C5 Chapter 5

Three months in a row, when the recruits were on the brink of collapse, the rest stop finally came into view.

Lake asked curiously, "Isn't there only a rest point for fifteen days?

Rhine, who had no strength to answer, hung heavy armor and weapons on Lake's body. She laid her entire body on his shoulder and said, "This means that we are almost at the Clark Fortress.

Feeling the weight on his body getting heavier, Lake turned around and saw that the team members were supporting each other as they moved forward. The weapons and heavy bags on their bodies were all hanging on their bodies. He smiled bitterly and said, "This means that we are about to reach the Clark Fortress. Rhine, you are an old soldier after all. You can't hold on no matter what.

Rhine, who was almost hanging on his body, pointed at the surrounding recruits. "It's not that I can't hold on. It's you who is a pervert. The entire team's things are hanging on your body. You actually still have the mood to talk. Even a cow doesn't have your endurance.

After these three months of forced march that only slept for five hours every day, the new recruits were on the verge of collapse. The things, weapons, and protective gear on their bodies had almost all been abandoned on the road. It could be said that they were like deserters who had abandoned everything on their bodies for the sake of their lives.

Lake could only smile bitterly. 'Those who suffer are more resilient. Bear with it for a while. It will be half an hour before the rest stop.'

After seeing the rest point, Lake finally understood why he could only enter the cannon fodder camp.

With his understanding of the army, he was still complaining in his heart why he was not allowed to enter the logistics team, or even the transport team. However, after seeing the rest on the 15th day of the march, he tacitly agreed that he could only enter the cannon fodder camp.

Because this rest point was actually their original dormitory!

That's right. The logistics team moved the entire dormitory that they were training to the rest point. They moved everything from the training ground outside to the equipment inside the house without moving a single inch. Even the water in the cup was not missing a single drop. The military uniforms and other things that were placed in the laundry basket were also washed clean.

Lake could not figure out how the logistics team did it. He could only think that it required professional ability to do it. Without any professional ability, he could only enter the cannon fodder team.

When they were about to reach the rest point, a team of oxcart passed by them. The knight in charge of supervising saw Lake, who was covered in things, and said in surprise, "Are you a human or a bull?

Lake looked back and saw Brook, who had helped him before. He looked up and said, "A man, but his life is as tough as a bull's.

Brock smiled and turned back. "You guys go ahead first. I'll talk to him.

After he finished, Brook got off his horse and walked to Lake's side. "Are you used to it?

Lake smiled and picked up Luna, who was hanging on his body, and placed her on Brook's body. "I'll let you hang this for a while.

Seeing that it was a girl, Brook smiled and threw her onto his horse. He said, "Not bad. These three months of forced march did not tire you at all.

Over the past few days, the bodies of the team members had undergone an obvious transformation. Clumps of muscles were slowly taking shape, and even six abdominal muscles had appeared on their abdomen. There was no distinction between male and female, which was why Brook lacked interest.

Lake smiled and asked, "Aren't you guys walking in front? Why did you appear in the back?

Brook pointed at the things on the cart and said, "Do you see that? This is something that the new recruits left behind. I brought the logistics team to help you pick it up.

Lake followed Brook's hand and looked over. Lake almost fainted from anger. He turned his head and said, "Damn Rhine, you didn't tell me about this. You made me carry it so hard.

Because Rhine deliberately hid it from him and made him carry the entire team's heavy bags, otherwise he would have lost these useless things long ago. Now that he knew it was almost here, of course he was angry in his heart.

Brook smiled and said, "As expected, I used you as a cow.

Lake smiled bitterly and could only quickly change the topic of Brook's conversation. He started to chat so that the topic would not change again.

After they chatted for a while, they suddenly heard a sound in front of them.

"Ah!

Brook felt something was wrong. He returned Luna to Lake and got on his horse to rush over. "I'll deal with it first.

A few minutes later, when Lake walked to the scene, he saw a carriage fall to the ground. A few knights' mounts were pressed down. Brook stood beside him with a dark face. Lake did not want to disturb him. After greeting him, he continued to walk forward.

Seeing Brook greeting the cannon fodder recruits, the knight beside him asked curiously, "Do you know this cannon fodder?

Brook, with an ugly expression, nodded and said, 'This angle and distance, if I hadn't stopped to chat with him, I would have been pressed down.'

The surrounding knights looked under the carriage in surprise, then turned back to look at Lake's back and said, "You can avoid trouble even by chatting? It can't be, it must be a coincidence.

