Reborn: Imperial Officer Promotion Guide

Hull left the main force of the 8th Squad, ran in the forest, and soon appeared near the Kumin troops.

Hull did not hide his aura, and soon someone in the Kumin army noticed Hull's presence.

An ice crystal flywheel containing magical aura, in an instant, had slashed towards the direction where Hull was.

Hull dodged by jumping on the soft and wet soil, and then the second and third ice crystal flywheels arrived in an instant.

Hull stepped on the trunk of an ancient tree on the side and changed his footing with a kick, barely avoiding the subsequent flywheel attack.

However, the ancient tree, which was more than 30 meters tall, had been cut in half.

There are still ice crystals and frost on the cross section.

"I see. Is this the wand ability of the leader of the Kumin people?"

The Kumin used his magic wand to push aside the soldiers guarding him and strode out of the formation.

Magical power surged throughout his body, and axe-shaped ice appeared on the tip of the magic wand in his hand again.

The ice hand axe that was launched out formed an afterimage of a flywheel due to its high-speed rotation, and slashed towards Hull again.

He gave up dodging and smiled, then took out the magic wand [Tooth Shadow] in his right hand. As he infused his magic power, the gem on the top of the wand also emitted a black light.

Immediately, a strong wind suddenly blew up in Hull's shadow, and the flight path of the ice crystal flywheel was blown sideways and embedded deeply in the soil behind Hull's right.

The magic wand [Tooth Shadow] has the ability to manipulate [Shadow] and [Wind].

It was originally an experimental prop made by Hull using cheap materials when he was in college.

The magic power and intensity of the magic contained in it are not high, and it is enough for use in actual combat.

Heer waved [Tooth Shadow] left and right, and shouted: "[Shadow Mage]."

Countless human-shaped shadows as thin as paper floated out of Hull's shadow.

As Hel waved [Tooth Shadow], a strong wind blew up, and the shadows flew towards the Kumin magician in twos and threes like kites with broken strings.

The Kumin magician couldn't figure out what these black figures were, so he could only keep activating his magic wand to fire ice crystal flying axes.

More than ten black figures were torn into pieces one after another, but the wind had no fixed direction and the figures also showed irregular movement trajectories.

Soon, the remaining black figures opened their arms and hugged the Kumin magician as if they were hugging a lover.

Not only did the opponent's ability to move was completely restricted, but even the wand in his hand slipped weakly to his feet.

The guards nearby saw their warrior being entangled by an unknown black shadow and hurriedly raised their axes to chop him.

The Kumin magician's mouth and nose were grabbed by the figure's hands and he could only make whining sounds, but his eyes were full of intimidation, warning his guards not to act recklessly.

But in just a few seconds, Hull had already taken out the magic wand [Wind Willow] from his waist.

He raised his left hand high, and the gem on top of [Wind Willow] emitted a green light.

Then a sharp whistle came out from the [Wind Willow], and several wind blades cut through the sky, making a "whoosh!" cutting sound - this was the signal to attack.

Suddenly, the Kuming people started to shout loudly about killing from the side.

In front is an imperial magician holding two magic wands, and on the side is the surging imperial regular army.

The warriors in the army also lost their fighting power.

The morale of the Kumin troops was immediately greatly reduced.

Some of the timid ones began to ignore the formation and fled in all directions based on their familiarity with the forest.

The remaining Kumin people who still had some fighting spirit recognized Hull's attire, raised their battle axes and rushed towards Hull, intending to kill the commander of the empire first.

Of course, Hull would not engage in a head-on confrontation with the opponent. He controlled the [Wind Willow] with his left hand to shoot out wind blades, while dodging and keeping a safe distance.

After cooling down, the [Tooth Shadow] in his right hand released magic again.

Several swirling shadow wind walls bloomed among the large Kumin army.

These shadow wind walls are ultimately nothing more than wind pressure and cannot cause direct harm to the human body.

What Hull wanted was to completely split up the queue where a gap had already appeared.

The final outcome of the battle was just as Hull had expected.

The Kumin people, who had lost their formation and become scattered soldiers, could no longer withstand the charge of the 8th Squad after just a few minutes.

"It seems that more than a week of training has had some effect..."

The Kumin troops were quickly dispersed and suffered a complete rout.

And Hull also put away the magic wand in his hand and joined the main team of Team 8.

After taking back command of the army, Hull began to command the soldiers of the 8th Squad to pursue the remaining enemies.

Ten minutes later, Hull ordered the pursuit to be stopped.

"Don't chase them anymore, just count the casualties."

"Yes!"

In contrast to Hull's cold tone, the sergeants made excited noises.

Obviously he hasn't recovered from the joy of victory.

Most of the soldiers were covered in blood, and their boots were covered in dirt and blood, but they looked more energetic than when they were on the training ground.

"5 people were slightly injured, 0 people were seriously injured, and 0 people died. Report completed!"

"Yeah...very good."

The five people who were slightly injured should have been caused during the first round of charge.

The Kumin people, who had more than twice the number of people, half fled and half died on the way.

Such results made Hull very satisfied.

And more importantly, a prisoner was captured.

