The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

83 – Imperial Night (7)

“Comrade Inspector General! Isn’t this a different story!!”

The Limansk arsenal’s guard company commander, Felix Upper, shouted at Yegor Ivanov.

Although we still lack manpower, our allies are dying due to mutants. Even the defense lines that were set up at best, the mutants started attacking blindly without identifying their friends.

Sergeant Maxim Stepanov, right in front of me, was one of them. While trying to return to the defense after noticing the intrusion, he was attacked by mutants and barely escaped.

“The surviving soldiers are being killed by dogs! Why is an ally against an ally…… !”

“Major Carol, just as you said. What happened?”

“Sorry, Comrade Inspector General. Its intelligence is close to that of a rhinoceros, so it has no ability to distinguish its allies yet.”

“From next time on, make sure to supplement properly. The sword of the Empire must not turn away from the Empire.”

“We will take various measures.”

Major Karl bowed his head to Yegor and said. However, the apology for the commander of the guard company, who had lost his troops in vain, was completely missing.

The general manager of the Limansk arsenal is Major Karl, but the commander of the guard company managing the place is Felix Sang Sang.

It’s not the inspector’s party that’s dying, but the members of the guard company, so how can there be no mention of that?

Superior Felix burst into anger and grabbed the major by the collar.

“Comrade Major Karl! Are you only talking to Comrade Inspector!? We have to come up with a countermeasure, starting with our men who are dying right now…… !!”

“Whoa, whoa, calm down. Company commander comrade. They couldn’t have stopped it anyway.”

“No matter how comrade the Inspector General you are, talking like that…… !!”

The moment Felix’s head swung around, what was reflected in his field of vision was a clear muzzle. Bang! Before he had time to react, the trigger was pulled and the bullet went off and pierced his superior’s forehead with precision.

Fu-huk, blood spurts onto the wall and he slumps on the floor helplessly.

“Oh no, the company commander was shot dead by rebels from outside.”

Yegor said so without hesitation. Sergeant Maxim Stepanov, who barely survived, felt his eyes go white.

“Isn’t that so, comrade captain?”

His red eyes turned to Sergeant Maxim this time. Maxim knelt down on the spot, feeling the murderous intent running down his spine.

“Yes, yes! Comrade Inspector!”

“But there is a problem.”

“What problem?”

“An instance has died.”

Major Karl added calmly. How long has it been since they were deployed and one of the mutants is already dead? Yegor twitched his eyebrows.

“Maybe they are not reactionaries. There seems to be a mage.”

“A mage?”

Red October was the strongest force among the numerous reactionary organizations, but it did not secure high-quality manpower like the mages.

A group organized by runaway commoners and slaves who had no proper power in the first place.

If I had such a talent, I would have gained wealth and honor by being loyal to the Empire, rather than joining an organization called Red October.

“How did you know that?”

“I am the designer of mutants. I’m aware of my weaknesses. Current mutants do not yet have the ability to resist magic. It would be impossible to explain except for the mage, unless you know if you focused fire on important organs or put large-caliber bullets into it.”

The major said with eyes full of confidence. Yegor pondered for a moment, then clicked his tongue as if he had noticed something.

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“Tsk, I hoped…” ….”

“Are there any parts you can feel?”

“Do you have any other artifacts stored here?”

“Except for the monster factors used to develop mutants…… The artifact is the Pearl of Omen.”

“Then they are Ukrnians.”

There is no other possibility.

Because using a mage capable of dealing with mutants as a formal force still requires a force equal to that of the Principality of Ukraine.

There is no way that the 3 Baltic States or the Republic of Polania will attack Limansk just because they are crazy.

If it was to steal the Pearl of Omen, there was a reason to attack. It’s because he’s in the position of stealing the plan of Sonny Zeppelin, the archmage of the sky, and no one else.

‘If it were that woman, she would have enough left over to send her troops.’

I’ve heard that according to Ukrnian ‘inside’ collaborators, there must be some scheming.

Was that an attack by the Lymansk arsenal?

Yegor Ivanov blew the muzzle, which was still emitting smoke. Then he spoke to the people in the robes who were waiting behind him.

“The guys who have infiltrated here are Ukrnians. So that I can wipe out all of them, leaving only one or two. Show the methods of the General Intelligence Agency to those who fearlessly invaded.”

Those in robes did not answer. Instead, as soon as the order was given, they all rushed out of the room. Each of them picked up the pistols they had hidden in their arms and boiled mana from the bottom of their hearts.

The wizards of the General Information Bureau. A specialist specializing in killing people.

Sergeant Maxim Stepanov, watching the scene, hiccuped and held his breath.

“Comrade Chief.”

