Chapter 554 - Straight Into The Trap 3 (2/2)
Hwang Bo-sung knew what the real power of Luke was.
However, the knights that heard it were curious.
‘His Majesty’s true skills? Is he going to use dark magic?’
‘Is it true that he had learned the legacy of the Devil King Saymon?’
They had heard about the occurrence of the warlocks from Dark Moon and Luke’s revelation.
However, they were too shocked by the story.
Also, they weren’t in the position to talk about it, so they kept their silence.
It was because even the Holy Empire, which was known to hold its hand against dark magic had stayed quiet, and no one thought that Luke would have learned dark magic with any bad intention.
Moreover, the warlocks were able to control the zombies and isolate them from the towns. They were also helping the people there. The hostility toward the warlocks reduced by a lot.
‘If His Majesty uses dark magic, how strong would His Majesty’s combat ability be?’
‘Well, seeing how he was able to catch the high ranking demons the other day…’
The knights had seen the Sword Masters of the Symphonia Kingdom battle with the King several times.
There were a lot of one-on-many battles, but they never felt like Luke was giving out his all.
So, in a rough extent, Luke would be at a Sword Sage level at the very least.
As everyone was expectant on seeing Luke’s true skills, Luke took a step toward the enemy Gigant and raised the right hand of Avenger.
“Black Bind!”
Thud!
The Aether Globe in Luke’s heart soon changed into a black circle.
The moment Avenger’s core engine amplified the dark magic, something that was similar to roots rose from the ground.
The roots or stems that seemed very much like creepers began to bind itself around the legs and torso of the enemy Gigants, which were on the front line.
“Uhk! What is this?!”
“I-I can’t move my Gigant…”
The shocked enemies moved around, but the more they struggled, the more the output of the core engine of their Gigants decreased and so did the rider’s aura.
The Proximal Guard Knights of Symphonia seemed a little disappointed when the enemies didn’t even move from their spot.
‘What? Was that dark magic?’
‘I thought that it was going to be some kind of great destructive power, but it is just a simple hold magic. That’s all?’
What they thought wasn’t unreasonable.
The enemy’s aura, which was being absorbed by Luke’s Black Bind, couldn’t be seen through the naked eye.
When the captured enemies began to falter, Luke once again used dark magic.
“Make sure that not a single one of them remains. Dark Grinder!”
The same time as the spell unfolded, purple mist began to gather over the heads of the enemy Gigants.
The mist that hovered over their heads turned like a whirlwind and covered the enemy Gigants.
From the fog could be heard the sound of metal cracking and splitting.
Crack! Tear!
In addition to the rupture of the Gigants, the screams of the riders could be heard.
“N-no! Save me!”
“Uakkkk-!”
Dark Grinder was a new dark magic that Luke had created very recently by using Dark Gravity and Dark Impact magic.
It was a terrifying dark magic, which accelerated its movements with Magi particles in it. It would turn into a purple fog and become faster than a storm itself.
Once caught in the magic, even a Hero class Gigant couldn’t survive.
The enemy Gigants, who were stuck in the Black Grinder, turned into nothing more than black powder without being able to defend themselves.
Seeing that, the Guard Knights of Symphonia couldn’t stop their bodies from trembling.
‘T-this is the dark magic of Devil King Saymon!’
‘Is this what it is? The power that went against the continent in the past?!’
The enemies were as astonished by Luke as the knights.
However, their astonishment broke soon enough.
The enemy too had seen war at home and foreign nations. They watched the knights and wizards, but they never witnessed their Gigant troops being swept away like that.
“Unbelievable…! I’m just dreaming, right!?”
“R-run away!”
The enemies, who were terrified of it, tried to retreat.
Avenger, who pulled out his giant sword, rushed toward them like lightning.
Slash! Slash!
Avenger moved like a rolling stone under Luke’s control.
As if dozens of Avengers had appeared, after imagers had appeared everywhere, and the trajectory of the aura being used was appearing on the air like a spider web.
The insects that were getting trapped in the web were being destroyed without fail.
“Damn it! Our path is blocked!”
“Don’t stand there! Smash everything!”
The enemies tried their best to fight against evil.
However, once Luke unleased the third phase of Build-up and the fallen angel’s Ultra-high-speed movement ability, the movement of Avenger couldn’t be caught with the naked eye.
In an instant, the enemy troops got defeated, and the rest of them threw away their giant swords and shields and ran away.
They were too scared that some guys even left their Gigants and ran on barefoot.
“Huhuhu, you wanted to mess around with your own will, but when it comes to running away, you need to get my permission!”
Grrrng!
The hand of Avenger triggered Thunder Bringer.
With the purple sparks on his fingertips, lightning spread where he pointed to.
The remaining men, who were trying to run, turned into ashes.
Luke’s battle, which left no enemies alive, left the Guard Knights’ eyes wide open. Even Hwang Bo-sung, who knew about Luke’s power, was shocked.
‘I thought that it was going to be a one-sided fight… This wasn’t a fight. This is a slaughter.’
‘The Sword of the Warrior can use the power of the Devil King!’
‘Emperor Rudolf is no longer an opponent for His Majesty!’
While everyone was in their own thoughts, Luke gave out orders.
“Take care of the injured and prepare for battle.”
“Prepare for battle? Master, isn’t the fight done?”
When Hwang Bo-sung asked, Luke shook his head.
“No, the movements of the zombies are a lot more active than before. They are surely aiming for the Holy Imperial’s army that is stationed outside the city.”
There was anxiety in Luke’s speech.
The knights knew what he was so worried about and decided to clean up the mess and follow their King.