Lobotomy: Battle Master's Strongest Knight

After giving the other party some instructions, Roland decisively hung up the phone, then gritted his teeth, drew the weapon from his waist, and stared intently at the Hollow Knight in front of him.

Noticing Roland's unusual behavior, Algaria grinned and then spoke in a relaxed tone:

“Hey Roland, you seemed a bit impatient when you were talking to my sister. This guy in front of us doesn’t seem to have any outward aura, but aren’t you being overly nervous? We’re still in the city, you know.”

However, upon hearing Algaria's reminder, Roland shook his head slightly, then spoke seriously:

"I don't know why this thing can appear in the city. Although you are a Color-level Finisher and have seen many things beyond the norm, let me tell you—the strength this guy has shown even exceeds the limits of human understanding."

That guy could even hold his own against a combined attack from all twelve bosses. All we can do now is stall for time until the tuner arrives.

"Speaking of which, how many bosses do we actually have? Doesn't this violate any taboos of the leadership?"

"Wait, you've reminded me."

After saying this, Roland suddenly slapped his forehead and looked at Algaria beside him, saying:

"Although we don't know why that terrifying guy was able to come to the city without being discovered by the leader, wouldn't it be fine if we just actively triggered the taboo and lured the leader and the tuner over?"

"I'm starting to doubt again, Roland, whether my sister's decision to be with you was the right one. Do you think we'll even survive if we do this?"

"Alright, all we can do now is to stall for time as much as possible."

…………

"Roland, why are you sleeping on the ground?"

"what?"

Upon hearing that reassuring voice beside him, Roland immediately opened his eyes and found Shen Yu standing in front of him with Green; while Little Red Riding Hood was squatting on the ground, scratching her head, lost in self-doubt.

"Wait a minute, what's going on? Why is it that since I recently discovered I can think, my courage is even less than that of a human? Those two mentally unstable guys are one thing, but they actually dare to challenge that guy even as humans?"

"No way, what normal person would be crazy enough to fight that overpowered thing? Wait a minute!!!"

After realizing this, Roland jumped up and then looked at Shen Yu in front of him in a panic and said:

"Boss, the monster you fought has arrived..."

Just as Roland stood up to speak, he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that the pure white figure was standing on his left, gazing at the distant city; the rest of his words caught in his throat, and he subconsciously gripped his weapon tighter.

"Oh, I see. I was wondering why you suddenly became so brave, even daring to challenge your senior to a duel."

Upon seeing Roland's expression, Shen Yu immediately understood. He then stepped forward to the Hollow Knight's side and introduced him to Roland:

"This is the young knight's senior, the first Hollow Knight of Hallownest. After fighting him, I found a way to bring him over from there."

"Wait a minute, does that mean he's on our team?"

After hearing Shen Yu's words, Roland was stunned for a moment before finally reacting; then, after looking around, he spoke in the team's voice chat:

"Boss, could you tell me briefly when we're going to take action against Company A? I need to settle Angelica down first."

"What are you talking about?"

After hearing Roland's words, Shen Yu muttered a bewildered comment, then explained:

"Well, strictly speaking, I'm not that interested in ruling the city, and I've already had enough overtime. Inviting Hollow Knight is just to deal with the library, or some unknown emergencies that might arise in the future."

"What the heck? They brought this thing here to deal with the library? Is that place really that scary? I thought it was just that the blue-haired library director was a bit off.

"To be honest, Roland, hearing you say that, I'm starting to feel a little sorry for you in the library."

After a slight feeling of guilt arose in his heart, Shen Yu looked up at the Azure Echo still lying on the ground.

"Oh, boss, it's like this—this guy had never seen a senior make a move before, so he rushed in a bit too hard during the sparring session, and then he fell asleep."

"Oh, that's how it is."

After hearing Roland's explanation, Shen Yu nodded in understanding, then took out the Da Capo from the EGO storage box and tapped the other person's head twice more.

After the strike, the blue-clad figure who had fallen to the ground shakily stood up, then clutched his head and looked at Shen Yu, who was holding a black and white scythe, and spoke:

"What the hell? What those books in the suburbs say is actually true. People really do encounter this thing after they die."

"Hmm, it seems he's still not fully awake."

However, just as Shen Yu uttered a complaint and raised his scythe again, Azure Echo recovered, took a step back, waved his hand, and spoke:

"No, no—I'm sober now."

"It's good that you're awake. Put the EGO on."

At this point, Shen Yu returned the Da Capo to Azure Echo and introduced the Hollow Knight to him; then he turned around and went to the Hollow Knight's side to give him a general overview of the city.

However, after Azure Echo received the scythe, it immediately realized that its mind seemed to be connected with another entity; a large number of disordered and chaotic thoughts surged from that channel.

After the adaptation process was over, Azure Echo was astonished to find that she completely understood the equipment in her hands.

"Phew... This is the first time I've encountered such peculiar equipment. It's no wonder it's a product of the singularity of Wings of the World, isn't it? But..."

At this point, Azure Echo subtly raised its head, looked at the Hollow Knight who was listening to Shen Yu's words, and addressed Roland:

"I said, does Lobotomy Corporation really need us mere color-level finishers?"

"Well, to be honest, I'm a little confused too—maybe besides making it easier to access, the boss has some other ideas about collecting it?"

However, just as Roland and Azure Echo were caught in self-doubt, Shen Yu received a rare call from Virgil; as soon as the call connected, he heard Virgil's voice:

"Sir, Charon and I were suddenly attacked by the Five Fingers. Judging from their words, they seem to be from another timeline. Their target is likely Ryoshu."

"Understood. I'll have Carly take Orlando and the others to your side to provide support. I'll go meet Dante."

After replying to Virgil, Shen Yu turned his head to look at Little Red Riding Hood, Roland, and Azure Echo, who were all caught in self-doubt. He glanced at the Hollow Knight and sighed:

"Well, let's let them accept normal opponents first and restore their normal self-awareness."