Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 279 Anti-aircraft weapons
"Just... for this pathetic reason?" Silver Mask felt his years of suppressed rage almost burst through his sanity. "Using such despicable means just to maintain the facade of worthless people? You bunch of scum are utterly disgusting!"

“‘The chosen ones who have made a pact with God,’ right?” Gerus pointed her finger at the towering spire of the Divine Grace Sea Academy in the distance. “Haviel, we’ll slaughter them all today!”

"How arrogant!" Havel seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, his twisted face filled with sarcasm. "Under the impregnable 'Eternal Obelisk,' under the protection of the sacred and inviolable Knights of Divine Grace, you bunch of crippled ants? You will never, ever touch even a corner of their noble robes!"

Before he could finish speaking, three figures suddenly launched an attack, lunging at Javier once again!
The battle instantly escalated into an even more intense confrontation!
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Outside the sheltered valley.

The Virtuoso Edluz gracefully raised his right hand and waved it gently, like a conductor conducting a symphony. The hundred war puppets behind him immediately responded, their alchemical wings unfurling simultaneously, reflecting a golden luster.

Just then, the sound of crunching snow underfoot came from behind the ice wall opposite. Two figures, one tall and one short, emerged—it was Su Ming and Qi Luo.

And now, this Ainz Ooal Gown's signature feature will probably be a unicorn as well.

"Your Excellency, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Edluz gave a reserved smile, but his eyes behind his glasses gleamed with excitement.

"A pleasure to meet you, Master of Fate!" Su Ming replied. His gaze quickly swept over the neatly arranged battle puppet formation behind the other party, confirming once again that they were all lightweight "Azure Sky Battle Puppets".

According to intelligence, Edluz also has a "Brown Earth Puppet" regiment that excels in ground warfare. However, it is clear that the cumbersome "Brown Earth Puppet" is not suitable for such a long journey to carry out a long-distance raid.

"I came to the North to investigate the death of the Grand Puppeteer Brunlev," Edluz said, adjusting his glasses with a smug smile. "But I never expected to discover such a delightful surprise as you all!"

"[This guy's still chatting with us smugly?]" Qi Luo's emerald eyes were full of confusion. "[Could he be completely unaware that we're working hard to destroy the Divine Might Prison over there on the other side of the mountain?]"

"It's quite possible that this guy sneaked in from the north!" Su Ming replied.

"Why don't you chat with him a bit more?" Qi Luo yawned. "Let's stall for time, and once things are settled on the other side of the mountain, we can all gang up on him together?"

That would be great...

Across from him, Edluz continued his eloquent account of how he had followed the clues all the way from the North. He had initially thought it was just a group of merchants who had double-crossed and kidnapped the young girl.

“I never expected this,” he said, shaking his head. “You, Ainz Ooal Gown, pretended to leave, but instead went to the foot of the Holy Mountain to plot something.” He looked around at the snow-covered valley, his voice rising with excitement. “And the fact that you were able to keep this a secret until now means that the Kingdom of Cold Mountain was also involved!”

"We're just here to collect something," Su Ming said casually.

He added in his mind, "Taking your lives is also taking things."

"I doubt you'd dare plot against the Divine Prison!" Edluz sneered, then looked puzzled. "But what exactly are you looking for in this desolate icy wilderness?"

The Fate Master is stationed in the Glorious Holy City most of the year and rarely goes on expeditions. This time, leading his war puppet troupe on this trip seems to have greatly excited him. Su Ming made his judgment.

“Edlutz has always stayed in the background, yet he holds a high position,” Catherine’s voice came through the earpiece. “There are envious people in the church who secretly call him a ‘quasi-saint who wins without bloodshed’.”

"It seems this guy is eager to earn military merit and prove himself," Daphne said.

Looking at the menacing puppet troupe behind the Fate Master, Su Ming finally understood the current situation completely—it was like a general who had been cooped up in a greenhouse, leading a full complement of elite troops to the countryside on a mission, and couldn't wait to show off his divine power at the slightest disturbance.

The child was so bored!
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"Um! Um!" Qi Luo suddenly jumped up excitedly, "Those puppets behind him... they have the scent of souls!"

"Those aren't puppets, just modified humans," Su Ming corrected calmly. "They're not the kind of soul-splitting entities Brunlev used; there's no opportunity for them."

Upon hearing this, Qi Luo's cheeks puffed up unhappily. [I thought I had another chance to easily and pleasantly send them off with a single "Long River - Rebirth"! What a waste of my feelings!]

"If you manage to send all of these away, you'll immediately become the public enemy of all modified combatants worldwide," Su Ming warned. "Do you want to experience what it's like to be surrounded and annihilated the moment you arrive at the spawn point?"

Qiluo pulled her hooves back and shook her head repeatedly, "No, I have no interest whatsoever, thank you!"

Although he was secretly having a great time complaining to Qiluo, on the surface, Su Ming maintained a serious expression and chatted with Edluz.

