Chapter.2 A crisis is an opportunity is a crisis (5)
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Kuuuung! Let’s go! Coogung!
“Keuuuuu!!! Ugh!!!!”
I became convinced that the impact was heavier than I had imagined.
‘It was eaten!!’
The fact that there is a shock but no sticking or pulling sensation is proof that they do not recognize the bunker I improvised as an enemy.
‘The group of mutes that are attacking now are a mixture of many types, from humanoids to those who have borrowed the bodies of animals. There is bound to be a difference in charging speed. The people pushing in now are probably fast-footed four-legged entities. Once these guys are all swept away, there will be some time left until the next group arrives. Then it falls back!’
“Cough!”
At that moment, a bloody lump of blood came up my throat. This is even though most of the impact went through the shield and into the ground.
Kwasik!
“Aaaah!”
The durability of the shield must have been worn out, and the claws of the beast that was climbing over the shield pierced the weak part of the kite shield that was placed at an angle in front and cut into my eyelid. Rather than the sharp pain, I was dazed by the shock of being kicked by the claws.
– Speed Wagon: ….I’ve done enough. Let’s turn it off.
– Holly: I’m really going to die if this goes on….. Please!
– Highway Nacho Man: What are you talking about? He’s still alive. A contract is a contract.
– Holly: What nonsense is that! This isn’t just a game! If you die like that in realistic mode, you could do it in real life too…!
– Gunpowder and blood: Contracts and reliability sometimes carry more weight than personal safety
. It’s really noisy.
“system. Chat window off”
Pit-!
After turning off the chat window, I also turned off everything like the system UI. As I put the broken shield aside, I was able to feel a strange silence amidst the noise of the battlefield.
‘The first wave… seems to have all passed. .’
The blood from the cut wound flowed into my eyes, making my vision look red. For a moment, I felt like I was left alone on the battlefield, but then I saw a group of people approaching in the distance, blowing dust. ‘They
‘re slow. Most of them walk on two feet, probably soldiers from the fallen city. .You will be able to think much more complexly than those who took the body of an animal. No, regardless of whether I have intelligence or not, my body can no longer endure it.’
I need to step back right away, but my legs didn’t move. It was as if I was rooted to the ground.
‘Why am I doing this? Did that much damage accumulate without me knowing?
… No. If I was shocked that much, I would have made contact with the shield. There must have been a noticeable wound left in one area. My body is that weak. Then why suddenly…”
Ping-ping-
At that moment, the professor could see a red light flashing in a corner of his vision. It’s a signal sent by the system UI that has been turned off.
Tiring-!
[Characteristic – Honorable Soul:
‘I said that my Silver Cry colleagues will definitely be waiting behind me. This scale… It’s not a scale that a few mercenaries acting alone can stop. They may have even taken up a position further ahead of the battle line because of me. They are in danger because of me. I can’t back down from here! If I hold this position and weaken their ability to break through, the mercenaries will be able to deal with them!’
/ The sense of honor engraved in your soul refused to retreat and chose to stand for your comrades!]
“….Now I’m so shocked that I can’t even laugh.”
Ever since I picked this trait, I knew it would hit me in a big way at some point, but I didn’t expect it to explode so dramatically
. I feel strange. I’m sure my internal and external organs are upset, but strangely, my head is clear. What did I do? Oh, there was blood. . I guess the cut was deeper than I thought. There was a lot of blood?
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Perhaps because the blood is draining and my blood pressure is dropping, I feel like the excitement and tension that had built up to the tips of my head are dissipating along with the blood. As the tension goes away, the strength in my shoulders also goes away. I fell.
I was in a daze and only thought about one thing. What should I do to survive?
What
should
I
do to survive?
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My abilities are limited. In the first collision, the durability of the shield was in tatters. Seeing that the arm that was supporting the shield had no strength, it seems that the right shoulder was dislocated and the internal organs were somewhat
damaged due to the shock. The leg was only tied up due to the effect of the characteristic, but there was no serious injury.
