Escaping the Pursuers

In the capital city of the Kolmo Kingdom, Hisslaj led his First Legion towards the city in a grand procession.

Hisslaj, riding on a Red Dragon, had the dragon slow down and descend.

The citizens within the capital city were cheering for him and his First Legion, as they had set out and defeated the remnants of the Thornflower Kingdom—the new Emperor, Hughes Hopps.

The King of Kolmo stood on the city walls, watching Hisslaj and his First Legion return from their expedition. His face was beaming with a joyful smile.

Upon arriving before the capital city gates, Hisslaj dismounted from the Red Dragon and knelt on one knee, saluting the King on the wall.

"Hisslaj, Commander of the First Legion, has not failed His Majesty the King's expectations. I have sent the Emperor of the Thornflower Kingdom to the embrace of the gods."

Although Hisslaj referring to the Emperor as "His Majesty" in this context was a bit inappropriate, making it seem as if they were the villains, his words were entirely in accordance with the etiquette and customs of the central continent. Therefore, the King of Kolmo was not angry. Instead, he gestured for Hisslaj to rise from the city walls and praised him.

At this moment, the herald beside His Majesty the King produced the order that His Majesty had long prepared and read it aloud in a loud voice.

"Hisslaj is hereby enfeoffed as Marquis of Qimu, with the Qimu Province as his fief, for his meritorious service in annihilating the Emperor of the Thornflower Kingdom."

When they heard this appointment, everyone was shocked. Hisslaj being granted the title of Marquis was not the issue; the problem was that his fief was directly a province, which far exceeded the rank of Marquis. Typically, a Marquis would be granted at most a county, and that was usually only for Marquises with immense strength and great contributions to the kingdom. A whole province was a treatment only top-tier Dukes received.

Hisslaj sensed something was amiss and wanted to refuse, but the King of Kolmo spoke first.

"My dear subject, there is no need to decline. This is your moment of celebration. Come, accept the cheers of the people for you, their hero!"

While they were celebrating and bestowing titles for killing Chen Cheng's parents in this life, Chen Cheng's side was filled with murderous intent and a tense atmosphere.

If Chen Cheng could speak complete sentences, he would have already made Sam take a longer, circuitous route.

Because over the past three months, Chen Cheng had noticed this guy constantly charging in one direction. With such purposeful haste, if the enemy wasn't foolish, they would have set up an ambush ahead of them.

And now, all of this had come true.

Just after Sam fed Chen Cheng, the two of them were surrounded by hundreds of hidden soldiers dressed in black and wearing masks.

Samlet wrapped Chen Cheng in a piece of fourteen-level fierce beast hide and tied him to his front. This was not only convenient for his upcoming battle but also served to protect him with this powerful fierce beast hide.

Then, Samlet drew the Secret Gold Divine Sword from his waist, a sword that symbolized the highest authority of the Emperor of the World Empire.

The surrounding ambushing soldiers drew their bows and nocked their arrows. Then, hundreds of arrows imbued with powerful battle qi and destructive magic patterns whizzed towards Samlet.

The burly man, seeing this, showed no fear. He forcefully swung the greatsword in his hand, and soon the greatsword was wielded into a barrier. The incoming arrows, enhanced with magic patterns, were all deflected when they hit the barrier formed by the greatsword's swing.

The deflected arrows exploded, leaving the entire ground pockmarked with craters.

Samlet paid no mind to this. He took the opportunity to push off the ground, and the earth beneath his feet directly formed a concave pit several meters wide due to the recoil. He then charged towards these individuals like an arrow loosed from a bow, wielding his greatsword.

The ambushing soldiers were also well-trained. Seeing Samlet charge, they immediately raised their shields behind them, forming a shield wall. Then, they all activated the magic array patterns on their shields, connecting them to form an unbreakable, strong barrier.

However, such a barrier was still like paper in front of Samlet. As a legendary warrior, combined with the divine artifact of the Thornflower Kingdom in his hand, he was simply unstoppable, killing gods and buddhas alike.

With just two swings of his sword, he shattered the barrier, causing hundreds of these ambushing soldiers to be killed or injured.

However, these ambushing soldiers were also well-trained. Even after hundreds were killed in a single breath, they did not flee. Instead, they continued to form a surrounding formation.

Then came another dense volley of powerful arrows engraved with magic patterns.

And as Samlet was about to repeat his previous maneuver, this time his sword strike was blocked.

Or rather, it was because a suddenly appearing legendary warrior had targeted Chen Cheng in his arms, forcing him to change his move to block.

With a "clang," the energy generated from their clash directly blew out like a fierce wind, causing the surrounding trees to bend outwards like weeds. Samlet then retreated with Chen Cheng, his body shifting as he looked at the newcomer.

"Holmes, I didn't expect you to be here."

