episode_0051

As soon as their bodies brushed against each other and the grass rustled, Dian and Linus stopped crawling and looked at the situation ahead.

Fortunately, it is early summer and the wind is quite blowing, and the cicadas are noisy again after the bombardment, so I don’t feel anything.

They were able to quietly lie down on their stomachs again and crawl stealthily to reach their second target.

When I slightly move the bushes aside and look ahead, I see a lone border lake that has broken away from the long trenches that line left and right on the other side.

That is the boundary lake that Dian decided to attack as the end point of the infiltration route.

The role of the guard is to protrude into the enemy camp beyond the main unit’s trenches, observe enemy attacks in advance, and sound the alarm.

Two demon soldiers work in shifts every two hours, and the demons currently on duty are deployed at dawn and are withdrawing an hour later.

Two demons were squatting in a narrow border lake, leaning their heads against the wall and sleeping soundly with their mouths open.

also. As a result of checking over the past week, everyone was very busy around this time.

Since the area is a terrain where hiding is impossible, attacks are mainly carried out at night, so people are on strict guard at night and tensions are relaxed during the day.

It seemed like he thought the magic attack from earlier was just a sporadic threat and went back to sleep.

As Dian glanced back, Linus tapped Dian’s combat boots as a sign that he was ready.

The two quietly crawled right next to Kyeong-ho and drew daggers from their mouths from left and right.

The sharp dagger went into the mouths of the sleeping demon guards.

The demons opened their eyes at the feeling of cold metal entering their mouths.

Dian made eye contact with the demon and put his finger to his mouth.

The fearful demon slowly nodded with trembling eyes.

When the guards showed no signs of resistance, Dian stabbed Linus with the dagger he was holding.

While Linus held the daggers in the guards’ mouths with both hands, Dian took out a rope sari from her waist.

The guards’ wrists were tied meticulously, but their ankles were not tied.

This is because when we retreat later, we have to run as excitedly as before.

It would be difficult for two people to carry these heavy demons on their backs.

At that time, a loud voice was suddenly heard from the traffic tunnel leading from the rear trench to the boundary trench.

“Dian… ! Who is coming… !”

As Linus shouted lowly, Dian quickly looked up at the sun in the sky.

Surely there’s still an hour left before shift and it will be even longer before the trench patrol returns? what?

Dian, who caught words meaning ‘special’ or ‘ration’ in the demonic language he heard, immediately recognized the situation.

It looks like they came out with special rations from the rear. I’m coming to share it with you.

I need to hurry up on this.

“Urgh! Urgrrgh!”

At that time, one of the demons shouted with a dagger in his mouth.

“Hostis est!”

The demon soldiers who heard the screams from the border lake began to run in a huff, following the traffic lake.

“Damn it!”

While Linus was confused, Dian stretched out his hand without hesitation and plunged the dagger into the mouth of the screaming demon.

“Krrr… .”

When the demon with the dagger stuck in it bled to death, Dian immediately pulled out the dagger and swung it at another demon.

“Uraaagh!!”

When the demon’s wrist was torn off by Dian’s dagger, Linus looked at Dian in surprise.

“What are you doing, Dian!”

“You just have to save it. If you’re going to drag this bastard by yourself, this is better.”

“What are you talking about? Am I alone?!”

Dian threw the remaining rope to Linus.

“Just stop the bleeding and jump on my back. In the meantime, I’ll be blocking them.”

“Nonsense! What can you do on your own? Let’s go together!”

“Can you carry a demon and evade its pursuit? Go quickly!”

Dian jumped into the traffic lane holding a dagger in both hands.

“Damn it… !”

Linus quickly tied the demon’s cut end with a rope and hoisted it on his shoulder.

“Hostium incursio est!”

Just as Linus stood up carrying the demon, the demon soldiers came screaming.

Dian crossed the daggers in both hands and stabbed them.

With just two slashes, the demon’s head and left arm soared high into the sky and fell outside the trench.

As the blood exploded like a fountain, the demons that followed flinched and took a step back.

Without missing the opportunity, Dian gathered momentum and began to push the demons mercilessly.

“That’s crazy… .”

Linus gaped when he saw Dian driving away the demon soldiers, who were much larger than humans, like herding sheep.

Whigrrr-!!

At that time, when the appointed time arrived, magic flew in from our side and exploded at the rear of the guard.

Linus shouted, carrying the demon on his back.

“Dian! Time to go! Come quickly!”

“You go first! I’ll follow you!”

When the second magic attack landed closer, Linus gritted his teeth and went out of the boundary lake and started running.

“Gasp, gasp, gasp!”

Breathing heavily, Linus sprinted toward the friendly trenches.

The demon on my shoulder was so heavy, but if I slowed down, I would be caught in the fire without even moving!

“Here, here!”

Our soldiers stuck their heads out of the trenches, waving their hands and shouting.

When Linus slipped and fell into the trench with the demons, the soldiers caught them.

“What?! Why are you here alone?! Who went with me?!”

“I am in battle after encountering an unexpected enemy soldier… ! I’ll bring it!”

“Are you crazy?! You want to go there now?!”

