Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 23

“Kwwaaaaaaah!”

The giant Wyvern roared in fury, causing all the surrounding Wyverns to tremble in fear.

It seemed the enraged Wyvern was the leader of their pack.

“What! It’s even angrier now!”

“Damn it! Is it not ready for practical use yet?”

As Kang Chan despaired at his own inadequacy, the Wyvern, roaring in anger, spread its massive wings and began to slowly take flight.

Then, it dove straight towards Kang Chan and Jeina.

“Kyaaaaaa!”

Startled by the terrifying sight of the giant Wyvern swooping down, Jeina, terrified, ran into the forest.

“Jeina, don’t go there! It’s dangerous!”

The Wyvern ignored Kang Chan and charged towards Jeina, who was fleeing in fear.

-Applying Combat Mode Stage 5.

-Suit power at maximum.

Kang Chan instantly pushed his combat mode and suit power to their limits, sending all the mana in his body to his legs, causing him to move faster than the eye could see.

“Hiyah!”

Kang Chan shouted as he leaped, soaring instantly above the Wyvern’s head.

It was an incredible jump.

Kang Chan then slammed the high-frequency blade, imbued with an Aura Sword, into the Wyvern’s head with all his might.

The giant Wyvern, its head smashed, couldn’t even let out a final scream before dying and slowly plummeting to the ground.

Kang Chan jumped off the Wyvern’s head and landed safely on the ground.

Thud!

With a loud crash, the Wyvern fell to the earth, crushing the proud Orc Rider who had been riding it into an unrecognizable green pulp.

Jeina ran to Kang Chan, who was staggering to his feet.

“Mister! Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

Fortunately, Kang Chan was unharmed, and Jeina breathed a sigh of relief.

“Sniff, sniff. I’m sorry, Mister. I shouldn’t have asked to look at it up close……”

Seeing Jeina’s knees, scraped and bruised from falling, Kang Chan felt a pang of sympathy.

“Jeina, don’t cry. You fell. Come here, I’ll heal you.”

“No, it’s okay. I can just apply a potion when I get home.”

“Hold still.”

Kang Chan placed his hand on Jeina’s knee, despite her protests, and medical micro-machines were injected into her wound.

Jeina flinched, feeling a ticklish sensation from the micro-machines, but her eyes widened in surprise as the pain gradually disappeared.

And when Kang Chan removed his hand, Jeina’s wound was completely healed, leaving only a slight red mark.

“Oh, how did you do that? Is it magic?”

“No, it’s something less amazing than that.”

“Wow, Mister. You have talents like this too?”

“Don’t tease me. I’ll give you a piggyback ride home.”

“Really?”

“Just this once.”

“Okay.”

There was someone staring at the two of them with an absurd expression, acting so nonchalantly after killing his Wyvern; it was Urkanta, the owner of the dead Wyvern.

The Wyvern lying dead before him, tongue lolling out, was definitely the one he cherished most, no matter how many times he looked at it.

“……”

Intense murderous intent poured out from Urkanta’s body, filled with rage, and as he slowly drew his beloved Storm Blade, Kang Chan felt a massive surge of mana.

Startled, Kang Chan grabbed Jeina, who was crying, and leaped away from the spot.

Then, a tremendous gust of wind struck where they had been, creating a huge crater over ten meters long.

It was an incredible power, not even comparable to the Wyvern’s tail attack from before.

“Gasp! Such a powerful Wind Blade!”

Barely avoiding Urkanta’s attack, Kang Chan turned his gaze towards the attacker, and through the thick dust raised by the Wind Blade, he saw a grotesque figure with green skin, standing two meters tall, holding a massive blade and glaring at them with a fierce look.

His entire body was radiating a suffocating murderous aura.

“Krrr! How dare you kill the Wyvern I cherish most! Kwaaa! You wretch, don’t expect to live any longer!”

His voice was as tremendous as his massive size, startling the birds in the surrounding area, and it was akin to the roar of a beast.

“A great master! To infuse mana into his voice and shout, where did such a monster come from? Huh!”

In the midst of these thoughts, Kang Chan screamed involuntarily as he saw the green giant charging towards him at an incredible speed.

He was astonished by the speed of the giant, who had closed the distance to within a few feet in an instant, despite his massive frame, and Kang Chan began to flee from him at his maximum speed.

“Kyarak! Where do you think you’re going!”

Sensing a powerful storm of mana surging behind him, Kang Chan grabbed a tree branch and used its elasticity to abruptly change direction, barely escaping the range of the mana storm.

From then on, he ran and ran without looking back.

Urkanta, who had foolishly created an open space of dozens of meters in the forest, gripped his Storm Blade tightly and resumed the chase.

“Tchiek! You little flying squirrel! Krrr! I’ll catch you and chew you to the bone!”

Urkanta’s shout echoed once again through the forest.

* * *

“Elradion, sir, something terrible has happened!”

“What is it?”

“The human from another world and Jeina are being attacked by Urkanta.”

“What! Is that true? What reason would he have to attack the children?”

Alarmed by the sudden urgent report, Elradion jumped up from his seat, worried about his disciples.

“It seems they killed Urkanta’s Wyvern. Because of that, the western forest next to the clearing is being devastated by the enraged Urkanta.”

Elradion’s face turned pale.

“He’s destroying the forest?”

“Yes, Elradion, sir.”

“Lead the way at once!”

With a desperate heart, Elradion quickly rushed towards the western forest.

“Ugyagyagyak!”

“Kyaaaa!”

Once again, dozens of trees collapsed in succession, struck by the Wind Blade unleashed from Urkanta’s blade, engulfing Kang Chan and Jeina.

The Wind Blade’s power was truly unbelievable.

