Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 24

퓨쳐나이트 24

Just like his amplified metabolism, the mana rotation was dozens of times more vigorous than usual, causing a tremendous amount of mana to rush into his body. His Aura Sword had become so powerful that it was almost embarrassing to call it an Aura Sword.

Moreover, his movements were incomparably faster than when he was running with Jeina in his arms.

Kang Chan fully utilized his speed, employing hit-and-run tactics, aiming for Urkanta’s vitals.

It was like a fighter plane intercepting a battleship armed with massive cannons during World War II.

Even Urkanta, a Sword Master, was not slow, but Kang Chan was so fast that he was practically invisible.

“Kuwah! You damn gnat! Die!”

Unable to keep up with Kang Chan’s movements, Urkanta roared in furious anger, wildly swinging the Gwangpungdo [a large, wind-imbued sword] in all directions.

Then, incredibly powerful Aura Blades burst out in every direction.

“Kugh!”

Kang Chan, utterly terrified, ceased his attacks and retreated.

No matter how much he overwhelmed Urkanta with speed, he was like a child compared to Urkanta in terms of power.

Kang Chan was not confident in withstanding the terrifying Aura Blades again.

The surroundings were engulfed in his Aura Blade bombardment, and Kang Chan was worried about Jeina’s safety.

‘Damn it! Jeina is in danger!’

Even amidst the earth-shattering impacts, Kang Chan lured Urkanta as far away as possible to prevent the Aura Blades from reaching Jeina.

“Kyareuk! You! Don’t run away! Kwak!”

The massive Urkanta, flying like lightning through the dust, brought down the Gwangpungdo with all his might.

The Gwangpungdo, boasting tremendous weight and imbued with a terrifying Aura Blade, split the air, instantly clearing the surrounding dust and revealing Kang Chan, who felt a momentary darkness before his eyes.

He couldn’t possibly withstand the monstrous attack swung by the monster before him.

Kang Chan desperately used the Thunderclap Dual Swords’ key techniques to deflect the Gwangpungdo at an angle, avoiding a direct hit.

Then, he quickly rotated, aiming for Urkanta’s throat.

The seamless transition between attack and defense was truly admirable.

However, Urkanta was not an easy opponent.

The greatest warrior of the Orcs.

To Urkanta, who ruled over hundreds of millions of Orcs, that level of skill was not a threat at all.

“Kwak! How pathetic.”

Thwack!

“Keeeak!”

Urkanta instantly used his strength to redirect the deflected Gwangpungdo, striking Kang Chan’s side with the flat of the blade.

As if swatting a fly.

Crack!

The sound of ribs shattering echoed from Kang Chan’s side as he was struck by the massive iron mass, and he flew far away into the bushes without even screaming.

“Ptoo! Kehk! Kehk! Keeeugh…….”

Red blood continued to gush from Kang Chan’s mouth as he lay collapsed.

Urkanta, who had caused this, approached Kang Chan and asked.

“Kreureuk! What are you?”

“Ptooey! What are you talking about?”

“I’ve never heard of a young Sword Master like you among the human race. Kreureuk…….”

In Urkanta’s eyes, the human’s martial prowess was too much to be considered a Sword Expert. So, he concluded that Kang Chan was a Sword Master.

“I’ve never heard of a monster like you either?”

“Kreureu, you may look young, and your skills are impressive, but your words are even more impressive. Kreuk, it’s a waste to kill you. But the price for enraging me is only death! Kreureuk!”

Urkanta rushed at Kang Chan with terrifying momentum once again. Although battered, Kang Chan did not lose his will and drew his sword to face Urkanta.

“Hiyah!”

Urkanta smirked as he watched him.

“Kreuk! It’s useless.”

Urkanta held the Gwangpungdo to his shoulder and charged, using it as a shield against Kang Chan’s reckless stab.

Clang!

The sound echoed throughout the forest, and Kang Chan flew dozens of meters again, sprawling out.

Urkanta had simply taken Kang Chan’s reckless charge head-on.

His strength was unbelievably monstrous, and blood streamed from Kang Chan’s five senses as he flew through the air with a dull metallic thud.

