Lord of Training - Chapter 37



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37. I can’t let my guard down.

37. I can’t let my guard down.

Ppop! Ppop! Ppop!

Even amid the ceaseless firing of cannons right next to them and the frantic firing of machine guns and rifles from all directions, the rumors of the Orc airborne troops were shocking.

A green monster that is 2m tall and weighs 130kg.

A race that has a destructive power that ordinary humans would never be able to handle if they charged forward swinging an axe.

Those guys fall from the sky!

But it’s not like orcs can’t be hit by bullets.

In front of the magic gun, he was nothing more than a slightly larger target than a human, and the only tactic he knew was to charge, so if he didn’t die with two or three shots, he would die with four, five, six, or whatever number of shots he got.

But the orc shoots a rifle?

What a horrible hybrid this is!

“Did you happen to know anything about orcs?”

I asked Lieutenant Audrey, who had a bewildered expression on her face.

“I’ve never heard of this before. And I’ve never heard of a dimensional gate where orcs live on this eastern continent.”

“Then where on earth did you come from?”

I’ve heard that there are many races living in this world, such as elves, orcs, dwarves, goblins, druids, and lizardmen.

Most of them entered this world through dimensional gates, and while some races coexisted with or merged with humans, most of the other races were in a fierce battle with humans over the gates.

In particular, orcs are a very aggressive race and have been hostile to humans since their appearance.

Even though Okra was armed with a sword and an axe, he was no match for the long-range human rifles and machine guns.

“It’s a parachute, you can just force it open as you jump out of the transport plane, but how can an orc shoot a rifle?”

“That’s right. With your big hands, do you think you could hold a rifle properly?”

Sergeant Kalin and Sergeant Herman also looked at me with the same expression of incomprehension.

“I guess you made a new rifle for the Orcs.”

“yes?”

Everyone took on a serious expression at my words.

What kind of idiot would make a rifle for orcs? If they ever betray, they’ll be in danger too.

If the Orc airborne troops had already crossed the border, then it wasn’t false information.

And somehow, if it was a gun that an orc could hold and fire, it would be big, the bullets would be big, and the destructive power would be great.

I barely managed to stop the bombers, but somehow I had no time to rest.

“Captain Alain, what do we do now?”

Lieutenant Audrey asked.

We belong to the 2nd Corps.

The 2nd Corps was arriving tomorrow, so there were no troops or command posts.

“Phelps, where is Chief of Staff Sten?”

“When you parted ways with me, you said you were going to Hebrok Train Station.”

“Not at the front lines, but at the train station?”

“Yes, I heard that he was kicked out of the 1st Corps.”

“What? Are you kicking me out?”

What is this?

A two-star owner gets kicked out?

I thought I should first meet Chief of Staff Sten.

“Captain Herman!”

“yes.”

“Give me your radio.”

I took Sergeant Herman’s dimensional radio and approached Count Belief Bombard, who was in command.

“Alain, what’s going on?”

“The Albion Kingdom forces have crossed the border.”

“Huh! Those damn bastards!”

Count Belief was indignant.

But there was nothing he could do now.

He and the troops guarding the barrier here had to do everything they could to stop the dimensional monsters for the next two weeks.

Most of the knights and Awakened people of Hebrok Territory had awakened the Burst or Overlapping spells, so they were excellent at bombardment, but other than that, their combat was average.

That is why the 1st Corps had already been provided with artillery at the level of one battalion.

“This is a walkie-talkie. You can contact me from anywhere by pressing here.”

“This little thing is a walkie-talkie?”

“Yes, if anything happens, please contact me. I will return to my unit.”

“Okay. Be careful.”

chuck!

I saluted Count Belief.

Count Belief saluted, turned around, and returned to conducting.

My relationship with my father isn’t bad.

In Alain’s memories, Count Belif was also quite kind to his son.

That’s because the son fell far short of expectations.

“We are going to Hebrok train station.”

“yes!”

The unit members departed for Hebrok train station one by one.

I was about to use my flying skill when there were some little guys staring at me from the side.

Third, Menil Bombard and youngest, Ayela Bombard.

Just three years ago, he was a little kid, but now he is 12 and 10 years old.

I winked at my two younger brothers.

[Uses the High-Speed ​​Flight (lv.2) skill.]

Paaaaang!

And then headed straight to Hebrok train station.

***

[Hebrok Train Station]

The sun has set and the dark night has come.

We inquired about the hotel where Chief of Staff Sten and his staff were staying.

“insect!”

“Whew!”

As soon as he saw me, Sten Bombard sighed in relief.

On the long desk were piles of maps and various documents, and the staff had puzzled expressions on their faces.

“Well done, Major Alain. Well done!”

“yes?”

“Since you’re here, I assume you stopped the Albion bomber?”

