Vale was watching the intense battle with bated breath and he wasn't really sure who to cheer on.
He knew that both of them seemed to have their own circumstances, so it was inappropriate to judge who was right or wrong.
With that in mind, he kept his silence and observed the battle since he was learning from it.
He realized that the Agility of the Knight seemed to have reached 30 points if it was quantified, and it was pretty impressive.
After all, the female Knight appeared to be only in her early twenties so having such a high attribute at this young age should be rarely seen.
"Die!"
Vale then heard the female Knight's battle cry.
Knight Rose seized the opportunity she saw and lunged at the robed Magician. She swung her glowing sword with all her might, cutting through the Magician's robe and flesh.
Vale wasn't sure about the rank of her weapon, but it must be very high to cut through that Mystical Robe that was emitting a strong fluctuation of mystical energy.
The Magician then fell to the ground, blood spilling from his wound. He looked up at the female Knight before shifting his gaze to the sword she was holding with fear and regret in his eyes.
'It's a High-Rank Royal Rank Sword!'
This was his first time fighting someone with such an imbalanced weapon! It was too unfair to bring in a battle between 2nd Class Practitioners!
Unfortunately for him, he failed to realize the true power of the Knight's sword until it was too late!
If he had recognized it earlier, there was no way he would rely on his Mystical Robe to protect his body!
Knight Rose looked down at the Magician with contempt and pity. If her shield failed to reflect the previous attack, she would be the one to die.
She then raised her sword again, ready to deliver the final blow.
"Any last words?" She coldly asked. She had no plans of letting this man stay alive.
The Magician then whispered something that the Knight could not hear.
All of a sudden, the Magician closed his eyes and breathed his last.
'You don't want to be killed by a Knight?' Rose frowned as she no longer felt the desire to behead the man.
She simply lowered her sword and sighed. She may have won the battle, but she felt no joy or pride. She only felt relief that it was finally over.
Knight Rose then turned away from the corpse and looked at the people who were still thinking of continuing the battle. Many of her companions had already died and it was all because she couldn't control the power of her sword artifact. If she could fully use this sword, perhaps, no one would be hurt on their side.
Lastly, she also hesitated to use this sword because of the side effect it has. If she failed to restrict her own sword, she may also be the added to casualties of this incident.
"Enough! I've killed the Magician supporting your group. Put down your weapons!" Knight Rose spoke with a loud voice as she also released her Aura.
She had obviously weakened a lot, but she still had enough strength to deal with these ordinary people.
"I surrender!"
"Please let us go… We were just coerced by the Magician! We have no other choice!"
"We also didn't want to do this! Have mercy!"
Clink. Clink. Clink.
One by one, the ambushers dropped their weapons as they pleaded for mercy.
Knight Rose had already seen enough blood today, so she just ordered the remaining guards to seize the weapons and tie the criminals.
As she thought of checking her client inside the carriage, she suddenly felt a wave of warm energy behind her.
She quickly looked at the source of the anomaly and realized that the Magician that she had supposedly killed was actually still alive! Furthermore, he seemed to be planning to have other people join him in hell!
"Not good! Run!"
She immediately shouted, but she knew that it was already too late! The man was already at a critical point! With the strength of the fluctuation she could sense, the explosion could certainly cover more than 200 meters!
The Magician then looked at her with deranged eyes as if he had gone crazy.
'No!'
She had never expected that the Mystic Arts Practitioner could actually fake their death and even be capable of self-destructing!
As she saw the Magician gets covered by a bright light, she could only close her eyes in despair and hope that her Sword and her Physique could help her.
She braced herself for the impact, but it never came!
As she opened her eyes, she realized that there was a man wearing a demonic mask holding the head of the Magician.
"Aaackk! Stop! What are you doing?! Y-you!—" The Magician wanted to say something more, but the Masked Man didn't stop what he was doing.
He even held the Magician's head close to his mask before dropping him to the ground.
Thud!
The Magician had already passed out, but the Masked Man wasn't finished yet. The latter summoned a Ghost Hand and crushed the heart of the Magician!
Since the Magician was defenseless, the Ghost Hand could pass through his body and target his internal organs.
It was a quick death, but the Masked Man didn't even stop at that.
Knight Rose saw the man put his palm on the Magician's body as if he was doing some sort of ritual that she wasn't aware of.
Cling!
She immediately pulled out her sword as she readied herself for battle.
The man may have saved them, but it doesn't mean that her group was no longer being targeted.
After some hesitation, Knight Rose finally spoke.
"Thank you for saving us from that mad man… However, I'd like to apologize if I have to draw my sword. Who are you? Are you also targeting my client?" She asked cautiously while she looked at the Demonic Mask.
However, she immediately felt dizzy just by looking at it, so she shifted her attention and focused on the man's Ghost Hand instead.
"I'm just a passerby interrupted by your battle here. However, since I'm already here, I'll be taking something from you all. But don't fret -- None of you will die."
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