Novel Full Chapter 188 : Chapter 188
Chapter 188. We are Why…. (2)
The Day of Patrick’s Great Rampage.
It was an incident passed down like a legend in the Knight Faculty of the Academy, which occurred when Patrick became a second-year student.
Before the new students came in.
The professors of the Academy had repeatedly implored Patrick.
[You’re a senior now, aren’t you?]
[You must set an example for your juniors.]
[Shouldn’t you show a good side to the juniors who look up to you as a role model?]
They coaxed Patrick with such words.
Though they beat around the bush, they were telling him to be gentle with the juniors.
‘Hmph, kids should be raised tough.’
Patrick was displeased, but since the professors were begging and pleading, he had no choice but to agree.
And Patrick truly kept his promise.
When the new students came in, he didn’t touch the juniors at all.
In fact, he didn’t even try to get involved with them.
But the problem arose after that.
[Senior, are you Patrick Schneider? Please accept my challenge.]
[Here is a duel request. If I win, please set Princess Isabella free.]
[The reason you achieved such an outstanding record at Arcana is because I was not participating.]
Since Patrick wasn’t bothering the kids, the kids started to poke at Patrick.
You know how it is, right?
Isn’t it human nature to want to at least poke at the fruit you can’t eat?
Beating Patrick would be a huge win.
And even if they couldn’t win, if they could somehow create a good scene, their futures could change drastically.
[Keuk, I have lost.]
[You have talent.]
[Really?]
[A freshman with your skill and talent is exactly the kind of person who can become the star of the next Arcana.]
[Senior Schneider.]
[How about it? Would you like to receive my teachings from now on?]
[Yes, of course.]
Most of the kids who came to him were painting a picture like this in their heads.
The first-years began to annoy Patrick like flies in the summer.
Patrick remembered the professors’ request and tried his best to endure it.
However.
Human patience is by no means infinite.
There is a limit.
* * *
“The incident occurred exactly 43 days after the freshmen came in.”
“……”
“The gutsy freshman bastards found the alcohol Patrick had stashed away and had a drinking party among themselves. As a result….”
Matthew, speaking as he ran, trailed off as if he couldn’t say any more.
As if just recalling the horrific tragedy of that day was terrifying.
It wasn’t just Matthew; Isabella felt the same way.
She shuddered and said.
“Even with all the professors mobilized, they couldn’t stop him.”
“Three Academy buildings collapsed.”
“In the end, even the Royal Knightly Order was dispatched.”
“Though they weren’t much help.”
“That’s true.”
At their conversation, Riman said with a look of utter incomprehension.
“No matter how much of a Double Dragon he is, he’s just an Academy student, isn’t he? Does it make sense for him to do something that crazy?”
“He does it.”
“He does.”
Ah, I see.
When they answered so firmly like that, I was at a loss for words.
And in fact….
“Everyone, dieeee!”
Didn’t the enraged voice of Patrick coming from afar prove that fact?
‘I don’t know anymore.’
Riman also diligently ran away, following the others.
* * *
“D-die!”
A powerful aura had formed on the spear that Kirioth had desperately thrust.
But Patrick, instead of dodging it, swung his sword and smacked it away.
Kwaaang!
A light parry with one hand.
But the intense impact was so enormous that Kirioth momentarily lost his grip on the spear.
“Keuk….”
Kirioth somehow managed to hold onto his spear, but in return, the ligaments in both his wrists were torn.
Snap snap.
‘W-what is this?’
As the horrified Kirioth stood there, Patrick, filled with a malevolent aura, approached and….
“Where do you think you’re swinging that spear, you disrespectful bastard? Huh?”
Craaaaack!
He punched Kirioth’s jaw, sending his head spinning.
Kirioth felt his head spin and was about to collapse to the ground….
Baaam.
But Patrick didn’t even allow that.
Patrick’s kick shot up from below and sent Kirioth’s handsome face flying.
As a result, Kirioth, who was about to fall, was sent flying into the air.
And Patrick, firmly planting his swords in the ground with both hands, clenched his fists, looked at Kirioth with a crazed glint in his eyes, and said.
“Hehehe, you’re dead meat.”
[ Infinite Hell Chain Fist: Modified Form – Die! Die! Die! Die! Dieeeeeee! ]
P-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-whack!
A terrifying flurry of fists meticulously pummeled Kirioth’s entire body.
In the excruciating pain that felt like every bone in his body was being ground to dust, Kirioth realized.
‘Ah…. when you’re in real pain, you can’t even scream.’
