The Garden of Swords, which had been shining with the sun and blue flames, became dark in an instant.
The peculiar deformed darkness created by chaos, Jin narrowed his forehead and looked at the blackened sky and the garden of swords.
Red eyes were shining brightly all over the place. All of them were the gazes of the knights who were confronting Jin.
‘As soon as the darkness deepened, the aura of the knights grew stronger…… Is it the result of the Prophet amplifying the chaos scattered throughout the Garden of Swords?'
The Prophet and Rosa were nowhere to be seen. As if they weren’t there in the first place.
Jin guessed that the two them used some means to amplify the chaos. The Prophet would have used Rosa's power as a medium for amplification.
'Or did the acting patriarch move to prepare for defense against external attacks?'
Kinzelo and Zipfel.
Jin was still convinced that the two forces were watching the battle and preparing for an all-out attack.
'Then you will have no choice but to regret going without making a valid decision or checking myself further.'
Whether it's to contain external attacks or for other reasons. Jin was confident that he would make Rosa regret leaving him behind. And even all the choices she's made so far.
New knights were constantly appearing from somewhere. Like worms that hide in the dark and then rush out at the sight of their prey, without knowing that the prey contains poison that they cannot handle.
The number has already exceeded a thousand by an estimate, and if it continue to multiply at this rate, it will reach ten thousand within an hour.
Each and every one of those knights has an aura of 8-stars or higher.
'Even if it's true, they are just battle dolls that doesn't even deserve its power.'
To Jin, they are no different from the monsters of the Great Desert of Mitra that he encountered on the first day when he returned to human world.
Of course, it was Jin's standard. The knights tainted with chaos had the fighting power to wipe out quite a few kingdoms within a day or two, even if there was only one group.
‘The only things that I have to deal with a little bit of concern are few real guys among them. They are only traitors who have not lost their enlightenment despite being stained with chaos.'
Swoosh...!
The flames of the hellfire grew even thicker.
“How could you not know that the clan’s values is struggle and dominance through power, not immorality...….”
For an instant the blue flames hid Jin's location. The lost black swordsmen who rushed in beat the barriers of Blue flames in vain.
Runcandel 5th secret technique
Light-speed Thrust - Plutonian
At the same time, five beams of light-speed thrust slashed the battlefield into pieces.
A small hole was made in the chest of the knights standing in the front line, and chaos was erased one by one in the aftermath that spread behind them.
Before the knights could react and refill the collapsed formation, Jin had already reached the point where the light speed thrust spread through the middle. That spot was where those who resisted the chaos to the end, including the Tona brothers, stood.
Also, as soon as Jin settled down, he cut down the nearby knights by Bradamante and they disappeared like dust swept away by the wind.
“Oh, uh!, the youngest!”
“Back, look back!”
The Tona brothers had mixed feelings when they saw Jin, who had come to open the way, but they had no choice but to shout urgently to look back.
It was because a black knight was brandishing a sword behind their brother's back.
Jin didn't even look at him, but hugged the Tona brothers who rushed in and tried to protect him with their bodies.
“Brothers, you’ve worked hard…….”
The moment the brothers reunited, the black knight's sword that attacked the rear couldn't reach Jin. The fire burned his entire body.
Tung, the dead black knight's helmet fell to the floor and made a hollow sound.
“There are many things that I want to say, but let’s get out of here for now.”
The moment Jin first saw those trapped underground, he expected many of them to die here.
Tona brothers also shouted. Don't mind us and do what you want to do.
Fortunately, things have changed.
'If there is no acting patriarch, I can save a lot more knights than expected.'
Why did Rosa let them live? And why did she leave without killing them?
Suddenly, Jin had such a question.
The Prophet explained that it was just a last consideration. If it was only that, it seemed that Jin would not be able to forgive Rosa even more.
Because a person who dared to pollute Runcandel cannot be considerate of Runcandel. Of course, there were still many variables that could get in the way of saving the knights.
There's no way to know for sure whether Rosa will return to battlefield, how far her renegades will multiply, and there's no way to be sure that there won't be something that even Jin can't handle.
So Jin had to evacuate them first.
"By the way, it's surprising that you are left here. Elder chief Jorden.”
Jorden Runcandel.
Jin made eye contact with him.
“…… judging from the atmosphere, it seems that you were the leader of the insurgents.”
Even while they were talking, the traitors were unable to approach Jin.
Jorden looked back and forth at flames of hell and Jin, who were protecting them, and let out a laugh.
“I just remembered the essence of the clan that I had forgotten about. Thanks to some crazy monster.”
-Have you regained your confidence after losing everything? It's good that you say such cheeky things.
-I just remembered the essence of the clan that I had forgotten.
That's what Jorden said when Joshua fall down in the past, he said the same to Rosa.
“And the leader of this resistance was originally not me, but the 4th flagbearer.”
