Chapter 117

They stayed just a few days at Malika Metropolis . When the climate lastly improved, information got here that the snow on the roads forward had already melted . With the hotter temperatures, the trail to Osgiliath had already been cleared by mobilised native troopers .

The group instantly set off to go away Malika Metropolis for Osgiliath . This time, becoming a member of them have been Alfred Carter and his Wolf Fang Warrior Group .

Alfred Carter was solely an intermediate warrior by way of capabilities . Whereas it was not a low stage, he couldn’t be thought-about a real grasp both . However alongside his journey with Shaar, he gained a really particular instrument: expertise!

In comparison with many of the warriors at his stage, Alfred Carter had wealthy expertise in actual battle . This was not group fight techniques discovered within the navy, however warrior-to-warrior fight methods .

He had participated in a number of tournaments in Osgiliath in any case, plus he made a residing by way of preventing along with his warrior group . He had too many battle alternatives to depend and therefore gathered quite a lot of sensible expertise .

Whereas Shaar was fairly highly effective, he had a pitiful quantity of expertise by way of precise fight . Troopers educated their braveness and group battle techniques on the battlefield . Nonetheless, a normal was not one of the best at shut fight between two warriors . He solely stepped into the actual world when his outdated man died, having little expertise previous to that .

Throughout their discussions alongside the best way, Alfred Carter didn’t maintain an excessive amount of again . He spoke frankly with Shaar . Little did he know that this ‘grasp’ was really secretly studying from him?!

On the second day they left Malika metropolis, they’d already arrived on the fringe of the Armenian Army Area . Primarily based on Alfred Carter’s descriptions, they solely needed to journey forward by way of a patch of forest and previous an historic metropolis wall smash to go away the Armenian Army Area . They might be getting into Osgiliath, the Imperial Administrative Zone . This was also called the Central Zone by the Byzantine Empire .

The road of individuals and horses travelled alongside slowly . The Wolf Fang Warrior Group was undoubtedly succesful, they’d a horse for every particular person . Throughout the Byzantine Empire, to have the ability to trip a horse for long-distance journeys was thought-about a luxurious .

There was an outdated saying: students stay poor, warriors develop into wealthy . This warrior group seemed very succesful .

At midday, the group had simply arrived on the forest by the border and have been about to cease for relaxation once they heard a whistle from throughout the forest- then greater than ten horses immediately burst by way of the timber! The riders have been clad in armour and wielded lengthy swords, speeding to dam the social gathering proper in the midst of the trail!

Round them and from each side, a number of teams of riders rushed out of the woods they usually totalled to greater than 100 folks! Shaar’s group was instantly surrounded!

Greater than ten warriors blocked their path in entrance . They have been led by a middle-aged warrior clad in silver knight armour, he seemed nonchalant with the silver-white sword on his hip . A sample was carved on his chest armour, glowing faintly . It was a bit of armour enforced with uncommon magic!

Subsequent to this warrior was an outdated man on a horse . He was in a hooded black cloak, his head hooded solely to disclose his gray hair . He held a rope in each his fingers and had different-coloured rings on all ten fingers . The gem stones have been crimson, inexperienced, blue, and so on and appeared to be shrouded by a skinny black mist . His face was hidden in shadow however the silver sigil hooked up to his chest acknowledged his id:

A magician! And a strong intermediate magician too!

The center-aged warrior sat on the horse and stared at Shaar’s bunch with a smirk . His eyes lingered on Shaar and his males for some time, then fell on Alfred Carter when he yelled sternly, “Alfred Carter of Wolf Fang! Do you recognise me?!!”

Alfred Carter’s expression fell the second this warrior appeared . These folks have been geared up with extra subtle weapons than Wolf Fang . Each warrior on his horse wore decent-quality iron armour and never low cost leather-based armour, carried military-grade metal swords with shields . Most significantly, there have been just a few archers ready quietly exterior the circle too .

Magician, close-combat warriors, far-range archers… With such an entire setup, they have been clearly a lot better geared up than Alfred Carter’s Wolf Fang Group .

Alfred Carter seemed on the warrior and clenched his enamel . “Philip, you snake! You and your males are in our method! Is that this an ambush?!”

