Chapter 226 - Debut (2)

Chapter 226 - Debut (2)

“Henry...!”

Batz and Kinless were in shock. However, the shock soon turned into alarm, and eventually into delight.

“Ha, what a joke.”

Kinless was the first to laugh, because he thought that what Henry had done was similar to a rabbit sticking its head into a tiger’s mouth. He thought it was ridiculous that Henry had revealed himself like that and tried to face them, alone for that matter.

Kinless swung his sword.

Gush!

The sound of a blade slicing through flesh could be heard. Kinless had sliced into the right minister’s neck, blood gushing everywhere. However, the right minister's head was still attached to his body.

Whack!

After swinging his sword, Kinless kicked the right minster, sending him flying into the distance.

The right minister landed on the ground and rolled over helplessly, but he never took his hand off his neck.

“Gh-gha...!”

Kinless didn’t cut the right minister's neck all the way on purpose. He had instead given him a deep cut as a way to have him suffer before he died.

The right minister pressed his hands tightly on the wound, blood dripping from between his fingers, the pain almost unbearable.

However, Henry didn’t even look at the right minister. He had exhausted his usefulness. As a traitor, this was the miserable end he deserved. He would spend his last moments in this world reflecting on his sin of daring to betray Henry.

Whoosh!

Kinless shook the blood off his sword. He then pointed it at Henry and said, “His Majesty has told me about you. You’re the disciple of that dead wizard, and you have the same name as him, right?”

“And?”

“They say that a cockroach lays eggs even after it dies. That wizard sure is pesky even in death.”

Kinless insulted the late Archmage in front of Henry. However, because there was really only one Henry Morris, Kinless essentially spat right into Henry’s face.

Henry let out a heavy sigh.

Kinless Sel was an idiot political knight, just like Salmora, who had been killed by Von, and he had been on Arthus’ side for a long time.

This was the same for Batz, who was standing next to Kinless in a composed manner.

‘Those two are a disease on this empire.’

They were also on Henry’s hit list that he made right after his reincarnation. Thus, Henry had no intention of giving them a swift, painless death.

Henry then took out a Teleportation Scroll and said, “I don’t have much time, so I’ll get straight to the point. What I have in my hand is a Teleportation Scroll, and right now, you guys are in Salgaera, which is in the north of the continent. This means that if you fail to defeat me, you’ll never be able to return to the Sore Empire.”

“What? Hahahaha!”

Kinless burst out laughing at Henry’s explanation. He wondered if Henry thought that they wouldn’t be able to defeat him, which was why he was trying to provoke Henry further.

However, Henry disregarded their mocking laughter and continued, “You can laugh at me all you want, but you won’t have much time because the battle in the Sore Empire started the moment you were teleported here.”

“What?”

“Are you deaf? I said the battle in the Sore Empire has already begun. If you don’t believe me, defeat me and go back to see for yourself.”

It was a concise and straightforward provocation.

No matter the numbers or resources, an army was helpless without a commander.

“Damn it!”

Thud!

Batz and Kinless stomped at Henry’s provocation and drew their swords.

Rumble!

One’s emotions played an effect on their Aura, and given how worked up Batz and Kinless were, they unleashed a tremendous amount of Aura.

‘Two peak-level knights.’

Henry also unleashed his Aura and thought to himself, ‘I easily managed to block Rockefeller’s sword strike with my mana, so I should be able to easily take on these two peak-level knights with my Aura.’

After awakening the 7th-Circle, Henry had been too busy preparing for the war to focus on training, which was definitely a problem.

Even though Henry had mastered swordsmanship as an Archmage, he still hadn’t regained his former 8th-Circle power. Thus, the fact that he had been neglecting his training meant that he didn’t think it was urgent to regain his past power.

Because of that, Henry had decided to fight the two commanders by himself and use this opportunity to become stronger.

“Kinless, stay back,” urged Batz.

“But...!”

“Just do as I say!”

In terms of skill, Kinless and Batz were equals, but the reason Kinless was the third sword and Batz the second was because the latter was better at controlling his emotions.

Kinless gritted his teeth and took a step back.

“Kinless, his movements are strange. You’ve noticed it too, right?”

“Yeah, he definitely doesn’t move like an ordinary wizard.”

“Right, so let’s stop playing around and get serious. They say that even a tiger goes all out to catch a rabbit.”

“Okay. I’m a bit embarrassed by this, but I’ll use my decisive skill.”

“I’ll also use my decisive skill.”

Stepping back, the two of them agreed to fight Henry with all their might, just as Batz had suggested.

Henry realized that the two commanders got serious.

‘Looks like they’re going to use their decisive skills.’

The fact that the two peak-level knights, who had only been using their main skills up until this point, were willing to swallow their pride and use their decisive skills meant that they acknowledged Henry’s strength.

‘Good idea. Then I’ll also adjust my tactics accordingly.’

After distancing himself from them, Henry raised his right hand and said, “Sword on.”

Znggg!

With green flames, the Colt Sword appeared from thin air.

“Armor on.”

Whoosh!

Green flames appeared once again. Henry also summoned the Colt Armor.

“...!”

Henry was now covered in white armor.

Seeing this, Batz and Kinless were completely astonished.

“A sword and armor? Can it be that he knew how to wield a sword all along?”

“A wizard who knows how to wield a sword? I’ve never heard of such...”

Because they only knew that Henry was a direct disciple of the late Archmage, Batz and Kinless had never expected him to know how to use a sword.

Therefore, given that they were fighting him for the first time, they could only guess at Henry’s skills, but couldn’t confidently believe he could use a sword. However, now that Henry was wearing armor and holding an actual sword, they could put their doubts to rest and confirm that he knew swordsmanship.

“Ha.” Kinless chuckled drily. He then raised his sword high in the air.

Tzzzz!

As Kinless swung his sword, his Aura, which had been steady until this moment, released smoke, as if water had spilled on a hot stone.

Batz’s Aura also vibrated.

“Kinless of the Hot Sword, and Batz of Vibration,” Henry called out their full monikers. The two had been his political adversaries in his previous life, but he had watched them long enough to know what kind of power they possessed.

Henry stomped and cast a spell, “Magic Armor!”

Pop! Tzzzz!

This was the magic armor of a 7th-Circle Archmage, the best there was on the entire continent.

Soon, all three of them had finished preparing for the second fight.

Henry raised his Colt Sword into the air, and...

Rumble...! Rumble...!

Black clouds formed over the sky.

The thundercloud was so large that it could cover the entire snowy mountain.

“Given that this is my official introduction to you guys, I’ll make sure to show you how the continent’s greatest magic swordsman fights.”

Boom!

After Henry issued his warning, a bolt of lightning, larger than a giant’s arm, struck Kinless and Batz.