How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 45
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Episode 45. The Barbarian Warrior (1)
Ossian narrowed his eyes.
Balud and his men should be searching the inner part of the city right now.
Still, they realized that he was going to take the vehicle, as if they had been waiting for it.
‘No. If you think about the law of elimination, it’s obvious. They’re not stupid, so they’d know I can’t get on the train.’
In other words, Balud expected that Ossian would secretly steal his vehicle.
Balud raised one hand.
“Like a gentleman, let me make a business proposition.”
“Just listen.”
“Hand her over. If you do that, I’ll just let you go.”
At those words, Ossian glanced at Anna Grunt.
“That’s quite a gentlemanly suggestion.”
“Do you think that’s a lie? Don’t worry. We definitely keep our promises in this area.”
“What if I refuse?”
“Then some violent means will be used.”
Crunch.
At the same time, the mafia lined up next to Balud pointed their guns at Ossian.
They were all armed with guns.
Among them, the one that Ossian had to be most wary of was the Thompson submachine gun, also known as the Tommy Gun.
Even if Ossian could cut down on the flying bullets, he was helpless when three Tommy guns fired at him at the same time.
Most important of all was Anna Grund’s opinion.
It could not be ruled out that she would turn her back on Ossian and go to Balud.
No. If you look at the probability alone, it was practically certain.
Ossian turned his head to Ena again.
She looked up at Ossian with an uneasy expression.
“Why, why?”
“You may go.”
“yes?”
“It would be safer to be with those people over there than to be with me anyway. Didn’t you think so too?”
Anna’s face became bewildered at those words.
“Do you give up that easily?”
“I’m asking for your opinion.”
“… … If that’s the case, then what if?”
Anna asked in a cautious tone.
“What will you do if I reject your offer and go with you?”
“Don’t you like those people?”
“… … In the first place, I wouldn’t like people who gather around with such a fierce look. They are people who kill people for money.”
“I also killed people for money?”
“You guys, that… something is different.”
Anna said so. You are different.
It was a kind of intuition that a witch possessed, surviving alone in a world without anyone to protect her.
“What will you do if I refuse?”
Anna asked with her eyes shining seriously.
Ossian, looking into those clear eyes, gave a truthful answer.
“Then we will fight.”
“With those people?”
“Including that one and everyone else who gets in my way.”
That must have been quite an arrogant statement.
Anna asked with her eyes wide open.
“Why are you doing that? It’s funny even for me to say this, but today is our first time. And we just met a little while ago.”
“Because this is my job now.”
There was not the slightest lie or deception in that voice.
Anna asked with a trembling voice.
“You can just easily throw away that kind of obligation. People in the world are all like that these days.”
At those words, Ossian snickered.
“That is not honorable.”
“… … .”
How dishonorable!
It was an answer that could never be heard in a world like today.
But Anna couldn’t think of a more believable answer.
I don’t know why. I just felt relieved and convinced when those words came out of Ossian’s mouth.
“That’s what I think.”
Ossian said with a smirk towards Balud.
In response, Balud’s already cold eyes became even more heavy as he ordered his subordinates.
“Please take good care of it.”
At those words, the men wielding Tommy guns stepped forward.
Clank. The loaded gun was pointed at Ossian. The direction was his arm and leg respectively.
As if this wasn’t the first or second time this had happened, they pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Tick.
“Huh? What is it?”
No shots were fired.
“You didn’t even do a proper gun check?”
“Oh, no! I’m sure he was fine until he got out of the car!”
That means there’s something else.
At that moment, Balud quietly rebuked his subordinates.
“What are you doing now? If you have eyes, look straight at that.”
After hearing those words, the organization members were able to see Ena’s figure beyond Ossian’s back.
Anna was holding a lit match in one hand. The fire burning with a small flame was not appropriate for the situation.
“Witchcraft… …!”
The gang members weren’t stupid, so they quickly realized why the gun wasn’t firing.
Ossian quietly admired inwardly.
‘Is this an ability?’
From the intuition of a veteran gamer, it was assumed that while the match was burning, firearms and other firearms would be inoperable.
The ability to create illusions through the flame of a match was already quite impressive, but I didn’t expect it to be this much.
At the same time, it was a part where you could see why people covet the witch’s abilities.
“I can’t hold out for much longer!”
“I know.”
Ossian walked forward, stretching his body.
Balud, who was watching the scene with displeasure, opened his mouth.
“What are you guys doing? Surely you can’t do anything without a gun?”
“… … .”
All members of the North Blinders organization dropped their guns and took out other weapons.
Clubs, daggers, hammers, etc.
They had all the weapons ready in case they couldn’t use their guns.
Of course, it wasn’t an ordinary weapon. Even the club itself had a strong blue current flowing from its tip.
Other weapons go without saying.
But even after seeing that, Ossian did not feel the need to draw his sword.
“I guess I can relax a bit.”
With those words, the mafia members in the lead ran towards Ossian, shouting.
A lively club aimed for Ossian’s crown.
Ossian slightly turned his upper body to avoid the blow, then reached out and placed his hand on the mafia’s chest.
And I pushed it away with a little force.
Boom! The giant, over 190cm tall, was thrown backwards as if he had been hit by a battering ram.
The mafia that had been running behind were swept away and fell down like bowling pins.
