The Knight King Who Returned with Gods : Chapter 60
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
Episode 60: Holy Grail Knight Geobrick (1)
“Kuhuk?!”
Leon's lance pierced the man's heart. That was not all.
He penetrated the back and the chest of the woman behind him.
Only after three people were pierced did the victims scream
from the lance that had impaled them like skewers.
"What a noisy bunch of scum."
He lifted the lance that impaled three people high and
swung it. All of their bodies fell heavy to the ground.
With his lance's tip wet with blood, he looked for his
next prey.
"Let's go, Stallion!"
It was a scene of slaughter and butchery, a battle that
was not even a combat.
"Wh, what?"
"Is he crazy?!"
"......."
Suho, Jaehyuk, and So-yeon. All three of them were
stunned by Leon's behavior.
They wondered if the charge was misdirected. Was it a
mistake? However, as the slaughter continues, they realize that he was sober.
"He's really on the side of the soldiers!"
The ignorant hatred of the orcs was one thing, but never
thought he'd do this to a fellow human.
''This, this is not right.''
The slower Hari stepped forward. She wasn't willing to go
into the center of that storm on horseback, but she had to get there and stop
this atrocity!
"Ms. Hari."
At that very moment, a dark aura blocked Hari's path. The
Magician Queen's magic held her back.
"Wait."
"Y, Your Majesty......."
Hari looked at the Queen who blocked her with a
reproachful gaze, but the Queen understood her, and with a smile hidden beneath
the veil, she coaxed,
“Trust His Majesty. There is always a reason for what he
does.”
"I, is there?"
Hari looked in Leon's direction.
-Die, you scum!
-Hahaha! Five! That's a new record!
-I will not spare a single one of you! Die in wailing and
screaming!
Leon impaled them with his lance, stomped them to death
with his divine beast, and split their heads open with his sword.
"Isn't it just loathing?"
" ......It's just a little bit of excitement."
Just looking at the visuals, there was nothing but a
crazy person. Even though Hari had finally gotten used to it, the cadets,
including Suho, look appalled.
-Shouldn't we... run away now?
-Oh, I agree.
-If it is only to gain... strength.......
The cadets' reluctance to act after seeing the
devastation wasn't just because they lack a sense of justice.
First, they realize that even if they did, they would be
powerless to stop the slaughter.
Second, because it was Leon, there must be a reason.
And finally, because the beings at the gates are 'fake'.
With the exception of survivors, which were few and far
between, the monsters and other characters in the gates were nothing more than
past memories that reproduce certain events.
Unlike the 'otherworld' where survivors exist, here you
can only collect magic stones and dropped items.
This was proven by the fact that all attempts to bring
the NPCs and creatures inside the gate back to Earth had failed.
They were, after all, fakes. Whether a fake was slaughtered
or exhibited on an execution ground, it may have been frowned upon, but it
wasn't considered a 'crime'.
Eventually, after the massacre, which included the
burning of an entire village, the knights and soldiers approached Leon and his
companions.
"Ugh...."
Hari and the cadets looked at the blood-soaked troops and
prepared to draw their swords.
These were the men who had slaughtered so many people so
brutally. They must be the ones who set up the display for the skinned corpses.
"......."
A knight in a refined helmet approached, taking it off.
He dismounted and suddenly fell to his knees.
"Greetings, Holy Grail Knight, the living
saint!"
""Greetings, Holy Grail Knight, the living
saint!!""
The knights and soldiers all kneeled in unison. They
prostrated themselves as if in adoration, waiting for Leon to speak.
"Stand up. We are still on the battlefield."
The knights and soldiers looked up only when he gave them
permission. One of the foremost knights stepped forward.
"My name is Toscatta Vendellic, older brother of
Lord Vendellic, and a member of Knights of the Kingdom of the Lavonian Dawn, O
Saint of Divine Splendor."
"Lord Vendellic's domain is a trading city close to
Langquell. So your younger brother is the lord?"
"Unfortunately I am the only one of our siblings who
has been recognized for their knightly talents."
Knights often don't serve as lords. It was the role of
the lord to manage and govern the territory.
This was because those who follow the path of knighthood...
especially if they intend to follow a rigorous path of training... cannot
afford to rule a territory.
"Have you left for your quest yet?"
"Yes, I was planning to go on the quest for good
after this purge."
Leon could not recall a knight named Toscatta Vendellic
in his memory.
If he had become a Holy Grail Knight, he would have met
him in the Paradise of the Gods. That meant he had either failed or died in the
purge.
"The other knights, please name yourselves."
"Yes! My name is Tezare, Knight of the Kingdom from
the Viscounty of Kitan!”
"My name is Zoltan Bormun, a Knight of the
Kingdom!"
"My name is Benienne Barboza, a Knight of
Pilgrimage!"
"My name is Ayla Stannion, a Knight of
Pilgrimage!"
Leon checked each of their names with his memory. But he
didn't recognize any of them. Unfortunately, these honorable knights were
unable to leave their names in history.
