Chapter 663 : The War Officially Start
Daniel was calm. He has both Elpis and Menis in orbit now… including the four God Slayer cannon. He has ensured that the result of the war will be in his favor.
Yes, Elpis was the card that he got for some times now and he finally hasa ctualized it. The colossal mothership with a large continent and sea on the orbit is the thing that Daniel actualized. And now it's finally has been put to good use.
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Card Name: Elpis - The Hope of Humanity
Illustration: A spherical futuristic mothership with dome-like glass that can see through the starry sky, inside there is an entire ancient Greece along with its sea as the colossal mothership fly through space.
Rarity: Legendary
Type: Artifact - Vehicle
Mana Cost: 12 Non-Element
Description:
Indestructible, Camouflage
When Elpis- The Hope of Humanity comes into play, Search for 5 location cards, and put them on the battlefield.
Each time a controller of this card tap a location for mana, choose one
Put 1 Strengthen counter on Elpis - The Hope of Humanity.
Create a 1/1 human colonists token on the battlefield.
Gain a copy of mana that you get from a location you tapped.
Power: 12
Toughness: 12
Flavor Text: The Atlantean mothership, the last hope of humanity built from urgency as the god deliberately destroys the world making it impossible to live in the long term. Atlantean with all the heroes who survived the war gather together to build this colossal space worthy ship for the survival of humanity.
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Daniel looking at the clock once again, it's reached exactly 00.00 AM. Now the times is up, any country that didn't contact him will know that New Atlantis is not to be mess with. Affected by magic or not, he don't care the moment they show their malice toward his people, they'll be shoot on sight the moment they cross the Korean demeritalize zone.
— Meanwhile - South Korea Border - Defensive Line —n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
At the long defensive line, reinforced with various technology from New Atlantis, futuristic fortresses and emplacements have been installed. Military drones patrol the area as part of their routine, scanning for any intruders or infiltrators.
South Korean soldiers are stationed in a reinforced bunker that has been upgraded with New Atlantis technology. It is now equipped with advanced surveillance systems and gun controls for managing the turrets outside the bunker.
Inside the barracks, several soldiers are chatting about recent events.
"Hey, Ji-Sung, do you think those idiots will listen to that Emberweave guy?" one soldier asks his friend, who is checking his equipment. Ji-Sung, wearing advanced power armor with his helmet set aside, responds as he prepares for his duties.
"I don't know, But I bet those idiots aren't going to listen unless we march to their capital and force them to listen. They are in the position that they don't need to listen to the other people for a long time." The soldier named Ji-Sung analyzes.
"Um…. I agree with you to some extent, friend… " the soldier hesitantly said. But honestly… I think the war this time is somewhat stupid, don't you think? They clearly know that New Atlantis has superior weapons and armament. Hell, they even have killer robots." The first soldier said as he looked at the screen connected to the camera outside, showing the bipedal 4-meter mech patrolling the border.
"If It were me, even if I hate the guts of New Atlantis, I would at least declare myself a neutral party in this war. Seriously, are all of those leaders retard!?" The soldier said with atone that he didn't want to believe it much.
"What about you, Lieutenant Yuna? Do you think the war this time is a little bit fishy?" the same soldier asks the woman wearing a higher-ranking soldier's uniform. The only thing that distinguishes her from the rest of the soldiers is a blade at her waist.
The woman is Kim Yuna, the granddaughter of Kim Yong-chul from the Kim family. She was here to gather on the experience on the battlefield as her grandfather ordered.
Boom!
The thundering roar of the artillery from afar reverberated throughout the defensive line. Then, several sounds of explosion were heard as the artillery shell hit the shield protecting the defensive line above their heads.
"To your station soldiers! The enemy attack!" Kim Yuna bellow.
As if shutting the switch, the soldiers' casual air immediately changed. They no longer acted like silly people like just a moment ago. Ji-Sung immediately put on his helmet and stepped outside to his station.
The remaining soldier quickly went to the gun control and took control of the gun emplacement outside the bunker. Kim Yuna checked the monitor to see if any supernatural forces were to join the enemy. It was her duty to prevent the forces from the Curtained World from causing trouble.
After a few more minutes of artillery bombardment, under the blanket of darkness. Several werewolves and vampires are rushing toward the defensive perimeters.
"What!? What is that!?" one of the soldiers stationed at the turret control exclaimed in alarm as he saw a werewolf running fearlessly toward the gun emplacement.
The gun emplacements outside the bunker immediately fire at the werewolves, who try to spearhead and destroy the defensive emplacement.
"What are you waiting for? Shoot them!" Kim Yuna ordered. The soldier nodded and quickly controlled the turret.
The sound of gunfire roared as the flame rapidly spits out of the turret's rotary gun barrel. The autocannon bullet spits out of the gun barrel and tore the werewolves in half. Even though the werewolves have very high self-regenerative abilities, their body couldn't resist the autocannon bullet that could tear through the armored vehicle like paper.
Their body explodes as the top half and the lower half split apart, blood and organs splattered, staining the ground.
The vampires are no better. These vampires are not high-ranking vampires such as Maria. They cannot change their bodies into mist and can not fly. They only have stronger bodies and higher reflexes than normal humans.
But those advantages have been bridged by the power armor. The soldier wearing power armor has a targeting assist servo within their armor. This makes the eyes and the arm coordinate near perfection, helping the soldier using the power armor to aim and fire like those marksmen in the sniper division, even though they use assault rifles with full auto mode.
The vampire was torn to pieces by the bullets. Their body was not as resilient as the werewolves, but their blood frenzy made them fearless.
Seeing the vampires frenzied, Kim Yuna knew that the Hightower may have imprisoned these low-ranking vampires, made them starve to death, and then released them at the border in the hope that their frenzies and the additional strength gained from this state would break their defense.
At this time, the bombardment continued from the other side, and since it was night. The artillery team in the back could only bombard them in the general direction, and the spotter still didn't get a clear view. No, they only saw a flash from the artillery gun barrel but didn't see the artillery position.
Kim Yuna radioed to her uncle. "Uncle Tae-sung, it seems that the Hightower used the invisible spell to hide the artillery position. We can only fire in the general direction. Can you request some support from New Atlantis?"
"Huh?" Kim Tae-Sung, from the other side, was confused. Why was his niece asking him? " Err… Don't you have Mr. Emebrweave's number that Lady Envy gave you back then when they came to Korea? You call him! Why are you asking me?"
Hearing this, Yuna clicked her tongue in annoyance. She knew that her family wanted her to marry into the Emberweave family, but please! This is on the battlefield. Can you at least be a bit mindful of place and time?
"Fine… I'll call him." Kim Yuna replied in annoyance and imemdiately hung up.
She took her phone out of her pocket, staring at the list of contact numbers for a moment before letting out a sigh. She didn't like Daniel, but her family seemed to want him as an in-law. Yes, she understood that being born into the mage family, she has an obligation to serve the family, especially since she's a woman. Getting sent to marry another mage family is normal… but could they at least give her some time to prepare? Jeez…
Kim Yuna then pushed the contact button to dial Daniel. The calling tune sounded out a few times before the other side answered.
"Yes? Ms. Kim, how may I help you?" Daniel asked from the other side.
Hearing Daniel's formality, she can only let out a wry smile. The other side didn't seem interested in her at all. Maybe her family plan is going to be harder than they thought. But that's not her problem; it's her grandfather and uncles'.
"Mr. Emebrweave, Can you help pinpoint the position of the Artillery battalion on the North Korean side? We don't know their exact location. Our spotter and scout can't detect them. It seems like the Hightower used an invisible spell to hide them," Kim Yuna asked.