Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 90

The expression on Duke Sachsen’s face gradually shifted as he listened to Kang Chan’s strategy. The army Kang Chan described was unlike anything the continent had ever seen.

‘This… this is amazing. It’s worth a try.’

He was in awe of Kang Chan’s incredible strategy and readily agreed to the creation of the new unit.

“So, have you decided on a unit name?”

“Yes, I have.”

“I’m very curious to know what you’ve chosen.”

“Special Forces Black Wyvern.”

“Hmm, Wyvern… that’s fitting. It’s a good name.”

“So, you’re giving your permission?”

“Of course. I promise to provide maximum support for the unit creation that Kang Chan envisions, even if it costs me my position as commander.”

“Thank you.”

From that day on, ten Sword Expert-level knights from the Hellainer Knights were assigned to the special unit Black Wyvern, created by Kang Chan.

Abruptly drafted, the ten knights waited for someone in a dark, secret chamber.

Among them were a woman and a boyish-looking Zaizen.

“What on earth is going on?”

“It’s a bit unsettling that we’ve been called separately, isn’t it? I wonder if they’re going to give us some strange orders.”

“Hey! Zaizen! Stop dozing off.”

“Ah! Yes, I’m sorry.”

“Why isn’t anyone coming when they’ve summoned busy people here?”

As he voiced his dissatisfaction, a voice came from beside him.

“I’m already here.”

“Gasp!”

Startled by the sudden voice so close, he nimbly stepped aside and drew his sword.

“Who is it!”

*Zzzzzzzzzzz!*

As if an electric current surged, a flicker appeared in the empty space, and a figure clad in black armor gradually materialized.

Then, the nine other Hellainer Knights beside him also drew their swords, emitting aura blades, and went on guard.

The ability to perfectly conceal one’s presence was a known specialty of dark elves.

“Who are you? Reveal yourself!”

“Is that a dark elf?”

A suffocating silence descended.

No one dared to move.

A palpable, oppressive presence emanated from the figure in black armor.

The gathered knights swallowed hard, almost in unison.

Just then, the black helmet was swiftly thrown back, revealing the man’s face.

Zaizen, recognizing him, was shocked.

“Ah, no! You are…?”

“Long time no see. I didn’t expect to see you here.”

“How did you get here?”

Kang Chan ignored Zaizen’s words and walked up to the platform prepared in the corner of the secret chamber.

Light magic was activated, bathing the inside of the secret chamber in bright light.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Kang Chan, and I will be in charge of the special unit Black Wyvern. Please, everyone, take your seats.”

The knights, who had sheathed their aura swords, began to sit down with embarrassed expressions.

Once everyone was seated, Kang Chan began to explain the purpose of their gathering.

“You, who are all busy, have gathered here today because you have been selected as honorable members of the Hellainer Knights’ special unit, Black Wyvern.”

“What? Who decided that!”

“Suddenly?”

“How can you do this without even consulting me?”

“I protest!”

The aristocratic knights began to voice their objections.

However, Kang Chan, looking at them, remained unfazed and said with a cold expression.

“There is no choice in this matter. Your lives are already in my hands.”

“Who are you to dare speak of our life and death!”

The proud knights’ rebellion intensified.

However, Kang Chan knew how to subdue these men.

A two-meter-long aura blade erupted from Kang Chan’s hand, stopping inches from the face of the one who was complaining.

“Gasp!”

The knight, who had been so vocal, was now filled with terror at Kang Chan’s swift movement.

It wasn’t just him.

All ten knights gathered there were similarly stunned.

None of them had properly reacted to Kang Chan’s movements.

Even more surprising was the dazzling aura blade burning on his sword.

“Huk! So, a Sword Master!”

Zaizen was the most surprised.

Although he had lost to him in their first meeting, Kang Chan was clearly not a Sword Master at that time.

How long had it been since they last met? And now he had already become a Sword Master?

“From now on, anyone who complains will bleed. Understand?”

“Yes, y-yes…”

As soon as Kang Chan retracted the aura blade, their complaints vanished.

“Let me introduce myself again. I am Kang Chan, who has been granted the power of life and death over you by Duke Lumiere von Sachsen, the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces. And from now on, I am the captain of the special unit Black Wyvern, which you will be a part of. Please take care of me.”

“Yes…”

“…”

“Yes…”

As the weak, mosquito-like answers spread through the secret chamber, Kang Chan raised his eyebrows and shouted, amplifying his voice with mana.

“Is that all your voice can do!”

The ten knights were startled by the tremendous shout that shook the secret chamber, and they shouted with all their might.

“No, sir!”

“Don’t make me angry.”

“Yes, I understand!”

The knights, overwhelmed by Kang Chan’s power and unable to resist, focused intently on his words, barely daring to breathe.

“The reason you’re gathered here is twofold: your strength is desperately needed in the upcoming war, and your skills represent the best of the best. Understood?”

“Yes, I understand!!”

A growing sense of purpose began to dawn on the knights, a feeling that they were assembled for something significant.

