Published at 22nd of November 2020 10:06:47 AM
Chapter 111
As I was walking down the forest path in the evening, a fully armored horse with a black knight appeared . He held an enormous jet-black halberd as he charged at me . Their speed only free faster as the knight shifted into his charge . I tried to move out of the knights way, but he followed accordingly so it was obvious now that he was aiming for me .
Its big– The galloping horse looked larger than regular horses . Its head was actually taller than me… The black knight that rode on top of it was also huge . He was completely encased in armor from head to toe . To evade the black knight, I waited for the moment when changing the direction of his charge would’ve been impossible before doing a slide-jump . During the moment we crossed, my eyes met the knight’s glowing eyes that were visible through the opening of the visor .
The black knight’s plate armor was decorated with protruding spikes . Almost as if the design had been based on a monster . Was that a magic stone in its chest? I could’ve sworn I saw a large jewel glowing with an earthen color .
While maintaining eye contact with the black knight, I took out two tomahawks from my undercoat . Without charging off too far, the knight turned its horse around and faced me again .
“First of all, let me ask – are you not mistaking your target?”
“‘Black Mask Shaft’, you are but a pebble in our path of supremacy . Our master has ordered for your elimination . ”
“So, it is Castus again… To think that you’d bother to wait for me to leave the labyrinth first . Very well — I’ll become a roadblock in your so-called path of supremacy . ”
Facing off on the forest path, I tightened my grip on my weapons . I had resolved myself to kill . I honestly did not want to imagine what’ll happen if that halbert skewered my body .
Was my mind playing tricks on my? Not only the black knight, but the horse also exhaled roughly . As if they both were excited for battle . The knight kicked the sides of the horse . It responded by taking a stride, then suddenly, disappeared from sight —
“Wha!”
The black knight actually urged its mount to jump into the air . It’s front hives were already over my head by the time I realized . I was caught off guard for a moment by their agility . I barely managed to avoid being trampled under foot . The landing caused the ground to crack and a heavy thud echoed throughout the forest .
I couldn’t afford to be distracted by it as the knight swing quickly followed . I crossed the two tomahawks over my head, catching the halbert . I was able to stop the one-hand swing but I sunk into the ground up to my ankles as the impact was stronger and heavier than expected .
“You can black that? Then how about this . ”
The black knight pulled its left fist back and then punched towards me, even though it would’ve have reached .
“ [Heavy Shockwave]!”
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The fist that swung from a far actually landed on my chest . To be exact, the shockwave that emitted from that skill did . Having all the air in my lungs pushed out left me unable to speak . Since my feet were buried in the ground, I hadn’t been able to evade, and had to take the attack head on . And the impact from that attack had been strong enough to uproot my feet and I fell on my back, leaving me in a disadvantageous position . I was only able to see the front hives of the horse as it raised them .
I rolled to the side and avoided it before getting to my feet and slid-jumping to create distance .
I still felt numb all over . Focusing on my hands as I still held my weapons, I waited for the numbness to go away . The black knight wasn’t going to give me that chance, however . With some distance between us, they got into a charging posture .
I quickly looked around, realized I was standing in the middle of the road while the knight was facing the forest . At the very least, if I could pull them into the forest and hinder the horse’s mobility .
If you won’t let me lure you into the forest, then…
The black knight prepared its next charge, apparently gaining that unnatural acceleration via the use of [Dash] . Confirming that, I did a slide-jump further back and tossed an M84 flashbang into their path . The knight knew I’d thrown something and still charged nonetheless .
A roar sounded, followed by a flash .
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“Muu—!”
The black knight lost its balance, then fell off his still galloping horse . Although he landed on his feet, he was still off balance . My two tomahawks flew at its head . They both landed but only the high pitch screech of metal sounded out . I turned from the knight and tossed an M67 frag grenade towards the stunned horse . I needed to get rid of his source of mobility .
I put my hands in my overcoat, intending to grew my two remaining tomahawks . Then, I recalled the sound they made on the knight’s head . Which, probably meant a glancing blow . A suit of armor couldn’t be penetrated by the throwing force of my enhanced throw — the 9mm parabellum rounds might not be enough .
Then, how about the 9×39 from the AS VAL on my back – that may be the key to this battle .
I tossed an M67 grenade at the stunned knight as he was leaning over . Right as I pulled the pin and threw it, the knight finally rose up, its hidden eyes staring straight at me . The earth colored gem on its chest — no, the magic stone began to glow . The suit of armor started to emit black particles that quickly converged together . The grenade exploded right before him, engulfing in fire and shrapnel . The sound of clanging metal followed .
“Not working, huh . ”
Neither the tomahawks, nor a point black grenade managed to scratch that suit of armor . While I watched the groggy knight, I weighed my options… This might be too difficult for what I had on my right now… I could change my armaments, but the process was not instant . The black knight wouldn’t allow me such an opening .
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The knight approached me warily, step by step . Along the way, noticing the horse was still alive despite the grenade mangling one of its leg . The knight stopped next to it . The knight then cut the horse’s head off with the halbert .
“Somehow, you are truly more than meets the eye, ‘Black Mask Shaft’ . ”
“And you are still not dead yet . That armor seems quite sturdy, shame you didn’t make one for your horse . ”
“Unfortunately… I’ve never heard of anyone willing to make magic armor for horses . ”
“Magic armor huh–”
“But ‘Black Mask Shaft’, can you break through the protection of this ‘Terra Chaos’ magic armor?”
I robbed the knight of its mobility . However, the magic armor gave me another level of difficulty… Under the burning red sky, the second round against the Cactus assassin would begin .