Future Knight

Chapter 122

Loki’s Spring (2)

Loki and Britina were walking side by side towards the barracks, having drunk until late in the morning.

This was because Loki’s barrack was closer to Britina’s than they had thought.

Loki, who had drunk until he got drunk for the first time, was constantly smiling and cheerful, while Britina, watching him, spoke to Loki in a resigned tone.

“This isn’t fair…”

“What?”

“You’re a man, and I’m a woman. How can you be more feminine than me?”

She sighed, looking at Loki’s small and delicate body.

His appearance was so slender and beautiful that even she, a woman, envied it.

A sigh naturally escaped Britina’s mouth.

“Sigh, I wish I were as small and delicate as you…”

Loki, with a puzzled expression, asked at her words.

“Why do humans like small and delicate women?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Every man loves slender and pretty women. Don’t you?”

“No, I don’t. I’m not human.”

“What?”

Britina tilted her head, looking at Loki, who said he wasn’t human.

“The way you say it, it sounds like you’re not human.”

“That’s right, I’m not human.”

“You’re not human? Then what are you?”

“I’m an ogre.”

“What? An ogre? Pfft! Ahahaha.”

As Britina burst into laughter at Loki’s words, Loki asked with a puzzled expression.

“Why are you laughing?”

“Do you really expect me to believe that?”

“Whether you believe it or not is up to you, but I am truly an ogre.”

‘Oh my, what kind of mental shock must he have gone through…’

Britina looked at Loki with eyes full of pity.

She felt sorry for him, believing himself to be an ogre. Then, forcing a bright smile, she said,

“Well, whether you’re an ogre or a human, what does it matter? You’re Loki, and I’m Britina. Right?”

“Yes.”

They continued to talk about various things as they walked towards the barrack where Loki stayed.

Loki’s barrack was within the Helrainer Knights’ camp, located at the Allied Forces’ headquarters. The Helrainer Knights were directly under Duke Sachsen, which made Britina inwardly mock Duke Sachsen as they approached.

‘He seems to care quite a bit about this child. Keeping him close even during such a large war.’

Still thinking of Loki as Duke Sachsen’s lover, Britina felt betrayed. Duke Sachsen was a hero of the Arkandor Continent and an idol for those who followed chivalry.

Such a person bringing such a young boy to the battlefield and keeping him close was certainly a problem.

Although it all stemmed from her misunderstanding, there was no sign of Britina’s misunderstanding being cleared up anytime soon.

By the time the barrack was in sight, Loki, sensing something, stopped and grabbed Britina.

“Wait.”

“Why?”

“Enemy.”

“Enemy?”

Britina was bewildered by the sudden mention of an enemy.

And rightly so, for they were standing in the heart of the Allied Forces’ camp.

That too, in the core of the headquarters.

The place was filled with detection magic to the extent that even Dark Elves couldn’t infiltrate easily.

To hear there was an enemy in such a place, Britina thought it was just a joke by Loki.

But when Loki, who had seemed like a naive child, suddenly exuded a chilling, sharp killing intent, Britina couldn’t help but be shocked.

She was stunned by how a person could change so drastically.

“You, why are you doing this? Don’t joke around.”

Despite Britina’s restraint, Loki stared intently at one spot.

“Why? What’s over there?”

She also looked in the same direction as Loki.

Then, an astonishing thing happened.

Enemies actually appeared from that place.

“Gasp! They’re… enemies!”

The enemies that appeared before Loki and her were none other than Dark Elves.

“No way, how did they get here!”

Britina hurriedly drew her longsword.

It was more like a giant two-handed sword than a longsword. A thick tension hung between the two groups, and in that tension, a Dark Elf spoke to Loki.

“How did you find us?”

“By the smell.”

“Smell? Are you saying we smell?”

At Loki’s words, the Dark Elves wore extremely displeased expressions.

It was only natural; like other elves, Dark Elves were a race that favored cleanliness.

Even though it was wartime and they couldn’t maintain their usual tidiness, it wasn’t to the point of producing a foul odor.

Yet, the fact that a young human kid claimed to have found them by smell was nothing short of an insult.

While they were making displeased faces, Britina drew up her mana and spoke.

“I don’t know what purpose brought you here, but sneaking in so fearlessly… abandon any thoughts of leaving alive!”

As she spoke, a faint aura appeared on her sword.

However, the Dark Elves, instead of being tense, laughed at her.

“With just that skill? Judging by your size, you might have some strength. But to face us with the skills of a beginner Sword Expert? Ridiculous.”

At that moment, a sharp blue aura emanated from the dual swords of the Dark Elves.

It was clear at a glance that they were highly skilled, surpassing the intermediate level.

They were elite assassins from the Darkblade, considered the top assassin group among Dark Elves, infiltrating to target the Duke of Sachsen.

Encountering them, Britina truly felt unlucky.

But she still didn’t know who was really unlucky.

“Sword Expert, intermediate level…”

Despair clouded her eyes.

All five of them were at the intermediate level of Sword Expert.

It was evident that, even with her size, she couldn’t contend with them.

As she watched them gradually surround her and Loki, Britina pushed Loki behind her.

“Run. I’ll try to buy you some time.”