The silver-armoured warrior laughed coldly, then glared at Alfred Carter with blatant hatred and venom . “Within the final event, you chop my youthful brother’s fingers proper off! It’s best to know that, for a warrior, no fingers imply by no means with the ability to wield a sword once more! Once you crippled him, did you ever anticipate me to avenge him at some point?!”

“What a joke!” roared Alfred . “It was a event, survival of the fittest! If I didn’t give my greatest, would your youthful brother have proven me mercy? It was a good struggle, the end result is as much as destiny . How dare you ambush us like this for revenge? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?”

The silver-armoured warrior, Philip, merely smirked with chilly eyes .

Alfred Carter sighed privately, figuring out that the day wouldn’t finish with out violence . He checked out Shaar subsequent to him . When he noticed Shaar’s silent, calm expression, he felt a lift of confidence and yelled, “High quality! You need your revenge? Come get it then! These carriages belong to merchants escorted by us nevertheless it doesn’t matter . I’ll keep behind with my males! Let these irrelevant folks go first!”

“You’re not very brilliant, Alfred Carter . ” Philip guffawed . “I selected this place to arrange my ambush, naturally I don’t need information getting out! As for these folks, effectively, it’s simply their unfortunate day! Who informed them to make mates with scum such as you?”

This particular person grew increasingly more smug as he laughed . Tatara, who was hiding behind Shaar, couldn’t assist however sigh . This fool is useless .

Certainly, Alfred Carter was about to say one thing when Shaar stopped him, on the identical time urgent down on the fats Gu Luo, who was about to talk . Alfred spoke up loudly, “Hey, I believe we have to discuss you first! Ambushing a buying and selling social gathering, theft and homicide… Aren’t you afraid of getting in bother with the regulation?”

Alfred Carter lowered his voice . “Lord Shaar, this particular person is known as Philip, chief of the Silver Python Warrior Group, also called Venom Fang . He’s a venomous man who commits unspeakable crimes… I’m afraid… The Silver Pythons are recognized for his or her ruthlessness and violence due to big monetary backing . I crippled his brother as soon as, I’m afraid he isn’t going to again down…”

Philip laughed heartily, inside it was vanity as he glared at Shaar . “And the place are YOU from?! Hmmph, because you selected to journey with the Wolf Fangs, you’ve simply obtained the worst luck! I hope you’ll make higher mates in your subsequent lifetime!”

As he spoke, Philip lowered his head barely and whispered to the magician . “Grasp, please assault once I sound the cue . ”

The magician seemed smug too . He solely nodded barely and gave a ‘hmmph’ with out one other phrase .

Philip was full of confidence . Because the different aspect wasn’t talking, he raised his silver sword within the air and yelled, “Archers! FIRE!”

On his cue, greater than ten Silver Python warriors exterior the circle fired their arrows . A rain of arrows now headed in direction of Shaar’s group .

The Lantis warriors had already protected Gu Luo and the opposite leaders within the center with raised shields . With much more fight expertise, the Wolf Fang warriors raised their shields and shortly dispersed, jerking their horses round to dodge the arrows .

Tatara leapt off his horse the primary second and slid beneath a horse carriage .

After the primary spherical of arrows, about twenty arrows may very well be seen stabbed straight into wheels, carriages and shields . Solely two or three warriors have been shot . Philip shouted and the Silver Pythons set free a roar, charging forward with their horses .

Silver Python warriors charged from all instructions like floodwaters . On Shaar’s aspect, Alfred Carter set free a roar and led the Wolf Fangs straight forward, ignoring the enemies from different instructions, proper at Philip’s males! Alfred Carter’s intentions have been obvious- to do his greatest to incapacitate Philip . As soon as the ringleader was useless, victory can be theirs .

Philip charged on his horse and as he watched Alfred additionally charging in direction of him, he couldn’t assist however lick his lips excitedly . The magician chanted two incantations shortly and an acceleration spell fell on Philip, bursting into magical gentle . Silver gentle erupted as he roared! His Qi had already reached the extent of a seventh stage warrior!

Each side collided onerous into one another and the destruction was instantaneous . 5 or 6 frontliners fell off their horses upon the primary impression and once they landed, they ignored their pains and leapt again as much as thrust their weapons on the nearest enemy .