The knights nodded at the same time and continued to deal with the scene of the accident, as if they had forgotten what they had just heard.

Lake, who had arrived at the resting point, turned around and shouted, "We're here. Stop pretending.

In an instant, the team members regained their spirits and rushed to the dormitory. They picked up their clothes and ran into the bathroom. They had completely forgotten that they had been arguing about the problem of the men and women's bathroom for a long time.

Even Luna, who was the best at protesting, no longer cared about the matter of the men and women sharing the bathroom. She went into the bathroom and took off her clothes before starting to wash the dust off her body.

However, at this time, there was another person hanging on Lake's body. He asked curiously, "Big sister, you are someone who is able to quickly cultivate combat power. Why aren't you coming down yet?

Rhine opened her eyes and looked at him. She said weakly, "A girl will feel uncomfortable for a few days in a month. Get me in!

After Rhine finished speaking, she took advantage of the opportunity to lie on Lake's back. Clearly, she decided to lean on him.

Lake helplessly carried her into the dormitory. "Nothing happened in the first three months. Something happened when we were almost there?

He carried Rhine into the dormitory. "Luna, you girls carry Rhine in to wash up. I have something to tell you later.

During the conversation with Brook just now, he knew that the battle at the front line was very urgent. That was why the original five months of travel was shortened to three months. They were cannon fodder and most likely did not even have time to rest before they were thrown into the battlefield to delay the battle so that the troops with combat ability could rest.

However, after the members had finished washing up, they fell asleep on the bed. He did not even have the chance to explain. He could only listen to the snoring and shake his head. 'Forget it, let's rest first!'

When Lake finished washing up and resting, he commanded the commanders of the various troops in the tent to watch the battle from the front line. "In this situation, the Spear Battalion might be wiped out if they go up.

The Clark Stronghold happened to be at the pass of Eastern Mountain, firmly guarding the entrance of the enemy into the continent of Europe. This five kilometers wide plain terrain was also the location of the war. People here used their lives to fight for this small stronghold.

Behind the plain was a one kilometer wide mountain passage, but no one dared to fight in the passage.

Because the mountain range was filled with terrifying magic beasts, the army could only enter the Europe Continent through this passage. In order to not attract the intervention of the magic beasts, both armies would not dare to fight in the passage. Otherwise, if the magic beasts attacked, the result would be a disaster of destruction.

The consequences of causing the beast tide would not only cause a disaster for the countries of the continent, but even the few countries in the east would not be able to escape the attacks of the magical beasts.

Therefore, no matter how sinister their plans were, they did not dare to execute them within the passageway. They could only use their strongest martial power to attack this stronghold with the strongest defensive power. Everything was a head-on battle.

Currently, there were too few troops in Red Flame Empire. They could only barely withstand the attack with the help of the Red Magic Knights.

Seeing this, the commander of the Spear Battalion, Carl, pointed at the magic tactical platform and said, "The Dragon Empire, Magic Federation, Magic Eagle Alliance and the Lotus Cult are all here. The big Eastern countries are all here. Three hundred thousand soldiers. We don't have that many soldiers even if we use all our strength.

Looking at the battlefield layout, the commander of the Knights Battalion said, "Knights, come with you. The riders aren't that tired.

After three consecutive months of traveling, the spearmen had reached their limits. If they were to enter the battlefield now, they could only use their lives to delay the enemy's attack. The most likely scenario was that they would be completely wiped out. That was why he suggested they go together.

When the commanders thought about this suggestion seriously, Carl shook his head and said, "No, you guys are not tired. The horses are tired. Without enough rest, there is no way to produce combat strength.

Although the knights had been riding the horses the whole time, their main fighting strength was also on the horses. The exhaustion of the horses was equivalent to losing all their fighting strength.

Hearing this, the commander nodded and said, "For the empire, let the cannon fodder do their duty as cannon fodder. After dawn, the Spear Battalion will set off immediately. The knights and swordsman troops will set off together the day after tomorrow.

After confirming the plan, Carl smiled and said, "Don't worry, there is a special person in my army. There will definitely be no problem.

While the group was feeling strange, Carl threw out Lake's information. "The Red Devil is with him.

The Red Devil spear, Lake's weapon, and the special metal weapon would also choose the user's Divine Artifact. It was originally the weapon of the first generation leader of the Red Magic Knights. After accepting the curse to save the empire, the Red Devil spear refused to be used by the leader with its armor.

From then on, no one could use this spear. The consequence of using it with force was that it would absorb the user's magic power and combat power, causing the user to lose the ability to fight.

