Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 93

“퓨쳐나이트 93”

“Kuaaaaaaah!”

The guards protecting the main camp, as well as the Black Wyvern members, were shocked and fell on their backs at Loki’s screaming appearance.

They never dreamed that the slender pretty boy they thought was just Kang Chan’s servant would suddenly turn into an ogre.

“I’m going first!”

Kang Chan, who had become impatient, rushed towards the battlefield with his dagger in hand. Ogre Loki also picked up the two-handed sword for Gigantes [giant war machines] that he had asked Sachsen to prepare and followed Kang Chan. Their speed was close to 100 kilometers per hour.

Sachsen, who had been watching the fierce battle with a heavy expression, asked a group of soldiers.

“Which country are those soldiers from?”

“Which soldiers are you talking about?”

“Over there, the ones fighting completely differently from the regular soldiers.”

In the area Sachsen pointed to, 5,000 soldiers were abandoning their shields, wielding iron maces in both hands, and engaging the enemy.

They seemed reckless, not holding shields and fighting in groups like regular soldiers.

However, they were strangely effective at defending against enemy attacks and killing numerous enemies with swift strikes.

Their performance was so outstanding that Sachsen noticed them.

“They are conscripts.”

“What? Conscripts?”

At the word ‘conscripts,’ Sachsen raised his head sharply and glared at his aide.

“I must have misheard, right?”

“No, Commander. They are really a group of conscripts.”

“How can their movements be those of conscripts? Use your eyes and look.”

Conscripts were originally from serf backgrounds and had not received professional combat training.

Therefore, it was difficult to expect professional and organized combat methods from them.

However, the conscripts who had trained in Iron Fist Technique learned from Kang Chan performed better than regular soldiers.

Because no enemy could withstand them in close combat.

“Those are the conscripts from where Kang Chan used to be. Maybe they learned something from him?”

“Even if they learned, combat techniques usually take a long time to master. And he only appeared a few days ago, didn’t he?”

“That’s true. But they all fight in the same way, so it seems they learned something as a group. And it’s a very efficient combat method.”

“Hmm, their fighting method doesn’t have fancy moves, but it’s very practical.”

“That’s right.”

‘I should find out what combat method they learned later.’

Duke Sachsen thought to himself and turned his head elsewhere.

As a commander, he had to keep a broad view of the battlefield.

In the meantime, he noticed something strange and widened his eyes.

“No, that’s…?”

What caught his eye were two giant Gigantes running from the main camp towards the enemy lines.

Judging by their speed, it was clear that they were not Gigantes ridden by ordinary knights.

“Were there such knights left in the main camp? At a time when even one Gigantes is precious, latecomers! Which unit do they belong to?”

Duke Sachsen seemed very angry.

At his words, the aide opened his mouth in embarrassment.

“Th, that can’t be. All Gigantes below Sword Master level are definitely facing the enemy.”

Duke Sachsen raised his telescope to check their affiliation.

Soon, he widened his eyes at the sight in the telescope and shouted.

“What is that! It’s an ogre!”

“Yes? An ogre?”

“What ogre?”

The command center was momentarily in an uproar. And everyone picked up their telescopes and looked at them. And they, too, cried out in astonishment, just like Sachsen.

“No! How can an ogre!”

“It’s real! An ogre is running side by side with a Gigantes!”

“Someone said there was a tamed ogre and we laughed it off, but it was real!”

‘A tamed ogre?’

Sachsen suddenly remembered something at his subordinate’s words.

“Could it be that Gigantes is…?”

Sachsen looked at the Gigantes again through the telescope. It was a Gigantes he had never seen before.

Even he, who knew almost every Gigantes in existence, had never seen it before… Sachsen concluded that the owner of the unfamiliar Gigantes must be Kang Chan.

He had read a report that Kang Chan was accompanied by a tamed ogre. But he was very curious about where the giant ogre had been hiding until now. It was definitely not a size that could be hidden in the barracks.

‘Well, with a dragon next to him, an ogre is nothing…’

While Duke Sachsen was shuddering at the thought of Zikyon, the Elven Knight and Loki, who had flown over the enemies’ heads in an instant, began to massacre the green elves with tremendous force.

Like angry wolves rushing into a flock of sheep.

Loki, though a little big, was fighting with a real sword for the first time in his life, so he was excited like a fish in water, cutting down enemies.

Kang Chan was also a little excited because it was his first time fighting on a Gigantes.

『Die, you bastards!』

Kugugugung!

The troll elf, struck directly by Kang Chan’s terrifying blow that seemed to split the ground, exploded, and a huge cloud of dust rose in all directions.

But even that dust was scattered in all directions by Kang Chan’s continued attacks.

It was like a whirlwind.

“Kieeeek! S, Sword Master!” [a master swordsman with immense power]

The troll elves, who belatedly recognized Kang Chan’s aura blade [a blade infused with magical energy], hurriedly tried to retreat, but it was too late.

Poowak!

In an instant, the heads of dozens of troll elves soared into the air.

Loki was also a little excited, using all the swordsmanship he had learned from his father and rampaging.

