Escape

On a huge sailboat several kilometers off the coastline.

A tall, imposing middle-aged man with a full white beard and a dignified expression stood on the deck at the stern of the ship, gazing into the distance at the receding continent. He was Alexander Corvinus, the immortal that Chen Mo had been searching for.

Just as he was gazing at the land he was about to leave, a flash of silver light suddenly caught his eye.

Suddenly, a group of Silver Armored Knights appeared on the towering cliff by the sea in the distance. Alexander Corvinus stared at the tallest and only Black Robe Knight among them, his eyes filled with solemnity, anger, and deep confusion.

Since the plague that swept across Europe hundreds of years ago awakened the Pure Blood within him, he has become fearless of all diseases, his power has become extremely strong, and most importantly, he has gained immortality!

But he did not feel superior to humans. He always believed that humans were the masters of this world, and he was always an outsider.

So after that, in order to avoid being discovered as different, he resolutely gave up his territory and tried to hide himself, pretending to be an ordinary person, until his two sons were bitten by vampire bats and wolves.

Both of them, who inherited a portion of his perfect bloodline, evolved after being injured. However, compared to him, the evolution of his two sons was more like a mutation. Not only did their appearance change, but even their habits and temperaments underwent tremendous changes.

Marcus grew long, sharp teeth and became afraid of sunlight, but he had an uncontrollable craving for blood. He drained all the livestock in his household of their blood, turning them into mummies. Finally, he stopped Marcus in time when he tried to attack humans.

William had completely transformed into a Beast —mad, ferocious, and bloodthirsty. He no longer recognized his own father and went berserk, wanting to attack him.

Alexander Corvinus believed this was divine punishment for him, because he possessed powers and abilities that no human should have.

Although his two sons had become completely different, they were still his own flesh and blood. Alexander Corvinus ultimately could not bring himself to kill them, and instead banished them to fend for themselves.

It wasn't until the werewolf plague began to spread that Alexander realized just how destructive his son truly was.

But he still couldn't bring himself to harm his own son, and instead stayed behind them to clean up their funeral arrangements.

But his power was ultimately limited, and even with many elite warriors serving him, the werewolves still ravaged the entire Europe continent.

Even though he knew that all of this stemmed from his son William, and that killing or even just imprisoning him would end it all, he just couldn't bring himself to do it. He simply followed William around, cleaning up the mess he had created and trying to keep the damage under control until Chen Mo appeared.

Back in the valley, when Chen Mo and the Knights were ambushed by hundreds of werewolves, Alexander and his men were hiding further away, observing quietly, in order to avoid Marcus was hiding in the woods.

Because the distance was too far, exceeding Chen Mo's sensing range, and because they were well concealed, they were not discovered by Chen Mo.

But from afar, they witnessed Chen Mo unleash his incredible power, unleashing bolts of blue Thunder that annihilated all the werewolves.

This scene had an incredibly strong impact on Alexander's heart; it was a power that only a god could possess!

At that moment, he had a deep feeling that Chen Mo was sent by heaven to take back the power that should not be controlled by humans.

But he was unwilling to surrender. Accustomed to immortality, he had witnessed countless ordinary humans grow up, age, and die around him, yet he could ignore the passage of time and the coming of death, treating life as a series of games. He did not want to become an ordinary person who would be born, grow old, get sick, and die again.

Even if this is fate's arrangement, he will not accept it. If he wants to take back his power, then let him catch him himself.

Therefore, after Chen Mo led the Knights away, Alexander Corvinus ignored William and Marcus who had left, and instead led his men to turn around and leave Chen Mo's territory.

After leaving, Alexander Corvinas kept a close eye on Chen Mo's movements.

Having operated on the Europe continent for centuries, Alexander Corvinus had his own information channels. He learned of Marcus's loyalty and William's imprisonment shortly afterward. He had no other thoughts about it; William had ravaged this land for centuries, killing countless people and destroying countless villages, causing too much bloodshed. It was only right that he was imprisoned.

William is his son, and he can't bring himself to kill him. But if someone imprisoned him or even killed him, he might feel sad, but he wouldn't stop it. He deserves it all.

