The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

15 – Malice in the Shadows (2)

“Damn it!!!”

“Platoon commander! Why all of a sudden…… Could it be Rumia?”

Bell’s expression quickly changed to shock.

I clenched my teeth. The problem was that I was underestimating the attribute penalty too much.

I was aware of the terrifying trait of leaving the battle, but I just let it go.

It was purely my fault.

This is not an intentional desertion. I could easily guess that she was in a panic.

Even if it’s not a person with special trauma like Rumia, there are quite a few during the operation.

In a situation where bullets rained down, comrades died in front of my eyes, and enemy swords flashed, the mental stress or shock was the same for all ages and genders.

And whenever that happened, people with weak mentality, regardless of status, whether they were soldiers or officers, would panic and abandon the wires and run away.

“Damn…… !”

However, I couldn’t hastily follow Lumia now.

Even if I manage to hold on with Belle Meyer’s magic, even I can’t leave my seat at the point where the situation is gradually turning into a chaos.

Bang! Tattang!!

“Cheer!!”

“Die!! Die!!”

The soldiers stand up all at once and fire bayonets. The thieves pierced by the sharp spears fell to the ground, but other thieves fought back brandishing their weapons.

Allies bleed a lot. The flare magic that Rumia fired was gradually losing power and falling.

‘If darkness sets in, it must be the real hell from then on.’

Thanks to the flare magic, at least I can identify friends and family.

If that flame that lit up the sky faded, it was clear that the already chaotic battlefield would fall further into the abyss.

‘Then…… !’

I looked at the flames that were gradually dissipating. After all, he was the one who succeeded in casting Fireball. Doesn’t that mean that you definitely have magical abilities?

Your stats are maxed out, especially your combat power as a magic officer is maxed out.

Catch your heart again. Solve the immediate problem first, and Rumia comes next.

Understand the structure of magic. I take out the essence of basic element theory that I read all day long in my brain.

“Start up.”

Awakened the sleeping Magic Core. My heart was pounding, and mana gushing out like a dam bursting spread throughout my body.

I controlled my breathing and grasped the magical structure of the flares that were still lighting up the sky.

Flare.

Red magic. It is not explosive, but it is to float brightly shining fireworks in the sky. The light that will be the only guide in the darkness of the battlefield.

Hwaaak!!

It’s scary to think of it, a bright flame rose in front of my eyes. A red color that is distinctly different from Fireball.

After successfully casting the spell, I immediately threw the flame toward the sky with all my might.

“…… ?!”

Like a lie, the surroundings became bright like broad daylight.

“What, what!!?”

The flare Lumia used was also bright enough, but the flare I created wasn’t enough to provide simple light source support.

The sky is blue.

The darkness that had spread gently was lifted at once, and the environment of the battlefield changed rapidly.

“This, this…… ?”

Belmeyer looked back as if she couldn’t believe it, but the person who deployed the magic was also surprised.

“Solar Prominence?! Did you use it for lighting!?”

“We’ll talk about it later, let’s start by supporting the frontlines!”

First of all, it stopped blocking the view.

But that’s it.

The 4th Company, led by Lieutenant Ivan, was slowly being pushed back by the thieves who were constantly attacking. Even if it was stopped for a while, it seemed like a matter of time before the defense line was breached.

“Ha ha ha!! Do you know how to light the way? Thank you very much, mage man!”

A soldier is killed by an ax swung by a thief leader. The noncommissioned officer who controlled the scene rushed to the death of the soldier under his command.

Bang!!

“Ugh-!?”

“Protect my brother! Break through the road and break through the encirclement!”

There was no way the thieves escorting him would just sit there and watch. I was taken aback for a while, but they continued to rush in with triumphant expressions on their faces. Now, it is a level that can only be thought of as having reached the front.

‘I practiced using magic little by little…… ! Will I be able to properly control it?’

The moment when I was carefully weighing the risk of getting caught up in my allies and the subjugation of the thieves, I finally tried to cast a spell.

“The reserve has arrived!! Support!!”

Suddenly, someone shouted. Then, a flash of purple light pierces the wires.

Pachijijijik!!

“Such assholes.”

A man in plain clothes, holding a dagger in both hands, was standing tall on the ground where lightning was rising.

“What!?”

“Why are you attacking a perfectly fine fortress just for my night out?”

It has a strangely familiar look from the back, and a distinctive throat-scratching voice.

Soon, Bell Mayer’s eyebrows twisted strangely as he poured magic from the front.

She began to reap the mana she had developed.

“Sergeant Bell? What are you doing?!”

“If that person came, this battle has already been won. I’m sorry, but my magic will only get in the way.”

It was only then that I was able to clearly realize who the man in front of me was.

“Sergeant Claude Lane…… ?”

