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A considerable number of monsters scattered and fled, while many others chose to engage in direct combat. These monsters quickly reached the main land force of the Federation army and began close-quarters fighting.

The Union soldiers standing on the giant crab showed no fear; they were well-prepared and handled the situation with considerable skill.

Unlike magic-guided guns, which have a high rate of fire but low single-shot power, these magic-guided guns used by Federation soldiers fighting the demonic tide are more like anti-material sniper rifles.

Each magic gun is nearly two meters long, and it needs to be reloaded after each shot. The steel needles used are not even worthy of being called steel needles—they are about the size of chopsticks.

But in exchange for the sacrifice of rate of fire and portability, it possesses unparalleled power.

While it falls short of the javelins of the Amazon warriors, this magical gun can still render weak monsters incapable of fighting with a single hit. Hitting the core or similar vital points can even result in an instant kill, and hitting the leg joint can also render the target immobile. Afterward, teammates can follow up with two or three more shots to secure the kill.

The horde of monsters charging head-on against the Federation forces was no match for them. Before they even reached the giant crab, hundreds more corpses had already been added to their ranks under the volley of magic guns.

Even if ranged monsters tried to provide support with ranged firepower, their attacks would struggle to break through the giant crab's magical shield, and they couldn't even injure a single soldier.

These ranged monsters are often the primary targets of aerial mages on the front lines, and they are usually targeted and eliminated before they can launch more than two attacks.

When the monster horde finally reached the giant crab thanks to the reload time of the magic gun, they found that what awaited them was not a satisfying slaughter, but another nightmare.

...How should I put it? Monsters that choose to charge headlong into a vehicle instead of running away in this situation are generally not very smart and don't consider the consequences of crashing their flesh and blood into a metal vehicle.

And so, scenes like bison crashing into tanks kept playing out. Those monsters who roared and charged headfirst into the giant crab were brave, but it was no use.

Head injuries and dizziness are the least of the consequences; after all, Federation soldiers are not only skilled in fighting with magic guns.

A large portion of the soldiers in the Federation Army are Awakened Mages, and Awakened Mages can use various combat magical devices, including melee magical devices.

Whenever a monster crashes into the giant crab, the mages on the crab will temporarily put down their magic guns and instead take out melee magic weapons mainly shaped like two-handed axes and two-handed hammers. Standing on the giant crab, they will smash and slash down with all their might from a high position, which can usually kill the monsters that are still dizzy after crashing into the giant crab with one blow.

In short, Judy wasn't exaggerating at all when she told Emerald. Her troops could easily clear a level 3 magic tide without taking any damage if they were careful.

So far, the Federation forces have not had a single wounded soldier.

In contrast, more than two-thirds of the monsters chose to scatter and flee. The remaining monsters that chose to charge head-on were being killed very quickly, and it is estimated that they will be completely wiped out in about 10 minutes.

Everything was going smoothly, even too smoothly, yet Judy, the frontline commander, had a furrowed brow:

"This is a bit strange. The monster horde is fleeing way too fast... Normally, with the pressure of the Demon Tide Lord restraining them, so many monsters shouldn't be fleeing so easily."

After muttering something to herself, Judy spoke loudly into the communicator:

"Where are the scouts? Any new intelligence? Have they spotted the Demon Tide Lord?"

"...We've found the lord, sir, but something seems a little off."

A full minute and a half later, a scout's voice, low and trembling, finally came through the communication magic device:

"This Demon Tide Lord should definitely not be a level 3 Demon Tide Lord. I wouldn't be surprised if it were at least a level 4 or even a level 5 Demon Tide Lord."

Chapter 116 A Fool's Intuition: Terrifyingly Accurate

"what?"

Judy was momentarily stunned upon hearing the scout's report.

Some of the Demon Tide Lords are indeed stronger than normal. It's normal for a Level 3 Demon Tide Lord to have strength close to that of a Level 4 Demon Tide Lord. Judy has encountered this several times before and has a wealth of experience in dealing with it.

However, it would be absolutely abnormal for a level 3 demonic tide to have a demonic tide lord with strength of at least level 4 or even close to level 5.

After regaining her senses, Judy's first reaction was disbelief:

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? Could it be that you've accidentally been hit by a monster's ability, like a fear spell or illusion?"

“I’m sure, sir.”

The scout's voice remained low:

"I wasn't the only one here; this is a consensus among everyone."

"...I will not doubt your loyalty, soldier, but the possibility of what you said is very small."

Judy paused for a few seconds before expressing her doubts again:

"The level 5 demon lord is a qualitative leap in strength compared to level 3 and 4. Even if its strength is only close to level 5, its perception should be extremely sharp. If you observe it up close, no matter how well you hide, it will detect you... But the fact that you are still alive and well means that it doesn't have that kind of strength."

