chapter 41
“Wait here.”
” Confirm. “
” ..I’m a little nervous.”
“Shh, what are you going to do if you get caught?”
A forest of reeds swaying in the wind, thick mud that runs from where the forest ends, and a cold river that takes away the temperature.
The moon was shining brightly over the horizon, and the grasshoppers living on the waterside were howling bitterly.
And in the thick reed forest, the black spirits begin to move.
They lowered their bodies and were moving slowly and silently towards the base of the honor class.
They are led by Leonardo Curz, who was previously asked by former Rommel to lead the surprise squad himself.
Following Rommel’s advice to lead the squad, but not to attack aggressively, Curz was looking at his ability to hit and run at any time.
“The enemy’s scouts?”
” ..I haven’t seen it yet.”
“…even if I’m a little nervous…”
Through the period of confrontation, Kurz developed a tendency to believe in Rommel’s words unconditionally.
From the first meeting, I felt that it was unusual, but I never imagined that I would spread the board like this and play with the enemy in the palm of my hand.
Curz himself was the type of person who lays out the board before doing anything, but Rommel predicts the enemy’s actions one by one to a frightening degree and eliminates any escape holes.
Now, this operation is also the same, I gave the enemies two options, but no matter which option I choose, the end is the road to ruin.
“Let’s wait a little longer.”
At Rommel’s command to stand still if no enemy scouts were visible, Kurz raised his hand to halt the squad.
I went as low as possible, so all the mud was all over my face.
Due to the tension that took over the surroundings, no one brought out uncomfortable gossip.
No one wanted the team members to be tortured for a single mistake, so the students were just quietly performing their assigned duties.
” ..I told you to send a signal as soon as you get caught?”
A classmate of the wizard, with his face covered in mud, approached and opened his mouth to Kurz with an anxious expression.
He couldn’t see his face in detail because he was wearing a robe, but when he guessed his voice and tone, Kurz could easily recognize the fact that he was the motive who silently performed the role of the surprise squad.
“Yeah, the success of this operation depends on you.”
” ..I’m a little nervous, what can I say…”
“What is it, you are the only wizard on our team. Even if you fail, no one will tell you anything. The responsibility is only for me, the commander, to lose.”
“It’s more burdensome to say that.”
“It’s okay, Rommel isn’t the kind of person who can say that.”
He gently patted the wizard’s comrade’s shoulder with his muddy hand, reassured him, and sent him back to his seat.
All of them had heard of Rommel’s detailed operational plans, so they knew how important this mission was, and the tension was doubled.
” ..I don’t think I’m going to crawl out. Let’s move forward.”
As time passed and there was no reaction, Kurz began to move forward a little more daringly.
squishy, crumpled.
The base of Woo Climbing, which can be seen faintly in the distance in the reed forest that has grown taller than a person.
Kurz raised his head slightly and began to look around.
It was a good way to get caught by scouts here on purpose, but the enemy commander is also the type to roll with his head, so if you get caught clumsily, the target here can be found out.
It was the right decision to get caught by the enemy’s scouts as naturally as possible even if caught.
And just then, Inyoung, who was moving slowly from afar, caught Kurz’s eyes.
Countless thoughts began to fill Kurz’s head.
will it be discovered? Or do you go inside the base as planned and make a fuss?
As Rommel said, shall we wait here a little longer? But if it’s not now, there won’t be a chance, so what if they find out even if you deliberately let them know?
Countless repeated questions, and Kurz’s head incapable of drawing a conclusion.
The command of the operation was entirely with Curz, but Curz was the first chick to experience simulated war, let alone war.
It is in a state where the ability to judge something easily is not yet available.
“Ha… Mr.”
Curz scratched his head violently, showing his displeasure.
A while ago, he yelled loudly at his fellow wizard, but he’s hesitating right now.
But… my pride didn’t allow me to make a strange decision here.
“Uh, I don’t know.”
So Kurz decided to trust his senses.
Having a strong belief that a special sense from a particular situation will save him, as he has a talent for seeing people’s eyes.
“Sudden team, let’s get ready soon.”
” ..hye, finally.”
“I feel like my heart is going to explode.”
“Are your hands and feet trembling?”
A surprise team of a failing class consisting of a minimum number of people.
It was the most elite among the elites who only selected and placed those who achieved exceptional results in the past period.
squishy, crumpled.
There was nothing more to hide.
In order to catch the enemy’s attention on purpose, it inflates its body and makes a loud noise.
At night, sound travels faster than during the day, so even if you make a loud footstep, your enemies will know you are here.
“I am the enemy!”
“The failing bastards came out from behind!”
“Tell Garcia quickly!”
