77. supply
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Soldiers picked up the wounded and dead.
The strangely intense battle left far more casualties than expected.
Out of 400 troops, 20 were killed, and 50 were injured making it impossible to fight. There were few casualties among the apostles.
Even though it was a routine encounter with a group of beasts that had already been foreseen and prepared for, it was this much damage.
‘This is to the point where I have to thank the parachute.’
It was this much damage because there was an apostle who handled that spear, otherwise about half of the troops would have lost their combat power. If that happened, it would be a virtual annihilation.
‘As expected, the world tree.’
It was different from other large guilds. With the parachute in place, thinking of supplementing troops for it.
In the supply unit, there are frequent parachutes who come to support only for performance. Supply is one of the operations with the lowest mortality rate.
As the leader of such a supply unit, the world tree’s rational way of thinking was unfamiliar to him.
It was said that the stock price rose through the sky recently, and it was reasonable.
The knight summoned the apprentice knight who was the leader of Doyun-jo.
“Loyalty!”
Oddly enough, he didn’t look good on his face.
“That apostle who was active with a javelin. What’s your name?”
“That, that…”
The apprentice knight hesitated to answer. He thought he had mistaken the person.
‘Oh, did you take out your anger on the wrong person? Shit… Somehow, I should have noticed when the atmosphere was unusual…!’
At the thought that he was hated by the high-ranking apostle, his body began to rise from within. Even though the only thing I ate was jerky and soup, I felt uncomfortable as if something was on my stomach.
“…Hey, you’re not feeling well.”
“Yes?”
“Go in and get some rest. I will ask for your name myself.”
“Ah, me, me…!”
He hurriedly muttered something, but the knight had already turned his back, and the apprentice knight soon followed, hesitantly.
Walking across the battlefield where the knights were being captured, he approached the high-ranking apostle.
The corpses of demon beasts with huge holes in their bodies were lined up around them, as if they had been hit by shells. It was the activity of the apostle.
The apostle was surrounded by other apostles of the same group.
“My God… I heard Heineken and Dokgo Moo-young take special care of them, and there must be a reason for that! You are a master of javelin art!”
“I thought you were a swordsman because of the sword on your waist. But, my God, throwing spears infinitely out of the air! I’ve never seen such a scene in my life! hahahaha!”
The knight listened to the unexpected name.
‘…Heineken? Dokgo Moo-yeong?’
The warriors take special care of you. Were you that big?
The knight approached them rather nervously, and soon the apostles found him.
“Ah… you are the unit commander.”
An apostle from another team whispered to Doyoon.
He held out his hand to Doyoon.
“Thank you for being active in the battle just now.”
“I just did my part.”
Doyoon held hands.
“If it’s not rude, may I ask the apostle’s name?”
“I am Han Do-yoon.”
“Han Do-yoon. Han Do-yoon… hm?”
He repeated his name as if he would remember it, but his eyes twitched with a sense of déjà vu.
And, the apprentice knight behind the knight shuddered.
“I was aware of the low age difference, but it is fortunate that it did not cause any inconvenience.”
“ah…!”
The knight, who understood Doyoon’s indirect words, salivated.
“Huh…! Are you really talking about three months?”
“To my shame, yes.”
“…my knowledge is still lacking.”
When he heard that a 3-month-old parachute would come down from the World Tree, he felt ashamed of the past when he squinted at the barracks.
The apostle in front of me was not something like a parachute. He was just a talent who was far superior to others, well qualified to go to the battlefield.
“…I wonder if my subordinates did not disrespect.”
It was obvious. There was no way that a three-month-old parachute on the battlefield would ever have been treated so well.
At his words, the face of the apprentice knight behind him went white.
Doyoon calmly replied.
“Even if it were me, I would have acted like them.”
“… I have no face. I’m really sorry. Later, we will talk to them.”
Doyoon didn’t say more there. It was a very bad picture for him to immediately defend those who were like knight apprentices. Because it might look like an apostle getting involved in military discipline.
Although it would be unfair from the point of view of an apprentice knight, the army came first for Do-yoon.
“Please take good care of the next march.”
“I will also do my part.”
The knight somehow felt reassurance from his answer, and stepped back in front of Jin-ryeol.
Afterwards, Doyoon and his team were able to move comfortably on the wagon throughout the march. It was the knight’s consideration.
Of course, no one was dissatisfied with the fact that Doyoon had to save power. Do-yoon’s cover was clearly witnessed by everyone throughout the entire battlefield.
Do-yoon’s saving power was to increase their survival rate.
And Doyoon overheard the knight talking with his subordinates from the front.
“Why the hell are monsters…”
“I’ve never had anything like this…”
It was a serious variable, but they could not be recalled. Because they were a supply unit.
