The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front - Chapter 143

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The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front (143)

The Silent Spear Unit couldn’t close their mouths at the sight unfolding before their eyes.

Crack.

The clear sound of someone grinding their teeth echoed sharply.

At this moment, everyone was probably feeling the same emotion.

Grain spoke.

“…Vicious bastards.”

“They seem determined to provoke us.”

Past life.

It would be a lie to say he had never seen such a sight.

But even after fighting in the Northern Region for over 10 years, such cases were rare.

‘The Kar Tribe isn’t usually the type to provoke enemies this way…’

Cutting off the heads of every enemy they killed and mounting them on stakes.

They knew how risky it was when exposed to the Northern Region’s cold for long periods.

Therefore, they rarely engaged in such inefficient actions.

But the fact that they did this meant the commander leading them must ‘hate’ them tremendously.

Unless it was extraordinary emotion, they wouldn’t go to such trouble.

“These damn bastards…!”

Kamarkan from the 1st Squad also couldn’t contain his anger, clenching his fists and spitting out curses.

However, Arteon calmly drew up his mana and spread his Ki Sense.

Perhaps this could be bait.

If they intended to attack them.

‘At minimum, within a 300-meter radius… they would have set up an ambush.’

He wasn’t sure if he could detect everything within that radius…

‘I have to try.’

Arteon spread his Ki Sense as widely as possible using his mana.

Not simply checking for presences, but confirming all beings within that radius.

Unless they could block his mana, he could definitely detect them.

However, because of that, it would take some time.

“…”

“Commander, what are you doing right now…”

As Arteon closed his eyes and concentrated, Bartell approached him.

But before his hand could reach him, Grain stopped him.

“Bartell, wait quietly.”

“…Yes.”

Soon the Silent Spear Unit was watching Arteon while holding their breath.

About 10 minutes.

Arteon, who had been exploring the surroundings with his expanded Ki Sense, slowly opened his eyes.

In this cold weather, sweat had somehow trickled down Arteon’s cheek.

Soon after, Arteon exhaled softly and spoke.

“…Whew.”

“Are you alright?”

“There’s no one in the vicinity. Quickly take down… those things.”

At the very least, they needed to properly bury their dead comrades’ bodies.

These weren’t people who should be humiliated like this.

At Arteon’s words, the Silent Spear Unit members immediately collected the severed heads of their dead allies stuck on the stakes.

Though the ground was frozen, the unit members dug without a single complaint.

“…Sons of bitches, I’ll tear them all apart.”

“Bastards to be killed. How dare they do such things…!”

While burying the heads of those who had been their comrades, anger rose to the top of their heads.

Arteon watched the scene with a calm expression.

However, the blazing fury in his eyes wasn’t much different from the other unit members.

“Commander, we’ve finished everything.”

“We move again.”

Though time had been delayed briefly, it was enough time to create major variables on the battlefield.

Arteon hurriedly led the soldiers and turned toward their destination.

But then.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaak!”

From a place far to the left of the direction the Silent Spear Unit was trying to move.

A scream erupted from there.

Instantly, the gazes of Arteon and the unit members turned toward that place.

Some unit members were looking at each other as if wondering if they had heard wrong.

“Silent Spear Unit!”

At Arteon’s shout, they snapped to attention and looked at Arteon.

Immediately, Arteon drew Iglis and spoke.

“We run at full speed. Don’t fall behind and follow!”

“Yes!”

With a resounding reply, the unit members began running behind Arteon.

And how long had they run?

In the field of vision beyond the darkness where nothing had been visible, Kar Tribe Warriors surrounding the area began to appear.

They too, at the sudden appearance of the Silent Spear Unit.

“Wh, what?!”

“Th, they’re enemies!”

“They’re Empire bastards! Block them!”

They hurriedly formed ranks, but.

Swoosh!

Arteon leaped like a beast and jumped into the center of their formation.

“…!”

The Kar Tribe Warriors couldn’t hide their bewildered expressions at Arteon’s movement that instantly soared over their heads.

They hurriedly turned around, but.

Slash!

Already three Kar Tribe Warriors had met their death with their torsos split in half.

It happened in an instant.

None among them could block the aura dwelling in Arteon’s spear blade.

Arteon turned his head to look ahead.

‘This encirclement… was it just a screen to block the path?’

Though it was an encirclement close to a facade, in a chaotic situation, they would have had no choice but to fall for it.

Arteon’s eyes narrowed.

Was there someone among the Kar Tribe who used this kind of tactics?

For a moment, the thought that this might not be easy flashed through his mind.

But…

‘Still, I can’t hesitate.’

The allied forces surrounded in the center were dying in real time.

Having quickly broken through the wall, Arteon looked toward the center.

Surely the enemy’s main force would be there.

“…Found them.”

The moment Arteon’s eyes flashed.

“Grain! We strike the enemy’s main force!”

“Yes! All unit members follow the commander!”

With Grain’s shout, the eyes of the Silent Spear Unit members flashed.

Thud thud thud thud thud thud thud thud!

Vibrations like galloping horses shook the ground.

Snow swirled in the path of their charge like a blizzard, and their sprinting speed was gradually increasing rather than slowing down.

Wooooooong!

Iglis vibrated softly and flashed with blue aura.

