Episode 562: Nursery Rhyme (2)
Ludger is trying to tell him something.
Sheridan’s eyes took on a more intense light than ever before.
He instinctively sensed that the knowledge that Ludger was about to teach him was the starting point for reaching the ultimate explosion he desired.
Ludger didn’t necessarily want to tell this to Sheridan either.
Just by looking at modern and contemporary history, we can fully understand what kind of changes the world experienced when the Manhattan Project succeeded on Earth.
But I was in no position to hide it now.
We had to use whatever was available.
“All I can tell you is the theoretical part. “You should take care of the rest.”
Perhaps the reason I said this was because of the last remaining brake inside me.
But Sheridan nodded strongly, saying that was enough.
If she has a brilliant talent, she will reach the desired point with just this small clue.
No, rather, it will go beyond that and go even further.
“I’m running out of time, so I can only explain this once, so listen carefully.”
* * *
Construction work on the airship progressed quickly.
If it were real, it would take over a week just to build one ship.
It is also set as a standard when all detailed parts are prepared and the environment and manpower necessary for production are fully equipped.
But in Dreamland, it took less than 5 minutes to build an airship.
This is because all the materials were made by Dreamwalker, and the blueprints were made on the spot by Sheridan and Brino.
“Normally, a floating airship filled with gas is not enough. “I need to fly faster.”
“How about making a larger version of the biplane?”
“There is not enough space to turn something this size with a propeller. And the output is also weak. “You need a powerful propellant.”
“There is no need for magic stones. Because there are no restrictions on such things here. “No matter what, the optimal conditions will be a form that burns fuel and produces intense spray.”
Sheridan and Brino got along well.
The two exchanged opinions without stopping for even a second.
It was a car where each had outstanding talent and aspirations.
Like chemicals that produce intense chemical reactions with each other, rather than water and oil, which do not mix, the two experienced a new spark of inspiration sparking in their minds every time they exchanged opinions.
The waves of the mind were vaguely embodied in the form of a haze, so much so that they were visually visible to those around them.
Seeing that, even the dream walkers forgot the seriousness of the situation and watched with admiration.
“The front part needs to be sharpened to minimize air resistance.”
“A lot of people need to ride. If we had to be honest, it would have the shape of a flying warship.”
“We’ll have to put propellants on both left and rear wings.”
“When I go outside, I should try making an engine that sucks in oxygen through an intake from the front, combusts it, and injects it to the rear.”
If there had been a scientist here, or at least someone with deep knowledge of science, he would have been foaming at the mouth.
Anyone would feel that way if they knew that in just 5 minutes, modern science had advanced by a dozen years.
In just 5 minutes, a huge ship was completed.
A battleship with wings made of steel.
Main guns were installed here and there, and the bow was sharpened for impact, reminiscent of a huge blade.
I had a burning desire to admire its enormous majesty, but I had to suppress it for now.
“Everyone get on board!”
“Ordinary citizens and students, step aside!”
No matter how large the ship was made, the number of people who could board it was limited.
Those who could participate in the fight boarded the ship.
“Please let me go too! “It definitely helps me too!”
Julia insisted so, but no one accepted it.
“no.”
It was Zandman who refused to say that.
“Why on earth!”
“You have already done as much as you can. “From here on, it’s a fight between adults.”
“Are you still treating me like a child?”
“okay. “You are still young.”
Julia got angry at Zandman’s words and tried to shout something.
That is, until I heard Zandman’s next words.
“So, you have a brighter future than anyone else. How could I ask a guy like that to participate in a fight that could lead to his death? You are disqualified as an adult, you bastard. Of course, this is also advice as a senior.”
“…So does this mean other people are okay?”
“Of course we have no intention of dying. But how long will those guys over there and I have to live? What if we don’t have it? “Who leads the Dream School?”
It was Zandman who always spoke in a teasing way.
You are still not good enough and should continue to work hard in the future.
Each time, Julia gritted her teeth and showed results that Zandman could not help but acknowledge.
