Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 491

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Yeah, if you just get hit, you’re not a Rem kid.

I don’t know what it would be like if I ever found my true sorcery, but it was something I could still get along with.

Okay, Bosch, this is going to be fun, right?

Encred also had to respond to what Rem said with the axe.

He took a stance, holding the Aker.

Encred has been reminiscing about his past experiences like crazy since he fought the giant and the wizard. It was a habit. That was the conclusion he came to.

Every fight was a little lacking. They were all underwhelming.

‘it’s a shame.’

The giant was only strong. The wizard was not a swordsman.

I felt a bit of joy and ecstasy, and the realization I gained during that time was also thrilling.

But that’s a continuation from before.

So, it would be a lie to say that I have no desire to cross swords with my rival.

The giant’s strength was threatening, but the technology itself was poor.

Even though being strong is advantageous, that can’t be everything.

Timing and accuracy were more important than strength. There was a big difference between a swing that came from the correct posture to transmit strength and a swing that was just swung haphazardly.

How to corner your opponent with the right posture.

It’s a swordsmanship. Luagarne added experience to the swordsmanship learned from the magic sword called Tutor, and Encred added time and effort.

It is a sword that corners Rem.

Jungsuri hit, curling hit, diagonal slash, upper horizontal slash, and middle sword-style spinning slash.

Every movement conveyed a single message.

I’m going to stab you with one hand.

That would be the final and most important attack of this water fight.

Rem was prepared. It was obvious. Why would he be hit when he was shown?

Encred mixed in some trickery while pushing his opponents with the right stance.

It is a deceptive sword.

It’s a swordsmanship. Encrid has perfected a single deception with every move he’s used for the water fight.

He pretended to show off a one-handed stab, then suddenly closed the distance. In an instant, he kicked off the ground and came close, and Rem, who saw him closing the distance, swung his fist holding the axe.

Encred held the ricasso in his left hand for half-sword fighting, with the blade held out in front of him.

If left alone, it would be like striking a blade with a fist.

Breaking the blade with a punch at an angle? Rem could do that, but the opponent was Encred and the sword in his hand was a magic sword.

Instead of striking the blade with his fist, Rem twisted his wrist, extended the axe blade, and struck the blade with it.

The blades of the sword and the axe clashed and fell repeatedly.

Tiddydidding.

The two pieces of iron met and sparked a blast of joy.

In that brief moment, Encred put down the Ricasso and raised his finger, poking Rem in the eye.

Balaf’s martial arts are blinding.

It was a gesture that took advantage of the opponent’s weakness, and it was a gesture that was a bit faster than before.

Still, Rem tilted her head back and avoided it.

As his fingertips ticked and brushed the tip of his chin, a drop of blood spurted out, and a few gray hairs stood out.

This is because some of the skin on Encred’s finger was torn.

Rem raised his foot and struck, and Encred received it with his knee.

Bam!

The two exchanged blows and moved away, and just as they were moving away, Encred swung his sword vertically.

Ayul, who was watching from behind Rem, thought that two streaks of blue meteors seemed to be falling from above.

Encred’s eyes created such an illusion.

It was a full-force swordsmanship slash. It was also a knight’s strike.

Everything was a fight for this one move.

Originally, the duel between the two was a battle between eight out of ten strengths.

Because if you use all ten out of ten, both of them will be dangerous.

But now, because they were both so engrossed, they unknowingly used up all their strength. In an instant, they both became serious and gave it their all.

Rem saw the blade rushing towards him and raised his axe to strike.

It seemed as if they were meeting strength with strength. Just before the two weapons clashed, Rem’s wrist, which was swinging the axe, bent gently.

He blocked the sword strike coming down with a slash using the axe blade and deflected it to the side.

It was a flowing sword.

The two stopped just like that.

Encred with his Aker tilted down and Rem holding his axe at a slant.

If they fought more, one of them might die.

It’s such a fierce sparring match. No, can you even call this a sparring match?

Jool held his breath without realizing it and let it out with a sigh.

Even though they fought so fiercely, they both laughed.

“Khuh, how is it?”

Rem asked.

