The Genius Archer Who Became a One-Man Army - Chapter 153



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◈ Genius Shin-Gung who became a one-man army (153)

Gulp gulp gulp.

“……?”

Marcel, who was filling a water bottle, suddenly felt a strange sensation and straightened up, turning his head to the back.

Felix, the adjutant next to him, asked.

“Why are you doing that?”

“…….”

But Marcel didn’t answer and just stared at one spot.

“……Isn’t it?”

Marcel tilted his head and looked at Felix, smiling faintly.

“I think I was mistaken.”

“yes?”

“I felt like there was something there.”

“Are you the enemy?”

Felix’s expression hardened at Marcel’s words.

Isn’t Marcel someone whose senses are so sensitive that they could almost be called superhuman?

Marcel smiled slightly and patted Felix on the shoulder.

“I told you I think you made a mistake. Relax your expression.”

Then he went to the flowing river and washed his face roughly, even submerging his head in the water.

with a plop!

The cold air seemed to wash away my fatigue as it hit my head.

Marcel, dipping his head in the water, shook off his distracting thoughts.

Because I felt like thinking too much actually slowed down my judgment.

Marcel finally shook his head, shook off the water, and exhaled deeply.

“Whew… I think I’ll survive.”

A few days of forced march.

They had moved a tremendous amount of distance. Perhaps because of that, the unit members were quite tired.

‘I should rest now, considering the upcoming battle.’

No matter how physically fit the unit members are, they cannot continue to move without resting.

Marcel quickly walked to where he had left his shirt and took out a map.

As I unfolded the crumpled map, Felix came up to me.

“It’s probably about two days’ drive from the enemy reinforcements. They also have to pass through here to get to Montel.”

“……yes.”

Marcel, who had been staring blankly at the map, nodded.

Knowing where their first battleground was, we could somewhat predict their route.

As Felix said, the fastest way for enemy reinforcements to reach Montel is through here.

Felix continued speaking.

“I think we should take a day to rest here, scour the area, and prepare an ambush.”

“That’s a good idea too. But…….”

Marcel stroked his chin, trailing off. Felix looked at him, and Marcel continued.

“You have to give up the idea that they will definitely come here.”

“But isn’t this the fastest way? If you don’t go through here, you’ll have to take a long detour.”

Because of the surrounding mountains, if you don’t follow the river, you’ll have to take at least a day or two to get there.

In order to reunite with as many friendly forces as possible, it is important for them to take the fastest route.

But there was one doubt that lingered in Marcel’s mind.

‘It’s information that our scouts found out with difficulty… … .’

It is a secret among secrets that the enemy king has entered the war.

According to the report, this was something that our scouts were able to find out by entering the enemy’s formation.

‘If this information is false or intentionally leaked… … .’

We can’t rule that out at all. And if they leaked the information intentionally, they could easily change course.

Marcel, who had been looking at the map, stood up from his seat.

Although my body is tired, it is something I cannot just let go of.

“Felix, rest here with your men and await orders.”

“Where are you going now?”

Felix asked with a worried expression.

I can’t help but worry because he never takes care of his own body.

Marcel tapped him on the shoulder.

“I’ll just take a few of my men and come back. We’ll only be moving for half a day, so we’ll be back by sunset tomorrow at the latest.”

And he said, pointing to a spot on the map with his finger.

“If you don’t arrive by sunset, go to this point and wait.”

“Are you okay? I’m sure Marcel must be having a hard time too.”

“It’s okay. You guys usually have it harder than me.”

Marcel chuckled and immediately picked a few of his men to go with him.

Let’s pick about ten people, said Felix, who was standing next to me.

“What kind of reconnaissance are you going on with ten people? Do you know what might happen?”

“I’ll just monitor the enemy’s movements and come back right away.”

“Absolutely not. Hey, Pelta! Bring in the captain.”

“All right.”

As the thin man called Peltar stood up, thirty of his men followed him.

Marcel looked embarrassed.

“Is that why you said you don’t need this much?”

“Just think of it as an escort. Do you know what will happen?”

“……Okay.”

No matter how much I say, it won’t end there.

Marcel nodded and looked at the men who were standing up from their seats.

“I’m sorry, I know you’re having a hard time right now.”

“No, this much is easy.”

“Compared to my usual training, this is nothing.”

Although they looked quite tired, they did not lose their smiles as they looked at Marcel.

Marcel nodded at him.

“This could be a good opportunity to end the war. Even if it’s hard, just hang in there a little longer.”

“”yes-!!””

With their answers, Marcel quickly started walking somewhere.

* * *

I can feel the change in the atmosphere on my skin.

Heberon, who was looking ahead, looked at Ethan and said.

“Your Majesty, I think it would be a good idea to change our route at this point.”

“Suddenly?”

Ethan asked with a puzzled look on his face.

If their movements are exposed, wouldn’t the enemies easily take the bait?

Heberon nodded to Ethan’s question and said.

