Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 764

764. Thorn Tree Castle

Neither Rem nor Ragna had any intention of fighting. If not, Encred would have stopped them first.

“The air of the devil’s realm.”

Rem muttered as he looked at Ragna. He had experience in the western magic realm since he was young. This was nothing to do with it.
In particular, sorcery was good at enduring such a hostile environment or pressure.
All of this was like a curse.
He spreads the sorcery throughout his body. He can do this continuously. He can dye his surroundings with his own power. It is easy but difficult, and difficult but easy.
To put it simply, he flows sorcery to change the surrounding ominous air into a familiar form, but this was a trick that Willow could not do.
With this, he could move in a similar state outside or inside the magic realm.
Since he had to continuously flow a certain amount of sorcery, his sorcery was limited if he wanted to use a large sorcery, but this was a reasonable penalty.

“hmm.”

Unlike Rem, Ragna did something similar. The sunrise in his hand was both an engraved weapon and a magical weapon.
The will that had been in the sunrise for generations communicated with Ragna’s will and pushed away the surrounding ominous air.
Although it could not encompass the entire surroundings, it meant that he could move his own body just fine.
However, this was not really necessary. Ragna was adjusting his five senses in real time to adapt.
Of course, Rem was the same.
He passed between the two with a quietness that did not match his large size. The sound of him tapping the ground was light.

“If you continue to fight, I, the Lord’s little servant, will come forward first.”

Audin was the greatest man on the continent when it came to handling divinity. It was no easy task to overcome the air of the demon realm.
He stepped forward with white light flowing from his entire body. He was wearing a simplified version of the Holy Light Armor. The
monster, which could be called a tree giant rather than a tree monster, swung its branch at the approaching Audin.
The very act of the branch flying towards him seemed to be a reflex. Audin looked at the branch and
then opened his hand. The white light formed from Audin’s hand and stood up straight.
The light on the hand resembled a blade, but it immediately proved that it was not just a shape that resembled a sword.

Wham!

It was not something solid, but a sound and feeling like tofu being cut. The lively, moving, copper-colored branches were cut so easily by the blade.
The sap from the cut branches splattered in all directions.
A few of them splashed on Audyn’s cheeks, but the white light surrounding his body burned them with a sizzle and smoke rose.

“This takes a lot of mental energy.”

It was a smaller version of the blade of Will that Ragnar had shown. It was barely sharpened at the moment of cutting the branch.
Even though the blade was short and small, it was still an amazing feat. Doing something like that with your hand, not your sword?
Audyn laughed and clenched his fist, putting away the sharpened blade.

“I think this is better, brothers.”

After finishing his speech, he raised his fist and blocked his face, then lightly stepped toward the tree trunk. Just like before, his approach was restrained and refined.
Quick and nimble. He crouched down, kicked the ground, and quickly closed the distance with the hostile tree. Audin spread his right foot to the side and swung his left hand horizontally. It was a fist that curved from the outside in.
In his left hand, white light was gathered into a circle like a hammer.
His steps were like a butterfly, and his extended fist was like a bee sting.
Although its power could not be compared to a bee sting.
The fist, filled with condensed power, struck the tree bark.

pop!

It wasn’t just the outside that broke, but the tree trunk split. The trunk bent crookedly, and black sap spurted out from the ruptured area. The sap sprayed and splashed in all directions.
Some of them even reached Encred’s feet.
How hard did it take to hit something like that?
Only Audin knew the answer.

“Father, Lord! Here I am sending a servant to help you!”

He shouts. With his shout, the light bursting from Audyn’s entire body became brighter. At the same time, his movements became lighter.
The light streamed through the trees.

Boom! Boom!

And one by one, the wooden monsters fell in the room, spreading black sap in a radial direction.
It was a solid teaching task to send them to the Lord in one room. I don’t know if the monsters would understand the deep meaning contained in that punch.
In fact, if you get hit like that, you have to ponder the meaning up there, in heaven.
Can you feel the pain at the moment of being hit? You will only be transported to heaven with one blow.

Bang!

In the meantime, another arrow flew in, and Rem and Ragna struck it at the same time. Their heads both turned to look ahead before the arrow could even fly. It was an amazing sixth sense. The arrow that flew next seemed to be trajectory to kill them both.
When they were showing their killing intent towards each other, their axes and swords would always split the front and back of the arrow.

bang!

With a loud noise, the middle of the iron arrow broke and bounced left and right.

“Let’s see after it’s over, you crazy bastard.”
“You can see it now.”

The two, who had not even bothered to say a word, scattered to the left and right. Soon after, noises like squeak and crack were heard in succession. It was the sound of a wooden object being deliberately cut and destroyed.

“How dare you bring such a unit to the Knights Templar.”