“Take a look at the platoon leader. Why is that man not fired from the military even though he behaves as he pleases with everyone?”

Claude squeezed the dagger tightly.

“You bastard!!”

The thief who had killed one of the noncommissioned officers earlier fired a bayonet, but it was he, not Claude, who spilled the blood.

“Bill, gagging-!!”

A thief collapses on the floor, pouring out blood. A faint electric shock strikes the blade of the dagger.

Parts side!

“Roman!!! Yes man! I won’t let you go!!”

At the death of his subordinate, the big thief leader roared and swung his axe. A high-pitched voice resounded through the night sky, and at the same time, Claude’s figure disappeared from sight.

“…… Uh?”

With the end of the stupid sound I spouted out without realizing it, the boss’s body stopped in the same position as the ax swing.

A large head that rolls down along the shoulder line like a toy doll being separated.

“f*ck, only your voice is dirty and loud.”

Claude showed up, frowned and wiped off the bloodstains on his hand.

You can send two people away in the blink of an eye, and act like it’s no big deal.

‘The butcher of lightning.’

It was one of Sergeant Claude’s titles that could be confirmed on the unit management screen.

What do you mean…… Now is the time to be worthy of a bloody nickname.

“The boss died in one shot…… ?”

“Get on, brother Tartulk!”

When the leader of the fierce charge is killed, the morale of the thieves is crushed to the ground. The Ukrnian army never missed the opportunity.

Bang! Bang!!

“Chase to the end! Never let those thieves live!!”

Not only that, but the troops that entered with Claude from the rear were joining one after another.

“Critical! Now! Drive on!!”

As Lieutenant Ivan’s company also began to press hard against the bandits with momentum, the war situation turned upside down in an instant.

The thieves lose their focus and scatter like fallen leaves.

Those who manage to break through the defense line are also shot and fall to the ground one by one.

‘I won.’

I let out a sigh of relief, then realized one fact I had forgotten.

“Right! Rumia…… !!”

I hurriedly turned her head to check the direction in which she was standing. It wasn’t clear until a moment ago, but I could confirm that someone had run away into the grass.

“Sergeant Bell, please clear things up!”

“Yes? Platoon commander!?”

“I need to get Sergeant Lumia!”

I heard a panicked cry from behind, but I couldn’t even afford to answer. The thieves who lost their leader will soon be lightly subdued. It was a natural procedure to be surrounded and annihilated at the point of being blocked after already preparing for a desperate attempt to break through.

In the meantime, I had to put Rumia back in place until the commander of the other reinforcements, at least the main forces, arrived here.

Departure in an operational situation?

Say something that makes sense.

‘This is a major event that will not end with my neck!’

I began to run through the night forest, pouring out thoughts mixed with lamentation.

***

My head was pounding like it was going to explode. My eyes went white, and I couldn’t even tell where I was going.

Lumia Blue.

She was just running. Until her gunfire receded. Until the screams of people, the shouts of desperate anger, could no longer be heard.

Puck!

“Kyaaak!!”

It was a tree branch sticking out of her floor that stopped her from panicking. She ran frantically and she didn’t find it.

Rumia collapsed as it were. It rolls over her grass, and a bitter earthy taste in her mouth.

She was the one who couldn’t even control her spirit after she fell, but her sudden bright light lit up her air.

I was momentarily mistaken for the daylight.

A huge flame was floating in the air.

It wasn’t just a flare. Its size is almost the size of the sun.

“My God… ….”

Even in the 3rd generation, which is full of talented people who fly and fly, there are not many people who can implement that level of magic.

Besides, especially on the front lines where battles are taking place right now.

“No way, Platoon Leader Enoch?”

As soon as she recalled the name, which had disappeared from her mind for a moment, Rumia realized what she had just done.

Leaving without permission during operation.

It was a felony that could be punished with summary judgment in some cases.

Her head, which had been upside down a moment ago, cooled down. At the same time, goosebumps spread all over her body.

“Ah, ah… ….”

I fell into a panic and couldn’t make a good decision. Rumia Bluet hurriedly stood up from her seat.

The battle is in full swing. She wondered if it would not be a big deal if she went back quickly even now.

However.

“What is that? Huh…… ? Hey, wait.”

I reflexively turn my head at the voice I heard from not far away. Where her purple eyes were directed, there was a group of black robes that looked suspicious to anyone.

“… ….”

“……… ….”

Rumia’s eyes met directly with the person standing in the back row. His eyes were not those of a normal person.

The eyes of a slayer who has killed people.

In the silence that followed, Rumia froze on the spot as if she had met a beast.

“Who are you…… ?”

I tried my best to open my mouth, but those in robes did not respond.

They seemed to exchange glances for a moment.

“I saw us. You must die.”

“Leave it to me.”

I rushed towards Rumia.