The Duke’s Madness

sky island.

A secret organization that has been around for thousands of years.

Many of its members not only turned out to be heinous criminals, but also held bounties in excess of ten thousand gold.

However, the reason they became famous wasn’t because of the huge bounty.

I don’t know if it’s true or false, but a few hundred years ago.

Rumors circulated that one of the members of the Sky Islands had destroyed an ancient kingdom.

While most people did not believe this legendary anecdote, some believed it to be true.

Since then, Sky Island has been a ghost story and a legend.

It falls somewhere in between, and has been called the continent’s greatest criminal organization.

And Leon didn’t believe this story.

‘How can humans live beyond a thousand years?’

And how can a single individual overthrow a country?

However, the moment a part of the legend appeared in front of my eyes, I could no longer dismiss it as an absurd story.

“Are you sure, Ginny? That skeleton… A member of Sky Island?”

“… It’s a lion to be precise.”

“Are you a lion?”

“yes.”

Ginny swallowed dryly.

“A warning from Sky Island. The moment you kill that Death Knight, the wrath of the Sky Island will strike.”

“… Doesn’t that mean you’re not a member of Sky Island?”

“Since you are a lion, even if you are not a member of Sky Island, wouldn’t it be your will?”

Leon shuts up.

‘lion… Are you saying it’s a pun on the lion on the battlefield?’

When Leon burst out laughing along with his thoughts, the skeleton opened its mouth.

[Hamburg.]

“…?”

[Ham.Bu.R.K. is dead. you killed.]

With these words, the skeleton lowered its sword.

At that moment, Leon’s eyes widened at the ominous energy that radiated from him.

‘Slashing. A skill that can only be used by a swordsman who has reached the 5th circle level.’

A skeleton with only bones left using that technique?

Opening his mouth, Leon hugged Ginny and the fallen Martial and rolled over.

bang!

In the meantime, a slash that passed Leon left a hideous scar on the opposite wall.

Leon opened his mouth in amazement.

“Put it out, isn’t it an ordinary skeleton?”

“I told you it was a Death Knight! And what are you doing in a daze! Move quickly!”

At Ginny’s urging, Leon hurriedly got up.

At the same time, the Death Knight, who approached from somewhere, swung his sword.

visor-!

Leon, who pulled out two daggers to block the blow, bit his lip.

‘sh*t! The compatibility is so bad!’

Even if you try to hypnotize, the opponent is already dead.

It is said that it is an existence that will never be hypnotized even if you pay for a lifespan of several decades.

‘There is no place marked, so teleportation is impossible.’

Leon, who judged the situation, shook off the Death Knight’s sword and shouted.

“Ginny-! First of all, I’ll kill time, so I run away with Martial… !”

At that moment, a strong gust of wind blew up.

At the same time, the Death Knight that was running towards it flew away and landed on the wall.

bang!

Ginny shouted while Leon opened his mouth at the sight.

“Run away through this gap! Come quickly!”

Leon, who had come to his senses, turned his head.

Ginny pointed down the aisle and said.

“We have to buy some time until Dawn arrives! Let’s go, come on!”

Leon nodded and picked up the injured Martial.

After that, I followed Ginny into the dog hole.

[…] ]

In the meantime, the Death Knight, who has risen from the wreckage, beckons.

wheein-!

The pony ran and bowed down in front of the Death Knight.

The Death Knight who climbed on top of it grabbed the reins and murmured.

[Don’t let go.]

With this horse the pony runs.

* * *

Arthur muttered as he gazed up at the night sky, buried under the rubble of the building.

“Wow, I almost died… .”

A huge explosion at the magic power plant.

In fact, the explosion was an accident that even Arthur could not have predicted at all.

Of course, the story of the magic crystal exploding was a fact that even his future self had never heard of.

‘Thanks to you, I was just going to turn off the power… . They destroyed the whole city, jeez… .’

Arthur, speechless, rose from his seat.

If it wasn’t for Taken’s lineage ability and Undine’s treatment, not even a trace of the limbs had been regenerated.

[Ah, Arthur!]

[…] are you okay?]

The two spirits approached with tears in their eyes.

Arthur stroked their hair and smiled.

“I guess I wasn’t destined to die yet.”

