The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

86 – Bad Luck (3)

Claude Lane was quick to judge. It was right after he joined the group of allies who were leaving and was informed of the general situation, so he left the 1st platoon members alone for a while and went out to support.

He has a reason to bite so many troops. Because Enoch Levandel was always an officer who was not quick to judge. He took out his troops at best, but what’s the use of putting them back?

Here, he thought that if he took the platoon members with him, it might cause worse results.

In a way, it was just a ‘feel’, but this time Claude’s intuition matched without fail.

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The air is thin. Vacuum, an intermediate green magic. Since Lumia Blue, a red mage, was also in his ally, it was obvious that he would use fire magic.

In fact, the flame generated by magic only replaced one of the three elements of combustion, ‘combustibles’, with mana, but it had to meet the conditions of oxygen and heat.

So, in this situation, it was better not to use red magic in the first place. It’s underground, where there’s no air circulation, but if you fire up a fire there, there won’t be enough oxygen left.

‘…… Although it’s absurd at the point where mutants are out in the first place.’

As soon as he joined up with the company commander, Claude sprinted toward the enemy who was activating Vacuum.

Kagang, Gagagak!!

The dagger fired at high speed was blocked by something hard and bounced off. A sharp esterk that vaguely comes into view.

Did it respond to the attack that was swung at maximum speed by being wrapped in electric shock? He was an amazing talent.

Claude Lane looked straight at the man, his red eyes flashing. Esterk trembled after being accurately inserted between the crossed daggers.

Thankfully, though, I stopped the vacuum cast.

Air once again rushed into the scene, which had been close to a vacuum, and the incapacitated comrades exhaled heavily.

“Well, Claude Lane. Didn’t you know that you would meet the lightning slayer here?”

“Do you know me?”

“Of course.”

The man answered. Could he be a person who participated in the Quernen War? At that time, it was already an open fact that the Soviet Empire was behind the supply of goods to Azov.

So, it was not unreasonable for the imperial officer to recognize Claude Lane.

Kang!!

Claude’s dagger ricocheted off, and this time a rush of electricity came from between his fingers. The man quickly evaded Claude’s attack and pulled him back.

“I play a little.”

“I will accept that compliment with gratitude.”

Claude wasn’t using his full strength yet, but neither was his opponent.

Even though he must have confronted the three people behind him for at least a few minutes, he still has more numbers hidden.

For the first time in a while, Claude felt the tension build up in his body. He was a true strongman.

“Squadron commander, your body.”

“I am fine. It’s just that Rumia and Roxanna are a little…….”

As the sergeant slightly turns his head, he sees the two noncommissioned officers who are still out of breath. I was in a position where I was forced to suffocate, as I was not prepared in advance, it would take some time to recover.

“Commander, take two people and get out. You’ll be able to join your allies in a short while, so you won’t have to support them alone.”

“I will decline.”

But Enoch Levandel staggered to his feet and stood right next to Claude.

“If a company commander abandons his platoon commander, he won’t become a role model.”

“Useless pride…….”

However, the mood was not bad.

Enoch Levandel is one of the few officers Claude Lane trusts among the many officers in the Ukrnian Army.

The number of things you can do just by having a comrade you can entrust your back to is greatly increased. He couldn’t deny Claude’s preference for individual play either.

In the first place, the reason why he aimed to move personally was because there were very few people who would follow his pace.

The theory that fighting alone is a hundred times better if you’re going to give the enemy an opening while taking care of your allies.

But if it was Enoch Levandel, he was a partner who could leave his back and rampage.

“Follow me.”

“Look at what I am doing.”

“…… ?”

“First of all, let’s go!”

After Enoch’s meaningful words, the two men charged at the lieutenant colonel.

***

Lightning Spear.

I continued to fire lightning while not interfering with Claude’s path as much as possible. As a result, the position where he could actually hit the lieutenant colonel was extremely limited.

It’s not easy to hit even if you aim straight, but it’s even more inefficient to hit a predictable shot. If you shoot five times, miss five times.

Even though I didn’t show any particular movement, the lieutenant colonel began to exclude me from sight little by little as the attack was avoided on its own. Of course, it would be purely to focus on the fight against Claude.

‘Fortunately, it was looked down on.’

Of course, it was inevitable that the attention was focused on the war hero, who was pouring out bloody attacks right in front of his eyes, rather than an unknown company commander who did not know his rank, name, or affiliation. That’s why the lieutenant colonel didn’t notice what I was aiming for.

Kagak, that’s that!

Taang!!

Claude and the lieutenant colonel continued to fight. The rest of the small puppies belonged to Rumia and Roxanna, who were slowly recovering from lack of oxygen.

Rumia was clearly aware of the fact that even though her own flame hadn’t been there, she had gotten rid of all the thin oxygen. She therefore only returned fire with the revolver she was holding.

Roxanna was using her specialty, wind magic, to draw in the consumed oxygen from the outside.

Actually, that alone was enough.

The remaining mages of the General Information Bureau also continued to attack with firearms rather than using magic.

