Lord of Training - Chapter 130



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130. To the Southern Continent.

[Leminston Estate]

The only place in the Atlan Kingdom that has a gate connecting to the spirit world.

The Spirit World Gate was a training ground for aerial magic knights, and a place where they could level up, gain experience, and even increase their skill levels by catching the dimensional monsters that appeared.

The Spirit World was an excellent resource gate where, if you were lucky, you could obtain magic stones, fire stones, ice stones, and floating stones.

However, the area inside the Reminston Dimensional Gate was a place with no resources whatsoever, and was trapped in a huge canyon called the Lightning Valley.

“Okay! There’s only one month left! I want you to train as best as you can, battalion by battalion.”

“yes······.”

Why is the answering sound so small?

As soon as you finish your mission, you have to do some tough training, so you probably won’t like it.

I’d like to give them a break, but in an all-out war with the Empire, the Aerial Magic Knights are on the front lines.

I was brought here because I was about to stand at the crossroads of life and death and wanted to save at least one more person.

“Colonel Audrey, begin.”

“yes!”

This time, the newly promoted Colonel Audrey stood first in front of the Spirit World Gate.

“Prepare the 1st Battalion!”

“yes!”

The eyes of the battalion members who had been showing signs of difficulty just a moment ago sparkled.

“1st Battalion, enter!”

“1st Battalion, enter!”

Swish swish swish!

The 1st Battalion advanced straight in, followed by Colonel Nicoll’s 2nd Battalion.

“Our special mobile battalion will also move in.”

Lieutenant Colonel Phelps and the Special Forces Battalion also entered the gate.

They were given the name Special Mobile Battalion because they mostly moved with me.

Although the number was small at 10, they were all top-notch agents with high-speed flight (lv. 3) skills, and some had even awakened overlapping spells.

Two were elite level and eight were ace level, so they boasted the best firepower.

The Special Mobile Battalion also moved in, and now it was just me and the Elf Rangers left.

“Arta, let’s go in too.”

“yes!”

Lieutenant Arta, who was formerly the adjutant of the Seventh Princess of the Empire, was leading the Elf Rangers.

“Enter!”

***

[Spirit World Lightning Valley]

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As soon as we entered the gate, lightning struck us repeatedly.

Near the entrance was the training center of the Airborne Magic Training Corps, and quite a few heavily armed soldiers were guarding the gate.

They were tasked with guarding the gate from going out, as occasionally dimensional monsters would not go up the valley, but would instead go up the side road and exit towards the gate.

The Spirit World Gate was always in danger of monsters, so troops had to be stationed there.

The special airborne magic flyers had already descended into the valley.

That was the spot where the dimensional monsters appeared.

“We’re going up.”

“yes!”

Artha and the Elf Rangers had a lot of combat experience, but they were first-generation elves who had lived in the spirit realm and then crossed over to the empire, so they knew the horrors of the spirit realm well.

“What should I watch out for?”

“Bronte is invisible to human eyes until she spits lightning, so never get ahead of us elves.”

“Yeah.”

There were quite a few spirits that were invisible to human eyes.

The most representative ones are the wind spirit, the shaman spirit, and the lightning spirit that we are looking for now.

That is why it was difficult to capture the thunder emitted by the lightning spirit in a spirit bullet or spirit shell.

However, the electric shock effect was so excellent that it was more effective than any other weapon once stored.

Honestly, I didn’t have to go, but I wanted to see for myself how to store electricity.

Papa Pot! Woof Woof!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

As we climbed up the valley, dark clouds flowed madly and sparks flashed everywhere.

“The Brontë spirits know we are approaching.”

“Are you angry?”

“That’s not true, but I’m very cautious.”

Flash!

At that moment, the surroundings became bright.

A lightning strike struck nearby.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

“Kueeeeek!”

The Class D dimensional monster in front of us was struck by lightning and fell down with smoke escaping from its body.

That’s what happens when you invade the realm of the power spirit.

“Don’t go any further, let’s install it here.”

After hearing Arta’s words, I took out a 3-meter-tall dimensional space storage device from the alchemist’s workshop.

And I hid it behind a rock of an appropriate size.

“Here it is. Press this button and the space will be designated.”

Arta nodded and took the dimensional space transport device I had handed him.

Both devices were already equipped with a small dimensional core, and the spatial storage device contained an empty spirit bullet made from dragon bone.