Fortunately, the range of destruction was so wide that its accuracy was poor, allowing Kang Chan and Jeina to barely manage to stay alive.

However, no matter how much Kang Chan ran while holding Jeina, he couldn’t shake off Urkanta, and his mouth felt parched, filled with a bitter taste.

“Tchwiik! Brat! Give up and accept your punishment!”

“Damn it! Can’t I just pay for it?”

“Krrr! The only payment is your life!”

“That’s absurd!”

Urkanta, soaring into the air, brought down his Storm Blade towards Kang Chan, and this time, instead of a Wind Blade, an even more terrifying energy was unleashed towards Kang Chan and Jeina.

It was not an Aura Sword, but the authority of a Sword Master, an Aura Blade [a technique only masters can use].

Kwaaaaaang!

“Kaaack!”

“Kyaaa!”

Barely avoiding a direct hit with a dodge, the massive energy was condensed and exploded within a limited space, unlike the Wind Blade, and the impact was so intense that their insides vibrated. Kang Chan and Jeina, who was being held, were thrown like dolls with severed strings and slammed into the ground.

“Krrr, I didn’t want to use a technique too extravagant for catching brats like you, but your rat-like dodging skills are so impressive that I couldn’t help but use it. Consider it an honor and die! Shwiik!”

As Urkanta unleashed another powerful Aura Blade towards Kang Chan and Jeina, Kang Chan, with blood flowing from his mouth, stood up abruptly.

To protect Jeina, who had collapsed unconscious from the previous impact, Kang Chan transformed his high-frequency blade into a shield.

Then, he concentrated all his mana into the shield, pushed his combat mode and suit power to their maximum, and collided with Urkanta’s Aura Blade.

Kwaaaaaaaaaang!

A tremendous explosion and a massive impact engulfed Kang Chan.

The earth-shattering impact shook the forest, and it was difficult to see anything in the rising dust.

As the dust slowly settled, Urkanta, who had been smiling wickedly, widened his eyes.

“Krrk? H-how?!”

The damned human, who should have been torn to shreds beyond recognition, had blocked his Aura Blade and was standing tall in his place.

Urkanta’s eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at the young human who had blocked his sword, the sword of one called a Sword Master by humans.

Kang Chan had barely managed to block Urkanta’s Aura Blade thanks to mobilizing all his power and mana.

However, faced with the Aura Blade’s immense power, both legs were buried up to his knees in the ground, and his physical condition didn’t look good.

“Puh! Cough! Cough!”

Blood gushed from Kang Chan’s mouth like a fountain.

The shield that had directly blocked the Aura Blade was tattered like a rag, and blood flowed from his right arm.

Kang Chan, who had forcibly blocked Urkanta’s powerful Aura Blade, suffered deep internal injuries and fatal wounds as a result of his courage.

Kang Chan, collapsing to the ground and repeatedly vomiting blood, glared at Urkanta with a fierce gaze as he gasped for breath.

Even though his body was in tatters, Kang Chan’s eyes never lost their spirit.

‘Goodness, it’s unbelievable. How can this be power emanating from a physical body? Even getting hit by a railgun wouldn’t be this bad. Ugh, spit! That damned monster!’

“Krrk, to dare block my Aura Blade. Krrr, you’re quite something for someone who looks so young? Krrr.”

As Urkanta slowly approached him, Kang Chan hurriedly pulled his legs out of the ground and moved away from Jeina.

Kang Chan no longer had the余裕 [a Japanese word meaning leeway or room to spare] to protect Jeina from Urkanta.

Therefore, Kang Chan had to somehow focus his attention on himself.

“Kaak, spit! Nothing special, huh? Got anything else?”

“Tchwiik! You! You’re a mess, but you’re still bluffing!”

Fortunately, Urkanta fell for Kang Chan’s provocation.

As if he had found an interesting toy after a long time, he didn’t even glance at the unconscious Jeina and went straight to Kang Chan.

Thanks to that, Kang Chan could breathe a sigh of relief.

Knowing that the enemy’s attention was solely on him.

-Maximum metabolic rate acceleration. Injecting medical micro-machines.

Kang Chan, with his amazing regenerative abilities thanks to the biochip’s functions, was able to recover to some extent from his severe injuries in a short amount of time with the help of the medical micro-machines installed in his suit.

‘I have no choice. I have to use that power…….’

Kang Chan decided to use that power and began to accelerate mana in combat mode stage 5.

As Kang Chan shook his neck, a loud ‘crack!’ echoed.

Such an arrogant act further irritated Urkanta.

“Kwok! Let’s see if your life will still be attached to your body after the next attack, Khaa!”

Urkanta’s Storm Blade, imbued with a red Aura Blade, cut through the wind and flew towards Kang Chan’s head, ready to split it open.

Then, an Aura Sword also erupted from Kang Chan’s high-frequency blade.

A purple high-frequency Aura Sword combined with the high-frequency blade.

And he evaded Urkanta’s attack with an incredible speed that left afterimages.

Urkanta couldn’t help but be surprised once again at Kang Chan’s movements.

‘Krrk, no! That brat is suddenly moving at the level of a Sword Master! Tchwiik!’

Urkanta’s surprise was short-lived as Kang Chan launched a fierce attack, and Urkanta, while flustered, easily blocked Kang Chan’s sharp dagger by utilizing the wide surface of his massive Storm Blade.

Each time, a tremendous explosion echoed.

Bang! Bang! Boom!

‘Kuhuk! What is this? This power? Just an Aura Sword with this much power!’

Although its color was strange, what was emanating from the human’s sword was definitely an Aura Sword.

It wasn’t a blazing Aura Blade like his own.

However, the human’s Aura Sword was as powerful as his Aura Blade.

“Kuhuk! Taat!”

Mana began to surge wildly within Kang Chan’s body as before.