Chapter 183 Garoce Returns! (Part 1)
Blood, flesh, sweat.
Lin Ke couldn't see anything.
But he could hear.
"Glory to Azanen!"
"Roar! Roar!!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
"Splash!!"
From above, the Azanen banner above Lin Ke's head appeared even more blood-red.
With Lin Ke at the forefront, they formed a sharp arrow that pierced and divided the tide of Magical Beasts.
Naseng's era of professions was also the era of the [Knights] of the nobility.
The nobles stood at the pinnacle of Naseng, relying on the team charge of the [Knights]!
The People's Knight Order led by Lin Ke was at most rank ten, but in a charge, no Magical Beasts below rank fifteen could withstand them.
And most importantly, not a single stronger Magical Beast stopped him!
The only very powerful giant ape was entangled with Rica, and no traces of other powerful Magical Beasts were to be found.
However, during the charge, Lin Ke felt a twitch at the Guardian Bracelet on his wrist, and involuntarily turned his head.
He vaguely saw, above the clouds, a dense crowd of Magical Beasts standing mid-air, all surrounding the Great Wall Fortress, even including the Legendary Giant Snake and the Legendary Phoenix!
Magical Beasts, there they were!
With rage filling his heart, Lin Ke immediately turned Gula's bull towards the fortress.
The target of the Magical Beasts was not only Azanen but also the Great Wall Fortress!
The Great Wall Fortress stood between the Gula Kingdom and the Lava Swamp.
If the Insomnia Emperor returned and fortified the fortress, the Lava Swamp would become the backyard ripe for picking for the entire Gula Kingdom!
Thus, the King of Magical Beasts had only dispatched a "trivial" portion of Magical Beast power to destroy Azanen, with the main goal still being to destroy the Great Wall Fortress!
This was why the Dark Maiden remained in the fortress earlier; she also understood the significance of the fortress.
However, those Magical Beasts were waiting, waiting for the Insomnia Emperor's orders to end.
And the Dark Maiden was also waiting, perhaps for her so-called "redemption."
But...
Lin Ke's people, the men and women, the young and old, his mother, his aunt, they were all hiding in the fortress!
Lin Ke frantically rushed back, and the members of the Knight Order, not knowing what was suddenly wrong with him, all followed with full effort.
At this moment, the Phoenix in the sky seemed to sense Lin Ke's direction and casually gestured to a Magical Beast, which immediately broke through the clouds and descended.
"Boom!!"
The Magical Beast pierced through the clouds, landing like a meteor, scattering ordinary people and Magical Beasts within a few kilometers.
A presence above rank fifteen!
Lin Ke's heart was anxious. In an instant, he expended all his Magic Power, transforming into a streamlined air pressure shield, enveloping the entire Knight Order.
This made the Knight Order's charge faster, more forceful!
"Charge! Charge! Charge!"
Lin Ke roared three times, and the entire Knight Order became one, crashing towards the Magical Beast like a giant ship under the pressure shield's support.
"Ribbit!"
As the dust settled, what appeared was a giant purple frog.
It was the Purple Poison Giant Frog Lin Ke had encountered before!
The same Purple Poison Giant Frog from when he first met Princess Rica in the castle!
"Ribbit Ribbit!"
The Purple Poison Giant Frog stood upright, its body suddenly inflated like a balloon, revealing a pale belly aimed at Lin Ke's blade.
"Bang!"
With a light sound, Lin Ke felt as though he had punched cotton, which rebounded with force.
The charge was stopped!
And because of the powerful counterforce, Lin Ke and the entire Knight Order were thrown off their mounts.
Almost all their mounts were killed, bleeding from their mouths and noses.
The [Knights] also suffered injuries.
"Crack!!"
Several Magical Beasts seized the opportunity to strike, biting through the throats of two members.
"Courting death!"
Lin Ke got up and saw this scene, so he drained the last energy of his "knowledge" bloodline, converting it into the power of a [Scholar], forming a sharp air pressure blade in front of him.
Charge!
Lin Ke rushed forward and instantly sliced several level three or four Magical Beasts in half.
Then he turned around and looked at the Purple Poison Giant Frog.
"You betrayed the Lady of Tides!" Lin Ke's eyes showed slight anger.
This Purple Poison Giant Frog was indeed the same one from the castle before!
"No betrayal." The Purple Poison Giant Frog said coldly, opened its mouth, and fired its swift tongue at Lin Ke's head.
When the giant frog opened its mouth, Lin Ke's "luck" bloodline went into a frenzy, prompting him to dodge to the side just in time.
However, the Purple Poison Giant Frog's tongue retracted in an instant, then lashed out again with hardly any delay.
At that moment, John rushed forward, raising his shield to block.
"Boom!!"
The shield shattered, John flew backward, spat a mouthful of blood, and his life or death was unknown.
"John!" Lin Ke was shocked, but the Purple Poison Giant Frog gave him no time to think, its tongue flicking out again.
The little strength remaining in Lin Ke gathered into an air pressure shield, which was instantly shattered.
The tongue struck heavily against his chest, knocking him back, his vision darkening, nearly causing him to faint.
But a sliver of reason told him, if he fainted, the next moment the Purple Poison Giant Frog would either eat him or kill him for good!
And in the sky, Ove, alerted by the Purple Poison Giant Frog's appearance, was confronting those Legendary Magical Beasts and couldn't be distracted.
So Lin Ke bit the tip of his tongue, the pain jolting his consciousness back.
He couldn't faint!
He couldn't pass out!
Lin Ke forcibly opened his eyes and saw a heart-wrenching scene.
The Purple Poison Giant Frog's tongue shot forward, piercing through Butler Billy's body.
And the position where Butler Billy stood was exactly where Lin Ke had been.
Skill—Life Exchange!
Butler Billy, as Lin Ke's protector, had his most core and powerful skill as this one.
In a moment of danger, Butler Billy could trade his life for Lin Ke's!
But this skill could only be activated without hesitation!
If it was back when Lin Ke was born, Butler Billy might have hesitated.
But today, Butler Billy chose to use this skill without a second thought.
"Little Lin Ke..."
Butler Billy opened his mouth to call Lin Ke once more, having never married, giving all his loyalty to Garoce, he had protected Lin Ke as if he were his own son.
The Purple Poison Giant Frog just shook its head at this, retracting its tongue, letting Butler Billy's body fall from the sky.
"No!!!"
Lin Ke let out a cry of anguish, a surge of power bursting from him once more, rushing forward to catch Butler Billy.
"Little...Little..." Butler Billy's chest had a huge hole, his lungs, heart, stomach, and liver all missing.
Yet as a professional, he still retained a thread of life.
He lifted his hand, seemingly trying to pinch Lin Ke's cheek.
Butler Billy had always been dutiful, never overstepping to pinch Lin Ke's cheek.
And at this moment, he simply wanted to play the role of an elder once, to pinch Lin Ke's cheek.
"Uncle Billy, don't die..." Lin Ke held Butler Billy, tears flowing, bringing his face closer to let Billy touch him.
Just then, a shadow suddenly appeared beside him.
"I will...bring him redemption."
The Dark Maiden's voice was holy and enchanting, then with a gentle sweep of her scythe.
Butler Billy's head flew skyward, and the hand that was about to touch Lin Ke fell to the ground.
Falling to the earth, raising dust.
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