I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 53
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Episode 53
“Damn it! Block them! And throw the magic bombs! Even if they’re made of mana stones, they’ll eventually break!”
“That won’t work!”
Colonel Teiran urgently blocked General Chelsa’s order.
“In the current situation, this is more than…”
“The wall’s durability isn’t very high due to continuous battles. If we detonate magic bombs here, the walls might collapse.”
“Then are you telling me to just watch as they push through!”
“We can withstand about one siege tower. The important thing is…”
Colonel Teiran’s gaze turned toward the dozens of siege towers still approaching.
General Chelsa, confirming that gaze, quickly assessed the situation and spoke.
“Prepare to fire! Stop the siege towers from approaching!”
Beep!
“Fire!!!”
Beep! Beep!
Most of the walls were still intact for now.
Dozens of magic bombs once again flew through the sky toward the siege towers.
“Bombardment results…”
Whoosh!
In his urgency, Colonel Teiran snatched the telescope from the officer’s hands and brought it to his eyes.
‘One, two…’
As expected, the siege towers made of mana stones weren’t limited to just one.
‘If we can’t stop those, we must at least prevent the wooden siege towers from reaching the walls.’
If they had known earlier, they would have concentrated bombardment to bring them down, but now it was too late.
“Take note, right side 30 degrees, second siege tower from the front.”
“Right side 30 degrees, second from front!”
“Left side 40 degrees…”
Colonel Teiran, who had the officer record the siege towers that appeared to be made of mana stones, removed his eye from the telescope.
“Give up bombardment on these and prepare for them to reach the walls.”
“Yes!!”
The officer moved more busily than ever to relay the instructions.
‘To think they’d use such tactics.’
This was a battle where they had completely lost in terms of numbers.
“How many are made of mana stones?”
“Three have been identified so far, but there are definitely more.”
“Tch, report the current situation to the commander and prepare for the walls to be breached.”
“Understood!!”
The relaxed atmosphere in the watchtower from moments ago was nowhere to be found.
“Colonel, fall back to the rear.”
General Chelsa ordered upon seeing Colonel Teiran remaining in the watchtower.
“No. I’ll stay here until the end.”
“Foolish talk. Go back and think of ways to support this position. There’s nothing more a colonel can do here.”
Though the words were endlessly cold, there was nothing wrong with them.
The tactics had already failed, and from now on with the siege towers attached, it was purely a battle of endurance.
“I hope to see you alive again. Loyalty!”
Colonel Teiran saluted with a determined face and hurriedly descended the walls.
And not long after, the second siege tower reached the walls.
“Push through! Those guys are starving and have no strength!”
“Waaaahhhhh!!!”
Those climbing up the walls showed no hesitation.
“Block them! Stop them by any means necessary!”
Swoosh!
“Ahhhhh! Blood from my arm!”
“Da… damn! If we’re pushed back here, it’s all over!”
In contrast, the defending Raikhan Empire army was greatly shaken.
Until the battle began, they hadn’t considered the possibility of siege towers reaching the walls at all.
“Cease bombardment of the siege towers visible ahead and prepare for battle!”
“Focus only on the wooden siege towers we can destroy!”
Orders from the watchtower were relayed to the commanders of each section.
Meanwhile, the siege towers drew closer.
Eventually, a total of eleven siege towers survived and reached the walls.
“The secondary defense line is currently being formed and will need at least four hours.”
At the communications officer’s words, General Chelsa surveyed the battle situation.
“Four hours…”
Enemy forces climbing the walls with great momentum.
Holding out for 240 minutes against them wouldn’t be easy.
But General Chelsa knew better than anyone that there were no other options.
“Understood. We have no choice but to defend with our lives. Stake everything on this battle.”
“Yes!!”
General Chelsa drew his sword from his waist.
Though he was usually relaxed and enjoyed drinking, the current situation was enough to change him.
“My soldiers!!! Behind us are the Empire’s citizens we must protect! Don’t retreat and hold them here!”
General Chelsa left the watchtower and began participating directly in combat.
While he fought valiantly, twelve assassins quietly crossed over the walls.
* * *
“Everyone has safely crossed the walls.”
“Good, from now on we split into two groups as planned. I’ll take Group 1, Cornel takes Group 2. You know the plan, right?”
Behind a building out of sight, Airen gave instructions.
“Yes, we’ll check the mess hall and destroy the facilities.”
Cornel’s voice carried no emotion.
But Airen, who had been with her for a long time, knew she was shaken right now.
“This is an unreasonable mission. It doesn’t even make sense. So prioritize survival above all. I’ll take responsibility for any failure.”
“No. Why should you take responsibility…”
“This happened because I failed to stop those Baren bastards again. I don’t want to lose you all, so don’t argue and follow orders.”
Deep hatred toward Baren.
No one here failed to understand her emotions.
During the Moleng Pirate Crew suppression operation, she had lost seven of her subordinates due to Baren’s tactics.
“Understood.”
“Let’s move. And I’m revealing this now, but we have one more task to do.”
“One more task?”
