Radiant Dragon’s Otherworldly Reincarnation

Chapter 169. It’s Been a While (2)

Patrick and his party moved swiftly to the north.

They rode their horses until they were exhausted, and when the horses reached their limit, they began to run on their own two feet.

Patrick, who was called the Radiant Dragon Great Master in his past life, was a given, but the other three had also learned movement arts from him.

Thanks to that, their speed did not lag at all.

On the contrary, they made it difficult for the pursuers to follow by moving through rough terrain instead of roads.

“Baron. The horseshoe tracks end here.”

“Are there any other traces?”

“There are no traces on the main road. There are no reports from the reconnaissance unit either, so it seems they are planning to move across the forest.”

“As if they were elves….”

The person in charge of pursuing Patrick thought for a moment and said.

“First, report our current location to the kingdom with the magic tool. And send messengers to all the nearby fiefs to mobilize troops.”

“Yes, Baron.”

In the Kaisar Kingdom, a warrant for the arrest of Patrick Schneider had already been issued by the king’s decree.

Therefore, the lords of the nearby regions would have no choice but to cooperate.

If they spread a wide encirclement to surround this area, even Patrick Schneider would not be able to escape.

“He can never escape. Double Dragon.”

***

“Hoh… look at these guys.”

The corners of Patrick’s mouth lifted slightly.

“What’s wrong?”

“No, it’s just that things have gotten interesting.”

“What’s so interesting?”

Patrick said to Matthew, whose forehead was beaded with sweat from running continuously.

“The guys from the Kaisar Kingdom seem more competent than I thought.”

“Huh?”

“We’re surrounded.”

“……”

Matthew then trudged to the side, grabbed a tree with both hands, and started banging his forehead against it, muttering, ‘Why did I become friends with this bastard? Why did I?’

“So timid….”

Patrick smirked.

‘But still, they’re pretty good. I moved as fast as possible, but I ended up caught in their encirclement.’

After leaving Andemion, Patrick had moved as quickly as possible.

It was to prevent the enemy from spreading an encirclement if his location was identified.

It would have been best to reach the destination like this.

In fact, the destination was not far now.

But….

“To be caught here.”

It seemed difficult to find a detour.

The formation of the enemies, who were meticulously forming an encirclement within the range of his senses and closing in, was quite elaborate.

There were probably far more enemies outside the range of his senses.

The Kaisar Kingdom had formed a much faster and more accurate encirclement than Patrick had anticipated.

And Patrick thought he knew the reason why.

“It must be magic.”

The continent of Pangemonia had parts that were inferior to the Central Plains where Patrick had lived, but there were also many advanced parts.

Especially the existence of magic.

It made things possible that were unimaginable with martial arts.

For example, communication magic was one of them.

‘Tsk, I underestimated them.’

Communication magic was superior to any communication method used in the martial world.

It allowed for unimaginably fast and reliable information transmission, and its security was several times better.

“Tsk, if it had been a communication network using carrier pigeons, I could have escaped safely.”

When he spread his senses to the maximum again, he could feel the enemies gradually closing in.

He didn’t know what means they were using, but it seemed they knew Patrick’s exact location.

And the most troublesome thing was….

‘They’ve read my destination. The north is completely blocked.’

Well, having come this far, they would have realized where Patrick was heading.

So what would be the best course of action?

Should he change his original plan now that the enemy had figured out his intentions?

Or should he keep pushing through?

Whichever he chose, it would be difficult.

And there wasn’t much time to think.

In that case, perhaps….

“Alright. Shall we give it a try?”

“What are you going to do?”

“Do you have a good plan?”

To Isabella and Matthew’s questions, Patrick stroked a non-existent beard and said.

“Listen well.”

“……”

Patrick said with a solemn expression and an air of a strategist.

“From now on, we will use the strategy of ‘Make noise in the east, strike in the west’.”

“What’s that?”

“Where is that?”

Ah, right. You guys wouldn’t know.

Patrick scratched his head and said.

“I’m talking about a feint operation.”

“Then you should have just said so.”

“Why are you using strange words?”

“Ah, shut up and listen. First….”

And Patrick explained the plan.

And the expressions of the two listening became more and more horrified.

“Are you really going to do that?”

“Yep. I’m really going to do it.”

“Think again. You might die.”

“Come on, people don’t die that easily. I know from experience.”

“……”

“……”

Matthew and Isabella had desperate expressions on their faces.

Once Patrick started insisting, he wouldn’t listen.

And he hated himself for knowing that well.

***

The regular army of the Kaisar Kingdom was divided into squads and slowly advanced, searching the forest.

A squad consisted of 20 people.

It included at least two knights, and more than 100 such squads were deployed in this operation.

“Damn it, what a pain this is because of a brat from a minor country.”

A knight from the search party grumbled as he pushed through the rough forest shrubs.

Another knight next to him said.

“Don’t be careless. If the opponent is the Double Dragon, you can’t take him lightly.”

