How to Live as a Wandering Knight

Chapter 218: ๐„๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ƒ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ (4)



Chapter 218: ๐„๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ƒ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ (4)

Is it really possible for one person to defeat a monstrous giant in a contest of strength?

Most would likely say no. If Sir Lauren were here, he may have claimed โ€˜๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜บ, ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ!โ€™ but now he lay defeated. . .

Blood gushed forth.

The elven knights were shocked and rushed to assist Johan. They thought it was Johanโ€™s blood.

However, it was not Johanโ€™s blood but the basiliskโ€™s that flowed out. Its blood scorched the earth and gave off a foul stench.

โ€œ. . .!!!โ€

The onlookers were stunned. Johan had grasped the basiliskโ€™s tail with powerful arms, and blood poured from between his clenched fists. Its scales were torn and muscles ripped apart as it thrashed violently.

Johan tore through the monsterโ€™s tough muscle with the strength of his grip. A fierce pulse could be felt at his fingertips. Still focused, Johan uttered through gritted teeth.

โ€œ. . .would you mind lending a hand?โ€

โ€œY-Yes! We apologize!!โ€

It was then that people finally came to their senses. The chaotic place was quickly brought under control. The dwarves aimed their ballistas towards the hole. They were determined to pierce and nail it down if it got dragged out a bit more.

The elf knights tightly bound their spears before mercilessly stabbing the exposed basiliskโ€™s tail. Every time they stabbed, sounds of rupture and screams burst out.

โ€œItโ€™s struggling! Donโ€™t let your guard down!โ€

Even though more than five spears had pierced it, the basiliskโ€™s movements did not stop. The dwarves waved their hands and shouted. Those damn elves were just getting in the way without even catching their breath.

โ€œGet out of the way! You elf b*stards!โ€

๐“๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐œ๐ค!

An even bigger sound than before rang out as a large heavy arrow pierced its body. Still, the basilisk moved. Its vitality was truly astonishing.

โ€œHow. . . How can this be?โ€

โ€œYou guys borrow that kind of device and still canโ€™t catch it!โ€

Now it was the elf knightsโ€™ turn to criticize. Johan wanted to tell everyone to shut their traps, but he couldnโ€™t because he was so focused.

The basilisk had been dragged out about halfway, but somehow its strength still overflowed vigorously. Johan had the advantage in strength, but as the b*stard kept enduring, fatigue began to accumulate in his muscles.

It was then that the spirit sleeping inside Johan moved. Strength returned to his tired muscles, and ferocity wrapped around his fingertips. Johanโ€™s pupils shone vibrantly like those of a beast.

At first, he thought his body had fully recovered. However, Johan realized that wasnโ€™t it. His fingertips felt rugged and thicker, like a dragonโ€™s claws.

โ€œWhat. . .?!โ€

What flashed through Johanโ€™s mind at that moment was Gulrak, the barbarian of the Black Forest. The wizard who knew the mysteries of the forest and could transform into a bear.

The spirit was trying to transform Johan like that now.

โ€˜๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ*๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ. . .?โ€™

Johan soon realized why. He had taken off his metal armor to enter the basiliskโ€™s den, and had even thrown aside the Giant Slayer.

With the restraint removed and he was facing a strong enemy empty-handed, the spirit was delighted.

โ€˜๐˜ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ!โ€™

But Johan strongly rejected it. Some wizards took pride in showing off their skills by transforming into all sorts of things, but Johan had no interest in that. Besides, he was more afraid of missing this opportunity by transforming incorrectly now.

The spirit, Teshuka, gave up on transforming Johan after being rejected and withdrew inside. Thanks to that, Johanโ€™s strength recovered and he pulled the basilisk out with all his might. As if its spirit was completely broken, the basilisk began to get dragged out limply.

โ”โ– โ– โ– โ– !

As if trying to resist one final time, the basilisk violently thrashed its body. Johan tightly embraced the upper part of its dragged out body and started squeezing with all his might.

๐‚๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค!

The sound of bones breaking rang out. It abruptly went limp after struggling, and could no longer move. After making sure its breath was cut off, Johan released his hands. He had grabbed it so strongly that his fingers pierced through its scales and skin into its muscles.

