The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front - Chapter 136

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The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front (136)

Swish swish swish swish!

The Silent Spear Battalion moving through the darkness as cover.

Arteon, who was at the front, raised his fist as the Kar Tribe’s camp gradually drew closer.

Swish, swish, swish.

All the soldiers behind him raised their fists and stopped in place.

Since they had to move stealthily, they couldn’t give orders verbally, and with limited visibility, they had to check the hand signals of the comrade right in front of them.

As all the unit members stopped and lowered their posture, Arteon quietly gazed at the distant lights.

‘…There are roughly twenty men up ahead.’

If they could quickly deal with those guys, it would be possible to get inside.

Arteon recalled his past life, remembering how the Kar Tribe set up their perimeter.

Unlike the Empire, which had a very systematic approach to perimeter security, the Kar Tribe had many impromptu aspects to their movements.

‘I need to think about what’s not visible too.’

Sometimes it might seem very sloppy, but occasionally unexpected situations could arise, so he had to be careful.

Arteon spread his index and middle fingers and moved them lightly.

Grain and the other squad leaders quickly approached Arteon’s side.

“Move to about 50 meters in front of their camp, then everyone lie down and hide your bodies as much as possible. From there, only the deputy commander and squad leaders follow me. We’ll quickly eliminate the sentries up front and immediately put on their clothes.”

“Won’t Bartell stand out too much?”

“…”

At Grain’s words, Arteon looked at Bartell who was beside him.

Bartell was not only tall but had an extremely large build overall.

While there were occasionally such guys among the Kar Tribe, he would definitely stand out.

Arteon nodded.

“Bartell, you lead the unit members inside the moment I give the signal. Let’s take just three other guys with us.”

“Dinbel, Orpe, and Belgra would be good choices.”

“Get them ready and move the unit members.”

There were no unnecessary responses.

As the squad leaders immediately returned to their original positions, Arteon stood up again and walked.

The important thing at this moment was to maintain mobility while keeping their bodies as low as possible.

Those who had been the original 4th Squad had the quick duck walk practically ingrained in their bodies.

The newly joined unit members’ eyes widened at the sight of their comrades achieving tremendous speed with their duck walk.

They barely managed to follow along while bending their waists, but it wasn’t easy while carrying spears and shields.

They barely suppressed their groans as they followed, and finally Arteon stopped in place.

Swish, swish.

When he signaled forward, the soldiers who had been waiting quickly approached Arteon.

Arteon said to Grain.

“Squad leaders follow Grain, and the other three follow me.”

Nine men total.

The four squad leaders excluding Bartell would team up with Grain.

Arteon had the newly selected Dinbel, Orpe, and Belgra.

All of them were fast and skilled at surprise attacks.

Arteon said.

“We need to put down our armor, spears, and shields. If we can’t finish this in one strike, it could be dangerous, so we need to move swiftly.”

Nod.

The moment they removed their armor, unbearably harsh cold rushed in.

What they held in their hands was a single short dagger.

Arteon gripped Iglis, which had transformed into a rod shape, and looked at Grain.

Nod.

Once preparations were complete, Arteon looked toward the front.

And in front of their camp.

At the very moment the sentries split apart to both sides and created distance, Arteon said.

“Now.”

Whoosh!

Thud thud thud thud thud thud!

As Arteon’s form shot out like a beast, Dinbel, Orpe, and Belgra who were behind him hurriedly followed.

But…

‘Wh-what’s so fast…?’

‘Qu-quickly, we need to go…!’

There were five sentries they each had to mark.

If they couldn’t kill them almost simultaneously, problems could arise.

Dinbel, Orpe, and Belgra hurriedly chased after Arteon while raising the daggers they were gripping.

But when they arrived.

Thud.

The five Kar Tribe warriors were already collapsed on the ground, bleeding from their necks.

Arteon said.

“Put on these guys’ clothes and wait.”

“Y-yes, understood.”

“Erase the corpses and bloodstains before others come.”

The three men quickly dragged the corpses somewhere and threw them into the darkness.

Then they brought snow from elsewhere to cover and erase the bloodstains on the ground.

As the situation was sorted out in an instant, Arteon looked toward where Grain was on the opposite side.

That place seemed to be somewhat organized too.

Swoosh.

Grain drew a circle above his head, giving a signal.

“Whew…”

With a small exhaled breath, white smoke scattered into the darkness.

Now…

‘It begins.’

Arteon’s eyes flashed sharply like a beast.

Soon his gaze turned toward the inside of the Kar Tribe camp.

And he expanded his ki sense with mana to check if there were any guys approaching this way.

‘Are these all the sentries?’

Unless they were certain we wouldn’t attack from this direction, they couldn’t be this loose.

‘…Is there really a spy within our unit?’

A slight wrinkle formed on Arteon’s brow.

But he stopped thinking about that.

Right now he had to focus on only one thing.

Arteon looked toward Grain’s side and nodded.

As Grain and the squad leaders quickly approached Arteon’s side, Arteon pointed inside the Kar Tribe camp and said.

“Dinbel, Orpe, Belgra. You three join Deputy Commander Grain. Grain, move to the left and eliminate the sentries as stealthily as possible. If by any chance you’re discovered, fall back while drawing their attention.”

“Understood.”

“Meanwhile, I’ll burn their supply warehouse and join you. Give the signal then and call the unit members.”

It was dawn when all of them were sleeping.

If the supply warehouse caught fire, it would cause great chaos in their camp.

“Then we eliminate as many of them as possible and withdraw quickly. Remember, this operation must be completely finished within one hour.”

“Understood.”

With Grain’s response, the others nodded.

