CH 95

Tattoo (5)

away from the event site.

Hearing Thompson's voice from the magic communicator, Edwin Hector said with a firm expression.

"Thompson, calm down. Enemies are at a disadvantage in numbers, so they only use darkness. Be wary of your surroundings and calmly explain the situation to me."

[An enemy has appeared in the area assigned by the 1st Company of the 2nd Battalion. However, no matter how much you check, you can't see the enemy. Hector's soldiers are dying one after another, leaving only a corpse. No traces of the enemy could be found. Commander. Hey, how should I deal with this? There's nothing we can do about a formless ghost!]

His voice trembled.

Even without having to check his face, I remembered Thompson's pale, tired face.

'Thompson is an aura prosecutor. You can't even find traces of an existence with a far more developed sense than the general public. No matter how dark the space is, is it possible?'

no.

impossible.

Aura swordsman pierces darkness.

Eyes filled with mana were able to determine the enemy's location, so he made the choice to climb the mountain even when the sun was setting.

Still, the figure of Roman Dmitry was nowhere to be found.

Looking at the communications from the 1st Company as well as from other places, it was clear that the remnants of Cairo were roaming the mountains.

'A magical possibility?'

none.

Although there are invisible and hide-type magics that make the body invisible, aside from the fact that Roman Dmitry is not a wizard, magic cannot be used often in the first place.

One-time skill.

It takes enough time to use it once, but Roman Dmitry acted as if he were an intangible ghost, as Thompson explained.

Hector's soldiers are dying.

It means that the reality has been revealed, and even though the magic effect has been extinguished, it has disappeared into the darkness again.

I didn't understand.

Roman Dmitry.

The more I got to know, the more I felt like I was falling into the mud.

Edwin Hector has experienced many situations, but this war has put him to the test from time to time.

I don't know the answer.

However, Edwin Hector spoke in an unshakable voice.

"As time goes by, the opponent will inevitably face the limit of his physical strength. From our calculations, the number of soldiers who joined Roman Dmitry was less than two hundred. Thompson. Don't be fooled by the dark. It's an overwhelmingly advantageous fight, and if we respond calmly, we can definitely discover the enemy's reality. And now I will lead my troops there. If you surround yourself around the starting point where you were attacked, and if you illuminate your vision with a magic flare, the enemies have no way to escape."

under an objective calculation.

Edwin Hector was confident that the situation was favorable.

Rather than being swayed by the horror that unfolded in front of him, he faced reality even in a violently flowing situation.

signal was sent

When you want to move with your troops.

[ ] Gee, Commander! Apparently, the ghosts of Cairo are after me!]

beyond communication.

I heard Thompson's voice tinged with despair.

* * *

chuck.

Thompson raised his sword and looked around.

The soldiers around were quickly disappearing.

As the darkness gradually approached him, Thompson was convinced that he had become the target of the ghost.

"Listen, 1st Company Soldiers! Check each other's positions and form a defensive formation! The enemy is now seeking our lives. Don't be sucked into the darkness, but stand back to back and fend off the enemy's attacks!

shouted a whale whale

My arms were trembling.

Aura check.

He reached the level of a superhuman that ordinary people could not dare to approach, but he was only a human in the end.

'There is not only one company here. Since the allies are close to each other to form a boundary line, the area around this area will be completely surrounded in the next three minutes at the earliest. So there is no need to be afraid. As the commander said, the situation is in our favor.'

gulp.

swallowed dry saliva.

The magic communicator was left on.

The magic communicator was firmly fixed to the waist so that if a situation occurred, it could be delivered immediately.

That was then.

crisp.

The fire was gone.

It was five meters from where Thompson was located, and this time I saw a soldier being dragged into darkness.

It was certain.

A dark presence appeared right in front of him, and Thompson instinctively raised mana.

'This is your chance!'

tap.

Aura explosion.

flooded the space.

So that the opponent could not escape, he quickly dug into the space and swung his sword towards the darkness that had taken the soldier.

Scratch!

split the wind

There was no sense of being caught by the sword.

I thought I was clearly following the movement of the opponent, but I couldn't see the enemy, only the corpse of a fallen soldier on the floor.

The soldier died with his eyes wide open.

Thompson's expression turned pale as he couldn't accept his own death.

'this.'

one rush.

left the ranks.

Thinking that he had moved away from the soldiers following him, Thompson hurriedly retrieved his sword and tried to step back.

That moment.

Thompson's body stiffened.

A pitch-black space.

From there, a black seal was slowly walking out.

black seal.

It was Roman Dmitry.

His face, exposed in the moonlight, was stained with blood from his enemies.

