Assassin Sword Family Ronan Chapter 276

Episode 276. Necessary Despair

“What the heck, some kid… … .”

When he sensed an unusual approach, Kuhn tilted his head.

A movement that avoided the gaze of both the guard golems and the nearby prisoners. This was not only abnormal, but threatening.

Since the smoke was spread out as a warning, it could be detected, but it would not have been possible to catch an ordinary unmanned vehicle.

‘Are you the X guy Rubin was talking about?’

As Rubin left his cell to meet X, he came up with several scenarios. One of them was a confrontation with someone from X’s side.

‘I’ll find out what level of character you have there. For example, if there’s anyone with a 5-star rating or higher. If you fight that guy and lose, it’ll be a story where you break your stubbornness.’

‘Do I have to lose on purpose?’

‘Do you want to do that?’

‘Would you like to do that?’

‘I knew you wouldn’t. Just fight with all your might. Whether you win or lose, it doesn’t matter. If you win, X will want you more. If you lose… I think you’ve been educated.’

‘That will never happen, so go quickly, Luke the schemer.’

‘Got it, Barton the Fighter.’

Of course, things might not have gone as Rubin had intended. The factions in the prison might have carried out Barton’s removal sooner than expected.

“Whatever it is, it’s over if it fails. Now, let’s go and greet some guests.”

Judging by the trajectory of its movements, the midnight visitor seemed to be coming from the second-floor window rather than the door. Kun waited on the landing leading to the second floor.

Huh?

Kun’s gaze, which had been crossed arms, changed. Then, an absurd laugh burst out. The shadow of the prisoner, which had been detected in the darkness, was someone he had encountered many times.

“her.”

It was then that the intruder came in through the window, slightly lifting his yellow hood and looking around. The intruder came face to face with Kun standing on the stairwell.

“You knew I was coming, didn’t you?”

“Hey, old man? Why did you come here? Are you really interested in the idea of ​​equality?”

“That’s interesting.”

“It’s fun. But did you really come here because of the idea of ​​equality?”

The robe was too big for his small height. He took off the cumbersome robe and folded it neatly. He looked around wondering where he should put it, and eventually chose to place it under the second floor window.

“I guess it won’t get dirty here.”

“But I wonder. Why did you sneak in like a rat?”

While receiving the gaze of the old man, Kun smiled bitterly. It was not only the old man’s eyes that had changed. Although his body was still small like a child’s, so many things had changed. Everything surrounding him.

The current Wookshin was not an old man who had been watching the situation closely. The aura emanating from him was similar to that of a hunter or an assassin. The type who was always indifferent in the face of death.

“Right. You probably didn’t have time to hear it from Luke.”

“This old man. Now that I look at him, he could be an actor. Even his voice sounds like a completely different person.”

Thud thud.

Wooshin slowly came down the stairs. Kun laughed again. But this time, it was a laugh with a different meaning.

“Ha, if that’s the case, the feeling of betrayal is no joke.”

An instinctive warning. Like birds of prey making a scene when they sense an earthquake, his dark smoke is wailing an alarm. Beware of this small, sickly old man.

Since Wook-shin was a few steps higher than Kun, their eyes met in midair. When they met up close, the old man’s green spots became more noticeable.

“… Old man, what on earth are you?”

“The person who will look down on you as you collapse in a few minutes.”

“What kind of nonsense is that?”

“According to X, it’s important for me to frustrate you in many ways. That way, you’ll change your mind and join the Spearmen, and that’ll be good for all of us. You and Luke included.”

“That guy X who’s been chattering away? The old man is one of them.”

Wookshin kept clenching and unclenching his hand repeatedly. He had moved immediately after receiving a call from Kei, but even for him, it was an unexpected development.

I knew that one day I would reveal my identity and come face to face with Barton, but I never thought it would happen so suddenly.

‘Well, okay. It’s like a gift that I can open early.’

From the moment they first met on the transport ship bound for the workhouse, Barton had been an interesting subject to him. A rough-spoken and fearless young man.

Then, when I saw him overwhelmingly defeat the white scorpion, I honestly got greedy.

Wookshin was different from X. Equality was not an important factor in becoming a comrade. The ability as a martial artist that Barton showed. That potential. That was enough.

If X was negative about recruiting Barton, he would step forward and try to persuade him. He went to bed thinking he would face X tomorrow. However, before the night was over, Luke and Kay’s conversation went as planned, and it was resolved quickly.

Especially until he was given the opportunity to directly approach Barton, who was interested in him.

“The fight with the white scorpion. Your movements back then, I know that that’s not all there is to you.”

