How the Shadow of the Marquis Lives

Chapter 55

Woo woo woo woo!

“Crack! Cracker!”

The sound of the horn resounds and a group of high orcs riding white wolves rushes.

The first to react were the horses pulling the wagon.

Hee hee hee! With the appearance of beasts and predators, the horses lost control and began to run amok.

The wagon rocked and the students ran out.

between them.

“Suck!”

Instructor Tail pulled out his sword and stuck it into the ground.

A wave of mana spread around him. As it touched the horses gradually began to calm down.

They recognized the presence that would protect them from the beasts they saw in front of them.

“ruler! Get ready quickly! Watch how much you’ve grown!”

By the time he finished speaking, all the students had already left the wagon and prepared for battle.

“I heard there is no need to fight!”

“That means the schedule is like that. Isn’t this an exceptional situation outside of schedule?”

“I knew it!”

“There’s no way it’ll end with just a tour!”

Herpes was finished in an instant.

Students with swords and spears in the front row, students with staffs in the back row.

Standing as if guarding the wagon and horse, they stood up against the rushing high orcs.

“Karakka!”

High orcs over twenty. The white wolves they ride are as big as their size. When the two were put together, it was almost the size of a house.

“I’ll slow down first!”

Magic fell between the students and the high orcs. It didn’t really fall, it came up.

Koo Goo Goo!

Rock picks rose from the ground in a row.

Earth Flower.

It is a popular yet effective magic designed to prevent charging cavalry on the battlefield.

Inside the thorn flower, the students gulped and tensed.

Looking across the thorns, the high orcs charging vigorously.

Xian opened his eyes and looked at them.

In the meantime, my eyebrows twitched.

“Come over!”

Xian shouted loudly.

The students listened to Xian’s voice with puzzled faces.

Shortly thereafter, they too began to panic.

“Crack!”

“Cheung!”

Aren’t the white wolves carrying high oaks leaping high, stepping on the rock awl that rose up on the ground several times?

Ten high orcs started attacking at the same time.

And that wasn’t all.

In the air, they put their hands on their hips, took out hatchets, and started throwing them all at once.

“crazy!”

“Stop!”

The wizard students urgently tried to use the barrier, but it was too late.

A hand ax that rotates fiercely and flies. It seemed difficult for the magic to be completed before it arrived.

at that time.

‘It was also for throwing.’

Xian, who had grasped the high orc before the others, was preparing in advance.

I took out a spear that could cover a wide area and caught the timing while watching everything.

May all ten hatchets lead to one curve.

And, he swung the spear that he had pulled to the fullest.

Kakakakakang!

Changhae’s blade swung like a chain, knocking off all the hatchets.

The students were at a loss for words at the divine skill that deflected the heat attack with a single swing.

What woke them up was the sound of the clash between Xian’s sword and High Orc’s glaive.

Kang!

“Cow, the speed has decreased!”

“let’s go!”

Gone is the speed of the most fearsome tank in the charge.

What remains is the hand-to-hand combat in here.

Ten orcs riding white wolves and thirty students started a power struggle.

“card!”

The high orc’s glaive sparkles as it reflects the sunlight. Caang! The spears of the students spilled them and stabbed the white wolf he was riding.

A blow that even a well-trained warhorse could not avoid.

However, the white wolf avoided it with amazingly flexible movements.

The high orc, the rider riding on top of it, also threw down the glaive again without losing balance at all on top of the white wolf.

Kwakwagwagwang!

Fire and lightning rained down on them incessantly.

No matter how big and strong the high orcs were, they couldn’t ignore magic.

It didn’t give a decisive blow, but the falling magic killed them considerably.

And in the meantime, a hand-to-hand battle breaks out again.

“Aim for the wolf!”

“That’s not right!”

“You can’t guess!”

But even that wasn’t easy.

The connection between the white wolf and the high orcs was so exquisite that the swords and spears of the students did not touch them.