"Sometimes this happens when you hide in the dark and hunt enemies."

low-pitched voice.

Thompson couldn't scream.

The elongated sword seemed unprepared to attack, but the blood dripping from the sword proved that it could attack at any time.

The hair all over the body stood up.

Thompson prepared for a surprise attack by Roman Dmitry by maximizing the aura he could unleash.

crumble.

stepped on the leaves

A sound was heard.

In the meantime, I had not heard a sound, but when I appeared before my eyes, I could see that the existence in the darkness was a human being.

Roman groaned.

"The invisible enemy. The illusion that if you just find the enemy, you will be able to win. Obviously, you, who had just been frightened, jumped into the darkness as soon as you saw me. Why would you make such a mistake? Did you really think that if you found me, you could easily overwhelm me?"

glance.

Thompson looked around.

The soldiers were farther than expected.

In the end, you had to believe in yourself to survive.

'Let's see the match.'

I covered my ears.

Don't be fooled by meaningless words.

Watching Roman slowly approaching, he kicked the ground as soon as the opponent came into range.

tap.

die!

It was fast.

Aura that explodes once more.

It was only a one-star aura, but its ability that transcends a human body seemed to cut through Roman's body at once.

And.

That was an illusion.

Thompson's mind thought the attack had worked, but when he woke up, a burning pain struck him.

Scratch!

"Great!"

blood splashed

The chest was cut long, and Thompson's body collapsed in excruciating pain.

single blow.

Thompson knew he could never defeat Roman Dmitry with his own skills.

The skin on his chest was torn to the extent that his skin was ragged, but he jumped up immediately and ran without looking back.

The only way to survive was to run away.

Screaming and quacking, he informed the soldiers of his situation.

However, the voice was not delivered as if he had even used silence magic.

And.

Beetle.

I lost my balance along with the lightning pain.

Roman's sword cut Thompson's Achilles tendon, and when he reached out to stop it, even his wrist flew away.

tuk.

Wrists falling to the floor.

Thompson's face turned into a corpse.

Shaking and trembling, he dragged the floor with one hand and ran away, but Roman came before him.

Roman stretched out his hand.

Thompson closes his eyes, ready to die.

didn't kill

Checking his waist, he pulled out the magic communicator, which was firmly attached, and brought it to his mouth.

"Can you hear my voice?"

beyond the communicator.

Roman found Hector's commander.

No answer was heard.

Apparently he had just talked to Thompson, but there was only a chilling silence over the communicator.

said Roman.

"I know what you guys are thinking. A plan to attack the southern front at the same time, distract the attention, and then occupy the warp gate. Maybe it's not a plan I prepared for a day or two. Although the Cairo Kingdom was vigilant, your plan was perfect. But why did they try to occupy the southern front so much? The kingdom of Hector, where the people of the country are starving to death due to an unprecedented famine, why on earth would it risk its life to occupy the southern front, which has nothing to gain?"

Lights flickered all around.

The soldiers looked around, but had no idea what Roman was doing in the immediate vicinity.

"There is only one answer. To solve the country's problems through war. It is clear that you are trying to make a huge deal with the Cairo royal family by taking the Southern Front hostage. If it wasn't for that reason, there would be no need to do this. The reason why the soldiers of the kingdom of Hector who remained in the rear position were preparing for the fortress was probably the intention to show a clear threat to the Cairo royal family."

slick.

laughed

The opponent's plan went perfectly, but his existence was falling apart one by one.

"The problem is that I figured out the plan. you don't have time A force that didn't even have enough supplies in the first place would not be able to last longer than three months, no matter how long. I have no intention of letting you do what you are doing. Enduring to the end, I will thwart your plans.

this contact.

was thoroughly intentional.

Hector's kingdom actually has little time.

They went through a lot of trial and error to reduce the margin of error, and took the warp gate so that the war could be ended in a short time.

The perfect plan rather exposed their weaknesses.

If Roman hadn't mentioned his weakness, they might think they still had time, but by contacting them directly, Hector's kingdom was pushed to the brink.

'Anyway, there are no options in the kingdom of Hector. So, the truth they have been trying to ignore will make them impatient.'

own existence.

It cannot be overlooked now.

A being who understands his intentions is clearly holding on, how the heck did he negotiate with the Cairo royal family?

was an outsider.

If you can't deal with Roman.

They will disintegrate like sandcastles.

'With this, the goal has been achieved.'

Whether the opponent gives up and retreats.

Or fight to the end.

Roman's contact created a variable.

With this one contact, the kingdom of Hector will never be able to return to a better situation than it was before.

That was then.

[Are you Roman Dmitry?]

Edwin Hector.

He remained silent, and finally responded.