“I’m serious about this.”

A smile appeared on Encred’s previously expressionless face.

“This is so much fun.”

Rem giggled. It was something he already knew without saying anything. The bastard’s expression would change when he was really happy, but he didn’t seem to know that.

The fact that he could smile like a child who had received a gift meant that he still had his innocence.

“They’re both crazy.”

Joo-ol, who was watching, said.

“I almost lost my baby.”

Ayul was also impressed.

“That sounds a little scary.”

Rem answered in the middle, and Dunbakel nodded silently.

That’s just the way they are.

Luagarne shuddered again. These days, it seemed as if she was watching Encred in order to be surprised.

‘It has increased terribly.’

Since Rem had prepared and fought with determination, Encred’s current skills were more clearly visible.

‘And there will be more.’

It was the first time that Encred seemed to be growing rather than reaching its limits. Unless my talent-reading sense was broken, that was clear.

Why do you feel that way? Luagarne had a small epiphany.

It was a thought that came to me naturally as I looked at the smiling Encrid.

‘laugh.’

Smiles, joy, delight.

Encred followed his dream. And he enjoyed the process. So he didn’t stop.

The moment I saw that laughter and smile, an epiphany suddenly dawned on me.

“If we fight like today again, my child might disappear, so let’s do it after we find the spell. And we need to change the axe too.”

Rem said, holding up his axe. He had fought with determination, but Rem’s axe was full of cracks. It looked like it would break if he struck it lightly. Encred nodded.

If we fight like this one more time, one of us might die.

“okay.”

I answered and went to bed as if nothing had happened. It was a trip again.

In the middle, we saw monsters and uniquely shaped terrain.

“This is where the black meteor fell. From here to the south, they call it the land where the horizon meets.”

It is a travel route that Rem, Juol, and Ayul often come forward to explain.

Since the monsters were no match for him, Grime’s hunting trip became a pleasure.

It was only natural since it was an asymmetrical force including Encred and Rem.

The land with the horizon was dry land with almost no grassland. There were large trees, rocks, and hills here and there, but overall it was just a wide open land.

It was so wide that if you had good eyesight, you could probably see things like dots moving in the distance.

It was a land that looked so desolate, but was peaceful when exposed to sunlight and wind.

As I continued on, I arrived at the place where we had fought before.

“It’s called the Sand Barrier Canyon. As the name suggests, if you pass through here, you’ll end up in a river of sand from which you can’t return. You know that the river of sand is a desert, right?”

I’ve heard that the desert is a land of only sand. I’ve never been there.

“That is the land that Prok must avoid the most.”

Luagarne had been feeling uncomfortable with dryness for a long time. However, she endured it well.

When I saw him fight, he fought well even when his opponent was screaming his heartbeat, so I thought that Luagarne might be the most patient among the Procs.

There are some progs that go crazy and run wild when their pelvis is injured, but Luagarne is generally cool-headed unless he’s dealing with a cultist.

Joo-ol said that it was difficult to see the desert.

“If you go in, you will all get lost and die.”

Ayul added. Encrid also replied that he did not want to go in.

There might have been traces of the battle that had taken place a few days ago here and there, but all of that had disappeared.

The giant’s corpse also seemed to have been thrown away somewhere.

The canyon was deep inside. As I passed through the entrance where the corpses had been cleared away, I saw many caves on one wall.

The cliff was so high that you had to crane your head upwards to see it, and there were holes that looked like cave entrances.

“It’s a holy place.”

Those were Jool’s words.

This was the holy land of the West, a place that symbolized witchcraft and also served as a cemetery.

So if you ask me if I feel a divine energy, I would probably say, well, I don’t know.

It was amazing. There were numerous caves and sometimes even animals climbing the cliffs.

Is that a monkey? No, it looks like a bear.

“It’s a bear.”

Joo-ol even explained it to me.

It was said to be an animal that was somewhere between a bear and a monkey.

I wonder why something like that exists.

“It is a sacred animal. You must not catch it.”

So, it is an animal that should not be eaten even if it starves to death.

It was a dull-looking creature with pointed ears and a round body.

