A Knight Who Eternally Regresses - Chapter 457



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457. You can dance too

“Take the bow!”

The order was given, as had been said countless times. Despite the same elation, the commander did what he had to do.

Milio’s gaze turned to one side.

A group of monsters emerged from one side of the forest in a clump.

The soldiers on the wall were delighted to see that.

It was the same with Milio.

An opponent has appeared who will emit this hot heart, a heat that seems to burn the entire body.

“aiming!”

The commander’s shout ran along the walls. Each unit commander repeated it.

“aiming!”

The bow is made of bones of demons, beasts, and animals, and the bowstring made of twisted tendons is pulled.

Squeak.

Millio waited for the order, his sword held taut.

Every soldier stood his ground.

The commander was busy looking at the scale and number of the rushing monsters.

It was difficult to see perfectly because it was night. Even though I frowned and concentrated, I couldn’t see properly.

His subordinate fired a fire arrow.

The fire arrow flew with a thud and fell into the midst of the enemy group.

The demon didn’t even care about fire arrows. In fact, fire arrows couldn’t do any damage.

The black earth engulfed the flames.

The flame quickly went out.

There was no way to secure a field of vision with just one foot.

“It’s just right. What you’re looking at right now is right in the middle. It’s not an unmanageable number. It’s not that much.”

For a twin moon.

These are the words of Oara, who swallowed the gossip. He is a knight standing on the wall with his arms crossed.

The commander nodded after hearing her words.

The fire arrow shot a little while ago would have become everyone’s target.

I’ll roughly remember the location.

“firing!”

At his word the flag came down.

Paralock!

The wind, the red moonlight, the torches, and the hanging shadows are all intertwined. The commander, who had been watching the flag fall beside the archer who had drawn the bow, opened his mouth.

“Shoot!”

A good archer would be someone who is good at hitting.

However, a good archer was a different breed from a good archer.

They were not good at hitting targets, but rather good at shooting to a set point.

And these were fine, well-trained soldiers, archers with bows.

Arrows tore through the air and rained down on the horde of rushing monsters.

A red-hot arrowhead struck the spider’s head and stuck in the ground.

* * *

Peek-a-boo-boo-boo!

Encred heard the sound of a whistle flying overhead. It was the sound of arrows flying.

The source of the sound was not the enemy but the friendly side.

What does the current situation tell us?

Rem and Dunbakel did their jobs properly.

It wasn’t just the soldiers including Milio who were stimulated, Roman, Asia, Short Blonde, and Squire Net also moved quickly.

“Stop here.”

Roman also gritted his teeth and spoke.

“Four, gather around me.”

A short blonde knight stepped between the four squires and declared herself commander. Her weapons were a dagger and poison.

It was a good location.

Roman and Asia joined hands.

Roman became a bold spearhead that could strike with a single blow, and Asia became a shield that could strike back at the spider’s legs that came crashing down between them.

The two of them suited each other very well.

There are many monsters and a double moon has risen.

“Kill them all.”

Roman did not hide his rising momentum. He turned his back on one of the torches and brought his sword down.

Whoosh, bang!

The club greatsword crushed six spiders at once.

Before that, there was a process where Asia briefly struck and retreated to drive away the monster.

After killing and beating countless times, Encred felt something rushing in from outside his consciousness.

It was something sharp, shooting up from below. My lower abdomen was aching. It was aimed at the abdomen.

Encred barely caught it and reflexively drew his gladius and struck it away.

It was a striking technique that mixed receiving and throwing while bending the left wrist.

Land, chiriririk!

Receiving and releasing failed. The power contained in the single line that stabbed in was as heavy as that of a giant.

Encrid twisted his side.

Thud thud.

The flesh was barely torn, and the cut ended at the outer surface of the armor.

No, if he hadn’t been wearing bandage armor, at least some flesh would have fallen off.

What came in was a monster’s forearm that had turned into a blade, and at the end of it was a poisoned claw.

It was a ghoul.

The name is.

“Jerix!”

Aura’s shout was heard from the castle walls.

