Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 100 The Endless Sea of ​​Death

On the eleventh day in the desert, the bright white sun still hung high in the sky.

The sand, baked in the sun all day, exuded a scorching heat. The heat penetrated Larila's thick boot soles, stubbornly spreading upwards and burning into her heart, igniting an indescribable inner fire.

Larila kicked away a pile of sand at her feet in frustration, her eyes fixed on the horizon.

He needed that blinding halo to sink a little deeper, a little faster.

These lazy and stupid goblins can only move around for a few hours around sunrise and sunset each day. They complain about the heat during the day and the cold at night. If they were in Zircon Territory, these soldiers would have been tied to their horses and dragged to their deaths on the road long ago.

In the words of the Marquis, lazy people need to exercise more; if they don't want to walk, just drag them along.

Just then, the sandman let out a clear whistle.

"Sir, something is approaching, it seems to be two camel-like beasts, over there!"

"Attention alert!"

Larila lifted her headscarf and looked warily at the sand dunes.

Soon, several small black dots climbed to the top of the sand dune.

They paused for a moment, seemingly observing. Suddenly, two of the figures raised their arms.

"Hush-hush-"

Two small, dark objects tore through the air with a chilling shriek as they hurtled toward Larila and the goblin horde watching behind him!

The speed was beyond imagination!
"Boom——!!!"

A blazing, violent orange-red firework exploded without warning above the densest part of the goblin colony! The deafening roar instantly drowned out all the noise.

Countless high-speed spinning, sharp shards rained down like a downpour of iron from hell. In an instant, two brutal slaughterhouses appeared on the scene. The pungent stench of blood mingled with gunpowder smoke, instantly filling the air.

The goblins that had miraculously survived let out shrill screams, covering their faces or mutilated limbs as they rolled and convulsed on the scorching sand.

This is one of the main weapons in the assault kit meticulously customized by the Eastern Xia military for the high-mobility assault squad of the Han Hai Territory. It is an upgraded version of the rifle-grenade combined system, the QDS191.

It is also known as a grenade launcher.

The gun weighs 5.5 kilograms, the grenade caliber is 35 mm, and the bullet weighs only 85 grams. When the assault team leader, Xiao Kaga, first got his hands on this little thing, he was quite dismissive of it. After all, compared to the dual-purpose machine gun, it was practically a toy.

But soon, little Kaja was won over by this "little toy".

First of all, this gun has a fire control system that can automatically measure range and calculate ballistics!
This makes up for Kaka's biggest weakness: his inaccurate shooting.

The moment Kaga paused on the top of the dune was to activate the fire control system.

Upon first aiming, pressing the control switch will display a distance value in the scope. After setting the enemy at this distance as the core strike point, the scope will quickly calculate the internal and external ballistics and environmental parameters required to attack the target.

Next, all Kaga needs to do is adjust the muzzle position again according to the scope's prompts and pull the trigger.

That's not all; the grenades fired by the grenade launcher also have controlled fuses.

The scope calculates the flight time based on the attack distance and provides three different explosion modes: pre-detonation, impact detonation, and impact explosion.

Little Kaga chose airburst.

Under the calculations of the fire control system, this thing exploded in mid-air three meters above the aiming point, and a storm of high-explosive fragments easily pierced the heads of the goblins below who were watching the spectacle with their mouths wide open.

Within a radius of fifteen meters, there was a red and white halo.

Surprised and furious, Larila looked up again, only to find the sand dune completely empty.

"Chase--!!!"

"Chase after him and kill him!!!"

But this is truly overestimating one's abilities.

Warriors with superior physical abilities are indeed faster than ordinary people, but to think they can chase after equally powerful centaurs is wishful thinking.

After all, you only have two legs, while the other side has four hooves dedicated to running.

In the past, horses could not enter the desert because the desert environment was very unfriendly to most creatures.

Even the Delmar, known for its strength, will lose its ability to move after a period of time once it enters a desert environment.

Problems include, but are not limited to: softening of the foot keratin due to high temperatures; hoof wall cracking and even local inflammation caused by abrasion from gravel; frequent loss of strength due to soft sand dunes, leading to tendon and ligament sprains; and inhalation lung disease caused by sand and dust entering the respiratory tract.