‘Due to the effect of [Honorable Soul], there was no serious injury. I said I couldn’t move. Even if it’s a characteristic effect, I’m ultimately the one who activates it. Among the methods I can think of right now, the only way to protect my comrades is to stay in this position, so my choice is fixed in that direction. If I do it for my comrades, If I find a way to avoid my body, I can move in that direction.’
We have to find a way. When I raised my head, the battlefield came clearly into my red field of vision.
‘One corner of the rear left wing. I see some familiar faces. The mercenaries are really doing something. … It seems like they are screaming, but they are calling me. Is that right?
There’s a centurion’s subordinate unit fighting next to it. It’s meaningless. They won’t open the square to let me in. What about the right side? It’s already collapsed. It didn’t look that weak, but is it even a level 7 entity? I need to move away from the right side. .
It’s noisy compared to other parts of the center. The battle is intensifying. Who is winning? Or the other way around?’
As I focused my gaze, I began to see more scenes: the clenched teeth of a soldier throwing a spear at a red wolf, a terrified young soldier clutching his bleeding forearm, and heading towards the soldier’s forearm. A knight on a white horse wielding a sword mercilessly….?
‘Wait. What was that?’
I think I saw something that shouldn’t be here.
In an instant, I came to my senses and the sense of time stretching disappeared. A white horse? A knight on a white horse with a sword with a large groove in the center? A
black mane that stood out even in the chaotic battlefield. A horse with a body as white as snow and a knight who uses such a unique sword.
There is a character that comes to mind as soon as I see it… There is no way that woman would leave King’s Land?
Kaaang!
At that moment, the claws of a beast suddenly jumped out of the crowd. This knight’s visor was scratched, his helmet was blown off, and his rich blonde hair poured out like a waterfall. The face of the female knight hidden inside the helmet was beautiful enough to elicit a gasp even on a battlefield where blood and flesh were splattered.
Her body tilted back in shock. The knight, who used his elasticity to blow off the beast’s head like water, raised his sword high and shouted,
“Do not be afraid!!! Roderick’s warriors!! The king’s knight will be with you! Who are you!! !!”
A voice like the goddess of war, clear yet deep in the heart, rang in the ears of the fallen soldiers. Will and vitality appeared in the eyes of the soldiers, who were suffering from fear and blood, and they were listening to the knight’s voice as if possessed by something. .
“Shields of Rodrik! Answer me! Who are you!!!”
“Ro Rodrik’s… shield.”
“Rodrik’s shield!”
“A person who stands at the forefront for family, country, and humanity!”
Boom! Boom!!
The soldiers responded by hitting their shields with their swords and spears.
“Then what are we fighting for!”
Boom! Boom!!
“The family left behind me!”
“A life that is about to fade away!”
“For the life to be born!”
“Yes! As noble warriors of Rodrik, we have sworn to lay down our swords in the face of the weak! Take up arms! Head forward! As always! Our sun rises from the embrace of our home!”
‘On the battlefield…you will lose.’
“You will lose on the battlefield!!!!”
“You will lose on the battlefield!!!!”
“You will lose on the battlefield!!!!”
“We will lose on the battlefield!!!!”
What came out of the knight’s mouth was a ritual-like oath that all Rodrik’s soldiers and knights make before battle. It was Rodrik’s war song.
“All troops! Come forward!!”
“Wow!!!”
“Waaaaaaah!”
“AA AA AA!!!!”
The momentum has changed. No, it’s not just the momentum that has changed. The soldier who was broken hearted and crying raises his spear and the soldier who was groaning in pain aims for the nape of the enemy’s neck
. [Battle Hymn] that boosts the combat power of subordinate units by up to 250%.
Roderick . [The King’s Knight is with you], which increases the physical strength and stamina defense of all allies within a 400m radius by 3 lv against enemies in the kingdom.