“At this point, you have to go beyond their expectations to fall within their expectations.”

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“The saying goes that you have to go beyond expectations to fall within expectations…….”

Ethan nodded with a surprised expression.

“Is that really what you mean?”

“Hahaha, that’s amazing.”

Heberon smiled in satisfaction at Ethan’s appearance, who immediately understood her intentions.

It was already known to the enemies that the King of Artian had entered the war.

Besides, isn’t the route too honest?

If all of this fits together perfectly, it could actually arouse the suspicion of our enemies.

If you show them a move that breaks their expectations along appropriate lines, they will believe that this reinforcement force is real.

‘Time will pass slowly, but… … .’

Of course, it is true that doing this will slow down the time it takes to get to Montel.

However, if you can draw as many enemy units as possible here, you will have the advantage of being able to force them further away from Montel.

“The king is the bait. It is a strategy that no one but you can tell me about.”

“Hehe, I’ll take that as a compliment.”

Heberon burst into laughter at Ethan’s words.

However, it was not a very pleasant situation for Gilbert, who was in charge of Ethan’s escort.

That doesn’t mean I have any intention of rebelling against the plan that Heberon had established and Ethan had approved.

After all, his job is to protect Ethan.

“Sir Gilbert doesn’t seem to be happy.”

“Actually, that’s true.”

Gilbert gave a short answer to Heberon’s question. Heberon simply smiled slightly and said.

“But I want you to know this one thing.”

“……?”

“It was thanks to Sir Gilbert that this operation was possible.”

Absolute confidence that he can protect the king no matter who comes.

If it weren’t for that, Heberon wouldn’t have set up a king as bait.

At Heberon’s words, Gilbert simply turned his gaze with an indifferent expression.

Heberon, who had been smiling at him, turned his head forward.

His eyes, torn like a snake, were staring at one place.

“Well then… now just wait and see who takes the bait first.”

If possible, it would be nice to catch a large fish.

Even in the midst of the tension that felt like walking on thin ice, Heberon couldn’t hide his relaxed smile.

* * *

The sun was slowly setting.

In the distance, the sunset was painting the world red, but Lian and a small group of Arrowhead troops were moving busily.

Florent said to Lian as the sun was slowly setting.

“Sir, we are quite far from the unit.”

“I should go back now.”

While Arrowhead’s main force rested, Lian took a few of his quick-footed troops and began to scout the area.

It started out as a light reconnaissance, but as we got greedy, we ended up a little far from the unit.

At Florent’s words, Lian took out a map and started checking the current location.

“It doesn’t seem like they’ve gotten here yet.”

“But you have to be careful. From now on, it won’t be strange if we meet again.”

Florent nodded at Lian’s words.

at that time,

“Lord Lian!”

Gerard, who had been searching the area with other unit members, shouted loudly.

Lian and Florent turned their heads.

“Would you like to take a look here?”

“hmm?”

At his words, Lian took a step forward.

Standing with Gerard was Philip, the youngest of the archers.

“Philip discovered it.”

What Gerard was pointing to was a broken branch lying on the ground.

It was clearly a wide, spread tree branch, but the broken shape seemed a bit artificial.

“……It was broken by a person’s foot.”

Florent said, examining the branches.

Although faint, there were footprints left around the tree branches.

The trace was faint, but it was noticeable enough when I looked closely.

Lian nodded and touched the dirt where the footprints were.

The soil is strongly compacted and has been trampled.

Moreover, it seemed that not much time had passed since it did not dry out like the other side.

“Philip found it?”

“yes.”

Gerard answered instead. Lian smiled faintly and patted Philip on the shoulder.

“Well done.”

“Go, thank you!”

A nervous Philip answered loudly. Lian then looked at his men with a stern expression and said.

“It’s enough to confirm that the enemy is nearby. Everyone, erase all traces as much as possible and return to your unit.”

“All right.”

I would have liked to scout out the area, but there were too few people to do so.

Because there were only ten people including Lian.

In this situation, if we encounter the enemy, everyone could be in danger.

‘Sufficient results have been achieved.’

Just confirming that there are enemy units nearby is a win.

The best option for now is to quickly return and lead the main force to search the area.

Lian and his men began to return, completely erasing any traces that might have remained.

Tetralogy, Tetralogy.

My steps back are cautious.

The darkness that was slowly settling in gave the illusion that there was an enemy right nearby.

And then, as I was moving slowly, completely erasing my traces,

Stop!

Lian suddenly stops walking.

For a moment, Lian looked at the trees around her.

There were scratch marks on the surface of the thick tree trunk, as well as marks that looked like something sharp had been cut into it. Lian then drew up her magical power and injected it straight into Rikal’s ring.

Wooooow-!

The wind and airflow around you become clearer.

The moment all senses, including hearing and touch, become activated,

“Hit it!”

As someone shouted, the assailants from the treetops attacked Lian and his men.

Lian reflexively pulled away and shouted.

“All hands, start fighting!”

It’s an enemy ambush.

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