Chapter 552

Chapter 552

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Chapter 552

"I heard you two would be holding down the fort, which had me worried. But it appears there was no need for concern after all."

With a single sweep of his gaze, Nathan Zuckerman seemed to have assessed the entire situation. Gakane and Kanna finally calmed their anxious hearts and shared the information they had gathered with the southern knight.

Upon hearing that the current events appeared to be instigated by unknown Awakeners, Nathan Zuckerman seemed unsurprised.

"I expected as much. Other knights who were with me have fallen to the same tactics."

"Really?"

"Not all of them, but we're short on time. Let's discuss the details after we've sorted things out."

Nathan Zuckerman stepped forward, lifting his sword. As he prepared to face multiple enemies, his expression remained utterly composed, betraying neither excitement nor tension. Gakane quickly followed him, shouting a warning.

"Sir Zuckerman, are you aware of the red blobs that burst out of these people once they're subdued? You must avoid them. Be careful!"

"Yes, I know."

As Nathan Zuckerman calmly responded, the figures who had lost their focus surged toward him all at once. While the low-level minions were easily subdued by mere shadow clones, those wielding swords proved more challenging.

Gakane dispatched some of his shadows to protect Kanna, who was still reading information in the background. He wore multiple streams of shadows around his body like armor while brandishing his sword.

The shadow clones entwined around him would extend and twist freely, attacking enemies from all directions. At times, they spread out like a wall to protect him. Gakane maneuvered effortlessly through the incoming attacks, changing the tide of battle and launching relentless offensives. Although the explosions caused by the red blobs bursting from the fallen enemies made it difficult to maintain his stance, he managed to avoid any notable injuries.

Watching knights fall under the coordinated attack of his shadow clones and sword, Gakane felt a different kind of thrill than when he had hunted monsters in the West.

'I have entered the imperial palace and I'm fighting and gaining the upper hand against the famed imperial knights...'

When he had first created his shadow clones, they could only mimic his movements. But after extensive training and improvements, they now moved freely, without needing to maintain a human-like shape. Fôllôw new stories at no/v(e)lb/in(.)com

He even had the leisure to entertain stray thoughts during the battle, amazed at how strong he had become. Gakane simultaneously directed his shadow clones and sword toward the third charging knight.

The moment the two blades clashed, his shadow clones elongated beneath him, rising from behind the opponent to strike down upon the knight's head. Accompanied by a cracking sound, the knight wavered for a moment before dropping his sword and collapsing onto the ground.

'Ah... did I hit him too hard?'

Gakane suppressed his regret for the fallen knight and used his shadows to contain the erupting red blob.

-Boom...!

Another crashing noise reverberated, followed by a brief silence.

'What's next...'

Wiping away his sweat and turning around, Gakane halted his steps. Contrary to his expectations, he found that no one else remained in the area.

Having subdued more than a dozen opponents, Nathan Zuckerman slowly sheathed his sword. Unlike Gakane, who was panting heavily and visibly soiled from a hard-fought battle, Nathan remained as composed as ever.

"When did he...?"

Gakane's eyes trembled slightly. He had no precise measure of Nathan's true capabilities. This was the first time he had ever seen the man in direct combat. However, thanks to his own past efforts to become a knight, he knew Nathan's skill was anything but ordinary.

"A bird, you say?"

"Yes. So, this chaos is not their ultimate goal. They used this as an opportunity to determine the Emperor's location and to figure out what's happening inside"

At that moment, Nathan Zuckerman drew his sword again.

"We need to go up. Follow me."

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"What was that noise just now?"

"I suspect a rather noisy cat has entered."

Kishiar responded to the Emperor's weary query with a flick of his hand. Yuder, locking eyes with his piercing red gaze, was certain that Kishiar was thinking the same thing as himself at that moment.

'Intruders.'

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