I Became a Genius Mechanic at the Academy

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After finishing my schedule at the Dwarf Alliance Kingdom, I headed straight to the Isilian Kingdom.

To the ‘Land of Gryphons’ set on the highest peak of the snow-covered mountain range, ‘Kadra’.

“I’ll go alone this time.”

So, I dismissed all my attendants and insisted that I would make the trip alone.

The Isilian Kingdom does not open portals in preparation for external invasions, so I had to reach there on foot.

【See you in three days at the territory】

After changing into my suit, I said goodbye to Adrian and his party.

Then, I activated the repulsor and core propulsion device and soared into the sky, heading directly to the Isilian Kingdom.

-Swoosh!

It was a long-awaited long flight.

***

“An ambush! It’s a gargoyle ambush!”

At the Gryphon breeding ground located at ‘Peak of the Raptors’.

A soldier was shouting while running all over the place.

Before long, horn signals sounded from everywhere, and defensive measures were set.

This was to protect the young gryphons from the gargoyle attack.

“Damn! Of all times!”

But the timing couldn’t be worse.

The ‘Gryphon Riders’, the main force of the Isilian Kingdom, were currently out attacking the gargoyle breeding grounds.

Of all times for a large scale of gargoyles to raid this place when all the defensive forces were missing!

As if they knew this place would be empty.

“Just my luck!”

But there’s no way the dimwitted gargoyles could strategize like that.

Ultimately, Captain Philip blamed the unfortunate turn of events on his workday today and issued orders to his subordinates.

He ordered them to prepare Grand Duke spells and Grand Duke weaponry.

“Not a single one must die!”

The gryphon.

Gryphons are the identity and essence of the Isilian Kingdom.

With their small size and population, the fact that they could stand shoulder to shoulder with other kingdoms was all thanks to the special cavalry known as the ‘Gryphon Riders’.

Thus, to maintain the image of the country as ‘Rulers of the Sky’, not a single gryphon should be lost.

Captain Philip shouted with a thunderous voice, realizing that losing even one gryphon would mean the end of his entire career.

“Angle it to 90 degrees! Where are you aiming? Gargoyles are attacking the first breeding ground! Fire now!”

However, there were just too few troops.

Due to the continuous gargoyle invasions, taking all their forces to dry up the gargoyle population turned out to be their downfall.

With fewer than twenty soldiers, there was no way they could fend off over a hundred gargoyles.

“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”

Thus, the sturdy roof of the Gryphon Breeding Ground began to melt away.

As dozens of gargoyles squirted their acidic bodily fluids, bubbles began to boil up in the marble, causing cracks to form.

-Crack! Sizzle!

The sturdy marble cracked.

And when the hardened spikes of gargoyles pierced through the cracks…

-Crumble!

The roof collapsed.

The young gryphons inside were completely exposed.

“Noooooo!!!!!! Everyone run to the first breeding ground!!”

It was desperate.

It takes a whopping 48 years to tame a gryphon to maturity.

Losing a gryphon that has been raised with such care for forty-eight years was like losing all the savings accumulated over a lifetime.

It was as if a bank went bankrupt, causing all the money he had worked so hard to save to vanish.

“There are too many of them!!”

“Stop them no matter what!”

But it seemed that bankruptcy was inevitable.

Even twenty gargoyles gathering could spell disaster, and now over a hundred were here.

Gargoyles, which usually don’t group with more than eight, had gone crazy at the very moment he was on duty.

“Captain! The second breeding ground is about to break through!”

“The third breeding ground is also under attack!”

So, Captain Philip numbly watched as destruction approached.

Seeing hundreds of black wings cover the sun, he suddenly realized he might not just be unable to protect the gryphons but also his own life.

“C-Captain! An unusual gargoyle is approaching! It seems to be the leader of this group!”

But at that moment.

A soldier delivered even more despairing news.

He pointed towards a fast-moving black object, declaring it to be the leader of the gargoyles.

“…It’s the end.”

Philip nodded.

The approaching creature exuded an extraordinary aura, which clearly indicated it was indeed the leader of the gargoyles.

Could it be that the recent increase in gargoyle attacks and this large-scale strategic raid was all due to its presence?

-Swoosh!

…It certainly seemed that way.

As he observed the creature, beams of light shot out from its body towards this direction.

Being the leader of the gargoyles, it attacked in an unusual fashion.

“Kyaaaaaa!”

However, the trajectory was odd.

A gargoyle screamed as it collapsed.

The blue light beam penetrated the gargoyle that had been attacking the gryphon breeding ground instead of the breeding ground itself.

-Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

-Kyaaa! Kyaaa! Kyaaa!

And the series of light beams all struck the gargoyles.

Realizing he had been mistaken, Philip hastily furrowed his brows and glared at the black object firing the beams.

He soon confirmed that the black object was not a gargoyle.

