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93Ghost ghost) (3)
leaving the battlefield behind.
Edwin Hector headed to the barracks..
At the simple barracks designated as the command center, the leaders who received orders from Edwin Hector had already arrived.
“Jackson. report the situation.”
“All right.”
leader of the ranger unit.
Jackson stepped forward..
“Immediately after the first defense line was destroyed, the commander ordered the 3rd battalion to be mobilized to deal with the remnants. However, since an hour ago, contact with the companies of the 3rd Battalion has been lost one by one. At first, I thought it was simply a communication problem, but seeing as the three companies lost contact one after another, it seems like they were attacked by the enemy..”
“The expected damage is?”
“There are about 300 people..”
The expression hardened..
this war.
It was a perfect plan for victory..
However, the fact that Hector's warriors died due to just one variable upset Edwin Hector..
“Most of the troops on the southern front locked the gates and chose to fortress. In such a situation, our loss was probably caused by Roman Dmitri, who killed Baron McCleary in the 5th defense line. The concerns became reality. Rather than flee across the mountains, Roman Dmitry chose to remain on the southern front and fight against us..”
my voice sank.
The name Roman Dmitry.
I didn't like it from the beginning.
The moment his gear-like plan went awry for the first time, Edwin Hector had that name in his head..
“A variable occurred in the plan. If we leave Roman Dmitry alone, it will definitely lead to another problem..”
“Commander.”
was one of the leaders.
The man with the angular face spoke in a stern voice..
“As the commander said, variables that were different from the initial plan arose. Baron McCleary is dead, and Roman Dmitry will rally the remnants to thwart our plans. But that's not that important. The southern front consists of five front-line defensive positions and one rear position. Now that the most important rear positions and first defense line have fallen into our hands, if the remaining defense positions are captured, the southern front will naturally lose its strength. Look at the forest. Rather than dealing with the rat named Roman Dmitry, the priority is to destroy the defense positions in front of him..”
Small and large loss).
Roman Dmitry is a small variable.
If you are swayed by him and the siege fails, from then on you cannot be sure of the success or failure of your plan..
3Day.
It's not time for Cairo.
Even if they thought differently, they planned to completely destroy the defensive positions within three days and take their breath away..
so that.
Edwin Hector was dissuaded..
Hector's Star.
I knew from past experience that whenever he showed his discomfort, he always acted outside of common sense..
but.
Edwin Hector has already concluded.
“no. The important thing now is not to focus on a second line of defense that cannot counterattack as I expected, but to deal with variables that mess up the plan in areas I do not expect. Withdraw your troops immediately. From now on we will completely exterminate the rats on the southern front..”
In those words.
Perplexity appeared on the faces of the leaders..
* * *
second line of defense.
You won't last long.
The high ground was right in front of me, and I couldn't readily follow Edwin Hector's judgment to withdraw the troops now..
the leadership said.
“This is a reckless decision. There are only a few remnants. First, it's not too late to occupy all the defense lines and then kill them. And isn't it possible to turn the tide with that much force??”
That's right.
Edwin Hector was not unaware of this fact, but he had an ominous feeling from the moment he first received the report..
instinctive sense.
People say instinct and common sense are different.
But in the end, instinct also came from common sense..
After revisiting my plan countless times over the past year, my instincts classified Roman Dmitry as a risk..
Edwin Hector said.
“I don't know what you guys mean. But as a commander, I must always prepare for the worst. The worst thing I worry about is not the inability to destroy all five defense lines within three days, but the presence of Roman Dmitry, who may be active on the southern front and create unexpected variables. We don't have time. If Erado Roman Dmitry creates an unpredictable variable, then he is bound to face a worse situation than if he had failed to capture the defense line..”
It was a simple problem.
Problems that can and cannot be resolved.
Edwin Hector gave his weight to the latter..
It would be enough to somehow destroy the defensive position, but Roman Dmitry's movements could not be fully understood..
“Instead of choosing the worst, we just choose the lesser evil. If, after listening to my explanation, the majority say that destroying the second line of defense is the priority, I will break my stubbornness and follow their opinion..”
actually.
The leaders knew.
When Edwin Hector makes a decision, there must be a reason for it..
Nevertheless, the reason I asked a common sense question was because I could make a human mistake even once..
Everyone nodded..
Meaning of being convinced.
Jackson spoke on behalf of.
“I will follow your orders, Commander..”
do they know.
With this judgment.
Hector's kingdom entered the southern mountains where Roman Dmitry was waiting, ahead of schedule..
* * *
The sun went down.
As the farmers went into their homes to eat dinner with their families, bright fires broke out in all directions through the darkness..
Hwareuk.
Grumbling.
Hector's soldiers light their torches..
“If you spot enemies, don't attack them hastily and blow the whistle right away. The remnants of Cairo include an aura swordsman. If you slowly corner your enemies and attack them all at once, you will be able to take out all of them without much damage.!”
“All right!”
2Battalion 3rd Company.
The company commander in charge of searching some areas raised his voice..
