Chapter 44: 44 – Battle of drones

"Stop your quivering! Think for a second you morons. She can't launch another strike like that. That's more likely a one time only shot." (Echidna)

 

*Pant**pant*

 

"Ojou-sama!" (Lisa)

 

I collapsed on the ground. Fuck. The Queen wasn't intimidated. But it was as she said. Meteor Strike is a boss special move. And can only be used once per day. Not to mention the PA and stamina drain are huge. Given all the machines I had to build with my PA… yeah. I'm exhausted.

 

"Ojou-sama… I don't understand one thing. Why didn't you fire that at their main force?"

 

After I managed to catch my breath, I stood up once again.

 

"Think for a second, Lisa. I know nothing about the Queen's power. For all I know she could be hiding a secret teleportation skill. Or she might have a way to counter it. Then we would be in trouble."

 

"Naruhodo! As expected of ojou-sama."

 

"Anyway, Lisa, I need to catch my breath. Take over. Engage the drones. Ingrid and Shiro are already there in the front lines too. They will support you."

 

"Understood. Leave it to me!"

 

And thus… the war began.

 

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"Be careful! Those flying flies have powerful proton lasers!"

 

"Guaaah!"

 

Lisa's personal flies were the ones that engaged the army. Lasers scattered in the breeder formation. But of course, the breeders shot back. Some deployed some form of barrier, and Triton himself jumped in the air between them.

 

"Nothing but bugs!"

 

In a similar manner like Castlevania Lords of Shadow, red whips emerged from his hands and sliced through a large amount of drones.

 

*Zudododo!*

 

Explosion after explosion. 

 

"Trish. We should dispatch a regiment and…" (Elrod)

 

"Quiet! Look over there!"(Trish)

 

"Huh!? Their land force is approaching too?" (Elrod)

 

Various military vehicles were approaching. On the biggest tank in the back, Ingrid and Shiro were being carried forward.

 

"Haha! This is so much fun! I can't believe Kizuna managed to pull off this remote control operation. Given more time, this planet could become the strongest in the universe." (Ingrid)

 

"Observation: Keep a focused mind. I know you wish to battle, but rushing is a big no." (Shiro)

 

"Don't your little circuits worry, Shiro-chan. I'm a new person after all." (Ingrid)

 

"All troops! Attacks! Don't be frightened by mere machines!" (Triton)

 

The Breeders charged forward. Their mounts let out powerful roars and they went in full throttle.

 

"Fufu. Such an amateur move. Their relying on the high energy shield generators in the front to block us. However… that won't work. Launch!" (Lisa)

 

From far away, Lisa gave her order. It was true. The Breeders had a high output shield. But that shield can only block proton lasers. In this case, when our turrets fired…

 

*BOOOM*

 

The battlefield turned into a mine field. 

 

"What!?" (random breeder)

 

That's right. Good old fashioned physical shells. Proton Shields might as well be paper. It won't stop them.

 

"Damnit! Trish, adjust the formation. We need to flank them! Let's attack from both sides!" (Elrod)

 

"Ok." (Trish)

 

"Trying to surround us while avoiding the center of concentrating attacks? Amusing. That's a good decision. But, ojou-sama already saw it coming. They're in position. Mechanism activate!" (Lisa)

 

"What!? Traps?" (Elrod)

 

Yup. Trap doors. A large underground chamber. The ground split open on both sides, swallowing a good chunk of their troops.

 

"Stop! Don't advance any further!"

 

"So deep… I can't even see the bottom…"

 

"If someone falls… can we even help them?"

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"Hey, they're moving again! The doors are closing."

 

"But Commander Elrod fell inside!"

 

"Step aside! I'm blasting this shit!" (Trish)

 

Grenades followed by the solar inferno PA… did not break the doors.

 

"Impossible!" (Trish)

 

The doors are literally 6 meters thick made from the same metal that normally a space ship would use. It's not something you can break that easily. 

 

As for the ones that fell inside…

 

"Aaaaaa!!"

 

"I don't want to be eaten!"

 

"I can't… even fight…" (Elrod)

 

This is a desert planet originally. That means it has plenty of sand worms. Huge sand worms. And I just gave them their lunch. Before realizing the first hour of the battle went like that. We had the advantage.

 

Meanwhile, back at the grand palace…

 

"Mother… is this for real?" (Mirin)

 

"I can hardly believe it myself. Even with our dragon race superior power we were quickly overwhelmed. But, they are totally dictating the pace of battle. Can that girl see in the future?" (Osa)

 

"We might… actually have to make this our new home." (Mirin)

 

"Don't jump to conclusions just yet. The Queen hasn't made a single move yet. And we both now how much of an impact she has. For now… we can only watch. And hope." (Osa)

 

Back on the battlefield another hour has passed.

 

"Hmph. Looks like it's our turn. The 2 leaders broke through. They really don't value the lives of the soldiers?" (Ingrid)

 

"Warning: Engaging all battle systems."

 

Triton and Trish both leaped forward towards the machine that was carrying Ingrid and Shiro.

 

Trish had his fist covered in purple flames, while Triton had his blood whip.

 

"Machine Gun Blows!" (Shiro)

 

Consecutive fast assaulting fist strikes intercepted the purple flames. If one were to see this, they would believe that Shiro grew extra arms. The speed of the blows created afterimages. And naturally consecutive hits forced Trish to step backwards.

 

"Kuh! Such force!" (Trish)

 

"What's the matter, Trish? You can't even handle a rust bucket?" (Triton)

 

"I would keep your eyes on me if I were you. Fafnir might just chew your head off." (Ingrid)

 

Ingrid's guardian. The ice dragon with 3 heads that was growing from her back immediately assaulted Triton.

 

"Ugh! Don't underestimate me!" (Triton)

 

It was like the whip turned into red lightning. Electrical sparks came flying like an omnidirectional attack, pushing Fafnir violently back.

 

"Question: are you ok, Ingrid?" (Shiro)

 

"Fufu! Amusing. That was more than a tickle. But don't worry. It takes more than that to phase me." (Ingrid)

 

"That's enough! We're done fooling around." (Triton)

 

Triton took out a big horn and blew it. Sound echoed across the battlefield. And soon after it was replaced by a weird humming sound. Similar to Lisa's drones. Large 3 meter flying breeders that resembled insects more than lizards descended onto the battlefield.

 

"Whiteness our most powerful formation! The Dragonfly squad! You guys are finished now!" (Triton)

 

"Hou? I heard about them. Every warrior in that squad should have commander level fighting ability and are usually the ones that cause the most casualties." (Ingrid)

 

"Brothers! Our battle starts now!" (Dragonfly breeder 1)

 

"Crush all the enemy forces!" (Dragonfly breeder 2)

 

"Such a big prey. Heh. Hahahaha!! Shiro! Stand back. Leave this to me!" (Ingrid)

 

"Statement: your face is twisted. Are you sure you want to do this alone?" (Shiro)

 

"Absolutely. I never had the chance to use this against Kizuna. But right now, I am a predator that will go on a killing frenzy. And these are all my prey. Let the freezing cold fall upon them!!" (Ingrid)