High School Soldier
142. Use life as payment

On the south and west sides of the fort, two gates returned imperfectly when the battle between the Alliance Forces against the relief forces was not yet completed. There were thousands of human warriors and Alliance monsters trying to escape through the southern and western paths. The appearance of the two imperfect Gates brought the Alliance warriors' escape to a standstill.

For a moment, the two imperfect Gates showed no sign of taking anything out of them. Only a cool afternoon breeze was felt by the Alliance soldiers. Some of them continued their escape without caring about the two imperfect Gates.

The thousands of Alliance soldiers who stopped moving approached the Gate imperfectly, and wished it was a way out for them from the terrifying battlefield that the relief forces had created. Then, something as big as moving quickly as the Alliance soldiers tried to enter that imperfect Gate.

Again, they hope that what comes out of the Gate imperfect is a relief army for them.

From the imperfect Gate that opened on the south side of the fortress, came out dozens of heavy cavalry troops of Arevelk Kingdom. The Alliance soldiers who were in front of the Gate were startled, and pierced by the spear of the 6-meter army of the Arevelk cavalry. The longer, the Arevelk cavalry troops that came out more and more, and estimated to number in the tens of thousands.

Some of the soldiers carried the war flag of the Kingdom, the majority of which was light blue.

“I-it's Arevelk Kingdom flag!”

The entire Alliance soldiers were shocked, and resigned as hundreds of thousands of Arevelk warriors moved swiftly towards them.

In front of the cavalry troops, in addition to a horde of Alliance soldiers trying to escape from the fight, a fiery red color emanating from the sun that was soon sunk adorned the Holy Land's battlefield. Dozens of iron dragonflies still besieging enemy soldiers added to the impression of the horrors of war.

Although still quite far from the battle area, Sigiz could hear the sounds of explosions and the roars of people killed on the battlefield. He had no special orders against his troops, only orders to face the fight bravely that Sigiz gave his entire army.

The war flag of the Kingdom of Arevelk waved at the rapid pace of its horse-riding bearers. Under the clear afternoon sky, 80,000 Arevelk cavalry advanced and struck the enemy trying to escape.

The supreme commander of this army, Sigiz, tightly grasped his spear which was already glowing blood red.

“Chant the regal name of Arevelk on our enemies!!!”

The entire cavalry shouted the name of Arevelk Kingdom excitedly, accompanied by a rain of arrows from the infantry behind. Sigiz gripped his spear firmly, and pointed the spear's eyes upwards until the blood-red light flashed brighter. This particular magic Sigiz referred to as ‘Artillery’ Magic, and only the witches and elite Arevelk forces could do it. Because this attack requires a body with a considerable capacity of magic energy.

What it does is make the elite Sigiz troops do the same thing, namely lifting the spear and directing it to the enemy ranks until their spear eyes lit up various colors depending on the magic power they have. The enormous magic energy in the Holy Land made some of Sigiz's elite army soldiers automatically possess a large amount of magic energy.

As it continued to advance, the cavalry were at the front hitting the enemy ranks with their long horses and spears, while the others fought with shields and prevented enemy attacks at a time when Sigiz's elite forces were ready to make an attack. The infantry behind the cavalry also continued to move, and rained down on the enemy with dozens of merciless enemies.

When Sigiz and his elite troops were about to finish making preparations for the Magic Artillery attack, his cavalrymen who were fighting at the front very boldly attracted Sigiz's attention.

“Should not they fight too hard, or they would finish off the enemy first before our Artillery Magic unleashes!”

“Really! Your Majesty, we have finished making preparations!”

The enemy ranks had also started to be chaotic when the cavalry was fighting accompanied by a rain of arrows from the infantry. The overwhelmed enemy simply resigned with the attack of Arevelk's forces. Their shields were split apart by the swords of the Arevelk cavalry warriors, and the soldiers bounced when the horses struck them.

All of Sigiz's elite soldiers had finished their Magic Artillery. Their spears began to light up in various colors, depending on the natural elements they mastered.

Sigiz then ordered all of his elite soldiers to unleash Artillery Magic. All the elite soldiers carried out the orders, and light incisions were fired from each of the special spears of each elite soldier.