The most dangerous thing is that warhorses sweat a lot, and if they don't get plenty of water in a hot and dry environment, they will quickly become dehydrated and suffer from heatstroke.

However, with Dongxia's systematic support that disregards cost considerations, none of the problems are problems.

In addition to three sets of weapons, this assault set also includes a large number of auxiliary systems.

For example, desert-specific riding boots.

The boot features a full-coverage wide sole, a flexible inner layer, and an abrasion-resistant outer layer, providing efficient heat insulation, puncture resistance, strong grip, and good breathability. The upper part of the boot has a sand-proof sealing design, and the bottom has a one-way outward sand-expelling hole.

The lightweight dustproof mask keeps out sand and dust particles from entering the respiratory system. It also comes with a portable oxygen bag, so you can take a breath when you're tired from running and feel refreshed.

In addition to the large-capacity water bag, the set also includes a water purifier.

There are also small lakes or rivers in the desert. If you find one, fill a bag with water, press the red button, and the water will be quickly purified by a filter and disinfectant.

Press the green button again, and the storage tank at the top of the water bag will sprinkle a certain amount of powder into the water, which contains sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and trace amounts of sugar.

A slight shake produces a bag of high-energy electrolyte water.

As for other items such as high-definition goggles combined with night vision systems, portable bio-detection radar with a range of five kilometers, sun protection and cold protection suits, instant communication and positioning systems...

In short, Larila's soldiers chased for several hundred meters, while the enemy had already gone several kilometers away. They even took a break to turn around, switch to the rifle mode of the combined rifle and grenade launcher system, and fire two shots at the pursuing soldiers.

If you miss, the bullets don't have auto-aiming.

Kaga felt a little embarrassed, covered his face, and walked away.

The lost territory had to be regained. More than an hour later, while the bandit camp was packing up supplies in preparation for their evening march, the centaur assault team circled around and attacked again from another direction, firing three shots in a salvo.

The gang was really in for a treat today. They stripped the dead goblin of its hair and intestines, roasted half of it over a fire and boiled the other half, and the goblin and the ogre enjoyed a delicious meal.

However, after wiping his mouth, the goblin immediately began to rave: "Oh, my great warrior, died in this filthy place, and he had a dozen or so poor children at home!"

"Oh no, what should we do? No, we have to go back, we absolutely have to go back!"

This forced Larila to incur a large sum of compensation, and the team set off again with some difficulties.

The saying goes, "People can't teach you everything, but you can learn something from a single experience."

This time, Larila learned her lesson and began to send out warning signals to the surrounding area.

Especially when camping, to avoid direct sunlight, people usually choose shady spots under the sand dunes. By placing a few sentries on the top of the dunes, they can avoid being ambushed by those beasts like this again.

Then, the sentries became live targets for the centaurs to practice their shooting.

After a day's march, seven sentries died, and the camp was bombed twice.

Although the gang had another extra meal that night, neither the Sand People nor the Goblins were willing to serve as sentries anymore.

Having meat is certainly nice, but it feels terrible to be the one served meat.

Larila can only make empty promises, since she can't pay it back now anyway...

Of course, the other members of the gang are now in a difficult situation as well, so even if they know that the other party may be making empty promises, they have no choice but to cooperate temporarily.

This time, the one brought up to stand guard is a cannibal.

This thing is not only thick-skinned and tough, but more importantly, it can continuously cast defensive spells such as [Stone Skin] on itself. Combined with its armor, bullet attacks are practically useless.

Kaga tried to use a grenade to blast it directly, but because the aiming and guiding time was a few seconds too long, the ogre on the other side hurled a large fireball at him.

If it weren't for the "little bald guy" next to him lifting up the tent made of light steel keel insulation material to prop it up, Kaga would have been badly injured, if not killed.

"Little Baldy" was the same guy with the dreadlocks from before. When Chen Mo was selecting this combat assault team, this guy trained the hardest and made the most progress, which is why he stood out.