Loki looked at Britina, who was throwing herself against the enemy to protect him. She was risking her life against an unwinnable foe to safeguard him.

Their brief clash ended as expected.

Her skills were no match for theirs.

Her massive longsword sliced through the air, but none of the Dark Elves were hit by her blade.

The Dark Elves evaded her sword and began aiming for her openings, and one bypassed her, rushing straight at Loki.

They had no intention of leaving any witnesses alive.

“No!”

Britina screamed as she saw the Dark Elf charging at Loki.

She thought it was already too late.

No matter how she thought about it, it seemed impossible for Loki to dodge the sword of a Dark Elf at the intermediate level of Sword Expert.

But the moment the Dark Elf’s sword reached Loki’s neck, Loki’s form disappeared from his sight.

“Huh!”

It was a reflex impossible for ordinary humans.

The Dark Elf, who had futilely slashed at empty air, turned his head left and right to find the vanished human boy, but Loki was already behind him.

Loki effortlessly twisted the Dark Elf’s head.

Crunch! Gurgle!

There was not a moment’s hesitation in his actions.

As an ogre, Loki showed no mercy in taking lives.

When Loki spread his hands, the already dead Dark Elf collapsed to the ground.

Without looking back, Loki loosened the belt around his waist.

He needed to revert to his ogre form.

Even though Loki was much stronger than an average human in his transformed state, it was still difficult to handle four intermediate-level Sword Experts.

Besides, Britina was on the verge of death at their hands.

There was no time for other thoughts.

In an instant, a blinding light enveloped Loki, and his body began to grow larger.

The enormity of it easily overwhelmed Britina, and the eyes of the Dark Elves widened in shock as they watched him.

“Roarrrrrrr!”

Finally, transformed, Loki let out an ear-splitting roar at his enemies.

The Dark Elves, who had been turning Britina into a bloody mess, clutched their ears in pain and retreated.

Their race had highly developed hearing.

“An ogre!”

“Could it be that ogre?”

They despaired as they looked at the towering figure of the ogre before them.

They recognized the ogre well.

Moreover, at Loki’s roar, Allied soldiers began swarming out like ants. They no longer stood a chance.

“Ugh, damn it! Let’s run!”

As the Dark Elves stopped their attack and began to flee rapidly, Britina, who had been slashed all over her body, collapsed in a bloody heap.

“Argh! Britina!”

Loki, catching the falling Britina, carefully laid her down.

“Britina, are you alright?”

“Ugh…”

Already on the verge of losing consciousness due to excessive bleeding, Britina was barely responsive.

“Damn it! Those bastards!”

Enraged, Loki grabbed her longsword and started chasing after the fleeing Dark Elves.

“Roar! I’ll kill you all!”

Just before she lost consciousness, Britina was startled as a massive hand gently lifted her.

But then, seeing the enormous ogre sprinting towards the Dark Elves with earth-shaking strides, she managed to utter a single word before passing out.

“It… it really was an ogre…”

That night, an ogre, nearly losing its sanity in a rage, roamed the Allied forces’ camp, hunting Dark Elves.

Thud!

“Screech!”

No matter how agile the Dark Elf assassins were, they couldn’t be faster than Loki, the ogre.

Even when they tried to hide using blind hide, they couldn’t escape the scent-detection of the monster known as the strongest on the ground.

Under Loki’s relentless pursuit, the Dark Elf assassins were reduced to unrecognizable chunks of meat one by one.

Finally, after tearing apart the last Dark Elf, Loki let out another roar of rage.

“Roarrrrrrr!”

The terrifying howl of the gigantic beast reverberated throughout the Allied forces’ camp, causing the soldiers who had urgently mobilized to tremble in fear.

As the Dark Elves stopped their attack and began to flee rapidly, Britina, who had been slashed all over her body, collapsed in a bloody heap.

“Argh! Britina!”

Loki, catching the falling Britina, carefully laid her down.

“Britina, are you alright?”

“Ugh…”

Already on the verge of losing consciousness due to excessive bleeding, Britina was barely responsive.

“Damn it! Those bastards!”

Enraged, Loki grabbed her longsword and started chasing after the fleeing Dark Elves.

“Roar! I’ll kill you all!”

Just before she lost consciousness, Britina was startled as a massive hand gently lifted her.

But then, seeing the enormous ogre sprinting towards the Dark Elves with earth-shaking strides, she managed to utter a single word before passing out.

“It… it really was an ogre…”

That night, an ogre, nearly losing its sanity in a rage, roamed the Allied forces’ camp, hunting Dark Elves.

Thud!

“Screech!”

No matter how agile the Dark Elf assassins were, they couldn’t be faster than Loki, the ogre.

Even when they tried to hide using blind hide, they couldn’t escape the scent-detection of the monster known as the strongest on the ground.

Under Loki’s relentless pursuit, the Dark Elf assassins were reduced to unrecognizable chunks of meat one by one.

Finally, after tearing apart the last Dark Elf, Loki let out another roar of rage.

“Roarrrrrrr!”

The terrifying howl of the gigantic beast reverberated throughout the Allied forces’ camp, causing the soldiers who had urgently mobilized to tremble in fear.