The light flashed with a parabolic trajectory, and shot out at the same speed as an assault rifle bullet, but with a much stronger force. After making the attack, Sigiz shouted to order the entire army to attack the enemy in front of them.

When the light slash hit the Alliance soldiers' ranks, the attack apparently exploded with the explosive force of a mortar. An attack as powerful as a TNI missile caused the same chaos as the aid forces. In an instant, each explosion created a crater as deep as 10-20 centimeters, and killed hundreds of human warriors and Alliance monsters.

Instead, hundreds of thousands of Arevelk warriors advanced with courage and great strength. The Alliance soldiers who had nearly annihilated the Expeditionary Force were helpless with the resistance of the heavy cavalry and infantry of the Arevelk Kingdom. The vicious formation that the Alliance soldiers formed was easily destroyed by the Arevelk cavalry force once struck.

Ivy who fought alongside Ilhiya in the infantry troops continued to struggle with their magic abilities. By fighting in the Holy Land, the two of them and the magicians had nothing to fear from running out of magic energy. Indeed, running out of magic energy was a fatal thing for a magician.

In the confusion, the Alliance soldiers who had previously planned to escape from the battlefield, spread out like chickens that would be captured for slaughter. However, the cavalry that hunted them easily decapitated the Alliance soldiers who were trying to escape, be it human and monster warriors.

Some of the Alliance's soldiers might have managed to retreat, but they immediately panicked when they realized that they were near the imperfect Gate on the east side of the fortress that had yet to take anything out of it. It was feared that the Gate would take out thousands of soldiers, but they had no way of retreat. Almost the entire territory of the Holy Land was within the firing range of the relief forces.

Not to forget Sigiz continued to give orders to all soldiers who could hear his scolding to continue fighting bravely. The generals could only convey what Sigiz shouted to their subordinates.

Meanwhile, Ivy who was fighting alongside the other Royal witches could only continue fighting while thinking about Liben's state. He would not forgive the young man's death, while victory would soon be won. She also won't forgive Nio, for not taking care of her lover properly. He would accuse Nio as a commander who was not good at guarding his subordinates if Liben was in a bad condition in this war.

He continued to burn the enemy with his fire magic, and cursed his enemies who almost defeated the Expeditionary Force, and possibly caused Liben to be injured.

One of Arevelk's witch officers, Ilhiya had never seen Ivy fight so hard. But after establishing a relationship with one of the Indonesian soldiers, she begins to see a change in everything on Ivy, including the girl's rapidly growing strength.

The infantry would not stop raining down on the Alliance Army with their arrows, before the arrows on each of the soldiers were completely exhausted. The new battlefield created by Arevelk's forces left the enemy wrapped in chaos. The Alliance's warrior escape path was already completely sealed off from all directions.

The Alliance's cavalry and ranks of monster warriors collided, and the cries of monsters pierced with long spears as well as trampled by horse paws filled the air. The madness of the war only increased after the arrival of the first aid troops. Even though the number of relief forces was still heavily outnumbered by the Alliance Forces, their movements had actually been restricted by the relief forces.

The birds were flying over the battlefield, flying with fear due to the sound of the battlefield, and moving away from the huge battlefield below them.

One by one the Alliances warriors who were disfiguring faced off against the forces of the Arevelk Kingdom could only meet death, and some chose to seek another escape route.

The bodies of humans and monsters piled on top of each other, and the arid plains of the Holy Land were covered in blood. Painful screams rang out, and came from the human warriors and monsters of the Alliance who met their deaths.

On the other hand, any enemy facing Sigiz, be it human warriors or monsters, would not be able to survive for 10 seconds of battle. It was indeed mostly due to the great magic power Sigiz had, but his ability in using his spear could not be underestimated either.

When it managed to open a path, the Arevelk Kingdom army passed through the surrendered Alliance soldiers.

Well..with an increasingly large relief force, making the Alliance soldiers lack the spirit to finish the battle. All they could do was let dozens of Arevelk Kingdom soldiers into the fortress area, and join the battle with the Indonesian and allied relief forces.

“Mr Nio, you must endure. If you manage to survive, a gift from me awaits you.”.

Sigiz said that with a smile, and gave his soldiers goosebumps. Sigiz and his army continued to rush in, fighting every enemy that stood in their way.

