Chapter 26 – Countermeasure(?)
After a short nap, he got up and took the crew to the beast’s hatchery.
While chatting with No. 1, I had already experienced it once, I moved to the assembly point and waited.
The commander’s city dismantling show was still a thrilling scene even after watching it for the second time.
Other members of the hunting team are seen moving to the designated location to avoid the magic’s influence.
After a few minutes, it was time for everyone to finish preparing to enter.
I could see the commander entering the operation room looking a little tired.
However, Jiah Kang and Group 27 had not yet left the assembly point.
She got out of her truck and came towards me.
I also signaled to number 1 to wait and got out of the passenger seat.
She told me
“The master emphasized that he would tell you how to destroy the ancient weapon right before entering.
Could you please tell me now?”
The wind was blowing all around, though less so than before.
The sound of the wind was quite loud, so it seemed that the crew could not hear the conversation.
I guess I can say it comfortably.
I nodded and said.
“Actually, I don’t get along very well with him.
Because I specialize in man-to-person combat and against beasts.
If you fight without looking back, you should win, but I think there is a high possibility that there will be a victim.
I caught it off guard yesterday and destroyed it, but it might have more features I haven’t encountered yet.”
“Yes… As you said yesterday.
Having more than a few dozen people’s magical power and using multiple magics, it’s a tough opponent for about twenty people.
But master, didn’t you say there was a trick to defeat him?”
“Okay!
This time, I decided not to choose any means.
Write a way to win 100%!
I’m going to go prepare for it from now on.”
When I spoke confidently, Kang Ji-ah put on a puzzled expression.
“Preparation… Are you starting now?”
“Okay.
Come on, follow me.”
I moved with Jia Kang.
It was a distance that took less than a minute to move.
“Um… Master?”
Jiah Kang, who arrived at the destination, called me in a timid manner.
“This is a barracks to use as a temporary operation room, right?
I just saw the Commander go inside…”
“That’s right. That’s what I was aiming for.”
“Yeah?! Could it be that the way you thought wasn’t what I was thinking?!”
Kang Ji-ah jumps up in front of the tent in the operation room.
I smiled silently and opened the door to the operation room.
Several people’s voices can be heard from inside the tent.
When I moved my feet inside without hesitation, Kang Ji-ah followed me in, restless.
The operation room was not as spacious as I thought.
How big is the volleyball court?
A commander and a middle-aged man are standing among the communications equipment that fills the room.
The man was often the one I had seen his face before.
An officer in the regular army belonging to the main unit.
He was the commander’s deputy.
He is a famous idiot who follows the commander wherever he goes.
“What happened?
It wouldn’t have been long before the entry time.
Let’s hurry back to the base of operations.”
The commander asked coldly.
The adjutant also frowns at me.
…I think he just doesn’t like me.
Because the commander doesn’t like me.
However, it seems that he is not incompetent enough to show his personal feelings in a situation like this.
He quietly backed away, as if he would not interfere with the commander’s words.
“Commander, I have an urgent report to you.”
“Urgently…? Did you find something at the hunting party headquarters?”
As I spoke, the commander showed interest.
I said with a serious face.
“You’re right.
A minute ago, I received a radio message that a dangerous element was detected in the scanning magic triggered by the headquarters.
It is almost certainly judged to be a weapon of an ancient civilization.”
“…?!”
At my words, the commander, the adjutant, and Kang Ji-ah were taken by surprise.
Of course, Ji-ah Kang was surprised because what I said was a blatant lie.
It is true that the headquarters has magic tools for wide-range scanning that can only be used once every 24 hours.
It is true that he used magic at the most efficient timing, that is, right before entering.
But the fact that we received such a radio was just a joke.
I.E. False reports.
Jiah Kang was surprised.
“It’s an ancient civilization’s weapon… That’s right.
But it’s strange.
Wouldn’t it be too inefficient to directly deliver such trivial reports?
Why didn’t you tell me over the radio?”
“Because there is only one undestroyed weapon.
