Chapter 583: Time to farm [2/2]
Soon, only Rank F's and Lizardkin continued to enter our kill zone. As more and more of the Rank E's died, they simply didn't have the numbers to replenish them.
The minigun and the M107.50 cal were mowing down the common undead with such efficiency that they made my guns look like they were spewing golden farts.
I got bored and had some of my avatars stop firing. Instead, they set mines along the cordon of Jo and Bella's lizard army. The howitzers did such a good job that I didn't feel any tension at all.
I was kind of afraid of getting swallowed up by the 155mm shells. But since the ones controlling them were my girls, I was sure I would be safe.
The Sirens all got angry and gave me an earful about being reckless earlier. So I repented and played nice.
For about an hour, my girls and I continued to annihilate the invaders on the 24th floor.
Unable to stop themselves, the monsters rushed into the kill zone like morons. Although they were of a higher rank than the F's, they couldn't get a different result.
The only sad thing was that due to the extreme fire power, there was no loot to speak of. The monster's remains were so mangled that it was hard to call them corpses. They were just pieces of flesh or leather.
While I was bemoaning the monetary loss, Exa updated me on the entire battlefield.
[My lord, over 75% of the undead have been destroyed in the last hour. Except for the loss of income from the corpses, everything is slowly going well.]
"And the Alpha?"
[It ignored your [War Cry] despite being exposed to it several times. It also refused to use the {Portals} along its way. It will arrive within the next hour.]
The number of monsters passing through the {Portals} has been greatly reduced. There were hardly any rank E's left. It was to the point that there was no reason to keep Bella's army here.
"Exa, can you connect me to Gareth, Connie, D and Pixie? Let the Sirens listen in as well."
[Connecting to Gareth Faesten, Constance Faye, Pixie Richards and Delroy Baxter. You are now on a conference call with all of them. You may begin, My lord].
[Gareth, most of the undead and lizardkin have been cleared away. I give you my {Vassals}, Connie and the Soulless. Take them to the last fort and rescue the defenders. Try to be back before the Alpha arrives.]
[Do you even need us here, my lord? Your words were true. Even with just the eight of you, it was possible to clear the entire floor. My lord, I apologize again for my ignorance. Please gather the rest of your forces so that you and the ladies can rest.]
[Thank you, Gareth, I accept your apology. I will retreat here to prepare for the Alpha. Hellsend will deal with the stragglers. Complete your orders and return as soon as possible.]
[Yes, my lord. Those howitzers are truly gods of the battlefield. I have never seen such overwhelming power, are they really the inventions of men?] Gareth asked eagerly.
[They are but tools, Sir Gareth; they alone cannot win our war. I need Phantoms. Free your men and escort them back here. D, Pixie, guard Connie while she does her thing. Connie, you are free to use whatever footage you deem necessary. I trust you to be prudent.]
[Yes, My lord!] x3
'My kindred, the next stage of our operation has arrived. Can you please rearrange the {Portals}? Leave a straight path for Gareth's party. The next priority is to choose a new interception point for the Alpha. '
'At your command, my love. But I have to say, these howitzers are amazing! I can hardly wait to see what will happen when we bring them north! My love, did you foresee this outcome all along? Should we not herd the Alpha into the kill zone?'
'I do not believe that would be necessary. It has ignored every {Portal} it has encountered. Dearest's judgment is correct. We should aim the howitzers at the Alpha instead. Also, congratulations on your comeback, my dear. I watched Connie's stream; your splendor was divine.'
'Possum, the girls and I have been talking, and based on Exa's holographic of the Alpha bastard, the M777s won't do shit. We would have to find another way to kill it. Everyone's stumped though; I'm sorry I can't think of anything.'
'Stop being a killjoy, Jailbait! You will cause your last two brain cells to die from stress! We will just wing it like we always have! Right, darling? We will just keep blasting it until it dies!'
'Honey, we will only leave the portals on Gareth's route, once he gets to the last fort, he can just use his authority to warp them back. Everything is going smoothly so far. Please don't worry about the Alpha. I promise you, I will find a way to kill it.'
'Husband, your battle earlier was so majestic that I couldn't take my eyes off you. Fortunately, you didn't get hurt. Leave the Alpha to me. I will definitely bring it down!'
Shujin, the sirens have overdrafted our stamina to dangerous levels. It seems that the deeper we go, the higher the stamina cost of {Portal}. Besides me, you must not let the others push themselves with {Eat}.'
I appreciated how lively the girls were, despite the massive burden they obviously had to endure.
And it was amusing to see that despite everything they had done, my girls still wanted to do more. Aki also seemed to know that I wanted real-time updates on their bodies.
Overwhelmed with pride and affection, I calmed everyone down by sending positive emotions to their links.
'My {Kindred}, you have done so much already. And I love you and am immensely proud of each and every one of you. Do not worry about the Alpha, we will find a way if we think together.
'Aki told me how tired you all are. Please let us reconvene inside the fort. We can rest while the others clean up. I need you all when the boss arrives.'
Yes!' x7
[My Lord, I have notified Commander Joshua and the Hellsend Army. They are ready to move at your command.]
'Okay, call them in.'
Gareth, Connie, D, and Pixie moved and got into the Bradley. Half of Bella's army traveled with them to the fort in the Tier 1 zone. The other half, along with the brainwashed monsters, continued to defend the perimeter of the our beachhead.
I then saw several skybeams fall to my right. Along with several familiar soul signatures, hundreds of wheeled vehicles appeared. Stay connected through empire
Along with them were over four hundred Phantoms of Hellsend. Joshua and the commanders of the 2nd Amendment all came toward me.
They saluted quietly and waited for my words.
"Time to work. Follow the goals I have set. Coordinate with Earth and this domain using Exa. Establish the line of defense as quickly as possible. Hellsend! Move!"
"BY YOUR WILL, MY LORD!"
Joshua began to order the Reapers, who piled into the M1151 Humvees and M1078 LMTVs. With .50 Cal M2 Browning machine guns mounted on each vehicle, dispatching even Lizardkin would be no problem. Especially when each Reaper now had {Call My Name}.
Mike separated from them with about two dozen people. I was about to ask what was going on, but then half of the Reapers suddenly turned into Wyverns. The rest got on the beasts and took off.
Gareth arrived at the last fort in record time. The girls all started closing the {Portals} after him. I left the remaining enemies to Hellsend and took a short rest with my harem in one of the rooms.
Like children, the Sirens all demanded to be spoiled before they rested. With half the objectives of the Scissor operation completed, all that remained was to kill the humongous bastard that was charging us.
"I can't wait."