A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War!

Struck by Lumbanium’s fist, Canien soared hundreds of meters through the air, tumbling amid the wreckage before coming to a halt.

To think that such a feat could be accomplished with a single punch was unbelievable.

Lumbanium glanced at Canien, who was shivering all over as he lay on the ground, before turning his gaze towards the quietly observing elder, Barian.

“Barian, it seems like Canien might not survive another hit in his weakened state, don’t you think?”

“Hmm, I was somewhat looking forward to seeing an ancient monster for the first time, but it can’t be helped.”

When Barian raised his hand, his body floated up into the air, swiftly moving toward where Canien had fallen.

“Ugh… If only I had more strength… If it weren’t for that damn insect!”

Despite Barian’s close proximity, Canien shouted loudly, seemingly unaware of the fact. Barian briefly covered his ears with both hands and then slowly moved towards Canien’s face, which had turned red in anger.

“What’s the name of the ancient monster? We can’t just keep calling it an ancient monster, can we?”

“Grrr… Are you a wizard? I sense an immense amount of mana from you. A mana that shouldn’t belong to humans…”

Canien replied in a resigned tone as if he had given up, after looking at Barian, for him, both Lumbanium and this wizard were equally monstrous. Lumbanium possessed an incomprehensible power that he didn’t emit externally, and this wizard, unlike him, emitted vast amounts of mana, suppressing his own aura.

From the moment he encountered Lumbanium, his fate was sealed. He just didn’t want to admit it.

“Yes, I am a wizard. Now, will you answer my questions?”

“Just… kill me… I don’t want to live like this anymore.”

“Sigh… You won’t make it easy, will you? Then, let’s make it a bit more challenging.”

As if urging him to hurry up and die, Canien loudly shouted, but Barian raised one hand towards him. From the center of Canien’s head, a white stream of energy emerged, converging towards Barian’s outstretched hand.

“Ugh! What are you doing?! Aaargh!”

Canien opened his eyes wide, screaming in agony.

“Just a moment… Just a moment. That’s right.”

“Ugh…”

Kuung!

After a while, when the white stream of energy in Barian’s hand had condensed to the size of a human head, and the flow had stopped, Canien seemed to lose consciousness and slammed his head against the ground.

“Barian, are you trying to read his memories?”

Lumbanium, who had approached unnoticed, asked Barian, who nodded while holding the condensed energy in his hand.

“Yes, we need to. We must find out how he survived and who did this to him.”

“Well… I heard it puts a lot of strain on the body. Are you okay?”

“I’m more tormented by not knowing the answers.”

“Heh… Well, you’re a wizard after all. Do as you please.”

“Then please take care of this guy. I’ll check how things have been going.”

“…Another bothersome task for me.”

With a reluctant expression, Lumbanium drew his greatsword in response to Barian’s request. Barian smiled and unhesitatingly directed a white aura toward his own head.

“Grrrk!”

As the aura was completely absorbed, Barian grimaced in pain. The memories of Canien, contained within the white aura, flowed into Barian’s mind like a torrent, causing him mental anguish that would have been unbearable for an ordinary person.

Fortunately, Barian, a highly trained high-level mage, could endure it with just a grimace.

After a long while of Lumbanium completely dealing with Canien, Barian, who had closed his eyes, opened them.

“Phew…”

As he sighed, Barian, who had just opened his eyes, first saw Lumbanium sitting calmly on the remains of Canien, which had been shattered to the point of becoming dust.

“So, Barian, who is the one who made this guy like this?”

“…I don’t know.”

In response to Lumbanium’s question, Barian answered with a slightly puzzled expression.

“Hmm? Haven’t you seen this guy’s memories?”

“That’s correct… I don’t know what to say… Most of the recent memories were completely shattered. The only partially remaining memory is that they arrived at Lumbanium and killed the knights… It’s unlikely that they made this guy like this.”

“I see… So this guy’s condition is the result of someone else’s actions.”

“…I suspect it might be.”

Despite Barian’s efforts to read all of Canien’s memories, he couldn’t find any memories related to Kaiyan. More precisely, his recent memories were all fragmented.

“Well, have you figured out how this guy ended up here, 200 years later?”

“Oh, thankfully, I found that. It turns out it was the work of Markein Gullian. If I had known, I would have dealt with it 50 years ago.”

The name of the Lich who had fought for his life against Kaiyan at the Babelin Castle came out of Barian’s mouth, and after hearing Barian’s words, Lumbanium, deep in thought, seemed to recall it.

“Markein… Is that the dark mage who disappeared not too long ago?”

“Yes, that’s right. According to this guy’s memories, three surviving ancient monsters lived hidden in the residence 200 years ago. Fifty years ago, they met Markein and were captured by him. Well, from the perspective of a dark mage, ancient monsters are a good source of energy.”

“In other words, when Markein died, these guys were released. And they returned to Lumbanium to find the power I had sealed. But… how did they cross the borders of the human kingdom and come here?”

As Barian pondered, Lumbanium tilted his head as if it couldn’t comprehend. Barian sighed and spoke.

“Phew… The world is quite different now compared to when you were active. Apart from the Monster Wave, you could say it’s quite peaceful.”

“What’s the relevance of that?”

“It matters. Will humans who know nothing about ancient monsters maintain proper vigilance? They don’t conduct rigorous inspections like they used to; it’s mostly formalities now.”

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