Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 747
747. [Western Front] – Second mission, Apostle execution (23)
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Good!
As Leria stopped at the completely blood-red border of the ‘red zone’, other platoon members followed her and stopped as well.
“We will significantly reduce our speed from here.”
“yes.”
Afterwards, Cheonseong nodded seriously at the voice of Leria, who turned her head. She immediately understood that she had spoken for herself.
When Leria entered the red zone, other platoon members and Cheonsa naturally followed her.
Jerk.
And I couldn’t help but feel a very big change in my nature.
“… … !”
As soon as I came into contact with the space called the red zone, Cheonseong’s eyes opened wide.
It was uncomfortable to breathe. The air was so heavy and hot that you could feel it right away, so you couldn’t help but feel that it was a completely different space.
I was barely able to calm down the strange pain that felt as if I was swallowing flames with my mouth.
“Han Tiansheng. “From the red zone onwards, you have to surround your entire body with mana.”
Christina’s calm voice rang out.
“… … yes.”
As she said, my entire body was completely surrounded by mana, and only then was Cheonseong able to breathe easily.
“This is just the beginning, so shouldn’t you be scared already?”
I smiled awkwardly at the playful voice of Sabrina, who was next to me, and became even more nervous.
‘It’s completely different.’
Even though it was the same front, the red zone felt like a truly separate space. The sense of intimidation felt from the front line close to the fortress and the red zone was incomparable.
Just walking, breathing, and looking at my surroundings required twice as much attention.
It even felt like a test of some kind of ability.
As if to say, if you have a decent level of ability, give up the idea of going any further… … .
‘are you okay. ‘No problem.’
While I calmed down, I adjusted my mana.
The enormous amount of mana overflowing inside the body was so great that covering the entire body with mana barely felt like consuming mana.
The car so carefully navigated the space of Lieutenant Leria’s red zone.
I inadvertently blurted my eyes.
‘Are you dying?’
Monsters with stronger energy in the red zone were dying without stopping.
This was not because of the harsh environment of the red zone, but rather, their bodies were exploding and dying from a distance, as if they had been shot down, before they even got close to us.
“Ensign Sabrina, what is this?”
When I asked her, who could now be said to be a bit of a friend, Ensign Sabrina lightly glanced in another direction.
Ensign Iris was there, slowly waving her hand.
“ah… … .”
I immediately understood it, but realized it again.
The truth is that in the enemy wing platoon, there are really only monsters.
ㅡ! ㅡㅡ!
Every time Ensign Iris’s hand points in a certain direction, the body of the monster at a certain distance explodes and dies instantly.
“It’s a wind spirit, and it’s a trait that’s quite close to Iris’s personal will. “Like now, with the wind spirit, most monsters die before they even get to us.”
“So it was the power of the wind spirit?”
I was dumbfounded for a moment while answering.
Right now, I can barely see a specific shape or the omen itself, except for the power that momentarily explodes from space. It may have been due to the distance, but it was hard to believe it when I saw a spirit this secretive.
“That’s right, so whether there is an iris or not is a really big issue.”
I nodded my head involuntarily at Lieutenant Sarvina’s words.
During my first mission, I didn’t feel like the other people were weak or uncomfortable at all. However, the monsters inevitably had no choice but to face each other and fight.
Even though most of it was a short battle that lasted less than a minute… … .
‘Lieutenant Iris, it’s not even a battle at all.’
When the monster is close enough to recognize us, the wind spirit kills the monster like an assassin.
ㅡ!
Even now, the head of a troll in the distance was cut off as if it had been cut by a sharp blade, and it gave me goosebumps to see it.
‘It’s not a battle, it’s a massacre… … .’
That too was an absurd force, bordering on one-sided massacre.
We can unilaterally inflict damage from a long distance before the monster recognizes us or even recognizes us. I don’t know how strong she is, but even with just the three poems that Millia possessed, she showed special strength.
Considering its characteristic level, it feels like it is stronger than the standard.
However, it was clear that Ensign Iris’s spirit, which was two levels higher than Millia’s, had even more destructive power.
Glancing.
Then, Ensign Iris looked at me strangely for a moment, and I avoided her gaze without realizing it.
‘Let’s never look hateful.’
Lieutenant Iris already hates men, and it was obvious that if she was seen as hateful, her future life would be very tiring.
As we walked through the red zone, moving under the guidance of Lieutenant Leria, we were soon able to encounter the mission’s goal, the Apostle.
The most hideous and grotesque appearance. An apostle so vicious that one wonders if it could become this big if its original size were inflated hundreds or thousands of times.
‘Red tarantula.’
To put it simply, he was an apostle in the form of a spider. However, each of the tarantula’s numerous legs is an unrealistic size, the size of a human body.
“… … “It’s abnormally large.”
“This is what always happens when a tarantula undergoes apostolization, and it is absolutely disgusting every time I see it.”
At Lieutenant Sabrina’s cold voice, I also swallowed my saliva while clutching my spear.
“Battle ready!”
Soon, Lieutenant Leria’s cold voice echoed through the space, and several platoon members except me were seen heading to their respective positions.
The feeling was definitely different as I watched Lieutenant Leria standing at the front in the center, and the other platoon members filling in next to her as if they were spreading both wings.
However, it seemed like both wings of the formation should have been longer, but they weren’t.
