Disciple of The Three Kings [EN]: Chapter 222

It didn’t take as long as I thought it would.

“…….”

I’m talking about the time it took for the Knights to find and surround Rowan and Phile.

They arrived in less than 10 minutes.

First, the players arrived, followed by the Knights.

‘More are coming.’

I could feel the energy rapidly approaching this place.

It was only natural.

After emitting that much power, they must have thought at least a gate break had occurred.

“Still….”

Rowan looked around and said.

Players and Knights were glaring at them, swords drawn.

“It’s too fast.”

Rowan’s eyes narrowed.

It was much faster than he had expected.

This place was on the outskirts of Romania, not in the center or the capital.

However, the quality of the gathered forces was not bad.

Rather, it was close to an elite level.

“Who are you to emit such power?”

A question came towards Rowan.

“I am….”

Because of the power Rowan emitted, they spoke cautiously.

“I am Pal Deliora of the Black Bat Knights.”

The Black Bat Knights.

-There are a total of 5 Knight Orders in the Romanian territory.

The Black Bat Knights were one of them.

That meant they were a Knight Order directly under the lord.

The lord’s direct Knight Order had arrived so quickly on the outskirts.

There was a possibility that they had a means of transportation, but it was still too fast.

It was as if.

‘They were already prepared.’

They were on guard against those who approached from the outskirts and were ready to deploy troops if necessary.

They were prepared to respond anywhere in the territory.

“They’re definitely hiding something.”

Phile nodded at Rowan’s words.

She had also felt it.

“I’ll ask again.”

Pal Deliora of the Black Bat Knights took another step forward.

He looked visibly nervous.

As a Knight Order directly under the lord, most of them were Sword Masters, but they were intimidated by the power Rowan had emitted.

Well, if they waited, those who could face Rowan would appear.

Based on the power Rowan had emitted.

“Who are you?”

A polite and respectful attitude.

They had already confirmed that Rowan and Phile did not have the player’s mark.

Also, what Rowan had emitted was a clear aura of mana.

He was an Einheartian [a person from the world of Einheart], and he was strong.

Therefore, they had to be careful.

“I am.”

Rowan slightly curled up the corners of his mouth and said.

“A wandering knight.”

***

Wandering knight.

It was a title given by the Crows [a secret organization].

Knights who did not belong to any one Knight Order and wandered the world.

Their purpose was mostly to establish their own knighthood or to find a master to serve.

However, in the past, the meaning of a wandering knight in Einheart was different.

For example.

‘Secret Royal Inspector.’

It was similar to the secret royal inspectors of Joseon [a historical Korean kingdom].

Knights were originally nobles.

The position of a knight itself was a title.

Nobles.

And beings with power.

They were.

-Wandering knights were originally beings similar to the Crows who carried out secret missions.

They were those who traveled around the world and the continent, carrying out secret missions.

And at the same time.

-They also had the authority to inspect the lords.

They were the ones who had the right to monitor and investigate the lords.

“A wandering knight…?”

The wandering knight Rowan had just mentioned was not the wandering knight of modern times.

Rowan took something out of his pocket.

There was.

“……!”

The seal of the Imperial Inspection Department was stamped on it.

The wandering knight the Crows had mentioned was used in its original meaning in the past.

‘Is this okay?’

Phile gestured to Rowan with her eyes.

They had been tasked with monitoring and punishing Count Blander Petus, the lord of Romania.

She had thought that they would reveal their identities if necessary, but she didn’t expect them to reveal the wandering knight’s card so quickly.

If this happened.

‘It might be harder to find them.’

It could give them a chance to hide their secrets even deeper.

“……!”

The Black Bat Knights were indeed shaken.

Wandering knight, and the Imperial Inspection Department.

No matter how much they were the lord’s direct Knight Order, they were not in a position to judge.

“Are you really… from the Imperial Family?”

“Well, you could say that.”

The Crows were also one of those who represented the will of the Imperial Family.

They could be seen exchanging glances at Rowan’s words.

Originally, it would have been better to attack at this time.

They would be confused and unable to make the right choices, and they would make mistakes.

But Rowan didn’t do that.

‘Even if I don’t….’

They would move as he expected anyway.

Clang!

As expected.

The Black Bat Knights drew their swords.

“How dare you!”

And they shouted.

“Impersonating the Imperial Inspection Department!”

“It’s an obvious story.”

Rowan said, ignoring the voice.

“They have something to hide, so they placed the Knight Order on the outskirts.”

The Knight Order that arrived immediately after the power was emitted.

It was to monitor those who came in and those who went out.

And it would also be to buy time.

They had something to hide, and someone with the Imperial Inspection Department’s card appeared.

They would.

“They’ll have to stop me at all costs.”

Everything was going as planned.

Also.

“Those guys are just the bottom of the barrel, right? Even if they fail, they have a lot to say. They showed excessive loyalty, or they made the wrong judgment.”

