He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 279

“Your Majesty, we have scouted the coordinates provided by the Suin traitor… no, the Royalist resistance.”

Soon, the capable naval admiral quickly cross-validated the information provided by local collaborators.

In other words, they sent aerial reconnaissance, complete with aerial photos.

“They took aerial photos.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The Empire was rapidly advancing its technology in real-time, thanks to the technological knowledge unlocked with the help of the Human Federation.

It was ridiculous to receive camera technology from those capable of interstellar travel, but what could we do when that was the rule of the ‘Game of Gods’?

Of course, it was also funny that I, who was trying to kill the Creator God, was abiding by the rules made by the Creator God. But if he hadn’t put those shackles on himself, I wouldn’t have made it this far.

Anyway, I looked at the photos taken by the reconnaissance plane.

“…This looks like a living, organic building.”

“That’s what it looks like to me as well. I speculate… isn’t this something the Beast King has arranged?”

“Hmm…….”

A structure made of massive flesh walls—or rather, a living thing itself, so the word ‘structure’ is a misnomer.

Of course, there were also things that were roughly covered over the buildings that were already there.

“Some of these ‘organic buildings’ were also acting as anti-aircraft guns, firing organic projectiles. So we couldn’t scout deeper. I am sorry.”

“No, it’s okay. It’s better than someone getting hurt.”

Just finding out that these organic buildings existed was an achievement in itself.

That was all the air force could do. The rest was up to the other departments to do their best.

“Hendrik, what about the intelligence obtained locally?”

“I have one good news and one bad news. Which one would you like to hear first?”

“Let’s hear the good news first.”

“First of all, except for the Chimera, the Suin armies are surrendering one after another.”

The moment the Imperial Army landed on the Southern Continent, they slowly occupied the area, though the speed was not very fast.

With the Republican and Royalist resistance forces at the forefront, they are properly gathering local sentiment, so the resistance is minimal.

“That’s what I expected. Then what’s the bad news?”

“That unidentified place that the air force identified. The remaining Chimera and remnants of the Beast King are gathering there. And they are ‘cleaning up’ the surroundings at a terrifying rate.”

“Cleaning up, you say…….”

“Already, more than a hundred cities and towns have disappeared without a trace.”

Oh, dear.

The problem was getting more serious than I thought.

I wondered if it was a scorched-earth tactic for the final resistance, but looking at the bizarre organic buildings taken in aerial photos, it was likely that the people they captured were not being used as soldiers or laborers, but as ‘materials’.

Of course, one of the purposes might be related to the scorched-earth tactics. Even if they were to be defeated by us, they wouldn’t hand over anything from this land.

But there was something unnatural about the movement that made it seem like it wasn’t just that.

“If they were planning a normal scorched-earth tactic, they would have emptied the areas from the outskirts, not from the inland.”

That way, they wouldn’t have handed over a single grain of wheat to us. But they didn’t. They just quietly collected people until we pushed in quite a bit.

It was different from the scorched-earth tactics that required the rapid evacuation of a wide area.

“Yes, Your Majesty. They are definitely planning something there. However, what that is……”

“We can find out by going there ourselves. Let’s hurry, because the more time we waste, the more innocent people will be sacrificed.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Soon, several airships carrying elite Legions, including myself, took to the skies.

* * *

Strictly speaking, the aircraft most similar to airships on Earth are not passenger planes. In terms of flight principles, they are generally closer to airships.

That thing that floats around with a large gasbag. In foreign languages, it’s called a zeppelin [a rigid airship with a metal framework].

But to be honest, it would be a disservice to compare it to that zeppelin, because the airship is much better in performance. The speed is only slower than a passenger plane using a jet engine, but it is quite fast.

So we were able to reach our destination sooner than expected.

“That is… that’s what they are.”

“It’s even more disgusting in person.”

And soon, we were able to see the real thing of those disgusting organic buildings that we had only seen in aerial photos.

Even the photos were disgusting enough, but the sight of the spiral flesh walls with anus-like breathing holes at the top was nothing short of repulsive.

And there was something even more repulsive.

“Look there. That organic building is creating mutated Chimera.”

And from that breathing hole, it was occasionally spitting out new Chimera.

Those Chimera were different from anything I had ever seen.

Until now, the Chimera were mostly bipedal, unless they were giant species of a completely different scale. So, to some extent, there were still human-like aspects.

But what was down there was no longer the case. They were completely quadrupedal beasts, being mass-produced solely for slaughter.

“I don’t know exactly what the Beast King was aiming for, but we can’t leave those things alone. No, we have to burn this entire place down. Admiral, prepare for the attack.”