“He’s still just a brat who hasn’t even graduated from the Academy. Honestly, I don’t even believe he’s in the supreme realm.”

“Two 7-Stars from the Decator Kingdom were defeated.”

“That’s….”

“And Count Spike is dead too.”

“……”

The grumbling knight shut his mouth.

Of course, he knew that Patrick Schneider was a formidable figure.

But he had just tried to belittle him, citing his young age and the fact that he was a brat who hadn’t graduated from the Academy.

It was a common occurrence.

The act of venting jealousy by verbally tearing down a great figure one would never actually meet.

To this knight, Patrick Schneider was such a target.

“He’s still just a brat. A fearless brat from a minor country running wild in our country. A fearless bastard.”

“You’re being too harsh.”

“What’s so harsh? That bastard’s days are numbered now.”

“I don’t think so. I don’t think he’ll die.”

“How would you know that?”

“I just know.”

“That’s… huh?”

Only then did the knight realize.

The person he was talking to was an unfamiliar figure.

And suddenly, he couldn’t hear the voices of the others who were around him.

When he turned his head, he saw a young man with two swords dripping with blood, looking at him.

He had never seen him before.

But….

“The… Double Dragon.”

Still, he could recognize him at a glance.

“Yeah. That’s me.”

“……”

“Farewell.”

And the flashing of two streaks of light was the last thing he saw while he was alive.

***

“It’s the Double Dragon!”

“To the west! The target has appeared.”

Patrick charged straight through the encirclement.

The Kaisar Kingdom army, having naturally learned of his presence, rushed towards Patrick like a pack of wolves.

Now that his exact location was known, they began to deploy their forces in earnest.

“Found him. Over there!”

“All units, attack!”

“Waaaaaaah!”

Patrick licked his lips as he looked at the enemies swarming towards him.

“It’s been a while.”

Familiar memories of the past resurface.

His blood runs cold, and at the same time, his mind becomes clear.

“This feeling.”

The battlefield where death and life intersect.

This was a place more familiar to Patrick Schneider than any other.

Patrick slowly walked towards the enemies charging from the front.

And his steps gradually quickened, and soon….

“Come on.”

Patrick, who had turned into a streak of light, slammed into the front line of the enemies.

***

The moment Patrick loudly clashed with the enemy head-on.

April was moving in the opposite direction with Matthew and Isabella.

The three of them moved stealthily, suppressing their presence.

But the dense encirclement did not completely miss them and eventually found them.

“Enemy!”

“There’s an enemy here!”

The moment they were discovered by the search party, Matthew and Isabella drew their swords.

But before that, April lunged forward in front of them.

Shiiik!

Fast. But different from Patrick.

If Patrick’s movement was reminiscent of a flashing light, April’s was reminiscent of the wind.

Moving like a gentle breeze, she advanced and soon penetrated into the midst of the enemies.

“Ki… kill her!”

“Stab.”

The enemies, seeing April who had approached right in front of them, thrust their spears.

The moment before the sharp spearheads reached April….

[ Twin Dragons Eight Sword Forms: Fourth Form: Twin Dragons Wild Dance ]

She became a small storm.

Hundreds of slashes swept away all the enemies within a 5-meter radius of April without a trace.

After the storm subsided, only the blood and flesh of the collapsing enemies filled the surroundings.

“……”

“……”

At the overwhelming sight, Matthew and Isabella could not say a word.

And April, who had subdued the enemies, said indifferently.

“Let’s keep going.”

“Uh…. uh huh….”

“Alright.”

Matthew and Isabella also sheathed the swords they had half-drawn.

They knew April was strong.

Since they couldn’t gauge her realm, she was definitely stronger than them.

But….

‘She might be much stronger than I expected….’

‘Could it be that Ace is also?’

The thought of ‘perhaps’ swirled in their minds and wouldn’t disappear.

At that moment….

Boom.

A loud noise echoed from a distance, and the sounds of battle were heard.

The entire party stopped, and April also glanced in the direction of the sound.

But she quickened her pace again, vowing to herself.

He will be fine.

He is stronger than anyone, so he will be fine.

But….

‘If the one-in-a-million chance happens, I will destroy the entire Kaisar Kingdom.’

She would definitely do it.

Even if she had to burn her entire soul, dedicating the rest of her life to it.

***

“St… stop him!”

“Uwaaaaaaah!”

“Damn it, I said stop him… aaargh!”

Out of the ordinary.

There was no other way to describe it.

It was the Kaisar Kingdom that had mobilized its entire regular army to catch one person, Patrick.

No matter how much of a 7-Star knight and a promising talent he was, he was still just one individual.

Having turned the military power of a nation into an enemy, death would be unavoidable.

Everyone surely thought so.

But….

“You bastards….”

Patrick, drenched in blood, said with a cruel smile.

“What are you doing?”

“……”

“Bring it on.”

No one rushed forward at Patrick’s taunt, who was beckoning with his fingers.

They just looked at Patrick as if he were a monster, with fear-filled eyes.

How could they not?