And his left arm, which had unleashed the blade, was bent in an unnatural direction.

“Kugh! Oop! Uwek! Kwak…… Ptooey! Damn it!”

Kang Chan, who had endured two consecutive massive impacts that would have killed an ordinary person, found it difficult to move this time, even with his unparalleled recovery ability.

The only reason he was still conscious was that he had preemptively severed all nerves from the pain.

“Keeeugh! Damn it, he’s disgustingly strong. Damn it!”

Kang Chan despaired inwardly. The monster standing before him was truly a monster.

Like facing a high cliff, his existence felt insignificant before him.

“Heh heh heh. Hey, kid. You’ve struggled with all your might, so you have no regrets even if you die now, right? Hiss!”

Despair clouded Kang Chan’s eyes as he watched Urkanta approach, trimming branches with his massive Gwangpungdo.

‘Kugh! Am I going to die like this? No! I have to protect Jeina!’

As Kang Chan struggled to get up, worried about Jeina, Urkanta seemed to read his mind and resolved his concerns.

“Hiss! Don’t worry, that child will soon follow you. Kreureuk.”

Kang Chan felt as if the sky was falling at Urkanta’s words.

“No! You bastard! Don’t touch Jeina! Cough! Cough!”

“Kreureu, it was fun. Die now. Kreuk.”

“Don’t touch Jeina! If you touch her, I’ll kill you!”

Kang Chan, his body battered, shook off his position and lunged at Urkanta, swinging his broken arm.

Kang Chan’s appearance was so gruesome and desperate that it would have made anyone’s knees buckle.

But his opponent was not a human but a bloodthirsty Orc.

“Kreuk! Oh! My, my. Heh heh heh…….”

Urkanta sneered at Kang Chan’s miserable appearance, raised the Gwangpungdo high, and prepared to deliver the final gift.

But at that moment.

Something flew towards Urkanta like an arrow.

Instinctively sensing danger, Urkanta stepped back from Kang Chan.

Then, dozens of arrows rained down on the spot where Urkanta had been standing.

The ground trembled continuously.

The arrows had been fired with such force that only the tips of the feathers were visible, the shafts buried deep in the ground.

This was the power of the Elven bow, feared by all races.

“Stop it! Urkanta!”

A furious roar that shook the forest echoed.

“Kreuk, who are you?”

A master recognizes a master.

Elradion was rushing towards the direction Urkanta turned his head, with terrifying speed.

Elradion, riding the Sylph of Wind [a magical wind-based vehicle or ability], was like the wind itself, and he arrived in front of Urkanta in an instant, glaring at him with furious eyes.

“Urkanta, what are you doing to my disciples!”

Elradion’s immense presence poured out towards Urkanta. But Urkanta received his presence without any reaction and shouted, exuding his own presence in return.

“Kreureuk! I don’t care if this guy is your disciple or not! That guy killed my Wyvern. So, he must die too! Kaaak!”

An enormous killing intent and presence emanated from Urkanta, scattering the surrounding leaves in all directions.

The ferocity felt from him was like that of a dragon.

‘Indeed, Gwangpungdo Urkanta. He is by no means an easy opponent.’

He was also one of the five great martial gods representing the five races, the Sword of the Elves, but this was the first time he had faced him directly.

Elradion instinctively felt that he was not inferior to him.

He felt that it would be difficult to guarantee victory easily if he were alone.

But fortunately, he had not come alone.

He had come with the Elf’s bow, Reishion, in preparation for any eventuality.

That tremendous bow attack from earlier was her work, and she was still aiming for Urkanta’s head somewhere in the forest.

“If the Wyvern died because of my disciple, I will apologize on his behalf. And I will also provide compensation commensurate with it. So, why don’t you just calm down now?”

“Kreureuk, what if I refuse?”

“Then we, who should be joining forces as allies in the future, will end up with one of us being buried here for just one Wyvern.”

As Elradion drew his beloved Shining Flare, a dazzling radiance emanated, and blue flames slowly began to burn from the hilt of the sword.

It was the Aura Blade, the power unique to Sword Masters.

“Kreureuk! Are you threatening me, Gwangpungdo Urkanta?”