The subsequent large-scale search confirmed his suspicions: Chen Mo was indeed after him, but how did he know of his existence?

In this world, only Marcus knows of his existence, but he doesn't know that he has been following them all along. How did Chen Mo find out?

If he hadn't had that inexplicable premonition the moment he saw Chen Mo and hadn't retreated in time, he might have been surrounded by Chen Mo's Knights long ago.

Although he was powerful and his warriors were all battle-hardened elites, they were still no match for Chen Mo's large and well-equipped Knights, and could not contend with them at all.

Fortunately, he had already left Chen Mo's territory. Europe is so vast that Chen Mo should never be able to find him again.

But what happened next was completely unexpected.

After his fruitless search, Chen Mo turned to expansion without pause. His incredibly powerful Knights continuously conquered territories across the continent for him. No matter how strong the Lord's army or how fortified the Castle, nothing could stop Chen Mo's expansion.

This Temple Knights, as described by Chen Mo's subjects, swept across the land like an unstoppable torrent of steel. Wherever their iron hooves trod, the Nine-Headed Dragon flag, representing Chen Mo's rule, was planted.

Faced with Chen Mo's rampant expansion, in order to avoid Chen Mo's powerful military might, Alexander Corvinus led his elite warriors to move away from Chen Mo's territory, always avoiding the Knights and never making direct contact with them or being discovered by them.

But what he never expected was that Chen Mo's expansion would be so rapid. His territory grew larger and larger, eventually occupying the center of Europe and expanding north and south all the way to the coastline, completely cutting off the east and west of Europe.

At that time, Alexandria, located to the west of Chen Mo's territory, had no room for maneuver. Chen Mo's territory completely blocked his retreat to the east of Europe. The Castle along the edge of the territory, the large number of heavily guarded troops, and the heavily armored Knight patrolling back and forth completely blocked him to the west.

As Chen Mo's army continued its westward advance, Alexander led his soldiers to retreat step by step to Cape Roca of the Europe continent.

Here, Alexander Corvinus, as an exiled nobleman, joined the Castle of the local Lord was filled with fear and anxiety. He provided him with a great deal of wealth, helped him repair the city walls, and reorganize the military, in preparation for resisting Chen Mo's attack.

This noble Lord, who had previously been a tyrant in his own territory, fell into deep fear and despair after learning of Chen Mo's treatment of nobles. Given his past actions, he was bound to be executed, so he decided to fight to the death.

The appearance of Alexander Corvinus, a nobleman who shared his plight but had escaped by chance, further strengthened his resolve to rebel.

Alexander had experience in resisting Chen Mo's attacks and generously gave him a large amount of wealth to strengthen his army. He was very happy to have Alexander's help in resisting Chen Mo's attacks and trusted and valued Alexander very much.

Alexander did indeed help him a lot, making his Castle's defenses much stronger than before and boosting his confidence in resisting Chen Mo. But secretly, Alexander began to prepare an escape route for himself.

Beneath the cliff behind the Castle, they secretly prepared a huge sailing ship and quietly stockpiled enough food, fresh water, and other nautical supplies for him and his men. They managed to complete all the preparations before Chen Mo's Knights arrived.

Just as his escape route was prepared, Chen Mo's Knights arrived outside the Castle.

While his partner, the Lord whom he was using as a shield, was busy resisting Chen Mo, Alexander Corvinus and his men quietly left the Castle. Before Chen Mo could completely occupy this last piece of land, they boarded the prepared sailboats and set sail.

During these three years, Alexander Corvinus and his men went into hiding, constantly retreating westward under Chen Mo's relentless pressure, and were eventually forced to leave the Europe continent.

However, they finally escaped Chen Mo's clutches completely. With the navigation technology of this era, it was impossible to transport a large number of Knight and warhorses across the sea to fight.

What he had previously feared was Chen Mo's powerful heavy armored Knights.

If Chen Mo really dares to lead a group of Knight without warhorses across the sea to pursue him, then he will let Chen Mo know that he, Alexander Corvinus, is not a coward who only knows how to hide and run away.

He will use his strength to show Chen Mo that his title as the earliest immortal is not undeserved.

He didn't live those hundreds of years in vain!