In a short time, hundreds of soldiers forming the encirclement had fallen to Patrick’s sword.

Whenever a flash of light was seen, a corner of the encirclement was shattered without fail.

Renowned knights had bravely charged at Patrick, but none could withstand even a single blow from him.

Only then did they realize.

How dangerous it was to make an enemy of a transcendent who had pioneered the supreme realm.

But the situation was not continuously favorable for Patrick either.

As troops were gradually reinforced, the enemy’s encirclement was tightening.

These were not martial artists.

Their individual martial prowess was weak compared to martial artists, but they were a group that formed an army.

An increase in the number of soldiers in an army also meant a diversification of attack methods.

“Aim your arrows!”

Just like right now.

A group of archers who had arrived behind them all drew their bows at once.

And the commander ordered again.

“Fire!”

Twang-twang-twang-twang!

With a sound like the plucking of a stringed instrument, countless arrows flew through the sky, threatening Patrick.

Hundreds of arrows were concentrated on Patrick, but his figure blurred and disappeared.

Thwack-thwack! Thwack-thwack-thwack!

The unfortunate arrows were embedded in the ground, and Patrick’s figure had already charged at other soldiers.

KABOOOM!

“Well now? Look at these guys.”

But the feel of the impact was different.

The soldiers who had blocked Patrick’s charge should have been sent flying like straw bales hit by a carriage, but these guys were a little different.

A few in the front rank were crushed and killed, but the overall formation did not collapse.

And for good reason….

“Hold the line!”

“Don’t let the wall break. Trust your comrades.”

This was heavy infantry.

The iron wall of the battlefield, created by men clad in thick iron armor, holding steel shields larger than their own bodies, and overlapping each other to form a wall.

That wall, forged from steel and unity, had withstood Patrick’s attack.

“These bastards….”

An Aura Blade formed on Patrick’s sword.

A strong wall could be broken with a stronger attack.

But….

“Thrust!”

This time, giant spears, which seemed to be over 5 meters long, shot out from behind the shields in unison.

Patrick, who was preparing an attack, had to quickly retreat.

And again, a rain of arrows poured down from above.

Patrick deflected the arrows with his sword while observing his surroundings.

The encirclement was gradually taking shape.

“Tsk, this is getting troublesome.”

This was why an army was scary.

Individually, they were nothing, but when they combined and created a synergistic effect, they were quite tricky.

And….

“Fire Arrow!”

“Fire Ball!”

“Fire Explosion!”

The regular army of this world also possessed attack methods that Patrick could not ignore.

Mages, who were casting while being protected behind the wall of heavy infantry, launched magic at Patrick.

‘This could be a bit dangerous.’

Patrick looked at the magic attacks flying towards him and took a sword stance.

[ Twin Dragons Eight Sword Forms: Fifth Form: Dragon Scale Whirlwind ]

In an instant, a whirlwind of aura enveloped Patrick’s body, protecting him.

Boom! Boom! Pow!

The fire magic attacks could not penetrate the defense and exploded.

And the moment the whirlwind of aura disappeared and Patrick revealed himself….

“Now!”

“All units, attack!”

Again, a countless rain of arrows and thrown weapons.

And strong warriors who seemed to be of a considerable level among the knights all charged at once.

It seemed they were trying to achieve a great feat by aiming for the gap right after Patrick had used a major technique.

Among them were some who seemed to be at least 5-Star or higher.

“Double Dragon!”

“Die!”

Seeing the greed-filled eyes, Patrick gritted his teeth.

“Don’t look down on me!”

In that instant, the two swords held in Patrick’s hands scattered light in all directions.

[ Twin Dragons Wild Dance: Modified Form: Galaxy’s Flicker ]

Those who were charging at Patrick’s neck at that moment saw it.

A countless cluster of stars heading towards them.

A dazzling starlight of a galaxy, beautiful even.

But each one was a deadly attack.

“Keuk….”

“Uwaaak!?”

Most of the knights who had rushed in, aiming for an opening, collapsed without even identifying the attack.

Kakakang! Kaang!

But some renowned knights hastily raised their swords to deflect the attacks.

And they tried to charge forward again.

But….

“Keoheok….”

“Wh-when….”

They didn’t even know when they were hit.

They hadn’t seen the much faster and more covert attack hidden within the light-speed attacks like a flash of light.

“K-krrr….”

“Keeeuk….”

And so, they collapsed without even knowing what had hit them.

“Huuuu….”

Patrick, who had swept away the surroundings with a dazzling attack, composed his breathing with a long, thin breath, then raised his sword again, aimed it in one direction, and said.

“How long are you going to just watch?”

Patrick was staring intently at one side.

The mages behind the soldiers surrounding him.

The beings even further behind them.

The curtain created by the dark night forest concealed their bodies, but it could not hide their presence.

Patrick bared his teeth and said.

“If you have any sense of decency, it’s about time you came out. Isn’t it?”

At Patrick’s provocation, a few figures revealed themselves from that direction.

They were beings whose presence was on a completely different level from ordinary knights.