Lord of Training - Chapter 5



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5. Special mission.

5. Special mission.

The day is long.

We almost died twice while parachuting, and we fought and won against enemies that outnumbered us.

We walked 2.1km through the forest.

But the sun is still shining brightly.

I leaned against a tree and took a nap to prepare for my departure when it got dark, but my mind became clearer.

“Can’t sleep?”

The one who held out a steaming cup of coffee was Sergeant Phelps.

In the chilly fall, coffee is the best.

“Thank you.”

As I touch the warm cup of coffee with both hands, I already feel my fatigue disappearing.

Sergeant Phelps sits next to me, sipping his coffee.

‘The coffee here in the world tastes great.’

When something warm enters, the body melts.

“I heard from the soldiers that they risked their lives on the mission because of me.”

“That’s right. If I have a sergeant, my chances of surviving this war will increase.”

I told the truth.

“I wasn’t able to properly thank you earlier. Thank you so much.”

Phelps bowed his head to me.

“You owe me your life, so of course I should be grateful.”

Phelps chuckled at my words.

“You have changed a lot.”

“If you don’t change, you’ll die.”

Phelps stared at me, looking slightly surprised.

And then he stared into the distance again.

Sergeant Phelps, of course, noticed the change in me.

I don’t know what to think about that though.

“I’ll pay for the drinks.”

“huh?”

“Didn’t the platoon leader buy you a drink after this landing operation was over?”

“I?”

“Yes. This time, you will buy the alcohol, and I will pay for the rest.”

“Huh! The sun will rise in the west tomorrow.”

It was unusual for Phelps, known as a tightwad in the military, to spend money.

I brought up a personal question.

“Why don’t you enlist as an officer? You must have awakened your magic detection technique. You have a lot of combat experience, and you could become an officer after just one year of training at the military academy.”

“Who is going to give you money during that one year?”

“money?”

Sergeant Phelps looked bitter.

Tuition at the military academy is free, and cadets are also paid a certain amount of honorarium.

However, he had to give up his non-commissioned officer’s salary and combat and various risk allowances.

I didn’t ask any more questions because it seemed like there was a story.

“I’m going to close my eyes for a bit.”

“I know.”

“Sergeant, I ask that you take care of us in the next battle as well.”

“I am the one who needs to take good care of you, Sergeant.”

Somehow, it feels good to be acknowledged by Phelps.

Sergeant Phelps stood up, picking up his empty coffee cups.

‘I drank coffee, so I can’t sleep well.’

Alain’s memories remained, but in reality he was only a three-day soldier.

This world is also three days old.

Besides, it was the first time fighting.

So, I can’t help but think a lot······.

I opened Alain’s status window.

[Flight (F) Technique – Low-Speed ​​Flight (lv.1)]

A sudden awakening of the drinking habit.

I decided to think of it as a reward for barely surviving the crash.

Because the hunter awakening happens suddenly.

[Slow Flight (lv.1) – Float through the sky riding the flow of mana in the air.

It is slower than the high-speed flight that uses the mana in your body to condense and explode, but it consumes less mana, is more efficient, and is less likely to be detected by detection spells. (Wind series)

Skill Execution Mana – 10

Skill Maintenance Mana – 1 (per second)]

With this one flying skill, you have the basic requirements to become an aerial magic knight.

Although I can only fly for a few seconds due to my lack of mana, once I awaken the flying technique, I am treated differently in the military.

Just being able to shoot from the sky is advantageous.

But I planned to keep it a secret.

Aerial Magic Knights are deployed on the most dangerous missions, and always face enemy Aerial Magic Knights.

The defensive skills I have are very useful when dealing with regular soldiers, but they are ridiculously weak when dealing with aerial magic knights.

The lowest rank aerial magic knight could take on a single platoon, and most of them were true magic knights who had awakened three or more spells.

And there were elite-level knights who could use two or more spells or multiple spells that linked several skills, as well as ace-level knights who could single-handedly annihilate entire battalions of troops.

