Guild Ranking: 3rd in Magic Engineering.
Despite being a guild that achieved rapid growth compared to other high-ranking guilds, the number of guild members and their individual strength were lacking.
Currently, the only individuals worthy of being called ‘elite’ were the five elders.
While there were many regular guild members, none were strong enough to intervene in this fight.
Clang!
Clatter!
But it didn’t matter.
“The golems are deployed.”
“The defense towers are ready.”
“The weapons are set up too.”
Their power wasn’t limited to just ‘users.’
Countless golems were exuding raw mana as they prepared for war, while the defense towers aimed at the floating ships high above.
Finally, even the magic engineering weapons equipped on their bodies.
The figure of the guild master, Robus Opher, slowly emerged.
Crash!
At last, the shield shattered, and the blood tide from the floating ship began to shoot towards the city.
“Let’s begin!”
With Robus’s shout, the start of war was heralded by a Golem Lover’s giant weapon.
As the weapon, towering at 20 meters, reached out its hand, a massive mana fist was conjured in the air, smashing through the blood flow.
The Demon King of the One hovering at that height possessed the strength of an intermediate demon, but its power had significantly diminished.
The strength that the Demon King could currently unleash was akin to that of a lower demon, and in this fight, the power allowed to the Demon King was…
Crash!
Somewhere around the level of ‘Leo.’
The blood flow, scattered by the mana fist, began to gather again, following the fist.
Although it attempted to strike down or contaminate the fist, it was halted by the blue force field.
“I blocked it! Quickly, finish them off!”
Defense towers were located all over the kingdom.
Among them, a massive tower with two giant gears facing each other continuously emitted a force field that restricted the flow of power.
Boom!
A blood-drenched small ship was struck by the mana fist and plummeted.
As the falling small ship was engulfed by the blood flow, it completely vanished.
Seeing this, Robus frowned.
‘…If it retires, does it simply get removed?’
The destroyed floating ship isn’t recycled but eliminated entirely.
This must be Lily’s way of showing consideration, albeit in a twisted way.
“What’s going on? The ship disappeared?”
“The condition is to neutralize the ship. Since it’s neutralized, they would acknowledge that.”
“…Does that mean they are looking out for us?”
“It’s literally a test.”
“Seriously, that’s so unlucky.”
“I agree.”
Robus nodded at the words of the Creation Empress, rising even higher.
Below, the Golem Lover was unleashing all remaining golems to drop the floating ships as much as possible, while Inoo, along with Kys, defended against as many attacks as they could using the defense towers.
Dropping the floating ship, Inoo alongside Kys maximizes the use of the defense tower to block as many attacks as possible.
Of course, attack towers do exist, but to minimize damage in the current situation, we had no choice but to fully utilize the defense tower.
“But both that golem and the defense tower are made of the same material.”
They were items made in the same way as the floating ship, with only slight modifications and tweaks.
Right now, they appear capable of being adversaries, but the moment Lily moves even a finger, they can be controlled just like the floating ship.
“This fight was doomed from the start.”
This is not merely a matter of compatibility.
The phenomenon is caused by the very essence of magic engineering technology.
Though it was an intended phenomenon, we never expected it to trip us up.
Yet even at this moment, the golems and buildings are engaging us without laying a finger on us.
As if they were limiting most of their power while facing a young child.
“How arrogant.”
Creeeak…!
One arm of the suit transforms into a gigantic cannon.
A tremendous amount of mana, reaching mythical levels, converges in one place, preparing for a powerful shot.
The surrounding mana trembles.
“If we take out the floating ship, then it’s really nothing? Something we don’t even need to steal?”
Then let’s hold on tight.
Can this power, which has reached mythical levels, truly not be effective?
At last, blue mana bursts forth from the giant cannon.
“…!”
Three medium ships sank.
■
[Oh]
[They fight better than expected?]
[Whoa whoa whoa]
[Wait, are they just corpses without the floating ship?]
[???]
[About 40 have already disappeared]
[Is Lily losing?]
[?]
It has been 30 minutes since the war erupted between the Magic Engineering Guild and the evil villain, the Demon King of the One.
With a fierce exchange of attacks ongoing, 33 small ships and 5 medium ships have already sunk and been transported to another space, while ships continue to sink.
The Demon King has been using the cannon of the floating ship to unleash blood shots, but they have repeatedly been blocked by golems and defense turrets, causing little damage.
Of course, it wasn’t without effect.
Due to the continuous attacks, four gargantuan golems and eleven titan-level golems have been crushed, and numerous other golems have met the same fate, with the defense turrets also receiving damage.
But not a single casualty has occurred.
“It’s not for nothing that they have the name, huh.”
“Yup yup.”
Leo and I watched the situation while munching on popcorn, with Leo’s cheeks stuffed full of it.
