Lord of Training - Chapter 64



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64. You’re hot.

It was as if a dying star was emitting its last light and falling to the ground.

“Star, a star is falling!”

“No, that’s a meteor shower!”

“But it’s too bright!”

As the light flashed, a loud explosion occurred around the large gate to the southeast.

And a flame rose up, redder than the morning sun.

“That’s a bombing! The bombing was successful!”

“Wow!”

“God has answered our prayers!”

The Bavarian rangers heading towards the sewer entrance cheered as they thought their bombers had succeeded in their bombing.

Alain was now firing the Peacemaker from 2km above the gate, so people had no idea what was happening in the air.

Moreover, since it was morning and the sun was in the east, it was even more difficult to distinguish objects with the human eye.

Only Captain Elmore, a sniper with the Visual Analysis (lv. 3) skill, and Ensign Kalin, with the Eagle Eye (lv. 3) skill, knew exactly what the light was.

“Oh my god! That, that is······!”

Captain Elmore couldn’t close his mouth when he saw Alain.

The same was true for Lieutenant Karlin.

Lieutenant Phelps asked Carlin.

“Did Captain Alain do it?”

“Yes, that’s right. Even now, I can’t believe what I’m seeing.”

Phelps chuckled.

“The person who usually hides his abilities is doing something strange today.”

“Isn’t that why you have such a strong desire to win today?”

Captain Elmore, who was standing next to the two men, was shedding tears of joy.

Although his body shook violently with each bullet fired and he looked as if he would break apart under the recoil of the large sniper rifle, Alain did not stop shooting.

When they fired about 20 rounds in succession toward the ground, the area around the large gate was reduced to scorched earth.

Even if dozens of bombers had been mobilized, they would not have been able to bomb every nook and cranny with such precision.

Phelps looked at Captain Elmore and said:

“The battle between the bombers and the aerial magic knights was lost, but this war will be won.”

Captain Elmore nodded.

“It’s all thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Alain and all of you. Thank you so much.”

At that moment, Kalin, who was looking up at the opposite sky, made a look of shock.

“Huh!”

Ensign Kalin immediately picked up the dimensional radio.

Chi-chik!

“Commander! Stop it and come quickly! The monster is coming!”

– I get it.

A chill ran down Carlin’s spine for a moment.

“Get to the sewers quickly! The Imperial Aerial Magic Knights are coming!”

“Hurry up!”

The battle is not over yet.

No, it was just beginning.

“Come on in!”

“Quick! Move!”

The trainees and rangers also began to hurry into the sewer passage.

***

I used my high-speed flight skills without stopping and arrived at the ambush site.

But the agents were still outside.

“What are you doing? Come in!”

At that moment, Ensign Kalin made a shocked expression.

“Ouch! It’s too late. He’s coming this way!”

The badly injured Lieutenant Herman and the men who had been carrying him had just come down the stairs.

I took out the mirroring shield from the workshop, floated into the air, and raised it towards the sky.

[Copy 10 meters in front to another dimension.]

[5 seconds left]

[4 seconds left]

.

.

[1 second left]

Time passed slowly today.

First I copied the scenery above my head, then I pressed the button behind the shield again.

[Spreads the copied dimension forward.]

Papat!

“Everyone, stay still!”

At my command, everyone paused.

At that moment, the Imperial Army’s Named-class Aerial Magic Knight stopped 300 meters above the ground.

My battalion members and I looked up with anxious hearts.

The named knight looked around and down, then used his high-speed skill again to head towards the dimensional gate.

“Here it comes again! Don’t move!”

After a while.

About 30 Imperial Aerial Magic Knights flew over us.

We watched quietly until they moved away.

Dealing with them now would be suicidal.

‘There are more than 30 people······.’

In addition to the bombers, there were about 80 Bavarian Aerial Magic Knights, and they fought against about 40 Imperial Aerial Magic Knights.

However, it seemed that all of the magic knights of the Kingdom of Bavaria had been annihilated, and it was said that only about ten magic knights of the Empire had been killed.

The skills of the Bavaria Airborne Magic Knights were worse than I thought.

“Phew! That’s it! Hurry up and get in!”

Fortunately, they seemed to be heading to block the Bavarian Kingdom forces coming out of the large gate now.

It seems to me that it’s already too late.

Well, if the Peacemaker had the same weapon, that would be another matter.

