The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

66 – Hell Lord (2)

Hearts of General is a strategy and tactics simulation game that deals with wars between countries, but the problem is that there are no fights between countries from the beginning.

Generally, the start of a war is between 4 and 5 years from the start of the game.

Players start from the so-called, so it is basically a kind of constraint and Haojie’s unique level design.

So what can players do to improve their stats and grow their troops?

The most standard way is to defeat thieves or get involved in local battles near the border to accumulate combat experience.

There was a way to subdue neutral monsters, that is, monsters or monster nests that were prevalent throughout the country.

My initial plan was to command the troops in the field, repel the attack of bandits similar to the recapture of Belgordo Fortress last time, and slowly raise the skills of the troops by defeating the monsters in the northern hemisphere.

I never imagined that I would run into one of those representative monsters, the Yeti, here—all during Hell Lord’s training week.

“aaah!!!!”

“Kyaaa!!”

Boom! The Yeti roared and threw a fist that narrowly passed the platoon leader Hilton. It is a monster with physical strength that is several times stronger than that of a normal bear.

Even if you protect yourself with magic, you’ll get seriously injured if you’re lucky. Usually it was an instant death on the spot.

“What are you doing!! Don’t ride stupidly! Bring the platoon commander quickly!!”

“Yes Yes!!!”

As I shouted, a nearby soldier quickly sprang out and dragged Hilton out. Just as the Yeti was about to run, two gunshots caught his attention from behind.

“Here! You baby monkey!! Did you starve because of the snowy mountains? It will taste better here!!”

The soldiers began shouting and provoking the Yeti. As if it had been eaten properly, the guy turned his massive body towards the soldiers.

“Aagh!!”

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“This…… f*ck! Crazy asshole! I’m so f*cking scared!!”

The troops are spreading all at once behind the trees in a hurry. Profanity erupts from everywhere.

It made sense. Yeti is a monster. And monsters generally eat cannibals. He is a beast born to hunt people.

It is normal for people to simply be overwhelmed by a bear or a tiger, much less help a real monster who crushes such predators.

“Platoon Leader of Hilton Kalia! Are you okay?”

“Yes, yes… ….”

“Keep your head up and respond! It’s real!!”

Practice.

The look in the platoon commander’s eyes, which had been trembling at those words, changed in an instant. I jumped up from my seat, and a magic circle floated in the air.

Kurruru─ Kwagwawang!!

The sound of thunder echoing through the snowy mountains. Purple mana spewed out and pierced the yeti in the blink of an eye.

Intermediate Purple Magic, Lightning Spear.

Befitting the lightning attribute with excellent penetrating power, it lightly penetrated even the Yeti’s thick fur and leather.

“Kyaaa!!”

However, you cannot defeat the Yeti with that much firepower. The guy who trembled from being electrocuted and roared ferociously at Hilton.

“Damn it!”

I couldn’t just wait and see, so I immediately started the magic core and activated the magic.

The Yeti is a monster that lives in the snowy mountains. And those who live in the snowy mountains are usually vulnerable to heat.

“Blaze Ballista!”

The words that came out of his mouth soon became power, forming a huge arrow of fire. The time it took for the crimson mana to form and fly towards the Yeti was only a few seconds.

Now, as his body got better little by little and he learned how to handle mana more efficiently, he was able to use up to intermediate magic without difficulty.

But Hilton, who should have left, was nowhere to be seen.

“…… ?!”

Belatedly looking away, I saw Hilton running towards the Yeti even as the Blaze Ballista was being fired. Her movements unfold like slow motion.

“f*ck!”

I already sensed that it was f*cked rationally, but after the magic left my hands.

Kwaaang!!!

Hilton and Yeti were engulfed in flames with a huge explosion.

“Platoon leader—!!”

Blaze Ballista is a destructive magic. As much as the penetrating power was increased, it was a powerful magic that could kill an ordinary person instantly if hit incorrectly.

I ran into the thick smoke, hoping to avoid the worst.

“Platoon Leader Hilton!! How about going in without directions…… !!”

I was going to take him to Bell Mayer if he needed immediate healing, but the scene that actually unfolded in front of me didn’t.

The wave side, the parts side!!

Purple lightning strikes violently over the body of the yeti who was completely prostrated. A disgusting burnt smell stung her nostrils.

And in front of him, there was Platoon Commander Hilton, who was smiling coldly as he pressed the Yeti’s head with his boots.

***

“Did you just see it?”

“Yes, I saw it clearly.”

Sony Zeppelin and Josef Lewandowski, who planned the training and were also the assessors of the training, were on top of the highest mountain in the mountain range.

It was the perfect place to observe the scattered companies using the field of vision expansion magic and to grasp the current deployment situation based on the signals attached to each commander before the start of training.

