Chapter 128 - Chapter 22: Dragon Heart #2 (1/2)

Chapter 128 – Chapter 22: Dragon Heart #2

His body reacted before he could think. The moment the barbarian king was about to hit him, In-gong used Wind Style to retreat. It was truly a narrow escape. The place where In-gong had just been standing was struck by the barbarian king’s mace, and the earth was split apart. It shook from the power, and some of the barbarians in the area fell to the ground.

It wasn’t a special blow, nor was it the technique that smashed the gate. This was just a simple attack.

Yet it transcended common sense.

The barbarian king lifted his head as he raised his mace. In-gong was only two to three meters away.

“Good.”

The barbarian king spoke in a rough but excited voice.

He used Body Hardening as a rigid shell wrapped around his whole body. Its quality was completely different from Paratus’, and although the sizes were similar, In-gong couldn’t think of them as the same. This time, it was like facing a mountain.

The barbarian king had the power of War. Unlike the other barbarians, the red aura was burning like a flame.

In-gong knew instinctively…

The barbarian king wasn’t a War Knight. However, he was strong. The power of War was really enormous.

It was like facing the man with the spear at Thunderdoom Fortress. That man came to mind. Maybe the barbarian king was a similar existence.

‘Apostle of War.’

Those words emerged, and the white woman’s voice was also heard.

In-gong understood. It was the War Knight that had given the barbarian king the power of War. This meant that the one behind the barbarian king was not the Death Knight but the War Knight.

He had granted the power and the flag.

In-gong finished organizing his thoughts and focused on the barbarian king before him.

In Knight Saga, the barbarian king had a strength comparable to that of an advanced general. Moreover, he now had the power of War. He was sure to be much stronger than the barbarian king in Knight Saga.

Fighting him now wasn’t a good idea. It was the middle of enemy territory. At the very least, he should lure the barbarian king back to his camp where allies could fight together.

In-gong came to the conclusion quickly and used Wind Style again. He was surrounded by barbarians, so it wasn’t possible to retreat with Wind Style alone. However, he was only aiming for a small gap. Once the distance increased from two to three meters to five or six metres, In-gong used his last Blink.

A blue smoke exploded. In-gong was aiming for a place which was diagonal to the starting location. The moment was instantaneous. Then something collided with the blue smoke.

In-gong screamed. The moment he had reappeared, the barbarian king’s mace slammed into him. It tore through the air!

This was a shallow attack.

The barbarian king didn’t speak, but In-gong seemed to hear the voice of the barbarian king in his ear.

The moment when In-gong used Blink, the barbarian king had raised his head and looked at the air. He had moved before the blue smoke had even disappeared.

There were two reasons for this.

One, the barbarian king knew about In-gong’s flying and blinking ability. He hadn’t seen it on the battlefield, but he had heard about it from Paratus and the other barbarians.

Blink’s strength was that In-gong changed locations instantly. Moreover, the location where he appeared wasn’t specified, so the enemies were helpless. However, was it really like that? Was there truly no specific location as to where he would appear?

When someone’s life was at risk, the use of Blink was likely to be straightforward.

The barbarian king had read the intention to withdraw in In-gong’s eyes. In fact, In-gong had used elusive footwork to step backwards like the wind.

If he was using Blink in that situation, he had to step back. In-gong needed to be as far as possible without any enemies.

Then that meant the trajectory was calculated. By taking a diagonal step backward, it was obvious he would go in a straight line from there.

The other thing was the power of War.

The barbarian king, who held the power of War, didn’t miss the power of Conquest which had been used in the beginning. The barbarian king could feel the power of Conquest.

He read the direction and trajectory, then he determined the distance through feeling.

It was about a dozen meters. Obviously, that wasn’t a close distance. However, as soon as Blink was triggered, he had been able to narrow the distance. He wielded Skull Crusher the moment In-gong appeared in the air.

The barbarian king couldn’t catch up completely, but this distance… it was just enough to hit In-gong.

Kwang!

There was a tremendous roar as the atmosphere shook.

Shortly before the attack hit, In-gong’s aura had exploded. That explosion pushed In-gong and also affected the trajectory of Skull Crusher. Affecting both the target and attacker, the explosion reduced the strength of the hit.

However, that was it. The attack was still enough for what the barbarian king had intended.

The barbarian king’s power was beyond imagination. In-gong flew more than a dozen meters and slammed into the ground.

For a moment, he couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t distinguish between right and left, as well as front and back. There was no feeling in both arms, and there was no strength in his legs.

“Ku-pa-ha!”

The barbarian king shouted. He was already racing toward In-gong, and the distance narrowed in an instant.

Kwang!

The barbarian king’s second attack clashed with White Eagle. The green force field, strengthened by Black Eagle, shook roughly. Despite being far away, White Eagle had moved to In-gong’s position and prevented the second attack. However, it was unable to withstand the strength of the attack and was pushed back.

The barbarian king laughed out loud, and Green Wind screamed In-gong’s name.

Kwang!

It was the third attack. This time, White Eagle blocked it again. Due to the fact that it was coming from a diagonal direction, White Eagle was pushed diagonally and into the ground.

The barbarian king raised Skull Crusher once again. However, there was a crack in Green Wind’s force field. In-gong gritted his teeth and used Dragon Style as he raised his head.

The fourth attack—

Right before it struck, In-gong reached out for White Eagle with his white aura shining brilliantly!

‘Absolute Area!’

White Eagle’s super special move—it controlled all attacks within a certain range of White Eagle.

The moment Skull Crusher hit White Eagle, the barbarian king’s arm was bent at an unusual angle. It didn’t stop there as even the barbarian king’s body flew backwards.

‘Master!’

Green Wind shouted, but In-gong couldn’t be pleased. Absolute Area wasn’t a simple technique. It was a super special move which required a huge amount of aura and mental power. Yet he had used it to prevent an ordinary attack.

In-gong felt lightheaded. Blood poured from his body due to the backflow of aura.

This was the worst situation. His legs still had no power, and his hand which held onto White Eagle was trembling.

It was just like how Paratus had been. Due to the unexpected blow, he had received an enormous injury.

The barbarian king, who had been thrown back, landed on the ground. He glanced at his twisted right arm and laughed loudly. With one hand holding Skull Crusher, he readjusted the bones in his right arm.