Colonia Storm Tour

The plasma delivered by the thick, sharp plasma beam also gathered at the impact point in the next instant. After rolling and squeezing together for a few milliseconds, except for the core part which was forcibly compressed into a plasma similar to that of a star by external force, the remaining parts of the ship's midships that were not completely destroyed were immediately swallowed up and burned by the expanding plasma sphere. The rest of the plasma, which had lost the magnetic field constraint, spread violently and rapidly along the spacetime structure, forming a terrifying death ring.

This shockwave, composed entirely of plasma, completely melted down any remaining parts of the battleship it came into contact with into unrecognizable microscopic particles, and also caused noticeable boiling and evaporation on the sea surface within its influence range.

Ultimately, the plasma sphere and plasma ring, which were kneaded out by external force, rapidly cooled, lost energy, and eventually disappeared into the environment.

After the echoes of lightning from the "Avalon" super plasma railgun of the plasma fortress cannon slowly faded, neither DEM nor Ratatosk nor Foehn could find any trace of the warships on the sea surface.

"……………………"

William Hansen, Cormier, and other DEM magicians held their breath as they watched the sea surface where there were originally three Iowa-class battleships.

Only the thinning plasma ring remaining on their retina and the plasma sphere that had almost become a tiny dot told them what had caused the three Iowa-class battleships to evaporate directly.

The echoes of the "Avalon" super plasma railgun firing from the plasma fortress cannon finally faded away.

"…………"

As Ellen watched the three Iowa-class battleships vanish into thin air on the monitor, she, like the DEM magician present, remained silent.

However, the power of the Plasma Fortress Cannon in the game... it can only cripple an enemy with one shot, rather than wiping out enemy infantry and tanks in one go. It only deals 360 damage, and there is also a significant damage falloff. Only the unit targeted will receive the full damage, while the damage to the rest decreases with the number of tiles...

Chapter Six: Plasma Fortress Cannon (II)

"This power..."

Supervisor Benjamin Fletcher's mouth was agape and he couldn't close it for a while.

"My God, this power is simply..."

Colonel Jack had seen the fastest way a warship could be destroyed, the fastest being when the warship's ammunition depot exploded and it was blown into pieces and slowly sank into the sea. He never imagined that a warship could be completely annihilated by a single shot, leaving no trace of its existence, such as decks or human corpses.

The Ratatosk Magician and the Burning Wind Magician, flying in the sky, were stunned by the terrifying destructive power of the Plasma Fortress Cannon.

"Although we had heard from Chief Alice that this plasma fortress cannon was very powerful, it now seems that its power is far greater than we imagined..."

Lin Haiyuan, who had entered the role of Artemisia, exclaimed in surprise.

"This shot could easily shatter even the arbitrary domains created by the Avalon Manifestation Device or the Golden Palace Manifestation Device, let alone the Three Gates..."

Even Yu Hua Zhi Zi was surprised by the power of the plasma fortress cannon. In her previous memory, if she had to choose a single weapon that left a deep impression, it would only be the plasma shock wave released by her own Nirvash.

Now, in Yu Hua Zhi Zi's mind, this record has undoubtedly been broken by the Plasma Fortress Cannon. The plasma shockwave released by her Nirvash is far less powerful than that of the Plasma Fortress Cannon.

"Is this the power of the plasma fortress cannon...?"

Charlotte Chris swallowed hard.

"I'm afraid only a shipborne magic cannon firing at full power could achieve a similar effect in our Ratatosk."

Milia Croya has a very Ratatosk standard reference.

The other Ratatosk magicians, like Captain Milia, compared the power of the plasma fortress cannon to that of a ship-borne magic cannon.

Looking at the sea where the ripples had completely disappeared, both Ratatosk and the magician of the Foehn looked at the three plasma fortress cannons behind them, their eyes and faces filled with awe for the plasma fortress cannons.

As for the people of Ratatosk on the island, they felt the same awe and reverence for the plasma fortress cannon as the magicians did.

For the DEM magicians, who witnessed three Iowa-class battleships being annihilated by a single shot at sea from a distance and right beneath their feet, the thing with the turret with the large pincer-like cannon on the distant island obviously brought them extraordinary psychological pressure.

"It seems my bad feeling saved our lives this time."

William Hansen said, holding Cormier in his arms.

Hmm, his chest is a bit hard, but it feels good to rest my head on it. And when that beam of light shone on me, he immediately pulled me into his arms. He's so reliable, I just want to... wait, what am I thinking?!

"William! How long are you going to hold me like this?"

Komir's eyebrow twitched as he smiled broadly.

"Emmmm, I'm sorry, it's just my gentlemanly instinct to protect ladies. Please forgive me, Captain Cormier."

William Hansen secretly rejoiced at how comfortable it felt to hug the tall and beautiful Cormier, then smiled broadly as he released her from his embrace.

"Hmm... So you're saying I'm thinking of those frail women at balls?"

The smile on Komir's face gradually disappeared.

"Of course not, Captain Cormier, I swear it was really just my gentlemanly instinct to protect the lady."

William Hansen said seriously, pointing his finger to the sky.

"Hey, and you're German, aren't you? Why are you using those kinds of words like men from that effeminate country of Artemisia?"

"Kormir complained."

"Captain Cormier, why are you being so pedantic? 'Gentleman' isn't a term exclusive to the British. Anyone, regardless of nationality, can call themselves a gentleman if they truly are one, even if they're a pervert!"

William Hansen's statement ceases to be problematic if the last part is disregarded.

"Why did we end up talking about amphibians? You've been watching too much Japanese anime."

Cormier heard William Hansen use the biological term "metamorphosis" instead of the human term "pervert."

