Chapter 227: Cipher Pol-Nue!
[Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!]
Genuine Cannon Fire filled the sky. Hundreds of Cannonballs, with sharp whistling sounds, continuously bombarded the City Wall, which was dozens of meters high.
Each Explosion blasted apart a section of the wall. The splashing Gravel flew around like Bullets with whooshing sounds. Thick Gunsmoke turned into Black Mist, spreading over the City Tower, assaulting the hearing, smell, and sight of the City Guard Soldiers.
"This Situation is truly exaggerated."
Mima Amatori wore a black Army Uniform at this time, with a Black Mask covering the lower part of his face below the eyes.
His Expression unchanged, he allowed the War to rage around him. Each time the Blast Wave blew, his pink long hair fluttered in the air.
Following his Gaze, one could clearly see the terrifying scene after tens of thousands of the Army had arrayed their Situation. They were like Kabaneri World that didn't glow; looking out, they were densely packed Black Shadows.
However, the Advantage in numbers posed little threat to Iwato Station, which had high City Walls and a Defensive Pit.
Not just any Army could climb a City Wall dozens of meters high with just a Grappling Hook, like the Army led by Bullet. The Soldiers here probably couldn't even throw one up.
But the more than three hundred Mortars and over a hundred Cannons in front of their formation were different. The Cannonballs, like raindrops, bombarded the defending side's own Soldiers, making them suffer immensely.
To be honest,
Even Mima Amatori, who considered himself well-informed, had never seen so many Cannons arrayed together. He finally had a clear concept of the Alliance Expeditionary Force formed by the Chief Stewards of the twelve regions.
It was truly terrifying!
Although their own City Wall also had over a hundred Defensive Cannons that could engage in mutual bombardment, the four-to-one Firepower disparity made things difficult.
If not for the sturdy City Wall as a reliance, they would have been wiped out long ago.
But... unfortunately, no matter how powerful a human Army is, how can it contend with God?
In his view, the gap between the World Government and Hinamoto was the gap between man and God, between heaven and earth. Now, the former was merely playing a game with the latter.
This so-called Alliance Expeditionary Force was destined to be mere dry bones in a tomb!
However, his current Mission, Mima Amatori, was to hold Iwato Station. It seemed the Difficulty in achieving this was not small.
The biggest threat was the twelve white 'Iron Fortresses' at the other end of his sight!
Because there were only four Tracks in the direction of this City Gate, only three Iron-Armored Trains could form a single column.
They lay like a pack of fierce beasts outside the Range of their own Cannons, using the Garrison Cannons on their roofs to provide the most ferocious Firepower for the Alliance Army. Their main target was the huge City Gate hanging above.
The only way for the Alliance Expeditionary Force to attack Inside the City was to blast open the Drawbridge Style City Gate, or blow it down. Only then could the Advantage of tens of thousands of Military Strength be fully displayed.
"We must find a way to take down those 'Iron Fortresses'," Mima Amatori said in a deep voice with a solemn Expression.
"Elder Brother, why don't you let us go!"
At this moment, Hozumi, the girl in red standing beside him, stood on her tiptoes and volunteered. Her cute little face was full of eager Excitement.
Accustomed to fighting and killing, she was quite adapted to this kind of Battlefield Environment and Atmosphere.
It was worth mentioning that the Radiance blooming on her chest was no longer a Flame-like red light, but a faint Blue Light like the Deep Sea.
This was Hozumi, who, in order to be with Ikoma for a long time and not easily die in Future Combat, had voluntarily proposed injecting 'Black Blood' to evolve into a more powerful 'Nue'!
At the same time,
Meanwhile, on either side of Hozumi, also standing behind Mima Amatori, were Blue Heart, Mekko, and Steve Gus, all Kabaneri in their 'Nue' form.
These individuals had been separately designated as a Squad by Cipher Pol, with the full Code Name 'Cipher Pol-Nue'. Steve Gus served as the Captain, with a Rank equivalent to CP9.
