51. ‘No way’ catches people (2)
“You’re lucky.”
One of the soldiers watching the sparring said. He was a soldier from the same mercenary background.
He was also one of the people who grumbled at Encred during a non-public meeting the other day.
He stepped forward with a frown.
“Aren’t you tired? “How about one more round?”
In order to be promoted, you must be recognized by three mid-level soldiers. Or subdue them all three times.
Dealing with just one person wasn’t the end.
“Eh, squad leader?”
Wangnuni noticed. Seeing the other person growling made the atmosphere tense.
Encred looked at the fallen soldier with questioning eyes.
Is this correct?
I only took one step, and it was the difference between victory and defeat.
The soldier who had fallen stood up, clutching his wrist.
“Lucky bastard.”
The soldier holding her wrist spoke and walked away, but the pain was so severe that tears appeared at the corners of his eyes.
It’s worth the pain.
Still, I don’t think it’s enough to make me cry.
Encred looked away. Toward the second opponent. Encred took a stance while looking at him.
“I’m not tired.”
“Okay, then, I’ll deal with you this time.”
Encred briefly replayed the fight from before.
‘I got lucky.’
The soldier was so defenseless as he fell. It didn’t occur to him to protect his body.
I don’t think he expected at all that he would be hit.
‘why?’
The reason for being careless was because you looked down on your opponent.
But does a quick kick determine victory or defeat?
Does that make sense?
I don’t know. Then you can try it again.
The opponent took out a spear.
There were two main types of infantry battalions stationed in Border Guard.
One is light armored infantry, the other is heavy armored infantry.
Among them, using long spears as weapons was one of the characteristics of heavy armored infantry.
This is an infantryman raised by the Border Guard by investing Crona.
The location was different from the light armor. To that extent, even the same middle-level soldier could be said to have been more properly trained and learned more skills.
The opponent aimed his personal combat short spear and began twirling the tip.
Encred was not distracted by that.
“When you fight, you focus on your opponent’s entire body.”
These are Ragnar’s words. Encred was faithful to his words.
Hung.
The tip of the spear was aimed at a target in the side. It was a sharp stab, like a hawk aiming for its prey.
‘Slow.’
But it was slow compared to the thrusting pervert I encountered on the first repeat today.
The trajectory was clearly visible and it was worth avoiding.
Encred instantly displayed his wit by changing his posture by turning his body’s center line around his left foot. Not only did I avoid his spear, but I also inserted it into his side.
As soon as the spear was suppressed, the opponent pulled the spear back.
Encred jumped forward in sync with the force of the pull.
“Oh!”
When Encred, who thought he would hold out, lost his strength and rushed at him like a spear, the soldier swallowed the air in vain.
The startled soldier raised his left arm, which was holding the spear, and put up a guard.
Encred raised his sword towards the opponent’s eyes and pretended to stab him, then put out his foot and hooked the opponent’s shin.
With your shin on your right foot, extend your left foot forward, rotate your pelvis, and push your opponent’s chest with your shoulder.
Sigh.
There was a heavy cracking sound and the other person fell sideways.
There was no need to point the sword.
Encred looked down from above.
A soldier from the 1st Platoon of the 1st Company, a heavy armored infantryman, collapsed and looked up at Encred.
In his eyes, the body of the troublemaker squad leader seemed twice as big as when he first met him.
It was because of the psychological pressure that came from being suppressed.
‘f*ck.’
Even though he was barely able to breathe thanks to the proper hit, he cursed at the bastard who had been cursing the troublemaker squad leader.
Of course, he was included among them.
‘What is the lowest level?’
Encred asked, looking down at him.
“more?”
“No, no, let’s stop.”
The second mid-level soldier stepped down and it was the third mid-level soldier’s turn to step forward.
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“stupid guys.”
One of the soldiers who was watching Encred’s promotion battle muttered.
It was Andrew.
This is Andrew, who went on a reconnaissance mission with Encred.
Andrew judged Encred to have already surpassed the intermediate level even then, but he fought better now.
What happened in the meantime made me perfect my swordsmanship.
Andrew praised himself for betting all of his Crona on Encred.
At the same time, he guessed who would win if he was matched up with him now. In the meantime, he devoted himself to training.
Mac, who was right next to him, looked at Andrew and said.
