"Hey Kane, I heard that you were assigned to Cachino Fortress, are you scared?"

"Scared? What do you mean? Those brainless green bumps? Of course not! Give me a squad of idiots like that, and I can kill a tribe of them!"

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"May I see you challenging me, the honor student of Yves Saint Laurent?"

On the rocky beach at the edge of the calm lake, the crackling sound of the rising bonfire from time to time, the explosion of sparks scattered in the wind, and the occasional remnant of fireworks falling into the lake and lighting a wave.

It was less than thirty miles from the fortress, and it was completely under the control of the fortress, and although the orcs were stupid, it was impossible for them to haunt such a place.

So after successfully landing on the shore, Kane and the others found firewood to light a fire, baked their soaked clothes, and guarded against wild beasts that might appear at night, which was their greatest threat in the current environment.

"Lel's goddamn idiot, what is he? a hero, or atonement?"

"Did he think that the captain risked his life to protect him just to see him end up like this?"

"Fool, fool, damn fool!

Mut cursed Lil incessantly beside the fire, the skin on his red and white face trembled violently, and the spitting stars spewed into the fire and quickly evaporated.

It was also at this time that Kane learned that their patrol had fought back fiercely when it was attacked, but Lil, who participated in the first time on the patrol mission, was completely frightened, and even forgot how to resist in the face of the mace waved by the orcs, if it wasn't for their captain pulling him at a critical moment, he would probably have died.

The badly wounded captain knew that he would not have long to live, and tried his best to suppress the orc he had knocked down, and at the same time motioned for Lil to come up and make up for the sword.

Unfortunately, Lil, who was completely scared at the time, did not step forward in the end, and watched as the captain who had exhausted his strength was freed by the orcs.

In fact, no one blames him, including Mutter.

After all, in that battle where there was no suspense, even if it was a fluke, it didn't matter much whether Lil's sword was stabbed out or not.

And Moore is cursing and even humiliating Lear at this time, is he really resentful of him?

No, maybe it's himself who resents him, like Kane.

It's ridiculous that when he was in the academy, he still boasted about Haikou in front of his friend Harvey, and even he himself always thought it was easy to deal with the ugly monsters described by the instructors in the classroom, and the beasts that were teased by his classmates as imbecile creatures, but it wasn't until he actually went to the battlefield that he realized how naïve and ridiculous he was.

He was glad he didn't have a sword in his hand at that time, because even with a long sword he doubted that he would not even have the courage to carry it.

Are you a wreck?

No, it's not, I'm just...

No amount of excuses could change the fact that he was timid, and it was something that should be celebrated that he was able to escape, but at this moment, an unprecedented humiliation enveloped Kane, invaded his whole body, and made him feel uncomfortable.

...

After a night of silence, the team set out on their way back to the fortress early the next morning.

After a night's time, the pain in everyone's hearts seemed to dissipate somewhat, and Mutter stopped talking, and at this time he and Troy walked in front of the way, followed by the older Karl Palace, and Kane was in the center of the team's protection because he had to carry the worry on his back.

During yesterday's rafting, Chou Xili accidentally hit a reef in the lake, and a huge hole was opened in her leg, and her bones seemed to be injured.

An injury like this would have required at least a month or two of rest to recover, but after only one night of healing by the Bright Department, Yu Xili was able to barely get off the ground, and the terrifying wound on her leg, which was more than two feet long, did not even leave any signs of scarring.

However, the limp was very inefficient, and everyone was in a hurry to return to the fortress, and after discussing it for a while, Kane carried her forward, and was now lying on Kane's back.

"I didn't expect us to actually come out alive. Leaning on Kane's back, Cereary opened the conversation

"Yes, thanks to Lel, it was his sacrifice that brought us victory. Kane sighed

"What do you have plans for when you go back?" said Yu Xili did not continue on the topic

“... I don't know, maybe... Apply for discharge..."Kane hesitated

This is definitely an irrational decision.

After all, the cadets who graduated from Saint Laurent are destined to shine in the army, and Kane, who has the status of nobility, is only one step away from being awarded the title of knight, and even this time is somewhat of a great achievement, as long as he stays, he will definitely be able to get promoted one step ahead of the cadets of the same period and step on the first step of his future.

But Kane couldn't get past his level, he felt that he was not a qualified fighter, and that such a promotion meant nothing to him.

Perhaps, I really don't belong to the battlefield...

After a pause, Kane seemed to remember something, and then turned his head and smiled: "I'm sorry, it looks like I can't become your guardian knight, but a magician as good as you, I believe there will be no shortage, maybe this time the army will send it down." ”

"No, you're already a good knight, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid..."

Indeed, at that moment, Kane did feel worthy of the title of knight.

When we first met, she curled up in a corner of the cave, helpless and panicked, and silently wept in the corner.

