Chapter 798: Chapter 626: Not Rare
Ruosha had never thought that these so-called Nightmare Knights, who seemed so fragile to her, could actually attract so many people.
Indeed, once news of the Nightmare Knight Order had surfaced, the planet immediately came alive with excitement. The once invincible Nightmare Knight Order had vanished without a trace, and nearly everyone hoped to find them and make use of their power. However, despite many years of searching, not a single person had succeeded.
And now, almost everyone well-informed within this plane was aware of them.
Among all the well-informed individuals, this prince from the Azure Sky Empire was arguably the most prominent.
The Azure Sky Empire was definitely a top-tier power within this middle plane. Yet even as a prince, if one wished to become the emperor, one would still need to work even harder. In this world, there were few things as attractive as the Nightmare Knight Order. Even though no one in the current plane had seen a real Nightmare Knight, people could infer just how terrifying these indefatigable killing machines were based on the various legends and parts scattered among different individuals.
And so, this prince named Fang Zuo assembled a fleet of eighteen warships, a sizeable force to reckon with. In addition to the fleet, there were three thousand elite warriors, almost all of Fang Zuo’s assets. The eighteen warships aside, just these three thousand elite warriors were enough to terrify many of the smaller countries within the middle plane. The elite warriors of the Azure Sky Empire had all been nurtured through the traditional martial education of the empire, highly educated, and without doubt, exemplary in both decorum and strength.
Not long ago, his younger brother and sister were abducted by a giant beast while watching a battle between giant beasts, a piece of news that had made Fang Zuo laugh for a while. Compared to those two disgraceful fools, he must be more favored by their father, the emperor!
At first, that’s what Fang Zuo had thought.
But now, Fang Zuo, the First Prince of the Azure Sky Empire, was attempting to extricate himself from beneath a massive and incredibly heavy anchor.
Behind him lay the wreckage of one warship after another, while his three thousand elite warriors had already been entirely annihilated.
And all of this had happened just seven days after his arrival on this planet.
Seven days ago, Fang Zuo had arrived here full of pride, ready for battle. The Nightmare Knights had indeed appeared; they were not a myth. But these Nightmare Knights did not obey anyone’s orders, so Fang Zuo began trying to find a way to control the Nightmare Knight Order.
According to legend, the artifact that could control the Nightmare Knight Order lay beneath a certain cave, but the Knights fiercely guarded it. So, like others, Fang Zuo joined the offensive. Unlike them, he did not coordinate his attack with theirs but chose a different direction—he didn’t want to share the fruits of victory with anyone else.
Initially, the battle went quite smoothly. The Nightmare Knights did not exhibit the strength of legend, which somewhat disheartened Fang Zuo. Still, determined not to return empty-handed, he continued the fight. Soon he realized that these Nightmare Knights seemed to be getting stronger. The previously shattered Knights were reassembling perfectly and rejoining the combat.
If the beginning of the battle was easy, it soon began to spiral out of control.
From their initial stiffness and mechanical movements, the Nightmare Knights gradually became more agile. Their defense kept increasing, then they started to wield Fighting Aura abilities and cast magic, with runes appearing on their metallic armor.
And by the sixth day, the Nightmare Knights began to take to the skies.
On the seventh day, all of Fang Zuo’s warships had been destroyed by the Nightmare Knights. And having slain countless Nightmare Knights, he himself was exhausted and taken underground, where he finally met the master of the Nightmare Knight Order.
Ruosha.
Fang Zuo could hardly believe his eyes; the little girl in front of him looked like she should still be in elementary school! Yet she controlled the invincible Nightmare Knight Order of legend, and what was most unbelievable was that she could so easily swing such a heavy anchor!
"Don’t even think about escaping. Just stay here and be a good hostage. As a prince, you’ll be quite useful in attracting more people here,"
Ruosha said, looking at the struggling Fang Zuo.
"You know who I am?" Fang Zuo was surprised but quickly came to terms with it. It wasn’t strange that others knew of him as a prince of the Azure Sky Empire.
"I didn’t before, but it was hard not to know after those soldiers desperate to save you kept shouting it,"
Ruosha said with a laugh.
"Now that you know I’m a prince of the Azure Sky Empire, you still dare to detain me like this? Do you truly think your so-called Nightmare Knight Order is invincible?" Fang Zuo stopped struggling and said instead.
"Huh? Odd, just because I know you’re a prince of the Azure Sky Empire, I can’t detain you?" Ruosha retorted.
