Chapter 70

Chapter 70 – Chapter 11: Sword Duke

In Knight Saga, the sword duke, Ishgard, was similar to the elder dragons .

He was an incredible strong and great existence, but he only existed in the background . There were no events where the main character had to face him, so he only existed in the background .

However, like the elder dragons, his presence wasn’t something that could be passed over .

He was the master of Mitra, the demon king, and was the final barrier protecting the sura’s sanctuary .

When Zephyr was raised to the throne of the demon king, he didn’t get involved, saying that it was natural for a strong man to become the demon king .

He never showed up when the warrior Locke came to the Demon World to overthrow the demon king .

Sword Duke Ishgard . . .

Before the demon king, Mitra, ascended the throne, he was called a sword demon or a sword deity .

Knight Saga’s strongest swordsman .

Now that the demon king, Mitra, was suffering from a disease, he was the strongest in the Demon King’s Palace, excluding the five captains .

The sura’s strongest monster that even the demon king had to beg to be taught by:

Sword Duke Ishgard .

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As soon as the sword duke picked up his sword, the world changed . Even the air was different . It wasn’t wrong to say that an invisible force covered the entire central plaza .

Felicia stopped breathing and In-gong felt the same sensation as when he had faced the demon king .

It was different from when he realized Chris and Caitlin’s strength . In-gong felt like he was facing a wonder of nature . . . like a huge, pouring waterfall, lightning or a volcanic eruption .

It was impossible for the current In-gong to tell how strong the person truly was .

The man with the spear also emitted a strong energy, but he no longer dominated the situation like when he had first appeared .

Carack swallowed his saliva while Karma flopped down on the ground unconsciously . At that moment, the man’s spear pierced the ground .

The blue aura exploded and the oppressive energy headed toward the sword duke . It was a heavy stab but the sword duke didn’t move from his place . He just swung his sword .

Felicia didn’t know what happened . There was a huge wave and the ground split apart violently . It was like a giant claw had scratched the ground .

The man with the spear started his second strike . He rotated his sword toward the sword duke, but the sword duke still didn’t move his legs . The second wave shook the central plaza .

And then the third . . .

The sword duke finally took his first step . At that moment, the man dropped his spear . He leapt through the air toward the sword duke and exploded with a huge burst of blue aura!

It was literally an explosion . The blue energy, that had been condensed down to one point, swelled hundreds of times and a huge roar swept through the central plaza . Felicia shrieked as she watched .

That wasn’t all . It was a real explosion . The terrible power of the blue flames filling their vision could be felt . It was a power that could crush the central plaza as well as the whole fortress .

And at that moment, the explosion was split in two . It was like it had been neatly cut by a sword and was destroyed .

In-gong didn’t know the principles . The party was surprised as the blue energy had split in two and simply vanished .

Carack was stiff as his mouth gaped open while Karma didn’t know what was going on . However, In-gong embraced Felicia .

“Kya?”

Felicia shouted at the sudden motion, but In-gong didn’t stop . He crouched down, pulling Felicia with him and shouted,

“Green Wind!”

White Eagle responded to In-gong’s call . The metal plates opened like wings to protect In-gong and Felicia from a new explosion .

Kwakang!

Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!

Explosions occurred in succession . In-gong looked over the top of White Eagle as he held Felicia and was able to see what had happened .

The shadow puppets were exploding .

There were some who held onto a dungeon guardian as they exploded while others stayed in their spots . Some of them exploded in the vicinity of In-gong, but White Eagle blocked all of those attacks .

"Prince!”

Carack lifted his shield to protect himself and Karma . Instead of responding to Carack, In-gong glanced beyond White Eagle and understood the implications of the explosions .

They hadn’t self-destructed in order to deal a blow to In-gong’s party . It was in order to block all information about them from getting out .

The man with the spear . He was strong . He seemed like he could kill the zombie dragon in one shot .