If you leave it alone, Aura will come and fight you. Then it will be a repetition no different from any other day.

So from now on.

‘I’m going to win.’

He was stubborn. He just had to become Ragna, who was looking for his way.

That is, Encred had no intention of giving up this fight.

“Roman! It’s a bet!”

A scream burst from Encred’s mouth.

Just then, a similar monster cub appeared in front of Roman.

It’s a spider inspector. It’s a monster that uses its eight arms like swords.

Everyone was surprised. The enemy had a strong momentum similar to that of a knight.

As everyone was surprised, a shadow rose from behind the group of squires. It was Owlbear.

Encrid could not have foreseen all the circumstances.

Just one thing, I found that when you set up a board like this, the owl bear cubs always go for the weak points first.

For example, if there were troops in front of the wall, they always came first.

So now I’m targeting the squire.

It was something he had predicted even before the shadow rose, so Encred leaned back halfway, shouting at Roman.

Encred’s eyes caught sight of Squire Net.

Location of torches, shadows, red moonlight, short blonde hair, and Squire Net.

I took everything in at the same time, and I also caught something moving behind Oliver.

Oliver had been panting and exhausted for some time. He had little stamina.

Owlbear was after that.

Encred turned his gaze back and stepped out with his right foot, twisting his waist as if drawing a semicircle. He also extended his left hand forward. The sword in his hand became perpendicular to the ground, and split the atmosphere of reconciliation into a disc that cut through the red moonlight.

Phew!

As soon as Encred threw his sword, instead of trying to regain his balance, he turned his body around once more and struck Aker horizontally.

Bam! Bam!

Two sounds struck my ears at the same time.

One was on Owlbear’s side, the other was in front of Encred’s nose.

Aker struck the ghoul’s claws as he waited for an opening, and Owlbear raised his slashing hand and crossed it in front of his chest to block it.

The creature’s feathers were slightly torn and black blood was flowing out, but it was not a fatal wound.

The gladius bounced sideways and hit the ground.

Although I don’t think I’ve ever split anything with a gladius in a while, that sword served its purpose well.

Encred lifted Aker horizontally and raised him above his face.

Blue eyes shone through the red moonlight beyond the blade.

The ghoul took a step back as his claws were blocked.

Was it embarrassing that the attack was blocked?

There will be no such intelligence.

It must be a monster that has mastered the art of killing solely through instinct.

Yeah, it was kind of interesting.

This kid deserves to be called Jerryx.

“You’re crazy.”

A moment later, Luagarne’s muttering was heard.

I understand what you mean. You turned around to save your allies while facing a knight-level monster in front of you.

This is just crazy.

That’s why it was fun.

‘Oh, this is so funny.’

Encred didn’t hide his feelings. He didn’t need to.

I’m destroying everything those bastards want, one by one.

It was so much fun. And being able to fight like this was a reward.

Encrid laughed.

Up to this point, everything went as planned.

But will everything go as planned?

The probability of that happening would be low.

‘You can’t know everything.’

Not everything goes as expected. That was to be expected.

Today is repeated, but it can’t always be the same today.

But there were some things that didn’t change.

‘Ghoul, Owlbear, Spider Inspector.’

The three forms of monsters, the dog-like ones, and the sacrifices for knight hunting remain the same.

The fragments of Balrog that appear after that are the ones that were set up.

So what should you do?

It’s already been decided.

“Your mother must really be a ghoul.”

Encred spits out meaningless words. Ghoul lets out a grumble.

I could sense something venomous in his breath.

There is poison in the fingernails and in the snout.

“Brush your teeth before you go.”

Encred let out another crazy noise.

“Is this okay?”

Luagarne asked.

That was okay. It was like warming up your body before exercising.

It was something like a ritual performed before a sacrifice.

Although he was an opponent who did not respond to verbal provocation, it seemed that his actions did.

Now, look. It’s a provocation that a guy like you can stab that owl bear cub who’s squawking behind the scenes whether he’s in front or not, but he won’t be affected by the likes of you.

Grrrrr.

