CH 445

C445: Aerial Battle

Having avoided the attack of the magic optical weapon, the enemy flying squadron decided to surround us in order to make sure that we would be killed in the next attack. It is indeed difficult to avoid attacks from all directions.

“Farma, I’ll draw their attention from you, so just keep shooting at them from above.”

“Take it easy, Yuta.”

It would certainly be dangerous to overreach too much with the controlled Arleo-2. The most important thing to do is to concentrate and think about moving efficiently.

I super-accelerated instantaneously, closing the gap with the target in an instant. The enemy rider was surprised to see the super acceleration of Arleo-2, which seemed to be the first time he had experienced such speed.

He tried to fire his magic optical weapon in a panic, but my sword cut the target in two with a single horizontal flash before he could do so.

Perhaps because the counterattack was so sudden and unexpected, the entire enemy squadron was shaken up and their unrest created a huge opening. There was no way that the skilled sniper above would have missed such an opportunity so Farma quickly took a stance, aimed and fired an arrow.

Unlike the Arrow Rain, this powerful, single-pointed, concentrated blow pierced the enemy’s magicraft like a ray of light. Without a moment’s pause, Farma then takes aim at the next enemy magicraft and releases another arrow.

It would be difficult to aim while flying, but it penetrated the next target as well with such stability that it was impossible to imagine it missing.

Two magicrafts were hit by the attack from above, and the enemy also turned their attention upward. Aiming for that opening, I approached the nearest enemy and slashed down.

In addition, I fired a series of magic light bombs to stop the ones that tried to aim their magic optical weapons at Garuda II.

The enemy may have thought Arleo-2 was a threat, so they returned their aim from the Farma to me. However, since I repeatedly approached the enemy using super acceleration, the enemy was unable to fire their magic optical weapons for fear of hitting their allies.

In the meantime, I was destroying the approaching enemy magicrafts one after another.

While the enemy was being tossed around by the mobility of the Arleo II, Garuda II’s arrow attacks continued from above.

A few enemy magicrafts rose toward Garuda II in an attempt to do something about it but Farma fires a barrage of arrows as it rises further away from the approaching enemy magicrafts.

The enemy magicrafts also tried to counterattack with their magic optical weapons, but it seems that the disadvantage of the magic optical weapon is its slow firing speed, and they are shot down without being given a chance to counterattack by the arrows quickly fired from Garuda II.

It is hard to say after killing them instantly with a single blow, but the enemy’s flying squad’s individual abilities are not low by any means.

The result was that they were unable to prevent the attack and fell, but they were reacting properly to the attack, and if they had been equipped with melee weapons, the situation might have been different.

Even against such a strong squad, Farma is responding properly. I was a little surprised to see how much more powerful she had become in the little time I had not seen her.