How To Live As A Third Son Of A Failure [EN]: Chapter 217

How to Live as the Third Son of a Wasted Novel – Episode 218

How to Live as the Third Son of a Wasted Novel 218

“They’re coming.”

After a week of waiting, Ilia, who had been scouting, returned with the news.

As soon as I heard him, we moved quickly, and soon we could see a group of figures slowly approaching from afar.

Black robes and black breastplates.

Moreover, even the horses they were riding were black. The figures, exuding an aura of menace, were slowly approaching the forest.

They were clearly the ones who had come after receiving the fake letter I had sent, so I signaled to Redran.

“Proceed as planned.”

Redran and Ilia nodded and began to move forward.

The plan was simple. While Redran and Ilia drew their attention, I would infiltrate using the Hashunar crest [a magical artifact that grants temporary invisibility or enhanced stealth] to target one of them.

After handing over the captured target to the two of them, we would immediately annihilate the rest.

I wanted to capture them all and interrogate them one by one, but it was clear that their bodies were enchanted.

‘The two guys I met in the Bashurn Territory War also had their bodies burned by magic.’

It was just like those heinous bastards to have such a ruthless way of destroying evidence.

That’s why I chose to focus. Rather than having all the losing bastards choose suicide, it was better to capture at least one of them properly.

To that end, Redran and Ilia had practiced countless times for that one opportunity before those guys arrived.

‘The preparation is complete.’

Winning is a certainty. The question is whether we can capture them or not.

I nodded and watched the two of them move towards the approaching group.

“Hmm?”

As Bläu had told me, there were about six of them.

Five swordsmen and one who appeared to be a mage.

The mage, positioned in the center of the formation, tilted his head as he saw Redran and Ilia approaching from a distance.

“Why come all the way out of the forest… Wait, you’re humans?”

The mage frowned, initially thinking they were spies they had planted, but then tilted his head as he saw their skin color.

“Sir Hayes, has new personnel been deployed without my knowledge?”

“That is not the case.”

Listening to their conversation, I immediately decided on my target. Logically, the mage would know more than the swordsmen who were in charge of combat.

Having made my decision, I moved around to their rear, making sure not to be seen.

At the same time, the mage looked at Redran with an ironic expression.

“If not, what business do humans have in the north?”

Redran shrugged as the mage’s question came closer.

“Us? We came for a stroll.”

The mage let out a dumbfounded laugh at Redran’s nonchalant answer.

“A stroll?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re a funny bunch. Are you treasure hunters? No, you don’t look the part.”

The mage, who had been questioning, nodded.

“Whatever you’re doing, we can just catch you and ask. Sir Hayes, it seems we need to capture them alive and get some information out of them.”

“I agree.”

The black knight named Hayes nodded at the mage’s words and raised his hand to command.

As the black knights slowly began to approach, Redran cracked his neck from side to side and opened his mouth.

“Unholy Knights, the Order of Neviros.”

“…….”

“Am I right?”

The black knights, who had been approaching, stopped momentarily. Then, the knight named Hayes, who was at the front, frowned.

“How do they know about us?”

“Ah, so it was real?”

“What do you mean by real?”

“I suspected that he might be mentally ill, but it was true.”

Sparks began to fly from Redran’s eyes.

“You guys, you’re making magic stones by grinding up humans, right?”

“…You’re someone we have a lot to ask.”

Redran gritted his teeth at the black knight’s words.

“We can say the same.”

Redran and Ilia, who had answered, pulled back the hoods covering their faces. Hayes’s face contorted as he recognized Ilia’s face.

“Cain Linderer’s lackey!”

Redran frowned at Hayes’s shout.

“Lackey? That’s harsh.”

Ilia nudged Redran’s shoulder as he got angry.

“What?”

“This isn’t the time to be arguing.”

“…He called me a lackey?”

“Isn’t it kind of true, though?”

Redran gritted his teeth with an angry face at Ilia’s cold reaction.

“Have you really been thinking of me as that guy’s lackey all this time?”

Redran began to bicker with Ilia like that. Of course, it was a planned act.

But is it really an act? It seems like they’re fighting with real emotions.

On the other hand, the black knight, who saw the two arguing, twisted his lips in disbelief and gestured.

“I’ve seen all kinds of crazy bastards. Go and catch those two. As long as they’re alive, you can cut off their limbs.”

“Understood.”

At Hayes’s command, the black knights, who had stopped for a moment, began to move again in unison.

‘Good.’

Confirming that from afar, I immediately awakened the Hashunar crest. The crest, hidden by my clothes, faintly glowed.

Then, the world turned gray.

Swiftly.

I kicked off the ground and headed towards the mage.

Because I had been hiding my presence from the enemies, the distance was quite far, and naturally, the longer I maintained the crest, the more stamina it consumed.

Considering the battle that would follow, I couldn’t afford to waste energy. So, after confirming that I was close enough, I immediately kicked off the ground, leaped, and deactivated the crest.

“Wh-what!”

At the same time as the world regained its color, I saw the mage at close range.

At the same time, the mage looked surprised to see me suddenly appearing out of thin air.

“How? Blink?”

The panicked mage quickly reached out and began to gather mana.

“This is! An ambush!”

“Protect the mage!”

The black knights belatedly realized the situation and hurriedly began to retreat.

Of course, it was all in vain. I was already much closer.

Then, the mage urgently reached out to me as I rushed in.

“Be crushed! Gravity!”

A fairly high-level spell was cast, considering it was cast in such a hurry. It was an excellent improvisation to create distance between me and him.

