The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

88 – Bad Luck (5)

“Huh, yes…… I mean.”

Mr. They even self-destructed the facility, but in the end they failed to catch the rats.

“You ate well.”

“Maybe now?”

A secret exit far north of where it ‘was’ the Limansk Arsenal.

Major Karl Schumann said after escaping through the emergency evacuation passage connected to the Arsenal’s underground facility. On each side of his side, there was a briefcase tightly packed with data on mutant research.

It’s not just the major. After that, there were numerous researchers who had a lot of such bags. The high-level personnel immediately left the facility immediately after the raid began.

That is.

Only the facility was destroyed, but not a single essence of mutant research was lost.

“Nothing will change. Major Karl Schumann just needs to continue his research, as he has done so far.”

The empire overflows and overflows with military bases. As there were quite a few facilities that the previous emperor had built and abandoned, it was not a big problem for Major Carol and his research unit members, who had lost their nest, to set up a new site.

“The problem is that they know what experiments we are running.”

“Honestly, when we robbed, what country would not have done something like us? Even that free-spirited Federal Republic of Ameria is a yard like a hideous urban legend.”

“It doesn’t matter. The biggest problem is that this information has now become a card that can put pressure on the empire.”

International sanctions? Condemn? It’s not that I’m afraid of those things. What actually threatens the security of the empire is providing a ‘justification’ for the Free Allied Forces in the west.

War is, after all, a fight for justification. No matter how absurd the reason, there has never been a war between nations in history without a reason.

And the fact that the Mutant, Soldat project is almost complete.

It was the perfect soft spot for those hateful ‘Freedom Associations’ to bite off.

“The General Intelligence Agency will be busy for a while.”

Yegor Ivanov said that and turned his head away. He must have been around six when he arrived at the arsenal, but now there was only one robe left behind Yegor.

“What is your name?”

“…… Vladimir, this is Vladimir McLean.”

Yegor placed his rough hand on Vladimir McLean’s shoulder and handed a shiny badge from his pocket.

A pattern in which a yellow dagger is tied with a red ribbon. It is a mark proving that you are a proud member of the General Intelligence Agency.

“Congratulations, Comrade, from now on you will be Second Lieutenant Vladimir McLean, 3rd Division, General Intelligence Agency.”

The hood that covered Vladimir’s face came off, revealing frizzy black hair. The blurry focus is fixed on the badge.

“Comrade Lieutenant Vladimir McLean. There are so many things we have to do for the General Intelligence Agency in the future.”

“…… I will give my life for the Emperor and the Empire.”

“Good attitude. We will discuss the details after going to the General Bureau.”

I only got one person this time.

Yegor Ivanov tutted, clicking his tongue and moving his steps. Only the talented people selected from among the two groups were not very satisfactory.

However, it was more important to think about how to respond to public opinion battles in Ukraine in the future, rather than blaming the now worthless officer cadets of the General Intelligence Directorate.

I had to quickly gather information about the huge flying balloon and about the unit led by the blond Ukrnian officer.

Thank you for putting a knife on my back.

First of all, the top priority was to sew up and cover the wound. It would be right after that when the giant brown bear shows its anger.

***

An airfield built behind the barracks of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion. Against the background of the slowly rising morning sun, two airships landed in the hangar.

Soon after, the doorway of the airship opened, and people began to come out one by one from the inside.

The first to get off were emergency patients. At first glance, more than thirty stretchers were quickly moved outside the airship.

Under the command of Platoon Commander Bell Meyer, the personnel who helped land the airship gathered together and moved the injured to the battalion barracks building.

Among them, there were quite a few stretchers with white cloth all the way up to their heads. Each time the stretcher was pulled out, the gathered personnel bowed their heads solemnly.

As soon as the emergency personnel disembarked, those who followed them were the combat unit.

As if to prove the fierce battle, the hair was tousled and the face was full of dirt.

Fatigue hung over the eyes. Parched lips. It would not be strange to say that they were not soldiers but residents of a beggar’s den somewhere, and they sighed and burst into laughter only after stepping on the ground.

And those who disembarked last.

They were the ones responsible for establishing and directing the operation.

Leading the battalion commander, Sonny Zeppelin, officers and company commanders from the staff come forward.

Operation Imperial Night.

It was the first overseas military operation since the founding of the Principality of Ukraine, and it was the moment when the first regular operation of the Great Mage Sonny Zeppelin’s 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion was completed.

***

The operation was a success.

The Pearl of Omen was recovered, and both airships that were put in returned safely.

That alone was a huge achievement, but it was even more surprising that it wasn’t everything.

