The 998 troops deployed on the left path numbered as many as 700, similar to the right. This was more than twice the size of the 3rd company of the Haeun Battalion, which had only 300.
“No matter how many trash there are. [Pull and swing!]”
[Pulling out what was embedded and swinging it.]
World Soul Grade System: B⁺
If it’s an object embedded in the ground, anything can be pulled out and used as a tool.
The weight of the object is not felt at all, and the size of the object that can be pulled out is adjusted according to the owner’s mental strength.
Maximum: Utility poles, trees, etc.
Overall Combat Ability: B⁺
Byun Kiyoung pulled out debris scattered behind the company. This long and thick object, like a utility pole, was one of the steel pillars that supported a building.
Drrrrrrrr!
Suddenly, when a loud noise occurred, the entire 3rd company turned to look in Byun Kiyoung’s direction.
“Did you pull out a chunk of metal?!”
“That’s the sophomore who shook off Pest…”
Byun Kiyoung indeed had an Edeya specialized for group combat. Although he was often overshadowed by Kim Seyun and Park Jinsung, this battle was different.
The reason why Byun Kiyoung, leaving Kim Seyun and Park Jinsung aside, was organized with the sergeants of the 3rd company.
“Hehehe! Watch closely, Senior Ju Ye! I will be the first to prove our battalion’s value to those trash over there!”
Vroooooooom!!
Byun Kiyoung threw the steel pillar as if it were a slender spear. The charging 998 soldiers could only look up at the sky blankly.
“To show the power of our 998 Brigade to the Haeun Battalion… huh?”
“Wait a minute… what is that…?”
Despite the cloudless clear sky, a dark shadow was cast over them.
The 998 soldiers, too, were so unrealistically stunned that they could only gape, unable to take any action.
When they tried to react belatedly,
“Scatterrrrrrrrrrrrr!!”
Boommmmmmmmm!!
It was after a long, heavy, and huge steel pillar was slammed down on their heads.
“Aaagh!”
“What is this!”
If you step off the guardrail, the cliff eagerly opens its maw. There was nowhere to dodge, even clumsily.
The steel pillar, striking straight down, caused a tremendous loss of troops among the 998 soldiers.
“Argh!”
“How can we be eliminated so easily?!”
Although they tried to prepare for the shock with their Edeyas, the soldiers hit by the steel pillar all lost their bracelets and were retired.
“Aaah…! My arm…!”
Some soldiers had their arms and shoulders completely shattered, beyond losing their bracelets and Edeyas.
Silence draped in pain.
The groaning 998, unlike their own side, the Haeun Battalion, was relatively quieter.
“Hehehe. As expected, they were trash that couldn’t even be recycled.”
[Pulling out what was embedded and swinging it]
Overall Combat Ability: A⁺⁺ (Limited to narrow passages in group battles)
Byun Kiyoung walked to the frontline with Ju Ye.
“Crazy…”
“Keuk.”
At the frontline, Newface and Musclehead sergeant stood dumbfounded with shocked eyes. There was nothing else they could say to Byun Kiyoung because of the unexpectedly powerful destruction.
The entire battlefield was overwhelmed by the debris Byun Kiyoung threw.
Awe for the 3rd company, horror for those in front of the 998.
“Senior Ju Ye, your juniors are standing there dumbly. Why don’t you say something? Eh?”
“Huhu. Don’t get cocky, Sergeant Byun Kiyoung. Now it’s my turn to show my value. 1st platoon, 1st squad!”
Clink!
Ju Ye stepped forward and shouted,
The 1st squad of the 3rd company’s 1st platoon, also known as the Ahn Sungho squad.
Led by Ahn Sungho at the front, and supported by Ju Ye at the back, they were the battalion’s strongest squad.
Although the squad leader was absent, the dignity that the squad possessed remained intact.
With Ju Ye leading, Ahn Sungho’s squad marched valiantly towards the 998.
“Let’s go. Let’s show the value of Ahn Sungho’s squad.”
The light emitted from the armor lifted the morale of Ahn Sungho’s squad. They reached a condition beyond their peak due to the unbearable exhilaration.
Clatter, clatter, clatter! Bang…!
Ju Ye, leaping out spiritedly, slapped a 998 soldier in the face and shattered his bracelet in one go. Despite the armor, her movements were incredibly fluid.
“Quick, catch that weird armor!
