The Great War of Rhodesia

37. Counterattack III

"Ah, it's nice to relax on a hot day like this." Katarina and her sister Ellian are lying in a lounge chair under an umbrella in front of their house.

The wet air blowing from the waterfall in the north of the artistic wooden building was delicious under the quite stinging weather.

"Well, you can still relax in the middle of a war like this?" Suddenly, Couran sounded from the direction of the main road.

"Hey, we've been working since yesterday to help collect herbs for high levels of medicinal needs." Katarina felt unacceptable to hear the words of Couran.

"What business are you here for? Did you take the duties of Her Majesty the Queen? Or perhaps from Lord Aksa and Lord Nata?" Ellian asked without further ado.

"No. Right now Her Majesty the Queen and the two young men are very busy. They're on the eastern border of the southern mainland." Couran.

"Then why are you here? You haven't answered," said Katarina a little sniffly.

"Oh, right. Is Andela around?" reply Couran later.

"Attent." Ellian stood up from her sabta chair and walked towards the back.

"The girl is making her own garden back there" Katarina said.

"Ah, just right," replied Couran when then the nomadic girl appeared with Ellian and her Split Tail Fox.

"Have you come, Mr Couran?" it was as if Andele had been waiting for Couran for a long time.

"It's Haldin's creeping." Couran handed the bag he had been carrying to Andele.

"Thank you, Mr. Couran. At the moment I really need a new pump for automatic water sprinklers," Andele joked.

"You're just here to deliver the goods? Are you the old man's courier now?" Katarina asked.

"Not really. I happen to want to come here. Relax under the waterfall on a blistering day like now" Couran replied as he sat on a wooden chair next to the Ellian.

"True, this afternoon is indeed very hot," said Ellian agreed.

"Is it because there's more than one sun now?" Andela was like she was babbling while pointing to the sky above the cliff of a waterfall.

"Sun more... Wh-what's that?" exclamation Couran was surprised as he stared at the sky that Andele pointed at.

Two very large incandescent balls flashed quite quickly over their heads, when they realized it.

And then followed by a massive explosion when the incandescent ball hit invisible protective magic belonging to the Central Region.

His explosive light illuminated the entire region like a dazzling flash of lightning for a moment.

The sound of the explosion not only exposed the ears of the entire population of the Central Region, but also was able to break some of the windows of houses that were close to the explosion.

The blast was so intense that it was seen from the south.

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Meanwhile in a tavern in the southern city of Mara the former capital of the Margrace Estate.

"I must ask to be made a mystical weapon to the young man after all this is over." Ende seemed to be affirming his heart to speak to Maeve in front of him.

"Who? Lord Aksa?" maeve asked after sipping a drink in her glass.

Ende just nodded.

The two of them were together with some members of the Star of Fire who were gathering for lunch together. Because lately their busyness makes them rarely to meet outside of work.

"It must be made by Mr Aksa?" Shuri asked from the table next to him.

"should. The young man let me say it often is not clear, but I admit he is a genius." Ende.

"Are you memu-"

Shuri's speech was cut off by the sound of a very fierce explosion heard from the direction of the Central Region. Hard to shake the surface of the ground.

"What was that?"

They all rushed out of the shop.

"From the north?" sigurd said as thick smoke rose from the sky in the distance.

"Did anyone just attack the Central Region?" Ende tried to guess.

"Is it because something like this Central Region's protective gear was updated two weeks ago?" Maeve sounded a little creepy because of it.

And then the rest of the Fire Star members who were in that place, along with Maeve, came running after Shuri.

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Lucia had just arrived at the Azure-free land of the mining region using the Teleportation Gate, when the incandescent ball exploded.

Even from the position of the Teleportation Gate, the sound of his explosion was still faintly heard.

And after getting news of what had just happened in the Central Region, Lucia immediately held an emergency meeting with her officials in the Ignus region.

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"So how, Aks?" Lucia asked Aksa. Opening the emergency meeting.

They were in the Ignus family meeting room that night.

Except for those on the front lines, as well as Nata who had still not returned from the Azuar Forest, all the military leaders and royal officials were present at the impromptu meeting.

"Yes, the power of the magic attack was not playful. It's fortunate that we've anticipated it by strengthening the protective Magic-making tools before this." Aksa answered.

After some time earlier, along with Rafa, Luque, Val, and some Fire Star members, he was searching out all the supporting magic equipment to create Protective Magic in the Central Region.

"But still the Central Region's Protective Magic Formation equipment was damaged and could not be used anymore." The young man continued. "And looking at the attack power of the magic, in addition to improving it, we also have to make it much stronger" he added.

"Are you able to make that tool stronger, Aks?" Lucia asked.

"Leave it to me, Your Majesty," Aksa replied without a second thought.

"How long does it take? We can't leave the Central Region unprotected." This time Cornelius asked. Looks very worried.

"Maybe in a few weeks. But in my opinion just in case you reveal gradually the inhabitants of the Central Region to the southern plains," replied Aksa who was connected with giving input.

"Where are you being evacuated? The southern land area was also unprotected. Which is most likely even an attack after this will target the south." This time Amithy was starting to panic.

"It seems not yet, Mrs Amithy." Suddenly Nata entered the meeting room with Yvvone's entourage.

"According to the observations of the Elves, it seems that the ability of the opponent to attack is only limited to the Central Region," said Nata again. "Yes, at least for now."

"Right now?" Some people ask almost simultaneously. Especially those who are not in the military.

"really. News from Elbrasta's spy, Sefier is indeed building the Atlar Multiplier." Lucia answered this time.

"True, with the Altar the distance of the magic released will be further, and the attack power will be greater." Nata.

"Bigger than the one that just attacked?" Orland asked in disbelief.

"true." Nata answered briefly.

"That means there's a possible distance from their attack yet to the southern region right now?" Cornelius.

"really. I'm sure it's like that." Nata answered back.

"That means the best solution for now is to evacuate citizens to the south?" This time Lucia asked to make sure.

"If we do it directly, it will cause panic. And also we'll have trouble organizing and facilitating them." Nata answered with an explanation.

"And according to the calculations after observing it all this time, the method of magic that Sefier released was about 3 to 4 weeks." The young man continued.

"So within three weeks we should start gradually moving people to the eastern border.

"At the same time we also have to make an attack before they have the ammunition to go back to attack first."

"If that is the case, let us immediately discuss the plan for these things in detail" Lucia said without questioning the plan.

The meeting continued until very late.

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A few weeks later, aided by the Elves and Yllgarians, the Rhapsodians began to carry out their plan of a full assault on the heartland of the Kingdom of Bruixeria. It is no longer in Kotaraja, the former kingdom of Elbrasta, but in the north of the former Estrinx region.

But before that the forces of Alexander and Lugwin carried out an attack first to install marking equipment as close as possible to the position of the Altar of Multipliers. In order for the main troops of Rhapsodia to make a jump directly to the place.

While at the same time Aksa and his team begin work on the Protective Magic equipment. Plans for the construction and evacuation of Central Region residents to the eastern border have begun.

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