How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 2
Only Noblemtl
Episode 2. Into the Game (2)
I took a closer look at the tutorial boss’s appearance.
The guy was literally broken and wouldn’t move. That’s because he wasn’t a living, breathing person, but a golem that moved with elaborate magic.
The question is why did the guy break down?
The reason became clear when I looked closely.
‘It’s old. I didn’t know it when I saw it from afar, but there are cracks here and there and it’s seriously corroded.’
The armor was so full of gold that it barely held its shape.
It looked as if it had been left there for a long time.
That’s at least close to a few hundred years.
“… … .”
I looked at the tutorial boss with a hardened expression and then turned my gaze towards the direction behind him.
It was fortunate that we didn’t fight, but I was also worried that the stone elevator behind him might not work.
After passing the tutorial boss and opening the door and going inside, I saw an altar.
At the center of the altar was a stone slab, and even this was covered in dust.
It looked like it had been neglected for quite some time.
I stood on it naturally.
The place where I was stepping began to sink, and soon the giant stone slab I was riding began to vibrate and rise upward.
thank god.
This is working fine.
‘I thought that if even this elevator didn’t work, there would really be no answer.’
I stood on the stone slab starting to rise upward, lost in thought.
In the game, when you go up the stone elevator like this, you can see the outside world for the first time.
A beautiful view of a vast fantasy world spread out under the pouring sunlight.
Green fields and forests in the distance, and even further out are mountain ranges with pure white peaks.
A mysterious world where mysterious dragons that cannot be seen in reality fly through the sky and flower fields are filled with the sound of crickets.
The spirit that had been worn out is not only healed, but also moved like a wave, wetting the heart.
That sight, full of the unknown and romance, was a privilege granted only to those who succeeded after challenging the tutorial boss several times in the dark and damp underground chapel.
The moment they taste it, people completely forget the difficult memories of the first time.
And that’s how I end up thinking.
I’m so glad I started playing this game.
A sign that you have taken your first steps into this world, something you can taste because you have taken on a challenge and succeeded.
It was an unforgettable experience for me and the biggest reason I got into this game.
The excitement I feel now is a result of that experience.
It was a world that was beautifully realized in the game’s graphics, but how beautiful will it be now that it has become a reality?
‘It’s coming soon.’
Soon the stone gate above will open and light will pour in.
And I will be able to feel that emotion again.
That’s what I thought.
Rattling!
Until the elevator suddenly stopped.
‘what.’
I checked to see if the elevator had suddenly broken down, but that wasn’t the case.
The reason it stopped even though it wasn’t broken was simple.
Because there was no way to go any further.
I raised my hands above my head.
I could feel the hard texture of the rock at my fingertips.
‘The stone gate won’t open?’
The stone gate, which was supposed to open automatically as it rose above ground, did not move at all.
The elevator was working fine, but the stone gate was broken!
So to sum up the situation, it was this.
Now I’m stuck between the closed stone gate and the elevator, unable to do anything.
And then we ran into a new problem.
The point was that the oxygen around here was gradually becoming thinner.
‘Wait a minute. If I do that, I won’t be able to move?’
I became anxious at the thought that I might die without being able to do anything.
“Open the door!”
I clenched my fist and struck the stone gate.
*
Tata Tang!
A loud gunshot rang out in the dark alley.
The two groups were facing each other and fighting.
It was one side that was shooting. It was a gang with a tattoo on one arm and a fierce expression.
Those who fight against them are workers who have built a barricade around a large factory as their base.
The situation was going in the gang’s favor, as they had more numbers and better weapons.
“Eww!”
“Those crazy gangsters! There are too many of them!”
“Stop it! If we get pushed here, it’s over!”
The workers began a sit-in, building barricades out of all sorts of debris, but they were no match for the gangs, all armed with guns.
As time passed, the number of people injured by blind bullets increased one by one.
“These damn guys! No matter what, they even hire gangsters?”
At first it was nothing special.
While working at a factory, one of the workers was seriously injured in an unexpected accident, but the factory owner kicked him out without paying him a single penny.
Workers were outraged by this and went on strike en masse, occupying the factory and preventing the steam machines from operating.
But a problem arose.
Rather than negotiating, the employer hired a gang to raid the property in the middle of the night.
It was such a sudden surprise attack that the workers resisted desperately but were helpless.
“Kill them all! The employer needs to make an example of them!”
The leader of the gang looked at the barricade and gave orders.
They were paid to kill people, but they didn’t care.
Because in the first place, it was common for people to die for money in this city.
No one will be held accountable for the incidents here, as the yard (police) will never raid such a backwater place.
Knowing this, the gangs could shoot more freely.
But contrary to expectations, the workers’ resistance was fierce.
They also knew that if they were pushed out from here, it would be the end for them.
Since they were barely able to survive on the daily wages they earned, even if they ran away from here, the only thing left would be to starve to death.
If you were alone, it might be okay, but workers with families had no choice but to desperately hold on.
“Push! Kill them all!”
“Hold on! If we get pushed back here, our families will all die on the streets!”
Those who desperately try to hold on and those who try to push through somehow.
It was the moment when the conflict reached its peak.
Boom-! Boom-!
From somewhere, a rumble of earth-shaking noise began to be heard.
It was like hitting a drum or exploding a bomb.
There was no one in the chaos who did not hear that sound.