“From this moment forward, we will be投入 [tōnyū – thrown into] a monumental operation on this Arkandor continent, the likes of which no one has ever undertaken. It will serve as the cornerstone, allowing humanity and our allied forces to sleep soundly on this land. Those of you who carry out this operation will become heroes.”

“Gulp!”

The knights swallowed hard, almost involuntarily.

They couldn’t fathom what he intended to have them do with such lofty pronouncements. However, with a Sword Master as their captain and Sword Expert knights as members, they undeniably formed the strongest small unit on earth.

To deploy such a unit could mean anything from assassinating Green, the queen of the green elves, to eliminating Nemitz, the leader of the dark elves.

‘Please, not that…….’

Each knight harbored this silent plea, their eyes fixed nervously on Kang Chan.

“Now, I will explain the mission we will be undertaking. Instructor, forward…….”

Loki, clad in the same black leather armor as Kang Chan, stepped forward.

“This is the armor you will be wearing from now on.”

The leather armor, entirely black, was unlike anything the knights had encountered before.

It was leather armor, typically offering poor defense, dyed completely black.

“Are we supposed to wear leather armor?”

“Surely… we’re not leaving our plate mail behind, are we?”

“Why are they making us wear something like that?”

The knights, accustomed to wearing expensive plate mail, were not particularly fond of leather armor.

For them, the notion that knights should wear plate mail was deeply ingrained.

Being presented with leather armor in such a situation naturally led to expressions of disappointment.

However, Kang Chan ignored their complaints and proceeded to explain the operation.

“From now on, we will wear this, board the Wyvern, and infiltrate the rear of the enemy lines.”

“N-No way!?”

The exclamation burst from the mouths of all ten knights simultaneously.

“Our purpose is to infiltrate the enemy lines, destroy the enemy’s major strongholds and facilities, and sow chaos. Instructor!”

At Kang Chan’s call, the beautiful Elrika wheeled a cart into the secret chamber.

The knights’ gazes shifted back and forth between Elrika and the cart she was pulling.

‘Pretty?’

‘An elf?’

‘What is that?’

While the knights entertained various thoughts, the cart Elrika brought to a halt before them, and Kang Chan removed the cloth covering its contents.

The knights who saw what was on the cart didn’t show any particular reaction.

The items were quite common.

A plain black cloak, a leather helmet with goggles typically worn by Wyvern riders, and a large magic bullet.

“These are infiltration equipment. I will explain them one by one. This is a stealth cloak.”

“S, Stealth Cloak?”

“Instructor, forward!”

“Yes~”

Elrika stepped forward with a cute gesture, donned the stealth cloak, and pulled up the hood.

“Stealth mode, activate.”

Following Kang Chan’s instructions, Elrika infused mana into the cloak.

The cloak gradually became transparent, rendering all parts of her body invisible except for her beautiful face.

The ten knights who were watching rose to their feet, exclaiming in astonishment.

“Gasp! Invisibility Cloak?”

“Wow!”

“Amazing magic item!”

“Amazing!”

“If you sell that, you’ll get some money?”

It wasn’t just about making money.

This was a high-end magic item created by the Ancient Dragon, who had suffered considerably at Kang Chan’s request.

“This is operated with your mana, and the mana consumed is not very large, so there will be no difficulty in operating it. And next, Instructor.”

“Uh.”

“What is ‘uh’? I told you to say yes!”

“Oh? I got it. Yes.”

The knights began to chuckle at Loki’s clumsy behavior.

“Quiet! Now, these are night vision goggles that will allow you to fight at night.”

“Night vision goggles?”

“If you connect and wear them in front of your leather helmet like this, you can see as if it were broad daylight even at night without any light.”

“Like broad daylight in the middle of the night?”

“This would be perfect against those dark elf bastards.”

“That would be worth some money too?”

This was also a magic item engraved with infra-vision magic that Zikyon had created, spending sleepless nights in tears at Kang Chan’s urging.

“Let’s try it on later, and I’ll introduce the next equipment. This is something you all know well.”

“M, Magic Bullet?”

Magic bullets were explosives that combined gunpowder and magic.

It was a magic that reinforced the low power of gunpowder.

Humans used tactics to launch magic bullets with catapults in war.

“That’s right. This is a magic bullet with powerful Explosion magic on it. But this is not just Explosion magic, but a special magic bullet containing tremendous magic.”

“What kind of magic is in it?”

“This contains 7 circle Burst Flare magic.”

“No way!?”

“No way! How in the world can there be a magic bullet containing 7 circle magic!”

“Don’t ask where it came from! Just believe it! This contains real Burst Flare. I’ll show you the power demonstration outside soon, so check it out with your own eyes then!”

7 circle Burst Flare magic was so powerful that it was equivalent to the power of 100 ordinary magic bullets.

Even Arteon, a 9 circle user, could never create it.

Only a dragon could create it.

“We will use these equipments and use the orc’s wyvern to fly to the enemy’s rear, and then destroy the enemy’s major strongholds and facilities obtained by the intelligence department.”