“We understand what you’re saying, sir… In fact, we are preparing to retreat because it could very well kill us at any time. It’s just that its current situation is rather special. We’ve already set up the camera device and will send you live footage later.”

The scout answered again in a low voice.

Judy didn't say anything more and patiently waited for detailed information.

About two minutes later, the scouts at the front sent back another message—they had withdrawn to a safer position, but left behind their reconnaissance filming equipment.

The real-time footage of the Demon Lord was quickly transmitted to Judy's magic device.

"What...what the hell is this?"

Judy frowned as she looked at the image. Having been in the army for two and a half years and having fought in numerous campaigns to eliminate more than 30 demonic tides, she didn't recognize the monster in the picture.

It looks a bit like a Palico, but it's definitely not a Palico, and even most mutants and evolved forms aren't this exaggerated.

After thinking for a few seconds, Judy forwarded the image directly to Emerald and contacted her using the communication magic device:

"Sorry, junior, I might be exaggerating... This Demon Tide Lord seems quite special, and the upcoming battles probably won't be as smooth as we imagine. I'll arrange for some people to take you a little further away and protect you, but you should also be careful. If things go wrong, use any means of survival to run away as soon as possible."

"Okay, I got it, senior. Please be careful too!"

Emery responded in a rather sweet voice:

"Don't worry about me. Julia and Anna will protect me. I also have a lot of life-saving magical artifacts on me. Unless the current magical tide suddenly becomes level 5, I'll be fine."

The two exchanged a brief conversation and then hung up. After all, it was still a battlefield, and Judy's communication lines were extremely busy as a front-line commander. She couldn't chat idly with Emery. Giving her a sync of the Demon Lord's images and letting her know was already a matter of squeezing in time.

On Emerald's side, the initial battles to eliminate the demonic tide minions went very smoothly, and the girls were all in a very relaxed state of mind.

Marcy and Viliana were perfectly at home, serving Amelie tea and snacks in perfect harmony, one on each side. Only Julia and Muffin were busier, flying around in the sky capturing various exciting battle scenes.

Upon receiving the video of the Demon Lord from Judy, Emery immediately played it out using her magic device, watching it with Marcy, Viliana, and Badis. Yulia, noticing the commotion, quickly flew back and joined in.

"Wow... what... what the hell is this thing?"

The one making such a loud and boisterous noise was, of course, Yulia. She stared at the magical image for a few seconds, then turned to ask the fat orange cat:

"You should know Pancake, right? Aren't you Professor Emery?"

"No, I don't know him either... I don't think I do."

Pancake's cat face also stretched forward, its eyes full of curiosity:

"Its shape looks a bit like a Palladium bear, but the Palladium bear is definitely not as big as it, nor does it have such bizarre three heads."

Even Emerald, who was considered the real culprit, was a little surprised. She hadn't expected that the Pallet Bear would turn into such a monstrous sight.

First, there's the size. Although it still clearly resembles a bear, it's at least three times larger than last night. When standing upright, it's the height of a 10-story building, while the largest recorded Paleo bear evolution is only about a 5-story building.

Secondly, there's the head. Normal Palicoes, no matter what they evolve or mutate into, only have one rooster-like head, but this Palico now has three heads.

The head in the middle was still the same rooster head that Emery had seen last night, only it was enlarged three times in scale and looked even more ferocious.

On the left and right sides, two new heads that looked very much like snake heads grew out. Each large snake head had sharp fangs in its mouth and could flick its tongue.

Finally, this bear seemed a bit off. It looked like it hadn't woken up properly, or perhaps it was sleepwalking, pacing around in place, ignoring both the Federation troops and the monster horde.

"Hmm... What a strange Palico bear. It's a species I've never seen before. According to the naming rules of the Federation's Monster Encyclopedia, I seem to have the right to name it? Although this naming right strictly belongs to Senior Judy, I don't think she'll mind me doing her this little favor."

Surprised as she was, Emery's thinking was completely different from everyone else's; she was already considering what to name this new type of Pallet Bear.

What should we call it?

A strange light flickered in her eyes, and Emery chuckled with a slightly mischievous grin.

"Palaculus Bear? Or a Chimera-Chimera Palaculus Bear?"

"...What kind of weird names are these? They're not cute at all."

Julia gave Amelie a sarcastic remark, then asked with some curiosity:

"But Emerald, what makes you so sure its prototype is the Palico Bear? Could it be that it was originally just an ordinary Palico Bear, and you secretly did something malicious to turn it into this?"

"How is that possible? It was in the center of the demonic tide before, how could I possibly have that ability?"

Emerald rolled her eyes at Julia, but a slight jolt went through her... Was this the intuition of a fool? That's a bit far-fetched, Julia.