Although Kane was also afraid, it seemed that the man's natural desire to protect was responsible, and even more so, his self-confidence had not been hit at that time, but he unexpectedly calmed down at that moment, and encouraged and comforted the poor girl, and unexpectedly, in the process, Kane's fear was also dispelled little by little.

The idea that the orcs weren't so terrible and that everything would be okay was instilled in him while convincing himself until a day ago.

"Hahaha, it's back, it's back, we're finally back!"

Suddenly there was an excited laugh from the front, it was from Troy.

At this time, they had already come to the mountain near the fortress, and the only thing in front of them was just a corner, as long as they turned the bend in front, they could stand on the mountainside and look at the panoramic view of the magnificent fortress, and everyone was in a much better mood for a while.

Cachino Fortress is a behemoth that took the empire six years to build after the victory of the 'Glorious Battle', after expelling the orcs from Mount Cachino, and taking advantage of the opponent's vitality, it is a veritable first fortress in the Noah continent.

Located in the original Thunder Canyon of the Cachino Mountains, the fortress completely embedded in the mountain wall blocked the only exit from the north to the south, and it was with this fortress that the humans made it difficult for the orcs to surpass the thunder pool for decades to come.

In the past few decades, the fortress itself has also been constantly improved and updated, with the improvement of various equipment and the inlay of various high-level magic arrays, just before Kane left, Antonio, the third-ranked magician in the empire, gave the imperial order and led the team to start incalculating a forbidden spell-level magic array for the entire fortress.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if there are only 50,000 Northern Army and the Glory Knights left in the fortress, as long as there is enough magic crystal support, even if the power of the five clans is combined, it is impossible to break this city wall!

As soon as they entered the fortress, Kane and the others were completely safe.

In addition to the security that comes with a magnificent fortress, the main thing is the upcoming rewards.

Unlike Kane, who had a wealthy family, the army can be said to be a poor peasant-born Trojan, and their everything, the opportunity to change their fate.

And this time, after a battle and a catastrophe, Mutter even killed an orc with his own hands in the battle, such a feat is enough for them to get a lot of rewards in this era of peace, and more importantly, they can also get a military rank promotion, which can be imagined to help them in the future.

The military ranks of the Saint Laurent Empire are divided into 20 classes, starting from private, private, first class, corporal, sergeant, sergeant, warrant officer, second lieutenant, lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, colonel, brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, and general.

Now that it is basically a peaceful time, it is difficult to have a chance of promotion except for a few times when the orcs attacked the fortress en masse and most of the soldiers were promoted in rank.

Although this merit also made Troy, who is an ordinary soldier, at most a level of one or two levels, and it is still inevitable to leave the army after a few years, but you must know that the discharge allowance of private and private of the first class is completely different.

As for Kane, because he was an honors student who graduated from the Saint Laurent Military Academy, he had the rank of warrant officer when he enlisted as a commander, and if nothing else, he would be automatically promoted to second lieutenant after a year, and with his noble status, he would be able to apply for transfer to the local garrison at that time.

"Damn, there will be a blessing if you don't die, and when the prize money is paid, I invite everyone to go to the Flame Rose for fun, and this time we must bring Liz's little girl back to life!" Mut laughed

The Flame Rose is a mid-range tavern in the town of Kebble, behind the fort, and is famous in the army, especially among the lower ranks, for reasons known to men.

Obviously, everyone forgot that there was a lady here, and the guy from Mute shamelessly came over and patted Kane on the shoulder and said with a grin: "Noble boy, this time we are also life and death, if you don't dislike it, you have to give a face when the time comes, I will definitely give you the most beautiful chick, I tell you, the water..."

Kane is not embarrassed, you said a few big men just talk about it in private, what nonsense are you talking about in front of the lady?

Even if he didn't look back, Kane could guess that the little girl on his back must have been red and hot at this time.

It didn't take long for such an embarrassing situation to turn around, but it was not good news to divert everyone's attention.

It should even be said that it was a complete disaster.

"Oh my God!" a scream came from the front, from Troy, who was at the front.

Kane looked over from this angle, and just saw that his whole body was stiffened there, as if he had seen something terrible, and he could barely maintain his composure even in the face of the orcs, but at this moment his whole body was involuntarily trembling there.

I can vaguely see his side face, which is a miserable white!

What's going on?

Kane hurried over, and when he swept over from Troy's perspective and saw the scene below the cliff, his head exploded with a bang, and the joy that had risen in his heart was gone, replaced by a chill, and at the same time a horror that could not be suppressed.

"The fortress... Fortress... The fortress has been breached?" muttered Troy

To be exact, the fortress was destroyed!

Yes!

No matter how many times you look at it, you will be amazed by its majesty, and it is suspicious that it seems to be the work of the gods, and a huge gap has appeared in the cliff, leaving only broken scars and broken tiles, wolf smoke rising freely, and hordes of orcs entrenched there without hesitation.