The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front - Chapter 148

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The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front (148)

The air of the battlefield had changed.

The screams of soldiers and the sound of metal clashing.

Blood and snow mixed and splattered, spreading a strange fishy scent on the wind.

“Push forward! Kill them all!”

Isaac, leading the 3rd Company soldiers, encouraged his subordinates while continuously cutting down Kar Tribe Warriors without rest.

At the very front, fighting in the most dangerous position, his appearance made the 3rd Company soldiers grit their teeth and raise their spears.

“Follow the Company Commander! Annihilate every last one of those Kar Tribe bastards!”

“Form up in groups of three, watch each other’s backs! Don’t show your backs to them!”

Due to the 3rd Company’s reinforcement to the enemy’s center, the Kar Tribe’s front line began to waver.

The suddenly added three hundred soldiers weren’t many in number, but they struck at such an exquisitely perfect timing.

And due to the 3rd Company’s attack, the Kar Tribe Warriors couldn’t respond quickly and collapsed like a castle built of snow.

Slash! Swoosh!

“Kraaaaaaak!”

“Uaaaaaaak! My aaarm!”

“P-please spare me!”

Screams echoing along with the smell of blood.

Death bloomed within the tangled masses, and the blood they spilled fell onto the snow, spreading in red stains.

But even in such a blood-soaked battlefield.

‘…What a monster.’

Isaac watched Arteon wielding his spear on the opposite side.

Movement like a mirage.

Even while in the middle of the enemy’s encirclement, he precisely found gaps in the enemy and continuously created paths toward allied forces.

Swoooooosh! Thunk!

Speed too fast to even react to.

As the extended spear pierced through a Kar Tribe Warrior’s throat.

“Gurgle…!”

A grotesque sound of blood gurgling came from the guy’s mouth.

Thud.

“Maintain formation and move following the Unit Commander! Left side! Get closer and eliminate the gaps!”

And right behind.

Grain was shouting at the top of his lungs, continuously maintaining the unit members’ formation.

‘…Amazing.’

How was such a thing possible?

Having entered the enemy’s central camp, they were essentially isolated.

If Company Commander Isaac hadn’t led the 3rd Company here, they might have all met their deaths, overwhelmed by enemy numbers.

In that moment of catching their breath thanks to the 3rd Company, Arteon instead advanced the unit toward where the allied forces were positioned.

But while it was easy to say, how was it possible to find gaps in the enemy and squeeze through in this place surrounded by enemies?

‘Does he have eyes on the back of his head…?’

In places where enemy and allied forces were densely packed like this, vision inevitably became narrow.

Because one’s entire body gets caught up in the battlefield’s atmosphere like a whirlpool, making proper judgment difficult.

‘But…’

Arteon was different.

As if he had experienced such battlefields dozens of times, he skillfully observed his surroundings and made the best judgments.

The direction of the wind.

The trajectory of splattering blood.

Even the timing when enemies flinched.

It would be virtually impossible without seeing every situation on the battlefield.

‘Really… is this natural talent…?’

This alone was already unreasonable, but considering Arteon’s age, it was even more impossible.

Genius.

No, the martial prowess Arteon was displaying was too amazing to be defined by a mere two-character word.

“Grain!”

“Yes, Unit Commander!”

“Just a little more and we’ll rendezvous with allied forces. Once we join with allied forces, we’ll immediately change formation and turn toward the enemy commander together!”

“Understood!”

At Grain’s response, Arteon quickly exhaled.

“Huff!”

The atmosphere had changed.

Arteon shook off the blood on his spear tip and surveyed the surroundings.

The 3rd Company had appropriately joined, making it possible to strongly pressure the enemies.

This allowed them to cut off the enemy’s movement route advancing to the central front and lend strength to their allies.

‘Now we wait until allied forces break through.’

They had inflicted damage by scraping away at those Kar Tribe bastards from behind as much as possible, but now that the momentum had shifted, there was no need to overextend.

Starting from the enemy’s right flank and coming to the center, the unit members had also consumed considerable stamina.

If they didn’t slow the tempo here, an explosive charge would become impossible when joining with allied forces that had broken through the center.

‘Here we plant our feet and block the Kar Tribe.’

That alone would be sufficient support for the allied forces.

Arteon drew up his mana and looked at the Kar Tribe Warriors charging toward them.

All rushing with anxious expressions, it seemed those guys had also recognized the current serious atmosphere.

However, he had no intention of giving way.

“Silent Spear Unit! Repel all charging enemies! Focus on blocking their advance!”

“Push those guys back! Just prevent them from passing through!”

“Yes!”

With resounding shouts, the unit members’ morale soared.

But that was the moment.

Swoooooooooooooooosh!

“…?!”

At the tremendous air-rending sound suddenly heard from afar, Arteon’s eyebrows twitched.

Soon Arteon raised his gaze.

“Be careful!”

Before his warning could even finish.

Crash!

A massive impact shook the formation.

Like a raging storm, snow and blood mixed and burst forth.

The unit members in the front row defended with shields, but due to the intense impact, several were pushed back simultaneously.

“Gah!”

“Graaaaaaah!”

Arms twisted and broke, and unit members who lost their shields rolled across the ground and tumbled away.

Then, something lying on the ground caught Arteon’s attention.

A large spear half-buried in blood and snow.

The spear shaft was made of twisted black metal, and red energy was still rising from its tip.