It was also easy to create an escape route.

“Shut up!”

The knight trembled as if he had been hit in the bullseye.

“Mercenary group-!”

As expected, the next action was too obvious for an Einheartian.

Shields and shock troops.

They used the players, who could be used in any way, to check their power.

Twitch, twitch.

The frightened players were slowly walking out.

They were forced to obey the orders due to the power of the mark.

How pitiful.

That’s how you might think.

Swoosh.

But Rowan didn’t.

Everything looked the same in Rowan’s eyes.

Players, martial artists, knights, and mages.

Since they were all the same, there was no reason to feel sympathy.

Just.

“Think of it as bad luck.”

The two-handed sword was already in Rowan’s hand.

And.

“Aaaaaaah!”

The players began to rush in, screaming.

* * *

Phile quietly stood with her sword in hand.

‘Don’t interfere.’

Rowan’s movements clearly implied that, and Phile, who had reached the realm of mastery, could sense it.

It was consideration and concern.

Everything Phile had learned was bound to have the mark of the Church.

But Rowan was different.

Whoosh.

He just swung it.

Slash!

He cut them down.

Stab!

He stabbed them.

That was all.

It was not any sword style, form, or technique.

If he had used mana, it would have been less surprising.

But right now, Rowan was.

Tap!

He wasn’t even using mana.

He was just using the power of the sword to hunt down the players.

Was that even possible?

Even if they were players, they were protected by magic.

The toughness and strength of their bodies varied depending on their stats, and their strengthened bodies could not be scratched with clumsy force.

Even so.

“Kuaaaak!”

Rowan was making the impossible possible.

‘Why?’

That question arose.

Why was Rowan doing that?

A battle had broken out, and if he was going to fight them, he could just fight them.

Was it because he didn’t want to show his skills?

‘The Ring of the Emperor.’

It was certainly a possibility, but Phile shook her head.

If that was the case, he could have just covered it with mana and created an aura.

If that sword technique was imbued with aura.

Gulp.

It would unleash a destructive power that was beyond imagination.

That’s why she didn’t understand.

But she could feel it.

Watching Rowan move with his sword and fight the players, Phile could feel it.

‘He’s trying to show me.’

It was for her.

He was showing her where to go next.

Also.

‘He’s being considerate.’

A warmth was felt from that sharp and cold sword.

It was.

“Kueeeuk!”

It was consideration for the players.

Those who had their lives taken away by the Einheartians.

Those who lived as slaves and had to die at their every word.

He didn’t want to decorate their last moments with mana.

That’s why he was doing such a troublesome thing.

“Don’t give it unnecessary meaning.”

Rowan said, as if he had guessed Phile’s thoughts.

“I understand.”

Phile replied with a faint smile.

A person who was not honest.

If her thoughts were wrong.

“It seems like you guys have to step up now?”

There was no way a faint blue film would have formed on Rowan’s sword towards the Knights.

Aura.

“…….”

The faces of the Black Bat Knights turned pale as they saw it.

Phile was not the only one who was surprised by the sight of him fighting the players without using aura.

The sword that had even created an aura.

“If you don’t come.”

It was now aimed at the Knights.

“I’ll go.”

Tap!

Rowan’s figure shot out like an arrow, moving like lightning.

The aura imbued in the sword did not simply increase its cutting power.

It resonated with the circle inside the body, greatly increasing physical abilities.

Just by creating an aura.

“Kuaaaak!”

He could become a completely different being.

Unlike before, when one person died with each swing, now five Knights were cut down at once with one swing.

Flicker.

In the midst of it, Rowan’s blue eyes flickered.

‘That person….’

He seemed to have no interest in anyone.

He seemed to not care about anything.

Knowing his past as a player.

I could feel that he was trying to push away and ignore the players.

Even so, it was a pity.

This reality, the past, the future.

Just.

Crack!

This was just his way of venting his anger.

Swoosh.

Phile put her sword away.

There was no moment for her to step in here.

It was better to just let that dishonest person vent his anger.

As a holy knight who followed the will of God, she knew that she had to value life.

“Dieee!”

But the stench of blood that was already deeply ingrained in them did not seem like a righteous life to Phile.

Most of the many players and Knights were already down.

The twitching place was like a piece of hell that had been torn off.

In the midst of it.

Swoosh.

Rowan stood alone, letting his large sword hang down with one hand and brushing his blood-soaked hair with the other.

Languid eyes.

Languid lips.

“You’ve worked hard.”

It looked so lonely.

Shudder, shudder.

The survivors were sitting on the floor, trembling.

Some of them closed their eyes as if they had a premonition of what was to come.

But.

Whoosh!

There was salvation even for the devil.

Resonating mana.

Phile’s eyes widened.

“Magic….”

And that was.

“8th Circle.”

A space transfer was unfolding in front of them.