If I didn’t avoid it, my feet would be tied for a moment, and the ambush would fail.

But I have something to believe in.

‘I’m glad I got it.’

The artifact I obtained from Kerwyn.

The armor, made of dragon leather and designed with anti-magic formations by the great mage Kerwyn himself, began to shine.

Swoosh…!

Perhaps because it sensed the hostile mana, the armor began to absorb my mana rapidly.

Buzz!

Then, blue mana flowed out of the black armor. The mana that flowed out formed a barrier, enveloping my body.

Anti Magic Shell.

A barrier that forms an area around an object and nullifies all magic that invades it unfolded.

“It doesn’t work? Is it a shield?”

The mage’s eyes wavered as he confirmed that his magic was not working.

“What trickery is this!”

The mage shouted loudly as if he felt wronged, but there was no reason to answer. Landing, I kicked out and struck the mage in the back of the head.

“Kuh-heok…”

The mage’s body, with glazed eyes, crashed to the ground.

At the same time, I landed and immediately took out restraints from my waist, put them on the mage’s hands, and gagged his mouth.

“You rat bastard!”

The five black knights who saw me gritted their teeth and rushed at me.

“I’m not sure I’m small enough to be called a rat.”

I grabbed the mage by the scruff of his neck and took off his hood. Then, the expressions of the guys who were running towards me hardened as they recognized my face.

“Cain Linderer!”

“I’m not a Linderer anymore, though.”

The Unholy Knights, who had been approaching, changed their posture as if my skills had been revealed by the black-haired man.

“Be careful! He has an artifact that uses Blink like he just did! Spread out widely!”

I shrugged at the words of the Unholy Knights, who mistook the Hashunar crest for magic.

“I don’t really plan to run away.”

As I watched them spread out widely to form a siege, I momentarily focused the mana I had on my arm.

Then, feeling the surging power, I threw the unconscious mage high into the sky.

The Unholy Knights, who were forming the siege, stopped momentarily at the sight.

I understand. They must be dumbfounded that I suddenly threw a person like a catapult.

The mage’s body flew in a long arc. Then, Ilia, who had been preparing in advance, stepped on Redran’s shoulder and leaped with all her might.

After Ilia snatched the mage in mid-air, Redran let out a hollow laugh.

“I can’t believe that actually worked.”

Then, Ilia, who landed lightly, urged Redran.

“Stop talking nonsense and move quickly.”

“Okay, okay.”

Redran, who had been grumbling at Ilia’s cold reaction, turned his body, and the two of them began to run towards the forest at full speed.

“They’re running away!”

The black knights’ formation faltered for a moment as they saw it. They seemed to be wondering whether to chase after them or deal with me.

However, the black knight called Hayes, as if having made a decision, raised his hand and instructed one of his subordinates.

“You, return as quickly as possible and inform the superiors of the situation! The rest of us will deal with Cain Linderer and chase after them immediately!”

At Hayes’s command, one knight tried to leave the formation.

“Who said I’d let you?”

At that, I quickly looked at Redran and Ilia. It seemed that they would be out of range within the time limit.

Confirming that, I lightly gripped my sword and immediately exploded my mana heart, lightly chanting.

“My sword is the wind.”

「My sword is the wind」

This feeling that I can’t get used to no matter how many times I experience it.

After summoning the incarnation of Bain Linderer, I immediately gripped my sword tightly.

Swoosh!

The speed of the sword that was unleashed was so fast that it looked like a flash of light, hence the name, Ilseom(一閃) [meaning “Flash” in Korean].

The Unholy Knight, who was trying to escape from the flash of the sword, quickly turned his body and took a defensive stance.

“Kuh-heok…”

The guy who barely deflected my attack staggered, and Hayes shouted as he saw the sight.

“Block him! We must secure the escape route!”

Hayes’s will to get one person out was outstanding, but it was meaningless.

They were already all within my range. Even if the sky turned upside down, they couldn’t escape.

“A whirlwind that fells great trees.”

「A whirlwind that fells great trees」

One, two, three, four….

My swung sword continued to unleash flashes, and the white flashes intertwined in a dizzying manner, eventually becoming a huge whirlwind.

Crack!

The sword wind created in that way began to rage as if to devour everything in front of it.

“What is this….”

One black knight faced the approaching sword wind head-on and was sucked in.

“Kuaaaak!”

Hayes, who confirmed the sight of his subordinate being torn apart miserably, gave a command with a bewildered face.

“Everyone, unleash your abilities! The power is concentrated, so spread out widely to the left and right! As soon as the attack is over, go straight into the link!”

The Unholy Knights, who saw their comrade torn apart and not even a trace left, listened to Hayes’s words and unleashed their abilities.

In an instant, they gained red glowing eyes and quickly scattered, waiting for my attack to end.

“You tried, but.”

I gave a sneer to them and concentrated my mind once again in the center of the huge sword wind.

“A gentle breeze that lays down reeds.”

「A gentle breeze that lays down reeds」

The whirlwind that had been sweeping everything stopped for a moment.

But that was only for a moment, the quiet area was soon covered by the sword wind that had stopped, and everything was swallowed up.

It was the first time I had used the power again since I demonstrated it to Rahenna in the Blue Mountains.

The third secret technique of Bain Linderer, which spreads the extremely condensed power in an instant and embraces everything.

“What the hell is this….”

The black knights screamed at the sword wind that had engulfed the area without a single gap.

The mana of those who tried to block it exploded, and blue fragments scattered. Those who could not withstand it had their bodies torn apart, and the red blood created a thick fog.

In the midst of such a sword wind, I watched their lives fade away helplessly.