However, such a powerful person chose to self-destruct . The sword duke had overwhelming strength, but the man who didn’t hesitate to make such a choice was also amazing .

Who was he? Who were the people who sent him?

The simultaneous explosions didn’t last long . Once the mini-map confirmed that all the shadow puppets had been destroyed, In-gong released Felicia and stood up .

“Well done, Greenie . ”

In-gong praised White Eagle lightly . As expected, he heard Green Wind’s complaining voice .

‘Master! I am not Greenie . If I am Greenie, then Carack is . . . Carack?’

This wasn’t it, the frown drawn on Green Wind’s face seemed to say . In-gong laughed and recovered White Eagle before observing the status of the rest of the party .

“Are you okay?”

"I’m ok . . . ay . I’m just a little surprised . ”

Felicia, who was still catching her breath, got up after responding . He turned toward Carack who was pulling up the weak-legged Karma . It seemed like the new shield he just got from the Demon King’s Palace was almost gone .

Lastly, In-gong turned toward the sword duke . The huge explosion from the man with a spear was destroyed by his step and he was now stepping forward, towards them .

Felicia whispered from next to In-gong .

“Sword Duke . He presented you with the dragon leather . ”

In-gong nodded at the introduction and calmed his breath . Even though he knew that the sword duke was an ally, his heart was still pounding .

Finally, the sword duke arrived in front of In-gong’s party .

He was tall . There were many wrinkles on his face but strangely, he didn’t seem weak or old . It wasn’t due to the brilliant strength he had shown just a few minutes ago, but because he was dignified and none of the features of an elderly man could be seen .

He gave up on discovering the status of the sword duke . Fending off the explosion hadn’t been simple, but it was impossible to guess how much strength the sword duke had consumed .

He smiled towards In-gong and Felicia and suddenly reached out to Felicia .

"6th Princess!”

Felicia lost her spirit . It was because the sword duke placed his hands beneath her armpits and raised Felicia like she was a child .

“Kyak! Put me down!”

Felicia blushed and yelled, but the sword duke didn’t listen . Rather, he laughed even louder and threw Felicia into the air . He caught her waist and spun her round and round .

“Hahaha! You are so big now! You were just a tiny girl the last time I saw you! You’ve become a beautiful woman!”

“Put me down! Down!”

Felicia whined while laughing and after a few more turns, the sword duke finally placed Felicia on the ground .

"This isn’t something to grumble about . ”

The sword duke laughed heartily and Felicia was too busy gasping to refute it . Carack and Karma blinked as they didn’t know what was going on right now .

Was the old man in front of them the same monster as before?

After he touched Felicia’s head one last time, the sword duke turned toward In-gong . As the surprised In-gong jumped into an alert position, the sword duke smiled happily and asked with folded arms,

“9th Prince, do you like my present?”

The sword duke touched In-gong’s Dragon Scale Greaves . In-gong controlled his breathing and replied calmly,

"I was able to create a great piece thanks to you . Thank you . ”

There was no blood relation between the sword duke and the demon king’s children, but he was the demon king’s master . He was an elder of the sura, so the demon king’s children referred to him as a grandfather .

He spoke casually to Felicia, but his words seemed a little more polite towards In-gong .

“I’m glad that it was useful . ”

Unlike Felicia, it seemed like he hadn’t met Shutra yet .

Instead of the pleasure in his eyes when he saw Felicia, the sword duke looked at In-gong with curiosity .

He turned towards the shattered bodies of the highest ranked guardian and the black dragon Partizan .

“So, what happened?”

In-gong told the sword duke all of his speculations . It wasn’t a secret and In-gong thought that the sword duke was at a level to deal with the issue .

As the sword duke listened without saying anything, Felicia made a confused face in the middle .

"Those people were after Zephyr orabeoni?”

“Perhaps . It isn’t clear, but the man with the spear said that we had come instead of 2nd Prince . ”

Despite being siblings, In-gong called him 2nd Prince instead of Zephyr hyung .

