Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 598

Night.

Perhaps a common name.

But the moment the words ‘of the Round Table’ are attached to that name, Night, the situation changes.

The people here don’t really know.

What it means to be a Knight of the Round Table in Europe.

In the European martial world, a Knight is not just an object of envy. It’s not an object of power.

It is an honor, a pride, and a symbol of dedication.

Like many children born into prestigious European families, Wiggins also dreamed of becoming a Knight someday.

But reality is a harsh mistress.

It’s not easy to obtain the position of a Knight, the pinnacle of the European martial world.

Being strong alone is not enough to sit at the sacred Round Table.

A Knight is not a position for the strong alone.

One must be recognized by the Knights already forming the Round Table as qualified to sit at the Round Table. Therefore, if there is no one qualified, the Knight’s seat remains vacant for a while.

That’s how fierce the competition is to sit in the Knight’s seat.

Moreover, not everyone who is qualified can become a Knight.

The Knight’s seat is granted only one per member nation.

Even if everyone acknowledges that someone is fully qualified to be a Knight, they cannot become a Knight if someone more outstanding exists within the same country, or if the previous Knight has not been in the position for long.

Therefore, the position of a Knight is only given when one’s abilities, efforts, and luck all align.

Knight Wiggins was no different.

The effort he put in to become a Knight was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

If there was even a small flaw in his entire life, he could never become a Knight. Once he passed one stage, another new test awaited.

The noble position of a Knight is only given to those who never let their guard down for a single moment in their entire lives and constantly hone themselves.

One must be strong.

One must have dignity.

One must be excellent in all aspects.

The Round Table’s formidable intelligence did not miss even the smallest flaw.

Throughout one’s life, one must be recognized as noble by everyone.

Looking back, it was truly a hellish life.

Being conscious of others, being conscious of oneself, and being conscious of the world.

It’s not easy to hone oneself over and over again. But Knight Wiggins did it.

He still remembers the day he first received the knighthood.

The overwhelming joy of that time, the feeling of having the whole world.

The emotion that shook his entire body when he covered his face with a cold mask, he would never forget it.

‘That’s right.’

A strange sense of regret filled his heart.

But Knight Wiggins abandoned all of that and came here. Even though he had dedicated his life to becoming a Knight.

Do I regret it?

Of course not.

Knight Wiggins smiled wryly.

It’s not regret. If he were to regret anything, it wouldn’t be abandoning the Knight’s position, but becoming a Knight in the first place.

He didn’t know.

Knight.

He was blinded by the glorious reputation surrounded by that brilliant light. When he thought about it, Wiggins had no intention of doing anything as a Knight. He only had the will to serve the world as a Knight.

Only the will.

He was ignorant of what a Knight does and what methods they should take. Even though the position of a Knight is shrouded in mystery until one actually ascends to it, it was a mistake for Knight Wiggins not to consider such things at all.

In the end, Knight Wiggins abandoned everything.

His position, his life.

To start anew.

But one thing.

There was still something he hadn’t abandoned. And something he couldn’t abandon.

The martial prowess he had to build to become a Knight.

His power, which was called the strongest in England.

“Hoo.”

Knight Wiggins took a deep breath.

‘This is quite a novelty, isn’t it?’

The weapon in his hand feels unfamiliar. Come to think of it, how many times has he fought wielding his favorite weapon since becoming a Knight? A Knight has no choice but to be sedentary. The amount of work they have to handle is murderous.

When dealing with the flood of work, they can’t go to the battlefield and swing a sword. In the first place, a Knight is closer to a commander-in-chief. There’s no need for a commander-in-chief to go to the battlefield himself.

There are even those who suspect that the reason why Knights are required to have a certain level of martial prowess is because they need the stamina and concentration to handle this ridiculous amount of work.

Now, it’s something to be grateful for.

Because martial prowess is essential to live a new life.

It is true that Western martial arts lag behind Eastern martial arts, but that is a different matter depending on the level.

“Now, I just need to prove that.”

Knight Wiggins, holding a long sword in his right hand and a staff in his left, simply let his arms hang down.

There’s no need to rush. He’s already cut off their escape route.

The faces of the Yeongnam members looking at the blazing wall of fire were already pale.

Knight Wiggins shrugged his shoulders.

“Looks like you’ve never seen anything like this before.”

“What have you done, you bastard!”

Choi Sang-mu’s composure disappeared. Knight Wiggins shook his arms exaggeratedly as he watched the scene.

“It’s a strange thing, isn’t it? Of course, Eastern martial arts are rated higher than Western martial arts, but that doesn’t mean that Korean martial arts are better than British martial arts. What on earth are you so ignorant about?”

“…What did you say?”

