Discovery

Sharp silver light was slowly flickering, vast Life Energy roaring within it, gradually sublimating into wisps of Battle Qi.

Feeling the power before him, which was even more terrifying than Life Energy, the Knight's expression changed drastically: "Impossible! You're a Great Knight!!!"

His eyes held disbelief and fear, unable to accept such a reality.

For an ordinary Knight, no matter how talented, it would take until adulthood when their body was fully developed to reach the standards for promotion through training.

Those who could be promoted to Knight before reaching adulthood were all absolute geniuses, like Arcadia, the foremost Knight of the Northern Lands.

As for someone like Arthur, who was promoted to Great Knight at thirteen or fourteen, it was unheard of. Even with his half-elf bloodline, it was too terrifying.

His heart was shocked, but Arthur's sword would not stop because of their feelings.

Specks of silver light flickered on the black longsword, and streaks of sword marks appeared, carrying immense Battle Qi power.

In an instant, the world several meters before Arthur turned into a silver expanse, Battle Qi rampaging within it. The terrifying power struck everyone before him in an instant.

Silver Bloom!!

Arthur's Knight Secret Skill erupted, revealing its power for the first time.

Bang!!!

Clear, heavy thuds echoed in Arthur's ears.

At this moment, there was no one standing before him; all had been swept away by his previous sword strike, all lying on the ground.

This was the first time he had used this move in actual combat since he developed it, and its power seemed quite good.

For ordinary Knights, even peak Knight powerhouses, if they didn't dodge in time, just being grazed by this move would result in either death or severe injury.

However, while the power had greatly increased, the consumption had also correspondingly increased.

Arthur stood in place, sensing it.

If he went all out, the Life Energy within him could only support him for five or six uses at most before the power would diminish due to insufficient strength, failing to reach its peak.

Still, it was enough.

Knight Secret Skills were developed specifically as finishing moves for Knights; they were not conventional techniques to begin with.

With that thought, he turned and walked forward.

Ahead lay corpses scattered on the ground, all motionless now, appearing utterly dead.

Some warriors who had been grazed by the Knight Secret Skill were in a particularly gruesome state, their bodies cut open by the sharp Battle Qi, almost split in half.

Looking at the bodies littering the ground, Arthur walked directly to the furthest one, to where the green-armored Knight had fallen earlier.

At this moment, the Knight clad in light green leather armor lay quietly on the ground, several clear cracks on his leather armor extending deep into his body.

Looking at the corpse, Arthur frowned.

Earlier, although this Knight was at the center of his attack, he hadn't actually used that much force. Given the Knight-level physical quality of the opponent, he shouldn't have died so quickly.

"Suicide by poison?"

He squatted down, observing the opponent's body. After detailed examination and analysis through the Chip in his mind, he finally reached this conclusion.

Seeing this, Arthur shook his head.

He had originally spared the man, hoping to extract some information from him. He hadn't expected the opponent to be so decisive and resolute, taking his own life.

This eliminated all living witnesses, making it impossible to inquire about anything.

He had no choice but to squat down and search the bodies that had lost their life force, hoping to find something with clues.

Arthur didn't mind the mess, directly searching through the blood-covered corpses and gathering the items he found.

"People from other kingdoms?" After a while, Arthur muttered as he looked at the items before him.

Before him lay a pile of gold and silver coins, a significant portion of which looked different from the currency of the Kingdom of Arius.

This world was vast, and each country had its own currency. Although most were based on gold and silver standards, they differed from country to country.

The currency of the Kingdom of Arius was engraved with a seven-leaf flower and vines, the royal emblem of the Arius family, symbolizing their rule over the kingdom.

These coins before him were different; some were engraved with a great bear, others with a flying eagle, and their specific weights also varied.

"Some characteristics of the northern kingdoms." After careful identification, Arthur made this judgment.

The symbols on the currency were mostly the king's family crest or the head of the founding king, making them easy to identify.

During his time at Count Polia's castle, he had read many books, some of which were specifically about noble crests, documenting the crests of prominent nobles and kings, both large and small, in the surrounding area.

With that thought, he looked to the side and picked up two crests from the pile of miscellaneous items.

These were noble crests; Arthur also had one, symbolizing his noble status.

These two crests had been found on those two Knights, further confirming their identity as noble Knights.

Arthur was not surprised by this outcome at all.

The training and cultivation of Knights were not something ordinary people could undertake.

Not to mention the innate limitations of Knight talent, even secret techniques like the Knight Breathing Technique were not something ordinary people could obtain, let alone the other requirements involved.

Even among nobles, only those with ancient lineages and glorious ancestors could possess the Knight Breathing Technique.

"Purple-gold patterns, Marla snakes—these are nobles from the Kingdom of Bode."

After carefully identifying the two crests and quickly comparing them with the analysis from the Chip in his mind, Arthur rapidly found the answer. The doubts in his mind were thus resolved a little.

At this moment, various doubts formed a clear line. Although many things were still unclear, it was enough for Arthur to make a guess about the current situation.

With this thought, he stood up and scanned his surroundings.

The items gathered before him, besides some gold and silver coins, also included a few small, valuable trinkets.

Of course, the armor and weapons on those warriors, though somewhat damaged, could definitely be sold for a considerable price if taken out.

Especially the armor and longswords on those two Knights were absolute masterpieces, each individually worth several years' income from an ordinary Knight's domain.

Standing there for a moment, Arthur put away the two longswords, placed them on his horse, and then mounted it, galloping rapidly towards the distance.

He did not choose to return to the original camp. If his guess was correct, that camp would now be a death trap, and most people inside would likely be purged.

Arthur galloped directly towards Count Polia's castle, without stopping for a moment.