Reborn as a Baron Lord 2: A Steampunk LITRPG Light Novel (The Steampunk World of Gearnix) by Han Yang

Author:Han Yang [Yang, Han]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-27T22:00:00+00:00

“Now.”

BOOOOM!

My first shot of the battle blasted out as I released the collected Hydrox from my loyal blunderbuss. The huge ball of energy roared and slammed into a stumbling warrior at the front of the group-

And it just kept going.

One single shot wiped out several enemies, and I still had more than enough Hydrox to spare for several more.

The long rifle users kept up their assault as the second line of blunderbuss equipped guards joined the fray. Even with the large number of weapons we had at our disposal, it had been difficult to equip every defender with a long-ranged weapon.

So, I decided to forgo that in favor of a layered strategy.

The long rifles focused on targets further away, sowing chaos in the rear lines to keep them from forming an orderly defense, while the blunderbuss shots were aimed at the weakened and tired front lines.

More traps activated as the army surged forward, slowing their progress again, but not enough. I activated the rear line of hidden explosives, ripping a huge hole in the back line of the army as they were forced into a condensed pack by the delays of the vanguard.

Still more bodies piled out of the forest to fill in the gaps.

Whatever benefits they had been offered seemed to have dulled all their instincts. Cash, gems, and Hydrox could only get a person so far, and dying for such a simple reward seemed farcical to me.

But I couldn’t let my mind wander too much. Now that the army had pushed close enough, they began to return fire against the guards who had previously been freely sniping them from the comfort of the walls and watch towers.

Bullets hammered into the walls and parapets, sending chunks of metal and stone blasting into the sky. I saw a few defenders go down in the first barrage as they raised their heads a little too high trying to return fire on the invaders.

Joanna rushed back and forth behind me, carting replacement Hydrox cubes to the guards. Every second counted as they did their best to continue firing down at the enemy lines.

“It’s good I downgraded the docks.” I huffed as I watched cube after pricey cube melt away into their weapons. “Pay it forward, I guess. Literally.”

But the enemy front line had pushed close to the foot of the wall. Though our valiant defense had cut down a significant number of them, there were still more than enough to overwhelm our walls should they get the chance to begin their ascent.

“Switch!” I called out with the loudspeaker and took aim at a clump of warriors who were carrying a long ladder below the tower. My shot blasted their climbing apparatus apart, along with several of the soldiers who had carted it all the way across the field.

A moment later, and a new line of defenders popped up, each one equipped with-

Two pistols.

My plan tossed accuracy and skill aside for the final stage. It didn’t matter how high the aim was when you could literally aim in any direction and be almost guaranteed to hit an enemy.

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