Chapter 26: Spear of Destiny
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"Akh!"
I opened my eyes, heavy and tired. The first thing I saw was none other than the steel door, then the stone wall, and finally the window that let the light in.
I'm in prison.
When I was about to move, some parts of my body felt quite sore, especially the stomach and legs. I can't even find where my Allegiance is; they must have taken it when I was unconscious.
That memory, I still remember very well that the three of them killed the woman who accompanied me to enjoy the city. A dagger stuck in the throat kills someone; I never thought they could do something like that.
The first assassinations I saw with my own two eyes, even though they were only NPCs in this world. I felt a chain bind my hands in front of my body and my chained legs connected to the prison wall.
Suddenly there was the sound of something from outside the prison, something like an object being shifted. My attention was diverted to see a bright light coming in from the gaps in the open door. I lifted my face and looked at the person who came wearing quite large armor.
"Bayan Toghon asked you to come to the hall," explained the man; I squinted my eyes, trying to clearly see the face covered by a helmet with a black crest.
"Tell your Toghon. I won't until he comes here and challenges me to a fight like a man!" I groaned.
Suddenly the soldier started pulling the whip rope from behind his back. He started whipping me until my clothes were torn. The man continued to do this vile thing until I was completely limp from the wound I received.
"Enough! Bring him to The Master," explained one of the soldiers, stopping my torture.
The man immediately took me by force, ignoring my torn clothes, letting men and women laugh at me for smelling bad and being tied up in chains. I will definitely avenge them for the humiliation and cruelty they committed!
We arrived in front of a gold-plated door; one of the armies opened it after seeing my presence brought by their partner. We walked in and saw a hall as large as Ichihara's in The Eastern Warrior.
"Our knight has come." The man who hit me hard yesterday came over with a big smile. He immediately came to meet me while carrying my spear named Allegiance.
"Give it back to me, you bastard!" I groaned.
"You see? He confessed that this spear belonged to him."
I saw two men sitting on the sofa immediately stood up and looked at me. They wear large armor with different colors, one wearing red armor with gold variations on several sides, such as the shoulders, collar, and chest.
The other one was wearing white, plain armour. I didn't know who they were until I clearly noticed the logo of the two swords forming a plus sign in a circle.
They were the Three Knights Alliance, Templar class.
Damn Toghon! They intended to sell me to the Three Knights Alliance for profit.
"He is indeed a blue sensor user, but we haven't seen whether he can wield the spear or not," one of the red-armored armies spoke to the bastard Toghon.
"I will show you."
He immediately walked over and handed the spear to me. This is a golden opportunity to escape them all.
"W-Wait... what happened to my body?!" I screamed, trying to manipulate them.
"What is it?" asked Toghon.
"AAAAAKKKH!"
I shouted loudly, like someone in pain when holding a spear. They were shocked, both the soldier and Toghon. However, it was different with the two warriors from the Three Knights Alliance.
They didn't turn their faces away from me at all. Instead, the big smiles they showed really scared and worried me.
"What are you doing?" asked the man in red armor.
"AAAKH! Of course tricking all of you, idiot!" I shouted.
"SPINNING DRAGON!"
My spear immediately spun. The two armies carrying me were instantly affected, their bodies cut into two pieces. Toghon's great hall turned into a hall of blood and horror.
"Reinforce Element!"
The blade of my spear began to glow bright red. I felt a strong energy flow from gathering energy around the spear. Then, with great force, I shattered the chains that bound me easily with my weapon.
"Are you not going to catch him?" asked Toghon.
"We haven't agreed yet, so he doesn't belong to us. Therefore, you are the ones who must be held responsible for the stupidity you have made!" the man in red armor said.
Seeing that the situation was serious, I started looking for a way to get out of this building. I noticed that the hall window was facing the outside of the building. So I chose to run to the window and jump out of it.
I didn't expect the Hall to be on the second floor, so I had to land on top of people's houses and destroy their roofs.