The ghoul breathes again. Encred laughs heartily as he senses the monster’s annoyance at not getting what he wanted.

“Do you want to be nicknamed ‘Smiling Encrid’?”

I was nervous all the way to Luagarne.

It was quite a monster.

Encred recalled his goal with a smile.

It’s sending out Aura, who is healthy and not tired.

It’s sending out a smiling Aura.

If what the enemy wants is an unsmiling Oara, if he wants a shell stripped of its will.

Encrid will show you Aura full of nuts.

“What bet?”

Only then did I hear Roman’s voice.

He opened his mouth, looking ahead cautiously.

Encred felt Oara’s presence approaching from behind. She did not hide her momentum.

It’s that pressure. The pressure spreads radially, crushing those ahead. This time, the targets were all demons.

Some of the nearby spider monsters flinched back when they saw Oara.

She didn’t even draw her sword.

“That’s mine.”

She says, her voice clear with determination.

Encrid rejected that clear-cut will.

“Please follow the order.”

A brief silence presses on his shoulders. A silent pressure. Encred also refuses that.

Oara broke the silence and asked.

“You don’t need any help?”

“You can just cheer me on.”

Encrid answered without even taking a breath. It was a will that had already been decided.

This is the will to fight for one’s own sake.

It’s raining. It’s stubbornness. It’s rebellion. It’s obsession.

Your target is Jerix?

It’s mine now. It’s my prey.

A will bordering on stubbornness blossoms and gains momentum.

Although he didn’t have a red cloak or anything, Oara saw a man with the courage to become a member of the Knights Templar.

“What a strange kid.”

Oara said. It sounded like praise.

Did Aara laugh at his own words? She probably did. Now, there was no time to look back.

I could feel the ghoul’s momentum. It seemed as if he was saying that if I turned my eyes wrong, something similar to the blow from the Azpen knight would fly at me.

Encrid opened his chest and spoke with his body.

If you want to try, then go ahead and try.

The dice were cast, and it was time to check the eyes.

Just as the first repeat today was the unchanging constant of the dice, there is something like that in this battlefield as well.

So what are the conditions for crossing the wall?

It was simple. Just survive. Didn’t the boatman say that?

Run away.

You say it’s a favor, but it can’t be a favor to Encred.

If you just wanted to survive.

“I didn’t even have a dream.”

Encred muttered again. With those words, his will shined brighter. The stubbornness that rose from his whole body stopped Oara.

The ghoul could not understand human speech, so he just stood there dumbfounded as he listened to Encred’s monologue.

Encred took a deep breath and concentrated.

You can follow the knight’s blow.

But will the other person accept that quietly?

When you’re nervous, your shoulders get stiff. So it’s better to relax them a bit.

Encred fixed his gaze on Ghoul, and only then gave an answer to Roman, who asked what the bet was.

“Roman, if you kill the monster before me, I will admit that your face is better than mine.”

It would be crazy to even joke around at a time like this.

But if I couldn’t enjoy these moments, I wouldn’t have even gotten to the position of a knight.

A knight is a talent that is one in ten thousand.

The rank of sergeant is also something that cannot be reached without similar talent.

If today hadn’t been repeated.

Discuss bets and stubbornness in places that can never be reached.

Encred felt the hairs on his body stand on end.

I never thought it would be okay to die.

It was clear that this was the moment he had been hoping for.

It is a life of protecting people behind your back.

It is the life of a knight from the lyrics of a minstrel.

“I want to become a knight.”

That one word became a dream, torn apart and lost its light.

Now it is newly tilted and filled with light.

“receipt.”

Roman’s answer was heard.

Sometimes a man needs the approval of his competitors.

“Just cheer me on?”

Aara speaks from behind. I don’t feel the same determination as before.

But it would intervene at any time. That kind of momentum was in full swing.

Encrid knows Oara’s weakness. She is poisoned and cannot fight for long.

The stamina is not knightly.

So the one dancing on the battlefield right now is not Oara. The sword called Oara is not being drawn now.

“You can dance too.”

Encred answered, swinging his sword.