Lord of Training - Chapter 9



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9. Awakened Platoon.

9. Awakened Platoon.

‘I said it was around here······.’

I pressed the bricks here and there next to the fireplace.

Crunch!

‘It’s open!’

A fist-sized gap appeared in the fireplace.

As I pulled the fireplace open, I saw a large staircase leading down to the basement right behind it, and there was a huge space underneath the stairs.

Huh! You found this?

Honestly, if it hadn’t been for Phelps, no one would have found it.

During the search, Phelps detected mana seeping from a crack in the fireplace.

Basically, the inside of the labyrinth gate was a place with high mana density, so you could just pass by.

But he investigated the gap and even found the device in the wall.

‘You must have awakened your detection technique because you’re so meticulous.’

He once again praised my decision to save Sergeant Phelps’ life.

If he had died, our platoon would not have been called up, and we wouldn’t have even known about the dimensional monster approaching.

Besides, he was a man of grace.

Just now, you secretly reported to me something that could have been reported in the presence of Major Nicole.

Thanks to that, I was able to buy some time to get my stuff first.

Phelps is a lucky guy.

‘Okay, let’s see what we have.’

As I came down the stairs, my mouth fell open.

Yes, it’s a military warehouse.

There were thousands of rifles and boxes of ammunition piled up.

A heavy machine gun was also visible on one side.

I picked up a rifle.

The rifle here wasn’t much different from the Lebel rifle I was using in the Atlan Kingdom.

The Empire had already discovered and improved the magic gun at the Labyrinth Gate long ago, and other kingdoms had magic guns that were similar to the Empire’s.

The difference between this pistol and a regular rifle was that the barrel had a magic circle engraved on it, so infusing it with mana would more than double its range.

Since there are only two awakened spellcasters, it is difficult to demonstrate great power right away, but once the other platoon members awaken, the range increases dramatically.

‘Okay! You won’t run out of ammo.’

But what was more welcome was not the rifles, but hundreds of boxes of magic bullets. For some reason, it seemed like the magic bullets were the reason for the high concentration of mana in this place.

Each box would contain thousands of rounds, enough to arm a brigade or more.

Although I had prepared 2,000 magic bullets in my alchemist’s workshop, they would be consumed in an instant in one or two battles.

Crunch! Crunch!

There were hundreds of wooden crates stacked high on one side, and I opened a few with my dagger.

There were also military uniforms, combat boots, belts, helmets, and even magic grenades.

Grenades are very welcome.

Found 50 boxes containing 40 magic grenades each.

We already didn’t have many grenades left, but now we have an even more powerful weapon to deal with the dimensional monsters.

The grenades were similar to those made by the Empire, so we had no problem using them.

“Huh? This is a bulletproof vest.”

This is awesome.

As far as I remember, neither the Atlan Kingdom nor the Empire made bulletproof vests as military supplies.

So the bulletproof vest was the first thing I found?

Or, even if the Empire found it, it might not be able to produce it because it didn’t have the materials to make it.

‘What metal is this?’

There were hard, thin plates in the chest and back areas.

Bang! Bang!

I stabbed him hard with my dagger.

The outer cloth part was torn, but the metal plate was only slightly scratched.

This plate is the key!

The bulletproof vest is much lighter than expected because the plates are strong, yet thin and light.

It seemed that even the Empire did not yet have the technology to make such metal.

‘Ah! If I use my alchemy to make a stronger and thinner plate, its defense will also increase!’

If I wear a solid bulletproof vest with an air shield, I will be safer.

After extraction, I need to make a compressed ductile iron.

It seemed like there would be an opportunity to quickly put the alchemist’s skills to use in this era.

I found 200 bulletproof vests in 20 boxes.

I absolutely had to get this.

‘What’s in this box?’

Finally, I opened a fairly long box.

Inside was a long leather scabbard and a long, sharp dagger.

Is that a bayonet?

There was a ring on the top of the dagger handle for attaching it to a rifle barrel.

But perhaps because of the fight with the dimensional monster, the dagger was ridiculously long.

When I attached a dagger to my rifle, it was about two meters long.

Moreover, it was so sharp that it still retained its original form even after a long time had passed.

Fortunately, it was relatively light.

‘Even though you made such a good weapon, why didn’t you use it and just leave it in storage?’

Did someone make this for later?

Or maybe I would have been hit without even being able to use this weapon.

Humanity was really taken aback when the dimensional gate was first created.

The military was annihilated without being able to exert even a single ounce of force because all electronic equipment was rendered useless by the dimensional waves generated by the dimensional gate.

