Chapter 198: Operation Minesweeper (1/2)

”Leianne. Behind you.”

I warned the pilot of the sky-blue Metagen that was currently brandishing her dazzling sapphire-blue rapier as it cut and stabbed its path through a dense number of Darkgens.

The New Haven Mine is enclosed in a 10-meter tall wall that was also constructed from combining regenium with other components such as concrete.

It's sturdy enough that it would take at least 5 minutes to completely break it open by a group of Specialized Metagen that was specialized in destruction.

Well, that was according to Leianne. We opened it in one.

Once inside, we were welcomed by a huge number of Darkgens and Metagens. Even if they were only the standard builds, their weapons could only cut down two or three at a time. Fortunately, my buffs were more than enough to supplement the trouble their numbers caused.

”Got it.”

Leianne acknowledged as she skillfully turned her Metagen around to deliver a well-timed thrust to the Darkgen that was attempting to sneak behind her. It accurately hit the cockpit which immediately resulted in the Pilot's death.

When she pulled her rapier out, the cockpit started to be covered by ice which expanded until it completely covered the whole Darkgen.

In that one swift thrust, Leianne also activated one of her skills borne from her awakened ability.

Her Metagen, the Ice Sylphid, made use of her own self-created sword style which mainly focused on the feature of the thin, sharp-pointed rapier. Watching her fight in front of my eyes was giving me inspiration about the creation of my own Sword Skill.

Surprisingly, Leianne also managed to conjure the blue-colored Swordforce plus it even has an ice-attribute, courtesy of her awakened ability.

I know my Swordforce isn't unique. Anyone can attain that state of being One with a Sword as long as their Sword Mastery reached a certain level. With or without a system. Even Zerina has attained the Advanced Mastery of her short swords and managed to conjure her own Swordforce. Yuko also has her own version with her saber, the Saberforce.

Well, who knows? As long as one was proficient enough at their weapon, they'll also reach that point.

”Great. Move to Point A and help Lunaria. Nell, have you tracked down their Commander?”

Leianne nodded her head and turned her Metagen towards the direction of Point A where Lunaria was being ganged up by both Darkgen and Empire loyalists.

Her Metagen opened its Energy Wings and burst from her position to where I directed her in a blink. Upon leaving, she activated a skill which generated sharp icicles in the shape of a sword from her back, piercing through the Darkgens trying to chase after her.

Each icicle hit was embedded deep before exploding inside. Just like my Energy Explosion.

”Yes! He's near Point C giving out orders to stall us for time. He also talked about the upcoming reinforcements from the Empire.”

Nell responded. I had her stay behind me to use her ability to scan the surroundings and locate the objectives. She's already a great fighter but with 10 of them at almost the same level, it's best to use her ability like this.

”Alright. Minowa Sisters. Take him down. The rest, open up a path and clean the surroundings. Take the entrance and hold that position.”

”Roger!”

Sounds of acknowledgement simultaneously rang out. All of these soldiers had a smile on their faces. Being this dominating due to the difference in strength, it would always feel invigorating.

It's been 10 minutes since the start of our assault to this mine and apart from breaking into from the entrance, we've already pushed halfway through the location of the entrance of the literal mine.

Leianne's knowledge about the ins and outs of this location gave us objectives which were taken down one by one.

As long as they don't get surrounded, the Pilots I brought with me would be able to easily clean this place even without me lifting a finger.

A distance away from me, Lunaria and Leianne are moving together. Their backs are turned towards each other. As Legend-ranks, they both have a domain-type of skill that further increased their advantage against the Darkgens and other Metagens which only relied on their high Brain Capacity to stand before them.

Leianne opened an ice field where a blizzard was continuously blowing. Freezing the area as well as the enemies. Fighting against it would require them to expand more of their Meta Energy to expel the cold and defrost their Darkgen and Metagen.

Lunaria conjured a miniature luminescent moon which hovered above her head. The moonlight emitted by it could cause disarray in five senses of every enemy it perceived and illuminated. Also, under that moonlight, Lunaria can conceal herself which added to the dilemma of those struggling to keep their senses straight.

With the two overlapping domains, only those who could conjure their own domain could withstand it. And that resulted with the two women dominating that area.

Tens of Darkgens and Metagens continuously dropped to the ground. Even if they try to fly away, their distorted sense of direction and the blizzard would hinder them from successfully escaping the domains.

Once they cleaned up the enemies, the two women started taking down the objectives assigned to them.

”Sir Daisuke, what's next?”

Lunaria's face showed up on my screen followed by Leianne after they were done with their objectives. Seeing that bright faces, both of them didn't even sweat from what they did and now they're eager to do more.