Then Arteon’s gaze turned toward the general at the center of the enemy’s main force, Bowkartaon.

“You bastaaaaaaard!”

The dark dawn of the Northern Region.

Bowkartaon’s cry that burst through the darkness was filled with rage, killing intent, and deep resentment.

However…

Swoosh.

Arteon’s gaze turned elsewhere.

Tyren and his soldiers, who seemed to choose the path of escape, then changed direction again to attack the enemy’s main force.

Arteon couldn’t help but inwardly admire that sight.

Rather than throwing themselves into the trap the enemy had set, they were charging head-first toward the enemy.

‘That place… is the only way out.’

But just because it’s a way out doesn’t mean everyone can survive.

Only a very few.

Avoiding total annihilation would be the most they could manage.

But now it’s different.

A situation where only a few could return alive.

‘Everyone will return alive. No…’

On the contrary, he would completely crush those bastards.

Meanwhile, Tyren, who spotted Arteon charging toward them, also showed a surprised expression.

He hadn’t even expected Arteon to appear at this timing.

“It’s our allies! Our allies have arrived!”

“Kill all the Kar Tribe bastards!”

“Kill the enemy commander and avenge our comrades!”

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

The atmosphere instantly reversed as Tyren’s company members let out tremendous battle cries.

Morale soared to the sky, and conversely, the Kar Tribe Warriors began to hesitate.

“Su-suddenly their reinforcements…?”

“Where did they come from!”

The Kar Tribe Warriors couldn’t hide their confusion. But rather, Bowkartaon raised his bow as if this was perfect.

Swooooooooosh!

Thunk!

With a dull sound, one soldier from Tyren’s company lost his life without even being able to scream.

At the sight of him being completely blown away, not only Tyren but all the company members flinched.

That arrow just now.

It was so fast and strong that they couldn’t even follow it with their eyes.

Bowkartaon spoke.

“Form ranks! Nothing has changed! We’ll catch all these idiots who jumped into our encirclement!”

“Kill them all!”

“Waaaaaaaaaah!”

The battlefield atmosphere suddenly reversed.

Truly, strength clashed against strength as a tremendous slaughter began.

Clang! Clang! Clashing! Thud! Scrape!

Merciless attacks stretched out fiercely toward each other.

The Kar Tribe’s archer unit, positioned in the rear, carefully drew their bowstrings while looking between the entangled allies and enemies.

And Bowkartaon, who was at the center, fixed his gaze on Arteon charging toward him.

“You came back to be killed by me…”

His hideously transformed face twisted.

Bowkartaon raised his bow and aimed at Arteon with the corners of his mouth turned up.

He knew better than anyone the terror of that young bastard.

Wasn’t he the one who cut all the tendons in his legs in the blink of an eye and escaped?

“This time will be different.”

Then Bowkartaon quickly drew his bowstring.

His flashing eyes pierced through Arteon’s heart.

Swooooooosh!

The arrow that shot forth aimed for Arteon’s heart following that gaze.

However…

Clang! Clashing!

Arteon quickly swung his spear and deflected Bowkartaon’s arrow.

If he hadn’t used aura, he might have been pushed back.

It was certainly a powerful strike, but.

“If that’s all you have, you’re dead.”

“As if that would be all.”

Bowkartaon spoke quietly while raising his bow toward the sky.

He knew that an arrow shot straight ahead would be blocked by that bastard.

That’s why, at the very moment Arteon deflected with his spear, he shot an arrow into the sky.

And now.

“Die together with the subordinates who follow you.”

“…”

Arteon raised his head at the intense energy he felt from the sky.

A rain of aura pouring down like a downpour.

Of course, the power was so weak it was embarrassing to call it aura, but for ordinary soldiers, it was dangerous enough to be called a disaster.

And there was enough to completely cover their heads.

“…Ha.”

It seems he wasn’t the only one who had grown stronger.

That bastard’s appearance.

Seeing how he had changed to resemble the monsters of the Madman Battalion he had seen before.

‘Did he touch… a realm that shouldn’t be touched?’

If so, it made some sense that he had become this strong in such a short time.

“Hoo.”

Arteon exhaled softly and gripped his spear tightly.

If all those aura arrows fell to the ground, half of his unit members would lose their lives.

‘But…’

Then he just had to prevent them from falling, didn’t he?

Wooooooooong!

Iglis, gripped in Arteon’s hand, roared intensely and vibrated.

Along with that, Iglis’s blue aura flashed so brilliantly it pushed back the darkness.

“…!”

At that sight, Bowkartaon’s pupils shook.

How could such intense aura…

“You, you bastard…?”

When he saw him not long ago, he wasn’t at this level.

He had been just a little stronger than his previous self…

But after taking ‘that drug’ that creates madmen, he had become much stronger.

The ultimate power gained at the cost of having little lifespan remaining…

But… but…

“Why is this happeningggggggg!”

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwang!

Seeing everything he had poured out destroyed in a single strike, Bowkartaon screamed in despair.

And Arteon, who had completely annihilated the aura arrow falling from the sky, looked at Bowkartaon.

And then…

“Silent Spear Battalion.”

He gave his final command.

“Annihilate the enemy.”

In the Northern Plains where darkness was falling.

The Silent Spear Battalion led by Arteon became a massive scythe of the Death God and began cutting down the Kar Tribe Warriors.

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