Chapter 115

Chapter 115 – Chapter 18: Auction #7

In Knight Saga, it had been Year 515 when he fought the barbarians beyond the limit line .

At that time, Caitlin had been much weaker than she was during the lycanthrope subjugation in Year 516, but that was because she had still been a teenage girl .

The already mature Paratus would have a similar strength to Mad Dog Jiks . Paratus’ strength was at least that of an intermediate general . However, he was much fiercer than Mad Dog Jiks, and he was also aiming for In-gong’s life .

‘The unique characteristic of barbarians is their Body Hardening technique!’

As the name suggested, it was a technique that strengthened the body . However, it wasn’t a skill that could be acquired . Just as dragon technique required dragon characteristics, the barbarian’s Body Hardening required a body that inherited the blood of a barbarian .

After triggering Body Hardening, Paratus’ upper body swelled . The suit he was wearing tore apart in an instant, revealing a grey shell, that was like a crustacean’s, which covered the skin . It went beyond strengthening the body and appeared more like he was forming an armour around it .

Paratus normally carried a large weapon in Knight Saga, but he was now bare-handed . However, In-gong wasn’t fully alert, and Paratus didn’t miss this moment .

Kwang!

A huge crack formed on the ground where Paratus had been, but In-gong didn’t confront Paratus, who was like a runaway train . He avoided the blow quickly using Wind Style .

Kwa kwang!

Paratus’s fist struck the place where In-gong was standing . The floor that was hit by the hardened fist cracked and dozens of stones flew up .

In-gong looked at the floor and Paratus at the same time . As In-gong used Wind Style again, he transferred aura into Earth Quaker .

Paratus turned toward In-gong . As White Eagle and Black Eagle rushed toward Paratus, In-gong poured aura, magic power and divine power into Earth Quaker .

It was a different feeling from when he fought Mad Dog Jiks .

There was no sense of incompatibility with Earth Quaker . It was as if Earth Quaker had been made for In-gong from the beginning . The flow of aura had also changed . Earth Quaker accepted In-gong’s aura naturally . Not only was the aura absorbed faster than before, the absorption efficiency was even better now .

Amita had strengthened White Eagle externally; Black Eagle had been added, and there were new accessories .

Earth Quaker had been tuned, and the Great Enkidu’s equipment was now reborn as In-gong’s .

While In-gong focused all his consciousness on it, Paratus read White Eagle’s and Black Eagle’s movements and rushed toward one side . In-gong continued to inject aura into Earth Quaker .

It took a few seconds for Paratus to catch up with In-gong, who retreated again and activated Night Watch’s Blink .

Blink was different from the magic installed in the transportation formations . It only moved a short distance, and there had to be no obstacles between the caster and the target destination . Night Watch’s Blink could be used three times a day .

A dark blue fog appeared as the second Blink was triggered, and Paratus’ punch went through the air . In-gong landed on the ground 10 meters away, but Paratus didn’t stop and searched around for In-gong like a wild beast .

However, 10 meters was not a short distance, and Paratus narrowed the distance between him and In-gong in an instant .

Instead of blinking or stepping back, In-gong ran toward the spot where Paratus had first hit the ground .

“You!”

Paratus cried out angrily . As In-gong kept on running away, Paratus was incensed .

However, In-gong just ignored it . Rather, he was hoping that Paratus would lose his temper . During the few seconds of time Blink had created, he inserted more aura into Earth Quaker .

Paratus had an ominous and urgent feeling . In-gong was focusing power on his right hand, and it seemed like a big thing that might explode at any moment .

Paratus roared loudly . The powerful energy from the roar was a weapon in itself . It would cause the body to freeze momentarily .

However, In-gong just ignored Paratus’s roar . In-gong had endured the gaze of the demon king . So, he didn’t even need to use the power of the Tears of a Dark Elf as he ignored Paratus’ roar and prepared the technique .

Paratus, who rushed toward In-gong as soon as he roared, hesitated . Indeed, he had the gut instinct of a beast . Instead of rushing toward Paratus, In-gong raised his fist high .

He couldn’t allow Paratus to get the golden helmet, but that didn’t mean he had to deal with Paratus here . Right now, Paratus didn’t have the golden helmet . It was In-gong who had it!

‘True Destruction!’

This was Earth Quaker’s super special move . A white aura spread as In-gong’s knuckles hit the ground . Like collapsed dominoes, hundreds of cracks covered the ground instantly .

Paratus’ mouth dropped open, but In-gong hadn’t used True Destruction on Paratus .

Kwaaaaaang!

In-gong had seen the aftermath of True Destruction in Spider Forest, where the terrain had been destroyed . He had hit the ground directly, so it couldn’t endure the pressure despite In-gong controlling the power . The thick stone floor, that was a few meters in diameter, broke into dozens of pieces, and Paratus fell along with the floor .