Then Samlet looked around and shouted towards the surrounding woods.

"Mekas, you should come out too."

"Oh my, I didn't expect Lord Samlet, the First Royal Guard of His Majesty the Emperor, to know this humble woman. This truly makes me so excited...

Since that's the case, then taste my... Forbidden Spell: Skyfire Meteor."

Instantly, the entire space around Samlet became oppressive. A complex, magnificent, and perfect magic array circuit appeared before everyone's eyes, and then, from the sky above Samlet, streaks of meteors began to fall towards him.

Chen Cheng, still young, was dumbfounded by such a display. This was utterly unreasonable; it was like dragging Newton and other great physicists across the ground. Great physicists, please forgive me.

However, Samlet did not panic upon seeing the rapidly descending meteors. His eyes were fixed on the falling meteors. Then, a surge of energy erupted from him, and wild, surging battle qi flowed around him. The Secret Gold Divine Sword in his hand was also connected by his battle qi, and the complex, intricate, and exquisite magic patterns on it lit up. He then stomped on the ground and charged towards the meteors.

Seeing this, Chen Cheng wanted to shout "No!", but he was no longer able to speak.

In an instant, with a "boom," the entire meteor was shattered by Samlet's strike. The blinding white light from the explosion blinded everyone's eyes. Only the legendary warrior Holmes could see Samlet rapidly escaping with Chen Cheng.

Holmes did not hesitate and led the ambushing soldiers in pursuit, continuously shouting.

"Samlet, hand over the Prince, the Divine Sword, and the Codex. You cannot escape."

However, Samlet, who was fleeing ahead, did not say a word, only continuing to run forward.

Seeing this, Holmes hardened his heart. He had not intended to fight Samlet to the death, but since Samlet refused to listen to reason, he had no choice but to join forces with Mekas. With the combined strength of himself and Mekas, two legendary powerhouses, they would kill this rare legendary warrior on the continent.

However, after these pursuers had traveled a hundred miles, a meteor fragment within the woods where the battle had just taken place shattered. Samlet, completely burnt black, emerged from it, tightly holding Chen Cheng.

Samlet looked at Chen Cheng, who was still in a daze and unharmed, and then changed direction, leading the stunned Chen Cheng away from the area.

Just as he was about to leave, the female Cloud Leopard, from who knows where, darted out again.

Samlet approached the female Cloud Leopard and sighed.

"Thank you for these past three months. However, I believe you have seen how formidable our pursuers are. So, after this, you should leave."

However, the female Cloud Leopard remained silent for a moment before letting out a whimper and then lowering herself.

Samlet understood her gesture. He took out his leather pouch and collected the Cloud Leopard's milk one last time.

Then, Samlet drew the sword from his waist, made a small cut on his fingertip, and a drop of golden blood flowed out. It quickly solidified into a drop of blood-red amber.

The wound on his finger healed immediately after the drop of blood emerged.

He placed the drop of blood into the Cloud Leopard's mouth and said:

"Your level is still too low, and you've already given birth to the next generation. You can't use this drop of blood.

However, with this drop of blood, your child will have a layer of protection in the future."

The Cloud Leopard took the blood amber into her mouth, glanced at the two of them, then used her innate skill and quickly disappeared from their sight.

At that moment, Chen Cheng didn't understand why Samlet had given the Cloud Leopard a drop of blood. It wasn't until he grew older that he learned Samlet had made a deal with the female Cloud Leopard to find a stable food source for him, and the item of trade was a drop of his blood.

Many years later, when Chen Cheng truly understood what a strong person was in this world, he realized how precious Samlet's drop of blood was, and why the female Cloud Leopard had risked her life to find them in the end.

But these were not things to be discussed now. Samlet only wanted to take Chen Cheng and escape from Holmes and the others' pursuit.

Less than half an hour after they left, Holmes returned with his men. After chasing for a hundred miles, the fleeing figure was intercepted by Mekas, but then it suddenly dissipated. Holmes and the other knew they had been tricked by Samlet.

However, upon returning and not seeing Samlet, he said to Mekas beside him:

"Mekas, use your tracking magic. He and the little one can't have gone far."

"Don't put all your hopes on me. He's a legendary warrior."

Mekas's tone was somewhat annoyed, but she still twisted her sexy and alluring body and approached the meteor fragment where Samlet was hiding.

Then, the crystal magic staff in her hand emitted a beam of light, which then split into hundreds of rays of light in different directions.

Seeing this, Mekas and the other knew they had lost Samlet's trail.

They exchanged glances, their expressions not looking good. Both knew that this mission had failed and they would be reprimanded and punished by the Guard Captain and His Majesty the King upon their return.

Thinking of the Guard Captain's terrifying methods, even though they were among the peak of power in this world, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.