“What on earth happened, that bastard?”
“why?”
“My skills have improved so much.”
“how much?”
Mac, seeing the expression on Andrew’s face as he spoke, shook his head.
“It’s different than before.”
Previously, after the reconnaissance mission, Mac told Andrew to brace himself and gain experience if he wanted to compete properly with the troublemaker squad leader.
But now I had to retract that statement.
“It’s difficult to fight now. “It’s difficult for me too.”
Mac is an excellent swordsman who can watch Andrew’s swordsmanship. He says it’s difficult for him.
Andrew nodded. It had to be like this.
Isn’t this the person who knocked him out with one blow?
And for the first time in my life, he was someone I felt like and wanted to follow.
Benjens also watched the sparring from one side.
I had just finished work and was on my way back, and the corner of the parade ground, made of soft dirt, was noisy.
“What’s going on?”
One of my subordinates told me the situation. Benjens watched the sparring, holding his spear at his side, taking off his helmet and hanging it on the tip of his spear.
Encred fought twice and knocked down his opponent twice.
It may be easier said than done, but anyone who saw it and had a certain level of insight could clearly see it.
‘If that’s luck.’
It would be like the goddess of luck reincarnated as a man.
The third opponent did not come forward easily.
It was only then that Kreis realized that his squad leader was fighting better than he thought. He too was an oblivious ghost.
So, I pointed out the third opponent directly.
“There, the 2nd platoon, right? “Would you like to give it a try?”
If you don’t have anything to believe in, you won’t know. If one were to believe it, Kreis could have been a bold swindler.
This meant that, if necessary, the opponent could be dragged out even by provocation.
“me?”
The number of spectators increased significantly. It wouldn’t be a good sight to come out here and get beaten up.
“Then who will say? “Why, it seemed like you were confident when you talked about being a male pr****ute and all that behind my back.”
As Kreis spoke, he raised the corners of his mouth and sneered at the other person.
At this level, I had no choice but to come forward.
“Okay, okay, I’ll do it.”
A soldier with a rough mouth spat on the floor and walked out.
Standing on the fine dirt, I look at Encred. Encred had just finished recovering from the second fight.
‘I had a very difficult fight.’
The opponent was too easy. Rem and other squad members have been saying that the soldier rating system is a mess.
“Can all intermediate level students be the same intermediate level? Even if it is usable at an advanced level, the variation is too large. And do you think that winning or losing in a life-threatening fight is determined solely by skill? “Even if his skills are poor, there are many people on the continent who use their brains to kill their opponents.”
Rem says: Still, to be recognized here, you had to move up in the soldier rating system.
‘If not, stand on the rating system.’
Those who stand on the rating system.
They are the owners of the red cloak.
There are two battalions stationed in the Border Guard.
Since they take turns dispatched to the Green Pearl and stationed there, a battalion and a reserve unit are usually stationed in the city.
Currently stationed in the city is the 1st Army to which Encred belongs.
Half of the 2nd Army is in the field on the Green Pearl Plain. Even if you weren’t fighting the enemy, it was natural to protect your position.
The role of the Border Guard Standing Army was to protect the winter in turns every year.
In a city of less than 10,000 people, there are two infantry battalions and a battalion directly under the kingdom.
This was the first time that a member of the Order of the Red Cloak went directly to battle, but occasionally members of the Order were dispatched.
All of this was possible because the Border Guard was under the direct control of the kingdom.
It is said that in the past, when relations with Azpen were good, Border Guard was a trading city where various goods, including spices, were stored.
After Azpen began a war of aggression, it was transformed into a military town and fortress city.
The low walls were raised upward and watchtowers were built.
The three watchtowers were a symbol that Naurilia was glaring at Azpen.
Because it was such a city, most of the troops stationed within the unit were highly skilled.
Although it is a city on the border, it is a place where troops that have repeatedly fought are concentrated.
That was the power of the Border Guard.
So, the soldier in front of me had to be seen as having that level of skill.
For this reason, it was normal for no one to be an easy opponent.
It was like that when this battle started. This place was full of people who were full of opponents for Encred.
“You were thinking about something else, right?”
the other person asked.
“no.”
Encred was offended, but immediately shook his head.
Don’t underestimate your opponent.
This is what countless swordsmanship instructors have said.
