The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

85 – Bad Luck (2)

It’s different. I could feel it as soon as I saw it. The fact that his skill itself was different from the stupid mages he had fought so far.

First of all, I put the platoon leader Erwin behind me. Rumia also followed me with nervous eyes, probably feeling the difference.

“Welcome. How was the Lymansk Arsenal?”

From the way he speaks, he is overflowing with composure. It is a warning message not to think about doing anything stupid.

I glanced around and looked at the company members. All of them are pointing their guns at the man in front of them with nervous faces.

“Don’t shoot until ordered.”

I firmly kept in mind the hardened unit members. At this point, the whole situation had to be in my hands.

If you get out of control due to luck or someone’s sudden action…… Because it was clear that I would face a situation I couldn’t handle.

“You are wise.”

A silver-haired officer nodding with a soft smile. He was a very young looking man.

I could easily guess his rank and position by looking at the decorations hanging from his epaulettes and ribbons.

‘These bastards, this is the General Intelligence Agency.’

I wonder if there was a resident intelligence officer who thought it might not be a secret facility. It may have something to do with the Pearl of Omens.

The guys who attacked Lumia at the time were also wearing the same robes as they are now.

“Nice to meet you, Colonel.”

“Ho…… Didn’t you just read a storybook at your desk? Did you notice it by the epaulet?”

“It’s like pretending not to know when you’re out there asking me to find out.”

“You don’t want to reveal your identity?”

“Unfortunately, I am not in uniform.”

At my answer, the lieutenant colonel of the General Information Bureau burst into laughter.

“I like your guts and your sense of humor. I will make sure to remember that striking golden hair.”

The opponent had no intention of attacking. At least for now.

‘The best thing would be to pass each other without incident…… It can’t be.’

But that doesn’t mean you can’t just come out with a low profile.

I was in a battle right now. No matter how good the opponent was, and even if it was a lieutenant colonel of the notorious Intelligence Bureau, we had a clear advantage in numbers.

It is the same with the other side that you have to risk blood to break through.

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“What terrible things have happened to this facility?”

“As you can see, we have been training faithful soldiers of the Empire.”

“You mean that?”

As I turned my gaze to the mutant’s corpse, the lieutenant colonel in front of me nodded his head.

“Anyway, he’s just a heinous criminal. You wouldn’t feel pity if you knew what the author did. His name is Andrei Romanovich, and he was caught raping and killing five children.”

I’m not 100% sure it’s true, but it wasn’t an unlikely story. It was more common than expected to use death row inmates for inhumane experiments.

“Of course, it can be said that it is ethically wrong, but it gave those who harmed the innocent people of the empire a chance to be loyal to the empire. Don’t you think that’s such a bad thing?”

The lieutenant colonel’s red eyes flashed. It was a completely different gaze from Bell Meyer’s. Unlike her, who was so warm and soft, it was sharp enough to tear her flesh at any moment.

“Aren’t you the ones who trespassed the border without permission, raided the arsenal, and killed our soldiers?”

“Sophistry!”

Rumia couldn’t stand it and shouted. She was the victim of a direct threat to her life during the assault on the fortress of Bel Gordo.

There is evidence that the empire was deeply involved in the fortress raid, and it cannot be denied.

“This is self-defense! On that day, we had to make great sacrifices too!”

“When is that day?”

“Rumia, stop.”

I first stopped her from her. She didn’t want to get caught up in her pace for now. Look at that expression, I wondered what kind of expression he was making behind the mask.

It was clear that it was not a feeling of fear or sympathy.

I decided that there would be nothing good for each other if we confronted each other like this, so I decided to throw a gambler.

“I will withdraw as it is.”

“Yes…… ?”

“Get out of the back in turn. I can’t move that way anyway.”

I nodded, and Erwin and Hilton, who accepted the signal, gathered their troops and began to leave.

The only people left in the aisle were me, Rumia, and Roxanna.

“Do you seriously think that just the three of you can take on us?”

“Nothing is impossible.”

The colonel’s eyes narrowed. The other side should have grasped this side’s skill level long ago. As both of them were first-class mages, the amount of mana they felt was no less than that of the mage in front of them. That alone could have made the lieutenant colonel hesitate.

Besides, the more allies there were in the rear, the more disadvantageous this side was.

Especially since Lumia is here, her ally Osa should never be allowed to happen.

Last time it was said that the thief was the opponent, but now it is in the middle of the enemy camp and is in a position to deal with the mage of the General Information Bureau.

If Lumia’s trauma were to work here, I couldn’t be sure of her safety.

Fortunately, the lieutenant colonel waited until his men safely left. In fact, for those who do not know Rumia’s circumstances, there would be no reason to refuse her offer to remove her personnel.

Right after even the last member of the 4th platoon escaped.

「If you do three, run sideways.」

I took a small step forward and gave a hand signal to Rumia and Roxanna.

「Each one of the maximum power of magic.」

The two did not react. There is no need to check further in the first place. Because I was already communicating with the bond.

「One.」

「Two.」

「Three.」

I rolled backwards, straight away drawing my pistol and firing. Bang! Bang! The wheel of the revolver turns and emits thick smoke.

