Chapter 374 - Headed for the Mountain Range and Was Met With an Ambush

After Vincent and Dave reached an agreement, they immediately rushed out of the mansion.

Although the monsters that the two of them rode on could be used to show off their status, in terms of speed, they were far inferior to Vincent traveling alone.

Even if Vincent brought along Dave, he could still use his Flame Authority to increase his own speed to the maximum!

The 300 soldiers guarding outside the mansion only saw two afterimages flashing past and disappearing before their eyes. They immediately let out a wave of exclamations.

This was because, in everyone’s eyes, Vincent was still heavily injured and was limping. There was only Monica, Dave, and Vincent in the mansion. Although Monica had cultivated, she was not good at fighting or running. Although Dave had improved on his strength, he was only a level 25 creature. The only person who could have such speed was Vincent!

Although Vincent was only a level 25 creature in front of others, everyone in Devil Flame City knew that Sir Vincent had extraordinary talent. His speed far surpassed ordinary individuals. Thus, the soldiers were extremely shocked by Vincent’s sudden recovery!

At that moment, the squad captain who had just walked into the mansion to report to Vincent and Dave finally walked out. He looked at the shocked soldiers and said in a deep voice, “What are you all looking at? Do your own thing!”

“Squad leader, we just saw…”

Some of the soldiers wanted to explain the shocking scene to the squad leader. However, the squad leader’s gaze was incomparably sharp. He interrupted his subordinates who were talking and said, “You all must always remember that we are Sir Vincent’s private soldiers! We will do whatever Sir Vincent wants us to do. What Sir Vincent does not want us to know, we cannot listen or even think about it. We cannot be curious. Do you understand?”

All the soldiers were stunned when they heard that and quickly said, “We understand!”

The squad leader nodded with relief and said, “Everyone, return to your posts! Just treat it as if Sir Vincent and His Highness Dave are still in the mansion and do our guarding work well!”

“Yes!”

Everyone replied in unison and then dispersed.

…

On the other side, after leaving the mansion, Vincent and Dave were not far from the Tias Mountain Range. However, their purpose of the trip was not to enter the mountain range but to search for the whereabouts of the Zerg.

Therefore, they could only rush in the direction of the west city gate of Devil Flame City. After that, they would enter the Tias Mountain Range!

However, just as they arrived in front of the west city gate, Vincent sensed danger. He quickly stopped and pushed Dave to the side. At the same time, he took the opportunity to retreat.

“Bang!”

Just as Vincent left, the ground beneath his feet instantly exploded into a large pit. A spear made from the Origin Divine Tree was deeply embedded in the center of the pit.

Dave, who was suddenly caught off guard, hurriedly pulled out his long knife from his storage ring and shouted with a guarded expression, “Who dares to ambush us?”

Vincent, on the other hand, turned his head to look at the forest at the side. His expression was calmed, and he frowned slightly.

“Hahaha, I didn’t expect that the so-called great hero who risked his life to chase after the mysterious Dark Elf was actually not injured at all! Did you hide in the canyon because you did not dare to make an enemy out of the mysterious Dark Elf?”

A disgusting laugh was heard by Vincent and Dave. Following that, Miller strode out of the forest with his hands behind his back. He looked at Vincent with a smug expression.

Dave could not help but shout angrily, “Miller! Did you want to attack me? Do you want to die?”

Miller turned to look at Dave. There was no longer any respect in his eyes. He sneered and said, “I naturally do not dare to sneak attack Your Highness, but I am going to kill this villain today, in case he continues to bewitch Your Highness!”

“What did you say?”

Dave could not help but question Miller angrily when he heard his confusing explanation.

However, Miller, who was full of himself, could not be bothered to continue to get tangled with Dave. After he received the City Lord’s instructions the previous night, he immediately rushed out of Devil Flame City to hide around the riverside mansion. He was ready to kill Vincent on his way back to the city.

However, what Miller did not expect was to see Vincent running out of the mansion full of vigor.

Miller was surprised. However, he also found the best opportunity to kill Vincent!

As for His Highness Dave, why would Miller care?

Vincent looked at the proud Miller and turned to Dave, “Your Highness! You go to the Tias Mountains first, leave this to me!”

Dave shook his head, “Impossible! How can I leave you alone? I don’t believe he would dare to hurt me!”

Miller walked forward and pulled out the spear from the pit. He glanced at Dave with disdain. He still remembered the slap from the day before. If Dave did not know what was good for him, Miller would definitely take his revenge!

However, Miller soon noticed the long knife in Dave’s hand. He could not help but ask with some surprise, “What kind of weapon is this? It seems that Your Highness is becoming more and more rebellious! You actually dared to use a weapon completely different from the Dark Elves. I think it must be instigated by Vincent!”

Miller linked the crime to Vincent. He turned his head to look at Vincent as he spoke. Vincent slowly pulled out his Return Journey of the Dead. Miller’s heart was filled with ecstasy when he saw this.

“I originally wanted to make up a crime for you, but it seems like you have saved me a lot of trouble today! His Highness Dave is so rebellious now because of you! You deserve to die today!”

