Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 127

퓨쳐나이트 127

‘No! What is that? The mana emanating from it is comparable to a wyrm-class dragon!’

She was well aware that the scientific power of the humans from space was as formidable as their magic, but experiencing its might so closely still filled her with renewed astonishment.

At the same time, worry washed over her.

If even this seemingly crude and shabby Gigantes possesses the aura of a wyrm-class dragon, just how powerful must the battleships lurking in space be?

While Zikyon was marveling at Zaid, Kang Chan, who was actually inside, was in a predicament.

‘Huh? Why isn’t this moving?’

He clearly tried to connect with Red Rabbit and move his legs as before, but his limbs wouldn’t budge.

This was because Red Rabbit’s limbs were those of the Gigantes, separate from the main body.

Therefore, to move it, he had to use the Gigantes’ method, not Zaid’s.

The Dwarf King Kraxion shouted.

‘Hey, you! You need to make a covenant [a binding agreement or promise] with the Gigantes and the golem first!’

‘Ah! That’s right! The legs and arms are the Gigantes’!’

Kang Chan smeared blood on the previously non-existent crystal ball and sent mana into the Mana Furnace. At the same time, he made a covenant with the golem.

Then, a thick green light began to pour out from the Mana Furnace inserted into Red Rabbit’s chest, and at the same time, tremendous energy began to surge.

The energy was enough to surprise Arteon, who had created the Mana Furnace.

It was different from the Mana Furnace she had designed.

Usually, Mana Furnaces emit a red light, but this Mana Furnace was uniquely emitting a green light.

The Mana Furnace, which had emitted a red light when other dwarves test-drove it, was now different.

However, those gathered here did not know that the Mana Furnace installed directly above the nuclear fusion reactor was absorbing the energy of the nuclear fusion reactor.

It was the moment when it was revealed that the energy generated from the nuclear fusion reactor, which operates on the principle of a scaled-down solar core reaction, was closely related to mana.

But Kang Chan himself was not aware of this fact at all.

『Okay! It’s moving.』

The moment Red Rabbit, enveloped in an unknown, enormous power, took its first step, a massive vibration shook the War Factory.

Kugugugugung!

Kang Chan’s giant Red Rabbit slowly began to leave the War Factory and move to the Gigantes mobility test site.

In front of him, he could already see Elradion’s Elven Knight standing on the mobility test site.

He had already drawn his massive saber and was waiting for Kang Chan.

『How is it? Does the repair seem to be done well?』

『Yes, Master. The response is as good as before.』

『That’s a relief. Then, shall we test its power?』

『I will do my best, though my skills are lacking.』

Holding the dual swords mounted on his waist, Kang Chan narrowed the distance with Elradion, slowly circling around him.

『It’s my first time dueling with Master while riding a Gigantes.』

As the duel between Sword Masters, which could be called the highlight of today’s new weapon demonstration, unfolded, all the dwarves living in the Mine Kingdom paused what they were doing and flocked to watch the match of the century.

A duel between Sword Masters was a big match that was rarely seen.

The crowd that gathered in an instant was enormous, filling the area around the mobility test site.

And, as always, where there is an exciting fight, there is betting.

Dwarves with exceptional business acumen were already opening gambling tables.

‘A dream of instant riches! Will the elf’s sword, Elradion, win, or the continent’s rising star, the Sky Knight Kang Chan! Place your bets! Place your bets!’

‘Hey~ Even so, how can a disciple beat his master? I’ll bet on Elradion!’

‘Ah! Yes! Customer! Received 20 silver. Here, your receipt!’

Watching the dwarves betting on Elradion, another dwarf clicked his tongue from behind.

‘Tsk tsk tsk, that fellow doesn’t know anything. During the continental war, when Elradion and the Dark Elf leader fought, Elradion was pushed back, and his disciple Kang Chan stepped in and chased away the Dark Elf leader. I saw it with my own two eyes.’

