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Chapter 56

56How strong is the Holy Grail Knight??

The merciless violence called testing is over..

The training ground was destroyed and completely devastated. Koo Dae-seong and the hunters, who saw craters here and there, had shivers all over their bodies..

'Even the cavalry charge during training wasn't at full strength..'

'You saw this in the first place.'

How strong is that person??

Leon classified the 44 cadets. Articles 1 to 3. However, it was not distributed evenly as it was for the soldiers..

1The group includes Han Ha-ri and Han Su-ho. And there were only four people, Kim Jae-hyuk and Cheon So-yeon, and Group 2 had only thirteen people. The remaining twenty-seven people were classified into group 3..

"1Joe is treated as a knight-errant. You guys are not official knights, but depending on your training, you have the potential to advance to the next level.."

In short, he has talent. Such an evaluation... But the cadets looked dissatisfied..

"We... Are you saying you have no talent??"

"Well, according to the official evaluation, I’m in the same B grade as Jaedeul, right? If you do well, you’ll be level A…!"

"It's noisy. You guys are at the level of squires, not even worthy of knights of pilgrimage. Those who have received systematic training for over 5 years are at the seed level... I can't find anything to say."

The cadets keep their mouths shut at Leon's words. What on earth is a knight-errant that he treats himself so poorly, even though he is one of Korea's elite hunters??

"However, if you train steadily under Jim for about three months, you will be able to make some progress. You can see the number up to 2nd group. However……."

Leon's eyes turn to Group 3. Most of the cadets belonged to group 3..

"You guys have a long way to go.."

Leon said no more and sat down at the head of the table with a sigh..

"Soldier training is simple. It is constantly overloading the body.."

Bones break, heal, and become stronger, and muscles tear, regenerate, and become denser..

"What about the heart and lungs? Are people who run long distances born from the beginning? Repeat the same actions and increase your limit. This is a very basic training method.."

It is a training commonly received by hunters of the pantheon. Leon's compressed 4-week training even overturned the limitations of their lifelong D-level status..

"However, the article is different. I will raise you as knights. The first group is at the level of a kingdom knight... The rest will have to grow at least one step.."

"I don't know the criteria, Your Majesty.."

Cheon So-yeon raised her hand. She knew what the word knight-errant meant. In short, he is a wandering knight who has not received a formal knighthood. speaks of a wandering knight.

"Hmm, in Jim's kingdom the knights were divided into five levels..

First, a knight of pilgrimage (Night Errant). Refers to a wandering knight who has not received a formal knighthood. These wandering knights must wander throughout the kingdom to prove themselves and be appointed by their lords..

That is why no knight calls a knight-errant 'sir'..

"A knight who has proven himself and received an official title is a Knight of the Realm. Obtain qualifications to belong to the Order of Knights and become a direct knight of War Knight.."

"Is War Knight next??"

Leon shook his head at Suho’s question..

"War Knight is a position. You could call him a commander. Next is the Ascetic Knight (Questing Knight).."

"performance engineer?"

"They are those who leave everything and wander to receive quests from the gods. You must be prepared to endure decades of wandering just to complete the quest.."

"Ugh……."

"Decades?……."

Seeing these people already getting upset, Leon was not disappointed either. This is because the hardships he faced as a knight were never easy..

"I don't expect you guys to walk the path of spiritual practice. It must be difficult for young people like you.."

"Your Majesty... Have you been through a performance engineer??"

Hari had heard stories from Leon several times about the Acolyte Knight and the Holy Grail Knight. Since Leon also served as a Holy Grail Knight, he would naturally have also gone through the training path..

"That's right. Jim completed the quest of Ariana, the goddess of light and justice, through the path of asceticism. So she became a Grail Knight (Grail Knight)."

"Holy Grail Knight……."

"uh? I think I heard on YouTube that Yacht Spinner is the Holy Grail Knight.?"

"I woke up?"

The cadets whose stories blossom through the videos on YouTube edited by Yapi. The fact that things get busy quickly can be seen as the unique liveliness of teenagers..

"quiet!"

In an instant, the cadets fell silent..

"My goal is to raise you to the level of kingdom knights. After that, walking the path of asceticism depends on your faith and the mercy of the gods.."

From then on, Leon introduced the gods of the pantheon to the students and had them each choose the deity they wanted to believe in..

However, in common, offerings were made to the two deities, because it is mandatory for knights to serve both deities..