“It’s not difficult. It’s a request from Reconnaissance Command – if you see Lieutenant Paran Oclo, kill him immediately.”
Airen pulled out a paper with Paran’s face drawn on it from her chest.
“His rank is Company Commander of the Catering Company, so there’s a high chance we’ll encounter him while destroying the mess hall. Report immediately if you kill him.”
“What about his combat ability?”
“A bit stronger than an ordinary person.”
“Then it shouldn’t be difficult. I’ve memorized his face.”
At Cornel’s words, Airen put the paper back inside her chest.
“Then I’ve said everything I need to. Let’s handle this quickly and return.”
“Yes, I’ll see you again later.”
After exchanging a final look, the assassination squad began their operation.
“Since everyone’s distracted because the walls are about to fall, no one suspects us even when we move boldly.”
At her teammate’s words, Airen nodded while simultaneously frowning.
“Seriously, how annoying.”
A situation that didn’t deviate one bit from Baren’s words.
The thought that she was once again dancing in the palm of his hand made her feel nauseous.
“Captain, we found a mess hall up ahead.”
The team member who had discovered the mess hall during reconnaissance immediately reported back.
“Well done. Lead the way.”
“Yes!”
Six team members including Airen quietly approached the mess hall.
“There appear to be roughly thirty troops.”
“Should we eliminate them all? Or just destroy the facility?”
“Let’s just destroy the facility. This isn’t the end.”
“Understood.”
At Airen’s instruction, each member pulled out magic bombs from their pockets.
All that remained was Airen’s signal to throw.
As she was watching for the right timing and about to speak, an unexpected conversation reached their ears.
“Company Commander! You’re ordered to retreat immediately inside the secondary defense line!”
“What? What’s that supposed to mean all of a sudden?”
“It seems the enemy has climbed the city walls and we can’t hold out much longer.”
“Damn.”
The man wore an expression more bewildered than anyone else in the world.
Looking closely, his rank insignia showed he was a lieutenant, and his face nearly matched the portrait.
‘Found him.’
Thinking herself lucky, Airen turned her head to look at her team members.
“Change of plans. You all scatter as planned when the magic bombs explode, and I’ll go in to eliminate the target and rejoin you.”
“What…? By yourself?! That’s too dangerous.”
“That’s right. Let’s go together.”
“No, this is safer. If the fight drags on, we’re just giving the enemy time to prepare.”
No matter how much Airen valued her subordinates, she wouldn’t force sacrifices or make poor judgments.
“If you put it that way, understood.”
“Let’s move.”
“Yes!!”
The assassination squad members scattered around the mess hall at the center.
And shortly after.
Magic bombs struck the mess hall.
KWAAAAANG!!!
Though much weaker than the magic bombs that had struck the enemy siege towers from the city walls, an explosion was still an explosion.
It was enough to destroy the cooking equipment and throw the supply company soldiers with little combat experience into chaos.
And while the explosion covered everything in confusion.
Airen penetrated into the heart of the supply company.
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“Company Commander! You’re ordered to retreat immediately inside the secondary defense line!”
“What? What’s that supposed to mean all of a sudden?”
To retreat the mess hall facilities they’d spent two days and nights setting up.
It was an incomprehensible order.
“It seems the enemy has climbed the city walls and we can’t hold out much longer.”
“Damn.”
Hadn’t they said there was no way the enemy could climb the city walls?
‘This is exactly why you can’t trust the higher-ups in the military.’
I’m an idiot for having any expectations, even briefly.
“Quickly bring the carriages and gather the essential equipment first.”
“What about the food supplies?!”
“Leave them! There’s plenty inside anyway!”
If they tried to gather the food supplies too, they’d likely be caught by the enemy’s advance.
‘Without cooking equipment, having lots of food supplies is useless.’
And with the city walls breached, this battle would surely be decided within ten days.
“There’s no time, so move quickly! Pass the word to the other mess halls too!”
“Yes!!”
As the situation began to change rapidly, voices naturally grew louder…
KWAAAAANG!
“Aaaah! It’s an artillery strike!”
“Wh…where?! Has the enemy already crossed the city walls?!”
Suddenly an explosion occurred where the cooking equipment was located.
“What…what is this.”
The city walls definitely hadn’t been breached yet.
But an explosion had occurred.
Wasn’t this a situation that defied common sense?
No, this could only mean one thing.
“It’s a raid! Everyone grab your weapons!”
Even though the supply company was removed from combat, they still carried basic armaments.
‘Where are they?’
I looked around to find the enemy, and one anomalous movement caught my eye.
‘Not one of our company members?’
Such natural infiltration that I would have definitely missed it if I hadn’t been concentrating.
And unfortunately, the direction she was heading was toward me.
“Damn!”
As the distance closed, the woman suddenly accelerated and drew a dagger.
CLANG!
“Ugh! What are you!”
A vicious attack aimed at my throat.
I barely managed to block it with what could only be called miraculous reflexes.
‘Shit, I almost died.’
If my reaction had been even slightly slower, my throat would have been pierced.
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This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
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