"Damn, situation is that shitty?" – asked Phantasia while using [CHAT] function.
["Yeb…. Two children of the holy emperor…. They deployed both of them."] – said Thanatos.
["One was able to create some sort of barrier network that blocked our cannons."]
["While the other was straight up raid boss."]
["Maparapara tried to destroy the part of the ship below the raid boss guy and then throw him off the ship…. It worked and he hit the water… But moments later he just sprouted some angel wings and flew back up like nothing had happened."]
["Maparapara tried to hold the guy back…. But because of that little girl and her barrier, the empire ships were able to make a direct contact us and board the ship."]
["This then turned into shitty situation…. But Maparapara was able to hold down the boss guy long enough for our forces to blow up the ship with her."]
"…"
"Huh… So, she sacrificed herself?" – asked surprised Phantasia.
["Wasn't expecting this either…. But honestly if she didn't do it, we would had lost way more ships."] – said Thanatos.
["But it is not like her sacrifice completely saved us."]
["These guys knew that our cannons are the main reasons why we were able to hold back their ships, so they aimed at the ships that had the cannons and most importantly some of the cannons themselves took way too much damage to be used again."]
["We can repair those guns and have them ready for the next combat… But if I'm being honest, I don't like odds."]
["Honestly, the only reason why we haven't completely lost was become of Maparapara catching them off guard."]
["We did slowed them down by throwing bombs into the sea… It seems that barrier of theirs can be only deployed in one direction at the time…. But damn. This is really shitty."]
["At this rate they will really managed to arrive at our continent."]
["I've asked "Kid" for reinforcements…. But he said that the empire would do the same thing."]
"…"
"So, you are saying, everything changed when these 3 big ships arrived alongside two of the emperor children that instantly caused the situation to change?"
["Pretty much…. The raid boss guy is one thing, but the problem are those 3 ships."]
["I don't know….. But I think maybe they are using all 3 ships to deploy that barrier while that little girl operates it."]
["We tried focusing fire or attacking single spot…. But nothing was working at all….. Do you have maybe some stronger cannon?"]
"If I had one I would had already given you it, wouldn't I?"
"And honestly, if the situation is that shitty, I don't think I can develop a new one in time and then have vampires mass produce them."
"He also contacted me about this and I've already explained my end to him."
"I've made some improved cannon version…. But I doubt it would do any better… I think the best option would be to mass produce sea mines that would slow down the empire."
["Then how about creating some of your plague bombs? We could launch them and spread the plague around on their ships."]
"Nope."
"The "Daughter Of Mercy" is your enemy."
"Her specialty is support, but most importantly healing and barriers."
"Not only that, but this is a "holy empire", an giant ass church that has an army of priest and paladins, do you really think my plague would spread anywhere with them around?"
(Still…. That "Daughter Of Mercy" is way too problematic… Did they deployed her specifically to deal with the plagues or any form of "vampire infections" that could spread among the empire troops?)
(…. She is a hard counter, eh?)
(And there is also the "Son Of Glory". A "warmonger" as "Kid" called him.)
(According to him, he isn't exactly loyal to the church, he only wants to fight.)
(…. This is bad.)
(If those two gets here, they will be able to set up base here.)
("Kid" is already mass producing the tanks I have designed for him using the dwarven slaves…. But how would deal with the "Daughter Of Mercy"?)
"…"
"Did you tried to assassinate her?"
["Couldn't even try, the empire soldiers boarded the ships too fast and everything. Simply put, I had no physical way to even approach her, even if I were to use my shadow skills."]
["I have just no way on sneaking up on them while we would be fighting on the seas."]
"Tch. That sucks."
"…"
"Honestly, I don't care much right now about the "Son Of Glory", but the "Daughter Of Mercy" will need to go first if possible."
"…"
<<But it never happened.>>
<<The empire fleet was strong and unstoppable.>>
<<No matter how many times cannons fired, the barrier never shattered. The same thing was with the improved cannons, they did not worked neither.>>
<<The empire 3 ships that acted like a wall were never taken down.>>
<<The only thing we could do was to throw left and right the sea mines, slowing down the enemy.>>
<<Obviously they could just barrier, but I guess our fleet wasn't dumb as they kept watch all the time from afar, just waiting.>>
<<Obviously the empire had tried to disarm the bombs manually, but the bombs were rigged in a way that if not dealt with in specific way, they would explode instantly.>>
<<This obviously caused quiet damage and did slowed down the empire fleet, but then they decided enough is enough and started blasting the sea mines with anything they had, cannons, magic or harpoons.>>
<<They were blowing up all the sea mines from safe distance in order in order to create the path.>>
<<Things… We're not looking good.>>
<<We did found out that the enemy had to deactivate barrier from time to time, allowing us to hit and even damage their ships, but even so, they were still going.>>
<<Long range cannons and sea mines were slowing them down, but not stopping them, they were coming closer and closer with each passing moment….. And in the end? They got near the continent.>>
<<Obviously our fleet tried to do a last stand against the empire, but by then their barrier was recharged.>>
<<Not only that, but the empire invasion force was right behind their wall….. And so, a massive battle occurred on both the sea and on the seashores.>>
<<The sea battle…. Honestly, it wasn't going well for us.>>
<<Our ships were getting destroyed left and right…. But seashores weren't exactly easily conquered.>>
<<The empire soldiers flooded the beach, but were stopped by the alliance forces.>>
<<Not only that, but it seems that barrier that blocked the cannons? It couldn't move.>>
<<By the looks of things Thanatos deduction was correct.>>
<<Those 3 ships are the keys needed to operate that barrier….. But obviously there was still empire troops.>>
<<Not only that, a huge amount of players were also present on the empire side.>>
<<Obviously we had our own players working for the alliance or the "organization", but the empire is one of the countries that has most players in the game… So, it was obvious that they would have more players than us.>>
<<Not only that, but I've also read online about the rewards that the empire is offering…. And fuck me. There is a lot.>>
<<Some players that are not part of empire may decide to join in as well…. WELL, THIS SUCKS!>>
<<…>>
<<Still, we are being able to hold them back.>>
"But how long would that last?" – asked human general.
"True…. Things are not looking good." – said the lizardmen general.
"As long as they ships are located near our beach, they will be able to send out their soldiers here nonstop…. And that barrier isn't doing us any favor either…."
"…"
"…"
"So far, the enemy wasn't able to establish a proper base or steal any of our territory…. But the enemy morals aren't dropping either." – said the vampire general.
"These people are not fighting like…. "People". Instead, they are just using extremely simple and savage method while heavily relying on healing magic."
"I've seen vampires just fighting and having their bodies destroyed over and over while relying solei on regenerative ability…. But their mentality was never any form taking hit, as if these guys are not living beings."
"Damn…. For you to say this means something, eh?" – said the elderly human general.
"…"
"But…. Something is off…. If you are saying that mentality is a problem… Then why haven't they "took a hit"? Are they doing something to prevent this?" – asked the lizardman general.
"…"
"I kind of know why…. "Daughter Of Mercy" … It must be her doing." – said the vampire general.
(She is making sure that the soldiers wouldn't go insane from constant healing….. And the "Son Of Glory" is motivating the troops.)
(If we don't take at least one of them, then the enemy won't stop charging at us.)
"…"
"…"
"We need to kill the "Daughter Of Mercy". As long she is still around, their attacks won't stop."
"Yea, but how we would do it?" – asked the elderly human general.
"…"
"Don't know…. But we can try something….. Bit reckless plan and simple…. But honestly speaking we have no other choice if we want to get rid of her."