In order to keep that promise, we looked into the city’s past as a strategic location.
Don’t underestimate me. At one time, this was a phrase that didn’t really make sense to me.
‘Who can I look down on?’
But now, I had to steel myself to keep my words.
There was no laughter. I was just satisfied.
It is a joy that is separate from the joy of growth.
Proving and showing off your skills.
That gave Encred pleasure.
“What’s so good about it?”
The other person asked again. Encred realized that there was a faint smile on his face.
“Fighting is fun.”
“Crazy guy.”
The opponent, who has caught his breath, attacks. The sword was struck vertically. Encred moved, following the trajectory of the opponent’s sword with his eyes.
Gather strength from your feet on the ground, pass through your knees, and place it on your waist. With that momentum, he struck the opponent’s sword with his sword.
Kah-ah!
A cheerful metal sound rang out.
The other person’s heart opens. When he retrieved the sword he had struck and pretended to stab him, the opponent also tried to take a defensive stance by pulling his arm.
Encred only pretended to stab him and closed the distance by raising the tip of his sword.
Then, looking at the opponent’s embarrassed eyes, he put the blades together, put out his left foot, hooked it on the heel of the opponent’s foot, and pushed forward with strength in the hand holding the sword.
The opponent barely managed to pull the sword in front of his chest.
Swords with blades attached to each other cannot be used for attacks. The opposing soldier was helpless.
Quadang.
Achilles heel tripping. The soldier hit his butt with no way to hold on.
Encred placed the blade of his sword on the top of the fallen opponent’s head.
Everything happened in an instant.
And through these three fights, Encred really showed his skills.
The fallen soldier raised his eyes upward and checked the sword resting on his head.
“… … I lost.”
said the soldier.
Naurilia has revered the strong since ancient times. It wasn’t called the country of knights for nothing.
Andrew and McDo.
Venjens was also watching from behind.
Before I knew it, the fairy company commander had come and had a look.
Troubleshooting squad members, including Rem and Ragna.
A soldier who once cursed Encred behind his back.
No one opened their mouths.
The sunlight slanting overhead shines on the blade. Light passed through half of Encred’s face.
Sunlight penetrating, shadows stretching, white heat rising above the shoulders thanks to the cold temperature.
It all made me see a strange fantasy.
In the middle of the battlefield, it seemed like Encred had survived by tearing down the flag that was the medium of magic.
The fact that everyone had ignored and pushed away became reality and stuck in my head.
The fog of annihilation, the one who broke the spell was the one who saved them.
“I didn’t think so.”
Someone muttered. That was immediate recognition.
I could criticize him when I didn’t know his skills, but I couldn’t now.
It’s time to act like an ugly person.
The second defeated soldier spoke.
“I used my mouth carelessly. “I apologize.”
Encred nodded silently. In the first place, the Border Guard’s standing army is full of people like this.
A tough unit that cannot tolerate people standing in front of them without skills.
That is the army of the Border Guard, the sword of the frontier.
On the contrary, if you prove your skills, you are immediately respected.
Encred has proven himself by overpowering mid-level soldiers.
“Spellbreaker.”
Someone muttered. There was no cheering. It wasn’t that kind of atmosphere. But it seemed like it would solidify as a nickname.
A magic destroyer, that’s too much.
Encred thought about this and thought for a moment about what to do now, then opened his mouth.
“I think it’s my turn to meet a senior soldier.”
I finished off three middle-level soldiers with just one kick.
So, what’s left now?
What remains?
A senior soldier remained.
Are you thinking of fighting again during this time?
Kreis opened his big eyes even wider. I thought he was a squad leader who could not be stopped.
So, should we fight like this again?
That’s what I’m thinking about.
“Hwiik.”
Someone whistles and takes a step forward. The soldier who stepped forward smiled plainly and said.
“That’s fun.”
He was a soldier with eagle-patterned epaulettes. What the epaulettes symbolized was that he was a member of the border guard unit under the direct control of the kingdom.
It was a unit as famous as Azpen’s independent company, the Gray Dogs.
They are nicknamed Frontier Slaters, frontier slaughterers, and are the bloodiest unit within the rough and tough Border Guard.
The total number of troops is two hundred, but it is a unit under the direct control of the king and is composed entirely of senior soldiers or higher.
Stepping forward was one of them.
fantasy,
