Sword Master Who Leapt Through Time - Chapter 34



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#34 Change

“Still, it’s a bit disappointing. I just wanted to train you for about 10 weeks.”

No matter how much I thought about it, I felt regretful so I said something, and Calceric, who was riding next to me, looked at me as if I was some horrible object.

“… … Did you perhaps prefer to kill all the soldiers before even fighting?”

The training must have been quite harsh.

Not only was Calceric’s words clear, but the shock and amazement engraved in his eyes were also very vivid.

“Was the training that tough?”

“Honestly, I regret calling my brothers. Shouldn’t my brothers be trained like that too?”

“That’s true.”

“Ugh… … . You’re going to hate me so much.”

Calceric shook his head. He said it as a joke, but it seemed like he was somewhat serious.

“Why? Then what do you want?”

“… … Who said that? I already called you, so don’t even think about saying anything else.”

Anyway, I’m telling you, your judgment is quick.

This is exactly my style.

The boldness to immediately kneel down and ask for help.

The decisiveness to leave the future to me.

Kalcerik, who had been troubled since the discovery of the Glowing Steel ruins, finally gave in when I announced the warriors’ salaries.

He acted as if he would die soon and leave after only serving a year, but then he completely changed his attitude, swore allegiance to me, and called all his family members to Kushan City.

So the entire Brotherhood of Calceric turned themselves over to me. 35 experts, 100 elite warriors, and 250 of their families.

By the time this Demonic Beasts expedition is over, everyone will probably have arrived in Kushan City.

“Still, your brothers are lucky.”

I looked around at the marching soldiers.

Was it because they were freed from the harsh training? Even though the military uniforms were being moved on the supply carts, and the armor and weapons they were wearing were still heavy, their expressions were all bright.

Not knowing what kind of future lies ahead of them.

Calceric asked with a serious face.

“Are you really going to do that…? That lightning strike or that thing where you get struck by lightning?”

“Of course. The plan is to carry out the plan as planned.”

“oh my god…….”

“You said 10 weeks of training was too much, right? I guarantee you, 10 weeks of training will be heaven.”

“… … I can’t deny it.”

Calceric looked at the soldiers with a pitiful expression.

Poorly,

The soldiers all seemed to be in a really good mood.

We are now beyond introversion,

We have crossed the outer wall again and reached the village area.

It was because of the beautiful scenery that spread out across the rural area.

On each gentle hill there were lush green pastures, and beautiful trees formed small forests.

The warm smell of sunlight mixes with the fragrant scent of wildflowers, and the fresh breeze blowing from the forest awakens the senses.

Among the soldiers, there were quite a few who smiled brightly and stretched out one arm to enjoy the breeze.

“Even after seeing that face… … how can you do that?”

Calceric resented me. But the direction of his resentment was wrong.

“You should direct your resentment towards the King of Storms.”

How dare you so presumptuously aim at ‘my’ Kashushi?

Because of that, only our soldiers ended up dying.

Operation name

Lightning.

A tactic I devised to reduce the period of the demon sweep operation, which usually takes more than a month, to just one week.

Usually, the beasts in Roverland are eliminated by gradually subduing the beasts from the outskirts of the beast habitat. This is a method of reducing the pressure by cutting down the overflowing beasts from the outside… … Naturally, this will inevitably take a lot of time.

So I took a different approach.

Rather than cutting around the perimeter of the Demon’s habitat, he concentrates his strength on one point and quickly breaks through to the center of the habitat.

After taking control of the center of the habitat, the core of this operation was to wipe out the demons that would rush at humans in a frenzy.

A new concept of tactic that saves the devil from the inside, not the outside.

“That… … new things aren’t always good. There’s always a reason why people don’t do something, right? The demons aren’t afraid… … they’ll all rush to kill you… … .”

“That’s good, right? You don’t have to search for them one by one.”

“Instead, I won’t be able to sleep.”

“Just kill him quickly and go to sleep.”

I know it’s hard.

But I believe that the soldiers I selected and trained by my younger brothers will definitely be able to win.

“Check for changes ahead!”

“Confirm change!”

Warnings were delivered from the front lines through the mouths of the soldiers.

I raised my head.

The beautiful scenery appeared to be cut off abruptly at one point.

The watercolor-like green landscape ends, and a gray, barren landscape begins from that spot.

A land where people cannot live, a frontier.

‘Yeah, maybe it’s better.’

After going that deep, my army will be worthy of being called elite.

There is one week ahead of me that will be more valuable than ten weeks of training.

* * *

Why did Robertland become a lawless continent?

The reason was precisely the change.

Although Robertland is a large continent, in reality, only about 45 percent of that vast land is habitable.

That 45 percent includes mountains, deserts, wetlands, and forests where it is difficult for people to actually live… … so the actual habitable area is much smaller than that.

Anyway, for now, we roughly called that place ‘Water-colored Land’.

And then there’s the remaining 55 percent, the ‘gray land’.

The Ashen Land was actually a land where everything was ashen.

The soil and the plants are all gray.

Crops planted in the ashen soil became grotesquely twisted and smelled foul, making them inedible.

Sometimes, there are animals that are so hungry that they even eat those plants, and they all suffer from extreme pain and eventually become the victims of evil spirits.

The ashen land was the land of the devil.

Here, demons grew three times faster than in other regions, quickly increasing in number, and powerful mutants not found on other continents frequently appeared.

For this reason, kingdoms like Gloryland were unable to develop in Robertland.

A closed living area was formed around a city on each of the water-colored lands separated from each other like islands, and each city functioned like a small kingdom, repeating conflicts and cooperation.

