Chapter 123: Dream Manipulation

Bukayo stood at the training ground, with two Lieutenants standing beside him; they were both "Sleepless".

The Baron of the Black Jazz Royal Court issued orders to the two knights in the Vostonia language.

"After the battle begins, you will immediately launch a charge and knock down his two attendants holding Plasma Guns, respectively."

"Afterward, join forces to knock down the Knight Mech."

Above the right shoulders of the two Order Shadow beside him were painted the Third Legion emblem—a deep black full moon.

To the eyes of an ordinary person, that pitch-black moon was almost invisible against the black armor's paint job.

Having frequently seen the Chapter Master in their dreams recently, the two Lieutenants understood immediately and replied.

"As you command, Dark Lord."

As a favored one of Darkness, Dark Lord was a unique title he had named for himself to distinguish him from other lords.

"Nightmare" cast his pitch-black eyes toward the Knight Mech opposite him, his black pupils instantly turning deep and hollow.

At the same time, his Spirituality spread out, using an extraordinary ability on the knight—"Dream Manipulation"—forcibly pulling him into a dream.

Ward Hitra was waiting for the Knight King to issue the order for the duel to begin; his ears were filled with noisy sounds.

"Ward, today is the time for you, kid, to show your ambition. Our Hitra Family has served the Delixia Family for generations, and now you have finally waited for this opportunity."

"As long as you win, as the strongest knight besides the Knight King, you will surely gain his favor and let the Hitra Family surpass the Delixia."

"Ward, you must win."

"For your honor, for the Hitra Family, for Vix Trix."

"..."

Listening to the encouraging words of the heroic spirits of his ancestors, Ward's fighting spirit grew even higher, and he responded with full confidence.

"I will definitely win!"

Just at this moment, his eyelids suddenly became heavy, and the noisy sounds around him gradually grew quieter.

Having had no time to rest for several consecutive days to deal with the beast tide, fatigue swept over him at this moment.

Ward forced himself to stay alert; his powerful will, forged day after day, could overcome the exhaustion of his body.

But he felt too comfortable, just like lying in bed on a sweltering summer day, enjoying the cool breeze blowing; he couldn't help but yawn, his head slowly lowering.

"You kid, why are you sleepy when the duel is about to start?"

"Get some spirit, use your will to overcome the fatigue!"

"..."

In Ward's mind, the annoying voices were instantly dispelled, and the scenery before his eyes changed abruptly.

The Knight King's Daxuos Glory disappeared from his sight, the black-armored Warrior also vanished, and the entire arena was gone.

Ward had no attendants, nor was he wearing a Knight Mech; he stood all alone in a misty forest.

The knight stared blankly at his surroundings; the entire dark forest seemed to be shrouded in a veil of thin mist.

The forests of Daxuos are dangerous, with despicable Rat-men and dangerous Blue Unicorn Rhino.

After realizing this, Ward immediately reached for his waist.

He felt as if he had been lying down for a long time, like the distinct sense of dullness he felt when he first tried to pilot a mech.

Like those combat Machine robots in the Adeptus Mechanicus that hadn't been activated for hundreds or thousands of years, his rusted limbs slowly and sluggishly drew his noble longsword from his waist.

As a knight, weapon training was also a required course.

With the longsword in hand, Ward immediately found his confidence; he scanned his surroundings, selected a direction, and stepped forward.

After walking dozens of steps, suddenly more than a dozen Rat-men holding guns appeared in his sight.

The knight reacted quickly; he immediately rolled on the ground and hid behind a tree. He did not stop, giving the Rat-men time to surround him and launch a ranged attack.

He charged with "Rapid" speed toward the nearest demi-human.

Ward felt he was not in his best state, but fortunately, the Rat-man was also stunned and did not react, being killed by his sword.

The knight did not stop; he kicked the corpse over, and after pulling out his longsword, he immediately charged toward another Rat-man.

Outside the dream, Campbell announced the final rules in a loud voice.

"... The one who is knocked down shall be considered defeated."

After a pause, he shouted loudly.

"The duel, begins!"

Subsequently, he saw two black-armored knights charge at high speed, appearing before the two knight attendants in an instant and throwing a punch.

The two mortals who had received some mechanical modifications were instantly knocked away, flying out like kites with broken strings, vomiting large mouthfuls of blood.

Campbell curled his lip; the foolish black-armored Warrior actually targeted the attendants, too stupid.

This time was enough for Ward to swing his arm and use his Dongli Quantou to knock down the two black-armored Warriors.

【Hmm? Why hasn't Glory Victory moved yet?】

The furious Knight King immediately scolded the knight through the communication channel.

"Ward, what are you doing? Move quickly and take down the enemy!"

Campbell looked nervously at the other black-armored Warrior, and seeing him also standing there foolishly, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Not knowing that when "Nightmare" uses "Dream Manipulation", he is also unable to move and must rely on teammates to attack, he secretly rejoiced in his heart.

【Fortunately, that Chapter Master also made a stupid mistake; there is still a chance.】

Seeing that the Knight Mech still hadn't moved, Campbell roared in anger.

"Idiot! Are you asleep?"

"Shit! Move your damn self!"

The Knight King discarded noble etiquette and cursed loudly.

Responding to him was still the quiet static in the communication channel, and Glory Victory still stood in place, motionless.

"Damn it, Ward, I'm going to kill you!"

He shouted in anger and helplessness, having already seen two black-armored Warriors charging toward the Knight Mech.

He watched, puzzled and helpless, as the two Order Shadows, with no one to stop them, instantly reached the sides of Glory Victory and slammed into the Knight Mech.

The Knight Mech, without its power system activated, was nothing more than a ten-meter-tall metal frame, and it was knocked over directly by the two speeding metal chariots.

"I lost..."

Campbell admitted his defeat to Ninglu with frustration, and then, unable to suppress his rage, he strode toward the training ground.

At the same moment, in his dream, Ward was heroically slaughtering a dozen Ratlings.

The knight panted heavily, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his arm.

"This is a victory that is not glorious, but worth mentioning; I used my longsword to slaughter a squad of Ratlings without a scratch."

Filled with satisfaction, he withdrew from the dream.

Immediately, the sound of angry cursing rang in his ears.

"Ward, the honor of the Hitra Family has been tarnished by you."

"Ward, I do not have a grandson like you."

"What happened?"

Waking up from his dream, Ward asked in confusion.

Before he could get an answer from the heroic spirits of his ancestors, he discovered a tall figure appearing angrily before him.

【It's Daxuos Glory,】 Ward recognized the Knight King's mech, 【Why am I lying on the ground?】

【Ah! The duel...】

He had just remembered his duty when he saw a massive fist smashing toward him fiercely.

"Knight King, I..."

Accompanied by a piercing screech, the cockpit was shattered, and Ward suffered a Heavy Strike and passed out.

Having knocked out the sleepwalking knight, Campbell's rage had still not subsided.

He walked toward Ninglu in frustration and said unwillingly.

"I will submit to you."

The Knight King kept his promise, but the battle just now had been bizarre and foolish, and he could not understand it at all.

"But the failure just now was caused by my knightly stupidity; I still want to duel you."

"I want to know if you, this Primarch, are as powerful as your black-armored Warriors say."

(End of chapter)