## Chapter 842 – Black Knight

Death Knight.

A resurrected knight.

I don’t know much, but they’re known to be among the strongest of the unholy undead bastards. Skeletons, ghouls, flesh golems, abominations, and other trash like that are no match.

They deliberately select only warriors worthy of being wielded and resurrect them. The true evil minions used by inhuman necromancers to complete their schemes!

“So… it was a De-de-de-death Kn-kn-knight.”

No wonder he was so strong. There was a reason.

He’s undead.

ㅡClatter.

Still, the Heavenly Demon Finger from just now must have hit something, because unlike before when he was rushing at me like crazy, he’s paused his actions and is staring at me.

“Why… did you hide that fact? You deceived me!!!!!!!! Why didn’t you tell me you were a Death Knight, why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why!!!!!”

Recognizing him, the anger inside me boiled over once again!!!

“Hoo!”

But I mustn’t get excited.

First of all, whatever the case, it’s a change of strategy.

I should avoid aiming for his vitals. Undead bastards like him don’t die just because their heart, solar plexus, or carotid artery are butchered.

Killing him by aiming for his vitals will be nearly impossible.

Then I have to make it so he can’t use his limbs. If I can’t kill him, I’ll just block his movements. I can only win if I go for his hands and arms, and his feet and legs.

Honestly, I don’t know how to inflict damage on that bastard, what he uses to move, or what the hell is going on inside his armor.

I’m not an undead expert, after all.
So I need to be even more careful.

The only thing I know for sure is that stabbing him with a sword might not work. If I can cut him cleanly, it’ll be fine, but simply stabbing and piercing him won’t do a damn thing.

The reason he’s been properly blocking and dodging my attacks until now is probably because he knows that each and every one of them has the power to chop or sever his body.

Damn, if I had landed a stab just now while fighting, I might have been counterattacked in that instant. Of course, I would have dealt with it… Thinking about it makes me a little creeped out.

“Speak, Death Knight!! What the hell are you?!”
“…”

He remained silent in response to my shout, simply looking at me.

ㅡWoooosh.

Red light flickers in his eyes.

Does he have a self? Why did he attack the soldiers in the first place? Undead are cursed from birth to hate the living and struggle to devour their flesh.

Could it be… that he’s been killing and eating people?

Even undead need an energy source.

If their energy is depleted, their bodies collapse and return to being ordinary corpses. Perhaps the reason he’s been committing a series of murders is precisely for that reason.

He fought and hunted skillfully because of his past experiences and… senses? Judging by his skills, he must have been a damn strong bastard when he was alive.

But where the hell did this bastard come from, and why is he in this area?

I don’t think a Death Knight without a self could act so persistently. The necromancer bastard who created him must have ordered him to do something. This bastard is moving according to orders and instinct.

More than anything, there’s a high probability that the necromancer is the heretic I’ve been killing.

It seems like something is connected here. If I can extract information from this guy, I might be able to find out about the heretics too. It’s a very hopeful observation, but everyone will be here soon anyway. Once that happens, subduing him will be a piece of cake.

“Hey, Death Knight.”
“…”
“Why aren’t you running away?”

But it’s strange.

Whenever he encountered an opponent he thought he would lose to, he ran away in such a cowardly manner that it could be called obsessive. He only targeted small units and the weak in a very cowardly way.

But after fighting this much, he should know that I’m not easy… I don’t know why he’s not running away.

Well, I just had some free time, so I was analyzing him. If I know I can’t overwhelm him with strength, I have to use my brain a little to figure out the situation.

If I don’t know, I’ll just be careful.

“And you’re still standing still.”
“…”

Ignoring all my questions, the Death Knight was still standing there, looking at me.

The fact that he was so damn strong, fast, and heavy must all be due to the influence of the evil magic performed when he was resurrected. And usually, proper undead are subjected to various procedures and modifications on their dead bodies before being resurrected. Is that how he got his strength? His skills from when he was alive, combined with the modifications, and the immortal body, resulting in an explosion of combat power?