Even if you just go to the neighboring region, the culture, vegetation, and economic structure are different, so it was difficult to integrate into a larger political system.

In such a situation, criminals and fugitives from Gloryland and Oldland have been flocking in for hundreds of years, causing continuous social, political, and military chaos… … This place has become a land that is worthy of being called a lawless continent.

The explanation was long, but in the end, it could be said that the ‘ashy land’ was what created the current Roverland.

This ashen land was called ‘the border’ in the city.

It seems that once you leave the ‘station’ where citizens live, you will come across a ‘border’ where evil spirits run rampant.

Naturally, people feared change, but they did not tremble in fear.

Because in order to survive in Roverland, you always had to face change.

If the city cannot survive without going out to the border, wiping out the demons to prevent waves, and ensuring the safety of the trade route to ensure supplies, the city cannot survive.

In particular, the warriors of Roberland felt familiar with the border as if it were their home.

It’s a place that makes you nervous every time you go there, but you don’t have to be afraid because you always go there.

But today, the 3,000 warriors who followed me to the change were more nervous than usual.

“The changes to the trade route weren’t like this… … Why is it like this here?”

“Freedom fighters often come and go from there. They often carry out subjugation requests. But this place is so big and remote… … .”

“No matter what… … In my 10 years as a warrior, this is the first time I’ve seen something like this… … .”

“I’ve seen it once.”

“when?”

“Five years ago in Gest City.”

“… … Wasn’t that the city that was destroyed by the wave?”

“That’s right. I once escorted a group that went in there, and at that time, the atmosphere there was just like this. So I finished the mission and ran away right away.”

The warriors were heard muttering.

I just nodded my head inwardly.

This is my first time seeing anything like this.

Normally, you would have to go quite far into the border to see the demons, but this time, the demons continued to attack as soon as you entered the border.

Even without that, the later years of Ksias had been lax in their change management, and the political turmoil of the past two months had caused them to miss the opportunity to clean it up.

“A herd of deer has been discovered ahead! There are 300 of them!”

The soldiers’ mood froze as they heard the warning from the front.

“Rockwoo… … 300?”

“We’re not even in the Changdeok area, we’ve just entered the outskirts, and there are 300 of them?”

Rockwoo is a four-legged beast that resembles a water buffalo.

It had a large head and a thick, short neck, but boasted slender, long horns like a deer.

It weighed around 150 kg and was notorious for the explosive speed generated by its long, thin calves and thick thighs.

If they rushed in all at once, they could destroy even a fairly large village like a sand castle.

There are 300 of those Rockwoos.

He is a strong opponent.

“… … It’s not easy from the start.”

“But do we really have to fight like we trained?”

“I haven’t actually used it yet.”

“I’m anxious… … .”

Although they were warriors who had changed many times, today everything felt new.

The weapon he was holding was different than usual, and his tactics were also different.

I’ve been studying and practicing hard for the past month, but I haven’t been able to experience whether it really works.

The warriors were agitated.

That’s why,

I rather saw this as an opportunity.

‘If I win this battle easily, I’ll feel confident.’

The perfect partner to experience first-hand the accomplishments you have achieved.

“1st and 2nd Squadrons! Formation at the front! Squad Leader in the lead!”

The ground shook at my scream, which contained an aura.

The shaken warriors suddenly came to their senses.

As if the harsh training had not been in vain, the 1,000 heavily armed soldiers rushed forward as their bodies remembered and formed a tight formation.

While the squad leader, an elite warrior (Auror user), stood guard at the front with a shield, the four squad members quickly dug the ground with makeshift shovels, buried the shield, and placed their long spears on top of it, fixing them at different angles.

In the first row, there is a wall made up of squad leaders holding shields and standing shoulder to shoulder, and beyond that wall of shields, squad members in the second, third, and fourth rows hold 5-meter long spears, densely packed like thorns on a hedgehog.

The type of shield was a kite shield.

The round shields mainly used by freedom fighters barely cover the upper body, but the kite shield covers the shins, providing better defense.

“3rd and 4th Squadrons! Prepare to throw spears!”

Damn it!

At the following shout, the remaining 1,000 heavily armed men put down their shields and drew their javelins.

My heavy soldiers, as their name suggests, were a unit equipped with a variety of weapons.

Each was armed with chain mail, a shield, a 5-meter long spear, a 2.5-meter long spear, a javelin, a sword, and iron-clad gloves and boots.

Since there were only three spears, I made a bag that could hold three spears and marched with it hanging on my right shoulder.

Although they were armed with many weapons, they were an all-weather unit that could be used as a swordsman, a pikeman, or a shield-bearer depending on the situation.

Although the training period was short, the warriors of Roverland have extensive combat experience and thanks to the strict selection process, they are still capable of actual combat use.

Kkeueeeeek!

Doo doo doo doo doo doo-!

When we formed a large formation, a group of rockfish that were far away also discovered us.

They let out a terrible scream and charged madly.

Since ancient times, demons have been a race that would foam at the mouth and rush at humans when they see them.

Doo doo doo doo doo doo-!

Gray clouds rise.

Despite the considerable distance, the charge felt like it had tremendous power, and the faces of the heavily armed soldiers were tense.

That satisfied me.

‘The kids trained really well.’

Although their faces were tense and stiff, the soldiers’ movements and postures were flexible and orthodox.

‘This is the taste.’

I’ve been waiting for a long time.

I’ve always wanted one since I was little.

This is exactly the kind of army that is.

Unlike the soldiers who were nervous as could be, I felt a pounding excitement now.