How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 108



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Episode 108. The Slanting Sun (1)

Terence was taken aback by the Guardian’s changed appearance.

It was a natural reaction to suddenly see him wearing red uniform after wearing black full plate armor.

Of course, even though it was a uniform, it did have gloves added to the vital areas.

A red hood was pulled over his head, and a red veil was placed over his mouth.

Because of that, the face was still not visible.

Red light once again streamed out from within the shadows obscured by the hood.

The guardian’s figure suddenly disappeared.

Guardians who had disappeared like mirages in the desert appeared one after another in the air.

Terence was taken aback by the splendid sight that seemed to move while leaving an afterimage.

“this……!”

A young child who, although possessing outstanding magical talent, still lacks practical experience.

It was impossible to deal with the power of [Lunar Eclipse], which was in contrast to [Moonlight].

Terence tried to deploy defensive magic in a hurry, but it was already too late.

A chakram with red, blood-red energy swaying in front of his nose approached.

‘Ah. I’m dying… … .’

Terence sensed his own death as time slowly flowed by.

Dying? So futilely? When there were still so many things I wanted to do?

As all sorts of nonsense swirled in my head, starlight flashed before my eyes, pushing away the red.

Kaang!

Sparks flew as the Guardian retrieved his chakram and stepped back.

Terence realized belatedly that he was alive and looked at the person who had saved his life.

“You, you… … .”

“Get out.”

Ossian spoke in a low voice.

The moment Terence heard that, he nodded without showing any pride and slowly backed away.

The moment he saw Ossian’s expression, he instinctively knew that he should not interfere.

It was the same with Balud.

Sensing Ossian’s ominous aura, he joined forces with Terence to distance himself.

“What are you planning? Are you planning to fight that monster alone?”

“It seems to me that way.”

“I’m crazy. I won’t be able to hold out much longer and I’ll die.”

“Or maybe it means you are confident in your skills. Or.”

Balud muttered, adjusting his glasses.

“There is still hidden power.”

It was just as Balud said.

Ossian, who was wearing the sword of starlight and the cloak of the galaxy, this time covered his entire body in starlight.

[Starlight Armor]

FULL ARMOR

It was a knight from an old fairy tale, shining brightly and pushing away the darkness.

A being who defeats dragons, saves the country, and even strikes down evil spirits with a righteous sword.

“Let’s try and stick together.”

Ossian waved one hand in provocation at the Guardian.

Even though he has a personality that is the complete opposite of yours, if he is a guardian who still possesses the power of a knight, there will be a reaction.

If it were in a game, it would have only moved according to the set programming, but now that it was reality, it was different.

As if to prove that the provocation had worked, the murderous aura emanating from the Guardian grew stronger.

‘He has feelings.’

It wasn’t just a doll that imitated the appearance. Judging from the level of killing intent it exuded, it was safe to assume it was a person.

‘Simplicity will disappear, but on the contrary, psychological warfare will become possible.’

The current situation where provocation worked is one of those examples.

Swish.

The Guardian assumed a pose, spinning the chakrams he held in both hands.

At that moment, the guardian’s figure disappeared.

It was as if darkness had suddenly swallowed him up.

‘You’ve arrived. The power of [Lunar Eclipse], the reverse trait of [Moonshot].’

Ossian brought back old memories.

As a user who also plays the game, he has fought mutant doppelgangers.

The mutant doppelganger was so powerful that it ran wild and was ranked as one of the most vicious bosses.

In particular, users were upset because they felt the game developers had malicious intent.

‘It has such a cool feature, but it’s never been made available to users.’

Right now, both the Salsung Sword and the Lunar Eclipse Sword are like that.

The skills that gave variations on the characteristics of the wandering knight were strong and cool enough to gain considerable popularity.

Users said:

Give us that job too.

But the production team didn’t respond at all.

Occasionally, there were people who, with a puffed-out heart, would spin the hope circuit, hoping that a new job would be added in the DLC.

But their expectations were undeniably betrayed. The production team never released the skills used by the mutant doppelganger to the users.

Then why on earth did they create such fancy effects and motions?

Since it had to be created with all occupations in mind, the amount of work would have been much more than that of other boss monsters.

It was completely incomprehensible to users.

But the reason was so easy and simple.

These evil game developers just wanted to see their users suffer, so they went through all that trouble.

