From Alchemy Apprentice to All-Powerful God King

At dusk, the sky looked as if it had been burned through.

Even when hiding under the forest, one could feel the scorching heat, and every ten minutes or so, one or two consecutive explosions could be heard.

"You guys, hurry up and fill in the positions."

"Where is the ability user who can heal the demonic insects? Can't they see the wounded? Come and treat them quickly!"

Matthew concealed himself as he made his way through the noisy, chaotic, yet orderly group of ability users.

This beast tide was far larger than any previous one, and casualties had already occurred in less than a day.

After finding out Elena and the others' route, Matthew didn't stop and headed straight into the depths of the dense forest.

Any strange beast that lunged at him was devoured by a swarm of exploding insects.

In an instant, wherever Matthew went, there were potholes and corpses everywhere.

The other ability users around were curious about which rich kid was throwing swarms of exploding insects like firecrackers.

However, Matthew did not slow down. After getting away from the crowd, he put on his knight's armor again and continued forward fully armed.

The deeper you go, the fewer people with special abilities you'll encounter; those who aren't strong enough simply can't act alone.

Even he was ambushed by strange beasts lurking in the dense forest several times, thanks to the armor; otherwise, he would never have been able to swagger in so easily.

"A knight? Why would there be a knight outside at this hour?"

Some of the ability users were surprised when they saw Matthew.

Last night, Elena led the knights into the deepest part of the town, and even the most well-known people in Val Town followed along.

Seeing a knight on the outskirts at this moment is no less significant than seeing an alchemy apprentice break in.

However, these ability users soon began to stiffen, and their expressions became somewhat incredulous.

Matthew, wearing a helmet, had his body covered in magic that activated his armor. Combined with the abilities of the Hidden Slug, to others at this moment, it appeared as if there was no one inside the knight's armor.

"Empty... Empty armor is moving on its own?!"

Some skeptical ability users wanted to go forward to investigate, but were stunned by Matthew, who suddenly stopped, turned around, and released second-tier magic power, and instinctively froze in place.

"Sir Knight... please continue, I'll just be passing by."

Seeing this, Matthew was also helpless.

Not wearing armor would make it too easy to reveal their identity, but wearing it would make them too conspicuous.

The only option was to speed up the journey, so I used the Heavy-Blade Insect's ability directly, and a layer of phantom gradually covered the surface of the armor.

The next moment, its speed suddenly increased, and it dashed past the several ability users in an instant. When it stopped, they were no longer visible.

"That's fast."

Matthew roughly estimated the distance; he had rushed at least a hundred meters, but his magic power consumption was also considerable, decreasing by one-tenth.

"If I keep sprinting at full speed, I can probably only use it seven or eight times at most, and my body will reach its limit. I'm still too weak."

He is currently only a pseudo-second-tier cultivator. Of the three demonic insects in his body, only one is second-tier, and his magic power cannot be balanced. If the Heavy Edge Insect is used too many times, the abilities of the Explosive Insect and the Hidden Segment Insect will be greatly weakened.

Fortunately, there was no one nearby. Matthew familiarized himself with the Heavy-Blade Insect's abilities while slaying the blind beasts that pounced on him.

Only when he heard the sound of a magical explosion ahead did he conceal himself in the shadows.

"Ilya, watch out!"

"Damn it, why is this red snake so troublesome!"

Matthew followed the sound and saw two knights in armor leaning against each other, and in front of them was a giant snake several meters long and entirely red.

The massive body trapped the two knights, spewing flames from its mouth in an attempt to melt their armor.

One of the knights also swung his longsword, slashing at the red serpent in an attempt to cut it in half.

However, the red snake's physical strength far exceeded their expectations. After the longsword struck, there was only a metallic clang, and the longsword broke in two, flying away and embedding itself in the tree trunk.

The other knight seized the opportunity to break free, and once he found a chance, he unleashed his magic and leaped up, bracing himself against the flames spewing from the snake's mouth, and pierced its head with his sword.

The flames died down abruptly, and the knight named Ilya fell to the ground along with the snake's head.

The close-range burning had ripped his armor to shreds, with large areas of his shoulders and helmet melting away.

If it weren't for the magic, I probably would have been roasted alive.

Fortunately, they won in the end; the two first-tier knights successfully killed a second-tier beast.

This record is enough for them to brag about for half a year after they return to the Knights.

But when he staggered to his feet and drew his longsword, the joy on his face vanished instantly, replaced by an expression of disbelief and fear.

His companion, another knight, was now completely enveloped by the snake's body, which continued to tighten around him. Blood gradually seeped out from the gaps, and the sounds of bones and armor cracking filled the air.

"Didn't I kill it?"

The next moment, the snake's head, which had been limp on the ground, suddenly sprang up, opened its blood-red maw, and bit at Ilya.

The red snake did indeed die, but before it died, a second-tier demonic insect inside its body took over, successfully deceiving it.

At this moment, Ilya, whose magic power had long been exhausted, watched as the snake head, filled with the smell of blood and exuding high temperature, continued to approach him.

He could only close his eyes in despair. Without the protection of a helmet and armor, he couldn't withstand the attacks of a second-tier beast.

But after waiting for a long time, I did not experience the pain I had imagined.

Ilya opened his eyes in confusion and saw a knight who was even more burly than himself, wearing armor and holding a greatsword with blood still on it.

Before him, the ferocious red serpent was severed in two with a single stroke, and the second-tier demonic insect inside its body was also cut in half, each half embedded in the serpent's body.

The person who made the move was Matthew.

He originally didn't intend to meddle, but after seeing that the other party wasn't much younger than him, he still unleashed the power of the Heavy Blade Insect.

Combined with the explosive bug's ability, the half-crippled second-tier alien beast was instantly killed.

It's a pity about this second-tier magical insect; if he hadn't been in a hurry to save someone, he definitely would have gotten it.

The demonic insects that can possess the corpses of alien beasts can most likely be extracted by him and remain alive.

"Thank you so much."

Ilya, who had survived the ordeal, collapsed to the ground. He had really thought he was going to die, but he was unexpectedly saved by the other knights.

Matthew didn't want to have any more contact with the other party, so he picked up the demon worm that had been split in two and turned to leave.

However, before he could take two steps, a roar that pierced his eardrums came from afar, covering the entire dense forest and even scattering the red clouds in the sky.

Realizing that it was the Beast King's shout, Matthew was about to speed up when his expression turned grim.

Without him.

With the roar of the Snake King and the blood aura emanating from the red snake he had just killed, a large number of snake-like beasts appeared before him, including some of them at the second tier.

It's quite obvious that Elena and her companions encountered the Snake King, who went berserk and wanted to unleash the final beast tide.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have meddled!"