"Two under the tree."
I casually told them their locations. Following the explosion of flames, I discovered that Grimm's mecha's machine-gun was in the shape of a gun … Fine then, if I used caliber and power to define the difference between a "gun" and a "cannon", then this was a machine-gun.
The golden-coated machine-gun spun furiously, and the muzzle spat out bright red flames. Every shot naturally exploded, followed by endless explosions and screams of pain.
When the machine-gun's barrel overheated and was forced to stop, the mecha instantly released a large amount of steam. All that was left of the towering tree was a tree stump and splintered wood.
As for the unlucky bastard hiding inside, he had probably turned into a hornet's nest. If I looked carefully, I might be able to piece him back together.
"Two under the ground."
This time, I casually stomped on the ground, and the entire brick floor would be as hard as an arctic glacier. No matter how they entered, I could only hope that they would be able to find a way out before they suffocated.
Noticing that we had discovered the assassins, there was a sharp shout, and countless black-clothed individuals jumped out from rooftops, corners, trash cans, sewers, and all sorts of other unusual places. Just as I was about to draw my sword, I saw Grimm's mecha's entire body flash with light, and all of its joints were smoking, so I rationally took a step back.
"Fire all bullets!"
The next instant, small holes opened up on the mecha's knees, chest, and shoulders. Fire-colored bullets shot out, creating beautiful fireworks and fatal explosions. Countless meteors streaked through the sky, lighting up the entire night sky. What followed was endless screams and howls of pain.
Now that Grimm's mecha no longer needed to disguise itself as a normal male, Glina unhesitatingly modified and evolved her mecha. Or perhaps it should be said that she dismantled and reassembled it.
Perhaps it was because she had heard a certain person's nonsense about "having more cannon turrets is justice", or perhaps it was her nature to worship the results of explosions. It was said that the new Grimm mecha had over a hundred cannons on its body … Fine then, apart from its basic walking function, it was basically a mobile cannon turret. The key difference between the new Grimm mecha and the previous one was that the new Grimm mecha was a product of magical engineering.
The breakthrough of a key technological bottleneck often led to the advancement of the entire industry. This was a process that could be used in any world.
In the past, the guns and cannons of this world were still the upgraded and improved versions of the traditional dwarven guns. No matter how much the parts were upgraded, the theory was still the same as the dwarves'. Dwarven gunpowder would be used to create a small explosion in the gun's chamber, and the propelling force would be used to shoot out tiny copper pellets that would then kill and injure the opponent.
In principle, this seemed to be similar to the most primitive flintlock on Earth. However, due to the progress in the smelting of magical metals, and the advantage of alchemy in the distribution of explosives, a well-made dwarven flintlock was already quite powerful. It was enough to pose a threat to a Silver-ranked combatant. However, it lacked the threat to a top-tier warrior. That was its weakness.
Of course, the intelligence of the Otherworld people was not to be underestimated. Their technology was not enough to increase the lethality of the dwarven firearms, so they adopted the primitive method of expanding the size of the dwarven firearms.
The enlarged dwarven cannons, siege cannons, giant goblin cannons, and titan cannons were all very deadly. The power of a single gun wouldn't be enough to kill you, but the goblin cannons with the combined power of a hundred guns would definitely be enough.
However, the increase in size and mass also made these guns and cannons abnormally difficult to use. They were difficult to move and could only be used for sieging, defending, and warship battles. Their most fatal flaw was the lack of accuracy caused by their slow movement. Coupled with the fact that dwarven and goblin products had always been unreliable, these cannons could only become immobile siege weapons. Even among siege equipment, due to the competition from ballistae, ancient relics, and mage towers, these cannons couldn't be considered outstanding.
That was why, although cannons had long since appeared in this cold weapon battlefield where flying troops and elite individual soldiers existed, cannons had always been limited to "low-end battles" where they killed a large number of ordinary soldiers. In fact, some military experts even treated cannons as useless in actual combat. After all, elite squadrons and top-level individuals would often be able to easily crush ordinary warriors. Even if they killed all ordinary soldiers, they wouldn't be able to obtain any substantial combat results.
And after Olivia's Magic Box and the Four Elemental Swordcasters who wielded magic swords were introduced, a new job class was born. However, this job class didn't receive much attention — the magic bullet shooter class.
The magic guns they wielded were actually created from the same system as Olivia's magic sword. This meant that the magic guns they wielded were fundamentally different from the dwarven firearms — their magic guns and magic bullets were magically powered! They were creations that could be strengthened with the magic and engineering of this world.
Not powerful enough? Have a taste of my fire magic bullets. They even had explosive and cluster effects.
Not fast enough? Wind magic bullets flew faster than birds, and they even had an acceleration effect. If you still felt that they weren't fast enough, here were also lightning magic bullets. Just that, you had to be prepared to defend against lightning before using them.
Super defensive targets? Have a taste of my earth magic armor-piercing bullets. These bullets are as hard as diamonds.
Do you need to obstruct the target and assist them? Have a taste of my mist magic bullets. I also have ice magic bullets that can freeze the ground, and spiderweb magic bullets that can stick to enemies.
The job classes created by Olivia's Magic Box were all job classes that relied on external items. While the Four Elemental Swordcasters were focused on researching sword seals and magic swords, the magic bullet shooters were also competing with their own magic guns and magic bullets.
Wind magic gun barrels that increased the speed of bullets, gun muzzles that increased the armor-piercing effect of bullets, scopes that came with the Eagle's Eye spell, and many other accessories were invented. While magic energy consumption skyrocketed, these accessories also made the magic bullet shooters even more powerful.
