Chapter 20 (2/2)
The earl twisted away his sword as well as dispelling his aura blade in a hurry
Puuuhk
Kurotan’s heavy body shot away from the iton, who had dispelled his aura blade at the last possible second made a conflicted expression He did not want to take the life of a felloorshi+pper of Maal
‘das’
Earl Wellington looked away from Kurotan’s limp body Luke still stood paralyzed by the fear that earl Wellington had exposed him to
Luke began to cough and gasp heavily as the earl withdrew his fear
“Kolok, kolok”
The earl’s heavy voice rang out
“Are you also a follower of Maal?”
“No-No”
Earl Wellington’s eyes seemed to become chillier He had no reason to spare someone that did not serve the same God as him He had already revealed that he was a follower of Maal, so he couldn’t afford to leave any witnesses that ht reveal his role in the ambush
However, right before the earl swung his sword, so unexpected happened
“Luke!”
A sharp voice rang out as a figure ran towards theton stopped his sword on reflex, and stepped backwards
“What is going on? Why would she?”
The figure belonged to none other than Isabelle She ran in front of Luke without hesitation and raised both of her arms to her side in a protective manner
“If you dare to put even a single scratch on Luke…”
Isabelle showed no more fear towards the earl
“You will not be able to gain a saintess”
Bishop Rain and his holy knights ran forward in a huff They had not been able to restrain Isabelle because she had acted so suddenly The earl’s face scrunched up inside of his helmet
“damn it…”
The situation had truly becoe the situation before speaking
“Well, I suppose the first thing to do would be to move to a different location”
The earl nodded The bishop was right, they needed to leave the scene of the aly to Luke, as holding Isabelle’s hands tightly
“There is no way that you can escape fro…”
Luke nodded with a pale face
“I have no plans of leaving Isabelle behind anyways”
The bishop’s eyes shone sharply at Luke’s words He had finally realized who Luke was
“Bring the rest of the people over…”
“Yes, sir”
A holy knight speeded off to a side of the hill at the bishop’s orders Kurotan seemed to have recovered his consciousness and raised his head
Kurotan looked around in confusion for a while before his eyes settled hatefully on the earl It was a behavior that could be expected from a fearless orc Luke stopped him before he could jump towards the earl
“Stop it, Kurotan”
Kurotan audibly ground his teeth before picking up the pieces of his axe and standing behind Luke The earl looked at him curiously
“You sure are one fearless bastard”
Anyone who experienced an aura e to attack theain
However, a brute that looked like a bandit was able to ignore the earl’s killing intent and fear, and did not lose his will to fight even on the brink of death The earl felt an interest in Kurotan
“Basic swordsmanshi+p as well as an aura that cannot hold a candle to mine, but the way you utilize these tools are that of a master How unique”
Earl Wellington recalled the situation froo It was only for a short while, but Kurotan had proven to be a slightly difficult challenge for him It was unbelievable, especially because Kurotan only seemed to utilize basic swordsmanshi+p
“Who are you?”
Kurotan did not answer He lifted his fist and put it to his ht him, which baffled the earl even more
“You’re ada even in a situation such as this? I really have no answer for dealing with you”
It was right then that Luke interfered before the situation worsened
“He’s an apprentice knight that I took in”
The earl’s gaze turned towards Luke
“How is the apprentice knight’s skills higher than his lords? The so called lord couldn’t even lift his finger against my fear”
Luke felt a sense of outrage at his words, but did not retort The earl looked at Luke and Isabelle, ere holding hands tightly, and opened his ain
“Are you her fiancée?”
“Yes, I am”
“You see, as well as reckless Did you think that even if you chased her down, the church of Flora would just let her go? Very unwise”
The earl continued to taunt Luke, but Luke did not bite the bait He had been educated in the court politics of nobles at a young age, as well as served as an officer on the eastern lines of a war for five years He could control his emotions
“It was better than doing nothing, sir I only wanted to acco, and that was to let Isabelle know that I had not given up”
Isabelle blushed at Luke’s words and leaned into his chest
“I didn’t know that you would co for me this quickly”
“You didn’t dare to think that I would give up on you so easily, did you?”
“Of course I knohat you’re like better than anyone else…”
The earl’s face scrunched up in displeasure at the sords being exchanged by the two love birds
‘These rotten bastards…’
The earl had sacrificed his youth as well as hisHe had also cast aside the bonds to his family This was the exact scene that would taunt him the most
The holy knights returned fro froazed around once more
“Let us hurry and leave this place”
The crowd of people allop away The earl’s strict gaze never left Luke and Kurotan, as Luke took Isabelle onto his horse and rode to catch up to the bishop