Judging from the fact that they were unable to take out their weapons, it seemed that the soldiers here were attacked without even having time to gather their weapons.

‘If we arm our platoon members with the equipment here, we’ll be able to awaken their magic much more easily.’

First, I need to tidy up the alchemist’s workshop.

I put aside the bullets, food, and water I had prepared earlier, and only selected items that were valuable or contained a lot of magic stones, such as magic guns, bulletproof vests, and magic grenades, and threw them into the workshop as much as possible.

Soon the one-room-sized room was completely filled with military supplies.

‘Damn! What a waste.’

What I took was a tiny amount, less than 1/30 of what was here.

If you take all of this, it would be enough to fully arm a division of troops.

It’s really a shame, but now I have to distribute the equipment to my subordinates or move it upstairs.

There was no need to carry it by hand.

Because I can just put it in my workshop and take it out.

***

The first floor hall was filled with military supplies.

“Wow! With this amount of supplies, we can fight a battalion of troops.”

First, we only moved the amount that the platoon members would use inside this gate.

If I were to pack all the stuff I had brought to the alchemist’s workshop, it would be enough to deal with a regiment, let alone a battalion.

The soldiers began to take up their rifles and gather ammunition.

“Sergeant Phelps.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Let’s distribute these bulletproof vests to the soldiers first.”

“A bulletproof vest?”

“It’s like armor that stops bullets.”

Phelps tilted his head as he tried on the bulletproof vest.

“It’s so light, can it stop a bullet?”

“Ah! Before putting on the bulletproof vest, let’s try an experiment first. I’m curious about its performance, too.”

I gathered everyone in one place except for the platoon members standing guard.

Then he instructed them to pin the bulletproof vest to the wall and shoot the rifle.

Corporal John Cutter, our platoon’s best marksman, aimed his rifle at a distance of thirty meters.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After the shooting ended, Sergeant Phelps brought out a bulletproof vest.

As I tore the cloth with my knife and took out the plate inside, my platoon members came running.

“Huh? All five of them dented, but they didn’t break through!”

The performance was better than I expected.

“As you can see, the bullets didn’t penetrate the bulletproof vest even though all five shots hit it squarely. So, the impact of the bullets will probably break your ribs, but it won’t be fatal.”

“Oh oh!”

“And you’ll be somewhat protected when dealing with dimensional monsters.”

“You’re really amazing for discovering something like this.”

All the platoon members wore bulletproof vests.

“Okay! Starting tomorrow, we’ll form a group and go catch the dimensional monster. Everyone, let’s do our best to stay alert and awaken.”

“Now we too can awaken!”

“let’s go!”

Then one of the platoon members raised his hand.

It was Private Watts, a medic.

“Watts, any questions?”

Private Watts glanced into the room where Major Nicole was.

And he spoke softly.

“Didn’t Major Nicole tell you earlier to stop all other activities and focus solely on gathering information? Is that okay?”

“It’s okay. I’ll take full responsibility. We’re comrades who will be together until the end of the war, whether we live or die. We should all wake up and go home together.”

“Oh oh!”

At that moment, the platoon members let out a low gasp.

“As expected, the only one who thinks about us is the platoon leader.”

“That’s right. I really respect that.”

“Okay! That’s enough. You’ll be busy starting tomorrow, so get some rest tonight.”

“all right.”

That night, the platoon members went to sleep with the hope that they would become Awakened.

***

[Use the Penetration (lv.1) skill.]

bang!

“Kueuk!”

The bullet pierced the dimensional monster’s front leg.

The bastard slumped forward helplessly.

“Shoot!”

“Shoot!”

Eight platoon members concentrated their fire.

Bang! Tata tang! Bang!

“Kuaak!”

“Kueuk!”

The three dimensional monsters screamed in agony.

[Use the Penetration (lv.1) skill.]

bang!

The bullet I fired pierced the staggering monster’s leg.

I was preventing the dimensional monsters from getting close by shooting at their legs and torsos, while my platoon members were concentrating their fire to inflict fatal damage on the monsters.

The monsters fell down one by one without any strength.

“Now! Fire the last shot!”

The gunfire died down, and the three platoon members who had not yet awakened took charge of the fallen monsters one by one and continued shooting.

“Shoot the head!”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Huh? I woke up!”

“I have awakened too!”

Two platoon members flashed their rifles.

Unfortunately, the third platoon member did not awaken.

Perhaps the monster was already dead when it fell.

“I’m sorry, Captain. I guess I can’t do it.”

“It’s okay. Just turn around one more time and you’ll wake up too.”

He patted Private Jester’s shoulder.

Is this guy very unlucky?

