Return of the Calamity-Class Death Knight

Chapter 124

Chapter 124: High Class (2)

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Nadine was under a relentless assault from all sides.

He swung his sword frantically, blocking each attack. With every blow, his forearms throbbed and his palms felt like they were being ripped apart.

“Oh, you’re not half bad?”

“I agree. You’re putting up a much better fight than that 1st-grade paladin we fought last time!”

Nadine bit his lip as he heard the couple’s conversation.

Even though he was blocking their attacks, it was clear that he was no match for them. He was known as the strongest 1st-grade paladin and was easily held back.

The initial wound he had suffered was too severe. The deep gash from his chest to his abdomen made it difficult for him to move properly.

‘No, even if I was fully healed, I can’t say for sure that I could defeat these two.’

The couple could have easily killed Nadine, but they were toying with him instead. Even their playful attacks were terrifyingly sharp and vicious. Their casual demeanor was a testament to their incredible strength.

‘And the fact that couple is both a Dark Knight and a dark mage is a pain in the ass.’

Even a Dark Knight alone would be a formidable opponent, but the combined attacks of a dark mage were even more troublesome. The initial blow that Nadine had suffered was also due to the dark mage’s curse.

“Sir Nadine!”

A familiar voice rang out. The Paladins he had sent to search the forest had returned.

“Sir Nadine!”

“Save Sir Nadine!”

The Paladins drew their swords and charged forward. The couple exchanged amused glances.

“Moths to a flame?”

“Honey, leave these ones to me!”

The amount of dark mana emanating from the couple increased dramatically. Nadine’s eyes widened in alarm.

“No… Don’t come! Don’t come any closer!”

Nadine’s desperate cries went unheard as the Paladins, fueled by their sense of duty, charged toward to rescue him.

“Honey! Watch closely! I’ll turn them all into rotting corpses!”

The wife spread her arms wide. Small magic circles appeared on her outstretched palms.

And then, it happened.

The Paladins suddenly rolled their eyes and collapsed to the ground. Nadine’s face fell into a mask of despair. This woman was no ordinary dark mage. She was powerful enough to subdue so many Paladins in an instant.

“Oh, dear? What’s wrong with everyone?”

The wife cried out in confusion. Her husband looked at her with a puzzled expression.

“What are you talking about, my dear? You’re the one who put them to sleep.”

“No, I’m not! I was trying to cast a Curse of Corruption! I didn’t mean to knock them out!”

What is she talking about?

As Nadine listened to the couple’s exchange, she was suddenly overcome by a wave of dizziness. An overwhelming drowsiness weighed down on her eyelids.

“What is… happening…”

She tried to resist, but it was no use. Her vision blurred and she collapsed to the ground.

The husband looked at her with a dumbfounded expression.

“……Honey.”

The wife said with a stiff face.

“It’s a sleep curse.”

“Of course it’s you. To cast a curse on so many of them in such a short time.”

“It’s not me!”

The wife cried out in horror.

“There’s another dark mage! That dark mage used the sleep curse!”

The difficulty of a curse increases with the strength of the target and the number of targets.

There were over ten Paladins here. Most of them were 2nd-grade paladins, and there was even a 1st-grade paladin.

They were all put to sleep in an instant. It was an impossible feat with ordinary skills.

“High-level…… No…… Grand dark mage? Who the hell……”

Just then, something came flying through the air. It rolled clumsily on the ground.

The couple looked down and saw it. To their horror, it was a human skull.

The front and back of the skull had the faces of a man and a woman. The faces were exactly the same as theirs.

“Brother!”

“Our darling!”

The couple hugged the skull and screamed. Soon, the couple looked around in anger.

“Who is it? Who the hell killed my brother!”

“How could anyone do such a cruel thing to our darling!”

Footsteps could be heard from a distance.

The intervals were long, so it felt very slow. But it was strangely clear.

The couple slowly turned their heads. A man was walking through the buildings.

