No one could properly capture his movements.
I don't even know when or how I approached Rose, but rather than screaming or expressing anger at having harmed my master,
Saaaaak!
All I could do was lean my body forward and draw my sword.
His movements were extremely stealthy, and although he was wearing pure white armor that symbolized a knight, his movements were reminiscent of the Assassins of the West.
And yet so secretive.
Phew!
It was a trick that stood out as cowardly.
They pretended to swing swords and threw poisoned knives and needles, and some even pulled out guns and shot without hesitation.
It seemed that he would not hesitate to use any means necessary, and the attacks pouring down on him surrounded him from 360 degrees, leaving him with no room to escape.
Kwajijijik!
“!?”
He just went through it as if he didn't care what kind of attacks were being thrown at him.
He looked like he was in his right mind, but when he saw that all the dark energy that touched his body was repelled, and even the blade that touched his forehead broke in the opposite direction, he already guessed that something was wrong.
“-Is that armor sturdy?”
He was reaching out.
Kkwaduk!
The plate armor covering his entire body from head to toe was pierced by the opponent's bare hand.
It was exactly the collarbone part of the half-man that was pierced through the armor, and it was left in that condition.
“Kuaaaah!”
An unknown force penetrated and took over Banma-in.
The half-man, who I thought was as emotionless as a doll, collapsed in agony, and at some point… .
Crunch! Crunch!
Crunch…!
The body of the half-man, still wearing his armor, was twisting and compressing against his will.
The body turns in a direction it should never turn, crushing bones and flesh.
The armor dug into those bones and flesh, almost as if welding, preventing the body from returning to its original state, and in the next moment.
“Ta-da.”
thud!
He playfully spread his hands out as if showing off his creation and tapped the round sphere.
It was once a half-man, but now it has turned into a metal ball.
“I’ve been using the reverse technique and the axial technique a lot lately, so I’ve gotten the hang of it, and I can now put my power into the opponent’s body and compress and twist it. Well, to make it round like this, you need to learn the lateral movement and have an understanding of bones, but I happen to have all of those conditions? Haha.”
“…….”
“Who wants to be like this next? If there’s a shape you want, tell me. I’ll make it into any shape you want, whether it’s a sphere, a square, or a triangle.”
“……Gulp.”
The sound of dry spit being swallowed can be heard from somewhere.
Banmajin, who did not know fear, did not hesitate to perform any cruel acts on the orders of the lord, and was considered to have no emotions, suddenly began to feel the emotion of 'fear' again.
I was half-mind and even tried to take a step back because I felt like I shouldn't dare approach it.
Crunch!
“-From now on, any cowards who back down will die by my hand.”
“…….”
“You pathetic bastards, be afraid of that guy! What the hell is that!”
Phew!
Rose, who had cut off the half-man's head with a single stroke while exuding fierce momentum, had his eyes shining menacingly.
Although the tooth was still pulled out and blood was flowing out of his mouth without mercy, the momentum was strong.
It was an attitude befitting a leader who occupies a part of the great nobility, and it was a part that showed that he was a man of considerable power.
He held a bastard sword of a different shape, comparable to a greatsword, in one hand and aimed it at an opponent with the ridiculous name of Santa Rihan.
“…I understand now. You, you’re the one who’s been using Lohengrin’s name carelessly lately. I thought the assassins we sent out weren’t coming back at all, and there was a reason for that.”
Although Rose was an impressively problematic man, he still had the judgment and reasoning skills of a patriarch of a family.
So in an instant, Santa Lihan realized that it was he who had been irritating Lohengrin for a while and laughed viciously.
“You arrogant brat, you have too much confidence in your own strength. Do you think Lohengrin is funny because you got rid of some assassins? You….”
“It’s not Lohengrin that’s funny, it’s you that’s funny.”
“…….”
“You are an easy target, you worthless human being.”
“…If it was a provocation, it was well done….”
“It’s not a provocation, it’s the truth. Now that we’re face to face like this, I can see it. You’re the most arrogant fool I’ve ever seen. You’re arrogant, incompetent, and just living in your own self-importance. That’s what you often see with orderers. You’re exactly the same, exactly.”
“…….”
He laughed heartily.
The fact that he was able to enter the mansion of a nobleman so easily was the 'evidence' of this.
Because I investigated Rose's personality, I openly provoked her and delivered the letter.
Then, all of a sudden, I almost laughed when he let me into the mansion.
Any other nobles, or even those from prestigious families, would never have been allowed in.
Rather, they would have ignored him or sent someone to reprimand him.
But Rose didn't do that.
He made him come into the mansion and confront him like this.
It's so arrogant and foolish.
'That's what Simon did. He kicked out all his loyal subordinates just because they were giving him advice.'
What is advice? Isn’t it giving advice that makes your subordinates think, ‘Oh, this isn’t quite right…’?
But this bothers me so I'm fired?
