Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 281

Boom!!

The moment Aren clashed, a tremendous roar echoed through the air.

A powerful force.

But not to the point of being unmanageable.

No—in all honesty, it was entirely manageable.

He was a top-tier palace knight at level 199, but with his stats weakened by 20% and Su-ho’s own abilities massively inflated through buffs, he was nothing more than a regular soldier #1... no, a strong soldier #1 at best.

So Su-ho slashed him immediately.

Time is gold, after all.

[Steel Severance is activated.]

[Enhancement applied.]

[The power of Steel Severance has increased.]

Slice!

After pushing Aren back once, Su-ho cleaved through him entirely while Aren was still staggering.

Amazingly, Aren was bisected from his left shoulder blade to his right pelvic bone—cleanly, along with the sword.

But then...

“I’ll... never let you reach... the two of them...!”

Aren was still alive.

A zombie?

What other explanation could there be?

Irritated, Su-ho swung his sword again and finished Aren off completely.

[You have slain Knight Aren.]

With the second strike, Aren died meaninglessly, unable to mount even the slightest resistance.

A natural outcome.

What could anyone possibly do after being split in two?

But what was that earlier?

“Aren!”

“Sir Aren!”

Sotron and the queen shouted Aren’s name in grief.

But it didn’t matter.

Flicking the blood off his sword, Su-ho charged straight at Sotron.

“Not a step further! Fire—!”

[Throw activated.]

Crack!!

Just as Sotron began casting a spell, Su-ho hurled the Guiyeong Spear at his face.

Ka-kang!

But instead of piercing his head, the Guiyeong Spear struck something like a glass wall and bounced off right in front of his eyes.

Crreeack!

The sound of something cracking.

On closer inspection, it wasn’t “like” glass—there was something actually there.

‘A defensive spell.’

Something akin to Magic Shield or Barrier.

Su-ho couldn’t tell exactly what.

But that wasn’t important.

It was a barrier spell that cracked just from a single Guiyeong Spear throw.

One more throw, or a direct slash with a sword, and Sotron would be dead.

Su-ho stared at Sotron with an emotionless expression.

Sotron, who had just been chanting a spell, looked startled by the sudden ambush, his incantation interrupted and struggling to regain composure.

And not just his mind—his body too was reeling.

‘A spell cancellation backlash, maybe.’

Su-ho had heard from Mage Players that canceling an active spell midway inflicted penalties.

Most of the time, it dealt physical backlash.

And since Sotron was a traditional mage rather than a skill-based caster, the penalty would be more severe.

‘Not that it really matters.’

Su-ho hurled the Guiyeong Spear again.

[Throw activated.]

Whoosh! CRASH!!

The sound of shattering glass.

And then—

“Gurgh!!”

This time, the Guiyeong Spear pierced Sotron’s chest without resistance.

“Khh...! You bastard...!”

But even then, it didn’t kill him in one blow.

Guess they really were top-tier figures within the palace.

Feeling slightly apologetic, Su-ho promptly finished Sotron off.

Slice!

“Sir Sotron!!”

The queen screamed his name in anguish.

Jeez, they make it sound like I’m some kind of serial killer or something.

Not that Su-ho felt any guilt. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

So of course, there was no remorse.

They were just going to revive next turn anyway—and even if they didn’t, they were NPCs created for the Gate system.

There was no reason to feel sorry.

Su-ho was about to end the queen and princess when a thought crossed his mind.

‘Wait, can I use Blood Drain on them too?’

If something has blood, it can be drained.

He’d used it on people before, but those were folks outside the Gate—not from within it.

No better answer than trying.

Su-ho extended a hand toward Aren and activated Blood Drain.

[True Blood Drain is activated.]

Shhhhhh!

As the skill activated, mist-like blood streamed from Aren’s corpse into Su-ho.

And then—

[You have successfully copied the skill ‘Indomitable Chivalry’ from the target.]

[Your Blood Prison already contains two copied skills.]

[To copy ‘Indomitable Chivalry’, you must remove one existing skill.]

[Would you like to delete a previously copied skill?]

Su-ho looked at the notification in surprise.

It worked?

But Indomitable Chivalry?

What even is that?

He’d never seen a skill like that in his previous life.

Quickly, he pulled up the details.

[Indomitable Chivalry]

Grade: A

A noble chivalric spirit possessed only by truly virtuous knights.

A knight with unwavering resolve can push through limits and uphold their will.

Grants an Undead effect for up to 10 minutes after death, during missions.

After reading the skill info, Su-ho nodded.

‘So that’s why he was still alive earlier.’

No wonder he looked like a zombie.

After a brief pause, Su-ho chose to abandon Indomitable Chivalry.

It seemed good at first glance, but the activation condition wasn’t ideal.

‘Sure, you get Undead status—but only after you die.’

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