‘Is that true?’

‘Ah, it’s true! When have you ever seen me lie? Trust me and bet everything on that Kang Chan!’

‘Then I’ll trust you and bet on Kang Chan!’

‘Me, me too, I’ll bet on Kang Chan.’

‘Ah! Yes! Both of you, here are your receipts! Place your bets! Bet!’

Besides the gamblers, there was another person enjoying a windfall: Chelsea, the tavern owner.

‘Hey! Misha! Go to the store and bring all the beer we have!’

‘Yes, sis!’

Chelsea, who had obtained information about today’s duel in advance through Elradion, was hurriedly selling beer at the makeshift tavern she had prepared since last night.

As expected, gambling and alcohol were indispensable for watching an exciting fight.

With everyone’s attention focused, Kang Chan and Elradion slowly began to gather their magic power.

Then, dazzling auras of light blazed from their massive swords. Exclamations of amazement burst from the mouths of the numerous spectators.

The opportunity to see a Sword Master using an Aura Blade was a rare one in a lifetime.

Moreover, to see them emitting Aura Blades while riding giant Gigantes was beyond mystical; it was awe-inspiring.

However, to the dwarves who were already thoroughly drunk, they were just thoroughbreds at a racetrack.

‘It started!’

‘You little brat! If you lose, I’ll kick your butt!’

『…….』

Kang Chan and Elradion felt like they had become monkeys in a zoo, but they couldn’t afford to pay attention to anything else, as their opponent was formidable.

As a suffocating tension filled the space between the facing Gigantes, the boisterous dwarves held their breath and watched the two Gigantes.

It was a taut tension that felt like it would break at any moment.

And the moment that tension snapped.

The two giant Gigantes collided with tremendous speed that did not match their massive size at all.

Kugugugugugung!

When Aura Blade and Aura Blade collided in the air, a tremendous shock vibrated the underground grand cavity.

The shock was so great that the bodies of the spectators watching from hundreds of meters away tingled. Some dwarves with weak constitutions couldn’t withstand it and bled from their noses.

Elradion and Kang Chan entered a battle of strength.

『Haaaaap!』

『Kueueueueueuk!』

Neck and neck…….

A situation where it was not easy to say who had the upper hand.

The earth began to tremble before the gradually increasing immense power of the two steel giants.

However, after a while, Elradion’s Elven Knight began to be pushed back little by little, and soon flew back about 10 meters.

『Kueuk! It’s worth its weight in size.』

The battle of strength was Kang Chan’s complete victory.

As expected, Red Rabbit had an overwhelming victory in strength, being a head taller than the Elven Knight.

However, Elradion’s forte was not strength.

His swordsmanship was the Lightning Sword Style, which thrives on extreme speed.

Elradion, who had retreated, fiercely pressed Kang Chan to make up for losing the battle of strength.

『Hiaaaap!』

Clang! Kuung! Kung! Chiing!

Hundreds of attacks covered Kang Chan in the blink of an eye.

However, Kang Chan’s dual swords were also based on extreme speed, so he could not be easily defeated by Elradion’s lightning-like attacks.

Calmly receiving Elradion’s attacks, Kang Chan even counterattacked, finding gaps in Elradion’s defenses.

The disciple’s sharp counterattacks, which penetrated the gaps, made even the master, Elradion, sweat.

‘As expected…… he’s no pushover.’

Elradion knew well that Kang Chan’s swordsmanship had already surpassed his own since he watched Kang Chan duel with Nemitz in the previous continental war.

It was unbelievable to him.

His swordsmanship had reached that level in a short period of only three years.

‘What kind of magic did you use, disciple…….’

Even though he was his disciple, the sight of his disciple becoming so strong in such a short time made him very proud as a master.

But it was also a little annoying.

It took him 400 years to become a Sword Master.

Therefore, Elradion decided to show his annoying disciple that he was by no means an easy opponent.