If you look at it from a company perspective, it can't help but be a company that fires all the capable people and keeps only the weird ones.
In that sense, this guy is an idiot. And he's even more of a spellcaster.
That's why.
“I’m glad I’m not the type to lose to an idiot.”
“You really are playing with your mouth.”
Phew!
Rose's sword drew a rough circle as if to express his displeasure, and the huge greatsword fell on him in one breath, and just like that… .
Wagjak!
“…!”
“You, it’s been over 10 years since you’ve had any real-world experience?”
“Huh, how could someone like you….”
“I knew it.”
He was so surprised by the sword breaking in half that he laughed and flicked the broken half of the sword with his foot.
“I’ll finish quickly. I have plans this evening.”
He kicked it like a ball.
-The spear of Guanil pierced Rose.
* * *
Phew!
'The strength is halved, but instead the speed is doubled? This is also funny.'
Lee Han, disguised or rather transformed into Santa Rihan, chuckled as he felt that he had become accustomed to fighting in this form.
Should I say that I'm starting to learn how to fight with my weakened body?
It's a refreshing feeling.
bang!
Although there were some issues in terms of strength and other aspects, as he endured these issues, it was clear that Lee Han's technical sophistication was increasing.
for example.
Phew!
As he threw his fist while rotating his waist, legs, and shoulders, the speed that made up for his lack of strength was sharp instead of heavy, and this was the exact moment he struck his opponent's side.
Phew!
It penetrates even armor and pierces internal organs including ribs.
“Eww!”
I rush towards the half-man who is running towards me with a roar of anger as he watches his fallen comrade, and use my technique for the first time in a while.
Woodduck.
It was a joint attack that pulled out bones coolly, and by kicking the opponent's leg in that state and breaking their neck, the opponent fell down like a puppet with its strings cut.
If someone had seen this, they would have thought it was just a well-coordinated play, but this wasn't even a play; from the vanguard's perspective, it was nothing more than a life-or-death match.
Still, if it looks like a play, it is,
“What? It’s over already?”
… he's just overwhelmingly stronger.
Enough to be able to fool your opponents.
Dozens of half-men were rolling around on the ground, and only Lee Han was standing on two legs.
and.
“Ke, keuk, keuhuk!”
Only Rose, who was pinned to the wall with his stomach pierced and coughing incessantly, remained conscious.
A large blade was stuck in his stomach and he couldn't pull it out. Fortunately, it had escaped his heart and other major organs, and he was barely alive. He was bleeding so badly that it looked like he could die at any moment.
The reason he is still alive is because he is a knight with strong vitality.
“Yes, you bastard, take this out right now and cure me, then, then I will not hold you guilty and will end it with an appropriate punishment. So, then pull this out right now, save me, that’s what I’m saying….”
“Do you still want to talk like that after all that? If I were you, I would beg.”
“Hey, you.”
“Ha, I admit it. This guy is one of the top five most poisonous guys I’ve ever seen.”
He must be a man full of pride and aristocratic self-esteem.
Well, you have to have a strong ego to be able to act like such an idiot.
In a way, it was something to be admired, and Lee Han even clapped his hands, saying it was great.
… of course it was just a joke.
“-!”
Rose was once again incensed by this teasing, but he did not shout.
Because he knew that doing so would only accelerate the bleeding and shorten his life.
So.
“Save me.”
“That noise again?”
“No, this is not a threat. It is just a matter of course. If you kill me, it will only cause more chaos in the kingdom. You know that, right? If I die, the only ones who will be suspected right away are Galahad or the Pendragon royal family. And if such suspicion spreads, the kingdom will be ignited by civil war. So if you don’t want to see that, then let me live. I will let this matter pass quietly.”
Rose threatened.
Even though he looked like that and was in that state, his expression showed a firm belief that he would not die, and that he knew that he had no choice but to live.
“…Phew.”
“Yeah, you know a lot.”
Rosette was surprised, perhaps misinterpreting Lee Han's sigh as a sign of approval, and Rosette tried to think of a plan to escape this situation as soon as possible…
“Why is it that there’s nothing new in the repertoire that guys like you come up with? It’s all the same old shit. If you’re going to threaten, you should be a little creative, or try something different. There’s nothing like that. … Isn’t that right, you evil bastard?”
hook.
[That's too much, treating me like that. But I think I'm a little better than that…]
… Since when has this been happening?
Suddenly, a beautiful woman appeared in the air, accompanied by a captivating voice.
A mysterious woman with fluttering red hair appeared.
Rose instinctively felt uneasy.
With the certainty that the appearance of that vile woman would never have a positive effect on him.
Rose was about to open her mouth again, but a beat earlier… .
“You’re a ghost, no, you’re a dreamer. ─Eat.”
As soon as Lee Han gave a firm order and permission was granted.
[As ordered.]
Like a faithful dog, Mongma and Judia swallowed Rose's body.
