Lord of Training - Chapter 76



Only Krnovel

76. Sleeping with the enemy.

A tall Imperial Airborne Magic Knight approached and held out his hand.

“I am Colonel Walters Morgen of the 3rd Flight Squadron, 2nd Mobile Corps, Imperial Army of the Lacrosse Empire.”

What is so long?

“This is Colonel Alain Bombard of the Kingdom of Atlan.”

“Colonel?”

As expected, the Imperial Army colonel was surprised to hear my rank.

At best, I would have thought he was a major.

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole spoke from the side.

“Colonel Alain is an outstanding magic knight who has even received a medal of honor.”

“is it so?”

Colonel Walters nodded.

But his face had a puzzled expression.

“Shouldn’t we start by moving the wounded soldiers over there?”

“Oh! That’s right.”

Colonel Walters turned his head to the side and gave an order.

“Bring me Lieutenant Colonel Bart!”

“yes!”

The two men behind flew towards the wounded soldier.

A commander should take care of his subordinates first. Tsk tsk!

“Another monster might attack at any moment, so how about taking refuge in that cave?”

“Ah! Let’s do that.”

It was an expression that made me feel like I had lost the initiative.

A commander is supposed to make quick decisions, but Colonel Walters was a beat slower.

“Colonel Nicole, let’s search the inside of the cave first.”

“yes!”

I flew to the cave where Lieutenant Colonel Nicole and the giant gorilla monster lived.

“Is that colonel the leader just now?”

“That’s right.”

“And the strongest one?”

“I don’t think so. The female lieutenant colonel who just flew in seems to be the strongest among them. She has good shooting skills and excellent flying skills.”

“name is?”

“This is Lieutenant Colonel Martina. The Major who flew with me is a healer named Main Reus.”

“Healer? It’s a good thing there’s a healer.”

If you have a healer, most injuries can be healed.

“Is that healer the weakest?”

“That’s right.”

After getting some brief information about the Imperial Army, I entered the cave.

“How did you know there was a legacy in here?”

“I saw a giant gorilla monster dragging it in.”

“A monster is dragging it away? That must be a huge thing.”

“Yes! It seemed to be about 7 meters high. It’s hard to explain. You have to see it for yourself.”

“Okay.”

We went further inside.

Then, immediately, a huge space appeared.

Fortunately, there was no sign of another gorilla monster.

But the inside looked like a garbage dump, or rather a junk shop.

The gorilla monster has a compulsive hoarding disorder, as he has collected a lot of shiny metal and objects from all over the place.

“That’s it!”

When I saw what Lieutenant Colonel Nicole was pointing to, I immediately knew why this was the final legacy.

however!

‘Is this a tank? Or a robot?’

What kind of hybrid is this?

A combination of caterpillar tracks and robots······.

Its legs were giant triangular caterpillars, and its upper body was a crude robot five meters tall.

The total height was 7 meters, and a 3-meter cannon was mounted on each shoulder.

And although this legacy had both arms torn off, it originally had both arms, so it could have held weapons and shields separately.

So this is the elves’ last legacy?

In my workshop, there was a steel fighting doll that followed every command and movement.

But this was several times more advanced than that battle doll.

‘Did you suddenly enter an S-class labyrinth gate from a D-class labyrinth gate and skip over an era?’

The first thing I entered was an E-class labyrinth gate, and the legacy there was a piece of the dimensional core that was being studied at the research lab.

And at the D-class labyrinth gate, three small dimensional cores appeared. The Peacemaker sniper rifle was also found there.

My current guess is that the higher the level of the Labyrinth Gate, the more advanced the era, and the more up-to-date the elven heritage.

And in the past few years, dimensional cores have appeared in the maze gates.

I’m not 100% sure because I haven’t cleared the other labyrinth gates yet, but it seems like the elven ancestors wanted someone to take turns clearing the labyrinth gates and eventually take the last legacy that is in this S-rank labyrinth gate.

‘So, was all of this to stop the dimensional monster?’

The elven dimension was destroyed by dimensional monsters.

This was confirmed by the elf prince Evolod.

But that dimensional monster came from a gate created by those who call themselves slaughterers.

