NABC Chapter 188: | 188 | Final Battle Part 1
Chapter 188: | 188 | Final Battle Part 1
Abraham stood on the bow of the UNS Trinity of Solace, watching the southern coast of Terra with interest. The breeze of the northern sea ruffled his jet-black hair and fluttered his fleet admiral's coat. Amidst the coastal landing of his navy, he remained undaunted by the sparks of war.
The UNS Trinity of Solace kept firing its naval guns, intending to bombard the southern coastal defense lines of the Colonial Dominion. Yet, because of the runic shields installed by the Magus Tower, it remained impeded with its shells explosion above the defensive lines.
But it was a matter of time until the runic shields of the southern coastal defense lines crumble under the firepower of his capital battleship. Though, he soon furrowed his eyebrows upon realizing an unusual state of the southern front.
It was the simple fact that no Magus stood along the colonial guards fighting for the existence of the southern coastal defense lines.
'Did they run away?' He thought, but immediately shook his head in dismissal. While the Magus were foolish, they were arrogant bastards who wouldn't stop fighting unless they could see death creeping into their door steps.
With that in mind, the disappearance of the Magus could only mean one thing. A scheme was brewing in the background and the southern coastal defense lines was but a bait to attract the United Navy's attention.
The schemes of the Magus Tower didn't bother the fleet admiral as they had their own counter-strategies against whatever abominable plan they had created. It was all thanks to their spy, who had been working hard behind enemy lines.
'Now that I think about it, she should be returning back with Vokshod picking her up.' Abraham thought about the greatest spy in the intelligence bureau of the United Navy. The best actress who could even trick themselves into believing a false identity.
He wanted to personally congratulate her as it was because of her hard work that the United Navy manage to win against the Colonial Dominion of Terra in information warfare. Otherwise, they would have been as blind as the Colonial Dominion before them.
At any rate, the landing forces finally made their landing onto the southern coast of Terra. LCACs along with Landing Crafts opened their ramps, unveiling several companies and armored vehicles entering the battlefront.
The landing forces swiftly established a secure zone along the shores to which the United Army would continuously advance with the support of the United Navy nearby the southern coast.
'Before aerial transports could make their landing in the secure zone of the landing forces. We would have to take out the nearby defense lines to make it easier for them to settle.' Abraham thought while the edges of his lips slowly rose.
The commanding officers have already thought of a solution to this problem. It was the deployment of Close Air Support (CAS) into the immediate area through the mobilization of Warthogs and Angels of Death.
Above Abraham, a squadron of A-10 Thunderbolt II soared through the heavens and steadily cruised towards the southern coastal defense lines above the secure zone of the landing forces.
The Warthogs were usually compared to flying tanks, especially with the 30mm GAU-8 below their nose. They were know to shred through armored vehicles, so it wouldn't be a problem for them to cause some disturbance in the defense lines of their adversaries.
*BRRRRRRRTTTTTTT!!!*
*BBBRRRRRTTTTT!!!*
One after another, the squadron of A-10s began firing their gatling gun onto the coastal defense lines. Thousands of big and long leads penetrated through the air and impacted the ground along with everything near it.
*BANG!* *BANG!* *BANG!* *BANG!*
*BAM!!!* *BAM!!!* *BAM!!!*
The southern coastal defense lines before their array of arsenal crumbled in mere moments. The colonial guards defending the shoreline fortification began retreating en masse, not wanting to become a part of the meatgrinder in the southern battlefront.
No matter how much the colonial commanders urged them to fight. The firepower of the United Navy was too much for them to handle. Even the most loyal and courageous colonial commanders were already weighing the decision to retreat.
And it got even worse.
The naval guns of the UNS Trinity of Solace continued its bombardment into the southern coastal defense lines. The runic shields installed by the Magus Tower were already too cracked with some parts completely broken, enabling shells from the modernized battleship to pierced through.
*BOOM!!!* *BOOM!!!* *BOOM!!!* *BOOM!!!*
Explosions echoed throughout the southern battlefront. The morale of the colonial guards have been completely broken as their casualties continued to pile up, not even giving them time to register how much they had lost.
It didn't take too long for the colonial commanders to buckle.
"Retreat! Return to the capital of Terra!"
"Withdraw from the southern battlefront!"
The orders of the colonial commanders resounded as they have given their men the authority to withdraw from battle. The southern coast had already been lost as the weight of the United Navy's firepower was too much for them to handle.
However... For those that stood above them, their lost in the southern battlefront didn't matter.
In the mountainous region of the south, a group of Magus observed the ongoing conflict in the southern battlefront. They noted the defeat of the colonial military and their retreat from the defensive lines. Though, they didn't care much about it as their plan had already been set.
"Well, at the very least, the peasants lasted longer than expected." One of the Magus muttered under their breathe, earning the agreeing nods of their colleagues. The Master Magus leading their team soon received the signal of the Arch Magus.
It was finally time.
He swiftly exuded his mana, attracting the attention of his subordinates. He coldly gazed at them, shutting their mouths, giving silence to themselves and their surroundings. With their attention pointed at him, he finally relayed the signal of the Arch Magus.
"It's time to activate the Grand Runic Spell, Firestorm."