How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 61



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Episode 61. The inside story of the conspiracy (2)

“Hoo. I was wondering who it was. It’s the problem solver.”

The masked soldier recognized Ossian immediately.

Military school.

Even among the troubleshooters, Ossian stood out, so he was bound to be remembered even if he passed by from afar.

Not only is he good-looking, but he is also famous in this industry for holding a cold weapon called a sword.

But apart from that, it was surprising that he had fled to this far away place with Princess Orlea.

“Well. That’s the end of it now. Even though we ran away for a short time, we’re still within our grasp.”

“You came faster than I expected. As expected of a well-trained soldier. But are you okay alone?”

“Alone? Who said I was alone?”

Ossian narrowed his eyes at the increasing number of people.

Although not much time had passed since I escaped here, my pursuers were already closing in fast.

I didn’t come here just because I heard the commotion.

A wide siege net has already been spread around this area.

“Soldiers must always prepare for the worst.”

The masked soldier spoke proudly.

The voice was cheerful and light, but the eyes behind the mask facing Ossian were cold and sunken.

It wasn’t like he looked down on me as a problem solver.

Rather, there was an overflow of hostility and deep wariness toward the opponent who had brought this final situation to this point.

“If you hand over Princess Orlea right now, I will pretend this never happened.”

“That never happened?”

When Ossian asked incredulously, the masked soldier shrugged his shoulders.

“You were just doing your job as a problem solver, right? You probably didn’t know that the higher-ups had their intentions in this matter. Since you didn’t know, it wouldn’t hurt to give it a break.”

“Your tongue is long.”

“Ha. You’re trying to be merciful, but aren’t you being too sly? You’re just a problem solver.”

“If you’re going to say you’re showing mercy, why don’t you start with the murderous look in your eyes?”

As he spoke, Ossian swung his sword from side to side with his gaze.

Crunch.

The swung sword smoothly cut through the outer walls of the buildings on both sides of the alley.

Two soldiers who had been waiting secretly inside collapsed with a groan.

“Do you not know that I am trying to buy time to surround you by drawing the attention of the guys on the rooftop and continuing the conversation? Stop acting so obviously.”

“This damn problem solver!”

The masked soldier quickly pulled out his gun from his waistband.

Now that my trickery has been discovered, there is no more honorifics or anything like that.

The gun he pulled out was no ordinary pistol. It was a modified gun with various equipment attached to a regular musket.

Phishing.

When I pulled the trigger, all that was heard was the faint sound of the air being cut.

It was the bullet that had flown in silently just a moment ago.

Ossian held his sword vertically and cut the bullets diagonally.

The bullets cut smoothly left and right and struck the walls of both alleys.

Just as Ossian was about to counterattack, shadows suddenly appeared above the roof of the building.

Ossian, who was about to rush at the masked soldier, quickly backed away.

Tutata tata!

A bullet struck the car where Ossian had just been, sending debris flying onto the floor.

The soldiers, who had now formed a formation, aimed their rifles at Ossian and pulled the triggers one after another.

It was not indiscriminate shooting. It was a fireball that was deployed with Ossian’s retreat in mind.

Ossian’s eyes captured the red dots carved into the air.

It was an ominous point that only Ossian could see.

Kaga River!

Every time Ossian’s sword was swung, the severed bullets clattered to the ground.

“What the hell. What is that?”

“Cutting out bullets with a sword?”

“Keep shooting!”

If they were normal gangsters or troubleshooters, they would have been shocked by this sight, but soldiers are soldiers after all.

Well trained, they continued to push Ossian forward without stopping their fire.

‘This is not good.’

The soldiers were a difficult opponent to deal with in a different sense than any enemy Ossian had ever fought before.

Although each individual’s judgment was outstanding, their power when they moved as a group was beyond imagination.

Seeing dozens of them moving at the same time as if they were one body was like watching wolves hunting a predator larger than themselves.

The masked soldier, who could be called the commander, pulled out a huge rifle hanging from his back.

It was a modified rifle, like the pistol he had shot. There was a wire attached to the part where the bullets were to be loaded, and it ran all the way under his poncho.

Ossian’s intuition warned him.

‘Something is coming.’

The trigger was pulled and the bullet was fired.

It was a golden capsule in the shape of a bullet.

‘That’s… that thing the warlock used back then?’

The capsule disintegrated in midair, revealing the ether water inside.

The magic imprinted on the squishy, ??semi-solid form of ether water was activated.

Phew!

High-heat flames fill the narrow alley.

The flames swept through the entire alley like a wave.

The pipes hanging from the outer wall melted into red molten metal, and the scattered planks turned into pitch-black charcoal.

The flames were powerful enough to oxidize a person on the spot.

“Tsk. You’re making me use this expensive 4-star capsule just for one troubleshooter.”

Although I was able to eliminate Princess Orlea, including Ossian, I couldn’t help but feel regretful.

“The situation ends here… … .”

The man who was trying to say that couldn’t help but flinch at the strange feeling he suddenly felt.

“what?”

An alley where red flames settle and bright red sparks fly.

In the center of the narrow, blackened alley lay a glowing white egg.

The tip of the egg split open and bloomed like a magnolia.

What emerged from within was Ossian, wearing a white cloak, and Princess Orlea in his arms.

Even under attack from a capsule containing four-star flame magic, the two remained unharmed.

The masked soldier didn’t understand that.

“How, it must have hit the mark… … .”

Ossian did not answer.

As his gaze fell on the body, the masked soldier’s shoulders flinched.

“Everyone get out of here… …!”

With that shout he fell flat on the floor.

