Future Knight

Chapter 90

As Kang Chan began explaining his strategy, Duke Sachsen’s expression started to change gradually. The concept of the army Kang Chan was describing had never existed on the continent before.

‘Amazing, this is worth trying.’

Amazed by Kang Chan’s remarkable strategy, he readily permitted the creation of a new unit.

“So, have you decided on the name of the unit?”

“Yes, I have.”

“I’m very curious about what you’ve decided.”

“It’s the Special Unit Black Wyvern.”

“Hmm, Wyvern… it fits well. It’s a fitting name.”

“Then, do you permit it?”

“Of course. I will stake my position as commander and promise to provide the utmost support for the creation of the unit you envision, Kang Chan.”

“Thank you.”

From that day, ten sword expert-level knights from the Helrainer Knights were dispatched to Kang Chan’s newly formed special unit, Black Wyvern.

The suddenly mobilized ten knights were waiting for someone in a dark, secret room.

Among them were a woman and the youthful-looking Jaizen.

“What on earth is going on?”

“Being called separately like this is a bit unsettling. Could it be some strange order?”

“Hey! Jaizen! Don’t doze off.”

“Oh! Yes, sorry.”

“Why did they call busy people here and then no one shows up?”

As he voiced his complaints, someone’s voice came from beside him.

“I’m already here.”

“Gasp!”

Startled by the sudden voice from the previously empty side, the complaining knight swiftly stepped aside and drew his sword.

“Who’s there!”

Bzzz!

An electric current seemed to flash through the previously empty space, revealing someone clad in black armor.

Seeing this, the other nine Helrainer knights also drew their swords, releasing their aura swords and standing on guard.

Such perfect concealment was a specialty of the Dark Elves.

“Who are you? Identify yourself!”

“A Dark Elf, perhaps?”

A suffocating silence ensued.

No one dared to move.

The overwhelming presence emanating from the one in black armor was palpable.

The gathered knights couldn’t help but swallow hard.

At that moment, the black helmet swiftly flipped back, revealing a man’s face.

Jaizen, recognizing the face, was shocked.

“No way! You’re?”

“Long time no see. I didn’t expect you to come here.”

“How did you get here?”

Ignoring Jaizen’s words, Kang Chan ascended the podium set up in the corner of the secret room.

As he did, a light magic was activated, illuminating the room as bright as day.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Kang Chan, appointed as the captain of the special unit Black Wyvern. Please come to your seats and sit down.”

Reluctantly, the knights sheathed their aura swords and began to sit down one by one, wearing perplexed expressions.

Once everyone was seated, Kang Chan began to explain the purpose of their gathering.

“The reason you all, who are undoubtedly busy every day, have been called here is that you have been honorably selected as members of the special unit Black Wyvern under the Helrainer Knights as of today.”

“What? By whose authority?”

“Suddenly?”

“How could this happen without consulting me?”

“I’ll lodge a protest!”

The noble-born knights began to object.

However, Kang Chan was unfazed by their reactions and spoke coldly.

“You have no right to choose. Your life and death are already in my hands.”

“Who are you to talk about our life and death!”

The proud knights’ resistance grew stronger.

But Kang Chan knew well how to subdue such individuals.

A two-meter-long aura blade extended from Kang Chan’s hand, stopping right in front of the complaining knight’s eyes.

“Gasp!”

The knight, who had been full of complaints, was now filled with fear at Kang Chan’s swift movement, placing the blade so close to him.

And it wasn’t just him.

All ten knights gathered felt the same way.

None of them had responded properly to Kang Chan’s movements.

What was even more surprising was the aura blade blazing brilliantly on his sword.

“Huh! S-Sword Master!”

The most astonished was Jaizen.

Although he had been defeated by him during their first encounter, back then, he certainly hadn’t been a Sword Master.

But how much time had passed since their parting, and he had already become a Sword Master?

“From now on, anyone who voices complaints will cough up blood. Understood?”

“Y-Yes, sir…”

As Kang Chan retracted his aura blade, their grievances vanished along with it.

“Let me reintroduce myself. I am Kang Chan, granted the power of life and death over you by Lumiel von Sachsen, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces. And from now on, I am the captain of the special unit Black Wyvern, which you will be part of. Pleased to meet you.”

“Yes, sir…”

“……”

“Yes…”

As the mosquito-like replies spread through the enclosed room, Kang Chan raised his eyebrows and shouted, imbued with mana.

“Is that the best you can do with your voices!”

The tremendous roar shook the room, snapping the ten knights to attention, and they shouted with all the strength they could muster.

“No, sir!”

“Don’t make me angry.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights, overwhelmed by Kang Chan’s incredible presence, couldn’t even breathe freely and focused entirely on his words.

“The reason you have been gathered here is because your strength is desperately needed for the upcoming war, and your skills are the best of the best. Understood?”