"Goddess Ariana, the deity of light and justice, and Fethos, the deity of war and flame, are the virtues that knights must serve.."

There are two places where Kim Jae-hyuk can donate... he asked, scratching his head..

"Your Majesty, you probably know the divinity of war and flame just by hearing the names, but what about light and justice? It's just purely questionable."

"No matter how victorious a war is, if the victory is not just, it is nothing more than an evil deed.."

"oh oh……."

That was the reason, Kim Jae-hyuk quickly understood. As Leon's explanation was coming to an end, Han Su-ho suddenly had a question and raised his hand..

"Your Majesty, isn't there still a fifth left??"

"I see. I didn't think you guys needed to know, but I guess I should explain first.."

No need to know? It was as if they were saying that no matter what happens, this is a place you won't be able to reach..

"Guardian of the Holy Grail (Grail Guardian). It is a title given only to one Holy Grail Knight who succeeds the Lionheart. To take it... I'm talking about challenging Jim's throne.."

Anyone who challenges the royal authority will be eradicated without mercy. The cadets swallowed their saliva at Leon’s vague declaration..

"It is not decided solely by force, but well, the only time you can challenge the throne is now. Jim's power has weakened compared to the past, and is at a similar level to that of the Holy Grail Knight.."

"yes?"

that is… Have you become weaker? Just how strong are the Holy Grail Knights?.

"No, Your Majesty. So how strong is the Holy Grail Knight??"

"hmm……."

Leon wondered what to use as an example. Before his eyes is Sir Yapi, the Holy Grail Knight. But now Yapi is weakened.

Even that Yacht Spinner I saw at the gate is in the bottom tier in terms of average for a Holy Grail Knight..

"This is the strength of the Holy Grail Knight.……."

Leon began to convey the martial arts of the Holy Grail Knights in a way that modern Earthlings could easily understand..

* * * *

Give up sixty lives.

Lee Yong-wan knew from the beginning that this Holy Grail Knight had no intention of letting them live..

"What are you hesitating about? Hurry up and don’t stick your neck out?"

"haha… Fuck, that doesn't sound like anything.."

"hmm… I don't know, but it's insulting.."

Geobrick the Magnificent raised his hammer. It seems distant that a hammer the size of a human body is a one-handed hammer..

"Lowly things harmed the soldiers and knights of the kingdom. Get the punishment you deserve."

Full combat stance. Lee Yong-wan grinned, ignoring the tension that he had already encountered the field boss..

"It can't be helped. I have to die here."

It was that moment.

Behind Geobrick's back. A transparent shape takes shape. Her identity is Hayuri, an S-class hunter from the Phoenix Guild..

Unique skill, absolute concealment. There are many stealth-type skills that blend into the darkness, but there are skills specialized for assassination that make the body itself transparent even in broad daylight, blocking presence, smell, and even the sense of touch..

The assassin who has the enemy's back is merciless. Her eyes flash and detect Geobrick's vital spot..

To be exact, it is a skill that finds the weakest part of the body across humans, monsters, and demons. however──

'what? My whole body is weak?'

I hesitated at the sight of a skill I couldn't understand, but the surprise position was perfect. She aimed her dagger at the back of her neck, the only gap in her armor that was empty..

-Gang!

"uh?"

It was a sound that could not have been the sound effect of a knife being stabbed into a person's skin. Feels like you've pierced polished alloy..

"What kind of person's skin is this?…!"

At that moment, the shield wielded by Geobrick struck Hayuri. I took a defensive stance for a moment, but the impact was so far away that I felt dizzy..

"Wow…!"

Ha Yu-ri, barely able to keep her posture after being thrown away with her entire body.

"Ms. Yuri, are you okay?!"

"From the heel…!"

At the same time as Lee Yong-wan spoke, the healers behind the attack team healed Hayuri. It was only after the three healers poured in their magical power that the crippled arm was finally restored..

"hmm… It's a secret attack. Even desert assassins would be amazed by this level of stealth.."

Geobrick raises his hammer. He is fully ready for battle..

"But how dare a lowly assassin attack a knight of the gods. That alone is a mortal sin that will destroy the soul.."

"Take your time. Ms. Yuri, I definitely stabbed her.'?"

"The skin is like steel, but... I dug into it."

Lee Yong-wan laughed at those words..

Hayuri's Legendary Dagger, Galsa's Fang.

The moment it penetrates the skin, it injects the highest level of lethal poison. Extreme poison that causes even large monsters to struggle and die in a state of poisoning..