Squeeze.
As I poked Leo’s cheek with a finger, poof! The popcorn shot into the air.
In an instant, Leo’s eyes widened, and he caught the airborne popcorn back into his mouth at an incredible speed.
It was like lightning, or rather, his body moved as if it were electricity.
Crunch.
“Nom nom.”
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[What was that just now]
[So fast, seriously]
[Leo of the cybernetic world ㄷㄷ]
[If Leo and Sword Saint fought now, who would win?]
[Leo LOL]
[At this rate, the Sword Saint would probably get owned ㅇㅇ]
“Lord Leo and Lord Sword Saint?”
Hmm… They both definitely have talent and are strong, but…
For the Siege War alone, Leo could never win against the Sword Saint.
Out of ten matches, the Sword Saint would win 8-9 times, and even the remaining 1-2 matches would be hard to predict the outcome.
That shows just how strong the Sword Saint is.
‘But now that the Sword Saint has lost his sword and Leo has achieved fusion, what if?’
Perhaps Leo might have a chance.
“Lord Leo?”
“Well… yes?”
“Who do you think would win if you fought the Sword Saint?”
“…Hmm.”
Leo’s small hand, which had been munching on popcorn, suddenly stopped.
Then he gulped down the popcorn and placed his small hand on his chin, deep in serious thought.
“Hmm…”
“……”
“Hmmm… umm…”
“……”
“Ugh… Blech.”
“That’s enough.”
To others, it might seem like Leo was just avoiding a tricky question, but I thought differently.
As a Nymph, Leo isn’t the type to be overly concerned about others’ opinions.
It’s not that she’s dumb or inexperienced, but she isn’t the kind to shy away from awkward situations.
The reason she’s pondering deeply is because it’s really uncertain who would win.
‘With a typical sword, the winning chances would probably be about fifty-fifty. If the sword is improved, the Sword Saint’s winning chances would go even higher.’
The Sword Saint was already ranked number one before acquiring an awesome sword.
If the Sword Saint has remained the same since the World Tree, Leo would win, but the Sword Saint wouldn’t just sit around; additional updates after the Great Cataclysm would throw it further into confusion.
‘Still, it seems like Leo…’
BAM!!
Just as I was lost in thought, something flew towards us and crashed into the ground.
Inoo, covered in wounds, propped herself up with a gauntlet, gasping for breath.
“Whoa… is direct confrontation really…?”
“Is it hard for you?”
“…What? Popcorn?”
Inoo frowned as she saw Leo and me comfortably sitting there, munching on popcorn.
And for the record, we weren’t just watching from a distance; we were right in front of the Golem exhibition.
[Crunch]
[Hahahaha]
[I feel like I want to hit you with a club, haha]
[Ah… this is called ‘Karma’]
[So who wins?]
“Is the popcorn spilling now?”
“Well, we’re all just trying to make a living here.”
“Mmm.”
“……”
Inoo, who was about to let out a curse, turned her head as a loud bang sounded.
Two more medium ships sank due to Robus’s cannon.
His power counted for 40% of the guild’s strength.
Her face lit up with excitement.
“Ha! You talked as if it was something great, but it’s nothing special, huh?”
“Hmm.”
“Half of the ships are already down. We’ve taken some hits too, but nothing too severe.”
The Golem and defense towers are merely collateral damage.
As long as the elder and guild master, who can create countless weapons, are alive, the strength of Magic Engineering won’t diminish.
No matter how much they break down, they can be quickly restored by bringing everything back together near the summoning point.
If time keeps passing like this, it might be possible to drop the entire floating ship.
Inoo flinched and pointed an accusatory finger.
“Don’t tell me! You’ve destroyed all the ships, and now they’re the ones on the offensive. What if we were the ultimate mastermind all along? Just like that.”
“Of course not. We keep our promises.”
“Why am I the only one doing this?”
“…Fine. If that’s the case, there really isn’t much time left.”
Inoo thought.
The remaining ships were a few small ones and five medium ones.
A large ship still carrying the Demon King stood proudly.
It was a large ship still under construction, and half was made from blood, but it was still quite intimidating in its firepower.
But if this is truly all of our remaining strength…
‘This is really the end now.’
“You’re going to regret this. Both of you.”
Zzt.
─…It’s complete.
“Huh?”
“Eh?!”
With the guild master’s small shout, light began to rise from the three spires existing within the kingdom.
Three lights condensed from immense amounts of mana.
Soon, the three lights converged and headed somewhere.
[?]
[???]
[Huh?]
They seeped into the massive Golem statue located behind us in the Golem exhibition area.
Kugugu…!!
Leo’s eyes widened in shock as he opened his mouth momentarily.
“Is that a real Golem—”
The large ship sank.
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