The idea was to see how far you would go in not acknowledging me.
“There is only you. “Julia.”
But the moment I saw Zandman’s expression, smiling and smiling at me with a warm gaze, I realized.
I was recognized from the beginning.
“…Do you know that you are truly a coward?”
Julia regretted why she didn’t know about this until now.
Did you say that the most important things are closer to you than anything else?
I neglected the people who were like family to me because I wanted to meet up with a friend who left.
Isn’t this a really foolish action?
“And it was called Sedina Roshen.”
“yes.”
Zandman nodded towards Sedina, who was standing with Julia.
“I said it before, but I ask you to do it again.”
“I…”
Sedina bit her lip and then nodded.
She also wanted to fight alongside Ludger.
I wanted to go through adversity together by his side.
How great it would be if only I could see again the scenery I saw that day in front of the World Tree.
But in this situation, that would be greed.
He was already exhausted, and Julia was just as tired.
“yes. Do not worry.”
Zandmann smiled with satisfaction and boarded the ship.
The dream walkers of the dream school who were watching from afar nagged him.
“Jantman you bastard! “Why are you pretending to be the only one who is cool?”
“You always pretended like it wasn’t the case, but now you’ve lost your mind? Anyway, it’s not honest.”
“If the dead people saw this, they would hold their bellies in laughter.”
Zandman also smiled and responded to his colleagues who were laughing and criticizing him.
“You’re noisy, you bastards! “Are you ready?”
Needless to say, it’s nagging.
In response to the loud reply, Zandmann said to Clara:
“master. “We are all ready.”
“okay. Yes, it looks like it. “The same goes for other people.”
When Clara gave a signal, the Dreamwalkers began to infuse the ship with dreams.
The ship created through imagination was fueled by the dreams of dream walkers.
Red flames were sprayed from the jet engines on both left wings and the vents on the bottom.
The red flames were fixed in the form of water droplets and gradually turned blue.
A battleship came to mind.
It couldn’t be made with modern technology, but since it was a dream world, flight was possible.
“Oh oh. “It really moves!”
“What should I call this? “It’s not an airship, but rather an aerial battleship.”
The aerial battleship, which received propulsion, flew toward Noksanna as if it were being shot.
Noksanna was holding on to the pillar with both hands and exerting strength to pull out the obelisk that pierced her solar plexus.
Every time her black, squishy hand touched the obelisk, a blue flame erupted.
At first, the obelisk’s seal repelled Noksanna’s palm, but as time passed, the situation changed.
Noksanna is gradually becoming stronger, but the power of the seal remains the same.
It didn’t take long before the force that had been pushing away the hand was barely enough to push it away, and then the touch was allowed.
If things continue like this, the seal will be broken soon.
At that moment, the aerial battleship’s main gun burst into flames.
Puff poop!
The shells fired from the long barrel of the main gun hit Noksanna’s body everywhere.
A red explosion engulfed the goddess’ entire body, and people widened their eyes in surprise at the sight.
“Whahaha! How are you? “The taste of my special bomb!”
Sheridan cheered with joy as if he had been waiting for this moment.
Building an aerial battleship was great, but what caught her attention even more was the explosion.
For this purpose, main guns were mounted on aerial battleships.
The main gun fired fire again, and Noksanna’s attention fell from the seal.
“The goddess has recognized us!”
If I ignored it and unsealed it, it wouldn’t have been something that would normally bother me.
Something like a pitch black cloud flowed from Noksanna’s body.
When I looked closely, I saw that it wasn’t a dark cloud.
It was a bizarre creature made of black tar-like material.
It was a bird with wings where the arms should have been and sharp claws on its legs.
The oval-shaped face, as smooth as an egg, had only a mouth, and the long, torn mouth looked like the maw of an animal.
“A creature of dreams!”
Franz shouted as he looked at the black beasts.
The dream creatures summoned by Noksanna flew toward the air battleship, rolling in like dark clouds.
Each individual animal was not very threatening, but the problem was their number.
