Episode 71
: “Not only was it not enough to hide the realm, but it was a movement that transcended even that. Huh, you were hiding an incredible artifact. Prince Logan.”
A clean, profound voice, not a forcibly modulated voice.
Moon Knight Plants gave up hiding his identity.
Wasn’t it because of his unique force that he didn’t want to take the initiative in the first place?
There was no need to retreat as long as the silver force blade was visible.
“I’ll take that artifact for tuition. Is it in the armor?”
“Huh? Tuition?”
“This is a class that will teach you the horrors of the world. A class in which a fearless noble boy who goes alone gets robbed on his way home.”
“Aren’t you ashamed of the name Moon Knight?”
“…I’m already embarrassed, so I’m glad you came a little further away to make the class more intense.”
Plantz’s voice vibrated with life, unlike before.
“We’re surrounded so we can’t escape.”
He said a low word to his subordinates and immediately took action.
Spot.
A slash with the force of cutting the world diagonally, as if claiming that the previous attack was just a greeting.
Based on his increased physical ability, Logan deflected the sword by a tiny margin.
Just as he was about to dig in and counterattack.
Logan felt an eerie feeling of death and rolled backwards.
Sigh.
A silver brilliance disappearing along with an eerie sound that splits the space he was in.
Logan, who narrowly avoided it, broke into a cold sweat.
‘whip?’
Although it passed by in an instant, the elongated silver force blade appeared to be swung like a whip, completely unrelated to the direction of the sword.
It seems to confirm that it is not an illusion.
Soon, a whip-like silver light occupied space in all directions and targeted Logan’s entire body.
Skag.
Sigh.
bang!
“Pfft!”
It was difficult to block the constantly attacking swords, but more than 2m long force blades rained down irregularly like whips from the tip of the sword.
The movement of the sword and the force being swung gradually became faster, creating a silver wave that surrounded the surroundings like an illusion.
A feast of silver light pouring from the black sky.
One of the other masked people who saw that beautiful appearance muttered inadvertently.
“Moonlight…”
Of course, Logan in the center of the silver wave felt like death.
I’ve been using the heavy pressure sword since a while ago, but it didn’t work at all.
Gritting his teeth, Logan decided to use all the moves he had.
“bout!”
Logan’s sword shimmered with golden light, and soon eight layers of golden waves poured out against the silver waves.
“Huh!”
Wow!
Although it was not as elaborate as the silver wave, the golden wave that pushed everything away with powerful force swallowed up the space.
When the silver and golden forces clash with each other and dust spreads everywhere along with a loud noise.
Flash!
A golden line momentarily flashed through the thick dust and crossed the space.
“What the hell!”
“Wait. Mr. Plantz’s force is strong.”
Even if it wasn’t the voices of his enemies, Logan felt it too.
Logan’s complexion, hidden in the dust, was blue with despair.
‘shit! There is no feeling. It’s a failure.’
The 1st and 2nd formula of the new sword secret. Logan fell into a state of exhaustion after casting Wave Slash and Iron Slash in succession.
Because of this, the direction of the killing spree pouring in from the front was not clearly felt.
“Tsk!”
Just instinctively throwing his body backwards with his sword in front was the best improvisation he could make right now.
bang!
“town!”
However, it was not enough to completely block the attack, and Logan, who rolled over in shock, barely got up.
Then, through the settled dust, Planz’s mask was blown off, revealing his face.
His face, which originally looked pure white, including his hair, eyes, and skin, turned a little red for some reason.
Looking at the momentum, unfortunately, it didn’t seem to be due to injury.
“It was thrilling. If I had let my guard down, I would have died. Amazing. How on earth did he do it? I’m sure this isn’t an artifact either. Is this the swordsman’s secret skill that I only heard about…”
‘He was more talkative than I thought.’
Whoa.
Cough.
I took a deep breath and tried to pull myself together, but it wasn’t easy.
If it weren’t for the ability amplified by the Wind God’s Boots, he would have vomited blood and collapsed from the previous attack.
‘As expected, it’s still too much to deal with him.’
Moonlight Knight Planz had already been renowned as a top-class knight for over a dozen years.
He self-evaluated that it was a feat to have made it this far with a body that had only recently ascended to the top….
“…How could you possibly do that!”
“what?”
Wow.
As I spit out the blood that had surged up to my throat, I felt relieved for a moment.
“I’ll show you one more secret of the swordsman, so can you wait? I’m still inexperienced.”
An enemy stronger than the Force itself, whose exhausted body is at the bottom.
Now there was nothing to rely on but bravado and luck.
Fortunately.
“Oh! Really? I’ll accept it. Please show it to me, Master.”
The guy who looked excited showed the height of carelessness or arrogance.
‘good!’
And as soon as those words fell, Logan did his best to gather all his strength on the tip of his sword.
There was only one thing he could trust now.
Shingeom Vision Type 3.
Even now, almost a month after being promoted to a higher level, Bigi was barely able to get his bearings.
‘can do.’
Ugh.
His muscles were losing strength, his force was weak, and the powerful enemy in front of him was shining with his eyes.
It was the worst condition where I couldn’t concentrate.
However, I wrapped my trembling arms and legs with the force and forcibly held them in place, mobilizing as much energy as I could to move them according to the force pattern of the new secret.
‘No matter how much of a background you have as a swordsman’s disciple, the best you can do is not kill him. I will take away the Wind God’s boots and Lux and make him a ruiner. Wake!’
He fueled his anger by thinking about what he would do if he were Count Bipros, and fortunately, the idea worked.