A roar of cheers erupted after a brief silence. It was the cheers of those who had witnessed this unbelievable miracle before their eyes.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œIs your body okay? Tell me right away if thereโ€™s anything strange. Donโ€™t hide it for no reason.โ€

โ€œIโ€™m completely fine.โ€

While others were cleaning up, Johan was resting. He had borrowed the power of spirits to catch the beast, so his fatigue was no joke.

Suetlg was worried about Johan who had engaged in close combat with the basilisk. He was concerned whether he had been exposed to its venom or gaze.

Fortunately though, Johan was unharmed. Other than the heavy fatigue, there were no injuries.

โ€œSir Lauren.โ€

โ€œI sincerely thank you for saving me, Your Excellency.โ€

Lauren entered the tent politely. He had bandages wrapped around the area where he had been injured when kidnapped by the basilisk.

โ€œWhy are you walking around instead of resting if youโ€™re injured?โ€

โ€œWounds like these are trivial for a knight. I didnโ€™t think I was hurt by that old dwarf, but when I opened my eyes, it turned out to be painful.โ€

Lauren murmured as he touched his bruised areas. Lauren had been completely unharmed when he was abducted as prey by the cunning basilisk. He had even been looking for a chance to escape.

โ€˜. . .๐˜ž๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ.โ€™

Johan realized the area Lauren had bandaged was where he had struck.

โ€œIf Your Excellency hadnโ€™t come, I would have died with that old dwarf.โ€

โ€œThat dwarf was a boy.โ€

โ€œ. . .Really?! No wonder he was shaking in fear. . .โ€

โ€œI hope you didnโ€™t insult him in that situation.โ€

Hearing Johanโ€™s words, Lauren scoffed.

โ€œI donโ€™t bother insulting those weaker than me. I was thinking of escaping together with him.โ€

โ€˜๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.โ€™

However, surprisingly, Laurenโ€™s words were true. The rescued young dwarf spoke favorably of Lauren. Thanks to this, the dwarves no longer glared and even slightly thanked Lauren.

โ€œNot insulting the weak is natural for a knight. You guys may not know, but. . .โ€

โ€œ. . . . . .โ€

โ€œAlright, thatโ€™s enough nonsense.โ€

Seeing the dwarves with expressions like โ€˜๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ*๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ,โ€™ Johan shut the elfโ€™s mouth.

In the meantime, the dwarf workers skillfully butchered the basilisk. Its scales and skin were stripped and its meat was chopped up. Only its shattered bones remained, making it look eerie.

โ€˜๐˜‘๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.โ€™

She was excitedly bossing the workers around after being told to take anything necessary or useful. While the basiliskโ€™s heart was famous, other parts werenโ€™t useless either.

โ€œItโ€™s unfortunate its eyes didnโ€™t remain, it would have been nice.โ€

โ€œWho could have known things would turn out like this.โ€

Its gaze was one of the most powerful magical reagents, but there was little hope left after its head was blown off.

When the organizing was mostly finished, elves carrying a heavy chest came looking for Johan. It was painted without gaps, and magical energy could even be felt from it. Johan knew well what was inside.

โ€œDid you safely collect the heart?โ€

โ€œYes, Your Excellency. But we decided the rights to this heart belong to Your Excellency.โ€

The elven knights all nodded as if in agreement. Count Puakonyu stepped forward as representative.

โ€œCount. We offer this heart in respect of the valor and honor the count has shown. It is only fitting the count should receive this rightful spoil of war.โ€

โ€œ. . .No. Since I didnโ€™t catch it with my strength alone, the honor should be shared.โ€

Johan declined. It wasnโ€™t because he really thought that way, but out of respect for the elven knightsโ€™ dignity.

Of course, the elven knights werenโ€™t petty enough to resent Johan over a single heart, but thinking about the future, it was better to yield this heart.

Johan had fully realized what kind of power fame and honor held. For that power, he could yield the basilisk heart.