Did the elven ancestors leave behind this legacy and create the Labyrinth Gate in order to seek revenge? Or did they hope that other dimensions would not be destroyed like they were?

What is certain is that our elven ancestors were helping us even after death.

But if this is an elven legacy, it must have been hundreds of years ago, so how is it still intact?

I opened the status window and looked at the last legacy.

[Orbital Gigant (Knight Class) – A magical armored weapon equipped with a giant monster peacemaker spirit cannon on both shoulders and an endless track. (2 players)

It can reach a maximum speed of 50 km/h on flat ground and can carry up to 24 spirit shells. (Cannon firing delay – 10 seconds)

Materials: Body – Steel, Peacemaker Spirit Cannon – Dragon Bone.

Small dimensional cores are needed to operate heavy, bulky aircraft and fire spirit cannons.]

The elven heritage is clear, as miniature dimensional cores are used as power sources.

But without the spirit shells, it was just a sturdy moving tin can.

“Huh! What the heck is this? Even after reading the explanation, I still don’t understand it.”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole, who was looking at the status window from the side, shook her head.

“Did they see this too?”

“Yes. They were the first to notice this and call it the elven heritage.”

“okay?”

For a moment, his expression became frowned.

If you recognized this at once, it means that at least this type of armored weapon has been seen in the Empire.

However, I couldn’t move for a while because I couldn’t obtain the small dimensional core.

And maybe the small dimensional core that was obtained by clearing the C-class labyrinth gate this time could have been brought in by the magic knight who currently has the empire’s subspace warehouse.

As my thoughts grew more complex, my head became more complicated.

What is certain is that if this magical weapon is used on the battlefield, it will become a more powerful weapon than a tank.

Trench warfare was over, and it seemed as if the era of the hemp weapon was about to begin.

There was a reason they came here, risking their lives.

But even if we save the elven heritage and the dimensional core, we won’t have any spirit shells?

‘Ah! The elves are in the empire now.’

You’re going to trick the elves into making spirit shells!

Now I think I understand the Empire’s intentions.

And it was said that there were at least 10 of these magical weapons in this labyrinth gate.

“Put Lieutenant Colonel Bart down here.”

“Be careful.”

At that moment, the Imperial Airborne Magic Knights entered the cave.

The patient lay down and the healer began to treat him.

And then, Lieutenant Colonel Martina, a female air magic knight, approached us.

“This is my last legacy.”

She had a very strong impression and a physique that was completely like that of a man.

“Without the small dimensional core, it’s just a tin can.”

“That’s right. If we can get this working, we should be able to easily deal with A-class monsters, if not S-class monsters.”

“Looking at the clear conditions for the status window, it seems like someone has already secured the small dimensional core?”

I packed it and asked.

“The named-class aerial magic knights must have secured it.”

“Do you know what a spirit shell is? I can’t figure it out even after reading the explanation.”

“Well, I’m not sure about that.”

Do you really not know?

Or are you pretending not to know even though you know?

To make the moving tin can into a real weapon, you need spirit shells.

Spirit shells will be more powerful than spirit bullets.

Whoever embraces the elves in the future will lead the way.

I must hurry and draw the elves to my side.

To do that, there must be a gate leading to the spirit world in the territory.

A dimensional core was needed.

That too, a lot.

Lieutenant Colonel Martina couldn’t take her eyes off the orbital gigant.

“How is the injured person’s condition?”

“Whew! Unfortunately, your injuries are serious and you’ll probably have to stay here for a while to recover.”

Lieutenant Colonel Martina looked sad.

I told Lieutenant Colonel Nicole.

“Let’s settle down for now, because this great legacy isn’t going anywhere.”

“yes.”

***

The injured Lieutenant Colonel Barth was being treated by Major Mine, while Colonel Walters and Lieutenant Colonel Martina were discussing something.

He was sitting about 50 meters away from us.

“Bring this and bring it to me.”

I handed two cans to Lieutenant Nicole.

“Where did this come from?”

“Where did you get it from?”

“Surely you’ve mastered spatial magic?”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole opened her eyes wide.

“I’ll bring it to you first.”

“yes.”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole handed over the canned food.

