When the [Piercing Spear] landed on the Shield Wall in front of Kieran, the Shield Wall, which was made of solid wood and metal on the outside, exploded into pieces. ◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ ¥¥¥
KABOOM!
It was as if several grenades had exploded at the same time.
The broken pieces of the Shield Wall were sent flying into the Shield Wall by the [Piercing Spear]'s powerful impact.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere, followed by agonizing screams.
The seemingly indestructible Shield Wall crumbled in an instant.
Kieran's charge didn't stop there though. The giant rhino mirage enveloped his footsteps, crushing the broken limbs of the enemies around him. The mirage dragged the enemies' flesh and blood, drawing a deep red line on the ground as it dashed straight into the forest.
After knocking down three to four trees in a row, Kieran finally stopped when [Reckless Charge]'s duration ran out.
Roar!
The giant rhinoceros phantom roared again.
Then, just like when it appeared, it disappeared.
"Let's go!"
Without the buff from his Wild Force, Kieran turned around and shouted at Lawless.
At the same time, he ran deeper into the forest without stopping.
Lawless chased after Kieran like a madman.
In the forest, the two of them exchanged glances and immediately split up to run in the direction of the Forest of Pilgrimage according to the plan they had come up with.
When the Hurricane Knight Squad members entered the forest, the two of them had already disappeared into the depths of the forest.
"Stop!"
One of the Knight Squad leaders raised his hand to stop his men from entering the forest. He looked at the bodies and the heavily injured men behind him, his face filled with rage.
However, despite his rage, he did not lose his mind.
He knew that once they entered the forest, they would lose their advantage in numbers and attack, and they would become lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
The trees there were enough to stop the arrows and the horses' agility.
That was why they had to activate their backup plan.
Souuu!
Pak!
A whistling arrow flew up into the sky and exploded.
Even under the sunlight, the red firework was clearly visible.
Then, a couple of falcons flew up into the sky.
...
A signal?
Kieran turned his head around as he ran.
He immediately saw the red fireworks in the sky.
Kieran did not miss out on any of the other falcons either, and he saw every single one of them.
"Hurricane Knight Order still has reinforcements?"
"They are already one of the three main forces of the Grand Duke. Who are their reinforcements?"
A bad premonition appeared in Kieran's heart again.
What followed was the notification of completion of the Sub Mission [Pursuers] and a new Sub Mission.
[Pursuers (Completed)]
[Killed 21 members of the pursuing Hurricane Knight Guild, Rating Excellent, Rating Increased]
…
The Side Quest [Pursuers] was completed, and it was judged to be excellent. This was not out of Kieran's expectations.
As the person who had activated [Reckless Charge], the battlelog that had popped up in his vision told him about the power of [Reckless Charge].
[Reckless Charge, Piercing: Target's defense has not reached Powerful Rank, 500 Damage inflicted to Target HP, Target has equipment defense, your weapon's Armor Penetration Rank is higher than your weapon's Armor Penetration Effect, 500 True Damage inflicted to Target HP, Shatter effect triggered …]
[Shatter, Splash: Inflicts 400 Damage to Target HP, Target has equipment defense, 350 True Damage inflicted, Target dies …]
[Shatter, Splash: Inflicts 400 Damage to Target HP, Target has equipment defense, 350 True Damage inflicted, Target dies …]
...
[Weapon: Piercing Spear, Rarity Decreased]
...
Kieran's notifications of killing the Hurricane Knight Order members kept popping up.
Without a doubt, [Reckless Charge] would be lethal to an enemy that did not have a Powerful defense, especially when it was paired with some weapons and equipment.
However, the [Piercing Spear]'s rarity decreased, making Kieran frown.
[Piercing Spear]'s rarity had originally been Magic.
Now, the rarity had not changed, but there was an additional "Damaged" suffix after the "Magic".
What did it mean? Kieran, who was no longer a newbie, knew with a single glance.
Most common equipment was categorized into four categories: Common, Damaged, Broken, and Trash.
Those that had not been used or maintained well were categorized into Excellent and New (Excellent).
Be it Magic Equipment or Rare Equipment, they all followed these six levels.
When the equipment was maintained well and did not affect its usage, it would only show up as "Magic" or "Rare". When the equipment was damaged, it would show up as "Damaged", "Broken", and "Trash".
Especially when the last suffix, "Trash", appeared, the equipment would be no different from trash.
"I used the equipment to increase the power of [Reckless Charge], but the equipment will have to bear part of the repulsion?"
