Momentum

"Resior, your strength is on par with mine, but don't forget—I have an Level Eight Magical Beast!"

Inori kept thrusting her sword, forcing Resior into a direct clash and leaving him no time to deal with the Scarlet Scale Serpent.

The Scarlet Scale Serpent lunged at Resior, its fangs about to sink into his neck.

But Resior suddenly threw back his head and laughed.

"Inori, you think you forced me into revealing an opening? Did it never occur to you that I exposed it on purpose?"

The black Battle Qi around Resior suddenly surged, completely surpassing the realm of a Level Eight Warrior.

"Ninth Rank!"

Inori's expression changed drastically.

Since the battle began, she had remained calm because everything had unfolded according to her expectations. But now, for the first time, she realized that the situation had slipped beyond her control.

"Haha, that's right, Ninth Rank!"

Resior laughed triumphantly and slashed out. Inori did not dare receive the blow head-on and swiftly retreated.

The slash was as swift as lightning, striking the Scarlet Scale Serpent.

The Scarlet Scale Serpent was far too close to Resior to evade. It was cleaved in two by a single slash.

Although a Level Eight Magical Beast possessed formidable defenses, it still could not withstand a Ninth Rank Warrior's strike that treated light as heavy.

After that one slash, the Level Eight Magical Beast Scarlet Scale Serpent was dead.

"Inori, you never expected this, did you? Since breaking through to the Ninth Rank a year ago, I've never revealed my true strength. All so I could catch you off guard and take Black Mountain City in one stroke."

Holding the Black Battle Saber, Resior advanced toward Inori step by step, radiating the tyrannical Battle Qi of a Level Nine Expert.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'll take you back to the royal city as the most valuable spoil of this war and make you my slave."

Inori's face went pale, not because she had been injured, but because she thought of what awaited her.

Human women captured by Beastmen could never escape a fate of humiliation and violation.

But she was no ordinary person. She quickly steadied herself, a sharp glint flashing through her eyes as she made her decision. She immediately turned and fled toward Gerant and the others.

The moment she learned that Resior was a Level Nine Expert, Inori knew she could not defeat him, so she decisively chose to flee.

On the other side, the many guards, including Gerant, had all witnessed Resior's strength. When they saw Inori heading toward them, none chose to retreat. Gerant even charged forward to meet her.

"Miss, go first!" Gerant shouted as he rushed toward Inori.

He wanted to stand between Inori and Resior, buying time for her escape.

As for the other guards, they were holding back the short Beastman assassin.

With the situation reversed, the Beastman assassin was no longer thinking of escaping. Instead, he intended to stop Inori, and naturally the guards had no intention of letting him succeed.

Every member of the guard unit Inori had assembled was utterly loyal to her. Her plan now was to have them delay the enemy for her.

It won't be long before I reach the Ninth Rank too. As long as I escape successfully, I can return and kill him in the future! Inori had confidence in her cultivation talent.

"Clip-clop, clip-clop."

The Unicorn also ran toward Inori.

As long as Inori mounted the Unicorn, she would have a very high chance of escaping.

Though the Unicorn was only a Level Seven Magical Beast, in terms of long-distance running, even a Level Nine Warrior could not match it.

After all, a Level Nine Warrior's Battle Qi was limited. Once it was exhausted, their speed would not be much to speak of.

"Haha, you can't escape!"

Resior saw through Inori's intentions. Moving like lightning, he swiftly pursued her.

"Stop struggling. Be a good girl and become my slave. You won't be lonely. Once Black Mountain City falls, my army will invade the Oga Kingdom and plunder and slaughter to our hearts' content."

"Resior, don't even think about harming Miss!"

Gerant stood before Resior with his greatsword in hand.

"Hmph, a Level Seven Warrior thinks he can stop me? You overestimate yourself!" Resior sneered and slashed directly at him.

In the air, Alisson could not help sighing at the sight. "Sigh, the outcome has been decided. I never expected Resior to hide himself so deeply."

"That Inori is utterly useless!" Teresa cursed.

Alisson stared at the battlefield below, and his expression suddenly changed. "That's Andres! He's quite loyal to Inori. Even now, he wants to risk his life to hold Resior back."

He saw that, besides Gerant, Andres had also charged at Resior.

Teresa had recognized Andres long ago, but he said nothing.

He did not feel much attachment to Andres. Although Andres had guided him for a month six years ago, times had changed. He believed his strength had already caught up to Andres's, and he would soon surpass him.

Proud by nature, he only paid attention to those who were powerful.

"The Beastmen have won this war. We should leave as well," Alisson said, patting the Gale Eagle beneath him.

The Gale Eagle understood and beat its wings, preparing to fly into the distance.

Though the war had not yet ended, Alisson had already seen that after Resior revealed his strength, the Oga Kingdom's side had lost all will to fight. Their defeat was only a matter of time.

"Hm?" At that moment, he suddenly saw a scene that left him utterly incredulous.

On the city wall.

Resior swung his saber at Gerant, while also noticing another person approaching him.

"Just a Level Seven Warrior." He vaguely remembered this person and did not take him seriously.

He was confident that after killing Gerant with one slash, he would still have time to deal with the other man.

Once this battle is over, I'll go to the Sacred Tree Continent, return to the main clan, and focus on cultivation. I'll strive to reach the Saint Domain. Then I'll make those human female Saint Domain experts and Elven female Saint Domain experts all my slaves and ravage them properly!

Certain of victory, Resior had already begun planning for the future.

Whoosh.

A wind rose.

Then a head fell to the ground.

Thud, thud.

The head rolled across the ground, the dead man's expression frozen in the instant before his death. That expression seemed as though it were still dreaming of something.

Resior was dead, his head severed by a single sword strike.

Andres flicked his flexible sword, shaking the blood from its blade.

Just now, he and Gerant had charged at Resior together. Only at the final moment did he unleash his full strength and strike a fatal blow.

Though he was only a Level Eight Warrior, one rank below Resior, he had already grasped Momentum in terms of realm. Even in a head-on confrontation, he was confident he could kill Resior, let alone when he had caught him off guard.

"This..." Gerant stood frozen in place, staring blankly at Andres.

Even Inori, who had already mounted the Unicorn, remained motionless as she looked at Andres in disbelief.

The reversal had come so quickly that no one had time to react.

In Andres's mind—

Heart of the Strong mission completion progress (2/3)

Reward obtained: Wind Upper God Talent.