Theia was perplexed by Hannah’s relaxed smile as she held her at dagger-point.
Lin Gui, who had drifted to the ground with Eve, snatched the dagger from her hand.
He hurriedly spoke to the heavily injured Hannah, who was slumped on the ground with blood seeping from the corners of her mouth: “We have no ill intent; we aren't your enemies!”
Theia was stunned. “Lin Gui, she was the one who attacked me first! And she didn't hold back at all!”
“Why let her go?”
Beside them, Eve’s brow suddenly furrowed. Her expression shifted drastically as she shouted, “Watch out! His attack is coming!”
Lin Gui felt his scalp tingle. He instinctively grabbed Eve, who inexplicably wanted to shield him.
At the same time, he yanked Theia in front of them and barked, “Theia! Use all of your battle force for protection!!”
Though confused, Theia’s trust in Lin Gui made her act instantly.
Her demon energy and physical strength erupted, condensing into a dark red barrier in front of her.
In the next instant—
“BOOM—!!!”
An indescribable, terrifying shockwave of air exploded from ahead.
Wherever it passed, the ruined walls were crushed, collapsed, and annihilated like they were made of paper!
A deep trench was plowed into the ground, and debris and dust soared into the sky.
In the center of the air blast, Roger stood atop the ruins.
His right hand was loosely gripped as if he were holding an invisible sword.
Merely the shockwave of the starting posture of a draw-sword stance—
Had turned every obstacle within dozens of meters into fine powder!
The barrier Theia had held up with all her might lasted only a split second.
She and her barrier were sent flying together, shot backward like a cannonball.
“Bang!”
She slammed violently through a three-story residential building behind them, bricks and stones splashing everywhere.
She was eventually buried in the rubble, only then barely halting her momentum.
She let out a muffled groan as a mouthful of blood sprayed out.
She barely managed to lift her head, looking at the figure in the center of the shockwave with horror.
He hadn't even drawn a sword... It was just the shockwave from the stance of drawing one?!
Just what kind of strength was this?!
Eve gritted her teeth and tried to rush over, but Lin Gui held her back firmly.
Lin Gui’s scalp felt numb as he stared at the distant Roger and yelled with all his strength: “We are not your enemies!!”
While shouting, his right hand made a sharp gesture.
Levitation was activated, lifting Hannah, who had been knocked unconscious by the shockwave.
He manipulated her to float slowly toward Roger’s direction.
Roger’s eyes narrowed, and he abruptly released his loosely gripped right hand.
The tree branch he had been holding as a sword hilt snapped and fell to the ground with a crack.
He stepped forward and gently caught the drifting Hannah.
He quickly checked her injuries, confirming that although they were severe, they weren't fatal.
After confirming that there were no new lethal wounds on her body, he let out a long, genuine sigh of relief.
When he looked back at Lin Gui, the piercing killing intent in his eyes had mostly receded.
In the distance, Lin Gui didn't dare approach.
If he hadn't used Theia, a Transcendent who possessed demon energy, to block that hit just now, with his fragile body of a High Rank mage, his heart and lungs probably would have been shattered.
One had to say, he truly lived up to his name as Knight Roger, a genius even in the Carter Royal Capital.
After only a dozen years, he had actually climbed to the terrifying strength of a High-tier Legendary Knight.
A High-tier Legendary Knight... Just a single release of battle force could cause destruction comparable to Transcendent magic.
Truly terrifying.
Theia wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and forced herself to stand up, saying seriously: “Lin Gui, let’s run. We are absolutely not a match for that monster.”
Lin Gui frowned. “Why are you two suddenly here? Didn't I tell you to watch the supplies?”
Theia gave a bitter smile: “It’s not like I was idle and bored; I just asked Eve to perform one more Prophecy for Avalon's location. In the end... the target this time locked directly onto that man.”
“The prophecy’s deviation was too large, so we thought about coming over to confirm it...”
She looked at the distant figure with lingering fear. “And the result...”
Lin Gui helplessly put his palm to his forehead.
But at least he could now be one hundred percent certain—that person was undoubtedly Roger.
He looked at Roger, who was worrying over Hannah's injuries, and took a deep breath.
Pointing at Eve, who was casting spells to treat Theia's wounds, he shouted: “Hey—!”
“We have a very powerful priestess here! Do you want to bring her over so she can help with the healing?”
Before his voice had even faded, Roger looked up sharply, his gaze instantly turning to ice.
The coldness in that look was even more bone-chilling than the sword energy from before.
Lin Gui continued to speak, keeping his voice as steady as possible: “We really have no ill intent. At least, we weren't the ones to attack you first, were we?”
After saying that, his tone turned flat.
He quietly reached out and pulled the injured Theia slightly closer to himself.
He could feel her slight trembling from the pain through his fingertips.
If the other party still didn't respond... then Lin Gui didn't plan on wasting any more words.
It wasn't just Roger across from him who felt anger; a fire was also burning in his own heart.
A fury over the fact that the other party had attacked Theia without a word and nearly seriously injured her.
Although the most direct cause of Theia's injury was Lin Gui using her as a meat shield, in the final analysis, the blame lay with that bard who had suddenly attacked.
Why start by drawing a blade? Couldn't they have talked a bit more?
The distant Roger fell silent for a moment before asking in a deep voice: “You... why were you following us secretly? Who on earth are you?”
The concealment techniques of that demon elf and the priestess had been quite amateurish; he had been aware of them since they left the cathedral.
But that man... he had appeared far too abruptly, as if he had emerged from thin air. The shock he brought Roger was unprecedented.
If the other party truly wanted to leave, with that unfathomable concealment ability, even he, in all likelihood, wouldn't be able to stop him.
He possessed the strength of a High-tier Legendary rank, yet he couldn't keep hold of two Low-tier Transcendent and one High-tier High Rank.
And the reason was that he completely couldn't see through a High Rank mage's concealment magic.
Roger felt a secret chill in his heart. In the years since he left the Royal Capital, had magic skills outside developed to such an extent?
Lin Gui, across from him, naturally had no idea about the turmoil in his heart.
Facing Roger’s questions, Lin Gui thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth.
He cleared his throat and began to sing softly: “Beneath the crown where moonlight cannot reach, blood waters the branches of power. Legend tells of a city on the other shore named Avalon, where there is no oppression and no distinction between poor and rich. The shadows of demons cannot touch it, and the bells of freedom ring day and night...”
After he finished singing, he stared at Roger, who had suddenly frozen in the distance, and spoke loudly: “More than ten years ago, we heard this song among those at the bottom.”
“It was sung by bards, speaking of a free city-state called Avalon. A place where there is no discrimination, no oppression, and no poverty.”
“We came specifically for it—”
He paused, gently leading the pale Theia half a step forward beside him.
“To send my companion to that place that can truly accept her.”
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