‘Ah! Now there are only 9 spirit bullets left!’

I used 24 of the 30 fire spirit bullets I found in the Bavaria Palace.

Now all that was left were eight fire spirit bullets and one lightning spirit bullet.

In a way, it seems like the Kingdom of Bavaria was saved by something belonging to the Kingdom of Bavaria······.

All the injured people went into the sewer, and I was the last one to go in.

Now it was time to take a break.

I was tired and exhausted, as were the men of the battalion.

The recoil was so strong that I thought my shoulder was going to break.

It would be better if I received healing, but for now I had to use it on the injured.

“Huh? Where’s Captain Elmore?”

I could see the rangers, but I couldn’t see Elmore.

Kalin looked around.

“Huh? You were right there with me until I radioed the captain?”

I thought I knew where he was.

‘He must have run straight to the dimensional gate.’

The troops guarding the dimensional gate disappeared, so he went to deliver news to the Baeren Legion inside.

So the Bavaria Kingdom Army will take care of the rest.

I also leaned my tired body against the sewer wall for a moment.

***

[Tsar’s Tavern]

“I was in the sewer for 14 hours straight! I thought my nose was going to rot!”

“Hohoho! That’s why you still smell.”

“Huh? This just smells like my widower.”

The voices of other rangers were also heard.

“Well! I could hear gunfire from all directions, and the ceiling was shaking! I was really scared that the sewers would collapse. But who am I? Aren’t I a ranger from the Coral Mountains? I held on with my military spirit.”

The Rangers were telling their tales of heroics to the bar girls.

They were as good at talking as they were at skills.

On the other hand, our men were receiving treatment or resting in field hospitals even three days after the battle ended.

Thinking back, the battle that day was thrilling.

If I hadn’t taken out all the Imperial troops guarding the entrance to the great gate, there would have been a massacre in front of the gate.

And Captain Elmore entered the dimensional gate and delivered the news, allowing the Baern forces inside to emerge.

Of course, they also had a hard time in the beginning.

This was because the Empire’s aerial magic knights flew in and attacked the soldiers coming out of the gate.

But how can we stop so many troops when hundreds of them are coming out every minute?

Eventually, before the Imperial reinforcements arrived, the Imperial Aerial Mage Knights withdrew, and two Baeren legions emerged from the large dimensional gate.

And as Colonel Heidan said, the troops that entered the gate were truly elite troops.

Because he was well-armed and was carrying a decent rifle.

A force of 80,000 men poured in continuously for 8 hours, attacking the Lacrosse Empire forces from the rear.

The imperial army, which had attempted to surround and destroy the Bavarian army, was instead surrounded from the front and rear, and 30,000 soldiers were isolated and annihilated.

And the battle was won by the Bavarian army.

I was the number one contributor to the victory that day.

If the Imperial Aerial Magic Knights and ground forces had continued to guard the gate, the Baeren Kingdom forces would have died as soon as they came out, and the battle would never have been won.

The Bavarians had gained momentum and had been joined by elite troops, so they pushed back the Imperial forces for three days straight, and had now pushed the front line all the way to the northern part of Shohoka territory.

Now, if they could just capture Shohoka, they would be able to recover all of the territory in the Kingdom of Bavaria that the Empire had attacked.

Tinkle tinkle!

As the door opened and two people came inside, the atmosphere froze for a moment.

As the rangers debated whether or not to stand, Colonel Haydan raised his hand.

“Everyone, please stay seated and don’t ruin the mood.”

The rangers began to drink their drinks again, keeping a close eye on things.

And then two people came to me.

I stood up from my seat.

“Colonel Haydan, didn’t you decide to come alone?”

Colonel Heidan laughed awkwardly, sweating profusely.

“At that time, I didn’t know that Lieutenant Colonel Alain was such a great person. That’s why I brought in someone more senior.”

As Colonel Heydan stood to the side, the man who had come with him stood in front of the table and held out his hand.

“This is Major General Belgorn, Director of the Political Department of the National Security Council.”

“This is Lieutenant Colonel Alain Bombard.”

“Can I sit down for a moment?”

“of course.”

Captain Belgorn sat across from me.

He looks much younger than Colonel Heidan, and yet he’s already a major general!

This person was clearly from a noble family or a powerful position.

But the tone of speech was quite polite.

Colonel Heydan didn’t even sit down, he just stood at the back.

I guess he feels burdened because he is directly under the National Security Council.

