Chapter 418 - Incredible Strength, a Legendary Expert! (1/2)

Chapter 418: Incredible Strength, a Legendary Expert!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

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Link rode the Nightmare Beast with Celine along King’s Lane, heading towards River Cove town.

King’s Lane used to be filled with many people. Many of them were merchants from the South heading towards Hot Springs City. Some of them who were tired from their travels would stop by River Cove Town to take a break.

Now, however, the wide road was deserted, and there was not a single person in sight.

Link and Celine proceeded onwards. After a while, they came across several large trees. On both sides of the road, bodies hung from the tree branches swaying lightly in the wind. They looked like fruit.

This was the 13th tree they saw like this, with rotting corpses hanging from the branches. Crows with bloodshot eyes were perched on the trees, looking ravenously at the corpses. Wild dogs patrolled beneath the trees, also eyeing the corpses hungrily.

Caw, caw!

As the Nightmare Beast approached, the wild dogs retreated, barking fiercely as they did. The crows joined in the noise-making, flapping their wings and cawing loudly. It seemed like they were waiting for the dogs to rush up to attack the Nightmare Beast and the people on it, so that they would get new fresh meat.

The crows were smart.

Woof! Finally, one dog couldn’t resist anymore and lunged forward.

Whoosh. Link used the Demon Slaying whip. There was a flash of red, and an instant later, the dogs, trees, and crows were engulfed in a burning flame.

As the tree burned, Link rode the Nightmare Beast off into the distance.

After another short distance, they heard horses ahead of them. Minutes later, they caught sight of a troop of black-clad riders. There were about 50 of these riders dressed in glossy, black armor. Their helmets were especially imposing, shaped like skulls.

Celine began to tremble. She whispered, “These are wild hunters; every single one of them is at least Level-5. The most dangerous thing about them is their ballistae. Each ballista has incredibly destructive power.”

The leader of the black riders looked at Link and called out. “Hey, I heard that the Ferde Lord is personally coming. Is that you, young chap?”

Link eyed the person who had shouted out to him. He was at the peak of Level-6. Furthermore, Link detected a trace of dark energy within their bodies. After sensing it carefully, Link understood their origins. He asked, “Are you the followers of the Shadow Stalker?”

These riders were the equivalent of the Holy Knights in the Shadow Stalker’s hall.

“Our master is indeed the Shadow Stalker! Ferde Lord, you shouldn’t have come. Get ready!”

Clang. Instantly, the 50 riders raised the grey crossbows they were carrying.

“Do you have any last words?” The leader asked Link. He was in no hurry to attack.

Earlier, Flame Demon Alino had rushed back in a panic, shouting that the Ferde Lord had come and that everyone should flee. Hah! Wasn’t it just two people? They had an army over 15,000 people strong. Would they be cowed by just two people? What a joke!

Seeing the 50 crossbows pointed at them, Celine asked Link anxiously, “What do we do now?”

Link patted Celine’s trembling hand to console her, and said to the riders, “You guys talk too much.”

The moment he was done speaking, there was a vibration in the air. Suddenly, the black riders were caught in a Spatial Sphere. It was Link’s Spatial Shackles. This time, he didn’t use many Dragon Power points, only about 200.

Against Level-6 opponents and below, 200 Dragon Power points were more than enough.

The result was that these riders couldn’t move an inch. They looked exactly like statues. The only one who seemed to be able to resist it was the leader, the follower of the Shadow Stalker. Inside his body, the dark energy was vibrating, as though he was preparing to use some divine skill that the Shadow Stalker had imbued him with.

Divine power could indeed break through Link’s Spatial Shackles. Unfortunately, this man was far too slow.

Even if you possessed an incredible weapon, if you moved as slowly as a snail, you would only be crushed to death in the end.

The crystal red-like silk appeared and struck towards the riders who were arranged neatly in rows.

Smack! Boom! The whip struck them, and the sound of many small explosions occurred together. These successive explosions lasted for about three minutes, sounding like beans popping in a pan. Soon after, the 50 riders were transformed into a bloody mist. Not even their corpses were left behind.

“Disperse,” Link said, using his spatial energy to clear out a path. Two invisible forces seemed to appear out of nowhere, pushing the bloody mist apart and forming a clear path through it.

Link directed the Nightmare Beast to continue walking towards River Cove Town.

He did not mind taking his time, because he wanted the enemy to have enough time to gather their strength, so he could destroy them in one shot. He also wasn’t afraid that the enemy would take the chance to escape either. Any commander would first test out the enemy’s strength before choosing to turn tail and escape.

Behind him, Celine was speechless. Before Link left for the North, she knew that Link was powerful, but at that time, she could still gauge Link’s power. Now, Link’s strength seemed to possess an unfathomable depth that she could not figure out.

Soon, they could see the inn of River Cove Town in the distance.

Link felt a little nostalgic. Long ago, he had spent his days here writing his thesis on space and learning magic. Those days were so carefree and peaceful.

Screech! From high in the sky came the calls of Griffins as over a thousand Dark Griffin Knights flew towards Link, blotting out the sky in a sea of black.

In the town, countless soldiers streamed out, so many that they were literally uncountable.

Twang, twang, twang! The sound of bowstrings being released reverberated through the air as a horde of arrows rained down on Link.

Finally, one Warrior clad completely in a skeletal-like armor, and a dark aura rushed out of the sea of enemies. He shouted, “Kill him! He’s only one person!”

Link did not guess wrong. The enemy did not choose to escape. Rather, they chose to gather their strength and fight. Since that was the case, Link was happy to let them all die here.

Celine warned Link, “That’s the commander. Over there! The Magicians have started their spellcasting!”

Link nodded. He pointed his wand forward and said softly, “Spatial Spell: Gravity Depression!”