A Reincarnated Person With a Sub-Dimension

Episode 38

The movement route of the subjugation team almost matched the route I used to hunt monsters.

The subjugation party that left Erita was divided into platoons and moved about 100 meters apart.

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Even within the platoon, independent mercenaries formed a reconnaissance team and took turns patrolling the surroundings.

During the march, the orcs encountered by the punitive force were slaughtered as they were.

Clearly, more orcs were seen than before, as to what was going on.

A week after leaving the expedition.

The subjugation party reached the midpoint of the orc habitat.

Assigned as a reconnaissance team, Thalia and I were scouting the surroundings while going far ahead of the platoon and destroying the forest.

Just then, I heard footsteps thumping in my ears from the other side of the forest.

‘huh? This looks like a troll.’

I’m still passing through an orc habitat, but a troll appears.

There was a good reason for the mercenaries dying in recent months.

“Miss Thalia. The troll is coming. I think we should go back and inform him.”

Thalia and the others followed me back to the platoon without any doubt because they had experienced my excellent senses countless times.

After reporting the situation to the platoon commander, we hunted trolls with independent mercenaries.

There were 2 trolls.

When 12 mercenaries per object clung to each other, they could not resist and all died.

puck!

I drove my mace through the fallen troll’s head.

It was while I was wiping off the blood on my equipment.

“Ian. You move well. There’s no superfluity and it’s neat. I think you learned it properly from Sir Herbert.”

“Sister, since when have you been here?”

Sister Eva must have watched the hunt and praised my skills.

It was only natural that the motions would be simplified as much as the unnecessary movements were reduced since they had cognitive abilities that surpassed that of skilled warriors.

“They said that a troll appeared, so I came here just in case. I don’t have to worry.”

“Thank you for caring.”

“Yeah. Also, did you say Thalia? I heard what Ian said. Your party doesn’t seem to have bad skills either. According to Ian, they seem to have good personalities. Let’s do well during this operation. But don’t be too greedy and push yourself too hard. You shouldn’t get hurt before you even join the team.”

“Ah. Yes! I will do my best.”

Talia was startled by Elba’s sudden words and answered in a loud voice.

Judging from Eva’s sister’s words, Talia’s enlistment was virtually confirmed.

Kate and Alana didn’t speak, but their faces were full of smiles.

“Okay, then. Ian, we’ll talk later when we’re off.”

“Yes. Sister.”

Sister Eva waved her hand and went to where the mercenaries were.

But that was then.

“Hey guys. Turn over some trolls to collect byproducts and split their backs.”

A mage gave a troubled expression and said to me and Talia’s party.

“All right.”

Thalia responded and winked at Kate and Alana.

They grabbed the troll’s shoulders and arms, and together they overturned the troll.

Feeling sorry for being alone, I took out my dagger and cut through the troll’s back, revealing the spine.

As we retreated, the sorcerer brought a three-meter staff to our spine.

After a while, the troll’s spine lost its shape, and at the same time, a grayish-white substance with a liquid-like texture began to clump at the tip of the wand.

When the vertebrae were crushed beyond recognition, the wizard raised his wand and transferred the grey-white object into a glass jar.

‘I guess that’s how the regeneration factor was extracted.’

I was amazed at the amazing sight I saw for the first time.

The wizards in this world were not as proficient in everything as I had imagined.

In terms of strength alone, a wizard cannot defeat a warrior.

Also, it was impossible to use magic such as curing serious injuries or diseases at once.

A simple explanation of the wizards here can be divided into alchemists who make potions, assistant wizards who support allies, and enchanters who make magic items.

Of course, in the case of wizards using various magical weapons and items, they outperformed warriors in large-scale battles.

After extracting the troll’s regeneration factor, the mage made another troubled face and moved toward another troll.

Currently, we are carrying out military operations as soldiers, so all by-products have returned to the military.

Knights and wizards are mostly wealthy people, so they don’t care too much about by-products.

In the case of articles, financial gains from by-products cannot be obtained.

Instead, they receive a high base salary and aim to enter the ranks or ranks of high-ranking nobles based on merit points accumulated during service.

If the mercenary was a freelancer, the wizard was a professional, and the knight was a civil servant.

A week later.

The subjugation party entered the troll habitat.

In the meantime, we hunted many orcs and trolls.

They were constantly moving south as if they were running away from something.

While moving for a while, a mercenary who went out to reconnaissance ran to the platoon leader and reported the situation.

It was a little far away, but thanks to my sensitive ears, I was able to overhear the conversation.

“There’s a dead troll ahead. It’s strange that its head is broken.”

“Hmm. My head is broken. I guess I got the report.”

After hearing the mercenary’s words, the platoon commander left with a serious face.

After a while, the command team appeared with the platoon leader.

We followed the mercenary out on patrol and moved again.

After following the mercenary, 5 trolls were lying on the ground with their heads smashed.

There were scars all over her body, as if she had been bitten by something.

Trolls retain some regenerative abilities even after death.

Still, the wounds remained, so it was clear that he had been attacked numerous times before he died.

Approaching the troll, Hanri drew his sword and cut off his head.

My head was empty as if someone had dug it out.

As we have already experienced, the monsterized wasp harvested the brains of creatures instead of collecting nectar from flowers.

