!"
General Auge's expression turned grave. He had thought that even if the Empire began mobilizing for war now, it would need at least a day or