Chapter 2087 – 2087. The Fallen Empire
Cotton showed his confidence and moved forward in front of the barbarian. However, I could see that his hands holding the greatsword were trembling slightly. It was obvious that the cause was the ax he had just chopped off.
‘In terms of strength, it’s comparable to or even more than Cotton’s.’
Even if Yeobarbarian had steadily trained muscles, it was unusually strong. Cotton is on par with me in terms of strength.
‘If you look at it… Two women in this empire. It doesn’t even make sense to have beauties walking around.’
I don’t know about the west side of the empire where women stood up, but this area where I am is a typical male predominance of women. The only women who were treated were the daughters of nobles or female knights. Both are rare.
“Get out of the way! I’m not interested in you!”
Shouts the barbarian. The voice was so loud that my eyes, which were quite a distance away, naturally frowned. Still, I didn’t run right at me, ignoring Cotton. Soon, her ax and Cotton’s greatsword came together in the air.
A sword flies away while I take a moment to look away.
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 11]
I used the moment to duck her head to the side to dodge her sword. Although she was wearing armor, the flying sword had a black energy. She might have been slow to respond if she hadn’t used the moment. Worst case scenario, he would have died instantly.
‘It’s the perfect surprise timing, but… Does that mean the knight throws his weapon, the sword?’
It was not the mindset of an ordinary knight. Traditionally, an imperial knight regarded his weapon as his alter ego.
I looked at the female knight with admiration, but then stopped.
She was holding a sword.
Were there two swords from the start? It can’t be. I flew behind me and looked at the sword stuck in the tree. The sword turned gray and disappeared.
‘I don’t think it’s magic. Is it the secret skill of the female knight?’
It was similar to my skill Meteor Sword. Of course, you can’t jump to conclusions.
The heretic comes running to me. Fast. I can feel the regularity in the movement. It is not moving at random, but according to standards. It seems that he learned something like a swordsmanship passed down from his family.
Closing her distance, she positioned her arms pretending to swing her sword right away.
‘You’re a fake who even took care of his gaze.’
However, it doesn’t work. It was because I felt my mana fluctuating elsewhere due to my heightened senses.
Three swords are created in the air and fly towards me. Each sword was of a different shape. As before, the sword is loaded.
‘It’s quite right. Pretty much everyone will fall for this attack.’
Meteor sword.
He created three meteor swords in the air and shot them at the rushing sword. In terms of durability, the meteor sword was clearly inferior. As soon as it collided, it was smashed to pieces. However, it was enough to change the trajectory of the flying sword.
The woman’s eyes widened momentarily, but then she returned to normal. She swung her sword, and I blocked it with hers. The sword did not stand still. I pushed my sword away as if scraping it off and continued the next sword attack. I concentrated and blocked the sword attack.
Her swordsmanship was skilled.
“Is that your biggie?”
“However?”
“Similar to me. Undoubtedly, a secret work place that belongs to the top among secret skills. Not only that, but his physical abilities and swordsmanship are excellent. There are few excellent knights like you in the Empire. Why are you banditrying with such good skills?”
“Everyone has a story. I am more curious about your story.”
Every time the swords collided, blue sparks flew. Sword and sword collide and scatter. She didn’t just fight, of course. Creates a sword in mid-air and shoots it. I responded by deflecting the sword with the meteor sword.
‘I’ll win easily if we go long term.’
It’s not just a sword, but he makes a sword with sword energy and throws it away. It’s a skill that seems to consume a lot of mana just by looking at it.
Her sword got faster. The power carried by her sword also grew stronger. I want to end this battle quickly. That is, they are feeling impatient.
The swordsmanship suddenly changed. The sword, which had been rigid like a mountain, became irregular like the wind.
‘Even Gwangmyeong Ascension has experienced similar swordsmanship in the world.’
He responded without panic. Even if I had no talent for swordsmanship, I had experience that others could not gain.
Swordsmanship has changed again. This time, the quick sword focused only on speed. Above all, it was a familiar type of swordsmanship, so I easily blocked it. Even then, the swordsmanship changes. Breathing, spacing, knee angle, leg posture, etc. Change in an instant.
‘Am I a swordsman genius comparable to Joo Seo-hyun?’
No, it doesn’t feel like that. There was a feeling that something was missing. Compared to the swordsmanship he had learned, he had no real speed. It seemed inexperienced.
‘If it was Ju Seohyun, he would have chosen only the strengths of swordsmanship and made it his own way.’
The female knight gritted her teeth.
Black is heavy It is difficult for an ordinary person to swing a sword 10 times in a row. Even more so, now in a state of combat. Because his life was at stake, the tension in his body reached its maximum. It was natural for him to lose his stamina like crazy.
The 12th swordsmanship change. She and I have swung her sword over 200 times. I was out of breath, too, but it was nothing compared to the female knight. It was difficult to catch my breath living here.
