Betrayal Knight's Joyful Faith

Chapter 259: Sometimes simple ignorance is the best

Dozens of summoning circles filled the wilderness, blooming like a scattering of flowers.At first glance, it seemed like an dazzling spectacle, but it was a warning bell announcing the beginning of a disaster.

“…”

Those watching from the watchtower couldn’t even breathe properly.

Their eyes were filled with astonishment as they saw monstrous beings, indescribable in nature, staggering to their feet in the place where the magic circles had faded.

It was difficult to make out their exact shapes because of the distance, but it was clear that they were not living creatures.

Some stood on two legs like humans but had no heads, while others had insect legs attached to the sides of quadruped animals.

A pack of wolves with abnormally large bodies, a creature that looked like a cross between a human and a locust…

In an instant, strange monsters, two to three times more numerous than knights, took over the plains.

“…Are those ghouls?”

Someone unknowingly muttered under their breath.

Although they were ordered to stay behind, they were always willing to intervene if an emergency arose.

But now they could fully understand why the knights had ordered the door to be locked.

It was impossible to fight calmly against such things.

Then, something else caught their eyes.

“Hey, what is that?”

There, something slowly raised its head.

No, could it be called ‘raising its head’?

A huge shadow was slowly rising from the ground.

A head, a slender neck, shoulders, and soon a full torso and long arms.

Finally, its two unfocused eyes slowly opened.

The monster, a long shadow that loomed over the dusty ground, made the knights around it look like toys.

And on the other side, quite a distance away, another being stretched out.

At first, it was just a black lump the size of a house, but it was wriggling and regaining its shape under the cloudy sky.

Bat-like wings stretched toward the sky.

A long neck, sharp claws, and a huge mouth that spit out breath.

Soon after, the monster fully regained its form.

The police officer who saw that sight muttered in a daze.

“Dragon?”

A dragon, seemingly carved from darkness, appeared on the plains.

As if trying to come to its senses, the dragon shook its large head several times, and a bright red light filled its empty eyes.

The dragon grabbed the ground with its thick claws.

A roar poured out from its tightly clenched jaw.

“Keeeeeeeek!”

“This is crazy.”

The bewildered Rider blurted out.

The other knights felt similarly.

That was the true ‘miracle soldier’, the homunculus.

Now they could finally understand why Arthur, Richt, and Arendt had such a cold reaction when they referred to the monsters, which they had been able to handle relatively easily, as the remnants of the miracle soldiers.

The real miracle soldiers were disasters that could not be compared to those crude things.

But there wasn’t much time to marvel.

The frozen ghouls began to come to their senses one by one and raised their heads.

“Krrrrr.”

A foul stench and the smell of blood wafted from all directions.

One by one, the ones dripping rotting flesh bared their teeth at the knights.

The knights’ faces hardened and they gripped their swords tightly.

At that moment, a person shot out towards the dragon like a flash of lightning.

The dragon felt something approaching him and turned its head.

In its bloodshot, unfocused eyes, Laius’ figure was fully reflected.

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Just as Glenn let out a scream in surprise, Arthur shouted on one side.

“Hey, Arendt! Wait!”

The knights instinctively turned their heads.

Arendt, having greatly amplified the power of the artifact, was charging toward the giant homunculus without hesitation.

Arthur and Richt also gritted their teeth and followed behind him.

The homunculus also noticed Arendt and turned its massive torso towards him.

“I, I…”

Just as the stunned Rider was about to let out a startled cry, Laius shouted loudly

“Leave this to us and clean up the surrounding area first!”

The knights suddenly came to their senses at that voice.

The only people who could deal significant damage to the homunculus were Laius and Arendt, who had artifacts.

In that case, the priority was to sweep away the small fry first, so they wouldn’t be held back.

Laius, who had confirmed that the knights were each moving to deal with the enemy before them, used his magical power.

A fresh blue aura appeared on his sword.

“Keeeeeek!”

The dragon roared loudly and breathed venom instead of breath towards Laius.

Laius dodged by lightly jumping to the side and immediately activated the artifact.

When the dragon, unable to react properly to the rapid movement, caught sight of Laius again, he had already kicked off the ground.

“…!”

Leaping forward, Laius swung his sword towards its neck.

But that attack was blocked by its sturdy wings.

!

A large shockwave echoed as Laius’ blow and the dragon’s wings collided head-on.

“…Tsk.”

At that fleeting moment, Laius clicked his tongue briefly.

He realized that, despite the powerful attack, the dragon’s wings were only left with a mere scratch.

But there was no time for him to be frustrated.

Spinning in mid-air, Laius landed swiftly on the ground, only to have to quickly roll out of the way again as poisonous fog came flying toward him.

The grass where the dragon’s breath touched instantly turned black and died, and even the ground began to rot and emit a foul smell.

It seemed clear that even a slight misstep would result in serious injury.

‘Furthermore…’

Wary of the dragon, Laius glanced at the battlefield spread out behind him.

