A Legion Grows From My Smartphone

Chapter 81

"Haah... Haaah..."

Her breath grew ragged, and she panted like a dog, forgetting all decorum. Even with the use of body-enhancing magic, her muscles screamed in agony.

However, Reina could not stop her steps.

After walking through the night, the signpost floating in the sky was gradually coming closer.

This was only possible because both sides were heading toward each other.

"They really gathered an army."

Climbing up the hill, she collapsed to the ground as she saw the tiny figures of people in the distance.

By some miracle, she had not encountered any Legion Soldiers. This was because Eve had mobilized all the Legion Soldiers in the nearby regions, moving them elsewhere.

"Who on earth are they waging war with?"

Uncertain of the truth, she could not suppress the confusion in her heart.

The gathered human army was advancing forward as though its destination had already been determined, all while preparing for battle.

"...This is!"

At that moment, sensing something, she turned around with a pale face.

And as she saw the masses rushing in, casting shadows on the ground, she was horrified.

"Aaaah!"

With the Flying Species swarming across the sky, she could only cover her head and flatten herself against the ground.

However, these flying monsters had no interest in a mere human like her.

"This can't be."

The unimaginable monsters were flying in droves toward the army.

Reina's face stiffened. She was certain of the origin of those monsters.

"Rozes...!"

Clenching her teeth, she forced herself to stand once more.

Her only thought was to quickly relay the truth.

"Look at that! Look over there!"

As Reina hurriedly made her way toward this place.

Naturally, the main unit also detected the Flying Species approaching.

Huge flying creatures were cutting across the sky, heading straight toward the army.

"Do not cause a commotion! Reports have already informed us of flying enemies!"

The Supreme Commander, a seasoned leader, scolded the panicked troops.

"Deploy the Magical Siege Artillery!"

At his command, the soldiers moved swiftly.

A massive ballista mounted on the back of an earthen golem.

As the golems placed their hands on the ground and took position, a complex magic circle appeared at the front of the specially designed ballista.

"Ready to fire!"

"Launch!"

The massive arrows, resembling spears, were launched.

The arrows passed through the magic circle, gaining magical propulsion, and accelerated rapidly, tearing through the air.

"Excellent!"

The strike not only skewered the approaching enemies but also created shockwaves that shattered them into pieces.

In a single blow, nearly half of the Flying Species, which had seemed to number over five hundred, were eliminated.

"Fire again!"

With renewed confidence, the reloaded arrows were launched once more.

At that moment, as if coordinated, the Flying Species agilely dispersed in mid-air, deflecting most of the arrows.

"What in the world... They're moving as if they're being controlled..."

The officer in charge of firing and calculations muttered in disbelief.

To their eyes, the movements of the Flying Species had been swift and precise.

"What does it matter? They're just beasts! Create a defensive net and prevent them from closing in!"

At the Supreme Commander's orders, the mages stepped forward.

Standing in formation, they drew specific coordinates with their bodies while simultaneously chanting identical spells, channeling mana.

A Large-scale Magic jointly cast by the Stas Academy and the Blakel Academy.

Dozens of fireball projectiles were generated in succession, their power amplified, and they were fired into the sky in rapid succession.

"Do you see? This is the end of those monsters."

The Supreme Commander smirked.

The relentless barrage of fireball projectiles left no room for evasion. One by one, the Flying Species were shot down, plummeting to the ground.

"Advance!"

Having secured a decisive victory in the first clash, the main unit continued to march forward.

And when they finally arrived at the desired point.

The mages began moving dynamically once more.

"Magic Howitzer Cannon!"

"Ready! Fire!"

The mages, stationed dozens of kilometers away, prepared magic targeting the nest.

A Magic Caster Trio cast the Multi-bound Magic in unison.

This war magic, for which the Legion had no prior information, was designed to compress energy to its limit and launch it as a shell in a parabolic trajectory toward the target.

Its range exceeded that of self-propelled artillery, and it was both agile and rapid in its rate of fire.

However, the level of skill required to cast it was beyond the imagination of ordinary artillery soldiers. Fortunately, the mages present here were sufficiently skilled.

"It's nothing special."

The Supreme Commander muttered as he watched the shells swiftly cross the sky.

The shells were about to hit the targeted nest precisely... but they failed to land.

