Chapter 179. The Knight’s Assault (2)
News of the attack reached them after the car carrying Ha Mina arrived at the hospital north of the Han River.
“What?”
Seok Taejun’s eyes widened as he answered the call.
“Wait, what do you mean? Explain properly... Hello? Hello? Damn it!”
“What happened?”
“The Golden Ram Order headquarters is under attack!”
“What?”
“Hey, Seok Taejun! What are you talking about?”
“I don’t know! They said some white man suddenly appeared and started swinging a sword... the casualties are severe!”
Seok Taejun shouted with a desperate expression.
“What the hell is going on? There shouldn’t be anyone in Korea reckless enough to attack the Golden Ram Order these days.”
“If they said he’s a white man, there’s a good chance he came from overseas.”
Joo Minha spoke with a grave expression.
“We need to return immediately. Lord Lee Hyeonje, could we leave Ha Mina to you?”
“We don’t have much choice.”
Lee Hyeonje, who had been listening beside them, nodded.
“If it were up to me, I’d go with you right now... but Ha Mina could regain consciousness at any moment.”
“Yes. Please prioritize securing Ha Mina properly for now.”
With that, Joo Minha turned toward Seok Taejun.
“Lord Seok Taejun, driving will take too long. You should travel by Chimera with Lord Lee Jukheon.”
“Understood!”
“Lord Lee Jukheon, is that fine with you?”
“If several people ride the Chimera, it’ll slow down. That’s better. Once we cross the river, I can run the rest of the way myself.”
“Joo Minha, what about me?”
“Lord Kang Yujin, you should come with me by car.”
“You can fly too, can’t you?”
“I can fly, but only by myself, and I’m not very fast.”
“Then I guess there’s no helping it...”
In the end, Seok Taejun and Lee Jukheon left first on the Chimera.
Kang Yujin and Joo Minha followed by car.
“Joo Minha, what kind of bastard do you think attacked us?”
“I’ve never heard of any skilled white swordsmen based in Korea.”
“Then he most likely came from overseas.”
“I don’t know how he managed to infiltrate this far, though.”
“So just like with Keito, someone came from abroad in the end.”
But even Keito hadn’t attacked immediately.
This new enemy had started killing people without warning.
“For something like this to happen the moment Lord Kang Yujin returns... it feels ominous.”
"..."
“Korea had finally stabilized too. For something like this to happen right in the middle of the Capital Region...”
Joo Minha was right.
This was no ordinary incident.
If it was simply a sudden rampage by one person and they could resolve it quickly, then there wouldn’t be much of a problem.
But...
“I have a feeling this is more serious than that.”
“So we need to get there as quickly as...”
At that moment...
a deafening explosion came from ahead.
“What?!”
“Mapo Bridge...!”
Joo Minha slammed on the brakes and leaned out the window.
“The bridge is collapsing!”
The bridge they needed to cross to return to Yeouido was falling apart.
“What the hell...”
There were other bridges they could use to cross the Han River and reach Yeouido.
But after seeing this...
they couldn’t simply drive away.
"..."
Kang Yujin stepped out of the car and walked toward the bridge.
He advanced through the thick cloud of dust.
At the entrance to the bridge...
a man was standing there.
“Who are you?”
Kang Yujin asked.
The man swung the sword in his hand.
The dust was blown away in a single stroke, clearing the surrounding air.
A Westerner...
He was a muscular white man with blond hair cut short in a sporty style.
He appeared to be in his early thirties and wore a gray suit over his thick frame.
And in his hand...
was a brilliantly shining sword.
“Are you Kang Yujin?”
“I am.”
“I see.”
The man spoke with gentlemanly courtesy.
“It appears I’m fortunate.”
“Lancelot must have come up empty.”
“Lancelot?”
Kang Yujin had heard the name before.
Wasn’t that the Constellation once contracted to Yoon Miho, a former member of the Eight Guardians?
“Ah, it isn’t my real name.”
“It’s only a codename.”
“A codename?”
“You don’t know what that is?”
“It appears in movies too.”
“No idea.”
“You’ve never seen the 007 series? Kingsman?”
“No.”
“What a shame.”
The blond man shrugged.
“My codename is Gawain.”
“Gawain...?”
“It comes from Sir Gawain, one of the strongest Knights of the Round Table.”
“Naturally, my Constellation is also that same Sir Gawain.”
As he spoke, he raised the sword in his hand.
“And this sword is Galatine, the holy sword once wielded by Sir Gawain.”
Golden energy, similar in color to the man’s hair, rippled around the blade.
It was sword qi, like the kind Cheon Sangwoon and the Sword Venerable had used.
But...
the energy was denser than any sword qi Kang Yujin had ever seen.
“This is the true holy sword, revived upon this land through Maximum Manifestation of the Constellation Armament.”
“So?”
Kang Yujin asked while slowly approaching him.
“Is that the end of your introduction?”
“Don’t worry. I’ll finish soon.”
“You still weren’t done?”
“No.”
The man codenamed Gawain nodded.
“The only thing left is defeating you.”
“Once I demonstrate my strength by doing that, my introduction will be complete.”
“You sure know how to talk.”
“Perhaps you don’t know.”
The man smiled brightly.
“Sir Gawain’s Constellation name is ‘Knight of the Golden Tongue.’ According to legend, he was so eloquent that he resolved many conflicts through conversation.”
“Naturally, someone carrying his codename like me is also famous for being quite persuasive...”
But he couldn’t finish.
Joo Minha’s magic, fired from behind while she waited for an opening, struck him.
“Good job, Joo Minha.”
“No, Lord Kang Yujin.”
Joo Minha approached from behind with a stiff expression.
“It didn’t work at all.”
“What?”
“Attacking someone while they’re speaking.”
The man remained completely unharmed despite taking Joo Minha’s surprise attack.
“You truly have no understanding of chivalry.”
“But that’s all right.”
“Life is long, and there’s plenty of time to learn.”
“You can study it slowly from now on.”
“You really do talk too much.”
Kang Yujin frowned and clenched his fist.
“I’ll run from here!”
“Right!”
The moment they crossed the Han River, Lee Jukheon jumped from the Chimera.
As soon as he landed...
he activated his Awakening Skill, [Shrinking Distance].
Every second matters!
