Brothers Join Forces, Retribution and Protection!

Long Xingyu firmly gripped the two brothers by the shoulders, keenly sensing the agitation in both their hearts and bodies.

Dense Holy Energy blanketed the entire mountain hollow. His indifferent eyes locked tightly onto every single Demon Wolfman.

"Dad, hurry and let us down!"

"These damn Demon Wolfmen must be planning to harm the residents of Odin Town!"

Long Haochen urged him again, extremely anxious.

Having grown up in Odin Town, he, like Long Haoyu, held deep feelings for the town.

Thinking of these Demon Wolfmen slaughtering people in Odin Town, and of how he and his brother could only feel slightly at ease because their father had returned—

Otherwise, if things had continued as they once did, he and his brother would have been in Odin Town right now, along with their mother.

The imagined danger made it impossible for him to stay calm.

"These Demon Wolfmen are all Fourth Grade, and that Golden-haired Demon Wolfman at the head of them is even Fifth Grade."

"Haochen, Haoyu, your current strength is not enough to face them!"

Long Xingyu answered coolly. A golden-red halo lit up behind him, and within it, something enormous and majestic emerged.

Just as expected of you!

You're already preparing to use your ultimate move to clear out the fodder?

Long Haoyu's expression shifted slightly. He did not want these Demon Wolfmen, practically delivered to his doorstep, to be wiped out just like that.

"The gap in strength isn't that great. They can serve as whetstones for us."

"With you here, these Demon Wolfmen can't cause much trouble. Haochen and I will kill as many as we can!"

As Long Haoyu spoke, he removed No Edge from his back with one hand. Accompanied by the sword's hum, he gathered his strength and prepared to strike.

Long Haochen also looked hopefully at Long Xingyu, longing for his father to agree to their request.

Long Xingyu looked seriously at the two brothers and fell silent.

Could this also be that person's arrangement?

Then this should be the real combat experience that person arranged for Haoyu.

After a moment, Long Xingyu figured it out. Holy Energy carried the two brothers down into the mountain hollow.

"Since both of you have resolved to fight the Demon Race, the two of you will join forces today."

"I'll watch the battle from above. One of you is a Retribution Knight and the other a Guardian Knight. You can use this battle to work on your coordination."

Long Xingyu's steady voice rang out.

Looking at the two brothers who had already landed in the mountain hollow, he added, "Haochen, from this moment on, do not treat your brother as a teammate. Do what you should as a Guardian Knight!"

"Understood!"

Long Haochen shouted excitedly.

Standing beside Long Haoyu, Long Haochen could not stop his hands from sweating as he gripped his Fine Iron Sword and shield.

Sensing Long Haochen's nervousness, Long Haoyu gently patted his little brother on the shoulder.

"Relax. When dealing with these demons, big brother only has one thing to tell you," Long Haoyu said.

Long Haochen looked over curiously. "What is it?"

"Just chop them!"

After saying that, Long Haoyu gripped No Edge's hilt with both hands.

He took a small step forward, shielding Long Haochen behind him.

He had originally only planned to find some Demon Wolfmen to spar with and satisfy the Killing Instinct needed for No Edge to grow into Magic Equipment.

But since Long Xingyu had suddenly arranged things this way, he had no objections.

In his view, Long Haochen really did need this kind of true combat experience.

Long Haochen, who had originally practiced both Retribution and Protection through Dual Cultivation, had chosen the pure path of a Guardian Knight. On top of that, he now had an extra older brother.

There would always be some unnatural shortcomings.

Since those shortcomings existed, this real battle was the perfect chance for his little brother to make up for them.

"Haochen, get ready to fight!"

Long Haoyu gave a low shout. Seeing the Demon Wolfmen still too intimidated by Long Xingyu to make any rash moves, he took the initiative and attacked.

Seeing this, Long Haochen was only stunned for less than a second before immediately following Long Haoyu's pace.

At that moment, he remembered what Long Xingyu had just said. He had to treat his brother as a teammate and fulfill the duty expected of a Guardian Knight.

"Brother, I'll draw their attention!"

Long Haochen shouted. He charged out even faster, pulling slightly ahead of Long Haoyu.

"We can't die so pathetically. Attack!"

The Golden-haired Demon Wolfman recovered from his terror. Seeing that Long Xingyu was merely watching the battle and had yet to act directly, he let out a frenzied roar.

Rumble!

More than a thousand Demon Wolfmen moved at once.

The black armor on their bodies clattered as they raised and swung their curved blades.

Long Haoyu's strength was currently around Third Order Ninth Grade, while Long Haochen was not far behind, roughly at Third Order Third Grade to Fourth Grade.

Although there was still a considerable gap between them and the Demon Wolfmen, Long Haochen had spent the past year in real combat with Long Xingyu.

Though he had not improved as quickly as Long Haoyu had through countless life-and-death battles, he had still learned a great deal.

Very soon, Long Haochen met the foremost Demon Wolfmen head-on. Knight Skills lashed out at his opponents, while his shield coordinated perfectly with his movements to block their curved blades.

Long Haoyu followed closely behind. No Edge's enhancements were fully applied to him.

His Spirit Energy, already close to five hundred, instantly surged to nearly six hundred, completely reaching the level of a Fourth Order Second Grade Knight.

With such an enormous increase in power, and with Long Haochen drawing the enemy's attention, he launched his attack on the Demon Wolfmen.

Fatal Stab, Divine Light Combo, Wave Breaker...

A string of Knight Skills flashed from his Sword Edge.

After a full year and a half of training, Long Haoyu had mastered a great many excellent tricks for chopping people down. Every strike hit true.

Without any unnecessary movements, Demon Wolfman after Demon Wolfman fell into pools of blood beneath his attacks.

The Demon Wolfmen had originally intended to deal with Long Haochen, the Guardian Knight, first. But none of them had expected Long Haoyu, the Retribution Knight, to be there as well.

Seeing so many of their companions fall, quite a few Demon Wolfmen froze for a moment before reacting. Only a few remained to deal with Long Haochen, while the other dozen or so charged at Long Haoyu.

At the same time, the Demon Wolfmen rushing up from behind also understood the situation. Long Haoyu was the greatest threat.

"They're pretty quick on the uptake."

"With this, the pressure on me is going to be much greater!"

"These Demon Wolfmen really think they aren't dying fast enough!"

Long Haoyu sighed inwardly, but he did not retreat a single step. His forward charge grew even fiercer.

The clash of No Edge against curved blades rang through the mountain hollow, accompanied by the dull sounds of Long Haochen's shield withstanding the slashes of curved blades nearby.

The Golden-haired Demon Wolfman had only given the order to attack, but he had been observing the battle all along. Seeing that Long Haoyu was the greatest threat—

Without another word, he immediately sent another group of Demon Wolfmen to surround and attack Long Haoyu.

There had already been a gap in strength, and facing an even greater number of Demon Wolfmen, Long Haoyu's pressure increased sharply.

Several Demon Wolfmen coordinated with the attacks from those in front and had already reached Long Haoyu's back. Their curved blades pointed straight at his head.

"Brother, be careful! I'm coming!"

Long Haochen's voice suddenly rang out, followed by a surge of golden light.

With a burst of strength from nowhere, Long Haochen broke through the several Demon Wolfmen surrounding him.

The next second, he appeared beside Long Haoyu and shouted softly, "Divine Guard Block!"

Beautiful!

Long Haoyu gave Long Haochen silent praise.

Naturally, he knew his own situation. He had already been planning to go all out, yet his little brother had come to support him so promptly.

Since Haochen can support me in time, I don't need to worry about pressure from behind for now.

Then it's time for me to go all out as well.

This is also a good chance to test that skill I comprehended not long ago!

Long Haoyu shifted from holding No Edge with both hands to one. His movements instantly became wilder.

The killing aura he had accumulated over the past year and a half began to burst forth at this moment.

From the jagged notches along the pitch-black No Edge, it seemed as though beads of blood were seeping out.

PS: Someone messed with the book today, so all the updates ended up being released at this time. Please understand.