Hel walked towards the Kumin magician who was tied up by the [Shadow Mage].

Under Hull's order, he was tied up again with ropes and his wand was confiscated.

Hel waved [Tooth Shadow] to remove the magic cast on him.

As the human-shaped shadows sneaked back into Hull's wand one by one along the mud, the other party finally began to breathe deeply.

"How is it? Do you understand our language?"

"Ulu! Nari agga! Kona!"

Hull didn't understand Kumin language, but judging from the other party's spitting attitude, he probably said swear words.

Hull looked in the direction of Sergeant Bass and gave orders.

"Go ahead."

"Eh?! Sir, do you mean to take this Kumin back? Why not just execute him on the spot?"

"Killing them is useless. We need to treat prisoners well. Taking them back might even serve as bargaining chips. At worst, we can extract some valuable intelligence from them."

Sergeant Bass was stunned for a moment, then replied loudly: "As you command!"

"By the way, tell the people in the team not to attack the prisoners, otherwise I will deal with them according to military law. Also, the Kuming people value honor very much, so he must be given basic dignity."

"Yes Yes!"

After the battle, Hull ordered the troops to rest in place.

Another thirty minutes passed before the headquarters brigade led by Lieutenant Mosbia arrived.

"Sir Lieutenant, you are late. We have already cleaned up the battlefield."

"What...! Are you saying that you led the troops to attack without permission?!"

"Hmm? Ah, sort of."

"Why didn't you wait for my order before making a decision on your own? Who gave you the power?"

Lieutenant Mosbia's eyes were wide open, he was breathing heavily, and his face was like a red-hot iron.

"The army needs to be flexible. When we arrived at the battlefield, we found that the Kumins were attacking nearby villages. I judged that if we waited for the Lieutenant's troops to arrive, the nearby villages would not be spared, so I took the initiative to launch an attack. Fortunately, we repelled the Kumins' troops."

"You... you are just following the results! I didn't send you to lead the advance team to do this kind of thing! Why don't you send someone to report to me right away!"

"I judge that under that situation, if I send someone back to the fortress to inform you, it might be too late."

"I don't need your judgment! I am the highest commander this time, and only I have the power to make judgments! Who do you think you are!"

"...When I was appointed as the commander of this advance team, I had the discretion on the front line. Just like the relationship between the capital, the center that controls the national military, and our northern fortress."

"Lieutenant Mosby, do you mean to deny battlefield discretion at the front?"

Lieutenant Mosbia choked and quickly denied: "Ahem...! When did I say such a treasonous thing?!"

"So, what exactly do you want to say?"

Hull tilted his head and looked at the speechless Lieutenant Mosbia, his face full of confusion.

I achieved the result of 0 casualties, repelling the enemy's offensive, and protecting the safety of nearby villages.

When Lieutenant Mosbia chose Hull and his men as the advance team, Hull looked up to them.

They thought that the enemy knew in advance that there was a forest nearby, and considering that the 8th Squad was an infantry unit that could easily hide in the woods, they could wait for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the enemy.

That's why I was chosen to command the 8th team to set off first.

After the first round of surprise attack is successful, we will turn to the team that arrives later to attack the enemy from both sides.

Unexpectedly, Lieutenant Mosbia was more than half an hour late for a journey of only a dozen kilometers...

Now it seems that I was overthinking it and the other party did not have such strategic intentions.

Even so, he had exceeded the combat mission with a small number of troops. Instead of being praised, he was now being held accountable as the "victor"?

This obvious delay in the march, coupled with the attitude of launching an attack to hold someone accountable, is really abnormal.

"Lieutenant, I have a question. What exactly is holding you back and taking you so long to lead your troops to the battlefield?"

"Do you still need to ask?! I have been waiting for the intelligence sent back by your advance team. How can I attack rashly when the military situation is unclear?!"

"Information sent back from the front? I don't understand. What information do you want to hear?"

"You don't even understand this?... Of course it's all kinds of military intelligence! For example, the size of the Kumin people's troops this time."

"The size of the enemy's forces, you should have known this when you sent the 8th Squadron into battle, right?"

"Why don't you understand what I'm saying? I'm talking about military intelligence! In addition to the size of the troops, shouldn't you send someone to inform me of any information about whether there are magicians in the enemy's army?"

"Even if there are magicians in the enemy's army, the mission to stop the Kumins from attacking nearby villages will not be suspended, right? Or do you think that as long as there are magicians in the enemy's army, we should let them burn down all the surrounding villages? Can such a thing be used as a reason to delay the advance?"

"..." After being questioned by Hull, Lieutenant Mosbia turned away and fell into a brief silence.

"..." Hull didn't know what the other party was thinking. Was he really just a fool as he guessed?

At this time, a soldier came up from behind Lieutenant Mosbia and whispered something to him.

Lieutenant Mosbia suddenly became alert again: "... Lieutenant Helheim! I received a report that you fought a one-on-one battle with a Cumin magician alone?!"

Lieutenant Mosbia suddenly changed the subject, apparently having understood the rationality of launching an attack without waiting for the main force led by the lieutenant.