Chapter 448:
Chapter 448:
C448: A Gladiator's Struggle
Having destroyed the enemy air force, I descend to enter the battle on the ground. At a quick glance, the battle seems to be evenly matched, with a few allies doing well.
In particular, Nanami's Vajra Kai is doing a great job. She seems to be defending the most heavily attacked defensive position almost single-handedly. Around the Vajra Kai, destroyed enemy magicrafts are scattered.
And it is the gladiators who are doing surprisingly well. Although they may be experts in battle, they are a group of amateurs when it comes to warfare, but they are fighting an even battle with the Elysian army, even with their unaccustomed coordination.
In terms of ability, the Elysian Empire's magicrafts are a notch or two better, but the Elysian Empire's side is densely packed in a narrow canyon and unable to move as they would like so they are not showing as much combat power as their numbers.
They were unable to deploy their formation and were attacking the waiting Allied forces in a disjointed state, but it was as if they were fighting with shackles on their feet, and they were probably unable to display even half of their capabilities.
Although the Elysian Empire is overwhelming in terms of overall numbers, I think more of the Allied forces are actually taking part in the battle due to the terrain. As for the Elysian Empire, I guess they were planning to break out of this situation with their flying units, but what are they going to do now that they don't have such a thing anymore?
The defense battle should be left to Nanami, and since the gladiatorial forces are fighting evenly, if not dominantly, I was not in a hurry to help them.
Well, there was nothing to do but think. For the time being, I decided to fire magic bombs while flying low over the enemy lines in an attempt to greatly reduce the enemy's strength.
The Elysian Imperial Army, which was concentrated in the canyon, was attacked by a low-altitude bombardment.
Under the unexpected attack, the Elysian Imperial Army fled through the narrow canyon. The confusion caused by the dense concentration of the Elysian Imperial Army, with nowhere to flee, increased the damage.
In the confusion, some enemy magicrafts counterattacked with arrows and other weapons, but it was extremely difficult to hit a moving target in their situation. I once again understood how excellent a sniper Farma is, who can easily shoot flying enemy magicrafts.
Furthermore, in the midst of the Elysian Imperial Army, there were many accidents, including suspicious explosions and the sudden collapse of magicrafts. It is likely that Emina is searching for the Marquis Deer Grafful while simultaneously carrying out sabotage.
Thanks to Emina's sabotage, Nanami's unparalleled skill, the gladiators' efforts, and Arleo-2's low-altitude bombing, the war situation gradually tilted toward the Allied Forces' side.
The Elysian Imperial Army was impatient, but there was no sign of any major tactical change at the moment, as if they thought they could manage by force.
If we keep this up, we're going to win.
I thought so, but as I expected, the Elysian Empire was not so straightforward. The attack was temporarily halted, as if some order had been communicated to all the troops. Then, the entire army began to retreat. Seeing this, the allied forces, perhaps thinking that they were retreating, rose to their feet in excitement.
They are shouting triumphantly, saying things like, "We won," or "The Elysian Empire is no big deal," etc.
But I think they are just being optimistic because I don't believe that the Elysian Empire will retreat.
Sure enough, it seems that the retreat was to get into formation and make the next move, since after a certain distance, the retreat stopped.
I wonder what kind of move they will come up with nextI thought as I watched the Elysian Imperial Army from the sky.