Chapter 105 Move

Vincent had no idea where the two Celestials left or what kind of enemy are they facing right now.

However, assuming that it requires a couple of Celestial Beings, it means that they are probably facing a Numbered Celestial at Rank 800s or even lower. There is also another possibility where they are actually fighting against a very strong Magic Beast.

If that was the case, he can only imagine just how strong this beast was to be capable of handling two Celestial Beings!

"Hmm?"

Vincent then glanced at the female knight who was previously unconscious. This female knight was together with Baron Leo when he saw them in the streets of Canthus City.

What puzzled him was that this knight doesn't seem to be injured at all but he didn't react too much after he killed the two barons.

"What's wrong with you?" Vincent mumbled.

He can tell that this woman isn't ordinary. As far as he can remember, even Tara acted wary of her.

"..."

This woman only looked at Vincent calmly. She doesn't seem to be worried even after he showed his excellent skills.

"What do you want?" She asked.

Vincent and the others were stunned after hearing her question. In the first place, they were the one who came after them!

She should be the one explaining why she attacked them.

"Hmph! Tell us everything you know. There was no way that these two barons would dare attack the Primal Sword Sect and the Divine Doctor. Who is the mastermind behind this?"

Alfred spoke as he saw an opportunity.

Right now, he felt that Vincent was already exhausted since he must've used an incredible amount of mana in the recent battle.

More than that, he noticed that Vincent is also a strong Aura Knight.

As a Master Magician, he easily noticed the different forms of energy leaking out of his body.

Though he hasn't met an Aura Knight yet, this is the only explanation he could get.

The method he used to break the defense of the baron must surely be a technique used by the likes of them.

Alfred glanced at Vincent for a moment and confirmed that he has no issues about him not immediately killing this female knight.

"I don't know the mastermind of this incident. However, it's most likely Count Magnus himself since Baron Eldo wouldn't normally act without his orders."

Surprisingly, the female knight replied without hesitation and she seemed like she was speaking the truth.

"Count Magnus? Is he targeting the White Tiger Beast as well? Or is it us? Perhaps he already swears allegiance to Duke France?!" The remaining young disciple of the Primal Sword Sect asked in horror.

The Count should know that they are acting on behalf of the Hailstorm General.

If he knows that and he still dared to act like this, does it mean that the Canthus City forces has already joined the rebel army?

"I'm unsure. Baron Leo is petty and arrogant but he's not scheming. He won't bother to join with the Rebel Army that is clearly on the losing side. As for the Count, I can't speak on his behalf since I barely know him."

The female knight replied.

"Then who took the White Tiger Cub?!"

The young sect disciple asked in exasperation. During their encirclement to protect the cub and the Divine Doctor, they were unable to understand how they have failed to keep the tiger cub within the cage.

They don't know how it was captured and who captured it.

"The White Tiger Cub? It was another Magic Beast that looked like a Shadow Monkey. They are quite famous around here and they would steal anything that catches their eye… and I don't think that Count has the capabilities to employ them so you don't have to blame him this time."

"What? Shadow Monkey?! What bad luck!" The only mercenary left said with a hint of shock in his voice. It seems that he knows about these Shadow Monkeys lurking around this region.

Noticing their gaze, he immediately gave an explanation.

"They are Savage Beasts closest to being Magic Beasts. They are special creatures that could harness Dark Element… If not for their short lifespan of 6 to 9 months, it shouldn't be a problem to give them a title of Magic Beasts."

He didn't explain clearly but the reason why they have a short lifespan was due to their physical limits. They were ultimately incapable of using the Dark Element because of their weak physique, so once they have decided to forcefully cultivate it and become Shadow Monkeys, their lifespan would deteriorate and none of them could last over a year.

"It's already too dark. Chasing them in the middle of the forest is suicide." The young sect disciple added.

Right now, he can only accept that the White Tiger Cub was lost. At the very least, the Divine Doctor and the supplies for the war were still untouched all this time. Bringing them to the Arms City can still be considered a partial success in their mission.

Although many Sect Disciples and even an Elder sacrificed their lives for this task, completing this mission will still give their sect prestige and fame once their story was spread throughout the whole Kingdom.

For sure, the Primal Sect will be seen as a righteous sect, and recruiting people to join them shouldn't be that difficult from here on.

"Very well, do you want to follow your baron to hell?"

Seeing that there's nothing much to gain from the female knight, Alfred threatened to finish her off.

However, she's not easily threatened as she looked at him with fearless eyes and replied.

"I will leave… You don't have to bother me. Since Baron Leo is already dead. I should be a free knight from now on. My contract with him to be a normal or an average knight is already finished."

"What?! You think that we'll let you off after killing our brothers!"

The Sect Disciple and the young Mercenary shouted in anger! They mustered all their remaining strength to pounce at the female knight and used their strongest combat technique to attack her!

One covered his sword with mana while the other jumped really high as he poured his mana into his blade!

Primal Slash!

Blade Dance!

It shows that they didn't want this woman to die so easily. They want to tear her apart!

Vincent saw all of this and didn't stop them from attempting to kill the woman. After all, she really participated and killed a few of their brothers.

However, Vincent realized something from her words…

Her contract with Baron Leo was to act like an average knight! Does it mean that she's capable of acting as a superior knight if that was their contract?

If that was the case, his wariness may seem to be a good idea.

He focused his attention on the female knight's movements to see how she would react to their attacks.

Thud!

Thud!

The two attacked missed their target. It was as if the female knight moved like a ghost as she swiftly evaded their extremely fast attack.

Finally, Aldred realized that something was wrong with this female knight. He didn't care about her that much from the beginning since she doesn't seem to be a strong Mana Arts Practitioner based on her Mana Fluctuations.

However, now that he saw her move like this, he realized that this woman is full of secrets! He looked at Vincent as well and he noticed that he seemed to be expecting this to happen.

'No wonder he kept his silence all this time. He knows that something is wrong with this female knight.'

As he thought of this, he wanted to help the two other survivors to fend off the knight.

"As I said, I'm not working for him now. If I kill all of you, I'll feel like I'm still following his orders. I don't like that so I will spare you all for now. You don't have to chase me, if you do, I might change my mind so be careful."

The female knight sounded amiable at first but at the end of his words, she sounded extremely scary and as she threatened them with her cold gaze.

Alfred, who was about to make his move, stopped in his steps after seeing the apathetic but ruthless gaze coming from that woman.

He took a long breath as he assessed his situation. His priority should be Dennise's safety.

'As long as you don't threaten the young lady, I will let you off for now.' Alfred thought.

Finally, the female knight started walking away as everyone watched her silently.

Even Vincent stood still in that situation as he already guessed the woman's identity.

"There was really a lot of them, huh… There's even a weird one like this. I should really be cautious when moving outside. It's completely different to what Grandpa Raizen said about them."

Vincent couldn't help but sigh as he allowed her to leave.

Soon, they fixed all the corpses on the road before they continued moving slowly. They can't make a camp in this area anymore so even if it's dangerous to move at night, they have to move.