“what?”
“Is it an earthquake?”
The gunfire stopped and the fighting entered a brief lull.
Both the gang that had been shooting and the workers fighting desperately behind the barricade were bewildered.
Meanwhile, the sound of the axis shaking continued to be heard.
The sound cycle gradually became shorter and louder.
I feel like I’m getting closer to the source of the sound
At the same time, everyone in the room could tell where the sound was coming from.
“underground?”
The sound was coming from underground.
Kwaaaaang-!!!
Immediately afterwards, the ground exploded. A huge cloud of dust flew up, and several gangsters caught in it were thrown out and rolled on the ground.
The gang was shocked when it looked as if a huge bomb had exploded. They thought the workers had set off a bomb.
Conversely, the workers who went on strike were equally confused.
They thought the explosion was the work of a gang.
As a heavy silence fell over the room, the dust from the explosion slowly settled.
Only then could people spot the man standing at the center of the dust cloud.
“What is that?”
The gang leader frowned and muttered.
The man who suddenly emerged from the ground was wearing clothes that were completely incomprehensible.
“article?”
He was wearing silver armor. It was covered in dirt, but it was definitely armor.
He had a sword on his waist and a shield on his back.
Even though he had not learned it, he could tell that it was the attire of a ‘knight’ who had now disappeared.
The question was why that strange thing suddenly popped out of the ground.
“You, who are you, you little punk!”
One of the gang members, startled by the knight’s sudden appearance, aimed his gun and shouted.
The black-haired knight, who had been staring blankly at his own fist, looked back at the gangster who had pointed a gun at him.
Black eyes with no discernible emotions.
The moment he met those abyss-like eyes, Gang felt fear without realizing it.
“asleep!”
Taang!
He pulled the trigger naturally.
A single-action revolver spewed fire from its muzzle.
At that moment, everyone had the same image in their heads.
The sight of a knight falling, blood spraying everywhere.
At that moment, the knight moved.
Kang!
The knight pulled out the sword on his waist with his right hand like lightning and cut down the flying bullet.
Of course, no one saw the bullet being cut.
It was dark because it was night, but it was also because the knight’s sword slash was so fast.
All they can see is a single spark in the air.
And all that was left were the severed bullets rolling around on the floor.
*
I calmly collected my thoughts, feeling relieved that I was alive and breathing in the cool air outside.
Something is strange.
What was strange was that my fist was clenched.
In order to survive, I quickly threw my fist at the stone gate. If it had been a normal situation, my fist would have been crushed.
But my fist instead left a mark on the stone gate, causing it to crack.
‘How thick was the stone gate?’
I remember the stone gates in the game being quite thick.
But I broke it with my bare hands. Judging from the flying pile of dirt, it seemed that a considerable amount of soil had covered the stone gate, but even that had been blown away.
‘But my hands are fine.’
I looked down at my fist.
Suddenly, that thought occurred to me.
My character in the game was the 99th wandering knight.
In this game, equipment and money are reset each time you play through the game, but there is one thing that remains constant.
This is the character’s status.
As the rounds progress, the monsters become stronger accordingly, so the playable characters also inherit their stats.
Of course, I had reached the 99th level and was at max level with no more stats to raise as a wandering knight.
Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t become Musou in the game. The bosses were also strong, and since the game was so difficult, I died often.
‘But what if I came in the 99th state?’
What is the level of my physical ability right now?
“You, who are you, you little punk!”
Then someone shouted at me.
As I turned my head to look back, there was a mean-looking human who looked like a weasel pointing a gun at me.
… … Wait. A gun?
My eyes widened.
The game is a medieval fantasy open world RPG.
Yes, it’s called ‘medieval’. And of course, there were no guns in the Middle Ages.
‘No, but rather than that, isn’t there something strange about the surrounding buildings as well?’
From the beginning, this place should have been nature itself, undeveloped.
But now there are buildings there, and on one side you can even see a large factory.
Even if there is no smoke coming out of the chimney, anyone with common sense would know that it is a factory.
It feels like the setting is not medieval, but rather the 19th century.
As I stared at the muzzle of the gun with that thought in my mind, the weasel’s face turned pale.
Before I knew why, the guy started screaming in a fit of rage.
“asleep!”
My finger pulled the trigger. My whole body tensed up.
At the same time, time slowed down.
No, time isn’t slowing down. It’s just that my thoughts are accelerating, making it seem like time is moving more slowly.
And I know about this technology.
[Time for Battle] was one of the skills possessed by the [Wandering Knight] profession.
A skill that makes it seem like time slows down.
It was a skill that beginners often used as it helped them analyze enemy patterns and block or avoid them.
Of course, there are limitations.
The slowdown lasts less than 3 seconds and even then it cannot be used consecutively.
But now that skill has been activated.
The sight of the gun firing and bullets flying unfolded as if in slow motion.
I looked at the sight and naturally pulled out the sword at my waist.
I don’t know why. My body just reacted naturally.
He holds the basic long sword drawn and swings it towards the flying bullets.
The sword was drawn without any hesitation and the bullet was cut off and rolled across the floor.
Oh my god. You can cut a bullet with a knife.
I found myself muttering to myself at the sight I had just witnessed, which I couldn’t believe.
“what.”
And I looked around.
Dozens of pairs of eyes were looking at me with disbelief.