Ugh.
It took some time, but the force followed its will.
The image I had built in my mind gradually became reality.
“Okay…”
The moment Logan gritted his teeth and tried to swing his sword.
Before he knew it, he saw Planz in front of him and opened his eyes.
“die!”
The bastard’s sword was aimed squarely at his heart.
‘Damn it…’
I felt like time was passing very slowly due to my heightened senses as I faced a life-threatening crisis.
During that time, Logan finally saw a hole the size of a coin in the guy’s right chest.
It was clearly a trace left by the cast iron cut a moment ago.
And a little blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
It brought a sense of despondency rather than a sense of accomplishment.
‘This guy…’
It was only at that moment that Logan realized that his flushed complexion and excited tone were actually his bravado.
Because of my blurred senses, I couldn’t feel the touch properly and my field of vision was narrowed.
Moreover, he thought that he had been fooled by his bravado, so he dragged out the time unnecessarily.
It wasn’t him who was deceived…
it was me.’
The moment the enemy’s figure approaches with a pale face and gritted teeth.
Logan’s anger gave strength to the unfinished secret.
Ugh.
At that moment, a 10m tall golden pillar appeared above Logan’s head.
The moment when a huge sword-shaped sword with a width of more than 1 meter rose up.
In the momentarily maximized senses, in slowed time.
Only he moved at a normal speed.
And Logan slashed the sword straight down.
“die!”
“You’re all alone!”
Wow!
The place where the giant’s sword struck with a tremendous crash sound.
Rumbling.
The ground continued to shake as if there had been an earthquake, and a thick layer of dust rose up that completely covered the dim light of the old moon.
“Lord Plantz!”
“Captain!”
Heeeeeee!
“What do we mean?!”
“Everyone, look for the leader first!”
The three senior knights who were shouting loudly were able to find their leader only after some time had passed and the dust had settled.
He was sitting down with a helpless look in his eyes right next to a deep crack in the ground that seemed to be dozens of meters long.
Cough.
“…I avoided it myself. We should have died together.”
The highest-ranking knight, who muttered the same thing endlessly while coughing up blood, could not take his eyes off the cracked ground.
There was a vague fear in those eyes that could only be felt by a human who had seen something unknown.
* * * Cough.
Doo doo doo doo.
Logan continued to vomit blood on a running horse.
It went as planned as he snatched the enemy’s horse to replace his own horse, which had died in the aftermath of the battle, but other things were very disappointing.
‘I could have killed him…’
Plantz. I was able to finish off the enemy’s top knight.
That is, if only the inside had not been shaken by the last guy’s sword strike.
I couldn’t help but feel regret, but if you think about it another way, it was greed.
‘If it weren’t for the Wind God’s boots, I would have died.’
In addition, perhaps because he was seriously injured, his strength was greatly reduced.
Thanks to this, it ended up shaking inside.
but.
‘Next time… I can win.’
Even at the level of a high-ranking knight, he was able to defeat the highest-ranking knight.
It was ridiculous considering that the difference in abilities grew exponentially as the level increased.
The vision and treasures he had were powerful enough to create such absurd things.
Just getting that confidence was worth it.
Is it because I felt so relieved?
Logan could no longer hold on to his fading consciousness.
Heeeeeeee.
Kudangtang.
A shadow fluttering through the dust behind a horse running alone without a rider.
Even though it was an accident that would have left a normal person seriously injured, the rider who fell had only a smile on his face.
* * * The McLane estate was in an uproar.
This was because the Archduke, who had left for Bypros, returned two weeks later without saying a word and in a poor manner.
“I fell asleep from the horse. Hahaha.”
The Grand Duke laughed, making ridiculous excuses, but no one questioned him.
Except one person.
“Even though you threw away the horse, you at least brought the sword.”
“Would you have just brought a sword? From those guys…”
“After all, it was Bipros’s doing?”
I was about to explain and boast about how I got the Wind God’s Boots, but my father cut me off with a heavy look on his face.
“Yes. They said they would prepare in their own way, but it was almost dangerous. They thought very highly of me.”
“…If you have eyes and ears, of course you should. Anyway, I’m glad you came back safely.”
‘Maybe it’s not because of me, but because of Master Swordsman.’
Although it felt like the father’s expectations were a bit excessive as he belatedly began to take pride in his son, that was not immediately important.
“You shouldn’t make a formal complaint to Bipros, right?”
“That’s right. Just bear with it for now.”
On the way back, he was attacked by Moonlight Knight Planz and three senior knights. If
McLane made that claim, Vipros would dismiss it with one word.
So, is there any evidence?
Logan is only 21 years old . Is it possible for him to return safely after being attacked by such a powerful force?
Then he will start a fight, complaining about his lost reputation.
It was still difficult to do so.
“Right now, it is said that I attended the Count’s birthday and even received a gift, so what happened? Even with an excuse, it will be difficult to start a fight.”
“…You are being humiliated because your family is powerless. “This father doesn’t have the honor to look at you.”
“It won’t be long until he avenges his humiliation. “Father, just keep doing it the way you are now.”
“Okay. Yes, I will. Don’t ever forget this.”
Logan smiled inwardly as he watched his father grit his teeth and strengthen his fighting spirit.
‘Okay. This is enough for now.’
While the family continued to strengthen its power before the civil war began, he had other work to do.
‘Let’s take care of those guys first, and then…’
Logan’s gaze was directed to the sky in the northeast where the capital Grand was located. .
