Venting
By the time it had been three days since they had left Shupon, the behavior patterns of the mercenaries had been set.
Divide the mercenaries into two groups, one team trains at lunchtime and the other team trains in the evening.
The team that trained at noon goes on a night watch, and the next evening, the team that trained in the evening sleeps soundly and trains at noon the next day. Contrary to Hyeon-jun’s bluff, it wasn’t that hard, because as Hyeon-jun started handling the halberd and the spear, the system was gradually established.
“hmm!”
Hyeon-Jun hit the mercenary’s halberd with a short turn of the halberd.
“rotation.”
“Whoa…”
Basically, it’s a form of sparring with Hyun-joon while practicing the skills that Hyun-joon has organized. The training time is only 5 minutes, which is only half of the previous one, and it is not the way to attack mercilessly like before, but the way to fix the posture and develop the combat sense itself. It is rare to become a super corpse in one couplet.
Hyeonjun put down his halberd and raised his spear and shield. And pretended to be.
‘Priest, I’m sorry.’
Every time Hyeon-jun raises his spear and shield, he bows to Bahanus for forgiveness in his heart. Bahanus was the best with a spear and shield among those he met, and even sparred himself. Hyun-joon sparred without having the basics of spears, and some things have faded over time, but I remember some of them.
In the case of Halberd, he learned the basics from the mercenaries. It absorbs it in an instant, and Hyeon-jun is carving out a path for himself. Of course there were difficulties. mainly for mercenaries.
“You crazy bastard! How can you imitate something like that!”
“Why can’t you do this?”
“Kwaaa!”
I took it off, and I took it off, and I took it off again from Hyun-joon’s technique. Unlike spearmanship that didn’t cross the line because there was a perfect specimen called Bahanus, he only knew the basics about the halberd, so he crossed the line again.
Hold the halberd briefly and swing it, then continuously change the step and grip to adjust the reach, spin the halberd round, use the whole body to swing it down in the air, and alternately use the front and back parts of the halberd for rapid attacks that are difficult to believe as long weapons. pour in Even if he slashes down with an ax blade there, he hangs a spear stick on his leg and stabs him with a spike or even changes the trajectory of his attack.
Hyeonjun felt and admired the potential of the weapon called the Halberd. Even though it is a heavy long weapon, it can make irregular and sharp attacks, and it can show extraordinary movements by using the weight at the end. Hyeon-Jun had wielded a halberd, then jumped up and made an acrobatic move using that power, and laughed like a child.
The expressions of the mercenaries who looked at it were rotten. After all, they are normal human beings, and the ones they have to deal with will not be able to move like that. all useless
“Is La Hansen awake?”
“no.”
“Wake up. If you sleep too much now, you won’t be able to sleep at night.”
“Let him sleep. I’m afraid he’ll die.”
“You have to sleep at night to grow your body. And now I won’t fight.”
“Even if I sleep now, I pass out at night.”
“Write.”
Lahansen does not live a human life. After just three days, they completely fall out and spend most of their lives sleeping except for the minimum activities to protect human dignity. The rest of the time is sparring with Hyeon-jun.
But surprisingly, La Hansen is doing it more actively than Hyeonjun. Rather, Hyeon-jun tries to give La Hansen a break. I am still young, but I think my body won’t grow if I work too hard. Still, La Hansen had no choice but to sparr with a group.
In the end, preparations were made for camping with Lahansen. You can enter the village, but it’s best to go to Benting as soon as possible. On top of that, it’s hard to spend the night on the town even for training. Hyeon-jun, who lit the gathered branches with magic, approached La Hansen.
“La Hansen.”
“Ummm…”
Lahansen struggled to open his eyes and stood up. Then I woke up looking at the darkened sky.
“Why didn’t you wake me up!”
“Tsk tsk…”
Hyeonjun clicked his tongue and lifted the Lahansen, got off the carriage, and then lifted it up and set it down in front of the campfire.