“okay?”

“And one more thing. I know that you will have to give it your all in the fight with me that is about to begin, and I also know that it will end in your bitter defeat.”

“Oh my.”

“You hate defeat as much as you hate death, don’t you? In that sense, you and I are the same.”

Wooshin took a deep breath and clenched his fist.

“Let’s get on with it. There’s still a lot of time before the sun rises, but it would be better to finish up a little earlier. That way, you’ll have more time to recover.”

With those last words, the attack of the thorns began.

The first blow was aimed at Kun’s shoulder, and it was likely a blank bullet. It was not really aimed at him, but was intended to induce Kun’s body to engage in combat.

“Okay! Let’s go, this is it!”

As expected, Kun dodges the attack.

He glared and immediately pulled up Darkness. As Darkness focused solely on the battle, he followed Wookshin’s movements with his eyes, and the power of his two fists doubled.

Swaaaaaaah.

But Kun’s counterattack cut through the air, and Uksin leaped in at any moment and aimed for Kun’s rear.

Then, Kun quickly turned around and tried to catch the leaping Wook-shin. Even though his body was small, it didn’t mean he had no joints. He was going to slowly drive him into despair by breaking his joints in the manner of the assassin swordsman.

“… … !”

Pfft!

As Ukshin’s foot shot up, he blocked Kun’s arm. Then, with a movement that even Kun’s eyes could not follow, he aimed for the lower abdomen.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

In a way, it was a familiar sound. It was similar to the sound that filled the mine when Kun destroyed the white scorpion. This time, an eerie cracking sound was coming from Kun’s lower abdomen.

“Keuhuk!”

I couldn’t hold back my groans.

My spine was chilled. If I hadn’t focused my dark energy on my lower abdomen and raised my defenses, my internal organs might have burst.

‘As expected, it’s really amazing.’

The ‘Kwon King’ was amazed at how Kun managed to hold on even though the attack was completely successful.

The exchange of attack, defense, and counterattack was only for a moment, but he felt darkness in that moment. Although he didn’t know that it was darkness, he thought it was just a new form of fighting based on aura.

‘This guy, if you raise him well, he could surpass me.’

I felt like laughter was about to burst out.

The number of members of the mercenary group led by Wooksin reached close to 1,000 at its peak, and they were all carefully selected by Wooksin. Among the elites under his command, that is, the vice-captains, there were 4-star and 5-star soldiers.

But no one has ever possessed such a coveted talent.

“Ahem… … .”

Wooshin pushed his thoughts back again. Then he remembered that this moment was the scene of a fight for his opponent.

I need to show you the difference. I need to make you realize that the gap between you and me is like a pit that you can’t get out of.

Wooooow.

The sound that fills the interior of the building.

As he began to use his aura in earnest, Wookshin’s body became rigid. At the same time, the iron band that Wookshin was wearing began to emit a bluish light.

‘How long has it been since I last saw this light?’

In order to manifest an aura, a medium that can concentrate power, such as a sword or spear, is essential.

Martial artists are those who fight using their entire body’s fighting skills. That’s why they wear metal bands on the ends of their arms and legs. They concentrate their aura into the bands and use their arms and legs as weapons.

Naturally, if the body is not sturdy, the arms and legs cannot withstand it. That was the reason why it was more obsessed with a rigid body than a normal drone.

Swaaaaaaah.

The body of the throbbing man, which is suddenly covered in steam. Kun’s dark smoke, facing it, sounds another warning. Avoid. You could die. Avoid.

“Barton. Your martial arts were starting to get a bit interesting. Try harder.”

It is only natural that Kun’s fighting skills stand out in the eyes of the King of Fighters.

Since he began living with Roynenser in the annex, Kun has been training his swordsmanship as an assassin, mainly focusing on close combat.

Kuhn’s attacks were destructive rather than clever. Curves were excluded and straight lines were emphasized.

The same goes for dealing with enemy attacks. Rather than avoiding them, I focused on enduring them. I met each attack with the same attack, and always chose to destroy them.

Because I thought that was the only way to catch up with Rubin.

“Haa… haa… … .”

The battle between the two had already moved to the first floor. However, since the competition was only for a moment, the building was in relatively good condition.

Kun quickly reorganized his dark room. The moment he encountered the manifestation of Aura, he knew that he had to increase his power.

One of the four Assassination Swordsman techniques. Prepares the ‘Shadow Spear’, which focuses on attack.

The next plan is ‘Shadow Fighting Dog’. This is also an attack method that excludes defense.

Kun is probably the only one who uses the combination of javelin and dogfighting. It is a strategy that is only possible when you are obsessed with destroying your enemy.

