A declaration containing the spirit of the Dragon Soldier resounded in the cave.
“I am the fang of Hidesolau. Accept Johan Espertz’s challenge to a duel. … The next father-son reunion of the Johann Esperts family is service.”
Then he said something I know.
“I, the Fang of Hidesolau, will not swing or throw the spear until Johann Esperts attacks or flees.”
This is also a characteristic of dragon disease. When a mercenary soldier accepts a duel, he yields the first attack to the opponent.
If there is such a thing as a color in words, the tone of a dragon soldier would be black. An arrogant color that does not allow mixing of other colors.
When the dragon soldier’s words were finished, no human voice came out. Only the dry coughing of a few students with a cold.
After a while, Hansoo came to his senses and barely remembered his duty.
“All, everyone! Do you each bring a backpack?”
The children also came to their senses belatedly. If you don’t run away, you will die.
“Wait, what are you doing!”
“… come?”
“Now, are you leaving John like that?”
Even Adrine herself, who shouted, was surprised.
in your own hoarse voice.
But Adrin soon came to feel contempt. On the faces of children towards themselves. They were about to hurry out, forgetting that they had just fought with John, saying, ‘I will not leave the cave’.
“Daddy, let’s pack our backpacks quickly!”
“Stand up, hurry up!”
“Sick! No time to pack a backpack! Just jump out!”
Some children ran out of the cave without warning, and Adrine could not tolerate it. She bit her lip and took a step.
“… what, what?”
“Please stop.”
The children who were about to go out to the other side of the cave were embarrassed to see blonde hair blocking their way. Adrinne took out her rapier and was aiming at them.
“Joe, the team leader also asked to go out!”
“Are you fools? Can’t you see the situation?”
“I understand the situation, so I’m leaving!”
“Yohan is saying that he will stay in our place now!”
Guilt flashed on the children’s faces. After a while, Hansoo stood side by side with her. Adrine gave him a small bow, but Hansoo did not join her in her loyalty.
“Gagako, bring your backpack.”
“Chief… ?”
“If you go out naked, you will freeze to death or starve to death.”
Seeing Adrine’s expression as if she had been betrayed, Hansoo gave a brief explanation.
“I have an obligation to take care of more members.”
I couldn’t agree. Soon after, Adrin kept a firm expression on her face and took two steps away from Hansoo. After thinking for a while, Hansoo pulled out his shortsword toward her. Then he spat it out at Adrine, who was chewing on her lips.
“Thankfully, Jia stepped up on her own. There will be no need to draw lots.”
“… Isn’t Johan one of your teammates?”
Hansoo turned his head. As she said, the student who was confronting the dragon soldier was also his teammate. However, it was a situation where more members could die according to his decision.
“Isn’t the duel already starting?”
“It’s because of us!”
“Or, can you take down that spear-bearer?”
“still… .”
“When there is no solution, it’s okay to step out.”
Hansoo deliberately didn’t say ‘this is an order from his superior’. It was because I didn’t want to imagine a situation in which Adrine responded by saying ‘this is an order from the royal family’.
Unable to overcome her anger, Adrine swung her rapier and hit the cave wall. Sparks flew from the spot where the blade passed, but Hansoo did not blink an eye. Hansoo was going to fight her too if it didn’t work out. But then, John, who had been silent all along, opened his mouth.
“Do what the captain says, Adrine.”
“John!”
“You don’t have to worry about me.”
Adrine recalled a familiar scene from Johann’s appearance. It was the look that male knights of the same age used to show themselves.
“What! Stop pretending to be cool!”
“I am not pretending to be cool. I will return alive.”
Adrine was surprised. As a [seeker of truth], she was able to discern the truth in John’s words. Hearing that he was returning alive, the mercenary soldier’s eyebrows raised slightly as he waited for John’s advance. He was still curious about the duelist in front of him.
“I hear you were sacrificing yourself to send them back. You are indeed the owner of that sword.”
John wasn’t surprised that the opponent recognized the [Arms of Justice]. This is an weapon originally coveted by dragons.
“Just stupid. Do you think I will be moved by those words and let you live?”
“… … .”
“Let me be clear. There is no such thing.”
It was a useless comment. John was not interested in the mercy of the dragon soldier. John spoke just to pass the time.
“… I’ll have to dig some ears, Hidesolau’s Fangs.”
“What do you mean? My ears are fine.”
“Then why are you pretending to be deaf? I said I would return alive.”
The dragon soldier snorted once and spoke after a while.
“I will praise this boy’s courage and let you live. The worms whose lives are precious, leave now.”
Contrary to what the mercenary soldier said, this wasn’t about showing mercy. He just wanted to laugh at the ridiculous justice and morality of the Imperial soldiers.
“But don’t forget. There is no way this boy will return to you alive. Those who do not understand this, stay. I’ll let you die together.”
It was a voice that made the cave vibrate.
Johann Esperts silently glared at Hidesolau’s fangs. Of course, he wasn’t provoking without a plan.
