Wizard Immortal

Chapter 17 Vigilance

Silently, an unexpected battle gradually came to an end.

With a knight who had activated the Seed of Life present, the outcome of the battle was already decided the moment the two bloodthirsty orcs fell.

Feeling their comrades fall one by one, despair shone in the eyes of the orcs. Instead of collapsing at the current situation, they were roused to their ferocity and launched a desperate attack on the surrounding troops, inflicting heavy losses on the soldiers led by Fular.

By the time the battle ended, very few warriors were still able to stand.

Regardless, these orcs were indeed very powerful, equivalent to the entire fighting force of a small tribe, and among them were three bloodthirsty orcs. It was extremely difficult for them to win.

Many warriors fell to the ground; the survivors were mostly the powerful apprentice knights.

These people were born into nobility, equipped with the best armor and weapons, and were physically stronger than ordinary warriors, so it was only natural that they survived to the end.

Looking at the scene around him, Fular fell silent for a moment, then slowly raised his head and looked to the other side, a fierce light flashing in his eyes.

That's the direction Adir is in.

Previously, if Adir hadn't risked his life to hold back that bloodthirsty orc, the outcome might have been completely different. Even with Flar's strength, if he had been surrounded by a large number of orc warriors, he would have had no choice but to abandon the main force and leave alone.

Thinking of this, he sighed softly, letting out a silent sigh.

Reason told him that Adir had most likely met with misfortune, but the bloodthirsty orc had not yet returned.

This filled him with anticipation, and he strode forward, sword in hand.

However, after walking some distance, when he found Adir by following the traces of his battle with the bloodthirsty orcs, the scene before him surprised him.

On the earth, the blood had stained the surrounding land red, and by then it had dried.

A tall orc corpse lay there quietly. Beside the corpse, Adir stood silently, his legs a bloody mess, looking like he had suffered a serious injury.

Seeing this, Fular's eyes widened, and his previously serious expression crumbled: "You!"

He stared blankly at Adir for a long time before reacting, his voice tinged with excitement: "You activated the Seed of Life?"

Hearing the sound from afar, Adir weakly raised his head, his face pale from excessive blood loss.

He didn't speak, but a bit of life energy slowly emerged from his body, spreading that familiar aura outwards.

Seeing his appearance and feeling the unique aura of the seed of life, Fular was stunned.

The battlefield behind them was quickly cleaned up.

This area is still in the wild, teeming with wild beasts. A major battle has just taken place here, and the strong stench of blood will likely attract these animals.

They stripped the warriors of their armor and weapons and collected them. The seriously wounded were placed on wagons previously used to transport food and other supplies, including Adir.

They moved quickly, and in just about half an hour, the group set off again, heading back to their original destination.

After they left, several unfamiliar figures appeared on the battlefield behind them.

They were all dressed in light green uniforms, which were better suited for concealment in the mountains. They appeared now and quietly looked in the direction where Adir and the others had left.

"I thought it was just an ordinary knight, but I didn't expect it to be Fular, known as the Mad Lion." A tall but thin man said, looking into the distance with a calm expression. "These orcs died unjustly after encountering Fular and his guards."

"Indeed." The other man had a helpless expression on his face: "Three hundred intact orc warriors, plus three bloodthirsty orcs. If it were the other two knights, whoever they were, they would be more than enough to deal with them."

"But who knew that this time the guard captain, Fular, would personally take action? With his strength, even without bringing that elite guard, he certainly wouldn't be able to keep him here this time."

"His strength is probably not far from that of a Grand Knight. Unless the captain personally intervenes, these orcs have no chance of stopping him." The thin man shook his head, his eyes filled with fanatical confidence when he spoke of the captain.

"Actually... if we had made our move just now, we might have been able to keep him here." A tall, expressionless woman said with a slight frown.

"The risk is too great." A voice responded from the side, "Don't be fooled by his current weakness. He can definitely activate the Seed of Life once more. Once it erupts, although he will certainly be no match for us, it will be impossible for us to capture him. That will be a real problem."