"So are you saying that you’re really not afraid of the Azure Sky Empire’s armies coming for you?" Fang Zuo laughed.
"In your heart, what ranking would you give your Azure Sky Empire in this plane?" Ruosha continued questioning.
"Second," Fang Zuo said honestly. In this plane, there was an extremely ancient empire that, due to more assistance from Giants, was beyond any competition. That empire was not keen on expansion, so most people did not count it among the regular powers. But speaking purely of strength, that ancient empire was undoubtedly the first.
"Boasting about being merely second ... your way of thinking is truly puzzling," Ruosha said, shaking her little head.
"How about this, you release me and bring your Nightmare Knight Order back with me to the Azure Sky Empire, and I’ll give you a planet as your fiefdom, how about that?" Fang Zuo threw out his offer. Of course, he didn’t truly intend to make such an exchange; he was merely probing to see what Ruosha’s real intentions were.
However, Ruosha’s reply made Fang Zuo’s heart skip a beat.
"Look, I couldn’t care less about your pathetic dukedom. Clearly, I’m more interested in your Empire."
Slaughter Hell.
It was famous among the four great Arenas for its free-for-alls and lack of rules, and it also boasted the most spectators and the largest bets.
When Long Yi arrived, it wasn’t the boss that greeted him, but a thorough beating from thirty people.
This was the old tradition, the rule of Slaughter Hell was that there were no rules. You could use weapons; you could use poison; summon beasts; binding creatures; anything you could think of, you could use.
The outcome of the matches here couldn’t be guessed until the very last moment, one never knew who would come out as the ultimate victor.
Long Yi moved up the ranks at lightning speed and brought along a crowd of spectators when he arrived here. They had been watching Long Yi’s matches since his time in the smaller Arenas, and now, they wanted to see Long Yi conquer far and wide!
And Long Yi did just that.
The throng of thirty didn’t pose any trouble for Long Yi, as he won the match without breaking a sweat.
At this moment, the First Prince of the Divine Auffa Empire, Saint Cassio, realized that he had truly underestimated Long Yi. Lately, he had often come to watch Long Yi’s matches; Long Yi’s dominance on the battlefield was simply unrivaled! Moreover, not only did he possess strength, but he was also fighting intelligently while having a strong ability to inspire others. Such a person was a natural-born leader on the battlefield, making soldiers willingly follow him into life and death.
How could such a person be allowed to serve another?
In the luxury box, Saint Cassio was pondering how to attract Long Yi to his side. Clearly, Long Yi was an ambitious individual; all warriors who could climb their way up from the smaller Arenas were ambitious, and Long Yi had said he wanted to be the king of the Stellar Realm’s Arenas, which was obviously not a joke. What could you offer to such a warrior?
What kind of offer could he absolutely not refuse?
Saint Cassio was still thinking when the door to the box was suddenly barged open. He turned sharply, only to see his brother, Saint Julio, grinning at him, while the guards outside were being held back by several of Saint Julio’s men, their faces a mix of anger and helplessness.
"Tsk tsk, I was wondering why I hadn’t seen you recently. So, you enjoy watching this too?"
Saint Julio seated himself next to Saint Cassio.
"Crashing into someone’s box like this is really quite ill-mannered."
Saint Cassio shook his head as he spoke.
"I’ve always lacked manners, but it seems the girls these days quite like that, you know. Miss Ailin has agreed to come and watch the matches with me, although I haven’t been here in a long time. Could you recommend some interesting fighters to me?"
Saint Julio cozied up to Saint Cassio without waiting for an invitation.
"No," how could Saint Cassio possibly make any recommendations to him!
"No? Wait, are you also thinking of bringing Miss Ailin here? Hahaha! Then you are too late! I’ve already made plans with her!" Saint Julio said.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about and now you can get lost," Saint Cassio said with a frown.
"No matter, if you don’t know, I can just ask the boss who you’ve been watching, right?" Saint Julio laughed heartily and then stood up to head to the door.
"Big brother, the girls these days like the bad boys, the honorable gentleman act you’re putting on is out of fashion!"
Saint Julio’s arrival made Saint Cassio realize he might have been too inactive; while it was good to keep one’s cards close to the chest, it would be a real loss if his foolish younger brothers got the upper hand because of his inaction.
Just watching the matches would be boring if you didn’t have a few standout stars to show for it, and you’d soon find you’d lost that spark of common interest with the girl.
And I’ll be sure to beat you to it! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