Miller shouted with excitement. He grabbed the spear and stabbed it directly at Vincent.

Vincent was focused on traveling, so he naturally did not want to deal with Miller any longer. He raised his hand and waved his weapon to push Miller’s spear away. His knife flipped in the air and slashed at Miller’s neck.

Miller thought that killing Vincent would be an easy task, but he did not expect Vincent’s strength to be far beyond his imagination. Vincent’s weapon made Miller feel a sense of despair. His spear almost fell out of his hand under the impact of the huge force. His body had stopped moving and his throat was about to be cut open by the unsharpened weapon!

In a moment of desperation, Miller suddenly roared. The spear in his hand instantly became dense with a demonic aura. At the same time, a large amount of demonic aura instantly attached to his body and formed a translucent runic armor, protecting his entire body.

“Clang!”

There was a series of metal clanging sounds. Vincent did not have the opportunity to cut open Miller’s throat. Instead, he relied on the tremendous power of his Return Journey of the Dead to send Miller flying.

Miller barely managed to stabilize his body in the air. After falling straight to the ground and taking a few steps back, he could not help but touch his neck and look at Vincent with a face full of fear. If he had not reacted in time, he would have lost his life under the blade just now!

Just as Miller was preparing to attack again, Dave, who had been watching the battle from the side a moment ago, had already raised his blade. He then rushed behind Miller. He aimed at his neck and slashed downwards.

“Collapsing Mountain Strike!”

Following Dave’s loud roar, the long knife in his hand struck down rapidly. It had the momentum of collapsing mountains and earth.

Miller heard the sound of the wind behind him and hurriedly swung the long spear in his hand with all his might. He turned around and swung it backward.

The long spear that was made of the Origin Divine Tree met the ordinary long knife in Dave’s hands.

Miller, who had almost suffered a great loss because of Vincent, used all of his strength without holding back.

“Bang!”

The long knife in Dave’s hand instantly broke. At the same time, his hands were smashed into a bloody mess. He spat out a large mouthful of blood and flew backward.

Miller looked at Dave who had fallen heavily to the ground. He could not help but snort coldly and say, “You overestimate yourself! I originally wanted to kill Vincent today, but if Your Highness continues to attack me, don’t blame me for killing you too!”

Dave supported himself with the broken knife. He struggled to get up from the ground. Although his gaze was a little erratic, he said very firmly, “As long as I’m still alive today, you can forget about touching a single hair on Vincent! Moreover, if you kill me, my father will not let you off either!”

Miller saw the incomparably determined look in Dave’s eyes and immediately raised his head to laugh loudly.

“Hahaha! Do you still think that the City Lord treats you as his son? You are too naive! To tell you the truth, I came to kill Vincent today under the orders of the City Lord! Moreover, the City Lord also said that if Your Highness Dave wants to stop me, I can deal with you as I please, regardless of life or death!”

Dave’s eyes widened in shock. Given his understanding of a coward like Miller, if it was not for the City Lord’s orders, he would never dare to attack him.

Dave did not expect his father to be so cruel. Not only did he want to kill Vincent, but he also did not even care about his own son’s life!

At that moment, Dave’s heart was filled with hatred. Not only did he hated Miller that was in front of him, but he also hated Andre who gave the order!

Dave had lost his mother since he was young. His father had always been cold and indifferent to him. He even wanted to kill himself several times.

Dave could ignore all of his childhood experiences because he finally had a good friend who was also his teacher and took good care of him. His father actually wanted to kill him.

Dave was unable to understand his father’s actions!

What did his father regard him as?

Did his father regard him as a son?

Did he even think of him as a living being?

Dave’s eyes were filled with despair. He was holding the hilt of the knife tightly. The corner of his mouth was full of blood. He smiled and sighed, “He never gave me what I desired! He never let me do what I liked! Now, he even wants to kill my best friend. Is he worthy of being my father if he does this?”

Miller looked at the mad Dave. He frowned and said, “Since I have made things clear today, I will not let the two of you leave alive! So, if you have anything to say, just say it. Because if you don’t say it now, you won’t have the chance!”

However, at that moment, Vincent suddenly said, “Don’t be too full of yourself. If you want to kill both of us, you have to have the ability to do so!”

Miller felt the threat close to him and immediately turned to look. However, he found out that there was nothing behind him. Immediately after, he felt a gentle breeze pass by him. He could not help but turn his head to look again. In an instant, he saw a black shadow flash to Dave’s side, bringing Dave along as they rushed toward the distant Tias Mountain Range.

Miller could not help but be absent-minded for a moment, but he quickly came back to his senses. The one who had taken Dave away must have been Vincent. At the same time, he also thought that although Vincent was fast and had great strength, he did not kill him despite getting close to him earlier. This could only mean that Vincent did not have the confidence to break his protective rune at all. He was only able to carry Dave and flee into the distance.

“How fast can a mere level 25 creature be? Even if I have to chase you to the ends of the earth today, I will kill the two of you!”

Miller gave a cold snort full of confidence. He then carried his spear and chased it in the direction that Vincent had left.