Soldiers pulled Linus down as he was about to go back out of the trench.

“If you go, you’ll die!”

Currently, the magic attack is getting closer and closer to the friendly trench in the reverse order of the direction Dian and Linus were moving in earlier.

Moreover, the Demon King’s army, which discovered Linus retreating, also fired back, so going out in this situation was the same as saying he would die immediately.

“Dian! Holy shit… !”

Linus pounded his fist against the trench wall and shouted in anger. Losing a comrade in just a week… .

“Dian was a great soldier.”

The battalion commander at the scene placed his hand on Linus’ shoulder and spoke in a serious voice.

“He sacrificed himself and achieved a great feat.”

“Dian… . I didn’t come alone… .”

As Linus muttered in frustration, all the other soldiers also looked depressed.

“But we must not wallow in sorrow here.”

Seeing those soldiers, the battalion commander raised his voice.

” Using Dian’s valuable sacrifice as a stepping stone, we will continue to move forward… .”

“Ugh!”

At that time, amidst the barrage of magic attacks that were still continuing, along with a scream, something flew into the trench.

“I have to move forward… Oh my!”

The battalion commander who was giving a speech got tangled up in something that fell on his head and rolled around ungainly on the trench floor.

“Wow, I almost died. what? Battalion commander? Sorry, haha.”

Dian, covered in blood and with slightly burnt hair, giggled and helped the fallen battalion commander up.

Linus, seeing that, stuttered and asked.

“Dian… ? How did you survive… ?”

“I didn’t die, so I came back alive. It’s so heavy I’m dying.”

With that, Dian threw what he was holding on the floor.

The six heads of the beheaded demons were tied to the horns with rope.

In the meantime, they even took care of the enemy’s supplies… ?

“Battalion Commander. Wouldn’t this be equivalent to a first-class special promotion?”

In response to Dian’s bold question, the battalion commander nodded slowly with a dumb expression on his face.

Linus thought then. That guy is crazy.

A new soldier who had only been enlisted for less than a month went to the battalion commander and shouted that he was going to capture a prisoner.

The crazy idea was to attack in sync with our troops’ artillery fire.

In the meantime, when the plan went awry, he alone blocked the six demons with two daggers to ensure conditions for his return.

Afterwards, he went through a no-man’s land filled with attack magic and frugally collected the supplies of the demons he killed.

That guy is crazy… .

# # # # #

The corps headquarters interrogated prisoners and were able to determine which enemy unit was currently facing them.

The corps was transferred to Avoca, a relatively weak country, after suffering heavy losses on other fronts, and all its troops were concentrated here in the defense of Camel Ridge, leaving the rear open.

Accordingly, the Imperial Army’s 8th Corps launched an all-out offensive and eventually succeeded in recapturing the Avoca Kingdom.

Dian and Linus, who contributed greatly to the corps’ operational decisions, were awarded medals by the corps commander at Avoca Castle and enjoyed the honor of a first-class special promotion.

Third Class Military Service Medal: For his contribution to the strategic judgment of our forces by acquiring comrades and enemy prisoners during the defense of Camel Ridge.

“Hey, Linus.”

Dian opened his mouth on the carriage returning to the unit.

“You did what I said, right? They said it would be good if you move with me.”

“You are right.”

“So, let’s go together with me from now on.”

Linus did not answer but was quietly lost in thought.

Unable to stand by and watch the continent fall into chaos due to a group of evil demon kings, he fled the territory and volunteered for the imperial army.

Rather than being commanded by a good-natured but incompetent lord, I wanted to join the imperial army, even the 3rd corps commanded by the 2nd princess.

However, Linus was classified into the most underdeveloped 8th Legion due to his origins as the child of a serf, and was brought straight across the sea to the Kingdom of Avoca.

Trench warfare that lasted tediously for several months, meaningless repeated night assaults, and soldiers dying without even being able to swing their swords once.

Just as he was wondering if this was what he had in mind, he met Dian and miraculously succeeded in acquiring prisoners, which everyone thought was impossible.

And in the end, he recaptured the Avoca Kingdom and was even awarded a medal and a special first-class promotion.

Of course, it goes without saying that he overcame the risk of death several times thanks to Dian throughout his advance from Camel Territory to Avoca Castle.

Dian, who acted as if she had ten lives in store, seemed as if she could foresee the future.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to always be so relaxed on the battlefield. And about the Demon King Castle.

“Maybe if it’s you and me, we can even go to the Devil’s Castle.”

“It’s the Devil’s Castle… .”

When Dian mentions the Demon King’s Castle, Dian’s eyes are so full of confidence that even Linus, who is always cautious, somehow harbors the illusory delusion that it might be possible with Dian.

“But… I have a question. Why me? There are many soldiers who are better than me.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Dian laughed at Linus’ question.

“Because you are the main character of this world.”

“What? What does that mean?”

“I don’t know until I explain it. Anyway, are you going to do it? Are you going to tell me? If it’s just the two of us, there’s nothing in this world we can’t do. Let’s cut the devil bastard in half and end this war.”

Linus, seeing Dian’s firm gaze, eventually nodded with a faint smile.

“Good. Let’s do it together, Dian.”