Lord of Training - Chapter 3



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3. Shortcut to awakening.

3. Shortcut to awakening.

Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!

The unfairness screams.

‘The ship is flying in the sky······.’

Just as ships sail the sea, hundreds of airships, large and small, sail the sky.

The principle was simple.

Enter the dimensional gate connected to the spirit world and bring the floating tree.

Since floating wood is weak to fire, it is mixed appropriately with metal to make a boat.

Then it will become a light but strong ship.

What moves it is the propeller of the magic stone engine.

This was unfair.

‘Damn, I can’t breathe!’

Now the inside of this place was enveloped in silence.

There were about 30 people sitting, but no one opened their mouth.

The creaking of the airship was unsettling, and as they got closer and closer to the landing point, the soldiers’ anxiety and tension reached their peak.

“Sergeant, are you nervous?”

The one who broke the silence was Sergeant Phelps sitting next to him.

I answered, swallowing dry saliva.

And then he realized that Alain had never had a long conversation with his deputy commander, with whom he should have been most intimate.

“Nothing much. Once you get down to the ground, just follow me closely from then on.”

“Okay.”

I was thinking of doing that too.

Your chances of survival increase if you work with Sergeant Phelps, a 10-year veteran non-commissioned officer.

He was neither a noble nor an officer, but he was a talented person who had awakened the art of detection.

Captain Gus also advised us to follow Sergeant Phelps unconditionally.

My only worry was whether I could land safely on the ground.

Then the navigator came down from above.

“15 minutes before the strong point!”

My heart sank at those words.

Sergeant Phelps looked at me.

“Say something to the soldiers before you go down. That’s a tradition in the airborne troops.”

“No, it’s better for you to do it than for me. Relieve the tension of the soldiers.”

Sergeant Phelps nodded slightly and stood up.

“Listen up, everyone! As soon as you land, cut your parachute cord and find your squad leader or senior. If you happen to get separated from our company, don’t panic and follow the other units to the assembly point. And no matter who you meet, always ask for the password. If they don’t give you the password, shoot them right away! It doesn’t matter if they’re friendly. Got it?”

“yes!”

“The answer is quiet! Do you understand?”

“yes!!”

“Everyone, check your equipment!”

Sergeant Phelps walked among the soldiers, checking each parachute and equipment.

and.

“If this mission goes smoothly, I’ll buy you a drink at a bar full of women.”

“Oh! I heard that the Lutes women are so beautiful!”

“But what’s going on with Sergeant Jjandol?”

The soldiers looked puzzled.

Then Sergeant Phelps looked at me and said.

“Of course, Captain Alain will pay for the drinks!”

“yes?”

“So if there’s anyone out there who wants to put a bullet in the back of your head, Captain, be prepared to pay for the drinks.”

“Poohaha!”

“Ha ha ha ha ha!”

The soldiers laugh.

This isn’t about fucking me.

Sergeant Phelps would also have known that his soldiers did not provide relief when Alain died.

The point was that if you ever find a stupid platoon leader, don’t abandon him.

‘Thank you, Sergeant Phelps.’

Boom! Boom!

“what?”

Kwaaang!

Suddenly, an explosion was heard from all directions.

“Damn it! Is that an anti-aircraft gun?”

And beyond the hold, a friendly airship was seen engulfed in flames.

Boom! Kwaang!

“Ouch! There’s an airship crashing down!”

Then the navigator came down in a hurry.

“Enemy air force! Prepare to land!”

“Get up! Everybody get up!”

Wow!

The landing hatch at the back of the aircraft began to lower.

There were still about 5 minutes left until the drop point, but I couldn’t wait until then.

‘Damn, did the deception tactic fail······.’

If the deception tactic had been successful, there would be no enemy airborne magic units here.

The Allied forces’ large-scale landing operation was secret, and in order to deceive the enemy, all of our air magic units were gathered near Pascaltes, a port city in the Kingdom of Lutes.

So, there was no air magic unit here to deal with the Imperial Air Magic Unit.