These basic improvements were only the beginning. Along with the improvements in weapons, there were also all sorts of specialized combat techniques. The wind magic bullet shooters had not only incredibly long-range magic sniper guns, but they also had techniques that allowed magic bullets to freely fly through the air like snakes. Meanwhile, the top-level fire magic bullet shooters focused their attention on firepower and power. Yep, Glina was one of them.
Last year, when Renée was still hesitantly trying to become a Four Elemental Swordcaster, the young queen of Antoon also immediately came into contact with Olivia's Magic Box and unhesitatingly became a magic bullet shooter.
However, unlike Renée, who was always slacking off, Glina, who was capable of inventing the Grimm mecha armor in the Underground and was skilled at creating all sorts of explosives, was definitely a top-level genius mechanic. When Glina acutely noticed the dawn of a new generation, she unhesitatingly threw herself into it.
Unlike Timlad, who focused on creating things in theory, the eternally insecure Glina focused on actual combat. She focused on inventing all sorts of "practical" firearms, such as this revolving cannon.
If this cannon was powered by traditional gunpowder, it would require reloading every time it exploded. Continuous explosions would basically be suicidal. But if it was powered by wind and fire magic, as long as the mechanics were up to par, it would be easy to fire in rapid succession. Not to mention, it was possible to use magic to strengthen the gun's body and increase the explosive power.
But this was only the beginning.
The entire Grimm mecha armor was actually Glina's "Olivia Magic Gun". The bullets it fired were filled with fire magic. Glina's demon bloodline was naturally inclined towards fire, so she had plenty of fire magic.
For example, since I had the abilities of a mage, my path as a Four Elemental Swordcaster was quite smooth. She had natural talent as a mage to begin with, and her current abilities were the future direction of magical archers. She had already gone quite far on this path.
* Boom! *
After an explosive fireball was fired, the entire house was reduced to rubble. Rubble flew everywhere, and a small mushroom cloud rose up into the sky.
The special part about this "bullet" wasn't the gun itself. Instead, it was the "bullet" that was tossed out. That bullet was an Olivia's Magic Box equipped with sufficient explosive magic arrays and explosives. When all of the magic power in the box was activated in one go, all of the magic power would transform into a primer for self-destruction. This attack would be no different from a low-level mage's self-destruction magic attack in terms of principle and power.
And so, mushroom clouds slowly rose into the sky. The ground constantly trembled as the entire street was reduced to rubble.
Of course, there was no need to recycle the Olivia's Magic Box that had been used in such a manner. Considering how expensive it was, the Northlands dared to do such a thing … mainly because the only magic bullet shooter who had enough money to afford such ammunition was the queen herself.
She said that the new magic bullet shooters and Four Elemental Swordcasters were just for show. That was probably because she had never seen a player who was willing to spend so much money.
"You're rich and willful. I'll smash you to death with gold." This was probably the foundational reason why Glina had been able to go so far as a money-burning magic bullet shooter.
But, at the very least, the power of money was quite obvious when it came to magical engineering. Her "fireball" fireball was astonishingly powerful. Even a Gold-ranked battle job class would be seriously injured if they didn't die. The Grimm mecha that was capable of continuously firing such powerful attacks was comparable to a Legend-ranked mecha.
I didn't even need to do anything. I watched as Glina single-handedly suppressed all her opponents.
The entire sky was filled with her cannon fire. She suspected that there were assassins hiding in hiding, and with a single blast, the assassins were sent flying along with their bunkers.
"Damn it, it's overheating again."
The next instant, Glina jumped out of her comfortable mecha. Judging from the black smoke rising from the cockpit, it was evident that this new mecha was still unable to fire the so-called "full fireball." A berserk magical circuit would eventually burn down the mecha's magical components, which were still quite primitive. This Grimm mecha still needed to be perfected.
I shook my head. The magic bullet shooter job class still needed to be perfected. While the Grimm mecha's firepower was too strong, it also lacked stability and endurance. This would also require more money to be perfected.
"Eh?"
While Glina was busy cooling down her mecha, I immediately unsheathed my sword.
Although it seemed like the assassin had been blasted into the sky, my instincts told me that there was danger lurking in the shadows. The truly troublesome assassin had yet to appear.
"Who could it be? It wouldn't be a good idea to assassinate me at a time like this. If I, the Bardi Empire's ambassador, died as well, a war between the two countries would be unavoidable. In that case, just who could it be? The remaining Mills faction that was unwilling to die just like this? The prince who wanted to take revenge for his brother and fight for fame? The Dragons who were dissatisfied with me? The emperor who was angry from embarrassment? Although I went overboard and even threatened the Undead Calamity if I died, I felt that this threat was still meaningful to the Bardi royalty. The emperor will probably restrain these factions. In that case, there's only one option left for the undead to stay in the Bardi capital and not be controlled by the emperor … "
"Undead!"
Dark Knight, Undead Knight, high-level lich, lich, skeleton general, Death Naga, Demon of Corruption, and various other high-level undead walked out of the shadows.
That's right, the undead army that appeared before me was the final army left behind by Aso.
Even if Aso's death caused the various factions in the Bardi capital to change their attitude towards the undead, making them go from being worshipped by everyone to being hated by everyone, these high-level undead had been operating here for several decades. Aso and his subordinates were definitely sly and cunning. How could they possibly be so easily uprooted? Some of the undead remained hidden in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to viciously attack the living.
And at such a critical time, if I died here, the relationship between the two countries would rapidly worsen. It might even lead to a war. In that case, the victor would naturally be the Tark Republic, a third party.
There weren't many undead, no more than twenty in total. However, their quality was surprisingly high.
At first glance, even the weakest undead seemed to be at the Gold rank. There were quite a few Legends and Saints, and there were even three Epic rank Undead Lords.
"Oh my, this is what it means to reveal the dagger."
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