Chapter 202 Gold vs. Gold, A Hopeless Disparity

Chapter 202: Chapter 138: Gold vs. Gold, A Hopeless Disparity

Sunset Cliff was over thirty kilometers away from Storm City.

For an ordinary person, this was not a short distance.

But for Roy, such a distance was nothing at all.

It took him less than ten minutes to get from Evil Spirit Cat Manor to Sunset Cliff, where he saw the Chimera Knight, Mark Ridley, standing at the edge of the cliff.

As the Sal Empire’s second-ranked Golden Great Knight, the Chimera Knight was not young; he was already 63 years old.

However, from the perspective of a Golden Great Knight, he was currently in his prime.

Compared to Level One Wizards, whose lifespans could exceed two hundred years, the average lifespan of a Golden Great Knight was only about one hundred and twenty years.

Although their lifespans were much shorter than those of Level One Wizards, Golden Great Knights were unequivocally long-lived compared to ordinary people.

In addition to this, Golden Great Knights had another advantage.

Their peak period was very long.

Even after turning one hundred, a Golden Great Knight’s strength would not show any obvious decline.

Only in the final few years of their lives would their strength begin to decline rapidly.

In other words, as long as a family produced a Golden Great Knight, that family could remain in its golden age for anywhere from thirty to forty years at the minimum, to as long as sixty or seventy years.

If someone like Roy advanced to Golden Great Knight before the age of twenty, they could grant their family a golden age lasting a full century.

A century might not seem very long, but on the Knight Continent, the vast majority of Kingdoms only lasted for two or three hundred years.

Only a very few nations, like the Sal Empire, could endure for a millennium without falling.

The Chimera Knight wore a suit of ornate, pale gold Light Armor, and a Two-Handed Giant Sword nearly two meters long was stuck in the grassy ground beside him.

At this moment, his back was to Roy as he faced the sea, gazing out at the boundless ocean view.

Although his back was to Roy, he sensed Roy’s arrival immediately.

Roy had not made any special effort to hide his aura or footsteps.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, the Chimera Knight slowly turned to face Roy.

"You’re early."

The Chimera Knight said after sizing Roy up.

’Early?’

’The challenge letter specified this time!’

’I’m only ten minutes ahead of schedule!’

Roy looked at the Chimera Knight, confused.

Seeing the confused expression on his face, the Chimera Knight continued, "When I said you were early, I meant you came to Storm City too early."

"If you had come ten years from now, I would be no match for you."

"But as for now, you are no match for me."

’Can’t you just say it all at once?’

’Putting on the airs of some profound master!’

Roy complained inwardly before speaking aloud, "Ten years is too late. I can’t wait that long."

"As for whether I’m a match for you, you’ll find out soon enough."

Even though he hadn’t yet grinded his Thunder Beast Breathing Technique to the Tier Nine Limit and obtained a third Tier Nine Limit Seed, he was still completely confident in his ability to defeat the Chimera Knight.

To be precise, he was confident he could defeat his opponent in under a minute.

In the Sal Empire today, aside from the Imperial Guardian, David Hammel, no one else was worthy of him getting serious.

Never mind the Chimera Knight by himself; even if all the Golden Great Knights of the Six Great Clans attacked him together, he would still be the one to emerge victorious.

Looking only at the number of Life Seeds, they both possessed six Tier Nine Seeds.

But the problem was, Roy possessed six all by himself, while the Chimera Knight and the others only had one each.

In other words, the gap in their power was even greater than the gap between a Silver Great Knight and a High Tier Knight.

"It’s normal for young people to be arrogant, but arrogance that doesn’t match one’s strength can only lead to disaster."

After speaking, the Chimera Knight raised his right hand, gripped the hilt of his Two-Handed Giant Sword, and lifted it, pointing the tip directly at Roy.

Hearing the Chimera Knight’s words, Roy sighed helplessly and said, "I think I’ve already been humble enough."

"Forget it. Let’s not waste any more time. The sooner we finish this fight, the sooner I can get back for lunch."

The moment he finished speaking, Fighting Qi flared up around his right hand like a silver-white flame.

Fighting Qi: Blade of Rebellion!

After forming the Fighting Qi: Blade of Rebellion, Roy gave it a casual flourish.

The next second, he vanished from his spot and reappeared out of thin air in front of the Chimera Knight, his Fighting Qi: Blade of Rebellion carving a graceful arc as it shot like lightning toward the Chimera Knight’s neck.

It was an unremarkable, textbook-perfect slash.

Although it wasn’t some flashy, elaborate move, the Chimera Knight’s expression nonetheless became incredibly grave.

Amateurs watch for the spectacle, but experts see the technique!

The Chimera Knight could see at a glance what was so extraordinary about Roy’s move.

There were no wasted movements; the entire process was as smooth as flowing water!

The power, speed, angle, and timing of the strike were all impeccable!

Though somewhat astonished, the Chimera Knight did not simply wait for death.

As Roy’s blade swung toward him, he instinctively raised his Two-Handed Giant Sword, holding it like a Shield to block the attack path of the Fighting Qi: Blade of Rebellion. In that instant, purple Chimera Fighting Qi enveloped his entire body and his sword.

There was nothing wrong with the Chimera Knight’s choice.

However, he had still underestimated Roy.

Roy didn’t counter the move by changing his own, nor did he pull back his attack. He simply continued his original slash.

The Chimera Knight was already prepared to counterattack the moment he blocked the sword.