23. People who are contrary to the times (10)
There is competition within any organization, sometimes for the distribution of benefits, sometimes for the division of authority, sometimes for the shirk of responsibility, and sometimes for the poor personal relationship between department leaders...... Anyway, there are all kinds of reasons, as long as you don't play out of line, like Charlemagne's army and navy, you can play to the point of insanity, which is basically within the allowable range.
There is also a certain amount of competition between the Stasi and the Mannwolf forces, who are also responsible for the work of the dark, and it is inevitable that the combat areas of the two sides will overlap, and the competition and discord for authority and resources are basically within the scope of the dictator's permission.
But—
"What are those wolf cubs doing! Aren't they about to mess up?! Do they know how much time and manpower we put into planning this operation! Do they know the importance of it!!"
The fist slammed the desk, and the heavy wooden table was also smashed into a pit, and the queen bee continued to vent her anger without bothering to sort out the fallen stationery and documents.
"What did you say beforehand?!How can you pat your chest and pack the ticket without a problem?!What is going on now?!Did you let Iscalho's mad dogs approach the tram exit area, and they were blind?!"
After a full minute of scolding, the queen bee finally managed to force herself to cool down and re-examine the current situation.
The Church sent the Cleaners into the sewers to cut off the passage of important people from Lüdes—which had been predicted by Jarforheim, and they would have done the same. In order to clear these obstacles in the way of the Queen's escape, Jarforheim sent both Stacy and the Manwolf Army.
Stasi is responsible for directing the retreat of targets, assassinations and infiltrations of specific targets, and the Manwolf Force is responsible for clearing the sewers.
At first glance, you will feel that the division of labor is clear and does not interfere with each other, but in fact, if you touch it carefully, you will notice that both sides are taking care of each other, and they don't pee into a pot at all.
In the powerful department of Alforheim, which is known for its efficiency, this is a rare situation, but it makes sense.
The two departments engaged in the work of not seeing the light competed for the dominance of on-site command and dispatch, sought more meritorious deeds, set the tone for similar tasks in the future, and accumulated capital for overpowering each other in the future...... In fact, this is a very normal phenomenon, and similar scenes will be staged between any departments that have a competitive relationship, and generally as long as a binding communication mechanism is established, or there is a strong enough superior above, there will be no problems. In the past, Yalfheim had always handled it according to this mechanism, but this time, I don't know why it didn't follow the convention, so something went wrong.
On the surface, the division of labor between the two sides is clear, and the division of responsibilities and powers is clear. However, there is a very important issue that has been overlooked, that is, what should be done on the scene when "the church has sent not only the purges, but also other powerful forces, and the purge is only the bait, and the other force is the main force".
It may be that everything has been going very well recently, everyone's nerves are not as tense as before, or because they are very confident in their own strength, neither Stacy nor the Mannwolf Force raised this issue in the pre-war meeting, and their respective combat plans did not draw up a record of this situation. So, when the possibility that is so small that it would be ignored becomes a reality, it suddenly becomes a mess.
"It's a big problem, it's a big problem......"
The queen bee bit her nails and muttered quietly.
It is certainly troublesome that there is a problem with the communication mechanism, but in the end, it is the business of the big man above, and the on-site commander can always pass the test safely as long as he moves out the gold medal of "obeying the commander's order". But if the mission is successful, if the mission fails, sorry, dereliction of duty, incompetence, assertiveness, ignoring orders - each of them can make you a dilemma, not to mention that there will inevitably be dirty water spilled by superiors in order to clear themselves.
You must not fail, even if you fight for your life, you must not mess up the mission, otherwise everything will be over.
But—
"What the hell is going on with that guy, how can there be such a monster in the church?!"
Staring at the surveillance interface, the queen bee spat out an unbelievable murmur.
In order to ensure the safe evacuation of the target, Stasi, or Queen Bee herself, spared no effort. 22 armed spies, nearly 40 logistics support teams, plus 6 improvised "soldiers" -
Especially those 6 "soldiers". It was a parasitic wasp type that was specially designed for this sewer operation.
Ordinary people image bees as creatures that are accustomed to building complex nests under tree branches or eaves, and it is difficult to imagine that bees flying in the air would build nests underground. In fact, as close relatives of ants, many bees, especially parasitic wasps, have the habit of building nests underground. For example, mud wasps and sand wasps numb their prey with their stings and move them into underground nests for the larvae to hatch and eat.
The "flat-headed mud wasp" that can control the will of its prey, the "spider bee" that is good at finding and attacking the opponent's dead spots, and the "sand bee" that can anesthetize the nerve nodes of the target's whole body in an instant - these three parasitic bee-type soldiers, plus the "killer bee" with highly poisonous poison that can cause anaphylactic shock to death in an instant.
All were annihilated by one enemy.
The battle was only a brief moment, as if a gust of wind was blowing, and without even causing the slightest damage to the enemy, the four "soldiers" became slap-flat worms, clinging to the sewer wall.
