A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War! - Chapter 74: (1)

‘Now is my chance!’

Swish!

Before the effect of the 5th Circle magic’s protection ended, Kaiyan pushed his body forward, simultaneously dodging numerous attacks coming from all directions.

Whizz! Whizz!

“The attacks aren’t working!”

“It’s magic! We have to break the magic!”

Dozens of swords flew in from all sides, striking the protective barrier, but just as expected from the magic scroll that costs 400G, no shock was transmitted to Kaiyan’s body.

As he fully felt the effect of the barrier, he grasped how to utilize it.

“Now it’s my turn!”

Thrusting his shoulders forward, Kaiyan charged like a monster. It seemed like a simple shoulder charge attack.

“You fool!”

“Shoulder charge! Aim for the legs!”

‘You’re the fools here!’

Taking advantage of the gap created by the knights’ swords deflected by the barrier, Kaiyan rammed straight into the opening.

Crash!

The knights who were blocking the path were sent flying, vomiting blood.

Shoulder charge was a skill that allowed Kaiyan to maximize the efficiency of his high-strength stat. It was on a different level from the typical charge used by knights.

“This, this can’t be!”

The Marshall Knights behind him, who were fiercely wielding their swords, exclaimed in astonishment. They must have been amazed by the results Kaiyan’s single-shoulder charge achieved.

“Barvan!”

As knights rushed through the gap, Kaiyan called for Barvan. He looked at Kaiyan with a surprised expression, the guy who was struggling against the knights.

“W-what…?”

“You made a promise, remember.”

“W-What are you talking about…”

“The promise you made to do anything I say. Ecrin, take Barvan and step back,”

Ecrin nodded and led the still-bewildered Barvan to a corner while Kaiyan blocked the enemies.

Now, to get to Barvan, Jansen’s lackeys had to get past Kaiyan.

“Now, your turn, since the situation has changed.”

Facing Grandell and the Marshall Knights, Kaiyan taunted and clanged his sword, but they just hesitated, not moving forward.

This was undoubtedly the tricky part about dealing with humans compared to monsters. If they were monsters, they would have charged in without thinking.

“What are you doing! Kill those guys right away!”

At that moment, Jansen, who had been watching from the back, shouted, and the knights started to inch closer, gripping their swords tightly as if there was no other choice.

Among them, Grandell, at the forefront, looked at Kaiyan and spoke.

“I didn’t expect you to hide such power… But what I can’t understand is, if you had this power back then, why did you bother sparing me? Killing me would have been easier, wouldn’t it?”

“I wasn’t confident I could handle all five knights back then.”

“Argh… Are you mocking me? With this kind of power?”

From Grandell’s perspective, who didn’t know about the player system, it might seem like Kaiyan was playing around, but he really wasn’t confident that he could defeat all five knights at that time, especially while protecting the mercenary group.

“Is there a need for long talks? Are you coming or not?”

“Fine. Marshall Knights, form the Grand Monster Formation!”

‘Grand Monster Formation?’

Upon Grandell’s command, the knights quickly rearranged themselves into a strange formation.

At the front stood the strongest members of the Marshall Knights, including Grandell. Behind them, knights crouched low, swords extended forward.

‘Somewhere I’ve seen this stance… Where was it?’

Kaiyan was sure he’d seen a similar posture somewhere.

As he was trying to remember, Grandell and his knights started to emit aura and advance.

“Well, fine. Thinking of me as a monster feels unpleasant, but…”

“Attack!”

Following Grandell’s command, the knights at the front aimed their swords at every part of Kaiyan’s head and body. A decently fierce attack from skilled individuals.

Originally, he should have used his agility to dodge such attacks, but considering Barvan behind him, Kaiyan swung his sword toward the incoming blades.

Clang! Clang!

As the swords clashed, the aura scattered in all directions, creating a beautiful scene. If his life wasn’t on the line, Kaiyan would have admired it for its aesthetics.

“Ugh! You monstrous bastard!”

“I know, right! Strong downward strike!”

Hoo-woong!

The knights’ center, Grandell, responded to the powerful downward strikes, and the knights at the back, who had their swords ready, thrust their swords toward Kaiyan’s openings.

‘Ah, these are… seasoned knights.’

It only took a moment for Kaiyan to recognize that these were old knights as he redirected the trajectory of his sword aimed at Grandell to fend off the incoming thrusts…

“Back then… this was the formation they used.”

Kaiyan remembered where he had seen this formation before.

When he entered the residence with the elderly knight to rescue Tarien, Kaiyan followed the sounds of fighting and witnessed a battle between the knights and a massive monster. The formation the knights had taken back then was exactly this one.

“Keep the pressure up! He’s alone!”

As Grandell adjusted his stance and swung his sword again, the knights who had thrust their swords earlier were now extending them again, ready to attack.

Doubting, Kaiyan deflected the swords of Grandell and the front-line knights again and swung his sword towards Grandell.

“Die!”

Once more, the rear knights aimed for the opening in his defense and thrust their swords forward. Just as before, Kaiyan redirected his sword to parry their attacks and stepped back.

“I see. This formation is meant for dealing with strong monsters.”

The short experience Kaiyan had with the Grand Monster Formation was indeed perfect for facing a single powerful monster. But why was this formation not called the Grand Knight Formation but the Grand Monster Formation?

“Enhance Aura!”

As Kaiyan activated the high-level skill, the aura within his body rapidly consumed and an enormous amount of aura erupted through his sword.

Seeing this, Grandell, who was swinging his sword, appeared flustered and took a step back. However, not only did the skill enhance his aura, it also boosted his physical capabilities.

“Penetrating Stab!”

Before the rear-line knights could react, Kaiyan’s sword cut through the air with a sharp sound and flew towards Grandell, piercing through his raised sword and impaling his chest.

“A monster wouldn’t be this fast. Besides, it won’t use Aura.”

This was the limitation of the Grand Monster Formation. If Kaiyan attacked at a speed that the knights couldn’t respond to, it was too easy for him to find openings.

This formation possessed power but was easily pierced when attacking with extreme speed.

It was a formation designed to combat slow monsters, not for someone as agile as Kaiyan.

“This, this bastard! Protect Grandell!”

“I’ll kill him!”

Moreover, when Grandell, the core of the formation, fell, the entire formation collapsed. The knights’ faces contorted as if questioning when they had lost their positions, and they swung their swords.

Swish!

Seeing dozens of swords coming from all directions, tension naturally rose, but in exchange, the knights’ defenses also faltered, leaving them open.

“I won’t retreat.”

With resolve, Kaiyan tightly gripped the sword and executed an advanced sword technique, a skill he had developed through rigorous effort.

Crash!

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