Lord of Training - Chapter 8



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8. The gate is constitutional.

8. The gate is constitutional.

When the battle was over and the soldiers gathered, he gave Sergeant Phelps a thumbs-up.

“Good job, Sergeant Phelps.”

“yes?”

“If you hadn’t noticed the monster’s approach, we would have suffered great losses.”

“That’s right! As expected, you are a sergeant.”

“You are amazing, Sergeant!”

The platoon members also knew what I meant.

We just killed a Class F monster with our rifle, and I think we hit it with about twenty shots.

The monster was strong, and our firepower was too weak.

If we had been caught by surprise and not aware of the approach of the three-dimensional monsters, at least half of the platoon would have died.

In this unknown space, Sergeant Phelps’ detection skills were the best.

Besides, Sergeant Phelps didn’t have as much mana as I did, and his detection skill didn’t eat up as much mana as his defense or flight skills.

“Haha! I guess I’m a bit useful.”

Sergeant Phelps answered with a sly shrug.

“But if it weren’t for the platoon leader who lured the monster from the front, we would have suffered the same amount of damage. That’s why platoon leader Alain is even more amazing.”

Phelps instead gave the credit to me.

“Well, it was easy to defeat the monster because the platoon leader lured it.”

“That’s right! The monster couldn’t get through the captain’s defensive skills.”

“The platoon leader is the best!”

The platoon members also gave me a thumbs up.

This was a prostration.

It wasn’t something I did just to be praised.

It’s to lighten the mood.

Less than 30 minutes after entering the gate, I encountered a dimensional monster.

Besides, the monster was stronger than expected.

If there had been a few more monsters, we would have been wiped out the moment we entered.

I created an atmosphere that prevented the soldiers from having such thoughts.

This time, I called the two people who had awakened.

“You woke up?”

Private Watts, a medic, looked puzzled.

“yes.”

It seemed like he still couldn’t believe it.

In fact, he was just behind me and providing support fire at the end.

But, because the final blow was struck, he woke up.

“What about the alcohol?”

Private Watts said, looking at his status screen.

“It’s a bionic technique. The skill is healing.”

“Huh! You’re a medic, so you’ve got a healing skill!”

“Wow! That would be great!”

The other platoon members envied him.

I looked at Major Nicole, who was lying neatly against one wall.

‘I guess you’re not destined to die here.’

As I gestured towards Major Nicole, Private Watts immediately understood and walked over to her, using his skill on her thigh where she had been shot.

“healing!”

A small magic circle unfolded from Watts’ hand like a hologram, emitting green light.

After about 30 seconds, color began to slowly return to Nicole’s pale face.

Wow! It’s already working.

It was a great stroke of luck that there was an Awakener with healing skills in the unit.

“Ah! I’m running low on mana.”

As the green light disappeared, Private Watts looked regretful.

Well, I had just awakened, so I couldn’t possibly have a lot of mana.

And the platoon members who will awaken in the future will also lack mana. That could be a variable in clearing the gate.

“When your mana is full, use it again on the Major.”

“yes.”

Major Nicole was the man we needed.

She was the only one who had experienced the Labyrinth Gate, and she was currently our best fighter.

If she recovers her body, clearing the gate will be very easy.

I looked at the other awakened platoon members.

“Private John, what is your awakening spell?”

“It’s an explosive technique and a flame skill.”

“Flame skill?”

“It says that it fires a bullet with the power of flame, and when it hits, a flame explosion occurs.”

“Oh! That’s good, increased firepower. How many rounds can I fire?”

“If I calculate with my mana, I can shoot about 8 times.”

I nodded.

Firepower has increased.

This was quite welcome news.

We just killed an F-class monster with our rifles, and it took way too long.

So, skills that increase firepower are advantageous when hunting monsters.

“Sergeant, Herman’s squad is back.”

Herman’s squad returned from their search.

Fortunately, he said he found a good place to defend.

***

‘What? There’s a bunker at the entrance.’

The place Herman’s squad led them to seemed to be a military base.

There was a once high wall, now in ruins, and barricades were placed here and there.

And unlike the city, the three-story tall building did not collapse.

But there was no living creature.