Now you are ready to make the spirit bomb.

“You guys stay here!”

“yes!”

The elf rangers who came with us guarded the dimensional space storage device, and Arta and I carefully climbed up to the top of the valley.

Artado was sweating profusely, perhaps because the elves were afraid of the spirits.

Crackle! Crackle!

Suddenly sparks flashed around.

Suddenly Arta raised his hand.

“I don’t think it’ll work. Let’s step back.”

I stepped back without even knowing what was going on.

“The spirits become angry as the human Sir Alain approaches.”

“It seems like it would be impossible to see it up close.”

“Yes. In fact, high-level spirits are very capricious. When they get angry, they even attack elves who have a good affinity with spirits. That’s why we don’t go near spirits unless it’s absolutely necessary.”

“Ah! I can’t help it.”

I nodded.

But Artha had to get close to the spirit.

The range of the dimensional space transport device was only 50 meters.

That’s how I was able to make the spirit bomb.

“Please wait here.”

“yes.”

Then a good idea occurred to me.

“Do spirits ever attack each other?”

“yes?”

“I have a spirit that I carry around with me.”

“Spirit? Do you know what kind of pet a spirit is?”

I opened the water bottle and took out the puke.

“Kkuit!”

“omg?”

Artha looked surprised.

“It’s a high-level water spirit! How on earth······?”

“It’s a long story. If this high-level spirit surrounds my body, can I get close and see it without being noticed?”

Artha thought for a moment.

“The lightning spirit and the water spirit don’t have bad compatibility, so they won’t attack or anything.”

“Okay, that’s good.”

I looked at Puke.

“Cover me, except for my nose and mouth!”

“Kkuit!”

Puke, who understood what I said, wrapped my body in a thin membrane.

“Wow! That’s amazing. It’s amazing that spirits can understand human speech, but they can even listen to orders!”

“Let’s go now.”

Artha climbed up carefully, trying not to provoke the spirits as much as possible, and I followed behind him.

My heart was pounding because if I made a mistake, lightning could strike my head.

“I like it here.”

Artha whispered softly and took his place beneath the sky where sparks were flashing unusually brightly.

He hid behind a small rock and aimed the dimensional transport device at the floor.

I also sat behind the rock and watched quietly.

Arta pointed into the air.

“There is one close to us.”

I opened my eyes wide in anticipation.

I wonder if it will work well.

But after waiting for a long time, Artha did not use the transport device, and the lightning spirit called Bronte did not shoot lightning.

“Do I have to keep waiting?”

“Yes, the spirit only strikes vertically. And before striking, a strong spark will fly out from within its body, and then you can activate the device underneath.”

“So when is that······?”

“I don’t know that either.”

“yes?”

So when are we going to make a spirit bomb······.

It was a long wait and a fight.

The number of spirit bullets wasn’t small for nothing.

“ha!”

A deep sigh escaped.

“uh?”

Suddenly Artha raised his head above us and looked astonished.

“Damage!”

“yes?”

Crackle! Crackle!

I saw a bright spark flying above my head.

Oh no, I got caught!

I grabbed Arta’s shoulders.

I was trying to fly backwards······.

Swish!

“Kkuit!”

Puke suddenly jumped up.

Flash!

Lightning struck Puke’s body.

Boom! Crackle!

Kwakwakwang!

‘Huh? The lightning changed direction?’

Something amazing happened.

Puke took the lightning with his body and stretched out his arms to deflect it in another direction.

“What are you doing? Shoot over there!”

“yes yes!”

Arta activated the dimensional space transport device towards the lightning-filled land.

Tsk tsk! Papapapapat!

Dimensional energy shot out, carving a sphere into the floor.

After 5 seconds, a clear, 10-meter diameter dimensional space absorption filament was engraved.

And the lightning was blazing and absorbing all the surrounding space.

The lightning-absorbing filament slowly faded and disappeared for three seconds.

“Shoot again, right next to it!”

“yes!”

Jeeeeeek!

Artha began to create another absorption sphere next to it.

“Puke! Move the lightning to the side!”

“Kkuiit!”

As Puke turned the direction with his hand, lightning struck the absorbing filament that was forming next to him.

And the absorbing filament once again absorbed the space where lightning struck.

Crackle! Crackle!

Brontë, exhausted, could no longer strike down lightning.

