Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 770
770. [Western Front] – Uneasy atmosphere (46)
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-Mutant Apostle.
As the apostles and humans have been confronting each other for over several centuries, a lot of information about the apostles has inevitably accumulated.
The countless materials about the apostle were created through the hard work of officers at the front lines, and it soon became a tangible and intangible asset that was handed down to officers and soldiers like a manual.
But since when?
Among the huge database of apostles, ‘exceptions’ began to appear.
An apostle who clearly belongs to the same species, but his power and nature are very unique from existing apostles. No matter how many apostles had wildly different powers, apostles belonging to one ‘species’ should generally not be able to escape that category.
Despite this, an apostle who broke even the ‘limitations of the species’ appeared.
Such apostles often exceeded the previously designated risk classification, causing even greater danger and causing great tension by causing damage to the front lines.
That’s why it’s a mutation. It was nothing short of a huge disaster in itself.
A disaster for all officers and soldiers at the front… … .
… … .
Cheonseong, who returned to the barracks after completing his mission, was responding to Roxanna’s untimely call.
And what took place in her room was a conversation that was like a kind of ‘education’.
“… … So, you have to be careful when dealing with mutant apostles. “If you hesitate or hesitate, it could soon turn into something serious.”
Cheonseong, who was listening to Roxanna’s voice, carefully nodded.
Although I have been studying knowledge about apostles recently, I have never heard of mutant apostles before. And since the apostle he encountered today said he should have been more careful, he couldn’t help but be even more surprised.
“yes. “I will keep that in mind.”
“Actually, I’m a little embarrassed right now. If the yellow stance is something that can be experienced once or twice a year, it is something that mutant apostles rarely experience, but the fact that this has appeared… … .”
When Roxanna stopped talking with her eyes clouded, a feeling suddenly came to her.
“Are you saying that other mutant apostles may soon appear one after another?”
“… … Mostly it was like that. Normally, it would be difficult to see it once, but once a mutant apostle appears, it is a strange characteristic of the mutant apostle that it appears one after another.”
“So, Lieutenant Rune even used the skill.”
“huh. I thought I had to delete all the variables, even if they were small. “It would be a bigger problem if we lost the mutant apostle.”
Cheonseong suddenly understood.
‘Another danger.’
No, danger continues to emerge. It was also easy to guess why there were situations where we had to be more careful.
Appearance of the nine apostles.
It is said that their presence was mysteriously hidden from then on, but it was not thought that the nine apostles had disappeared. There is a very long distance from this fortress, and at that distance the nine apostles must be emitting strange power.
And that means… … .
‘Couldn’t they be creating mutant apostles?’
There is no effect without cause and effect. If I thought it was reasonable to see it that way, I naturally thought that the influence of the nine apostles would affect the apostles on the front lines.
“Han Tiansheng. “The reason I called you out like this is obviously because of the danger to the mutant apostles, but there are other reasons as well.”
“What is it?”
“… … That’s because I want to talk about the future direction. You know because you’ve been through the red zone. “Just being in the red zone puts a strain on your body, and the more force you use, the greater the strain.”
“I understand.”
In fact, I saw Lieutenant Rune breathing heavily as he returned to the barracks today. Considering that it took less than an hour to meet and execute the apostle, it was quite unusual.
That means the impact of the skill is huge.
“So there will be cases where we cannot go on missions with the current formation. “I’m sure that will happen.”
I suddenly understood from the calm voice. What is she trying to say?
“I will do better.”
“no. You are doing well enough now. However, I have to be careful. “We obviously care a lot about you, but you also need to be aware of that and learn the ‘knack’ of using appropriate force.”
“… … “It’s an appropriate amount of power.”
“Yes, carrying out frequent missions from now on will definitely be hard on your body. Kill monsters, but don’t use more force than necessary. I wanted to tell you that. “Because it’s for your own good.”
For a moment, I looked at my hands.
‘Control of power.’
Control your strength by killing monsters.
It sounded like something else. He thought that when he faced the Black Ogre a few days ago, he had his share of power. It was an adjustment to ‘skill’ and ‘openness’.
‘Because it showed its power in a sweeping manner against many other monsters.’
I didn’t think there was anything unnecessary about my movements as I used the spear to aim for a vital spot. But Ensign Roxanna was saying more than that.
This means reducing your strength but not putting too much stress on your body.
Sreuk.
Then, when my hand was suddenly grabbed, I stopped.
“Your head is very complicated right now, isn’t it?”
“no. no. just… … “I think we should do it.”
When I answered blankly, Ensign Roxanna shook her head with a faint smile.
“Actually, I think that’s a bit of an unreasonable request. No matter how excellent you are, asking for various things and hoping that you will give them everything is purely my greed. however… … If you can, I hope you do. And we’re doing a good job right now, so if it’s too complicated, we can just keep doing it the way we are now.”
Her soft voice seemed to ease my complicated mind a little.
