The Status Window Disappeared

Experienced Newbies (5)

In the past and now, Chris’ premonition was quite right.

Especially if it’s an ominous feeling, the hit rate soars without knowing the sky.

Despite being able to break through the defense line of the Blue Lion, the Basilonia Kingdom army continued to fight.

The strategy is the same as last time.

However, the main unit moves together to ease the burden on the heavy cavalry.

Erom, who was subjected to the enemy’s concentrated attack, managed to calmly deal with it, but that was also for a while.

Due to his lack of experience, he could hardly get used to the situation where the opponent’s sword was right in front of him.

“What are the signalmen doing! Concentrate the square around the command center a little more!”

“Eh, Mr. Elrom. That way, the flanks of our allies are completely exposed.”

“Does not matter. After all, aren’t those guys just targeting me? Do you think you can fight properly while the commander is under attack! From now on, if you say one more word, I will consider it a protest.”

In such a rotation, the command center is usually located in the center or rear of the formation, but protecting the surroundings with layers of squares is literally a waste of troops.

In any case, a square thin enough to spread within the formation of the allies could not stop the heavy cavalry, who had gained momentum.

The Imperial Army’s staffers tended to be extremely competent in areas where their own safety was concerned, so he explained it eagerly.

However, Elom dismissed their words as mutiny.

In the end, Chris, who was worse than him, persuaded Elrom while he was left alone.

“Commander, rather than placing the spearmen around here, it is better to send them outside to dampen their momentum. If the square outside becomes thinner, the speed of the enemies increases, making it difficult for me to defend.”

Chris had been promoted to Captain of Elom’s escort after two battles.

Thankfully, even other officers did not object to this drastic personnel move, since all of his predecessors had died.

There’s no way I’d object to putting the most annoying guy in the most dangerous position.

It was Erom who hadn’t even listened to the advice of the other officers, but Chris’s words had a slightly different weight.

He had learned first hand that he was generally safe if he listened to Chris.

“… I can’t help it if the escort captain says that. Anyway, are you going to write that today?”

“yes. For some reason, the enemy’s heavy cavalry seems to be constantly being replenished. If you don’t use this, it will be difficult.”

Chris sighed and took a caltrop out of his pocket.

But before he could spray it, the charge of enemy heavy cavalry began.

Chris tried to respond quickly by getting on the ghost horse, but contrary to expectations, the speed at which the square was broken through was too fast.

‘Is it because the veterans on the anti-quake side have been dying too lately… … .’

The last time the dust proof held up quite well, it was close, so this time it will definitely reach this point.

A situation in which the enemy is about to attack.

At this rate, not only Elrom’s life would be lost, but the front line would collapse.

Chris made a quick decision and pulled Elom, who was trembling in place, onto the ghost horse.

Then, as if he was threatening him who was not in his right mind, he said.

“If you stay here, you will die. Hand over command to the deputy commander!”

Elrom, who trembled for a moment, opened his mouth with a frightened expression.

“Cow, Major! Command instead of me for a moment!”

As Elrom spoke hastily, the major nodded in a serious mood.

Although he lacks leadership and insight, which are the virtues of a commander, since he is an honest and firm man, he will be fine for a while.

No, no matter which of the staff officers commanded it, it would be hard to be worse than the current Elom.

* * *

As soon as the handover was over, Chris took Elom and slipped out to the back of the camp.

Then, the heavy cavalry of the kingdom army also slipped to the side and chased the ghost horse.

Elom then cried and whined, as if regretting that he had left his words behind.

“Captain of the escort! Speed up. I’m going to catch up with this! Why are two people riding on one horse… … .”

“There is no way this guy will catch up.”

It was Chris who soothed Elrom, who was finally starting to pay for his age.

However, the situation was rapidly changing.

Even though the commander had left the battlefield, he pursued them to the end.

After all, the orders they received were not of the usual kind.

As Chris quickly dug into the woods, the heavy cavalry quickly followed him.

In the meantime, as Chris ordered, the men who had fallen behind were surprised and climbed onto the horses.

“Leader? What are you doing?”

“Slide to the side right now and open the crossbow fire! After that, don’t die chasing after me and join the main unit!”

“Ah, I see!”

Chris admired their tenacity as he rode his horse to a secluded spot in the woods.

I had a heart attack before, but now I’m sure.

It seemed that the kingdom army highly valued Elom.

“What the hell did I do… … .”

Elom, who was riding on Chris’ waist, murmured in a low voice.

In fact, Chris had heard of a case similar to this one.

However, the field is not war, but sports.

It has been in the past and will be in the future.

In the Japanese baseball world, there was a time when a hitter who was considered divine appeared.

The team that recruited the hitter went on a winning streak with him on his back, and the manager of the club’s rival team was determined to break the bud.

When the rising super rookie stood at bat, the pitcher who received the manager’s signal carried out a heartless and vicious operation without delay.

The ball he threw was none other than a dead ball.

It wasn’t a normal intentional sand ball, but when a dead ball came out, he was a flustered hitter… … .

Whatever the case, getting on base was a good thing.

He was hit by a fastball and ran to first base rubbing his sore shoulder.

But when my next turn came around, I realized something was wrong.

The next time you step up to bat, the next time you step up. Waiting for him was a deliberate dead ball.

Thanks to that, the game was won, but the player’s baseball life was completely over.

Every time I get on the bat and see a ball flying towards me, my body trembles.

The head remains calm, but the body remembers the pain of the dead ball.