Like a blood-thirsty berserker.

Duke Sachsen, who watched Loki, was so surprised that he couldn’t take his eyes off the telescope.

He already knew that Kang Chan was a Sword Master, so there was nothing to be surprised about. But the ogre next to him was really amazing.

Despite being a monster, he was using an aura sword, and even using very sophisticated advanced swordsmanship, so who wouldn’t be surprised?

Besides, that swordsmanship was also very familiar.

After a while, Duke Sachsen, who recognized the swordsmanship that the ogre was using, shouted as if screaming.

“That’s! Isn’t that the swordsmanship of the Kalitz family?”

Duke Sachsen couldn’t believe it.

An ogre using the Kalitz family’s swordsmanship… No matter how many times he looked, the swordsmanship the ogre was using was the swordsmanship of Kalitz Garman, his friend and greatest rival.

“How could this happen…?”

The Kalitz family, along with his own Lumiere family, was the best swordsman family in the Visman Empire and a prestigious family that produced the five greatest martial gods representing humans on the continent.

An ogre using the secret techniques of such a prestigious family, Duke Sachsen couldn’t believe it.

Besides Duke Sachsen, there was another person who was surprised to see Kang Chan and the ogre, and that was Nemitz, the leader of the dark elves.

He was wearing special glasses to protect his eyes from the sunlight and watched Kang Chan and the ogre.

His face was full of surprise.

An ogre using an aura sword, he couldn’t help but be surprised.

However, unlike Sachsen, his gaze was fixed on the Elven Knight that Kang Chan was riding.

“No! Could that guy’s swordsmanship be…?”

A very familiar swordsmanship. Nemitz watched Kang Chan’s swordsmanship carefully and let out a cry of astonishment.

“How can an elf use my Thunder and Lightning Dual Swords!”

The swordsmanship used by the Elven Knight was clearly the swordsmanship he had created. Moreover, the opponent is a Sword Master…

Nemitz summoned his Hellenic in a hurry with an expression of disbelief.

Anyway, since the enemy Sword Master has stepped forward, it is time for him to step forward as well.

“Are you going to deploy?”

“I’ll leave the command to you while I’m gone.”

“Understood!”

“All Arc Shadows, follow me!”

“Yes! Master!”

As 31 giant black silhouettes appeared in the enemy lines in an instant, the allied Sword Masters who were waiting also began to summon Gigantes.

Elradion was among them.

“Nemitz, we finally meet again. Come out! Elven Knight!”

When Elradion summoned Gigantes, the subspace opened and the Elven Knight appeared.

“I’ll cut you into pieces this time!”

Dyst, the veteran of Terbia, also gritted his teeth, rode his Gigantes Oberon, and drew his sword with dignity.

Duke Sachsen, who was watching the scene, couldn’t stand it and handed the baton to his vice-commander Wolfdale and shouted.

“I’m going out too! I’ll leave the rest to you!”

“Huh!”

Wolfdale, who had received the baton in a daze, was horrified and tried to stop Duke Sachsen.

“C, Commander! The Commander-in-Chief must stay in his position, where are you going?”

“You know my personality, don’t you? Command doesn’t suit me… I can’t stand it anymore.”

“Still, you are the Commander-in-Chief, you can’t do this. Please reconsider!”

“You really don’t know why I’m doing this? The guys who have appeared before us are by no means easy opponents. Perhaps the victory or defeat against them will determine the victory or defeat of today’s battle. So I’m going to go and stretch my body lightly.”

“But…”

The 31 black Gigantes, which looked unusual even to him. Wolfdale had no choice but to agree with him.

“I understand, Commander! I will do my best, though I am lacking.”

“Thank you, please take care of it.”

“I wish you good luck in the war.”

Duke Sachsen, who handed over the command to his vice-commander Wolfdale, summoned his Gigantes.

But surprisingly, what he summoned was not a Gigantes but an ancient giant.

There was no way that the Visman Empire, the most powerful empire on the Arkanndore continent, would not have ancient giants.

It had not one but two.

One was the Emperor Knight, which symbolized the emperor of the empire and was passed down to the emperor, and the other was Agni, which symbolized the power of the imperial family and was passed down to the commander of the guards.

Agni, a red aircraft like a burning flame, gradually revealed its appearance through the gate of subspace.

Agni, with a beautiful crimson appearance, was known to be able to use high-level fire magic, but it had not been properly confirmed yet.

“Let’s have some fun for the first time in a while.”

『This is the first time since the Magic Age that there has been such a fierce war. As someone born to fight, I am very satisfied.』

Nemitz paid attention to the appearance of Agni, the same ancient giant.

“Is that the ancient giant that the Visman Empire possesses?”

『It’s been a while since I’ve seen Agni.』

“Is that guy’s name Agni? He’s a pretty looking guy.”

『Unlike his appearance, he’s a dangerous guy. You should be careful.』

“Thanks for the advice.”

Agni, who was looking at Hellenic from afar, also uttered words that were no different from Hellenic.

『Hellenic? You’ve managed to survive until now.』