I Became an Officer in Another World in Just 5 Minutes - Chapter 78

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Episode 78

“Let’s enter.”

“Yes!”

Following Lieutenant Orpia, I stepped past the empty observation tower and into the territory.

‘What are all these things.’

Grotesque-faced wooden statues embedded throughout the roadside.

If I had come at night, I would have either fainted or screamed.

“Let’s go around the side.”

“Understood.”

Judging it dangerous to take the road, the Lieutenant turned toward the densely wooded forest.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

While staying alert to our surroundings and gradually approaching the magical device.

From ahead came the ear-piercing sound of a goblin horde’s footsteps.

“Hide.”

Once again, we found a large rock and hid behind it.

‘Damn, this is nerve-wracking.’

Thump! Thump! Thump!!

As the sounds grew closer, wondering if we’d been discovered, I stuck my head out just enough to get a view.

“Kiririririk!!”

“Kiririk!!! Kiririk!!!”

“Kirik!!!”

‘Just how many of them are there in total.’

Goblins running with torches and weapons.

Their numbers approached nearly a hundred.

‘Would we even be able to handle that.’

Probably not easily, with high probability.

“For the sake of the main force, we should finish quickly and escape.”

“Yeah, we should.”

Having confirmed we didn’t have much time, we picked up the pace a bit more despite the risk.

Like that, for about 5 minutes.

Faster than expected, we were able to find the magical device the Adits had installed.

“This looks like it.”

A massive rock as tall as me.

From its appearance, it was an ordinary rock with no particularly special features.

“Want to try cutting it? Don’t do it too hard though.”

“Understood.”

Knowing roughly what she was asking for, I drew my sword and stood before the rock.

Ziiiiik.

A motion closer to scraping than cutting.

What was surprising was that the scraped part cracked and a thin membrane peeled away.

“That’s it.”

As the blue flesh hidden within the gray wrapping was revealed, Lieutenant Orpia’s lips curved upward.

“They even did camouflage work. How thorough.”

“It’s not worth just a few coins.”

It’s definitely quite an expensive item.

“Come to think of it, how do you destroy magical devices?”

“Just cut it with this. Nothing special.”

Lieutenant Orpia drew a dagger from her waist, and unusually, it was blue in color.

‘So you break mana stones with mana stones.’

In a way, it’s the most primitive method.

“First one.”

Swoosh! Crack!

When Lieutenant Orpia swung the dagger, a long line was carved into the magical device about a finger joint deep.

“Is that the end?”

“Yeah, simple right?”

“Yes… Honestly, I thought you’d cut it in half at minimum.”

Honestly, it seems too careless to just leave it like that.

“Magical devices are made with complex circuits, so they stop working with just a little tampering. Especially ones like this.”

“But with a wound like this, couldn’t they take it back, repair it, and use it again?”

“Haha, magical devices can’t be repaired even with small damage. Captain, you have absolutely no knowledge in this area.”

Lieutenant Orpia looked at me with surprised eyes.

“I see. I’m learning this for the first time.”

“It’s one of the reasons magical devices are expensive. The moment you make one mistake, you have to scrap everything.”

“Then… you’re saying they drew that massive thing without making a single mistake?”

I pointed with my finger at the Adits Empire’s magical device we had just destroyed.

“Yeah, they’re incredibly skilled. That’s why we need to find them.”

“I see.”

Though they were enemies, their skill level was so remarkable that I was momentarily speechless.

“Save the questions for when we get back, let’s escape for now.”

“Yes, understood.”

Since this wasn’t a leisurely situation, I answered without hesitating for even a second.

Just as we were about to retrace our steps back the way we came.

The worst problem occurred.

“Kirik.”

“Uh…?”

A goblin horde standing with weapons in the middle of the path we had taken.

Their numbers were ten, a manageable level, but the problem lay elsewhere.

“This is…”

Whoosh!

While I was panicking, Lieutenant Orpia’s actions were faster and bolder than anyone’s.

Swoosh!

“Kiririk!”

A martial technique that instantly closed the distance and cut off their breath before the enemy could react.

Every movement was clean and perfect, but even so, she couldn’t kill ten simultaneously.

“Kirirriririririk!!!!!!!!!!”

“Kiririk!!!!!!!!!”

-Piiiiiiiik!

A goblin that witnessed its comrade’s death screamed until its throat was raw while blowing a whistle.

What that meant… even a passing fool would know.

‘Damn, it finally happened.’

This was the part I’d been worried about since we encountered them, and the worst-case scenario.

“Tsk.”

Swoosh!

Lieutenant Orpia grimaced as she moved toward the remaining goblins.

‘Right, if we want to live, we need to deal with those first.’

The Lieutenant had just taken out two more, leaving seven goblins remaining.

Knowing that standing still would accomplish nothing, I drew my sword and charged.

Clang!

Goblins I’d faced countless times before.

Even facing two simultaneously posed no threat at all.

“No time, you bastards, haah!”

There’s no room to deflect the attack and aim for an opening.

I just gripped both hands tightly, pushed the guy away, then kicked him with my foot.

“Kirik…”

His balance completely collapsed.