“… Why? Why doesn’t my swordsmanship work?!”
“Because there is no real speed? Your swordsmanship seems to be a swordsmanship that you learned through eye-to-eye. I think it would have been better if I had focused on one swordsmanship.”
“Kuk, shut up! Don’t mock me! There is no win or loss yet! As tired as I am, you are tired too! Do you think I don’t know?”
The female knight rushes excitedly. Her concentration was shaken by my provocation. Her breath is dead and her sword’s momentum is dead.
‘I’ve been waiting for this moment.’
Block the sword with the sword. As I led her by turning her sword, this saga took a step towards me so as not to let go of the sword.
She stabbed her mana-laden fist into her abdomen.
Bang!
With a huge impact sound, her eyes roll upward. The sword then falls from her hand and her body collapses. I took her body with my hands.
“It’s moderately strong, so it’s hard to capture it alive without getting hurt.”
I turned my head to check the barbarian and her cotton.
“Her.”
Cotton was down. Above her head was the barbarian’s right foot. Cotton lost even with a draw. Blood flowed from the right arm of the female barbarian, but it was not severe.
“Cotton… Aren’t you dead? Why didn’t you kill me? I heard that savages kill people without mercy.”
“It is a rumor. We do not slaughter humans for no reason. Well, I tend to kill enemies, but… You didn’t kill him either.”
Since I didn’t kill the female knight, I didn’t kill Cotton.
“It’s simple and clear.”
“Why is it complicated?”
“No. In the end, the strong one has it all.”
I put the female knight down on the floor. The bandits around were already terrified and couldn’t get close. It advanced towards the barbarians.
“Uryaaaaa!!”
Truly Barbarian-like shouts and charged. A red sword soared from the blade of her ax she held in both her hands.
I pretended to take her ax with my sword and dodged it. Boo. The ax cut through the air with bloody momentum. The aftermath was so strong that my body flew backwards. Of course, this is no ordinary attack.
‘Wind? No, it’s a secret technique related to power. That’s a force that could never be stopped. You did well to avoid it.’
Thanks to that, the counterattack continued smoothly. Her left fist hits her toned abs. A fist containing mana. The shock spread throughout her body, and it wouldn’t be strange if she fainted like a female knight in the end… The barbarian endured.
She grins and raises her axe.
“Your fists are a bit spicy. But not enough to knock me down.”
“Thunderbolt.”
Pajijijik!
A blue thunderbolt started from her left fist and ran through her body.
The giant woman, taller than me, 190 cm tall, couldn’t stand the electric poultice and fell behind her with her eyes closed.
She said, ‘I tried not to use abilities such as thunderbolt or instant by combining training… I mean, she got into trouble in the middle.’
I turned her left wrist. Her wrists ached from how hard her body was.
I held them with both hands and gave orders to the bandits.
“Pick up your cotton and come back. Go back to your abode.”
“Yes, yes! Boss! That, but the boss. What will they do?”
“I have to make you pay for touching me.”
“Well, then we will have a chance… ?”
“Of course. After I taste it, I will pass it on to you. Well, I’m thinking of tasting it for about a week.”
“A week or so? Oh no! I’ll wait! Give me a chance! Lol…”
From now on, the bandit pup’s lifespan was one week.
The fainted women were brought to the house where I was staying. It was a male-only bandit’s den, so I couldn’t leave it to others. Because I trust passing dogs more than trusting bandits.
They were put in special shackles for slavery, restrained using handcuffs and even chains, and put in separate rooms. Being confined alone in a room intensifies the psychological pressure.
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“Lord!”
Cotton rose before the women. Cotton prostrated himself in front of me with burning eyes.
“Being defeated by that savage woman… That’s my fault. She didn’t know the woman could wield such great power. It must have been a secret technique that killed and stole the knight. If we fight again, we will not be defeated! Let me fight her again!”
“Cotton. The woman loses to me and she remains in custody.”
“Leave her humiliation to me! I want to avenge that savage by all means for this disgrace of her! Give me a week and I’ll turn you into a bastard who obeys the lord!”
I looked at Cotton and clicked her tongue.
“It’s over the line.”
“… Yes?”
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 11]
Summons a sword, holds it in her hand, and thrusts it into Cotton’s stomach.
“Lord, Lord? Uh, why… Is it?”
“They are mine. If you covet the women of your lord, you will use them.”
“Eh, if you said something like that… Wouldn’t have… Will… !”
“Even if you didn’t tell me, you should know. And even if you did, you would have crossed the line. Thank you for killing me in one go, thinking of the friendship.”
“This horny bastard… !”
Right before Cotton died, he cursed at me. In return, he cut up Cotton’s body and put it on a skewer and displayed it in front of the house. The bandits trembled and did not dare to approach my house.