"Ah! I-I'm sorry. I'll pay for it another day," I said, groaning a little while holding my waist as it hit the ground.
I stood up straight away, looked up at the second floor and found Toghon looking out the window. His face was flushed red. It was obvious I was sure he was angry because his reputation as a merchant would be ruined by me.
Unexpectedly, the Toghon armies started walking down from the top floor to chase me. I also did not have much choice. I started to step out of the house and went as far as possible to avoid their pursuit.
I took a random path, as long as I didn't take the original path, so the direction didn't turn around. The only thing I had to do was hide, be careful, and leave the Izunaya Empire as soon as possible.
The only safe place for me is Camelot, even though it is where the Alliance lives. However, I have a purpose for going: Sophie's house in her hometown.
I stopped under the bridge, hoping they didn't find me in a dirty, rotten place like this. Suddenly there was a stamping sound, not one but many footsteps.
Their footsteps could be heard clearly and then disappeared after a while. I'm sure they're the Toghon armies looking for me.
After I feel safe, I continue to walk away from the place. In plain clothes, barefoot, and holding my Allegiance wand, the townspeople looked at me strangely, as if they were looking at a madman who had just come out from under a dirty bridge.
While running from the pursuit of the Toghon Armies, I was surprised to see two familiar people colliding with me. It was Ichihara and Zhao, the two of them looked like they were on a date in the middle of the city.
"Arthur. What happened to you?" Zhao asked, crouching down and squinting. He didn't seem to like the smell of my unwashed body after hiding under the bridge.
"I-I'm sorry. I have to go," I said. I didn't want to be indebted to Ichihara again, whose debt I owed yesterday has not been paid.
Just as I was about to leave, the Toghon troops came and started to surround me and point their swords at me. I, who was in the midst of them, had to fight to survive.
"If you want to sell me, then fight me!" I groaned, trying to frighten them all away.
What I'm doing is stupid! The threats I made to them seemed to invite some of the Toghon armies to approach; now I predict their number was fifty.
Ichihara and Zhao were still in place. I saw that they didn't want to leave the place and wanted to know what was happening.
Seeing more and more Toghon troops gathering. I was forced to rush over to them with the stick that I turned into a perfect spear.
Full of anger and the motivation to survive, I did my best to defeat them all.
"Reinforce Element!"
My legs carried me to jump high with the spear pointed forward. Right after hitting the ground, a huge wind appeared and pushed the people in this place.
I can still use it for a few minutes. Then, I make it effective to attack and kill them all one by one.
One by one the armies who came over to me slashed. One by one the armies who came I stabbed. One by one the armies who came to me were thrown. They had absolutely no chance to win.
Quite many troops I killed, causing my level to rise drastically. A notification alerted me that I had reached level thirty after killing twenty Toghon armies.
If that's the case, I'll ensure I've unlocked the five skills in my character status.
In order to destroy them all, I will use the fifth skill, which may be my ultimate skill in this battle. End it all with one attack.
I snap my fingers and notice the name of the five skills that appear. I'm ready to use it after seeing the five skill icons.
I began to step back, taking some distance from all of them as both eyes focused on the crowd of Toghon armies.
I raised my spear high until their attention was fixed on me.
"Spear of Destiny!"
My spear started to turn long and powerful, emitting a huge red aura with dragon flames appearing as if they were about to burn everything. I swung it hard to the ground until it made a loud crashing sound.
The fused wind and fire caused those in the direction of the spear swing to be burned alive and blown away. Not only people, but I saw buildings crumble for 100 meters.
After a few minutes, my spear returned to normal, and the fire inside started to dim. I noticed that the city streets were turning black. The remnants of a fire still burned the bodies of people who had not yet died.
"You managed to beat him; what a terrifying power," Zhao praised, coming towards me, who was tired with gasping for breath.
"There's only one safest place in Hyesu," Zhao said, holding his hand to me.
I can't refuse them. If I keep staying here, Toghon will catch me.
"Where's that?" I asked.
"The Eastern Warriors."
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone