I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 70

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Episode 70

 

“They’re coming!”

 

“Yes!”

 

Just as Sergeant Major Edric said, the orc we had targeted was heading toward us.

 

The problem was… it had brought a friend along?

 

“Kurururuk!!!”

 

“Kururuk!!!”

 

Two orcs swung their clubs simultaneously, as if they were a matched pair.

 

Whoosh!

 

The moment I confirmed there were two of them, Sergeant Major Edric and I dodged, so fortunately their attacks cut through empty air.

 

“We need another squad…”

 

I turned my head left and right to request support, but all the nearby soldiers were already engaged in combat with orcs.

 

‘We can’t separate just one of them, so what do we do now.’

 

If we ran away because it was dangerous, those bastards would keep charging or affect other areas around us, breaking our formation.

 

‘Damn it.’

 

In the end, the answer was already decided.

 

“Company Commander, I’ll take the one on the right.”

 

Sergeant Major Edric looked over the two orcs and pointed to the one that was slightly larger.

 

“Understood.”

 

This wasn’t a situation to refuse his consideration, so I nodded and took my stance.

 

“Be careful.”

 

After leaving those final words, Sergeant Major Edric charged at the orc he had targeted.

 

Clang!

 

Sergeant Major Edric’s sword and the orc’s club collided in midair.

 

Looking at their builds alone, it wouldn’t be strange if he got flattened, but the contest of strength was evenly matched.

 

“Over here! You bastard!”

 

Sergeant Major Edric moved positions to separate the two orcs.

 

Did the provocation work?

 

The orc began following Sergeant Major Edric.

 

Now there was one thing I had to do.

 

Stop the one that was trying to follow along.

 

“Your opponent is me!”

 

While the orc’s attention was focused on Sergeant Major Edric, I quickly closed the distance and swung my sword.

 

Slash!

 

The sword cut across its abdomen.

 

“Kurururu!!!”

 

Blood spurted out as the bastard screamed, but it didn’t seem to have taken much damage.

 

“That belly fat is disgustingly thick.”

 

The sensation of cutting through a lump of fat wasn’t particularly pleasant.

 

“Kururururu!!!”

 

Thud! Thud! Thud!

 

The bastard that had made me its target charged like a bull, pounding the ground with its feet.

 

‘Dodge?’

 

Honestly, I could dodge if I tried.

 

But to finish this quickly, it was better not to create distance.

 

“Come at me, you bastard!”

 

I rubbed both feet into the dirt on the ground to steady myself and raised my sword.

 

“Kururuk!”

 

The orc’s massive shadow covered my body.

 

‘Ha! Disgustingly huge.’

 

Close enough to reach with an outstretched hand.

 

Up close, the difference in our builds felt much more pronounced.

 

But no matter how big an orc was, that was just a vague anxiety caused by its appearance.

 

“Kururururu!!!”

 

The club came down vertically, as if to crush my head.

 

The moment the bastard launched its attack.

 

‘Now.’

 

I reflexively swung my sword as well.

 

Slice!

 

The collision between club and sword.

 

No, the orc’s club was split cleanly in two by my sword’s one-sided attack, with the upper part falling to the ground.

 

“Kurururu…”

 

Was this an unexpected situation?

 

Despite being under hypnosis, the bastard took a step back.

 

It probably felt it.

 

That between the strong and the weak, it was the weak one.

 

“Your realization came too late, you bastard.”

 

All that remained for an enemy that had lost its weapon was death.

 

Clang!

 

I closed the distance and swung my sword, and the bastard raised what remained of its club to block.

 

‘Should I just cut through that too.’

 

If I put my mind to it and adjusted the angle, it would be possible, but investing effort in a weapon that had already lost its offensive power was something only a fool would do.

 

“Do you think struggling will change the outcome?”

 

Whoosh!

 

I attacked once more before the bastard could regain its stance.

 

Again, the bastard tried to block with its half-club.

 

Naturally, I wasn’t stupid enough to be blocked twice by such a crude trick.