An aerial magic knight who had awakened the flying technique was as powerful as a platoon, and an assault airship was like a paper airplane.

Kwaaang!

“Ahh!”

“Ugh!”

The airship shook violently from side to side.

“Damn it! Our airship was hit!”

“Get down quickly!”

The hatch stopped opening, perhaps because it was broken, but I didn’t have time to worry about that.

“Release the parachute loop!”

Normally, the parachute should open as soon as you jump out of the aircraft, but since the hatch was not fully opened, there was a high chance that the parachute would get caught in the hatch and tear or not open properly.

So, I had to jump first and open my parachute in the air.

“Get down! Get moving!”

“Run!”

One by one, soldiers leapt out of the plane carrying loads weighing up to 30 kg, including military gear, parachutes, rifles, and personal equipment.

Boom! Hwaaaa!

At that moment, a fierce flame rose inside the aircraft along with an explosion.

“Hit the engine!”

This is a result of the explosion technique and the penetration technique!

“Hurry up! The airship is crashing!”

The altitude is dropping.

The remaining soldiers jumped down with all their might.

And then it’s my turn.

“Eww!”

I screamed without realizing it.

You fly through the sky in the blink of an eye without even being mentally prepared.

To be precise, it is falling.

My whole body is spinning like crazy, and I have no sense whatsoever.

‘Parachute! You have to open the parachute to survive!’

I found the parachute loop on my shoulder and pulled with all my might.

Choaaaak! Pfft!

In an instant, my body was pulled upwards.

The parachute opened properly, and at that moment dawn was breaking over the sky.

‘Phew! That’s it!’

It was a time of relief as the worst had been avoided.

Tata tata tang!

My head turned at the sound of gunshots right next to me.

A red-haired female aerial magician was flying around, firing her machine gun at the falling soldiers.

The soldiers were dying helplessly.

‘Crazy! You saw me!’

He turned his gun towards me.

I’m not ready to get shot yet!

Tata! Tata!

‘Air shield! Air shield!’

Papa pat! Papa pat!

A circular shield unfolded in front of me, blocking the flying bullets.

The bullets fell down, and the female knight who had been firing her machine gun opened her eyes wide.

He immediately replaced the magazine and smirked at me.

And then he aimed at my parachute.

“What the heck······!”

It was when I was desperately looking for a gun in my waistband.

Tata tata tang!

A parachute with a hole in it.

“Eww!”

The falling speed has doubled.

In this case, at least both legs would be broken, and there was a high possibility of falling to one’s death.

Damn it, I couldn’t just die like this.

Then you will be trapped in that terrible abyss!

In an instant, it got close to the ground.

At that moment, a forest appeared below.

I was falling down a big tree.

Something had to be done.

He reached down.

“Air shield!”

Pot! Popap! Papapapak!

***

I opened my eyes with a start.

“Ugh!”

Blood rushes to my head.

What happened?

Fortunately, the pain felt was not an abyss.

I was hanging upside down.

As I lifted my head with difficulty, I saw the marks where I had broken a branch.

And my parachute was hanging on the top of a big tree.

My whole body ached as if I had been hit by a rock, but I survived.

Haa! I’ve endured it for ten years.

‘But how do I get down from here?’

Ah! There was a greatsword.

I found a greatsword at my waist.

Click!

I did manage to get my sword out, but the problem was that I had to bend over and climb up to my legs to cut the parachute cord that was hanging off my feet.

But the fat body doesn’t fold.

I was a heavy build, 175 cm tall and 95 kg in weight.

What’s ridiculous is that I lost 25kg as well.

‘Damn! I need to lose weight first.’

I felt dizzy and lightheaded because the blood kept rushing to my head.

Since my body wouldn’t fold, I shook my body and struggled like crazy, trying to cut the rope somehow.

simplicity and honesty!

“uh?”

What sound did you hear from the tree branches?

Kwajik!

thud!

“Cough!”

I was out of breath.

The branch broke and fell two meters.

I survived because I fell from my back, I could have just died from a broken neck.

[The Flight (F) technique has been awakened.]

[Slow Flight (lv.1) skill has been created.]