It was worth mentioning that Blue Heart, having injected 'Black Blood' on top of her 'Black Smoke Core' form, was equivalent to a wild 'Nue' that had received another level of Enhancement. She was personally named 'Deep Nue' by Dr. Fritz of the Biochemical Research Institute.
Judging solely by the Activation of the Kabaneri Virus within her body, she should be the strongest Kabaneri in the Squad. However, when it came to actual Combat Power, Gus, as the Captain, could still suppress her.
But there was a prerequisite for this: Blue Heart didn't have enough Kabaneri World to Control!
Her 'Black Gundam' Combat mode was still too difficult for the current Steve Gus to deal with...
"This..."
Under the gaze of these individuals, Mima Amatori also felt some hesitation in his heart.
Lieutenant General Douglas Barrett had previously strictly ordered him not to deploy Combat Power above the Colonel Rank unless the City Gate of Iwato Station was breached.
Furthermore, he was not allowed to let the defending Army Soldiers hide below the city to avoid the bombardment; they had to defend on the City Wall using Cannons or Machine Guns.
He understood in his heart that this was still for the Training of the Army.
At that time, he had specifically asked why the World Government's Army needed to be trained in this manner.
Who would have thought that Vice Admiral Barrett looked down at him and coldly replied, "Your World is only worth this much to us!"
Instantly, he understood. It turned out they were treating this place as a Recruit Training Ground...
To be honest, it sounded harsh, but for Mima Amatori, who believed that the weak had no Authority to live, it wasn't really difficult to accept.
He was now wholeheartedly thinking about how to integrate into the World Government, and then climb step by step towards the Higher-ups, making himself a Powerhouse who possessed both Strength and Influence/Power again.
However,
Before coming, Senior Director Addison had called him over and instructed him that the City Gate of Iwato Station absolutely could not be breached.
The reason was that this was the World Government's first War in Another World, and what would it mean if the City Gate defended by their Army was breached?
So it was best to achieve a perfect conclusion!
For this, Senior Director Addison told him that he was allowed to use Special Combat Power at critical moments, and this Special Combat Power was these 'CP-Nue' assigned to him.
To be fair,
Mima Amatori himself didn't really want the City Gate to be breached either, as this was his first Military Mission since officially joining the World Government.
The current problem was that the sense of threat Douglas Barrett gave him was too strong.
"But thinking about it carefully, he only said I wasn't allowed to use the Army's Officers, he didn't say I wasn't allowed to use Cipher Pol's Combat Power..."
However, he also knew that people like Bullet didn't seem like they would listen to reason. It was possible he might be slapped to death for going against the other party's ideas.
After all, that person even dared to hit Vice Admiral Crocodile.
[Boom----]
Another shot from an 'Iron Fortress''s Garrison Cannon bombarded the City Gate. Suddenly, the City Gate below began to emit a clanking Metal Noise.
Its sound was loud and piercing, attracting the attention of many people on both sides.
"What's the Situation!"
Mima Amatori's Expression changed, and he quickly ran over. An Army Soldier ran over from that side and shouted loudly, "Sir, one of the Steel Chains holding up the City Gate has been blown off!"
Clearly, the City Gate of Iwato Station could no longer hold on. He had to make a decision immediately.
"Captain Gus, please..."
[Whoosh--------]
Just as Mima Amatori was about to issue an Order for the 'Nue Squad' to go and take down the twelve 'Iron Fortresses' heavily guarded by troops.
An extremely sharp Whistling Sound, suddenly suppressing all the roars on the Battlefield, resounded through the Sky.
[Boom!!!]
The next moment, under the shocked Gaze of all the defenders, a surging Fireball engulfed one 'Iron Fortress'. The violent Shockwave lifted the two adjacent 'Iron Fortresses' off the Railway.
"What was that?"