Following the angle of my sword, I slashed across the guy’s upper body.

Pshushushuk!

‘So it comes to bloodshed after all.’

This really is the worst.

“I’ll take the two on the right.”

“Got it.”

Lieutenant Orpia and I split up to deal with the remaining goblins as quickly as possible.

It would have been really nice if it had ended there.

The problem is just beginning.

“Kiriirik!!”

“Kiririririririk!!!”

A horde of goblins charging in groups from not too far away.

Their destination and target was clearly us.

“We should run.”

“I’m thinking the same thing.”

Without any signal, we simultaneously started running as if we had coordinated it.

“Huu! Hu!”

Running for our lives, we first put as much distance as possible between us and the goblins.

‘At this rate, we should be able to escape safely.’

The situation seemed to be going better than expected.

However, there was something I overlooked.

The fact that the ones who know and can use the paths of this place better than anyone are the homeowners.

“Kiririk!”

As if they had been waiting, about ten goblins burst out from ahead and blocked our path.

“To the right!”

“Yes!!”

The moment we waste time fighting, we’ll obviously get caught, so I changed direction without hesitation.

‘But seriously, I almost got hypnotized and I saved them, this is really unfair.’

In a way, I’m their lifesaver.

‘This is why doing good deeds is useless.’

If I really die like this, I’ll be too frustrated to even close my eyes.

“Left… damn it.”

I tried to change direction again due to more goblins blocking our path, but unfortunately, all directions were now blocked.

“We seem… to be surrounded.”

“Yeah.”

Even at a rough count, there are at least 50 goblins.

It’s not a number two people can handle.

‘Didn’t they all go toward Lieutenant Garen?’

This is quite a big variable.

“Kiririk!”

“Kirik!!!”

The goblins are screaming as if they’ll charge and kill us at any moment.

This is a moment that requires a decision.

‘Should I cause an explosion with a mana bomb and then try to break through?’

Running in different directions from there would probably give us the highest survival rate.

“Lieutenant, when I throw the mana bomb, match the timing and…”

“Captain Paran.”

As I was about to explain the strategy, Lieutenant Orpia called me with a heavy voice.

“What is it?”

“Keep what you’re about to see secret for life. Understood?”

“Yes…?”

What exactly am I supposed to keep secret?

We’re about to die here.

“You’ll know when you see it. So you understand, right?”

She looked straight into my eyes as she spoke, and this was the most serious I’d ever seen her.

“Understood.”

“Good. Then shall we give it a try?”

Click.

Lieutenant Orpia reached behind with both hands and untied her eyepatch.

‘Huh…?’

Her right eye, which I naturally thought was blind.

However, contrary to my expectations, there was a beautiful blue eye like a jewel.

‘Wait, that’s…’

Looking closely, it wasn’t an eye.

It was a glowing mineral.

“Why is there a mana stone…”

At my muttering, Lieutenant Orpia slightly raised the corner of her mouth.

“It’s a secret.”

“Y-yes.”

But why is she suddenly showing me this?

‘Don’t tell me it’s sharing secrets before death, something like that?’

If that’s the right answer, I should run away even now.

But fortunately, Lieutenant Orpia hadn’t given up on life yet.

“Huu.”

The moment she closed her eyes, regulated her breathing, and opened them again.

Whoosh!

A flame bloomed around her.

‘W-wait, what is this.’

A scene hard to believe even though I’m seeing it with my own two eyes.

And this wasn’t just me – the goblins felt the same way.

“Kiririk!”

“Kirirriririk!!”

Primal fear of the flame floating in the air.

Several stepped back, but there are always brave ones among them.

“Kiririk!”

One goblin charged toward Lieutenant Orpia with its weapon raised.

And its end was.

Whoooosh!

“Kirirriririk!!!!!!”

The flame that was clearly just palm-sized moments ago suddenly grew large and completely devoured the goblin.

Whoooosh!!!

The flame that had grown so large then charged like a predator toward the goblins who were stepping back.

“Kiririk! Kirirririk!!!”

“Kirik!!!!!!”

The goblins began burning to death.

Some of them targeted Lieutenant Orpia, but I wasn’t just going to stand there like a decorative screen.

“You bastards, die quietly!”

Swoosh!

I had no idea what the hell was going on, but I blocked and blocked again.

After that burst of flames swept through, the smell of burning filled the air from the ground.

‘Did the rest run away?’

But I couldn’t let my guard down.

They would surely come back with reinforcements.

‘I need to get out of here quickly.’

Taking advantage of this miraculous opportunity, I turned my eyes toward the Lieutenant, but an unbelievable scene was unfolding there.

“Ugh! Aaaaah!”

Ear-piercing screams of agony.

She had collapsed on the ground, unable to even maintain her balance.

“Are you alright?!”

“I’m… I’m absolutely not alright. More importantly, let’s run away quickly. You can carry someone like me, right?”

“Yes! Hurry!”

Without a second’s hesitation, I lifted Lieutenant Orpia onto my back.

‘Why is her body so hot?’

To exaggerate a bit, if we had been in direct skin contact, I think I would have gotten burned.

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