The 8th Battalion not only brought back stolen artifacts, but also witnessed the products of a terrible experiment called ‘Mutants’.

We also secured the testimonies of the 1st and 2nd companies who directly engaged in combat with the mutants, as well as important evidence obtained from the mutants’ body tissues and warehouses from each company.

I was only thinking of finding a lightly penny.

What is this? I won not only the main match, but also several times the stake. Even the lunatic who rushes to die as soon as he loses the stake is out of the way.

It was an achievement that would not have been enough to congratulate with a toast right away, but the faces of the officers gathered in the staff room were not so good.

For any good result, sacrifice is inevitably followed.

A total of thirty-five casualties.

Among them, ten seriously injured and six dead.

A total of 350 troops were deployed, including the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion and the 3rd Mobile Battalion.

Most casualties occurred in the 8th Battalion, which numbered only 120 men. Being the first to be put in, subduing the troops, and even being put into the underground facility, it was natural in a way.

At the pitiful sacrifice, Sonny Zeppelin let out a sigh with a firm expression.

“But…… Everyone suffered If it hadn’t been for the company commanders, there would have been more casualties than this.”

“I agree.”

Josef Chief of Staff added. He said to the three lieutenants who had their heads down.

“On the way back to base, I briefly analyzed the mutant’s biological tissue. It has strong resistance to bullets and other physical forces. It is only because of your skill that you could end up with this level of damage against a monster like this.”

No one who gathered there could deny it. Who would have known that the empire would have created a monster that could not work even with the latest weapons?

At that time, Lieutenant Nikolai Hilbert, the commander of the 2nd company, raised his hand cautiously.

“That is not true.”

“Hmm?”

“The success of this operation was purely thanks to the 1st company commander, Enoch Levandel, and his 1st platoon leader, Platoon Leader Claude Lane. If it had not been for the quick action of the two people, our company would have been destroyed on the spot.”

“…… Company commander Nikolai?”

Enoch Levandel looked at him in surprise. Nikolai continued his speech with a determined look.

“I lack a lot. I felt it even more with this operation. It takes more practice and more training.”

“I also felt like I was missing something.”

Nikolai was not enough, so Lieutenant Luna Ayre, the commander of the 3rd company, also helped with a word.

“With little experience in facility infiltration and indoor combat, it was difficult to deal with contingencies. I think we need to improve more in this area.”

What is the intention of the two of you now? Enoch Levandel was just as embarrassed.

“Hmm, I understand the meaning of the two company commanders. Certainly, despite encountering two mutants, the 1st Company suffered no injuries. It’s an amazing major.”

Sonny Zeppelin replied with a nod of her head.

“Regardless of the success or failure of the operation, from now on the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion will re-enter training organization. We will also increase the number of people, which was only 160, so that we can have a reserve.”

Of course, the 8th Battalion was small compared to an assault sorcery ‘infantry’ battalion.

Excluding the Staff Department, which is not actually a fighting force, but a support force, the number of people involved in the operation was about 120.

However, bringing in new recruits, retraining officers and NCOs, and conducting additional training, including indoor warfare, as Lt.

Before becoming the battalion commander of the 8th Assault Magic Infantry Battalion, Sonny Zeppelin, who was clearly the brigadier and great mage of the Special Response Brigade, could not be confined to the battalion alone.

Why was the Pearl of Omen needed in the first place?

I also had to get involved in the airship project run by Count Petrinand Ludwig of the Reinhardt Empire.

While discussing the future political situation with Prince Orlando Ruth III, he had to continue to expel the ‘disquieting forces’ within the military.

There is no time to waste on battalion training.

Thus, Sony Zeppelin originally planned to appoint an appropriate talent as a ‘battalion commander’ to conduct battalion training and to entrust the battalion commander’s duties as an agent when this operation was completed.

“Chief of Staff Joseph?”

“No objection. I have so many things I want to share with Lieutenant Enoch Levandel.”

“There won’t be any complaints from the General Staff, right?”

“We, the staff, are being torn apart, and we have no time to cling to that kind of fighting spirit.”

“Then let’s assume they mostly agreed.”

Sonny Zeppelin approached Enoch Levandel. As if he instinctively sensed something, the blond lieutenant’s face was perplexed.

“As of the current time, ‘Captain’ Enoch Levandel is appointed as the unit commander of the 8th Assault Magical Infantry Battalion.”

“Yes? No, what does that mean now…….”

“Congratulations Captain, you are writing another chapter in Ukrnian military history.”

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Party, pair, pair, pair.

Starting with applause from Lieutenant Nikolai, who had a satisfied expression on his face, it took only a moment for the heavy silence in the battalion commander’s office to be filled with applause.