In the end, he couldn’t fly a cool swing like before.

And soon after being forgotten by everyone, he quit baseball lonely.

That was exactly the situation Elom was in now. No matter what, Elrom is a commander who has easily endured the situation with multiple troop differences.

It is only natural that the Empire’s archenemy, the Kingdom of Basilonia, would want to pluck such a bud.

Chris, who was quietly driving the ghost horse, stopped talking when he came to a suitable clearing.

Embarrassed Elom yelled at him in protest.

“Wh-what are you doing! They’re still chasing them… … .”

“Shut up and see.”

Chris was determined to see the match at this point.

Although he is very reluctant to reveal even a part of his identity to Elrom, if he continues like this, he is in danger of being buried with Elrom, rather than entering the mainland of the empire.

The heavy cavalry, who had lost many of their comrades to Chris for several days, formed an encirclement with joy at seeing him.

Elom was so frightened that he couldn’t even breathe.

Chris drew his longsword before he suffocated and released the magic within him.

“Hmm? for a moment. this child… Whoops!”

A horse in barding and a knight in armor were cut to pieces by a single sword.

The masterpiece of the Black Hammer with plenty of magical power runs through the armor.

After absorbing the status window, Chris’ mana increased tremendously.

There was no need to even use skills against simple knights.

Of course, the knights also had their own magical powers, but even so, it was only helpful for them to move while wearing heavy armor.

Real talented people are not assigned as regular heavy cavalry because they are treated as secret weapons even by the kingdom army.

Chris took off his stuffy mask and flew between enemies.

Every time the sword light flashed, the horse’s neck fell and the knight’s body collapsed.

A few who belatedly grasped the situation made a desperate escape, but a ghost horse was already standing on their escape route.

“This blessing… Get out of the way!”

“Food good.”

The ghost horse, which escaped the knight’s spear by jumping into the sound dimension, kicked the horse’s side and knocked him off the horse, then stepped on the fallen knight with his own hoof.

The heavy cavalrymen, who were about twenty, were organized in the blink of an eye.

Elrom is speechless in the middle of the clearing, his mouth wide open.

“Uh… uhhh… … .”

“Commander, let’s talk over there for a while.”

Chris found a shadowy shade from a tree, put his arm around Elom’s shoulder, and headed for the corner.

Elom trembles all over and walks stiffly like a doll, following his lead.

While Chris is thinking about how to get the first word out. Elrom hit an unexpected player.

“I… I know I will keep my mouth shut. Please save me.”

After all, it’s because he’s a smart guy, so it’s good to talk well.

I also like the fact that he quickly grasps the situation and respects him in an instant.

Chris thought so and denied it once.

“How can I trust you?”

“After all, you are my escort captain. I can stick by your side 24 hours a day, so what’s there to believe? Seeing your skills a while ago, you must have had quite a few traps.”

“That’s right.”

“It’s hardly a substitute, but I have something to ask of you. Can I tell you?”

It is better to show desire than to have nothing to wish for.

Chris nodded happily and replied playfully.

“Yunheo.”

“It’s nothing special, just really save me. I will do anything if you stay by my side and save me.”

Seeing that he was so obsessed with his own safety, it seemed that the kingdom army’s strategy had worked.

Chris pondered for a moment and then hesitantly agreed.

Although he is not the eldest son, Elom is the son of a noble aristocratic family.

A cooperative relationship with him will be of great help when entering the mainland of the Empire.

Even if that’s not the case, killing the commander and returning alone is just as good for suspicion.

“Remember what I said to do anything. It’s going to be really boring if you push it clumsily. Oh, and don’t be an idiot for nothing. I’ll be right next to you, so try to conduct properly.”

“No, of course. Do you like winning too?”

“If I tell you to lose, will you lose?”

It was Chris who threw it as a joke, but Erom’s expression was serious.

Chris lamented, genuinely taken aback by his reaction.

“This bastard, is this man turning into a traitor just because of something like that?”

“Now I know the reality. What do you do to be loyal to your country? Even if I fight to die in a remote area like this, they won’t even send me reinforcements.”

“Oh yeah. thanks.”

After roughly camouflaging the dead heavy cavalrymen, Chris returned to the garrison with Elrom.

“But what do the enemies say?”

“Just say you got it off in moderation.”

Chris, who was trying to get used to Elrom’s active cooperation, kissed him in advance.

Fortunately, the main unit seemed to have retreated safely.

Since the enemy’s heavy cavalry had broken away from the front line, an active pursuit would have been impossible.

As usual, in the garrison filled with the screams of the wounded, there was an object that I hadn’t seen before.

Chris couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the huge lump of metal.

“What? I hope that… … .”

“Ah, boss! You did a good job getting rid of them and came back.”

“I’m glad the commander is also safe.”

“Hey, wait. What is all this?”

The metal blocks lined up in the center of the garrison were equipped with huge snouts and numerous wheels.

The soldier in charge of supply hurriedly ran to Elom and explained.

“It’s an item that was uniformly supplied to all areas by the central government, but only newly transferred soldiers can use it.”

“I’ve heard of this before. Isn’t this the chungcha used to attack the castle?”

“Chungcha looks much safer than this. People can ride a lot more… … .”

“Does this heavy thing roll properly? They just replenish the troops or something?”

Chris had never felt so much about the old adage that even a person who prayed for a scythe didn’t know.

The name of the new weapon supplied by the Blue Lion is ‘The Chariot’.

Thanks to this, he could be sure of the easy victory in the future even though he was shocked.