‘Did they also get attacked by dimensional monsters like Earth?’

Suddenly, that thought occurred to me.

“No problem!”

“There’s nothing unusual inside the building either.”

“Okay! Herman’s squad will stand guard, and the rest of you will rest inside the building.”

Inside the building there was a large hall, a large staircase leading up to the second floor, and a long arched passageway.

I let the soldiers rest.

And he quietly called Sergeant Phelps.

“How much Matan do you think is left?”

“Before entering the labyrinth gate, there were on average about 250 rounds left.”

“I used it when I caught the dimensional monster earlier, so it must have decreased more.”

“Ammunition is in short supply, but food and water are bigger problems.”

“but······.”

Because we were told to lighten our loadouts and take as many bullets as possible, we were unable to bring much food and water.

Water was a particular problem, and unlike the other world, here volcanic ash was falling on the ruined cities.

Even if you found a river or stream nearby, there was a good chance you wouldn’t be able to drink from it.

But I wasn’t too worried.

Before departure.

I took as much water as I could from the company supplies, including cans of water, canned food, and ammunition, and put them in the alchemist’s workshop.

Since it would take time to create a magic bullet anyway, I thought it would be more efficient to use the remaining space as a warehouse, so I set it aside.

So I guess I can last at least a week.

“Sergeant, take a few men and check this building to see if there’s anything to drink or eat.”

“all right.”

Sergeant Phelps and two soldiers began the search.

Then I sat down in the corner and opened Alain’s status window.

It was to check the newly awakened spell.

‘Ah! My level has gone up.’

[Alain Bombard (21)]

[Class – Magic Knight (F)]

[Level – 9(+4)]

[Awakening Technique – Defense (F), Flight (F), Sniping (F)]

[Mana – 48/52]

[Artifact – Sylphid Ring (Rare)]

I just killed one F-class dimensional monster, and my level went up by 4.

Mana amount has also increased considerably.

And because it was inside the labyrinth gate, the speed at which mana was collected was quite fast.

‘This is somewhat fortunate.’

Killing dimensional monsters allowed for quick leveling up.

Normally, killing a fellow human or an awakened magic knight does not increase your level.

Level up by killing dimensional monsters or using a lot of awakening spells.

That’s why awakened magic knights risk their lives to enter the dimensional gate to develop their skills.

And this labyrinth gate seemed to give several times more experience points than other dimensional gates.

There was another reason why it was called Treasure Gate.

I clicked on the newly awakened sniper technique.

[Sniper (F) technique]

[Penetration (lv.1) – Reduces friction and resistance around the fired magic bullet, increasing its power and improving its penetration power. (Wind series)

[It has 1.5 times the power of a normal bullet in the air. (Mana consumption – 6)]

Personal firepower has been strengthened!

Fortunately, it is a wind-type skill.

The ability of the Sylphid Ring reduces mana consumption by half.

In addition, since the amount of mana increased by nearly double as you leveled up, you could use it simultaneously with defensive skills.

‘It was a good decision to enter the labyrinth gate.’

[The linking has been completed.]

‘Huh? Already?’

It felt a little fast.

Open the status window and select the Alchemist’s Workshop.

The 100 bullets placed two days ago had been converted into a very small amount of mana dust.

How many grams does this weigh?

Since one Matan weighs about 14g, the amount of magic stone powder inside it would be around 2g at most.

It was said that even if you fired 100 rounds of Matan, it wouldn’t show any effect.

It was when I closed the workshop and closed the status window.

‘Huh? The dimensional energy is already full?’

There’s no way this can happen?

It was filled with the dimensional energy necessary for fusion.

Early maturity is a tedious and time-consuming struggle.

The reason why the fusion was slow was because the dimensional energy was insufficient to keep the fusion device running.

And at the beginning, when the linkage was finished, there was almost no dimensional energy left. But now it’s full?

‘Could it be that dimensional energy recharges faster inside a dimensional gate?’

For a moment, I got goosebumps.

Actually, in my previous life, I left the gate as soon as I woke up, and since then I’ve been kidnapped and never entered the gate even once.

So I didn’t have a chance to check it out.