“Ugh! It’s too dazzling to handle…!”
Ju Ye’s light was never obscured by the 998 soldiers. With minimal steps, she toyed with the 998 soldiers at will.
“998… your value is so low… huh?!”
Ting, ting, ting!
Projectile attacks couldn’t even scratch Ju Ye’s armor. The weapons were repelled, and in the moment, the soldiers were hit with joint locks and their bracelets were destroyed.
It was as natural as a stream flowing over a gravel bed.
The soldiers standing before Ju Ye were practically handing over their bracelets themselves.
“Tch. Still unnecessarily clean.”
Byun Kiyoung, who had hoped Ahn Sungho’s squad would face some difficulty, pouted.
If the zombie brigade were mad berserkers, then Ahn Sungho’s squad was a neatly organized order of knights.
“We, we can’t stop them! Call for reinforcements! Call for reinforcements!”
“Aaaaack!”
Although the 998 clearly had more numbers, it turned out that one soldier was facing three or four members of Ahn Sungho’s squad.
Ahn Sungho’s squad caught every expression of the enemy soldiers, the hesitation in their lower bodies, and the flinching hands, moving accordingly.
“Aaaaack! He, help me!”
“Just wait a, Kyaaack!”
It was a performance made possible by almost perfectly controlling the elements placed on the battlefield.
The 998 soldiers found themselves being lynched by several members of Ahn Sungho’s squad the moment a comrade hesitated even slightly.
“Your value is so low!”
Ju Ye was like a smoothly flowing stream, and Ahn Sungho’s squad was like the raindrops falling upon it.
The stream takes away the enemies it can, while the raindrops stir up ripples to eliminate those it missed.
“Kuk. We can’t leave it all to Ju Ye. Let’s go too! The entire 3rd company, advance!!”
The 3rd company, led by Newface and Musclehead sergeant, followed behind Ahn Sungho’s squad.
The left path was swiftly swept by the momentum of the Haeun Battalion. The 998 Brigade, which had more than twice the number of troops, was quickly driven to the brink of annihilation.
“Tch. How boring.”
Even Byun Kiyoung, who had a cool start, had no turn to step in again.
Things went too well than planned.
Judging from the situation so far, concentrating forces on the left path was the right decision.
‘Exactly!’
Newface sergeant thought that with the 998’s troops being 3,000, it would be difficult to win with just defense. It was clear that they would be penetrated and captured before even five hours had passed.
‘In that case, it’s better to strike out like this.’
Luck was strangely on their side.
The 998 had concentrated their strength on the right or the center, so the left was relatively weak.
‘It seems we’ve crossed paths. Let’s advance like this and press the button before they can regroup their forces.’
Newface sergeant grinned with a victorious smile. His strategy, which led the battalion to victory, would be praised as much as Ahn Sungho’s, if not more.
‘Even more, we did it without even using Ahn Sungho.’
A complete victory.
It would be impossible to contain the thrill here, even if a saint appeared out of nowhere.
“We won…! 998…!”
“Aah?! What are you smashing?!”
“Huh?”
A voice rough as jagged stone tore through the head of the joy-filled Newface sergeant.
Thump!
“You, you! Kuhuhuk…!!”
Newface sergeant, kicked in the abdomen, rolled on the ground in agony. Damage had pierced through the bracelet, causing him to spit out thick blood in distress.
“Kahaha! It’s the 998 reinforcement troops, you sawdust brats!”
Rustle!
Kang Jinno laughed uproariously, stepping on the Newface sergeant’s bracelet.
By then, the Haeun Battalion had already secured more than 80% of the left path. Even though the Newface sergeant was struck down, Kang Jinno’s appearance had no influence on the overall situation.
It shouldn’t have.
“The reinforcements are hereeeeeeeee!!”
“It’s Kang Jinno! Kang Jinno has arrived!!”
The 998, recognizing Kang Jinno’s arrival, screamed in joy. Despite the battle being heavily tilted, they cheered as if they had won everything.
Ju Ye was the first from the Haeun Battalion to set foot across the left path into the 998 formation.
“Aaang?! What’s this?! A firefly?! Is that a firefly wearing armor?!”
“3rd company of the Haeun Battalion, 1st platoon, 1st squad, deputy squad leader, Sergeant Ju Ye.”
“Huh?! The voice is female?!”
“Are you the one who attacked our squad leader?”
