Future Knight

Chapter 99

If he hadn’t been wearing the stealth cloak, there would have been no way to approach without being detected.

Masera successfully reached the building’s rear and set up the magtatan he had carried on his back behind it.

『Mission complete, returning, over.』

『Roger.』

Masera, once again cloaked, disappeared like a ghost from his spot.

He swiftly began to withdraw from the target.

However, a Green Elf, with senses as sharp as any elf, sensed something amiss and halted.

Whoosh.

“Huh?”

“What’s wrong?”

“I think something just passed by ahead.”

“Where?”

As the Green Elves approached, Masera halted in place and concealed his presence as much as possible.

“What the heck? There’s nothing here.”

“That’s strange, I swear something just wriggled…”

“You must have seen things. We’re in the rear, dozens of kilometers from the front lines. No way those heavy-assed guys would come all the way here. They’re probably too busy dealing with the Dark Elves right now, haha.”

“Yeah, you’re right. It’s a good thing we’re not their enemy. Haha.”

The Green Elf spat phlegm, which landed on Masera’s cloak, hanging in mid-air.

Masera felt a surge of panic.

‘Damn it, failing the first mission…’

Masera prepared for the worst, ready to silently eliminate the Green Elves before him.

Fortunately, the Green Elves turned their attention to the incoming shift change.

“Huh? Shift change already? Hey!”

“Yawn, nothing happened, right?”

“Of course! With me on guard, nothing could happen. We’ll go get some sleep now. Take care.”

“Sure, sleep well and dream of me.”

“If something unfortunate happens, I’ll come find you tomorrow and beat you up.”

“Hahaha.”

“Don’t laugh. See you!”

“Yeah, see you.”

As they swapped shifts, the previous guards headed to their quarters without further concern about Masera.

Masera let out a long, silent breath.

‘Phew…’

This time, without rushing, Masera slowly left the area and returned without being detected.

But he couldn’t avoid Kang Chan’s stern reprimand.

“Masera, be more cautious from now on. Understood?”

Instead of answering, Masera tapped his helmet.

“Now, there are eight more enemy supply depots where we need to plant the magtatan. Move quickly.”

Kang Chan and the crew moved toward the next target.

While Kang Chan and the Wyvern unit busily planted explosives within the Green Elf base, Green read the casualty report of today’s battle with a sorrowful face.

Nearly 300,000 of her people had been lost in today’s battle.

With a massive force of 2 million soldiers from both sides clashing for their species’ survival, it was inevitable that the casualties would be high.

However, since they were like grandchildren to her, Green’s grief was immense.

“I have no words to comfort you.”

Nemitz, who had been watching, placed a hand on her shoulder to console her.

“You fought so hard to protect them…”

“You did your best, Lady Green. I’m the one who should apologize. I couldn’t stop them properly, leading to heavy losses for our side.”

The greatest threat to the Green Elves in today’s battle had been the enemy Sword Masters.

Nemitz and his disciples should have held them off longer, but their failure to do so had been disastrous.

When Nemitz and his disciples withdrew, the enemy Sword Masters, free of obstacles, joined the Gigantes swarm and inflicted massive damage on the Green Elves.

But it wasn’t his fault.

The enemy Sword Masters were simply that powerful.

“No, don’t say that. They were all Sword Masters. I know full well that numbers alone can’t stop them.”

“Lady Green…”

As Green wiped her tears and forced a smile, Nemitz held her hand.

Startled!

Nemitz’s sudden gesture surprised Green, but she didn’t pull away.

Instead, she leaned against Nemitz’s chest.

For her, having carried such a heavy burden alone for so long, Nemitz was the only pillar she could lean on.

Green felt a strange sense of comfort as she leaned against Nemitz.

His embrace was surprisingly warm.

But at that moment, an immense shock shook the ground beneath them.

Kuuuuuuung!!

“Kyaaa!”

“What on earth?”

A massive explosion made the ground tremble as if an earthquake had struck.

Nemitz quickly collected himself and rushed out of the tent. What he saw was unbelievable.

“How… how did this happen?”

Nine gigantic pillars of fire were blazing in all directions, with black smoke rising as if to touch the sky.

“Ugh!”

Squinting against the brightness, Nemitz called out to Keremion, who was following him.

“Keremion, what on earth is going on?”

“I-I don’t know. Explosions erupted simultaneously from all directions.”

“Call for an immediate full alert! Summon the Arcshadows!”

“Yes, Master.”

Keremion followed Nemitz’s order and dashed into the darkness.

Kang Chan and his crew, having completed the installation of all the magtatan, moved to a safe location and simultaneously detonated them.

