raknovel Chapter 44 Devastating Victory
Chapter 44 Devastating Victory
Upon seeing the newcomer's appearance, the knight was horrified: "Are you the mantis man from two years ago?"
This new batch of knights is stronger, as if they were specially arranged by the Swan Duke.
"A prize for a correct answer."
puff!
Lin Wei drew his bow and shot an arrow straight through the knight's throat.
thump!
A standard knight fell down without even a chance to fight back, easily killed by Lin Wei.
The commotion attracted two other knights from within the territory, one of whom...
A bull rider and a seaweed rider.
"You are the Mantis Rider the Prince spoke of..." The Sky Bull Rider brought his large pincers toward Lin Wei.
He was very confident. After cultivating for so many years, his breathing technique had reached the fifth level, and as an insect-type breathing technique, his strength was no less than that of the mantis knight in front of him.
"Good thing you came, I'll teach you a lesson."
Lin Wei brandished his mantis blade, his body now clad in grizzly bear armor, making him look like a monstrous mantis with a thick shell, as he relentlessly slashed at the Sky Bull Knight's body.
"Ding ding ding!"
After only a brief resistance, the once confident bull rider was left complaining bitterly and in disbelief.
How could this mantis be so strong? He could only parry a few times before he couldn't take it anymore. His whole body was numb, not to mention that he was wearing heavy armor that was practically indestructible. It looked like a combat technique.
"In the next life, I'll follow the right master and find a good opponent."
Lin Wei ended the confident life of the Sky Bull Rider with a throat-slitting strike.
The Seaweed Knight standing to the side had already gone weak in the knees and raised his hands in surrender.
"What good stuff did you guys put out this time?"
Lin Wei also cut off the head of the Sky Bull Knight and took the breathing technique with him.
This scene completely shattered the Seaweed Knight's defenses. Looking at the heads of his companions, he said in a somewhat frenzied manner, "Devil...you are a devil."
"Useless." Lin Wei didn't waste any more words with him and directly activated his inner voice purple mask.
[Name: Richie]
[Attitude: Terrified]
[Inner monologue: Your Highness, come quick... This devil has appeared again... I can't hold on any longer...]
Lin Wei paused for a moment, then cut off Qi's head, retrieved the seaweed breathing technique, and began to flee.
"Azure Sparrow Breathing Technique!" Lin Wei roared.
"Boots helped me."
"If I get caught, I'm finished. I don't have the strength to fight a Grand Knight."
Lin Wei transformed into a blue sparrow, activated the wizard's boots, and flew towards Maple Leaf City without looking back.
Several knights were on their way after exploring the area when they noticed a gust of wind brush past them. Judging from the back, it looked like a flying knight.
"Great Knight?"
"It doesn't seem like it; there's no armored aura covering it. But this speed is too fast."
The knights were puzzled.
Not long after, the Swan Prince folded his wings and appeared in the encampment, looking at the three headless corpses with a grim expression.
This practice of beheading is exactly the same as the custom of the praying mantis.
"Damn it, I just got the message and rushed over, but I still haven't seen him."
Enraged, the Swan Prince turned his territory upside down again, searching and questioning everyone with incredible speed.
"Have you seen a Mantis Rider?"
"Speak quickly."
"My lord, I..."
The knights near the camp panicked and readily answered the questions. Several who gave vague answers were immediately killed by the Swan Prince with a single swipe of his claw.
After asking for a while, the Swan Prince got no results; the mantis seemed to have vanished into thin air.
I refuse to believe it.
With a flap of its wings, the Swan Prince transformed into a pure white swan with a wingspan of nearly five meters and swept towards Maple Leaf City, easily snapping the low trees along the way, like a small white storm.
He soon encountered the knights he had met earlier and asked, "Answer me, have you seen a mantis-man?"
The knights were sweating profusely; this was a genuine Grand Knight, and he seemed to be furious.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, we did not see any mantis people."
"Yes, we haven't seen anyone except for one avian knight."
The Swan Knight's eyes lit up: "Really? Then they didn't return to the city, but ran towards Maple Forest. That must be it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into a white whirlwind and returned the way he came.
As for the clues about the avian knight, they had long been ignored by the Swan Prince. Unless this mantis knight cultivated both breathing techniques, it was impossible for him to have two forms.
Even someone as talented as him could only practice one breathing technique, so it was even more impossible for others, and he wouldn't believe it.
Lin Wei narrowly escaped death.
During Lin Wei's escape, he also encountered the Nightingale Knight on the road, but he did not greet him. Simultaneously practicing three breathing techniques was still too shocking.
The bird-like creature continued its journey without stopping, heading straight for Maple Leaf City.
The Nightingale Knight watched the passing gray shadow with some shock: "This is also a standard knight, and he's much faster than me. There are still quite a few prodigies like Lin Wei in this world... I won't give up until I break through to the fifth rank during this seclusion."
About a day later, Lin Wei returned to Maple Leaf City, panting, and found a secluded spot to slip inside.
"Phew! I'm exhausted, completely worn out. I can cover a week's journey in a day." Lin Wei paused, "Once we're inside the city, with so many people, even if Prince Swan is powerful, he can't possibly interrogate everyone. I'm safe now."
"Things shouldn't happen more than three times. I won't go to Prince Swan's residence next time, so I don't get caught on the spot."
Lin Wei stayed at a hotel for two days, waiting for the enhanced version of the Focus Potion to be ready, before rushing back to Rose City.
Little did they know that Prince Swan had already turned Maple Forest upside down, leaving the knights furious but unable to speak out. Traces of extraordinary creatures were already scarce, and his actions made them even harder to find.
His princely friends came to greet him, and everyone became even more curious about the Mantis Knight's identity. This was someone that even a great knight like the Swan Prince had personally searched for for days without success.
……
in the secret room.
"Here, Kardashian, this is your new head. Remember to extract the bloodline for me," Lin Wei said to the black pebble.
"No problem, this is the bloodline of the Dead Leaf Breathing Technique." Kardashian's appearance had grown considerably, and she happily took away the two heads after appearing.
"The Dead Leaf Breathing Technique? Then my Rose Breathing Technique can be upgraded again." Lin Wei was overjoyed.
Lin Wei then went to see Celia to inquire about the progress of the search for materials related to the technique.
"Lord Lin Wei, we have only managed to purchase this Shallow Bay Seaweed for the time being. We haven't been able to find out about the other materials, Dewdrop Tears and Merlin's Beard, in Rose City."
Celia handed over a piece of somewhat dried seaweed, which looked unremarkable.
After playing with it for a while, Lin Wei instructed, "Good job. Keep collecting. I'll figure out how to get the other materials later."
He needed some extra means to improve his combat power, and he couldn't let this wizard's trick go unpunished. He had thoroughly enraged the old swan dog this time.
Lin Wei went back into the basement.
"In addition to the enhanced Focus Potion I acquired over two years, I also learned the Seaweed Breathing Technique and the Longhorn Beetle Breathing Technique, one a Swimming Beast type and the other an Insect type, both of which are low-grade breathing techniques."