Crimson Moon Cross Slash and Dual Blade Continuous Slash (Please Follow)

Meanwhile, deep within the Thorn Jungle.

Three dark figures raced through the jungle, glancing back from time to time.

After confirming there was no movement behind them, the three gradually slowed down.

"The plan definitely failed! Arthur even knew where we were hiding.

Maybe Weina and Nairun have already betrayed the organization. Damn it! That old bastard Lai Wan still hasn't paid me what he promised!"

One of them spoke with an ugly expression, his tone full of anger and resentment.

"Forget about the payment. Whether Lai Wan can even survive is another question. I told him long ago that the Golden Lion Family wasn't so easy to deal with, but he wouldn't listen. If he dies, he deserves it!"

Another voice spoke up, carrying a complicated tone.

"Hmph, it's better if he dies! What right does a useless fool who has practiced the Meditation Method his entire life and is still only a Level 1 Wizard Apprentice have to lead the Black Robe Pathseekers Society? At least he can hold Arthur back for us."

As he spoke, the man turned his head with lingering fear and glanced behind him.

When he found that no one had caught up, he let out a breath of relief.

"Let's go. This place isn't safe either. Leave as quickly as possible. If nothing goes wrong, we'll be out of the Far East Territory by tomorrow."

As soon as those words fell, the three accelerated again.

Naturally, if nothing went wrong, something had to go wrong.

The next moment, a sudden change erupted!

"I'm afraid you won't be leaving!"

An extremely faint voice rang out in the night.

Knight Skill: Surging Wave Slash!!

A flash of blue light streaked past, and a head flew into the air! The sound of spurting blood was clearly audible in the night. "Ambush!"

The remaining two reacted extremely quickly, responding almost the instant the blue light appeared.

Zero-Ring Wizardry: Shadow Ball

Zero-Ring Wizardry: Shadow Hand

The two spells swept toward the darkness from which the attack had come, one after the other almost instantly.

After cutting off one man's head, Aim had no intention of hiding himself.

He swung the Knight Sword in his hand, and azure qi burst forth around his body.

"Die!"

Without making any attempt to block the spells, Aim took both attacks head-on and swung his Knight Sword at the two men before him.

The spells slammed into Aim's body with a tremendous crash.

Ecstasy appeared in the eyes of the two Wizard Apprentices who had cast the spells. They had not expected there to be such fools who dared to use their bodies to withstand wizardry.

What they did not see was the cold sneer and mockery on Aim's face.

Aim's sword had not been aimed at them.

Because the fatal strike against them was not a desperate attack launched by Aim while enduring their spells.

It came from behind them! Knight Skill: Crimson Moon Cross Slash!!

Crimson light illuminated this stretch of Thorn Jungle.

This strike was fatal! Aim's desperate aura and that shout of "die" had left them completely unguarded against an attack from behind.

Thus, by the time they sensed the fierce wind at their backs, it was already too late.

They could not activate the spells inscribed within their Spiritual Seas in that brief instant.

Without question, they became chunks of flesh scattered across the ground.

Yet William, who had unleashed that strike, showed no joy at all. He did not even glance at the mangled flesh on the ground.

Instead, he frowned and said, "There was no need to do that. Even facing them head-on, they still wouldn't have been able to resist. That was too risky."

As he spoke, William stepped closer and supported Aim.

A Wizard's spells were terrifyingly powerful, and the spells of Wizard Apprentices were no exception. Under normal circumstances, even a Grand Knight would not use his body to take a spell head-on.

That had not been what they had discussed beforehand, but William had already gotten used to it.

Sure enough, Aim spoke indifferently the next moment. "Wasn't this the fastest way? Besides, I'm not hurt."

Aim secretly swallowed a mouthful of blood, his face full of nonchalance.

Seeing this, William shook his head helplessly.

Blood is about to spill from your nose, and you're saying you're not hurt.

However, William did not expose Aim. He knew his friend was incredibly stubborn.

Meanwhile, Chen Mu was feeling rather strange.

Yes, strange.

Because after probing him, Chen Mu found that this Wizard Apprentice seemed different from what he had imagined.

He was not stronger than Chen Mu had expected, nor was he gathering power for some large-scale spell.

Instead, he seemed very weak.

"Can this be a Level Two Wizard Apprentice? How could a Level Two Wizard Apprentice be this weak?"

Chen Mu unleashed another Armor Piercing Slash, and Lai Wan dodged it rather awkwardly.

At this moment, Lai Wan's expression was extremely ugly.

He felt as though he had been played. He could confirm that the person before him was not Arthur.

And he was no stranger to this person who was not Arthur. He was precisely the person they had gone to such lengths to kill this time—Vieri Wesley! "Vieri is actually a Grand Knight? How is that possible?!"

Lai Wan felt as though everything he had experienced over the past few decades had been overturned.

The instant Vieri revealed himself and attacked him, Lai Wan felt as though the world was no longer the one he knew.

There was a reason Weina and Nairun had failed. Damn it, trying to ambush a prepared Grand Knight—of course they would fail.

Zero-Ring Wizardry: Shadow Hand

After dodging another spell from Lai Wan, Chen Mu was now certain.

He was certain that the Wizard Apprentice before him was not pretending to be weak. He really was weak.

"So I've been playing mind games with thin air all this time?"

Chen Mu was somewhat dumbfounded after realizing this.

No, why was a Level 1 Wizard Apprentice like him not running away with his companions, instead staying behind and putting on an act like he was invincible?

With several hundred Dark Guards surrounding him, plus Chen Mu himself, a Grand Knight, he probably could not escape even if he wanted to.

And the signal flare Chen Mu had just fired was not for show either. Earl Arthur would probably arrive any moment now.

What exactly was he trying to achieve? Had he lost his mind and decided to throw his life away?

Chen Mu actually felt a faint sense of humiliation. After living two lives, he had been bluffed.

Of course, only a little. After all, the Wizard Apprentice before him had acted too convincingly, making Chen Mu truly think he was some important figure.

The next moment, Chen Mu stopped holding back and signaled for the surrounding Dark Guards to attack together.

The reason the Dark Guards had only surrounded Lai Wan without attacking before was also at Chen Mu's instruction.

After all, Chen Mu had not understood the true strength of this Wizard Apprentice before, so naturally he would not send a group of Dark Guards who were only Quasi-Knights to their deaths.

Now that he understood this Wizard Apprentice was only putting on a show of strength rather than being truly strong, he naturally had no more concerns.

Knight Skill: Burst

Knight Skill: Dual Blade Continuous Slash!!

Golden Qi Stream erupted around Chen Mu, then coiled around his hands and the Lionheart Sword.

Lai Wan could not block this strike! A streak of golden light flashed, dazzlingly bright in the night.

At the same time, that golden light carried a string of Blood Beads! Please Follow~