The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player Chapter 19

Episode 19

Chang! Teudong!

Four imperial knights with red worm-like tattoos spread all over their bodies except their faces ran wild.

It looked very ferocious as it rushed forward with all its might, as if it didn’t matter if it got stabbed.

Of course, despite this, they were unable to break through Philip’s solid defense, but the fact that they were pushing Philip was surprising to Raoul.

Philip, an expert knight over level 90. Although he is currently guarding Raoul, Philip was a very capable man.

He was one of the ten most talented people within the Order, and there were even people who secretly considered him to be the next Knight Commander.

The reason he took on the role of leader of Raoul’s guard was partly because he was interested in Raoul, but also because of the Count’s request. He was also responsible for Raoul’s swordsmanship training as he left the territory.

Since then, Raoul has been sparring every evening, receiving swordsmanship instruction from Philip. And the record was, of course, all losses.

No matter how much he remembered his past life, he couldn’t beat Philip, who had devoted himself to the sword for decades.

‘Even if I used all my telekinesis and skills and attacked him, I couldn’t win.’

My level, stats, and proficiency were still lacking.

And Philip, who had acquired new skills and combat methods while working with Raoul, was accumulating a different level of inaction than before he left the territory.

But no matter how many people there are, they push Philip like that.

Considering their original level, which was only Expert to Intermediate, it could only be said to be a great performance.

*Name: McDowell

*Level: 71

*Occupation: Knight (Sword Expert Intermediate)

*Affiliation: Kranen Empire Imperial Hound Mira Branch Chief

*Title: Red Hound

*Stats: Potential (B grade)

[Strength 72 (+5)] [Dexterity 71 (+5)] [Strength 73 (+5)] [Intellect 55 (-10)] [Spirit 68 (-5)] [Magic Power 68 (+7)] [Sense 73 (+5)]

*Unique Traits

Blind Loyalty (B) Fear Resistance (C)

‘Increased additional stats. Maybe it’s the influence of that red tattoo?’

Tattoos that covered the bodies of imperial knights, including MacDowell. It was a sight that could sometimes be seen when dealing with the knights and soldiers of the empire.

Of course, that would happen later when the full-scale war with the empire began, and as of now, few people knew what that was.

“Did they take drugs as a group? “What is this?”

Jake was frantically fending off the horsemen’s attacks as if he had no idea what was going on.

Knights were not the only ones affected by tattoos. The horsemen in front of me also ran wildly, with reddish tendons standing out on their bodies.

Unlike the naked horsemen from before, they were wearing armor and weapons, and showed a certain level of rationality, showing off proper passing skills.

Thanks to this, Jake seemed to be sweating and concentrating on defense, fearing that even one of them would be left behind.

“Confucius, can’t I just take out the great sword and chop it up? “No matter how hard I stab it with this skewer, I can’t get a good estimate…”

When Jake sent the message as if it was stuffy, Raoul said as if he was disappointed.

“Sir Philip and Sir Pierce still look fine, but Sir Jake seems to be overwhelmed. If it’s really hard, there’s nothing you can do. Sir Jake is specially instructed to use the greatsword. “It was a plan I made with confidence in Kyung’s skills, but I’m disappointed.”

“Yes? Are you saying it’s hard?? What can I do against this bastard? I just did it because Sir Philip and Sir Pierce seemed to be a little behind. “I don’t need it, so just tell me to use the bow over there, hahaha.”

Jake hurriedly sent the message, snorted, and glared at the horsemen.

“I’m losing face because of you guys. Lose everything!!”

As if it had been a joke until now, mana was erupted and flowed into his shield and rapier, as if blue flames were flying from Jake’s body.

and…!

bang! pop! Pubbung!!

An oval-shaped spike shield (a shield with iron spikes attached) wrapped in mana turned the body of a horseman into a rag and threw him against the wall.

And the rapier, which was covered with a mana blade that was more than three times thicker than the original size, punched a fist-sized hole in the bodies of the two horsemen.

Whoa.

As the rapier roughly bit into the air like a great sword, the horsemen quickly retreated and widened the distance.

“What do you think, you monsters? “Pay with your own body for the sin of running in fearlessly!!”

Raoul chuckled as he watched Jake attack the horsemen in reverse.

Although Jake had a lighter personality and a lighter mouth, he was the knight chosen by Raoul.

Even though he was in his early 30s, he was clearly a truly capable person who had gone beyond the mid-level expert level and had one foot in the door to the advanced level.

It wasn’t a very good way to fight, shedding mana and pushing with force, but it was a good choice in the current situation where there were limited enemies.

In fact, it was for a similar reason that Raoul exerted all his strength almost from the beginning of the battle to capture the 5th circle wizard.

After about 5 minutes, the dizziness subsided and my body returned to normal condition.

‘Shall we move slowly?’

No matter how much I promised to stay in the rear, it would have been a waste to just look at the prepared meal.

Meanwhile, Pierce had decapitated the last wizard and was confronting a knight, while Philip was still hanging out with three enemy knights.

And Jake had defeated four horsemen and was dealing with six. The remaining horsemen were all injured here and there, so it looked like things would be sorted out soon.

This side won, but Raoul wanted to settle the situation a little faster. Because I already know that it doesn’t end here.

