“Begin the invasion at dawn.”
“There’s fog. How convenient.”
At night, cold air over the land flows into the warmer sea, turning the water vapor into fog.
The port town designated as the invasion point is shrouded in this fog, severely limiting visibility.
“Alright, sis, let’s do this~”
“Commence bombardment~”
The Hringhorni-class Battleship ＜Breiðablik＞ and four Hedgehog-class Destroyers have advanced to within a mere 1km of the port.
The Hringhorni-class is heavily armed, befitting a battleship: four triple-barreled main turrets and eight single-barreled secondary turrets.
The Hedgehog-class, as its name suggests, is a destroyer with numerous turrets: three triple-barreled main turrets and eight octuple-barreled secondary turrets.
They fire all at once.
Every cannon shell lands within the expected margin of error.
The watchtower is snapped off at its base, and the central church is pulverized.
The dormitory, its foundations destroyed, collapses, and a warship, its keel blown out, splits in two.
The cobblestones of the transport roads are blasted sky-high, leaving massive craters.
The continuous explosions and dust send both residents and warrior monks into a panic, cowering on the spot.
Ninety seconds.
In that short time, the Prawa Theocracy’s largest outer port, Yakari Port, is devastated.
Every watchtower with a Ballista is destroyed, and every moored warship is sunk. The churches and dormitories housing the warrior monks are all blown away, along with the monks who lived there.
However, some monks who were not there for some reason remain.
“Multi-legged Tanks are beginning their landing.”
“Drones, deploy~”
“Multi-legged Ground Carriers, commencing advance~”
To mop up the remaining soldiers and block information, the Multi-legged Tanks, which had been waiting in the sea, quickly begin to move.
Furthermore, Rotorcraft carrying Multi-legged Ground Carriers in their bellies are taking off one after another from the Naglfar-class Aircraft Carrier ＜Mürkviðr＞.
The enemy’s anti-air capabilities are weak, and all of them are being carefully eliminated by Naval Bombardment. Even slow transport aircraft can be operated safely.
Multiple Drones are launched from the Nigra-class Cruiser as it approaches the port.
These are ground attack Drones for confirming battle results.
“Confirmed that all target structures are silenced.”
“Tactical AI ＜Rochester Two＞, disconnecting direct link with the Multi-legged Tanks. Multi-legged Tanks are beginning autonomous operations.”
“＜Heath Two＞ has taken control of all Multi-legged Attack Aircraft~. Starting to neutralize the survivors~”
“Multi-legged Tanks have begun blocking the roads~. No escaping life signs so far~”
Yakari Port is a port town that mainly exports grain. Since the start of the war of aggression, there has been no surplus grain for export, so there are not many residents now.
Originally, only port-related residents lived there, and the town is only about 2km at its largest, so ＜The Tree’s＞ large force can easily occupy and surround it.
By the time the Prawa Theocracy notices this invasion, all the necessary cities will have been occupied.
While neutralizing the warrior monks who bravely approach one after another, ＜The Tree’s＞ combat machines invade the port town.
One hour after the start of the operation.
As the sun shines and the fog completely clears, ＜The Tree＞ has taken control of all of Yakari Port.
“Operation complete.”
“…Starting the base establishment phase.”
Ichigo hands over command of the invasion to Olive.
Ichigo continues to advance inland.
Olive will quickly fortify Yakari Port.
Utsugi and Erika appropriately command the combat machines while feeding back combat experience.
Akane is in charge of overall management.
“Alright, alright. The first phase went well. Good job, everyone.”
“No particular problems. I’ll continue to leave the command to everyone.”
The survivors of Yakari Port are all gathered in the central square.
Driven by Multi-legged Tanks and Multi-legged Attack Aircraft, they huddle together in whatever they are wearing.
“I’m sorry, but it’s war.”
Commander (Eve) mutters to herself as she watches the scene.
Naturally, many are injured. Lightly injured people are left as they are for the time being, and there are quite a few seriously injured people who cannot be moved, so they are being thrown into the life support devices equipped on the Multi-legged Carriers as needed. As long as they are not dead, anything can be done.
“Sis… starting to unload ＜Midgard＞…”
“Oh. Okay. It’s finally happening.”
The surrounding hostile forces have been wiped out. Furthermore, the launched patrol aircraft and fighters have secured Airspace Control.
The semi-submersible transport ship ＜Midgard＞ finally appears.
Pushing aside a large amount of seawater, Midgard surfaces.
The full-length flight deck breaks the surface of the water. Seawater flows down from both sides like a waterfall.
“Upper deck opening… Starting deployment of land transport rails…”
Midgard’s long deck splits in the middle and slowly rises. The bow also splits to the left and right at the same time, and a monorail for transporting goods protrudes from inside.
Multi-armed and multi-legged work machines attach to the monorail and begin the extension work. They combine the parts that are carried out one after another and install the floating structure.
“Releasing underwater work machines…”
To transport heavy objects, load-bearing structures are installed on the seabed. Piles are driven in, and fixed blocks are joined together. Reinforced rails with a truss structure are placed towards the port.
“Land transport rail deployment complete… Starting transport of work machines…”
Using the floating monorail that was installed earlier, Multi-legged Heavy Machines are landed one after another. The Multi-legged Heavy Machines immediately begin dismantling work at the landing point. They destroy the warehouses that line the area and level the ground.
They will build a base, unload and manage the large amount of goods that Midgard holds.
Meanwhile, the structure-reinforced rails are connected to the edge of the port.
“Starting the landing of Jötunn…”
Land Battleship ＜Jötunn＞.
Its massive form slowly emerges from the bow opening of Midgard.
Pushed out onto the structure-reinforced monorail, Jötunn lands on the sea surface. The equipped transport floats negate its super-heavy weight, and it begins to move while breaking the surface of the water.
“Haa. No, it’s huge…”
Total length 176m, total width 62m. Ground height 32m, antenna section up to 69m.
It has a multi-wheel structure with a large number of huge wheels with a diameter of about 5m. All wheels have built-in power and can operate independently.
It is a true mobile fortress that can crush and move through all obstacles in its path.
Jötunn rides onto the stone pier. The transport floats have done their job. From here, it needs to move on its own.
Jötunn’s wheels rotate, propelling its massive body forward.
Of course, a mere stone wall cannot support its massive body. The pier collapses as it is caught in the rotation of the wheels, but the long body does not waver.
Raising a cloud of dust, the Land Battleship ＜Jötunn＞ pulls itself onto the ground.
“Jötunn has landed successfully… Next, starting the landing of the 2nd and 3rd ships…”
The 1st Jötunn has landed safely. A total of three Land Battleships were transported this time. With each of these three ships as the core, the Prawa Theocracy will be conquered simultaneously in three directions.
“Well, I know the theory. But it’s hard to believe visually that such a super-heavy object can run without sinking…”
By arranging a large number of wheels, the ground pressure is dispersed. Of course, a large amount of energy is required to move them.
To cover this, Jötunn is equipped with three Fusion Reactors.
The 1st Jötunn, which landed earlier, advances while crushing warehouses, houses, and outer walls with its massive body.
The buildings in this port town are at most two stories high, about 5m high. The Land Battleship, with a main structure height of 32m, would have been clearly visible from anywhere in this town.
What exactly is happening to them, what is attacking this town?
Eve felt a little sympathy for the residents who were faced with a giant that spread tremendous destruction just by moving.
Afterword
“Chapter 7: The Land of God” is entering its climax.
The Tree forces are finally starting to seriously attack the fantasy world.
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