**

At one of the imperfect Gates, dozens of soldiers came out as they did at the other Gate. The Alliance soldiers who thought that the Gate was their way out of this battlefield, eventually had to despair and surrender to what happened when dozens of such soldiers approached them.

The faces of the Alliance soldiers turned extremely pale, when the one leading the troops out of the imperfect Gate was Sheyn, and her Rose Line troops. Some of the Alliance's soldiers were Imperial soldiers, who knew very well the strength of Sheyn and her elite soldiers. One female soldier Barisan Roses has the strength of 10 regular male soldiers.

That was why when the fast-moving Sheyn with her horse was able to make the Alliance soldiers tremble, and drop their swords then raise their hands as a sign of surrender.

Sheyn and his 80,000-strong army will avenge the Alliance's actions against the Expeditionary Force. They will soon join the fight alongside the forces of Arevelk Kingdom.

The relief force that the Expeditionary Force had obtained had truly become a huge force. Together with his loyal commander Ragh, Sheyn leads his army to confront the Alliance's great army.

Regular weapons for the soldiers of Barisan Roses are swords and spears, with additional weapons in the form of two daggers for close combat. Not a few soldiers Barisan the Roses have excellent archery skills, and become snipers troops. However, there are different weapons carried by 900 soldiers Barisan Roses, and the presence of Kambana in the army.

Kambana spurred his horse faster, and eventually caught up with Sheyn who was wearing full combat clothes from head to toe.

“Sister! We'll stop now! The firing squad is already within effective firing range!”

Sheyn then stopped her horse, followed by the entire army behind her. Surely Sheyn who stopped suddenly made the soldiers wonder, including the soldiers of Barisan Roses.

He then gazed forward, where there were thousands of human warriors and Alliance monsters moving towards his troops.

But, it is time to use the latest weapons belonging to the State of Yekirnovo. The weapon was designed long ago by Kambana, and will be tested with test objects in the form of Alliance soldiers.

Sheyn then made a series of hand codes, and instantly all the soldiers of the Barisan Roses descended from each mount. Apparently, each female soldier of this army was carrying two sticks each. Where the stick is the latest weapon belonging to the Yekirnovo troops. However, the weapon has not been widespread for all Yekirnovo soldiers. For now, the new weapon is only used in elite units, such as the Barisan Roses.

After descending from the horse, all the soldiers carrying the new weapon knelt down, and lined up according to their respective places. Each row contained 300 soldiers, meaning that there were three rows of soldiers in the Rose Line kneeling.

Then, the troops in the rear row called ‘juru isi’, the third row lowered a box that is large enough, and contains gunpowder that is often used in cannons. The distinctive aroma of gunpowder spread after the soldier opened the box and took out some.

The filler then inserts the gunpowder from the barrel snout end hole. But this process turned out to be quite time-consuming, and the Alliance soldiers were still moving towards them. But, the interpreter in charge of filling the gunpowder remained patient to do his job until it was finished.

Finished inserting gunpowder, the filler then solidifies the gunpowder with a special small stick. Finished with the job, the refiners inserted a small metal ball that was just the size of a gun barrel. Finished doing the filling, the filler lit the axis rope with a small flame from the torch.

After completing the charging, the interpreter then gave a long stick that turned out to be a type of rifle to the soldiers in the second and third rows called ‘gunjak’, Sheyn also received this weapon. This weapon is not entirely straight stick, because the tip or buttocks are made slightly curved.

The gunfighter aimed at the enemy ranks in front of them, until it reached the effective range of firing the weapon. Sheyn patiently waits until the enemy is within effective firing range, but she can't wait to see the effects of her sister's weapons.

The trigger fused with a trigger that was curved like a snake, hit the axis that served as a lighter, and burned the gunpowder inside. The burnt gunpowder then exploded, and punched a small metal ball the size of a marble and shot out at high speed.

Kick or recoil produced by weapons in Indonesia called ‘sundut’ rifles larger than those produced by Expeditionary Force assault rifles. That's the drawback of this weapon, but a fast-flowing bullet has almost the same damage impact as an assault rifle bullet, although it is much weaker than a 7.62mm bullet.