Then Colonel Walters looked at me and bowed his head slightly.

When Lieutenant Colonel Nicole returned, I opened a can and handed it to her.

“Thank you. We just ran out of food and were wondering what to eat.”

“Eat well. You’ll have some hard work to do tonight.”

“yes?”

“Is there anyone among them who has awakened the detection technique?”

“As far as I know, none. They didn’t even notice my presence when I first approached them.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“No way, them?”

I gave a snicker.

“No, they will attack us.”

“You haven’t attacked me in four days?”

“That was before I found my legacy.”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole’s eyes widened.

“Don’t look back. Just act naturally while eating canned food.”

“yes······.”

“The Union was already over when they found the legacy. So we had better be prepared.”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole opened her eyes wide.

“Please leave it to me.”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole looked at the orbital gigant on one side.

“But does such a huge weapon really move?”

“If we find the small dimensional core, it will move, of course. However, if we want to use it as a weapon, we need spirit shells.”

“Are there spirit shells here too?”

“I don’t know about that. But it doesn’t matter if you don’t have shells. The clear conditions say you just need to activate the Legacy.”

“okay.”

Suddenly, Lieutenant Colonel Nicole sighed.

“Well, is there anything else you’re worried about?”

“If such a huge weapon were to become active, wouldn’t the Aerial Magic Knights not be able to exert much force?”

“Who said that?”

“is not it?”

“Rather, we’ll need more aerial magic knights. We’re the only ones who have the power to deal with that.”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole didn’t seem to understand what I meant.

“That spirit cannon is for giant monsters. It has incredible firepower, but it’s nearly impossible to hit a fast-moving aerial magic knight with it. Unless you just stand there and do nothing. And that gigantic monster’s body is made of steel. That means you can deal enough damage if you attack it with a powerful skill combo. And it’s even easier if you kill the person piloting that weapon before they get on board.”

“Ah! I see what you mean.”

“And powerful guns will be developed to counter those weapons. The world will change faster than we can imagine.”

Lieutenant Colonel Nicole nodded.

“But we will survive. Is it normal for a person to fly in the sky?”

“I guess so.”

She stared at me.

“I thought you were an extraordinary person from the first time I saw you. I admire how you can predict the future so well.”

I just smiled.

I wanted to tell you that the ability to think is something you are born with.

And I wanted to tell him to stop seeking revenge and settle down wherever he was.

Revenge is futile.

It’s been almost 20 years since her kingdom was absorbed by the empire.

And even if the empire falls, it will be absorbed somewhere else.

‘But I guess I can get revenge tonight.’

***

Knock! Knock!

The sound of the crackling campfire sounded like a lullaby.

But I was awake.

Someone is coming towards our campfire.

“Colonel Alain, it’s your turn to stand guard.”

Lieutenant Colonel Martina said.

I stretched and stood up from my seat.

“Okay.”

After seeing Martina lying down, I moved to the cave entrance.

If I were them, I would initiate action when Lieutenant Colonel Nicole and I are separated.

If the assassination fails, it would be better to deal with them separately.

I sat down on a mat 100 meters in front of the campfire.

I took the steel battle doll dressed in Atlan uniform out of the workshop and sat it behind me.

And he placed the pistol on his shoulder.

Now, anyone can see that I am on guard duty.

I used my slow flight skill to move stealthily to the side.

I laid down between the rocks I had seen earlier.

He took out his Peacemaker sniper rifle and aimed it.

Honestly, I hoped I was wrong.

‘Then that can’t be happening.’

After about 20 minutes, the Imperial Magic Knights quietly stood up from their seats.

The two of them started moving very stealthily, using their low-speed flight skills towards Lieutenant Colonel Nicole and the two of them towards me.

It seemed that humans were helpless animals.

And the fact that the injury was so bad earlier was all for show.

When Lieutenant Colonel Bart got up, he was slightly limping, but he was relatively unharmed, and the Aerial Magic Knight had no problem flying in and attacking.

They stopped ten meters away from Lieutenant Colonel Nicole.

Crunch!

Tata tang! Tata tang!

Bang! Ta-tang!

Bullets rained down on Lieutenant Colonel Nicole and my steel battle doll.

End