The Knight's Reflection

During the following period, apart from necessary Legion meetings, Lion El'Jonson rarely appeared before the Legion warriors; he was studying that book.

The Nonexistent Knight.

This book tells the story of...

A Knights who exists without a physical body, only through armor.

He was extremely strict in adhering to the Code Knights, rigid, rigorous, and meticulous. He was the most perfect and disciplined soldier in the army, but this also made him seem out of place and the subject of gossip among everyone.

His existence is based on his legitimate Knights documents; once his identity is questioned, he will gradually dissolve and disappear.

As time went on, some people in the military began to question whether his existence was real.

Some even bluntly stated that they only saw the armor, not the person inside.

To prove his existence, the Knights embarked on a solitary journey to find evidence.

During his journey, he witnessed the hypocrisy, Desires, and chaos of the world, and reflected on his own empty existence, which relied solely on rules.

Meanwhile, during his journey, he encountered a passionate young Knights.

The young Knights idolized him and followed him on his adventures.

Compared to the protagonist, this young Knights is vibrant and impulsive.

She is an ordinary person with a body and emotions, forming a stark contrast to his nihilistic nature.

After many twists and turns, the protagonist finally discovers that the evidence supporting his existence has completely failed, he has no reason to exist, and his armor gradually disappears, vanishing completely.

The young Knights eventually shed his recklessness and completed his personal growth.

This book was not difficult for Primarch like Lion El'Jonson to read, or rather, he read it very quickly, finishing the entire book in less than a minute.

But after reading the book, he stayed in his secret room for a whole month.

He was thinking.

He was pondering whether he was like the protagonist in the book, and at the same time, he was also considering Aequus's place within the book.

The unparalleled wisdom bestowed upon the Primarch by the Emperor allowed him to quickly grasp this principle.

He is the protagonist of the book, and the various Chivalry he has cultivated from the beginning to the present are his armor.

And Aequus was that young Knights.

He wasn't wearing Knights's armor, but he was vibrant and impulsive.

Having figured all this out, Lion El'Jonson didn't go out; he simply continued to ponder.

He was contemplating how he should remove that armor.

What should I do?

The protagonist in the book did eventually remove his armor, but he died.

Lion El'Jonson knew all too well that abandoning the Chivalry spirit he had once learned would be tantamount to killing himself spiritually.

At this moment, Lion El'Jonson gradually recalled the teachings given to him by an elder when he first joined the Knights in Caliban.

Perhaps what he needs at this moment is not thinking, but deep meditation.

And so, Lion El'Jonson meditated for a whole month.

During this month, Lion El'Jonson constantly reviewed his past experiences.

As time went by, half a month later, Lion El'Jonson suddenly smelled a familiar scent.

That's the unique smell that only the soil in the Taliban's forests can give off.

The air was filled with the scent of moss and grass, along with a faint smell of the blood of the Caliban behemoth.

When he opened his eyes, he didn't see the steel walls of the sealed room.

What I saw was a road full of thorns.

There was only one path in the entire forest, and that path was covered with thorns.

These thorns are not the usual color of plants; instead, they are a deep black.

That's the color that only appears after the blood has dried and congealed after the thorns have stained it.

Lion El'Jonson got up, pulled the thorns out with his own hands, and continued walking forward.

Splash splash splash splash.

Lion El'Jonson was walking along a thorny path when suddenly the leaves in the forest began to rustle.

This quickly alerted the Lion, who then noticed that his surroundings had changed, or rather, the smell in his environment had changed.

He smelled a familiar scent.

That was his own scent.

Clang, clang, clang.

As the scent drew closer, the sound gradually came into view.

The only sounds Lion El'Jonson could hear were the clanging of metal against metal, the rustling of leaves in the forest, the bending of grass and trees, and the dragging of Knights Greatsword on the ground.

Based on his biological clock, he calculated that three hours later, a strange person would appear in front of him.

Or perhaps he's a strange person.

This person was clearly a Knights; he was clad in heavy armor from head to toe, even his eyes were heavily protected.

In that person's hand was a giant sword, entirely black, the same color as the thorns.

"Who are you?"

The person opposite did not reply, but instead drew their sword.

Without time to think, Lion El'Jonson could only block with his hands.

But as the two clashed, Lion El'Jonson gradually discovered...

This heavily armored Knights was very strong, his strength being roughly equal to his own.

Answer my question!

However, the heavily armored Knights on the other side still did not reply, but only silently attacked. His attacks were steady and powerful, with tricky angles, and were completely in accordance with the Knights's fighting etiquette.

Lion El'Jonson could tell that the heavily armored figure opposite him was an extremely rigid and dogmatic Knights.

Given that the opponent is fully armed and well-equipped, in a battle of equal strength, the one who will ultimately be defeated is oneself.

Lion El'Jonson can determine this by using his own biological clock.

So far, he has been fighting this heavily armored monster for nearly ten days.

But the monster showed no signs of fatigue, made no mistakes, and every strike was perfect and decisive.

Lion El'Jonson knew that if this dragged on any longer, he would be beheaded.

We need to think of a solution.

The problem now is that he doesn't even have a decent weapon. For some reason, after entering this strange forest, he didn't carry any weapons except for a full set of armor.

No, perhaps he brought weapons.

In a flash, Lion El'Jonson thought of Aequus.

That Gang kid.

He showed absolutely no Knights, and his attacks never followed any rules.

Ruthless, cruel, and efficient; upholding reason and justice; maintaining Order; and punishing all enemies.

Bang!

After a stalemate of 10 days, the Lion finally launched an effective attack.

It was a Shoryuken that landed squarely on the opponent's chin, sending his helmet flying off with it.

Ding ding ding...

The heavily armored Knights's helmet fell to the ground, and Lion El'Jonson looked at him with surprise in his eyes.

Because there was nothing inside the Knights's heavy armor.

Or perhaps it was just that for the brief moment the helmet fell off, nothing happened.

In almost a fraction of a second, a strange change occurred within the armor.

A person who looked exactly like him appeared inside that suit of armor.

Another Lion.