“Horyaaaaaaah!”
Poooow!
Kirioth was neatly finished off with a final blow.
He could no longer lift a single finger.
He collapsed in excruciating pain.
At that, the other Elven warriors who were watching the situation became enraged.
“Human, do you dare think you can get away with this unscathed?”
“Do you know where you are?”
“You won’t leave here alive… Kweck!”
The Elf who was speaking was sent flying by a blow from Patrick, who had approached without him noticing.
Kwang! Kwang! Kwaaang!
The Elf who was sent flying far back broke two trees in his path before getting embedded in a rock behind them.
The other Elves who saw that unbelievable sight gulped.
‘What did I just see?’
‘With just one kick….’
Patrick, receiving the gazes of the Elves, which were a mixture of wonder and terror, smiled brightly and said.
“Don’t worry.”
“……”
“I love joint responsibility. So…”
Patrick, with his eyes flashing, gave a ghastly smile that seemed to have risen from hell and said.
“You all get to be beaten too, you bastards!”
The Elves, reading the sincerity in his words, gritted their teeth and shouted.
“Attack!”
“Kill hiiim!”
The Elves’ decision to attack as the best defense to survive was correct.
But the problem was that their opponent was Patrick Schneider.
“These bastards….”
Kwang!
“Invite a person….”
Pooow!
“As a guest and then….”
Craaack!
“Treat them like this!”
Thwack! Thwack! Thud!
The Elves truly did their best to attack Patrick.
But their resistance only served to piss Patrick off even more.
Dozens of Elven warriors.
Among them were warriors who used aura, and their combat power was comparable to a human knightly order.
But would Patrick be Patrick otherwise?
He was a monster who had gone head-to-head with the elite forces of the Kaisar Kingdom, so a force equivalent to a single knightly order was no match for him.
“Die, you shadessss!”
No one could stop Patrick’s rage.
Eventually, realizing the gravity of the situation, they resorted to their next move.
“C-call for reinforcements.”
“Aaaah. This is not right. This is not right!”
“Quickly, reinfo… Keok!”
One of the Elves took out a peculiar arrow and shot it into the sky.
At that….
Peeeeeeeeee!
With a long, low sound, the arrow flew far away.
* * *
The moment they heard the signal, the Elven warriors who were patrolling the nearby area quickly rushed to the scene.
“What is it?”
“I don’t know. But an emergency alert has sounded, so we must get to the scene quickly.”
“Hurry. The sound came from this way.”
The Elves ran swiftly, stepping on branches.
Though they couldn’t use spirits as they used to, their light movements in the forest were still phenomenal.
They moved through the forest at a speed faster than humans riding horses on flat ground and were able to arrive at the scene quickly.
And what they saw was….
“Hahahaha! Die! Die, all of you, die!”
It was the sight of an unidentified mad human beating up Elven warriors as if he were catching rats.
Dozens of Elven warriors were unable to handle a single human and were all lying on the ground.
Judging that words were no longer necessary, the Elves quickly assumed a battle stance.
“It’s an enemy! Subdue that human, no, kill him!”
“Yes, sir!”
The Elven warriors who had gathered at the scene all drew their arrows in unison.
And….
“Fire!”
Tingtingtingtingting!
With a clear, transparent sound, hundreds of arrows flew straight towards Patrick.
The Elven arrows, much stronger than those used by humans, flew in a straight line at this distance.
Those arrows were powerful enough to pierce plate mail.
However….
Whiriririririririk!
Patrick enveloped himself in aura and spun at high speed.
At that, a whirlwind formed around him, and the incoming arrows were swept into it as if they were being sucked in.
And….
“If you receive in bushels….”
From the center of the whirlwind, Patrick shouted.
“It’s polite to return it by the island!”
Isn’t it usually by the bushel?
In any case, Patrick’s creed seemed to be different.
The moment Patrick spread his sword, the arrows that had been sucked in were sent flying in all directions.
Much stronger than when they had first flown.
“Ugh… Whoa!”
“Dodgeeee!”
The Elves scattered in a panic.
They had never imagined that the arrows they had shot would come back like this.
Kwang! Kwaang! Kwang! Kwang!
The arrows shot by Patrick were destructive enough to be deeply embedded in rocks and the ground.
And that wasn’t the end.
The moment the Elves’ formation was disrupted as they dodged, Patrick’s body flashed and became a streak of light.
And he targeted one of the Elves who had not yet regained his posture.
Poooow!
“Keok….”