 

“You’re too slow.”

 

Whoosh!

 

The moment the bastard’s stance was fixed, I stepped and changed the direction of my attack to its side.

 

“Kurururu.”

 

The orc realized something was wrong.

 

But once again, it was too late.

 

“Try blocking this one too!”

 

Slash slash slice!

 

The dwarven sword that had also cut through the club sliced deeply from the orc’s waist up to its armpit.

 

“Ugh.”

 

Blood spurted out.

 

A few drops unintentionally got in my mouth, and it tasted absolutely terrible.

 

“Kuru…”

 

Thud!

 

No matter how insensitive to pain and tenacious its life force, there were limits.

 

Finally, the orc collapsed to the ground.

 

“Go on.”

 

Slice!

 

Since watching it writhe in pain wasn’t a pleasant sight, I cut its throat to make sure it stopped breathing.

 

‘That side is finished too.’

 

When I turned my head, Sergeant Major Edric had also just finished off his orc at the perfect timing.

 

“Your skills are impressive.”

 

“Not at all.”

 

After a brief conversation with Sergeant Major Edric, I looked around the area.

 

“Everyone’s doing well.”

 

Contrary to my worries, there wasn’t a single place where we were being pushed back.

 

“At this rate, we should finish up quickly.”

 

“That’s fortunate. Let’s pick up the pace a bit more ourselves.”

 

Just as I shook the blood off my sword and was about to move toward the next orc.

 

Kuuuung!

 

The ground shook.

 

“Wh…what?!”

 

“It’s an earthquake! Don’t fall and retreat!”

 

Though it was a confusing situation, the Squad Leaders quickly determined it was an earthquake and pulled the soldiers back.

 

But… this was somewhat strange.

 

Kuuuung! Kuuuung!! Kuuuung!!!

 

Regular tremors that were gradually getting stronger.

 

These were someone’s footsteps, and it didn’t take long to discover their identity.

 

Kuuuuuung!!! Crack!

 

A massive body rising high at the entrance of the mountain range.

 

Unbelievable strength that broke trees with each step.

 

“An…why is there an Ogre.”

 

A surreal monster that could be believed to be from mythology.

 

That name came from Sergeant Major Edric’s mouth.

 

“Evacuate! Quickly bring the carriage!”

 

“Sq…Squad Leader! All the horses broke their ropes and ran away!”

 

“Damn it!”

 

The scene was in complete chaos due to the fear instilled by the overwhelming presence.

 

I too was extremely flustered and afraid, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the Ogre.

 

‘This bastard… isn’t under hypnosis.’

 

Eyes that were far too intelligent and a leisurely gait.

 

It had come down here of its own will, not due to hypnosis.

 

‘So the fundamental cause of monsters coming down wasn’t hypnosis?’

 

The thought that all the hypotheses I’d made so far might be completely wrong made my head extremely complicated.

 

“Company Commander! You need to evacuate now!”

 

Sergeant Major Edric called to me urgently.

 

But why was it.

 

I was the most calm right now.

 

“Wait a moment.”

 

“What…?”

 

A crazy Company Commander telling them to wait in a situation where we should be running immediately.

 

It seemed strange even to me, but somehow I felt certain.

 

A vague certainty that this massive Ogre would not attack us.

 

Kuuuung!!! Kuuuung!!!!!!

 

The Ogre was getting closer and closer.

 

When I turned my head left and right, only Sergeant Major Edric and I were standing in front of the Ogre.

 

“Ahhh!”

 

Thud.

 

A massive being so huge that even craning my neck up, I couldn’t see its face.

 

Eventually, Sergeant Major Edric’s legs gave out and he collapsed to the ground.

 

‘Sh…shit.’

 

When the Ogre really came within one step of me, I regretted the judgment I’d just made and my whole body began trembling.

 

‘You crazy bastard, what makes you so special that you can understand intentions without any skills. Did you think using Eyes of Truth would let you see actual truth?’