There were so many of them that it felt like tens of thousands of sardines swimming in the sea.
“Now wait a minute! “Isn’t that too much?!”
“Let’s intercept first!”
The battleship’s main guns fired, and missiles on both wings fired simultaneously.
The smoke formed a tail and touched the black cloud, causing an explosion.
Bubbling bubbling.
Soon, a large and small red spherical explosion occurred.
However, even after the explosion subsided, the number of creatures flooding in did not decrease at all.
Keekeeeeek!
The creature opened its mouth and rushed at me.
The men on the battleship’s deck went out to intercept.
Gorgeous magic exploded everywhere.
No matter where I shot, there was no way I could miss because there was so much creation.
Every time the magic passed by, dozens of creatures fell down.
However, no matter how many times I killed and killed again, the creatures kept coming in endless waves.
Heavy duty talisman.
Even though people were constantly attacking, one by one, the creatures broke through the fire net and reached the aerial battleship.
Kwasik!
“Oh, no! “My main gun!”
Three creatures used their claws and teeth to transform one main gun into a rag.
Sheridan screamed after seeing the tattered main gun.
That was just the beginning.
The creatures, demonstrating quick flight maneuvers, began hitting the battleship with their bodies.
Every time the battleship collided, the creatures turned into black blood, but they didn’t stop.
Because the fear of death did not exist for creatures that followed the will of the goddess.
Even the strongest aerial battleship had no ability to withstand it as the creatures hurled their bodies at it and hit it.
The external armor of the aerial battleship began to slowly crumple.
“Holy shit! “It’s endless!”
“If you keep going like this, you’ll fall!”
If you catch 10, 100 will replace the empty spot.
This was the first time in my life that I had seen such a large quantity exhibition.
It was the same for Ludger.
It was the first time since Jebodang that I had experienced such a volume war.
The fight at Gevodang was difficult because countless cryptids came, but it was nothing compared to now.
The creatures that filled the field of vision began to push the aerial battleship forward.
Dreamwalkers desperately tried to stop it from tipping sideways and falling.
“Starboard main gun broken! “More than half of it is already broken!”
“Engine 2 down! Output is reduced! “I can’t hold on any longer!”
The news coming from Sheridan and Brino only heightened the sense of despair.
If the endless war of attrition continues like this, the only thing that awaits is defeat.
“Stop intercepting!”
It was then that Ludger’s voice rang out loud, filled with magic.
The battleship is about to sink if we don’t maintain fire nets right away, so you’re stopping interception?
Before anyone could question that strange judgment, Ludger took action first.
Intense magical power and dreams took shape around him and began to create inky steel cubes.
“That…”
Franz’s eyes widened as he realized what kind of magic it was.
Steel cubes grew around Ludger and stuck to various parts of the broken battleship, restoring it.
No, rather than just restoring it, we strengthened it even more.
Elisa realized something and shouted.
“Everyone stop intercepting! Save your strength!”
Zandman also realized what Ludger was trying to do and nodded, his eyes shining.
“okay! That was it! Hey you bastards! “Dream, now turn everything into a driving force that moves the battleship!”
“what? And then it sinks!”
“Now that’s enough, turn it around! Otherwise, we’ll all die!”
“Eh, I don’t know!”
The engines of the battleship that received the Dream Walkers’ dreams moved furiously and spewed fire.
Before I knew it, the number of cubes created in the air had increased to the point where it was reminiscent of a swarm of ants.
This magic that Ludger uses now was not originally his.
The most powerful magic used by a man who sacrificed his life to save his friend, who was now dead and only his soul remained.
“Eleméntum Ex Machina.”
It appeared in the world again by Ludger’s hand.
“Infinítus Circĕn.”
The countless rotating cubes moved according to Ludger’s will.
The battleship’s pointed bow was tattered by the creatures.
Cubes of steel piled up on top of the broken athlete, forming a single shape.
“Magnetar Sword.”
A steel blade was created on the bow of the battleship.
It looked as if the battleship itself had become a blade.