He even coughed a few times, feigning weakness. "Our purpose in coming here is only to collect snow lotus flowers from deep within the snow-capped mountains," he said, sighing. "I have been weak and frail since childhood, and I have no choice but to rely on this herb to nourish and sustain my life."

"Driving such a massive steel train all the way to this frozen land, just to collect mere herbs?" Edluz sneered. "Do you think I'm a fool?!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Fate Master suddenly waved his hand. The war puppets behind him surged with azure light from their wings, took to the air, and swarmed in like locusts.

"Want to chat a little longer?" Su Ming's lips curled into a dangerous smile as he tapped his finger on the tactical tablet with the lightness of a jump puzzle in Silk Song.

Behind them, several plumes of white smoke suddenly rose, and a dozen small-caliber short-range air defense missiles roared into the sky. They drew graceful arcs in the air, trailing bright flames, like dance partners who had been invited to dance, heading straight for the battle puppet cluster.

Edluz's expression changed slightly. He was no stranger to rocket weapons, but the trajectory of the weapon launched by the other side was so stable and clean that he instinctively felt something was amiss.

Moreover, to his knowledge, he had never heard of rockets being able to accurately strike aerial targets.

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Without his command, the well-trained flying combat puppets immediately took evasive action. They quickly dispersed, their bodies glowing with an earthy-yellow shield light.

In the instant the missile approached, the warplanes accelerated and changed direction, leaving a ring-shaped vacuum zone in the path of the missile.

"Boom boom boom boom!!!"

A series of explosions rang out as anti-aircraft missiles detonated helplessly. These lightweight missiles had very low warhead charges, and the explosions produced only small sparks.

The nearest Azure Sky Battle Puppet was also more than ten meters away!
Edluz smiled sarcastically. With such a meager amount of power, he dared to dream of harming his powerful battle puppet!

But the next moment, his smile froze on his face!
Countless sprays of blood erupted in the air, and a large number of war puppets were cut in half at the waist and dismembered in mid-air!
A red rain fell from the sky, showering down shredded limbs, severed mechanical parts, and broken metal wings. The 30-meter radius around each missile blast point was completely cleared!
As if erased by an eraser, the Azure Sky Puppet Legion suffered a massive loss in an instant!
"This...this is impossible!" Edluz stared wide-eyed in disbelief, his composure and arrogance replaced by immense shock and pain.

His formidable cyborg army, which he relied on for fame, and his invincible war masterpieces, were completely defeated in the blink of an eye by a mere dozen or so strange "flying bombs" whose names he couldn't even recall, resulting in such a tragic end.

The Fate Master, renowned for his manipulation of life and alchemical machinery, could never have known that these unassuming light missiles contained a linkage-type warhead widely used on Earth for air defense.

Hundreds of metal rods made of ultra-high-strength alloy were welded end to end to form a closed, rigid ring structure. These rings were tightly folded and tightly wrapped around the cylindrical explosive.

Upon entering the target area, the explosives detonated violently inside, generating immense expansion pressure that instantly stretched and expanded the deadly metal ring!
Combined with the centrifugal force generated by high-speed flight, the expanding ring instantly stretched to an astonishing 30-meter diameter and began to spin wildly at more than six times the speed of sound, at a speed of over 2000 meters per second!

This is a "super steel saw blade" created by modern military industry. No matter how powerful the modified bodies of the war puppets are, they cannot withstand it!

Before the smoke and dust from the missile explosion had completely dissipated, the elite warriors of the Iron Crown Guard's First Squad finally arrived. They quickly passed by Su Ming's flanks, rapidly deployed into formation, and charged towards the remaining, panicked Azure Sky War Puppets.

“You know nothing about our military technology!” Su Ming put away the tablet computer and untied the thorny whip from his waist.

Air defense weapons that simply pile up explosives were rendered obsolete by humanity in the last century. Discrete linkages, directional fragmentation, and a variety of warhead technologies—there's bound to be one that suits your needs.

Su Ming stared directly at the pale-faced Edluz in front of him, his pupils flashing with fighting spirit like a tempered, cold star.

"Master of Fate, it's our turn!"

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Deep inside the dungeon, the air was thick with the stench of blood and rust.

Iser and Captain Raswag of the Guard clashed again in the narrow stone passage. The two longswords clashed fiercely, sparks flying, and the force of the impact sent them both staggering back several steps.

Iser was slightly out of breath, fine beads of sweat forming on her smooth forehead and sliding down her delicate cheeks. The cramped terrain severely limited her mobility, forcing her to shift from her versatile swordsmanship to a tactic primarily based on direct confrontation.

Although she was exhausted, her strength was clearly superior to her opponent's. If she could just stall for a little longer and find the right opportunity, she could deliver a fatal blow!
Raswag clearly realized the unfavorable situation. A ruthless glint flashed across his face, and he suddenly pulled out a bronze plaque gleaming with runes from his waist.

With a firm grip, the bronze medal shone brightly.

(End of this chapter)