“I’m going to blow that brains out… Respect for elders is not something I have in mind.”

“Good. I’ve never been considerate of a child in my life.”

Pavat!

Sasaat!

Two popping out almost simultaneously.

The desperate attack began with Kun. Following the unfolding ‘Shadow Throw’, a straight and continuous attack unfolds.

* * *

“You came just in time. I was just about to turn back.”

When Rubin returned to the cell, Kuhn was unconscious and lying on the ground.

Wook-shin was sitting on Kun’s stomach, feet together.

“So now we have a conclusion? Barton will become a member of the Spear Corps externally, and later plan an escape with X.”

“Yes, I guess I have no choice but to join as promised.”

I went closer to examine it, and there were no noticeable wounds on Kun’s body. This must mean that the King of Fists’ strikes were that accurate.

“It was an interesting fight.”

Rubin decided to look into Kun’s memories while he was at it, and grabbed Kun’s wrist. At that moment, Rubin’s 6-star special characteristic, ‘Shadow Transfer’, manifested.

I could feel Kun’s dark smoke coming over me for a moment. Since I had borrowed some of the dark smoke, Kun’s recovery would be slow, but thanks to that, I was able to see how Kun had fallen.

‘Shadow Throw’ was deployed, but Wookshin did not dodge. Rather, he allowed the attack, as if he was getting hit by the rain he had been waiting for.

A bizarre brawl.

But the difference in level was too great.

Smile. In the midst of the attacks, Kun had to see Wook-shin smiling. It seemed like a smile with no malicious intent, but that fact must have made Kun fall into despair even more.

‘So that’s how it ended.’

Strangely, the speed of the ‘Shadow Throw’ slowed down. From that point on, Rubin’s vision as he looked into his memories began to darken.

At that time, Kun had already lost consciousness.

His mind was broken, but his body seemed to have collapsed a little later. Amyeon instinctively protected Kun, but Kun’s will to fight was not broken.

“Honestly, I was surprised. The attacks continued even while I was unconscious.”

“If F praised him, Barton would be even more distressed.”

“Then please tell him. That will help him grow.”

“… That’s right.”

“He has a lot to teach you. This is also a compliment, so tell him when he wakes up. He will suffer more.”

Wook-shin went up to the second floor and spread out the yellow robe that was hanging by the window. When he put it on, the king of the kingdom turned back into a shabby prisoner.

“F. I heard he was once a mercenary with great fame.”

“Well, that’s all in the past.”

“I’m curious. Is everything you told us a lie?”

There is a story that his physical growth stopped at the age of ten, and so he lived under the name of the Giant Blood Tribe. There is also a story that he was injected with orc blood to grow his physique, and as a side effect, green spots appeared on his skin.

“There is an omitted life story, but it wasn’t a lie. When I was young, there was a brigade of giants stationed near my house. So I was close to the giants.”

“How did you get the nickname of ‘King of Fist’?”

“I had the help of the Giants. As you know, the Giants are skilled in martial arts. They are people whose entire bodies are weapons. At first, they were my teachers, and later I began teaching the Giants.”

Wooshin climbed up onto the windowsill like a cat and looked around. He checked the golems’ surveillance status and waited for the right time to jump out.

“Please tell me your life story again later.”

Rubin greeted politely, and Ukshin waved his hand.

“I’m just a person from an old era.”

After leaving those words, Ukshin’s figure also disappeared from the window.

“phew.”

Rubin lets out a sigh only after the pain reaches his cell.

‘Well, it wasn’t bad.’

Actually, my curiosity about X grew, but overall, it was a satisfactory night.

Even if you haven’t gained their complete trust, you’ve taken the first step. You can do this by taking the Emperor’s mission one step at a time. Join X’s planned prison break, and go out and help X with his long-cherished wish.

‘By the way, Kun… … .’

Judging from the momentary ripple of darkness, it seems that Kun has just regained consciousness.

I went down to the first floor. Even though I was awake, Kun was still lying on the floor.

“… … .”

Kun quietly lifted his arm and held it in front of my eyes.

Shame, despair, anger. Emotions of similar colors and textures pour out, mixing together.

I was helpless in front of the great wall of the unexpected world. It must have been hard to endure. It was the first time I had been defeated by someone who was not a member of the Assassin Swordsman.

In a way, it was lucky. If this had been a real fight and not a sparring match, Kun would have become a corpse.

“… … .”

Rubin said nothing, just looked at Kun. Now was the time for provocation and ridicule.

“under…….”

Kun’s despair-filled sobs disperse within the cell.