I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 124

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Episode 124

‘But how do we get into the warship from here?’

Obviously, if we just climbed up to the docks like this, we’d die instantly.

‘Damn, just making a rough plan leaves us with no answers.’

But Colonel Schultz was surprisingly someone who could find the right answer from a blank slate.

Thunk!

Colonel Schultz drew the sword he brought and drove it into the wall of the warship.

‘No way.’

Thunk!

After driving in the sword, he used it as a support and placed a dagger above it.

Above that, he pulled out the sword he’d driven in below and drove it in again, repeating the process.

It was a monstrous movement, but perhaps because he was a monster.

It didn’t look unnatural at all.

“Move quickly.”

“Y-yes sir!”

If we moved even slightly slowly and got caught, this would also mean instant death, so I too began climbing the warship using two swords.

Crash!

We reached a place with windows, and Colonel Schultz entered inside without any hesitation, smashing through.

‘We actually succeeded at this.’

Honestly, I could hardly believe the current situation.

“Captain Paran and I will go up to the helm, and the Company Commander will deal with enemy forces trying to reach the helm.”

“Understood.”

Did he have a computer in his head? Orders fell like clockwork, almost mechanically.

Lieutenant Garen moved separately to carry out his solo mission, while Colonel Schultz and I began running toward the top where the helm was presumably located.

“Who…”

Swoosh!

Since we were people in uniforms who shouldn’t be here, most of the enemy soldiers we encountered were flustered.

And they all died before they could realize the truth.

“Enemy… it’s an enemy invasion! Stop them!”

The 4th floor where the helm was located.

When we reached there, realizing we had infiltrated, over ten armored soldiers blocked our path.

“Captain Paran.”

“Yes.”

“I’ll handle them all, so Captain, look for an opening and enter the helm. You can handle things from there, right?”

“Under… understood.”

Even for Colonel Schultz, this number would apparently take some time.

“Haaaah!!!”

Colonel Schultz charged at the enemy wielding a greatsword that looked easily twice as heavy as the sword I used.

“Block… block them! There are only two enemies!”

“We must defend this place!”

Enemy soldiers running forward with weapons, desperately ignoring their instinctive fear.

Unfortunately, Colonel Schultz wasn’t someone they could physically stop.

Whoosh!

It was clearly a greatsword that looked difficult even to lift.

But Colonel Schultz swung it lightly like a dagger and cut down the enemy soldiers.

“Captain!”

Colonel Schultz, who had easily disrupted the enemy formation, called out to me.

No response was needed here.

‘I’ll break through.’

More swiftly than ever before.

I ran toward the enemy, or more precisely, toward the helm beyond them.

“Stop… stop him!”

The enemy tried to act after noticing my intention, but unfortunately, their opponent was Colonel Schultz.

“Are you looking away while facing me!”

Whoosh! Slash!

The neck of the quick-witted soldier who tried to block my path… was lightly severed before my eyes.

‘Insane.’

Martial prowess that didn’t seem human.

But putting aside admiration, I broke through the larger gap that opened and kicked open the door to the helm.

“Everyone put your hands up!!!”

The number of personnel visible in the helm at a glance was four.

Since these weren’t combat troops anyway, there was no need to be afraid at all.

“Damn… damn it, to be breached this quickly!”

An officer wearing lieutenant colonel insignia bit his lip.

‘That guy must be the captain.’

The good thing about the military is that their status is all proudly displayed on their uniforms.

“If you cooperate well, I’ll guarantee your lives. Set sail immediately!”

“You Lycan dog! What nonsense are you…”

Swoosh! Stab!

The captain trying to make a useless rebuttal.

Without any hesitation at all, I stabbed my sword into his heart.

“Do I look like I’m asking nicely?!”

With blood splattered on my face, I kicked the captain’s corpse toward the three still alive.

As if showing them this is what would happen if they didn’t listen.

“Don’t make me say it twice. Start the engine.”

“Y-yes sir!!”

Trembling.

With their commander dead, there was nothing the remaining three could do.

“Why aren’t you moving quickly? You think I don’t know? How many years do you think I’ve been handling warships.”

I didn’t know the first thing about warships, but I had to say this to prevent the enemy from thinking of tricks.

And unfortunately, my heart was more anxious than ever right now.

‘Wait. It looks like they’re coming toward us.’

The enemy movement visible through the helm window.

A considerable number of them were running toward the warship rather than the defensive line.

“Want to be annoying? Should I just do it myself?”

Scrape.

I brought a dagger to the neck of the lieutenant, who had the highest rank among the three.

“It… it takes time to start the engine.”

The man spoke with a trembling voice.

It wasn’t easy to distinguish whether it was a lie or the truth.

‘But does starting an engine take time?’

No, didn’t the engine I used with Lieutenant Eden before start immediately with the press of a button?

[Would you like to view the target’s truth?]

[Cost: 20P]

‘Shit, I’m already low on points.’

But I had no choice but to use it.

[The Eye of Truth pierces through the target.]

