How to Live as a Knight After the Ending - Chapter 99



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Episode 99. Ancient Ruins (1)

Ossian and Balud’s actions were swift.

They blasted the first man who opened the door and came in, squeezing through the gaps where the rear intruders were panicking.

“Ugh!”

“Cough!”

In an instant, people who had come up to the second floor collapsed, bleeding profusely.

It’s not that they didn’t prepare, but there was something they overlooked.

First of all, there was the existence of Ossian.

Balud was considered, but Ossian’s presence was completely unexpected.

Moreover, all the lights were turned off, but the faint light flickering in the air was enough to further strain their hearts.

Blue and white lights dancing in the air.

Every time that happens, the attackers fall, splattering blood.

Tsk tsk!

Balud, who had cut off his opponent’s forehead with an axe, wiped the blood that had splattered on his cheek.

“It looks like the second floor is roughly finished being cleaned up.”

“Yes, but it’s not over yet.”

Given Kursha’s previous display of preparedness, this could be just the beginning.

If you’re not just aiming for Illua, but also for Balud, there will be more prepared.

Didn’t they say that even a tiger will come if you call it?

I felt something flying in from outside with a clicking sound.

An explosion occurred, destroying the wall on the second floor.

Flying debris and dust, and even scattered books and torn paper.

“Mortars? Doing something like this in the middle of a civilian area? Aren’t the guards coming?”

“How much money do you think our organization spends on guards?”

“Then why don’t you just throw some money away?”

“If you want to argue, then argue with Director Kursha.”

Even in the explosion, Ossian and Balud were unharmed.

Ossian’s shoulders were wrapped in nebula silk, protecting his body from the blast, and Balud also stood in place and created a wall of ice with the Frost Rune, blocking the blast.

Balud stared in surprise as Ossian put on a pure white cloak.

Because I hadn’t heard of this ability when I fought before.

‘Who the hell is that guy… … .’

Whether Balud was surprised or not, he felt a sudden movement outside the house.

It felt as if the mortar fire just now had been just a taste, as they prepared for the next attack.

In addition, those who had remained on the first floor were trying to come up.

“I guess we’ll have to divide up the roles.”

“Yes, I think so too.”

“I’ll clean up the outside. The first floor should be fine, right?”

“Is that okay? It’s funny to say this, but the people outside came here to kill me. You don’t have to interfere.”

“Is it really that problematic that the problem solver protects the client?”

Ossian replied and jumped down through the gaping hole in the wall.

A moment later, a pure white light flashed, and screams and explosions rang out from all over the place.

“Phew. I guess I should do my job too.”

Balud unbuttoned one of the buttons on his shirt around his neck. He then pulled the shirt up around his arms and breathed strength into the runes carved into his forearms.

I don’t like using this kind of thing, but I’m in no position to be picky right now.

“Heeeeeeek! My, my home! My treasure trove!”

I could feel Illua startled and panicked by the explosion just now.

Still, I guess we should be thankful that we didn’t get caught up in the explosion and die.

“Please fight without causing any damage! I have important data!”

“Do you think it’s as easy as it sounds?”

Even in this situation, he cares more about his research data than his own life.

Balud adjusted his grip on the axe, thinking that the girl was seriously out of her mind.

Those waiting on the first floor were unable to rush up to the second floor.

Well, who would call them crazy when the guys who came up couldn’t even last 30 seconds and were all killed?

Instead, they took up positions on the first floor as if they were going to set up camp.

The moment this guy comes down the stairs, he’s probably going to turn into a beehive.

‘You think you can win if you stall for time.’

That’s also correct. Even if this much commotion were to occur, the guards wouldn’t come.

Maybe it was because I was impatient due to recent events. I wish I had brought a few more subordinates with me.

‘No. Even if we did that, the damage would only get worse.’

Balud came to his senses and tightened his grip on the axe.

Although he had an extreme dislike for anything barbaric, ironically, the moment he held this axe, his senses were sharper than ever.

So much so that you can feel the positions of the enemies breathing tensely right below.

Balud lifted the axe and struck it down on the second floor.

The floor, unable to withstand the impact, collapsed, crushing the intruder waiting below.

“Ugh!”

“Above, above!”

“Shoot!”

Bullets rained down through the falling debris.

But Balud was already gone. He struck the back of the neck of the enemy who was lying under the rubble with his hatchet, then immediately leapt to the side to aim for his next prey.

Tsk tsk!

Every time he swung his axe, a life was lost.

Red energy was flowing from both arms and blue light flowed from the axe, so it looked like seeing a goblin in the middle of the night.

“Eww! Die!”

The terrified attacker aimed his gun, but the waving barrel failed to target Balud.

He was already gone, and when he came to, there was an axe stuck in the back of his neck.

A body falling down helplessly. Bullets are fired, aiming for the gap between them.

The kitchen was a total mess, with dishes broken and the smell of gunpowder mixed with the smell of spoiled food.

Illua poked her head out through the collapsed gap on the second floor and shouted.

“Are you planning on destroying everything?! How much is this house worth?!”

“I recommend that you take this opportunity to move to a new house. I didn’t like it from the beginning. I feel a little better now.”

A cool breeze blew in through the cracked windows, cooling the interior.

Balud, running out of bullets, pulled out a dagger from his waistband and drove the axe into his opponent’s forehead.

“Do you know how much this house costs?”

“Anyway, if we successfully complete this exploration of the ruins, won’t we get money?”

“Well, I still have feelings for him for having lived until now.”

“Once you get to a better place, those thoughts will disappear.”

Balud stared coldly at the last remaining attacker through his glasses.

“Oh, oh, oh, oh.”

