Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 134

퓨쳐나이트 134화

47. Counterattack

One of the biggest reasons the Dragons brought the Dwarves to Raksha was because Raksha was a treasure trove of natural resources.

A pristine land untouched by anyone.

Here, enormous resources lay buried, untouched by any hand.

Based on these abundant resources, the Dwarves built a second War Factory and began producing newly developed armor, weapons, and upgraded Gigantes [giant humanoid war machines].

With the help of the Dragons, the upgraded Gigantes, while not as high-performance as Kang Chan’s Red Rabbit, demonstrated performance that was on a different level from the existing Gigantes.

The most significant performance improvement was the ability to fly.

It was something that was unthinkable with the old Gigantes, but with the help of the Dragons, they were able to make it a reality.

Of course, even though flight was possible with levitation magic, they still had a long way to go to compete with enemy fighters and Zaid, which boasted supersonic speeds.

However, it wasn’t as if they had no way to counter them.

Jikyon came up with the answer.

It was to apply ultra-short-range blink technology [teleportation] to the Gigantes.

The blink system developed as a result allowed the Gigantes to make ultra-short-range leaps during aerial maneuvers.

This transformed the Gigantes into a weapon that was several generations ahead.

However, this system was somewhat difficult for knights, who were ignorant of magic, to master and use.

Because they were swordmasters who knew nothing but swords.

So, the Gigantes were modified so that a mage could ride in the back seat, just like Kang Chan’s Red Rabbit, and the Elves, the race most skilled in magic after the Dragons, were in charge of their backup.

As a result, the job of Gigantes owner, which was already an object of envy, suddenly became the ultimate romantic aspiration for all men.

Who would refuse to be in a cramped space with a stunningly beautiful woman?

The knighthood, with Kang Chan as its commander-in-chief, was named the Sky Knights, after Kang Chan’s title of ‘Sky Knight’.

The day they had their first meeting with the knights and elf mages.

A bizarre scene unfolded that was hard to watch.

The knights, who had lived knowing nothing but swords, were paired with stunningly beautiful elves, and they were so shy that they couldn’t even say a word to the elves with their huge bodies and blushing faces.

Even though they looked so pathetic, the knights who had failed to become owners looked at them from afar, shedding tears of blood and spurring themselves on to train harder.

Vowing to improve their skills and become Gigantes owners.

New armor was given to those who did not become Gigantes owners.

The Aegis armor.

The knights who received the Aegis armor put it on and widened their eyes in surprise.

Just by putting on the shoulder armor, when they infused mana into it, the rest of the parts that had been spatially distorted covered the rest of their bodies.

In an instant, they were transformed into fully armed full plate mail.

The armor was a masterpiece made with the Dwarves’ heart and soul, so it was lighter and more mobile than the armor they used to wear.

The armor they used to wear was also top-of-the-line armor, a masterpiece among masterpieces, with one set costing as much as a mansion. But what humans made was no match for Dwarven-made weapons.

Regular infantry were given more advanced muskets than before.

It was a remarkable achievement by Arteon and Craxion, who had been working day and night to minimize reloading time.

It was still a single shot, but the time it took to shoot and reload was now only 5 seconds.

This was an innovative development compared to the 15 seconds it used to take.

The soldiers practiced shooting with the muskets and couldn’t close their mouths in amazement.

Because of the tremendous power of the muskets.

They couldn’t believe it.

When they heard the ‘bang!’ sound, the target hundreds of meters away was smashed to pieces without fail.

The soldiers who received such weapons were filled with courage.

The artillerymen, called the artillery unit, also continued their intense training.

The artillerymen, who were firing practice rounds, were very satisfied with the new artillery.

The old-fashioned cast iron barrels, which were made by pouring molten iron into molds, exploded all the time, causing enormous damage to their allies.

However, this new gun barrel, which was made by cutting and processing a single piece of steel, had a uniform thickness, so there were no more accidents of the gun barrel exploding.

In addition, the range was so long and accurate that it was on a different level from the previous artillery, so they had no doubt that the new artillery would show tremendous power in the war.

All the soldiers sensed that the battle was imminent.

Because all the races of Raksha were getting very busy.

The factories were churning out massive amounts of weapons day and night, and the area was filled with soldiers in training.

And the massive amounts of weapons that were churned out day after day were endlessly flowing somewhere through space movement.

It was obvious that they were going to the soldiers of each kingdom who were hiding.

“The time is slowly coming.”

At Kang Chan’s words, the faces of the five major races, including humans, elves, dragons, dwarves, and even orcs, who were gathered in the conference room, were filled with firm determination.

Their eyes were filled with the firm belief that they would drive out the invaders who had taken their land.

“As a result of my tour of the entire continent with Jikyon, I have confirmed that the enemy’s forces have increased exponentially over the past three years, and now number nearly ten million.”

“Te, ten million?”

“…….”

The people gathered in the conference room were momentarily lost for words.

Even the once powerful Continental Allied Forces numbered only 5 million, but now there was an army twice that size…….

It was an enormous force that could never be maintained without dominating the entire continent.

“Even if we combine all of our remaining troops, we won’t even have 1 million…… How can we fight them? This is really a mountain after a mountain.”

Of course, that was the total number of soldiers from the five races.