“Yes, yes…… !!”

“Can you destroy all the data together with the soldiers who survived after defeating the troops on the defense line?”

Destruction of material.

It was definitely something I learned when I was in charge of the guards at the arsenal for the first time. The task of incinerating all experimental materials in the basement of the arsenal in preparation for possible intruders.

Maxim nodded vigorously and explained why he had to keep himself alive.

“Of course, comrade!!”

“Please. When everything is done, I will tell the emperor everything about your comrade’s achievements.”

“Leave it to me!”

Not only did he show mercy to save his life, but he also promised a hefty reward. Maxim Stepanov had no choice.

He quickly raised his alarm at Yegor and hurriedly ran out of the room littered with the company commander’s corpse.

“The major should finish preparing for evacuation as well. It is unknown whether the mutants will be able to survive at the time the mage is deployed. If the comrade survives, the feat of the empire can continue.”

“I have a set of materials that I have prepared in preparation for this situation.”

“You are very thorough. I like it.”

“Oh and…… I also made a device that automatically explodes the entire facility over time. Can I run this too?”

Of course, Major Karl Schuman had a crazier perspective than Yegor Ivanov.

***

“Hey, this is the experimental warehouse.”

A soldier of the arsenal who was taken prisoner said, trembling. It was unavoidable, as the gun was pointed at his temple right away.

As I shook my head, the 4th Platoon Commander Hilton Calia, who was waiting in front of the door, carefully opened it. The strong warrior she showed in battle just a moment ago is nowhere to be found, and she has returned to her shy and introverted self.

‘How can your personality change so quickly…… ?’

I was genuinely curious about his amazing personality, but now wasn’t the time to have a nice conversation. Because recovering the Pearl of Omens was the top priority.

As the prisoner said, all kinds of items used in the experiment were stored in the warehouse.

Drugs of unknown purpose contained in glass bottles, and factors of monsters. All sorts of reference books and magic tools.

And the most noticeable among them was a large jewel placed on a luxurious silk cushion.

The pearl of omen.

According to intelligence, it was correct that it was stored here in the arsenal in Limansk.

I retrieved the pearl of omen from the storage box I had prepared in advance, and then struck the prisoner on the back of the neck to pass out.

At the point where swift and covert actions are the focus, can’t we just hold them captive?

At least human information was secured to some extent, so more people would only waste mobility.

“Okay, the objective of the operation has been completed, so we will begin the evacuation immediately.”

Cleaning up the survivors was the role of other battalions, not ours. Even if the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion was in charge of the infiltration itself, it was decided that the 3rd Mobile Battalion would be in charge of controlling and organizing the area.

In the first place, at the point where mutants are roaming the facility openly, it will be difficult for the Soviet Empire to publicize what happened at the Lymansk Arsenal.

The expected reaction is the purge of the arsenal management troops, excluding key researchers or those in charge.

It is to the benefit of both the Empire and the Ukrnians to cover up both the development of the mutants and the invasion of the Ukrnian special forces.

However, judging from the reduced number of gunshots, it seems that the 1st and 2nd platoons, who left to inform the other companies about the appearance of the mutants, did a good job. As long as they are members of the same battalion, shouldn’t they at least take them alive?

That was the time when I was about to defeat the troops.

Keying─.

The noise of the magic circle unfolding. Scary to turn her head at the visceral threat, Roxanna pulled her body toward her, deploying her defenses.

“Commander, it is dangerous!!”

The chunks of ice that flew in front of my eyes are intercepted by Roxanna’s magic missiles, and those that could not be intercepted are blocked by the barrier and shattered.

Bang! Taang!!

As the crew quickly judged the situation and immediately responded, the personnel hid inside.

“An enemy mage!”

Yeah, somehow it was too easy. There’s no way that a mage isn’t deployed in a unit that studies mutants.

However, even a few mages can’t overturn the advantage. When it comes to armament, a pistol is probably everything. At times like this, I had to push myself without giving them any room.

“All charge! Don’t give them a chance!”

Then the 4th Platoon Commander’s eyes flashed. Responding to the keyword assault, Platoon Commander Hilton suddenly pulled out a pistol from his bosom.

“Roll around!”

Isn’t it that they started to run forward while screaming loudly? Her immediate response was the 4th Platoon, which she also led.

“Damn it, platoon commander, the switch went in again!”

“Charge!! Charge!!”

They fired relentless shots at the mages hiding inside the walls. Bang bang bang! Let the loud gunshots die down.

The Platoon Leader Hilton threw the enemy in a droopy robe in front of me and said,

“Clean up, done!!!”

Hilton Kalia.

She was a great woman no matter how many times I looked at it.