The white wolf’s mobility made it difficult to target the high orcs, but it was not easy to catch the wolf first.

“Kreuk! Kreuk!”

The white wolf smiles while looking at the window that has been deflected.

it was a laugh They said that they invaded our territory with only this level of skill.

‘Wolves.’

Xian’s eyes flashed as he looked over the battlefield.

The problem appeared at once.

The mobility of the wolves is key. The high orc’s ferocious attack was a secondary issue.

Kwajik!

His black sword flashed and split the wolf’s head in front of him.

A wolf that loses power and collapses at once.

The high orc riding on it thumped! He landed on the ground and roared at Xian.

“Kraa! Cra… … card?”

However, when the high orc raised the glaive, Xian was not there.

He was running towards the wolf he saw next to him.

Awesome!

A wolf fighting with other students falls off its head.

“What, what!”

“Karak!?”

surprised student. And a high orc whose riding wolf collapses and loses its balance.

After checking that far, Xian ran towards the next target.

After dealing with the wolves, their combat power is halved to less than half.

That level was enough for the rest of the students to deal with.

Awesome!

Xian cut the leg of the white wolf that was about to jump with his sword.

Some had their heads cut off, while others had their hearts pierced by an ‘island’.

“draft!?”

“Thank you!”

Thanks to this, the students only had to deal with one high orc.

“good! doing well! Just do it!”

Instructor Tail looked around the battlefield while guarding the wagon and horse.

The ability to react immediately after getting out of the wagon and forming an appropriate formation. Balanced distribution of roles between the front and back rows.

The skill and sense of each student.

It was satisfactory. The appearance of the children who have become much stronger than at the beginning of the semester.

And at the center of it all was that guy.

‘draft.’

Instructor Tail clearly remembered. He has been number 1 since entering school and has never given up first place.

But ironically, it was he who developed the most skills among the children.

“Huh.”

It was that part that he paid attention to.

Xian shows an overwhelming appearance right away, and it doesn’t matter what he does.

As an instructor, the only thing that mattered was how quickly and much he had grown compared to the beginning.

‘The difference in talent? Or is there a special training method passed down from the Agrid family?’

If it’s the former, I can’t help it, but if it’s the latter, I really wanted to know.

As an educator, he is thirsty more than anything else for training methods that will help his students grow.

Of course, I don’t know if it really exists, and even if it did, I wouldn’t be able to tell you.

After a while.

“Karak! Karak!”

Only three high orcs left.

Starting with one guy’s shout, they started to run away.

Hana lost the wolf and ran to her feet, but was pierced by the magic of the students and fell down.

The remaining two rode the still-living wolf and fled in an instant. With only a few leaps, the distance has already increased beyond catching up.

On the way, the high orc who sent the retreat signal looked back.

A high orc with X-shaped scars around his eyes and riding a gray wolf, not a white one.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Those eyes pierced Xi’an’s figure.

Xian, too, had the image of the wolf and the gnome clearly imprinted in his mind.

Especially that gray wolf, he was the only wolf he couldn’t cut down with a single knife.

“Uhhhhh!”

“I won!”

After some time, the students roared in triumph.

The bodies of high orcs and white wolves were scattered all over the floor.

Instructor Tail clapped his hands.

“Good job! Even though I was suddenly attacked, I responded well!”

The heat of the battle had not yet subsided and the students cheered. They gave high fives and were delighted with their performance.

Instructor Tail looked at it happily and muttered.

“If this is enough, Isaac and those guys won’t be able to ignore it.”

There was a voice that answered those words.

“surely. These are students you can be proud of.”

Instructor Tail looked back.

Other students, as well as Xian, looked at him at the momentary presence.

‘Isak Blaten.’

Xian’s eyes narrowed.

The guild leader of Blaten, the S-class mercenary guild, was out to meet him.

The man famous for being a master swordsman.

Blood Sword, Isaac Blatten.

