Lord of Training - Chapter 6



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6. Labyrinth Gate.

6. Labyrinth Gate.

“Are you sure?”

Major Nicole Braschi glared at me at my question.

“Do you think I came here to play without any confidence?”

“No, look over there. The Imperial Aerial Magic Force is combing the area from above. If there’s a Labyrinth Gate, wouldn’t they have discovered it long ago?”

Even the smallest dimensional gate discovered so far, the F-class, is over 5 meters in diameter.

The large gate is over tens of meters high.

Besides, I heard that the labyrinth gate emits an intense red light.

Even though this area is all mountains and forests, if they were searching from the sky, and not hiding like us, they would have found us long ago.

“The fact that they are searching this area right now is proof that there is a gate here.”

Major Nicole answered.

“And Saint Veronica sensed the presence of the Labyrinth Gate near here.”

For a moment I was speechless.

It was because of the saint’s power remembered in Alain’s head.

The ability of the one revered as a saint in this world was to sense the wavelength of a dimensional gate when it was created and to determine its location.

And that saint was in our kingdom of Atlan.

“Ah! Then the gate won’t be on the ground.”

“······?”

“It won’t be high in the sky, it’ll be hidden underground.”

“bowels of the earth?”

If you think about it a little, you can guess why they haven’t discovered it until now.

Because the only thing that cannot be seen is underground.

“Underground······, that could be possible.”

Major Nicole nodded and looked at Sergeant Phelps.

“Can you sense the mana underground?”

“I’m sorry. My detection ability is wind-based, so I can only use it in places where there is air.”

Major Nicole furrowed her brows slightly.

Most dimensional gates emit mana.

And the Labyrinth Gate will emit several times more mana than other gates, so it will be detected by the Sergeant’s magic detection spell.

But how can we find the gate underground?

Even if we find the gate location, it will take months to dig the ground.

“Isn’t that fortunate?”

“What’s fortunate?”

Major Nicole looked at me with a dumbfounded expression.

“If it’s underground, that means they can’t find it either, so we can recover the area and search slowly.”

“No, that’s not true. Judging from the state of their response, the Empire didn’t notice this large-scale landing operation. So the Allied operation was likely successful. And that means other Allied nations will soon advance here, and they’ll quickly realize that a gate has opened here.”

As she said, there was one more problem.

The Allied Forces, a coalition of four kingdoms, are united against a huge enemy called the Empire, but fundamentally, they are all acting in their own self-interest.

The Kingdom of Lutes was recovering its lost territory, our Kingdom of Atlan was the Empire’s next target, and the Kingdom of Bavaria was fighting fiercely on the northern front.

And the Republic of Arica, which had the largest military force, aimed to take advantage of this region’s many resource gates.

So, if they saw the sweet bait called the Labyrinth Gate, there was a high possibility that they would rush to eat it.

“Huh? They’re coming this way.”

Everyone turned their heads at the words of Sergeant Herman, who was looking up at the sky.

“Everyone take cover!”

The soldiers moved closer to the trees and hid in the grass.

There’s still some distance to go, but if we keep flying this way, we’ll be found soon.

‘Prepare for battle!’

At my signal, everyone aimed their rifles at the sky.

They are the knights of the air magic.

There are thirteen of them.

If you don’t deal a lot of damage at first, you will be hit in an instant.

however!

Suddenly they stopped about 600 meters away and descended to the ground.

‘Could it be that they found us and are trying to come through the forest?’

No, there was no reason for that.

In the forest, there was a greater chance of being ambushed.

And there was no reason to fight on the ground when you could fly in the sky. You could fly fast and attack from the rear.

That was when.

Three aerial magic knights took flight and flew east.

“What are you doing?”

“He must be looking around and taking a short break. Even if he’s an aviation magician, he can’t fly in the sky for hours.”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Major Nicole pointed to one side.

“We are moving over there.”

“Excuse me! Please wait.”

Major Nicole turned her head at my words.

“what?”

“Right now, all of them are aerial magic knights. If a battle breaks out, our platoon will be annihilated. The landing operation should have been successful by now, so let’s contact the main force and receive reinforcements······.”

“What if they find the labyrinth gate first and clear it?”

“But I can’t keep sending my men to their deaths.”

“what?”

Major Nicole frowned.

“Are you going to disobey now?”

“Let’s find a reasonable method. If we get caught by them anyway, it will be difficult for you to survive, and the mission to find the labyrinth gate will be over.”

I’m also a dog.

Of course, that was the most important reason.

Major Nicole’s eyes lit up.

Looks like he’s ready to pull out his sword at any moment.

I’m not the type of person to be discouraged by that.

I have returned from an abyss worse than death.

“Over there, over there.”

Sergeant Phelps came between us.

“What now?”

“I can feel a strong mana from where they went down now.”

“what?”

Major Nicole looked dizzy.

“Are you saying they found the labyrinth gate?”

“I think so.”

We were one step late.

Major Nicole bit her lip.

“Three just flew away, so there are still ten left?”

“That’s right.”

“Damn, I could probably handle five of them on my own······.”

She looked at us.

No matter how I looked at it, it was clear that the 23 members of my platoon, including me, couldn’t handle the other five.

They are aerial magic knights!

“For now, just wait here. I’ll go and check it out myself.”

“Yes? But it’s dangerous······.”

Ssssssss!

Before I could finish speaking, her body suddenly disappeared without a trace.

“uh?”

“Stealth Skill!”

My soldiers and I opened our mouths wide.

When she just said that the Imperial Airborne Magic Knights Five were worth a try, she wasn’t lying.

