I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 117

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Episode 117

“Phew.”

I pulled out the sword that had pierced through the throat and naturally shook off the blood onto the floor.

‘Calm down.’

My heart rate exploded upward as I won the life-or-death battle.

But the fight wasn’t over yet.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

‘One behind, one to the right. Are they split up?’

I focused my hearing to the maximum and drew the situation in my mind.

‘I’ll stick to the right.’

I turned my body toward the direction where the sound was slightly louder and moved through the smoke.

And there, with two corpses laid out on the floor, was Lieutenant Eden in the middle of combat.

“Are you alright?!”

Lieutenant Eden’s body was completely soaked in blood.

I shouted urgently at the sight, but the response was somewhat different from what I expected.

“Perfect timing. The old man just fled outside the store. Go out and catch him quickly. He’s severely wounded, so it shouldn’t be too difficult.”

The enemy leader had escaped.

This is a more serious and important problem than I thought.

“Understood. But Lieutenant, you first…”

“Me? Don’t tell me you think this is my blood?”

Lieutenant Eden raised the corner of his mouth with the enemy in front of him, looking like a demon.

‘He’s… he’s on my side, so it should be fine, right?’

I tried to ignore the strange thoughts rising in my head and turned around.

“You bastards!”

The enemy tried to stop me, but there’s no way that would be possible.

Clang!

Lieutenant Eden blocked the enemy’s movement path perfectly and cleanly.

“Move quickly.”

“Yes!!”

To carry out the order I received, I passed through the store door I had memorized and came outside.

“This way.”

Traces of blood splattered on the ground.

Judging by the amount, he seemed to be severely wounded as Lieutenant Eden said.

‘Let’s hurry.’

If he got on a horse, the problem would become much bigger, so I ran at full speed following the blood trail.

After a short while.

As expected, the old man’s speed was slow, and I was able to find him before long.

‘I should capture him alive.’

I didn’t receive orders to kill or capture him alive, but he’s basically the enemy leader.

And he’s severely wounded.

There’s no need to kill him.

“Stop right there. Drop your weapon and put both hands up.”

I closed the distance with the old man and pointed my sword at him.

“You damn Oclo bastard!”

Was it the inner strength from his years of living?

Or perhaps a well-trained secret weapon?

Swish!

The old man pulled out a dagger that hadn’t been visible until just now and swung it toward me.

‘Shit, wait. That color looks a bit strange.’

I felt something was off and instead of defending against the attack, I just pulled my body back.

“Damn it.”

An expression somewhere disappointed.

He probably wanted me to clash swords with him.

‘He was obviously planning to do something with poison.’

Since he’s someone who sells poisonous herbs, I need to be careful.

‘His resistance is fierce.’

Capturing him alive seems like it’ll be harder than I thought.

“I’ll try, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll give up.”

From the day I enlisted until now.

Naturally, my safety is more important than completing missions and the Empire’s future.

“It doesn’t look like you have many days left to live, so why don’t you just get caught quietly? Don’t make a young person suffer.”

“Even if I die, I’ll definitely take you with me.”

‘Ah, what a truly nasty old man.’

He wants to drag me, who still has about fifty more years to live, down as his life’s drowning victim.

It couldn’t be more spiteful.

‘Let’s hit the back of his head to knock him out.’

He might not regain consciousness due to his age, but that would be unfortunate.

“Since you brought this upon yourself, don’t resent me.”

I’m getting a bit tired, but I put strength into my still usable muscles and instantly closed the distance.

Swish!

The old man swung his deadly dagger coated with poison again.

It was quite fierce, but honestly, it wasn’t to the point where I couldn’t dodge it.

“Damn it! If only I were a little younger.”

He blamed his aged body, and I acknowledge that.

‘He must have had quite a time when he was young.’

What I felt while dodging that attack was that his technique definitely has class.

And because of that, I can’t help but suspect.

‘These bastards seem like they’re from the Adits Empire.’

I don’t have solid evidence, but I just smell something fishy.

And though it’s awkward for me to say this myself, when it comes to the Adits Empire specifically, my nose is almost like a dog’s.

‘Capture first.’

From behind, before the old man could react, I struck the back of his head hard with the handle of my sword.

Thwack!

A sound like a walnut cracking.

Naturally, he should faint…

“Kugh!”

‘He’s enduring this…?’

Honestly, I was worried he might just die immediately rather than faint, but I never imagined he’d endure it.

But the problem erupted here.

“Let’s die together!”

Clink.

A very thin metal rod came out from the old man’s chest and fell to the ground.

About the thickness of something slightly thicker than a needle.

There probably isn’t a soldier who doesn’t know what that’s used for.

“Shit.”

The moment I realized it mentally, I tried to create distance, but I already know.

That it’s too late.

‘Damn it!’

A bastard who just smuggles poisonous herbs, what does he have to hide that he’d choose this kind of death?

I can’t understand it, but the situation has unfolded and the best judgment is… to protect my face.

“Ugh!”

I bit my lips hard to brace for impact, curled up my body as much as possible, and covered my face with both arms.

Whoosh.

In the meantime, I thought I heard some strange sound, but I didn’t have the mental capacity to pay attention to it.