“That armor…!”

The shine emanating from the smooth titanium alloy.

A steel armor painted completely black.

Known as the ‘Knight of Black Armor’, he was the empire’s best minister, humanity’s intellect, the father of engineering, an innovator of celestial bodies, a seeker of the universe, the beloved of all mankind, the wealthiest in the world, the smith of salvation, the savior of the territory, etc., etc.

“Edgar Fix…!”

Condensing all those titles into one words: Edgar Fix.

The power and authority of that name.

“We have been saved…!”

Philip smiled tearfully as he watched Edgar Fix close in on the location rapidly.

Even Philip, a captain of a mere guard from a distant land, knew well how immensely powerful Edgar Fix was.

“Looks like I can keep eating well for a bit longer.”

Retirement seemed to be a long way off.

***

[Eve, designate the top priority target.]

[I’ve already been doing that.]

At the Peak of the Raptors, under attack by gargoyles.

I asked Eve to designate a ‘top priority target’.

This was to quickly analyze an enemy posing an immediate threat to human life or could potentially destroy important facilities and fix the coordinates.

[Coordinate analysis complete. You can fire now.]

Eve, who shared my field of vision, completed all coordinate settings.

I immediately selected the ‘Enhanced Repulsor Beam’ listed as the ‘Top Priority Recommended Weapon’ on the display and commanded it to fire.

Then, the repulsor’s back and shoulder opening mechanism activated, and seven Enhanced Repulsor Beams were launched.

Each of the repulsor beams flew toward the designated coordinates marked as ‘top priority targets’.

“Kyaaaaa!”

The fire was a resounding success.

Without a single error, all gargoyles were pierced at their vital points and killed.

However, there were still many more gargoyles for me to deal with.

【I can’t use the laser cutter…】

A weapon perfect for mass slaughter, the laser cutter.

But swinging the laser cutter around would surely kill not only the humans protecting this place but also the gryphons that had yet to mature.

[Then…]

So, I summoned my inventory.

And after examining the tactical weapon, the ‘Specially Developed Shooter’, I picked one.

I took out the ‘Web Shooter’, made by combining the web of Ungoliant with carbon nanotubes.

-Crack!

【Shooter swapping】

As soon as the web shooter appeared from the crack in the air, I voiced the command for swapping.

Then the repulsor suit that surrounded my hand and forearm broke down and fell away, while the web shooter, recognizing the bracelet on my wrist, automatically wrapped around and started attaching itself.

The web shooter began its assembly with a sophisticated mechanical sound and completed it in just five seconds.

【Shall we go?】

With my shooter changed, I rapidly flew towards the area where the gargoyles were clustered together.

At the same time, I activated the shooter and loaded high energy.

Unlike the bright high-pitched sound of the repulsor shooter, the web shooter emitted a strange noise of “kururururu.”

-Whoosh!

One thing was certain.

An enormous web that could ensnare dozens of gargoyles and immobilize them had been spun.

“Kyaaa! Kyaaa!”

“Grrr! Kyaaaa!”

Thus, the new material web, boasting immense ballistics and viscosity, wrapped around the gargoyles.

The more they struggled, the stronger the viscosity and constriction became, squeezing the piles of gargoyles together tighter and tighter.

The intensity was such that the new material web would dig into and tear flesh whenever it hardened and contracted.

“Kyaaa! Kyaaa!”

Then, I sprayed the web shooter several more times onto that ‘gargoyle pile’.

It was quite a sight to see dozens of gargoyles tangled together, oozing blood.

【For now, I’ve handled the first breeding ground, but I need to deal with the others as well.】

Soon, I left behind the heap of about forty gargoyles and headed toward the rest.

I suppressed the packs of gargoyles attacking the second and third breeding grounds using the web shooter.

“Kyaaa! Kya!”

Now, all that remained was to make sure those caught in the web shooter suffered a painful death.

I took out the mana chainsaw from my inventory and promptly started it up.

The mana chainsaw roared to life, the blade spinning viciously.

【…Huh?】

But at that moment.

An unexpected turn of events occurred.

The captured gargoyle attempted to ‘petrify’ itself, stiffening its body.

【Ah… how boring.】

Unfortunately, the gargoyle’s petrification immunizes it to almost all physical attacks.

The chainsaw wouldn’t work.

【Then what, there’s nothing to be done about it. I’ll just have to use a different weapon.】

So, I took out another weapon from my inventory.

However, rather than a weapon, it was more like a ‘room.’

Originally intended to torture members of the Demon Church, it seemed like it could be useful in this situation.

【Ugh. It’s disgustingly heavy.】

With that, I swung open the door and dragged the pile of petrified gargoyles inside.

I shoved those caught in the web shooter inside.

Then I promptly closed the massive iron door and pressed the button.

The eerie sound of a microwave running echoed.

“—!!!”

The screams began to echo.