Since our side has an overwhelming advantage in terms of power, the headquarters judged that it was a trivial matter that did not even need to bother the main unit, which had already completed its mission.”
“Okay.
If so, the chieftain, the princess. Why did you and Captain 27 come here?”
The commander looked at me with a puzzled expression.
Eyes that can see through your heart.
I explained to her while receiving her stinging gaze.
“I had the experience of facing an ancient weapon before.
Judging from that experience, it would be possible to destroy it at the end of a war of attrition if we pushed it by numbers, but it is certain that there will be considerable casualties in the process.
Especially since today’s mission is exhausting.”
“Tell me your conclusion.
What did you expect from Commander Bonn?”
The commander cut off my words.
I said without looking away from her.
“If you say so, I will tell you directly.
I’m here because the commander wants me to save some of my men.”
The commander did not respond to my words, but the adjutant and Kang Ji-ah did not.
Kang Ji-ah was standing next to me, sweating coldly, and the face of the adjutant who had stepped back from the commander turned red.
The adjutant yelled at me in an angry voice.
“The staff of the main unit have already poured all their strength into it.
I don’t even have the magic to consume anymore.
No, even if it doesn’t, do you think what you’re doing makes sense?
Strategic magic isn’t that easy to use!
Since this is a battlefield, even if complicated procedures were omitted, it was not something a leader would say.
First, go back and head the hunting team…”
“I don’t know if it’s a small sacrifice if you look at the unit as a whole.
From my point of view, these are the guys I ate together with.
I know the higher ups see us as cannon fodder.
Still, after living for the past few years, I’ve come to think that the Commander is different from those people.”
I intervened.
The adjutant shut his mouth, whether he was dumbfounded or out of surprise.
I shook my head and continued speaking.
“Commander, do you remember when you said you would do one of my favors?
I will write that request now.
Please save my men.
…Ah, sorry for interrupting. Lieutenant.”
Yes.
This is how I think the win rate is 100%.
There’s no reason to go head-to-head with an ancient weapon that doesn’t match well.
It’s enough to entrust it to someone who can win.
It’s a little out of shape, but this time I’m determined not to choose any means.
I brought up the ‘request’ that I didn’t even have the heart to use.
Unbeknownst to me, he does some emotional selling.
If this wasn’t enough, he was going to hit his head.
Silence hung over the control room.
In the silence, the commander could be heard laughing.
As she raised her head, she said.
“Of course I remember that request.
Aside from the fact that I can’t weigh the promises I made as an individual with my duties as a commander, I’d like to ask one thing first.
You must have seen the magic that the commander you just saw used carrying 10,000 people on his back, right?
Didn’t you think that this commander and the main force would not be able to afford it?”
“I didn’t think so.
Speaking of magic power for 10,000 people, it is easy to say, but the amount of magic power possessed by people varies greatly.
There are people who are below average, and there are people who are several times the average person.
When the Commander used magic with 10,000 people on his back, some people used all their strength, but I judged that there must be people who had plenty of energy left.”
As I spoke, the commander raised one eyebrow in admiration.
“I know a lot about strategic magic.
It’s obviously what you said.
But the princess, captain, you overlooked one thing.”
“…?”
What are you talking about?
When I widened my eyes, the commander spoke calmly.
“The reason why Commander Bonn is called the Emperor’s Mansinjang.
Shortly after he inherited the title at the age of 15, Commander Bonn took up the post and has been fighting for five years.
He’s been using magic beyond measure.
Even though I’m young, the bond I have with those who devote their magic is second to none.
Giving one’s magical power means entrusting one’s life.
Just as I trust them, they trust Commander Vaughn.
They respond with full force to the Bourne Commander’s call.
Those who have the power of ten take ten.
Whoever has the power of a hundred, a hundred.
The magic I used earlier was literally 10,000 power.
As the adjutant said, the main unit has no more strength.”
…What?
That’s different from what I was taught.
