Chapter 289 – Strategy 4
“Speed is going to be the crucial part of this 《Reign》. Eradicate all enemies as soon as possible upon my signal!”
The ever-shifting battle at Tateyama Fortress is still going on. I don’t think that the humans have the leeway to send reinforcements our way, but...make assurance double sure.
I silently wait after assigning each leader to their station.
――Chloe, Layla, Iron, Red, Flora, are you ready!?
My leaders nod.
――Yataro, Izayoi, Saburou, are you ready!?
The leaders, who are usually tasked with handling our defenses, nod as well.
――We’re going to start our invasion of Nanto Fortress now! All hands, eliminate the enemy!
In accordance with my signal, my subordinates swoop down at the fortress all at once.
――《Reign》
Meanwhile I close my eyes and chant in my mind while holding my right hand towards the ground. The ground trembles, and at the tip of my right hand forms a black vortex with a diameter of around 30 cm, as if swallowing the space around it. The usual array of messages streams down across the display on my smartphone.
『You have started 《Reign》』
『《Reign》 has been announced to the hostile entities within its effective range』
『Please remove all hostile entities in range within 180 minutes』
『Alert! Hostile forces confirmed within the effective range. Please eliminate them at once.』
『Display map of effective range? 【YES】 【NO】』
At this point, the number of red dots has already fallen far below 1,000.
90 minutes since the start of my 《Reign》.
“Graahh!”
A group of ogres led by Red destroys the door blocking our entrance into Nanto Fortress.
“Ha ha ha! Team J! We shall be the ones to charge first!”
“Ah! Bastard, don’t screw ’round with me!”
Saburou’s Team J surges into the fortress through the broken door.
『To all forces of Aster Empire! You’re forbidden to attack the people lying on their bellies! The humans exhibiting hostility ―― are to be slaughtered without delay or mercy!』
Using the order to my subordinates, I tell the humans that surrender is still a valid option. The number of red dots is...100?
I guess it’s time to do the fine tuning.
『Chloe! 13 people around here possess hostile intentions! Annihilate them!』
I order Chloe while using my 『Megaphone』 so as to inform the humans as well.
“Who are the fools opposing Shion-sama!?”
As Chloe gradually defeated the humans in the vicinity, the 13 red dots vanished from my map.
Afterwards I continued to hand out finer instructions.
120 minutes since the start of my 《Reign》. All red dots within the range of 《Reign》 had been annihilated.
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