As expected, you are quick-witted.

“Yes, we repelled about 20 bombers and a squadron of enemy aerial magic knights.”

“Huh! Is that true?”

“Then the barrier is safe!”

The 2nd Corps staff were all shocked.

“Friendly damage?”

“Three soldiers were hit by bullets.”

“what?”

Sten Bombard opened his eyes wide.

He was more surprised to hear that there were no friendly casualties than to hear that I had stopped the bombers.

“You’re really great. Commander Buxley has really seen through people. To be honest, I couldn’t understand why a legion that relies on infantry would spend time and money to create an aerial magic unit. However, after seeing how your unit performed this time, I think that from now on, every legion will definitely need a separate aerial magic unit. You’ve worked hard.”

Sten Bombard was not stingy with his praise for me.

“But why are you here? Shouldn’t you be going to the front lines to help?”

“I’m sorry, but I didn’t trust you and your air squadron. So I assumed the barrier had collapsed, and I was meeting with my staff to discuss how to stop the dimensional monsters and restore the barrier when the 2nd Corps arrives tomorrow morning.”

“Ah! So that’s why you were here.”

Then Lieutenant Colonel Culveny intervened.

“Major Alain, you and your battalion have done a great job. In fact, we went to the Royal Guards Air Knights yesterday and asked them to deploy at least one air battalion to the barrier, but they refused. They were distracted by the Albion Airborne Mage Force and the hundreds of transports that had gathered right before their eyes. If the Havelock barrier had fallen, our 2nd Corps would have had to focus all its energy on stopping the dimensional monsters.”

Likewise, Sten Bombard and his staff anticipated the Albion Kingdom’s bombing plan to attack the Havelock Wall as soon as they arrived here, just like I did.

However, the Royal Air Force’s Royal Guard, which could have stopped the bombers, refused to provide troops.

‘As expected, he’s not someone to be taken lightly.’

I can’t let my guard down······.

And Colonel Trani, the smartest of Sten’s men, was in the 5th Army Corps, so he was on the southern front during the war with the Kingdom of Nubua.

‘Wait a minute! You knew about the bomber attack and didn’t even tell Count Belief?’

For a moment, I got goosebumps.

Of course, even if you had told Count Belief, there would have been no way to defend the wall. The Havelock Territory had no anti-aircraft guns capable of hitting bombers from the ground.

Maybe even if the barrier is destroyed, they hope to somehow stop the dimensional monsters with their remaining forces?

That way, the 2nd Corps can arrive and buy time to set up a defensive line here.

And it could be thought that this might be the way to save at least one more Hebrok resident.

But Count Belief was a lord, and he was also his own brother. And there were nearly three thousand soldiers there.

But they didn’t give me any information and just told me to die.

‘If I were you, would I have made the same decision?’

He shook his head.

If it were me, I would have given up the wall, withdrew all my troops, created a defensive line somewhere else, and fought to the death together.

Should I say he is cold-blooded? Should I say he is cold-blooded?

While he is so protective of his own subordinates······.

Today I saw a different side of Sten Bombard.

I felt a bit bitter for some reason.

“Major Alain, what are you thinking of all of a sudden?”

Lieutenant Colonel Culveny asked.

“Orcs. Where did they suddenly appear?”

“Whew! According to our information, a large gate appeared in the north of the Kingdom of Albion two years ago, and it seems that it was the dimension of the orcs. I don’t know how they managed to convince the fierce orcs that they couldn’t even speak to, but I heard that they parachuted into the Tapeld territory this morning.”

“The National Intelligence Service didn’t do its job properly.”

“That’s what it is.”

“But is it true that you have a rifle?”

“According to information that came into the 1st Corps a little while ago, it’s not a rifle, it’s a shotgun.”

“A shotgun?”

“Orcs are stupid enough to not even be able to shoot a bow anyway. So even if you give them a rifle, they won’t be able to hit you properly. So I think I made a shotgun. It can load three rounds at a time, and it’s big and powerful. However, its effective range is 30 meters, so it’s good for close combat.”

They say that if you know your enemy and know yourself, you will be victorious in a hundred battles, but I didn’t know that the large gate that appeared in the Kingdom of Albion was an orc dimension gate, and that the orcs were cooperating with the Kingdom of Albion.

Also, I found out today that he uses a shotgun.

If you don’t know the enemy’s information like this, you won’t be able to devise strategies and tactics and you will be defeated.

I looked at Chief of Staff Sten.

“What do you plan to do now?”

Sten Bombard thought for a moment.

Until just a moment ago, he had been pondering how to deal with the monster in the wall, but now that the situation had changed, he wanted to hear his plan.