"I am Leon Dragonia Lionheart. The rightful Grand
Duke of the Grand Duchy of Dragonia, heir of the Lion's Heart given by Arianna,
the Goddess of Light and Justice."
""......!!!""
The knights and soldiers gasped in shock at the words,
and Hari and the cadets guessed why.
The era of this gate was a distant past in Leon's world. He
is the future King of the Lionheart. No one would believe him if he claimed to
be a king in this age.
"......O One who has attained brilliance. Should we
judge this to be a joke?"
“What a joke. What knight in the world would call the
Lionheart King false?”
A faint distrust spread among them. The knights hesitate
at the seemingly contradictory nature of this latest development, as well as
the intensity of Leon's radiance.
"Trust me. It's complicated to explain, but I am
indeed the Lionheart King."
"......We believe you."
'You
believe it?!'
The cadets' expressions were filled with astonishment. It
wouldn't be strange if they drew their swords at any moment, but instead, the
knights believed Leon's outrageous claims at face value.
Even the soldiers seem to think that if it's so, it must
be so.
'They
doubt it, but they believe in something more absolute than their own judgment.'
Cheon So-yeon sensed the 'fanaticism' in them. What was
it that they believe in that made them disregard all rational reasoning... from
hard facts, logical arguments, to unsubstantiated claims...?
"Knights, as I understand it, you are a punitive
force that has come to exterminate the barbarians. Is that correct?"
"Yes...! We are!"
"And is it correct that the leader of this army is
Sir Geobrick, the Holy Grail Knight of Life and Fertility?"
"Yes!"
"I must meet him at once. Where is Sir
Geobrick?"
Leon could tell that they were the scavenger. While the main
army faces the largest hostile force, a minor force of outflankers mow down the
smaller chunks around it.
Despite being knights, they wore light armor rather than
heavy armor, so they could move quickly for a fast battle.
Considering the reason for the 'skinning', what was going
on here was probably──
"Sir Geobrick is currently facing the main force of
the barbarians."
"Soon he will be slaughtering the filthy
barbarians."
Leon had a hunch.
The Holy Grail Knight Geobrick, who had yet to ascend to the
Paradise of the Gods, suffered something unfortunate during this war.
* * * *
Over the past few days, the Phoenix Guild and the Golden
Lion Guild have aided the Tribal Alliance with all of their knowledge.
Waiting for the moment of confrontation, they prepared
traps by digging into the ground and carving spell markings.
“The log trap is complete! Please do the rest!”
"Thank you, warriors, we'll take it from here."
A peaceful tribe of people fight to protect their home against
the invasion of an evil kingdom.
"Champion, please have a cup of tea."
"Uh, uh... thank you, I will."
Hwang Yeon-ha nodded awkwardly in reply. She put down the
woodwork she had been working on and took the tea from the tribal woman.
“My sister~ Are you joking?”
"Fuck you."
Hwang Yeon-ha raised her middle finger in a sarcastic
gesture. They look like normal siblings.
"What's going on? We've done enough
preparation."
"Well, the enemy's big shot just showed up."
At that moment, Hwang Yeon-ha realized that the density
of the air had changed.
Beyond the wooden fence, there was the green knight.
Nearly two meters tall. Impeccably polished armor,
massive one-handed hammer and shield.
His exhaled breath weighed the space down, his massive
presence crushing all the humans in the area.
"Huu... So he finally arrived."
Lee Yong-wan and Hayuri were already waiting at the
wooden fence. The two of them, as well as all the hunters from the Phoenix
Guild and the Golden Lion Guild, were tense.
And it was understandable. Even S-class Hunters can't
stand a chance against such inhuman superhuman.
On top of that, there was only Geobrick alone back then,
but now he had an army following him.
"That's a lot."
Roughly two hundred Lavonian Order of Knights of the
Kingdom. And Six hundred Knights of Pilgrimage.
The hunters who have fought them in sporadic guerrilla
battles were appalled.
At the very least, Knights of Pilgrimage are at the level
of upper B class and lower A class. Knights of the Kingdom are at least upper
A-class.
Of course, the difference between an S-ranked Hunter and
an A-ranked Hunter was huge. The problem was that there were a whopping eight
hundred of them who were capable of fighting at class A strength. This number
was more than all the A-class hunters in South Korea.
That was not all. Geobrick is a monster that even S-class
hunters can't match. According to Hwang Gum-cheol's assessment, even the Yakt
Spinner of the Cheongju Gate wouldn't be able to handle him.
"Is this really a Red Gate? Isn't the difficulty
level more like a Black Gate?"
There had only been three Black Gates in the 30-year
history, each one a crisis for humanity. No, now it's the fourth.
He had never tackled a Black Gate before, so he had no
real knowledge to compare it to.......
"But it's worth a shot."
Yes. Nevertheless, there was a reason why the allied
raiding party hadn't given up on capturing the gate.
"Champions. Preparations for battle are
complete."
The approaching shaman, Hildir. She looked tired, having
engraved magic marks on all the 'hunters' for the past few days.
"What are our numbers?"
