Future Knight

Chapter 139

When the shoulder armor of the Red Rabbit was released, Kang Chan, who had been inside, fell forward.

Silpiris, who caught him, flew up holding Kang Chan and landed on the ground.

By then, Zikyon, who had transformed back into a human, ran to Kang Chan and checked his condition.

“Hey! Chan! Are you alright?”

His weak breathing and pulse, along with his pale complexion, did not look good.

The only reason Kang Chan’s life had been sustained until now was due to Silpiris’s healing rune.

Zikyon, exhausted from long-distance spatial movement and repeated breath attacks, squeezed out her remaining mana to heal Kang Chan with her strongest healing magic.

“Pull yourself together! Open your eyes!”

Kang Chan, who had rapidly recovered thanks to Zikyon’s healing magic, slowly opened his eyes.

“Wh-where am I?”

“Where else? Our home.”

“How did I…?”

Just before he lost consciousness, Kang Chan had thought he was going to die.

He believed that once he closed his eyes, he would never open them again.

But now that he had opened his eyes, he was alive.

He couldn’t believe it.

He had used his final battle mode twice and survived.

“You think I’d let you go alone?”

“Did you save me?”

“Yes, you idiot…”

As Zikyon finished speaking, she collapsed onto Kang Chan’s chest, startling him into shouting her name.

“Hey! Zikyon! What’s wrong? Zikyon!”

As Kang Chan struggled to get up, Silpiris reassured him.

“It’s alright, she just overused her mana and fell asleep.”

“Is she really alright?”

“She’ll be fine after a short rest. Don’t worry.”

“Okay…”

Relieved by Silpiris’s words, Kang Chan took a moment to catch his breath.

But soon, he urgently grabbed Silpiris and asked,

“What about Master? What happened to Master?”

“He’s safe too. He’ll be fine after a few days of rest.”

“Where is he now? I need to see for myself.”

As Kang Chan tried to get up despite his condition, Silpiris pushed his forehead back.

“Take care of yourself first.”

“But!”

Without listening to Kang Chan’s full protest, Silpiris used her magic to lift him and Zikyon into the air and headed toward a nearby tent.

“Hey! Let me go! I need to see Master!”

“Get some rest first. Then we can talk.”

“Let me go! I said let go!”

“You can’t even break free from this restraint, so who are you going to look after? Just sleep already, Sleep!”

Under Silpiris’s sleep spell, Kang Chan slowly fell asleep.

Though the spell wouldn’t normally work on a Sword Master, Kang Chan, weakened and facing a dragon’s direct spell, couldn’t resist and fell asleep.

Silpiris had many questions about the incredible abilities Kang Chan had shown, but she decided to wait until he regained his strength.

Kang Chan woke up exactly two days later.

Even though Zikyon had fully healed his body, the mental exhaustion had not been insignificant.

Fortunately, when Kang Chan opened his eyes, he was the same as before, which he found astonishing.

Before coming to this world, he had seen comrades who, like him, had undergone body modifications and used their final battle mode on the battlefield, only to die.

He had seen their bodies swell with immense power, only to rapidly age and die.

Yet, he had used that power twice and survived.

No matter how lucky he was, it seemed impossible to survive twice.

Kang Chan couldn’t help but be curious about the reason.

However, he had no time to ponder it now.

There were too many things he had to do immediately.

As soon as he woke up, he summoned representatives of all races.

The time had come to start a full-scale war.

They had to hurry and charge towards the enemy’s heart before the weapon production facilities and fortresses they had destroyed at great risk were rebuilt.

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**Chapter 49: The Final War**

The Continental Allied Forces, reassembled on the Raksha continent, began to move to the continent through a massive spatial movement magic circle.

An enormous army of a million, armed with modern and magical weapons, along with a vast amount of supplies and weapons, began their journey.

They arrived at the Elves’ forest where the Red Mars ship was hidden.

As the Continental Allied Forces began to gather around the Red Mars ship, the Red Mars also commenced battle preparations.

When the engine of the Red Mars started to emit full power with a mighty roar, an anti-gravity magnetic field formed, and the enormous Red Mars began to ascend slowly.

Rumble… Rumble…

It was the moment when the dormant colossal battle fortress was resurrected.

As the enormous hull pulled itself out of the cliff, the cliff, which had been its resting place for a long time, began to crumble, and the gathered soldiers of the Continental Allied Forces cheered loudly at the magnificent sight.

They watched the alien warship that would become a reliable ally.

The main computer of the resurrected Red Mars began to check various systems.

– Pluton response. Clear.

– Anti-gravity magnetic field. Clear.

– Weapon control system. Clear.

– Energy shield. Clear.

– Life support system. Clear.

– Communication system. Error.

The Earth’s communication system remained destroyed, as the Dwarves could not restore it, but a corresponding magical communication system was installed within the ship.

Having completed its self-diagnosis, the Red Mars declared its battle readiness.

– All clear. Combat ready. Launch preparations complete.

“Great.”

Kang Chan unconsciously clenched his fists.

The warship, which was practically scrap metal, had miraculously come back to life.

As the warship, now airborne, slowly moved forward, the gathered soldiers also began to move, following the warship.

Their destination, under the escort of the Red Mars, was none other than the capital of the Visman Empire, Bellaren, where the Zvezda ship was lurking.

As the Red Mars started to move, an emergency arose on the bridge of the Zvezda ship.

It was the appearance of the Red Mars, which had been untraceable until now.

– Warning! Warning! Enemy warship sighted! Enemy warship sighted!

“No! Where on earth did it come from?”

The Zvezda crew members were visibly flustered.

The appearance of the enemy warship, which they had most feared, had become a reality.

Although they didn’t know where the enemy warship, which they had been searching for so desperately, had suddenly emerged from, it was clear that an urgent situation was at hand.

