But the branch head did not regard the people in the village as targets. Even considered an enemy that should be eliminated.
I was convinced that no matter how many times Ajid told him, he could not be convinced.
"Captain, what should we do..."
"How is it possible! How can we point our guns at civilians!"
Mist was frightened when faced with Ajid who roared in a rare and rude manner, but now Ajid no longer had the heart to care about him.
"I agree not to participate in the attack! However, even if we don't attack, other troops are still taking action!"
Anna has no fear of the gruff Ajid, and as she points out, several troops begin to attack the village.
There were five ships that participated in the attack, and three ships that did not attack like the "Mist". The pilots of the mobile armor had different judgments, and half of them did not participate in the attack.
Although it is not all the troops, if they are unable to escape and continue to be attacked, no matter how powerful Gray 1 is, there is a limit.
"Captain! The cruiser's main guns are ready to fire."
"That man can actually do this!"
"The other five warships are also preparing to fire their main guns."
If the main guns of the "Gladius", which had the greatest firepower in this battle, and the main guns of the five battleships were hit at the same time, even the best Gray 1 would not be able to block it.
In that case, the village will indeed be damaged - the civilians who should be protected will die at the hands of the human army.
"Why don't you just stop it with artillery fire to the extent that it won't fall?︎"
"...This is also a last resort."
"Then, what should we do?︎If you want to stop, please call Gladius again..."
"If we had stopped like this, it would never have been like this in the first place! Misty, don't stop!"
"This is the only thing I can't give in to! If I do this, how will you be punished..."
Mist did not agree with Akid's idea in any way.
And the situation will not wait until the answer to that question and answer comes out.
"No! It's about to be launched!"
After the almost mournful report, all six battleships released a huge light.
The torrent and the Dome of Light collided with each other, causing the atmosphere to shake violently. At the same time, the aftermath of the energy cannon blocked by the dome wiped away the trees around the dome and changed the terrain.
After tens of seconds of fierce collision, smoke floated around the outside of the dome, as if it was another land.
However, the village protected by the dome remains intact.
"Is the wolf protected?"
There was a hint of relief in Lambda's astonishment. The same goes for Xiaojing.
It was very important to Ajid that the village was not damaged.
But the moment he saw Gray 1 inside the Dome of Light, that sense of security disappeared.
"Are you hurt? Why?"︎
The dome of light is still there, and the battleship's main gun should not have hit the inside.
But just as Anna shouted, Gray 1's body was bleeding.
"...Were you hurt because you released unreasonable magic?︎"
When I was learning magic from Theon, I heard that unreasonable use of magic would put a strain on the body.
Gray No. 1 most likely did such a ridiculous thing in order to withstand a powerful attack.
"...This ship will appear in front of 'Gladius'. I'm sorry, I can't listen to your opinion."
Now that Gray 1 has suffered such damage, it may not be able to withstand the main gun attack again.
It doesn't matter if Gray 1 himself falls because of this, but "Gradius" cannot be allowed to burn down the village behind.
Following Ajid's instructions, Natsumi turned the ship's bow toward the village, when an alarm suddenly sounded on the bridge.
"Gray 1's magic reaction increases... No! This is...!"
Listening to Hongye's words, Aki suddenly shivered with a strong chill.
And this isn't a one-time thing. Akid felt as if the surrounding temperature had suddenly dropped.
"Inagawa, what happened?"
"The weak magic power in the atmosphere is concentrated around Gray 1! The amount of energy is several times the amount of magic reaction detected from Gray 1 so far!"
While explaining the utility, changes began to occur around the village. Particles of light gather together like a village.
I don't know if they panicked due to the abnormality. The ships participating in the attack launched missiles and artillery fire aimed at the village, but they were all blocked by light particles.
The Dome of Light with Gray 1 seems to function as another kind of defensive wall.
Amidst the sparkling light particles, the injured Gray 1 suddenly raised his head as if looking up at the sky.
With a louder roar, the particles of light turned into pillars of light stretching into the sky.
"That is……?"
"It seems to be a high-density magic power...it is impossible to observe the situation inside the pillar!"
Facing the sacred pillar of light, Ajit's intuition told him that it was absolutely powerless with human hands.
In fact, even though it was attacked by missiles and artillery fire from six warships headed by the "cruiser", there was no sign of wavering.
The Gray 1 crusade ended in complete failure.
"(Even so, luckily no one in the village was killed)"
For Aki personally, he even thinks that failure is a good thing.
At the same time, Ajit also began to think about the aftermath. However, a magic circle suddenly appeared at his feet in front of Ajit. In the next moment, Xion and the two men from the infantry unit who were dragged away jumped. come out. Take it out.
"Ah! Sion East: Mr. Serena!"
Theon completely ignored Misty's words and rushed to Serena's side.
"Sorry! Please call everyone present immediately!"
"Wait a minute! What did you say 'Please! Hurry up!'
Theon's anxious attitude interrupted the still words, perhaps touched by his attitude, Selina agreed to Theon's request.
After confirming this, Theon only looked at Ajit once and called on all the troops with a clear voice.
"This is 'Magician' Sion Istar. Please return all troops to the Suruga Bay base as soon as possible! The base and surrounding cities are very dangerous!"
"Theon Istar, I have never acknowledged your participation in the battle."
In response to Xion's abrupt warning, the branch chief on board the "cruiser" reacted coldly.
He clearly conveyed the danger of the base, but he didn't believe Xion's words at all.
Regarding the branch chief’s response, Xion said——
"I say it again! If you can still move, please return to Suruga Bay base immediately!"
Theon ignored him completely...
Since Ajid and the others heard it, it was impossible for Xion not to hear what the branch chief said.
But there was not even a refutation of the branch chief's words. It was as if he had not heard them at all. He just warned them repeatedly.
"You! What authority do you have to instruct us—"
The branch leader showed anger towards Theon, but his rant was interrupted by the sound of an interjecting siren.
The siren that sounded was different from the detection of magic reaction. It was the result of capturing a high-urgency distress signal.
"This, this is the central base of the human military branch! Now it is surrounded by a huge number of ghosts! It cannot be dealt with with the current combat power! Rescue immediately!"
Although it was known that it was an emergency when the distress signal was sent, judging from the anxious expressions of the base personnel who sent the distress signal, it should be a very urgent situation.
And this is exactly what Theon warned.
"Did you hear the distress signal? There's no time for any more noise! Ten people will die if you stay for one second longer. Please keep moving!"
Theon moved his gaze towards Ajit, as if he could say whatever he wanted. You know what you want to say without saying it.
""Mist" turn back! Rush to the base immediately! The mobile armored troops rush to the base first!"
After Ajid gave the order, the members on the bridge immediately took action, and the face of the head of the "Gradius" branch appeared on one of the screens.
"What are you doing!"
"We just responded to the distress signal and went to the base for rescue. Is there any problem?"
"Of course! The crusade isn't over yet!"
"Is there a way to break through that light pillar?"
In response to Ajid's question, the branch director blushed and shut his mouth. This is tantamount to confessing that there is nothing he can do.
"There's nothing I can do here. Don't you know that the rescue base is more important than this kind of thing?︎"
