Zero no Tsukaima:Volume14 Chapter8

The Steel Tiger

"Those guys... taking their time so slowly... what are they doing!"

Inn street of Tiger's Highway.... in this emptied place, Sheffield ordered the Golomontas ( to be on alert.

She put the light blue monocle on in front of her eye. It's a type of magic tools. Every Yolomonta's vision were all shown here. Through this, Sheffield can manipulate 10 Golomontas as swift as using her arms.

After landing, it has already been an hour. Meanwhile, Romalia put up quite a bit of a fight, and all her ammo are exhausted.

To effectively eliminate the enemies, only using the "swords" Golomontas carry is not enough. Though having "reflection spell" casted on the Golomontas already, this does not imply that enemy attacks can be completely deflected.

If attacks are continuous, "reflection" will fail eventually.

To cease the firing of enemy guns and magic, long ranged weaponaries are definitely needed.

In the case of ammo exhaustion, resupplies are supposed to be parachuted down the ships.

Incidentally... the guns which started firing not long ago firing from Romalia ships still haven't ended yet. Despite the obvious advantage of having 2 fleets, one third of the ships have rioted and refuses to engage.

In the end, the disorganised fleets accept raining cannonballs with open hands from Romalian ships, never happier to supply them with more. None of the resupplies ever came.

If the supplies don't come, that would be quite a bit of a trouble.

Through the elves's assistance, the manufactured magical supplies - power source for Golomontas, is the basic of magic.... in other words, the "wind rocks". To swiftly swing their beefy armoured arms, requires large amounts of wind rocks. If the wind rocks are used up, Golomontas can hardly move an inch.

So, if this continues, no matter how powerful these armoured golems are, they will not escape the fate of being a big lump of metal. After an intense battle with the seperated enemy army, the consumption of wind rocks were sky high. Though Romalia armies suffered great losses themselves as well, this was nothing to be happy about.

Because this mission was not to make them suffer, but to eradicate them all.

If this can't be achieved, then burning Romalia into ashes seems like a big joke. Since Joseph expects so, Sheffield will not hesitate to flood Romalia into a firery sea.

With the aid of Golomontas, Romalia armies dispersed across the countries are no more than sitting ducks. That's what she thought.

Yet, Romalia converges its entire power to the two countries' border.

Even so, she still needs to accomplish her tasks. If she can't, there will be no value for her to live.

In the field of vision of a distressed Sheffield, a ship broke off from the enemy fleets and were flying towards here. Most likely to surveil the Golomontas from above.

Sheffield's crimson red lips twisted into smiles.

The waited for the ship to sail a bit closer.

When the enemy ship is around a few hundred metres above ground, Sheffield ordered two Golomontas to join hands and crouch.

Another Golomonta stepped in their hands, and the two flung him up in the air.

The Golomonta leaping into the air climbed like a spider on the enemy ship. They never would have dreamt of Golomonta capable of 'leaping'.

A ship completely maxed out with guns and cannonballs, withstanding the weight of a Golomonta is absolutely unreasonable, and subsequently falls out of the sky. As soon as it crashes on the ground, ten starving Golomontas ripped the ship into pieces, searching for wind stones.

As if eating peas, the robbed wind stones were all crammed into their mouths.

Afterwards, the took the cannons apart from the ship and stuffed cannonballs and gun powder into their pockets. Sheffield smiles at them lovingly.

"Incredible. That Golem actually flew and brought down the ship"

Reinard sighed.

The Ondine Water Spirit Knights, through Bella's underground cave, watched the whole act on Inn street. Holes were made enough to pop out their heads, capes overhead, and more soil on top.

What a planned disguise.

Through the small cracks from the cape and the ground, the boys peeked for almost 30 minutes.

Although there were supposed to "Lead the enemies to Louise waiting at the entrance", but in reality, they had no idea how to commence it.

Guiche frowned and corrected

"That is not any golem. I remember seeing the same thing back in Albion."

"Was it powerful?"

"Magic is ineffective. Looks like they had dealings with elves. Only thing which works is Louise's magic."

The teen's faces instantly turned to a sickening green.

"Then what do we do...."

Guiche was irritated. If they attacked without a plan, they would probably end up in shreds from either choice: big cannons or giant swords. Magic doesn't work on them either.

"If we keep waiting, eventually these monsters will head to Louise, I guess?"

Gimili pointed out.

"No.... they will probably take another path"

"It's cliffs left and right. How is there another path?"

"With their agility, can't they climb over the cliffs? Besides, those guys obviously knows that the Romalian army has the entrance surrounded. They aren't idiots, but are probably waiting for assiatance from the fleet, then attack directly to get through our defense."

Reinard gave his point of view. Guiche nodded in agreement.

"True. On the other hand, if they can't wait for assistance..."

"If it was a normal commander, he would choose go around, or wait until the fleet ends their battle. What will our opponent choose?"

Malicorne used a 'distant-viewing' spell and looked at the sky. Above, the war was going on slowly. They did not look like wanting to win at all. From a distance, looks like the battle might actually continue for another decade fruitless.

