Future Knight

Chapter 135

They even named it Cherry after the wyvern that Kang Chan had killed.

“Graargh… Cherry, let’s soak ourselves in the enemy’s blood together! Kyarr!”

“…..”

Watching Urkanta call the grotesque Gigantes ‘Cherry’, Kang Chan shook his head.

Once all the warriors had gathered, Kang Chan signaled them to depart.

“Alright, let’s get moving.”

“It’s time for revenge.”

“Kyargh! Let’s do this!”

Thus, they used spatial movement towards their continent, which had become the enemy’s domain.

Their sole objective was clear.

As the strongest small party, they aimed to wreak havoc behind enemy lines, thereby paving the way for the Allied Forces to land on the continent.

* * *

Kang Chan’s first target was naturally the enemy’s Gigantes production factory.

If they couldn’t stop the mass production, it was clear that the Allied Forces would never reclaim the continent from the enemy.

The Gigantes production facility, which seemed endless, was in Elmazen, the capital of Materia, rich in underground resources.

Elmazen, once the central trade hub dividing the west and east of the continent and the number one country to live in, had now turned into a Gigantes factory, and all the humans in the city had become slaves to the factory.

They were forced into backbreaking labor day after day for the Green Elves.

Under the scorching midsummer sun, a slave carrying heavy iron ore wiped the sweat from his forehead and straightened his back, only to be met with the whip of a Green Elf.

“You dare slack off!”

“Ugh… Please, spare me. Please….”

Even after just two lashes, his back was torn, with flesh hanging off along with his clothes.

“Stop whining and get up! Do you want more?”

“…..”

The human, weakened to the core, couldn’t rise, and the Green Elf, watching him, raised his whip in fury once more.

But just then, a shadow fell over the Green Elf, and a gigantic figure mercilessly crushed him.

Crunch!

A massive Gigantes, having completed spatial movement, had stepped on him as it landed on the ground.

Then, three more Gigantes landed, causing massive tremors that shook the factories, shattering glass everywhere.

Boom!

“Enemy! The enemy has infiltrated!”

“Deploy the Gigantes unit!”

The Duke of Sachsen, observing the chaotic factory area, spoke with a heavy tone.

『So this is Elmazen, the capital of Materia? My God, this beautiful city has turned into such an abomination…』

Having visited Elmazen multiple times in the past, the Duke of Sachsen couldn’t believe his eyes as he saw the once-beautiful city transformed into a gigantic factory.

He worried about Bellaren.

It might have turned out like this place.

To capture the four invading Gigantes, countless enemy Gigantes began pouring out from all directions.

These Gigantes looked crude at first glance.

However, these crude Gigantes were models equipped with technology transferred from Earth, each armed with giant machine guns.

They were undoubtedly superior to the old models.

But the Gigantes that had come here now were not the old ones.

All of them were the latest models, modified by Dragons and Dwarves.

Dozens of enemy Gigantes aimed their machine guns at Kang Chan and his party, unleashing a storm of bullets.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Ratatatatatata!

Although the firing rate wasn’t great, the combined fire from dozens of them turned the area where Kang Chan and his party stood into Swiss cheese in an instant.

The power was also quite formidable.

However, Red Rabbit, Agni, Cherry, and the Elven Knight stood firm, unaffected by the attack.

They were protected by shield magic cast by the magicians onboard through the Maglight Furnace.

Silphiris was still onboard Kang Chan’s Red Rabbit, Arteon was on Elradion’s Elven Knight, and the other two Gigantes had 7th circle Elf magicians onboard.

With over fifty enemy Gigantes firing relentlessly, the surroundings were covered in smoke, making it impossible to see anything.

The enemies then ceased fire and inspected the state of the intruders.

『Cease fire! Cease fire!』

They were convinced that the fearsome new weapon they had received from the aliens had turned the intruders into scrap metal.

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However, when the shooting stopped and the smoke slowly cleared, the Green Elves could only be horrified.

Despite firing hundreds of shots, the enemies stood in the same place, unscathed.

The surrounding buildings had been destroyed beyond recognition.

Even they could not comprehend this sight.

『Wh-What is happening?』

While the Green Elves’ Gigantes were bewildered, even Kang Chan and his party were amazed and very satisfied with the performance of the modified Gigantes.

『This is pretty useful, isn’t it?』

The protective power was nearly equal to the energy shields installed on Zaid.

To penetrate such a shield, there was no other way than using high-frequency blades for close combat or battleship-class artillery fire.

『So now it’s our turn?』

As the four Gigantes drew their swords and infused them with mana, Aura Blades ignited on their swords.

Seeing this, the Green Elves screamed.

『Sword Masters!』

『What? They’re all Sword Masters!』

『Everyone, run!』

Although nearly 100 enemy Gigantes surrounded Kang Chan and his party, they started fleeing from just the four Gigantes.

Their trusted machine guns were completely ineffective, and all the enemies were Sword Masters.

Unlike the mass-produced Gigantes they rode, these were the real deal.

In the blink of an eye, Urkanta jumped over the enemy’s head and crushed the Green Elf’s Gigantes like an enraged beast, turning the nearby enemy Gigantes into scrap metal in an instant.

The Gigantes that Urkanta rode wielded a massive two-handed sword like the Hurricane Blade, which was absurdly large and crude to be called a sword.

