Ordinary Art Factor [EN]: Chapter 213

“Heh heh… Hehehe….”

“…….”

Sara looks puzzled at my hollow laughter.

Well, of course.

You wouldn’t understand how I feel right now.

The most gas I’ve ever seen in a Rank 1 Dungeon was only a few hundred liters, but 50,000, 50,000 liters… More than enough!

From now on, forget about Zealots, forget about Dragoons, and let’s just fill everything up with top-tier units, including Dark Templars.

And in addition….

“All Probes, create pylons. Create Gateways. Create defensive towers!”

‘P… Zz… Zzzzt. Zzzzt.’

“All Gateways, produce Dark Templars!”

[Ding! Producing Dark Templars from the Gateway. Time remaining: 4 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds…]

[Ding! Producing Dark Templars from the Gateway. Time remaining: 4 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds…]

[Ding! Producing Dark Templars from the Gateway. Time remaining: 4 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds…]

…….

The endless notifications of Dark Templars being produced.

Feels so good~.

And,

“Forge 1, attack power upgrade! Forge 2, defense power upgrade. Forge 3, building shield upgrade!”

I’ve always focused on unit production rather than attack or defense power, so I’ve never even tried building shield upgrades, but now I’m doing additional upgrades to unit attack power and defense power.

Feels really, really good~.

And finally,

“Create Zealot Core, create Dragoon Core, create Land Core, create Black Core… Oh. Star. Gate. Create!”

‘P… Zz… Zzzzt. Zzzzt. Poo… Zzzzt.’

Woo-hoo~!

Finally, finally!

The Stargate building I’ve been waiting for is created!

This is the first time.

It’s the first time I’ve created a Stargate since awakening.

A single Stargate building requires 1,500 pieces of gas, so I never even dreamed of creating one until now.

Good.

Feels so, so good~.

The Stargate is created with a blue light. Let’s see what kind of units I can produce.

[Ding! Stargate has been created. Currently available units are Scout (400 minerals, 300 gas per unit), and Carrier (600 minerals, 400 gas per unit).]

[Ding! Sky Core and Warp Gate creation have been activated with the creation of the Stargate.]

Hmm….

So, the available units are Scout? Carrier?

Is Carrier referring to shark eggs?

And Sky Core and Warp Gate….

I first recognized the mechanized unit tech tree and examined what roles the Scout, Carrier (shark eggs), Sky Core, and Warp Gate play.

First, Scout.

Body length 1.5m. A sleek-looking aircraft that can attack both ground and air units. It consumes 400 mineral pieces and 300 gas pieces… Hmm… I don’t really feel like it.

Next is Carrier, also known as shark eggs.

I don’t know why the unit name is Carrier, but it’s a large aircraft with a body length of 6m. It can also attack both ground and air units, but its disadvantage is its slow movement speed due to being a large aircraft. Instead, it attacks by releasing Carrier hatchlings called Pyramids from its body, but I’m concerned about having to constantly replenish them.

I’ve roughly checked the units I can produce, and next is the Sky Core building.

Hmm….

In short, it’s an aircraft upgrade building.

If the Dragoon Core can upgrade attack power and defense power for air units, the Sky Core upgrades the unit’s own characteristics. It seems to have the same characteristics as the Zealot Core.

Scout’s movement speed upgrade, air attack power and range upgrade, and Carrier’s Pyramid hatchling number upgrade and speed upgrade are all deactivated… Let’s skip this for now.

Finally, Warp Gate.

It’s a building that activates warp magic. Creating this allows you to produce a unit called Warp Ship from the Stargate, and warp through the warp magic of that unit.

Then now….

“Hmm… Which one should I activate first? … Ah! Right, me. Why am I even hesitating… I can just do it all at once.”

That’s right.

There’s no reason to hesitate.

It’s not like I’m short on gas pieces like before, and I have a huge battery next to me that can absorb up to 150,000 pieces, so why hesitate?

Let’s just activate everything and upgrade everything. Hahaha.

A little later.

[Ding! Warp Gate has been created. Warp Ships can be produced from the Stargate.]

[Ding! Scout movement speed upgrade has been completed.]

[Ding! Scout range upgrade has been completed.]

[Ding! Carrier Pyramid hatchling number upgrade has been completed.]

[Ding! Warp Ship warp magic activation has been completed.]

[Ding! Carrier movement speed upgrade is…]

“Puhahahaha… Kehehk.”

I was laughing with my head tilted back when the humanoid units waiting behind me looked at me strangely.

“Shoo~ Get away. Shoo~.”

I waved my hand roughly to ease the awkwardness, and I was about to burst into a hearty laugh once more at this heart-filling feeling, where I couldn’t find any more deactivated units and buildings in the mechanized unit tech tree, but they kept staring at me from behind. Tch.