The Wolf Fangs have been extra ruthless however Philip’s males had the benefit of numbers . Very quickly, the Wolf Fang warriors have been pressured to scatter . Since there have been extra Silver Pythons, they might simply scatter the Wolf Fangs by driving themselves between the Wolf Fangs on their horses . At this level, the Lantis warriors saved retreating, utilizing just a few carriages as cowl . The folks in entrance unsheathed their swords whereas the folks behind retaliated with their very own bows and arrows .

Alfred Carter was dealing with Philip head-on . After the second each swords collided, it was apparent that Alfred was at a drawback . The Fight Qi from his sword was not as highly effective as Philip’s and appeared to be barely bent already . Alfred was not as sturdy within the first place and being on a horse rendered his benefit of being extra agile ineffective . Philip appeared to be ready as a result of the second the acceleration spell was forged, he turned extra nimble and quick, slashing his sword ruthlessly and repeatedly in direction of Alfred . Alfred was busy deflecting each hit and didn’t have the prospect to get off his horse . Lastly, with a shriek, Philip’s sword struck the black armoured warrior’s shoulder . Silver Fight Qi exploded and the piece of armour on his shoulder was pried off into the air along with a twig of blood . Alfred Carter flipped off his horse and landed, shortly dodging apart as he gritted his enamel in ache . Seeing this, Philip sneered and obtained off his horse in pursuit, silver Fight Qi brewing like a cloud in his hand, engulfing Alfred Carter inside .

Philip was not naturally agile as Alfred Carter however with the assistance of the spell, he surpassed Alfred . The black-armoured warrior did his greatest to defend himself beneath immense ache, making an attempt to shake off his opponent utilizing velocity however Shadow Sword Arts was merely not highly effective with out the benefit of velocity . After one other few clashes, Philip’s sword stabbed into Alfred’s thigh and this time, the Fight Qi throughout the sword blasted a bit of flesh off his leg . Alfred Carter screamed in ache and hopelessness flashed in his eyes . Earlier than he collapsed, mustered up all his power and the sword in his hand immediately was a ray of sunshine shot instantly at Philip . The Silver Python warrior was initially delighted with himself however his chest tightened the second he noticed the flash of lightning . He did a backflip, blocking his sword in entrance of himself . A crack sounded, he minimize the ray of sunshine in half however on the identical time, half his sword broke off and brushed handed his cheek!

Philip shrieked as a bloody slash appeared on his face, even his helmet had fallen off . He stumbled backwards, wiping his face . There was already a deep minimize on his left cheek and a bit of pores and skin had been sliced off . He was immediately drenched in chilly sweat! If he didn’t dodge Alfred’s last strike, or had the assistance of the spell, his head would have been blasted off!

After the preliminary shock light, anger rose inside . He unleashed a roar and chased after Alfred, elevating his sword to carry it down in direction of Alfred’s head . The black-armoured warrior had misplaced his weapon and spent all his Fight Qi on the earlier strike . With no strategy to defend himself, he closed his eyes and awaited the arrival of dying!

Philip was ecstatic as he introduced his sword down, as if he might already see his enemy’s head sliced proper off…

Immediately, a ray of crimson gentle shot proper at him and Philip felt a violent vibration in his hand . With a ‘shing’, he felt the sword lighten . It was immediately shorter!

Alfred Carter shortly rolled backwards, seeing as he had simply dodged dying .

“Hey! I mentioned, homicide is unlawful!” A patronising voice sounded subsequent to Philip, together with an enormous pressure that kicked Philip into the air . Shaar stood with a pitchfork, violence flashed in his eyes as he struck it ruthlessly downwards!

As a sophisticated warrior, Philip naturally was no delicate man . Nonetheless, Shaar unleashed his killing intent and was unrelentless along with his sharp pitchfork! Philip parried with what was left of his sword thrice . After three sharp clangs, he retreated backwards to search out solely a bald hilt left in his hand!

His coronary heart skipped a beat as his braveness disappeared immediately . Tossing the hilt onerous in direction of Shaar, he turned to yell, “Grasp…”

Shaar was about to pursue him however Dora’s frantic voice sounded in his thoughts, “Fool! Why are you so fixated on that warrior?! Kill the magician first!”