Then…

“The operation begins.”

Arteon began moving alone.

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Kar Tribe’s right camp.

Morkaddon, who was managing that area, was in quite a foul mood.

It was because Howkutar, who was managing the left side of the camp, was making his move.

This was due to intelligence from a spy that the enemy unit would attack their left camp at dawn.

“Of all people, that bastard…!”

If such an opportunity had come to him, he could have gained recognition for his achievements much faster.

Morkaddon possessed combat power incomparably stronger than someone like Howkutar.

In terms of skill alone, four stars would be natural, and he could even aim for five stars.

However, regardless of his abilities, Morkaddon had received numerous warnings and disciplinary actions for killing his subordinate warriors based on his moods.

In a way, this place was like a demotion for him.

However, the upcoming battle was quite important for them as well.

If this place fell, the Empire would possess Belikezel for the first time in history.

“Damn it, do I really have to just sit here and watch until the main force moves?”

He was so angry that sleep wouldn’t come, which was why he was still awake at this late hour.

But soon, Morkaddon flopped down on his bed with a grimace.

Getting angry wouldn’t change anything.

He knew that if his subordinates got on his nerves at times like this, he might cause problems again.

Morkaddon let out a deep sigh with his eyes closed.

But then.

“…?”

Morkaddon bolted upright and looked at the closed entrance of the barracks.

Just now, definitely.

‘It was only for an instant, but… I felt a wave of mana.’

Morkaddon had an excellent sense for detecting energy.

Of course, since it happened so quickly, he wasn’t entirely certain.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, along with light visible outside the barracks, Morkaddon rushed outside.

Flames rising from beyond the barracks.

Morkaddon’s expression hardened seriously.

He knew all too well where those flames were coming from.

“Which bastard dares to—!”

Along with Morkaddon’s rage.

“It’s an attack by the Empire!”

The shouts of Kar Tribe Warriors began echoing loudly throughout the entire camp.

*    *    *

Swoosh!

Arteon’s movement as he ran through the Kar Tribe’s camp was unstoppable.

‘Still the same.’

When the Kar Tribe set up large camps, they had certain commonalities.

Perhaps that’s why.

Though it was a fairly large-scale Kar Tribe camp, Arteon was running quickly toward his destination as if viewing it from the palm of his hand.

“Who’s there…!”

The moment he encountered a Kar Tribe sentry patrolling in between.

Thud!

Arteon drew up his mana and instantly charged toward the guy.

It looked as if Arteon’s figure had momentarily disappeared.

The sentry tried to follow his movement as it vanished beyond the darkness.

Thunk!

“Guh… urk!”

He met his death without even being able to make a proper sound.

Thud.

Arteon caught the falling Kar Tribe Warrior and slowly laid him down.

If there was a commander with keen senses, even such a small sound could give him away.

‘Almost there.’

After laying the now-dead Kar Tribe Warrior on the ground, Arteon glanced back.

Seeing that there was no commotion yet, it seemed Grain and the unit members moving with him were performing their mission stealthily.

‘I need to act first on my side.’

That way, the enemies’ attention would be drawn here, and in the meantime, the Silent Spear Battalion could enter inside.

“Whew.”

Since this was an operation where speed was life, there was no time to catch his breath.

Arteon immediately ran toward the warehouse where their food and supplies were stored.

And as expected.

Swish.

Since it was the most important supply warehouse, the scale of guards protecting it was definitely different.

Arteon lowered his stance and hid his body in a corner right next to the barracks.

‘Two… six… ten… fifteen?’

More than he had thought.

He had expected maybe 6-7 sentries at most, but it was double that.

Even for Arteon, it was impossible to take out as many as 15 sentries all at once without anyone noticing.

However…

‘Since I’ve come this far anyway… hiding any longer is impossible.’

Arteon gripped Iglis tightly.

Though it was in staff form without mana infused into it.

“…Here I go.”

He muttered quietly as if steeling himself and infused it with mana.

Thump!

Then, with a powerful kick off the ground.

Clang!

Iglis transformed into spear form.

And as Arteon’s figure shot toward them like an arrow.

“…!”

“En-enemy…!”

Slash! Swoosh!

The spear thrust straight pierced through one warrior’s throat, then swept sideways to cut down another warrior beside him.

Two men in the blink of an eye.

The other Kar Tribe Warrior guarding the front of the supply warehouse widened his eyes at the sight of two comrades dying instantly.

When on earth did he get here…!

“It’s the enemy!”

“Just one guy! Kill him!”

“How dare you come here!”

The surrounding Kar Tribe Warriors shouted loudly and rushed toward Arteon.

But at that moment.

Whooooom!

Intense aura burst forth from Arteon’s spear.

Soon, looking at the guys charging at him, Arteon said coldly.

“Thanks for saving me the time of having to hunt you down.”

“A-aura!”

“Dodge!”

The guys shouted belatedly, but.

“It’s already too late.”

Swoosh!

Iglis swung in a wide semicircle.

With a single strike, four Kar Tribe members were split in half, spraying blood. 

As the entrance opened, Arteon immediately entered the supply warehouse and surveyed the interior.

The first thing he needed to find was…

“Found it.”

Arteon extended his spear and hooked the handles of large bottles, throwing them here and there throughout the warehouse.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Each time a bottle shattered, clear liquid burst out from within.

Along with it came an acrid smell that filled the warehouse.

Not ordinary black oil, but transparent natural oil that could be obtained in the Northern Region.

Arteon immediately picked up a torch that had been outside the warehouse.

“Now it begins.”

Whoooosh!

Soon after, massive flames began to surge upward from the supply warehouse.

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