NOVGO.NET Chapter 384: Death!
Chapter 384: Death!
Roger’s expression darkened.
Ignatius was no ordinary expert. He was a 4-Ringed Beast Soul Grandmaster who possessed powerful flame-type monster integrated traits. With his enormous power, he could fight two to three Mythical Knights on his own!
Even he wasn’t confident about facing a man of this caliber. Not to mention that there was also a Catastrophe-grade beast.
Roger silently gathered his mana while observing the old man’s movements.
“Lord Roger, who is this old bastard?” Dontos asked with a frown.
This idiot…
Roger cursed in his mind.
Dontos was a newly promoted Mythical Knight who had just advanced several years ago so it was normal for him not to know the identity of Ignatius.
Only those old freaks who had participated in ’that battle’ half a century ago would be able to recognize him.
“Listen carefully, Lord Dontos. That man is someone we can’t defeat so when I give the signal, you must retreat immediately.” Roger warned him.
Hearing this, Dontos was stunned.
Just who is that old man? Why is Lord Roger afraid of him?
He could see the urgency in Roger’s face, something that Dontos had never seen before.
While he was occupied by his thoughts, Roger’s voice suddenly drifted into his ears.
“Now go!”
Dontos instinctively retreated when he heard Roger’s words.
On the other hand, Roger retreated in the opposite direction.
Roar!!
Zephyr was furious and quickly chased after Dontos.
Ignatius also pursued Roger.
…
Dontos heard a roar echoing behind him. He turned his head and saw the Draconic Lion chasing after him.
“Dammit! Fuck!”
He imbued mana into his legs to increase his speed, but the beast was a lot faster than him. In just a few breaths, it managed to overtake him and block his path.
Dontos stopped in his tracks and brandished his axes ferociously.
“Get out of my way!”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Facing his attacks, Zephyr casually swiped its claws and struck down with raw, unbridled might!
Bang!
Dontos couldn’t even defend himself and was ruthlessly struck, leaving deep gashes on his body!
“Argh!”
Dontos’ axes were deformed, rendering most of their power useless!
He also took heavy damage after receiving the beast’s claws.
His wounds were bleeding profusely so he had to infuse mana into the cuts to stop the bleeding.
Shit! I need to escape!
He turned around and fled with all his might, but Zephyr didn’t allow him to get away.
It opened its huge gaping mouth and spat out a pillar of flames!
Whoosh!
Dontos’ body was engulfed by the scorching flames.
“Arghh!!”
He screamed as he tried to put out the fire using his mana, but he found himself unable to extinguish the fearsome flames!
“Arghh!!”
Soon, his voice died down and his body slowly turned into ashes.
A Mythical Knight respected by many people died just like that…
After killing him, Zephyr snorted and flew away with a flap of its wings.
***
Meanwhile, in another part of the mountain pass.
Ignatius and Roger had already engaged in battle.
Roger released dozens of blue arrows at the old man while running away.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ignatius sneered. He summoned a rain of fire arrows with a wave of his hand and released them with a snap of his fingers.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Roger’s blue arrows were formidable, but Ignatius could summon fire arrows almost unlimitedly!
Under this near-infinite fire arrows, Roger found himself unable to defend and was struck!
“Argh!!”
He didn’t die immediately and was still able to run, albeit pathetically.
Ignatius clenched his fist and summoned a burst of flame underneath Roger’s feet.
Boom!
Roger’s charred body collapsed and fell to the ground.
Ignatius stood before his charred corpse and muttered coldly.
“Harune has made a big mistake in attacking our land…”
After saying those words, the old man left.
***
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Mission complete!
Rewards: 1500 Battle Points, 30 Stat Points, 30 EXP, Random Trait Upgrade Card x1
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A system notification popped up in front of Alaric’s eyes while he was chasing after the retreating enemy troops which forced him to stop in his tracks.
It seems like Lord Ignatius and Zephyr succeeded.
He let out a heavy sigh.
This battle had cost them a lot of lives. Many peerless Western warriors had even perished.
[Do you want to use your Random Trait Upgrade Card?]
[Yes] [No]
Alaric clicked [Yes].
[Congratulations! Your trait Sixth Sense (C) has been promoted to Sixth Sense (B)!]
Following this notification, Alaric pulled up his stats.
Alaric Silversword [Transcendent Knight] EXP: 95 —> 125/5000
Potential: S
Traits: Horseback Riding (B), Swordsmanship (SSS), Ruthless Slaughterer (SS), Close Combat (B), Archery (D), Hunting (C), Tracking (C), Sixth Sense (B), Monster Affinity (C), Mana Gathering (C), Appraisal (B)
Strength: 300
Stamina: 300
Agility: 300
Vitality: 300
Endurance: 300
Mana: 305
Battle Points: 2600 —> 4100
Stat Points: 95 —> 125
(Requirements for the next advancement: 5000 EXP, 500 in all attributes, and 25000 Battle Points)
Finally upgraded something useful!
The Sixth Sense trait had helped him escape death numerous times so having it upgraded made him feel happy.
“Your Highness, should we continue chasing them?” Galanar’s voice suddenly drifted into his ears, pulling him from his thoughts.
Alaric closed the system.
He nodded his head. “The enemy’s morale is low. We must kill as many as we can, but return immediately once they move too far away from the mountain pass.”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
Galanar saluted and left right away to relay his orders to the troops.
This battle should be over, right?
Alaric thought to himself, but as if to answer his question, another notification appeared in front of him.
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Mission: Harune’s Invasion III
Mission Difficulty: Hard
Having killed two of their Mythical Knights, Harune’s military is left severely weakened. Send your troops into enemy territory and occupy three cities!
Mission Rewards: 1500 Battle Points, 100 EXP, 50 Stat Points, Equipment Upgrade Card x1
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Seeing this, Alaric took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes.
He then lifted his head and looked at the horizon, his gaze unfathomable.
The war is not over after all.