Good.

The analysis is now over.

Now that I know he’s undead, I just need to deal with him accordingly.

ㅡClench.

I point my sword and prepare to attack again. If I stall for time, my women will come, but if I stay still and get the first attack taken away, it’ll be dangerous.

Let’s take the initiative in the attack here.

ㅡWhoosh.

Just as I was about to kick off the ground.

“Ugh… Keueoeoeoeok…! Keuaaaaaaak!!!! Aaaaaaaak!! Euaaaaaaaang!!”
“What! What the hell is it!!!!”

The Death Knight suddenly screamed and started twisting his body!!!

“That scared the shit out of me!!!!!”

I was so surprised that I had no choice but to jump about 5 meters into the air and pull my body back!!! Such an inhuman scream!!! Is it some kind of spell! Or a battle cry!!

If not, then could it be!!

“Is it black magic!!!!!!”

Is it a sign that he’s going to use the famous corpse explosion…!!!!

“Keueuk…! Keueueueueuk!! Aaaaaaaak!! Kkooooook!!”

I was careful in case he was going to explode, but he didn’t. He was just screaming. But I felt like that scream, like a wail, was getting more and more intense.

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaak!!! Aaaaaaaak!!!! Oeoeeoeoeoeok!!! Meeeeeeeeeeing!!! Tzzat, Iing! Iiiiiing!! Oooooooook!!! Keuaaaaaaak!!! Kkeoheoaak…!!!!”
“Heok…!!”

It was truly a cry of frenzy…!

ㅡTwisting the body!!
ㅡCrushing!!
ㅡSqueezing the eyeballs!!
ㅡSpinning and tearing at his hair!!!!

“Oeoeeoeoeoeolk!! Oeolk!! Oaaaaaaak!!! Oaaaang!!!!”

The Death Knight writhed his body at will, like someone on bad drugs who was experiencing extreme and inhuman overreactions accompanied by ecstatic pleasure, and spewed out an unknown hellish scream from his mouth.

The way he was twisting his body, I thought he was a human squid, damn it.

“Hey, hey!! I’m sorry!! I was wrong!! Please forgive me just once!!!!”

I was already pointing my sword and apologizing instinctively…! I knew that apologies wouldn’t work on a crazy bastard, but I couldn’t help but apologize!!!!!!!!

“Guoooooong!!!! Kkiyak! Sseureubeueup…!!! Poaaaaaaaak!! Muㅡoooooooong!!”

Could it be that I messed up his condition by punching him in the face, gouging out his eyes, and touching his brain…!

It was too terrible a sight!!!

To be screaming like that and twisting his body like a rag!!!! I can’t resist this feeling that even I, who am watching, am about to go crazy!!!

“Kkieik!!! Giik!!! Giiiiik!! Kkieiiiik!!! Kkieiiiing!!! Iing! Owoaaaaaak…!!!”
“Crazy bastard…!”

He’s really gone crazy!!!

The side effects of the evil magic being released…!
Or something must be wrong with his body!!

I’m not reckless enough to touch a guy in that state! Good! The barrier hasn’t been released yet, but I’ll create some distance!!!

ㅡWhoosh!

If something is wrong with the caster, the Death Knight, the barrier will soon dissipate too!!!

ㅡHere…!

That’s how it was, as I was slowly retreating while being careful of explosive ambushes like in horror movies where something suddenly pops out and chases you.

ㅡHere, here is…!

“What?”

I heard a sound that could at least be called a human voice.

“Kkeuaeuk…! Wh-where is this…!!!!”
“…!”

The Death Knight, who had been screaming randomly, suddenly stopped moving and grabbed his helmet, finally uttering proper words!

Where the hell is this?
Could it be that he has a self and doesn’t have any previous memories!

ㅡTzzzz.

At the same time, the red light in his eyes disappeared.

“Keureureureuk…! O, no! No…! I’m going back into the darkness…!! Don’t touch my body anymore…!! Stop it!!! Release me!!!!”

