Quit being a knight and become a mercenary

54 – Main Forces of the Rhine-Palatinate Empire (4)

Dalton spoke energetically, but the soldiers could not respond energetically to his words.

“Yes, Captain.”

Guys like the platoon leader and 10th leader followed Captain Dalton and tried to encourage them in some way.

“Guys, now all we have to do is capture that Viscount Vichy. Just hold on a little longer, damn it.”

Those who are encouraging already show signs of exhaustion, but those who are listening will give a lot of strength.

If I had known this would happen, would I have held on to the new recruits and attacked them more vigorously?

No, if that were the case, we would all have died. A feeling of regret leads to regrets like this.

“Martin Platoon, if we fight with that bastard Viscount and we win, I will spend all my month’s salary to feast on you.”

When the guys in our platoon heard those words, their eyes became brighter.

At this time, guys who looked like Viscount Vichy’s personal guards or elite soldiers charged at us with their weapons pointed at us.

“Screw all the people who don’t know whether it’s a white beard or white thread!”

“I will make you pay for the crime of insulting our viscount by ripping out his limbs and killing him!”

“All these lowly, pathetic things, die!”

A banner (a large flag with the family emblem engraved on it) symbolizing that there are guys running towards me and a ‘Viscount’ in front of me.

Looking at these two things, I strengthened my resolve and held the sword in both hands tightly.

‘If I want to win with the kids following me, I have to show what I’m good at more than anything else.’

After making my decision, I immediately launched myself towards them.

“Why are you weaklings talking such bullsh*t!”

I began to cut down the enemies one by one, squeezing out the aura in my body.

“Holy sh*t! Screw that bastard first!”

Is it because they are considered elite among the regular troops that the viscount has?

Their hand movements were quite sharp and powerful.

“Die! “You crazy dog!”

Some people attack me using their own auras even though they are not even knights.

It wasn’t a threat, but I don’t think he was particularly officer-level among regular soldiers, but seeing as he could even handle Aurors…

‘It’s the Viscount’s elite unit.’

Captain Dalton’s voice was heard from across the room.

“Looking at these guys using swords, they are clearly Viscount Vichy’s elite soldiers! Not long left! Cheer up!”

It seems like there isn’t much left, but is it because we’ve cut down so many enemy forces so far?

The body sent a signal that it had power. I feel a little short of breath.

At that time, a loud voice containing an Auror was heard from Viscount Vichy’s unit.

“Everyone, get out of the way! “I, Louis Jacquery, a senior knight of the Vichy family, will deal with him personally!”

Then the enemy elite soldiers smiled at me and gave me the way.

“That crazy dog is now dead. “No matter how wild you are, you won’t be able to fight Lord Zachry.”

“The rampage was very annoying, but it turned out very well.”

“I will learn as I die that there is a stomach above.”

The knight named Jacques Lee swung his sword in the air, making his mood heavy, then pointed the tip of his sword in my direction and asked.

“Young mercenary over there, what is your name? “If you’re as strong as you, I want to know your name before I kill you.”

The knights I’ve seen so far tend to look down on mercenaries, but this guy still has some sense in his words.

But to me, this attitude felt more ominous and unpleasant.

‘If it’s someone who looks down on me, he can find the moment I’m off guard and stab him. ‘Holy sh*t.’

Perhaps because I was nervous, cold sweat began to break out from my hands and body as I held the sword.

“This is Martin Mayer, the platoon leader of the Whitebeard Mercenaries.”

Lord Zachri listened to me and asked as if he was interested.

“When I heard his voice, he seemed like a young guy, but he was already a platoon leader in a mercenary unit. All of the mercenary platoon leaders I knew were old veterans. “I guess you were recognized for your skills?”

I nodded at those words.

“Okay, then, seeing your skills and confidence, I’ll give it my all.”

Zakri then focused the aura on his body.

Although it was weak compared to Dalton, an aura began to form all over his body, as if a very faint blue mist was rising.

He seems to be a knight who has just become an expert, but he must be quite a daunting opponent for me right now.

‘I need to strengthen my resolve.’

Thoughts like that, I pointed my sword at him and began to search for his weaknesses.

Now Kree swung his sword, aiming straight for my helmet.

“Then let’s see if we can avoid this.”