Luagarne was amazed once again. It was amazing how such unruly people could gather together so well.

“I went as a squad leader to a place where we were all gathered together as one unit because there was no control from the beginning.”

Encred answered. Because that was the truth.
But if it weren’t for him, everyone would have dispersed and done their own thing.
Above all, they might not have lived like they did now.
Rem would have been crushing noble heads, and Ragnar might have gotten lost and become a knight of Azpen or an empire.
Or he might have been hired in the south.
Everyone would have wanted his skills.
Audin might have still sealed his divinity and lived with illusions that resented him.
But they are all here now, in this place.
At the center of all their experiences and all their changes was a madman.

“Let’s write.”

The madman spoke as he looked ahead. He was a madman with impressive black hair and blue eyes.

“Yes. And if the arrow comes flying again, you can let it go. I’ll stop it to that extent. Okay?”

Pell walked forward, waving his arms in a way that sounded like he was complaining, while Lawford just nodded and moved in the opposite direction.

Choaak.

Looking at the two, Luagarne also took out her whip.

“I guess it’s time for me to enjoy myself too.”

Even though he was not as strong as a giant, the Prok, who had power, was not lacking in fighting spirit.
Rather, he was more curious.
Luagarne lit the flame of his whip after a long time.
The whip that burned brightly was originally learned from watching the Balrog’s fragments fight.
Encrid blocked Shinar’s path with his thoughts.

“Are you okay?”

Sinar looked more unwell than ever. She had pulled out her Leaf Sword, but there was no need for her to waste energy here.

“You can rest.”

Encred said. Sinar let out a few shallow breaths. Then he looked up and answered, looking beyond the tree stump, at the lush forest that still remained as a barrier.

“How kind.”
“Yes?”
“I have to fall in love with that kindness all over again.”

Encrid wanted to be honest and say that he lost.

“Can we stop joking around now?”

The demon who tried to take over the city of fairies is dead. No, he is the one who became a demon.
Therefore, Shinar has no burden to bear. He has no obligations.
Even though there is no one who has asked for his hand in marriage, Shinar does not stop joking that has become a habit.

“Does this sound like a joke to you?”

Sinar asked with a very serious expression. He also said this while turning his head and looking directly at Encrid with his green eyes.

“Let’s say no. Anyway, I’ll just take a look.”

Encred gave up. He could tease this old fairy for a bit.
Encred stepped forward and raised his flawless blade.

Paaang!

Arrows flew in from time to time. They were still powerful, but no one was affected.
This must be because of what Rem had said earlier.

“The one who gets shot by an arrow is the one who loses!”

So they became more desperate. The mad knights fought well while avoiding the arrows flying in between.
On one side, Teresa raised her shield and sword and screamed.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

The half-blood giant’s blood was boiling. The number of tree monsters was rapidly decreasing. There was no need for Encred to even come forward.
If you think about it, it’s obvious. This side could be considered the power of a single country.
Even one knight would be a disaster, but nine of them have that level of power.

‘Even if you take out me, Sinar, and Saxony.’

There are six left.
Those six would be enough to overthrow an entire country.

Boom, boom! Boom!

The only thing that was scattered among the strange noises was black sap.
No one was bleeding red. No, there was one.
Pel jumped between three tree monsters in excitement, but while dodging an arrow flying between them, his forearm was scratched by a branch that resembled a blade.
Fortunately, he was wearing a gauntlet that covered his forearm, so he wasn’t seriously hurt. It was just a bit of bad luck.
The gauntlet itself wasn’t even pierced. It was made by layering harpy and troll leather in three layers, with a thin plate of Noir wrought iron inserted between them.
However, the joint area had to be made thinner, sacrificing the strength of the leather, so that’s what was done, and that’s where the scratch came from, splattering blood. It was still just a raw cut.

“Pell, you lost.”

When Lawford saw that, he ran over to avoid the tree monster’s roots that were sprouting like spikes.
His reaction was faster than a dog that had been starved for three days.
He was able to dodge the tree monster’s attack with a stunted skill.
Now, the word crazy would be more appropriate for Lawford.
If his colleagues from the Red Cloak Knights saw this, they would wonder if it was really Lawford.
He took a risk to not miss the opportunity to tease him.
The safety-oriented Squire Lawford was no longer around.

“This isn’t an arrow wound, so it’s invalid.”
“You cut it so big that it has to be sent to the hospital?”

It was a raw wound that didn’t bleed any more after a single drop of blood had spurted out.
If you squeezed it, a few more drops of blood would come out, but if it was a wound that could have caused death if it had even sprained its ankle, it would have been a fatal injury if it had been sent to the rear like that.

“Did you get some monster venom in your eyes?”

Pel rebelled.

“Huh.”