Carack asked In-gong,

"Um, I couldn’t hear that . What about Princess? Princess has the best ears among all of us . ”

He had already witnessed Felicia’s hearing a few times on Enger Plains . She shook her head .

“I didn’t hear it . ”

The man with the spear was a considerable distance away and even his appearance itself was shocking .

Carack asked In-gong again with a cautious look,

"Prince, were you perhaps hearing things?”

"No, it is hard to explain, but I heard it clearly . ”

In-gong didn’t know why he could hear the man’s voice either, but it absolutely wasn’t a hallucination .

Felicia nodded .

"It is strange, but it makes sense . Rather, it feels like a question has been resolved . It wasn’t just me, but almost everyone in the Demon King’s Palace thought that Zephyr orabeoni would receive this mission . If this situation was created for the purpose of luring Zephyr orabeoni, then it would explain the death of General Kashubal and why they attempted to capture this fortress so late . ”

Just like In-gong, Felicia also had doubts .

"The question is, what purpose do they have for pursuing Zephyr orabeoni . ”

The simplest answer was to get rid of Zephyr, but Felicia didn’t think so . Felicia couldn’t properly measure the strength of the man with the spear, but she didn’t think that Zephyr, the strongest royal child, would be hit by this preparation .

Of course, variables existed . It was possible that they made some other arrangements for Zephyr:

The drake ogre, Mustafa, and skeleton king, Balkarova, that had appeared on Enger Plains . . .

And the zombie dragon and man with a spear at Thunderdoom Fortress .

As tension filled everyone’s faces, the sword duke spoke .

"I can understand the general situation . It is a pretty interesting story . ”

His expression was the same as when he first appeared . In-gong asked,

"Sword Duke, do you have any guesses?”

"No . This is the Demon World . These type of people have always been around . Prince and Princess just need to grow well in the future . There is always a countermeasure . ”

The sword duke laughed playfully and formed fists . It was a simple move, but it had the power to overwhelm the surroundings .

“Become stronger . If you develop the power to break through any danger, then all problems will be solved .

It was a simple but clear answer . Indeed, he had broken down the threat to In-gong’s party with clear power .

Carack stared at the sword duke with his full respect while Karma’s eyes shone .

Only Felicia sighed at his words and said,

"Then Sword Duke, why are you here? Although I am grateful for the help . ”

The unexpected appearance of the man with the spear hadn’t led to the sword duke’s appearance, but Felicia already knew the answer as did In-gong .

The sword duke looked at In-gong and said,

"I came to see 9th Prince . ”

It was the answer they had expected, but In-gong and Felicia still waited for the sword duke’s next words . The sword duke met their expectations .

“The demon king seems very interested in 9th Prince . I was at the sanctuary when I received news that the court gathering was overturned . ”

'Sanctuary?’

In-gong made a confused sound . In Knight Saga, hadn’t the sword duke been wandering around in seclusion?

The sword duke continued,

"As 6th Princess knows, I spend most of the year at the sanctuary . However, I couldn’t just sit back and wait . ”

Sanctuary .

It was the sura’s sanctuary as even Zephyr didn’t know its location .

It would be nice to go there . Maybe the sword duke was the guardian of the sanctuary .

In-gong once again focused on the sword duke’s words . The sword duke gazed at In-gong and said,

"The demon king never acts without a reason . I don’t know why the demon king acted like he did at the court gathering, but there must be a reason . ”

It hadn’t merely been a whim or a change of heart .

There was something special about the 9th Prince .

"So, I became interested, even more so now that I’ve seen you directly . ”

The sword duke stared at In-gong . It was the same expression as before, but his eyes were different . If felt like the sword duke’s eyes were penetrating inside him .

Then the sword duke smiled and In-gong lowered his eyes .

The demon king had never done something similar to his other children, including Zephyr .

"9th Prince, would you like to learn from me?”

The teachings of the sword .

On behalf of the Demon King’s Palace, Felicia’s mouth dropped open .