He staggered as he walked, pressing his head, that is, his helmet, like he was trying to squeeze juice out of an orange, frantically pressing the sides of his temples with his palms, and spewing out those words.

A state of confusion?

Or did he awaken his memories from when he was alive due to the pain? If I had a deeper understanding of the undead, I would have known for sure!

“Hey, hey! Get a grip! What the hell are you doing!!”

So I shouted loudly to try to appease the Death Knight in his confused state.

“A, a human voiceeeeik…!!!”
“Yes, it’s the police!! Calm down and disarm!! If you cooperate, I’ll guarantee your life!! I’ll move you to a safe place and even find you a job!! So get a grip and disarm!!! Your mother is over there too!!”
“A human voice! A human voice!! A human voice!!”

Is he ignoring me?

Still, was it my imagination that I felt a hint of joy in that hellish voice? The Death Knight shifted his gaze towards me and shouted as if squeezing his vocal cords.

“If you’re human, don’t come near me…!! Run away quickly!!! I can’t control my body!!!”

ㅡThud!!!

And then, the Death Knight knelt down as he was, frantically pulling at his helmet and spewing out those words.

The fact that he was telling me to run away was a human voice, and it was a normal word, but to me, it felt ominous and bizarre, like a deep-sea predator squid spewing out black poisonous ink.

“You dirty bastard!!! Release these chains!!!!! Stop!! My head…! My head!!! Headheadhead!! Stop my heaaaaaad!!!!!!! Stop my head!! Stop my heaaaaaan!!!! Noooooooo!!!!”

The words that followed were no different from a drug-addled mental patient reminiscing about the past in a state of confusion.

“Where the hell does this bastard think he’s pulling that kind of bluff!!!!!!”

Enraged, I raised my sword and sprinted.

The chance to finish him off is when he’s acting like that!!!! I don’t know about before, but if he’s dropped his sword and is kneeling like he is now, the angle is right!! He’s a skilled fighter above my level, and the only way to finish him off is to seize this opportunity!!!!

ㅡWhoosh!

Closing the distance was instantaneous. ㅡPatzztzzut!!! The fiercely surging sword energy illuminates the black space in blue. The rising radiance fell like lightning, about to sever the right shoulder of the screaming Death Knight.

“Keueoeoeoeoeoeok!!!”

ㅡGrasp!!!

The Death Knight, who screamed strangely, burst out with a red light in his eyes once again and grabbed the falling blade of Vihal!

“You son of a bitch!!”

ㅡPshaaaak!!

At the same time, black smoke began to spew out from the fist of the bastard whose dark aura was burning. I could instinctively realize it. No matter what, it’s hard to receive my attack with bare hands.

The black energy stored in his body is being rapidly consumed. As soon as I realized that, I shot out the tip of my foot like I was doing a soccer kick and struck the Death Knight’s neck, who was kneeling.

ㅡBang!!

A loud noise rang out, but he didn’t budge. The Death Knight immediately tried to grab my ankle with his other hand, and I immediately pulled my foot away and created some distance while pulling Vihal out of his grasp like I was sawing.

ㅡKooong!

“…!”

As I fell back, the Death Knight stood up, and a dark aura began to swirl around him.

ㅡGooooooo.

Even in the midst of that, the red light in his eyes flickered.

“Run away while…!! While my reason is still maintained!! I am unstable now! My soul was stolen from the evil necromancer!!!”

Necromancer!
More than that!

“You need to release the barrier for me to get out, you bastard!!!!”
“Both body and mind…! All collapsing…! Kahahahahaaaaaaak!!”

As with crazy people, the ending was, as expected, screams and wails. And frenzy and madness.

The Death Knight, who seemed to have regained his senses for a moment, let out a strange cry and charged at me with a more aggressive momentum than before, reaching out with both hands.

When are my wives coming?

Well, if they don’t come, I’ll just have to do it all myself.

“The soul stolen by the necromancer!! This Heavenly Demon Kim Gatteu will retrieve it for you!!!”

I can beat you if you don’t have your sword, you bastard!!!