Chapter 77: Watchdog of Humanity (3)
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‘They’re coming again.’
Hans was a veteran soldier. He thought to himself as he saw a group of orcs in the distance. It has already been 15 years since he was assigned to the mountain range unit. He’s experienced numerous small-scale battles. In other words, he was a seasoned soldier. To him, the group of orcs approaching from the distance was nothing more than something that was going to add to his already abundant battle experience.
The northern region of the continent is where many Demon Lord Castles are heavily concentrated. In order to invade into the center of the continent where a majority of the human nations are located, you have to go through here, the Black Mountains. Numerous outposts and multiple fortresses were built on the Black Mountain in the case of an invasion. Among those positions, Hans was located at the outpost closest to the front line.
The front line is a solitary place. No one would stop you even if you deserted your position. He has comrades, but if he ran away with those comrades, then that would be the end of it. Nonetheless, Hans and his comrades have protected this outpost for 15 years now. They did so voluntarily while holding pride in their job as soldiers.
It isn’t because they considered being soldiers as an honorable job for men. Hans despised people who would go around claiming that being a soldier is the greatest job in the world. He wasn’t particularly patriotic either. Not only do nobles still possess a strong authority over the country he was born in, the Habsburg Empire, but Hans is a part of the ruled class since he’s a commoner. He loves his hometown, not his nation. Hans possessed a sense of duty that was much stronger than something like patriotism.
Watchdog of Humanity.