If I were to fight those monsters right now, I would lose even 100 lives.

[Alchemist’s Workshop]

‘Whew! There’s still a long way to go······.’

Let’s take a look into the workshop and let out a sigh.

After winning the previous engagement, the soldiers took the bullets from the ammunition supply box that Sergeant Phelps found.

However, since I still had over 900 rounds of magic bullets left, I secretly took them to the alchemist’s workshop.

And we put 100 of them into the soft device, but still no significant results were obtained.

The biggest problem right now is not the ductility ratio, but that my dimensional energy is too low.

For example, if you rotate the Yeonseongjin for 10 minutes, you would have to wait for the remaining 23 hours and 50 minutes for the dimensional energy to fill up.

In this way, early alchemy was a tedious and lonely waiting.

‘Ah! Now that I think about it, I’m also a triple-method awakener.’

Today I learned the flying technique from my defensive technique.

I was able to store items in the alchemist’s workshop.

This had the same effect as the rare awakening technique, Space Technique.

It was still a small workshop the size of a one-room gosiwon, but as the level and grade increased, it grew bigger and bigger, eventually becoming as large as an industrial complex.

For now, I plan to hide this ability as much as possible.

In the past, he announced the awakening of the alchemist and was imprisoned for 15 years.

That was the lesson learned then.

“Sergeant!”

I turned my head at the sound of Sergeant Phelps’ voice.

“Sergeant Kalin is here.”

“Oh! Really?”

Sergeant Kalin arrived leading his platoon.

Kalin and his men must be surprised that I’m alive.

When he saw me, his eyes widened.

“insect!”

“Carlin, welcome back.”

Although he had not taken any relief measures when Alain died, this was good news as the number of troops had increased.

Earlier, Sergeant Phelps had found four more members of his platoon who were mixed in with other units, and 23 of the 33 members of the platoon joined the first assembly point.

Then a soldier came toward us.

“Chung! Ensign Alain, Captain Gus is calling.”

“I get it.”

Suddenly I received a call from the company commander.

There are still about 2 hours left before departure······.

I headed straight to the command tent.

“Chung! Did you call?”

“Welcome, Ensign Alain.”

As soon as he saw me, Captain Gus turned his head.

There was a female officer sitting there wearing the rank of major.

“Greetings. This is Major Nicole Braschi of the 7th Mobile Corps.”

“insect!”

Major Nicole stood up, took my salute, and stepped forward.

I was momentarily taken aback by her outstanding beauty.

Tall, dark hair, and skin as pale as a sheet of paper!

It was a world where female non-commissioned officers and female officers were common, but if there was such a beauty in the military, it would be enough to make you want to drive a stake in her.

Major Nicole opened her mouth.

“You have a non-commissioned officer in your platoon who uses detection magic?”

“Yes. Sergeant Phelps can use the magic detection technique.”

“What is the detection range?”

“It’s about 700 meters at a 45 degree angle.”

“700 meters······.”

Major Nicole was lost in thought for a moment.

Are you in your mid-20s now?

At that age, a major was most likely an air magic knight.

Their advancement speed is not determined by age or experience, but by the number of awakening spells and their abilities.

What was unusual was the sword worn on his waist.

Is it a body strengthening type?

Then Major Nicole nodded toward Captain Gus.

At that moment, Captain Gus’s brow furrowed.

It seemed like something wasn’t to his liking.

“Alain, your 3rd platoon will follow Major Nicole here.”

“Huh? Are you giving our platoon a different mission?”

“Yes. The order came down from the corps headquarters to cooperate with top priority.”

If it’s the corps headquarters, it’s the superior unit of our airborne brigade.

It was not a position for a mere company commander to refuse.

“Thank you, Captain Gus. I will take command from now on.”

Major Nicole stepped forward.

“We need to move quickly, so minimize the military equipment, bring twice as much ammunition as usual, and gather on the west side of the camp within 15 minutes.”

“Excuse me, what is your mission?”

“It’s confidential. You don’t have to know.”

