Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 741

741. A bold and daring dream

The demons changed their methods several times. Sometimes once every two days, then once every three days.
Several swift demons would make a large detour around the village and sneak up on the path to the lake, but Encred’s senses could not be fooled. Above all, they were within the range of prediction.

‘If the devil had learned the cunning of humans.’

You just have to calculate and prepare for that.

“How can you know all this and prepare for it?”

In the middle, Eirik asked.
Encred told the child in front of him a few things while he was at it. When he asked where the east was, Eirik listened intently to the answer that the sea was over there. His ears perked up and his eyes blinked noticeably less than usual. It was a listening posture.

“Even if you don’t need it right away, it’s good to have at least a minimum amount of force. It could be your fangs or a last resort to save you from danger.”

The stranger who had come before his eyes by chance was extraordinary. He was not an ordinary person.
What Encred had said was based on the thoughts that Chrys had been thinking.
Those were the first words Chrys had said after barely escaping with his life.

“It would be even better if you had abs that would catch women’s attention while you’re at it.”

The words that followed were omitted as they did not need to be conveyed.

“That doesn’t mean you can kill dozens of demons right away, but you will still gain strength. If you use your body, this side will also turn out well.”

Encred said this while tapping my head with her right index finger.
I am conveying my experience by adding my thoughts to Kreis’s thoughts.
People would call this teaching, education.
After preparing for the attack of the demons, I only trained them to maintain the formation, and after teaching Brunhild how to fight, techniques, tips, and training methods, I mainly talked with Eirik. The conversation itself was like a secret book of swordsmanship to Eirik.

“It’s not about knowing everything and preparing for it, it’s about preparing for everything that can be predicted.”

Some people might tilt their heads at this, but not Eric.

“ah.”

There is a brief exclamation of admiration as if there was an epiphany.
Christ is always anxious and prepares for anything to calm that anxiety.
If we apply that to this town.

‘Narrow down the scope of your defense and gather all the resources you have available.’

Originally, they had to guard the food stored in the warehouse, guard the road to the lake, and prepare for attacks by demons targeting children and the elderly, but now they didn’t have to do that.

‘Reduce your needs and prepare for everything within your capabilities.’

This could be called a Chrysian tactic.
Encred followed suit and applied it. He did not rely solely on his intuition, but actively took preemptive action. He did not hesitate to use his head.
That is how people fought the demons with spears.
Encred sat on a tree and watched those who risked their lives by swinging their spears.

“If it breaks through!”
“You die!”

Now they had even come up with a slogan among themselves, but it wasn’t something Encred had told them.

“If it’s hard, don’t hold on, just get out!”

Repetition makes you smart. If one of the ten falls, you pull back. Even if there are nine, the circle continues. Those who take care of those who fall are those who do not participate in the fight.
Two of them, who are good at archery, stood in the center of the circle.
They volunteered to come forward after their shoulders were almost torn off two nights ago when an owl-like demon attacked them.
A woman with thick arms kept glancing overhead.
If an owl comes, a crow might attack, so they do not feel safe even during the day.
They do their best to defend and endure the fight rather than predicting the demon’s actions, and Encred’s teachings became reality and were implemented.

“Don’t give up just because it’s hard! Hang in there!”

And I also chose the Ten Commandments in my own way.
Although there were some tricks that tried to exploit the gaps in the large group.

“Where.”

Brunhild blocked it.
Her natural talent shined. The spear blade broke the sunlight and pierced the demon’s head.
It was a simple stab, but the preparation was very short. The wolf demon who faced it died before it could show off how sharp its fangs were.
The spear stretched out while twisting its waist with its left foot as an axis, piercing the demon’s hide.

‘To be more precise, it’s more like poking the inside of the mouth, which is more delicate than the leather.’

The scene of her pulling out the spear that was sticking out from her mouth to the back of her head was dynamic.
Brunhild, who had her body in the air, kicked the demon’s shoulder with both feet and pulled out the spear.
She made up for her lack of muscle strength with elastic movements. Then, she struck the ground with the spear that had been pulled out, did a somersault, and stood upright. All of this was evidence that her ability to control her body was also excellent.

‘No one is needed.’