Compared to other platoon members, he is calm and serious. This was the biggest difference I felt while watching Lieutenant Roxanna.
As much as I thought that my first meeting with her was actually the most disorganized, Lieutenant Roxanna, whom I met afterwards, often spoke to me in a calm and calm manner.
But now it was strangely different again.
‘So soft.’
I felt like I could understand again why she was a partial commander of the enemy wing.
“Anyway, you’re probably tired too, so just go. “I’m sure I’ll be tired from holding on to you even more.”
“no. “I thought they were all necessary words.”
“Then I’m glad.”
“yes.”
I nodded slowly at her light smile.
Even as my eyes fell on the slightly flowing purple hair, I felt indifferent. It’s complicated right now because I have a lot to think about, but Lieutenant Roxanna seemed to have a lot more to think about than I did.
‘I’ll do better.’
Since I am now recognized as a force, I hoped that she would at least not worry about me.
***
Morning of the 10th day.
Numerous forces burst forth from all over the vast battlefield of the Western Front, each emitting a brilliant light.
ㅡDanger level raised to yellow alert.
And as if it was natural, monsters started pouring in.
An apostle with strong power who occasionally appeared had to be discovered by the reconnaissance team and executed in the red zone, but not all cases were ‘ideal’.
The ideal but inevitable result is that everyone plays their part and completes the mission.
Even if only one crack occurred in the process, no one could originally know when and where an accident would occur.
… … .
Swish! Good!
The steps that hit the ground are urgent.
Three people wearing blood-stained officer uniforms were moving quickly to return to the barracks.
There were quite a few cases where they suffered damage due to their missions at the front, but considering that the silver wing emblem on the shoulders of their officer uniforms symbolized the special platoon ‘Silver Wing’, their blood-soaked behavior was very unusual.
“Damn it! Damn… … ! Shit!!!”
The woman next to her narrowed her eyes at the sight of the blond man shouting as if overcome by evil.
“Edric. “For now, just focus on getting back.”
“I know, Cecil! I know! But dammit, dammit! “Why on earth is this ridiculous!!!”
The black-skinned man, who was moving in silence, had his eyes blurred as he continued to shout as if he was overcome by evil.
“… … .”
Degeln, he couldn’t understand what he had just seen.
Even though he was feeling more anger than Edric at being hit by evil right now, he tried to relieve his anger by recalling the ‘catastrophe’ he had seen.
Sreuk!
The emblem of Eunik, stained with sticky blood, is currently held in Degeln’s hand.
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It was the emblem of a colleague who had met the corpse.
‘I can’t believe Ruel died like this in vain.’
The missions performed by the Eunik boast the highest level of difficulty on the Western Front, along with those of the Red Wing. And that much… … It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was most closely related to death.
but. In the past two years, there has not been a single ‘officer killed in the line of duty’ in Eunik. This meant that he had a near-perfect mission performance ability and that he had made a clear judgment about the Sado’s strength through preliminary reconnaissance.
However, that was very different today.
A great sacrifice had to be made and a great deal of power was lost.
“Even if it’s a mutation… … That doesn’t make sense. What kind of self-destruction did you do? Something like that… … It wasn’t mentioned in any instructions. There was no way for Ruel to escape… … .”
“ha.”
As Edric’s voice, which continued to express his anger, shook greatly at the end, Cecil let out a deep breath.
“… … .”
Her eyes were also shaking widely between her short dark blue hair.
-Edric, Degeln, Cecil.
Each member of Eunik’s outward appearance was different, but the shock they all felt was enormous.
Death of a colleague.
And because it was a completely unexpected death, even though they completed their mission, they could not escape the shock.
“Damn!!!”
The moment Edric burst out in anger again, clenching his hands, Degeln opened his mouth very coldly.
“Edric. First, come back and think about it.”
Shocked.
At that chilling voice, Edric’s eyes, which had been filled with evil, regained some sense of reason. And then, in a daze, he looked at the two people moving next to him.
“… … .”
They were different from themselves.
Driven by anger, driven by evil… While they were unable to recover from the shock even when the dead apostle’s body was torn apart, the two seemed calm even after their colleague’s death.
“You guys would be great. To be able to be so resolute even in the face of a colleague’s death, ah… … “Is this something strange about me?”
Degeln completely frowned at Edric’s voice, which seemed to have completely lost his mind. And it was no different for Cecil.
A statement that seems completely insane.
However, the two people did not respond to Edric’s remarks.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Rather, the two exchanged thoughts for a moment by crossing each other’s gaze, not Edric’s.
“ha ha ha… … I don’t know anymore. “Why can you be so calm about Ruel’s death? Are you saying I’m abnormal?”
I decided to ignore Edric, who continued to speak fiercely. Edric was so emotional that he couldn’t be calmed down with words.
Good!
Therefore, Cecil and Degeln further increased the speed at which they hit the ground.