Takar’s auction house was located in a sunny spot, not the shade . Furthermore, under the auction house, there was a wall with a high ceiling of approximately 20 meters .

In-gong, who had grasped the floor plan of the auction house from the mini-map, had no intention of having a full frontal battle with Paratus from the very beginning . The most important thing had been to secure Nayatra and the golden helmet, not fight the boss on the premises .

Thanks to Night Watch’s ability to fly, In-gong flew up and stepped on White Eagle . He could hear Green Wind crying that she didn’t want to lose to Night Watch .

In-gong looked down below . The damage was so enormous that it seemed like the building itself was going to collapse . Additionally, he couldn’t see Paratus because he was buried in heavy debris .

In-gong was satisfied with this much .

It was unlikely that Paratus would die from this, but he would take a long time to climb back up . At that point, he might be blocked by subordinates of Takar’s ruler, Vulcanus, and be unable to return at all .

In-gong stopped thinking about Paratus and flew in the direction that Carack had headed toward . It wasn’t long before he found Carack’s hiding place through the mini-map .

‘Prince!’

Carack mouthed while hiding against a wall . He was hugging Nayatra tightly with one hand, while his other hand covered her mouth .

‘A complete kidnapper . ’

He felt sorry for Carack, but there was no other interpretation of the scene . In-gong jumped from White Eagle and approached Carack .

“There was the sound of fighting over there, so I had to hide . ”

In-gong nodded . Carack was currently unarmed, and he was carrying Nayatra . He would be unable to counterattack properly, so going out would just lead to death .

“What about that big guy? I heard a huge sound . ”

“I made it so he can’t chase us . ”

In-gong responded and looked at Nayatra . He could only see half her face since it was covered by Carack’s large hand, but she was accepting the situation quite calmly .

It was indeed Nayatra, who had been called the ‘Ice Knight’ among Zephyr’s subordinates . Instead of struggling to escape from Carack, Nayatra stared straight into In-gong’s eyes .

Fear and wonder could be seen in that calmness . In-gong narrowed the distance with Nayatra, and instead of giving her the same greeting as when he had first encountered Vandal, In-gong delivered a name to her through magic .

‘Rafiseria . ’

At that moment, Nayatra’s eyes widened . She tried to speak despite her mouth being blocked,

‘How— How do you know that name!’

Nightmares were a species known for indulgence, but there was a contradiction . Although they joined their bodies easily with others, they had one true love .

There was only one in their life, and once found, they would never betray their love . Even their parents weren’t allowed to know their true name . This name was something that only their true love would know .

‘The path that Zephyr used to learn it was a bit different though . ’

A nightmare slave was forced to tell their master their true name . Since the name itself contained magic, the nightmare couldn’t go against their master .

‘Rafiseria . ’

Nayatra fell into confusion after hearing her true name . The calmness, that hadn’t been lost due to the kidnapping, collapsed completely .

In-gong glanced at Carack, who then let Nayatra go . In-gong grabbed Nayatra’s hand and said,

“I’ll explain everything later . Just follow me once . I don’t mean to do anything to you . ”

Nayatra’s eyes shook, and she bit her lip before nodding .

“I understand . It is an emergency, so I will listen to the story later . ”

“Yes, thank you . ”

In-gong sighed with relief, not that it was unlikely that she would vanish .

‘There is a high chance that I have the things Nayatra is looking for . ’

In fact, he had one more reason to smash the floor and destroy the place where the auction items were stored . He had placed the auction items in his inventory .

In Knight Saga, Vulcanus was like a villainous merchant, so In-gong’s conscience wasn’t affected .

Moreover, if he left the items there, they would have been lost or destroyed by Paratus .

‘It is a good thing . Uhh, yes . That’s right . ’

In-gong coughed and opened his inventory hurriedly . He didn’t know what items he had gotten aside from the Dragon King’s Golden Helmet, but now wasn’t the time to look through them one by one .

In-gong took out a dwarf axe and shield and threw them to Carack .

Then In-gong looked back at Nayatra . She was amazed by In-gong, who had pulled the axe and shield out of the air . However, Nayatra held a dagger in her hands—she was a skilled thief and assassin .

“Nayatra, follow me . And Carack, I will lead the way . Protect my back . ”

“Understood . Be careful, Prince . ”

Carack smiled and stepped back . Nayatra’s eyes widened again .

“P-prince?”

The shock in her eyes wasn’t like when females met the idol singers they worshipped but a pleasant surprise in the eyes that were as calm as a lake .

‘That reminds me, didn’t Nayatra like fairy tales?’

Moreover, it seemed like her personality was more active than it had been before she became a slave in Knight Saga .

“I will also explain that later . ”

In-gong said with a smile before starting to run .

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“Shutra!”