My heart is pounding.
It is a thought I once had when I saw people dying.
What if I had the power to protect myself before asking for help?
Even if you throw gold coins to a beggar, after you spend all of them, you will have to go back to begging.
However, if you teach a beggar how to work instead of giving him gold coins, he will learn how to live by labor, not by begging.

‘Even if I leave, the threat of the devil will remain.’

The boatman’s whispers last night were still vivid in my ears.

“Look. Let’s say you help them leave, what happens after that? They will die at any moment. Can you ignore their death and leave?”

Should we say that it was an attempt to somehow find a weakness and exploit it?
Encred did not waver.
He would do as much as he could. The choice after that is up to each individual.
He would exert restraint on them based on the laws of the continent. This was similar to the principle of creating a pioneer city.
By repeatedly killing demons, he would establish a milestone with blood and death and declare his territory.
It was a mark of territory with force.

‘You can’t kill all the demons.’

Since they were already standing up on their own, all that was needed was a little bit of strength. Most of
them didn’t know Encred’s intentions, but Harkbent seemed to have figured it out, and Eirik had figured it out long ago.
Brunhild and some others didn’t even seem to think about it.

‘No one is needed.’

The same words come to mind again.
I saw the charred body of a child.
I saw the corpse of a mercenary who had his head torn off while trying to protect the child.
Encred had thought of that among the dying.
And now.

“under!”

Those who defeated the demons with a shout were seen.
None of them died.

‘Hold on.’

Eric saw it clearly. Encred had held them back.
That was enough. Encred’s gaze turned to one side from the tree.
Encred had a keen sense of humor that was superior to that of any knight, and he had not missed the malicious gaze that had been on him for several days.

‘You plan on watching me until I leave, right?’

If there were Erik and Brunhild here, there was someone similar to them among the demons. A guy who knew how to fight while using his head.
That guy must be the main character of all this.
Encred couldn’t kill all the demons at once, but he could quickly take care of a few troublesome ones.
The demon group was like dozens of colonies gathered together.
There would be a key demon in charge of each colony. If he could just kill those guys, he could reduce the immediate threat in front of him.
Encred stepped on a branch and launched himself. He jumped from tree to tree like a flying squirrel, but he was faster than a flying squirrel.
Then, because there was no place to step, he landed on the ground.
Two spotted leopard demons jumped out from Encred’s left and right.
They were so stealthy that he didn’t even feel them until they approached.
Encred felt the fur on his back stand on end just before the leopard attacked.
It was a warning from his intuition.
As soon as you recognize the warning, change your center of gravity. Focus all your running power on your left foot and hit the ground to stop.

bang!

With a loud noise, dirt, rocks, and branches flew up to eye level.
In the meantime, the claws of two leopard beasts aimed for Encred’s head and sides.
Not only did they attack left and right, they also attacked up and down. They were clever.
But that was all. Encred stretched out his blades to the left and right as he stood still.
It was the time when the sun was shining brightly above his head. The path of the three irons’ movements drew a circle as if they had created a new sun behind them.
Instead of heat, the sharpness of the blades scattered around like the sun.

Purbuck.

The noise that followed was small. There was no need to swing the sword faster than sound.
He could just use the power of the rushing sword to slash and push.
The blade of the Samcheol was sharp enough.
Encred did so. He slashed the one on his right with his silver and the one on his left with his black gold. He
stopped, slashed, and ran again. All of those movements were done in one breath.
In the place he passed, two leopard beasts fell to the ground, spilling black blood and entrails.
As he kicked the ground again, a long line seemed to form behind Encred.
He could chase them even if he fought with endurance, but that would take a lot of time.
No matter how much he let them endure, those behind him wouldn’t be safe forever.
So he had to chase them within the time limit, but was that difficult?

‘no.’

The explosion of lines is not all the same. There are thin lines and thick lines.
What if I added the trick I learned from the explosion of lines to the technique of loading the legs with the will? When I did that, my body felt much lighter. The trees distorted left and right and passed by. Naturally, the speed of my body’s reflections changed in proportion to the speed of my gallop.
Therefore, I didn’t have to worry about getting scratched or stabbed by a tree branch while running.
Encred’s gallop brought me face to face with a fox
. The fox chose to confront me rather than running away and getting caught.
This side was also smart. The moment I faced it, over a hundred foxes surrounded me.
They hid in the shadows, their eyes shining, but their presence was hidden.