The failure of supply means the annihilation of the line troops. Even, since this is a demonic realm, self-sufficiency in the field is impossible.
I just hoped that this would not happen again, and continued my march.
However, Doyoon had a guess.
‘It’s that bitch.’
He was familiar with this phenomenon.
She was a being that Enoch had faced several times on the battlefield, and often troubled him.
Of course, Enoch had a history of killing her several times, but unfortunately, he was a person who could not be killed in the 18th episode.
‘Can’t stop marching.’
Do-yoon can’t tell this fact.
It’s a completely different matter than being seasoned in exploration. It’s too strange for Doyoon to notice her existence.
‘Rather… using this opportunity.’
Would it be possible to kill her?
Before the fight, he started measuring the paddle he was carrying in his head.
Doyoon’s eyes calmed down.
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Another day passed, and the unit reached the forward base.
The last tree was burned down, and a fortress appeared before them.
“It has arrived!”
“Waaaa-!!”
They let out a final cheer and released the concealment magic.
It was not an iron fortress built with walls up to 20m tall with hard stones like Amasbin. But for a simple outpost, it was a well-built fortress, surrounded by wooden fences, moats, and solid wooden walls.
Skyscrapers towered high, and the inside of the fort was brightly lit by torches, even at midnight.
“Wow… how could they have built such a building in the Demonic Realm…? I think the military is really great.”
Sophie was also impressed with her new knowledge, but Doyoon and Leona hardened their faces.
“Sophie. Make up your mind.”
“yes?”
Do-yoon asks her.
“All ready for battle.”
Leona whispered to Tim.
The knight went to the front and waited to be greeted for the ceremonial identification process.
But no one came out.
“…? Look! The supply unit from Muspelheim has arrived! Please open the door!”
There was no answer.
No, it wasn’t just that.
It was strangely quiet inside the fort. There wasn’t even a hint of popularity.
In addition, upon closer inspection, the condition of the walls was not excessively good. There were teeth marks and claw marks everywhere.
The knights and soldiers only then noticed that something was going wrong.
after a while
Grr…
Kreureung…
Unexpectedly, countless signs of beasts suddenly appeared from all directions.
In silence, the knight widened his eyes at the sound of animal scratching that filled the forest in an instant.
The soldiers felt the nape of their neck stand up mercilessly between the armor and the armor.
It was the life of witches.
The knight spreads mana through his body.
“I am surrounded!! The base has been captured!! All troops, form squares and prepare for battle!!”
Along with his mana-mixed shouts shouting for his throat to burst, the sound of drawing weapons resounded loudly here and there.
“Do, Mr. Doyoon? What the hell is this…!”
“Sophie.”
Sophie, who was flustered and restless, regained her composure at Doyoon’s voice.
“A battlefield is a place where nothing is strange no matter what happens. Always keep your composure.”
“……yes.”
Recalling the new learning, she tried to calm her trembling body.
The team members who had been through the battlefield a few times had already adjusted their posture.
They threw the oil canisters the soldiers were carrying into the woods on either side, and quickly retreated into the battle line. Soon, with the ignition, the forest burned mercilessly.
The radius of the fire widened, and the trees fell little by little. And behind that, a huge number of beasts that had been waiting tightly gathered in the dark also appeared little by little.
Kreureung…
That’s right…
But even while they were crushed by the burning tree, their skin was roaring. Didn’t show the slightest movement.
Despite being ignorant monsters, they formed a siege until the end, and then lay down in the flames.
“This is crazy…”
Seeing that terrifying appearance, the soldiers dropped their spear points.
Seeing this, Doyoon was convinced that my prediction was correct.
‘Also…’
As a high-ranking officer in the Demon King’s Army, a being with the ability to control the forces alone.
Not only that, but an existence that can instantly procure troops anywhere in the demonic realm infested with demonic beasts.
“Guys, are you hungry?”
The voice of a cheerful girl who did not match the place so clearly rang in everyone’s ears.
“Jjjjjjjjjujjuh… Wet! Uh huh! wait! I need to hear you! wait!”
As if she were training a pretty pet dog, she dealt with the bloody beasts with tongue-clicking sounds of charm, and sometimes with harsh scolding sounds.
“Right, right… Ai, you’re kind~ You should get an award for being nice~?”
A small girl with pink hair and a witch’s hat emerged from the darkness, riding on a giant wolf that was 5 meters tall.
“eat.”
Heh heh heh-!!
Huddled in the darkness and flames, a huge herd of beasts, like a tidal wave, rushed into the army.
“Stop it-!!”
The battle with the high-ranking official of the Demon King’s Army, the ‘Tsunami Trainer’, has begun.