Chapter 28

Chapter 28 – Chapter 4: Awakening #3

Just like Below the King’s Flag was under the Conquest skill, Protagonist Body was directly below Protagonist Correction .

[Protagonist Body Lv1]

Lv1: When learning skills, the body’s efficiency will increase greatly .

Lv2: ???

Lv3: ???

Lv4: ???

Lv5: ???

If the skill reached the next level, he would be able to see new features .

‘Indeed, a protagonist . ’

He didn’t have the body of a demon but the body of a protagonist . Moreover, the effect was truly like a protagonist’s, even though the skill was only level one .

‘This isn’t an effect of Protagonist Correction’s level rising . ’

It seemed like acquiring Beast Authority had activated the skill .

‘If I keep increasing the level, will it be better than Zephyr’s Body Guard or Locke’s Blood of a Warrior?’

Both were passive skills that used magic and divine power respectively .

[Beast Authority Lv1 has been learnt . ]

Thus far, nothing significant had changed . He learnt Basic Swordsmanship by swinging a sword once . The speed of how fast he could train was the key .

"Shutra, pay attention . ”

Caitlin said as she applied a little bit of pressure to his hands . She still had her eyes closed but she was making a solemn expression .

In-gong closed his eyes again and focused on Caitlin’s aura . After going around the circuit five times, Caitlin slowly loosened her hands .

"Follow the route I just taught you . I will now teach you the eight basic movements of Beast Authority . Pay attention to my breathing . ”

Cailin moved back a few steps and slowly moved her limbs . Her movements were very slow because it was a display for In-gong .

In-gong wasn’t well-versed in martial arts, but he had some degree of awareness about Caitlin’s demonstration in front of him . She needed to have a certain degree of mastery in the martial art technique in order to demonstrate it slowly like this .

Caitlin demonstrated three of the basic movements before looking at In-gong .

“You don’t have to do everything . Just try these three first . ”

In-gong moved his hands and feet in a manner similar to Caitlin’s . Since Beast Authority was already Lv1, there wasn’t much difficulty in following the basic movements .

However, In-gong felt completely different from when he used Basic Swordsmanship or Dagger Throwing .

In-gong’s aura responded to his movements .

‘This is Aura . ’

So far, it followed everything he had already known . It was a force that was completely different which moved within the bones and muscles of his arms and legs .

‘This is Beast Authority . ’

His hands were bare but it felt like he was holding a weapon . He felt like he could smash rocks with his bare hands .

This was aura based martial arts .

In-gong could understand why Chris and Caitlin were surprised when he awakened Aura .

It was a miracle . The presence of an aura itself caused a dramatic gap in combat power .

He suddenly got goosebumps .

Beast Authority was only Lv1 while Aura was Lv3 . Nevertheless, In-gong felt like there were still quite a large gap .

He had seen how ferocious and strong Caitlin was .

Furthermore, In-gong’s own enemy, Zephyr, was the strongest among the Demon King’s children .

In-gong had only learnt a few minor magic spells .

Even in the world where In-gong had lived originally, the gap between individual people would be enormous depending on the training . There was magic and aura in this world, so the strength of an individual would be able to transcend In-gong’s imagination .

‘I have to become stronger . ’

He was motivated by a desire to survive . He calmed his heart and noticed that everything around him was silent .

Caitlin and Felicia were staring at In-gong .

In-gong hurriedly asked Caitlin,

"Uh, is something wrong?”

Were his movements wrong? Were his punches and kicks not powerful?

Caitlin blinked a few times at In-gong’s question before replying hastily,

"No, well done . Shutra is amazing . The basic movements of Beast Authority were done correctly . ”

All three movements correctly demonstrated Aura . They were only the basic movements, but they weren’t easy .

“You- you are Shutra, right?”

A voice was heard from behind him . In-gong looked around and saw Felicia’s face full of confusion and doubt .

She didn’t know how to use Aura but she wasn’t ignorant about it . Her brother Silvan had an incredibly strong aura .

Looking at it objectively, In-gong was at an ordinary level . He just followed the basic movements that Caitlin did .

However, it was learnt immediately afterwards and the person doing it was Shutra .

'No, that is a bias . Didn’t I see him fight yesterday? Learning aura is separate from martial arts . ’

Felicia regained her stability . When she thought about it properly, it wasn’t a big deal . Shutra was also a child of the Demon King . He was old enough to show his skills .

“Felicia noona?”

"No, I’m just a little surprised . Continue . ”

Felicia sat back down in the corner with a little bit of embarrassment .

"Well, shall we continue?”

Caitlin asked awkwardly and In-gong nodded . Felicia also looked awkward due to the disturbance .

Everyone felt slightly awkward for a different reason .

"Prince! We are starting!”

The rough voice blew away the awkwardness and In-gong smiled widely at the owner of the voice .

"Uh . . . W-why are you looking like that?”

It wasn’t just In-gong but Caitlin and Felicia as well .

In-gong laughed at Carack’s words .