Perhaps because the human did not harm it, the bear came and put something down.

It was a red fruit, and when cut in half, it was full of small seeds like a pomegranate.

“It’s eternal life. It’s sour, but sweet and delicious. Since we received a gift, we should give a gift in return.”

As Joo-ol spoke, he held out something like a piece of lucky fish or a snack made of grain powder. Gomsungi approached him with a somewhat wary look on his face and took the food.

Looking at the way he kept rolling his eyes in this direction, it seemed like he wasn’t completely unguarded.

“Those cannibals are the kind that even attack bears, but judging by their reaction, they don’t seem to be hiding here.”

“Those guys who ran away then?”

“Yes, they are probably still chasing it. The hunters have gathered and are moving, so they will catch it soon. The West is wide, but there is no place to hide.”

Encred remembered stabbing the last man who had been swinging a dagger into the back.

Since the affected area is not in a good condition, it will be difficult to move normally, right?

Is witchcraft as good as divine power in healing?

If so, you might be able to walk on two legs, but if not, your body would be bad for walking.

It hit me right in the back, near the spine.

If Encred himself were wearing a relic like the bandage armor he wore, it wouldn’t matter.

Otherwise it would be a major injury.

But, somehow, he has remained a fugitive until now.

He wasn’t caught and thrown in jail or died a long time ago.

Just looking at that, you could tell he was no ordinary guy. His skills were also quite outstanding.

“Let’s go.”

Grime’s path did not end here.

They moved around talking about this and that, sparring, cooking, and throwing sticks into the lake.

Most of the time I rode the Velociraptor, and compared to the continent, the land felt much wider.

This was because there was no mountain range or anything blocking the view in the middle.

On the way, a ghoul suddenly appeared.

After running westward for quite some time.

Shut up.

Ghoul, a rare creature in the West, was a symbol of the devil’s realm.

Dunbakel stepped forward.

The curved sword that jutted out from her waist cut through the bastard’s neck in one stroke.

With a thud, black blood flowed from the severed neck like a dry straw, and the head flew off and rolled on the ground. Then, a few more ghouls appeared. Ayul spoke in a serious tone.

“Rem, this is an inviolable zone.”

“know.”

“It means you can’t go any further.”

“know.”

Still, Rem kept walking. And he said,

“I told you to go the real Grime’s way.”

The ending of the legend left by the hero Grimeran was not a happy ending. He found the magic realm and died fighting the monsters that came out of the magic realm. The ending was more tragic than happy, and it was great because it was tragic.

“There are devils in the West too.”

Rem said.

The Demon Realm is spread across the entire continent. The largest of them is known to be the Southern Demon Realm, but it cannot be called the only Demon Realm. It is just a story that is heard from time to time.

“And there are also magic realms with names.”

Rem knew more than Encred.

Because I saw you in the West while having your coming of age ceremony.

It was a secret known only to a few. During her coming of age ceremony, Rem approached the boundary of the Demon Realm and looked inside.

“The name of this magic realm is Silence.”

As he spoke, Rem stopped walking. Then he smiled and asked.

“Would you like to go sightseeing?”

Nod.

Encred nodded without even breathing.

I dreamed of a knight who would take up the sword to protect me. One of the things that stood in the way of that dream was the devil.

The one who killed Oara was Balrog, a resident of the Demon Realm.

“Ayul, it’ll be okay. You know why it’s called Silence.”

Joo-ol thought for a while and then tried to appease A-yul. She reluctantly nodded.

It is a road that has been ridden by a Velociraptor for over twenty days.

Although I didn’t run at full speed, I ran fast. My destination was the Demon Realm.

As we went further, the yellowish ground gradually turned black.

It wasn’t just black, it was also dull and starting to smell fishy.

Grow up!

There were occasional ghouls and deformed ratmen. But they weren’t a large number. They were a remarkably small number to be called a demonic realm.

All the surrounding grasslands disappeared and low hills blocked my view.

It was a low hill that stretched long and narrow from left to right, and it was completely black. I climbed up the hill a bit. When I got here, Ayul didn’t say much.

Some Westerners say that just setting foot here is death, but everyone who knows knows.