“There are the 4th Legion and the Tafeld Territory Army in the Tafeld Territory, and the Royal Guards Air Knights have already gone to provide support. And the 1st Legion will be there to provide support. We should wait until the 2nd Legion troops have completely arrived at Hebrok before moving.”

“Then, please allow our air squadron to defend the Hebrok territory.”

“defense?”

“The barrier is intact. It is only three days’ journey from the Tapeld domain to here. If they get information, they can send in an aerial magic unit, or an Orc airborne unit that landed in the rear can come and attack the barrier.”

The wall was strong and had powerful firepower, but it was vulnerable to attacks from the rear.

If enemy aerial magic knights or orc airborne troops attacked from the rear, the barrier would be virtually defenseless.

“Huh! You’ve already thought about that!”

“That could be the case.”

The staff looked surprised.

“We don’t need your support. We will hold Hebrok Estate until the 2nd Corps arrives.”

“But that······.”

Lieutenant Colonel Culbenny paused and looked at Sten Bombard.

Sten Bombard nodded.

“Good! Until further orders are given, the Airborne Squadron will reconnoiter and defend Hebrok Territory.”

“thank you.”

chuck!

I saluted the captain and went out.

Lieutenant Colonel Culveny knew.

The benefits I get from scouting out the territory.

I was already a hero who saved the barrier.

It left a strong impression on the lords, knights and soldiers.

There, all the people of the territory will be able to watch as you fly across Hebrok and work hard to protect your territory.

This was also an opportunity to gain position, influence, and popularity in the territory all at once.

And enemy airborne magic units or orc airborne units are sure to come for the barrier.

Because the rewards of destroying it are so sweet.

***

Gymnastics under the moon······.

The winter night sky was clear.

The moon is beautiful and the stars look like they might fall down above our heads at any moment.

But my body is cold to the bone.

Is there no awakening skill that can block the cold?

Chi-chik!

“Audrey, how about you?”

Chi-chik!

– It’s quiet.

The command of the 2nd and 4th squadrons was entrusted to Lieutenant Audrey.

Captain Kalin had night vision skills, allowing him to see at night as if it were day, and Audrey showed outstanding skills in aerial combat.

They were now monitoring the skies near the barrier for enemy aerial magic knights approaching.

“Phelps, do you see anything?”

“This forest is quiet.”

Phelps was scanning the forest leading to the barrier with his magic detection skill.

Orcs also have mana.

He used that to enhance his natural physical abilities, which is why he became so large and can use strength four times that of a human.

We’re scouting like this on a moonlit night.

It was because they were sure that the enemies would move at night.

In the case of the enemy air magic unit, since the Royal Guard Air Knights were watching them, even if they moved, it was likely to be at night and in small groups.

And the orcs, with their large bodies measuring up to 2 meters, walking around the fields in groups of dozens in broad daylight, are advertising, “Please kill me.”

Of course, it will move at night, and it is likely that it will move through the forest.

The battlefield is very chaotic right now.

The Albion Kingdom’s army is advancing towards the Tafeld territory at a breakneck pace.

The 4th Army Corps and the Tafeld Territory Army defending it were outnumbered and had to deal with the Orc airborne troops that had fallen to the rear.

The 1st Corps was providing support, but they couldn’t give it their all because they also had to guard the border on the Hebrok territory.

However, he could not give up the Tafeld territory.

If it’s opened, it will open a path to the center of the Atlan Kingdom.

“Huh? Captain, I found it.”

Ensign Phelps pointed to a forest on one side.

“How many people are there?”

“There are about 30 people.”

“There are fewer troops than I thought······.”

“Ah! There are more in the back.”

Orcs were moving through the forest in platoons.

There was also a platoon of orcs at the back of the forest, and movement was detected in other forests as well.

I didn’t know how many Orc airborne troops were heading towards the Wall, but if they attacked behind the Wall, the consequences were too much to bear.

“Catch the last Orc platoon!”

I was thinking of going after them one by one.

If you attack the orc platoon in front, others may join in and help, but if you attack the orc platoon at the back, the ones in front are unlikely to help. The mission takes priority.

Since we could fly through the sky anyway, we were no match for them in terms of mobility.

Ensign Phelps said.

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous to fight orcs in the forest? There are a lot of trees, so it would be difficult to secure a view, and a shotgun would probably be advantageous.”

I nodded.

“That’s right. We’ll only be taking down a platoon of orcs in the forest. Bring some cold mines and gravity generators, and give them plenty of magic grenades.”

“yes!”

“And one of them, do not kill, but take him prisoner.”

“Are you a prisoner?”

Of course, there was no way to communicate with the orcs.

However, among the relics taken from the subspace warehouse of the 7th Princess of the Lacrosse Empire, there was a dimensional translator.

I was thinking of capturing one and getting information about the orcs.

“let’s go!”

The first battle with the orcs began.

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