Juan spun the short sword in his hand, then clashed with the knights of the Order of Lindwurm again as if he refused to give Celine the time to come up with an alternative plan.

Another knight was slashed in an instant in the wake of Juan’s short sword. No hesitation could be seen from Juan when he moved his hand to swing his short sword.

Inadvertently, Celine realized the fact that Juan was closely looking at the faces of the knights of the Order of Lindwurm while attacking them. For a moment, it occurred to Celine that Juan might have a personal history with the knights. Celine wondered how such a young man even knew the knights of the Order of Lindwurm that had been active many years ago, but soon considered that he might not be human—it was indeed a possibility.

‘Then I know exactly what to do.’

Celine touched the ground with her hand.

Meanwhile, Juan was stabbing the throat of the knight in front of him and twisting his short sword. The burning heat from the red-hot short sword scorched the wound to paralyze the knight. Being unable to move his limbs, the knight’s body squeaked and toppled to the ground. It was a much easier way to kill the knights rather than simply cutting them.

Juan breathed out a long sigh. He was fortunate that Celine didn’t know how to properly move and command the Order of...