Became an Academy Spearman - Chapter 797
797. [Western Front] – The border between death and life (73)
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My vision was blurry.
Sabrina, who vomited blood, could only stare at the strange outline through her blurred vision.
‘What is it… … .’
I feel terrible pain, and I feel like I’m about to lose consciousness.
Something flashy golden keeps disturbing my vision.
Tuk.
Tuk… … .
And because something kept hitting my face, it didn’t go my way.
“please… … please… … ! You must not lose consciousness… … .”
The urgent voice that I heard over and over again, or rather, a very desperate voice, sounded strangely loud in my ears.
I can’t even see straight, and I just want to let go of everything because of the pain, but I can’t.
Tuk.
Something touched my face again.
What is that… … Even though I thought about it, I couldn’t really understand it.
But even in my daze, I felt like I had to do it.
Even if I don’t know who it is, and even if I don’t know what happened… … Right now, in this dazed state of mind, I feel like I shouldn’t give up and let things go like this.
Saaa… … !
A splendidly swirling haze of golden light, or rather something strange, sparkled endlessly in my blurred vision.
And every once in a while, a cold wind would hit my whole body, and then something warm would embrace my body again and again, countless times.
I even felt dizzy.
I felt like I was going to lose consciousness from the pain, but even then, I felt a very warm golden energy surrounding me in a daze.
Tuk.
“Sir, Ensign Sabrina… … It’ll be okay. Definitely, yes, it will definitely be okay… … .”
And with the words that followed, I suddenly felt my dazed mind awaken a little more.
‘This is…’ … .’
It was a voice I had heard many times.
However, there was no thought that the accident would be properly caught.
My mind still felt like it was floating, and I had to cough loudly as blood continued to fill my throat due to the terrible pain.
“Cough!”
And every time, I felt someone holding me stiffen their body.
So I felt sorry for no reason.
‘That’s what happened to me… .’
It suddenly occurred to me.
I didn’t know that I was unexpectedly ambushed for a moment as I rushed towards the lich, and that I may have relaxed for a moment without realizing it.
Even in my dazed consciousness, I didn’t feel anything.
When did such a disaster occur?
Did it come close to me?
How could you be so secretive?
‘I don’t know.’
Whether I let my guard down or not, I had no idea what was what.
Then the surroundings became noisy.
“W-What on earth happened…?” … .”
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“Healer! Call a healer… … !”
And suddenly, I felt the golden light that had been fluttering in my vision disappear.
‘ah.’
That was strangely disappointing to me.
It was nice to have something warm and cozy surrounding me. It seems like it suddenly disappeared.
Suddenly.
Was that why?
Even though I was still feeling dazed and unable to see clearly, I absentmindedly stretched out my hand without realizing it.
Stop.
By recognizing that someone holding my hand stops… … .
“egg plant… … mind.”
The last sound that was squeezed out came out with difficulty.
Even now, I felt more afraid of losing something that had hugged me so warmly than the terrible pain that lingered throughout my body.
Sreuk.
I felt relieved when I felt the warmth of a hand gently wrapping around mine.
Then… … The consciousness I had been holding on to was uncontrollably slipping away.
And that’s it soon.
It was Sabrina’s last sensation before she lost consciousness.
***
The moment when my nature was like a light and I completed my return to the barracks.
After completing the execution of Lich in the red zone, the 1st Red Wing Unit looked at each other blankly.
“Damn, damn! What kind of nonsense is happening? “It’s ridiculous, really!”
Crack!
As if her anger couldn’t go away, Iris trampled on Lich’s body and damaged it. Leria and Christina could only stare blankly as they looked at Iris.
The moment Sabrina suddenly had a serious accident, Iris and Christina developed their skills without anyone else.
And he immediately threw everything at Richie, finishing him off almost in an instant.
… … And later they found out.
The beast that attacked Sabrina,
What was a secret evil that no one could prepare for?
“How on earth did this happen…?” … .”
Leria was muttering absentmindedly, looking at a person who was slowly melting in the high temperature zone of the red zone.
Obviously, by executing the lich, the remnants of that power are slowly disappearing.
A mutant apostle lich who has the terrible power to resurrect even dead apostles.
It wasn’t just the ‘Apostles’ that he resurrected.
“Ryuel’s body in Eunik… … “I guess that was the reason why I couldn’t find it.”
As Christina muttered in shock, Leria also blankly understood what she was saying.
The moment when no one was able to prevent the unexpected accident in which Sabrina was surprised in time.
Only Han Tiansheng reacted like a miracle and was able to somehow get over the worst by killing the suddenly appearing beast with a single blow.
And surprisingly, the identity of the evil beast is an officer of Eunik who died a few days ago. Even in Eunik, he was evaluated as an officer with a promising future… … It was Lieutenant Ruel.
The body was now half immersed in darkness, and half was slowly melting in the high temperature of the red zone.
There is nothing in those dead eyes, only extreme emptiness.
“… … .”
Leria couldn’t even say anything.
This level 1 apostle execution mission was not level 1 difficult.
