A Moment Between Life and Death

"It won't do—I have to take care of this brat first!"

With that thought, the cavalry squad captain's gaze shifted as he prepared to deal with Nalant first.

"Die!"

Having made up his mind, the cavalry squad captain let out a thunderous roar. Battle Qi erupted from his body as the longsword in his hand swept viciously around him.

Stella and the guard did not dare meet its edge head-on. They immediately leaned backward over their horses' backs to evade it.

Seizing the opportunity, the cavalry squad captain urged his warhorse away from the two of them, then charged fiercely toward Nalant.

"Watch out, Nalant!" By the time Stella reacted, the cavalry squad captain had nearly rushed in front of Nalant.

Seeing this, Stella's face filled with anxiety as she cried out to Nalant.

Nalant had also seen the cavalry squad captain charging at him, and he turned tail and ran in fright.

"White Dragon, quick! Run outward!" He might be invincible against Bronze Knights, but against a mid-tier Silver Knight, he truly had no chance of winning!

"Brat, where do you think you're running? You'll die today!"

The cavalry squad captain had fixed his sights on Nalant. Seeing him flee, he continued pursuing him viciously with his longsword raised.

"You trash, you have no martial virtue! If you want to fight Stella and the others, then fight them—why are you coming after me?!"

Nalant was no fool. The fiercer the cavalry squad captain shouted, the faster he ran.

Fortunately, White Dragon's speed was truly impressive, leaving the cavalry squad captain with nothing but dust to eat behind him.

"Brat, if you've got guts, stop running!" Yet the squad captain also understood that if he did not kill Nalant, they could forget about winning today. He therefore continued his relentless