‘I never thought I would have to use this against my disciple.’

Elradion began to unleash the most powerful technique among his swordsmanship.

It was like the last lesson he could teach his disciple.

『Be careful with this one…….』

『Yes?』

Kang Chan wore a questioning expression when Elradion’s Elven Knight, who had been launching a fierce offensive, suddenly stopped and retreated. Elradion’s swordsmanship was one where keeping a distance was disadvantageous.

But it was only for a moment.

Elradion’s Elven Knight, who had been retreating, split into two and disappeared from Kang Chan’s sight.

『Hut!』

It was impossible for a Sword Master, whose reflexes were dozens of times faster than ordinary people, to miss the target in front of him. Moreover, Kang Chan, who had a biochip implanted, had far superior reflexes than an ordinary Sword Master.

For him to miss the opponent’s movements was impossible.

Kang Chan wore an expression of disbelief.

But that surprise was only for a moment, and Kang Chan’s expression soon changed to astonishment.

Elradion’s Elven Knight, who had disappeared from sight, appeared above Kang Chan’s head and plunged his sword down with the momentum to cut Red Rabbit in half.

It was an attack that could not be seen as one between master and disciple.

Kang Chan hurriedly raised both hands and crossed his swords to block Elradion’s sword.

Chaaaaaeng!

A tremendous spark flew.

『Keoeok!』

The impact was needless to say, as it was a blow that contained the full weight of the nearly 60-ton Elven Knight.

Red Rabbit knelt from the collision of extreme energy, and the shock shook the underground grand cavity.

『N, no way! How can you make these movements while riding a Gigantes!』

Clearly, Elradion’s attack was an agility that he had not shown even to Nemitz before.

‘Why did he lose to Nemitz when he had this kind of skill?’

Even as Kang Chan questioned, Elradion’s attacks did not stop.

Elradion, who had landed like a cat next to Kang Chan, unleashed another lightning-like offensive.

His attacks were so dazzling that even Kang Chan’s eyes had difficulty following them.

As soon as he thought he had cut him, Elradion was no longer there, and a saber flew in from Kang Chan’s blind spot without fail.

Pushed into a corner, Kang Chan had no choice but to use combat mode.

『If Master is going to come at me like that, I have no choice either! Haaaaap!』

When Kang Chan used combat mode, Red Rabbit’s Mana Furnace began to emit an even more intense light.

Soon, exclamations burst from the mouths of the spectators who had been watching their duel with bated breath.

It wasn’t just them.

Even Elradion, who had been fiercely pressing Kang Chan, exclaimed and wore a bewildered expression.

It was because of the tremendous Aura Blades that poured out from Red Rabbit’s hands.

‘N, no, how…….’

Kang Chan himself was just as embarrassed.

He couldn’t believe it when he saw the 8-meter-long Aura Blades pouring out from Red Rabbit’s hands.

‘How is this possible with a Gigantes?’

It was absolutely impossible for a Gigantes, which had to fight with a limited amount of mana stored in the Mana Furnace, to realize this level of Aura Blade.

‘The size of the Aura Blade didn’t change even when I used combat mode with the Elven Knight before…….’

But the surprise was only for a moment, and Kang Chan hurriedly had to reduce the power of the Aura Blade.

This was because the mana in the Mana Furnace would be depleted in an instant due to the use of the giant Aura Blade.

A Mana Furnace that had lost its mana was nothing more than a lump of stone. Just like the Elven Knight that Kraxion had lent him.

But Kang Chan was even more surprised.

The mana inside the Mana Furnace showed no signs of decreasing. Rather, it was surging even more.

‘What is this? Where is this tremendous mana coming from?’

Kang Chan’s face was filled with bewilderment.

It was completely incomprehensible.

Just then, the voice of the bio-computer was heard.

-Nuclear fusion reaction increased. Energy efficiency 98.328%

‘98.328 percent?’