The stealth skill is the rarest of all evasion techniques, and is difficult to find unless you have a high-level detection technique skill.

Of course, if you make a sound, it’s over.

“Sir, that was really cool just now.”

“huh?”

Sergeant Herman looked at me and grinned.

“What do you mean?”

“I can’t keep sending my men to the brink of death.”

Sergeant Herman did an impression of me.

“You’re really great, you’re standing up for us, Major.”

“That’s right. And you can tell just by looking at him that he’s an elite-level air magic knight. He’s got a strong heart.”

Other platoon members nodded at me or even gave me a thumbs up.

It’s not because of you guys, I did it for my own survival?

He said that to himself and snickered.

“I’m more worried about that.”

Sergeant Phelps looked serious.

“What if Major Nicole tells us to attack them?”

“I’m worried about that too. I can’t refuse orders.”

This is why the military is in such a mess.

Attacking knowing you’ll die, defending knowing you’ll die.

If you refuse, you are disobeying an order, and if you run away, you are a deserter.

It’s very unreasonable.

If we can launch a surprise attack, our chances of success will increase slightly, but at the very least, most of the platoon members here will die.

***

“Don’t shoot!”

Ssssssss!

When she disappeared, she disappeared suddenly, and when she appeared, she appeared suddenly.

But the major’s expression is dark.

“What happened?”

“There is a 15-meter-long E-class labyrinth gate inside the old goblin lair.”

They discovered it first and their firepower was stronger, so we were one step late.

“We don’t have much time. Prepare to attack.”

“I’m sorry, but isn’t it too late? You must have already entered the labyrinth gate.”

“No, they will wait until their colleagues arrive.”

“yes?”

“Did you see the three flying east earlier? That’s because they’re calling for more companions.”

“I don’t understand. Even though it’s a labyrinth gate, it’s still an E-rank. There were 13 aerial magic knights, so do you need more support?”

Major Nicole let out a low sigh.

“To be exact, I’m not bringing companions, but nobles or people who need new awakening techniques.”

She shook her head as I made a puzzled expression.

“You don’t know anything about the Labyrinth Gate.”

How could I know?

Alain had never experienced it before, and all I knew was common sense.

“The Labyrinth Gate is different from other dimensional gates. If you enter there, even ordinary people have a more than 50% chance of awakening their magic. So the Empire won’t miss this opportunity. We intended to do the same.”

“So does that mean we also have nobles and people who need to be awakened waiting?”

Major Nicole nodded.

“Yes, I was planning on contacting you and bringing you as soon as I found the labyrinth gate. But it’s too late, as you said. No matter how fast I go, I’ll be later than them.”

It’s not just ordinary soldiers awakening.

If a noble or commander awakens, a great increase in power is expected, and if a new magical engineering technology is discovered within the labyrinth gate, it could become an enormous power.

Now that I look at it, the labyrinth gate is like a treasure goblin.

“So, it’s unfortunate, but we’ll deal with them and go through the gate.”

“But even if we are lucky enough to kill them, just like you said, other magic knights will soon come with more troops.”

Major Nicole chuckled.

“There’s no need to worry about that. We’ve cleared the labyrinth gate before. Once one group enters, no other group can enter until the gate is cleared. So if we just deal with them, no one else will be able to enter until we clear it.”

Major Nicole said that she cleared the Labyrinth Gate with her unit four years ago. And that it was there that she awakened the evasion technique of stealth.

“Then, if you go inside the gate and wait without clearing it and come out after 2 or 3 days, it will be safe, right?”

“Yes. By then our forces will have control of this area.”

It wasn’t a bad idea.

The problem is that if a battle breaks out, my men will inevitably die, and the possibility of me dying increases.

“What’s it like inside the cave with the gate? Was it narrow?”

“Why are you suddenly asking that?”

“Please answer first.”

“The entrance is big enough for two or three adults to enter, and the inside, where the gate is, is wide enough for about 10 people to enter at the same time.”

“Well then, I have a great plan.”

“plan?”

“I wonder if the Major will permit it······.”

Major Nicole’s face took on a shit-eating expression when she heard my plan.

***

“Damn, I don’t like it!”

That was the last thing the major said to me.

But she eventually decided to go along with my plan.

Because my plan had a greater chance of success and minimized damage.

‘Still, he wasn’t a completely closed person.’

We were now hiding quietly near the goblin lair.

Tutata tang! Phew!

Ta-tang! Bang!

Sergeant Phelps frowned.

“It’s started.”

“Everyone get ready!”

The platoon members looked very nervous at my words.

Then a doll appeared, rising quickly into the sky.

Major Nicole was clear.

And then eight magic knights started chasing after them, shooting their guns.

“Should we move now?”

“No, wait!”

Major Nicole circled the area once more as I had planned, then lured the aerial magic knights east.

“Now! Let’s go!”

We ran quickly towards the goblin den.

After a while.

As the Major had said, there was a small hill, and at the bottom of the hill there was a cave entrance.

And then I saw two dead air mage knights lying on the floor, bleeding.

I was taken by surprise by Major Nicole.

‘You killed two of them, that’s amazing!’

She said that if you attack, the stealth skill will be automatically released. And because of the delay, it takes time to use the stealth skill again.

“Hurry up!”

“Come on in!”

We went into the cave.

A cave made entirely of rocks.

It seemed like it was formed naturally, rather than being created by goblins.

The platoon took up positions and aimed at the cave entrance.

It’s foolish to fight an aerial magician in the open.

But in a narrow cave, that advantage disappears.

“Okay! Get ready to fire!”

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