Elradion’s Elven Knight moved like it was flying over the factory roof, attacking enemies.

Despite its height of 8 meters and weight of nearly 60 tons.

Elradion precisely pierced the spots where the enemy Gigantes’ pilots were likely located with his saber, reducing the enemy faster than anyone else.

Sachsen on Agni fought like the most knightly of them all, though not as flashy as the others, while Kang Chan, like the master Elradion, destroyed the enemies with minimal movement.

The intense battle ended in a one-sided victory for Kang Chan’s party, and the factory suffered immense damage and caught fire due to the Gigantes’ rough pursuit of the fleeing enemies.

『Wow, we destroyed so many, but even more are swarming in!』

An overwhelming number of Gigantes were rushing towards Kang Chan, far more than before.

As Kang Chan had predicted, attacking the factory had caused all the nearby Gigantes stationed to defend it to swarm in.

Seeing this, Kang Chan finally signaled Zikyon to attack.

『Zikyon, now! Wipe them out in one go!』

As Kang Chan and his party flew up using levitation magic, Zikyon and Rekracion, who had transformed into dragons and hidden themselves with invisibility magic, revealed their massive forms.

『Dr-Dragons!』

Despair spread across the enemies’ faces.

Seeing not one, but two Ancient-grade Dragons, which were rare to encounter even once in a lifetime.

The dragons unleashed their breath attacks generously towards the enemies.

The devastating breath of the two ancient dragons not only destroyed half the city but also the mountains on the outskirts.

The power was truly immense.

The enormous force shook the ground.

It was unimaginable how many people were caught up in their attack.

However, since their goal was not to rescue them, Kang Chan and the Duke of Sachsen had no choice but to sacrifice the few for the greater good.

Zikyon and Rekracion continued to unleash their breath attacks, with the ancient dragon Zikyon adding hellfire with both hands in addition to the breath, as if to vent all accumulated emotions.

As a result, Elmazen, the capital of a kingdom, was reduced to ashes in a matter of hours, with immense smoke and ash covering the skies of Elmazen.

Flying in the sky, Kang Chan and the Sword Masters, watching the majestic presence of the two dragons, once again realized why dragons were dragons, and swiftly moved towards their next target.

The Zvezda crew, who arrived late to the destroyed Elmazen, looked at the devastation with fury.

And with amazement.

The enemy’s firepower that had turned the entire gigantic factory into a wasteland in such a short time.

It was a scene of carnage as if hit by a battleship’s carpet bombing.

The enemies were not to be underestimated.

“Whew~ This is amazing?”

“Is now the time for admiration?”

When Hong Hak-mae scolded Lebedev again, Lebedev frowned and replied.

“Got it, stop nagging.”

“This is definitely the work of dragons and remnants lying low. We need to contact the commander and issue an emergency alert across the entire continent. Melisha, stay here and analyze the enemy’s scale and attack patterns to report.”

“Got it.”

“These guys are the biggest threat to the rebuilding of Earth… We have to wipe them out completely this time.”

The Zvezda crew began racking their brains to eliminate the enemies who had rebelled against them.

* * *

While the Zvezda crew and the Green Elves’ command were busy due to the emergency alert, the Dragon Knights led by Kang Chan were striking the old forts of the former Visman Empire on the southeastern edge of the Elves’ Forest.

These forts were built in the past when the relationship between Elves and humans was strained, designed to halt the mass-owned Ents of the Elves.

Such enemy forts had to be removed in advance because they would hinder the Allied Forces’ advance on the continent.

However, no matter how formidable a fort was, it was an easy target for four Sword Masters.

When the four Gigantes suddenly appeared in midair, they quickly demolished the watchtowers and destroyed the barracks, causing the Green Elves to swarm out like ants.

Upon seeing the attacking enemy Gigantes, they screamed.

“Gasp! S-Sword Masters?”

Despair filled their eyes as they spotted the enemy Gigantes emitting fearsome Aura Blades.

The Duke of Sachsen’s Agni unleashed a torrent of fierce flames over their heads without hesitation.

It resembled a flamethrower from Earth.

A very large flamethrower.

“Aaaargh!”

“Screeeech!”

As countless Green Elves screamed and died in the agony of their burning flesh, the Duke of Sachsen smiled with satisfaction, feeling a sense of relief.

Then he scorched the fort even more fiercely.

“Commander! The enemies are attacking again!”

Upon receiving an urgent request from the Green Elves, Benziller calmly issued orders to his crew.

“Deploy the fighter squadrons and prepare the main ship for launch!”

“Yes, Commander!”

As the Zvezda ship, a symbolic presence in the royal city of Bellaren, began to take off, hundreds of unmanned combat aircraft poured out from its hangar.

The swarm-like fighters flew at breakneck speed towards the enemies, followed by the gigantic Zaid.

Watching the launching fighter squadrons, Benziller called Hong Hak-mae via communication.

“Hong Hak-mae.”

“Yes, Commander!”

“How did the experiment with the Dark Elves go?”

“There are some side effects, but the results were tremendous.”

“Can we deploy them in combat?”

“Yes!”

“Then we’ll use them.”

“Yes, Commander!”

Upon receiving the commander’s approval, Hong Hak-mae summoned them without hesitation.

They were new weapons that combined Earth’s technology with the swordsmanship of this world.