"Encountering an orc warrior force equivalent to an entire tribe could be considered an accident. But if several hostile knights appear immediately after the orcs, even a fool could see the problem, let alone an old fox like Fular."

"Once he becomes suspicious, our arrangements may be exposed, adding an extra layer of danger out of nowhere."

"What a pity!" The woman frowned, and after a long while, she said this.

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Meanwhile, lying quietly in the carriage, Adir sensed something was wrong.

"Just now, someone was spying on me from the side." This thought flashed through his mind.

"Chip, transmit the image from just now," Adir commanded the chip in his mind.

The next moment, a flood of information rushed into his mind, and the previous scenes slowly rewound like a movie, playing back in his mind.

An awkward feeling washed over him. In the replaying footage, Adir seemed to vaguely see several figures that flashed past the edge of his field of vision at some point.

Those people were very fast, far exceeding the speed of the trainee knights, and they were wearing protective clothing. If it weren't for the chip's alert, under normal circumstances, Adir would never have noticed anything unusual.

"Based on testing and comparison, the target's speed exceeds human limits, with a 78.4% probability of being a knight-level speedster!"

"All of them are knights?" Adir's lips twitched. He looked up at the Fular knight in front of him and suddenly felt a little scared.

"What would have happened if I hadn't chosen to stay and had instead left?" This question suddenly came to his mind.

The fact that they happened to meet in the wilderness and then hid and watched them kill the orcs suggests that these people were clearly enemies, not friends. Perhaps even the orcs were created by the other side.

If we assume the worst about this group, they might have been lying in ambush here to catch them all in one fell swoop, leaving no one behind.

As for why they were allowed to break through, Adir guessed that the enemy had misjudged the strength of the Flar Knights and, in the end, realized that they could not stop them all, so they hid to the side and did not appear.

"We can't stay here any longer; we must get back to the castle as soon as possible!"

Although he was still unclear about the other party's purpose, an instinctive sense of crisis led Adir to make this decision.

An excuse to go back is readily available. Adir is now seriously injured and should have returned to the castle to recuperate.

Moreover, according to custom, in this region, every newly knighted must return to the castle and be personally summoned by Count Poria to be granted the title of knight.

Before that, however, Adir still had to follow the group back to the camp they had come from.

During their rest stops along the way, Fular would occasionally talk to Adir, sharing his experiences and tactics with him, and seemed quite friendly towards him.

This is due to a change in status.

Adir has now activated the Seed of Life and become a knight at the age of thirteen, which is almost a record for advancement in this region. His future is bright.

Not to mention, Adir had previously risked his life to help him hold off the enemy.

These two factors combined are the real reason for the change in the other party's attitude.

Adir, of course, would not refuse such a friendly relationship.

He displayed his respect and eagerness to learn very appropriately, which pleased the usually serious and meticulous Friar, who admired him even more.

A few days later, after returning to the previous camp, Adir expressed his desire to return to the castle to recuperate.

Fular did not object; on the contrary, he agreed that Adir should return to the castle to meet Count Poria first, and thus prepared to transport Adir and some of the wounded back together.

To ensure Adir's safety, he also specially dispatched an extra team of elite soldiers to ensure that the journey would not be disturbed by bandits and wild beasts.

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After some time, and having traveled a long road, the familiar castle came into view in the distance.

Feeling the excited cheers around him, Adir quietly opened his eyes and looked into the distance.

The castle in the distance was as tall and sturdy as ever, with squads of soldiers holding weapons stationed on it.

In the distance, a group of cavalrymen approached, escorting the wounded.

"I'm back again..." Looking at the familiar surroundings, Adir suddenly felt this sentiment.

When he returned to the castle last time, he seemed to have been transported back as a wounded soldier, and coincidentally, the opponents who caused his two serious injuries were both orcs.

However, this time, because his physical strength had greatly improved and the life seed had been activated, Adir's injuries healed very quickly, and he didn't need to be helped into the castle like last time.

When the carriage reached a point not far from the castle, Adir refused the help of the soldiers beside him, stepped down from the carriage himself, and followed the leader into the familiar castle.

(End of this chapter)