“…….”
Lahansen didn’t react to it. It’s because Hyun-joon always picks it up and moves it because it’s so down. But I still didn’t like it, so I frowned.
“Let’s have dinner.”
“I get it.”
We had a meal around a bonfire and talked about this and that.
“How long until venting?”
“Well, four days at this rate?”
“How about it? Will four days be enough?”
“Of course not, you idiot.”
No matter how much he trained for the past three days, and no matter how much he trained for the next four days, he would not be able to master all of the techniques Hyun-joon had organized. Hyun-jun moves according to the situation and picks out useful things, but there are many moves that are too difficult for mercenaries. Time is too tight to follow the f*cking movement of changing the grip 4 times in one technique.
“Ummm…”
Hyunjoon closed his eyes for a moment and thought. The most memorable soldiers for him are the 30 elite soldiers who participated in the subjugation of Tantares. What if they join the current mercenary? Hyeonjun, who was running a battle simulation in his head, eventually gave up. It’s not that you can’t draw a fight, it’s because the mercenaries and soldiers fighting in your head keep flying around with movements that ‘normal humans’ can’t see.
“But I won’t go anywhere anymore.”
“It was originally like that.”
Still, if you predict carefully, it is unlikely that the mercenaries will be lethargic when facing the same number of enemies. Even if the technique itself was not perfected, the experience accumulated while sparring with Hyeon-jun is truly enormous. So many things are accumulated in a short period of time that it is rather difficult to be conscious of them.
After the meal, there is another bout of training, and after washing with water made by Hyun-joon magic, I went to bed. Hyeon-joon kept trying to get impatient. Now they are doing their best. It’s not going to be something that can’t be done. Let’s stay calm.
***
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That was all Hyun-joon’s impression of seeing the city venting for the first time. To be precise, it is the impression of seeing a huge and magnificent castle wall.
“You’re ignorant.”
“Is there any reason to build it this way?”
Even the capital of the southern kingdom, Sehein, did not build walls in this way. The mercenaries stuck out their tongues and talked.
There is a deep moat surrounding the walls of Benting, and an outer wall attached to the moat. And behind it, the inner wall that is higher than that is built majestically. Crossing the moat and crossing the outer wall would be damn right, but even beyond the outer wall, there is an inner wall higher than that. As a siege player, just looking at the walls will make you want to go home. In addition, of course, there will be another wall inside the city that separates the outer from the inner.
“Whoa…”
Hyunjoon took a deep breath and started moving again. Now you have arrived at the heart of Benting, and you must meet the marquis who reigns over the giant Benting. Don’t think you can get over it as easily as before.
The mercenaries of June Ann Gunter approached the gates and presented their IDs to the guards.
‘Ha, this is a guard?’
It’s ridiculous, so I laugh out loud. Aren’t they just elite soldiers? Are you using elite soldiers as guards? So what is an elite soldier, an elite soldier? While Hyeon-jun was talking bullsh*t in his head out of cognitive dissonance, the guard who checked his ID nodded at the other guy. Then one of them walked inside.
“hmm….”
Hyunjoon sighed and slightly changed his posture. My body moved involuntarily. The mana pulsating so powerfully that it could be felt from tens of meters away without capturing it came closer. Hyeon-jun couldn’t help but be nervous the moment he saw the face of the man in light clothes.
“It’s been a while.”
“Anton.”
Hyeonjun politely took the example. It is Anton, the knight he stole his swordsmanship from in Scanden. I can tell because I can feel the mana. Who is Anton? Even if you don’t have full plate armor, you should be able to kill the June & Gunther mercenaries by yourself. The current Hyeon-jun is an opponent he cannot win no matter what he does.
“Follow me. We’ll talk as we go.”
“yes.”
After following Anton through the inner wall, Anton jumped on the horse as well. He gestured to Hyeon-jun and rode the horse side by side.
