Chapter 6: Earth Knight vs. Windde Wolf


    As an Earth Knight, Marcus perception ability of magic, qi, and the like was very keen. Since he said that there was a magic beast, then there was a magic beast.


    Liszt immediately tensed up.


    The four retainer knights packed the tableware in a flurry. They were ordinary people, and had not even cultivated qi; therefore, they would be courting death if they were to confront a magic beast.


    Marcus had already mounted his horse: Let the tableware be! Defend the sir baron as he gets on his horse, and then get ready for battle!


    The retainer knights rushed to support Liszt.


    However, Liszt was an Apprentice Knight with low-ranked qi, and was a lot more powerful than ordinary people. He had already mounted his horse. No matter how majestic, Fierydragon was also nervous as it was young and had never been on the battle field. Liszt had no choice but to pa.s.s his hand through its mane to soothe its nervousness.


    Snort!


    Encouraged by its master, Fierydragons stretched taut body rxed. As a birthday gift given to his son by the count, its bloodline, that of the low-ranked magic beast me Horse, was not bad, and its adaptability was very strong.


    In a few breaths.


    After Marcus had sensed the magic beast, a ma.s.sive gray wolf with two light cyan patterns on its body had emerged from the depths of the thicket.


    It is a Windde Wolf! A low-ranked magic beast! Step back, I will deal with it! Marcus raised his short spear. Calling it a short spear would not do it justice. In truth, it was ance used in close quarterbat, its length greater than a persons height.


    Marcus suddenly burst out with a tremendous bellow: Haaaa!


    Mid-ranked qi oscited and resonated inside his mouth, and alike a bomb going off, a tremendous bellowjolted the leaves in the surroundings and gave rise to rustling sounds.


    He hoped that he could scare off the Windde Wolf.


    The Windde Wolf lowered its body, and retreated slightly. Its seemed to be about to retreat. Yet, it was just the prelude for its attack. With hisnce in hand, Marcus spurred his horse with his legs, and stormed forward.


    The Windde Wolf also sprung up and rushed at Marcus. Simultaneously, a few light cyan winddes emerged in front of it, shing at Marcus while spinning.


    The tip of thence trembled as faint milky white rays stuck to it. Thence swiftly reached the winddes, breaking them one by one. Following which, Marcus flung thence behind him. Thence drew an oval trajectory, urately striking at the Windde Wolf pouncing from the other side.


    During this crisis, the Windde Wolf twisted its body, and avoided thence. Yet, it still had a wound cut open on its body due to the milky white rays attached to thence, with blood flowing out of it.


    When itnded on the ground, it sent out a few winddes in disorder.


    Marcus, the person and horse as one, dodged the winddes by a hairs breadth. At this moment, the distance between him and the Windde Wolf had already been pulled open. He charged at the Windde Wolf several times with the intention to fight it at close quarters. However, the wolf was very clever. It kept opening the distance and releasing winddes into the surroundings in order to drain him. Another difference between magic beasts and ordinary beast lied in their IQ.


    Regarding a magic beast with an exceedingly high speed of magic power recovery, such a war of attrition was not a big deal.


    While a knights qi could notst long.


    However, Marcus used his strength, which was the source of his confidence in going to the battlefield to render meritorious services and earn the aristocratic t.i.tle of chevalier, to prove himself. He put away hisnce and took out bow and arrows from behind his back. To get started, he fired two arrows. The arrows, which had qi poured into them, flew as fast as lightning.


    Disdain shed past the Windde Wolfs eyes. With but a slight twist of its waste, it could avoid the arrows.


    But in the next moment, the Windde Wolfs disdain had turned into fear.


    The two arrows had actually b.u.mped midair; the trajectories swiftly changing. One of the arrows had firmly inserted itself onto the back of the Windde Wolf.


    Excellent archery, worthy of the order of knights divine archer! Liszt eximed in surprise as he watched the exchange, his nervousness had already faded.


    With such an Earth Knight protecting him, he could just sit back and rx.


    A lords life was good. They could cross hurdles without expending any effort, they had servants to wait upon them in day-to-day life and knights use in battles.


    It took a while to describe, but had actually happenedvery quickly.


    Seeing Marcus take out two more arrows, the Windde Wolf bleeding from its back had a glint of resentment sh across its eyes. It turned around, and fled into the thicket, disappearing from everyones sight in the blink of an eye.


    Marcus looked in the direction the Windde Wolf had disappeared,before unhurriedly putting away bow and arrows.


    Seeing what had just transpired, Karl Eisenhammers blood started boiling, and he could not help but ask: Teacher Marcus, the Windde Wolf, a magic beast more valuable than pearls, is sure to die with two more arrows, why not chase it?


    In Thorns Ridge, there are more magic beasts than just that Windde Wolf. Besides, it did not seemed to be seriously injured, only feigning weakness to lure us in Its bound to havepanions, and can still get a.s.sistance from the thicket. If you are not afraid of death, then go ahead and chase after it. Marcus replied with cold indifference.


    Karl Eisenhammer scratched his head in embarra.s.sment, not saying anything else.


    Marcus ignored him, and just said to Liszt: Sir Baron, it is very dangerous here, we should be on our way.


    Alright!


    Liszt readily epted the advice as inspecting the territory was just a mission. He was not willing to face danger. As the old saying went, a wise man foresees and mitigates risks.


    Perhaps it was because they hade across a magic beast on the edge of Thorns Ridge in spring time, that Marcus became somewhat worried, and had thus elerated their pace in theter part of the inspection.


    On the way, Liszt asked in curiosity: Teacher Marcus, your archery is very powerful. Even trajectory can be changed. What archery is this?


    Double Arrow Crossed Strike, an ordinary advanced archery technique. It can be released by using qi as a conductor.


    This archery is very elegant and practical. Teacher Marcus, when will we start having archery lessons?Liszt was very covetous.


    Marcus response was not the least bit enthusiastic: Practicing this advanced archery technique requires the materialization of qi, which cannot be achieved prior to bing an Earth Knight. Sir Baron, what you need to do right now is to polish and strengthen your qi, and learn knights battle techniques, instead of learning gaudy archery.


    Then I will wait until I advance to an Earth Knight before learning archery. Said Liszt.


    Perhaps he would advance to an Earth Knight afterpleting the mission and receiving the advancement in qi rewarded.


    The following three hours of travel, they had note across any more magic beasts. After finishing inspecting Thorns Ridge, they arrived at the other side of Flower Town  Azure Waves Sea.


    Sapphire Grand Duchy consisted of Sapphire Archipgo northeast of the continent.


    Coral Ind was in the northeast corner of Sapphire Archipgo.


    Flower Town was in the northeast corner of Coral Ind.


    Therefore, the azure sea stretching into the horizon Liszt was currently seeing was the boundary of Sapphire Grand Duchy, Azure Waves Sea.


    Teacher Marcus, what is on the other side of the sea? Are there other inds, continents or nations?


    I do not know. The sir counts fleet had never set foot beyond the sea. However, legend says that on the other side of Azure Waves Sea is the unsable devil-infested Devil Sea.


    What about riding a dragon?


    A dragon is a nations support; therefore, there are no dragon knights willing to take chances by riding their dragons about. On the continent, there are numerous tracts ofnd awaiting development, why does Sir Baron care about the empty sea If I can be frank, you should follow the sir counts example and upy morend.


    These words wereced with temptation. After all, new aristocrats could only arise amidst conflict.