“Aura…?”

Arteon’s eyebrows curved into an inverted V.

Arteon shouted loudly.

“Reorganize defensive formation!”

“R-reorganize formation!”

“Get up! You’ll die if you stay down! Raise your shields!”

They pulled several unconscious unit members to the inside of the formation, and the remaining personnel filled the empty spots while raising their shields.

And two silhouettes visible through the snowstorm.

Though it was quite a distance away, he could clearly feel killing intent sharp enough to make his skin tingle.

Hair as dark as night fluttered in the harsh northern wind, and her skin was pale as frost.

And the spear gripped in her hand.

He could feel the same aura as the one from the spear that had flown here moments ago.

‘Is that the one…?’

A skilled fighter at first glance.

Even in a direct confrontation, Arteon couldn’t guarantee he could overwhelm her.

But…

“…”

There wasn’t just one.

Another presence felt from a short distance away.

A Kar Tribe Warrior with thick muscles reminiscent of an orc.

In one hand he held a giant axe, and in the other a club.

Terrifying aura.

One would be burdensome enough, but two of them…

‘Stronger than that archer from last time…’

Stronger.

He could tell for certain.

Arteon raised his spear with a calm expression. But then.

“Arteon.”

“Isaac, sir.”

“Do you know those guys? They don’t seem ordinary.”

Though they were in the midst of fierce battle, Arteon shook his head as he looked at Isaac who had approached his side.

Isaac let out a sigh.

“I’ll try to hold off one of them somehow… so finish quickly and help me.”

“They’re ones who can use Aura.”

“I can’t use it perfectly, but I can manage defense. If I combine attacks with the skilled ones from the unit, I should be able to tie up their feet.”

To block Aura, even if one couldn’t manifest Aura, they needed to be able to wrap their weapon with mana at a level close to Aura.

Isaac, who had grown recently, should be capable of that level.

It wouldn’t be easy though.

‘…For now, I trust Isaac, sir.’

If he could quickly dispatch one as he said, then what followed would become easier.

The moment the decision was made, Arteon looked at Grain.

Nod.

Just from that one strike earlier, he could tell.

‘This isn’t a fight for us to join.’

Then they should focus on defending this place and blocking the other Kar Tribe Warriors.

When Grain nodded, Arteon immediately kicked off the ground.

Thump!

With a single step, Arteon’s form shot forward fiercely.

Several crazed Kar Tribe Warriors tried to block Arteon’s path, but.

“Tsk tsk, foolish bastards.”

“Let’s finish this quickly with a combined attack. It’s Taman’s order.”

Korzan spoke while looking at Heritikan who was clicking her tongue.

Heritikan glanced at Korzan with displeasure, but.

“Don’t interfere.”

Since she couldn’t refuse Taman’s order, she just spoke curtly and raised the spear she was holding.

But that was the moment.

“Sorry, but one of you will have to deal with us.”

“…?”

Korzan turned his gaze to look at the Imperial Soldiers suddenly charging at him from the side.

Five in total.

Just as he was about to face Arteon together with Heritikan, unexpected opponents had suddenly appeared.

“…Bastards who can’t even handle Aura dare to be so arrogant. I’ll deal with them quickly and join you.”

At Korzan’s words, Heritikan simply turned her gaze expressionlessly and immediately looked at Arteon.

That guy was enough for her alone anyway.

‘Arrogant Imperial bastard…!’

How dare they set their dirty feet on this sacred Belikezel.

After killing all those bastards, she planned to cut off their heads and line them up all the way to the entrance of Helikel Gorge.

If that happened, they would never dare set foot on this land again.

“I’ll kill you in one blow…!”

Since there were mountains of bastards to deal with.

Heritikan’s dark hair fluttered as the spear gripped in her hand shot straight forward.

Though it was a simple thrust, among the Kar Tribe Warriors in Belikezel, fewer than twenty could block this thrust.

A thrust honed to that degree.

Whoooooooong!

Red aura clearly shone from the tip of the spear blade she thrust forward, amplifying its power even further.

But…

Clang!

“…!”

Her spear was deflected in the middle before it could fully extend.

Heritikan’s pupils shook greatly in that instant.

Moreover, that wasn’t the end.

Swoosh!

Arteon, having deflected Heritikan’s spear, charged quickly and closed the distance with her.

Seeing Arteon diving into her range, Heritikan’s expression twisted fiercely.

‘What kind of crazy bastard…?!’

A guy using a spear couldn’t even maintain basic distance control?

Or was he planning to try hand-to-hand combat?

‘Foolish bastard…!’

Though she had a woman’s body, she too possessed skills that ranked among the best in the tribe for hand-to-hand combat.

Heritikan glared and clenched her left fist tightly.

And the very moment he entered close range, Heritikan thrust her fist straight toward Arteon’s jaw.

“Closing the distance was your mistake.”

“…Is that so?”

Arteon answered Heritikan’s words with cold eyes.

Then Arteon tucked his spear at his waist and bent his waist while twisting his body.

Slice.

“…!”

In that moment, Heritikan’s fist that had been aimed at Arteon’s jaw sprayed red blood as it shot up into the sky.

Since it happened in an instant, she couldn’t even perceive it, but seeing her own arm floating before her eyes, Heritikan couldn’t hide her shocked expression.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaah!”

Her scream filled with pain then echoed across the battlefield.

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