“Is it okay?”

Arta asked me.

“I guess so.”

I had to check it out too.

Then a small spark rose into the cloudy sky.

“Where are you going?”

“It’s going to absorb the lightning again.”

“Let’s go down and check.”

“yes.”

We came down to the lower level where the dimensional space storage is.

“Oh! It worked!”

Arta took out two spirit bullets from the dimensional space storage device.

[Spirit Bomb (Bronte Spirit’s Wrath) – Contains lightning containing the wrath of Bronte, the superior spirit of the Lightning Nest.

Bullet Material: Dragon Bone.

On impact, the bullet splits and Bronte’s lightning shoots out.]

The status window clearly displays the Lightning Spirit Bomb.

I looked at Puke.

“You’re a lucky guy.”

“Kkuit!”

Fouquet, in the guise of Iris, saluted me.

The elves who saw that sight opened their mouths wide.

Although it wasn’t the lightning of the highest-level lightning spirit, Lioner, the lightning of the high-level spirit Bronte was also very powerful.

And now, with Puke, I could fill my empty spirit bombs with lightning without having to wait forever.

“Puke! Let’s go make an electric spirit bomb!”

“Kkuit!”

I made 300 lightning spirit bullets and 200 lightning spirit shells in one month.

There was still time left, but unfortunately we had to stop because we were short on Dragonbone.

***

[Port of Alexandro, Kingdom of Helione]

On board the ship, the crew looked out over a harbor filled with palm trees.

“Haa! We finally arrived.”

“You’re lucky you made it here alive.”

“That’s right! I really thought I was going to die.”

Everyone shook their heads.

I gave a snicker.

What would you do if you played?

We traveled by transport plane to the southern tip of the Principality of Nubia, but from there on, we traveled by ship for twenty days as there were no intermediate stops.

All I did was do some special combat training out at sea.

Of course, since it was a rubber bullet, there was no danger to life.

I got bruises and, if I was unlucky, even broke a bone.

thud!

As the ship docked at the dock, the ladder went down.

“Everyone get off the ship!”

“yes.”

There was someone waiting for us at the dock.

“Welcome. This is Colonel Bradrick.”

“Huh? The uniform is from Atlan. Aren’t you an Atlan soldier?”

“What are you talking about? I belong to the 7th Mobile Corps Airborne Magic Fleet.”

“But why don’t you salute me?”

“yes?”

I stared at Colonel Bradrick.

Colonel Bradrick of the 7th Mobile Corps.

He was someone I knew well.

He was currently an elite-level aerial magician, a veteran with 28 years of service, having awakened to the flying arts late in his military career.

“Sorry, sorry. Chung!”

Colonel Bradrick saluted me belatedly.

I waited without receiving his salute.

Colonel Bradrick’s face turned pale.

But I waited as long as I didn’t salute him before I got saluted.

As the atmosphere became tense, the subordinates behind me swallowed dry saliva.

“Where are Commander and Major General Wandike?”

“They are having a meeting at the Joint Command.”

“I will guide you.”

“yes······.”

Colonel Bradrick guided me through his tightly pursed lips.

The Allied Command was using the Royal Navy Headquarters building of the Kingdom of Helione, not far from the docks.

‘If you’re just guiding me or picking me up, you could send a major or a lieutenant colonel. I don’t understand why you sent a colonel.’

Why did they send Colonel Bradrick?

Moreover, he had the captain’s mark on his epaulettes.

Are you trying to suppress me with the power of age and experience in the military?

Are there ranks?

A sigh escaped me for a moment.

I can understand his feelings.

He had been serving for 28 years and was a colonel, so it must have seemed strange to me to be wearing a star after not even five years.

Moreover, it would have been even more frustrating because there were still few people who knew that I had risen to the level of a named person.

Still, it is basic to salute your superiors in the military.

‘Ah! You were pushed into the back room.’

Although the advancement of the Aviation Magic Knights was much faster than that of other branches, earning stars was surprisingly difficult.

Of course, if your skills are outstanding and you become a named-level aerial magic knight, you will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general.

Otherwise, promotion to general was nearly impossible unless one had risen to the rank of division commander or had a solid backing.

That was because the number of Atlan Aviation Magic Knights had never exceeded 300.

And he’s now in his early 50s.

Although he was an elite-level aerial magic knight, he was past his prime and was on a downward slope.

End