I maxed out the attack power, defense power, and building shield upgrades of all producible units, and finally produced one Scout, Carrier, and Warp Ship each.

And,

“Summon 30 Zealots!”

[Ding! Summoning 30 Zealots (Defense+Attack 300%).]

First, the 30 Zealots are for experimentation.

You have to check the unit matchups, combinations, attack power, and defense power in advance to use them properly later.

I’m also encountering air units for the first time, so with a bit of excitement and curiosity, I gave an order to the Scout floating above me.

“Scout, attack the Zealots!”

‘Tootatata… Tatata. Tootatata….’

Huh?

Ha… Are you kidding me?

Is that really attacking the Zealots right now?

Tootatata?

Are they shooting toy guns?

Sigh… This one’s useless.

“… Scout, cease attack! Next, Carrier, attack the Zealots!”

Surely the Carrier won’t show the same toy-like attack power as the Scout….

‘Papapang… Pangpangpang.’

At my command, 20 Pyramids jumped out of the Carrier’s body and flew towards the experimental Zealots….

‘Kwagoag… Kwaang!’

Ah, damn! You scared me!

The 20 Pyramids simultaneously used a self-destruct skill in the place where the Zealots were standing, and the floor was dented as if dozens of fireballs had been poured by mages, and the remaining Zealots that had been summoned disappeared as if they had been annihilated.

“Wow… Awesome!”

This is a completely overpowered unit?

The attack power is as strong as its large body.

Good!

I’ve decided on you!

Tonight, I’ll soothe my lonely feelings with you… Ah, that’s not it. Ahem.

5 days, 23 hours, and 30 minutes after entering the damn world that Sara dragged me into.

Every time I produce 20 Carriers, the humanoid units waiting behind me bring new mineral chunks.

Every time, 6 dogs run up and break the minerals apart, and the 1,000 Probes that I summoned in advance absorb the mineral pieces… But honestly, it’s a bit, very annoying.

Don’t bring them when they run out, bring them in advance!.

And what’s more annoying than this….

“Hmm… This is so annoying.”

The gas pieces are still being replenished endlessly from the black stone-like thing next to me, so I don’t care, and I don’t care whether they bring minerals when they’re about to run out, but the problem is the production of the Pyramid hatchlings that make up the Carrier’s body and self-destruct skill attack.

The Pyramid’s attack power and self-destruct skill are all good, but there was the hassle of having to replenish the consumed Pyramids for each Carrier unit after attacking.

These things aren’t artificial intelligence, so they don’t replenish themselves.

Of course, I tried giving that order. Replenish the Pyramid hatchlings when they run out, and produce them on your own.

They faithfully carry out commands like attack this, move over there, but if more than two words are entered, they seem to get confused and don’t listen at all.

But I can’t give Pyramid production commands to each unit one by one… Ah~ So annoying.

Ahem. But what can I do? Let’s just keep producing them for now.

I’m sure I’ll find an answer if I keep doing it. Tch.

A little later.

“… Okay. One more time. Produce Carriers from all Stargates.”

[Ding! Producing Carriers from the Stargate. Time remaining: 7 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds…]

[Ding! Producing Carriers from the Stargate. Time remaining: 7 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds…]

[Ding! Producing Carriers from the Stargate. Time remaining: 7 minutes 59 seconds, 58 seconds, 57 seconds…]

[Ding! The stat range of the summoning target has been exceeded. No more units can be produced.]

“Hmm… How many have I produced? Status window… What am I saying!”

I was confused. Since the status window doesn’t appear here either, I stood still and recognized my status.

Hmm….

About 2,000 Zealots with newly upgraded attack power and defense power up to 300%.

Similarly, about 200 upgraded Dragoons and about 300 Dark Templars.

One Scout and Warp Ship each that I produced for experimentation.

And 458 Carriers that I’ve produced so far, and the existing Fallen Warriors, and the Dark Warriors replicated with replication magic… There are a lot.

No wonder my stats are lacking.

“Hmm… Should I consume some units?”

The summoning target stats are limited to my level.

In other words, the number of producible units.

Continuous battles are already taking place in the front lines, but the mechanized units still can’t break through the bio unit defense lines.

Among the mechanized units currently attacking, the most numerous are Zealots, and magic lightning attacks from Dragoons or Lightning Shamans within range can reach the Carriers, but the Grub Tanks and Dark Templars can only look at the Carriers floating in the air.

So I deliberately produced units focused on Carriers, which are air units with strong attack power, but it seems my ability is limited to this….

‘Doo-doo… Doodoodoodoo….’

“What, what is it!”