Perhaps it was because he was worried that if he threw magic like before, the lieutenant colonel, who was engaged in a melee with Claude, might get caught up in it.

‘Actually, the parties are exchanging swords and swords like crazy, like medieval knights, but…….’

Despite the fact that the lieutenant colonel was engaged in a close combat of rat poison against the mages, he was doing quite well against Claude as well.

At first, I thought it was worth trying, but now I’m wondering if it’s really worth trying.

‘Still, I don’t have time. The more we get caught, the more we are at a disadvantage.’

A cornered mouse will bite even a cat. It was impossible to predict what kind of sh*t the Empire would do after the remaining forces were annihilated, the artifacts were stolen, and the Lemansk Arsenal was even exposed as a mutant testing facility.

In the worst case, it may blow up allies remaining in the facility, information assets, or research facilities regardless.

‘That’s the worst possible scenario.’

The situation where both hands are exposed.

If we, the intruders, get caught up in the facility’s explosion anyway…….

The Soviet Empire only lost one arsenal, but the Ukrnian side suffers the loss of annihilating two battalions under the Special Response Brigade, which they had worked hard to raise.

There is already a difference from the stake.

‘We must retreat as quickly as possible. There’s no way the guys who built the mutant research facility weren’t prepared for that much.’

I fired another electric shock. Fall out! The sound of something collapsing could also be clearly heard in the middle of the air-slicing gong.

That’s it.

“Now!! Platoon Leader!!”

Immediately, I shouted with all my might at Claude. I didn’t exchange glances or talk separately, but Sergeant Claude would have figured out my hidden intentions without that.

I decided to believe in that possibility.

At the same time, Claude’s sword drew an arc. Following the sword strike that extended in a semicircle, the rising lightning hit the ceiling of the aisle.

Advanced Purple Magic, Overload.

The pipeline hanging from the ceiling fell in torrents at the tremendous output of the sword that flew like a sword master’s sword.

Boom! Quagga River!!

Metal rocks poured down like a landslide landed between Claude and the lieutenant colonel in an instant.

That’s why I kept shooting Lightning Spears at difficult places. Anyway, it is magic with the highest single output among the ‘spear’ series of magic that has no penetrating power.

It was not difficult to break only the tightly tightened pipelines, and the accumulated damage loosened the bonds of the supports supporting the ceiling.

The result.

The ceiling could not withstand the load and collapsed.

“Good!!”

I clenched my fists. Claude added with a grin.

“Ha, I thought it would be successful.”

A wall of metal that looks like it could weigh several tons. It would take quite a long time to clear the road even with all kinds of explosive magic. It secured a gap to retreat.

Without even time to celebrate the success of the operation, I helped the two who looked slightly dizzy.

“Can you run?”

“Oh, no… ….”

“Claude, take care of Lumia! I’ll take Roxanna!”

“Not like that.”

We carried the two girls on our backs. I’m sorry for Rumia, but at this point, Roxanna was the limit of how much weight she could run with someone on her back.

Let’s finally run up the endless stairs and get out through the exit where the 2nd company was deployed.

“Squadron commander!!”

The 3rd and 4th platoons, who had gone up in advance and were waiting, greeted me. I never thought I would be so happy for the group that broke up just a few minutes ago.

“Did the other companies leave safely?”

“Yes, all of the 1st Company have been evacuated, except for the 4 of you, including the company commander!”

Erwin exclaimed in a confident voice. It is perfect. Did you know the number of people in advance? Indeed, it was thoroughness worthy of a platoon leader of FM Erwin Ruth.

“Good. Come back soon Rumia and Roxanna, please. I’ve been underground too long. You should get some fresh air.”

Although breathing was completely blocked and then released, it was supplied with only ‘enough oxygen to barely breathe’, more than underground people.

The fact that they were able to shoot without getting enough oxygen was proof that the two men’s mental strength was quite strong.

After getting out of Area C like that, the airship landed in an empty lot as if the ground clearance had been roughly completed.

I caught sight of Colonel Sonny Zeppelin, who was stamping his feet looking quite impatient.

“Commander, we are back!”

“Lieutenant Enoch!! Thank God—!! We have to leave right now. Most of the 3rd Battalion’s personnel have boarded other airships!”

Even though I was glad that I had returned safely, she urged the company members with her urgent face. By the way, the members of the 3rd Battalion, who were supposed to be evacuated to the ground, also boarded the airship?

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No way.

You didn’t ask more. It seemed that the worst-case scenario I had anticipated was right in front of him.

“All aboard!! All objectives of the operation have been completed, so leave immediately!”

“Yes I see!”

“Move quickly!”

The moment the 1st company members boarded the airship in perfect order at my command.

Puuong—! Bang!!!

Explosive sounds that hit the eardrums reverberated through the night sky. It was on the side where the barracks of the guard company were located.

“…… ?!”

“Go in quickly and don’t look back!”

Crimson pillars of fire began to rise from all over the Arsenal of Limansk.