At the same time, each color was expressed in Rumia and Roxanna’s hands.

Advanced red magic, Solar Prominence.

Advanced green magic, wind shear.

The magic circle drawn at full power is activated, and the fired flames and storms are mixed together.

“Now, run!”

“Yes!!”

It went in properly no matter who saw it. The connection between the two was also perfect.

Solar Prominence, which creates fluid flames like solar flares, and Windshear, which creates powerful storms, were two magics that went very well together.

Rumia’s mana mixed with Roxanna and was reborn as a huge firestorm, and the storm showed enough firepower to roast a whole person in an instant.

However.

Shwaak!! A sharp blade of wind passed through my hair. It was a shame because he had lowered his posture in advance.

As soon as the sense of near-death ran through my body, the lieutenant colonel appeared through the flame storm. In front of his hand was a man in a charred robe. There are two marks in the middle of the robe from the bullet I just fired.

“You miss a lot today.”

Crazy bastard.

Did you escape the storm using your subordinates as a shield?

“Squadron commander!”

“It’s okay, Lumia!”

“I’m sorry, but I’ll cut off an arm or two and take you away.”

“It won’t work.”

As the influence of the flame storm weakened, the wizards of the General Information Bureau, which had been deployed in the same way, began firing magic.

Chi-tsut, a ball of fire passed by my cheek. Flames hit the wall, and a warm feeling ran through the back of my head.

While firing the revolver with one hand, I also activated magic. As soon as the magic circle dyed with purple mana floated in the air, he activated magic at the opponent without hesitation.

The purple lightning that appeared pierced the mage of the General Intelligence Agency who was foolishly sticking his head out from the back row.

Chain Lightning.

Unfortunately, the two wizards, who were at close range, collapsed to the ground grabbing their hearts at the same time.

After that, I continued to use only purple magic. Red magic was already Lumia’s monopoly. It was because they judged that purple magic, which had a wide attack range and was capable of precise and sharp blows, was suitable for now, rather than using flashy fire attributes.

Just like that, the lightning spreads out, and the flames that Rumia casts color the underground.

At first, it was a whistle. For now.

But the problem was always this damn body. The quality of the air in the closed underground is bad, and even the fire-attribute magic was firing, so I was getting short of breath due to lack of oxygen.

“Is your friend a smoker?”

The lieutenant colonel, who lightly dodged my electric shock, threw out a word. Instead of answering, I fired a bolt of electricity, and he smiled and pulled himself back. A stroke of lightning passed through the lieutenant colonel’s body.

“You’d better quit. You can’t even use that talent to its fullest.”

“You’re not in a position to be worried about him?!”

Kwaaang!!

Rumia’s flames flared up once more. Roxanna immediately steps in and fires sharp wind spears.

While their vision was obscured by the flames, the robed mages were easily neutralized by Roxanna’s wind magic.

‘Why are you so weak?’

In fact, the troops accompanied by the lieutenant colonel were no different from ordinary magicians. You should also look carefully at the magic you use. Most of them are intermediate magic. In terms of skill, it wasn’t much different from the previous 3rd Magic Battalion.

No matter how much the intelligence agency is in its infancy, isn’t the quality too poor for that? I thought there was something because he was wearing a robe like he was secretive.

But that was no different than saying that the lieutenant colonel was holding out alone against the three of us.

‘What the hell are you aiming for?’

My head was spinning as I continued to exchange attacks. He didn’t show any intention of attacking aggressively, so an unpleasant feeling continued to eat into his mind. An ominous feeling that control had already passed over to the other side.

“Fire Rain—!!”

Finally, the moment when Lumia spews mana again toward the mages who relentlessly counterattack even though their bodies are on fire.

The corners of the lieutenant colonel’s mouth lifted.

It was only then that I realized what he was aiming for.

“Lo, Roxanna!! Air breathing magic!”

“Yes?”

“It’s too late.”

At the same time the lieutenant colonel added a word, the air was sucked into his grip with great force.

The intermediate green magic ‘Vacum’.

Originally, it’s a pre-magic of magic that pulls air in, charges it, and fires it like an air cannon.

In a space where the inflow of new air is limited like now, the act of ‘sucking in air’ naturally leads to lack of oxygen.

“Keugh…… ?!”

Fortunately, I was able to hold on for a while as I took a deep breath right before the magic was cast, but Rumia and Roxanna were not. The two of them were surprised at the fact that they couldn’t breathe, and for a while, they grabbed their necks and started caking.

People are less sensitive to breathing than we thought. There are no cases in which breathing is hindered unless it is in a really extreme situation. Therefore, from a psychological point of view, pressurizing the other person’s breathing was a very effective method.

I ate a room. The two people who had managed to hold on were incapacitated in an instant.

“…… !!”

I pulled the trigger at the lieutenant colonel, who was smiling triumphantly, but instead of a loud gunshot, there was a ‘tick’ of a hammer striking an empty chamber. It used up all the ammunition.

It was a time when even the oxygen he had sucked up was getting farther and farther away in a situation where he was only getting more and more nervous.

“You don’t look like that.”

Parts side!

With a purple flash, reinforcements appeared.