"Well, the field boss at the red gate won't die like this... Still, a significant debuff──"

"Hahahahahahaha…!"

It was a loud laugh. His maniacal laughter stopped just before the eardrums of the raid hunters exploded..

"This me... ! And Geobrick, who is protected by the Goddess of Life and Abundance! To believe that something like poison can cause harm! Where on earth are you barbarians?!"

Geobrick shouts as if there is nothing more to say, as if he is unaffected by the poison..

"Get ready for battle, loyal soldiers of the kingdom! I, the majestic Geobric, protected by the Goddess! I am with you!!"

"Geobrick! Geobrick!"

""Geobrick the Magnificent!""

[System message: Majestic Geobrick’s buff is activated.]

-【War Knight's Protection], 【Living Saint's Protection】, 【Blessing of Life and Abundance】────

The soldiers advance with thunderous cheers. Dallion, the knight-errant, also rushed on horseback..

150Only about 40 people charge against a raiding party of more than 40 people. What kind of ignorant and irrational behavior is this?.

But the results were different.

-Quang!

First, the tanker that tried to block the charge of knight-errant Dallion M-Chain was thrown away by the single blow. The main tank of the A-class attack team is unable to block the mounted charge and ends up attacking the rear dealer..

"What, what?!"

"Damn, fuck the dildo.!"

The attack team members pour out long-range damage to Dallion and the soldiers who have dug in. Among them are S-class hunter Lee Yong-wan's archer and a small number of wizards' magical bombardment. but──

"Can I harm this army I lead with a cowardly long-range weapon?!"

[The Holy Act <Long Distance Nullification> is activated..]

-Weakens ranged attacks by 90% for all units below Magnificent Geobrick..

"what?!"

"Where is that kind of fraud skill??!"

A barrage of long-distance attacks. The attack, which was halved by 90%, did not do much damage to the tightly packed phalanx. but…….

"There is someone who is hurt.?"

Regardless of Geobrick's doubts, the wounds of soldiers who were hit by magic bombardment while crowded together begin to heal..

"The damage has decreased drastically, but it is even recovering.?"

"What on earth is this?…!"

The raiding party realized that they were completely different from before as they faced a kingdom army that was less than half of their size..

First of all, the deal doesn’t stick. The dealers attacked the soldiers using their unique skills, but their skin became tougher and their armor became horribly hard..

Unreasonable defense power, as if each soldier was fighting a medium-sized monster. They did not know that it was the divine blessing of life and abundance..

"Damn it, it's the boss! the boss did something!"

Lee Yong-wan, the main order of the coalition attack team, quickly finds a strategy. The reason why the kingdom's army became abnormally strong. Needless to say, it is probably due to the influence of the field boss Geobrick..

"Golden Cheol, Hwang Yeon-ha! And Miss Yuri attacks the boss with the main players. Park Chan-soo, commander of tanker team 1! You surround the kingdom's army and steadily mow it down.!"

"Okay, guild leader.!"

Even though they were an alliance, Geumcheol and Hwang Yeonha, who were obviously small in number, followed the instructions of the main order. It was actually reasonable too..

But rational choices aren't always wise.

Lee Yong-wan kept Geobrick in check by shooting a bow, but ranged weapons could not inflict proper damage to him..

"hmm?"

There is damage. Geobrick made a puzzled expression at the pain he felt, and at that moment, the golden iron two-handed hammer was swung..

thud! A loud roar hits the shield. There must have been quite a bit of shock transmitted through the shield, but he didn't even flinch..

"Wow, that's a decent power.."

"Ooh…."

Warhammer strikes. Feeling threatened by a one-handed hammer the size of his own two-handed hammer, Hwang Geum-cheol quickly fell back..

The hammer that grazed the golden armor that symbolized him struck the air with a boom, causing the compressed air to dent the ground..

Meanwhile, Assassin Hayuri and martial artist Hwang Yeonha grab Geobrick's back..

Hayuri, the fastest member of the joint attack team, aimed for the gap in the armor with a dagger and avoided the hammer swinging like a fly, causing Hwang Yeonha's gauntlet to thrust..

-Quaaaaaaa!

A fierce spray of magical power. The unique hand armor boasting 65% defense penetration hits Geobrick's side with her monstrous power..

"Wow... ! That's pretty cool, girl!"

Hwang Yeon-ha was sick of the cheerful laughter coming out of his helmet from Geobrick, who had received decent damage for the first time..

