Breakers Chapter 28:
Chapter 28 - Chapter 4: Awakening #3
Just like Below the King’s Flag was under the Conquest skill, Protagonist Body was directly below Protagonist Correction .
[Protagonist Body Lv1]
Lv1: When learning skills, the body’s efficiency will increase greatly .
Lv2: ???
Lv3: ???
Lv4: ???
Lv5: ???
If the skill reached the next level, he would be able to see new features .
‘Indeed, a protagonist . ’
He didn’t have the body of a demon but the body of a protagonist . Moreover, the effect was truly like a protagonist’s, even though the skill was only level one .
‘This isn’t an effect of Protagonist Correction’s level rising . ’
It seemed like acquiring Beast Authority had activated the skill .
‘If I keep increasing the level, will it be better than Zephyr’s Body Guard or Locke’s Blood of a Warrior?’
Both were passive skills that used magic and divine power respectively .
[Beast Authority Lv1 has been learnt . ]
Thus far, nothing significant had changed . He learnt Basic Swordsmanship by swinging a sword once . The speed of how fast he could train was the key .
"Shutra, pay attention . ”
Caitlin said as she applied a little bit of pressure to his hands . She still had her eyes closed but she was making a solemn expression .
In-gong closed his eyes again and focused on Caitlin’s aura . After going around the circuit five times, Caitlin slowly loosened her hands .
"Follow the route I just taught you . I will now teach you the eight basic movements of Beast Authority . Pay attention to my breathing . ”
Cailin moved back a few steps and slowly moved her limbs . Her movements were very slow because it was a display for In-gong .
In-gong wasn’t well-versed in martial arts, but he had some degree of awareness about Caitlin’s demonstration in front of him . She needed to have a certain degree of mastery in the martial art technique in order to demonstrate it slowly like this .
Caitlin demonstrated three of the basic movements before looking at In-gong .
“You don’t have to do everything . Just try these three first . ”
In-gong moved his hands and feet in a manner similar to Caitlin’s . Since Beast Authority was already Lv1, there wasn’t much difficulty in following the basic movements .
However, In-gong felt completely different from when he used Basic Swordsmanship or Dagger Throwing .
In-gong’s aura responded to his movements .
‘This is Aura . ’
So far, it followed everything he had already known . It was a force that was completely different which moved within the bones and muscles of his arms and legs .
‘This is Beast Authority . ’
His hands were bare but it felt like he was holding a weapon . He felt like he could smash rocks with his bare hands .
This was aura based martial arts .
In-gong could understand why Chris and Caitlin were surprised when he awakened Aura .
It was a miracle . The presence of an aura itself caused a dramatic gap in combat power .
He suddenly got goosebumps .
Beast Authority was only Lv1 while Aura was Lv3 . Nevertheless, In-gong felt like there were still quite a large gap .
He had seen how ferocious and strong Caitlin was .
Furthermore, In-gong’s own enemy, Zephyr, was the strongest among the Demon King’s children .
In-gong had only learnt a few minor magic spells .
Even in the world where In-gong had lived originally, the gap between individual people would be enormous depending on the training . There was magic and aura in this world, so the strength of an individual would be able to transcend In-gong’s imagination .
‘I have to become stronger . ’
He was motivated by a desire to survive . He calmed his heart and noticed that everything around him was silent .
Caitlin and Felicia were staring at In-gong .
In-gong hurriedly asked Caitlin,
"Uh, is something wrong?”
Were his movements wrong? Were his punches and kicks not powerful?
Caitlin blinked a few times at In-gong’s question before replying hastily,
"No, well done . Shutra is amazing . The basic movements of Beast Authority were done correctly . ”
All three movements correctly demonstrated Aura . They were only the basic movements, but they weren’t easy .
“You- you are Shutra, right?”
A voice was heard from behind him . In-gong looked around and saw Felicia’s face full of confusion and doubt .
She didn’t know how to use Aura but she wasn’t ignorant about it . Her brother Silvan had an incredibly strong aura .
Looking at it objectively, In-gong was at an ordinary level . He just followed the basic movements that Caitlin did .
However, it was learnt immediately afterwards and the person doing it was Shutra .
'No, that is a bias . Didn’t I see him fight yesterday? Learning aura is separate from martial arts . ’
Felicia regained her stability . When she thought about it properly, it wasn’t a big deal . Shutra was also a child of the Demon King . He was old enough to show his skills .
“Felicia noona?”
"No, I’m just a little surprised . Continue . ”
Felicia sat back down in the corner with a little bit of embarrassment .
"Well, shall we continue?”
Caitlin asked awkwardly and In-gong nodded . Felicia also looked awkward due to the disturbance .
Everyone felt slightly awkward for a different reason .
"Prince! We are starting!”
The rough voice blew away the awkwardness and In-gong smiled widely at the owner of the voice .
"Uh . . . W-why are you looking like that?”
It wasn’t just In-gong but Caitlin and Felicia as well .
In-gong laughed at Carack’s words .