And, scared to move, Kurz’s squad was caught by the scouts.
“I find it quickly.”
Thinking of the honor class wizards that would soon follow, Kurz felt his head hurting.
As much as possible, the mana of the wizards had to be devoured, but the future was already bleak.
“The wizards are ready!”
Honor class wizards flocked in black.
Numerous wizards are preparing for magic, with Vivian in the lead.
And the magic they created.
Numerous fireworks magic that colored the night sky unfolded in front of the Kurz Squad.
Magic that twists the world and embodies an illusion that transcends causality.
It was a beautiful painting that looked like red paint was sprinkled on a drawing paper.
Curz, unable to take his eyes off the scene, opened his mouth and shouted at his squad.
“Open up!!!”
“You crazy wizard bastards!”
“How many people have come out?!”
“Uh… uh… huh?!”
As soon as Kurz has finished speaking, the Kurz squad begins to scatter in all directions.
Tick, tick.
The light brown reed forest began to burn in an instant, and a huge fire horse began to devour Kurz’s squad.
Thick black smoke began to rise above the sky, and the embers from the burning reeds were blown away by the wind and began to devour the forest.
“Hey, heck…”
I couldn’t breathe properly because of the smoke, and thanks to that, my breathing started to become steep.
The fire didn’t grow easily thanks to the moisture on the floor, but the smoke from the fire began to gnaw at Kurz’s lungs.
You begin to feel a sweet taste in your mouth, and something hot is constantly tormenting your skin.
I had to step back though.
If he gets caught here, the whole plan goes awry.
“Big.”
He clenched his teeth, held his breath and persistently stepped back.
He did not lose the sword he was holding, in order to prepare for an unexpected situation.
When you’re stepping back so slowly.
Whoops!!!!
A wicked greatsword that starts flying over Kurz’s head.
The bayonet passed right over Kurz’s face with a wind-ripping plosive, severing the throats of several flaming reeds.
” …crazy.”
Watching the devastation the great sword had created, Kurz spit out abusive language.
That attack, which only knights can use, must have been using mana to launch a slash.
“You are the mastermind.”
A giant Inyeong slowly walking in front of Kurz through the reed forest.
Carrying the sword over his shoulder, Garcia looked down at Kurz with cold eyes.
“What has driven us all this time… is praiseworthy. However, your journey ended here.”
Twisting the sword’s handle, Garcia pointed the sword at Kurz once more.
even.
“Ugh..!”
Garcia took a deep breath, then quickly swung her clenched sword towards Kurz.
It might be a normal attack for Garcia, but if Kurz got that blow right… he was stunned in one shot.
According to the rules of the battle, non-lethal magic is attached to the greatsword.
If this wasn’t a confrontation, but a battlefield where blood and flesh splattered… At this moment, Kurz’s life could not be guaranteed.
” shit..! “
She barely rolls around to dodge Garcia’s attack.
Because he rolled in a muddy place, mud was all over his body… but Kurz couldn’t afford to care about all those little things.
“You’re carrying a heavy sword and attacking continuously?!”
Garcia’s momentum didn’t end there.
Originally, there should be a slight gap… Garcia overcame that gap with his muscles and mana.
Seeing Garcia wielding a combo with her greatsword as if wielding a light dagger, Kurz stuck out her tongue and rolled over the mud once more.
This time, with a roll that digs into the inside of his body, Kurz was planning to stab Garcia in the waist with the sword he was holding.
however.
puck!
A heavy shock pierces through Kurz’s name.
Due to the shock as if he had been hit by a wild animal, Kurz lost consciousness for a brief moment.
Curz woke up after being hit by Garcia and rolled away.
“Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh..”
The bitter taste of blood begins to rise up the esophagus.
Garcia’s kick started to throb in the mediocre area.
” …f*ck it, it’s like a dog.”
Rommel resented him for a moment for sending him to this battlefield, but Curz made up his mind and started to get up slowly again.
“Hey.”
Spitting blood-stained phlegm to the floor, Curz clenched his sword once more and took a stance.
” ..Your tenacity is also worth seeing. However, he has no talent for using his body.”
“Noisy, you wild boar bastard.”
Slowly raise your arms.
He then raises his middle finger to provoke Garcia.
Garcia’s expression was momentary…but it was moving… so the provocation seemed to have worked in its own way.
“Come on, don’t procrastinate any more time.”
” ..don’t let me go without hesitation.”
Tick, tick.
A burning reed forest.
Numerous embers spread through the air following the wind.
A reed that disappears by turning to ashes without a shape, and two men facing each other and holding swords.
It was a duel that heralded the start of a full-scale battle that had never been seen before.