Chapter 46 - 42: Only Magic Can Defeat Magic

Chapter 46: Chapter 42: Only Magic Can Defeat Magic

Anna said.

Sophie nodded slightly. "Only Magic can defeat Magic."

Therefore, in theory, a Knight could never defeat a Witch.

Hearing this, Lian felt a twinge of frustration.

’But it didn’t matter. A regular Knight couldn’t defeat a Witch, but what about a Legendary Knight? What about a Legendary Knight with a cheat?’

According to his Swordsmanship instructor, Bill, the ranks of Knights went up to Nine-star, and anything above that was Legendary.

In the Holy Empire, those who reached the rank of Nine-star Knight were few and far between, and all of them held high-ranking positions.

As for Legendary Knights, they existed only in legends.

Lian’s goal was to first become a Legendary Knight who was also a Legendary Assassin. That way, he wouldn’t have to worry about any level of assassination or attack.

He also probably wouldn’t have to worry about the monsters in the Wilderness.

If his secret were to be exposed one day, he should have the power to protect himself.

For the next two days, Lian repeated the work of "diagnosing" the refugees, continuously harvesting 28,000 Entry Points.

On the third day, Lian took a carriage to a farmhouse in the countryside at the appointed time to find Catherine.

The carriage traveled through an open area of the Bone Forest. This area had long been cleared out by Knights and Guards, making it a safe zone for human activity, with three or four villages nearby.

Lian was resting with his eyes closed when a rumbling sound came from outside the window.

He pulled back the curtain of the carriage window and saw the figures of many skeletons a thousand meters away.

There were indeed Skeleton Monsters in the Bone Forest, but most of them lived in the eastern region and rarely appeared in the south, where human activity was frequent.

Judging by the sound, there was a large number of Skeleton Monsters—practically a skeleton army.

Lian guessed that this was Catherine’s [Misfortune Physique] at work again.

Perhaps it was Catherine who had attracted them.

’Looks like I’ll have to save my fiancée for free again today.’

"Protect the Lord!"

Kob’s shout broke Lian out of his thoughts. The Guards immediately rushed to the front of the carriage, ready for battle.

The six-meter-tall large skeletons picked up the smaller skeletons beside them and flung them with great force, catapulting them ahead and into the humans’ line of sight.

Small, fearsome Skeleton Monsters appeared in the sky. Although they were only the size of seven or eight-year-old children, the fear they inspired was no less than that of the larger ones.

The Guards were immediately thrown into a chaotic battle against the monsters, with two or three Guards barely able to handle a single small Skeleton Monster.

Like a bomb, a small Skeleton Monster blew open the roof of the carriage and appeared before Lian.

It made a strange KAKA sound, grinned at Lian, and then leaped up with extreme speed, aiming to crack open his skull.

CRACK—

The small Skeleton Monster that had leaped in front of Lian had its head blown apart by his punch.

This scene stunned all the Guards who were rushing over.

’Our Lord... smashed a Skeleton Monster’s head with a single punch?’

One had to understand that the heads of Skeleton Monsters were extremely hard, even harder than a normal human skull, because they were magically enchanted.

Even a Two-star Knight couldn’t smash a Skeleton Monster’s head with a single punch.

They rubbed their eyes, unable to believe what they were seeing.

A flash of surprise also crossed Anna and Annie’s eyes.

Annie had just been about to step in and block the Skeleton Monster for Lian, but she had underestimated the speed and reflexes he showed in smashing the monster.

’Is this the same Lian I could have easily assassinated in the Treasure Vault?’

’How did he manage to increase both his Speed and Power to such a degree in such a short time?’

’I’m with him every day. Even though he was learning Swordsmanship with Bill for a time, there’s no way he could improve this quickly. It’s impossible.’

’Besides, he hasn’t practiced his Swordsmanship even once in the last few days. He’s been busy treating those refugees with the red itch disease.’

Annie looked at Anna in confusion, hoping her clever older sister could offer a reasonable explanation.

But Anna just shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know either.

"Lord, we will escort you back to the city first."

Kob said, suppressing the shock in his heart.

"That won’t be necessary. Have you forgotten that the Guardian Witch is right beside me?"

Lian said calmly. He was no longer afraid of these weak Skeleton Monsters.

He had just proven the might of a Two-star Assassin Knight. Whether in Speed or Power, he could completely dominate a Two-star Knight.

And an ordinary Skeleton Monster only had the Power equivalent to a One-star Knight.

As for these small skeletons that were both petite and weak, he could smash them as they came, one by one.

The silver-haired beautiful girl put down the fishbowl, tapped her toes lightly, and flew out like a weightless Snowflake.

A six-petaled ice crystal fell from the sky, landing on the first large Skeleton Soldier to step into the human-activity zone. Its body instantly turned into an ice sculpture.

CRACKLE—

The ground beneath the Skeleton Soldiers’ feet began to freeze. Then their legs froze, their waists froze, and their torsos and heads froze as well.

A silvery light swept across the land, turning even the surrounding grass and trees into ice statues.

Even the Skull Knights riding tall warhorses at the rear were not spared.

Everyone felt only a bone-chilling cold and an immense sense of security.

Lian watched as the menacing Skeleton Legion from one second ago turned into an arctic exhibition of ice sculptures the next. He once again yearned for the power of the Guardian Witch.

’When will I be able to kill a whole swathe of enemies with a single move, just like Sophie?’

Sophie slowly descended to the ground. The vanguard of small Skeleton Monsters, sent by the Skeleton Legion, were all terrified and fled in a panic, not daring to stay and fight.

The Guards cheered, excited by their victory.

"Quiet! Form up! Continue forward!"

Under Kob’s command, the Guards once again formed an orderly escort, flanking the carriage on both sides.

When the noonday sun shone on the farmhouse roof, Lian knocked on the old wooden door.