“Why don’t you investigate? You people aren’t exactly strong. The only way for the weak to survive in the midst of the strong is to investigate and investigate to obtain information. But why are you so complacent?”

Knight Wiggins shook his head from side to side.

“You’re definitely dulled. Is it because Japan and China are next to you?”

From a foreigner’s point of view, Koreans had some strange aspects.

Should he call them indifferent?

He had heard that Koreans were so impatient that they could slap an Italian in the face, but the Koreans he had actually encountered were too insensitive to stimuli.

Even if missiles fly overhead, they take it for granted, and even though the world’s strongest powers are baring their teeth right next to them, they treat it like it’s someone else’s business.

It’s hard to tell if this is really because they are indifferent, or if it’s because they can’t do anything about the situation, so they deliberately don’t pay attention to it.

“If you don’t know, you have to get hit.”

Knight Wiggins shook the weapons in his hands and walked forward.

Choi Sang-mu frowned as he watched Knight Wiggins slowly approaching them.

If that fire was ordinary fire, he would have jumped out of this place right now. He could endure the skin getting burned to some extent. But no matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem like he would end up with just that level of injury if he jumped into that fire.

‘But he’s not alone.’

He will be strong. He must be strong.

Someone called a Knight cannot be weak. But even so, he’s alone. Even a lion doesn’t charge into a pack of hyenas alone.

If they get caught wrong, even a male lion becomes hyena food in the wild.

Of course, he acknowledges the ability to create that wall of fire. But Choi Sang-mu could never believe that Knight Wiggins alone could face all of them.

“I’ll praise your courage, but…”

Choi Sang-mu spat out the words.

“You don’t even know the basics of strategy. There’s no need to put yourself in a do-or-die situation like this.”

Choi Sang-mu was certain.

That guy has some strange skills, but he clearly has no experience in commanding troops. If he had used that formidable wall of fire only as a threat, their morale would have been shattered, but thanks to blocking their escape route, they had no choice but to kill Wiggins.

Of course, they had no choice but to do their best.

“Courage without wisdom is just recklessness. You will pay the price for your recklessness. Kill him!”

Knight Wiggins wore a wry smile as he watched the Yeongnam members slowly approaching him.

“Strategy…”

It pains him to think that he, Knight Wiggins, has to discuss strategy with someone who doesn’t even have a name. Although it was a position he threw away, it was something he could never have imagined when he was at the Round Table. In the first place, if he had been at the Round Table, he would never have had to face such small fry.

“Well, the Lord will raise me up again.”

If not, it would be meaningless.

“Now, then…”

Just as Knight Wiggins was about to start the battle, a sharp voice came from behind him.

“Father!”

“Ah!”

Knight Wiggins turned his head with an awkward expression.

“I’m sorry. I forgot for a moment.”

“How can you forget your own child!” Knight Wiggins smiled gently.

‘A child…’

Until recently, even his daughter called him by the name Knight Wiggins. He thought he had to endure the cold gaze of his daughter as a matter of course.

But that wasn’t the case.

‘There is nothing in the world that should be achieved by severing blood ties.’

The most intense impression he received from Kang Jin-ho was not his strength. He already knew that Kang Jin-ho was strong. There was no need to be shocked by it again.

The impressive thing about Kang Jin-ho was that he didn’t let go of anything.

If it were a normal person, they would have distanced themselves from their family under the heavy burden of leading the General Assembly and the pressure of being checked by China and Japan.

That’s the easier way.

They would have organized their life in the open and focused on their life in the shadows. At least, that’s what Knight Wiggins would have done. Because that’s the wise path.

But Kang Jin-ho didn’t do that.

He endured all the burdens that were poured on him and didn’t let go of anything. He balanced his life as a human, Kang Jin-ho, and his life as a martial artist, Kang Jin-ho.

‘He’s a great man.’

To Wiggins, who had no choice but to become distant from his family in order to survive in the position of a Knight, that image seemed so great.

And…

If Kang Jin-ho could do it, Wiggins himself could do it too. It will be more difficult than ever, but it’s better to be difficult than to be incompetent.

Knight Wiggins walked up to Elena and placed his hand on her head.

“Just wait a little bit.”

“You know you don’t have to put your hand on my head to do that, right?”

“That’s just like him.”

Knight Wiggins ruffled Elena’s hair a little roughly. Then, as he took his hand away, a transparent barrier seemed to form around Elena, and soon Elena’s body floated into the air.

It was as if she was inside a large soap bubble.

“Sorry for the long introduction.”

Knight Wiggins spun his body around and raised his staff.

“Then let’s go quickly, quickly. I don’t like wasting time either.”

Kooong!

Knight Wiggins’ staff slammed down hard on the floor.