Chapter 239
TL: Zimmings
The archers lined up and began to pull their bowstrings.
“Magic troops!”
The mages, who were in front of us and on our back, spread a barrier.
Ahh-!
Sharp frictional sounds continued constantly, but most of the arrows did not break through the barrier.
Soon we moved forward at the commander’s words.
The magic troops also changed their strategy according to the commander.
Because of this, the enemy was having a hard time. I suspected that they would give up soon.
And so, we made our way to the river.
We had to cross the river to join the advance squad.
We were originally planning to travel through the mountains, but due to an ambush, we decided to cross over the river instead.
However, contrary to our plan, we couldn’t cross the river at all because it was blocked.
“Cyclops (The magic troop commander) can you make a way to cross the river with magic?”
“Currently, it’s impossible. Due to the ambush, we didn’t have enough power. We all need a break.”
“Damn it, I didn’t know it’s this serious.….”
The second-year student, the captain of our unit, looked at the mages with a troubled expression.
Even at a glance, we could see that the mages were exhausted. The man who had used up his mana was barely holding the reins of the horse with a pale face.
We eventually had to take a break.
“Divide into groups. The mages will rest, group 1 will search the surrounding area, and group 2 will search the whole area with me.”
Most of the freshmen entered the first group, and the second-years in our unit entered the second group.
And so, we left for the search.
“As expected of the Odis Academy Magic Troops!”
Alan began to make a noise with an excited face.
“A barrier like this is often used in wars between nations. Odis magic troops are at a different level…”
“Focus, Alan. A battle is not a game.”
“Why are you so serious? The school sent us out here because it was a battle with a high winning rate.”
Some of the freshmen began to agree with Alan’s words.
“Our enemy is weak. An ambush was unexpected, but they could not even break our barriers properly.”
“They don’t even know what a blue spinel is. A barbarian would never have imagined that they needed a blue spinel with divine power to break the mage’s barrier.”
“Yes. If they use it on the centre of our barrier, it will be over.”
“Wait, what’s wrong with you? Hey, hey, Easton. Relax, are you so nervous even after seeing those barbarians level?”
A giggle broke out among the freshmen.
After listening to the students, Emeline touched my shoulders.
“Blaine.”
“…….”
“Blaine!”
“Huh?”
“What are you thinking about?”
“That’s…….”
I narrowed my eyes and looked around.
‘Strange.’
Their enemy was the Kuhelm tribe, and they weren’t weak.
This land was an abandoned area with no grass.
Odis Academy worked together with Neliard Church to purify the land surrounding Odis Academy.
The Kuhelm have attacked the purified land countless times.
“Emeline.”
“Yes?”
“You said there were two battles against Kuhelm last year alone, right?”
“Yes, the class that had graduated beat them, and the most recent one was the battle with Elysiano Class.”
“It’s kind of weird.”
“What?”
“How could it be that easy? They have battled us countless times, and even the Elysiano Class. They must’ve already known that they can’t compete with just any strategy and weapon, so why did they do that? Besides, how did they know our path and ambush them?”
There were many roads, yet the Kuhelm could easily ambush us. They are small in number, so they must’ve known that they don’t have enough troops to ambush us.
Emeline looked confused.
“What do you want to say?”
“Most of us are freshmen, and this is our first battle. If they leave us here, they know that we will not be able to beat them, so why did the captain lead the search team himself?”
“There are seniors among mages that are resting-”
Just then,
Sandra approached a mage with a blanket over her shoulders.
“Senior, are you okay? Medical team, please take care of him. It sounds like he’s in a serious condition…”
When I stared at the senior Sandra had approached, I shouted.
“Sandra, run away!”
“What?”
When I ran towards them and make a barrier,
Boom!
The mage’s body exploded with a loud noise.
“Ahhh!”
“Argh!”
When a person died in front of the freshmen, they were terribly surprised.
Some sat on the floor and crawled away with their arms, and some couldn’t even move.
“S-senior. What should I do? Medical team! Please help him!”
“Leave him!”
At my words, Sandra and the students looked at me in amazement.
And so, I said to them,
“That’s a ball-jointed doll’.”
I know that because I also owned one. It was a ball-jointed doll.
“If-if it’s a ball-jointed doll, why is it here…”
“Is it what the Kuhelm did? But how? There was no time for that. Or did we have the ball-jointed doll in our unit from the beginning?”