Of course, it was cold enough for ordinary people to freeze to death in less than a few hours, and a blizzard that would push even rocks away.

That much was no threat to archmage Sonny Zeppelin.

It was the same for Josef Lewandowski, a commissioned trainee who proudly won the top rank in the elite mountain division of the Free Democratic Republic of Prü.

“Did you avoid it purely with your physical abilities?”

“Yes. Even that wasn’t enough, I put an extra charge where the ballista hit. Not even a yeti can withstand an attack like that.”

Major Joseph’s face, which was pouring out blood, was serious and sharper than ever.

The weak-looking figure was nowhere to be found, and he had suddenly turned into a seasoned chief of staff.

“It is a thing. Where did Chief of Staff Joseph bring such a child?”

“I was looking through the disciplinary records and found it. Just a few months ago, a quarrel with a civilian supposedly from Azov had completely crippled it.”

“Wow…… It’s bloody.”

Sonny Zeppelin stuck out his tongue and shook his head. Even if she was a great mage and would soon wear her brigadier general, it seemed that it would not be easy for her to control such a person.

“The key is how well Captain Enoch Levandel can control her.”

“Sure. Well, considering that the famous Claude Lane was also calmly made, wouldn’t there be a possibility?”

“I used to evaluate it positively.”

At the words of the colonel, the chief of staff nodded slowly.

“What…… Still, he’s a platoon leader who’s suitable for the new class of assault magic infantry. It’s absolutely not a commander feeling, but it’s perfect for a field commander who is directly put into the front line. We really need a vanguard like that.”

“Are you considering a local commission system?”

“Sure. I can’t leave you as a non-commissioned officer forever. If there are more talented people, it includes reducing the class gap?”

“The personnel staff that will come in will die.”

Even though it was early summer, the two of them laughed and joked leisurely at the top of the mountain full of white snow.

“Then, since the situation seems to have been sorted out, let’s blow up the bombardment soon.”

“Let’s leave it in moderation as a retreat.”

“Of course not.”

Tak, Sonny Zeppelin snaps his fingers.

A terrifyingly huge magic circle spread across the sky where the 1st company was located.

***

“The Platoon Commander of Hilton Kalia?”

I cautiously stretched out my hand toward the platoon leader, who stood still as if time had stopped.

Even right before the magic hit, it must have been exactly within the range of the Blaze Ballista, but there were no scars left on Hilton’s body.

It was all minor burns from the inevitable flames.

The moment my hand touched Hilton, her body, which had been erected upright, collapsed.

“Did I pass out…… !!”

Perhaps Hilton had a similar disposition to me and Bell Meyer. If you fail to control mana, do you pass out after causing a runaway?

‘Everything from one to ten is useless!!’

I couldn’t help but resent the battalion commander and chief of staff for bringing such troops to me as a platoon commander.

With this, there are only three people in the company who are in danger of running out of mana?

However, there was no room for such complaints right now. He fired blank bullets several times, and even used powerful attack magic to the level of being able to be detected in order to deal with the Yeti.

‘With this fight, 100% Sonny Zeppelin would have noticed. I have to leave my troops behind.’

It was obvious even without looking at it. Soon a mad barrage will fall. Remaining in this position was close to suicide.

With the help of a soldier who arrived just in time, I wrapped the Hilton Kalia platoon commander on my back and shouted at the scattered platoon members.

“Retreat the 4th platoon and other company battle frontiers to 500m to the rear! Move quickly!!”

“Yes!!”

“Two there! Moving east, spread the news to the 2nd and 1st platoons! 500 Meters to the rear!”

“Okay!!”

As soon as the two soldiers pointed out the dispatch, they rushed toward the east without hesitation. Bell Mayer and Claude would be able to defend themselves against the bombardment and safely retreat the troops.

However, the problem was this one.

In a situation where concentrated artillery fire was expected, it was unknown whether the fainted Hilton and his platoons would be able to safely retreat.

Keying─.

I was afraid to think of that when I heard the sound of a magic circle deploying in the air. Have already taken the position. Now, it was safer to curl up and crouch in place than to just stand up and run away.

“Everybody get down!!! Prepare for the bombardment!!”

I desperately deployed the magic barrier right before the bombardment started pouring down. As long as Sonny Zeppelin doesn’t really try to attack you, you’ll be able to hold on somehow.

Looking at the pouring colorful magic, I opened the barrier with the feeling of catching even a straw.

And there was an eight-pronged cluster of lights rising above it. Bang! Kwakwang!! The precisely extended Magic Missile intercepts Sonny Zeppelin’s magic before it even reaches the barrier.

There is only one person in the company who can use magic like this so far.

“An anti-magic defense is formed!”

“Common infantry retreat to the rear!”

Following the familiar voices of the two women, the 3rd platoon commander appeared with a cheerful smile.

“Commander, I am here to help!!”