"Doesn't look like any side would win"

Reinard was right on target. The armoured golem, using their fingers like nails, stabbing the chubby fingers into the strong walls, and started climbing left and right. They look like they plan to travel along the mountain range and attack from the army's side.

"The cliffs are as tall as 200 metres! These things really plan to climb up?"

"Looks like they are serious. And with such hand coordination.... just like acrobats at the circus"

Golomontas climbed slowly, enjoying themselves. The spreaded out Romalian army, pointed all their guns at the entrance. If flanked from the two sides, they will definitely be in chaos, and Louise's plan will fail horribly.

"Looks like we have no choice. Better draw their attention"

Guiche kissed Bella beside him. Because he looked so serious, the teens all covered their dried mouths. Kissing a mole isn't really a romantic scene at all.

"If I unfortunately die, Bella, take this to Montmorency, do you get it?"

Cutting part of his hair, Guiche handed it to Bella. Like saying "no, no", Bella shook her head with watery eyes.

"Leave me smiling. I am a noble"

With this scene in sight, the teens all gave their familiar part of their hair and conveyed their last messages to family and loved ones....

"Reinard, tell me your plan"

Guiche said without flinching.

"Plan? What are you talking about. All we can do is use magic to attract their attention, then fly away using levitation. If they are willing to listen to us and watch our show, that is more than enough to please me"

"Sweet. Let's go."

Guiche leaped out of the hole, waved his thorned rose, creating golems. The boys all casted their respective magics.

The armoured Golems climbing upwards kept having magic-made explosions on them, but were entirely unhurt. The Golomontas turned their heads without hurrying.

"Idiots! We're down here!"

Guiche kept trembling with fear, yet never stopped yelling at them. Two Golomontas slided down swiftly, firing their big guns.

"Wind magic"

The wind mages of the calvary have already casted a magic barrier on them, beautifully blocking the giant shells and reflecting them away harmlessly.

Guiche and the others casted their magic seperately, provocating the enemy. The copper Golems, as if teasing the enemy, stood in front of Guiche and the others, makind all sorts of weird signs and moves.

"Hey! You God-abandoned Gallian bastards! We're sent here to have fun with you! Come on at us!"

The two Golomontas, weilding swords of unprecedented size, walked towards them, cranking with every step.

"They're taken the bait! They've taken the bait!"

"Everyone, retreat!"

Guiche and the rest casted levitation, starting to flee. Flying in the air is apparently much faster then Golomonta's walking, therefore escape is entirely available...

"Watch your speed! Don't go too fast such that they give up!"

The armoured golems will occasionally stop and fire the guns. The shells is a shogun like type called grape shots, these shells will release multiple smaller artillery when fired.

Though hitting aerial targets are difficult, Guiche and the rest are eventually made out of flesh and blood.

"Ahh!"

Guiche's shoulder was hit, pouring fresh blood out immediately.

"Guiche! Are you alright!"

"....Uh, fine. Everyone! Keep flying! Fly towards our bright future!"

Guiche pointed at the blurry exit at a distance.

"I finally found you"

Sheffield was like a anxious little girl in love, seeping out happy cries. That young teen controlling copper golems.... wasn't he part of the ones at Albion, with that naïve Tristing girl? If that's the case, the direction they are escaping must lead to that Tristing girl as well?

Most likely, that arrogant Gandalfr would be there as well. This is no time to attack from the shadows.

"I will, including you, little girl, kill of tens of thousands of armies. That kid may have stopped the pace of a 70,000 army....but if it were me, the enemy will be crushed. Like crushing ants, you are only one of them"

Golomontas ran as if they were flying. Against any kind of enemy, they would never lose to anything beside its body.

Riding on the shaky shoulders of Golomonta, Sheffield thought

Why would I having the greatest power of familiar.... always return home in defeat

In Albion, at Tristan, that Tristan girl and her familiar made her fail so many times.

Is it the difference between couples

Between herself and Joseph, there was never much of a couple like emotion, but only her blindly following orders. She knows this perfectly, and is perfectly fine about it.

However.... the relationship is falling apart. Unwilling to admit, jealousy burned in her heart. The two couple... if that can be called as love, then she probably lost to love.

"Unforgivable."

Under the same circumstances being a familiar of a void user, Joseph only considered her as a tool, forget about love.

That is a fact, something Sheffield found in that garden blooming of blue roses.

From that point onwards, Sheffield's fueled on jealousy secretly.

The inscription of "Myozunitonirun" on her forehead emitted an eye piercing blue light.

"This time, I will definitely let you die without your limbs, your ashes scattared across Halkenia"

As events played out, Sheffield no longer cared about whether or not she can torch the whole Romalia. All she wants is to rip those two... Saito and Louise apart on this world.

Then... Joseph would also.... in me....

Sheffield's lips trembled, indulging in her own imgination. The Mind of God Myozunitonirun kept closing the distance between she and the Ondine knights.