Wizard Immortal

On the Eve of Chapter 368

"Teacher, are you really leaving?"

A voice rang out on the desolate road.

Standing in front of a road sign, looking at the familiar town behind her, Ximi looked at Adir with reluctance and asked.

"You can stay."

Beside him, Adir turned to look at Simi: "The outside world is dangerous. If you stay here, at least you won't have too many safety issues."

"Yes," Monra chimed in, not wanting her sister to get involved in the incident. "You stay here and wait until the teacher and I are done with our business. We'll come back to you then."

"No, I don't want to." Qianmi stubbornly shook her head: "My brother is leaving, and the teacher is leaving too. If I'm all alone here, I'd rather go out with you."

After saying this, she said nothing more, glanced at Adir's expression beside her, and ran directly to a carriage.

"This child." Behind her, Monla looked at her retreating figure with a wry smile, feeling somewhat helpless.

"Let's go." Adir took the reins of his horse and looked at the long road in the distance, speaking calmly.

"The journey to Catutan is long, so we need to hurry if we want to get there."

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boom!!

A crimson light erupted across the plains, instantly annihilating all living beings within a radius of a thousand meters.

A small mountain collapsed instantly, turning into dust and pulverizing, leaving countless onlookers dumbfounded.

"Gods!!"

"What incredible power!!"

A series of exclamations came from afar.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, a person gradually walks towards them from afar.

He was a middle-aged man wearing long black armor, with a dignified expression. He appeared to be ordinary, but the power emanating from him was enough to make anyone despair.

He carried no weapons and simply walked forward quietly, showing no reaction to the thousands of soldiers standing in front of him, completely ignoring them.

"kill!!"

In the distance, several bursts of battle qi surged into the sky, and then several suits of battle qi armor rapidly condensed and rushed towards the middle-aged man.

They moved very quickly, covering a great distance in just over ten seconds, and arrived beside the middle-aged man.

Before they could even make a move, a faint crimson glow began to emanate from the surroundings.

One crimson light after another intertwined and shone, eventually triggering a torrent that cascaded down like a giant waterfall, burying the Sky Knights who had returned from afar.

"No!!" The dying cry echoed from the spot.

When the crimson torrent disappeared, the thousands of soldiers who had been standing in front of the man were all gone.

Puffs of dust rose from the spot, gradually dispersing in all directions as the breeze blew.

Faced with this scene, the man was not surprised. His expression remained unchanged as he silently raised his head and looked into the distance: "Maran..."

"I am coming···"

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"The Crimson Knight Heramar launches a surprise attack on the border, wiping out the entire 5,000-strong knight order stationed in White Valley!!"

"News has arrived from Winterhold: the Crimson Knight Heramar has gone mad and cleaved Winterhold in two with a single sword strike; the death toll is at least thirty thousand!!"

Inside the magnificent and splendid palace, intelligence reports were rapidly read aloud on the spot.

At the very top of the palace, listening to this latest news, the man sitting on the throne turned ashen-faced, his once dignified features now filled with rage.

"Heramar!!" he roared angrily, a layer of light red battle aura emanating from his strong and powerful body, causing the surrounding space to tremble and emit a deep, piercing sound.

"Father." Below, Alina stood there, her expression also somewhat unpleasant.

She looked at King Maran before her and said, "Clearly, his purpose in doing this is to force us out."

"Of course I know," King Maran said, his anger undiminished. "He's not just trying to force us out, he's testing us!"

"From Dekala to Guno, and then to our Maran, he has been serving as Turing King's vanguard all this way, to see how much power the guardians of yesteryear still have left."

Hearing this, Alina frowned.

Maran, Guno, Decara, and Siru. There are reasons why these four empires are considered the strongest nations.

Besides the strength and history of these four countries, each of them has its own royal guardians as the ultimate means of protecting the country.

Among them, the guardian of the Dekhara Empire is still alive, but he is too old and was severely injured in the battle with King Turing. He is now dying and struggling with only his last breath.

This is also the reason why the Turing Cult is launching a massive attack on the Dekar Empire. In addition to avenging the hatred of the past, they also want to keep the guardians of the Dekar Empire busy and exhaust their last bit of life force.

Both the guardians of Guno and Maran have fallen, but each left behind a backup plan. Maran's guardian even left behind a spirit that chose to attach itself to Alina.

As for the Xilu Empire, although it is located in the center and borders various empires, it has always been closed off and rarely communicates with the outside world. Therefore, specific information about it is unclear, and it is difficult to say whether its guardians are alive or dead.

"Alina."

Seated on his throne, King Maran gazed at Elina: "Can you now utilize the methods left behind by the Guardians?"

"Barely possible." Alina frowned. "But this will probably delay the recovery of the Maran Scepter by at least three years."

"Then use it." King Maran stood up and looked up in a distant direction: "Three months from now, I will challenge the Crimson Knight. Once I am defeated, you must immediately use the scepter."

"Okay." After hesitating for a moment, Alina finally nodded in agreement.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

At noon, the surrounding sunlight was very intense.

Outside the city of Catutan, the atmosphere was tense, and the air around them began to feel heavy.

"Only two people came?"

Sitting on a makeshift platform, listening to Alina's report, King Maran's face was cold and unreadable.

"Yes." Standing before him, looking at King Maran's current state, Alina couldn't help but sigh, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

Beside her stood two people, each with a different appearance and demeanor, and each possessing a distinct temperament and aura.

The only thing they had in common was that both of them possessed powerful auras, with their entire bodies radiating battle energy. Even without actively activating them, the aura they exuded instinctively was enough to be terrifying, giving off an indescribable sense of immense pressure.

Both of them are Radiant Knights and are truly loyal to the Maran royal family.

The Maran Empire is one of the four great empires of the time. Logically speaking, although the number of Radiant Knights in the country is not large, it should not be so few that they are left.

In fact, within the Maran Empire, Elina knew of nearly ten Radiant Knights, but at this critical juncture, only these two were truly willing to come to Katutan City to lend a hand.

This is not difficult to understand.

The Radiant Knights represent the true pinnacle of power in this world. If they are willing to venture out and explore, each of them has the ability to establish a duchy and become the founder of a nation.

Within Maran, these Radiant Knights are often also powerful lords, backed by large families and commanding formidable forces, essentially forming small, independent kingdoms.

Normally, when the Maran royal family was in power, these people might obey the royal family's orders, but now that things have come to this, it's unrealistic to expect them to obey orders and fight to the death against the Crimson Knight, Turing's first knight.

After all, as a Radiant Knight, one can live well anywhere. Regardless of which side wins the final victory, the Maran Empire or the Turing Cult will have to win over and appease these people.

As a fellow Radiant Knight, Elina could understand these people's actions, but she couldn't help but feel angry.

With nearly ten Radiant Knights, if they could truly work together, even the mighty Crimson Knight would eventually be stopped.

But at this critical juncture, these people hesitated and chose to wait and see for fear of offending the Turing Church, which led to the current embarrassing situation.

"They're here."

At that moment, a voice broke the silence.

Alina turned and looked into the distance, where she saw a figure emerging from the end of a road.

(End of this chapter)