“It looks like the monster is certain. Sir Liam, order a mercenary to deliver it to everyone to gather here.”

“Okay, Sir Halli.”

Soon after, the mercenaries under the command of the platoon commander dispersed in both directions.

After about 10 minutes, all the subjugation forces gathered and organized their ranks.

Then Hanri drew everyone’s attention and said.

“Some people may already know, but traces of the monster have been found. We will move together to prepare for future dangers. Each platoon leader, please place a scout team to search the area.”

The united subjugation party started marching.

Unlike before, a command post stood at the head of the subjugation party.

And then our platoon followed.

While moving, they steadily advanced while hunting trolls found through reconnaissance.

After about ten days had passed.

A mercenary’s cry stopped the punitive force from marching.

“There’s an ogre corpse ahead! There are bite wounds all over the body, and it looks like the head was smashed by a monster.”

At the mercenary’s words, a muffled sound flowed from within the subjugation party.

Thalia also spoke in a worried voice.

“Mr. Ian, what should I do? If the ogre is dead, I think the situation is really serious.”

I heard about the dangers of ogres from many people over and over again.

What kind of guy is an ogre?

Ogres, which are classified as super-large monsters, were over 5 meters tall in small ones and 6 meters in tall ones.

Even with such a huge body, his movements were twice as fast as those of skilled warriors.

Moreover, the skin was so tough that even if it was hit by a steel sword reinforced by a skilled police officer, the skin only turned a little red.

To do any meaningful damage to the ogre, a minimum skilled warrior would have to attack with a weapon impregnated with truesilver, which would cut through the skin and injure the muscle.

However, it was not possible to inflict enough damage to cut bones at once.

An ogre’s muscles are more protective than its skin.

So there was nothing to say about the bones.

The problem does not end here.

In addition to such deceitful physical abilities, ogres also possessed amazing regenerative abilities.

Although it is not at the level of recovering the lost body like the troll, the level of skin and muscle injuries was recovered without difficulty.

It was difficult to inflict damage with a blunt weapon as he had tough skin and strong muscles.

There was a reason why bladed weapons were preferred over blunt weapons from the skilled level onwards.

‘What about me?’

My overall strength surpasses that of a skilled warrior.

I thought that if I wielded the true silver sword with all my might, I would at least be able to cut through the skin.

However, unlike skilled warriors, weapons cannot be strengthened, so the blade of the true silver sword could be damaged or broken.

In the end, the only way to safely inflict meaningful damage was to target a vital spot, such as the eye.

However, such a powerful ogre was facing death before us.

I stopped my thoughts and listened to the conversation of the distant commanders.

I heard sister Eva’s worried voice.

“Looking at the current situation, it seems that the ogres are moving south to escape from the monsters. If they continue to advance and meet even a group of ogres, casualties will increase one after another. Why don’t we go back to Erita first, then reinforce our forces and go out again?”

Then, Harry spoke in a firm tone.

“It’s nonsense. If there is a danger, you should think about reconnaissance more reliably than avoiding it. With the current power, you can handle three or four ogres without any problems. Are you still trying to run away?”

“Of course, your lord is right. With our strength, even three or four opponents can be enough. But, as you know, we can only deal with two at once. There will be casualties among them, not to mention introductory warriors.”

Hanli calmly accepted Eva’s words.

“What’s that? If we don’t grasp the exact danger, in the end, everyone will suffer more damage. If we were going to defeat the punitive force out of concern for the mercenaries, we wouldn’t have come together in the first place. That is also the role of a mercenary. Is it to worry about casualties during war?”

“What I’m trying to say is to retreat for a while to reduce the damage. As soon as the appearance of the monster is confirmed, it means to reinforce the actual power that can fight.”

At Hanri’s words, Sister Eva spoke in a furious voice.

Then, the priest who was listening by the side joined the conversation in a calm tone.

“Sir Halli. I don’t think he’s wrong. Wouldn’t it be better to avoid unnecessary sacrifices?”

“I’m sorry, but my opinion remains the same. For the sake of the many, someone has to endure bloodshed. And if those who sacrificed honorably for the sake of others, wouldn’t Teres bless them? They’ll be blessed in the next life. .”

“Hmm. Your words are not wrong either. Holy Teres, look down on us.”

When even the priest couldn’t break Han-ri’s will, Sister Eva said quietly.

“Okay, Sir Hanli. But what if a monster appears? If an ogre is dead, it means that there is at least an intermediate level monster. If you miss even one monster, it will come in a swarm. In that case, no one besides our captain will guarantee survival. You won’t be able to do that.”

Monsters are divided into three levels: low, intermediate, and high.

Generally, it was considered that the lower level had the strength of an introductory gyeong, the intermediate level a proficient gyeong, and the upper level a master gyeong.

The reason monsters are scary is because of their habit of living in groups.

As soon as hundreds of mid-level monsters rushed in, most of the subjugation party would not survive, just as Sister Eva said.

“If death comes to me, I humbly accept it.”

At Halli’s weighty words, Eva’s sister couldn’t say anything more.

It was because Han-ri also meant risking her own life and risking it together.

After the discussion of the leadership, the subjugation team advanced towards the north again.

And the next day the ogre appeared before us.

The time when the mercenaries screamed in surprise.

Captain Luna drew his sword.