But his men could not. When Ossian’s cloak transformed into wings and he flew away, the soldiers were unable to even think of running away and were simply captivated by the sight.

and.

White death descended.

A pure white line crossed the space. Anything that was caught in its path was cut off, regardless of whether it was a person or an object.

Gloves wrapped inside the poncho, small guards carried in a carry bag, and even guns worn all over the body.

No matter how strong it was, it was all useless.

Torn to pieces, cut off.

In that brief moment, the soldiers who had occupied the rooftop fell, bleeding redly.

The sword strike was so strong that the scars were clearly visible throughout the building.

It was a sight that could never be seen with just a sword.

When Ossian landed again at Princess Orlea’s side, the only person still alive was a masked soldier, the commander.

“What, what… what!”

All the well-trained subordinates were affected.

If you ask me if I let my guard down, I would say no, absolutely not.

It was the same even if the opponent was a poorly trained troubleshooter, alone, and armed only with a sword.

They kept their distance and applied pressure with guns.

He did a good job of hunting without caring about his swordsmanship, which was enough to deflect flying bullets.

But the reality he saw before his eyes was the result of everything he had done.

‘You’re not an ordinary mutant!’

If you have the kinetic vision to be able to deflect a flying bullet with a sword, you must be a mutant or an enhanced human.

However, enhanced humans are a very small number and their appearance is obvious.

A person with such a natural appearance could only be a mutant.

If it’s a body strengthening type, it’s possible to subdue it with magic.

I definitely thought so, but what is that mass of pure white light?

‘I’ve never heard of anything like that!’

No, what on earth is that in the first place?

A cloak made of light. Its shape can even change freely.

As Ossian’s gaze turned to him, the masked man felt goosebumps run down his body.

‘This guy deliberately left me alive!’

He thought he had dodged Ossian’s sword by flying, but he was mistaken.

Ossian had intended to keep himself alive from the beginning. The reason for this was probably because he had the highest position in the place and seemed to know the most.

‘I underestimated his level. He’s not someone I can deal with.’

He thought quickly and made a decision.

He quickly reached into his military poncho, took a grenade from the belt pocket at his waist, and pulled out the pin.

What was thrown were two iron cylinders.

Ossian lightly flicked it left and right with his sword’s blade.

Immediately afterwards, a loud hissing sound was heard and a plume of white smoke poured out from the projectile.

“Is it a smoke screen?”

Ossian swung his sword to cut through the smoke, but then felt something strange and stepped back.

Profit.

The exterior walls of the building, touched by the pure white smoke, burned hotly.

Ossian’s eyes narrowed.

“Baekrin?”

Ossian thought it was a good idea to trust his senses.

I never would have guessed that someone would carry something like that around on their waist.

Ossian stepped back and moved his cloak as if he was guarding Princess Orlea.

The starlight cloak, fluttering and swinging wildly, created a strong wind, pushing a pure white smoke screen far beyond.

As time passed and the white phosphorus subsided, only the burnt-out road remained.

“Did he run away?”

He was a guy whose head was quite quick to judge situations.

As soon as they realized that they were at a disadvantage, they immediately sprayed white phosphorus bombs and ran away naked.

Ossian seriously considered whether, the next time a similar situation arose, he should start over by amputating his legs.

“We’ve bought ourselves some time, so we should probably get out of here.”

Princess Orlean sat down and stared blankly at herself.

Ossian approached her, leaned in and met her eyes.

“Can you get up?”

Nod.

Princess Orlean nodded silently.

The unrealistic sight just now made me feel like I was still dreaming.

Ossian’s sword swing and attacking the soldiers was so fast that it was hard to see clearly.

What should I say about his appearance reflected in that fleeting moment?

He looked like a knight clad in stars.

“Then let’s move. Can you really walk?”

Princess Orlean tried to get up from her seat, but her legs gave out and she fell back down.

Seeing the princess looking up at him with a slightly tearful face, Ossian had no choice but to hug her and help her up.

Princess Orlean’s face turned red like a tomato.

She held the hem of Ossian’s clothes tightly with her slender hands.

Until now, I have tried to act like an adult and accept death calmly, but seeing this makes me look like a child of my age.

“Then I’ll go.”

*

“Shit! Shit!”

The soldier who had barely escaped from Ossian exploded in anger.

But that was only for a moment, as his excitement quickly subsided.

‘We lacked information about our opponents. This was our mistake.’

There was no use getting angry about something that had already happened.

What matters is what you do right now.

He took a communicator out of his waistband.

“It’s me. I failed. The problem solver’s skills with the princess are beyond what was expected. I request the next plan.”

The first plan was to kill Princess Orleia while she was in her car.

They deployed snipers for that purpose, hired drivers, and even had bombs strapped to the bottom of their vehicles just in case.

If this operation failed, the sub-plan was for directly trained soldiers to step in and quickly eliminate them.

Now that even this sub-plan has failed, I have no choice but to move on to the next plan, even though my pride is hurt.

Instructions came down over the communicator.

[Permitted.]

“Yes. Then let’s move to the meeting point.”

Originally, this was something that should have been finished before we even got here.

I actually thought it was unnecessary insurance, but I never thought it would turn out like this.

The masked man walked quickly towards a nearby empty house.

As I arrived at the entrance, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

‘Is it really okay to borrow their power?’

That’s because the guys waiting inside right now are no ordinary guys.

If we had to categorize them, they were a very dangerous group.

Maniac murderers, terrorists, warlocks, dangerous mutants, and heretics.

They were criminals that I, as a soldier, could not help but hate.

‘But the skills are real.’

As the masked man entered the building, the waiting soldiers immediately recognized him and saluted.

“Call the Uluaz guys.”