Even if only 5 people gather together, there is only one piece of garbage in it, but how can you lead the hearts of 10,000 people into one?
Does that make sense?
In an instant, countless thoughts passed through my mind.
But the commander did not appear to be a liar.
She was telling the truth with eyes that were telling the truth.
Is that a genius?
I’m going crazy.
There was no corner to depend on in the main unit.
Then I’m the only one to rely on.
Now that this has happened, I have no choice but to do it.
No matter how much miasma you use…
As I clench my teeth inside, I hear the commander’s voice.
She was still smiling.
“Honestly, I despised you.”
“…Yes?”
“He has excellent skills, but he has a vulgarity that does not match it.
Those eyes that show no ambition or ambition…
I’ve been like that since the first meeting, but I confess that I didn’t even want to be in the same place as you.”
No, isn’t that just a bad first impression?
It’s too much to catch your eye.
I’ve often heard that the eyes are fierce, but…
Originally, people say that if you put the first button wrong, you will hate it no matter what you do.
“But I was amazed.
The appearance of bowing his head to the commander, who was usually shy for the sake of the subordinates he was in charge of.
As a leader, no, as a human being, he deserves praise.
Of course, apart from that, I think that giving up quickly is a disadvantage as a warrior.
I never said I couldn’t help, even though I said I couldn’t afford it.”
This person really seems to have a knack for talking at length.
How can you use magic when you don’t even have magical powers?
The commander continued.
“You must know about Commander Bon’s unique magic, right?
Obviously, there is not even a handful of energy left in the main unit.
However, the words are different for the princess and the 27 members.
With this commander, that amount of people can be carried without any problem without the magic focus group.”
“Commander!”
The adjutant shouted.
In fact, I wanted to shout like that too.
Even the commander, who is a master of strategic magic, must be close to the people he is carrying in order to use strategic magic without magic focus progress.
With only 20 mana, the range of magic wouldn’t be too long.
In other words, in order for her to fight with me and Kang Jia’s crew’s magic, she has to go as far as the place where the ancient weapons are.
It was not possible to establish her, her commander, in front of her.
I didn’t even want that.
“Commander, I’m presumptuous and presumptuous… But what you just said is nonsense!”
“Why doesn’t it make sense?”
Said the commander in an impudent voice.
I heard the sound of the adjutant’s blood pressure rising rapidly.
“There are so many reasons, but I won’t say anything because the commander knows them too.
However, as I said just a moment ago, I hope that the Commander will value the duties he shouldered as a Commander rather than personal promises.”
“I’m not going to say anything, but I agree.
The commander is a count.
I think it’s good to think about the value of that life and that magic. “
When I sneaked in, the adjutant shot me like he was going to kill me, but since he had given me a supporting shot, I didn’t say anything more.
However, the commander did not budge on the words of my adjutant and me.
She said, straightening her body.
“Aide.
You are making a big mistake.
Commander Bon does not say this for the sake of a promise with the captain, the princess.
To be clear, I have no intention of saying that I have accepted the request of the captain, the princess, with this incident.
Rather, I have no choice but to do this because I am a noble and have inherited the magic of the count.”
The commander opened his golden eyes wide.
Her eyes shone like jewels.
She explained, looking at her adjutant and me.
“Commander Vaughn was born into an aristocrat and of noble blood.
Those who are called aristocrats are recognized as noble blood because they have duties befitting their rights.
Protecting the weak and the righteous is the reason why His Majesty the Emperor gave this magic a title.
So far many people have lost their lives on this battlefield, but none of them deserved their lives.
If there’s even one life I can save with the power of Commander Bourne, I must.”
Said the commander.
Her adjutant, feeling that she couldn’t stop her, wordlessly cupped her forehead with both of her hands.
I was also at a loss for her words.
As she stared at her wordlessly, her commander rolled her eyes, tying her pink hair into a ponytail.
“I don’t have time anymore.
Isn’t the entry time getting closer?
Please take the lead.”
“Yes, Commander.”
I said, pulling out her map to tell her where she was.