“Where is elder brother Diphus? What about elder sister Mary?”
"I don’t know. Whether he is alive or dead.”
Diphus was still imprisoned in the dungeon, but the other insurgents were unaware of it. It was because he was imprisoned separately.
“…… I'm sorry.”
“It's not something the elder chief should be sorry for. So, these are all the confirmed survivors who are here right now?”
"Yes."
Like those who resisted, Jorden's body bore the marks of the pain he suffered in the dungeon.
Almost only bones remained, and even the energy of chaos ate away his entire body.
Even so, Jin felt a certain transcendent class from Jorden. A condition that never fades no matter how weak the body becomes.
“It seems that your close door training was also successful, elder chief.”
“I don’t think it can compare to you.”
“I cannot able to take responsibility for escaping to the end on my own. It would be nice if I could, but I don't think the traitors' outbursts will last this long. If I clear the path, the elder chief will take everyone and evacuate them to Tikan.”
“Puhh…… Interesting. We've always been enemies, but will you trust me?"
“No, not Jorden, the Black Sword commander, who was mean like an old snake…… I believe in the clan’s knight, Jorden Runcandel.”
Jorden's eyes widened.
“…… I will support you, 12th flagbearer.”
Jin did not forgive Jorden. Jorden knew that too.
However, it was only that the two eventually shared the value of Runcandel, which is 'struggle'. That was enough reason why they can fight together for Runcandel while covering their grudges.
“By the way, the 12th flagbearer. As you just predicted, this is not all of Rosa Runcandel and the power of the Prophet.”
“Tell me everything you know.”
“The fact that the Traitors have been strengthened now is the result of the opening of the chaos in the garden of swords. We went through the same situation the day we were imprisoned in the dungeon.”
At that time, the insurgents had shown quite a struggle against the chaos traitors. It wasn't as much as Jin, but they had cut many of the strengthened knights.
It was thanks to the fact that there were knights like Jorden, Diphus, and Mary who had reached the level after the closed door training.
What brought them to complete despair that day was not the knights stained with chaos who resurrected and multiplied endlessly, nor the combat dolls with only high destructive power.
“…… Soon, the knights enshrined in the mausoleum will appear.”
“The knights from the mausoleum?”
“What we have personally confirmed are the flagbearers and the black Knights of the past. But if I were the prophet, I would call many more and stronger beings against you...….”
The moment Jorden said that.
All of a sudden, Jin unleashed ten light beam thrusts and cleared the surroundings. In addition, the energy of flames of hell, which had been amplified, was still growing beyond recognition.
No matter how many ants there are, they cannot kill a lion.
Just as Jin felt that the Knights of Chaos were no different from monsters in the desert, Jorden could see that as well.
“…… But I don't think there's anything to worry about.”
Jorden shrugged his shoulders. He realized that Jin had used power that was not even 30 percent of his battle prowess.
The reason Jin organized the surroundings was no different.
It was because he recognized that among the traitors, the real knights began to show their energy in earnest.
Commander of the Black Knights, Stam. He was slowly moving his steps toward Jin.
“Go, Elder Chief.”
The insurgents began to leave the Garden of Swords. The land soaked in chaos was messy, but they took the blue road formed by flames of hell as a guidepost.
Insurgents didn't even have to extend their swords against the chaos knights flocking in. The flames that surrounds them like a barrier protected them.
Their fight for escape would begin in earnest after they escaped the territory of flames.
“You don’t seem to have any intention of attacking them, Stam, Runcandel’s former commander of Black Knights. You should be able to put a dent in my flames. Is it like the last remaining conscience?”
Stam glared at Jin without answering. A huge aura and chaos were being released from him.
“No, former 12th flagbearer, Jin Runcandel. Because I judged that I should not waste an inch of my strength while dealing with you.”
“Fortunately, you didn’t have a bad conscience.”
Jin stared into Stam's red eyes for a moment.
The Black Knight Commander of Runcandel, who had been a life saver and risked his live fighting together in the Sword Emperor Castle war, was now blocking him as an enemy.
“Choosing to focus completely on me is definitely a great choice. It is lamentable that even with such judgment, you didn’t stopped Rosa Runcandel's depravity."
“The legitimacy that it was to promote the survival of the clan must ultimately be the responsibility of the last survivor. You are not yet qualified to judge whether Madame Rosa is wrong. Similarly, I am not yet convinced that you are wrong. That is a matter that can only be settled after you die.”
“I didn't know that you have a talent for talking bullshit, not just swords…….”
The moment Jin tries to rush at Stam. Jin was able to recognize that another real knight appeared from behind.
[Black Knight Commander, I understand why you were waiting for me all this time. For a moment, I thought he was Chiron Runcandel, the current patriarch.]
Looking back, Jin saw a knight coming out of the mausoleum and it was the first time Jin saw this knight.