Name: Keilant

Affiliation: Valiant Fleet Command’s 2nd Combat Division, 6th ship

Rank: Lieutenant

Position: Executive Officer

Specialties: Navigation, drinking, administration

Current status: Buying time with nerve-wracking lies. His last remaining patriotism is shining through.

‘This crazy bastard?’

I never thought he’d try to deceive me in a situation like this.

He was more impressive than I thought.

“Shit, how annoying.”

Thud!

“Aaaahhh!!!”

Not fatal, but painful enough to feel.

I stabbed a dagger into his back.

“Hey, the engine taking time my ass. Are you playing games with me? Move in 3 seconds. I’m counting. 3.”

“2.”

With each number I counted down, I moved the dagger stuck in his back slightly to make him feel the pain.

‘Please just cooperate.’

I prayed for him to abandon his damn patriotism.

Fortunately, his patriotism wasn’t strong enough to face death.

“Mo…move!”

“Executive Officer.”

“We have to survive! Quickly!”

At the Executive Officer’s desperate cry, the officers squeezed their eyes shut and began operating something.

Rumble.

The 3 seconds passed, but almost simultaneously, the warship began to move.

“Raise output to maximum. I steer with this thing, right?”

“Th…that’s right.”

I grabbed the helm wheel in the center of the bridge and turned it as far right as possible.

‘Please, please don’t catch up.’

Naturally, my gaze was directed toward the enemy soldiers trying to climb onto the ship.

If they managed to get on board, the situation would become very troublesome.

“Increase speed more!!! If those things get on the ship, I’ll kill you guys first, so don’t think about pulling any tricks!”

At my words filled with murderous intent, the officers moved busily.

The ship’s speed gradually began to increase.

Before long, the plank connecting the pier and ship… fell into the sea.

“Phew, that’s it.”

With the path gone, the enemy soldiers on the pier could only stare up blankly.

Unfortunately, there were a few enemy soldiers who made it onto the deck, but that much was manageable.

“Captain, did we succeed?”

As we were putting maximum distance from the pier, Colonel Schultz entered the helm.

“Yes, it ended with only about five enemy soldiers getting on board.”

“The Company Commander can handle that much, so no need to worry. Good work.”

“Not at all.”

Colonel Schultz’s gaze turned to the three officers in the helm.

Especially after looking at the Lieutenant with a dagger stuck in his back, he somehow raised the corners of his mouth.

“You seemed indecisive, but that wasn’t the case.”

“Pardon?”

“Lieutenant over there.”

Colonel Schultz called the Executive Officer.

“Y…yes!”

“Don’t be so frightened. If you cooperate well, we’ll let you live and send you back. If you’re really worried, we can help you live as a citizen of the Raikhan Empire. And this applies to everyone here.”

He looked like he would only threaten, but surprisingly he was using persuasion.

“Keep… keep that promise.”

The Executive Officer looked thoughtful as he pondered, then spoke with difficulty.

“Unlike the vermin of Adits, I don’t lie. More importantly, you look like you need some treatment. Let me bandage that.”

Colonel Schultz took out bandages from a first aid kit in one corner of the helm and handed them over.

“Thank you. Ugh!”

Having the will to live, he pulled out the dagger himself and wrapped bandages around the wound.

“Since everyone here is now in the same boat anyway, I’ll share the operation.”

The three officers’ gazes fixed on Colonel Schultz.

“We’re going to clash with enemy warships coming from Yalc Island. If there are two or more ships, I’ll decide which one to target, so be ready to move accordingly.”

Attacking our own forces.

Even with my rock-bottom patriotism, this couldn’t help but weigh on my mind.

And Colonel Schultz knew this fact better than I did.

“Think of your families at home. Do you think they’d be happy if you died here like this? If you just cooperate, I’ll take responsibility for your families’ safety too.”

Threatening by holding their families hostage.

Who could rebel against this?

Even Satan would concede defeat.

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“Instructor! The enemy has seized one Elt-class ship!”

At the Adjutant’s report, Captain Tef frowned.

“What the hell does that mean!”

The enemy was right in front of them, but suddenly a warship at the pier was seized.

It was hard to believe by common sense.

“The situation hasn’t been properly assessed yet. I’ll give additional reports as soon as it’s confirmed.”

Thud!

Captain Tef couldn’t contain his anger and kicked the desk in front of him.

“Hey!!! The enemy came in and seized a warship but you can’t assess the situation?! What kind of bullshit is that!”

“Th…that is.”

The Adjutant felt wronged.

He was just delivering the reports that came up.

“No… no no.”

Captain Tef, who was about to give an order to assess the situation immediately, squeezed his eyes shut.

“Only one Elt-class ship was seized, right?”

“Th…that’s right.”

“Just ignore it. I don’t know what they’re thinking, but we’ll defend the pier and wait for reinforcements to arrive…”

While continuing to speak, Captain Tef’s body stiffened like a statue as he thought of one possibility.

“Im…immediately contact the reinforcements and check their route…”

-Hasmon Fortress Command Center, respond! Currently under attack from friendly vessels, two Elt-class ships carrying reinforcements have run aground!

-With enemy warships spotted near the island, additional support seems impossible.

-If possible, please escape Hasmon Fortress and move to Yalc Island for support.

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