I was seriously contemplating the combination and matchups of the units I had produced when suddenly the ground shook as if there was an earthquake, and the space itself vibrated.

‘Kiehk… Kikik. Kieeeeehk!’

‘Koo-ahk. Kiehk. Kireuk.’

‘Kieeeeehk! Kieeeeehk!’

Due to the sudden anomaly, 3 humanoid units in charge of mineral supply pointed to one place and started making bizarre screams.

Are these guys crazy again!

Why are they so loud… Huh?

“Wow….”

I turned my head and looked at the place they were looking at,

The sky was splitting.

The dark red sky was splitting, and countless Shuttles and a huge amount of blue light around them were descending from the sky.

The earth was roaring, and the space was vibrating.

The strange cries of the attacking mechanized units and the bizarre waves were overflowing everywhere.

It seems that the great invasion of the mechanized units has finally begun.

“Finally, the real game.”

… But I haven’t finished building the defense line yet.

Hey, mechanized units!

Can’t you attack a little later?

6 days, 1 hour, and 20 minutes after entering the damn world that Sara dragged me into.

‘Kuaaaang… Kwaang.’

‘Kwa… Chi… Zzzzt! Pa… Chizzik!’

‘Kiehk! Kehk!’

‘Kura rara… Kureuk!’

Indiscriminate bombing and magic lightning are taking place about 5km ahead.

Hundreds, thousands of Grub Tanks are firing simultaneously, and magic lightning from Lightning Shamans is being sprayed over an even wider area.

The Zealot and Dragoon forces mixed with Torkans and Dark Templars are starting to push down, and thousands, tens of thousands of mechanized units are rushing in like a tsunami.

Evolved Zerglings, Hydras, and Roaches are jumping out of the large Fortress Towers around them, and Wyverns, Guardians, and Mutalisks are covering the sky from the huge Fortress Towers in the back.

Hundreds of Overlords are flying to one side, and hundreds of Shuttles are chasing after them, and the magic mist of Magic Worms and the magic lightning of Lightning Shamans are spreading simultaneously.

The bizarre cries of the bio units and the roars of the mechanized units are buried in the explosions and the roaring of the earth, and the blue light is still emitting from the sky in the back, continuously summoning mechanized units.

The green blood of the bio units is starting to flow down, and the black smoke emitted as the mechanized units are annihilated is spreading into the air along with the red flames.

No matter where you look, the bizarre screams of the units, the explosions, and the red flames are soaring, giving you the certainty that this is a battlefield.

“… It’s a real mess.”

Should I run away?

Even if I take a seat here and join the battle, it doesn’t seem to have much meaning in the current situation… Moreover, it’s all the same whether I get my head cut off or not.

Hmm….

Let’s watch the situation for now.

After watching how things are going, I’ll decide whether to run away, give them a punch while running away, or join in and do some damage while watching the atmosphere.

If the bio units lose this battle, like the scene I remember, I can’t go back home, so that’s absolutely not going to happen.

Let’s watch the situation and then join in.

I started building the defense line again and watched the battlefield with an anxious heart.

6 days, 4 hours, and 30 minutes after entering the damn world that Sara dragged me into.

‘Kwa… Chi… Zzzzt! Pa… Chi…Zzzzt!’

‘Kiehk. Kieeeeehk!’

‘Kuaaaang… Kuaaaang.’

‘Kwa… Chi… Zzzzt! Pa… Chi…Zzzzt!’

‘Kiehk! Kehk!’

‘Kura rara… Kureuk!’

Hmm… Damn it.

As expected, they’re being pushed back.

The bio formation, which had been covering the combat power of individual units with sheer numbers from the beginning, is now clearly showing that the defense formation is gradually being pushed back as the number of mechanized units pushing down increases.

The biggest problem was that the Evolved Zerglings and Hydras were melting away from the magic lightning attacks of the Lightning Shamans, and they couldn’t keep the Zealots and Dragoons in check, and in particular, the concentrated fire of hundreds of Grub Tanks was continuing in the places where the bio units were clustered, so the magic mist of the Magic Worms didn’t seem to be of much use.

What should I do?

I haven’t even finished building the defense line yet….

If I could build for about 10km more, about 3 hours, I could cover all the mechanized unit attack routes… Tch.

I have no choice. I have to buy time first.

“Summon all Zealots!”

[Ding! Summoning 2,000 Zealots (Defense+Attack 300%).]

“Divide them into two units of 1,000 each. Left unit, target, 11 o’clock direction in front, right unit, target, 2 o’clock direction in front. Ignore Zealots or Dragoons and destroy only Lightning Shamans and Grub Tanks. Each unit, Intensive Storm! Commence attack!”

‘Kuwo-wo… Kuwo!’