It seems she doesn't understand Japanese well enough and I haven't watched enough anime, otherwise she would definitely have understood the meaning of my last sentence.

"Ahem, anyway, being a gentleman isn't a British privilege, Captain Cormier."

There's nothing wrong with what William Hansen said.

"Fine, I won't argue with you now... What should we do next?"

Komir looked at the sea area where the Iowa-class battleships once stood: "They were completely wiped out by three shots from either the Ratatosk or the Foehn."

"Today's attack has failed, and we can only retreat to Ellington Piris Island to rest."

William Hansen did not believe that the battle could continue without the support of the Iowa-class battleships.

At that moment, the controller's voice came through the two's communication channel: "Today's operation has failed. Please have Team Norman return to base and await further instructions."

"Received x2"

Cormier and William Hansen said in unison.

"Tch, looks like I'll have to wait a day or two before I can fight that woman, Artemisia."

Komir shook his head and began to turn back.

"At that time, I would be even more eager for Cormier to give me a chance to have a fair and square duel with Miss Artemisia. You know, my Gawain has always been eager to fight against a Lancelot user."

William Hansen said, standing beside her.

"Now that Artemisia doesn't have Lancelot, it's impossible for your Gawain to be eager for a fight. In my opinion, my Reaper is more eager to fight Artemisia. Her appearance is too reminiscent of the Valkyries in Norse mythology... or rather, her CR-UNIT is related to the Valkyries in Norse mythology."

Komir's statement makes more sense literally; the Grim Reaper and the Valkyrie seem like a perfect match in terms of their identities.

"In any sense, even if Miss Artemisia doesn't use Lancelot, it's as if she's using Lancelot to me, so I want to fight Artemisia alone!"

William Hansen exclaimed excitedly.

"Oh? It's rare to see you so eager for something. So tell me, what are you going to offer me in exchange for the chance to pull off a heist with Artemisia?"

Cormier looked at William Hansen beside him with great interest.

"How about we have a drinking contest and a game of chess? If I beat you in both drinking and chess, you'll have to give me the chance to fight Artemisia alone."

William Hansen suggested with a grin.

"Hey, I can't say I can beat you 100% in chess, but I'm definitely not inferior to you in drinking. I'll get you drunk."

Komier was very confident in his alcohol tolerance.

"Kormir, don't underestimate my drinking capacity. Who knows who will get drunk the most?"

William Hansen knew that if he could get Cormier drunk, his chances of challenging Artemisia alone would be secure.

"But before we drink, you'll have to figure out how to beat me at chess. You might not be able to beat me at chess, and I'm not just a novice at chess."

"I'm speaking with confidence," Cormier said.

"Oh, it's not just a little bit? Then I'm relieved."

Upon hearing Cormier's words, William Hansen felt even more certain that he could challenge Artemisia alone.

William Hanson and Cormier, who were mutually jinxing each other, returned to Ellington Piridis Island along with the other DEM magicians.

Meanwhile, in the command center of the Yost Vandak Island research facility, Alice, sitting in an office chair, appeared on the monitor, and Odin stood beside her again.

"Colonel, Supervisor, our plasma fortress cannons have fully demonstrated their power in dismantling DEM's first wave of Iowa-class battleship attacks. You can now shut down the Golden Palace Manifestation Device. It would be unnecessary to suffer losses if we needed it but couldn't use it later."

Alice spoke up to remind Colonel Jack and Supervisor Benjamin, who were still reeling from the shock of the plasma fortress cannon.

"Ah, I almost forgot, shut down the Golden Palace Manifestation Device! We don't need him to deploy his arbitrary domain to protect us now, and DEM bastard and American idiot won't be coming for the time being."

Supervisor Benjamin picked up the microphone and shouted to the staff controlling the Golden Palace display device to shut it down.

After confirming that the long-range attack threat had been eliminated, the arbitrary domain protecting the entire island slowly disappeared as the Golden Palace manifestation device was deactivated.

"Our destruction of three Iowa-class battleships of DEM in an instant this time is not enough to deter DEM from continuing its attack. The threat has not been completely eliminated, and we may face an even stronger offensive from DEM next."

Odin spoke, her pale blue eyes glancing at her supervisor, Benjamin Fletcher, standing beside her.

"Mr. Fletcher, what is the percentage of progress in the construction of the Ratatoskr's 'Fraxinus'?"

She needs precise percentages of the construction progress from Ratatoskr to perform some complex calculations.

"Lord Odin, the construction of our Fraxinus is 80% complete. However, the remaining work is very complex and requires more debugging, so we need three more days to complete the construction."

Supervisor Benjamin replied.

"You need three more days to complete the construction of Fraxinus. How much longer will the basic testing take?"

Odin still needs basic testing time to perform some complex calculations.

"Originally planned for 12 hours, it will only take 4 hours. It is expected that the construction and basic testing will be completed by 8:00 a.m. three days later, and our Fraxinus can set sail immediately and hand over the research and construction facilities to the Foenorong faction."

Supervisor Benjamin replied.

"It seems we may have one or two more days of peace, but that's just the calm before the storm."

Colonel Jack spoke with obvious concern.

"The most likely target for attacking Jost Vandak Island in the Virgin Islands is the Roosevelt carrier strike group, or possibly the Lincoln carrier strike group. However, it is also possible that the two carrier strike groups will combine to attack us, in which case our plasma fortress cannons will no longer be effective."

Odin didn't believe that the plasma fortress cannon, which had already thoroughly frightened people, would have another chance to fire at any type of ship.

With all three Iowa-class battleships vanished in an instant, DEM dared not be so careless as to allow any warships to enter their estimated firing range again.