Others Summon Dragons, I Summon Legendary Knights novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Competition — A Formidable Opponent

As if that wasn’t enough, the spikes rose even higher, curving inward until they formed what looked like the ribcage of a massive beast. The crimson jade rib prison gleamed under the sun like the bones of some ancient monster. Mountain, leaving behind heavy echoes with each step, charged toward Siegfried. At that very moment, Siegfried suddenly stretched out his hand.

Beside Godfrey, a black summoning diagram flared to life. From it emerged a giant dog, a 2.5 low-tier summon. The instant it appeared, Siegfried activated Exchange, swapping places with the beast.

In a blink, he was standing right beside Godfrey, his lips curling into a prideful grin as his jade claws arched toward Godfrey’s head. At the same time, the Jade-Eyed Wolf, which had already been on the battlefield, lunged forward, its deadly fangs snapping for Godfrey’s neck.

Godfrey couldn’t even form a coherent thought. Everything happened in less than a heartbeat, too sudden for him to consciously react. But instinctively, he called upon Echo.

Mountain’s armor materialized around him, and lightning crackled across his body. This lightning wasn’t meant to attack, its only purpose was to amplify his speed, though that didn’t mean it wouldn’t hurt when he landed a blow.

With every ounce of strength he had, Godfrey forced his body forward, just enough to evade the wolf’s snapping jaws. His gauntleted fist, wrapped in golden lightning, shot upward in a devastating uppercut.

The punch connected squarely. Siegfried’s eyes widened as blood and spit burst from his mouth. He collapsed instantly, knocked out in a single blow, his jade skin receding.

Furious and more aggressive than ever, his summon roared. The Jade-Eyed Wolf burst forth with renewed speed, only to slam headlong into the metal surface of a shield Godfrey summoned.

Its claws tore through the shield with ease; this construct wasn’t as durable as Mountain’s true defenses. But the brief delay gave Godfrey enough time to retaliate. He thrust forward with an Echo longsword, but the blade bounced harmlessly off the wolf’s jade skin.

Its strength was around 4.6, nearly twice Godfrey’s own 2.5 and its defenses could withstand even some 5.0-tier attacks.

Growling, the wolf tried to crush him under its sheer weight. Godfrey discarded the shield, rolled aside, and vanished in a flash of light.

What appeared in his place was an eight-foot-tall knight clad in crimson armor, its presence oppressive and commanding. With a single swing of its massive sword, the knight carved a gash straight across the wolf’s eye. Before the beast could recover, the knight slammed into it with his shield, sending it flying backwards and lying limp.

Godfrey tugged his helmet off, his gaze landing on the giant dog lying on the ground. It whimpered in agony, its bones broken and body pierced by spikes that would kill it the moment Mountain willed it.

Siegfried’s secret, that he possessed two summons, would have cost Godfrey this battle. If he hadn’t reacted in time, he would have been the one bleeding on the floor, his face torn open by the wolf’s fangs. Maybe even half-dead. There had been no mercy in Siegfried’s eyes. He was prepared to kill.

Godfrey’s face darkened.

"He... he beat Siegfried?" Orwen’s pupils dilated, his expression twisting with disbelief. Beside him, Cecil narrowed her eyes.

"The innate skill and growth rate of that knight..." she murmured, "...it might place him in the same growth potential as the dragon species."

"What nonsense," Dale snapped, scowling. "Siegfried was just careless."

"No," Cecil countered, her voice a bit sharp. "His summon has the ability to copy the innate skills of other summons, and not just copy, but make them stronger. That knight isn’t some mindless metal golem. It has intelligence." Her gaze locked on Mountain.

Gasps and whispers erupted across the arena. A humanoid summon, especially one that intelligent, was unheard of. Godfrey was the only student in all of Manhattan Summoner’s High to possess one.

Orwen crossed his leg and leaned back casually. "So, he’s entered the quarter-finals then."

Cecil rose as the referee declared Godfrey the winner and announced the matches for the following day. Apparently, she and Godfrey would face each other first.

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