The Knightpunk Code by Kory Shen

Author:Kory Shen [Shen, Kory]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-06T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

The first knight to approach had a longsword and kite shield. He was still several paces from me when he swung his sword. A loud crack filled the air.

I hurled myself to the right to avoid the arc of blue lightning that swept out of the blade.

The long point of a poleaxe came plunging towards my head. The axe head's point burst into a brilliant ball of lightning.

I rolled further right, then leaped up and backwards as another arc of lightning hit the ground where I had been.

Great. It was the fucking lightning bug gang.

I had told Kuri to wait on the edge of the clearing until I gave the signal, unless someone tried to run. I didn't want to call for her until I was absolutely sure I needed her. We were fighting to kill, and I was the more durable one with my suit.

Someone threw a dagger that sparkled with more blue lightning. It glanced off the side of my arm, sending a shock tingling through the right side of my body.

"Shit!" I cried at the pain. At least I thought I was the more durable one.

"Mira, any advice?" I reeled backwards to avoid another strike of the poleaxe.

"Calibrating battle tactics," Mira said. "Could you please absorb another pulse?"

"What?" I could barely talk, as I was fully focusing on dodging the stream of attacks. "You want me to get hit with lightning?"

"Yes. I would like to calibrate for their attacks. You will mostly likely survive a direct hit."

"That's reassuring," I muttered. It's not like I had much choice. More knights were closing in on me, and the attacks were increasing in speed and number. It wouldn't be long before—

"Holy Yora!" I screamed, loud enough for everyone else to hear.

A full arc of lightning had caught me directly across my chest. I stumbled backwards onto my ass sending a trio of fire, lightning, and ice at the attackers to buy myself time. The knights hid behind their shields or dove for cover. I took advantage of the lull to race behind a nearby wagon, hoping that they wouldn't blow up their own supplies.

"Calibration and reconfiguration complete," Mira said. "My nanofiber shell will insulate you from the brunt of the electrical impulses. Their attacks will be harmless."

"Harmless? They hurt like hell!"

The knights cautiously approached the wagon, several of them already moving to flank me from either side.

"A small fraction of the shock will seep past the insulating layer, but beyond the pain, there should be no real damage. However, sustained electrical shocks could have negative consequences on neural health, so I recommend you avoid attacks to the head."

I looked around frantically at the approaching knights. "That sounds great, but can you speak plainly? What do I do?"

"Ignore the attacks. Focus on a rapid offense to kill them all." Mira's cheery tone unsettled me.

Rapid offense. This was going to hurt. I peeked out from the side of the wagon, then hid back behind it as another dagger flew past. Oh yeah, this was going to hurt.

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