Patrick, using the momentum of his flight, slammed his fist into the face of one of them.
The opposing Elf spun in the air and was about to fall to the ground, but Patrick quickly reached out, grabbed the unconscious Elf by the scruff of his neck, and pulled him.
And he held him up in front of him and shouted loudly.
“Shoot! Go on, shoot!”
“Keuk….”
“Hahahaha. You can’t shoot, can you? You can’t shoot, can you!?”
This bastard is a Great Master?
The Elven warriors found Patrick incredibly annoying, but they couldn’t bring themselves to attack their comrade.
At that, one of them shouted in frustration.
“C-cowardly. Human!”
“Thanks for the compliment, you Elf bastard!”
And Patrick, in a flash, rushed forward.
“Huk!?”
The Elves were greatly flustered.
It was already difficult to attack because of the hostage, but if he moved at that speed, they couldn’t even think of aiming and shooting an arrow.
Patrick, who had effectively used the hostage to close the distance, then slammed his fist into the face of his next opponent.
And then….
“Hahaha. A new one.”
He discarded his existing shield and took a new Elven warrior as a shield.
And as he rushed towards his next target, he shouted.
“The next shield is you!”
“Ugh… uwaaaaah!”
“Don’t come near me, you crazy human!”
“Shoot. No, don’t shoot!”
Rushing through the Elves who were in a state of chaos, Patrick shouted with all his heart.
“Hahahahaha. This is fun!”
I say it again.
Why? Was this guy a Great Master?
* * *
By the time the number of Elven warriors felled by Patrick had surpassed double digits and reached triple digits.
The Elves, being one-sidedly beaten, trembled with anger.
“Keuk, if only we could use spirits….”
“No. Endure it!”
“But….”
“Endure it. We must not burden the World Tree.”
“Damn it….”
The Elves gritted their teeth and watched Patrick trample their kin mercilessly.
The Elven people, unable to use spirits, were honestly not even using half of their power.
And they were supposed to stop that monster in that state?
Impossible.
Even though more warriors from their clan were joining, they couldn’t even properly buy time against that monster.
At the very least, to buy time against that monster, they had to either use spirits, risking burdening the World Tree, or the Elven Knights had to be dispatched.
At that moment….
“It’s the Elven Knights!”
“Ooh! Finally!”
“Now we’re saved.”
The Elves let out a cheer.
Finally, the strongest warriors of their clan, the Elven Knights, had been dispatched.
At the appearance of those armed with circlets of white gold on their foreheads and bows made from the branches of the World Tree on their backs, the Elven people cheered loudly.
No matter how monstrous he was, he would be no match for the full force of the Elven Knights.
And one of the Elven Knights quickly shot forward and rushed towards Patrick.
Tap. Tatatap.
His steps, as if skipping on the surface of water, were several times lighter and faster than the previous Elves.
That Elven Knight instantly passed through the fallen comrades and in a single bound, began to keep pace with Patrick’s movements.
“Ooooh….”
“As expected.”
At that sight, the other Elves were filled with hope.
To think he could keep up with that monstrous human whom they couldn’t even react to.
“Indeed, an Elven Knight.”
“Yes. If it’s him…?”
“There’s a chance.”
“Go!”
And the Elven Knight, carrying their hopes, caught up to Patrick and spread his arms wide.
And then….
“Patrick Schneideeeer!”
He threw himself into Patrick’s arms.
“Keowoooo…. Huh? Who are you?”
Patrick, who was in the middle of his rampage, came to his senses slightly when someone hugged him.
Why was a peerlessly beautiful woman coming to hug him?
The reason was revealed the moment the peerless beauty lifted her head.
“You came? You came as you promised?”
“Uh. You’re…. Elione.”
“Thank you. Thank you so much for coming like this.”
“Uh…. Yeah. If I said I’d come, I have to come.”
“Thank you. Thank you so much.”
“What’s there to thank me for.”
“Would you like to eat first? Ah, you must be tired from your long journey. You should rest first. I will guide you to my home.”
“Rather than resting….”
“I’ve been waiting with the Elven wine you enjoyed before, prepared just for you, Patrick.”
“Oh, that sounds good.”
“Then, let’s go to my home first. I’ll guide you.”
“Shall we, then?”
Elione linked her arm with Patrick’s and guided him with a bright smile.
Patrick, as if he had no other choice, accepted Elione’s guidance and entered the Elven village.
And the Elven warriors, lying scattered all around, stared blankly at the two of them, tears streaming down their faces.
“We are why….”