episode_0010

“Not bad!! Are you a knight!!”

The path of the attack is utterly simple.

He swings the spear and thrusts.

Kali was being pushed back by spear skills that contained no profound techniques, relying solely on instinct.

-Bang -Crash!

“Kkueuk…!”

“This time, it’s a downward strike!!”

Again, the heavy spear plunged down like a flash of light.

The sword didn’t break, but the impact was entirely transferred to Kali.

“Haap!!”

She let out a yell and shook off the spear pressing down on her.

But her hand kept tingling.

Suddenly looking at her sword, she saw blood drops falling down the handle.

‘Monster bastard.’

That dark red spear.

No matter what material it was made of, it was a tremendous weapon.

The spearhead and the spear shaft were both made of dark red metal, yet they were elastic.

When he swung the spear with immense force, it would bend once, and the impact utilizing its elasticity would come late.

Receiving two impacts every time they clashed, Kali was starting to find it difficult.

A combination of a peerless spear and a spearman with excellent instincts.

It was to the extent that she felt she never wanted to face him again.

“Are you already tired!! What a disappointment!!”

She knows the name Flamberge.

That he is one of the leaders who reigns here, and one who annihilated an organization with his strength alone.

Unlike the other leaders whose combat power wasn’t that great, she had heard that his individual strength was top-notch, but…

She didn’t know he would be this strong.

At this level, he could lead a knight order.

That grotesque spearmanship alone was overwhelming, but there was one thing that was most annoying.

-Click!

“10-meter radius!! Try to break through!!”

Even though he could press the attack and finish it, he would take a stance and wait for an attack in between.

At first glance, he seems defenseless with the spear shaft pulled back, but it’s a different story if you enter the 10-meter distance he mentioned.

-Kuguguk!!

He waits for an attack with his muscles fully contracted.

Added to that, those eyes that don’t miss a single movement for even a moment.

-Jeong!!

The moment you enter the gap, he swings the spear shaft at an astonishing speed to attack.

No matter how fast, no matter what variations you mix in, he reacts instantly.

Does anyone exist who could break through that gap? That thought was about to cross her mind.

However-

-Whoong!

‘I can see it.’

As the battle dragged on, Kali began to gradually adapt to the attacks.

At first, it was even difficult to follow with her eyes, but now she can see it little by little.

Things like the spear’s trajectory, or how to react when entering the gap.

Discovering a gap in a fleeting moment, she poured aura into her sword.

-Woowoong!!

“So you’ve stepped into the initial stage of Master!! Good!!”

Seeing that, Flamberge’s smile deepened.

Having a personality that loves duels with strong opponents like crazy, he was hoping the duel with Kali wouldn’t end now.

Perhaps because of that, he was deliberately controlling his strength.

-Jeong!!

Kali stepped into Flamberge’s gap for the first time.

An astonishing rate of growth.

While Flamberge in the novel was already a strong person who had finished growing, Kali continues to grow.

And in the final episode, she fights against Flamberge and achieves victory.

But-

“Your movements are good, but you lack strength!!”

At this point in time, Kali can absolutely not defeat Flamberge.

Flamberge, who had been leaning his weight precariously backward, stopped his movement for a moment to evade Kali’s attack, and then.

Using the recoil, he swung the spear shaft as it was.

-Kwajik!!

With an impact of a different dimension than before, Kali’s figure blurred, and then-

-Bang!!

Owen’s residence. She was sent straight into the wall next to the entrance.

“Kulluk!!”

From the unbearable impact, Kali spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her sword was… broken.

Through her blurring vision, she saw Flamberge walking leisurely towards her with his spear.

“Not… yet…!”

Even though her sword was broken and her armor was dented, Kali got up again.

Her body was broken from the previous attack, but her spirit was exactly as it was at the beginning.

Her eye light shone blue.

‘If things continue like this, she’ll grow even more.’

Seeing that, Flamberge genuinely raised his fighting spirit.

A knight who does not yield and challenges even when facing a wall.

It was Flamberge’s courtesy towards those with strong will.

However-

“What is happening?”

Someone’s voice quietly echoed in the street where the battle was in full swing.

A third party completely unrelated to this battle.

Thinking that innocent civilians could get hurt, Kali urgently shouted despite her own precarious situation.

“This place is dangerous! Quickly, move-”

-Thud!

“Keuheuk-”

She was about to tell them to evacuate, but he, who had approached quietly, struck the back of Kali’s neck as she was.

Kali, who didn’t perceive what had happened, stared at the world turning upside down and muttered emptily.

“Why…?”

-Thump!!

As Kali fell, her armor hit the ground, and a dull sound quietly echoed.

Silence arrived in an instant.

The first to open his mouth was Flamberge.

