Chapter 86

"I don't intend to ask multiple times, but you're not planning to back down, are you?"

Lambert placed his hand on his greatsword and asked Robin Hood, who was mounted on his beloved horse.

Robin Hood smiled lightly and replied,

"I've come a long way, staining my hands with blood. I have no intention of playing the good guy now."

Since the King Orga incident, which led to the execution of his comrades and his escape from the city of Baraila, Robin Hood had not held back in his search for the mastermind behind the plot against him.

His notorious reputation was not solely due to Yunos's schemes.

Originally, he was a passionate and caring person, but since the incident, his nature had consistently taken a turn for the worse.

He was aware of this, and even if he were called a villain and beheaded, he wouldn't care.

With his goal achieved, there was no reason to flee disgracefully.

"Besides... ever since I saw your sword skills in the forest, I've been excited. Calm me down, armored knight."

Robin Hood said this with a slight smile on his lips.

Lambert looked into Robin Hood's eyes and remained silent for a moment.

Then, he swiftly drew his greatsword from its scabbard and took a stance against Robin Hood.

"Very well, I'll accept. I am Lambert D'Acroix, one of the Four Demon Generals of the Regius Kingdom and the last traitor of the Eight Nations Unification War."

With a slightly self-deprecating tone, Robin Hood's expression softened.

He glanced at the headless horse, Nightmare, which was trying to stand up from a distance.

"I had a feeling you might be an undead... Lambert, you really went all out. But I don't doubt it. In fact, I'm convinced. However, you don't look like a traitor to me."

From his horse, he drew his bow and aimed it at Lambert.

"I am the guild master of the strongest adventurer guild in the city of Baraila, 'The Azure Great Bow,' and the worst combat maniac, the War God Robin Hood, Robin Hood Nogford. O forsaken knight of history, let's have the best battle."

These were the words he directed at Lambert.

As soon as Robin Hood finished speaking, his azure steed, Seraph, moved.

"My true strength lies in horse archery! Your horse seems to be out of commission, but don't take it personally!"

Robin Hood spurred Seraph forward and performed precise, continuous shots with his bow.

While maintaining the distance from Lambert, he circled the ground, drawing a circle around him.

(Could this movement be... the Rabel tribe's...?)

A rain of arrows, arranged in a circle, rained down, enclosing Lambert.

This was the advanced horse archery technique, 'Circular Prison Arrow,' which was only possible with a human archer of exceptional precision and a horse of extraordinary speed, like Seraph.

The 'Circular Prison Arrow' was a horse archery technique from the legendary Rabel tribe during the Eight Nations Unification War.

The Rabel tribe was a mad tribe that traveled and lived along the borders of the Wormalia continent during the time when various countries were preoccupied with border security.

Due to this, they often clashed with the soldiers of various countries and developed horse archery techniques for one-against-many battles.

Rabel's warriors were feared for their ability to take down a hundred riders with a single rider.

Ultimately, they were supposed to have been wiped out in battle before the end of the war.

"I see, you are a descendant of the Rabel bloodline."

Lambert swung his greatsword.

The blade shattered and knocked down the arrows.

"Good to know you recognized it! The Rabel warriors were said to take down a hundred riders, a well-known saying."

"Hah! That's an honor!"

Although Robin Hood couldn't tell if Lambert's words were true or a lie, he still laughed heartily in response.

Judging that it was pointless to continue shooting at this range, Robin Hood stopped firing arrows.

He circled Lambert with Seraph, gradually reducing the radius and closing the distance.

When the radius was reduced to five hains (about five meters), Robin Hood's hand moved again.

He fired an arrow while moving, then quickly moved to a different angle and fired another arrow. He continued to rapidly change positions and fire arrows.

"Shadow Double Shot... How does it feel? It's like fighting multiple opponents at once!"

"But I've cut down three hundred in a single battle."

Lambert simply raised his greatsword and accurately knocked down the arrows from three different directions.

The moment he saw Lambert's stance, Robin Hood felt a chill.

Despite maintaining a distance of at least five hains while moving, it felt as if he was within Lambert's reach.

(Impossible... that greatsword is at least two hains long. There's no way he can target me with that swing. I just need to respond after he moves. For now, I can focus on attacking...)

However, Seraph retreated.

He jumped to the side, putting distance between himself and Lambert.

"Hey, Seraph, why... did you feel intimidated by him!"

The next moment, a massive blade struck just beside Robin Hood, sending dirt flying.

Lambert had closed the distance in an instant and brought Robin Hood within his reach with a single swing.

Even Robin Hood, who had seen Lambert's inhuman feats, found this speed hard to believe.

The following blade grazed Seraph's tail as he ran.

"Hahahaha! How much more beyond the norm are you!"

Seraph ran, once again putting distance between himself and Lambert.

Seraph let out a high-pitched neigh, asking his master what to do.

"You're right... repeatedly restarting the fight would be unrefined."

As if in response to his words, Seraph nodded.

Seraph abandoned the bow range and immediately turned to charge straight at Lambert.

"Let's go, Lambert!"

Lambert effortlessly deflected the three consecutive arrows fired from the front.

At the last moment before entering Lambert's range, Seraph coiled his legs and leaped high into the air.

Arrows rained down from above, targeting Lambert.

"Behold, 'Heavenly Circular Prison Arrow'!"

Arrows were fired from the front, overhead, and behind, forming a vertical circle around Lambert.

"Damn!"

Lambert missed one arrow and twisted his body to avoid it.

Seraph turned and charged at Lambert again.

"After all that, it's impossible that I didn't even graze you..."

Robin Hood, who was drawing his bow, was impressed by the ease with which Lambert had completely avoided the complex technique.

"Your technique was sharp."

"Being praised by you, Lambert, is an honor!"

Once again, Seraph, with Robin Hood on his back, charged at Lambert and leaped high into the air.