The "Fig Wasp" and the "Long-legged Bee" are still trying to delay, but depending on the situation, they can't hold up the man-wolf troops to rush over for reinforcements.
What to do –
"It can't be helped. ”
Without any emotion, Queen Bee ordered:
"Fill the E-5 block with water, order the 'Gun Shrimp' and 'Mantis Shrimp' to urgently meet them in the third form, listen, don't attack, as long as you can hold them back. Also, inform the Wolf Force of the situation here. ”
"Yes. ”
The operator nodded, and the instructions were quickly transmitted to the various nodes of the information network. At the same time, a sluice gate in the monitoring interface slowly rises, and the raging water quickly roars along the pipeline.
"I was actually forced to press the trump card at the bottom of the box——!!"
Staring at the "soldiers" in the surveillance interface who were pierced by the blades on top of the sewers, and the two figures flashing through the torrent, the queen spat hatefully.
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"Dust to dust, dust to dust. Take away the Lamb from the sins of the world, and give them eternal sighs. ”
Through the round eyes, the eyes full of kindness and compassion reflected the woman who gradually stopped breathing, and the vital points and joints of her whole body were pierced by the key blades, and even the stinging that came out of the lower abdomen like a tentacle was nailed to the wall, and as life was withdrawn from the shell, even the sting that could penetrate metal stopped moving. The heavily gloved hand solemnly closed the woman's eyes, and then made a cross on her chest.
After doing all this, irrepressible murderous intent and anger overflowed from Father Alexander Andersen's body again.
Demonic Outer Ways –
This is the only one that the priest has to say about his opponents.
Even this is not enough to distort the world, to distort the only truth, even the human form, body, heart, and beliefs. persecuting people who were once fellow believers and who had been with each other in the past to kill each other.
In order to achieve the goal, even to the point of not hesitating to do so, what else can be called except the evil way? For the evil way that has committed the unpardonable sin, there is no other way to talk to the evil way except to face each other with swords.
Deviating from the one truth, crawling out of the forgotten graves to form a group and form a foreign path for the battle march. They must be allowed to die worthless, like straw in the wind. And the princess Charlemagne, who colluded with outsiders, should be sent to the stake to be burned to be purified! Although I don't know what kind of plan Her Majesty has for that little girl, the final outcome of that little girl will not change in any way. Heretics who collude with the Outer Ways can only atone for their sins with their own lives, and only by turning their rancid skins and dog souls into ashes with flames can the truth of the world be upheld.
This is the absolute, the only truth.
There is no room for negotiation.
The priest, immersed in paranoid thinking, did not realize that there were several contradictions in his thoughts, as well as confusion between ends and means. But this does not prevent Father Andersen's keen senses from functioning.
The flow of air began to accelerate, accompanied by the sound of the wind, and the rumbling of thousands of galloping horses.
"Is it a water attack? It is worthy of the evil devil's way, and the method is really cheap enough!"
Unlike his majestic speech, Father Andersen's fearless expression had a hint of solemnity.
To deal with the enemy hiding in a confined space, there are no more than four methods: sealing, blasting, poison gas, and water attack, and water attack is the oldest and most commonly used method.
Drowning the enemy is the most direct effect of the water attack, and a little elevation of the water surface can also exert psychological pressure on the enemy, and the water flow is strong enough to directly rush people out of the tunnel. Even if the other party has another hiding space in the tunnel and cannot drown him, soaking in water for a long time in the tunnel will increase the humidity, and the extremely humid and dark environment will increase the difficulty of survival, and will also weaken the support structure and induce landslides.
Judging by the roar coming from ahead, it was clear that the demons were trying to wash them away from the sewers, and this simple and crude approach was indeed in line with Alfheim's usual style.
"Heinkel! Immediately lead the team to evacuate to the ground! It is impossible for that little girl to escape directly from the ground, there must be someone on the ground who is responsible for answering them! Immediately stop them!!"
"Yes, Father Priest!!"
An answer that had eliminated hesitation and vacillation sounded, and the footsteps of wading through the water faded away, and Father Andersen's bearded face distorted.
It was a smile, a smile of joy that could not be suppressed in the face of a powerful enemy.
The roar came from far and near, and the ground of the sewers trembled, and the priest took on a posture to meet the enemy as he pulled a new key blade from his sleeve.
Of course, he didn't want to rely on his sword and his body to stop the flood, he didn't even think about it.
He has to deal with an enemy lurking in the surging waves, exuding a fierce and murderous aura. It would be very unpleasant for him to stumble over these creatures who can move freely in the water.
The white spray came from far and near, and a figure of brilliant colors surged out of the waves, and the limbs that swelled up at the end swung out with extraordinary momentum, tearing through the surge and air, and then hitting the oncoming knife tip with a solid stab, effortlessly shattering the tip of the knife formed by Mana and hitting Father Andersen in the chest.
In the next instant, the entire sewer exploded.