Perhaps he had not expected Balud to be this strong, and he tried to pull the trigger of the gun in his hand several times.

The gun, which had already ejected all its bullets, was useless. The man who had thrown away the gun took out a weapon from his waistband. It was a hatchet like a balud.

Balud narrowed his eyes as he looked at the hatchets held in both hands.

It was realized that the weapon used was not simply intended to imitate.

“You’re also from the Norse? But I don’t remember seeing you in the organization.”

“shut up!”

The man in front of him was already unable to hear Balud’s words.

Balud let out a small sigh. Judging from his appearance, he was clearly a subcontractor for the organization.

You’re probably a newbie to the city, since there’s not much to make money in the North.

“If you had come under me, you would have lived a better life.”

“If that’s the case, then I’m telling you to die!”

The Norseman in front of him rushed towards Balud.

Balud was not frightened by the sight of the twin axes swinging dazzlingly, but moved calmly.

He dodged the attack with minimal movement, then used his hatchet to lightly hook the opponent’s handle and knock it upward.

The spinning hatchet was stuck in the ceiling.

I tried to counterattack with the remaining one, but that one also went through the same process and got stuck in the ceiling.

Balud spoke to the weaponless Norse.

“May you rest in peace in your great homeland.”

Tsk tsk!

Balud sent the man away without any pain. He cleared out all the enemies on the first floor, but Balud’s expression was not very good.

Even though he said it was because of work, he didn’t like the fact that he had to kill his fellow countryman with his own hands.

‘I came to Tirna because I hated seeing things like this, and I wanted to do everything I could to help the Norse people not be treated like barbarians.’

The Norse people in the North, who only did plunder and fighting, were not treated well because they were considered barbaric.

It was the same in Tirna, the city of opportunity and freedom.

They had no choice but to become the lower class of society, so they joined hands and banded together to survive.

That’s how North Blinders was born.

But at some point, the organization began to change.

Not only the Northerners, but also people from other organizations were accepted to make money.

Rather, pure northerners were not treated well within the organization. Even the boss seemed to have forgotten his original hometown.

“It’s bitter.”

I’ve already passed the point where I can be sad or angry about something like this.

How much blood was on his hands as he came here? Balud was strong, so he didn’t show any emotional agitation.

He now has something more important to worry about.

The boss’s daughter. The one person he must protect.

Balud naturally took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.

“Oh! Don’t smoke in the house!”

“They fired mortars and guns at my house, and now you’re talking about smoking?”

Ignoring Illua’s complaints, he lit the fire.

As I blew out a puff of pure white smoke, I saw Ossian coming in through the main gate through the dispersing smoke.

The starlight burning from the sword and the cloak covering his body were nowhere to be found.

Ossian looked at Balud and asked with a look of surprise.

“What? Do you smoke too?”

“What, can’t the mafia smoke something like this?”

“That’s harmful.”

It was a truly bland reaction. So bland that Balud was taken aback and let out a hollow laugh.

“Are you finished cleaning up outside? You don’t seem to have a single wound on your body.”

“If you’re curious, you can check it out yourself.”

Balud passed Ossian and checked the situation outside.

“Oh, no.”

Outside, more than 30 people were lying on the ground.

Among them, some were dead, while others were barely breathing.

They were heavily armed, more than capable of killing a single person, and there were three sturdy vehicles surrounding them.

Of course, everything was on fire and was giving off black smoke.

Just looking at the sheer firepower, it’s enough to wipe out any organization in an instant.

Would you believe me if I told you that a single person wielding a sword swept them all away?

“But there are still some areas where it is immature.”

Balud approached the survivor, holding an axe and a cigarette in his mouth.

“Ugh.”

The survivor crawling on the floor quivered as he watched Balud slowly approaching.

Balud thrust his face toward him and blew out smoke.

“Did Director Kursha send you?”

“Oh, I’m going to do this.”

“Well, I wasn’t particularly curious. Who else would do something like that anyway? Oh, there might be too many.”

Balud muttered something like that and then suddenly swung his axe.

It was bitter, it was bitter, and the raiders should not have been left behind.

Bam!

The uproar that occurred today probably won’t even make it into the local paper.

Because it was a common occurrence in this city, which is now bustling with ancient ruins.

*

District 31 was bustling with people.

People of all different shapes, sizes, and clothing. The mere presence of them together was suffocating.

It was a natural reaction.

The people gathered now are those who will soon explore the ancient ruins.

The moment you step inside, you become each other’s competitors.

It’s unlikely that they’ll start fighting each other, but even that wasn’t certain when it came to what might happen.

It is likely that a situation will unfold where betrayal and strife will reign supreme.

Knowing all this, each group was extremely wary of the other.

The guards at Tirna were also worried that they might cause a commotion.

There were a lot more people than usual today, as the guards had to keep a lid on any disturbances in the city.

Among them was Alencia Hare, the executor of Tirna.

She came because it was an area close to where she mainly worked.

“It’s like a powder keg about to explode.”

It would definitely explode the moment I entered. It didn’t matter. As long as it didn’t explode here, that was all that mattered.

Whatever happened inside the ancient ruins was outside of Tirna’s jurisdiction.

Some of the guards even jokingly made bets as to how many of those gathered would return alive.

At that moment, several vehicles arrived from afar.

‘It belongs to the North Blinders.’

Although they are mafia, they also conduct legitimate business and lobby government officials in Tirna, making them difficult to catch.

Alencia didn’t like legally armed criminals very much, so she didn’t look kindly on them.

But soon she couldn’t help but be surprised.

‘Huh, why that guy?’

Because among those who got out of the vehicle was Ossian.