Now, having taken the hit for Kaga, his bare skin has been scalded with several large burns.

After a hasty retreat, they treated the bald boy's injuries with a medkit, and then the enraged Kaga unleashed another set of weapons.

The reason they were reluctant to use it was because the number of these weapons was limited; the three centaurs only carried six in total.

This thing is called the "Red Arrow" anti-tank missile, an improved version from the Starry Continent. Its base weighs 20 kilograms and stores the combat environment parameters of the local area separately.

The warhead weighs approximately five kilograms, features dual-mode guidance, boasts high accuracy, and has a maximum attack range of up to four kilometers. For the two-headed ogre sentinel to maintain its field of vision, standing atop a sand dune is essential, making this weapon the perfect weapon for bombardment.

It shot out like a dragon, an arrow piercing the clear sky.

Although the two-headed ogre's bestial instincts prompted it to react immediately, casting extra protective magic on itself and attempting an attack on the charging giant, it was ultimately struck squarely on the head.

Let alone Silver Armor, even a Golden Scale that has undergone a class change might not be able to withstand this attack.

The Red Arrow was originally designed to attack tanks. Although it prefers to target the tank's thin top armor, tanks are still steel behemoths, and their heads are always a little thicker than an ogre's.

The ogre's roar shook the entire battlefield, and sand from the dunes rolled down as if triggering a small sandstorm.

What followed was a huge uproar in the camp.

The one that was attacked was the leader of the ogres.

These six adult ogres consist of two males and four females. Ogres have inherited some traits from wild beasts, and the strong prey on the weak. Therefore, this powerful ogre leader has the right to mate with all four females, and all three children are his offspring.

The other, smaller male cannibal was a temporary addition to the family.

Under normal circumstances, males who cannot obtain mating rights will never be content to be subservient to other cannibals, but will instead expand their own territory and seek to form their own families.

However, the number of cannibals in this world is too small. If you just wander around in the wild like this, you will most likely remain a bachelor for the rest of your life.

So it chose to endure humiliation and serve as the chief's assistant, hoping to find its own mate when the chief's daughter grew up.

Even cannibals refuse to mate with their own blood relatives. This male cannibal, who is a bit smart, is essentially marrying into the family more than ten years in advance in order to secure a future opportunity for reproduction.

So, after seeing the leader's two-headed ogre blown into a headless ogre, the reserve male was momentarily frightened, but then experienced a tremendous surge of ecstasy.

Then, its roar was equally earth-shattering.

He grabbed Larila's armor and spat his fishy-smelling saliva heavily onto the silver-armored captain's face.

Humans! You are finished!

"You have blasphemed the great ogre chieftain! His death eye will forever be fixed on you!"

"Compensation! You must compensate us ten times, no, fifteen times the amount of food!"

"Otherwise, you will all die! Die!"

Larila herself didn't know how she managed to fool the cannibal.

When the local gnomes and ogres refused to serve as sentinels anymore, only he and his two accompanying warriors were left to do the job.

The more times like this, the more calm you need to be.

Captain Larila desperately tried to encourage himself.

We are getting closer and closer to the enemy camp. The more the enemy struggles, the more frantic they become in their final moments before death.

Once we enter the enemy's territory, in the face of absolute strength, these petty thieves who only know how to steal and stab in the back will surely be crushed into dust.

Having repeatedly instilled confidence in herself, Larila devised a meticulously planned ambush.

He had carefully observed the terrain beforehand, calculated the distance and direction, and deliberately left a route for the camp to launch a sneak attack. Then he persuaded several goblins to cooperate with his warriors and lie in ambush under a sand dune.

If the enemy launches an attack from this direction, it will be a pincer attack!
"Tonight, we're going to have roasted horse leg at the camp!"

The gang leader's inspiring speech elicited a long-awaited cheer.

Then, the small centaur indeed arrived at the route that Larila had designed.

Just as those four-hoofed bastards launched their attack on the camp, Larila's valiant warriors leaped from beneath the sand dunes and charged from behind the enemy.

And then, that was it.

Little Kaga has a biological detection radar in his hands.