“But if I knew what the mission was, wouldn’t I be able to give instructions to my men?”

“It’s just a search mission. I’ll give you the orders as they come up. Get moving quickly.”

“all right.”

Although I didn’t feel like it, in the military, orders from superiors were absolute.

My superior now was Major Nicole.

I saluted and went out.

Captain Gus followed me out.

“Hey, Alain.”

“yes?”

Captain Gus glanced inside the tent.

“The signs don’t look good. We’re in the middle of a large-scale landing operation with the fate of the Atlan Kingdom and the Allied Forces at stake, and we’re being called out for special assistance······.”

“But I have to go, it’s an order from my superiors.”

“Be extra careful than usual and take good care of your platoon members today.”

“yes.”

“And think that your safe return is your goal more than any order. The idea that the mission is more important than your life is bullshit. If you die, that’s the end.”

“Yes, I will keep that in mind.”

It was something I heard two days ago while learning how to read a map.

Captain Gus said that this was something that Alain’s uncle, Lieutenant Colonel Sten, often said to his soldiers when he was a second lieutenant, and it was something he himself often said.

That’s why promotion sucks.

To those above, the lives of soldiers are nothing more than expendable means for victory.

‘The departure was delayed by two hours, so there must be a lot of complaints.’

As we reached the trench, we heard Corporal John’s voice.

“Then Lieutenant Alain ran over and started shooting at the Imperials, and wow! Each bullet fell one by one, and in an instant, six of them were killed!”

“What? Six?”

“That’s right! What’s even more surprising is that that gentleman was able to block their concentrated fire with just one defensive skill, and it made me cringe just watching.”

I killed three, and now there are six.

By the time I write my report, I’ll be Rambo, having killed dozens of people by myself······.

“Wow! That person died and came back to life and changed.”

“That’s right. You don’t hesitate to give orders. I thought you were someone else.”

I was embarrassed to come forward, but I couldn’t waste time.

“Sergeant Phelps.”

“yes!”

“We need to move quickly. Make sure to pack light and carry as much ammunition as possible.”

“Are we already on our way?”

“okay.”

Phelps shouted at the soldiers.

“If you listened to the platoon leader, move quickly! Bring only the equipment necessary for battle.”

The soldiers moved in unison.

***

Square! Square!

In the early morning, the 3rd Platoon of the Graf Company advances through the grass.

Sergeant Phelps, who has the magic detection skill, is at the forefront.

To be exact, it is a mana detection skill.

He detects mana within 700 meters ahead.

This was pretty important information.

Phelps was able to detect certain levels of condensed mana.

Most of the imperial officers are also magic knights with awakening techniques.

Especially when a unit larger than a company was ambushed, there were several officers present.

Of course, among the officers who had awakened the evasion or interference techniques, there were knights who could not detect mana, but the probability that all officers would have a concealment skill was extremely rare.

‘But what are you looking for?’

We were moving towards enemy-occupied territory, not to the east where the Calvas landings were taking place.

Was the landing operation successful?

The results should have come out by now······.

‘stop!’

As Sergeant Phelps gave the signal, the soldiers all took their seats.

As I went forward, Major Nicole arrived ahead of me.

“What, Sergeant?”

“This is the Imperial Airborne Magic Unit.”

What Phelps pointed to was the northern sky.

There were about a dozen magic knights searching the area.

Those are the aerial magic knights that attacked us when we landed yesterday!

“Damn, they smelled it too.”

Major Nicole frowned.

‘What are they looking for?’

Maybe they were looking for something here and discovered our assault ship early yesterday morning and attacked.

And isn’t Major Nicole looking for the same thing?

“Sir, what exactly are we looking for? Now tell me.”

At my question, Major Nicole looked back and forth between me and Sergeant Phelps.

“It’s a labyrinth gate.”

The sergeant and I shook our eyes greatly.

Labyrinth Gate!

There are all kinds of treasures there!

There is a reason why such rumors circulate.

Because all the magical engineering that exists in this world came from the Labyrinth Gate.

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