Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 81

“I have a debt to collect from the Green Elves. That’s why I deliberately chose this place.”

“What kind of debt is it?”

“I’d rather not go into detail about that.”

“Ah, I’m sorry!”

Seeing the cold expression on Kang Chan’s face, Lancaster tried hard not to offend him.

Lancaster needed to get on Kang Chan’s good side.

“Then, would you allow us to help you collect that debt?”

“Thank you for the offer, but that debt is a burden I must bear alone.”

Kang Chan didn’t want revenge carried out by others.

He had to personally cut down the Green Elves with his own hands.

That was the reason he came here, even forcing himself through the hardship.

“If you insist……”

“I’ll return to my comrades now. Goodbye.”

As Kang Chan and Loki passed Lancaster and returned to the conscripted soldiers, another loud cheer erupted.

Their cheers were an expression of gratitude for them staying.

Lancaster, watching Kang Chan return to the group of conscripts with a regretful gaze, shouted in a booming voice.

“All troops, retreat!”

Lancaster also turned his troops around and began to retreat to their own camp.

As he did, he looked at Kang Chan once more.

The look in his eyes wasn’t that of someone who had given up.

‘I must bring him over to our side. I must…….’

He made that resolution and turned his horse’s head.

* * *

Inside a dark, secret room, Green and Nemitz were having a private meeting with their respective staff to plan a full-scale joint operation.

However, Green’s eyes widened as she checked the parchment delivered by a messenger who had suddenly rushed in.

“A person who emits Aura Blades from both hands, could it be?”

Green’s expression turned cold at the description of the newly appeared enemy Sword Master, as reported by a Green Elf who had returned alive.

“Finally… he has appeared.”

Nemitz asked, noticing Green’s worried tone.

“Do you know him?”

“Know him well. He’s the one who made me like this……”

As Green looked down at the faint scar on her waist, Nemitz also stared at the scar.

“Isn’t that scar from the mysterious ancient giant who forcibly repatriated the Phoenix? Then does that mean the Sword Master who appeared this time is the owner of that ancient giant?”

“That’s certain.”

Nemitz recalled the time when he fought against the enemy’s ancient giant, remembering the sight of that ancient giant instantly killing two of his most cherished disciples with tremendous power.

But at that time, that ancient giant clearly couldn’t handle Aura Blades.

“But that ancient giant couldn’t handle Aura Blades.”

At Nemitz’s words, Green said in a trembling voice.

“You didn’t see his true, terrifying form.”

“What form are you talking about?”

As she recalled the night Kang Chan released the final safety mode, the fear she had forgotten washed over her.

Thinking about his terrifying appearance, against which she couldn’t offer any resistance.

“That night, he clearly……”

Even she, who was hard to find an opponent on the continent, couldn’t finish her words as she trembled in fear, and even Nemitz became tense.

‘What on earth happened that night that made that strong woman tremble so much?’

“He clearly… used Aura Fire.”

“O, Aura Fire?”

As Nemitz asked back in surprise, Green said once again firmly.

“Yes, it was definitely Aura Fire.”

But Nemitz didn’t want to believe her words.

“Green, please stop joking around.”

“Do my words sound like a joke to you?”

Nemitz knew very well that she wasn’t joking, but it was a practically impossible story.

“Aura Fire… do you know what that means when you say that?”

“That he’s a Sword Emperor, right?”

Aura Fire, which is stronger than even Aura Blade, was the authority of only the Sword Emperor, an all-powerful being, a dreamy realm that no one in the history of the continent had ever reached.

“That’s ridiculous.”

“Why is it ridiculous?”

“If he was really a Sword Emperor, we couldn’t have returned alive that day.”

A moment of silence flowed between the two. Green was the first to speak.

“Then how should I explain what I saw that day?”

“Can you explain to me what you saw that made you think that way?”

“That’s not difficult……”

Green, having calmed herself, began to vividly explain to Nemitz the appearance of Kang Chan she had seen that day: regeneration faster than a troll, an overwhelming presence that couldn’t be seen as human, a huge aura of flames that exploded from both hands and reached 3 meters [approximately 9.8 feet]. And the traces of massive destruction that could not be made with human power.

It was such an absurd story that Nemitz doubted whether it was fabricated. Decisively, the story of the unknown giant fire arrow that annihilated nearly 200,000 Green Elves at once was unbelievable.

But it was definitely the truth.

Nemitz also knew very well that her 200,000 children had been annihilated in the Elven forest.

Nemitz was momentarily stunned.

Because what she was saying was not about a Sword Emperor, but about something like a Demon King of the Demon Realm.

No matter how supreme the Sword Emperor is, it was impossible even for a dragon to annihilate 200,000 troops at once.

