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Finally, he has reached what he calls the .

"This is ...... the last gate!

My tension is getting a little weird, probably because I've been up all night.

But Dajour Harvey continues his work with bloodshot eyes.

Another magician, Bocker Ove.

The former Duke of Orange's personal servant, he is working hard on repairing the assistant automata of the Magi Fortress, <>.

"Okay. That's the end of it."

Although they did not have the technology to perfectly repair automata from the time of the Great Magic War, Bokker and his subordinates were able to manage to the extent that they were able to perform daily operations.

"......But what the heck is going on with this ? ...... I can't afford to overreach right now."

What he called the <> is the <> and the <>.

These two are now <>, and their principles and existence have long since been forgotten.

They are also impossible to produce without the very delicate and precise technique.

And all the engineers at Fort Crow were not good at such <>. Therefore, the <> and <> were treated as black boxes, and were designated as Magi Devices that were not to be touched for the time being.

The same is true for Dajur Harvey. In short, <> and <> were still beyond the reach of today's engineers.

Nevertheless, Dajur Harvey and Bokker Ove, these two managed to at least get the <> up and running.

"Well, thank you very much. I guess this Fort Clou is finally ready to be taken seriously now!

Lefort de Orange smiled when he heard the report.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

On the other hand, the partisans who were surrounding the fort from afar, now called the <>...... or the <>, were not just sitting idly by.

Not only the southeastern branch of the ex-partisans, but also the main body of the Royal Army, 2000 men, had arrived.

Unexpected reinforcements had also arrived. It is called <. After the anti-social organization <> was defeated by Jin, this organization was reorganized with peaceful intentions.

A total of 2,500 soldiers surrounded the fortress.

"There has been no movement."

Chiharad Souto, an engineer from the Nostalgia Party, who had come to support the group, said to me in a low voice.

"Yes. But I don't know how much food they have, but the longer it takes, the worse it will be for them.

Regone de Carter, Marshal General of the Royal Army, replied, his blue eyes fixed on the outer walls of the fort in the distance.

"However, I am also aware that taking too much time could lead to various problems.

The military might of the Kingdom's army might be underestimated, and therefore, we cannot apologize to the other countries without offering up Oranje, the pirate.

"We will have to start fighting soon."

Chiharad nailed General Carter's words.

"But we are talking about the Magi Fortress. We must not let our guard down.

They, too, had received information about the fortress in the name of Machina.

"Hmm, the Magi Fortress, ...... a relic from the time of the Magi Wars, what kind of power does it have? We can't attack it carelessly unless we know what it is.

That is also a good argument. General Carter is a man of common sense.

Then came the good news. The arrival of siege weapons.

The ballista, the castle hammer, and the cloud ladder. In addition, 20 battle golems.

These were provided by the Nostalgia Party.

"Well, now we can make a surrender call.

When attacking a castle or fortress, there is no way they will listen to your demands to open the castle without sufficient military power behind them.

General Carter believed that it was necessary to make the attacker's strength known in order to convince them that a siege would not do them any good.

"First, we will attack from a distance."

The ballista was made by the Nostalgia Party.

It is partially made of metal and has the shape of a huge bow gun. The length of the bow is about 10 meters. It can shoot rocks and special arrows.

The one used by the Unification Party (Unifiler) could fly a rock weighing 200 kilograms, but this one is a semi-fixed type, which means that it can be moved around and is somewhat smaller.

A rock weighing 50 kg can fly about 50 meters, and a stone weighing 20 kg can fly 10 A rock weighing 50 kilograms can fly 50 meters, and a stone weighing 20 kilograms can fly 10 meters.

The quintessential weapon is an arrowhead with a steel or adamantite arrowhead at its tip. They have a penetrating power that is as strong as that of a castle hammer.

First, I decided to fire a 20-kilogram rock ...... about the size of a basketball.

Due to its nature, it is impossible to shoot with precision, so we set up an approximate aim and .......

"Target, inside Fort Crowe. Ready ...... fire!"

The second offensive battle has begun.

* * * *

At the same time, the Oranje side was getting ready for battle.

We should activate the objective warding.

Refa, the assistant automaton, advised.

"Okay, I'll do that."

Since the repair golem was found and reactivated the other day, 80 to 90% of the fort's functions have been restored.

It is a pity, Oranje thought, that the number of materials was not 100 percent.

Two hours later, the <> began its attack.

"Well, a catapult ...... or a ballista. The enemy is not so bad.

Oranje was satisfied with the fort's defensive capabilities when he saw a rock larger than a man's head fly into the air and hit the <>, shattering it.

* * * * * * * * * * *

"Rocks shattered in mid-air?　An anti-matter ward!"

General Carter looked on in astonishment when he saw the rock shatter about 10 meters in front of the fort.

But not the nostalgic Chiharad.

"All ballistas are now operational!　Beginning with the first one, attack in sequence!

The five ballistas fired rocks in sequence. The loading time lag is about two minutes. In other words, a rock is fired every 24 seconds.

"No matter how powerful the wards are, if they are overloaded, they will collapse!

Chiharad is right. The problem, however, is that it is not clear how much of an attack is needed to overload it.

The fortress's wards did not shake even a little as it bounced back a dozen or so rock blasts.

"Ummm, but they can't attack us as long as that barrier is in place. Okay, attack with the hammer!"

While the ballista can attack from a long distance, the castle hammer can only be used at close range.

Now was the perfect time to use the castle-breaking hammer, as there was no need to worry about being attacked from the fortress side.

The castle-breaking hammer prepared by the Nostalgians was a pendulum-shaped hammer that struck the logs. It was similar to the hammer used to strike a fishing bell.

The end of the log is covered with iron, and the pendulum is suspended from a turret on wheels.

General Carter was impressed by this method, which he had never seen before.

"Well, the nostalgics have advanced technology," he said.

At the same time, I felt a little threatened, but I reminded myself that now was the time to deal with the bigger threat at hand.

Pushing the wheeled turret was another golem. The golem was pushing the castle hammer closer to the outer wall at a speed that was impossible for a human being.

However, about three meters before the outer wall, the golem could go no further. It was an objective boundary.

"Okay, that's it!　Put a big load on the objective boundary!"

Chiharad decides that the first thing to do is to break the warding.

First, he fixes the tower to the ground. Stakes are driven into the ground by the golem, and the tower is secured.

"Hammer down!

The logs are pulled wide and then released.

The castle hammer roared and struck the warding, but even so, the warding remained in place.

But even so, the ward remained unaffected.

"What do you think, Mr. Chiharad?

General Carter was troubled by this result.

"In this case, let's have the five ballistas hit it with rocks as well, just as the castle hammer hits it.

Deciding that a continuous load would not work, Chiharad chose to increase the power by combining the impacts and applying a load to the wards.

"Okay, get ready. ...... ready, five, four, three, two, one, fire!"

"...... now, hammer!"

Five rocks smashed into the objective boundary in the sky above, and at the same time, the castle hammer was released.

The attack on Fort Crow is far from over.