Ch. 15
Chapter 15. I, Yan, am a Cold, Emotionless Killer—Knight!
"Ow!"
The boy who had just been knocked down by the wind wall hadn't even lifted his head when Yan struck him on the forehead with his branch.
The ice-crystal branch, infused with wind magic, left a sharp sting across the boy's head.
A deep red mark immediately appeared on his forehead.
Right after that, several more boys and girls fell before Yan. He didn't hold back at all, striking each one in turn.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Chunks of ice shattered with every strike of the branch. Not even the girls could escape Yan's relentless blows.
Under the rule of this "equal treatment for all"—branch in hand—Yan transformed into a merciless teacher, dealing the same punishment to every single brat before him.
The kids at the back, seeing the front row fall, panicked and tried desperately to stop.
But the rush was too strong—they couldn't halt in time.
And with more kids pushing from behind, the group had no choice but to follow in the footsteps of those who had already fallen.
Thump, thump, thump!
A continuous series of crashes echoed as they tumbled.
Seeing so many kids falling helplessly, Yan swung the branch faster.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Ah!!"
"Ow!!"
"It hurts! Stop hitting me!"
"Mommy!"
Crying—everyone was crying.
"Calling for your dad won't help either!"
Yan shouted casually, with a calm smile.
He swung the branch like a hammer, striking every approaching kid like a Whac-A-Mole game, leaving the enemy wailing and utterly defeated.
Hiding in the street corner, Cidy's eyes widened, her small mouth slightly open as she watched the scene... stunned.
‘Unbelievable…’
‘Using magic like this…’
Cidy was deeply shocked. She took a deep breath.
Yan now seemed to have transformed into a cold, emotionless killer—knight.
The way he wielded the branch and struck his enemies was reminiscent of the legendary Lake Knight, Lancelot.
Giselle looked at her older brother with admiration.
‘Big Bro-ther—he was facing so many people all alone and didn't falter even once.’
In Giselle's eyes, Yan at that moment was like the heroic knight from the stories, single-handedly taking on a horde of foes—brave and handsome.
"Damn it! Don't get too full of yourself!"
The first boy Yan had knocked down had already gotten to his feet. After all, Yan only had two hands and couldn't cover every direction at once, so he hadn't finished him off in time.
The boy swung his fists toward Yan.
Yan easily dodged.
Meanwhile, the others took the chance to get back up. In this increasingly confined space, Yan's original advantage began to wane.
Relying on his 【Simulated Star-Creation Map】 to quickly analyze his opponents' attack patterns, he narrowly dodged blow after blow. For a time, no one could really land a hit on him.
But as time passed, his stamina began to drain rapidly.
If his magic power was at 1000, his stamina was only about 30.
Yes—at ten years old, his stamina was merely 30.
This was actually quite good compared to others his age.
But compared to the immense magical power within him, his physical ability was ordinary.
Moreover, his magic was growing by 100 points every day.
Having fully unlocked all the magical corridors in his body, Yan had no worries about his body handling the immense magic.
Against ordinary enemies, Yan could simply unleash all his magic and wipe them out effortlessly.
But he couldn't do that now.
Just then—
Seeing that Yan couldn't finish them off, some of the kids started moving toward Giselle.
"Ah, big bro-ther!"
Seeing the crowd of people suddenly surrounding her without her noticing, Giselle panicked and shouted.
Hearing her voice!
Without a second thought, Yan barreled forward, taking the blows aimed at him and knocking down the people near Giselle.
"I hit him! I actually hit him!"
A boy who had fallen to the ground shouted excitedly.
On the other side, Yan took a deep breath.
‘Hit him? No, that's just your illusion.’
A layer of gentle wind constantly surrounded Yan's body, counteracting attacks from the outside.
He wasn't a god. Even with the power of the 【Simulated Star-Creation Map】, without something mysterious to absorb, it was just an empty frame.
Yan, who only knew some basic magic and had to develop even simple applications himself, had never imagined he could defeat so many peers without a scratch—even when many of them were physically larger and stronger than him.
But—
His usual calm, smiling expression suddenly grew a little fierce.
"Who gave you the right to do this? Who gave you the courage to dare lay your filthy hands on Giselle?!"
The next moment, as fists came rushing toward him, Yan positioned himself in front of Giselle. After knocking back a few of them, he made a move that stunned the surrounding boys.
Yan, who had originally planned to use these kids to train his reflexes, now actively attacked. In a flash, he knocked down several more.
“Bastard! Everyone charge!”
Without thinking much, the half-grown children, noticing Yan taking the initiative, were immediately drawn to his attacks and stopped worrying about Giselle.
One person defeating multiple enemies without losing—that is the mark of the strong.
One person standing against hundreds and still unbeaten—that is the power of a Hero!
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—
Dare to lay a hand on Giselle, even in thought, it's unacceptable!
Yan charged into the flock like a lion among sheep.
Although the others gradually managed to land attacks on an unguarded Yan, the wind flowing around his body dispersed the force of every blow. More of them were even flung away by his strikes.
Screams echoed everywhere...
The half-grown children were utterly terrified of Yan's wrath!
‘What... is going on!?’
‘Why does his combat strength seem even more ferocious now!?’
Yan, standing alone against the crowd, made even the handsome young men end up battered and bruised.
The boys began to panic!
They desperately retreated!
‘The sounds—they're coming from over there.’
Not far from Yan's fight, Restia, following her intuition and stumbling her way here, heard the sounds of the battle.
"Magic! Use magic on him!"
A boy at the perimeter shouted suddenly.
At that moment, the front-line kids, already deeply shaken by Yan's brutal melee combat, retreated without hesitation when they heard the voice.
‘That's right! Magic! Let's defeat this guy with ranged magic!’
‘Close combat is too rough. We're mages!’
From afar, launching spells is the way to go. It's definitely not because we're scared of melee... no, absolutely not!!
Just as the boys and girls anxiously prepared their spells,
Within Yan, his magical circuits began to run wild. He was ready to unleash a large-scale wind element spell to blow all these brats into the sky.
He no longer intended to drag this out—By now, these kids should be terrified of him. Once this is over, Yan was confident... these brats wouldn't dare bother him and Giselle again.
As Yan and the crowd of enemies faced each other, both sides prepared to release their magic...
......
"Activate Exploration Magic."
Restia swung her hand to the left.
The next moment, multiple intricate magic circles lit up in the void around her.
Although she no longer had the immense power to directly manipulate "Principles," the knowledge she had gained as a Demon Lord in her previous life had not vanished.
As long as she had her magical circuits, reproducing certain spell formulas—It was nothing for Restia.
"Found you! Here!"
The girl closed her eyes briefly, then opened her violet-colored eyes wide, a hint of surprise flashing in them.
She saw Yan being surrounded and sensed the strong magical energy emanating from ahead.
He—
Is in danger!!
"Transfer Magic—Activate!"
The girl's previously innocent expression vanished instantly, replaced by sharpness and authority. She thrust her hand swiftly toward the sky.
In the next instant, a massive magic circle appeared in her palm. The enormous magic circle instantly consumed one-third of Restia's still relatively "high-quality" magic circuits.
Half of the street was shrouded under its effect.
Cidy, sensing the disturbance, suddenly turned her head toward Restia's direction.
Her eyes then fell on the other side, where the small girl was holding the exaggeratedly large magic circle high above her.
Cidy's entire body froze.
"!?"