A dark red barrier manifested around the Black Sacred Tree, appearing at the precise impact point to block the bombardment.

"Supreme Commander! They...!"

"Damn it, what on earth is this?"

The fact that ancient monsters, once wiped out by a single golem, had blocked their magic was a significant shock to them.

The higher species of the Legion, which utilized formative power, had left no witnesses alive until now, leaving no information about them.

"Keep firing! There must be a limit!"

The slightly flustered Supreme Commander ordered continuous bombardment in disbelief.

However, this decision was made without knowledge of the Legion's current total energy reserves, and within a few hours, the mages were depleted of mana and had to be replaced.

"Keep advancing."

In the end, the main unit had no choice but to break formation and move forward. If long-range bombardment was ineffective, they would have to burn everything up close.

Of course, this was exactly what the Hive Mind, Eve, had anticipated and guided.

[But we lack troops right now. Even the forces redirected outside have been ordered to advance inland. What are you thinking?]

"There truly are so many fascinating magics. Their utility and potential seem boundless."

Eve, seated on her throne, chuckled.

The enemy's main unit had now burned through base nests and was approaching the Corruption Nest.

"There are still many things I've only heard about. I want to see more of them, but they must think of us as insignificant and are withholding. Either that, or they're simply weak."

Eve acknowledged that she had taken a significant hit. The field of magic developed by humans in this land was that complex, diverse, and full of potential.

"All the more, I become even more curious. I want it all."

Rising abruptly from her throne, Eve mobilized the last remaining Legion Soldiers she had stationed.

The forces approaching the nest were not even the regular army. They were merely a Regional Defense Force hastily assembled within two days. This meant they were not the full strength of humanity's forces.

Even so, they had been pushed this far. Eve once again reminded herself of the need to evolve further.

For a monster determined to consume the entire world, struggling against adversaries who were nothing more than a single meal was unacceptable.

"Let us show our masters, who have taught us magic, the fruits of our labor."

Suddenly, the area began to tremble.

Eve, while dedicating most of her energy to indiscriminate expansion, had reserved a small fraction of her power.

With that fraction, she created a new unit type.

An Over-sized Species beyond mere large species. A creature endowed with brute strength and defense that could withstand enemy magical attacks through sheer mass.

Although still experimental, it was a force that could be effectively utilized.

[A new soldier crafted by combining the traits of the greatest beast encountered in the Labyrinth, the Cave Ox, extinct due to the Destruction Fungus, with the armor of the Cave Scorpion, the Legion's compressed muscles, and an enlarged build. Designed solely for the purpose of charging, trampling, and breaking through the enemy.]

The ground quaked as the dormant soldiers awakened, crushing the towering trees of the forest as they charged forward.

Their colossal size had already surpassed the limits of normal creatures, rivaling large houses. With shoulder heights of 10 meters and weights of several thousand tons, these gigantic bodies moved at breakneck speeds. Their broad, sharp hammerhead-like foreheads, adorned with blade-like protrusions, swung with destructive force.

There were a total of ten such monsters.

Next is the translation:

Beside them, hundreds of Mid-sized Legion Soldiers with the base form of four-legged beasts were running in packs, slaughtering the broken enemies.

[They resist. Magic and powerful spears began to fly in. Although the attacks are not even itchy, if accumulated, the External Carapace could crack, exposing the Inner Flesh, which may lead to instant death.]

"Let us give them a Gift."

Eve did not allow all those attacks to rain down on these precious Over-sized Species.

A Higher Species Legion Soldier, stationed above the Over-sized Species, opened its Carapace and spread its Wings, taking flight.

The Higher Species, flying into the center of the wedge-shaped Formation, used the Core Engine to draw a circuit.

The central axis was the Core Engine, which played the role of a heart for the Over-sized Species currently charging forward.

"Although a Core Engine of this size cannot maintain the gigantic body, let alone generate Formative Power, combining Unit Types like this allows their synergy to be utilized efficiently."

Eve grinned as she clearly saw the horrified expressions of the humans.

The young Wizard from the Stas Academy, who had been devoured in the past, had endured stubbornly but ultimately disclosed the Guild’s Vision after enduring Torture so severe that even his Brain melted.

Now, the fruits of that achievement had become apparent. The Formation displayed by the Knights and Wizards was being perfectly replicated by the Higher Species and Over-sized Species Legion Soldiers.