And the final enhanced version of [Strong Will], which is said to be the highest level of knight-type skills, provides a wide-area buff [Indomitable ( [不橈不屈)], a special hero unit specialized in large-scale buffs and command wars.
[Sun of the Battlefield]
Charlotte de Agaat. She and the knights were outside the front line, heading towards the left front where the professor was, which was undoubtedly the left front. It meant that the battle would end in an instant.
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Thanks to the right wing collapsing faster than expected, the central army was under a lot of pressure.
‘The war against Mut has just begun. The two cities in front have already fallen, so now Turan It’s the front line. Fortunately, Turan is a city with active trade, so you don’t have to worry about supplies, but beyond here, the distance between cities is far, and only cities with much lower defensive preparations and walls are much lower than here.
Winning the battle is important, but maintaining Turan’s combat power is also important. It is important.’
In that respect, the right battlefield is in a situation where the formation has already collapsed and a melee has entered. A melee is a situation where sacrifices are unconditionally forced on the side dealing with the special status condition called infection. There was a need to end the battle as quickly as possible.
‘The battle situation is on this side . You have to make it to your advantage!’
The left front’s overall combat power has increased with the appearance of Charlotte, one of the game’s ultimate hero units, and it even possesses the strongest spear called the Knights, including Charlotte.
In addition, thanks to the ‘structure’ created by the professor, Mute, who was trying to avoid it, is split. We lost the ability to break through, and thanks to this, the left front line protruded forward as much as possible.
‘Under normal circumstances, it would be a dangerous situation where the vanguard could easily be surrounded, but on our side, we have an asymmetrical force called Charlotte and the Knights. Behind the second wave. Since the enemy is not visible from the front, if we encounter the enemy first and then crush the enemy, we can pull down the protruding left front line and surround the rear of Mut, which is fighting the central army.’
The problem is that the professor is just a soldier now and is not in a position to command.
‘If you can’t command, just make him lead like that.’
Fortunately, thanks to his hard work socializing in the village, he had one more card he could use.
‘The bridge… is moving now!’
The fact that his legs were moving without even dreaming of moving. This was proof that even if the professor was absent from this place, it would not have much effect on him. The
professor chose the best intact shield among the shields that had been driven deeper into the ground by the impact of the first wave. After pulling it out, he quickly joined the group of silver shouters creeping forward from the front line.
“Old man! You’re worth your weight! I never expected you to survive in that torrent of monsters!”
The mercenaries gathered together in a circular formation and slowly crawled forward, expressing their joy by tapping the shoulder of the professor who was squeezing in.
Waldorf, who was holding a large shield and a short one-handed sword, looked at the professor who limped into the square and collapsed. He smiled.
“You worked hard. Now, go back and rest. Hey! We’ll go back slowly and maintain a circle!”
“Sleep!!!”
Waldorf, who was leading the group of mercenaries, was frowning when I complained about the order to retreat.
“Old man. You seem to be mistaken because we said we came to save you, but aren’t you the only one who is especially precious among our children? We’ve taken care of everyone we need.” “I need to get out of here.”
‘As expected. Since the union members’ lives are at stake, they react quite sharply.’
You shouldn’t back down from here. There’s no such thing as moderation in this game, so if you don’t take advantage while you can, you’ll regret it later.
“Ah, I know that. But I think you left something important in front of me, right?”
“What? Old man, did you hurt your head? What nonsense is that?”
“It looks like you were shocked by this. “Why do beginners who are going to the battlefield for the first time sometimes do that?”
“Hey, if there’s someone who is wringing his hands, just two of you can come and take care of the kid!”
The professor laughed like a bad boy while listening to the worried curses of Waldorf and the union members. There are no guys who value their bodies as much as mercenaries, but there is something that can persuade even those guys with one hit.
“No, it’s true that I left it behind. I received a major bonus for stopping the enemy on the front line!”
Since ancient times, if you want to talk to a mercenary, it is polite to bring up money first.
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