novelraw Chapter 55 – Return aid
Chapter 55 – Return aid
In the formation of the Buton Family's army, within a circular vacuum zone.
Claremont had been besieged by three Earth Knights for quite some time. Ultimately, he found it difficult to fight one against three and was struck down by one of the Earth Knights.
He rolled to the ground, looking dispirited, blood oozing from his mouth. He struggled to get up but stumbled and fell again, the flame of his Battle Aura gradually extinguishing.
"I didn't expect the Buton Family to have four Earth Knights. No wonder they dared to launch a direct attack."
"Master Sylvie, you mustn't come back..."
Claremont tightly gripped the longsword in his hand, thinking bitterly. At this moment, he was unaware that Sylvie had already broken through to become a Sky Knight.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Bane Bloodhoof suppressing a young Earth Knight with fierce attacks, but it was difficult to determine the outcome in a short time.
Claremont couldn't help but admire in his heart. As expected of the chieftain of the Bloodhoof Clan, even when facing a stronger enemy, he could still easily suppress them.
But thinking about this now was useless, for Claremont's life was about to end—in his vision, an Earth Knight was already approaching with a longsword, expressionless.
"I heard your name is Claremont?"
The Earth Knight's eyes showed a hint of admiration. The old man lying on the ground was truly strong, strong enough to make it difficult for the three of them to handle even when working together.
He wanted to try recruiting such a strong person, so he sincerely said:
"I'm giving you a chance to live, provided you swear allegiance to Earl Amper. Someone as strong as you shouldn't die here in vain."
Claremont's eyes moved slightly, calmly looking at the Earth Knight. His once bright eyes had become somewhat cloudy, but they still held an imposing aura.
"I, Claremont, swear to serve the Lord of Eaglehold to the death!"
"What a pity."
A trace of regret flashed in the Earth Knight's eyes. He didn't persuade further; the old man's eyes had said it all.
Since he couldn't become an ally, he had no choice but to eliminate him.
The Earth Knight walked up to the old man with his longsword, gripped the hilt with both hands, and slowly aimed it at the old man's heart.
However, after becoming an Earth Knight for many years, his sense of danger suddenly tightened at this moment.
Extreme danger.
It was coming from his rear side.
He had to dodge, or he would die.
In a split second, he made the most correct decision, rolling and falling to the ground.
"Hiss—"
Almost as he hit the ground, a teeth-clenching whistling sound passed overhead.
A fierce gust of wind swept up the sand and stones on the ground, scraping across his face. Following that, with a "boom," a loud explosion erupted not far away, raising dust and debris.
In a pit seven or eight meters in diameter, a greatsword was quietly embedded, seemingly emitting a slight blue smoke due to high-speed friction with the air.
The Earth Knight's throat moved with difficulty, cold sweat covering his forehead. If his reaction had been any slower, his head would likely have been smashed to pieces.
He turned his gaze in the direction the greatsword had flown from, where a figure was rushing at high speed, the ground along the way shattered by the raging Battle Aura. Behind him, seven or eight bizarre Minotaur Warriors carrying magic cannons followed from afar.
"Stop him!"
"All together!"
The three Earth Knights reacted quickly. The opponent was clearly hostile, and there was no time for hesitation.
Sylvie certainly wouldn't give them time to hesitate; he was here to kill.
Pale golden Battle Aura roared and boiled all over his body as he threw a punch.
The three Earth Knights faced the figure blazing with Battle Aura, using all their strength to defend and block, but it was as if they were hit by a speeding train, spitting blood as they flew backward.
They struggled to get up from the ground, watching the man in the distance holding a greatsword, slowly approaching.
His Battle Aura was like a raging sea, like an abyss, pressing down so hard that their bones creaked.
"This power... a Sky Knight?"
"Impossible!"
"Where did he come from... cough..."
In their agitation, one of the Earth Knights spat out more blood, already hating the Viscount of Buton.
They had thought this would be an easy task, not expecting it to send them straight to the guillotine.
"Your esteemed lordship... we mean no offense..." they pleaded, trembling, hoping the powerful figure before them would show mercy.
"Shut up!"
Sylvie had no patience for nonsense, raising his sword to strike.
He was furious at his misjudgment this time. If he had been any later, not only would Claremont have been lost, but the hard-earned assets under his command would have been gone too.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and Sylvie's strikes grew increasingly ruthless.
With the dual power of the Dragon Vein and the Sky Knight, he swung his sword repeatedly, carving deep pits into the ground with his violent sword wind and Battle Aura.
The three Earth Knights under the shadow of his greatsword fared even worse.
Barely able to withstand a few strikes, they were shattered by the sword's force, bleeding from their seven orifices.
Before their Battle Aura was even exhausted, they were dead beyond saving.