You didn't expect this, did you? I've time-traveled again!

The headless knight's aura grew increasingly heavy, and Suoh Takeshi gradually fell into a disadvantageous position and was suppressed!

This won't do!

Knowing that continuing like this would lead to a defeat, Suoh Takeshi decisively launched an attack in an attempt to break this disadvantageous situation.

"I'll go...!"

But just as he shouted, a figure suddenly darted out from beside him and headed straight for the headless knight!

—It's Darkness!

"Hey, you idiot muscle knight, what are you doing?!"

Kazuma Sato, who was gradually becoming the team's taunter, shouted again, "Are you out of your mind? Are you an idiot?! Why did you suddenly rush out like that?!"

Darkness rushed straight towards the headless knight, shouting without turning her head, "As a knight, of course I must protect my teammates!"

"Senpai Suoh is the team leader and the strongest. He doesn't need your help at all! Do you think you can beat the Headless Horseman?"

"This isn't about winning or losing; it's about me, as a Knight of the Cross, standing in front of my squad members!"

Ok? !

Are you possessed by the Unlicensed Rider?

Is this still Darkness?

But what she said the next second shocked all the adventurers present.

"Look at that headless horseman, look at those evil eyes under his helmet! Those eyes clearly say he's going to take me back and then force me with all sorts of methods! Give up, you may have my body, but you'll never have my heart!"

As expected, Darkness remained as perverse as ever.

These shocking and explosive remarks caused the Headless Horseman to take a few steps back in fear, and the tense atmosphere on the battlefield instantly dissipated.

"W-What's going on with you people?!"

How strange, how strange!

Is there not a single normal person in this newbie village?!

Am I the one who's strange?

The headless horseman fell into self-doubt.

Suoh Takeshi also looked apologetic.

"I'm so sorry my team member is so abnormal!"

The headless horseman shook his head up and down, trying to bring himself back to his senses.

"You bunch of guys are all adventurers with something wrong with your heads!"

It cursed first, then sighed, "...Fine, the only reason I came here was because the fortune teller kept saying that a powerful light had descended near this town, so I came to investigate...but I'm fed up now, I might as well just raze this town to the ground..."

It seems that it was indeed mentally and physically exhausted by this group of novice adventurers with mental problems.

"What did you say?! I can't pretend I didn't hear you!"

Darkness, who was closest to it, heard the headless horseman's plan to massacre the city. Her flushed face instantly returned to normal with a Sichuan-style face-changing gesture, and she shouted at the headless horseman:

"I will not let it happen!"

Brutality!

But it was obviously of no use.

The headless horseman said impatiently:

"Are you all mistaken? I am Beldia, a high-ranking officer of the Demon King's army, the headless knight! How could I be held up by a bunch of novice adventurers!"

After saying that, a strong aura of danger surged from its body, and the greatsword in its hand slashed at Darkness.

He unleashed his full power, holding nothing back!

"Oh no! Get out of the way, Darkness!"

Suoh Takeru used [Thunderbolt Flash] to try to provide assistance, but he was still much slower.

A knife!

Just one cut!

Darkness's heavy armor and giant shield shattered completely!

She also collapsed to the ground instantly, her fate unknown.

"Darkness—!!!"

Chapter 059 The Headless Horseman's Defeat

It's ok.

Darkness is a Crusader Knight, and also the most defensively capable muscle-bound idiot.

A single attack is certainly not a problem.

You know how tough Darkness is; this kind of attack definitely won't hurt her.

Even if she were killed by the Headless Horseman, as long as Aqua is there, she can be resurrected an infinite number of times!

It's okay, it's okay!

Suoh Takeshi kept telling himself this.

But the moment he saw Darkness fall, the string of his reason snapped!

"Darkness!!!"

He rushed to Darkness's side and pulled her out of the heavy armor fragments. Ignoring the headless knight right in front of him, Suoh Takeru quickly checked Darkness's condition.

"Darkness! Darkness!! Darkness!!!"

While shaking her body, he checked her breathing and heartbeat, and called for Aqua to come and treat Darkness, completely forgetting that his [Thunder Flash] was faster.

After being shaken awake, Darkness coughed a few times and weakly opened her eyes to look at the headless knight, shouting out the words that a female knight should never say.

"Cough, cough, cough... Guh, kill me!"

"..."

Gusha—?!

The boundless anger that Suoh Takeshi had just been brewing was instantly released in a flash.

At this moment, he was absolutely certain that Darkness had rushed out without thinking and taken this hit just to experience the thrill of killing her opponent.

Suoh Takeshi felt annoyed.

I'm such a fool for worrying about her!

"Huh? Huh...?!"

This time, not only the adventurers, but even the headless knight was extremely shocked.

Darkness survived a blow from the Headless Horseman?!

"I didn't hold back at all! The armor and giant shield infused with the hardest adamantite ore shattered into pieces, what happened to that female knight?!"

It seems it doesn't understand what's going on either.

But Suoh Takeshi knew.

'I'm so sorry! My Crusader's body is harder than the hardest ore, I'm truly sorry!'

Aqua ran over, took Darkness away from the battlefield, and dragged her aside for emergency treatment.

The scene once again turned into a 1v1 battle of true men.

The two faced each other, their auras exploding instantly and locking onto each other!

"I thank you for not taking the opportunity to attack earlier, but I'm sorry, we must punish you."

"No need for thanks, I was merely adhering to the code of chivalry. In contrast, do you really think you can defeat me? Don't be so arrogant, novice adventurer!"

Verbal clashes are also the prelude to battle.

Their auras gradually rose until they reached their peak!

"I'm in!"

"Come on over here!"

Suoh Takeru launched the attack first, showing no mercy and going all out from the start, using the water-attribute breathing technique that was most effective against him.

"Water Breathing - Twelfth Form - Transformation of Timely Rain!"

A massive burst of magic instantly enveloped the headless knight, and the calming power of the water began to take effect, slowing down the headless knight's movements.

【Timely Rain Transformation】is a field-type sword skill, and it is Suoh Takeru's most proud sword skill.

Although it is an adaptation, the "Transformation of Time Rain" has transcended the scope of ordinary sword skills under the blessing of magic.

If we had to define a standard for it, "Demon Sword Skill" might be a more suitable name for it.

"This, this is...!"

After the headless knight was enveloped by the domain, his tone became extremely surprised.

It also found its movements becoming sluggish, and this feeling of being tightly wrapped up made it very uncomfortable.

Because water is its nemesis.

Unexpectedly, the boy in front of me was exactly the one who could control it.

However, it did not panic at all. Instead, it unleashed a massive amount of magical power, forcefully breaking through Suoh Takeru's Shigure Transformation Domain.

Simple and brutal.

The best solution to this situation is to overcome skill with force.

That is why its weaknesses were not exposed.

—It thinks so.