“Owen! It’s been a while!!”

“No… Haa…”

The door of the residence where he lived with Idis was torn off, and the wall had collapsed, with rubble falling.

Owen, who was frowning from the headache that came back after a long time, pressed his temples firmly.

*** *** “What were you doing? Why is the door torn off…”

“That is not what I did!!”

“Ah… yes…”

His head throbbed at the sight that unfolded upon returning to his residence.

Idis was far away with an unconscious expression, and…

Why did the White Wing Knights Commander come here?

He looked at Flamberge hoping for an explanation of the situation, but he was spinning his spear with a strangely confident face.

Having a personality that fights first upon meeting a strong opponent, he was slightly excited.

It would take a long time for his excitement to subside.

“Haa…”

If he asked for repairs, Oliver would gladly do them.

Even mobilizing his right-hand man, that is.

But… the place he could stay immediately was gone.

Even though anger surged from his dantian, his expression didn’t harden.

For some reason, his smile deepened when he got angry.

Still… since it was a face he hadn’t seen in a long time, he opened his mouth, trying to keep his expression pleasant as much as possible.

“You came back early this time?”

27 years since possessing this body here.

Among those, he had accompanied Flamberge for 7 years.

The first time he met him, who was among the ranks of the strong even in the novel, was in the Demon Realm.

Even putting himself aside… the sight of him fighting demons alone is still vivid.

‘Wahahahat!! You are the strongest demon I’ve met so far!! 10-meter radius!! Try to cross this gap!!’

‘I’m not a demon?’

And the sight of him drawing his spear and charging the moment he encountered him.

He remembers having quite a struggle during the fight.

And no wonder, Flamberge is someone who belongs to the upper ranks of strong people even in the novel.

To the extent that he could fight evenly with Kali who had finished her growth in the final arc.

But why did they face off now?

Looking at the fallen Kali, a headache returned.

Anything related to Flamberge had always been a headache.

It was the same this time.

“Wahahahat!! So who are those two uninvited guests!!”

“This person is indeed an uninvited guest, but the one fallen over there is not an uninvited guest? Why did you make her like that?”

“That is also not what I did!!”

He’s not someone who would lie.

If so, it means Kali is the one who made Idis like that.

‘Why on earth…?’

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t find an answer.

Seeing as she was breathing normally, it seems she was just knocked unconscious.

Idis wouldn’t have done anything first…

“……”

Ah.

Just in case, he questioned Flamberge.

“Mr. Flamberge. Was there perhaps demon energy left here?”

“Your trace was very dense!!”

“……Haha.”

I’m screwed.

*** *** A dark basement where water drops fell with a plop.

As a water drop fell on the tip of Kali’s nose, who had been unconscious, she suddenly snapped awake.

Her body was still suffering from intense pain, but it wasn’t to the extent that she couldn’t move.

But-

-Squeeze!

Her body was tightly bound by ropes, in a state of restraint.

Whatever measures had been taken, the more she tried to exert force, the fiercer the ropes’ restraint became.

And they were disgustingly tough.

She tried to use force a few times to break free, but her strength oddly drained away, and she couldn’t loosen them.

“You’re awake?”

While her mind was focused on the ropes, she hadn’t noticed her surroundings.

The voice she had heard just before losing consciousness echoed.

Looking beside her, she saw a man with squinted eyes and a suspicious smile, resting his chin on his hand.

He smiled and opened his mouth.

“Haha, aren’t you the Commander of the White Wing Knights? What brings you to such a humble place?”

“You…! Undo these ropes at once!!”

-Clang! -Clang!

She tried to use force to break free, but the chair was fixed to the ground and wouldn’t move.

Looking at that sight, he let out a laugh and pointed at the ropes.

“Most people wouldn’t be able to break free from those, you know? Stop your meaningless struggles… How about we have a constructive conversation?”

“Kuk…! Kill me!”

“I haven’t done anything yet, though, aren’t you a strange person?”

At those words, fine veins popped up on Kali’s forehead.

He hasn’t done anything?

What was hitting the back of her neck and knocking her out, then?

And what was tying her up so tightly and restraining her here?

Just as she was dumbfounded by those words, a voice flashed through Kali’s mind.

‘The philanthropist has come.’

Kali carefully looked at the man’s face.

He was smiling with squinted eyes and was well-dressed, but… he was different from Kali’s imagination.

This person is probably the philanthropist people have been hearing about lately… it must be him…

‘He’s too different.’

She had imagined a menacing face and a physique resembling a gorilla.

He was thinner and neater than she thought.

How long had it been since she last looked at a person’s face for this long?

Kali, who had been staring at his face for a long time, muttered unintentionally.

“…Why is he handsome?”