Chapter 34 Recruitment (7)
The previous 60 battles.
Lucas swallowed dry saliva without realizing it as he watched countless applicants drop out of the pool.
gulp.
‘Can I deal with that monster?’
I felt it from the moment I first saw Roman.
monster.
There was no other way to express it other than that.
Just by looking at it, my heart felt like it was being squeezed, and cold sweat formed on my forehead.
Even though I didn’t have hyperhidrosis, my palms were sweaty.
Lucas, who recognized the danger of Roman from the beginning, did not show a pleasant smile like the other applicants when Roman mentioned 120 couplets.
forefront.
Lucas’ keen sense always saved his life in the realm of life and death, where he could die at any moment if he was a little careless.
It was the same this time too.
Instinct told him that the opponent was a monster he could not handle, and judging from his experience, it was best to avoid the current situation.
A battle in which defeat is obvious.
gritted it
If he passed the test, he would have to work while receiving only 8 silver, but he couldn’t bear to turn around.
‘It’s the first time in my life that I’ve felt this way. I have had the experience of witnessing rankers while wandering around the battlefield, but no one has ever pressured me so purely with the atmosphere, apart from the overwhelming force. Roman Dmitry is completely different from what I remember. As he said, he is not a person who will rot in the periphery, but one day he will spread his wings wide and reach the continent.’
Lucas.
B-class mercenary.
People say he’s risen to great heights, but Lucas knew he wasn’t that great.
Class B is the limit of effort.
Ordinary people would be able to obtain B-class qualifications if they put their lives on the line, but as long as they cannot use mana, A-class areas are not allowed.
From A rank, it is impossible to surpass simply with battlefield experience.
There must be a powerful force to overwhelm others, and the basic condition for it was the flowering of mana.
blast furnace.
Lucas has reached his limit.
As he passed the risk of dying this time, he realized that no matter how hard he tried, he had reached his limit.
To Dmitry.
It was a desperate choice.
Lucas stood at a crossroads of choice and longed for a break when he saw an article stating that Roman was recruiting enlisted soldiers.
‘ Roman said. If you follow him, he will let you live a life as a predator. I can’t rationally understand why I gave up my comfortable life as a B-class mercenary and follow Roman, but for now I want to believe Roman’s words. only one year. Let’s see if Roman’s words are true or not. therefore.’
Kwak.
He clenched his fists.
He went up to the stage, looked at Roman and grabbed the sword he had prepared.
‘First of all, passing the exam is the priority.’
“start.”
widely.
Start signal dropped.
at the same time.
Lucas kicked the ground.
confrontation in the past.
Except for the first turn, no one dared to attack first.
Watching the huge man fall helplessly, everyone thought that going first was a very risky choice.
It was natural.
Dalian this time.
It’s not about winning, it’s about holding on for one minute.
However, rushing first to do the first attack was no different from sticking your neck out for the opponent’s sword.
but.
Lucas thought differently.
‘I can’t withstand Roman’s attack the moment I turn off the time even a little bit. In order for me to hold out for one minute, I must take the initiative in the attack unconditionally. That’s the only way to win this game.’
It was a judgment based on instinct.
if you made a decision
The execution was bold.
Hesitation on the battlefield led directly to death, and Lucas aimed at Roman’s head and heart at the same time without hesitation.
hook!
Lucas’ weapon was unique.
He wielded a short sword in his right hand and a dagger in his left hand.
Both of them were made of wood.
Roman provided other types of wooden weapons at the request of volunteers, and this was not the first time Lucas’ case had occurred.
but.
His style of attack was unique.
Roman head and heart.
He cut off his head with his sword and pierced his heart with a dagger.
swish
Percussion!
Roman’s movements were concise.
By taking a step back, I avoided the dagger’s distance and struck the opponent’s sword with the wooden sword I was holding.
Then Lucas quickly clung to him.
While swinging the sword as if to slightly slit his throat, he threw the dagger in his other hand toward Roman’s stomach.
It was irregular.
There was never a single ranged attack, but Roman swung his sword again and blocked all attacks.
‘also.’
It was an admirable scene.
Normally, cracks would be revealed if they were attacked without a break, but Roman was like a solid fortress.
I was out of breath.
I wanted to step back in preparation for the opponent’s attack, but I couldn’t do that right now.
‘Anyway, the opponent has no intention of killing me. Even if I have to give up my flesh, I must not dedicate the opportunity for the opponent to take the lead in attacking. Only up to 40 seconds. I just have to hold on until then and buy time after that.’
tadak.
ran faster.
Pulling out one more dagger that had been hung from his waist in advance, he pushed the opponent with a two-way attack once again.
Moment.
food.
Roman laughed.
‘It’s quite right.’
It was pretty good.
A life-threatening attack is not a good choice on the battlefield, but Lucas seemed to have made the right decision for sparring.
A man with an instinctive sense.
These types were very useful on the battlefield.
Perhaps Lucas would pass the test with a high probability, but he had no intention of letting him last a minute.
1 min.
it was a wall
What a great existence the master who would follow him in the future.