“Yes, Your Majesty! All ships, full speed ahead!”

At the admiral’s command, the airship fleet immediately took off. Nearly twenty airships began to move forward in formation.

Fushuuu-

“Organic plasma bullets are being fired from the enemy organic buildings.”

“Disperse and evade. And send out the fighters.”

Anti-aircraft fire began to be launched from the ground-based organic buildings, which were named ‘Hives’.

The dark blue organic plasma looked threatening. The speed was slow, but the fire net was in place, and if hit, it could be shot down at once.

But the experienced admiral and captains immediately evaded it and began to send out fighters.

There was an angle problem for shelling, but the accuracy was not good because the altitude from the ground was high. Instead, the fighter could dive bomb.

Wiiiiiiing- Kwaang!

“Target hit! Ascending again!”

“Well done! The rest move to the next target!”

The fighters began to destroy the anti-aircraft organic buildings one by one with bombs. Wyvern-class flying Chimera, also named, flew at them, but the fighters responded by firing machine guns at them.

“The enemy’s anti-aircraft threat has been eliminated. Bombing preparation is complete.”

“Your Majesty.”

The admiral did not directly order the bombing, but passed the command to me.

The location of those who are presumed to have been captured here has not yet been identified. But sending troops down here to find them is a bad move.

There was a high probability that they were already dead, and even if they were alive, it would be worse than being dead.

It was a wise decision to relieve their pain.

“Bomb it. Burn it all down.”

“Yes! All ships, prepare to bomb. Drop the purification incendiary bombs.”

The Empire is rapidly developing in a short period of time and is producing an unprecedented amount of weapons.

Now, 20 years ago, knights riding horses were still active, but now, a war without bullets and shells is unimaginable.

It is a so-called war of attrition. And in a war using firearms, what is the best tactic to exert the advantage of that war of attrition?

It is none other than bombing. That too, carpet bombing.

Kwaang! Kwakwakwaang! Kwaang!

More than 20 airships once again roam the sky where the anti-aircraft threat has disappeared. When they opened the bomb bay, sacred shells filled with the flames of purification fell densely to the ground.

The flames spread violently with the explosion. These flames are very similar to napalm [a highly flammable jelly used in incendiary bombs]. In that they do not go out easily and burn at high temperatures.

One difference is that it burns even the invisible magic power, making it more fatal to evil beings.

Kieeeeeeeeeek-

The mutated Chimera and Hives on the ground below were all burning. The acrid and pungent smell reached the sky.

But what was even more terrible was that the inside of the Hives was revealed as they burned.

Inside were the ‘by-products that were not consumed as materials’. They were all Suin who had been captured here.

Fortunately, they were not all alive. They were used as biological materials for various purposes, and only by-products remained, barely recognizable. Even that soon turned to ashes.

“Terrible. Never leak what happened here to the outside.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Hendrik also felt the need for press control and followed my orders.

There was no reason to let people know about such a brutal thing, and above all, the public opinion of the Suin could be disturbed.

“But the defense posture is not as strong as I thought… It’s similar to the Darklands.”

Even in the Darklands, when we annihilated the Undead Lords, their last resistance was weaker than expected.

It turned out that they had retreated to the Creator God in advance. And they were creating a dimension called the Underworld to prepare for the future battle.

“Your Majesty! We have discovered a warp gate at the next bombing point!”

And here, a warp gate was discovered, perhaps preparing for a similar event.

“Purify the surroundings. I’ll have to investigate that warp gate myself.”

I decided to go down and investigate where the warp gate was headed. If it was headed to the Demon Realm where the Creator God was, it would be a headache.

Soon, the legions that had stormed in cleaned up the area, and I was able to reach the warp gate without any effort.

Warp gates are a powerful means of transportation, but their use is extremely limited. And they leave a big mark on the dimension to the point where you can find out where they were last used.

Knowing this, I reached out to the warp gate and sensed the traces of the dimension it had left behind.

“Ugh……!”

“Your Majesty! Are you okay?”

And I groaned at the intense headache I felt for a moment. I could smell a fishy smell of blood from my nose.

“It’s okay. It’s just that the place where the dimension is connected is too unexpected.”

“Where is that place that Your Majesty…….”

“At first, I thought it was the Demon Realm. But it wasn’t there.”

The Creator God was concentrating his army in the Demon Realm. But the Hive Chimera that ‘were’ here did not only go to him.

“It was space. They scattered themselves throughout the universe.”

Like sowing seeds throughout the universe, these disgusting organic weapons were scattered.

“If these guys spread throughout the universe… even if we defeat the Creator God, they will soon become powerful enemies and return.”

“That can’t be…….”