The southern mountains are wide.
If you search indiscriminately, you might miss the enemy, so I chose to stretch my troops from the bottom and move up slowly..
If enemies appear, there is a risk of losing your life, but from the moment the enemy's location is revealed, it is possible to completely surround it from all sides..
It was Edwin Hector's idea..
Rather than wasting time with vague searches, the goal was to completely wipe out the remnants in one move..
Hwaak.
The darkness was pushed out by the flames..
The soldiers slowly climbed the mountain.
They looked at their surroundings so carefully that they got startled whenever they stepped on dry leaves..
“Whoo, whoo.”
The company commander took the lead..
Exhaling white breath, the company commander reflected the surroundings with a stern face..
According to a survivor who followed Baron McCleary, Roman Dmitry was literally a ghost of the battlefield..
If you let your guard down even a little, you could die..
No matter how much he prepared for war and pledged to risk his life for his country, no one, including the company commander, wanted to be the first to die..
step by step.
When the flame illuminates the darkness, the areas that the flame does not reach are stained with darkness..
“On the right?”
“There is no problem.”
It was a soldier following right next to me..
Seeing the soldier moving while poking the ground with a skewer, the company commander decided that it was safe and turned his head..
Moment.
sudden.
“……!”
darkness fell upon the soldier.
I couldn't blow the whistle, but I couldn't shout to the company commander for help either..
a fleeting moment.
My neck was twisted in the opposite direction..
The soldier who was killed without even a single attempt at resistance fell face down on the floor while making a dull sound..
However, the company commander did not hear the sound..
Not only the company commander but also the other soldiers did not look to the side, but only moved forward, even though their comrade died right next to them..
“On the left?”
“There is no problem.”
It was a signal of death.
After the company commander confirmed that there were no problems, the darkness that followed took the soldier's life..
one two.
I didn't feel anything strange at first.
but.
As the surrounding fire gradually died down, the company commander realized belatedly that things were going wrong..
“What is this??!”
My face turned white..
the soldiers are gone.
It was clear that many people were following him when he left, but when he looked around, the number of flames lighting up the darkness had noticeably decreased..
My heart sank..
He hurriedly blew his whistle when he realized that this situation had occurred even though he had clearly kept a good distance between walking distances..
no.
I tried to blow it.
Suddenly.
The company commander's neck was twisted..
With the whistle in his mouth, he collapsed like a doll whose strings were cut..
that was the beginning.
All over the mountain.
Hector's soldiers began to die one by one..
* * *
The secret didn't last long.
death of soldiers.
They were soon discovered, and a loud whistle pierced the silent darkness and rang out everywhere..
Beep profit-
Beep, beep, beep-
“The enemy has appeared!”
“Check out your surrounding colleagues! You must block the retreat route and force the enemy into one place.!”
Everyone went crazy.
Soldiers turn on their eyes and check their surroundings.
Among them were aura swordsmen who illuminated the darkness with magic artifacts, but no matter how hard I looked, I couldn't see any enemies..
“Where on earth are you?!”
I didn't understand.
A colleague died right next to me..
Of course, it's normal to be around, but I couldn't understand how he disappeared without making a sound..
far away from them.
There was a man in a dark space..
‘Hector's kingdom's decision is bolder than expected. As expected, I planned to gain maximum benefit from guerrilla operations while attacking other defensive positions, but I decided to block the variables until the Kingdom of Hector gave up the second defense line. Who is their commander? From a surprise attack to the decision to attack the warp gate. Definitely not an ordinary person.’
I laughed.
Rather than being embarrassed, seeing Roman react so drastically to being lightly touched, he actually got excited about winning..
Lights appeared all over the mountain..
Rather than half-heartedly leading a single battalion to search, it seemed as if they had dragged all but the bare minimum of troops to pressurize the defensive positions into the mountains..
The southern mountain ranges are very rugged, so the terrain for hiding is limited..
The commander of the Kingdom of Hector was fully aware of this fact, and boldly gave up the areas that needed to be abandoned, while accurately targeting areas where the remnants of Cairo could hide..
The judgment was right.
In fact, Roman's troops were there, but Hector's kingdom did not anticipate one variable..
Roman Dmitry.
I didn't know what he was.
It's not about the level of force..
Rugged mountains and darkness that makes it impossible to see one inch ahead..
It was a limiting factor for both sides, but Roman was able to move freely even in the dark..
‘It's a feeling I haven't felt in a long time..’
How to fight using the darkness.
People think that Baek Jung-hyuk, the Cheonma, always wants to fight head-on..
the truth is different.
A time when I still lacked strength.
In order to meet his father's expectations, Baek Jung-hyuk had to adapt to living in the dreary darkness..
at that time.
People called Baek Jung-hyuk like this..
‘ghost).’
ghost's shadow.
Roman was waiting for Hector’s decision..
When darkness fell.
Come into the mountain.
From now on, it was the stage of the Heavenly Demon Baek Jung-hyuk, or rather, the ghost Baek Jung-hyuk..
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