The Garden of Swords, which had been shining with the sun and blue flames, became dark in an instant.
The peculiar deformed darkness created by chaos, Jin narrowed his forehead and looked at the blackened sky and the garden of swords.
Red eyes were shining brightly all over the place. All of them were the gazes of the knights who were confronting Jin.
‘As soon as the darkness deepened, the aura of the knights grew stronger…… Is it the result of the Prophet amplifying the chaos scattered throughout the Garden of Swords?'
The Prophet and Rosa were nowhere to be seen. As if they weren’t there in the first place.
Jin guessed that the two them used some means to amplify the chaos. The Prophet would have used Rosa's power as a medium for amplification.
'Or did the acting patriarch move to prepare for defense against external attacks?'
Kinzelo and Zipfel.
Jin was still convinced that the two forces were watching the battle and preparing for an all-out attack.
'Then you will have no choice but to regret going without making a valid decision or checking myself further.'
Whether it's to contain external attacks or for other reasons. Jin was confident that he would make Rosa regret leaving him behind. And even all the choices she's made so far.
New knights were constantly appearing from somewhere. Like worms that hide in the dark and then rush out at the sight of their prey, without knowing that the prey contains poison that they cannot handle.
The number has already exceeded a thousand by an estimate, and if it continue to multiply at this rate, it will reach ten thousand within an hour.
Each and every one of those knights has an aura of 8-stars or higher.
'Even if it's true, they are just battle dolls that doesn't even deserve its power.'
To Jin, they are no different from the monsters of the Great Desert of Mitra that he encountered on the first day when he returned to human world.
Of course, it was Jin's standard. The knights tainted with chaos had the fighting power to wipe out quite a few kingdoms within a day or two, even if there was only one group.
‘The only things that I have to deal with a little bit of concern are few real guys among them. They are only traitors who have not lost their enlightenment despite being stained with chaos.'
Swoosh...!
The flames of the hellfire grew even thicker.
“How could you not know that the clan’s values is struggle and dominance through power, not immorality...….”
For an instant the blue flames hid Jin's location. The lost black swordsmen who rushed in beat the barriers of Blue flames in vain.
Runcandel 5th secret technique
Light-speed Thrust - Plutonian
At the same time, five beams of light-speed thrust slashed the battlefield into pieces.
A small hole was made in the chest of the knights standing in the front line, and chaos was erased one by one in the aftermath that spread behind them.
Before the knights could react and refill the collapsed formation, Jin had already reached the point where the light speed thrust spread through the middle. That spot was where those who resisted the chaos to the end, including the Tona brothers, stood.
Also, as soon as Jin settled down, he cut down the nearby knights by Bradamante and they disappeared like dust swept away by the wind.
“Oh, uh!, the youngest!”
“Back, look back!”
The Tona brothers had mixed feelings when they saw Jin, who had come to open the way, but they had no choice but to shout urgently to look back.
It was because a black knight was brandishing a sword behind their brother's back.
Jin didn't even look at him, but hugged the Tona brothers who rushed in and tried to protect him with their bodies.
“Brothers, you’ve worked hard…….”
The moment the brothers reunited, the black knight's sword that attacked the rear couldn't reach Jin. The fire burned his entire body.
Tung, the dead black knight's helmet fell to the floor and made a hollow sound.
“There are many things that I want to say, but let’s get out of here for now.”
The moment Jin first saw those trapped underground, he expected many of them to die here.
Tona brothers also shouted. Don't mind us and do what you want to do.
Fortunately, things have changed.
'If there is no acting patriarch, I can save a lot more knights than expected.'
Why did Rosa let them live? And why did she leave without killing them?
Suddenly, Jin had such a question.
The Prophet explained that it was just a last consideration. If it was only that, it seemed that Jin would not be able to forgive Rosa even more.
Because a person who dared to pollute Runcandel cannot be considerate of Runcandel. Of course, there were still many variables that could get in the way of saving the knights.
There's no way to know for sure whether Rosa will return to battlefield, how far her renegades will multiply, and there's no way to be sure that there won't be something that even Jin can't handle.
So Jin had to evacuate them first.
"By the way, it's surprising that you are left here. Elder chief Jorden.”
Jorden Runcandel.
Jin made eye contact with him.
“…… judging from the atmosphere, it seems that you were the leader of the insurgents.”
Even while they were talking, the traitors were unable to approach Jin.
Jorden looked back and forth at flames of hell and Jin, who were protecting them, and let out a laugh.
“I just remembered the essence of the clan that I had forgotten about. Thanks to some crazy monster.”
-Have you regained your confidence after losing everything? It's good that you say such cheeky things.
-I just remembered the essence of the clan that I had forgotten.
That's what Jorden said when Joshua fall down in the past, he said the same to Rosa.
“And the leader of this resistance was originally not me, but the 4th flagbearer.”