With an immense shockwave, the giant pillars of fire shot up, painting the night sky red.

Kuuuuung!

The power of the special magtatan, imbued with Zikyon’s seven-circle magic, was indeed formidable. The enormous mansions used as food warehouses were reduced to dust in an instant.

“Wow! What a spectacle!”

“Phew~ Truly amazing power.”

The crew watched in amazement as the distant pillars of fire rose, feeling immensely proud.

They had destroyed three days’ worth of food supplies for nearly a million enemies with their own hands.

“Feeling a bit sorry for the Green Elves who will go hungry tomorrow?”

Hollis, the eldest of the Black Wyvern, pretended to pray for the enemy with a pitiful expression, to which his peer, Anais, placed a hand on his shoulder and said,

“If you feel so sorry, why don’t you share your emergency rations with them?”

“If they quietly leave this land, I’d be happy to share. Nom! Nom!”

Hollis chewed on a thick piece of jerky, smiling coolly at Anais.

“You’re so annoying.”

“Attention, everyone!”

When Kang Chan called his subordinates, the Black Wyvern members, who had been watching the fire over the hills, turned their attention to him.

“Attention!”

“Our first mission is a great success. We have neutralized all nine enemy food warehouses we targeted today. Excellent work, everyone. We will now return to base.”

Hearing Kang Chan’s declaration of a successful mission, the crew felt elated and wanted to cheer.

But since they were in enemy territory, they saved their cheers for when they safely returned.

“Hollis, we’re moving now. Save the emergency rations for when we get back, alright?”

“Oh, yes! Got it.”

“Alright, let’s move out.”

The Black Wyvern members quickly began to move towards the retreat point.

As he ran, Kang Chan looked back at the burning Green Elf formation.

He thought of the Green Witch, who would be looking at that fire in despair somewhere.

He wanted to sneak in alone and slit the Green Witch’s throat, but he also thought it wasn’t so bad to corner her slowly and starve her out like this.

Kang Chan wanted her to suffer for a long time.

By morning, Green, upon receiving the damage report, nearly fainted.

Tens of thousands of tons of wheat, stored in ten locations, had turned to ashes.

Already short on rations, losing that much food was a severe blow to her.

Extracting more food from occupied territories was impossible.

The food requisitioned for this total war was close to confiscation.

They couldn’t afford to lose any more rations.

Losing more food would mean losing the war without even fighting.

So she reinforced the guards at the rear food warehouses several times over and asked Nemitz to deal with the enemy infiltrators who had slipped in during the night.

Guerilla warfare in the dark was their specialty.

“How did they infiltrate?”

“Considering they bypassed detection magic and infiltrated the rear, they likely used Wyverns.”

“I can’t believe it. Wyverns…”

Green, who hadn’t even considered they might use Wyverns to form an infiltration team, felt as if she’d been hit with a hammer.

Using the few Wyverns they had to transport troops would have made them easy to spot and encircle in an instant.

Yet they had managed to infiltrate and carry out their sabotage undetected.

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No matter what method they used, it was truly astounding firepower to reduce such a large amount of rations to ashes in one go. It was impossible without a great mage.

“Anyway, losing the rations is in the past. Let’s focus on what’s in front of us now.”

Green nodded silently at Nemitz’s words and turned her gaze forward.

In front of her, just like yesterday, the horizon was filled with enemies swarming in.

“I will never forgive you!”

Unlike yesterday, she decided to go all out from the start today.

Only by doing so could she save as many of her children as possible.

“Today, I’ll show you a fiery taste. Come forth, Phoenix!”

Duke Sachsen, reading Kang Chan’s morning report, had a grin that stretched to his ears.

Their achievements from infiltrating the enemy camp last night were remarkable.

He had some expectations, but the results exceeded them.

Their success signaled a positive sign for the Allied Forces’ victory.

Of course, they also suffered significant damage from the Dark Elves overnight.

There were over a thousand incidents of varying scale caused by them throughout the night.

However, none of those compared to the achievements Kang Chan brought back.

Rations were that crucial in war.

The Allied soldiers, dragged to the battlefield without a wink of sleep due to the rampaging Dark Elves, had bloodshot eyes.

But the Green Elves on the opposite side clutched their growling stomachs.

Their food stores burned down last night, leaving them without breakfast.

A battle between fatigue and hunger.

Neither side was in a favorable situation, but the two massive forces once again commenced their grim battle.

“Hiyayayayayak! I’ll kill every last one of you and sleep soundly tonight!”

An Allied soldier thrust his halberd with fierce determination towards a Green Elf.

Chaeng!

“No chance! I’ll rip out your liver and eat it alive!”