The sound of a magician’s chanting had begun behind him . The magician was removed from the centre of the battle on a horse with 4 Silver Pythons guarding intently round him .

He raised each his arms, his fingers lined absolutely with rings . A magical workers appeared in his proper hand out of nowhere and after a sudden burst of magical gentle, a number of rays of black gentle shot instantly at Shaar!

Shaar lowered his head to dodge, tumbling throughout the bottom however after the few rays missed him, they robotically halted and did a U-turn in direction of his again as soon as extra . Shaar felt his scalp go numb as he sensed the chilly aura radiating from the black lights . It was an eerie feeling! With a roar, he stomped each toes onerous on the bottom and shot out in a flash, hurling himself proper earlier than the magician!

The 4 Silver Pythons unsheathed their swords and surrounded him instantly whereas the magician turned and ran— magicians weren’t nice at shut fight in any case .

Shaar stabbed two Silver Python warriors shortly however the magician had already forged his second spell . A increase rang and two extra black rays shot out at him!

This time, Shaar was unable to dodge all of the black rays coming in direction of each his face and again . He grabbed a Silver Python with all his would possibly and ignored the truth that his opponent thrust their sword proper into his chest . He had Dragon Scales to guard his physique in any case . After bearing the brunt of the assault, he shifted his weight in direction of their torso, then snapped his opponent’s neck in a swift motion!

The black rays arrived and Shaar used the corpse to dam all of them . Instantly, he felt a surge of Black Qi and tossed the corpse away in panic, solely to see the physique ‘soften’ into nothing mid-air! Blood and flesh melted off like snow, turning the whole corpse right into a skeleton!

Shaar was completely shocked! Seeing two extra black rays heading in direction of himself, he might solely begin sprinting in direction of the magician!

The magician was equally startled . After he chanted the third spell, a round magical gentle protect materialised in entrance of him . When Shaar ran, he felt as if he had slammed right into a wall! The black ray of sunshine hit his again and he immediately felt like a bucket of chilly water was dumped on his head! He shuddered twice from the chills .

Immediately, all Shaar’s garments, which have been luxurious robes, melted into bits and withered off . They broke off in crumbs and turned to mud mid-air! His shirts, each outer and interior, plus his mushy armour, have been all eroded too!

However ultimately, the dragon scales he wore as his last layer saved his life! When the black rays reached the scales, Shaar’s Dragon Soul Seal was activated and a surge of heat poured out of the dragon scales, driving the chilly Qi out! Nonetheless, Shaar’s Dragon Soul Seal was nonetheless weak and far weaker than an intermediate stage magician .

Seeing because the dragon scales might barely block the assault and the nippiness was beginning to penetrate the warmth, Shaar tumbled and shortly ripped the dragon scales off his again and tossed it away…

Growth, and the spell had pierced by way of the scales mid-air! On the centre, a fist-sized gap had already been burned by way of!

(What a strong spell!) Shaar was shocked! If the scales had not been sturdy sufficient to offer him time to tear them off, if he have been just a bit slower, then the black gentle would have burned proper by way of!

Having forged just a few consecutive spells, the magician was slightly drained too . Though he was nonetheless chanting, his voice had weakened .

Shaar’s garments had eroded off fully, his higher physique bare . All he had was his tattered underwear and this magician seemed like he was about to forged one other spell . Shaar couldn’t afford to get hit once more, might he?

If the magician forged one other ray of black gentle, he didn’t have any extra dragon scales left to guard himself .

Shaar unleashed a roar and charged forward, slamming into the magical protect . Immediately, the sunshine protect rippled . Shaar raised his pitchfork and slashed it down closely . Glowing crimson with killing intent, the pitchfork minimize by way of the magical gentle protect however couldn’t minimize any additional!

However the magician was already completely shocked by this . Distracted, his chanting stopped momentarily . This magical protect was highly effective sufficient to cease Fight Qi from even an advanced-level warrior! How highly effective was this enemy?! This man nearly minimize it in half with only one strike?!

Was this man not less than a stage eight warrior?!

Shaar had already made his determination . Taking a step again, he held his pitchfork with each fingers and roared, “Dragon Thorn!!!”

Growth!

Skinny rays of crimson gentle shot out from the pitchfork as Shaar drove it deep into the magical gentle protect . With assist from the crimson gentle, the initially unrelenting magical protect broke immediately!