Kieran wondered.
The thought made Kieran frown even harder.
[Piercing Spear] was a piece of Magic Equipment that was superior to Common Equipment. If a piece of Magic Equipment's quality would drop after one [Reckless Charge], then if it was a Common Equipment, it would probably be classified as trash after one [Reckless Charge].
However, even though he knew it, he would not give up on such a method.
Even if he used [Reckless Charge] to increase his attack power by one rank, he would still be able to use it.
Even if there was a hidden repulsion that could endanger his life, Kieran would not give up.
Why would he care about losing one or two pieces of equipment?
Of course, this category of equipment definitely did not include Rare grade equipment and above.
After another glance at the [Piercing Spear], Kieran calculated how much he would have to pay Lawless. He then turned his attention to the new Sub Mission.
[Sub Mission Unlocked: Intercept]
[Intercept: After escaping from the Hurricane Knight Company, you have been targeted by reinforcements because of your massacre. You need to escape or kill them to show Morko Principality how powerful you are!]
...
"I knew it!"
The new Sub Mission [Intercept] confirmed Kieran's bad feeling.
"Because of your massacre, you have been targeted by reinforcements!"
The description was enough to prove that the reinforcements were stronger than the entire Hurricane Knight Company.
The reason why it was a reinforcements and not a team or an army was because the Hurricane Knight Company was one of the three strongest forces under the Grand Duke's command.
Other than the Bestowed Squad, they should be the strongest.
If the Bestowed Squad was still intact, Kieran would have guessed that the reinforcements were the Bestowed Squad. However, during the rebellion in the castle, the leader of the Bestowed Squad had been killed, and the rest of the Bestowed Squad seemed to be in danger as well.
It could not have been the Bestowed Squad.
Other than the Bestowed Squad, there was no other squad that the Hurricane Knight Company had deemed as reinforcements. As far as Kieran knew, there was no one else.
So there was only one person left.
Coincidentally, there was one person in Morko Principality who was as strong as the Hurricane Knight Company, and he was just around the corner.
It was Stagner!
The Grand Duke's swordsmanship expert.
He was the sword master of the Grand Duke's three sons.
He was the number one swordsman in Morko Principality and the strongest general under the Grand Duke's command.
Of course, Kieran was still used to calling him the masked man.
He was the mastermind behind the castle rebellion with the Grand Duke's second son.
"Stagner, huh?"
Kieran mumbled the name. His eyes were glued to the line, "Kill him and show the Morko Principality your true strength!"
It seemed like if he could kill Stagner, the Principality would give up on hunting him down.
However, it was impossible in Kieran's eyes.
According to Hanses, when Stagner transformed into the masked man, he had to hide his fighting style, so he could only use less than half of his true strength.
However, even half of his strength was enough to make Kieran tremble in fear.
If he had to fight the masked man with his full strength …
Kieran did not want to face that kind of person.
No matter what he thought or how he planned, he would not be able to escape the fate of being killed by the masked man.
It made Kieran feel helpless from the bottom of his heart.
Still, Kieran would not give up.
Kieran had been through despair, but he had not given up, let alone felt powerless.
He was racking his brain for a way out.
Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks.
"No way!
I can't go back to the Forest of Pilgrimage anymore!
My intention to leave Morko Principality is too obvious! As long as the masked man is not blind, he will be able to see through me!
If he catches up to me, I'll be dead meat! "
Although Kieran's Musou Level [Undercover] was an expert when it came to hiding, it did not mean that Kieran was not afraid of being searched.
Especially if a large group of people were to search for him, it would be easy for him to be exposed.
Kieran was sure that Stagner would not come after him alone. He would definitely bring a large group of men with him.
As long as his men found him, Stagner would make a move on him.
It would be a piece of cake for Stagner.
Kieran stood still.
His brain was spinning rapidly.
Suddenly, an extremely risky idea popped up in Kieran's mind.
"I'll go back the way I came!
If Stagner gets the signal, he will definitely head towards the Forest of Pilgrimage. If I go back the way I came, I'll miss him!
He won't expect me to return to the Grand Duke's castle.
Even if he noticed something was wrong, it would be two or three days later.
"This should be enough time for me to recover and leave Morko Principality through another route!" he thought to himself.
Kieran thought for a while before he clenched his teeth and ran back the way he came.
He turned around and ran back the way he came.
PS ~ First update ~
It was so hot!
He was sweating profusely as he typed away.
Fat people were not suited for summer.
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