“Hey! Aren’t you pretty?! Your voice is exactly my type!”
“Ahn Sungho… to be attacked and defeated by such a despicable guy….”
“Aaang?! Haven’t you seen the video?! Kahaha! That sawdust guy attacked us first!”
Just one person.
Besides Kang Jinno, there were no reinforcements for the 998 side.
Kang Jinno’s noise could well be worth a hundred men, but this battlefield was not won by decibels.
“I’ve seen the vile value you hold. If you don’t want to be humiliated, make way to the button on your own.”
“Aaaaang?! My value is really genuine down there?! How about it! Wanna check it out secretly?!”
Whoosh!
Unable to bear it any longer, Ahn Sungho’s squad immediately pounced on Kang Jinno. The speed at which they all ran out was as if they had rehearsed it, truly elite among elites.
[Ahn Sungho Squad, Knight Formation]
Overall Combat Ability: A⁻⁻
Although the squad members’ faces were flushed with rage, their movements were the epitome of restraint. They surrounded Kang Jinno without any gaps, truly elite of the elite.
“Aaang…? What are you, kinda annoying?”
Kang Jinno just stood there, frowning, not caring in the least about the attacks coming from all directions.
“Annoying! You sawdust brats!”
[Abandoned Anger]
World Soul Grade System: A⁺⁺
Rising anger can be used as tangible heat.
The longer the anger lasts, the more amplified all the owner’s abilities become.
Stage 1 Irritation: Defense
Stage 2 Rage: Grip strength
Stage 3 Calm: Leg strength
Stage 4 Madness: ?
Overall Combat Ability: B (Irritation)
Swooooosh!
A hot heat boiled from Kang Jinno. The mirage was so fierce it was directly visible to the eye.
“Get lost! You bastards!”
The attacks from the squad, almost flying at him, were all repelled at once. The mirage from the intense heat made it impossible to approach Kang Jinno.
“The, the squad’s attack.”
“Hey! Armor girl! Are you going on a date with me or what! Answer me! It’s annoying, so hurry up!”
“What…?”
Kang Jinno, starting with irritation, left Ju Ye at a loss for words.
“Are you going to show your face, or what… Ah! Really! These sawdust brats have gone mad. I’m talking right now! Can’t you see?! Are your eyes crossed?!”
Ahn Sungho’s squad continued to attack Kang Jinno’s mirage, but to no avail.
It was just as if they were flailing at thin air. Except for Kang Jinno getting even more heated, they were neatly stuck in a stalemate.
Whizzing!
Ahn Sungho’s squad, in their knight formation, was powerlessly pushed back as the mirage swayed.
“Ah! Really!!”
Despite being in a clearly advantageous situation, Kang Jinno kept getting irritated. Just looking at the faces of Ahn Sungho’s squad seemed to fill him with unbearable annoyance.
Whoosh!
The mirage swirling around was suddenly absorbed into Kang Jinno’s two fists.
“No! Retreat, everyone!”
Ju Ye urgently shouted, but Ahn Sungho’s squad was already within Kang Jinno’s range.
“Aaaaang?! You’re all dead today!!”
[Abandoned Anger]
World Soul Grade System: A⁺⁺
Stage 2 Rage: Grip strength
Overall Combat Ability: A (Rage)
For the first time, Kang Jinno, who had been standing still until now, stomped on the ground.
“The mirage is gone!”
“Now’s our chance!”
Ahn Sungho’s squad mistook the disappearance of the mirage for Kang Jinno’s exhaustion. This misjudgment led them to charge at him even more eagerly instead of keeping their distance.
“Uh, uh? There’s still some mirage left.”
One of the squad members inadvertently let out a dumbfounded remark when his turning kick was blocked, unable to make a timely judgment.
The mirage hadn’t disappeared; it was clearly absorbed into the fists. The defensive range had only shrunk to just in front of Kang Jinno’s skin, but his unique defensive power remained intact.
“Kaha! Die, you sawdust brat!!”
Kang Jinno grabbed the thigh of the dumbfounded squad member.
Crunch!
As Kang Jinno lightly clenched his fist, flesh was torn away. The bracelet, which should have absorbed the damage, was pulverized into dust even before he fully clenched his fist.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”
“Shut up!”
Kang Jinno, having torn the thigh flesh, was the first to get irritated.
“……”
Faced with the true image of a social misfit, the members of the Haeun Battalion were at a loss for words.
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