At this time, there was still more than half an hour before dawn. Red dots of light pierced the night.

"Red Alert! The highest level beast tide! The herald immediately sent the signal from the reconnaissance force to Felian Vinoel. She hurriedly put on her military uniform and came to the broadcast room.

"All of them are ready for combat at the highest level! The steam towers are warmed up, the artillery is calibrated, the infantry is on the wall, and the sappers are arranging the defenses! ”

With her orders, the entire fortress began to operate. Countless electric lights were turned on to illuminate the fortress, and countless searchlights were turned on to provide light in the dark night for the reconnaissance troops.

The gun cover protecting the gun was lifted, and the gun crew entered the post, began to adjust the gun parameters, clean the barrel, check the powder bag and shells. The infantry, dressed in thick overcoats, began to ascend the walls of the fortress. Sappers began to armor the battlements and laid minefields and barricades in front of the fortress, leaving only a passage for the reconnaissance troops to return.

Each branch of the armed forces carried out its set tasks in an orderly manner.

Felenor herself climbed the watchtower and prepared to wait until dawn to observe the tide of beasts, accompanied by officers and communications officers, waiting for orders at any time.

With the return of the reconnaissance unit, bad news began to reach the ears of the command. This time the beast tide was even bigger than before, so much so that countless veterans said that they had never seen such a big beast tide.

This made the commanders worried, and immediately asked the signal corps to call the rear for more support.

All reconnaissance units that saw the condition of the beast tide were detained, and everything possible was done to block the news. Don't let the bad news shake the morale of the military.

As the sun rises, the ice fields are instantly illuminated, electric lights and searchlights are turned off, and the energy of the steam towers is fully equipped to feed the steam armor and fortress cannons that are ready to move.

A surging black line began to appear in the distance, and Ferenobinole immediately began to observe the endless moving ocean with a large optical instrument.

The situation was worse than she had imagined, and this time the beast tide was probably the biggest ever. A slight tremor can already affect the fortress.

Some of the recruits haven't figured out the situation yet, but the veterans can already tell through this information that this time the beast tide is unusual.

As the sun rose, the black sea began to appear in the defenders' field of vision.

The massive fortress guns were the first to attack, and with a loud bang and fire, the fortress's eight 320 mm twin fortress guns dropped devastating high-explosive shells into the black sea.

The sky-high flames were generated in the distance, and eight huge mushroom clouds rose. The soldiers let out cheers to release their tension and stress.

The smoke and dust that rose in an instant limited the view. However, even if you don't observe, you will understand that this attack is not enough to annihilate the black ocean. The fortress cannons continued their attacks.

The ravines set up by the sappers began to slow down the advance of the ocean.

The rising mushroom cloud increased morale, but it also made the command more and more worried.

As the beast tide approached, the various artillery of the fortress began to attack, and for a moment, the sound of explosions filled the ice field. The black ocean is a pause.

But this effect will obviously not last long. As the barrel overheated and needed to be replaced, the dense fire began to wane, and the black sea continued to advance.

The command was still observing the situation in the watchtower, constantly writing records and analyzing the condition of the beast tide.

The strange creatures began to come towards the black ice valley, and the tremors grew louder and louder, and the roars of those monsters shook the bodies and minds of each defender.

The mine is triggered. The steel balls are imbued with powerful kinetic energy by a huge amount of chemical energy, piercing the skin of those monsters and destroying their internal structures.

Barbed wire and blades began to slow down the monsters. Machine gunners and infantrymen began firing on the orders of the commander of the defense of the ramparts. The rain of fire quickly tore through the monsters.

The dead monster turned into black smoke and disappeared with the wind. Too many monsters died in an instant, filling the outside of the fortress with a black mist. The soldiers could not see their targets through the black smoke, so they could only shoot into the inside of the black fog and throw grenades.

Some of the monsters began to climb the city walls, while others stormed the only gate.

The gates are made entirely of steel, and on the outward side are lined with steel spikes, powered by steam engines, which are constantly moving, stabbing and stabbing monsters that come close.

The walls are almost erect, and these monsters can only climb by constantly piercing into the walls with their claws. There are also obstacles on the wall. The soldiers began to shoot at the monsters that climbed the walls.

There is also boiling rock oil and asphalt watering.

Despite their firepower, the barrels of the guns would overheat and the ammunition would not have time to be replenished, and the fearless and endless monsters began to slowly approach the defenders on the city walls through massive amounts of death.

The infantry began to retreat to the firing fortresses behind the city walls, where it would be safer in the next battle, but the field of view and firing range would be limited.