“Yes, sir!!”

The knights began to feel that they had been assembled for something grand.

“From now on, we will be part of an unprecedented operation on the Arkandor Continent. It will lay the foundation for our humanity and allied forces to rest safely on this land, and those who carry out this mission will become heroes.”

“Gulp!”

The knights involuntarily swallowed dryly.

They didn’t know what task they were being prepared for, but with a Sword Master as their captain and the members being Sword Expert knights, it truly was the most powerful small unit on the surface.

Forming such a unit to do something likely meant they might be going to cut off the head of the Green Elf Queen, Green, or the leader of the Dark Elves, Nemitz.

‘Please, let it not be that…’

Everyone thought this to themselves, focusing nervously on Kang Chan.

“Now, I will explain the mission we will undertake. Instructor, step forward…”

Loki, clad in the same black leather armor as Kang Chan, stepped forward.

“This is the armor you will be wearing.”

The all-black leather armor was something the knights had never seen before.

It was black-painted leather armor, not particularly defensive.

“Are we supposed to wear leather armor?”

“Surely not… instead of this plate mail?”

“Why are they making us wear that?”

The knights, who had always worn expensive plate mail, were not fond of the leather armor.

Leather armor was favored by travelers or infantry.

For them, the equation was that knights always wore plate mail.

Given this context, it was understandable that they would voice some dissatisfaction when presented with leather armor.

But Kang Chan ignored their complaints and began to explain the mission.

“From now on, we will wear this and board the wyverns to infiltrate the enemy’s rear.”

“What?!?”

The ten knights exclaimed in unison.

“Our mission is to infiltrate the enemy lines, destroy key positions and facilities, and cause confusion. Instructor!”

As Kang Chan called for the instructor again, the beautiful Erika entered the room, pushing a cart.

The knights alternately looked at Erika and the cart she was pushing.

‘She’s pretty.’

‘An elf?’

‘What’s that?’

While the knights were lost in their thoughts, Erika stopped the cart in front of them, and Kang Chan unveiled it.

The knights showed no particular reaction to the items in the cart.

They were common items: an ordinary black cloak, a leather helmet with goggles typically worn by wyvern riders, and large, heavy maglam ammunition.

“These are infiltration equipment. I’ll explain each one. This is a stealth cloak.”

“A s-stealth cloak?”

“Instructor, step forward!”

“Yes~”

Erika stepped forward with a cute gesture, draped the stealth cloak around herself, and pulled up the hood.

“Stealth mode, activate.”

Following Kang Chan’s command, Erika infused the cloak with mana.

The cloak gradually turned transparent, rendering all parts of her body invisible except for her beautiful face.

The ten knights, who had been watching, stood up in unison and exclaimed.

“Gasp! An invisibility cloak?”

“Wowww!”

“That’s an incredible magical item!”

“Amazing!”

“That could fetch quite a bit of money if sold.”

It was worth more than just some money.

This top-tier magical item had been painstakingly crafted by an Ancient-grade Dragon at Kang Chan’s request.

“This operates with your mana, and the mana consumption is minimal, so you should have no difficulty using it. Now, next, instructor.”

“Yeah.”

“What do you mean, ‘yeah’? Say ‘yes’!”

“Huh? Got it. Yes.”

At Loki’s awkward behavior, the knights began to chuckle one by one.

“Quiet! Now, this is a night vision device that will enable you to fight in the dark.”

“Night vision device?”

“When you attach it to the front of the leather helmet, you can see as clearly as daylight, even in pitch darkness.”

“Like daylight in the middle of the night?”

“This will be perfect against those Dark Elves.”

“This must also be quite valuable.”

This, too, was a magical item etched with infravision magic, made by Zikyon through sleepless nights of effort under Kang Chan’s pressure.

“Try it on later; for now, I’ll introduce the next piece of equipment. This is something you’re already familiar with.”

“A m-maglam shell?”

Maglam shells were explosives that combined gunpowder and magic.

The low power of the gunpowder was augmented by magic.

Humans used catapults to launch maglam shells in warfare.

“Correct. This is a maglam shell imbued with a powerful Explosion spell. But this isn’t just any Explosion spell; it’s a special maglam shell containing an extraordinary spell.”

“What spell does it contain?”

“This shell contains a 7-circle Burst Flare spell.”

“What?!”

“No way! How could there be a maglam shell with a 7-circle spell!”

“Don’t ask where it came from! Just trust that it contains a genuine Burst Flare. We’ll demonstrate its power outside shortly, so you can see for yourselves.”

A 7-circle Burst Flare spell had the power equivalent to a hundred regular maglam shells.

Even Arteon, a 9-circle user, couldn’t create such a thing.

Only a dragon could make it.

“With this equipment, we will use the wyverns of the Orc tribe to fly behind enemy lines and destroy key enemy bases and facilities identified by the intelligence department.”