“In addition, they are also pouring out new weapons that have been greatly applied with Earth’s technology. Among them, the Gigantes, which applied Earth’s technology, is the biggest threat to us, and I have confirmed with my own eyes that they are producing them almost like they are printing them out at a large-scale factory.”

“Printing them out? Then how many are there approximately?”

“It’s just an estimate, but it seems like about 10 units are being produced every day.”

“Ha, every day? That’s ridiculous! It takes at least half a month to make one Gigantes!”

Of course, Kang Chan knew that. But he guessed that if they used Earth’s technology, they could produce Gigantes like they were making cars.

In addition, the scale of the Gigantes production plant was so large that it could be compared to any kingdom’s city.

“But that is a clear fact.”

“…….”

It was already absurd that the green elves were producing Gigantes, but Craxion was stunned to hear the enormous amount that was being poured out every day.

No matter how good the performance is, it can’t beat the quantity.

However, what Kang Chan and Jikyon were worried about was not the Gigantes they were churning out.

What they were most worried about was the enemy’s battleship.

“The real problem is the enemy’s battleship.”

At Kang Chan’s words, the people gathered in the conference room were once again lost for words.

Because no one now doesn’t know its power.

“Well, yes, but don’t we have Earth’s battleship too?”

Craxion, who had high expectations for the Red Mars, which they had desperately repaired, said confidently, but Kang Chan poured cold water on his expectations.

“Of course we have it, but the enemy’s battleship I saw is almost twice as powerful as the Red Mars we have. Even in its original state, we wouldn’t have a chance of winning, but our Red Mars was repaired with this side’s technology after it became scrap metal, so it’s uncertain whether it will perform as well as it used to.”

At Kang Chan’s words, Craxion flared up and stood up.

“Hey! Are you ignoring our Dwarves’ skills right now?”

“That’s not what I mean, is it? I’m saying that the Earth’s technology that built the Red Mars and the technology that the Dwarves have are fundamentally different.”

“…….”

Kang Chan’s words were true, so Craxion sat back down without complaining.

“So? Are you saying we should fight or not?”

When Jikyon said as if she was bored of listening, Kang Chan looked at Jikyon and said.

“We have no choice anyway, do we? We have no choice but to stick together…… If we delay any longer here, the other side’s forces will only get stronger.”

No matter how abundant the resources of the Raksha continent were, it could not keep up with the productivity and resources of the vast continent. That’s why everyone had to make a decision quickly.

Whether to start the war or not.

“The distribution of new weapons to the armies of each kingdom hiding in various parts of the continent has already been completed, and I think it’s time to get up slowly. Do you have any other opinions?”

“I agree.”

Duke Sachsen cast a vote.

“I agree too.”

Arteon also joined Kang Chan’s will with a smile.

“Well, is there any need to wait any longer? Let’s stick together whether we live or die!”

“Keuheuk! I’ve been waiting for this day! Green elf bastards, I’ll chew you to the bone! Kyararararararak!”

When everyone cast a vote in favor, Kang Chan looked at Jikyon one last time and asked.

“Everyone agrees?”

“Heung! Everyone wants to have a go, do you think our Dragon, the strongest race in Arcandor, will be scared and back out?”

Jikyon smiled coolly and held out her hand to Kang Chan, and Kang Chan grabbed her hand and raised her up.

“Let’s do well.”

“I’ll personally show them hell…….”

That night, the prelude to the great battle that would go down in history began, and the strategy meeting continued late into the night.

Through the meeting, the beginning of the counterattack they chose was guerrilla warfare.

It was an inevitable choice to overcome the current situation, which was significantly inferior to the enemy.

In addition, since they had often had fun through the Black Wyvern unit led by Kang Chan during the Continental War, no one opposed Kang Chan’s guerrilla tactics proposal.

However, there was a difference from that time.

Surprisingly, all the personnel who were put into this operation were Sword Masters.

And to make matters worse, the Dragons decided to join them.

It was truly a terrifying force.

The method they chose to inflict the greatest damage on the enemy in a limited time.

The unprecedented knighthood that was born for that purpose.

Its name is Dragon Knight.

It was a childish name that was attached due to Jikyon’s forceful demands.

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Early in the morning, the absolute beings of Arcandor gathered in one place and had a meal together before leaving for the continent.

Duke Sachsen, Urkanta, and Elladion, who are called the 5 Great Warriors of the Continent, sat on the left side of the long table, and Kang Chan, Jikyon, Rekrashion, and Silpiris were together on the opposite side.

Craxion, the Dwarven Warrior among the 5 Great Warriors of the Continent, was unfortunately unable to join the seat because he was busy producing weapons. The work he had to do here was more important than anything else.

Except for Craxion, those who were about to go to war were silent.

Everyone looked quite nervous.

Even the Dragons, Jikyon and Rekrashion.

They all knew the power of the enemy battleship from Earth too well.

For them, who lead each race, to go to the enemy camp all at once like this was somewhat risky. But it was a way to inflict great damage on the enemy.

In a word, it was a gamble-like battle.

After finishing their meal, they came out to the plaza and summoned their respective Gigantes.

The huge Gigantes that reveal themselves by splitting the space. Among them was Urkanta’s Gigantes.

Urkanta had also spent the past three years in Raksha, mastering how to use the Gigantes and becoming a proud Gigantes owner.

However, perhaps because of his bad taste, the appearance of the Gigantes he was driving was very Orc-like.

It had a rough appearance and was full of huge beast horns.