It has a very serious level of difficulty that requires extra caution even among special expresses.
… … The scouting team was unable to determine whether the seemingly lich was a mutant or not, and they also limited their thoughts to the resurrection of the lich’s power.
Any further resurrection was thought to be impossible, no matter how mutated the lich was.
But in reality, that wasn’t the case.
Officer who faced death. Using the corpse, the Lich turned it into a puppet to protect itself and hid it in the dark.
Suddenly!
Then, in a daze, Leria raised her head at the sound of teeth grinding.
“… … Eun-ik is also a problem. how… … Why did you create this division because you couldn’t even properly collect the bodies of your dead colleagues? Could it be that Sabrina… … If something really big goes wrong for Sabrina… … “I will never let this happen.”
Hearing Iris’s voice filled with so much life, Leria looked at her blankly.
Huge hatred and anger, but more than that, Iris was holding back her anger.
As much as she had always been close to Sabrina, Iris’ shock at having to witness Sabrina being horribly injured right in front of her eyes seemed even greater.
“… … The power of the dead officer is also maintained by the power of the apostle.”
Leria suddenly muttered in a daze.
Even if it had been resurrected by an apostle, it made no sense for none of us to notice its existence now.
But worst of all, the worst happened.
Eunik’s Ruel, who was a dead officer, always possessed unique characteristics such as stealth maneuver and the ability to manipulate darkness as if melting into the shadows, and these characteristics were maintained even after being resurrected by the lich.
So not only did I, who was far away, but even other enemy aircraft nearby did not notice its presence.
-Ruel is late level 7.
… … In fact, he was an officer known to have reached level 8.
If Ruel, who had been resurrected by the lich, had decided to manifest his characteristics, it was natural that the three people who were close to the lich would not have been able to notice his presence.
And just as Sabrina was about to deliver a fatal blow, Ruel, who had become a puppet, ambushed her to protect Lich.
That was the current situation.
In her distraught mind, Leria felt dizzy without realizing it.
I was extremely dizzy.
Just as it is not enough to concentrate on executing an apostle, there is an apostle who disgraces the dead officer even in death.
And the dead officer even becomes a sharp dagger, threatening the allies.
… … It felt like a much greater mental burden was oppressing him than carrying out a special mission.
Han Tiansheng did the best he could from the worst and somehow took Sabrina to the barracks… … .
Tight.
Leria chewed her lip and felt her heart sink coldly.
No matter how much you say, Sabrina is seriously injured or worse. The worst is… … .
I stopped thinking and shook my head.
And as she looked at Ruel’s body slowly coming into view, Leria unleashed her power.
■!!
The remains of Ruel that came into her sight disappeared without a trace in the blood-red mana.
There is no reason to retrieve the dead body of Ruel. The symbol of his silver lining is already in the castle, and even if he returns with Ruel’s body, an even bigger storm will hit the castle.
“Let’s just go back.”
“… … “Lieutenant Leria.”
“why.”
“Why did you erase Ruel’s body now…? … ? Wasn’t it a beast that attacked Sabrina…? … .”
Hearing Iris’ extremely cold voice, Leria made eye contact with her.
“… … Iris. This mission was to execute an apostle. And it was a problem caused by mutant lichs.”
“Even if you say so! The beast that attacked Sabrina… … Does the fact that it was Ruel ever change? Why did you take Ruel’s body…? … .”
Sreuk.
Christina carefully held Iris’ arm.
“Iris, stop.”
“Why are you telling me to stop!!!”
As Iris’s loud voice shook the red zone, Leria let out a faint sigh.
“I know what you want to say and what you want. But I can’t do that. “I can’t hold you accountable or tell Eunik anything more than this right now.”
“Why, why not? It wasn’t enough for Eunik to steal the ball from us in the past… … ! You won’t hurt Sabrina so seriously this time!? But why… … ! If we are held accountable for this incident… … !”
Christina was not able to stop Iris very much as she continued to speak and expressed her anger as if she was overflowing with emotions.
And it was the same for Leria.
Normally, I would have scolded her more coldly and sternly before returning to the barracks.
But now I just couldn’t feel like it.
Leria understands Iris’s feelings better than anyone else… … .
“The moment we hold Eunik accountable, Eunik will collapse. And our enemy’s interests will also collapse.”
Therefore, Leria gave an extremely realistic answer.
Emotions were mixed, and rather than telling me how to do something, I just spoke about reality.
Shocked.
And at Leria’s pointless assertion, not only Christina but even Iris, who was venting her anger, looked at her blankly.
It’s a competition, but it’s not a competition.
The units on the front lines were allies of each other. Leria was saying that now.
The number of first-level and second- and third-level apostle missions that Eunik performs is also considerable. The right side is just doing a little more.
On the Western Front, Eunik’s presence was like an indispensable platoon.
“… … And, Ruel, who had to be controlled by the lich even after death, didn’t do it of his own accord. Iris.”
After carefully patting Iris on the shoulder, Leria spoke again,
“Huh!”
Iris had to keep her head down and hold back her tears.