But, the barrage of bullets fired from the Barisan Roses' crossfire rifles were able to pierce through the metal armor of the Alliance soldiers, and penetrate into their bodies. But, different stories with bullets that hit the body of unprotected monsters such as metal armor. The bodies of the monsters instantly perforated after the bullets hit their body parts.

The unexpected attack from Yekirnovo's forces made the Alliance soldiers who saw the impact of their attack uneasy. Their strong shields were not even able to withstand the incision of the metal ball fired from the rifle of the crossfire of the Barisan Roses.

Sheyn also does not believe in Kambana-designed weapons, which he thinks might be able to match Indonesian assault rifles. Although he had such thoughts, he still considered that Indonesia and its allies still had secret weapons that were much stronger than assault rifles.

(olog note: yes, it is not possible that the TNI only has a doang assault rifle?…:v)

The Alliance forces were full of soldiers who were too proud of their large numbers. But in the end they lost to the Yekirnovo rifle.

After finishing receiving the freshly loaded shotgun, the gunner continued to fire metal balls at the fallen Alliance soldier until the last bullet.

Amidst the noise of the explosion sound from the crossbow rifle, Sheyn wanted to immediately finish the battle here and go inside the fortress to save Nio.

Until the time comes for the last firing, the shooters have done, and the bullets run out. The firing squad kept the rifles again, and prepared for the real battle. They are still not used to doing long-distance combat, as the Indonesian troops do.

The trumpets of battle marks sounded, and the cavalry moved with spears pointed forward. The infantry troops tightened their ranks and shields, creating a sturdy walking wall that could protect their comrades.

Lining up tightly and the soldiers working together to finish off their opponents, it was one of the most frequently used tactics of war. The scariest of these tactics was the difficulty of escaping the onslaught cooperation from the soldiers. Despite having a long spear, the soldiers would work together to finish off their opponents.

“Kambana, you can back off. Thanks for inventing that weapon.”.

Kambana received his brother's orders, then climbed up again his horse and drove back quickly. He hoped for a lot in the army led by his brother, and won victory in this war.

Sheyn gulped her saliva with a tense face, while Ragh who drove beside her spoke softly so that only the two of them could hear.

“Are the strongest female knights nervous about this little war?”

It is true that Sheyn who was still siding with the Luan Empire was the strongest female knight in the country. Also, it was true that Sheyn was nervous about the large number of enemy troops in front of her. But, that nervousness was quickly replaced by the courage that flowed profusely within his body. I don't know what way Sheyn used to get courage all of a sudden.

“Now I'm not nervous anymore, Commander Ragh. I do not want to lose to the Kingdom of Arevelk and the assistance provided by the State of Indonesia.”

Sheyn unsheathed her long sword and raised it up high. The gentle breeze of the afternoon today stroked Sheyn and her troops, as if encouraging the fighters to fight bravely.

“Because you will soon save Mr. Nio, right!?”

“Do you no longer remember the incident when he beat you to death, Commander Ragh?”

As soon as they finished joking, Sheyn's smile was replaced with a serious face to face the fight, and she slashed the monster's neck as soon as she swung her sword.

The 30,000 cavalry of Yekirnovo's troops ran across the ground after the soldiers chanted battle spirit. Behind the cavalry, the infantry unleashed dozens of countless arrows. The Alliance's archers didn't seem to be outdone either, but the number of arrows they released was not comparable to the rain of arrows created by the Yekirnovo infantry.

The magic knight of the Yekirnovo State unleashed wind magic to fend off the rain of arrows created by the Alliance warriors. The strong wind made all the arrows fall to the ground. It made the Alliance soldiers very upset, because none of the witches were brought with them when they attacked.

Sheyn quickly slashed her sword, and slashed dozens of monster bodies and made them fall motionless.

The two Alliance soldiers then pointed their spears towards Sheyn's body, but the girl's horse skillfully dodged the attack, and with two quick sword flashes, the, blood flowed from the necks of the two soldiers.

Uncomfortable, Sheyn then took off her metal helmet, revealing black hair waving in the wind and scars on her face. Every time his sword swung, a fountain of fresh blood he created from the necks of his enemies.