‘Is it because of me?’
It was located on both wings of Ensign Christina and Sabrina’s formation, but was slightly tilted towards me.
“Han Tiansheng. “You just watch.”
I immediately responded to Ensign Christina’s cold voice.
“yes.”
And at the same time, we saw an apostle who seemed to be aware of us.
Sreuk! Sreuk!
A spider’s legs, the size of an adult, move quickly across the ground, making no noise whatsoever.
At the same time, it quickly rolled its dozens of disgusting red eyes as if it were watching us, and even that was extremely creepy.
‘I don’t attack right away.’
Apart from expecting that they would attack us as soon as they recognized us, I was a little surprised.
Apart from us taking a wary stance towards the apostle in a combat stance, the apostle seemed to be searching for us.
“… … .”
So, on the contrary, my eyes fell on Lieutenant Leria. Why don’t they attack first?
The purpose of the mission, the Apostle, is right in front of us, and even I cannot measure the strength of the strong platoon members and Lieutenant Leria.
‘Is there any reason to have a confrontation like this?’
That was the moment I was thinking about it.
Slurrrrrrr!!
While his eyes widened for a moment, a strong force went into his hand holding the spear.
‘swoop!’
Suddenly, to the extent that it was difficult to even recognize it, the Spider Apostle ran across the ground and pounced on Lieutenant Leria. She had an unprecedented speed that was almost impossible to predict given her enormous size.
Push! Pupupupupup!
At the same time, I saw it with my own eyes.
The legs of countless spider apostles were cut off, and green blood spurted out.
Key profit!!
Until the moment when the head of the apostle, who was letting out a horrifying scream, was suddenly crushed by powerful blood-red mana and exploded.
It was truly just a moment.
Lieutenant Leria’s new model, which was hard to even follow with the eyes as it moved in such a split second, was holding the back as if it was blocking the apostle’s escape route.
‘What on earth is this ridiculous speed…? … .’
Even when I saw it in person, no words came out.
It was definitely not a speed that I couldn’t keep up with. The manifestation of power itself was clearly visible to my eyes. However, the passing and distribution of roles that were seen in a split second could only be described as crazy.
“Collect the blood of this apostle and be alert to the surrounding area.”
“yes!”
Even as I watched the person immediately end the situation, I was busy thinking back to that moment a moment ago.
‘Obviously.’
Lieutenant Leria exploded the Spider Apostle’s head as if to ravage it and then grabbed him right behind him. At that moment, the wind spirit possessed by Ensign Iris cut off all of the spider’s legs in one fell swoop.
And Ensigns Cristina and Sabrina didn’t even use their powers at all.
Just maintain your formation carefully and look at your surroundings.
That was the end.
“That’s really amazing.”
Even as I spoke blankly, a laugh escaped me.
“Han Tiansheng. “Don’t laugh until you get back to the barracks.”
However, I immediately had to wipe away my laughter at the cold voice of Ensign Christina that I heard right away.
“yes!”
While answering energetically, my eyes were drawn to the sight of her gathering what she needed from the body of the dead Spider Apostle. I wanted to help, but I couldn’t move quickly because I hadn’t received any orders yet.
‘It’s really crazy.’
It felt like my heart was boiling wildly.
I felt a completely different feeling from my first mission.
As soon as I entered the red zone, I was very nervous due to the strong feeling of death, but when I saw the battle to kill the apostle, which was the actual goal of the mission, I had absolute confidence.
‘Strong.’
It was also ridiculously strong.
Each of the platoon members had strength beyond me, but their movements in battle stance were not enough to simply say they were stronger than me.
‘It’s not just that each individual is strong.’
I felt like I was seeing a glimpse of how much stronger people can become when they work together perfectly.
Again.
And as Lieutenant Leria slowly approached me, I looked at her carefully.
‘It was a sword.’
At first glance, it looked like a huge amount of mana had been used to explode the Spider Apostle’s head, but I had seen it clearly.
The image of using a sword to unleash enormous power in an instant and then recovering it.
Again.
And when she approached me like that and stood in front of me, I got nervous without even knowing.
“… … .”
As I looked at her coldly staring at me without saying a word, I felt like my body had frozen.
I felt overwhelmed by how much a person’s impression can change just by meeting Lieutenant Leria’s cold eyes.
“Han Tiansheng.”
“… … yes. “Lieutenant Leria.”
“It’s been a while since you came to the front line, and this is your first apostle mission… … I won’t say anything harsh to you either. But don’t try to get too excited or show your emotions at the front. okay?”
It continues quietly.
But the chill in that voice that seemed to freeze even my bones made me nod very slowly.
“All right.”
Even as I calmed down, I was very embarrassed.
It felt like my emotions were revealed without me even realizing it.
It was the moment when I caught her gaze with such frosty gaze that I even stopped breathing.
Tuk.
Her hand suddenly tapped my shoulder, and without realizing it, my gaze went blank.
“But when I faced the apostle, I didn’t even get scared… … There was no sign of them breaking out of formation or losing their fighting spirit. “It wasn’t that bad just looking at the situation calmly.”
“……!”
Even though her voice was still cold, my heart was momentarily shaken.
… … Since he praised me at a completely unexpected moment, it was difficult to make up my mind about the temperature difference.