“First of all, I would like to thank you, even though it is late. Thanks to your efforts, we were able to push the Imperial forces back from the Tobok front.”

“Honestly, the offer was huge. And there was a lot of bleeding.”

“I heard that from Colonel Heidan. I wish your men a speedy recovery. And I heard that you have used up all the spirit bullets you took from the palace’s underground storage.”

“Yes. In fact, I got lucky and got a sniper rifle that could shoot spirit bullets at the previous labyrinth gate. However, I couldn’t use it because I didn’t have any spirit bullets. Then, I found 30 spirit bullets in the Baeren Kingdom’s royal palace warehouse, and I received them as a reward for participating in the war. Of course, I’m not using them all right now······.”

I spread out both hands and expressed my regret.

Captain Belgorn nodded.

“You have used it for the Kingdom of Bavaria, so I will reward you abundantly with gold. So, do not be too sorry.”

“You are a person with whom you can communicate well.”

“And the reason I came here today is to make a proposal.”

“A suggestion?”

Captain Belgorn looked around and then opened his mouth quietly.

“I will give you the title of Baron of the Kingdom of Bavaria. I will immediately treat you as a brigadier general, and I will give you a first-class mansion and servants in the capital. I will also promise you a fiefdom not far from the capital. All of your subordinate aerial magic knights will be awarded the rank of colonel, and will also be given a house and the best salary. Lieutenant Colonel Alain, please take charge of our aerial magic unit of Bavaria.”

“You’re hot.”

It was a good deal, but I had no reason to accept it.

The royal family and nobles here are rotten to the core.

If you stay in an army like this, you’ll end up being a bullet shield.

The royal family and nobles of the Atlan Kingdom may fight each other, but they still act for the benefit of their country. This time, we can see their sincerity to some extent by sending the noble children to the Labyrinth Gate to awaken them.

However, the rulers of the Kingdom of Bavaria were blinded by their own selfish desires rather than the kingdom’s, and the army was tainted with bribery and corruption.

It was a country where the royal family, nobles, and generals were rich, but the people were poor.

What can I do in a place like this?

“I appreciate the offer, but I am already a noble of Atlan. And I cannot leave the kingdom with the medal of honor bestowed upon me by His Majesty the King.”

“Ha! Okay, I understand.”

Captain Belgorn let out a short sigh.

I guess he knew I would refuse.

The Kingdom of Bavaria was in dire need of aerial magic knights.

There were only about 10 aerial magic knights who survived this battle, and there were only about 40 aerial magic knights in the entire kingdom.

I heard that the rest of the royal family is in another palace.

So, it must have been like a fire under your feet.

The Lacrosse Empire still had 400 Aerial Magic Knights, and there were also reserve Aerial Magic Knights currently training at the Imperial Military Academy.

The Imperial Army, which is short on manpower now, is being pushed back, but if they regroup and charge forward later, then they will truly be powerless to stop them.

“Is there anything else you need?”

It seems like Director Belgorn wants to continue his relationship with me somehow.

“Then let me make a suggestion.”

“A suggestion?”

“I’m talking about the Labyrinth Gate. I’ve heard that they’ve been appearing more frequently in the Kingdom of Lutes or the Kingdom of Bavaria than in the Empire of Lacrosse.”

“······?”

“If a labyrinth gate appears in the Kingdom of Bavaria next time, please contact me.”

“What is that?”

“I will help you conquer the Labyrinth Gate. And I promise to awaken at least 40 people, whether nobles or soldiers.”

“Ah! This time, it’s like you awakened the Atlan nobles?”

“Yes. As you know, the number of people who can enter the Labyrinth Gate is limited. So, usually, the Aerial Magic Knights enter with those who are to be awakened. However, the Kingdom of Baern is short on Aerial Magic Knights, so I can do that job. Instead······.”

“So you’re saying you’re going to collect the things that came out of the labyrinth gate?”

“As expected, you’re very good at communicating. Of course, if it’s a D-class or lower labyrinth gate, we wouldn’t be needed.”

So, what they meant was that they wanted us to be called because it was difficult for ordinary Awakened people to clear gates of C rank or higher.

If there had been no Aerial Magic Knight in the D-class Labyrinth Gate this time, how would they have caught the dimensional monster in the sand?

Perhaps only a few people were able to awaken and went out to find the dimensional core.

Captain Belgorn nodded.

End