“I heard the story. Another heart-pounding battle was fought. Tantares!”
“It just happened that way.”
Anton treated Hyeon-jun comfortably, and Hyeon-jun treated Anton very politely. This is because the situation is different from the previous visit as a guest of the Marquis.
Anton said with a hearty laugh.
“You killed a knight in full plate armor too? Tell me a story.”
Anton’s eyes sparkled like a child listening to a saga, and he snatched at this young Mana Knight. The young guy who couldn’t handle a handful of mana just two months ago had already grown like this, so he was excited as a senior who had walked the same path.
This was only possible because he had no interest in complex politics and was Anton, one of Benting’s strongest mana knights. If it had been another knight or aristocrat, he would have tried to keep Hyeon-jun in check or play a prank on him.
Hyeonjun first talked about the subjugation of Tantares. Anton said while stroking his chin while listening to the story of the two battles of the Red Forest Village.
“Did you already be able to handle mana then?”
“That’s after killing Tantares.”
“Huh…”
It is too much to say that it was an achievement made by a guy who was not a knight and could not use mana without a full plate. Anton smiled and said to Hyeonjun.
“Does the swordsmanship you stole from me help?”
Hyunjoon felt his spine straighten up. My tension rose, and I subtly changed my posture without even realizing it.
“hahahahaha! Don’t be nervous.
“… yes. It is still a big help.”
“Good, good. So what next?”
Anton seemed very amused with a smile as he listened to the story of the young warrior’s exploits. When talking about the battle with Tantares, he even let out a sigh of regret.
“You’re lucky to get a chance to fight a guy like that. Dvan Tureion. I’ve heard about it, but how was it in reality?”
“He seemed to be of the same age as me. The prowess he showed during the subjugation of Tantares is indeed…”
Anton listened to Hyeonjun’s words, then nodded and smiled.
“All the young people these days are very talented. Your Excellency needs to have more young friends come in as well.”
At the same time, he secretly glances at Hyeon-jun. Hyunjoon smiled bitterly and averted his eyes. Anton likes Hyeon-jun very much, but it’s not that easy.
Hyeonjun tried to pass Anton’s eyes and talked about the battle with Jerdu. Anton quickly fell in love with the story, nodded, exclaimed, and put in a choo-im-sae. The reaction was good, so the story of Hyeonjun came out easily.
“It’s really unfortunate! It fell into the hands of insignificant people and the sword never saw the light of day!”
“No matter how much I persuaded him, I couldn’t be shaken at all, so I had no choice but to kill him.”
“That faithful knight…!”
loyalty. It is the knight’s virtue. However, how many knights would carry the stigma and risk their lives for just one loyalty?
life can be lost If only I could oxidize as hot as fire and raise my family’s honor! However, to die with a stigma on it, the whole knight’s family would be destroyed.
“Hmm… By the way, how did you kill that knight?”
“Um… that’s…”
Hyunjoon shyly avoided talking. Because we have to talk about Hyun-joon’s bizarre movements and talents. Anton grumbled with a sad face.
“Didn’t I teach you swordsmanship too? Can’t you do that much?”
Hyeon-joon pondered for a moment at the tip that made him have nothing to say. Anyway, you should know that Hyeonjun used magic and reached the level of mana knight. Swordsmanship too… you’ll find out anyway
“I drained the full plate armor’s mana as much as possible and made it impossible to use the armor’s magic, so I knocked it down and killed it with wrestling.”
“Hmm? Did you drain the armor’s mana? How long have you been fighting?”
“I think it’s over 30 minutes, but I don’t know exactly. Of course, they didn’t fight head-on, but made them use magic defense.”
Anton looked at Hyeonjun with serious eyes. Fighting for over 30 minutes with an outstanding knight in full plate armor is absurd. The knight was not an idiot, and there was no way that such a thing would be possible. So, it means that Hyun-joon is lying or hiding something, but there is no way he would lie in this situation.