They knew that dealing with a warship of the same Earth origin in a half-hearted manner would not lead to victory.

“Is everyone here?”

“Yes, Captain.”

Nine Zvezda crew members, fully armed for the first time in a long while, gathered on the bridge and looked at Benziller.

“Though the sudden appearance of the Red Mars is unsettling, as you all know, the enemy warship is inferior to us in every way! So there’s no need to panic. What was our primary objective for being here in the first place?”

In response to Benziller’s question, all the Zvezda crew members answered in unison.

“The destruction of the enemy warship that arrived first! And the imperialization of Neo Earth.”

“Exactly, only the order has changed. Nothing else is different. Understood?”

“Yes, Captain!”

As expected, Benziller, as the team’s leader, calmly reassured and boosted the morale of the crew.

The news that the scattered Continental Allied Forces were once again leading their forces north towards Bellaren soon spread across the entire continent.

Nobles from various kingdoms, who had been hiding and biding their time, began to join the Continental Allied Forces with their troops.

Although the troops they brought numbered around a hundred each and were insignificant, the procession of these nobles began to swell the ranks of the Continental Allied Forces significantly.

Furthermore, as the kings of various kingdoms, who had been secretly collaborating closely with the Raksha continent, began to join with their forces, the numbers of the Continental Allied Forces increased explosively.

Even amidst this, small and large battles continued to erupt.

Both sides were armed with modernized weapons, but the weapons of the Continental Allied Forces were far superior in performance compared to those of the Green Elves, allowing them to continue their streak of victories.

They possessed upgraded rifles and armor with powerful performance, as well as the Gigantes.

The Continental Allied Forces, armed with such new weapons, advanced towards Bellaren in an unstoppable march.

From the bridge of the Red Mars, Sachsen, watching the advancing soldiers, asked Kang Chan.

“Everything is going smoothly.”

“Yes.”

“But I’m worried. I feel as if we are walking straight into the enemy’s trap.”

“I feel the same way.”

A moment of silence passed between them, and Duke Sachsen, sipping his favorite coffee, spoke again.

“Do you think we have a chance of winning this war, Mr. Kang Chan?”

“I’ve never considered the odds. This is a war we must win.”

“The same goes for me. I will fight to the end, even if there is no chance of victory. I just want to know as a commander.”

“…….”

Kang Chan knew very well that there was no chance of winning this war against the Earth forces.

There was an insurmountable military disadvantage between Neo Earth and the Earth forces.

But he never gave up.

He just kept trying until the very end without giving up.

However, it was difficult to tell Sachsen that.

He was currently the leader of a race and the backbone of the Continental Allied Forces.

It wouldn’t do any good for him to know that Earth had thousands more ships like the Zvezda.

What they needed right now was hope.

“If we can just take down the enemy warship, the Continental Allied Forces definitely have a chance of winning. But if we can’t take down the enemy warship, the victory of the ground forces will be meaningless.”

Sachsen already knew this well, even without Kang Chan having to say it.

He had been thoroughly beaten once before.

No matter how powerful the soldiers were with their new weapons, that alone couldn’t counter the monster-like enemy warships that flew through the skies.

The Continental Allied Forces, having reclaimed the Sorpen Kingdom and Phillips Kingdom, established supply bases there and launched their final advance towards Bellaren.

However, at that moment, the display on the bridge of the Red Mars turned red and the warning lights came on.

– Warning! Warning! Enemy warship sighted! Garipja response detected!

The enemy began a strong counterattack at the border, as if not willing to allow the Red Mars to approach Bellaren.

“Maximize energy shield output! Return fire! Charge the Garipja!”

Even though the Red Mars was smaller, it was not one to be easily taken down.

A massive beam of energy struck the Red Mars directly, and the split beams caused huge explosions all around.

The explosion was powerful enough to melt a small mountain in an instant.

However, the Red Mars, hit directly by the Garipja cannon, was protected by a powerful energy shield and suffered no damage. It immediately returned fire with its own Garipja cannon towards the enemy.

As the Garipja cannon fired from the Red Mars flew over the horizon, another huge shockwave shook the ground.

Rumble… Rumble…

It was an aerial battle of such tremendous power that even a dragon’s breath would pale in comparison.

Many soldiers watching the battle between the warships from the ground were left speechless.

They were witnessing an unbelievable otherworldly battle.

– The enemy warship is gaining altitude.

“Raise our altitude as well.”

– Yes, Captain.

The two warships ascended close to the atmosphere.

There was a brief silence between them.

“What are they up to? Why aren’t they attacking?”

Kang Chan watched the enemy warship, puzzled by their lack of attack despite their superior firepower.

As the heavy silence weighed down on the bridge for a while, a communication suddenly came in from the enemy warship.

– We have a hotline communication from the enemy warship. Shall we connect, Captain?

Although the facility for long-distance communication with the solar system was destroyed, short-range communication equipment was still intact, so they could communicate.

“Connect it.”

– Yes, connecting communication.

Everyone focused on the enemy’s communication, and the large main display on the bridge showed the face of a man.

It was someone Kang Chan knew well.

It was Benziller, the leader of the Zvezda, and a long-time rival of the Red Mars.

“Long time no see, Captain Kang Chan.”

“Yeah, it’s been a while, Benziller.”

“In this vast universe, to meet again like this… I guess we really are fated to be connected.”

“More like ill-fated… Anyway, what are you doing here?”

“Hahaha… Why? Can’t I come here? After all, you and I have the same goal, don’t we?”

“……”

Kang Chan flinched at Benziller’s words.

Despite having revealed everything to them, it still weighed on his mind.

Reading Kang Chan’s thoughts, Zikyon spoke up.

“Hey, enough! We all understand, so don’t make that pitiful face.”