Lawford responded with a laugh and then distanced himself again.

“Idiot.”

Rem blamed that Fel.

“Everyone has frustrations.”

Ragna comforted. But that was even more unpleasant.
Fel thought that absolute defense training was necessary.
That was the time to take down all the tree monsters. As soon as the black lightning struck, Saxon, who had disappeared, suddenly appeared in front of the forest that seemed like a barrier.
Black sap covered the ground, and the forest of the demon realm felt like even the sunlight was gray. It was a dull, dull light. But everyone else seemed fine.
There were still some who were uncomfortable with the air of the demon realm, but that would be fine as they slowly got used to it.
Anyway, everyone was covered in black sap. Saxon was the only one who came out looking fine.
Rem was about to say something when she saw that, but Saxon spoke first.

“I’ve cleared a path over here. And there’s something ‘fun’ ahead.”

It was the same expression as Rem or Saxony.
So there is something that looks dangerous, right? But the fact that it is fun means that it is dangerous.

“Let’s go and see.”

Encred didn’t wait for everyone to adjust to the atmosphere of the Demon Realm.
That was what the enemy wanted, so there was no need to move as the enemy wanted. The arrows that were flying had also stopped for a moment.

“You can’t shoot hundreds of arrows with Will in them.”

Rem took the lead and spoke. He himself knew how to use similar techniques. To shoot arrows with this much power, some preparation would be necessary.
So the group followed Saxon’s lead and swung their swords in all directions to clear the way.
They didn’t have to walk very far. The wooden barrier was thin.
And then they saw the real barrier blocking their way.

Gwoooooo.

There was a wall carved with human faces and irregular bunches of thorns around the faces, a wall to be exact.
It was called the Demonic Watch’s Outpost, the Thorn Tree Castle.

“I know what you mean by black lightning, but what are those?”

Rem said, scratching his head with the handle of an axe. At the same time, looking up, he saw a being holding a bow on a tall tree that resembled a sharp spire even higher than the thornbush wall.
Its ears were pointed, its hair was a dull gray that fell below its waist, and its skin was dark blue.
Its distinct eyes and high nose gave away its race.

“fairy?”

Lawford said, more out of surprise than a question directed at anyone.

“Wrong. That is like a rotten and decayed potato sprout. Also, it is a spirit that has rotted and decayed and now even its form has changed.”

The answer was Shinar. There was a murderous intent in her eyes that had never been seen before.
The fairy with purple pupils soaked in magic blinked her eyes several times.
The walls were high, and the guard post was even higher. They were not face-to-face, but Encred’s pupils contracted and she looked straight into the other’s eyes.
And the other person also looked back at Encred.

“It doesn’t look bad.”

The fairy muttered.
Encred measured the distance quietly, then took out the stick that was stuck diagonally on his waist and waved it in the air.

Toukang.

The stick stretched and a
spear blade popped out from the end. At the same time, he took out the stick and shook it. With his right hand, he took out the stick and shook it to pull out the spear blade, and he firmly stuck the Dawn Sword in front of his left foot and used it as an axis.
Then, he pulled the grip of the sword with his left hand and rotated his whole body together with Will and threw the javelin in his right hand.
It was a throwing technique that contained the skill of the middle sword technique Vortex. After all, it was a javelin.
In any case, who would have predicted that he would do this as soon as they met?
All of Encred’s movements were also performed in an instant.
It was a move that broke everyone’s perception.

Bam! Bam!

The javelin that flew through the sound turned into a ray of light and struck the top of the long wooden guard post.
It was not expected, but the fairy did not die from the javelin.
It fell sideways in surprise.
And the one who struck the javelin was a lump of black armor next to the fairy. It
was a lump of iron plate armor wearing a helmet with a visor and the visor was tightly closed.
In his hand he held the Morning Star, a blunt weapon that oozed black soot even from the outside.
Even without anyone saying it, you could tell it was a magical weapon.
The bastard held a weapon in his right hand and a shield in his left, and he used the shield to block the spear blade.
It made a tremendous sound, but it missed its target. The spear blade that bounced off and rose into the sky fell with a thud halfway between the thorn tree castle and the group.

“That’s too bad.”

Encred said. His right foot was half-raised due to the strength he had put into his whole body. He straightened his posture and stood up.

Oh my god.

The imprisoned souls that formed the thornbush wall screamed, and for some reason they looked surprised as well.

What, why are you throwing something as soon as you get here? Are they scared? Aren’t you scared?

Well, I wonder if that’s what they were talking about? I doubt they could actually express their surprise.

“It is polite to return a gift.”

Encred spoke again in a monotonous tone.
How many arrows have the party blocked so far?

“That’s not wrong.”

Ragnar agreed. The others’ reactions were not much different.