Chapter 219: Black Horn

In the eerie valley, the intense battle continued, but the battle belonging to Naibulier was nearing its end.

"You will certainly be judged by the Master!"

Naibulier used his longsword as a crutch, struggling to stand up, yet the words he shouted were baffling.

Luoning carefully observed the other's severed leg; not only was there no bleeding at the wound, but it seemed to have no other effect besides hindering the other's movement.

"Who exactly is your Master, Ailioute?"

With the Liuyan Sword flaming, Luoning approached Naibulier step by step, "Why have I never heard this name?"

"Hahaha, ignorant human, to think you haven't even heard the name of Lord Ailioute!"

Naibulier's expression suddenly turned somewhat crazed, as if a fanatic were gazing upon their god of faith.

"She is the great messenger of God, the incarnation of holiness, the perfect Queen!"

He glared madly at Luoning: "Watch, even if I die today, you will ultimately not escape the Master's judgment!"

This sight made Luoning frown deeply.

Looking at the other's fanatical appearance, perhaps only certain churches in novels could cultivate such people?

However, as far as Luoning knew, the main body of this world was ruled by lords of various sizes, and there didn't seem to be any powerful churches?

It was also unclear what kind of person Ailioute was to be able to cultivate such believers.

That said, this kind of thing that could treat people as food was destined not to be a good thing; regardless of what identity Ailioute held, this group of guys in the cave could not be left alive.

"Before your Master passes judgment on me, properly accept my judgment on you, Naibulier!"

Luoning dashed in front of the other and slashed forcefully.

Naibulier raised his sword to block, but under the impact of the immense force, he could not maintain his balance at all and staggered backward.

"It's over!"

Luoning quickly caught up, arrived behind the other, and thrust his sword straight into Naibulier's heart.

As Battle Qi surged in, this Silver Knight let out a painful howl, followed by exploding just like the Bronze Knight Luoning had just killed, turning into powder.

【"King of Slaughter" achievement reached, Attribute Point +300, Energy Essence +600】

This was the achievement reward for killing a Level 5 transcendent unit, allowing Luoning to obtain a significant amount of Attribute Points and Energy Essence all at once.

He regained his focus and looked at the battlefield.

Maiken had already killed that Advanced Knight, freeing Kelami and Babulin; the latter two immediately joined the battle group of Huoen, Jennie, and the others, launching a pincer attack on that group of patrol soldiers, which he believed would be cleared out soon.

On the other hand, the white-haired female Knight Natalia was currently facing the joint attack of Ruidar, Aierlong, and Maiken.

Aierlong would cast the Light Binding Technique whenever he found a suitable opportunity to restrict her movement; even if it only made the other pause for a second or two, this was a huge opportunity for Ruidar and Maiken.

Golden Grade is one grade higher than Silver Grade, but that does not mean a Golden Knight cannot be killed by Silver Knights.

Setting aside the cross-level challenges of geniuses, with equal combat experience and technique, a Golden Knight can only face three or five Silver Knights at the same time without falling into a disadvantage; once the number increases, there is a possibility of being surrounded and annihilated.

The current situation was that Ruidar and Maiken's combat experience should be superior to the other's, and coupled with the troublesome Light Attribute Magician, Natalia was already stretched thin.

And her subordinates, Wutan and Naibulier, being killed one after another, made her state of mind even more chaotic.

"Ssh!"

Ruidar's sword grazed the other's wrist, cutting open her delicate skin; although there was no bleeding, after the Battle Qi swept past, there was actually a burning effect.

Natalia roared madly, her disheveled long hair flying about like a madwoman; she wanted to struggle and break free from the battle group, but her retreat was blocked by Maiken.

"Damn it!"

"You all deserve to die!"

She shrieked angrily, her swordsmanship becoming increasingly fierce, yet her footwork becoming increasingly chaotic.

Pfft!

Ssh!

Rip~

The chaotic Natalia was continuously struck by longswords, and the burn marks on her body became more and more numerous; if wounds could bleed, she would already be dyed red with blood at this moment.

"She is going to fail."

Luoning held his sword and slowly approached; if it weren't for Ruidar and Maiken holding back, one of them would definitely have pierced Natalia with a sword.

The reason for the protracted fight was mainly to leave the final blow for Luoning.

He did not know when it started, but Luoning had already developed the habit of "stealing the kill."

Natalia's perception was very keen; although she was caught in a chaotic battle, she knew Luoning was approaching.

Combined with his previous record of killing Wutan and Naibulier, she understood that this Luoning was also Silver Grade.

Once she was besieged by the three, plus the Magician outside, she would have no way to escape!

"Master, the moment of despair has arrived!"

A dense amount of energy erupted from Natalia's body, and while trading blows with Ruidar, she relied on the huge impact force to open up distance.

Even though Maiken killed his way over from behind, she ignored it and grabbed Maiken's longsword with her hand.

With a squelch, the longsword cut open her palm, yet she still did not stop for a moment, leaping up onto the hillside.

"You forced me to do this!"

She threw away the sword in her hand, pulled a black Horn from her waist, and blew it fiercely.

Woo~

The low sound resounded across the battlefield, bringing an uneasy atmosphere.

"Woo~"

Inside the cave, that low roaring sound rose again, responding to the sound of the Horn, and the earth trembled along with it.

Natalia blew the black Horn again, this time more urgently and more loudly.

"Stop her!"

Ruidar and Maiken felt that something was wrong and rushed over with Speed, wanting to seize the black Horn, but the sea of flames gushing out from the cave completely blocked them off from Natalia.

Luoning concentrated his mind, his gaze crossing the sea of fire ahead; he knew that the creature from inside the cave earlier had come out!

Although the sea of fire distorted his vision and reignited the previously frozen dry wood, intensifying the fire and causing thick black smoke to blur his sight.

Yet, Luoning could vaguely see behind the firelight and black smoke that a massive figure had crashed through the cave entrance and was slowly walking out.

Woo—

The low, deep roar made one's spine chill, as if it were a suppression coming from the bloodline itself.

Everyone who had finished the battle looked toward the cave entrance, their scalps tingling instantly.

"Seven Gods above, what is this?"

The youngest, Geladuo, was so shocked that he took two steps back and sat down on the ground with a thud.

Kelami, Jennie, and the others were also trembling somewhat involuntarily.

Their mental fortitude was actually quite decent, which could be seen from the battle just now.

But this did not mean that they would not feel afraid.

The scene before their eyes was enough to fill them with terror.

Luoning had already changed his position, his line of sight no longer blocked by the sea of fire, and he finally saw clearly what exactly had come out of the cave.

"This is..."

Standing at the cave entrance was a behemoth nine meters in length; its massive body was covered in hard, ice-blue scales that refracted a luster like steel;

The wings on its back were still extremely large even in their folded state, and one could only wonder how many meters its wingspan would reach if spread out;

And what was most heart-trembling were its ice-blue eyes, the size of copper bells, which seemed to carry no emotional color at all; meeting its gaze would only make one feel uneasy and fearful!

Luoning's heartbeat skipped a beat.

"Is this... a dragon?" (End of chapter)