Although the knights were slaughtering the ghouls fiercely, things did not go smoothly.

It was a common weakness of the countless ghouls they had killed so far.

But this time, something was a little strange.

Those who should have been dead as corpses, stirred and got up even with their heads blown off and their hearts pierced.

“What the hell are these?”

The panicked knights shouted.

Glenn suddenly came to his senses and shouted.

“These guys, their regenerative powers are beyond ordinary! Shatter them into pieces so they can’t move at all!”

“Damn, that’s easier said than done!”

“Fuck! Stop talking back and start fighting!”

Glenn snapped back, annoyed at the complaint that had burst out from somewhere.

!

Glenn opened his mouth in surprise and blocked the wolf charging at him.

He could realize it instinctively.

It was clear that if there was even the slightest opening, something irreversible would happen.

“Krrrrr…”

The wolf, blocked by his sword, spat out rotten breath and glared at Glenn.

Glenn knocked the wolf down and then swiftly decapitated it.

Then he immediately turned around and cleaved the body of the insect-like ghoul that was rushing at him from behind into pieces.

“Cough, cough! Kieeeek!”

But still they didn’t die.

The decapitated wolf flailed its four limbs in the air before finally raising itself up again.

The head that was lying on the floor also barked fiercely at Glenn, then clung to the severed torso of the insect ghoul that had fallen next to him.

The insect ghoul with the wrong head flapped its wings again and strode towards Glenn.

“…!”

It was a creepy sight.

Glenn, who was about to unconsciously take a step back, soon gritted his teeth and faced the enemy again.

Their captain, and the youngest apprentice knight and juniors, were fighting with the most fearsome monsters.

In order to lighten their burden, they had no choice but to get rid of these guys as quickly as possible and then join them.

The other knights seemed to have reached the same conclusion, and their eyes, once filled with astonishment, began to fill with venom.

“Hey guys, let’s see who wins.”

Glenn growled fiercely as he dashed towards his enemy.

A battle was fought on the dry plains, stained with flesh and blood.

While Laius fended off the dragon homunculus, the other knights fought off a massive number of ghouls.

Since that was the case, there was only one thing Arendt could do.

Arendt, drawing on the power of the Frosty Touch, cut down the ghoul that was rushing toward him.

In an instant, he felt the presence of Richt dealing with the frozen ghoul.

He completely shut off his senses to the ones charging at him from all directions.

Arthur and Richt would do something about it.

Instead, he focused his attention on the unpleasant homunculus in front of him.

‘It’s the one that was in Dragon Lair.’

It was definitely that thing.

As his head grew cold, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

“Did your master tell you to go and get revenge?”

A unfocused gaze gazed down on Arendt, and a monster resembling a shadow cast in the twilight silently turned its huge torso.

It was aimed at Arendt.

Arthur, who had followed him without him noticing, started cursing.

“Hey! How many times have I told you not to rush off on your own?”

“Shut up, to the left.”

“I know, you idiot!”

Arthur turned around, his voice irritated.

After finishing cleaning up the ghouls, Richt joined them and naturally took the right side, while Arendt took the front.

“Does that guy have any weaknesses?”

Arendt answered Richt’s question plainly.

“Me.”

“I see.”

Normally, he would have snapped at him and told him not to talk nonsense, but Richt just nodded his head indifferently.

Finally, the homunculus swung its thick arm at Arendt.

Richt, pushing past Arendt, blocked the front.

!

A black shadow struck down Richt’s sword.

A heavy weight weighed down his entire body.

“Ugh…!”

But Richt firmly planted his feet and stood his ground.

Taking advantage of the opening, Arendt forcefully kicked off the ground and leaped forward.

Arendt jumped up, using Richt’s arm as a stepping stone, and rushed straight for the bastard’s head.

The homunculus tried to move its other arm to shake Arendt off, but that was blocked by Arthur, who intervened from the left.

!

Arthur, who had been blocking the attack that was flying towards Arendt, was unable to overcome its force and fell to the ground.

“Cough!”

A thick cloud of dust rose up, and the homunculus swung its arms to cut off Arthur’s breath as he lay sprawled on the ground.

But Arendt was faster.

Arendt twisted his sword in midair and sliced ​​off the giant monster’s shoulder with a great slash.

.

The area cut by the sword froze white, and the attack that was flying toward Arthur came to a sudden halt.

Seizing the opportunity, Arthur quickly retreated and joined Arendt, who had landed on the ground.

“Are you injured?”

“Unfortunately, I’m perfectly fine, you bastard.”

Arthur responded irritably to Arendt’s indifferent question.

After confirming that the two had reached a safe zone, Richt also deflected the attack to the side.

The tip of the homunculus’ arm, which had suddenly lost its support, brushed against Richt and dug deep into the ground with a crunching sound.

Taking advantage of that gap, Richt also retreated.

Arendt glanced at his seniors who were adjusting their stance, and muttered.

“Let’s go again.”

There was no response.

Arthur and Richt simply tightened their grip on their swords in response.