Like that, 1 second, 2 seconds….

“Huh…?”

It should have been enough time for the magic bomb to explode and then some, but it was surprisingly quiet.

‘Don’t tell me I died instantly without any pain.’

For a moment, the worst thought crossed my mind, but I’m not someone who can’t distinguish that much.

“Hmm…?!”

When I carefully lowered both arms that were covering my face, an unbelievable scene unfolded before me.

“Cough…!”

The Old Man with his abdomen pierced by a long arrow, having breathed his last.

[Your contribution to eliminating the villain who was plaguing the Empire has been recognized.]

[+100p]

[Praise is given to you for your brilliant progress.]

[+50p]

For the record, I never shot an arrow at him.

‘He’s dead, right?’

It’s certain, seeing that even the system popped up.

“Are you just standing there dazed, unable to handle even this kind of situation?”

While I was looking around trying to understand the situation, a sharp voice reached me.

“Who are you?”

A Woman in dark clothing with a bow in one hand.

Looking at the weapon, there’s a 99% chance she’s the one who shot the arrow.

‘Is she an ally?’

I must never have the naive thought that she’s an ally just because she helped me.

‘Since the Old Man seemed to be in a hopeless state anyway, there’s a possibility she killed him to put me at ease before attacking me.’

I must always be suspicious and suspicious again.

“I helped you, but your attitude… this is why I hate Intelligence Agency people.”

She frowned and pulled the arrow from the Old Man’s chest without even caring about the sword I was pointing at her.

“Shouldn’t you start by saying thank you to your life savior?”

Something round stuck to the tip of the arrow.

It wasn’t in perfect shape because blood was thickly smeared on it, but it didn’t take even a second to realize what it was.

‘She pierced the Magical Device with an arrow to stop the explosion?’

Even though I’m seeing it with my own two eyes, it’s hard to believe such skill exists.

‘This isn’t just skill, it’s divine territory…?’

That Unnamed Character definitely activated the magic bomb from the inner pocket of his chest.

So she hit it without him even taking it out?

It would be crazy even if she saw it and shot, but this just doesn’t make sense.

“Th… thank you so much.”

Since she was undoubtedly my life savior, I lowered the sword I was pointing and bowed my head.

“More importantly, where is that bastard Eden?”

“Do you mean Lieutenant Eden…?”

“Well, what other Eden is there besides that Eden?”

Just from her voice, I could tell she was annoyed.

‘Just who is this Woman?’

From the way she casually calls Lieutenant Eden, she’s definitely not an ordinary person.

“He’s fighting inside the Store.”

“In there where the smoke bomb went off?”

She pointed to the Herbal Shop where white smoke was still seeping out.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“What a dirty way to fight. Let’s go.”

So naturally, she led me toward the Store.

“I was wondering why the smoke bomb smelled so acrid, turns out someone was smoking cigarettes.”

Lieutenant Eden, who had sorted out the entire situation and was smoking among the corpses scattered on the floor.

That sight was quite violent.

“You’re late.”

“Late my ass, what am I, someone who has to come running when you call? I’m already busy enough to die.”

‘This is crazy.’

Has there ever been anyone who delivered such a reality check to Eden like this?

‘No. Definitely not.’

But I just witnessed it.

Someone who delivered a reality check to Eden without a second’s hesitation.

“What could be so busy about working at the Imperial Palace?”

“You know all about it. You came because of your business. Let’s fight after a long time.”

The Woman striding over trying to grab Eden’s hair.

Without realizing it, I found myself cheering for her internally.

‘Please, just hit him once.’

I’m not asking for much.

Just a clean hit to the face.

Even just this much would be satisfying enough, but unfortunately, Eden’s movements were quick.

“Your personality has gotten even nastier. I have a lot of work to do right now, so calm down for a moment.”

Eden pulled his body back and put out his cigarette.

‘Tsk, what a shame.’

Still, I saw the possibility today.

The possibility that even that bastard Eden could be subjected to violence by someone.

“More importantly, why did you call me here? You could just call Intelligence Agency people for this kind of thing. If you don’t have people, you could tell the security forces.”

“There are some circumstances, wouldn’t you think? More importantly, open the window. The smell is awful.”

As Eden said, the inside of the Store was currently vibrating with the smell of blood.

Creak! Whoooosh!

Cold and fresh air entering the interior as soon as the window opened.

The hazy smoke from the smoke bomb all went outside, and visibility completely cleared.

“Did you send a request to Headquarters?”

Eden nodded at the Female Assassin’s question.

“Well, they’ll come soon.”

“How leisurely. More importantly, only three people attacked such a dangerous place? If your goal is to die quickly, just tell me. I can send you off without pain.”

“I’d like to pass on that.”

Eden answered expressionlessly and slowly searched through the interior of the Store.

“Here it is. The poisonous herb that almost killed the Captain.”

After rummaging through what looked like some kind of basket, Eden pulled out a black container and showed it.

“So this is it.”

The herbs packed full inside the container – true to its name, I really couldn’t smell anything at all.

“More importantly, you should have kept at least one alive somehow. Did you kill them all? Your skills have really deteriorated.”

She checked the life and death status of the corpses scattered around and shook her head.

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