Episode 596: Grand Banquet in the Kingdom of Heron (7)
‘It should be properly tied up.’
Thinking so, Ray easily dodged the Assassins’ swords that were in front of him.
Did he intuit that the blow had missed?
The Assassins changed their direction in the blink of an eye and stabbed their swords one after another.
Ray responded as he saw the sword flying in a sharper trajectory than he thought.
Instead of retreating, he took a step forward and slapped the Assassins on the shoulder.
Pan-!
The Assassins’ shoulders swayed greatly with a blast sound.
“Aww!”
“Cuck!”
Ray looked at them for a moment, then tilted his head.
‘It’s strange.’
Ever since I was in the holy kingdom, I’ve been watching the killers until I get tired of them.
However, I felt strongly that they were knights rather than killers.
Killer, who should have been aiming for a one-hit kill, is preparing for a second attack.
Adding to that, it didn’t make sense to attack without hiding.
Ray looked at the short man and said.
“How rotten a family full of money would hire knights to live?”
To that, the man responded by slowly aiming his sword with a smile on his face.
Just by looking at the way he held the sword, he got a rough idea of his skill level.
It was incomparable to the babbling knights snooping around the castle.
If you have built up such skills, why the hell do you want to kill yourself?
Ray didn’t ask anymore and pulled out the sword stuck in his waist.
The man seemed satisfied with the momentum he felt.
“It’s an honor to be able to fight the strong.”
“What an honor. Do you have any intention of going back quietly?”
“How can a man change his mind once he has made up his mind? I just follow the rules.”
The man who took a breath and collected his mind sharply sharpened the tip of his sword.
“Can I go first?”
nod
“Thank you.”
At the same time, the man’s sword drew a trajectory.
As if the moon was drawn in the sky, the graceful curve aimed at the thigh.
Ray easily raised his sword and blocked it.
Kaaaang-!
The sword path was blocked, but the man was not taken aback.
Rather, his sword, which moved leisurely like flowing water, naturally surrendered itself to the next blade.
Load strength first, then mana.
His sword felt as if he had to block two sword strikes with one sword strike.
TOOOOOOONG!
Ray, who swung his sword at an angle and let the man’s sword slip away, was a little surprised at the considerable experience he felt in his grip.
How many people can face Lee Ja and the sword in the royal castle of Heron?
A moment of surprise.
When the man’s sword was pointed at his head again, Ray quickly drew the sword.
Contrary to Ray’s thoughts, the man couldn’t help but be astonished whenever he faced him with a sword.
From the outside, the young man who seemed to be 20 years old was not enough to take his sword, and even spread it out slowly as if teaching swordsmanship moment by moment.
‘What a young man.’
Although he devoted his entire life to the sword, he could not even brush his collar.
I thought I could catch it, but once in a while, I stabbed the sword like a ghost toward the gap, and when that happened, I was so scared that I was busy throwing my body out.
How many times have they exchanged swords like that?
The man’s swordsmanship had improved remarkably after receiving dozens of times from his sword, which was clearly inserted into the gap.
His swordsmanship, which had been fruitless for years, gradually showed achievement just by facing him with a sword.
The gaps that were seen little by little in his posture disappeared and he erased the loopholes in his swordsmanship, and it became like putting wings on the back of a tiger.
When that happened, the man also enjoyed the current sword fighting.
“ha ha ha. Thank you. It was the first time I had such a pleasant conversation.”
The way he spoke to Ray was also not the same as before.
The man, who had been preparing his manners as if he were dealing with his teacher, withdrew his sword.
Could I have just done this?
The man with the knife stuck to his waist looked at Ray.
There was a soft smile on his lips.
“I don’t want to trouble you any more than this.”
The man, who seemed lost in thought for a moment, soon held out his sword.
“Will you cut the last one with this guy?”
There was no trace of a smile on his face as he said that.
Have you already prepared for death?
Waiting for his choice, he seemed very easy-going.
After staring at the man for a while, Ray shook his head.
“I didn’t refuse the knight’s request, but I learned it, but this time it’s a refusal.”
After saying that, he took a tile from his chest and placed it in his hand.
A single runner at the top of the half-man.
The man who had been looking at the plaque decorated with gold and jade looked at him with wide-open eyes.
Taesangdanju?
Could the young man in front of him be Taesangdanju of the famous Hafman Company?
how the hell
I barely suppressed the question that filled my throat.
“This is…”
“It will be different from the owner who makes you do dirty things like this.”
“…What do you mean by that?”
“If you’re curious, take that tile and come to Celia Kingdom. I can’t help it if I’ve decided where to go.”
Ray said that and inserted his sword.
He didn’t show it, but he also enjoyed a fun dance after a long time.
Besides, I didn’t have to see blood, and I didn’t want to swing my sword.
‘I got a good guy today.’
Even if it is not, it is necessary to have talented people in order to fight against the heukbang.