“It’s just great to see you . ”

Carack was full of doubts but he was an exemplary orc and didn’t ask any questions .

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After moving through the dwarf portal and the destroyed base of the Red Lightning tribe, the soldiers starting marching towards the east .

All of the infantry troops consisted of orcs and lycanthropes, so the marching speed was quite fast .

In-gong was moving right next to Caitlin . Thanks to the power of Protagonist Body, Beast Authority was already level three despite it only being three days since he learnt it .

Felicia watched In-gong and Caitlin train for two whole days, but unlike the first day, she didn’t intervene .

'Her eyes just shone . ’

Did she think that In-gong had already been caught by Chris? So, that was why In-gong showed himself off to Felicia?

‘Or is there something else?’

The reason not known . He couldn’t ask Chris directly, so In-gong just spent the time getting to know Caitlin and Felicia . He had decided to keep watching .

On the 4th day, In-gong finally met Vandal .

‘Big . ’

Although Vandal’s camp was big, the most impressive thing was Vandal and his tent .

The ogre’s private tent was at least six metres tall and under its ceiling was where the red-haired Vandal was located . Vandal seemed even bigger thanks to his broad shoulders . It wouldn’t seem strange if Vandal’s head managed to hit the moon in the sky .

Just looking simply at his height, he was at least twice as tall as In-gong . Vandal turned towards those gathered in the tent and bowed .

“Welcome . I am Vandal . ”

A growl-like voice came from him .

Chris responded with a slight nod while Caitlin smiled at Vandal .

Vandal glanced to the side toward Felicia .

“6th Princess, it has been a while . ”

"Your tone is still the same . Yes, it has been a while . ”

Felicia answered confidently as usual . It seemed like they had met several times before .

“This is . . . the 9th Prince?”

Vandal tilted his head like he wasn’t certain . It seemed like this was our first meeting .

‘Vandal . ’

He was one of five subordinates in Knight Saga that In-gong absolutely had to obtain .

The other four were fairly friendly monsters . In-gong held out his hand for a handshake .

“Nice to meet you, Vandal . I am Shutra . ”

Vandal seemed somewhat perplexed, but he soon laughed and shook In-gong’s hands .

"It is also nice to meet you . ”

In-gong’s and Vandal’s hands looked completely different . However, Chris nodded like he was satisfied and Caitlin gave a warm smile . Felicia was the only one who looked confused .

After Vandal finished greeting In-gong, he gave an order .

"Bring the dark elves . ”

Soon, the tent door opened and one dark elf appeared .

“Royal Princess!”

"Delia!”

A black-haired dark elf, wearing a swimsuit-like outfit similar to Felicia’s, fell to her knees before Felicia .

"It is fortunate that you aren’t hurt, Your Highness . ”

"I’m glad that you’re okay, Delia”

Felicia replied in a humble voice towards her subordinate .

It was a pretty sight but Felicia didn’t keep it up for long .

Felicia arranged her expression and repeated the name in a louder voice .

“Delia . ”

The woman- Delia understood what Felicia’s call meant . She bowed her head towards In-gong’s party .

“Please forgive my rudeness . I am Delia Trident, an assistant to the 6th Royal Princess . ”

She seemed to be three years older than Caitlin and Seira . Chris replied on behalf of the party .

"I forgive you . ”

Then he turned his gaze towards Felicia who then clasped Delia’s shoulder lightly and said,

"Collect the troops . There are things to do . ”

“I understand, Your Highness . ”

Delia wiped her tears before stepping back .

Vandal watched quietly and spoke as soon as the tent door closed .

"Then I will talk about it straight away . ”

Like the other things in the tent, the battlefield map on the table was also great . Fortunately, the table itself was ordinary .

Rather than Vandal’s huge body moving, a soldier moved the orc models on the battlefield instead .

As described earlier by Chris, the Red Lightning tribe were at the edge of the Jishuka Mountains . In the southeastern area where the Red Lightning tribe was, there was a huge swamp . Once that swamp was crossed, it would be the Human World .

"Their numbers are estimated to be approximately 3,000-5,000 . There will be more if we add the women, but that is approximately the number of people that can fight . ”

"Have the troops joined together?”

Vandal frowned at Chris’ question .

"They are gathered here and here . It would be nice if we could defeat each one, but the size of the troops is too ambiguous . They can break up and scatter . ”

At Vandal’s words, the moving units were broken up into small troops that couldn’t be seen . One of the largest forces was Kairam’s but their movements were too elusive .

Chris gazed at the battlefield map and nodded .

"We just have to move before they join up . If we take care of Yakuzan, they will break down . ”

The purpose of the expedition wasn’t the total massacre of the Red Lightning tribe . It was to take care of the ringleaders and tear the tribe apart .

"When will a battle be possible?”

In response to Chris’ inquiry, Vandal placed his hand directly on the map .

"We can move tomorrow morning . ”

Vandal’s rough hands pushed the models of the Red Lightning tribe .