Raoul pulled out his rapier and mangoche and joined Jake.

Whoosh~ whoosh!

Raoul was calmly watching the movements of the horsemen behind Jake.

At some point, the rapier stretched out from his hand like a beam of light and pierced the horseman’s left thigh.

Jake stuck out his tongue as he looked at the horse soldier falling down helplessly.

‘That’s really interesting. How can they identify the monsters’ vital points so easily?’

Jake was surprised because he was able to get up without having to drill five holes, but Raoul had a one-shot, one-kill kill.

Raoul calmly targeted the horsemen one by one behind him, regardless of whether Jake was surprised or not, and was soon able to eliminate all the horsemen.

Then the knights of the empire stopped fighting and gathered near the branch leader, MacDowell. Philip and the knights didn’t rush, but instead stood opposite and took a moment to catch their breath.

Raoul took a slight step back, but the remaining people were now 4 to 4. Considering the situation so far, it seemed as obvious as seeing who had the advantage.

“Where do they come from? Judging from their skills, I don’t think they are mercenary bums… There is no way a coward like Reynaldo would send the knights under him out of the city.”

McDowell tilted his head and glared sharply at Raoul and the others.

“If we were to call it a knight corps from a nearby territory, it would be just fine. They are of this level of skill, but their faces are not well known, so you must be from the five great martial families, right? And the samurai family staying in Mira is the Earl of Ashton or the Earl of Randall, and seeing as they use a rapier, they look like the Earl of Randall…”

MacDowell trailed off and observed the facial expressions of the party. However, perhaps because they had already received Raoul’s message, there was no expression on their faces.

“Strangely enough, I feel a little clumsy in swordsmanship. And my intuition tells me it’s not the Randalls.”

At that time, Jake said with a grin.

“How can someone who is about to die know our identity? “Once you’ve said everything, let’s start again, you bastards of the empire!”

Jake then stabs the rapier without any delay. Keeping pace with him, Philip and Pierce also entered the battle again.

‘It’s a shame. But thanks to you, I may be able to find a way to live. ‘Because there’s enough to find out their identity from outside.’

McDowell glanced strangely at Raoul, who was alone in the back.

Although it appears that they are standing behind to provide rear support, the arrangement of the three knights in front clearly appears to be to protect that one person.

It wasn’t that hard to guess what that meant. And then McDowell gave his final command.

“Offer your blood for His Majesty!!”

“For the glory of His Majesty the Emperor!”

The momentum of the imperial knights who returned to life changed once again.

Flames of black magic rose and enveloped their bodies, their muscles swelled, and their size grew about 1.5 times. And the pupil dilated and the entire eye turned dark red.

“Waaaack!!”

Three imperial knights rushed in, making noises that sounded like animals, and Jake and Pierce were pushed back, frowning.

“What power!!”

“What kind of monster have the Empire created!?”

At first, he was only at the beginner level of an expert, but now he was showing physical ability that was almost at the level of an advanced knight. It was natural for them to be embarrassed.

But Raoul knew exactly what that phenomenon was.

The final struggle of the imperial soldiers, called the [Black Sacrifice]. It was a self-sacrifice technique that allowed one to burn one’s own life force along with mana to exert tremendous power that transcended the realm in a very short period of time.

The duration can be as short as 30 seconds to as long as 1 minute. Afterwards, the entire body melts as if on fire from high fever, and life is lost.

The fact that such a self-destruction device was used means that there was some kind of plan in place.

The three knights activated Black Sacrifice, but Raoul’s knights were somehow blocking it. So what is the goal??

“Confucius, be careful!!”

There was no need to listen to Philip’s communication. Before I knew it, McDowell, wearing heavy armor made of steel, was rushing towards Raoul.

“Power armor!!”

Jake and Pierce, who were shocked, tried to stop McDowell, but were unable to break through the Imperial Knights’ marks.

Only Philip cut the side of the power armor with his blue mana blade.

Tsuzzzz!

The translucent force field that appeared on the pitch black power armor canceled out the mana blade, and Philip’s sword only made a small scratch.

The sight of the massive 2m-tall power armor running towards me with its boosters firing was very intimidating.

It was clear that no matter how expert a knight he was, he would not be safe if he blocked his path with his bare body.

But Raoul didn’t look that nervous. He just calmly observed the approaching power armor with his golden eyes shining.

[Imperial KE type standard power armor]

*Grade: E

*Output: 0.8 CP (Core Power)

*Operation time: 2h/max

*Operation type: Mana stone consumption type

*Defense technique: 3rd circle Imperial armor

that was often seen in previous lives It was an entry-level power armor.

Despite its dull appearance, it was a very functional model. It boasted performance that exactly met the E-grade standards and was reasonably priced.

Basically, it was equipped with a physical force field that nullified magic below the 3rd circle and could not even be scratched by anything other than a mana blade, so it was no different from a walking tank.

However, because the core engine was expendable rather than rechargeable, maintenance costs were very high and the operating time could not last 10 minutes in an intense battle, so it was not very active on the battlefield.

Still, power armor is power armor. It was not something that Raoul, who had just reached expert level, could block.

McDowell also knew this, so he looked at Raoul standing in front of the aisle and smiled bitterly.

“It’s over!”

bang!!

(Continued in the next part)