"200 high level warriors, 3,000 mid-level warriors,
and 20,000 low-level warriors. Including the old and the weak who have decided
to fight, there are 50,000."
Considering that Geobrick and his army totaled less than
7,000 men, this was good news. At least in terms of numbers, their side was
more than seven times larger.
Not surprising, since all the tribes in the vicinity had
joined forces after their slaughtering spree throughout the area.
Add to that a combined raiding party of 50 Class A's and
100 Class B's.
The first battle with Geobrick left more than 30 men
seriously wounded or captured, but the main force remains intact. Best of all──
[Majo (Magic Boar)'s molar imprint]
-Defense penetration increases by 35%.
-Strength and endurance increases by 20%.
[Baeglang (White Tiger)'s claw imprint]
-You are granted the Sprint trait.
-Agility increases by 15%.
[Cheolwoong (Iron Bear) pelt imprint]
-You are granted the Strength trait.
-Grants Hard Skin.
[Black Eagle's talons imprint]
-Reduces resistance by 30%.
-You are granted the Air Resistance trait.
There were 'beast gods' worshipped by the local shamans
and tribes. Powerful imprints that can be obtained by serving these deities.
The enormous efficacy of the imprints dramatically
increased the combat power of the raiding party.
"Champions, please save us."
"Of course, Miss Hildir. We, the Phoenix Guild, will
not leave you behind."
When Lee Yong-wan responded kindly, Hwang Yeon-ha nudged
Hayuri next to her.
'What's going on? That guy is not that gentlemanly.'
'They had a sleepover.'
'Oh.......'
It was a fairly common occurrence: Hunters making out
with NPCs in gates where they could have no consequences.
If it were Earth, they could be charged with a criminal
offense.
"Uh-oh! He's moving!"
At that moment, all eyes turned to the outside of the wooden
fence. Geobrick had moved. He rode his green-armored Pegasus and flew through
the air in a flash.
"S, shit... it's still such a cheat."
"Do you think we can defeat him?"
"We'll have to aim for the moment he descends."
The existence of the Pegasus was not unknown, and the
allied raiders were prepared for it. But as if he had no intention of coming
down, Geobrick spoke to them from above,
"You are the surviving mercenaries, I see."
His voice rang out. It was a booming voice, as if he was
shouting in your ear.
"I saw your ignorance and let you live, but what are
you doing there?"
"What, preparing to take you down."
Gate-closing condition: Defeat 'The Magnificent
Geobrick'.
The allied raiders intend to defeat him and grab a ton of
magic stones before the closing of the gate.
It was a shame that this gate was littered with them. It
was probably from the NPCs, the slaughtered tribesmen.
However, the quality of these stones decreases with
strength. The allied raiders were hungry for the items and gems that the
monstrous Holy Grail Knight would drop.
"Ignorant and dazed, I will give you one chance.
Give up all your weapons and leave this place. You are not guilty of any great
sin."
"Hah... Mentioning sins is not your place. Aren't
you ashamed?"
Lee Yong-wan’s rebuttal was valid. Everyone from Earth
thought so.
They flayed people alive, slaughtering them mercilessly,
not even sparing the elderly or young children.
The mere mention of sins by these brutal murderers was ridiculous.
That was what they felt inside, as any human being would.
But.
Geobrick and the knights...
And none of the soldiers of the army...
"I have no shame in looking up to the heavens and no
shame in looking down to the earth! For my deeds are only justice!"
No one of them felt guilty about this brutal slaughter.
He sentenced them to death as casually as if they had
done something as natural as exterminating a fly.
“How dare you try to save those bastards in front of me,
in front of this Geobrick! You have crossed the line of what is acceptable!”
Geobrick's pronouncement of doom. The thunderous echo of
his voice and the ferocity of his gaze overwhelmed them all.
"C, Champion......."
Hildir grabbed Lee Yong-wan's hand in fear. Even though
she was an NPC, Lee Yong-wan, who felt affectionate, held her hand.
“I am Geobrick, the glorious Holy Grail Knight of
Lionheart! I will deliver 'Divine Punishment' on you!"
The next moment.
A giant green energy was sucked into Geobrick's hammer,
and Lee Yong-wan, realizing that it was the same one from before, shouted
urgently,
"Activate defensive formation! It's not a skill he
can use often! If we block it once...!"
They were prepared. No resources were spared. They've
prepared many tricks. But──
""We, the Knights of the Kingdom who follow the
honorable Holy Grail Knight, will gladly lend our strength to the destruction
of evil!""
The Knights of the Kingdom brandished their swords and spears.
Who would have thought that such a seemingly simple and meaningless act would
have such a horrifying 'resonance'.
"Huh?"
"Wh, what?"
Two hundred Knights of the Kingdom. Those who have sworn
to protect the Kingdom and entrust their fate to the Gods.
The holy power they had built up through their strong
faith was concentrated on one Holy Grail Knight.
That energy cannot even be compared to what it was
before.
Geobrick decreed from above,
"Kneel before the glory of the true Gods."
The holy power condensed in the sky spreads in all
directions.
The next moment──the ground collapsed.
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