"It really wouldn't be very difficult to break that wall. Regarding this specific task, Noah, I highly hope you can use your Bombardment to completely destroy it. If the mages were to forcefully do it, the heavy mana buildup during their long chanting would immediately alert the hidden enemies inside, so we absolutely need your instant-cast magic for this."
Riveria clearly voiced her tactical analysis of the current battle situation.
This simple request made Noah unconsciously recall his brutal past days working in heavy demolition back on Earth.
Once the massive explosion officially sounded, they'd aggressively charge right in.
Violently breaking down heavy doors and thick windows, completely blowing up load-bearing walls—after a full, chaotic set of those operations, the poor property owner would easily lose at least several hundred thousand in sheer damages.
"I understand. In that exact case, please let me explicitly add something first." Noah smoothly nodded in total agreement while casually taking out a sleek silver bullet, calmly explaining.
"This right here is a custom flashbang. If it violently explodes directly near people, it will temporarily disrupt their core biological senses, totally preventing any kind of effective resistance. If we quickly fire this right along with the heavy Bombardment just before directly assaulting, the overall tactical effect should honestly be vastly more ideal."
'Disrupt their senses?'
'Wouldn't that be functionally similar to high-tier illusion magic?'
'It might honestly be even stronger than most standard illusion spells.'
'Wait, since it's technically the exact same type of attack as his Bombardment, wouldn't their base mental resistance simply be completely ineffective against it too?!'
"Very good, I'll completely leave it to you."
Riveria firmly approved Noah's highly tactical proposal and immediately began actively arranging the elite assault team.
First off, the fragile mages obviously wouldn't physically participate in the direct assault operation but would strictly remain outside, ready to attack any lucky enemies that might somehow manage to escape the chaos.
"Tsubaki, please stay out here with them to fully prevent the mages from being totally ambushed from behind."
For a monster like Tsubaki who could effortlessly handle a 1v5 against equal-level opponents, it was almost completely impossible to successfully harm the fragile rear guard while they were safely under her heavy protection.
Moreover, she actually always carried two highly lethal magic swords directly on her person.
If the hidden enemies failed to encounter her out here, they'd honestly be incredibly lucky—otherwise, they'd essentially hit the fatal jackpot and whether they could even manage to leave an intact corpse behind would be highly questionable.
"Alright, just totally leave it to me."
"Good, then Ais, you absolutely will not physically participate in the main assault this time. The exact moment Noah aggressively charges in, you will strictly stay right by his side and protect him."
Riveria was highly surprised to find that the stubborn girl simply nodded in quiet agreement instead of actively protesting or openly showing heavy dissatisfaction, just as she had totally expected her to do.
'Had she actually finally matured? Become vastly more aware of the overall bigger picture?'
Riveria honestly didn't even believe this crazy thought herself.
Regardless, as long as the stubborn child would actually obey orders then it was fine.
"Then everyone get totally ready!"
Everyone rapidly took their strict tactical positions.
Noah smoothly raised his Annihilator, aiming it dead center at the massive wall.
Violently breaking that thick rock with a totally ordinary Bombardment was definitely possible, but this was a highly rare, perfect opportunity—who the hell knew if he'd honestly ever get another golden chance to completely blow up a literal rat's nest exactly like this.
So this time, he absolutely wanted to make it incredibly spectacular.
Using Cluster Barrage perfectly combined with Bombardment.
300% total destructive power!
Holding his breath and totally focusing his mind.
"Let's goooooo!"
The highly fused bombardment spell flawlessly deployed directly from the smoking gun barrel, massive triple blazing magic circles perfectly overlapping in a totally straight line.
Fire.
Massive, blinding flames violently erupted directly from the Annihilator tightly gripped in Noah's steady hands.
Bombardment!
The pure crimson beam instantly hit the designated target area, effortlessly piercing straight through the massive stalactite wall in just a single, blinding moment.
But, there was absolutely no explosion.
The overly heavily concentrated raw power of the boosted bombardment flawlessly pierced right through the thick stone wall exactly like a high-tech laser, leaving a massive gaping hole with edges melted into dripping hot magma by the sheer, extreme heat.
The heavy bombardment completely landed inside the hidden cave, and after an incredibly eerily silent pause of less than 0.1 seconds, it violently detonated.
BOOM--
The insanely powerful explosion brutally released its massive destructive force directly into the highly narrow, nearly completely sealed cavern environment.
The terrifying shockwave violently expanding from strictly within and utterly shattered the remaining wall into a million pieces.
The highly secure enemy stronghold instantly turned from a hidden fortress into a dangerous collapsing ruin in just one single second.
Searing flames violently billowed back out, carrying incredibly thick choking black smoke.
It was totally open.
Though the specific destructive method vastly differed from what was initially anticipated, it was indeed completely open.
Witnessing this sheer level of destruction, Noah was totally astonished by the insane 300% amplified raw power of the Bombardment, yet he didn't forget to rapidly follow up directly with his custom stun grenade.
"Lady Riveria, do we really…"
The beautiful elven girl Alicia stared completely wide-eyed at the ruined scene right before her, her dry throat totally tight as she highly hesitantly reminded her commander.
Was there really still an actual need to physically assault the base?!
After that terrifying overpowered attack, could anyone trapped inside actually still be alive?!
That crazy guy... did he honestly have some deeply hidden violent tendencies?
Even after causing all that massive destruction, he actually still ruthlessly threw in a literal stun grenade right after?!
Was that really necessary?!
If they actually went in there right now, they'd probably only be left with the gruesome task of quietly collecting mutilated enemy corpses.
"Sigh." Riveria firmly pressed a tired hand to her forehead and said helplessly.
"Assault."
"Yes!"
Receiving the firm order, Alicia and Aki quickly took the lead, while the brave others tightly followed right behind them, aggressively launching a full-scale assault toward the smoking cave.
Right before even reaching the ruined entrance, both Alicia and Aki clearly felt a sudden, incredible lightness in their rushing bodies, acting exactly as if their raw physical strength had just massively increased.
Moreover, a soft glowing light now beautifully enveloped their skin.
They quickly glanced back in Noah's exact direction, honestly wanting to tell him that this was completely unnecessary—really, the brutal battle might have already ended before it even officially began!
They truly couldn't even begin to comprehend it.
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