A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War! - Chapter 89: (1)

[“Kaiyan, it looks like Blackie is struggling!”]

“Yeah, he’s been running a lot. We should walk now.”

It had been 10 days since they departed from Havinel towards Vantigas. The problem was that the distance they had covered during that time was not as much as Kaiyan had hoped for. Vantigas seemed even farther than he had initially thought. Moreover, it was the beginning of winter, and the cold weather was causing Blackie’s stamina to deplete quickly, reducing the distance they could travel each day.

“Sigh… at this rate, it’ll take several more months.”

To enter Vantigas, they needed to reach the Shaniel Kingdom just below, which was located at the eastern edge, the opposite side of the Menislan Kingdom. At their current pace, it would take at least two or three more months, considering the weather would only get colder.

“Is there no other way… Rieka, do you have any good ideas?”

Rieka, who had ignored Kaiyan’s suggestion to enter the dimension space and had stayed in his embrace, suddenly raised her head.

[“I do, but it’s not possible right now.”]

“Why?”

[“Because we don’t have G-points. It’s easy to find a faster way to travel using the shops, and we could even teleport with a scroll if we bought one.”]

“Ugh… G-points. Do I have to go to Panielun in a hurry?”

After leaving their residence, Kaiyan gathered some G-points by defeating the monsters that occasionally appeared along with the knights. However, he had mostly depleted them by buying emergency scrolls and potions. He now felt nostalgic for the place he had grown tired of because of G-points.

[Wouldn’t it be nice if you received a quest right now?]

“Yeah… I haven’t had any thoughts of a quest since the Twin-Headed Ogre.”

Completing quests didn’t yield a significant number of G-points, but it did provide some additional points. With only 100 G-points now, quests were the best way to get more, and there was the added mystery of what rewards might come from completing a quest.

“Huh? Is that a monster?”

While Kaiyan and Rieka were chatting about trivial matters, they felt a strong presence not far from their location. It wasn’t just any monster; the feeling indicated that it was likely a large one.

“There shouldn’t be any large monsters here… Is it here to hunt for prey?”

[“Kaiyan, we’re low on G-points, so let’s go and defeat it quickly!”]

“Yeah, it probably won’t give us much, but let’s do it.”

Kaiyan rose from his spot and stealthily approached the direction of the approaching presence, cutting through the forest. As the distance closed, the feeling became clearer. What was slightly strange was that the feeling was somewhat murky, and as he got closer, he could sense a human presence.

“I’ll find out when I get there.”

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In the border forest located at the eastern edge of the Menislan Kingdom, monsters and dozens of humans were engaged in a bloody battle.

“Kwaaaah!”

“Damn it! Fall back!”

“Why are there large monsters here?”

The creature overwhelming dozens of humans was none other than an Ogres, one of the higher-tier predators.

With each swing of the Ogre’s fist, humans unable to withstand its power fell one by one, bleeding profusely.

“If only we had knights… we’d be able to handle a monster like that! Ugh! Captain, where did the knights go?”

“…It seems we’ve been abandoned. Balon, take five soldiers and escort Lady Linda!”

The captain, a man with brown hair known as Balon, was taken aback and furrowed his brow.

“So are the rest of us going to be slaughtered by that thing? Captain too!”

“But that doesn’t mean we’re giving up on Lady Linda, but…!”

“We don’t have time, hurry! Don’t forget that this is the only way to save some of the remaining soldiers!”

“Ugh! I’m sorry! Please make sure you survive!”

Balon knew that if he didn’t move quickly, the other soldiers wouldn’t have a chance to escape either. He hurriedly approached the partially broken carriage.

“Lady Linda, please come out!”

“Uncle Balon!”

At Balon’s call, a young child who looked no more than ten years old peeked out from the damaged carriage. The child’s eyes were filled with anxiety as she looked at Balon, her body covered in blood from injuries sustained.

“What, what happened?”

“Ugh… Lady Linda, you need to get away! Quick, come with me!”

“What’s going on…?”

“Hurry!”

Startled by Balon’s loud voice, Linda rushed towards him, tears welling up in her eyes.

“Team 3, follow me! Our mission is to safely escort Lady Linda!”

As Balon shouted and lifted Linda, the soldiers of Team 3 who had been struggling against the Ogre reluctantly bowed their heads apologetically to the surrounding soldiers and stepped back.

“… Please make sure to keep Lady Linda safe.”

“Don’t worry about us; make sure to bring Lady Linda back safely!”

“Haha! Kleine! Just in case… if I don’t make it, please apologize to our mother back home!”

The remaining soldiers, rather than blaming the five soldiers who were retreating, encouraged them and fervently brandished their weapons, ready to face the Ogre with determination.

Balon, looking at them with a sad expression as if he wouldn’t forget their determination, finally turned and ran, following the gesture of the captain, indicating that they should go quickly.

“Uncle Balon… Why aren’t the others coming with us?”

“Linda… I’ll tell you later… I’ll tell you later.”

Balon couldn’t say anything to Linda, who continued to glance nervously at the rear.

As Balon and the soldiers, including him, continued to make their way through the forest, someone blocked their path.

“You… running away and leaving your comrades behind.”

“Knights?”

Three knights armed in splendid plate armor.

Balon’s face turned red with astonishment as he confirmed them with wide eyes.

“Where were you all this time? Do you know how many soldiers died because of you?”

“Haha! We had our own tasks to attend to, so don’t say anything.”

“Hurry and assist the captain…”

Whoosh!

Before Balon could finish his sentence, the three knights suddenly attacked with their swords, and the soldiers, not having time to react, fell to the ground with their chests pierced.

“What… what is this…!”

“Listen, understand this. All of you should die here. Of course, including that little girl Linda.”

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