They deliberately took a detour to get in front of the enemy, and incidentally laid a row of sensor-guided directional anti-personnel mines in the sand behind them.

This is an enhanced version of the Claymore mine. Each mine contains 1,200 steel balls. On the side marked "This side faces the enemy," there is a light and sound sensor system. No tripping is required; as long as an enemy enters the sensing range, they will be showered with a dense layer of steel balls.

Little Kaga calmly fired grenade launchers into the bandit camp, not even glancing at the "sieves" behind him, and strode away.

On the fourteenth day, the bandits, who were still suffering casualties and were in a daze, continued to move forward, only to suffer another major blow.

The sand people found a small desert lake. The goblins, who had endured so many days of torment, shouted and jumped into the water, excitedly splashing water all over themselves. Some impatient goblins gulped down the water.

A dozen minutes later, goblins were lying all over the shore.

Kaga poisoned the water.

With radar wielding them, the centaur squad could predict enemy routes with ease, and the centaurs had no qualms about poisoning the enemy.

The water-soluble cyanide that was released killed thirty or forty goblins in a short time.

The only slight drawback was that the amount of toxins they carried was limited, and the lake was a bit too large, preventing it from achieving the desired effect.

The physically strong warriors and goblins were also affected, but not fatally.

That evening, Kaja used loitering munitions against the gang's camp.

As a loitering munition that Chen Mo had high hopes for, its effectiveness in actual combat was relatively limited. The main reason was that the loitering munition launched its attack from the air and made a noticeable sound.

In the desert environment, with its limited visibility and the people who are exceptionally sensitive to sound, the desert dwellers are easily spotted by the enemy.

Enemies who have figured out the patterns of explosives can significantly reduce the lethality of loitering munitions by simply scattering on the spot.

Even the smallest loitering munition weighs at least several kilograms, and its killing efficiency is indeed lower compared to a rifle grenade.

However, with a large number of wounded lying in the camp and unable to move, loitering munitions would be much more effective.

That night, after another bombing, the gang finally blew up.

No matter what conditions Larila proposed, the goblins resolutely refused to take another step forward; they demanded to go back, to go back immediately.

"Half of our good children are dead, half of them are dead!"

"Even the war with the orcs didn't cause us this many losses. This isn't an attack; this is suicide!"

"We can't all perish in this damned place, otherwise, our little ones will be roasted like lambs and eaten piece by piece!"

"Go back! We're going back now, and no one can stop us!"

The sand people had already scattered and fled when they discovered the poison in the water during the day.

After all, they were the ones who found the water source. Seeing the goblins' furious eyes, they would rather die at the hands of the enemy than become goblin food.

The ogres huddled together, using magic for defense, while their newly appointed leader vented his pent-up frustrations, hoping to leave behind some offspring.

There's no time to think about anything else right now.

Larila, already like a walking corpse, stood desperately on the highest sand dune.

"Come out, you sneaky bastards, you cowards, centaur bastards, you despicable four-legged trash, come out here!"

"Come out and fight me for real!"

The voice was sharp and mournful, filled with boundless sorrow.

Then, an armor-piercing round pierced the air and cleanly tore Larila's head apart.

Little Kaga clumsily imitated the lord, blowing on the muzzle of his gun, even though there was no gunpowder smoke at all.

"Are you crazy? I have a gun, why would I fight you!"

The bald boy next to him, his hair wrapped in bandages, eagerly handed him a bag of electrolyte water: "Yes, yes, Kaga is the best! You're a born leader!"

With Larila's death, this team, already riddled with problems and held together only by a last shred of fear and greed, crumbled instantly.

Without the guidance of the Sand People, the remaining goblins, goblins, and ogres lost their way.

When fear overwhelmed greed, they fled like headless flies, heading in the direction they each perceived as the "way they came from," in a desperate and aimless escape. Their only desire was to flee as quickly as possible from this sea of ​​death that had devoured countless companions and buried their greedy dreams.

The golden desert returned to its silence, as if nothing had ever happened.

Only the wind whips up the sand and gravel, slowly burying the scattered remains and congealed bloodstains.

(End of this chapter)