The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front - Chapter 31

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The Mad Spearman of the Northern Front (31)

“Enemies! The Empire bastards have entered the gorge!”

“Over there! They’re escaping!”

I never expected the Kar Tribe warriors to move this quickly.

‘…Arteon wasn’t discovered.’

Isaac quickly surveyed his surroundings as he descended down the slope of the gorge.

The two Kar Tribe warriors who had been climbing up here just moments ago.

He had succeeded in eliminating them secretly. It was just the aftermath that was regrettable.

“I-I’m sorry.”

“Forget what’s past. We need to draw their attention to us somehow.”

Fonlaron hung his head with an expression as if he had committed a mortal sin.

While moving to catch any Kar Tribe warriors waiting below, a tiny piece of stone debris had been kicked by his foot and fallen.

It was bad luck.

It was such a minute level that that was all he could say.

Or perhaps it proved just how excellent their training state was.

“Where do you think you’re running!”

But there was no time for long contemplation.

Seeing a Kar Tribe warrior suddenly leap out from the side, Isaac’s sword left a red trajectory.

Slash!

“Urgh…!”

The Kar Tribe warrior whose throat was cut in one strike collapsed on the spot.

Though he was an ordinary warrior, it was an incredibly fast sword that he couldn’t even react to.

“Maintain an appropriate distance from them and head in the opposite direction from Arteon.”

“Yes!”

The unit members following behind answered loudly.

Since they were already discovered, there was no reason to remain silent.

However…

“…Is this as far as we go?”

Kar Tribe warriors surrounded the special unit from front and back as they fled.

The numbers weren’t too great since it was only those who had been standing guard nearby.

‘…About thirty or so?’

Isaac’s eyes grew coldly calm.

The numbers were similar.

In that case…

“We break through. Each of you kill one.”

“Yes!”

Swoosh!

As soon as Isaac’s command fell, the special unit members scattered in all directions and attacked the Kar Tribe warriors.

Each and every one of them had reached the 1st Star level.

Among them, hadn’t several already reached the realm of 2nd Star?

Even if the Kar Tribe warriors possessed stronger combat power compared to Empire soldiers, that was only limited to ordinary soldiers.

As the situation was sorted out in an instant, Isaac let out a small breath and turned his gaze.

It was toward the direction Arteon had gone.

‘…Hurry, Arteon.’

Seeing the hundred or so Kar Tribe members running from behind, Isaac bit his lips tightly.

* * *

Swoosh!

If there was any fortune, it was that Isaac was drawing attention better than expected.

Thanks to that, Arteon, who had arrived at his destination without any interference, stuck his head out to look at the side of the cliff wall.

“Here it is.”

He remembered this crack in the cliff wall clearly.

In the past, when Arteon was occupying Helikel Gorge, it had collapsed and caused him considerable trouble.

Thinking of the soldiers who died then, it was a crack he couldn’t forget even if he wanted to.

Rummmmmble!

Arteon drew up his mana and gripped the iron spike with both hands.

Without a hammer, he couldn’t drive it in completely, but.

“Haaaah!”

Holding the spike with his left hand and placing his right palm on top, he drove it down into the ground.

Crash!

With a tremendous roar, vibrations occurred that shook the surroundings slightly.

Normally he would need to grip it with both hands and drive the spike in while rotating it, but he couldn’t drag out the time.

As the spike was driven more than a span deep in a single blow, Arteon concentrated mana in his palm and struck the spike once more.

Crash!

As the spike was instantly driven more than two spans deep into the ground, Arteon pulled strongly on the rope loop attached to the spike.

Twang! Twang!

The preparations were complete.

Arteon immediately wrapped the rope around his waist and tied it, then threw his body down below the cliff wall.

Swoooosh! Swish!

Arteon ran down the steep slope as if sliding.

Without the rope tied around his waist, he would have simply fallen to the ground.

Thud!

Arteon, who had descended to the position where the crack was located, gripped the rope tightly and quickly tied a knot.

“Here! The sound came from here!”

“Where! Where is it!”

Sounds coming from above the cliff wall.

Arteon looked at the crack in the gorge before his eyes.

Quite a few fissures were visible inside the frozen ice wall.

‘…Even the footing isn’t stable.’

In this situation, forcibly driving in a spear wouldn’t deliver any impact.

‘The chance is…’

Just once.

Considering the distance from which the Kar Tribe warrior’s shout was heard, it wouldn’t take even a minute to reach this place.

Arteon exhaled deeply.

“Hoooooo…”

Slowly inhaling the breath he had exhaled, Arteon concentrated his mana.

Along with that.

Clang!

Iglis revealed its true form and emitted a blue light.

As he concentrated all his mana into Iglis, it began to rage as if it had lost control.

Rummmmmble, grrrrr!

It was a situation that seemed like it would explode at any moment, but Arteon’s eyes calmly settled.

His past life.

He had no spear technique that could overwhelm others.

Nor had he learned a high-level mana cultivation method to possess a tremendous amount of mana.

Just ordinary Empire spear technique and ordinary mana cultivation method.

Though Arteon was of unremarkable level, even such a person had one outstanding ability.

Precisely controlling mana.

Talent would need to follow, but in Arteon’s case, he had achieved the level of mana control purely through effort.

The reason Arteon, who had only just surpassed 2nd Star, could show his current level was precisely that.

But now.

‘I can do it.’

Arteon’s eyes flashed.

No matter how much there were cracks inside the ice wall, it would be impossible to collapse part of this massive gorge through ordinary methods.