"It's quite obvious that its prototype is Palo Alto Bear."

Pancake also spoke up at the same time to explain for Emerald:

"A rooster's head, a bear-like body, and dark green scales are the standard characteristics of the Paleo Bear. Anyone who has read the Federation's Complete Book of Monsters should be able to make this judgment. Don't be fooled by Amelie's messy behavior with her seniors and juniors during her school days. She's actually quite stubborn. She'll even make her seniors and juniors serve her while she studies... That's why she gets excellent grades. As long as she doesn't miss a test, she's guaranteed to get first place."

"Getting first place without missing a test? That's amazing! Even I can only guarantee I'll be in the top three, even though I work incredibly hard!"

Julia glanced at Emerald with some surprise, then asked the pancake curiously:

"Does Emery often miss exams?"

"...Heh, what do you think?"

Pancake's face immediately showed disgust:

"This wicked woman does respect knowledge, but she has absolutely no respect for exams! She's absent from at least 5 or 6 out of 10 exams... When asked, she says she spent the whole night practicing water magic with her seniors and juniors and is too exhausted to get out of bed."

"Uh……"

Yulia was utterly speechless.

Is it possible to be so engrossed in studying while having a party, completely disregarding the exam?

All I can say is... she truly lives up to her name, Emery, doing whatever she wants.

Is this how the most privileged heiresses should be?

"Okay, let's stop talking about my embarrassing past."

Emery clapped her hands, interrupting Julia's reverie:

"No matter what's going on with this Palico bear, Judy should be getting to work soon. Julia and Muffin, you two need to get to work! Hurry up, or I'll dock your pay and cat food if you miss any exciting moments!"

"Heartless capitalists!" x2

Yulia and the fat orange cat shouted angrily, but their bodies behaved themselves. The two of them simply took a few snacks from in front of Emerald and went back to work.

Emerald, enjoying the service of Massey and Viliana, continued watching the play.

Judy, who has participated in the extermination of the Demon Tide for two and a half years, is quite experienced.

Although she didn't know what was going on with the three-headed giant Palico bear, she knew that she should take advantage of its unstable condition to prepare for an attack.

The first to receive the order were the aerial combat mages who were chasing down the fleeing monsters.

Judy ordered them to temporarily abandon the pursuit and quickly return to the main force to rest and regroup, replenishing their peak condition and the energy they had expended in the previous battle.

The main land forces no longer held back, and pressed forward with all their might, determined to wipe out those stubborn monster minions in the shortest possible time.

This time, even Judy herself got involved.

In a federal army corps, the highest commander may be someone like a sickly colonel who is physically weak but skilled in command, but the deputy commander in charge of front-line combat command must be the strongest person in the corps.

Even if Judy is the general's daughter, she still has to do this, otherwise she won't be able to become the deputy commander of this legion.

In fact, Judy did just that. She was a genius in cultivation. When she enrolled in the Federal Noble Girls' Academy, she was already a master mage in the control stage. She broke through to the control stage at an age even younger than Emery, but she is still stuck at the bottleneck of the fusion stage.

Crack!

Amidst the lightning and thunder, Judy appeared directly at the front line of the battlefield. Under the flank cover of the Amazonian warriors, she launched a frontal assault to eliminate the last batch of stubborn monsters... These monsters were the strongest in the monster horde; the weaker ones had long since been killed.

Twenty-four apple-sized, lightning-encrusted metal spheres floated and circled around Judy, their crisscrossing electric sparks forming a net that tore apart several monsters that tried to pounce on her.

"Those...are all magical artifacts?"

Despite trying her best to maintain her manners and not embarrass the young lady, Badis finally couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

She has been training with her fellow tribeswomen for the past few days, improving her combat skills while also making many friends.

During their casual conversations, Badis heard her fellow tribeswomen express their admiration for Major Judy quite often, in a tone similar to Marcy's when she mentioned Emerald.

So Badis had always been curious about Judy's strength and had been wanting to see Judy in action for a long time. When she finally saw her, she was still quite surprised.

It's normal for mages to use magical devices in battle, and it's also normal for wealthy mages to have more than 20 magical devices. But to use more than 20 magical devices in battle at the same time is definitely not normal.

Most people can't even draw a circle with one hand and a square with the other. An ordinary mage is considered quite skilled if they can use two or three magical artifacts simultaneously in battle. Using 24 magical artifacts at the same time, even if they are all the same, is absolutely ridiculously powerful.

No wonder her fellow clansmen admired her so much.

A hint of longing for the strong also appeared in Badis's eyes. The Amazons, born warriors, admired the strong, just like the fallen and chaotic elves.

...Ha, you idiot.

Marcy, who caught the look in Badis's eyes, curled her lip and sneered inwardly.