Vincent rushed into the Tias Mountain Range at the fastest speed. He then put down the dazed Dave behind a huge rock.

Vincent could not help but speak up when he saw how upset Dave was.

“There are many dangers at hand, you should calm down as soon as you can! Andre’s attitude toward you is nothing more than using oppression to force you to grow up. He does not have the intention to kill you. Although his move is ruthless, you don’t have to be too sad!”

Actually, if Vincent continued to deepen the hatred between Dave and Andre, it would be of great help to his next plan to assassinate Andre. However, that would undoubtedly push Dave into a heartless abyss. Therefore, Vincent would rather give up on the plan to assassinate Andre temporarily, so that Dave could rekindle some hope in the father-son relationship.

After hearing what Vincent had said, Dave raised his head in a daze. He said to him, “He wants to use oppression to let me grow up. How can I not see that? But this is not the life that I want at all. Why didn’t he ever ask me what life that I want? Since he doesn’t know how to respect me, why did he give birth to me in the first place? Was I born to be his puppet to live the way he wants me to live?”

Vincent was at a loss for words. He had never given birth to a son, nor had he been a father. He did not know how to console the current Dave.

Dave, on the other hand, had made up his mind and said to himself, “I can’t wait any longer. I need to increase my strength as soon as possible and seize the position of City Lord! Since he has always wanted to control me forcefully, then I can only fight to the death with him for my freedom!”

Vincent shook his head and said, “This kind of thing cannot be rushed! Moreover, how can father and son fight each other?”

Dave stood up and looked directly at Vincent. He said seriously, “I’m doing this for you! Because he wants to kill you! And you are the friend that I have set my mind on. You represent the life that I yearn for in my heart. Since he wants to kill my life and control my thoughts, then why do I still need to treat him as my father?”

Vincent raised his hand and pressed Dave’s shoulder. He was trying his best to keep him calm. He said seriously, “Do you still remember what you said to me back then? Do you still remember your grand plan after you became the City Lord? You want to resolve the internal conflicts of the Elf Race. You want to build the main city without hatred. Then you should start with tolerance and understanding. Only by doing so can you change the atmosphere in Devil Flame City. Only then can the Elf Race, which had become like fire and water and had accumulated countless grudges, ensure harmony in Devil Flame City!”

The ruthlessness in Dave’s eyes gradually subsided. He panted continuously and looked at Vincent with some lingering fear. It was as if he did not expect that he would almost lose control and become a murderous maniac driven by anger.

Dave sighed in confusion, “Why did I do that just now?”

Vincent said softly, “The aura of the Demon Race can magnify all the negative emotions in your heart. Haven’t you noticed that all the Dark Elves are very irritable? This is the negative effect brought about by believing in Gajero. However, you have to learn how to suppress it and properly vent the dark side in your heart!”

Dave sighed with a face full of shock, “So the Dark Elves are irritable because of the aura of the Demon Race. It’s caused by the belief in Gajero! And for those elves who do not believe in Gajero, they should be very harmonious. At the very least, there won’t be the scene of a father forcing his son to die, right?”

Vincent pondered for a moment. He nodded and said, “Maybe! But what can be confirmed is that the stronger the Dark Elves are, the more demonic aura they will have in their bodies. They will be more influenced compared to the rest. I believe that the 12 apostles, including your father, are definitely the darkest and most ruthless ones in the hearts of the elves!”

Dave was suddenly enlightened. No matter what, he could not deny that his father was just as ruthless and cold-blooded as Vincent had described.

Initially, Dave could not understand why his father had become like this.

However, Vincent had helped him to find the reason. It was all because of his faith in Gajero!

Dave raised his head and said with a serious face, “If the elves continue to believe in Gajero, then more and more young elves will suffer the same fate as me. At that time, more and more elite races will fall into the dark and twisted self-torture. It seems that the Elf Race must change! I need to find those elves who believe in the Elf King. I want to see their condition and have a good talk with them!”

Vincent saw that Dave already had the idea of having a peaceful talk with the elves. He said, “Coincidentally, I know the whereabouts of the two elves. They are currently in the Tias Mountains. I will take you to find them now. When the time comes, the outcome of the talks will be up to you!”

Dave nodded with a face full of joy and said, “Alright, then we will go look for them now!”

Vincent smiled lightly. He was prepared to bring Dave away. However, just as they walked out of the huge rock where they were hiding, they saw Miller holding a long spear. He was blocking their way.

Miller, who had just heard the conversation between the two of them, had an extremely ecstatic expression on his face. He said, “Not only did you deceive the City Lord, but you also tried to usurp the throne and collude with the elves who believe in the Elf King! It seems that I am destined to make a great contribution today. As soon as you die, I will immediately inform the City Lord of what you two have done!”

Dave clenched his bloody hands tightly and was about to go up and fight with Miller. However, he was suddenly stopped by Vincent.

Vincent turned to Miller and said, “Do you know why I ran all the way here and stopped?”

Miller suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. He asked blankly, “Why?”

Vincent gently moved his finger that was wearing the ring and said in a deep voice, “Because no one will see how I killed you here!”