‘Skills learned in the wild.’

The knight’s tale was learned by observing the fairies, but now that I saw the demon’s technique, I wondered if that was true.
If the beast’s footwork itself was learned by the fairies observing it, wouldn’t it be okay to say that it was learned by observing the demon’s in the first place?
The story that Balfir Balmung told came to mind.
Humans.

‘I saw a monster and learned to be intimidated.’

If fairy tales were learned by observing the devil, then?
In line with that, now even devils and devils are learning by observing humans.

‘What else is inside the magic mirror?’

I’m curious about the Demon Realm again. Those who fight there and Balrog, not just a piece.
The fox demon hid a blade in its tail and its claws popped out, but compared to today, it was an easy fight.
Encred’s Samcheol and Penna went to the ball.
In the ball where the sun was a chandelier and the demon’s black blood was a carpet, the only protagonists were two swords.
They cut, stab, burst, and kill. Then they returned to the village.
The villagers, with cheers, relief, and surprise mixed in, looked at Encred with their eyes wide open.

“……Bring me water to wash with.”

Harkvent said as he saw it. His whole body was soaked in black blood, and he looked ugly.
Still, no one scolded him for it.
Encred felt more than one gaze.
There were three more dangerous demons targeting this village.
He did not change his tactics. He would kill the main demons while they held out.
The group of demons could have given up, but they did not back down.

‘I’m saying there’s something I want.’

It was easy to guess, but he didn’t bother to ask.
After two more similar chases, Encred killed a small but very fast bear, and cut off the neck of a black wild dog among a pack of five hundred lynxes and wild dogs moving as one.
And the last was a tiger whose hide had become harder than steel.
Up until now, it had been a one-sided chase, but the last evil spirit was waiting for Encred as if it was coming out to greet him.

Krrrrrr.

“Have you ever dreamed of being the Demon King?”

Encred asked based on his intuition. Of course, the demon could not answer in human language, but the growling sound seemed to indicate that it was.
Seeing the essence of an object without going through the thought processes of sensation, experience, association, judgment, or reasoning. This is called intuition.
Encred’s intuition already surpassed that of ordinary people or even knights.
It was an answer that came from the accumulated experience of the past days, the knowledge gained from dealing with monsters and demons outside of humanity, etc.

‘The Demon King.’

I don’t know the name. The tiger actually dreamed of being the king of the demons.
In the Pen-Hanil Mountains, even a demon could not comfortably be a predator.
The tiger that became the demon dreamed.
It was a life where it made the mountain range its territory, galloped across the entire continent, chewed human flesh in the morning, and drank the blood of fairies in the evening.

Krrrrrr.

It was a bold and daring dream. And this dream could come true. The reason the tiger demon was after this place was because of the ore hidden behind that village. If he could
chew it up and swallow it, he would become something new.
If it weren’t for the human in front of him.
No, if it weren’t for the other guys who had been interfering with him so far.
The reason a human village had survived until now was because they had fought off a few monsters that had attacked from the other front.
Encred didn’t underestimate his opponent.
He had transcended species and made a group of demons, and he had reached the top of it, and he was a being that had changed the territory of the mountain range.
Just as there were knight-like beings among humans and other intelligent beings, special individuals could be born among demons.

‘The most outstanding among monsters.’

There are such things in the Demon Realm.
It must be similar to the one in front of me now.
The tiger’s shoulder muscles contract. It is not visible from the outside, but my sixth sense beyond the five senses read it.
The moment I realized that the strength was in the creature’s hind legs, the tiger’s front legs fell from above my head.
I didn’t know it when I was crouching, but when I got up, it was bigger than a house-sized bear, but its movements were faster than the bears I had fought before with quick hands.
The sound disappeared and the air pressed heavily on my shoulders. I felt pressure as if I was fighting while stuck in a swamp. It was a change that occurred as the perceived time increased.
What was needed to escape the heavy pressure was strength, muscle power, that surpassed human limits.
Encred squeezed his muscles, added his will, and swung the three irons.
And the tiger stopped swinging its front legs and opened its mouth to spit out fire. It was an unexpected move.