[Lord, dying!]

[Don’t talk like that!]

“Everyone dies. It’s just different then.”

With these words, Arthur stretched out and retrieved the Beast and the meteorite sword from afar.

Then he turned his gaze and looked at Area D-52.

“… .”

From the streets of the slums covered with thick fog, there was no more joyous mirth or maddening laughter.

Instead, there was only heavy silence, but Arthur, who watched the scene, nodded.

“Is this enough to catch your attention?”

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No one will be chasing Jeanie and Leon for Hamburg after such a big accident.

In my experience, organizations that come together for mutual benefit are usually like that.

After finishing his thoughts, Arthur started running.

It was when Arthur, who ran through the ruins of the city, arrived at the place he had promised.

“what?”

Arthur shook his head and looked around.

However, Leon and Genie, who said they would come first and wait, were nowhere to be seen.

“Did you two abandon me and run away?”

Arthur shook his head in thought.

Leon could do that, but Genie wasn’t such a woman without loyalty.

It was time for Arthur, who bowed down because of that, to start looking for traces of the two.

I heard a dog barking somewhere.

“oh?”

Arthur lifted his head and gently raised the corner of his mouth.

These were the dogs of the dog trainer I had just encountered.

“Did you come to the place I told you about?”

Woof woof-!

“By the way, was there anyone else here? There were two people you were supposed to meet?”

Woof woof-!

The dogs bit Arthur’s clothes and dragged him somewhere.

As Arthur obediently led away, I saw a huge scratch carved on the wall.

“oh… A slash?”

With a murmur, Arthur tilted his head.

“A knight-class swordsman came here?’

Arthur looked away.

At that moment, another mark appeared, this time a horse’s hoof.

It must have been quite small in size, and the size of the hollowed ground was quite small.

“… Isn’t this a pony?”

By the way, did the knight ride a pony?

Arthur, who had blinked his eyes, got up.

‘what… At first glance, they look like knights, but are they both still alive?’

It wouldn’t be known if Leon used that hypnosis, but if he couldn’t use it, it would be difficult to deal with a knight-level swordsman.

That would be no different for Ginny, and in the worst-case scenario, there was a chance that both of them would be dead.

‘I don’t know Leon, but Genie is in trouble… . I have a story I want to hear.’

With thoughts, Arthur approached the dog hole.

In order to escape the city anyway, you had to use this hole, and if so, you would naturally know the life and death of the two.

After making that conclusion, Arthur was about to take a step.

Five dogs approached Arthur and began to howl.

“huh? want you to ride?”

Woof woof!

“…can you burn me? It must be pretty heavy, right?”

The largest of the five dogs stepped forward.

Arthur opened his eyes and muttered.

‘oh… If I do well, I might be able to ride it.’

They were five dogs that were bigger than the other dogs, but the dog that came forward was a size that could be trusted even if it was a wolf.

‘no… Maybe even bigger than a wolf?’

Arthur, who was worried, nodded and climbed on top of it.

“It’s my first time riding on top of a dog. It must be fun, right?”

With these words, the dog got up and answered.

Woof woof-!

With a cry, the dogs ran out into the dog hole.

Arthur murmured in admiration as everything in his field of vision was blurred due to his considerable speed.

‘and… You can ride a dog and run like this?’

Thanks to that, it was time to break through the distance that I had to run for a long time in an instant.

The sound of swords clashing against swords could be heard in the distance.

Kkong-!

The clever dogs slowed down and soon hid themselves in a corner.

Arthur, who was on board, also jumped down and stroked the jaws of the dogs.

“Do you guys want to come over to my house later?”

Woof woof!

“The yard is large, so it would be nice to run around. I’ll give you something good, too.”

Woof woof!

The dogs lay down on the baladang and gave signs of submission.

Arthur burst out laughing and looked away.

visor!

Leon was fighting something.

Arthur, who was watching, narrowed his eyes and muttered.

“A scarf… A wrapped skeleton?”

With these words, the skeleton’s sword grazed Leon’s abdomen.

“Kuk!”

Leon let out a groan, stepped back and collapsed.

The moment Arthur, who was watching, exclaimed, the skeleton that was about to cut Leon’s neck stopped.