There is no such curse. If you go inside, it will have a bad effect on your body, but this is not even the beginning.

It’s just a land close to the devil’s realm.

Beyond the black fog was the real devil’s realm.

As I climbed up the hill, I occasionally saw other colors among the dull black light.

It’s a gray tree. It was a symbol of the devil.

The shape was bizarre.

The branches and leaves gathered together looked like the figure of a woman with scattered hair.

The rock is shaped like a human heart, a dull, dull brown. The wind is blowing, but it is not as cool as before, and is filled with a heavy, dull air.

The Dark Gray Forest was a curse placed on the city of Oara.

The curse was lifted by the knight Oara.

And now, the curse that had fallen upon the West was upon us.

Black fog spread to the left and right, and because of that, the watch couldn’t be opened properly.

“There have only been two instances where a monster has emerged from here, and both times the West was almost destroyed.”

Rem said, it’s a thing of the past.

“Boramain was one of them. They say that in terms of magic, funny names don’t have any power, so that’s why they named him that.”

Was the name of the curse cast by the soothsayer tribe the Curse of the Boramain?

Encred saw a certain heat in Rem’s eyes.

That is the will to end that magic. There must be a reason.

“Has anyone you know or a family member been affected?”

When Boramain appeared, it might have been like that.

And the dying father would say:

Run away, don’t fight, leave the demon alone.

Those who live in the Western Continent will not do anything to the Demon Realm. If they do, the only thing that will result is death.

That wouldn’t have pleased Rem.

Father’s enemy, family’s enemy, something like that.

Rem snorted and said, “What are you talking about?”

“What do you mean? I just don’t like having you as my neighbor.”

The attitude was that it was no big deal.

“That’s all?”

Encred asked back.

“Then what else should there be?”

Don’t you think we live a bit far apart for a neighbor?

I thought about that too, but it was a lame answer.

I’m saying I don’t like it.

Encred felt the same way.

“I didn’t come here to tell you to charge in like this, so please be patient.”

“what?”

“Weren’t you planning to charge?”

“I?”

“huh.”

“why?”

“Hey, when you see a demon or a monster, your eyes roll a little. Just like that guy Frock does when he sees a cult.”

“I?”

“huh.”

I really didn’t like the way Rem looked at me like I was crazy.

“If you rush in now, it’s suicide. Get a grip. If that doesn’t work, you have to stop him with force. Get ready to go.”

Rem was serious, and Encred swore without realizing it.

“This bastard… … .”

“This is a dog’s death! Come to your senses.”

Encrid couldn’t hold back anymore and swung Aker.

The two fought for a while in the so-called Demon Realm and Inviolable Zone. But they didn’t do anything serious.

The duel only stopped when Encred punched Rem in the side with his fist.

Encred had the upper hand because he charged in without even receiving any spells.

The two suddenly burst into laughter, sweating profusely.

It was a joke that both of them had planned.

It was a declaration of intent that there was no need to risk one’s life right away, as the devil’s mirror would be erased.

Anyway, they were crazy kids.

“Anyway, I’ll come here again next time.”

“Oh, let’s just deal with it and clean it up then.”

“Let’s do that.”

The two got up and Ayul looked at the West carefully. It seemed that he had a headache.

I saw the devil and was wondering why I was laughing again, wondering what was wrong with me.

Jool’s heart just raced.

The ambitions they showed were so absurd.

But my heart was beating fast.

Anticipation was running high. Now I knew why so many people were gathering around the honorable warrior Encred.

Are you good at fighting?

There were many people like that. There was Rem, and there were warriors in the West in the past.

Are you handsome?

That’s not it either.

‘dream.’

Their ambitions are different and their way of pursuing their dreams is different. In other words, their attitudes towards life are dazzling.

Because he was that kind of person, people naturally gathered around him.

That touched Jool so much that he cried without realizing it.

“If you’re scared, pee. That’s better. Why are you crying?”

Rem gave a scolding.

Joo-ol cried and then laughed.

It was because it seemed like what they were talking about really came true.

“Have you caught the disease?”

Rem muttered with concern.