* * *

The students were able to safely arrive at the garrison under Isaac’s guidance.

The beginning of the snow mountain. The green earth is not completely buried in the snow yet, but is lightly sitting down.

Dozens of tents were erected there.

Even if it is a tent, it is not made clumsily.

It was a decent enough tent to believe it belonged to a nomadic tribe, not envious of most structures.

“Wow… … .”

“This is the base camp.”

The students marveled at the sight beyond imagination.

Mercenaries all over the garrison looked at the students and flirted with them.

I haven’t been talking

“Hey, you are great. What’s your name?”

“It’s Xi’an.”

“draft. My name is Dunas. nice to meet.”

Except for Dunas, who guided us with Isaac.

He was a wolf beast with impressive pricked wolf ears.

Since he was a beastman who longed for strength, he had shown great interest in Xian from the first time they met.

“how is it? our garrison. Are you fine?”

“yes. I think it’s going well.”

“right? Would you like to come to us after you graduate from school?”

“I will decline.”

“Hey, stop thinking about it.”

Dynas touched him and asked him to think.

As the annoyance began to rise, Isaac, who was walking in front of him, spoke to him.

“Dunas. Since when did you have the right to say hello?”

“Captain child. Yes, the captain has to allow it, but wouldn’t it of course be allowed at this level? Isn’t it rare to have such a talented person at such a young age?”

“I’ll take care of it, so go in.”

“Sheesh, I see.”

Only then did Dunas move away.

Sian thanked Isaac with a wink.

“joy.”

Isaac just blew his nose bluntly.

‘As expected, I don’t have a good impression.’

Xian accepted Isaac’s behavior with an attitude of so-so.

he remembered well.

The fact that Isaac once stayed in Agrid and studied the sword.

He was probably acquainted with the original Xian at that time.

“You can stay here in two tents. One for men, one for women. There will be no shortage of size.”

The tent that Isaac guided was part of a fairly large axis. It was newly built for students to come there, so it was as clean as new.

The students split up, took their seats, and unpacked their bags.

The inside of the tent was simply covered with mattresses and blankets, but in fact, even this much was enough.

“Tail, you should also sleep with the students. There is no place for you on our side.”

“I hate this. To an old colleague I met after a long time.”

“The number of people has changed a lot compared to when you were there. There are only a few faces I know.”

“okay?”

Instructor Tail pushed back the entrance to the tent and spoke to the students.

I’ll be here to meet the mercenaries for a while, so unpack and rest.

“Dunas seems to be the same. What about Merriam?”

“That guy left two years ago. I settled in Baltan Manor.”

“Oh oh. He said he wanted to have his own shop, and it seems he succeeded. Do Joseph and Johann remain?”

“Those guys… … .”

Then, while talking about the current situation with Isaac, he went to see the members of the mercenary corps.

Meanwhile, Xian sat down on one side of the tent and took out a black sword and began to clean it.

A place where fifteen male students are together. I couldn’t do the exercises all of a sudden here, and there were only things to do while resting.

But something caught my eye.

I could feel the students glancing sideways at me.

The gaze is always received, but it was a little different from the usual gaze full of reluctance.

“Poetry, Xi’an. Thank you very much.”

“You were great. That’s why you’re number one.”

“I know. ha ha ha… … .”

Seeing them smile awkwardly and talk to them, Xian blinked for a moment.

“There is nothing to be thankful for. Because that was the most efficient role distribution.”

“Hey, hey, it’s cool, it’s cool! Is this the number one quality?”

“How on earth did you train to be so strong? Aren’t you doing something secretly?”

“All you have to do is review the contents of the class well and train yourself without sleeping at night.”

“Ah, it came out, it came out. Those who are good at studying always say!”

“ha ha ha.”

He has always been number one since entering the school, but this was the first time that students gathered around him.

“… … .”

At the center of the commotion, Xi’an didn’t kick out the students in particular.

He just polished his sword with the same expression as usual.