 

Intense self-criticism in the face of death.

 

But unfortunately, doing this now was meaningless.

 

“Grrrk.”

 

The Ogre, who had stopped walking right in front of me, opened its mouth for the first time.

 

A voice that echoed as if speaking from within a cave.

 

Even though it had clearly spoken quietly, it was on a different level.

 

‘Is it just wetting its mouth before eating me?’

 

The thought alone made cold sweat soak my back.

 

However… the Ogre’s subsequent actions were somewhat different from my expectations.

 

“Grrrk.”

 

It slightly lowered its head and looked down at me.

 

The first moment we made eye contact.

 

I hadn’t noticed when looking one-sidedly, but just its eyes alone showed it was on a different level of existence.

 

“Ha…haha.”

 

In my desperation to live, I gave an awkward smile and waved my hand.

 

Then the Ogre brought its right fist in front of me.

 

‘Right, of course. Shit, I’m going to die.’

 

I couldn’t even think of running away.

 

More precisely, my body was frozen right now.

 

And seeing it up close, its face and everything seemed somewhat angry.

 

“Grrrk!”

 

Its fist was about to crush my body…

 

“Huh…?”

 

The fist that seemed like it would crush my body stopped right in front of me, then its hand opened wide.

 

What was inside was none other than a large rock.

 

‘What…what is this.’

 

As I stood there dumbfounded at this incomprehensible situation, it clenched its fist tightly again.

 

Crack!

 

The rock shattered to pieces inside.

 

It was an insane level of grip strength that left me speechless.

 

“Grrrk!”

 

Now I could clearly feel its anger.

 

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

 

It opened its fist and dropped the rock broken into dozens of pieces onto the ground.

 

Then it pointed once with its finger… and turned around.

 

Kuuuung!!! Kuuuung!! Kuuuung!

 

As if it had finished its business, the Ogre began moving away step by step.

 

While I was unable to collect myself from the suddenly unfolding situation, the Ogre disappeared from sight as it went deep into the mountain range.

 

“Com…Company Commander!!! Are you alright?!”

 

“What the hell just happened! Company Commander! Edric!”

 

The platoon members came running frantically after the Ogre disappeared.

 

I waved my hand to confirm to them that nothing had happened.

 

“I’m fine. Sergeant Major Edric is also…”

 

When I turned my head, Sergeant Major Edric was completely lying on the ground, unconscious.

 

“He’s not physically injured, so he’ll regain consciousness soon. Someone please move him.”

 

“Understood. Bring a stretcher over here!”

 

A stretcher quickly arrived and carried away Sergeant Major Edric, while I talked with the remaining Squad Leaders.

 

“What on earth happened? That thing got incredibly close to you, Company Commander.”

 

“I’m not sure either. But seeing as I’m alive, it doesn’t seem like its purpose was to harm me.”

 

“It does seem that way. Phew! An Ogre. Stories tend to be exaggerated, but Ogres are beyond what we’ve heard.”

 

“I’m truly relieved that you’re safe, Company Commander.”

 

Since it was something I wholeheartedly agreed with, I nodded my head.

 

“I was lucky. Since something else might happen again, please prepare for a quick withdrawal.”

 

I survived once thanks to luck, but I couldn’t be certain that would happen a second or third time.

 

“But what about that rock… what should we do with it?”

 

1st Squad Leader Sergeant Jeren pointed to the rock that the Ogre had smashed right in front of me before leaving.

 

“I’ll check that out myself and let you know, so please handle the other things first.”

 

“Understood.”

 

“We’ll report back once preparations are complete.”

 

The Squad Leaders went off to handle their respective tasks, and I approached the broken rock fragments.

 

“It wouldn’t have come here just to show off rocks, so what could this be.”

 

I picked up a rock fragment that was small enough to hold in one hand and examined it from side to side.

 

“Huh…?”

 

Unlike the outer surface, the cross-section of the rock fragment was blue.

 

Instinctively sensing something strange, I scraped the cross-section with my finger.

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