บท 71: Arena Occupation (1)

The 2nd year cadet company leader would feel his body hair slowly rising. "Ugh, Erm- What are you doing kid he-he-he?" Artirian would let go of the collar and the 2nd year cadet company would stumble down on the ground. Artirian would then look at the 2nd year cadet company leader and said with an assertive tone of voice. "Get up and follow me. I need your company." The 2nd year cadet company leader would just nod.

Artirian would then round up his men, comprising 1 company of 2nd year lower classmen cadets and 1 platoon of newly fresh cadets. A company is composed of three platoons in it but the 2nd year lower classmen cadets are only composed of 2 platoons. Following the merge of the group. Artirian now knows 80 cadets under him.

"Rommel, how many of us don't have weapons to fight?" Artirian said while the group was marching towards the arena. Rommel would reply with a bit of a nervous tone of voice "We only need 10 more weapons for the remaining who don't have weapons to fight." Artirian would nod and order the vanguard to make a good push on the arena entrance except that there would be a clash.

Artirian and the others would reach the Arena and it was still guarded by 20 guards outside of the entrance and 10 on the second floor that had muskets ready. "Rommel, Arthur, and you." He pointed at the 2nd year cadet company leader and said. "I expect you that once the dispatch marksman group has begun firing I want your men to push through the entrance while Rommel men of 20 would sneak towards the back door."

Artirian would then look at them and say "Any questions? If there is then you know your job if there are no questions then let's begin the attack shall we?" Artirian face would be confident. Then suddenly someone would speak out to the 2nd year lower classmen company leader "My name is Jazz so I have a question regarding the frontal attack. And my question is that are we really in need of a frontal attack."

Artirian replied with a few words only " It is deception" Now Jazz, Arthur and Rommel would move to their designated place. As the first fire of the musket made a loud sound it would hit the lead guard on the head, that fire would wake up the riflemen cadet that was up the second floor. Then soon followed by continuous rain of volley fire which made the entrance guards pinned down. After that continuous fire, it would stop the 10 guards that were guarding all of them would really be hit by the colored bullets.

"Ahhhh we are under attack sound the-" (bang) then the guard looks at his chest and he is hit. He soon dropped on the ground. Following the oppressive firepower. Artirian ordered Jazz 1st platoon to full-on attack. "CHARGE! WE NEED TO TAKE THAT ARENA!" Soon followed by echoes of noisy and inaudible words.

The 2nd-floor riflemen would be silenced when they completely were hit and pinned down because of the skills of the musket officer. But they didn't know that the one they are fighting is the Ace. Artirian would then join in the charge to the arena once they reached the entrance. He did not see any more guards that are left, the bodies are either alive but dead in the "training". As they entered the hallway it was so strange that there were no other people beside them. Artirian would then suddenly speak "Arthur checked the storage room for weapons and materials. Rommel fixes the back door and makes defences as possible and you Jaz I want your 1st platoon on the second floor while the first platoon is inside the entrance so that we can ambush the incoming infiltrators." All of them would give a nod to Artirian and start making their works.

Soon Artirian headed towards the officer office he would see tons of papers and one by one he would check he soon found out that the Red Factions and Blue Factions and their prime ideals and leaders. The first thing he checks would be the so-called "Grand strategy mock up test" It's a test where the cadet would fight like they are fighting in a war. As they plan their factions tactics and strategy there is also an economy by which buildings give.

For example, the Mess hall gives food the Arena buildings give weapons the other builds give information. Each building has its own perks that are why both factions fight over each building. The test was orchestrated by the Commanding officer. It was hailed as the primary test for 4th-year upper-class men and 3rd year lower classmen which ordered them to have two factions, the Royal Force vs. the Rebelling forces.

After he learned about this information he soon read the other information on the table one of those is also entitled as "Reigning Strategists" by these means Artirian would get a glimpse of the two reigning top strategists inside the Academy. The Magenta haired 4th year Cadet and Cadet Colonel Haraldar Vincent Herman facing the Oppressive strategist of the 3rd year Cadet and Cadet Captain Marze Leon Falker.

Artirian would smirk on both of the reigning strategists inside the Academy. "Heh is this all they got I think they cannot match me even the slightest. So this is a game all along huh we will play by my rules and not yours."

Artirian would leave the office and head out on the arena ground he would see that there is still a flag of the Blue forces that is rising.

"I want that flag down" Artisan said and as he was heard two walking cadets would quickly remove the blue forces flag and change it into a grey flag that Artirian found inside the office.

Once the cadet raised the grey flag the there would be 4 consecutive flares up in the sky 2 from the Red Faction and 2 from the Blue faction. After that flare on the sky Rommel would be hurriedly running towards Artirian and said we are going to be facing 2 companies each of the factions. Artirian would smirk and said "Prepare the musket, make them be useful. Next barricade the entrance, make every swordsman equipped with a handmaid shield and all the archers with arrow paint up on the third floor of the arena." Every cadet must be focused on defending this place. We will not falter!" Artirian would shout the last words.

Artirian would hold his wooden sword and join Jazz near the entrance soon enough musket fire would hit the barricade. Then they would also hear the return fire of the archers and muskets that were on the 2nd and 3 rd floors firing down on the enemy. "RAAHHHHHHH COME GET US!" one cadet said. Soon enough the Blue forces and Red forces would sign a treaty to have immediate peace to deal with a third faction that is growing.

Wooden swords would raise war cries would be heard and echoed. "Rahhhhh! ARUHHHH!" Soon after that warcry that was shouted by both forces, Artirian would order a shield by shield defence. "DON'T LET ANY SINGLE ENEMY CROSS THAT BARRICADE EVERY SINGLE CADET YOU SEE TO CROSS THAT BARRICADE IMMEDIATELY SLASH THEM THROUGH!" Artirian would shout those words to boost the men's morale.

Then the charge would begin, the wood swords would make swords, the strike on the barricades would be heard. Artirian men would be a bit scared but they have a serious look on their faces. Their shields are raised up. And as they see they would return thrust as both factions try to damage the barricades. Soon Artirian thinks of a plan "You, Get me a hose then fix it up onto hydrant. We are going to blow these cadets away from the barricade." quickly the cadet would run back towards the hallway and get a hose and snuck it up on the water pump.

He would then signal one more cadet "HEY HELP ME HERE BRING THIS TO THE PLATOON LEADER!" The other cadet runs towards the Artirian soon he would signal the one who will turn on the water Hydrant. Once the signal was given the water would burst out and the cadets who were earlier eager to destroy the barricade were washed with water. Now they are easily be struck by the wooden sword from Artirian side.

"ARGHH THE WATER STOP IT" a cadet from the red forces shouted

"DAMN IT WE CAN PASS THROUGH BECAUSE OF THIS WATER BURST WE NEED AN ARTILLERY HERE!" one cadet from the blue forces shouted.

"Strike them down men one two-strike!" Artirain shouted with a synchronised fighting style one by one there were some cadets who would be beaten and the barricade would be slowly getting destroyed. Rommel would be hurriedly going down the floor and said. "We are going to run out of ammo Arti what are we going to do?" Artirian replied, "If there are no more bullets then bring them down here, make another barricade on the back door and secure it, fight it as long as we can fend off these people and be resupplied tomorrow." Rommel would nod and head up again.