Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 95

Future Knight 95

『Loki! Just get out of there!』

“Kerk! No way!”

Kooong! Kwang! Kwang!

Loki, using every ounce of strength he had, tried to push back the relentlessly attacking black Gigantes, but even for an ogre like Loki, it wasn’t easy to defeat a Sword Expert-level enemy riding a Gigantes [a large, humanoid war machine].

To Loki, Kang Chan shouted again.

『Don’t be stubborn!』

“Kwack! I can’t back down like this! Keuh!”

The moment Loki spoke, the black Gigantes’ sword pierced Loki’s back.

And two other Gigantes rushed in, plunging daggers into Loki’s abdomen and chest.

Pook!

“Kuek!”

『No!!』

Kang Chan’s scream echoed.

“Keeeuub… Kwaaaack!”

Loki, impaled by three Gigantes, blew the head off the Gigantes in front of him.

It was a testament to the ogre’s robust vitality, but it didn’t change the fact that Loki, having suffered mortal wounds, was going to die.

『You bastards! Combat Mode activated!』

『Combat Mode Level 5 activated.』

『Haaaah!』

Kang Chan, riding the Gigantes, activated Combat Mode for the first time.

Then, the mana raging within Kang Chan’s body was transmitted through the crystal sphere to the magic furnace, and the aura blade emanating from the Gigantes grew explosively larger.

Soon, Kang Chan, moving several times faster than before, fiercely pushed back the seven enemy Gigantes blocking his path.

Kwangaaaaang! Kwang! Kwang! Koowoong!

『Kuek! What is this? Suddenly!』

The Arc Shadows, who lost their arms and swords to Kang Chan’s suddenly increased speed, quickly retreated. Kang Chan turned and pounced on the black Gigantes that were hacking at Loki.

『Get away! You bastards!』

Kang Chan horizontally sliced the Gigantes that had lost its head and couldn’t see, causing the other two to quickly flee.

“Krrr…”

『Hey! Get a grip! Loki! Loki!』

“Krrr…”

Blood poured like a waterfall from the sword wounds on Loki’s body.

His eyes were losing focus, and it seemed his life was hanging by a thread.

Around Kang Chan and Loki, the Arc Shadows gathered like hyenas hunting a wounded beast.

『You bastards! I’ll kill you all!』

Just as Kang Chan was about to lose his reason in anger, a familiar voice from the air caught his attention.

“Warrior, do not be agitated.”

‘This voice?’

Kang Chan turned his head towards the voice and saw a green-haired woman wearing a mask floating in the air.

『Jikyon?』

“I am not Jikyon… I am just a passing healer.”

『Healer? Hey! Stop joking around! Loki is in danger! Hurry and do something!』

“It seems a comrade’s life is in danger. Understood. I will help.”

A wave of healing energy emanated from the masked woman floating in the air, enveloping Loki. Loki’s wounds began to heal rapidly, and soon, they were completely healed as if by a miracle.

Kang Chan watched the incredible healing power with disbelief, and Loki, who opened his eyes, touched the spot where his wounds had been, wearing an expression of utter disbelief.

“Kerk? How did I…?”

The masked woman said to the bewildered Loki.

“I have revived you with top-tier healing magic. So, from now on, fight with confidence. I will revive you as many times as necessary.”

“Kerk? Revive me as many times as necessary?”

From what Kang Chan could see, the masked woman was undoubtedly Jikyon.

Such incredible healing magic was impossible even for Arteon.

Kang Chan couldn’t understand why Jikyon was suddenly wearing a mask and acting out of character, but he figured she must have her reasons. He gripped his sword tightly and charged towards the enemies again.

The masked woman watching Kang Chan let out a deep sigh.

‘Ugh… why does the great Jikyon have to put on this show…’

The mysterious healer who appeared wearing a mask was, as Kang Chan suspected, Jikyon.

The reason she had no choice but to appear wearing a mask was because of a promise.

The promise decided at the clan meeting.

That’s why she couldn’t openly help Kang Chan.

Doing so would tarnish not only her own honor but also the honor of all dragons.

However, she couldn’t just stand by and watch Loki die, so she concealed her identity and stepped in to save Loki.

Loki, who got up and shook his head roughly, made a loud cracking sound.

“Kyareureuk, daring to stick a sword in my body.”

Loki, wearing a sinister smile, threw himself at the enemies. Countless enemy blades pierced Loki’s body, but Loki, not at all bothered by the pain, relentlessly attacked the enemies.

“Kuaaaaaang!”

Eujijijik! Kooong!

『Uaaaaaaack!』

Loki’s appearance, fearlessly charging at the enemy despite their blades, was like that of a berserker. Thanks to Jikyon, who constantly healed him, Loki, who had become immortal, quickly broke through the enemy lines. Then, Kang Chan and the other Sword Masters joined forces and pushed back even harder against the bewildered enemies, centered around Loki.

The Arc Shadows were gradually collapsing. The number of black Gigantes falling to the ground began to increase one by one. At that moment, Kang Chan noticed Elradion’s Elven Knight, who was in a near-death state.

『Master!』

As expected, Nemitz, riding Hellenic, was a formidable opponent for him.

Kang Chan, once again enraged by Elradion’s crisis, gathered as much mana as he could and launched an aura blade towards Nemitz’s back.

Kooong!!