Traveling between different kingdoms was partly to prepare for the Black Room, but also to conciliate the talents he needed.
The man asked in a bewildered voice.
“Are you releasing us?”
“It sounds like it will be a big deal if anyone hears that you let it go.”
Ray searched the barn for something.
Did the guards use it and leave it in the barn?
A worn-out rope was caught in his hand.
He shook his head as if satisfied as he tied the fallen waterman and the man with a rope.
“I can’t get out of this.”
The man laughed at those awkward words, as if he were putting on a play.
Because the rope was loosely tied, the body was not even bound.
Besides, he must have been fully aware that they could not completely bind themselves with such a rope.
The man shook his head as if he had lost and said.
“Certainly… this is completely tied up. ha ha ha.”
What are you tied to?
Ray scratched the back of his head shyly and left the barn with those meaningful words behind.
* * *
Cleaned up all the stables and barns.
Small presences around him still remained, but it seemed that he wasn’t the only one who noticed the strangeness, as the powerful knights were stepping out one by one.
So, now I just need to keep the underground prison and stand there.
Ray briskly walked towards the prison cell.
On the way, there were some places where I felt suspicious signs, but as the royal knights started to gather, most of them seemed to be withdrawing.
Although it is a small kingdom, it seems that the status of a royal knight is not false, but they subdue those who were hiding at a terrifying speed.
Only then did Ray be able to let go.
When he arrived at the underground prison, a considerable amount of mana came from one side.
It seems that friction has arisen between the knights who were acting suspiciously earlier and the knights escorting the princesses.
“…Who are you? Please indicate your affiliation.”
At the words of the escort knight, the man at the head of the knights grinned.
“I never thought there would be a princess.”
The people around him might not know, but the man in the center was never embarrassed.
Did you notice the gap between you and them?
The escort knight asked implicitly.
“Trying to harm the royal family in the castle… Do you know that it is a serious crime?”
“There is no sin in eating and living. If you can make money just by moving your body, then you should follow the law.”
“Isn’t that what savage bandits do?”
“I can’t starve to death. If the answer that comes after thinking about finding a way to live is a bandit, wouldn’t it be tasteful in its own way? Kkeukkeuk.”
“I didn’t know you would say something like this. Pass by pretending not to see us. Then I’ll pretend I didn’t see you today too.”
“A contract not made with money is unreliable. I’m sorry, but I can’t do that.”
The man who said that immediately drew his sword and pointed it at him.
As the gloomy spirit rushed to his face, Ray exclaimed, “Ohhh.”
In terms of skill alone, he could compete with a short guy he just met.
Even though the escort knights were quite good, it was clear that the man would crumble with just a few strokes of his sword.
Now is not the time to reveal your true identity.
Thinking so, Ray shook his head.
‘Eh, after a while anyway, the royal knights will arrive on their own.’
Even so, the Royal Knights were about to capture those around here.
Even if you don’t have to step out, reinforcements will arrive when they are in danger.
As the opponent pulled out his sword, the escort knight hurriedly shouted.
“Protect the princesses!”
“yes!”
“yes!”
They solidified their formation.
The princesses were frightened and hid behind the knights.
Before they were fully formed, the knights of courtesy rushed in.
Chaeeng-!
Kaaaang-!
Contrary to what the royal knights, who had learned high-level swordsmanship from a young age, thought they would overwhelm, they struggled.
“Aww!”
Was it difficult to make up for the difference in troops in the first place?
As the composition continued, one person had to deal with more than two, the strength of the knights gradually drained.
The knight commander, who was worse than that, cut them down at once.
“dare!”
As the heavily swung sword cut down as many as three or four people, the whole situation was greatly shaken.
it’s a huge force
It was to the extent that knights with good physique would fly far away.
“Your opponent is me.”
However, when the man who had been still still drew his sword and stepped forward, even the momentary advantage was blocked by the man’s hand.
His sword was intended to be a sword that could crush the opponent with force.
No matter how good the knight commander’s strength was, it was not up to the man’s single sword.
My hands are torn and my legs are shaking.
The game is slowly coming to an end.
Just as I was thinking that, the knight commander fired his sword at the perfect moment.
Did you say that a crisis is an opportunity?
Concentrated on the defensive, he moved his sword at the perfect timing.
‘This is right.’
Think about it and look carefully.
The man grinned and moved his elbows.
As a result, Ray’s expression gradually hardened.
intermittent movement.
He was familiar with that swordsmanship that moved eerily like a snake.
Ray, who had been quietly hiding his presence, spurred the ground and moved.
Aaaaaang-!
As the man’s sword fell, a thick cloud of dust rose.
The moment I thought it was over.
They saw someone blocking their way.
white hair.
Just like him, a light white robe caught my eye.
The man’s sword, swung as if he would cut down the knight commander at any moment, was blocked by a hemispherical transparent barrier.
Ray laughed bitterly.
“The rat in the black room was here too.”