**

Like being driven by anger, Nio fought every enemy he faced. No matter the enemy was a human warrior or a monster, everything Nio faced along with the Expeditionary Force soldiers and volunteer troops.

“Forget your tiredness and pain, my son. Destroy all enemies in front of you, take his life!”

The voice that always crossed Nio's head belonged to his father, who had died 10 years ago.

Encouraged by his father's voice earlier, Nio threw down his opponent with his shovel, and cussed every enemy he fought.

Hitting his enemy with a shovel, according to Nio it was a fun thing. Instantly, the pain in his body was gone, and replaced with the hormone adernalin that increasingly spurred and made it stronger. The enemy facing Nio saw that the young man was unstoppable, and decided to raise his hand.

The growls and shouts Nio made only made his friends filled with fighting spirit as well. No matter they were in the midst of a massacre, all the Expeditionary Force soldiers and volunteer troops continued to fight amid the carnage carried out by attack helicopters and armored corps.

The pure shout of fury would fighting spirit as if it made them gain additional strength from that shout. But, their cries actually make the enemy's morale slump, to the level of despair.

Nio used his father's voice that flashed through his mind as fuel to fight, and continued to show his way of fighting to his enemies.

When he first decided to become a Student Army soldier, Nio always thought that the war was always filled with things that smelled of killing and killing each other. But, the battlefield where Nio was now made Nio understand the meaning of fighting with a real friend.

Wanting to avenge the enemy's murdered comrade, Nio finds out what a soldier's suffering is other than friend's betrayal. He is always haunted about how to avenge Chandra and the other fallen members of Team 1.

The 40mm automatic cannons and rockets on the attack helicopters fired on the Alliance Army's retreat without stopping, more or less what the relief forces did outside the fort was like that. Fire-assistance vehicles bombard the enemy relentlessly, and lines of tactical vehicles clamp down on the enemy and restrict their movement. The rocket-launched vehicle has shot down 60% of the enemy's air power.

It's an unbelievable sight, it's more than a joke. The Alliance forces defied all logic of war, deciding to go to war with Indonesia and its allies, whose civilisation was thousands of years adrift of them.

**

Surya and Company 406-32 managed to enter the inner area of the fortress, and saw a fight between monsters with iron dragonflies armed with 40mm automatic cannons. This scene they had seen during the independence day attack incident, but what happened now was much bigger and more deadly than before.

A small determination began to spring into Surya's mind, and decided to lead his unit to join this fight while paving the way for the infantry relief force.

Countless lead bullets, shot out from the end of Arista's assault rifle barrel and pierced through the monster's body before him. Nearby, Sima chose to fight with the sword, and chose to rest his rifle and pistol.

At the same time, some desperate Alliance soldiers brought in their weapons of balista. Some of them could be destroyed by rockets, but some were able to escape, and the ammunition in the form of giant spears was loaded.

Spears twice the length of an adult man had been prepared, and were directed at the 406-32 Company members who were still putting up a fight.

The soldiers protect the balista operators desperately, and free their bodies into a living shield from the 7.62mm bullets.

The balista operator had suppressed the trigger, and unleashed a giant spear at high speed that led to the 406-32 Company warriors. Some of the soldiers managed to avoid the slash of the giant spear, and it was a stroke of luck because it was very difficult to avoid the mortar of the balista artillery.

“We came to defeat our enemies!..”

It seems Surya still wants to continue his sentence.

But…

The balista operator smiled as the giant spear he shot hit one of his opponent's soldiers. And that's what makes Surya can not continue his words.

Solar's stomach was hollow after the giant spear pierced through his body. He knew that the giant spear would hit him, but he only smiled until the last fight.

As if he was sent to this battlefield only to die, Surya sacrificed his body so that the giant spear would not keep on darting, and hit its members.

The look of despair was shown by all members of Company 406-32 when they saw Captain Surya sacrifice himself for them.

The laughter that the Alliance soldiers made when they saw Surya's subordinates looking at him with a look of despair, actually made the fighting spirit fill their chests.

“We avenge the death of Captain....!!!”

They were only members of Company 406-32 who came from the Student Army, but they fought the enemy like a beast crashing at its prey.

They used the lives of the Alliance soldiers as payment for Surya's death.