Since they couldn't find the successor, the first leader ordered them to wait for the fated among the people before he died.

Hence, when the command group heard that the Red Devil was in the hands of a cannon fodder soldier, they snatched the information in surprise. 'With the surname Shi Da, he actually did not have any inspired magic or combat power!' What is the Imperial Supervisors doing?!

Carl said lightly, "He's just a farmer. How would he know so much?

It was only then that people remembered that when Katrina Shi Da learned about the consequences of the curse, her heart was filled with hatred. She purposely gave her first time to a handsome farmer. After she returned to the empire to give birth to a baby boy, she was laughed at for many years.

Almost everyone in the command group had carried the baby before. They did not expect to meet again after more than ten years. They were actually in the cannon fodder camp. How could they not be surprised?

A moment later, the command group that had woken up pointed at the back of the document. 'He actually doesn't know about Red Devils?' Are you sure no one told him?'

The commander of the knights asked, 'Do we need to transfer him over?'

Carl shook his head and said, "Since it's the Red Devil's choice, let's see how the Red Devil handles it.

Although the Red Devil was a Divine Artifact, it had been hundreds of years since anyone could use it. At this time, he chose a cannon fodder that he could not learn anything. Even though he had the surname Shi Da, he was still a useless person. That was why he allowed himself to grow.

The commander nodded and said, "Let's do it like this. However, the issue of the law cannot be ignored. Even if he is unwilling to pursue it, those supervising officials cannot escape responsibility.

It was up to Lake to decide whether or not the materials were used by others. However, the inspectors did not find out about this matter. Asking the empire to send the materials quickly was the inspectors' responsibility.

After all, with the family name of Shi Da, even if a man could not inherit the curse, he had unlimited potential and could become a pillar of the empire. However, due to the greed of a few people, he needed to investigate to the end.

After making up his mind, the commander in chief said, "Everyone, rest up. The war is coming. We must not let the enemy get close to the fortress.

The next morning, as the "Wake up" sounded, a magic amplifier was heard. "The First Battalion of Spears, pay attention! Gather up immediately.

The new recruits, who had slept well, did not know that they were about to be driven into the battlefield. They thought that they were about to start their journey again, so they got up and tidied up their equipment, then went to the square to line up.

Rhine, who had a good night's sleep, heard the broadcast and her face turned black. It can't be! The battle is so dangerous and they want us to leave first.

Lake nodded and said, "Brook said yesterday that we need to enter the battlefield immediately. We don't have time to rest.

Rhine angrily grabbed him and shouted, "What?! You only said such an important thing now.

Lake habitually pushed her hand away and said, "Yesterday everyone fell asleep after taking a bath. Can I tell you?'

Rhine then realized that her body had been washed and changed into clean clothes. She put her arm around Lake's shoulder and asked, "How is it? "I have a good body. Did you take the opportunity to eat me?

When the team members blushed, Lake pointed at Luna speechlessly. "She helped you wash it. You should ask her, right?

Rhine smiled and said, "I'm relieved. I thought you liked to rape corpses. It's okay.

Lake's eyelids jumped when he heard this. "What does this have to do with rape corpses?

Rhine turned back and said, "Don't you know that nobles like to rape girls who have lost consciousness and can't even move?

Lake, who was speechless, realized that he could not continue this topic. He quickly changed the topic and said, "Hurry up and tidy up. We will gather.

Rhine also felt that it was better not to continue this topic. "Put on your equipment and take your weapons. There is no need for the weight bag.

Hearing that there was no need to carry the weight bag, the team members happily changed their clothes and rushed out to gather. Only Lake still quietly tied the weight bag to his body.

Rhine curiously asked, "Do you have a masochist?

Lake smiled and said, "I don't know why, but recently I feel extremely strong.

What he did not say was that after traveling for two months, he suddenly realized that magic could be used and his physical strength was getting better. He felt very strange but could not find the reason.

Because there was a time when he lost his magic ability. Now, he did not dare to tell others that he could use magic and missed the opportunity to leave the team.

When he tied up the bag and followed Rhine to the assembly square, he found that the Longgun Camp was having a meal. The food was more abundant than usual.

Seeing the team members looking at her, Rhine said with a bitter face, "This is our last meal. Of course it is rich.

The veterans who were sent to the Spear Battalion three times knew that they would not have a chance to rest after seeing such a sumptuous meal. After they set off, they would arrive at the fortress at noon at the latest and enter the battle directly. The possibility of fighting until death was very high.

After listening to the explanation, Lake said indifferently, "Since it's already decided, let's have a big meal!

