The next day, Rea woke up. He got out of bed, put on his armor, and went downstairs to order some soup. When it was ready, he began to eat.
What should I do today? Maybe I should just go to another city.
After finishing her meal, Rea placed seven erins on the table and left immediately. He exited the tavern and put on his helmet. He walked toward the city gate, where he encountered someone wearing full armor with a helmet that was pointed on top and had wing-shaped ornaments on the ears. They passed each other.
Several hours later, Rea became lost in the forest.
There was a group of bandits in the forest, one of whom wore gray armor adorned with animal skin and carried two longswords at their waist. That person was Bandit Knight, the bandits' leader.
At that moment, the bandits had captured two women. One had long, messy brown hair and tattered gray clothing. She looked desperate. The other had long white hair and blue-green irises. Her eyes were bright yellow at the bottom. She wore a white long-sleeved garment with a white hood.
One of the bandits, a large, muscular man with a greatsword strapped to his back, began approaching the woman with white hair.
"Hey, don't do that to her. If you want to satisfy your desires, do it with her." Bandit Knight pointed at the woman with brown hair."Ehehehe... All right, boss." The bandit replied.
He continued laughing, as he approached the woman.
She saw him approaching her. "S... Stop! Don't come any closer," she said fearfully.
Just as the bandit was about to touch her, Hell Knight suddenly appeared from the bushes. Everyone who saw this was shocked and fell silent.
Hell Knight saw someone wearing gray armor covered in animal skin. He also saw a woman who was about to be raped by a bandit. She looked very similar to the description of the friend who was reported missing yesterday. Hell Knight was angry because this happened while the kingdoms of Astria and Ignia were at war.
"Stay away from her," said the Hell Knight.
"What if I don't?"
The bandit began to draw his greatsword and approached Hell Knight. He raised his sword, but the Hell Knight grabbed his face and slammed his head into the ground. The ground shattered. Hell Knight then stepped on the bandit's chest, inserted his four fingers into the bandit's mouth, and touched the roof of his mouth. Hell Knight stood up, pulling the bandit's head upward until it detached from his body. The bandit's blood dripped onto the grass.
Hell Knight held the bandit's head and took his greatsword, aiming it at Bandit Knight. The bandits began running toward him. Hell Knight swung the greatsword with one hand, killing most of them. Then, Hell Knight threw the greatsword at the bandit knight. It missed, however, and instead hit the bandit beside him. The Bandit Knight smiled and said, "Interesting, You are a strong."
Bandit Knight pulled the greatsword that had killed his subordinate and threw it at Hell Knight. Hell Knight held two bandits in each hand and threw them at the spinning greatsword heading toward him. The two bandits were split in two. The Hell Knight caught the greatsword and threw it back at the Bandit Knight.
Bandit Knight quickly drew his two swords and swung them upward. He struck the greatsword, causing it to bounce off and shatter at the tip.
Bandit Knight laughed and advanced. The Hell Knight picked up the shattered greatsword and swung it downward. The Bandit Knight dodged and swung his sword upward, severing the Hell Knight's left arm. Suddenly, the Hell Knight's left arm reconnected as if tied by a rope. The Hell Knight tried to grab the Bandit Knight's head, but the Bandit Knight tilted his head and rolled away.
Bandit Knight rose and charged at the Hell Knight, who turned and swung his sword sideways. Bandit Knight quickly twisted his body, narrowly avoiding the Hell Knight's strike with his head, and swung his sword, decapitating the Hell Knight.
Bandit Knight felt pleased. Good.
However, the Hell Knight quickly grabbed the rope of his helmet and struck Bandit Knight's head with it, then kicked the Bandit Knight in the head with his knee. Bandit Knight stumbled back several steps.
Bandit Knight smiled. "Wow, you're like Dullahan. How did you do that? Did you use some kind of trick? Or maybe...you're a cursed human?"
Hell Knight remained silent and put his head back on. He moved faster and stood in front of Bandit Knight, swinging his sword downward.
I couldn't dodge the attack.
Bandit Knight tried to block the sword, but Hell Knight was far stronger, making it impossible for Bandit Knight to withstand the attack. As Hell Knight's sword neared his head, Bandit Knight jumped backward quickly.
He felt cornered. "Run!"
He and several bandits began to run. Hell Knight immediately threw his sword at Bandit Knight. He quickly pulled one of his subordinates who was in front of him and ran faster. The bandit pulled by Bandit Knight was hit by the greatsword thrown by Hell Knight. The sword pierced through him and hit another bandit.
Only Hell Knight, the two women, and the three bandits remained. Hell Knight picked up the sword on the ground and cut the ropes binding the women. He also tied up the three remaining bandits.
A few minutes later, Hell Knight, the two women, and the three tied-up bandits headed toward the city of Artyxia.
One of the women approached the Hell Knight and began touching her chest. "Thank you for your help earlier. My name is Yuna Frontsen. I am a Saintess from the Saint Association."
"Rea..." replied Hell Knight.
"Sir Rea, I have a request. Could you protect me until I can return to the base safely?"
"Alright, I don't know where else to go either."
In the forest, Bandit Knight who had been running stopped due to exhaustion. Suddenly, someone wearing black armor emerged from behind the bushes. His helmet had two horns protruding upward like a demon's.
"Join us!"
The Bandit Knight asked, "Why?" "
??? replied, "Because with your agility and cunning, you can become a great knight. We can conquer the world and destroy humanity."
"Sorry, but I'm not interested."
Bandit Knight immediately walked past him, but the figure drew a black sword with a spear-shaped guard. He swung his sword downward from the side, and with a single swing, hundreds of trees and the ground were destroyed in an instant.
He asked, "So, do you want to join us?"
Bandit Knight swallowed hard and said, "All right, I'll join you."
In the city of Artyxia, the Hell Knight brought the bandits to the city guards, who brought the brown-haired woman inside.
Yuna said, "Before we leave, I want to go somewhere first."
Yuna and Hell Knight walked through the city and found themselves in front of a sacred temple. When they entered, they saw that the temple was very quiet, with only one person wearing silver armor and winged helmets kneeling in front of a statue of a woman known as the Goddess of Divinity.
The person turned around and saw Yuna and the Hell Knight.
"Ah, Miss! Where have you been? I thought you had already come to this city. I've been looking for you everywhere, but I couldn't find you."
"I was kidnapped by a group of bandits," Yuna replied.
"Kidnapped!?"
"Don't worry. He saved me," Yuna said, turning and pointing to the Hell Knight.
The man stood up, approached the Hell Knight, and extended his hand respectfully.
"Thank you for saving Miss Yuna. I am Saint Knight and her guardian."
To be continued.....