Yes, that’s right.

The guardian before Ossian’s eyes.

It was a very special guy, filled with the malice and affection of the developers who created this game.

Ossian rolled his eyes inside his pure white helmet.

The Lunar Eclipse Sword, like the Moonlight Blade, had the advantage of being able to dazzle the opponent and move at high speed.

A prickling sensation in the shoulder.

Kaang!

As Ossian wrapped his sword around his shoulder to protect it, a chakram emerged from the darkness and collided with him.

The stealth was broken as the attack was made. The Guardian’s red eyes wavered in confusion.

Ossian took advantage of the bastard’s opening and swung his Holy Light Sword, but the Guardian quickly disappeared.

The Lunar Sword has low defense, so it is difficult to fight the Holy Light head-on. It was the right decision.

Ossian had no regrets.

Anyway, the guy will show his fangs again.

‘Just like right now.’

The Guardian appeared from behind, swinging his Chakrams from both sides and aiming for Ossian’s neck.

A movement similar to that of an assassin trying to cut off the head of an opponent.

But Ossian, as if he had known this, sprayed stardust from the nebula silk behind his back.

Scattered white glitter like spray swept over the guardian.

It wasn’t enough to directly hit the Guardian, but it was enough to startle him.

The Guardian tried to use Eclipse again, fearing Ossian’s counterattack.

“There’s no way that’s possible.”

Even when caught in the darkness, the starlight attached to its body twinkled, clearly revealing the Guardian’s location.

Ossian, who had confirmed the guardian’s location, moved.

Covered in starlight all over his body, he was like a living, moving chariot.

The moment I take a step, my body shoots straight ahead like a shell.

The Guardian, who had been relieved that his appearance was hidden, felt embarrassed.

‘But it’s too late.’

The Guardian swung his chakram. The reddish aura of the chakram aimed for Ossian’s vital point, but Ossian easily struck it with his sword.

And then he used the armor on his shoulder to slam into the Guardian’s body.

Kwaaang!

[Shinwolmubok], as its name suggests, is closer to regular clothing than armor.

They say the defense is poor.

On the other hand, it was obvious what would happen if the heavy and strong starlight armor was installed.

The Guardian was thrown backwards and rolled around on the floor several times.

I tried my best to stabilize my body as I was pushed back by planting the chakram on the floor, but I staggered a little as if the impact was not small.

Ossian didn’t miss that gap.

The guy was in a groggy state. At this point, I had to hit him again to keep the momentum going.

‘It was your mistake to use the Lunar Sword here.’

If you were to encounter it for the first time, you would be at a loss as to what to do with the lunar eclipse sword that disappeared and reappeared like an illusion, but Ossian was different.

He knew everything about the doppelganger, from its techniques to its destruction.

If it were a game, any attack here would only reduce some of your health and you wouldn’t die.

Now that it’s become reality, it’s different.

‘Cut the neck right off.’

If you just blow the vital point, you can kill the boss monster in one go.

Now, when the guy is at his weakest, is the time.

He ran, sword in hand, the cloak fluttering behind his back, adding momentum to his charge.

Ossian’s sword, which had become a single ray of light, shot like an arrow, aiming for the Guardian’s neck.

The guardian, who was barely able to find his stance, looked at the sight.

–He just bent his waist backwards.

Bold and graceful movements that would not otherwise exist.

Thanks to his flexible movements like a gymnast, Ossian’s black sword had no choice but to cut through the empty air.

‘what?’

The Guardian then flipped backwards and kicked Ossian’s chin with his leg.

Ossian blocked the kick with one hand. He grabbed his ankle and was about to swing his sword again when a chakram flew towards his wrist.

Kang! Kang!

Ossian had to swing his sword to deflect the chakrams.

The bounced chakram spun around and returned to the guardian.

‘I see.’

Ossian clenched and unclenched his fists as he looked at the Guardian.

‘Now that it’s become reality, it seems like the guy can also show attacks and movements other than the pattern.’

He is not a game character that moves according to given patterns and algorithms.

An intelligent being that thinks, makes judgments, and moves on its own.

I had no choice but to admit it just from the behavior he just displayed.

“But that doesn’t change anything.”

Ossian rushed in again.

This time, with no intention of leaving any space to evade, he increased the output of the Holy Light Sword and blocked all retreat routes.