‘Kuwo-wo-wo. Kuwo-wo!’

The white light stayed around for a fleeting moment and disappeared, and two units of 1,000 Zealots each, with attack power and defense power upgraded to the maximum, began to rush out to the left and right, respectively.

Since the skill Intensive Storm has been applied, attack power and damage have been increased by 100% each, and the critical hit probability has been increased by 25%, and since they have been upgraded at least 3 times more than ordinary Zealots, they should be able to carry out the operation quite well if they ignore the surrounding mechanized units and target only the targets.

In addition, by consuming Zealots, I can create additional Carriers.

Anyway, that’s that for now,

“Summon 200 Probes!”

I had been building the defense line with 300 Probes so far, but I need to hurry a little more.

It’s so headache-inducing to recognize and command 500 Probes at once… But what can I do!

I have to do this to save time.

I’ll have to take some headache medicine when I get back home later.

‘Kuwo… Kuwo-wo-wo!’

‘Kuwa-ah… Kuwo-wo!’

It feels like my head is about to explode as I recognize the positions of 500 Probes, create pylons, create Gateways, and build defensive towers in the back while also watching the situation on the battlefield.

Still, it seems quite faster than the previous defense line construction speed, but the problem is….

“Hey~ You bastards! You can’t just rush in like that. The Zealots are taking care of the magic shamans! Then you have to turn around and go in! All you’re doing is headbutting the Grub Tanks by rushing in there in a line… Huh?”

While building the defense line, I was watching the Zealots using the Intensive Storm skill in the 2 o’clock direction to catch special units, but I couldn’t help but say a word because I was so frustrated with the way the bio units were attacking.

But somehow, they understood my words, and thousands of Evolved Zerglings, who had been headbutting the ground, turned around and went in from the back.

“… Th, that’s right! Just catch the Lightning Shamans there! Oh~ That’s right. The remaining Zerglings, attack the Grub Tanks! Oh oh oh~ That’s how you do it! What are you doing! When the Evolved Zerglings grab the back, the Hydras rush in, and the Magic Worms use magic mist!”

Oh!

Something seems plausible.

A group of mechanized units caught in the rear were quickly annihilated, surrounded by Zerglings, Hydras, and magic mist.

“Yes. Do it that way! Why, why are you just sticking your heads out first!”

‘Doodoodoodoo… Doodoodoo.’

Huh?

The huge number of Evolved Zerglings that had been forming the battlefield defense line suddenly pulled back and started splitting to the left and right.

“What, what is it? Why suddenly….”

Then they turned around the mechanized units and rushed in from both sides.

As tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of Zerglings abandoned the center and rushed in from both sides at once, the formation of the mechanized units was disrupted, and at the same time, hundreds of magic mists lost their targets and exploded everywhere.

Ehh… So….

Are these guys, are all of these guys understanding my words and moving accordingly?

How?

How did my words suddenly get to these guys… Ah! Ah ah!

That’s right!

Bio Unit Absolute Command!

The absolute-grade skill effect of Sara Matilda! Bio Unit Absolute Command!

Ah, no. Wait a minute!

Then is this a Bio Dungeon?

Judging from the fact that the system notification didn’t go off, it’s not a Bio Dungeon?

What’s going on?

How is the absolute-grade skill being applied even though it’s not a Bio Dungeon?

“… I don’t know, damn it! When did I ever care about this? Good! I’ve bought some time, so… Summon 500 Probes!”

[Ding! Summoning 500 Probes.]

Combined with the Probes I had summoned before, there are 1,000 Probes.

“All Probes, create pylons!”

‘Kwa… Chi… Zzzzt! Poo… Chizzik!’

“Ah~! My head hurts! Create Gateways! Create defensive towers!”

‘Poo… Chizzik! Pa… Chizzik!’

‘Kwa… Chi… Zzzzt!’

Let’s just finish building the defense line and think about it again!

6 days, 5 hours, and 40 minutes after entering the damn world that Sara dragged me into.

“Kkeueung… This is really something I can’t do twice.”

I kept massaging my temples as I looked at the long defense line, 15km long, connecting the huge fortresses in the bio unit’s main camp.

The battlefield situation is in a slight lull after the Evolved Zerglings pushed in from both sides a while ago. It seems that the mechanized unit side will come up with some countermeasures and push down again.

Thanks to that, I was able to finish building the defense line like this, so the first line of defense has been completed as I thought.

If so,

“Sara.”

…….

“Hey, Sara Matilda.”

…….

“Sigh… Hey, you there. Someone go and call Sara.”

3 humanoid units in charge of mineral supply who were always waiting in the back.

One of the units understood my words and ran forward in a hurry.

“What’s wrong?”