Chapter 128 - 116: Respect the Old and Love the Young, Knight vs. Wizard

Chapter 128: Chapter 116: Respect the Old and Love the Young, Knight vs. Wizard

The forest outside Ice Wolf Castle.

Based on the details from his Spiritual Warning, Roy found the location where his future self would fight the black-robed man.

It was a clearing in the center of the forest, several kilometers from Ice Wolf Castle.

After finding the spot, he leaped into a large tree next to the clearing, settled on a thick branch, and began to wait patiently.

Although the Spiritual Warning hadn’t given a specific time, he knew the battle it showed would happen tonight.

In the vision, he had been wearing the same clothes he had on today.

Besides, the phase of the moon and the starry sky also indicated it would be tonight.

The only problem was that he couldn’t determine the exact time.

However, Roy wasn’t concerned.

As long as he could meet a living Wizard Apprentice, he didn’t mind waiting all night.

To keep the wait from getting too tedious, Roy split his focus. While sitting in the tree, he began his cultivation of the Purgatory Dragon Meditation Method and kept an eye on his surroundings.

Without the buff from Chaos Square, the cultivation efficiency of his Purgatory Dragon Meditation Method was greatly reduced.

At least, that’s how it seemed from his perspective.

Having never met another Wizard Apprentice, he had no idea what their cultivation of Meditation Techniques was like.

Time trickled by.

Before he knew it, the early morning hours had arrived.

Roy sat motionless in the tree like a statue, his eyes shut tight as he continued his cultivation of the Purgatory Dragon Meditation Method.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and he gazed toward his front right.

His hearing, far sharper than an ordinary person’s, picked up a faint sound coming from that direction.

To be precise, it was the sound of a person moving through the forest.

Before long, the black-robed man, dressed exactly as he had been in the Spiritual Warning, appeared in his line of sight.

In the vision from the Spiritual Warning, he hadn’t been able to see the man’s face clearly.

Now, however, Roy saw his appearance clearly and frowned slightly.

He had assumed the black-robed man would be young.

As it turned out, he had overthought it.

His hair was silver, his face full of wrinkles.

Aside from his rather vigorous spirit and his bright, piercing eyes, the black-robed man was simply a world-weary, elderly man.

Although the man was much older than he had expected, Roy paid it no mind.

To him, all that mattered was that the man was a living Wizard Apprentice.

Whether he was male or female, young or old, was unimportant.

Without any hesitation, Roy leaped down from the tree.

The moment his feet touched the ground, he pushed off with explosive force, shooting toward the black-robed man.

In the blink of an eye, he was five or six meters in front of him.

Though he could have attacked immediately, he chose not to. He stopped and carefully sized up the man before him.

As he was studying the man, the man was also looking back at him with a surprised expression.

Clearly, his opponent hadn’t expected him to show up at this time.

However, the surprise on the black-robed man’s face quickly vanished.

After confirming that Roy was his target for the night, the man spoke unhurriedly, "It seems this old man’s luck is quite good tonight. This will save me a great deal of effort."

"Did the Ironblood Duke send you to assassinate me?" Roy asked.

The black-robed man didn’t answer his question. He scanned the surroundings and said with a confident expression, "Go on, send the signal for the Dark Night Knight to come over."

"Since you’re here, boy, he must be nearby as well."

’Are all Wizard Apprentices this confident?’ Roy grumbled inwardly.

Though he didn’t know why the man was so self-assured, he didn’t waste brain cells dwelling on it. Instead, he began to circulate the Fighting Qi within his body.

Fighting Qi Substantiation!

In the next second, an extravagantly shaped Fighting Qi Destruction Sword appeared in his hand.

Seeing this, a flicker of surprise crossed the black-robed man’s wrinkled face. He said slowly, "When did you advance to Black Iron Great Knight?"

Though he was a bit surprised, the black-robed man still didn’t see Roy as a threat.

Whether it was a Peak Knight or a Black Iron Great Knight, neither could possibly harm him.

Just as the black-robed man had ignored his question earlier, Roy now ignored his.

"I do not slay the nameless!"

"State your name!"

Roy casually twirled his sword in a flourish, pointing the Fighting Qi Destruction Sword at the black-robed man.

"Slay this old man?"

"Are all Knights these days so ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth?"

"Fine. Since you wish to know this old man’s name, there’s no harm in telling you."

"Listen well. This old man is Thomas Navarro!"

"When you get to Hell, don’t forget it was this old man who killed you!"

While Thomas was still speaking, Roy sensed the fluctuations of Spiritual Power emanating from him.

Clearly, Thomas was already secretly constructing a Magic Model.

If he hadn’t been cultivating the Purgatory Dragon Meditation Method, he, like any other Knight, would have been completely unable to detect Thomas’s subtle movements.

But now, not only had he discovered that Thomas was secretly constructing a Magic Model, but he had also confirmed something from the fluctuations of his opponent’s Spiritual Power.

Thomas’s Spiritual Power wasn’t much stronger than his own—only slightly stronger.

Even though he had detected Thomas’s subtle actions, Roy didn’t attack. He was looking forward to the magic Thomas would cast next.

Soon, Thomas finished constructing the Magic Model and released his magic.

As Roy watched, a Semi-Transparent Shield, shimmering with a soft white light, appeared in front of Thomas.