“No way! How can those barbarians trick us?”
“Wait, maybe the ambush was also a trap…”
The atmosphere quickly became chaotic. Just when I was about to open my mouth,
Clap!
Someone clapped their hands. It was Mina.
“Calm down guys. We have to tell the captain about this first.”
Mina was also very surprised, but she tried to keep her composure.
“Sandra, is there any way to contact the captain?”
“There is a communication device given to each student for the battle. Wait a minute.”
Sandra connected the call.
“It won’t happen.”
Mina looked at me after hearing my words.
At my words, Mina looked at me.
“What are you talking about?”
“Give up. If my prediction is right, we couldn’t use it.”
The students urged Sandra to try it first. However, Sandra’s face grew darker as my prediction became true.
‘As expected. The captain is a traitor.’
Mina asked while trembling.
“Sandra, you can’t use it?”
“Yes. Not only the captain, but the communication device is completely dead.”
It was the captain who handed out the communication device before departure. If he was a traitor, he would have cut off our communication device.
‘No, this is not the time to think like this.’
The most important thing is that we were betrayed, we were all newbies on the battlefield, and we were left out without a single communication device.
“First, we have to leave this place first.”
Mina replied to me.
“When the captain returns, he’ll be worried if we’re not here.”
“You don’t get it?”
“What?”
“All the mages were exhausted, the captain and seniors with combat experience all followed him for the search team. What do you think this means?”
“…….”
“We’ve been betrayed. We’ve been abandoned by the captain.”
The students’ faces turned ashen.
And as if waiting for the right time, Kuhelm soldiers appeared. A man in a leopard jacket came in the middle of the soldiers.
He looked at me and Mina and said,
“It’s worth paying a lot of money. The daughters of the false god are finally in my hands.”
He raised the corner of his mouth, revealing his rotten fangs.
Mina was silent as I laughed.
“I had a bad feeling and it was true. I was sold like a piece of meat in a marketplace.”
The first battle of my life was very unexpected.
***
Isaac sat down inside the barracks with an anxious expression and looked outside.
“What are you so worried about?”
When Jin asked him, Isaac muttered in a low voice.
“The other unit has arrived, but why is the kid’s unit so late?”
“They had to go through the mountains. Don’t worry and sit down. It’s obvious that they will be late.”
At that time, a familiar face came in. He was the captain of Leblaine’s unit.
He rushed forward to the Elysiano Class’ barracks and shouted.
“The freshmen are gone!”
“What?”
Jin maintained his composure, and Isaac
quickly grabbed the captain’s collar.
“What are you saying!”
“T- that’s…!”
“Say it. What happened!”
“Kuhelm’s soldiers ambushed our unit’s path. We escaped safely, but the river was blocked and the mages were not in good condition, so we decided to take a break.
As the man murmured, Henry came near them.
“If you don’t want your tongue to burn, tell me clearly. So where’s my little sister?”
“E- everyone is gone. It seemed like they fought with Kuhelm, so…”
Henry and Isaac were rooted to the spot.
At this moment, only one face came to their mind.
‘Leblaine.’
‘Kid…’
Their little sister was missing.
***
Me and Mina were locked up in a different place from the rest of the students.
The women of the Kuhelm tribe removed
our armor and made us wear clothes with animal skin similar to theirs.
After that, two big men clinged to us and suppressed the movement.
“Let go of me Let go!”
When Mina shouted, the door opened. The man we had seen near the river before and those who seemed to be his escort entered.
“Are the preparations going well?”
“Yes, chief.”
He scrutinized us and smiled.
Mina gritted her teeth and said,
“What are you trying to do?”
“I won’t do any harm. One of you will be my wife.”
“What?”
Huh?
As we frowned, he said,
“I’ll give you a chance. If one of you becomes my wife, I will spare everyone. We’ll release the students too.”
“……”
He continued,
“So, who will be my wife?”
Mina looked at him and said,
“No one will be your wife!”
“She will!”
I quickly pointed to Mina, and the place became quiet for a moment.
The chief smirked and asked,
“Don’t you have any kind of loyalty?”
“I have no such a thing, but there is something else I can offer you.”
“An offer?”
“I have a lot of money, chief.”
When the chief saw me smiling brightly, his expression became weird.
It’s my fourth life you rascals. I could deal with you guys easily.
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