Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Anfey dashed along the road next to the mountain . He looked very dirty and his robes were bloodied and worn . Only his boots were still good as new . The boots were made from the skin of a manticore and were virtually indestructible .
He had already spent three days fighting with the griffin knights and the guardian knights . He didn't have time to stop and sleep or eat for three days . There were very few people in the world who could have managed what he was doing .
Luckily for him, the Heart of Nature aided him in his endeavor . Because of the Heart of Nature, he was able to be more in sync with nature and use nature's energy to support himself . Despite having the support of nature's energy, he was still not in the best shape . He was tired, but he was still awake enough to keep his mind working .
The griffin knights were tougher than he had expected, which was why he hadn't fought all of them head on . He resorted to ambushing them once in a while, then running before he could be surrounded . Another tactic he employed was keeping his distance and firing arrows or using magic . The griffins knights were very frustrated with him but couldn't do anything because they could not find him .
Even though there were a lot of guardian knights and griffin knights and the few Anfey killed would not make a difference in the long run, it was still causing fear and frustration among the knights . Seeing their friends and companions dying was wearing down on the knights' nerves . They were exasperated and were desperately trying to find Anfey .
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Behind Anfey, a dozen dark specks appeared in the sky . In the middle of the formation flew Nahada, one of the commanders . Nahada had had a tough three days . At first, when he heard that Anfey was attacking the knights, he was very excited . Griffins were used to flying for a long time without losing speed . No human could compete with the griffins when it comes to stamina and speed . Even a swordsman could not keep using his combat power for too long .
He spent a whole day chasing Anfey to no avail . At the end of the day, his griffin only ate a small dinner and fell asleep, clearly exhausted . During the night, Anfey ambushed their campsite . Nahada's men saw and reported everything to him . This planted a seed of doubt in Nahada's heart .
On the second day, his attitude clearly changed . He stopped encouraging his soldiers and remained mostly quiet .
On the third day, he was very angry . One of his cousins died to protect him, and he was very angry . He clenched his teeth and was clearly trying to keep his temper in check .
Anfey jumped off of a boulder and turned left sharply .
"He's going back!" Nahada's deputy called . "Send the signal!"
The speed of a magic signal was much faster than Anfey, but the guardian knights ahead did not stop . They kept pressing on with their journey and did not even look up . The guardian knights were all well-trained soldiers, but they had seen too many warnings in the past three days, and they had become numb to the warnings .
Anfey rounded the hill and appeared . His speed increased, avoiding all the arrows from the griffin knights . He chased after the guardian knights, a storm of elements appearing around him .
"Allow me!" one of the guardian knights called when he spotted Anfey .
Several hundred knights left the main team . The knights turned around and rode towards Anfey . The knights had been avoiding direct conflict with Anfey for the past few days, but one of the leaders of the knights, Menkin, could not take this taunting any longer . He was one of the best knights in the world, but Anfey's reputation preceded him . He didn't believe in all the rumors, but he still couldn't risk his own knights in a hopeless fight . Now he was only retaliating because of how frustrated he was being treated like prey .
Anfey was clearly faster than the griffins . A little over a minute later, he had already reached the guardian knights . He did not know anything about the guardian knights, but he could see Menkin's combat power and knew he was a golden knight . As he approached the knights, Anfey waved his hands and summoned four firebirds .
The firebirds were very fast . This was Anfey's way of testing the knights' speed and the strength of their combat power . Only the best and the fastest could get out of the firebirds' way in time .
The firebirds flew through the knights, turning a few into balls of fire . Anfey stopped where he was and turned around sharply, doubling back . He had three wounds on him because he had underestimated his opponents . He knew that he could have very well died on the first day if he hadn't spent time practicing teleportation .
Anfey knew that he was powerful, but still not powerful enough to face so many guardian knights and griffin knights at the same time . He had been trying to delay the knights without actually engaging them .
Menkin didn't care about the dying knights . His eyes were red and he increased his speed . He was much faster than his men .
By the time Anfey was ready to use magic, Menkin was already very close . He whispered a spell, and by the time he used another spell, Menkin had drawn even closer .
Nahada's eyes widened . If he could stall Anfey for even just a moment, Menkin would catch up to him . He turned and waved his arms, then gripped the reins of his griffin and dove towards the ground . The other griffin knights fell into formation behind him and began their descent .
Anfey's speed picked up again . The griffin knights' arrows all missed their mark and hit the ground . Anfey jumped towards the first griffin knight without a moment of hesitation .
Nahada's eyes widened . He saw Anfey drawing the magic sword again and remembered the serial lightning it could summon . He had lost more than a dozen knights to that sword and he couldn't risk it again .
"Split up!" he called to the other knights . The griffins all began to flap their wings, trying to get back into the sky . The knights around him lost their formation . Some griffins were flying upwards, some were flying to the sides, trying to keep the distance between themselves and the other knights .
Surprisingly, nothing happened . Anfey passed by under the knights without using the sword . He did not want to engage the knights because he wanted to fight the leader of the griffin knights, not just the regular ones .
Chapter end
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