Gray skin, dark eyes.

All of them were symbols of the Dark Knight. But the couple couldn’t believe that this man was on the same side.

It was because of the clear hostility that was pouring out towards them.

The moment the man appeared, the air froze. It felt like small needles were piercing their lungs every time they took a breath.

Death.

They felt death from him.

“……Did you do this to my brother?”

But the pride they had accumulated over their lives did not allow them to give in to fear.

“Speak. I’m asking if you killed our brother……”

“Fortunately.”

Damien’s face suddenly broke into a smile.

Joy and anger were mixed together.

Damien spoke to the couple with a grotesque smile.

“I can’t be happier that there are two of you. If I kill you two, I’ll feel a little better.”

The couple closed their mouths.

A chilling killing intent emanated from Damien. It felt like all the hair on his body was standing on end.

Suddenly, Damien opened a spatial ring and put away the sword he was holding.

“Why…… Why did you put away your weapon?”

The husband asked involuntarily. It was an action he couldn’t understand.

“If I use the sword, you guys will die easily like those trashes? Then I’ll be too disappointed.”

Damien said, looking at their siblings’ heads. The couple felt a renewed sense of anger at his words.

“Honey, did you hear what that guy just said?”

“Of course I did. He seems to be taking us too lightly, doesn’t he?”

“You think you can kill us easily just because you killed our brother?”

“That’s ridiculous! Just you wait! We’ll avenge our brother……”

Damien’s body disappeared. The next moment, something appeared in front of the couple.

Before they could even react, a fist struck with precision, piercing through their defenses and landing squarely in husband’s eyes.

In an instant, the delicate structure of the eye was ruptured, with vitreous fluid spilling into the cavity. The force of the blow shattered the bones of his face, leaving him incapacitated.

His head snapped back and his body fell backwards. The husband grabbed his face and agonized.

“Ugh, ugh, aaargh!”

“Honey! Are you okay? Honey!”

Damien landed on the ground and lightly brushed his knees.

“You talk too much.”

And then he quietly whispered to the couple.

“Shut up and let’s start. I don’t think I can hold out any longer.”

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The couple screamed and stood up.

They concentrated dark magic on their faces to regenerate their wounds. The ruptured eyeballs and sunken eye sockets returned to their original state in a short time.

“This damn bastard!”

The pain numbed his reason. The husband vented his anger at Damien.

He pulled out another sword that was hanging on his waist. He held the two swords and released his dark mana.

Before he was modified by Him, the husband was the dual wielder.

The husband was able to move both hands freely. He used the two swords that moved in different ways to pressure his opponent and finally take his life.

“I’ll gut you until you die!”

The husband began to pressure Damien by wielding his two swords. The two swords moved erratically in an unpredictable pattern.

Just then, Damien stomped on the ground. He sprang forward like a released spring.

His fist, which he thrust out in a straight line, struck the husband’s chin without warning.

His chin shattered and his head turned. A wave of dizziness washed over the husband’s brain.

“Grrrrraahhhhh!”

The husband screamed and backed away. He hurriedly used dark magic to regenerate his chin.

“This bastard again!”

The pain was replaced by anger. The husband swung his two swords and created an aura. The slash flew towards Damien.

Damien did not back down. He charged forward. The aura slash cut through Damien’s body.

“Why didn’t you dodge… …”

The question was quickly answered. The aura slash did not cut through Damien. It was because of the armor surrounding his body.

“… …Aura armor?”

Once you reach the high-class level, you can increase your defense by wrapping your body in aura.

However, even with aura armor, it was impossible to take an aura head-on.

The aura concentrated on the blade and the aura spread throughout the body. It’s common sense that the two densities are different.

It was a series of moments that were impossible to understand.

“This is ridiculous!”

He raised his arms to swing the two swords. At that moment, Damien punched him in the forearm.

The lightly thrown punch hit the forearm. The next moment, the forearm disappeared.