[Gee.Gi.Who?]

Arthur, who had been hiding, held his breath.

However, at the moment of the slash from the tip of the skeleton’s sword, he could no longer hide and jumped up.

“A skeleton clad in a sword?”

Arthur tilted his head and looked at the skeleton on the horse.

At the same time, Leon and Genie, realizing Arthur’s existence, shouted.

“Arthur-!”

“Dawn!”

Arthur waved his hand at the delighted voices of the two.

“Are you okay, Ginny? Is Leon alive?”

“Why are you here so late!!”

“I only wanted attention, but I unknowingly blew up the entire area. What is it?”

Ginny screams with tears in her eyes.

“I knew that if it was Dunn-sama!”

“oh? Really? Was it something I didn’t expect?”

Arthur, who looked away with the answer, looked at the skull.

“however… What is this horseback skeleton? You’re wearing a scarf that doesn’t suit you and you’re dealing with swordsmanship?”

Leon, who had collapsed at the question, shouted.

“It’s Death Knight!! According to Ginny, you are the messenger of Sky Island!”

Arthur asked in surprise.

“Are you the messenger of the sky island?”

“okay! Whatever it is, be careful! He has real knight-level skills!”

In the meantime, the Death Knight turned the horse’s head and aimed the sword.

[You.ga.ham.bu.le.k.killed.gu.na]

“oh. Do you speak?”

[You.killed.da.]

Death Knight swung his sword.

Arthur, who escaped the blow, lifted the beast.

bang-!

The bullet fired hit the Death Knight’s shoulder.

However, it was not as powerful as when it destroyed the magic power plant.

‘Can’t you hear the screams of Hamburg? Could it be that only one shot can fire like that?’

Arthur narrowed his brows with his thoughts.

‘That too… . Like Taken, he wears mana like armor. It’s tricky. It’s almost the same level as that taken.’

Arthur, who made a decision, hangs his sword.

The Death Knight, who was watching it, tilted his head.

[give up?]

“no. I’m worried about how I can kill you.”

Death Knight giggled.

[You.I.cannot.kill.da.]

“oh?”

[I.S.A.N.I.N.I.N.K.KILL.DA.]

Arthur burst into laughter.

“Then you can kill a knight?”

With these words, Arthur blew a whistle.

Kkong-!

At that moment, the hiding dogs came out.

When Ginny and Leon widen their eyes at the sight, Arthur, who jumped on the back of the dog that had just burned himself, raises his sword.

“Not a horse, but I am a knight now.”

[…] .]

“Like a knight, we win with one blow. How are you, Mr. Skeleton?”

Death Knight shuts up.

[…] .]

A suffocating silence fell at that moment.

It was time for Ginny and Leon to swallow dry saliva at the changed atmosphere.

Death Knight threw the scarf he was wearing and shouted.

[Are you insulting the knight’s honor, kid?]

Ginny and Leon opened their mouths in surprise at these words.

It was because the Death Knight, who had been using a strange tone ever since his first appearance, spoke normally for the first time.

However, Arthur shrugged his shoulders, not caring.

“Isn’t it funnier when the dead discuss chivalry?”

Arthur, holding the dog’s mane as if it were a rein, lowers his stance.

“And what’s wrong with the article? horse and sword. And a life to bet on a duel.”

Arthur raised an eyebrow.

“If only I had this… article. isn’t it?”

Death Knight shuts up.

[…] .]

Blue eyes burning in that silence.

Arthur was able to understand that gaze that felt eerie.

‘That Death Knight… It’s real.’

At that time, the Death Knight’s pony howled.

wheein-!

At the same time, the pony’s whole body was engulfed in flames, and its shape changed.

The two thin legs became thick like those of a warhorse, and flames soared from the tail and eyes.

Its appearance is similar to that of a reverse horse that could be ridden by the messengers of hell.

It was a time when Leon and Genie, who were watching because of that, couldn’t hide their astonishment.

The Death Knight murmured while stretching his sword.

[The kid who requested a duel. My name is… ]

The speechless Death Knight flashed his eyes.

[‘Sword Master’. it’s haliber kahn What is your name?]

At this, Arthur answered with a raised eyebrow.

“Dawn. A mercenary of Arcane.”