Is this only the case at the Labyrinth Gate?

If the dimensional energy here was recharged quickly, this was an opportunity to quickly level up the alchemist.

To verify, I quickly disassembled 100 Matan and placed them into the (lv. 1) fusion device.

Now we can check how long the two-day soft stage will take.

‘If my guess is correct, the gate is really cool!’

No, I was already 99% sure.

This meant that the longer you stay at the gate, the better it is for you to leave.

And when I go outside, I have to go into another dimension gate too.

If the same reaction occurs at other dimensional gates, my alchemist level will rise several times faster just by finding the gate and entering it.

Private Watts approached me.

“Sir, Major Nicole is looking for you.”

“Huh? Are you awake?”

“Yes. I just used my healing skill again and he regained consciousness.”

I approached Major Nicole.

As she lay there, her face definitely looked more relaxed than before.

“Lieutenant Alain, how long has it been since you entered the Labyrinth Gate?”

“It’s been about three hours.”

She nodded.

“I will relay the mission so that you listen carefully.”

“Mission? Isn’t it to clear the gate?”

“That’s one thing, but more importantly, gathering information.”

“Okay, I’ll try to collect as much as I can.”

“That’s not enough!”

Major Nicole suddenly tried to raise her upper body.

“Your injury is still serious. Don’t overdo it.”

“I’m fine, just help me up.”

I helped her lean against the wall.

I think he has something he wants to say to me as he looks into my eyes.

“Alain, do you know why an empire that was weak just 100 years ago became stronger than other kingdoms?”

“well.”

To be honest, there were many things lacking in my knowledge of this world based solely on Alain’s memories.

It’s not that I was lazy in my studies, but I was dull and had no brain, so I didn’t retain much information.

“The Empire was the first to create airships. The Empire was also the first to create magic cannons, magic guns, and magic bullets. The Empire was also the first to create aerial magic units. They used magic engineering to deal with the dimensional monsters that came out of the gate, and began to occupy the surrounding dimensional gates one by one. And with the vast resources that came out of the gate, they grew their power and took over the surrounding kingdoms, becoming the great empire they are today. Do you know why?”

“Could it be that it’s all because of the Labyrinth Gate?”

Major Nicole nodded.

“That’s right. It’s all because of the information I got from the Labyrinth Gate. The Labyrinth Gate is created once every two or three years, and inside it lies a once-glorious magical civilization.”

According to her, in the early days of the dimensional gates, the labyrinth gates were mainly created in the empire’s territory.

However, it gradually spread to the surrounding areas, and the empire grew in power and even conquered surrounding kingdoms to secure the Labyrinth Gate.

And in the past ten years, labyrinth gates have been appearing frequently in the Kingdom of Lübeck and the Kingdom of Bavaria.

“Originally, we had a space awakening wizard on standby. He was planning on sweeping up all the information inside the labyrinth gate······.”

Major Nicole looked bitter.

But things went wrong.

But how did the Empire find out information about the Labyrinth Gate?

There’s no saint?

Is there a spy in our Atlan kingdom?

“Once I regain my energy, clearing the gate won’t be difficult. So stop all other activities and focus on searching, gathering as much information as possible.”

The platoon members followed me into the labyrinth gate with great enthusiasm, hoping that they would be able to awaken.

But you want me to just search?

That can’t be happening.

“I know what you mean. I will do my best.”

I answered first.

It would take time for Major Nicole’s injuries to heal, so I planned to awaken the soldiers one by one until then, and then gather information.

My platoon members will continue to fight on the battlefield with me, so I have to take care of them.

Then Sergeant Phelps returned.

“Did you find anything?”

“I’m sorry. It’s been left unattended for so long that there’s nothing of use.”

“There’s nothing I can do. Just get some rest.”

“yes.”

I gave the hard-working team members a rest.

I should get some rest too.

But a little while later, Sergeant Phelps came back to see me.

“I couldn’t tell you earlier because Major Nicole was here.”

“······?”

“We found a hidden munitions warehouse underground.”

“Arms warehouse?”

“I thought it would be best for the platoon leader to check it himself, so I didn’t tell any of my subordinates who went with him.”

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