‘What? I’ve awakened my flying skills?’

Crazy! Was falling from the sky the shortcut to awakening?

I was dumbfounded by the unexpected good fortune.

The flight technique is an essential awakening technique to become an aerial magic knight.

Now you won’t have to worry about falling to your death from the sky.

There was no time to rejoice.

The parachute was still hanging on the tree branch, and one of my legs was raised.

He cut the parachute cord with his sword and took the pistol that was double-tied to his pack.

And I was wary of my surroundings.

Looking up at the sky, I could still see fireworks flashing here and there, and countless parachutes were falling.

Fortunately, not much time had passed.

Rustle!

Just then I heard someone approaching.

“eagle!”

He spoke the password and aimed his gun at the black shadow.

however.

“Huh? What was the password?”

It was when I was about to pull the trigger.

“자, 잠깐! 칼 모드스, 개새끼! 씹새끼! 호로새끼!”

For a moment I was dumbfounded.

Our soldiers seem clear.

When I see you insulting the emperor of the lacrosse empire like that.

“Where do you belong?”

“Private Cameron of the Graf Company.”

“ha!”

A sigh escaped me for a moment.

He was a member of our company.

That’s my squadmate too.

But I can’t even remember 4 passphrases······.

“Camelon, come forward!”

Private Cameron emerged from behind the trees.

But when he saw me, his face suddenly distorted.

Of all people, it had to be the platoon leader of interest.

“Oh, I hope you’re safe.”

“What about the other soldiers?”

“I don’t know. I came here because I saw a parachute above the tree.”

“Really? Let’s move quickly.”

If Cameron saw it, then the enemies can see it too.

I moved east with Private Cameron.

“Sergeant, has our operation failed?”

“That’s not true. If the enemy had known about our operation, there wouldn’t have been only one enemy airborne magic unit.”

Even now, numerous parachutes were still falling to the ground, and the Imperial Aerial Magic Knights attacking the assault aircraft and soldiers from the sky were not numerous.

That meant there was only one airborne magic unit.

If they had known about our operation, at least 10 more airborne magic units would have been here, and they would have blown up along with the airship before the soldiers could even land.

The sky was already bright with dawn, but the ground was still dark due to the trees and bushes, so we moved carefully.

Crunch!

“elephant!”

Someone spoke the password from the bushes just ahead.

“Dolphin!”

As I answered, the soldiers came forward.

Luckily, our platoon members.

Corporal John and the soldiers looked at me with bitter expressions.

“Captain Alain, are you safe?”

“Are you all there are?”

“yes.”

“Sergeant Phelps?”

“We were looking for you too, Sergeant, but we couldn’t find you.”

It would have been best to move with Sergeant Phelps or Corporal Herman, but since neither of them were available, we had no choice but to move on our own.

But I saw a soldier empty-handed.

“Private Douglas, where’s the rifle?”

“I’m sorry. I lost it along with my gear when I fell.”

It was a big mistake, but I wasn’t scolded.

I handed over my pistol and magazine.

“Everyone! Be aware of your surroundings!”

“yes.”

First of all, I had to know where this place was.

He took a map and compass out of his pocket.

I spread the map out on the ground, placed the compass next to me, and aligned it with north first.

Captain Gus told me to look at large landmarks.

At that time, a tall, pointed mountain appeared to the northwest.

There were also two small hills to the south.

‘Ah! I know where it is.’

Fortunately, it landed not far from where it landed.

“Everyone gather! From here, it’s 2.1km northeast to the first assembly point. Even if we encounter the enemy and scatter, we can just keep moving following the sun until noon.”

“yes······.”

“Chris is in the lead, Cameron is right behind, and Corporal John is in the rear.”

The soldiers look at me with puzzled expressions at my bold orders.

This is enemy occupied territory.

If you don’t join the assembly point quickly, you will be left behind.

Falling behind means immediate death.

I just don’t want to die here.

“Get moving!”

“yes!”

Soon enemy aerial magic knights will sweep the ground, and imperial soldiers will swarm in.

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