By imprinting clearly at the first meeting, Roman wanted to earn the blind trust of the applicants.
‘Let’s finish this.’
hook!
tadak.
It was an instant.
After letting go of the opponent’s attack, Roman’s linked attack broke down Lucas’ defense.
The weapon in both hands could not be used.
Seeing Lucas’ face stained with astonishment, people thought the game was over.
It was then.
Lucas, who avoided the attack by throwing himself to the ground, sprinkled the prepared sand on Roman’s face before he knew it.
Fire!
that.
It was an obvious foul.
this confrontation.
There were no special rules.
Roman just said to hold on for one minute, and Lucas did whatever he could.
‘This is a win-lose fight. I have to do everything I can to win this fight.’
Roman’s attack.
Avoiding it was a judgment based on luck.
Considering the length of the opponent’s weapon, I threw myself to the ground and fortunately was able to avoid the attack with a short shot.
After that, I immediately sprinkled the sand I had packed in my pocket.
I thought that I would never win under the same conditions, so I would temporarily block Roman’s sight.
Fire!
Pak.
hit in the sand
As soon as Lucas rolled on the floor in the thick dust, he jumped up and charged like a bull.
counterattack.
Now it was his turn to seize the momentum.
however.
Lucas, who had reached Roman’s nose and was about to swing his sword, turned pale the moment he looked up.
“omg?!”
Roman.
He was looking at Lucas.
My brain was intricately entangled.
Thinking that Roman might have avoided the sand, Lucas was speechless the moment he checked the sand in Roman’s eyes.
Roman was hit by sand.
The irregular operation worked successfully, but despite the stinging shock, Roman did not close his eyes and looked at the opponent clearly.
red-hot eyes.
Roman, who should have closed his eyes tightly and complained of pain according to common sense, waited for Lucas to attack him.
That moment.
widely.
“… It is surrender.”
Lucas threw away his sword.
He raised both hands and announced that he had no intention of fighting any longer.
give up quickly.
That too was his experience on the battlefield
in Operation Lucas.
Roman knew.
Even though he confirmed that his hand was in his pocket, Roman hoped that his opponent would show what he could do.
and.
hit the sand
Despite the stinging shock, he didn’t close his eyes and looked straight at Lucas.
‘Not taking your eyes off the other person. It’s a teaching I’ve learned from the bottom of the Demonic Cult to the point where it’s piercing my bones.’
remembered the past
Demonic Cult.
Before teaching martial arts in earnest there, the first training was how not to close your eyes.
Uninhabited people are people after all.
Death by a blind sword is the same, so the instructor who was like a devil told him not to close his eyes under any circumstances.
In a situation where the battle is exchanged, one blink takes a life.
As if there was a sequence of breathing out when circulating the internal energy, even blinking the eyes was done under thorough calculation.
The method of the Demonic Cult was cruel.
It was basic to sprinkle sand in the eyes, and there was also a method of stabbing a dagger right in front of the eyes.
and.
Sometimes accidents also happened.
The trainee, who had been stabbed in the eye by a dagger, knelt on the floor screaming, and blood trickled down his face as he threw his head down.
Even so, those who were educated together did not turn their eyes away.
Blood and screams were the same as daily life in the world of the jungle, and knowing that the cost of the trainee’s slightly shrinking body was directly related to the accident, he clenched his teeth all the more and endured not to move.
The Heavenly Demon was made that way.
What Lucas experienced before birth?
I don’t know how much blood he saw, but I can assure you that the blood that Baek Joong-hyeok witnessed overflowed and formed a great sea.
widely.
“… It is surrender.”
Lucas surrendered the white flag.
He threw away his sword and revealed that he had no intention of fighting.
The test is over.
But Lucas, and the other applicants watching, thought Lucas would be punished.
‘If I knew this would happen, I wouldn’t even use sand.’
Lucas’ plan was different.
Regardless of means and methods, I tried to get the result of ‘passing’ based on the result of holding out for one minute.
But he surrendered.
I knew how ugly this was.
The class, sometimes called warriors, did not speak of surrender even if their throats were blown off.
Unlike him.
Lucas was a realist.
Thinking that his plan had completely failed, he was momentarily overwhelmed by the opponent and said surrender.
‘You’d be disappointed in me. No, I wouldn’t have expected it in the first place.’
I swallowed my saliva.
waiting for punishment
You might be angry with yourself.
Or maybe you will drop out in front of everyone.
Lucas thought his greed ruined the situation, but he would have made the same judgment if he had turned back time.
he was that kind of person.
The front line where the blood runs rampant.
In order to survive in such a place, I lived without knowing shame.
however.
“next.”
Moment.
Lucas looked up at Roman in bewilderment.
Roman didn’t get angry, but he didn’t even ask why he wrote the foul.
say next.
That meant condoning.
You have expressed in one word that your choice is not wrong and there is not the slightest reason for rebuke.
A B-class mercenary who has experienced all kinds of pre-natal battles.
Even Lucas like that.
For now, I couldn’t hide my bewildered expression.
