Chapter 37
"….A Werewolf."
Kim In-Soo muttered in a heavy voice.
If one was to get technical, then Sae-Jin wasn’t really a Werewolf. No, he was actually an Ebony Wolf using the Beast Mode. But, seeing that the Werewolf was a rare Monster with very little facts known about it, to differentiate with such a minute detail was just not possible.
"T, team leader!! We need to run away! That Werewolf is the one I was…"
"What do you mean, run away?! That’s a Monster, isn’t it?" (The Female Knight.)
"No, no, that’s a Spirit Beast…."
The war of words between two people threatened to explode again, but it was quickly brought under control by Kim In-Soo pulling out his sword.
"T, that… Are you planning to fight that thing, sir? Even if we evacuate, that Werewolf won’t come after us, you know?"
"A Werewolf is a particularly dangerous Monster. You could say it does not belong in the Mid Tier hunting ground. And one of the jobs the Knights ranked upper Mid Tier must perform, is to defeat dangerous Monsters that doesn’t belong in certain hunting grounds."
Kim In-Soo pointed his sword at the Werewolf. The tip of the blade was now directed at the head of the creature. The subordinate male Knight watching him did his best to swallow these words down: Sir, you are not upper Mid Tier yet…
"You guys can evacuate since you won’t be much of a help here."
"No way! I will fight alongside with you!"
When the female Knight bravely replied and pulled out her bow from her back, Kim In-Soo nodded his head in satisfaction.
It was very hard to find an archer among the ranks of the Knights. That was because, the fired arrow had to be guided and loaded with Mana by the archer until it caused damage to the target. Of course, such a thing required a tremendous talent to perform. One needed the Affinity with Mana approaching that of a Wizard to do this, even.
"Knight Soh Yeo-Jin, cover me."
"Yes!"
Seeing the energetic duo conversing like this, the remaining two male Knights had no choice but to draw their swords as well.
‘They must’ve gone mad.’
Kim Sae-Jin’s brows tightened in irritation. Even though it was a simple change in his facial expression, on the Wolf’s face it became a lot more terrifying. And that caused the subordinate Knights to stumble backwards a little.
"You don’t have to worry."
Kim In-Soo assuaged the fears of his Knights and concentrated Mana on the sword. Unlike the blue colour of regular Mana, a pure white light gathered around the blade.
"Wow…"
Dazed by the spectacle, the female Knight, Soh Yeo-Jin admired the show of this purest form of white Mana.
That was the ‘Saviour of the Light’ in action - the miraculous Trait that supposedly increases destructive power when facing off against Monsters.
" …Khhrrrng. "
As expected of the famous Trait, even Kim Sae-Jin felt that was dangerous. No, it wasn’t on the level of simply being dangerous. The Ebony Wolf was actually fearing for its life after seeing that white Mana. His trembling hands were the inescapable proof of this.
However, Sae-Jin’s pride stopped him from running away.
When the instincts of a Monster, and the consciousness of a human became all mixed up, that mess had been replaced by a new type of ego.
And in this situation, the burning desire to fight s
uddenly exploded in his heart.