Chapter 8-31: Volume 8 - Chapter 31 – Penetrating
08-31 Penetrating
The abandoned lookout fort . It was apparent that it had become a base for the Unifilers .
“Alright, Land-41 to Land-60, maintain your distance while surrounding the fort, blockade them in . ”
Because the Army golems did not have a stealth function installed they stayed back at a distance of about 200 meters so as not to alert the enemy .
“All members of the SP, go for the enemy base . ”
The SP who successfully rescued Elsa last time were to once again sneak in and rescue Reinhardt .
“Falcon-1 to Falcon-3 stay on alert in the skies and provide backup . ”
Marine-5 steered the high-speed boat Hydro-5 on which Reiko was waiting for orders with Jin .
The twelve members of the SP snuck into the enemy base without so much as a whisper . Even Jin couldn’t see them anymore .
They had already become adept at infiltrating with the earlier eighth subdivision base, so their actions were smooth . Even their coordination had become more advanced .
As a basis, the golems worked in pairs .
While one of them attracted the opponent’s attention the other would stun them .
Against people who were alone they would attack from front and the back .
If there were multiple opponents they would also face them with two or more pairs .
And like that, without even raising an alarm they continued neutralizing the enemy .
The lookouts . The perimeter guards . Gatekeepers . Indoors patrols .
One after another they were neutralized .
The bases’ structure was similar . Judging from the ages, the eighth subdivision base was a copy of this one . Because of this they were able to move even better .
“First floor side entrance captured . ”
“Starting the investigation of the second floor . ”
“Finished checking the first basement floor . ”
Under Jin’s supervision the reports came in one after another . Then there was finally the long-awaited report .
“Second basement floor checked . Reinhardt-sama found . ”
Reinhardt, I presume, the pitch-black golem had asked . Its height was that of an average adult female .
It had pried open the door that was supposed to have been locked and had come in .
“Y-yeah . I’m Reinhardt . ”
Then the black female-type golem bowed and,
“Pleased to meet you . My name is Sage . I hope you are well . ”
She said .
Reinhardt didn’t understand what was going on . Then another golem of the same female type appeared and,
“Sage, let’s hurry . ”
She said .
“Y-you two are?”
Reinhardt barely managed to say just that .
“We are of the SP . We were appointed to be Reinhardt-sama’s bodyguards . My name is Cosmos . ”
The golem who had come in later said .
“Appointed? In that case then…”
“Yes, appointed by Father Jin . ”
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After that reply Reinhardt breathed a sigh of relief .
“Is that so, it seems that Jin was faster than I thought . Got it, are we leaving now?”
“Yes . It’s sure to be safe for the next few moments . ”
“Okay . Stearina, let’s go . ”
“Uh–huh . ”
Cosmos then asked .
“And she is?”
“Oh, she’s a Magi Craftsman who was abducted together with me, Stearina . I’d like you to also lead her out with us . ”
“Understood . ……Let us go . ”
There was a slight pause . It was because she had contacted Jin, but Reinhardt felt that she was hesitating and made a light apology .
“Sorry, I’m being selfish . ”
“No, it’s no problem . However, having just the two of us would be unreliable so I’ve called for Pansy and Viola who are nearby . ”
Before she had finished, two small figures had appeared . The golems had the same physique as Reiko .
“S-so you two are from the SP too?”
Reinhardt was surprised . Stearina looked speechless .
“Please make haste . ”
They went from the second basement floor to the first basement floor . There they met with two more golems, the boy-types Pothos and Heath . Reinhardt appeared to have had something on his mind after seeing their figures .
Then to the first floor . There were three defeated guards who had been doing indoor patrols . Then a single golem appeared there .
“Leave it to me . ”
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Pothos said and leaped upon it . A moment later Heath also wordlessly swooped down on it .
For an instant, purple sparks scattered . It was 10,000,000-volt lightning magic . The golem was neutralized and collapsed . It made a high-pitched noise .
“They’ve realized something’s going on as we thought, huh . Let us hurry . Reinhardt-sama, Stearinsama, please excuse us . ”
“Eh?”
“Eh? Whwhat? …Eeeeeeeeeek!”
Reinhardt only spoke out in confusion, but Stearina reflexively screamed .
This was because Sage held Reinhardt while Cosmos held Stearina in her arms and started running .
Their running speed was over five times that of a human’s . It was no wonder Stearina screamed . It was like all of a sudden being on a rollercoaster .
But, that speed certainly kept the two away from danger . In one go they moved away from the old fort .
Stearina appeared to have suddenly gone quiet but it turned out she had fainted . It wasn’t a problem in particular so the two golems moved according to Jin’s orders and moved to a good distance away from the old fort .
There the golems Land-58, 59 and 60 were to guard the two even better .
“You guys are Jin’s too?”
“Yes, we are the Army golems Land-58, 59, and 60 . ”
Land-58 replied as their representative .
Reinhardt recalled and recognized them as the golems he had once seen on Kunlun Island . And then he re-experienced feeling Jin’s outrageousness .
“There’s no way for me to ask something like ‘please work for my country’ now, is there…”
“Father, the rescue of Reinhardt-san and Stearinsan appears to have been a success . ”
“Alright, then it’s finally time to attack that fort . This time let’s avoid using the Falcons as much as we can . ”
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There was no need to show his whole hand, so to speak .
“Jin ordered Marine-5 to move Hydro-5 near the riverbank, and then he got on land together with Reiko . ”
Because Jin was now wearing reinforced armor, it was possible for him to jump to a height of two meters . He could leap to land without the boat beaching .
Jin was wearing the helmet, and by activating the night vision mode of the shield visor he was able to see in the night as though it was midday .
Jin, Reiko, Land-50, and Land-51, together with Ash and Elm of the SP moved around from the riverside to the opposite side of the fort, to a place a hundred meters away from the fort’s front .
“Alright, as they didn’t heed my warning there’s no need to go easy on them . Reiko, give them our greetings starting with three shots, fire into the fort’s front wall . ”
“Yes, Father . ”
Reiko raised the railgun merrily and prepared to fire . Seeing her figure with the one-and-half meter Adamantite gun barrel at the ready was extremely surreal .
“Alright, shoot!”
“Firing!”
She shot out at Mach 20 the Adamantite-coated bullets which prioritized penetrating force .
Bang, there was a shocking sound and nearly simultaneously a hole three centimeters in diameter appeared in the fort’s parapet in front of them .
The bullet easily pierced the one-meter thick stone wall, kept going to and through the inner wall, and finally came to a stop at the outer wall on the opposite side .
Then another shot . And after that, another .
After having three holes punched in it, Jin tried imagining what kind of a situation was going on inside the fort .
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