Chapter 192 Sword King Level

"Four people plus a kid who knows magic! They can't defeat me."

"You're far too arrogant. Don't underestimate the orc warriors!"

Hearing the man's words, Hela was clearly a little proud. After all, she had such excellent swordsmanship, and probably held some kind of captain position in the tribe.

"Since that's the case, then bring it on! I don't have much time to waste on your nonsense!"

"Pran! Protect that child!"

Upon hearing Hela's command, the three rushed towards the man almost simultaneously.

Kabaneri had somehow appeared behind the man, drew his longsword, and stabbed it viciously into the man's waist. Meanwhile, Prann, who had received orders, jumped out from the left to try and save the child.

As for Hela, as the captain leading the two, she naturally took the lead in attacking the man head-on.

To be honest, facing three orc warriors with animalistic agility, without the black smoke from the fire, the battle was incredibly swift and efficient, while the men's movements were extremely slow in comparison.

Let's take a look at what exactly happened in this battle of "Three Heroes Fighting Lü Bu".

First, the man pushed the child toward Hela.

Out of inertia, Hela caught the child who was being pushed towards her, while Pram, who suddenly lost his target, was clearly stunned for a moment. Taking advantage of this gap, the man turned his attention to what was behind him, namely Kabaneri.

Using the recoil from pushing the child away, the man made a graceful turn, then raised his longsword and easily deflected the attack from Kabaneri with an upward thrust, only to have the man pierce through the chest with a single blow.

Immediately afterwards, the man acted decisively. After Kabaneri lost the strength to stand up, he turned around and rushed towards Prann, who had just missed. In the instant she hesitated, a weapon resembling a dagger suddenly appeared in the man's left hand.

Pulan, having missed her target, became unsteady on her feet. At that moment, the man rushed up behind her, forming a straight line with her position. By the time Pulan reacted, the dagger had pierced her chest squarely.

The man's movements had not stopped. Because Hela was holding the child and could not get away, he took advantage of the gap and placed Pulan's corpse in front of him as a human shield as he charged towards Hela.

It must be said that among the three orc warriors, Hela is clearly the strongest, even with a child under her arm, she still has the strength to resist.

However, it was too late. The man threw the dagger in his hand at Hela the moment he rushed over. In order to avoid the sudden attack, she tried to jump to the treetop, but this action gave the man another opportunity to attack.

He thrust his right hand forward, and most of the longsword went straight into Hela's calf. Then, the upward thrust pulled, sending large chunks of flesh flying to the side, and Hela fell to the ground.

Finally, the man's longsword mercilessly sliced ​​across her neck.

Amidst the flashing blades, I had no time to lend a hand, and before I could even fully recover, three orc warriors were killed on the spot.

"This is bad...this is really bad..."

Although the man's magical power had been detected beforehand using the Magic Eye, he never used magic from beginning to end. Even so, he was able to easily defeat the three of them.

"Hey... Boss... what do we do now! This swordsmanship... he's a Sword King level..."

Hearing Basaka's panicked voice, I naturally knew that the man I was facing was a Sword King, and also a practitioner of "Shinto-ryu" swordsmanship.

This is the most troublesome sword technique because it is difficult to master. So when I was learning swordsmanship from my father, I deliberately avoided this type of sword technique and asked my father not to use it for my duels.

However, in retrospect, this was the worst decision I ever made.

"Kid! You're the one who put out this fire, aren't you!"

"Yes...yes..."

Looking at the man, I couldn't help but swallow hard. What would he do if he learned that I was the one who put out the fire, which caused them such heavy losses? Would he rush over and stab me without hesitation? Or would he kill me to vent his anger?

"I...I won't let you hurt the boss!"

"...Newcomer."

Despite his legs trembling uncontrollably, Basaka still stood in front of me, saying the most cowardly things in the most arrogant tone.

"Hmph! You little brat who can chant without incantation, cherish this opportunity. I hope you'll be a fully-fledged magician when I see you next time."

The man didn't attack me as expected. Instead, he looked at me with a strange gaze, as if he were showing pity for someone with a promising future. Of course... I don't think I'm that kind of person.

Should I just let him go like this? Even if I tried to stop him, it wouldn't make much of a difference, and I might even get myself into trouble. Helpless, I could only stand by and watch as the man carried the child back onto his shoulder.

"Woof woof!"

Just as the man lowered his guard and prepared to flee the scene, a white object suddenly rushed out of the bushes and bit his hand holding the sword.

"Whoa! What's going on?!"

It was a dog! The large dog, revered as the Holy Beast by the orcs, rushed out and bit the man.

"..."

Out of reflex, I used magic to create a huge shockwave between the two, causing the man and the big dog to fly to opposite sides.

"You brat! Are you looking for death?!"

With a graceful somersault, the man sprang to his feet and pointed his longsword at me, as if I were the culprit behind everything.

Are you kidding me... I was just saving you... If you had been bitten by a dog like that any later, you would have lost half a piece of flesh, or I would have written my name backwards.

"Seeing that you can sing without chanting at such a young age, you are a rare talent, but now... I've changed my mind!"

"Woof woof!"

The big dog ran up to me with great enthusiasm, as if it had chosen a certain position, but I had no intention of fighting a man. As he said, it would be suicide.

"Boss! You're really something! But... remember to collect my body!"

At a crucial moment, Basaka once again played the role of a terrible teammate, which made the man completely certain that I was the kind of bastard who would suddenly unleash a big dog to launch a sneak attack.

"..."

A feeling of having no way out welled up inside me; now, there was no other option but to fight.

"Boss! Please buy me some time!"

Just as I was about to fight to the death, Basaka suddenly leaned close to my ear and whispered something.

"Could it be...?"

The image of a Sword King-level Barsaka, who was pretending to be weak but actually strong, beating a man to a pulp instantly flashed into my mind.

"I have a way to deal with the 'Shinto-ryu' style; he might just take the bait!"

Is it just a simple strategy? Considering Barsaka's past poor performance with his teammates, I'm honestly a bit skeptical of him.

"……good!"

But I had no time to think about it, because the man was already charging towards me.

Calm down! Calm down! He's just a Sword King!

Yes, Faithhill, Agatha, Nighold! Each of them possesses the strength of a Sword King, so... what am I afraid of!

"Woof woof!"

At that moment, the big dog... no, it was the Holy Beast who suddenly barked, as if giving me courage.

"good!"

Even if the opponent is a Sword King, I'll still kill them today!