Knights are not exclusive to Kazimierz.
Victoria excels in steam technology, and their black technology, which transmits power far beyond Earth's steam engines, can effortlessly launch a Knight's lance a hundred meters.
Even with the Witch King's demise, Leithanien's artistic Originium Arts still exist within their Arcane Knights, with the runes of the Witchcraft Nation inscribed on every armor plate.
Ursus people disdain to call themselves Knights; landships and combat cities are their mounts, and the steel torrent built by countless slave laborers is the divine Sharp Weapon that breaks all swords and pierces all armor.
But for thousands of years, Kazimierz has stood here.
Setting aside political manipulation, commercial circulation, and regardless of social systems, from the earliest gods to the current Commercial Federation, Kazimierz's ruling class has changed hands many times, but Knights have always been the mainstay of this small boat.
In the villa district, within the smallest manor, a powerful aura instantly raised Goki's vigilance to the highest level.
Boom—
A violent sonic boom came from Goki's eardrums, and unparalleled Originium energy burst forth instantly. Before that, a brilliant golden flash, half a second faster than the sound, had already begun its charge towards Goki.
This light was so dazzling, like the rising sun in the dark night, and the Rank of Originium energy was ridiculously high. Although not comparable to a Great One, it was at least much greater than that of an average Dependents.
"I knew it—who would have thought this was a seventy-year-old person."
Beside him, Zofia had just locked her car and, seeing the suddenly brightened scenery, immediately and skillfully put on a pair of sunglasses—although she didn't possess the Nearl Family's Originium Arts, she was all too familiar with the Nearl Family's knack for Shining brightly.
"Goki Ge, hold me, counter the Spell in front, don't let me fall back—"
In front of Goki, Margaret directly raised her shield with both hands, her body also glowing brightly, transforming all Originium Arts into defensive mode, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"I'd like to counter it, but you'd have to bring Shining and Nightingale over, or let Skadi—"
Looking at the energy projectile, composed purely of golden light, which approached him instantly and surpassed the speed of sound, Goki's eye runes activated completely, but he could only observe the overflowing energy that made the air twist and tremble.
This is the charge of Kazimierz, and it is the fundamental reason why this nation can resist foreign invasion.
As long as there is enough distance, when a powerful Knight launches a charge, he will become unstoppable, unleashing a charge with destructive power far exceeding his original strength.
And when several powerful Knights resonate their Originium Arts with each other, integrating the power of other Knights to launch a massive, clustered charge, that power becomes incredibly terrifying.
Simply put, the Sarkaz Lancers at 33 contract difficulty are far inferior to these human locomotives.
Even the Ursus armored army would not dare to confront them head-on, only using multi-layered alloy chevaux de frise, combined with a group of spellcasters constantly slowing them down, to gradually weaken the momentum of these Crusader Knights' charges.
If they successfully stop, this battlefield will become another territory of the Ursus Empire, but if they fail to stop... this will be the Empire's graveyard.
This technique is even forbidden in Knight Tournament arenas because the cost of post-event venue repairs is simply too high.
And clearly, the energy projectile that charged towards Goki and Margaret was the strongest spear in all of Kazimierz.
Without much hesitation, a burst of flames erupted from Goki, constantly trying to counter the dazzling light, while his hands supported Margaret's shoulders.
Although he knew that the person who launched this charge bore no ill will and he had guessed his identity, Goki was not one to easily admit defeat because of it.
Then, an unparalleled immense force, and Originium energy condensed into a single line, bombarded Margaret and Goki without reservation.
It was a flash more dazzling than looking directly at the sun.
Boom!!!
With a loud bang, the light on Margaret's armor abruptly extinguished, and the flames burning around Goki's trench coat erupted outwards from behind his shoulder blades, but then the power quickly retracted.
Margaret barely managed to withstand this immense force for a few seconds before she couldn't help but retreat a few steps.
But immediately, a firm and strong touch came from behind her—Margaret knew it was Mr. Goki's chest.
After retreating one step, Goki immediately stabilized his body—having Little Orca pounce into his arms every day, Goki had already developed a good skill for dissipating force.
Compared to an Orca's pounce, this amount of force was still lacking!
"Ha... So this is how the Nearl Family greets people, so hardcore?"
Gently pushing Margaret's body out of his embrace, Goki kneaded his slightly numb arm and looked at the white-haired, yet more robust and, including his ears, even slightly taller Old Kuranta in front of him, after the light had dispersed.
"Grandpa, why did you use so much force! Goki Ge is still behind me!"
The light on her body flickered a few times as if powered off, then slowly lit up again. Margaret unhesitatingly cast a healing Spell on Goki, then, in a spoiled manner, stomped her foot at the tall old man in front of her.
That slightly childish, spoiled voice made Goki, who was used to Margaret's resolute tone, widen his eyes in surprise—what kind of adorable voice was that!
"Heh, I, the old man, came specifically for him. If you hadn't blocked, I would have at least knocked him to the next block—my dear granddaughter, I watched all your matches, and you performed wonderfully! Come, up you go!"
Without any concealment, the resolute-faced old man, full of killing intent, glared at Goki with fiery eyes and shook his calloused arms.
He was currently only wearing an old man's style of home pajamas, and what he had just slapped on Margaret's shield was not the Silverlance Pegasus's indestructible Originium lance, but simply his hand.
And when he looked at Margaret, the old man's gaze instantly became amiable.
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