If it was a decent sword, I would have just trusted the strength of the helmet and tried to hold on.

But if you hit an attack from a guy beyond expert level with a helmet…

Because the armor is made of mithril, it won’t split, but you may lose consciousness for a while due to the shock of being hit hard on the head with a mace.

So I turned my body for a moment and somehow avoided the attack.

“That’s pretty good.”

The guy who said that immediately swung his sword towards my waist.

Because it was a situation where I couldn’t turn around or dodge backwards like last time.

There were only two options I could choose from now.

Either you can burrow into its body, or you can block it with the sword given to you by Captain Dalton.

“Holy sh*t. “It’s so damn strong.”

Instead of digging into his body and attempting hand-to-hand combat, I completely blocked his waist with my sword.

When Zachri’s sword and my sword collided, a heavy sound rang out, as if a huge iron hammer was hitting a thick iron plate.

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And the shock that occurred at this time spread heavily through my hands and arms, as if I had been hit with a hammer.

“Ugh, it’s so heavy.”

After I blocked the sword, Zakri immediately stepped back and resumed his stance.

“Your skills are better than I thought. “You can block my sword that has reached expert level.”

“It’s a bit light for an expert, isn’t it?”

Zakri responded to my words with an angry voice.

“I think my skills are better than I thought, but in the end, that’s it.”

Then he gathered his aurors and flew towards me as quickly and lightly as an arrow.

“It’s over now!”

He approached me with his sword ready to stab me in the neck, so I thought I should block his attacks and look for an opening.

‘I have to hit the sword as hard as possible just in time for the guy from the top right to stab me in the neck.’

I changed my posture accordingly and waited for him to stab me.

“You’re still so young that you’re very clumsy at using a sword!”

When the distance between me and myself narrowed to just 2 to 3 meters, he suddenly changed his stance with his sword.

Putting down my neck from my right shoulder.

If this happens, I won’t be able to do the trick and take advantage of what I initially aimed for.

‘Do I have to do this to be an expert?’

I can’t help but feel the wall between the expert and myself in this type of trapping technique…

In the end, I had no choice but to raise my sword again and take his blow like I just did.

“Pfft. “f*ck.”

The same intensity as last time was transmitted to the arm through the sword and hand.

“It seems you don’t have enough skills to defeat me!”

Judging by the brightness of his voice, it seems like he has a plan like this.

The thought of continuing to attack with a power that I cannot handle, putting a strain on my arms, and killing me all at once when I can no longer hold the sword properly.

In the process of taking away my power, he will probably use a lot of his own power.

When killing an enemy whose skills are somewhat lower than yours, the safest way is to drain their strength and then kill them.

Because I don’t make unreasonable moves, I won’t make any mistakes, so I will be safe, and I will gradually lose the stamina to hold my sword and eventually fall.

‘Damn expert…’

He has so much skill, yet he continues to push back against the weak with the sword with such precision that it seems cowardly.

“You won’t just collapse like this, right?”

“There is still a long way to go! “I, Martin, will cut off your head!”

“Okay, then how about this?”

At the same time as he said those words, the force of the auror emanating from Zachry’s body like fog became stronger.

At the same time, he pushed me with attacks that flowed naturally like water.

Swings aimed at the head and waist, stabs aimed at under the armpits, and other attacks aimed at various vital points.

The heavy and continuous attacks made me feel as if I was fighting not a person but the powerful current of the river.

“Ugh…”

My arm, which had blocked several attacks, began to feel numb as if I had a cramp.

‘It seems like my strength to hold the sword is getting weaker. ‘Holy sh*t.’

This is the first time I’ve felt this feeling since I first met Schmitz, the platoon leader who used to be an Auror.

Looking at him, it feels as if there is a wall tens of meters tall blocking my path.

It’s difficult, but I have to climb up somehow.

“I held on pretty well, but that’s it!”

Zakri slashed his sword at me once again.

At that time, an arrow passed by me and flew towards the guy.

When Zachri saw the arrow, he quickly changed the trajectory of his sword and deflected the arrow.

“Oh my god, damn it.”

Looking back for a moment in the direction the arrow came from, Karin raised one corner of her mouth and said.

“It’s okay to go a little more radically. “I will support you from behind.”