The power of starlight pouring in from all sides. The moment you try to stop it, you will be pushed back by the force and fall.

At that moment, the Guardian’s appearance changed again.

The Chakram changed shape and transformed into the obsidian sword that was first seen.

The crimson aura emanating from the obsidian sword collided with Ossian’s holy light.

The bright red uniform changed into black plate armor once again.

[Blood Demon Armor]

FULL ARMOR.

The struggle between the two people, who had been slowly losing ground, soon became equal.

no.

The destructive power was actually higher than that of [Slaughter Sword], so Ossian’s two legs began to be pushed back little by little.

The red light inside the pitch-black helmet glared.

The guy was having fun now. It was as if he was asking, what should I do now that I couldn’t kill myself?

Ossian answered with a voice from beyond the helmet.

“Then there’s nothing we can do. We have no choice but to continue the head-on confrontation.”

Ossian did not back down, as if he really wanted to push his words, and burned the Holy Light strongly.

The Guardian’s eyes widened in surprise at the sight.

However, since it would be advantageous for him if things continued this way, the Guardian also strongly burned his sword.

The crimson flames and pure white flames mixed together, sending countless sparks flying around.

The space where the two were standing became so hot that it could not withstand the heat.

The walls and floors of the ruins, where sparks were flying, turned bright red and melted.

The aftereffects also reached Ossian and the Guardian’s armor, but the two did not back down.

As if the one who steps down first is admitting defeat.

However, in this classic struggle for power, the one with the higher skill output was bound to win.

The crimson flames burned even more intensely than the pure white flames.

It was at that moment that the dark star was about to press down on Ossian as if it were swallowing up the pure white starlight.

Ossian’s sword moved diagonally, smoothly shedding the sword of murder.

… … !

I could sense the Guardian was confused.

At the exact moment when he was about to apply force, Ossian let go of the force, causing his posture to become disrupted for a moment.

Even though he managed to get into position with superhuman reflexes, Ossian’s attacks did not stop.

Ossian’s sword danced softly. It was a completely different attack from when he only struck fiercely.

The Guardian tried to react to it, but strangely felt his own sword being drawn to Ossian’s sword.

It seemed as if an invisible hand was guiding the sword.

“Isn’t it strange?”

Ossian asked.

The Guardian did not respond, but the question itself seemed to pierce his very heart.

“Why am I being pushed back even though I’m stronger? Why do I feel like I’m losing more and more? You’re clearly a better match than me.”

Meanwhile, Ossian continued speaking.

It sent ripples through the Guardian’s mind, creating a rift within him.

“Do you know why? It’s because I lack experience.”

Although he is said to have copied the other person’s strengths and abilities as a doppelganger, that does not mean he realizes all of Ossian’s experiences.

It could remain in the form of memory as some kind of information.

But are memories that were forcibly instilled in us really the same as those that we acquired through direct experience?

“What good is information if you can’t fill it with your own?”

The Guardian’s blood glow grew larger.

I was filled with anger as I was properly stabbed by Ossian’s logic.

Ossian looked at the sight and laughed inwardly.

The problem is that we are shaken by such trivial provocations.

Phew!

The moment he continued to mix his swords, Ossian’s leg struck the Guardian’s ankle.

When they engaged in close combat, the Guardian fell over in confusion.

The Guardian sensed something and wrapped the black rag cloak around his shoulders like a cocoon.

Immediately afterwards, Ossian’s starlight struck the Guardian’s chest.

Kwaaaaang!

The Guardian flew backwards and crashed into the wall.

Amidst the falling debris, the Guardian’s cloak was torn apart by fire, and a large wound was left on his chest armor.

“Well, thanks to you I had fun for the first time in a while.”

The moment Ossian said that, the Guardian, who was thought to have fallen, opened his eyes wide.

The Guardian, who walked out, breaking through the wall as if it wasn’t over yet, lightly threw the sword he was holding into the sky.

“Move more from here?”

It’s surprising he didn’t die, but he must have already been fatally injured.

But what was even more surprising was what happened next.

The sword that had risen into the sky spun around in place, drawing a perfect circle in the air.

Just looking at that circle made it burn with an ominous blood red.

Ossian also opened his eyes wide as if he found this unexpected.

“Are you even going to use that?”

The guardian.

I started using the third trait of the article.