Because even though I was assigned to the first group, I stayed until the last group.

Kwaaang!

Then suddenly, the third monster, who was thought to be dead, rushed at Private Jester.

I reached out reflexively.

“Air shield!”

Boom!

“Bang!”

The monster was knocked down by a transparent shield.

“Jester, finish it quickly!”

“yes!”

Private Jester moved next to the air shield and aimed his rifle at the head of the fallen dimensional monster.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Lord, he’s dead!”

“Awakening?”

Private Jester sighed in relief and then shed tears.

“Thank you for saving my life, Captain. Thanks to you, I was able to wake up.”

“Yeah, you’ve worked hard.”

The platoon members came rushing in.

“good job!”

“Well done, Private Jester.”

Even the youngest, who had only been enlisted for four months, had all awakened.

Now, the 3rd Platoon of the Graf Company is made up entirely of Awakened soldiers.

“You did something so difficult.”

Sergeant Phelps came up to me and said.

“Did I do it, or did everyone else do it? And there’s still one left.”

“yes?”

“You’re right. There’s only one awakening technique.”

Perhaps because his detection technique level was high, Phelps was unable to awaken a new technique even after hitting twice.

Phelps chuckled.

“One detection technique is enough.”

“Well, among the members of the platoon, you are still the only one with detection skills.”

A platoon of 23 people.

There were also various types of awakening techniques.

However, the magic detection skill was still only Sergeant Phelps.

“Or should we go around one more time? If we catch three more, you too will be able to awaken.”

“It’s okay. There will be opportunities in the future······.”

Chin! Chin!

“huh?”

“uh?”

We turned our heads at the same time.

“Krrrrrr!”

For a moment, I felt like all the hair on my body stood on end.

A hundred meters away, on top of a pile of ruins, was a dimensional monster twice as large as any I had ever seen, its angry teeth bared and its red eyes glowing.

It was an E-class dimensional monster.

“Everyone calmly spread your arms to the left and right.”

The platoon moved slowly.

I also slowly put down my rifle and took out an Imperial submachine gun from my backpack.

“Kuaaaang!”

Pot! Dadadak!

A huge thing came running at me like a shot.

At that moment, he opened up three air shields three meters in front of him and took a step back.

“When he stops, we’ll focus our fire!”

I also aimed my submachine gun.

It was when the monster was blocked by the air shield.

Whack! Whack!

After a brief hesitation, the thing charged straight through the air shield.

“Dangerous!”

[Used the low-speed flight (lv.1) skill.]

WHEEK!

I flew into the air.

At that moment, the bastard’s front paw brushed the air.

If I had been just a little bit later, those claws would have torn my body to shreds.

“Krung?”

Crunch!

“개새끼 죽어!”

[Use the Penetration (lv.1) skill.]

[Use the Penetration (lv.1) skill.]

[Use the Penetration (lv.1) skill.]

Tutata tang! Tata tang!

“Shoot!”

Bang! Tata tang! Bang!

The platoon members also focused their fire.

“Throw the grenade!”

“Use all your skills!”

WHHH! KWAAH!

Tata! Tata!

At that moment, a platoon member flew up next to me.

It was Private Jester who finally awakened.

Among the platoon members, not a single soldier had awakened the flying technique.

However, Jester was the only one who had awakened the flying technique.

[Use the Penetration (lv.1) skill.]

Tata tang! Bang!

I changed the magazine several times, but I kept shooting without stopping.

It was a creature with a body length of 4 meters.

I fell, but I couldn’t feel relieved.

“Cease fire!”

“Cease fire!”

The dust cleared and the dead dimensional monster was revealed.

“Phelps! Confirm kill!”

“yes!”

Phelps rolled two grenades at the guy.

Boom! Kwaang!

A grenade exploded right next to his face, but he didn’t move.

It’s dead.

“Phew! He’s dead.”

Only then did Private Jester and I descend to the ground.

“Another monster might come. Let’s return to base camp for now.”

“yes!”

If another E-class monster were to appear, it could be dangerous.

We hurried to the base camp.

***

“When did you awaken your flying technique?”

Sergeant Phelps approached and asked.

“It hasn’t been that long. Today is my first time using it.”

“If it weren’t for the flying technique, I would have been in big trouble. Thank goodness.”

I found out this time too.

A level 1 air shield is completely useless against an E-class monster.

However, I was able to overcome the crisis because I was prepared to use my flight skills at any time.

“I think I was the one who killed the last E-class monster.”

“······huh?”

“A new spell has been awakened.”

“Oh! Congratulations. What kind of drink is it?”

“It’s a spatial technique. A subspace warehouse has been created.”

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