He was well versed in the skills and specs of dragon soldiers. It was through developer Jeong Yo-han’s passive skill, [Status Window Log].
[Name: Fang of Hidesolau]
[Class Rating: Render Monster (Dragon Soldier)]
[Strength: 7, Agility 7, Sense 5, Health 7, Charisma 3, Wisdom 4]
Each ability value displayed on the status window varies greatly based on multiples of 5. Considering that Hamma Crescendo, the strongest human in this world, has a power level of 10, 7 is the power that can lift any rock.
However, the true fear of this dragon soldier who uses twin spears, ‘Fang’, lies in his skills, not his abilities.
The two spears he possesses have different uses, and the skills that each spear can use are different.
Those skills are:
[Pierce and Swing (Lv Max): Insert a spear into the floor, then pull it out and swing it. A spear that has been swung has the same effect as the sword’s [Slash]. His spear arrives before any other attack in the radius.]
This is also the reason why he has now stuck his spear into the floor. A spear that swings with terrifying speed the moment it is pulled out. His words of giving up the first attack are not the courage of this dragon soldier, but a clever provocation. The moment you enter the gap between the spears, you will encounter that heavy lance first, no matter what you do.
Of course, the name of that encounter is death.
And even scarier is his second skill.
[Pierce and Throw (Lv Max): Assume the target and throw the spear. The javelin follows the target to the end and flies away, and it can never be the target of ‘evasion’. The target can only overcome it through defense. However, this javelin is blocked by the wall leading to the otherworldly space.]
The so-called spear of inevitability that does not allow evasion.
Bastia’s [Weapon Break] is a skill that cannot be destroyed without skill.
“Johann Esperts. Would you like to make a bet with me? About how many of those worms will remain.”
“… … .”
“I bet on zero.”
John sighed and said.
“The bet is a specification.”
“He’s not funny.”
“I come from a family that was ruined because of gambling.”
As for John, it was appreciated that he was wasting his time with such nonsense. He stood with his sword in his hand, as if he was about to attack at any moment, but this was camouflage.
He was waiting for an outcome.
[Developer] John Jeong’s skill, [Simulation].
From the moment Yohan faced the dragon soldier, he had used one secret point. That, which had been in effect for about 10 minutes, was calculating his life path.
***
“From the first row, put on a raincoat and sit down!”
Hansoo shouted as if he was confident. Of course it was camouflage. to reassure children.
A steep hill cannot be the original marching route. Thanks to this, he had to devise a route that wasn’t even explained in the outline of the operation with a modest map, which was never a pleasant situation. He was the one who directly composed the contents of the military uniforms of the members. There are no supplies needed to cross the [Sandmouth Zone].
But Hansoo was in a hurry. It was because of the possibility that the dragon soldier behind his back would disobey his words.
“Row 1! If you sit down, go down!”
“Hey, chief, sleep, wait a minute.”
“Are you scared? Then I will help you.”
Hansoo pushed the people sitting on the raincoat with his feet.
“aaa!”
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No one was standing in the first row. He let those who looked bigger go down first.
Psasasasasasa-
The children slipped down the snowy slope.
As expected, the children who rode down using their raincoats as sleighs made a path on top of the accumulated snow.
The first was the most important. Fortunately, the two children in row 1 reached the bottom of the slope safely and fell forward, using their backpacks as cushions. No one appeared to be injured.
“great! Go down the next two rows! All you have to do is ride the road that went down before you to ancient times! ”
aaah-
Seeing the members of the group in front descend safely, those who followed gained courage. Children up to the ninth row went down the hill faster than expected.
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Now, there were only two people left. Hansoo let out a short sigh and looked at the blonde haired girl who kept hesitating. Left alone with John’s absence, the princess kept looking toward the cave.
“You have to go. The road has changed and there is a long way back.”
“… Chief. Go first. I’m like, kyaaak!”
Hansoo walked over Adrine’s legs and hugged her. Then he slipped onto his raincoat, which he had laid out beforehand. Gravity also gave them acceleration as they slowly descended the slope.
Adrin felt ambivalence in the dizzying sense of speed. The guilt of leaving Yohan behind and the relief that he can live on now.
And this feeling haunts her throughout the ensuing march.
***
It was quiet inside the cave. Still holding his hand on the handle of the lance, the dragon soldier twisted his lips and said.
“Don’t you regret it, boy?”
“what?”
“As I said, none of them are left.”
He seemed to want to laugh at the fact that the crew had left me alone. I moderately accepted his words, but did not attempt an attack.
A confrontation with a mercenary soldier 10 meters away.
There was no element to create tension between him, who gave up his first attack, and me, who delayed it. But in my head, a suffocating death continued.
It was because of Jeong Yo-han’s skill, [Simulation].
The explanation is as follows.
[Simulation (1 point)]
[For actions with a purpose, predict and experience the results. The accuracy of the experience is based on the information the character knows]
Of course, my purpose is survival.
And I know everything about this game.