After returning to the team, he did not say much and directly sat down to eat. Rhine thought that it was useless to say more and quietly sat down to eat.

After eating and resting for half an hour, the higher-ups gave the order, "Everyone is fully armed and set off. Do not bring anything extra.

Returning to the dormitory, Rhine said, "After going back to wash up, put on your equipment and prepare to set off. Other than weapons and protective gear, only bring one meal of dry rations.

Lake, who also knew the situation, did not say much. He quietly picked up his spear and wiped it until the time was up. He walked straight to the square and set off.

This time, they were much slower. They were no longer as impatient as they were on the road. They were allowed to move forward slowly. The inspectors around them rode their horses and followed closely behind the team in charge. When they saw someone want to take off their armor or throw down their weapons, they would shout to stop them.

This made the recruits feel a little depressed. They opened their mouths to ask but could not get a reply from the inspector. Only the 13th squad's recruits got an answer from Rhine. They asked nervously, "Are we really going to the battlefield?

Seeing the change in the mood of the team members, Lake said, "Just remember to follow Rhine closely.

Seeing that Lake was still tied up with a heavy bag, the team members slowly calmed down. "The captain is also a new recruit. He is not afraid anymore. What are we afraid of?

Thus, the members of Squad Thirteen of the Fifth Battalion became the exception of the entire Spear Battalion. They marched confidently toward their destination.

It was close to noon when strange rainbows appeared in the distant sky. Colorful stripes floated in the air. Rhine's expression was a little relaxed as she said, "Fortunately, the magic defense was not broken. Otherwise, we would have died if we advanced with magic.

In the battlefield, both sides had magic troops. In order to protect their own troops, they would open up magic shields in the air to prevent the enemy's magic from harming their own troops.

Therefore, in order to break through the enemy's magic shields, the mage armies of both sides would continue to perform magic fireworks. Whoever broke through the enemy's shield first would obtain an absolute advantage.

After Lake listened to the explanation and checked if his magic could still be used, he found something strange. It can't be! Magic can't be used again. How could it be like this?

He could not find the reason. He could only look into the distance with a dark face.

Then Rhine said, "I don't care if you guys are hungry or not, take out some of your food and eat it. Don't eat too much.

After the other teams saw their actions, the captain also asked the team members to do the same and slowly spread the news.

After filling their stomachs and putting away the food in their hands, the gate leading to the empire slowly opened. A team of cavalry rushed out and said to the commander, "Hurry up and go in. The Red Magic Knights has been entangled by the Dragon Cavalry of the Dragon Empire for two days.

The Dragon Cavalry of the Dragon Empire was the strongest cavalry troop of the enemy. Their mounts were special horses that were mixed with magic beasts. Their appearances were the same as horses, but their bodies were able to withstand the damage from ordinary swords. The knights on them were also dual practitioners of magic and martial arts. Their combat ability could only be compared with the cursed Red Magic Knights.

Therefore, when Carl heard that the Red Magic Knights had been delayed for two days, he immediately said, "All troops, pay attention! Speed up.

The order was given. Under the urging of the supervising officer, the Spear Battalion, which had a total of more than twelve thousand men, were thrown into the battlefield before they could feel the tense atmosphere of the battle.

When they entered the fortress through the open gate and entered the battlefield through the east gate, a magical loudspeaker was heard: 'Attention!' The troops were arranged according to the commander's designated position. The captains received the magic comms from the commander.

This was an era of advanced magic. Magic communication devices were already common, but ordinary people did not have the money to buy magic crystals to consume. Only the country's rich army had the ability to use such a large amount of money to supply troops, so as to ensure that the orders could be conveyed.

When Lake got the magic communication device, the inspector said, "Remember, when the captain hangs up, the vice-captain will take over the communication device immediately. The special order will be issued through the communication device.

Lake didn't have time to learn how to use the communication device when he heard this. He handed it to Rhine. "The one who is most likely to survive here is you. Take it.

Rhine took the communication device and said, "Take out your weapons and let's get into position.

Lake took off the holster and was about to throw it on the ground when the inspector said, "Lake, bring the holster. I'll keep it for you.

Lake, who did not know about the storage of the Red Devil spear, needed a special holster. Although he felt it was strange, he knew that he would not get an answer if he asked now. He handed the holster over and followed Rhine to the designated area.

Seeing that a large number of troops had appeared by the fortress wall, Katrina shouted with force, "Our reinforcements have arrived. Everyone can kill the enemy as much as you want!

On the complicated battlefield, there was a roar, "Kill!