The Steam Armored Knight stepped forward with a shotgun, and the powerful guns smashed the approaching monsters into pieces in an instant.

The monsters climbed the walls, the knights with guns retreated, and the knights with shields and axes stepped forward to destroy the monsters that climbed up. A bloody battle is on the verge of breaking out.

The Steam-Armored Knights slashed hard, but the monsters' hard skins gave them superior vitality. These knights are more likely to knock monsters back, slow them down, and kill them with a variety of guns in the rear.

The monster's razor-sharp claws scratched its armor. Some knights were attacked in the chest without paying attention, and then they were injured. Blood spilled on the walls in a moment.

The front of the fortress had four walls, and it was the first one that was now under attack. The black fog began to envelop there so that the command could not observe the situation visually, and could only be in constant contact with the front line.

The reserve forces are always ready to change guards with the front-line troops. And the boundless tide of beasts had begun to shake the morale of the soldiers, and Fellianvinoer had to arrange personnel to control the morale of the soldiers.

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After attending the family reunion, I was worried about what I might be invited to a banquet again. However, it was clearly wishful thinking on my part, and I only received a few family letters after that. I asked the housekeeper to help reply.

Sure enough, one cannot think highly of oneself. Perhaps what I have now is not enough to receive a side-eyed from Eldridge, one of the oldest families. It's only because he doesn't want to hurt my self-esteem that he treats me like this because I'm the head of the Knights of Unification.

So it's all just a dream. Maybe I'm attracted to the magnificence of power, but I need to live in the moment now.

I don't know how to co-opt anybody to strengthen myself. At the very least, though, all the Unified Knights can be trusted. Because of the spiritual link between us.

But the butler seems to be doing these things.

Clevisia warned me that Kirsten was in danger, and of course I knew that this mischievous lady was not in danger when she was not there! But for the sake of the pact with Ludwig, I had to continue working with Kirsten.

It's just some pranks, and you can put up with it. Wait until I get to a high position in the future, and see if I don't come back with revenge!

Dr. Haigl has gone behind the scenes of the Institute of Secret Studies.

And so life returned to normal. The two-point one-line work of the secret research institute and home. Come home with delicious dishes made by Kelvisia and the butler, and read those legendary adventure novels in the evening.

It's a wonderful life!

"Rush to the train station immediately." An order came to the Esoteric Institute.

"What?" I don't know why.

"The kingdom of Rothier asks for help. The Holy Kingdom has decided to send troops to help," Kirsten said, "and you don't know about those strange things. ”

"The giant wolf monster I met in Frankfork?"

"Yes. The strange creatures are said to be derivatives of Blackwater. We don't know exactly what Blackwater is, so we don't know what those monsters are. They are known to be highly hostile to any living being. Now the kingdom of Rothel has encountered the biggest monster tide in history. ”

"Well, war again. Why can't you stop a little? I said helplessly.

"The world is about to start to mess up... Kirsten said something I couldn't understand.

"Anyway, protect yourself, do you hear?"

"Got it, are you my mother!"

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On the platform, there were soldiers and officers everywhere. Combat units wait for a train to the fortress of the Wall of Despair Logistics troops wait for a train to deliver supplies.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, the railway system of the Holy Kingdom was not yet operating at full capacity, resulting in the accumulation of some troops and supplies here, Ankonok City Railway Station.

Fortunately, it serves as a transportation hub that can accommodate the surge of people and things.

I came here with the troops. Because the housekeepers, Reinhardt and Clevisia had something to do, and this time I had to go on my own. Although there was a specialist to help carry the luggage, it was still a little uncomfortable.

At the end of the day, I'm just a twelve-year-old.

The steam train was replaced with a steam engine adapted to the temperature in Rothschild and a snow shoveling device installed, and began to slowly move north.

Left the familiar holy kingdom and came to the strange kingdom of Rohir. The border here is still in a backward state, and there are many stone houses along the way, which are not yet able to enjoy the benefits of steam technology in the villages on the border of the kingdom.

However, after entering the city, the developed steam industry also returned to our eyes. Due to Rothschild's rugged style, many of the steam pipes are outside the walls, giving it an air of heavy industry.

I heard that this is due to the fact that in the beginning, the kingdom was centered on the military industry, so most of the civilian facilities were made of discarded and impractical artifacts from the military industry. Therefore, even if it is exposed, it will not affect the transmission of steam.

Coupled with the fact that it would cost a lot of materials and money to renovate the infrastructure, the unique industrial style of the Kingdom of Rothier was created.

This kind of scenery makes me very curious.