Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 137: Escape from Creia pt3

The most dangerous place was a wheat field that spread far and wide around the city. The current season is right before sowing the seeds so there is almost no hiding place in the field.

After arriving at this area, it seemed that except for Rio and Vanessa training their bodies, everyone was already panting.

Rio judged that he might need to get more time for them―― If possible.

「I will stop the incoming pursuers. You take the southern highway and let's meet in the post town first this time tomorrow. There should be a spring a little far from the highway before the post city was 」

Rio suddenly said so after arriving in the middle of the wheat field.

「In this case, allow me to help you too! 」

Vanessa offered her cooperation without delay. Nevertheless, the other four were already dead tired from all running to the point of not even being able to speak. Nevertheless, it seems that Christina still has room to talk.

「You must take the command staff during this escape as their bodyguard. The front-runner of our pursuers should consist of sprinters. I will leave soon after interrupting their formation 」

「………. KUH, understand 」

Although Vanessa was confused, she still nodded at him.

「Alright, good luck! 」

After saying that, Rio stopped his legs and then turned around. He took out a throwing knife and a dagger wearing his robe with both hands.

「Ha-Haruto …………. You really have to come to the meeting place! Haa ~ haa ~ …………. Please promise me! If you don't come, haa ~, I'll ……………. 」

He heard Celia's voice from behind. He screamed in panic while trying to catch his breath. Even though it was still dark outside, he could see that he almost cried when he said it.

Rio waved at her with his right hand and then returned to the city without waiting for his reply.

Following which, Christina-tachi entered the forest that stretched along the highway as Rio turned around and headed towards their pursuers.

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The number of people chasing Christina-tachi was ten.

According to Rio's expectations, they were an advanced group sent towards the south, they were all wearing knight clothes.

Whether it was because they were strengthening their physical abilities with magic or magic tools, they were clearly running as fast as they could to the limits of their bodies.

（As expected, the reserve force was left behind huh. But then, the knight squad is ……. . ）

Naturally due to the difference in physical abilities between normal humans who had never received regular training and warriors who trained their bodies on a daily basis, they might be able to catch up to Celia-tachi in no time.

Rio felt that trying to stop them was the right choice.

"STOP! "

Those soldiers stopped at once as Rio who stood gracefully in the middle of the road called for a stop.

「………. . YOU BASTARD, WHO'S YOUR HELL? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS TYPE OF PLACE? DO YOUR DIE 」

The person standing in front who seemed to be their captain said that to Rio in a sharp tone.

「I am waiting for you. There's something I'm a little curious about 」

Rio said suggestive words as if he had the intention without answering the captain's question.

"What's? "

Is the goal stopping us? ―― Thought the knight captain was staring at the back of Rio with a curious look, he could not see the figure of a person along the large wheat fields and forest.

「………. . Okay, so. We don't have time for empty talk in a place like this. Teach him a good lesson without killing him. You better spill the truth soon 」

「I will also ask you some questions, but I think I only need one person. You alone are enough 」

Rio retaliated so when he pointed the dagger in his right hand towards the captain while making a sadistic smile on his lips.

After which, wrinkles appeared on the captain's forehead.

「………. DO"

And sent a signal to fight with a bone-chilling cold voice. The knight behind him moved at once.

Rio kicked the ground as he dashed towards the knights in a low stance. He threw the throwing knife in his left hand while speeding towards them at an extremely high speed.

After that, probably because their reaction was delayed by the dim light, his throwing knife was stabbed into the nape of the front.

「GUH ......................」.........

As expected of the person trained in battle―― Rio who calmly analyzed the situation unsheathed another dagger hidden on his waist and grasped it with a hand grip.

Now he held one dagger in each of his hands. Or what they call a dual field. The reason why he did not use his sword against them was because he did not want his identity to be known by those knights.

「ABOUT! 」

The knights used the best method of victory by surrounding Rio. But, Rio accelerated even further and was already approaching the knights before they even spread out to surround him.

「Na ~~ .......」.

As expected, even the knights quivered in front of that terrifying speed.

He was basically as fast as lightning. Rio was weaving between the gaps of the knights while performing a sharp leap with a dance-like movement that was as smooth as flowing water.

There was not even a chance to surround him. And he continued to give a hit attack on the knight members every time he passed one of them.

Although the knights also tried to attack him with their swords, their swords were not even able to capture Rio's shadow.

「ALLAH BE ASSURED, WHO HELL IS THIS MAN! 」

「TOO STRONG! 」

The knights fidgeted after being played by Rio who was moving with acrobatic-like movements inside the dim lighting.

But then, someone would definitely fall after being cut off with a dagger once Rio passed that person, the others were blown away after receiving his kick, finally only half of them were left.

After that, as soon as the two sides glared at each other, Rio jumped to the side without giving them a chance.

「A-There's what」

As they saw Rio's movements that were like disappearing, the knights' reaction was delayed.

The next moment, Rio who should have disappeared appeared right next to her. And then he slipped through the gap between the two knights and then struck each of the weak points of the two knights in their throats with his hands from above in the middle of the air.

「STOP PLAYING ALL OVER! 」

A knight swung his sword from behind Rio aiming as his foot landed on the ground.

But, Rio twisted his body to avoid that slash. It then slashed its opponent with a dagger while turning in the air.

Only 3 knights remained. One was the knight captain who witnessed the battle from afar and the other two were his subordinates.

「O-OI！ DEFEAT THE RIGHTEOUS NOW! 」

The knight captain shouted in a confused voice.

Although the contents of his command changed from 「Teach him a good lesson」 to 「Beats him」, it was a good judgment seeing that the proud knight army was brought to the brink of destruction by a single infantry and light equipment.

But, whether the two remaining knights can win against Rio or not is a completely different matter.

「Tsh …………. YAAAAAAAAA! 」

One of the knights moved according to the command of the captain slashing at Rio while raising a loud cry.

Rio swung the dagger in his left hand which he held with the grip of his back to disarm his sword knight using his brute strength which was strengthened with spirit arts.

The knight who felt that he had just slashed through the iron wall showed a face that was sore from the pain and numbness in his hands.

Rio approached the petrified knight. He casually swung the dagger from the bottom up and crushed his opponent's jaw with a dagger blow.

"AH………… . 」

As soon as the knight raised a mute cry, the last remaining knight had already swung his sword to Rio's side.

Rio dodged that slash by crouching down. He retaliated by swinging the dagger horizontally and then the feeling of the tip of the dagger cutting through the knight's thigh was passed onto his hand.

And then it was followed by a knee strike to the knight's face as his knees fell to the ground.

The knight captain looked at the scene with a dumbfounded face but,

「........... AAAA-DO YOU MAKE ME! YOU BASTARD, STAND UP NOW! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR! ? 」

He grumbled in a hysterical voice as he might have a hard time accepting the fact that his army was completely annihilated.

「U-UUH ……………. 」