Unless one could manifest aura, which only those who had reached the 4th Star realm could use.

But there was a way to imitate that, even if only momentarily.

Discharge.

Releasing and exploding condensed mana all at once.

It was somewhat beyond Arteon’s current capabilities, but there was no choice.

If he couldn’t do it…

‘Everyone dies.’

Arteon’s eyes flashed.

Arteon, who had been hanging from the rope, kicked off the canyon wall and jumped backward.

Swoooosh!

The moment Arteon’s body traced a semicircle, bounced backward and shot up into the sky.

“There he is!”

“We need to cut the rope!”

“Throw the axe!”

The Kar Tribe members who spotted Arteon shouted loudly and increased their speed.

But to Arteon, who had poured all his concentration into Iglis, the surrounding sounds were inaudible.

Only this gorge and the ice wall in the gap between walls.

Only that entered his field of vision.

Swoooooosh!

As the rope was pulled taut and he flew toward the wall again, Arteon put strength into the hand gripping Iglis.

And at the very moment he collided with the wall.

“Haaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

With Arteon’s battle cry as he poured out everything, Iglis pierced through and entered the ice wall.

Craaaack!

More than half of the Iglis that Arteon thrust penetrated through the ice wall and burrowed inside.

And it was the moment when the mana concentrated in the spear discharged in all directions, causing an explosion.

Crack! Crackcrackcrackcrack!

“What?! Aaaaaaaah!”

“The, the gorge is collapsing!”

“Aaaaaaaah!”

Above and below, centered on where the ice wall had been.

Tremendous cracks began to spread, and the surroundings vibrated as if an earthquake had occurred.

Thud!

Arteon, who pulled out his spear, immediately cut the rope and stuck close to the nearby wall while looking up.

‘Success!’

But if he stayed here, he would be crushed to death under a pile of rocks.

Arteon looked down below.

It was dangerous, but.

“Damn it, what’s worse than dying!”

He jumped down, scraping against the steep slope.

And at the moment part of the canyon wall collapsed.

“Fonlaron! Fire the signal flare!”

“Yes, Sir Isaac!”

Fonlaron quickly shot the signal flare he had been carrying up into the sky.

Whiiiiiiiiiing!

The moment the red signal flare shot up into the sky.

Thudthudthudthudthudthudthudthudthudthudthud!

The intense vibrating sound coming from outside the gorge.

Over 2,000 soldiers were advancing toward the gorge.

Isaac shouted.

“Go down and rendezvous with Arteon! Strike the rear of those blocking the canyon entrance!”

“Yes!”

“Understood!”

Rummmmmmmble!

Due to the collapsing gorge, the Kar Tribe’s formation was in complete chaos.

Even if it was just a very small portion, having rocks larger than people falling from overhead was terror itself.

Isaac looked at the collapsing eastern cliff wall.

‘The scale is much larger than expected.’

Could this battle really be ended in one stroke?

His heart was beating like crazy.

It felt like blood was circulating throughout his body, making his vision clear.

And then.

“Sir Isaac!”

At the shout from beside him, Isaac turned his head.

It was Arteon.

“Rendezvous! We’ll immediately strike the rear of the enemy blocking the gorge entrance!”

“Understood!”

Blue mana rippled around Arteon’s body like air currents.

With tremendous acceleration, Arteon joined the main force.

At that moment, Isaac’s pupils wavered.

‘This guy…?’

Had he originally possessed this level of skill, or…

‘Did he grow in that short time?’

Though he couldn’t attach the word “merely,” originally the guy had skill that could be judged as mid-2nd Star level.

But that appearance just now…

‘Has he entered 3rd Star?’

At minimum, it could be seen as a situation where he was knocking on the wall of 3rd Star.

Questions complicated his mind, but Isaac soon erased the thoughts.

There was something that needed to be done first right now.

Isaac shouted.

“Arteon! Tertian! Stand at the front and strike left and right! Squad 1 follows me! Squad 2 follows Tertian, Squad 3 follows Arteon!”

“Yes!”

“Understood!”

With resounding replies, the momentum of the special unit intensified greatly.

The Kar Tribe warriors couldn’t hide their bewildered expressions at the Empire’s army charging like an angry bull’s rush.

“Why, why from behind!”

“The Imperial Army has entered! Block the rear!”

“The Empire’s army is attacking from the front of the gorge! Hurry and deal with them before they arrive!”

Fire had fallen on their feet.

With about two thousand Empire troops charging from the front, a small number of enemies were disrupting their formation from right behind.

If they couldn’t deal with them, it would be impossible to concentrate on the front.

The Kar Tribe generals urgently led their warriors and launched an attack toward the special unit.

But there was one thing they overlooked.

Thud!

Arteon saw the Kar Tribe general charging toward him.

Two feather tattoos carved on his left shoulder.

The warrior unleashed killing intent as he watched Arteon rushing at him.

It was already infuriating that an enemy had penetrated into the gorge, but now this young boy was charging at him.

It felt like his blood was boiling backwards.

“I’ll cut you down in one strike… Gack!”

“M-Master Marukku!”

Arteon’s thrust spear deflected the axe of the intermediate warrior called Marukku and pierced straight through his chest.

Marukku, whose chest was penetrated in one strike, became a cold corpse and collapsed to the ground.

At that sight, both the Kar Tribe warriors and the unit members following Arteon showed shocked expressions.

But amid such confusion.

“Squad 3, we break through the enemy in one go.”

Arteon’s eyes were targeting the enemy’s heart like a dagger.

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