“It’s just great to see you . ”
Carack was full of doubts but he was an exemplary orc and didn’t ask any questions .
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After moving through the dwarf portal and the destroyed base of the Red Lightning tribe, the soldiers starting marching towards the east .
All of the infantry troops consisted of orcs and lycanthropes, so the marching speed was quite fast .
In-gong was moving right next to Caitlin . Thanks to the power of Protagonist Body, Beast Authority was already level three despite it only being three days since he learnt it .
Felicia watched In-gong and Caitlin train for two whole days, but unlike the first day, she didn’t intervene .
'Her eyes just shone . ’
Did she think that In-gong had already been caught by Chris? So, that was why In-gong showed himself off to Felicia?
‘Or is there something else?’
The reason not known . He couldn’t ask Chris directly, so In-gong just spent the time getting to know Caitlin and Felicia . He had decided to keep watching .
On the 4th day, In-gong finally met Vandal .
‘Big . ’
Although Vandal’s camp was big, the most impressive thing was Vandal and his tent .
The ogre’s private tent was at least six metres tall and under its ceiling was where the red-haired Vandal was located . Vandal seemed even bigger thanks to his broad shoulders . It wouldn’t seem strange if Vandal’s head managed to hit the moon in the sky .
Just looking simply at his height, he was at least twice as tall as In-gong . Vandal turned towards those gathered in the tent and bowed .
“Welcome . I am Vandal . ”
A growl-like voice came from him .
Chris responded with a slight nod while Caitlin smiled at Vandal .
Vandal glanced to the side toward Felicia .
“6th Princess, it has been a while . ”
"Your tone is still the same . Yes, it has been a while . ”
Felicia answered confidently as usual . It seemed like they had met several times before .
“This is . . . the 9th Prince?”
Vandal tilted his head like he wasn’t certain . It seemed like this was our first meeting .
‘Vandal . ’
He was one of five subordinates in Knight Saga that In-gong absolutely had to obtain .
The other four were fairly friendly monsters . In-gong held out his hand for a handshake .
“Nice to meet you, Vandal . I am Shutra . ”
Vandal seemed somewhat perplexed, but he soon laughed and shook In-gong’s hands .
"It is also nice to meet you . ”
In-gong’s and Vandal’s hands looked completely different . However, Chris nodded like he was satisfied and Caitlin gave a warm smile . Felicia was the only one who looked confused .
After Vandal finished greeting In-gong, he gave an order .
"Bring the dark elves . ”
Soon, the tent door opened and one dark elf appeared .
“Royal Princess!”
"Delia!”
A black-haired dark elf, wearing a swimsuit-like outfit similar to Felicia’s, fell to her knees before Felicia .
"It is fortunate that you aren’t hurt, Your Highness . ”
"I’m glad that you’re okay, Delia”
Felicia replied in a humble voice towards her subordinate .
It was a pretty sight but Felicia didn’t keep it up for long .
Felicia arranged her expression and repeated the name in a louder voice .
“Delia . ”
The woman- Delia understood what Felicia’s call meant . She bowed her head towards In-gong’s party .
“Please forgive my rudeness . I am Delia Trident, an assistant to the 6th Royal Princess . ”
She seemed to be three years older than Caitlin and Seira . Chris replied on behalf of the party .
"I forgive you . ”
Then he turned his gaze towards Felicia who then clasped Delia’s shoulder lightly and said,
"Collect the troops . There are things to do . ”
“I understand, Your Highness . ”
Delia wiped her tears before stepping back .
Vandal watched quietly and spoke as soon as the tent door closed .
"Then I will talk about it straight away . ”
Like the other things in the tent, the battlefield map on the table was also great . Fortunately, the table itself was ordinary .
Rather than Vandal’s huge body moving, a soldier moved the orc models on the battlefield instead .
As described earlier by Chris, the Red Lightning tribe were at the edge of the Jishuka Mountains . In the southeastern area where the Red Lightning tribe was, there was a huge swamp . Once that swamp was crossed, it would be the Human World .
"Their numbers are estimated to be approximately 3,000-5,000 . There will be more if we add the women, but that is approximately the number of people that can fight . ”
"Have the troops joined together?”
Vandal frowned at Chris’ question .
"They are gathered here and here . It would be nice if we could defeat each one, but the size of the troops is too ambiguous . They can break up and scatter . ”
At Vandal’s words, the moving units were broken up into small troops that couldn’t be seen . One of the largest forces was Kairam’s but their movements were too elusive .
Chris gazed at the battlefield map and nodded .
"We just have to move before they join up . If we take care of Yakuzan, they will break down . ”
The purpose of the expedition wasn’t the total massacre of the Red Lightning tribe . It was to take care of the ringleaders and tear the tribe apart .
"When will a battle be possible?”
In response to Chris’ inquiry, Vandal placed his hand directly on the map .
"We can move tomorrow morning . ”
Vandal’s rough hands pushed the models of the Red Lightning tribe .