Crimson gentle penetrated by way of the magical gentle, hitting the magician, whose mouth was agape with shock . The crimson gentle rays punctured his coronary heart and blood poured out of his mouth immediately . The magician collapsed backwards and fell head-first off his horse .

After utilising the Dragon Thorn, Shaar instantly felt immense ache throughout his physique . He knew he was about to be engulfed by the backlash very quickly . Bearing the extreme ache, he took massive strides ahead as contemporary blood squeezed out of the pores on his arm . His tearing muscular tissues made him really feel like he was about to blackout…

He pressured himself to hurry as much as the magician’s physique and raised his pitchfork, slicing the magician’s head off as he yelled, “I’ve killed the magician! Anybody who needs to die can come ahead now!!”

Philip had personally witnessed how this scary dude survived the magician’s assault and broke by way of the magician’s protect utilizing brute pressure . Philip had spent a fortune hiring this magician however Shaar had simply sliced his head proper off .

After what he had simply seen, Philip was already in utter shock . How might he nonetheless have any braveness left?!

This man killed the magician so effortlessly and he had simply been defeated badly… After such a nasty hit, would Philip nonetheless have the braveness to hassle them anymore?

When he noticed Shaar’s murderous eyes directed at himself, he shivered and yelled, “Fall again! Fall again!!”

He shortly slashed his blade down on a Wolf Fang warrior subsequent to him, then ran to hop on a horse, kicked the horse twice and ran for his life .

When the Silver Pythons noticed their chief run off, they naturally didn’t keep both . In a hush, the troops scattered .

The Wolf Fangs had fewer numbers and didn’t have the power to pursue the enemy . They merely watched because the troops escaped . They solely had half their preliminary quantity left, everybody was bloody they usually all collapsed with exhaustion .

The battlefield was in chaos . Greater than thirty our bodies have been strewn haphazardly- there have been greater than ten Wolf Fang deaths and fewer than ten of them remained . There have been six or seven Lantis casualties and the remainder of the deaths have been Silver Pythons .

Gu Luo yelled when the enemy retreated so the Lantis warriors raised their bows to fireside on the working troopers . The rain of arrows shot just a few Silver Pythons off their horses quickly after . It was solely when the Silver Pythons have been distant when everybody lastly put down their weapons, their faces contorted as they panted closely .

Tatara had long term out of the carriage, sprinting to Shaar’s aspect to assist him up . “Grasp, are you alright?!”

Shaar was hurting throughout and will barely stand . He leaned closely on Tatara, his respiration rugged . He tossed the magician’s head apart, guffawed thrice, then his eyes rolled again and he slumped on Tatara’s again .

Soythe was barely injured too . He was the bald man Kevin’s squire in any case and knew a little bit of fight . He fought alongside the Lantis warriors and was not too harm so he tossed his sword and ran over to assist carry Shaar with Tatara, bringing Shaar to take a seat down in a nook . When Shaar lastly regained his breath, enduring extreme ache, he seemed round to make sure that the risk was gone and at last shook his head to curse .

“UGH! Magicians are certainly onerous to take care of . I nearly died proper right here… All magicians need to be killed!”

Though this was simply Shaar venting his anger, Tatara couldn’t assist however shrink

A gaggle of individuals began to assist the wounded whereas the remaining Lantis and Wolf Fangs cleaned up the battlefield . The black-armoured Alfred Carter was severely wounded and was mendacity down after his wounds had been bandaged .

Tatara was a crafty man, his first response was to pull the useless magician’s physique over after which slowly pull all of the rings off the magician’s fingers .

He seemed very excited as he stole the rings, whispering to Shaar, “Grasp, we’re wealthy! Wealthy! These are good things!”

Shaar seemed up, “Good things?”

Tatara suppressed his pleasure, “In fact they’re good things, Grasp! In your fingers, they may not be price a lot, perhaps you could possibly get them for a bit of money however in MY fingers… they are often very highly effective treasures!”

“Oh?”

Tatara gulped and whispered, “Grasp, the magician you killed simply now was utilizing an especially uncommon spell known as ‘Life Curse Approach’! One of these magic is extraordinarily uncommon even on the earth of magic!”