“It’s a mutant! It’s someone with enhanced physical abilities!”
“Surround them and cover them all at once!”
The mafia tried to surround and attack Ossian, but Ossian had already managed to sneak into their gap before they could.
Huh? Before the mafia could even react, Ossian’s hand moved.
Hit with your fist and kick with your foot.
It was a simple movement, but the knight’s transcendent physical strength added to it, creating transcendent violence.
A member of the organization who was hit by Ossian and bounced far away fell at Balud’s feet.
Balud looked down at his subordinate with a cold gaze.
“Hey, Director… … . I’m sorry.”
“rising.”
Balud spoke to his subordinate in a voice dripping with cold air.
At those words, the subordinate groaned and got up.
‘Get up there?’
Ossian looked in the direction where Balud was with a look of surprise.
Even if you hit it with no strength, it must have been enough to keep you from getting up for a while.
The faces of the members of the organization who were actually getting up were covered in cold sweat from the pain.
Still, he got up.
That was because the orders of the man in the white suit in front of him were that important.
Balud did not offer a word of praise to his subordinate who stood up on wobbly legs.
Instead, she handed him the white coat draped over her shoulders and the hat on her head.
The subordinate accepted it carefully.
“There are definitely people out there. There are people who always end up annoying you whenever you do something.”
Balud said, taking a pair of black leather gloves out of his pocket and putting them on his hands.
“I guess I have no choice but to step forward myself.”
“You seem quite confident in your skills.”
“Do you know why they call me ‘Mr. Director’?”
“Because you’re smart?”
“That too, though.”
Balud had a holster belt around his waist.
And he held the weapons in each hand, which were holstered around his waist.
It was an axe.
“Because I am the strongest.”
“Hoo. It’s an axe.”
No matter how you looked at the axe that Balud took out, it was clearly an unmodified item.
That is, it meant using pure-blooded weapons.
“Hey, the director took out an axe.”
“That kid is now behind.”
The faces of the mafia members who had been mercilessly beaten by Ossian brightened.
Is that guy really that strong? The moment Ossian thought that, Balud rushed towards Ossian.
Balud, who had come within striking distance, swung his axe horizontally at Ossian’s head.
Ossian threw his head back. The sharp blade of the axe cut off a few strands of his hair.
‘fast.’
Balud swung the axe in his other hand as his first blow missed.
Ossian made his judgment based on the appearance. If he backed down, the flow would be taken away from him.
He immediately drew the sword from his waist. A silver blade emerged from the scabbard and interlocked with Balud’s axe.
Kaang!
Sparks flew from the air. Ossian, who had blocked the attack, tried to push Balud away with his strength.
Then Balud also endured, putting strength into both his legs.
“what?”
It was the first time. He had faced an opponent whose physicality didn’t work right away.
At the same time, Balud’s subordinates also opened their eyes wide in surprise.
“Are you having a power struggle with the director?”
“It’s that equal?”
Ossian looked at Balud with a look of surprise.
“He was quite a violent person, despite his appearance and the weapon he used.”
Balud did not respond to those words.
His cool eyes simply stared at Ossian with a calm murderous look.
Ossian smirked and immediately changed his posture.
[Bending]
A knight’s basic skill. It was a technique to deflect or block an opponent’s attack.
As the sword tilted slightly to the side, the axe blade flowed down the smooth blade.
At that moment, the tip of the sword bounced back sharply and swung, sending the axe blade far away.
One of the two axes flew far away.
The moment Balud clicked his tongue at the loss of one of his weapons, Ossian swung his sword.
Kagagaga River.
A long sword and a one-handed axe clashed in midair one after another.
Balud managed to block Ossian’s sword with one hand, but he was in a hurry to block it.
Ossian took advantage of that opening to subdue Balud.
But the moment he saw Balud’s expression, he gave up on attacking and immediately lowered his upper body.
Immediately afterwards, the axe that had bounced off the spot where Ossian’s head had just been flew back.
Balud caught the flying axe with one hand and switched back to dual wielding.
“Avoiding this?”
For the first time, Balud showed signs of emotional turmoil.
Ossian’s movements to avoid the axe that returned as if it had eyes on the back of its head were unbelievable.
However, Ossian raised his upper body, which had been bent down, and swung his sword with great force.
Balud blocked Ossian’s sword by crossing his axes.
Boom!
There was a loud noise that was hard to believe was the sound of cold weapons clashing.
“Ugh.”
Balud gritted his teeth and braced his arms.
His forearm muscles bulged and the cuffs of his shirt burst open.
Kagagak. Balud’s two legs were pushed forward, digging a deep furrow.
The distance between the two who had been facing each other at close range widened to about 5 meters.
Balud looked down at his numb arms in disbelief.
“You. What is your identity?”
The power struggle that was initially thought to be equal ended in Balud’s defeat.
Balud realized then that even while fighting him, Ossian had been controlling his strength.
Instead of answering Baloo’s question, Ossian readjusted his grip on his sword and stared at his two arms.
The axe that had been thrown back returned to his hand.
Just like the throwing axe we saw in Eldin’s workshop.
However, Balud’s axe was not modified separately.
Above all, his entire forearm, hidden under his white shirt, was covered with a black tattoo.
“I see. You were a savage warrior.”