Nemitz blocked Kang Chan’s surprise attack with his own aura blade and retreated. He was inwardly flustered by the heavy power of Kang Chan’s aura blade that was transmitted throughout his body.

『Master! Are you alright?』

『Heok… Heok… As expected, am I destined not to be able to defeat that guy?』

Kang Chan glared at Nemitz, who had made his master so miserable, at Elradion’s bitter words as he continued to breathe heavily.

『How dare you make my master like this…』

Nemitz, who had regained his posture after being disrupted by Kang Chan’s surprise attack, crossed his daggers in the same way as Kang Chan. And he said in a mocking tone.

『Does your master teach you to ambush people from behind?』

Kang Chan retorted at Nemitz’s absurd words.

『You guys are the ones who ambush people in their sleep in the middle of the night, so there’s nothing we can’t do.』

『You’re fearless.』

Nemitz scoffed at Kang Chan’s words and asked.

『By the way, the swordsmanship you use is very similar to the swordsmanship I know. Could it be that the swordsmanship is what I think it is?』

Kang Chan already knew that the Thunder and Lightning Dual Swordsmanship he had learned was created by the Nemitz in front of him, so he wasn’t surprised. Rather, he was confident and brazen.

『Yes, you created it.』

『W-what?』

『You created it. Should I say it again?』

『I’ve never seen such a brazen guy! If you learned the swordsmanship I created, then I am your master! How dare you show such disrespectful behavior to me!』

『I’ve never had a master like you. My master is only Elradion.』

『Iik! You wicked fellow! Alright, fine! I don’t want a disciple like you who doesn’t know gratitude either! So, I will take back the Thunder and Lightning Dual Swordsmanship you learned today, with my own hands!』

At that moment, an immense killing intent emanated from Nemitz’s Gigantes.

It was the strongest killing intent Kang Chan had ever encountered. But Kang Chan was not one to be intimidated by that level of killing intent.

『Try it if you can?』

『You insolent bastard! Hyaat!』

Nemitz unleashed a powerful attack on Kang Chan, and Kang Chan met it head-on without backing down an inch, blocking all of Nemitz’s attacks.

Every time their daggers collided in the air, sparks flew and a deafening roar echoed, and a fierce wind swirled in all directions.

Koong! Chaeeeng! Chaeng!

『Kuek! What is this power!』

Nemitz was very flustered, seeing Elradion’s disciple, who was subtly pushing him back, was like a monster.

‘Elradion, this guy raised such a monster…’

There’s an old saying that the disciple is better than the master, but no matter how you look at it, Kang Chan’s strength was incomprehensible.

He and Elradion had been at the pinnacle of swordsmanship for 500 years.

To think that a disciple with skills surpassing them would suddenly appear… it was something he couldn’t understand.

『Iik! You!』

Unlike his usual composed self, Nemitz screamed and crossed swords with Kang Chan, and when that impatience created an opening, Kang Chan delivered a turning kick to that spot.

Kwaaaaang!

『Kuaaaack!!』

Koooowoong!

The Hellenic, with its chest armor crushed, fell to the ground, and a huge cloud of dust covered the surrounding forest.

Perhaps due to the impact, Nemitz couldn’t get up immediately and rolled to the side to avoid Kang Chan’s continued onslaught.

Then, the trees where Nemitz rolled fell to the ground one after another.

Nemitz’s face, who barely managed to get up, was flushed red.

It was because he had shown such an unsightly figure to Elradion’s disciple, who was much younger than him.

At the same time, he was inwardly pleased.

Although he was an impudent fellow, he had clearly mastered the swordsmanship he had created.

『Excellent… very excellent.』

Kang Chan didn’t even pretend to listen to Nemitz’s praise and prepared to attack again.

Seeing Kang Chan, Nemitz seriously opened his mouth again.

『I’ll ask you one more time. Won’t you become my disciple? If I guide you, you can become the first Sword Emperor of the continent.』

Kang Chan said as if he was dumbfounded.

『Not even worth answering.』

『Is that so? It’s a shame, to have to lose a talent like you.』

『Why don’t you worry about yourself?』

『Looks like I’ve been underestimated too much. Then I’ll deal with you seriously. Dark Sphere!』

When Nemitz shouted Dark Sphere, black light flickered from both shoulders of the Hellenic and instantly swallowed the surrounding light.

『Heot! W-what is this?』

Kang Chan was flustered when his vision suddenly turned to darkness.

『This is the Hellenic’s hidden technique, the Dark Sphere. This place is a place without a single point of light! In other words, it is my space!』

When Nemitz opened his eyes, the cat-like glow unique to dark elves flashed.

Then, the figure of the Elven Knight trapped in the darkness was clearly visible in his eyes.

‘Hmph… anyone who is trapped in a darkness without a single point of light is bound to be overwhelmed by fear.’

Nemitz began to approach Kang Chan silently, as if a lie.

Suddenly, when a huge black sphere formed in the middle of the battlefield, the allied Sword Masters stopped fighting and quickly retreated.

『No! What is that?』

『Chan-ah!』

Elradion called out to Kang Chan, who was trapped in the Dark Sphere, but he couldn’t hear his disciple’s reply.

Taking advantage of the temporary lull, the Arc Shadows quickly retreated, taking their wounded comrades with them.

They had no doubt.

That the enemy Sword Master trapped inside would come out as a corpse…

Because no one can beat Nemitz in the Dark Sphere.