Return of the Iron-blood Sword Hound Chapter 26

Episode 26 Graduater (1)

The number of those born in the Baskervilles was still large, and the number of those who died was still large.

The front wave of the River Styx pushes out the back wave.

Seven years have passed since the day the two eight-year-olds competed.

* * *

“This instructor can become an angel or a devil depending on how the youngsters do it!”

A young dog with a short beard was shouting in a loud voice.

His name is Baskerville, Staffordshire. 35 years old this year. A seasoned knight of intermediate grade.

An outsider who did not even receive the middle name of ‘Ban’, let alone ‘Ra’, was a commoner, but was given the surname of Baskerville due to his outstanding qualities and upright mind, and was a well-established person who washed his lineage.

In particular, his ‘piercing fang’ swordsmanship is said to have reached the level of the 4th type of Baskerville.

Four teeth perfectly drawn.

With this level of skill, he would be qualified to lead and teach the young Baskervilles right now.

“ruler! This is the last exercise! Practice is like real life! Real life is like real life! I believe you all know this instructor well!”

Staffordshire scanned the 15- and 16-year-old Baskervilles in front of her.

Everyone looks tired and tired. However, the stigma and miasma emanating from the eyes are getting thicker and thicker.

All of the 15-16-year-old young Baskervilles here are low-level sword experts, swordsmen who have mastered Baskerville Type 1 perfectly.

Staffordshire checked the momentum of the trainees and turned their heads again.

In the center of the arena they surrounded stood a huge bear on two legs.

This huge bear, which weighs 800 kg and reaches 3 meters in height, has one peculiarity besides its size.

It has two sharp horns on top of its head.

<Oxbear>

Hazard level: A

Size: 5m

Discovery Location: Red and Black Mountains 7th ridge

– A very large bear with two huge horns.

Carnivorous bears are the strongest land predators, near-perfect lethal weapons, and are known as the strongest and apex of the 7th ridge ecosystem of the Red and Black Mountains.

A monster with few natural enemies except for its own kind.

A bear with two huge, curved buffalo horns on its head.

It is a powerful monster whose entire body is covered with thick muscles, fat, and stiff hair.

[Grrrrrr… … ]

This monster, currently released in the gymnasium, seemed to be an adult that hadn’t grown up yet.

Even after being confined for a long time in a cage, they were not very well nourished.

But that also means that this monster is aggressive and nervous.

Staffordshire threatened Oxbear with a sword while encouraging the young Baskervilles behind him.

“Now, just do what you practiced on the corpses of monsters. You practiced chopping up Oxbear’s corpse last time, right? Everyone should already know how tough its skin is, how tight its muscles are, and where it contains which organs.”

The mild-mannered Staffordshire became a completely different person when she stood in front of Oxbear.

Killing spirit emanated from his eyes, and the aura emanating from the tip of his sword swayed like a giant grip.

Staffordshire was overwhelming Oxbear with such a terrifying energy, but he never attacked.

Because it’s not his part.

yet.

[Gaaaaagh!]

Oxbear started charging.

A bear running like a water buffalo with its two horns in front.

The young Baskervilles fight back according to their tastes.

Some dodged by spreading left and right, and some brandished swords from the front.

… bang!

Those who avoided it survived, and those who confronted it head-on fell out.

Staffordshire continued.

“If an opponent stronger than you approaches you in a head-to-head confrontation, it is best to avoid it. However, don’t avoid it by widening the distance, but dodge it to the side and launch a small attack.”

The advice of the leader dog continues.

The young hounds were sucking them up like water, their eyes shining.

“Don’t be greedy to aim for vital points from the beginning. It’s easy to get hit back. Rather, it would be the part that becomes the center of the body, in this case, the right hind leg, so that the movement speed or reaction speed decreases. We aim for these areas first.”

The young hounds followed the guide dog’s instructions and attacked the two-legged bear in a row near the legs.

Oxbear, who was repeatedly attacked only on his hind legs, lost the use of one of his legs due to the wounds that were gradually opening up.

The menacing horn charge technique was sealed.

By then, the young Baskervilles were showing their teeth in earnest.

Now they were hunting dogs that did well without the instruction of Staffordshire, the leader dog.

Baskerville 1 meal. More than thirty teeth protruded from all over the place and hacked through Oxbear’s body.

Among them, those who showed the most aggression were the triplets Hive, Middle, and Low.

Kwak Kwa Kwak!

The guys became the captain and hunted the bear.

He mercilessly pushes his cheeky brothers who are trying to get ahead of him or the nerdy brothers who lag behind his colleagues.

yet.

… thud!

Oxbear fell.

“Good job.”

Staffordshire drew her sword and approached Oxbear’s corpse.

Aww-

Before long, the bear’s belly splits open and the intestines and flesh come out.

After the 4th period of training, lunch time came naturally.

Staffordshire immediately distributed the oxbear’s organs and flesh to the young hounds.

Red chunks of meat steaming hot.

The young Baskervilles munched and swallowed them raw, which would have been unheard of by ordinary people.

Staffordshire said to the trainees eating.

“Now, listen while you eat. As of today, 3 years and 6 months of basic training and 3 years and 6 months of actual training are all over. Congratulations on your graduation.”

The seven years have turned the snub-nosed children into full-fledged warriors.

Now, everyone here was a young skilled man who could not only put mana on a sword, but also draw a perfect tooth.

But Staffordshire said it was just the beginning.

“In fact, practicing with captured monsters is just a tutorial that is embarrassing to say that it is similar to actual combat. Now, the young masters have to build up their own experiences.”

It is always worth listening to the advice of Yeongdo Dog, who has gone through all the prenatal battles.