Even the strongest being in this world, the dragon, had to spew breath several times and fire 9th circle magic [the most powerful level of magic] to annihilate 200,000 troops.

But a being who simply wiped out 200,000 troops at once….

Nemitz felt an incomprehensible sense of incongruity and began to seriously doubt his existence.

He definitely didn’t seem to be human.

Then who could he be?

Nemitz pondered, and after a while, the conclusion he came to was only one.

“Could he perhaps be a Demon King?”

“A, a Demon King?”

“No matter how I think about it, he doesn’t seem to be a Sword Emperor. Even if he is a Sword Master, it is practically impossible for him to suddenly pop out overnight. But a being like the Sword Emperor suddenly appearing? It’s an incomprehensible part in terms of common sense. Perhaps in my opinion, he is……”

Nemitz paused for a moment.

“A Death Knight who sold his soul to the Demon King, or the Demon King himself.”

“But I didn’t feel the presence of the Demon King from him……”

The Spirit King and the Demon King are both beings who rule different dimensions and were enemies of each other.

There was no way Phoenix wouldn’t recognize the Demon King.

“Even more terrifying. A Demon King who can even hide from the eyes of the Spirit King……”

Nemitz seemed to have completely concluded that he was the Demon King.

“Well, it doesn’t matter whether he’s a Demon King or a Dragon. The important fact now is that he has become the biggest obstacle right now.”

“Now that the urgent fire in the Eastern Kingdom has been extinguished……”

At the words that the urgent fire had been extinguished, Green and Nemitz looked at each other and smiled cruelly.

“From now on, we will also participate in the attack in earnest, so let’s avoid all-out war and go for guerrilla warfare, just like when we annihilated the allied forces of the Eastern Kingdom.”

“Yes, I agree.”

“Whether he’s a Demon King or a human, it seems like it will be an anticipated battle.”

“Then shall we start the full-scale operation meeting now?”

Nemitz secretly smiled as he looked at Green, who was spreading out the map and eagerly establishing a plan.

‘You’re the only one I can call family in this world now, Rakasha.’

Green was so engrossed in the operation meeting that she didn’t even notice the look in Nemitz’s eyes.

24. The Birth of Green (1)

The Fairy Forest, located far away from the Elven village, was a place where fairies, the symbol of a healthy forest, frolicked amidst beautiful flowers.

An elf was running through the forest full of such flowers….

That elf had flowers in her hair.

With skin as white as jade and beautiful features, she was a great beauty even from afar. The beads of sweat that flowed slightly over her forehead sparkled like jewels in the sunlight, and her soft, long hair fluttered in the wind, creating a fantastic beauty. But unfortunately, the actions of that beautiful elf woman were different from other elves.

“Ahahaha! Hello, flowers! Hello, squirrel! Nice to meet you! My name is Matana!”

That’s right. She was a crazy elf, which was very rare among elves.

On clear days like today, she always ran madly through the forest with flowers in her hair.

“Lalallalala~ Lalallalala~ Cute Matana with flowers~”

However, she was so excited that she came all the way to this Fairy Forest, which was quite far from the village, alone and without fear.

A black shadow was carefully chasing her, and they were none other than orcs.

The orcs, who were natural hunters, cautiously followed her with sinister glances, but it was not an easy task.

“Krrr! Huff! Huff! That crazy bitch, she’s so fast. Huff! Huff!”

It was not easy to catch up with her stamina, as she ran through the forest every day.

But if you have sincerity, you can move Heaven, and finally, an opportunity came.

The orcs quickly surrounded her, taking advantage of the gap when she sat down for a while to pick flowers.

“Oh my?”

Matana looked at the ugly orcs suddenly surrounding her and spoke very kindly, even though she was puzzled.

“Who are you? You look like pigs. Hehehe, do you want to play with me too?”

“Krrr… she’s definitely crazy as rumored. Capture her!”

When the orc, who appeared to be the leader, gestured, the orcs next to him rushed towards her all at once.

“Why, why are you doing this? I’m scared… let’s get along, okay?”

As Matana, who was terrified, stepped back, the flowers she was holding fell to the floor, and the orcs trampled on the flowers mercilessly and rushed towards her.

“Capture her! Krrr!”

“Kyaak! Ma, Magic Mi… wh, what was it?”

Even though she wasn’t normal, she knew a few basic attack spells, but the casting speed was extremely slow, and she often forgot the spell when she was in a hurry.

As the orc behind her quickly hugged her, the orc in front of her punched her abdomen with all his might.

Thud!

“Ugh!”

As the elf vomited what she had eaten with a short scream and slumped down, the orcs were excited about the very easy jackpot hunt.

Elves are sold at enormous prices in the slave market.

If they handed over such a healthy elf to a human, they would be able to receive a huge sum, even if her mental state was not normal.