“Where is elder brother Diphus? What about elder sister Mary?”
"I don’t know. Whether he is alive or dead.”
Diphus was still imprisoned in the dungeon, but the other insurgents were unaware of it. It was because he was imprisoned separately.
“…… I'm sorry.”
“It's not something the elder chief should be sorry for. So, these are all the confirmed survivors who are here right now?”
"Yes."
Like those who resisted, Jorden's body bore the marks of the pain he suffered in the dungeon.
Almost only bones remained, and even the energy of chaos ate away his entire body.
Even so, Jin felt a certain transcendent class from Jorden. A condition that never fades no matter how weak the body becomes.
“It seems that your close door training was also successful, elder chief.”
“I don’t think it can compare to you.”
“I cannot able to take responsibility for escaping to the end on my own. It would be nice if I could, but I don't think the traitors' outbursts will last this long. If I clear the path, the elder chief will take everyone and evacuate them to Tikan.”
“Puhh…… Interesting. We've always been enemies, but will you trust me?"
“No, not Jorden, the Black Sword commander, who was mean like an old snake…… I believe in the clan’s knight, Jorden Runcandel.”
Jorden's eyes widened.
“…… I will support you, 12th flagbearer.”
Jin did not forgive Jorden. Jorden knew that too.
However, it was only that the two eventually shared the value of Runcandel, which is 'struggle'. That was enough reason why they can fight together for Runcandel while covering their grudges.
“By the way, the 12th flagbearer. As you just predicted, this is not all of Rosa Runcandel and the power of the Prophet.”
“Tell me everything you know.”
“The fact that the Traitors have been strengthened now is the result of the opening of the chaos in the garden of swords. We went through the same situation the day we were imprisoned in the dungeon.”
At that time, the insurgents had shown quite a struggle against the chaos traitors. It wasn't as much as Jin, but they had cut many of the strengthened knights.
It was thanks to the fact that there were knights like Jorden, Diphus, and Mary who had reached the level after the closed door training.
What brought them to complete despair that day was not the knights stained with chaos who resurrected and multiplied endlessly, nor the combat dolls with only high destructive power.
“…… Soon, the knights enshrined in the mausoleum will appear.”
“The knights from the mausoleum?”
“What we have personally confirmed are the flagbearers and the black Knights of the past. But if I were the prophet, I would call many more and stronger beings against you...….”
The moment Jorden said that.
All of a sudden, Jin unleashed ten light beam thrusts and cleared the surroundings. In addition, the energy of flames of hell, which had been amplified, was still growing beyond recognition.
No matter how many ants there are, they cannot kill a lion.
Just as Jin felt that the Knights of Chaos were no different from monsters in the desert, Jorden could see that as well.
“…… But I don't think there's anything to worry about.”
Jorden shrugged his shoulders. He realized that Jin had used power that was not even 30 percent of his battle prowess.
The reason Jin organized the surroundings was no different.
It was because he recognized that among the traitors, the real knights began to show their energy in earnest.
Commander of the Black Knights, Stam. He was slowly moving his steps toward Jin.
“Go, Elder Chief.”
The insurgents began to leave the Garden of Swords. The land soaked in chaos was messy, but they took the blue road formed by flames of hell as a guidepost.
Insurgents didn't even have to extend their swords against the chaos knights flocking in. The flames that surrounds them like a barrier protected them.
Their fight for escape would begin in earnest after they escaped the territory of flames.
“You don’t seem to have any intention of attacking them, Stam, Runcandel’s former commander of Black Knights. You should be able to put a dent in my flames. Is it like the last remaining conscience?”
Stam glared at Jin without answering. A huge aura and chaos were being released from him.
“No, former 12th flagbearer, Jin Runcandel. Because I judged that I should not waste an inch of my strength while dealing with you.”
“Fortunately, you didn’t have a bad conscience.”
Jin stared into Stam's red eyes for a moment.
The Black Knight Commander of Runcandel, who had been a life saver and risked his live fighting together in the Sword Emperor Castle war, was now blocking him as an enemy.
“Choosing to focus completely on me is definitely a great choice. It is lamentable that even with such judgment, you didn’t stopped Rosa Runcandel's depravity."
“The legitimacy that it was to promote the survival of the clan must ultimately be the responsibility of the last survivor. You are not yet qualified to judge whether Madame Rosa is wrong. Similarly, I am not yet convinced that you are wrong. That is a matter that can only be settled after you die.”
“I didn't know that you have a talent for talking bullshit, not just swords…….”
The moment Jin tries to rush at Stam. Jin was able to recognize that another real knight appeared from behind.
[Black Knight Commander, I understand why you were waiting for me all this time. For a moment, I thought he was Chiron Runcandel, the current patriarch.]
Looking back, Jin saw a knight coming out of the mausoleum and it was the first time Jin saw this knight.