It wasn’t a muscle tear or a broken bone. The arm was torn off whole.

A pain that was incomparable to a broken jaw came over him. The husband screamed and backed away.

“This crazy bastard!”

He tried to swing the sword on the other side. Before that, Damien hit them in the chest with his elbow.

The chest caved in around the point of impact. The ribs shattered and the heart burst. The couple vomited blood from their mouths.

“Honey!”

The wife cried out in alarm. In the moment of crisis, she concentrated her dark mana and regenerated his heart.

“H, honey… …Y, you have to stop him!”

The wound on their chest was not yet fully healed, and their forearm was torn off. They had to buy some time for the wounds to heal.

“Oh, I see!”

As the wife activated her dark magic, countless dark bullets flew out.

The bullets hit Damien’s body. But they couldn’t even make a scratch.

“What kind of aura armor is this… …”

Damien closed the distance and kicked husband in the abdomen. The abdomen ripped open and exploded. Part of it was torn off.

A pain of a different dimension struck his brain. His knees buckled and his back bent. His head lowered.

“Uwaaaah!”

The husband knelt on the ground and vomited blood. Pieces of his intestines came out with it.

Only then did the husband realize that the word “trash” was not an exaggeration.

However, the couple was not going to take it lying down.

While the husband took on all the pain, the wife began to move her dark magic to weave a spell.

Unlike when she fired the dark bullets, the structure of the spell was incredibly complex and esoteric. It meant that she was preparing high-level dark magic.

“Honey!”

The wife spread her hands. The spell was completed and dark magic was activated.

“Now is the time!”

The wife cast a curse. The ‘veil’ that obscures vision and the ‘confusion’ that shakes the senses were activated simultaneously.

The distance is close. The target is clear. So there is no chance of failure.

“Grrrrrrr!”

The husband squeezed out all his strength. He grabbed the sword with his only remaining arm.

He concentrated the aura on the blade. The dark aura burned like flames.

High-class.

Although it didn’t compare to the level of Master Class, it was known that they could mimic it to some extent.

The husband focused all his strength and prepared a single technique.

Ultimate Technique – Gathering of Crows

As he swung the sword, the aura split. It divided into countless slashes and covered Damien.

Dozens of slashes cut through Damien’s body. But not a single one of them pierced the aura armor.

It was possible to block the aura. It was also somehow understandable that he could block the dark magic.

However, it was simply ridiculous that he could bounce off even the high-class ultimate technique without any trouble. It was impossible, and it shouldn’t have been possible.

“This can’t be… …”

The moment the husband muttered blankly, Damien’s body disappeared. He then appeared above the couple’s heads.

Damien stomped on the couple’s heads.

With a thud, their heads hit the ground. The couple was unable to come to their senses due to the extreme shock.

Damien grabbed the couple’s heads and lifted them off the ground.

“Kuhk! Heuk!”

“Puhuk! Huak!”

The couple gasped for air. The next moment, Damien slammed their heads down again.

The ground was once again shattered. The surrounding trees shook.

“Krrrr!”

Damien didn’t stop there. He slammed their heads down repeatedly. With each slam, the husband’s face was crushed.

“S, stop… …Stop it…!”

Eventually, the husband could only beg.

“P, please… …Stop it… …It’s enough… …Please… …”

Damien slammed their heads down again. The couple’s pain grew even worse.

How many times did he slam them?

When their facial features were unrecognizable, Damien stopped.

“Hoo… …”

Damien exhaled a long sigh. He spoke with a calm face.

“Now I feel a little better.”

Damien looked down at the couple. The couple was using dark mana to regenerate their wounds.

However, perhaps because the shock was too great, the regeneration speed was noticeably slow.

“Now, let me ask you a few things.”

Damien asked the couple.

“Tell me everything you know about Dorugo.”

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[Translator – Kie]

[Proofreader – Kawaii]