Chapter 163 - 126: Golden Ratio, a One-Man Army

Chapter 163: Chapter 126: Golden Ratio, a One-Man Army

But he had never heard of the Flying Dragon Knight collaborating on research with anyone else.

"Who gave you this solution, Teacher?"

Gavin didn’t bother guessing and asked directly.

"Who gave it to me isn’t important. What’s important is that the method works."

"Enough about that. I want you to set out for the Kingdom at once."

"If there’s a Meditation Technique in the Kingdom, I don’t care who has it. Take it."

"Even if it’s in His Majesty’s private treasury, don’t hesitate. Take it."

"If anything goes wrong, I’ll take care of it!"

Although Gavin was his most favored student, the Flying Dragon Knight still had no intention of telling him the truth.

Seeing the serious expression on the Flying Dragon Knight’s face, Gavin nodded.

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After leaving Silver Creek City, Roy didn’t go anywhere else. He headed straight north.

In just two or three hours, he reached the Morning Star Plain in the heart of the Laine Kingdom.

Once on the Morning Star Plain, he changed direction and headed for the Royal Capital.

’Since I’ve come all this way, I might as well deal with the Reilly Clan members in the Royal Capital before heading back.’

Just as he was about to reach the Royal Capital, the Reilly Clan’s forces appeared in his line of sight.

A few glances were all it took for him to understand why the Reilly Clan’s forces were here.

They had been driven out of the Royal Capital by the forces of the Giant Blade Duke and the Holy Shield Duke.

After the Green Forest Duke went missing, the situation in the Royal Capital and on the Morning Star Plain shifted from a four-way division among the Dukes to a three-way standoff between the Ironblood Duke, the Giant Blade Duke, and the Holy Shield Duke.

Now, that three-way balance had been shattered.

Clearly, news of the Ironblood Duke’s death had reached the Royal Capital.

In response, the forces of the Giant Blade Duke and the Holy Shield Duke had immediately joined together to drive the Reilly Clan out of the Royal Capital.

Although they had been driven from the Royal Capital, judging by the current state of the Reilly Clan’s forces, they hadn’t suffered significant losses.

Being driven from their own territory was certainly humiliating.

But humiliation was better than death.

If the Ironblood Duke were still alive, they would have held their ground until reinforcements arrived.

Now, however, it was clear they had no reinforcements.

Under these circumstances, a strategic retreat was the wisest choice.

Sizing up the Reilly Clan forces heading for the Northern Territory, Roy didn’t attack immediately. Instead, he mulled over his options. ’Should I go for a surgical strike and take out the commander, or just act as a one-man army?’

He didn’t ponder for long before coming to a decision.

’I’ll let the knights and soldiers of the Reilly Clan decide!’

’They must have heard that the Ironblood Duke was killed when they withdrew from the Royal Capital.’

’If they still choose to fight and die for the Reilly Clan even after knowing their Duke is dead, then I’ll become a one-man army and crush them completely.’

’If the vast majority of knights and soldiers don’t attack, then I’ll perform a surgical strike, taking out only the Reilly Clan members and anyone who resists.’

’As for the knights and soldiers who don’t resist... I don’t mind sparing their lives.’

Having made his decision, Roy immediately circulated the Fighting Qi within his body. He condensed a Fighting Qi·Destruction Sword and launched himself toward the Reilly Clan’s forces.

Soon, many of the knights and soldiers spotted him and recognized him as the Dark Night Knight.

His iconic white mask!

His exaggeratedly-shaped Fighting Qi·Destruction Sword!

Even those who had never seen the Dark Night Knight could easily recognize him by these two features.

A horn immediately sounded, and the entire advancing force ground to a halt.

A few seconds later, the archers within the ranks began to open fire.

They nocked their bows, aimed, and fired!

Hundreds upon thousands of arrows traced perfect parabolas through the air, raining down upon Roy like a torrential storm.

Roy didn’t dodge. He maintained his straight, charge-like advance, ready to become a one-man army and unleash a slaughter.

Just as the arrows were about to strike, a flame-like Silver-White Fighting Qi erupted from his body, shielding him completely.

Although many Official Knights were among the archers, to the current him, any arrow not loosed by a Golden Great Knight was not worth his attention.

The defensive strength of his Protective Fighting Qi had reached an astonishing level.

Forget the arrows; even most Silver Great Knights would find it difficult to break through his Protective Fighting Qi, even if they attacked with their full strength.

The arrows struck Roy’s Protective Fighting Qi and were deflected without effort.

Before the archers could loose a second volley, he plunged into the Reilly Clan’s formation like a dagger.

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