"He's so tough, he's crazy!"

Despite the combined attack of four S-class hunters, Geobrick did not back down at all. No, on the contrary, he is steadily advancing and beating down the enemy squads..

"Wow!"

"crazy… How can a class A tank be knocked out in one hit??!"

It was an incredibly powerful force. Even if it's just a field boss, can a single human-sized entity be this strong??

Isn't the country's highest-ranking attack team, which has hunted numerous boss monsters, not using its strength?!

"Damn, ranged attacks are being halved so much! It's like there is no such thing as half a number.!"

"Dealers, do something! Tankers can't hold on!"

"Even if I hit it, I recover right away, so what should I do?!"

Even though only one knight participated in the war, the situation changed significantly. Lee Yong-wan trembled and took off his glasses..

"Damn you, Miss Yuri! that…!"

"……They said they wouldn’t use it because it’s expensive.."

"They all die! Money is not the problem!"

Ha Yu-ri took something out of her pocket as if she had been waiting for Lee Yong-wan's uncharacteristic yelling..

Parchment in the form of a scroll. When the old-fashioned thing is torn apart, Warhammer, who was about to swing the hammer at Geumcheol, is tied up in the air.'.

"Oh my... ! Damn, I almost fell! What is it?!"

"Hmm?"

Geobrick saw the ring-shaped shackles binding his arms..

"It's magic. It's also quite powerful, high-level magic.."

"Is that all??"

Lee Yong-wan and Hayuri, who had unfolded the parchment, approached. Yongwan Lee took out the second piece of parchment..

The most expensive guild equipment that can only be used by Deputy Guildmaster Hayuri and Guildmaster Lee Yongwan..

"The highest level sealing magic that binds even the Hydra. there……."

The second piece of parchment tears. At that very moment, a huge magic circle unfolded beneath Geobrick..

"This… Is it coordinate magic??"

"The ignorant knight, Naboorang, can clearly see this! This is a 2 billion Flame Burst Scroll purchased from the Magic Tower! I'll fry the whole armor until it's crispy.!"

8A special combo of two billion-dollar bounding scrolls and a two-billion-dollar flame burst.!

Lee Yong-wan, who burned 3.6 billion won in an instant, shed tears of blood, but he thought it was a cheap price to pay if he could kill such a monster..

"surely. It's hard to move because the force binds even pseudo-polyps.."

Even though he was restrained by the bounding magic, Geobrick slowly moved his limbs..

"Isn't that getting away from it??"

"That's possible?!"

"ha ha ha… Don't worry too much. You won't be able to escape until the cast is over anyway.?"

"escape? why should i do that?"

"yes?"

Pick up the hammer. It's not a distance where you can hit someone..

However, an intangible energy flocks to the hammer that is only held high..

I wondered what on earth they were doing, but the sight of the hunters gradually devouring the surrounding air in a vicious manner turned pale. and──

Boom.

The floor… No, a giant's hammer hitting the ground..

The crushed ground is crushed and shakes, causing an earthquake. It was such a destructive phenomenon that even standing up was difficult..

"……."

"……."

The hunters tried to understand the phenomenon in front of them in their lost state. But I didn't understand. This is because their common sense was unwilling to acknowledge the reality in front of them..

Of course, S-class hunters boast the ferocity of a single punch or sword cut that can even cut through armor..

Among the unique skills, there are many that boast ridiculous cutting power or cause destruction..

It would not be an exaggeration to say that a wizard famous for his firepower is a human artilleryman..

but this is not.

A crater appeared as if a bomb had exploded. There was nothing that wasn't crushed by the shock wave..

The ground was just devastated. There is no way to explain it other than this..

The terrain was changed by hammering..

this… Is this something that can be done with human power?.

Can this irrationality, this destruction, be allowed to one person?.

What kind of mind did God have in giving such incredible power to one human being?.

"What on earth is this?……."

Lee Yong-wan looked at the ground where Geobrick was standing with a puzzled expression. He sought meaningless confirmation from Hayuri, who tore the scroll together..

"Oh, what about magic??"

"Cancel… it's okay. I just got hammered."

"Cancel? The magic that started counting... It may be cancelled.?"

"That's right, magic ultimately only works if the magic circle is intact. I don't know. This is my first time seeing something like that. Don't ask me.…!"

Holy Grail Knight Geobrick the Magnificent.

The force shown by the field boss at Jeju Island Gate far exceeded their common sense..