โ€œBut still. . .โ€

โ€œNo. . .โ€

โ€œOf course but. . .โ€

โ€œHowever. . .โ€

After the tedious conversation, the elven knights accepted the heart. They swore they would make sure the knightโ€™s name who obtained this heart would be known.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œCount Yeats. Basilisk hunting! Recorded in grace!โ€

The party started their descent with the farewell of the dwarves. It was the opposite of when they had climbed up.

The nobles of the Alliance were surprised to hear that Johan had hunted basilisks with the elf knights.

โ€œWhy didnโ€™t you call me??

โ€œWhy do you think? The elves must have been jealous.โ€

The nobles asked and answered their own questions. Since there was no need to deny it, Johan did not say much.

In the first place, wasnโ€™t it because he didnโ€™t want to take them again and moved like lightning with a minimum number of people?

โ€˜๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ*๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ.โ€™

โ€œAt least we have some spoils that wonโ€™t hurt our dignity too much.โ€

One of the nobles said in a relieved voice. Having set out to subdue the monster and then being surrounded on the mountain, the embarrassment was not ordinary, but now there was a chance to rectify that.

The basiliskโ€™s skin and bones would serve as proof that the expedition was successful. The byproducts of the evil monster had a more intense power than any evidence or testimony.

โ€œIf the nobles hadnโ€™t come forward to fight, how could I have brought down the basilisk? Itโ€™s all thanks to you.โ€

โ€œ???โ€œ

Those with even a little conscience or brains were bewildered by Johanโ€™s words, but the nobles readily accepted Johanโ€™s consideration. It was shameless, but their embarrassment had been that deep.

Johan didnโ€™t really care if he said he caught the basilisk alone or if several people caught it together. As long as this made the nobles touched and shut up for a while, anything was fine.

Despite securing the heart, the elf knights did not leave immediately. They joined Johanโ€™s party and came down to the city.

โ€œWhy come down to the city instead of going straight to the kingdom?โ€

โ€œThere is no hurry and no benefit to crossing the mountain range for no reason. Especially with such a treasure.โ€

Many dangers lay dormant in the Dwarf Mountains. From monsters and tribes to natural disasters. For the elf knights who had to offer the basiliskโ€™s heart, crossing the mountain range was an unnecessary risk they did not have to take.

Johan suddenly remembered and said to the elf knights.

โ€œOh right. Donโ€™t insult the nobles about the basilisk hunt when you get to the city.โ€

โ€œ. . . . . .โ€

โ€œ. . . . . .โ€

Seeing the embarrassed expressions of the elf knights, Johan realized what the elves were about to say. Johan had just prevented a near swordfight from happening in the city.

๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Ÿ”ธ

โ€œYour excellency. I thought I should come directly to inform you of this!โ€

Before the returning procession had even passed through the city gates, Adviko stopped them along with the servants.

Johan, who had wanted to rest comfortably in the city, looked at Adviko with displeased eyes and asked,

โ€œWhat is it? Did an assassination happen? Or is someone plotting a rebellion?โ€

Neither seemed very likely. While there may have been attempts to assassinate Adviko, that was something Adviko would have to deal with himself. . .

After all that chaos, there shouldnโ€™t be any more fools plotting something.

However, Advikoโ€™s pale face did not return. He carefully said,

โ€œYour excellency. . . Iโ€™ve received reports that Cardirian has achieved a great victory in the south. . .โ€

โ€œ. . .?!?!โ€

It was news that shocked his tired mind awake. Johan asked in disbelief,

โ€œWhat did you say? Didnโ€™t Cardirianโ€™s forces get bogged down in the south?โ€

โ€œY-Yes, I thought so too. . .โ€

โ€œWhat about the intelligence? It could just be a rumor.โ€

โ€œI-I wish it were just a rumor, but from hearing it from several places, it doesnโ€™t seem to be false information.โ€

With his forces unable to suppress the southern rebellion and other feudal lords now pointing their spears at the emperor. . .

Given that even the Elf King had brought troops to intervene, retreating north seemed to be Cardirianโ€™s only option.

And yet, victory? Could he really have overturned that disadvantageous situation and won?

Translation-(COMPLETED) - How to Live as a Wandering Knight


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