“Unlike the monsters left in cages for a long time, the wild monsters of Red and Black Mountains are not only healthy and strong, but also have cunning and calm personalities. Even I can’t deal with the strong, old objects that I sometimes see.”

Even the Oxbear I just killed.

If you get hit by the horns of a grown wild oxbear, followed by a front kick and head biting, it’s dangerous even for a graduate.

Controlled variables, safe environment, set rules.

And the wild, unexplored lands where you can’t survive just by being trained in this environment.

These young hounds have to go there from now on.

The young Baskervilles already knew that.

Staffordshire said, wriggling the scars that ran across her face.

“You have to go through the hell that will unfold from now on. Overcome with your natural blood, or overcome with your own experience. I have nothing more to say. more!”

He gave up his position as leader dog after a short salute.

The young Baskervilles put down the flesh and viscera they had been eating for a while.

And he made up his mind for the next 21 months of unexplored exploration.

After Staffordshire disappeared, they began to chat among themselves in small groups.

“Hey, where did you apply for the Knights?”

“I’m a Doberman in my first choice. My second choice is a pit bull. My third choice is a Rottweiler.”

“Oh, it has nothing to do with me. I like the Wolfhound Knights. Then Shepherd and Bull Mastiff Knights.”

The Seven Knights of the Baskervilles.

Each knight order is created and operated for various purposes such as vigilance, search, security, assassination, suppression, and all-out war.

And the best among them was the Wolfhound Knights, which symbolized the power of the family.

“I want to join the Wolfhound Knights too.”

“But is that where you go because you want to go there? It’s a place you can only go to if you’re borrowed.”

“I will think realistically and support the Doberman Knights. Excluding the Wolfhound Knights, that is actually number one.”

“If you go to the Doberman Knights, you have to be on the lookout for the castle wall for the rest of your life, right? I was so bored that I couldn’t stand it. I’d rather have the Pit Bull Knights who go to war every day.”

screaming children.

And naturally, their gaze slowly began to gather towards one place.

‘… … But where will that bastard go?’

That was the common question of all the children here.

Even the triplets, who were most active in this Oxbear hunt, put down the pieces of meat they were eating and are slowly paying attention.

Bikir Van Baskerville.

A child brought in from outside the family and rumored to be Hugo’s illegitimate son.

He sat there alone in a secluded place, not taking part in the oxbear hunt.

And at the feet of such a Bikir, a large Oxbear can be seen dead.

It was a much larger individual than the one that had just been killed by the combined efforts of more than 30 children.

There was awe in the eyes of the young Baskervilles who were spying on Bikir.

“That bastard, is he really 15 years old like us?”

“How do you catch an oxbear by yourself?”

“I heard that you’re already an advanced sword expert?”

“They also drew three teeth.”

“crazy! You know how to use Baskerville 3 meals? Then you’re almost at the level of a leader dog!”

Respecting the strong is something that happens in any group, but it is especially prominent in the Baskervilles.

However, Vikir himself did not pay much attention to such rumors.

‘Sword expert advanced.’

Speaking of advanced sword expert, it means that the aura at the tip of the sword is dense enough to cross between gas and liquid.

Normally, the children of the Baskerville family reach this stage between the ages of twenty and twenty-five, but Bikir is rumored to have achieved it already at the age of fifteen.

… … but.

The power Bikir actually hid was at the level of looking beyond intermediate graders.

It was a whopping two steps higher than the advanced sword expert, and his skill was comparable to that of Staffordshire, who was a leader dog earlier.

Moreover, considering the blessings of the River Styx and the power of Baalzebub, the demonic sword, his actual fighting power would be much stronger than this.

If the world knew about it, it would have been truly shocking.

‘… … The current Baskerville meal is 5 meals. In terms of swordsmanship alone, it has already surpassed the level before returning.’

The upper level swordsmanship of 4 or higher was something he had never learned even in his previous life.

Because of this process, it took a little longer than originally planned to become a perfect intermediate grader.

Meanwhile, Vikir closed her eyes and recalled the Oxbear she had just killed.

Although there were several crises, it was a weakened object due to its long life in confinement, so it was able to hunt without difficulty even with its hidden skills.

Vikir’s head was complicated as he thought about how good his current skills would be and how much he had fallen behind compared to his pre-return skills.

I couldn’t care less about the chatter of the Baskervilles’ one-day puppies, whose teeth were just beginning to grow.

at that time.

Even Bikir, who was lost in thought, had a topic of interest.

It was something a young Baskerville said casually.

“… … Then, in our Hangryeol, will that guy enter the academy?”

Academy ‘Colosseo’

The Empire’s compulsory educational institution where the seven families of the Empire send their young heirs to educate them.

Due to the academy’s capacity limit, the number of admissions is limited to a small number among each family.

As a result, naturally, only the elite young people from each family gather here, which Bikir was also interested in.

Of course, there is no greed for honor or aspirations for education like other children.

‘It’s an opportunity to get away from Hugo and improve my skills.’

Of course, there are many other things to do. Repaying debts from previous lives, or monopolizing hidden artifacts.

When Bikir is thinking about the future.

“young master.”

There was a voice calling him from behind.

An old but still powerful voice. A warm and gentle attitude.

Deacon John Barrymore came and stood beside Bikir.

He was one of the few people who felt sorry for Vikir in his previous life, and he also trusted him in his own way.

Eventually, Deacon Barrymore came closer and tipped off to Vikir.

“The head of the household is looking for you.”

Hugo Les Baskervilles?

It is always unusual for him to seek children.

When Bikir made a puzzled expression, Barrymore grinned and continued.

“It seems that you have decided on the position of the young master.”