The Urkanta who had been treating Kang Chan playfully had completely disappeared.

Red Aura Blades began to burn like flames on Urkanta’s Gwangpungdo, which had become serious due to Elradion.

It was proof that Urkanta was also nervous about Elradion’s skills.

As they both raised their immense mana to the highest level, the powerful mana emanating from them began to rage around them very fiercely.

The surrounding leaves and blades of grass began to be cut off as their energies intertwined and swirled.

The two were locked in a tense standoff, neither willing to yield, and Kang Chan, caught in the middle, was literally having his back broken in a whale fight [an idiom for being caught in a conflict between powerful forces], unable to breathe properly under the immense mana of the two clashing.

‘Kugh! Amazing! Is this what a Sword Master is! To be able to become so strong with just the body…….’

Kang Chan widened his eyes, not wanting to miss a single moment of their appearance, filled with amazement as he witnessed the realm of a new world.

Elradion broke the silence between the two, who had been holding their breath in tension.

“Do we really need to go this far for just one Wyvern? As the lord of one race, wouldn’t you please forgive my disciple’s mistake with a generous heart just this once?”

“Kreureureu.”

Urkanta couldn’t open his mouth, as if he was conflicted.

He didn’t want to risk his life fighting a super-master like Elradion, who was said to be on par with him on the continent, for just one Wyvern.

His pride had caused things to escalate like this, but it would be dishonorable as the leader of the Orcs to engage in a life-or-death battle for such a trivial reason.

If it had been a battle on the battlefield, he would have seen it through to the end with him no matter what.

Besides, there was an Elf hiding in the forest, aiming for the back of his head.

Judging from the previous attack, she was a great master who could infuse Aura Arrows into her arrows.

If such an Elf was aiming for the back of his head, it was clear that this battle would be absolutely disadvantageous for him.

The thought that he would be the one to be buried here if one of them were to die caused Urkanta, who had lost his reason due to anger, to slowly calm down.

“Kreureu…… I also don’t want to fight you for just one Wyvern.”

“Thank you. I will definitely compensate you for the Wyvern.”

“Hiss! I don’t need compensation! This is the only time I will forgive you! Kreureu, if we meet again next time, let’s meet on the battlefield, Elf. Kyarereuk!”

Urkanta unleashed a furious roar at Elradion, then quickly gathered his presence and turned around, disappearing towards his group.

As Urkanta turned away, Elradion also gathered his presence and hurriedly began to check on Kang Chan’s condition.

“Oh my god…….”

Elradion’s face became even more serious at the sight of Kang Chan’s critical condition, who had fainted in a miserable state.

His left arm was bent abnormally, and his right arm was in tatters. Several of his ribs seemed to be broken, and judging from the blood flowing from his five senses, his internal organs seemed to be severely damaged.

In short, it was a miracle that Kang Chan was alive.

He was in such a critical condition that his life would be in danger if he was not treated immediately, and even if he recovered, it was questionable whether he would be able to hold a sword again.

Elradion quickly sprinkled healing potions, which he always carried in his arms for first aid, all over Kang Chan’s body, then quickly carried him on his back and shouted towards the forest.

“Reishion, I’m counting on you to take care of Jeina!”

Then, a cold woman’s voice was heard from somewhere.

“Understood, Lord Elradion. I will take care of that child, so please hurry.”

At Reishion’s reply, Elradion rushed towards Arteon, the best magician who could heal Kang Chan, without delay.

As Kang Chan was being carried on Elradion’s back, overcoming the crisis of life and death, Urkanta was flying on another Wyvern, replacing his dead Wyvern, towards the Orc formation. Urkanta was deep in thought.

The reason that made him immerse in thought was that the Elf, Arteon’s disciple, was a human.

‘Kreureu, how did an Elf take a human as a disciple? The world is really full of surprises. Kreuk.’

He had never heard of an Elf taking another race as a disciple in his life.

Especially a human, one of the races they hated the most.

“Kreuk, well, I don’t care who he takes as a disciple. The fact that both of them will die in my hands will not change. Heh heh heh.”

Urkanta, wearing a cruel smile, disappeared into the sunset with the dozens of Orc Riders he had led.