Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 32: Good Thing He’s One of Us
Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Good Thing He’s One of Us
Sunan looked at the scene before him with an indifferent expression.
Given the strength of the middle-aged knight, even if he wasn’t a match for the Hidden Dragon, he shouldn’t have been crushed so quickly.
The key was that he had no understanding of the Hidden Dragon’s abilities, and he hadn’t even realized the Hidden Dragon’s existence at the beginning, which led to his face-to-face demise.
Sometimes, a lack of information can be fatal.
Retracting his gaze, Sunan turned to look at the Black Sword Knight.
Meeting Sunan’s gaze, the Black Sword Knight instantly felt a chill run through his entire body.
He finally understood, that terrifying beast was being controlled by Sunan.
Is this the power of a Wizard?
Just as mysterious and unpredictable as the legends say!
With his companion’s death, the current situation had become extremely unfavorable for the Black Sword Knight.
In a split second, he made a decision and transformed into a blur, rushing towards Sunan like a ghost in the night.
As long as he killed Sunan, the beast would likely fall into chaos, and even if it was just for a moment, he could take the opportunity to escape.
Seeing the assassin rushing directly towards Sunan, with the Giant Lizard still tens of meters away and unable to quickly aid, Kei’s face changed dramatically, and he instinctively wanted to rush forward to block.
But then he saw Sunan’s calm and unflustered face, and his steps halted, stopping in place.
“Die!”
In almost the blink of an eye, the Black Sword Knight had dashed over a hundred meters, and the black blade in his hand suddenly slashed down. Where the sword edge passed, a crescent-shaped Sword Qi formed out of thin air, hurtling towards Sunan like a lightning bolt through the void.
Fighting Qi unleashed!
A long-range attack skill that only a Grand Knight could master!
Seeing the Sword Qi about to hit Sunan, a glimmer of joy flashed in the Black Sword Knight’s eyes.
But in the next moment, his expression froze abruptly.
To everyone’s astonishment, the Sword Qi seemed to crash into some invisible barrier and vanished with a hiss.
The impact force rippled in the void, sketching out the faint shape of a tower shield.
“!!!”
The Black Sword Knight widened his eyes in horror.
What the hell is this?!
Before he could recover, Sunan had already raised his hand, holding a sparkling ruby between his upright index finger and thumb.
Under the moonlight, the azure patterns on the gemstone shimmered with a beautiful luster, immensely eye-catching.
The next second, Sunan hurled the gemstone.
Boom!
It was as if a deafening thunderclap sounded in everyone’s ears, lightning flashing across their vision, followed by the sight of the Black Sword Knight being sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing into a tall tree dozens of meters away with a thud.
Crack!
The trunk, thick enough for two people to embrace, snapped, the upper half crashing down, stirring up billowing dust.
When the dust settled, everyone looked intently, finding the Black Sword Knight lying on the ground, charred and motionless, clearly unconscious.
Around them was silence.
Everyone stared blankly at the scene, their mouths dry, unable to recover for a long time.
Even Kei was in a daze.
Although he guessed Sunan had a way to deal with the Black Sword Knight, he didn’t expect it to be so swift and decisive.
The Black Sword Knight couldn’t even withstand a single encounter and fell defeated and unconscious!
That was a Grand Knight!
Unknowingly, Sunan had become so powerful?
That’s not it.
Kei suddenly realized.
It wasn’t that Sunan had grown stronger, but he had never seen Sunan fight with his full strength and had no understanding of Sunan’s true power.
Even now, Sunan clearly wasn’t using his full strength.
What level has his true strength reached?
Kei gazed at Sunan in a daze.
This younger brother he had watched grow up now gave him an unfathomable and profound feeling.
Tap-tap!
The sudden sound of hurried footsteps broke the courtyard’s silence.
A large group of armor-clad knights rushed into the courtyard, led by Jordon.
“Lord, we’ve come to support you, where is the assassin…”
Halfway through his sentence, Jordon’s voice abruptly ceased.
He looked wide-eyed at the chaotic courtyard, the unscathed people, and the Black Sword Knight lying on the ground not far away, blinking in confusion.
It’s already settled?
Kei had already composed his emotions at this point, ordering the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and take the Black Sword Knight away.
After arranging everything, he came to Sunan’s side, his face looking grim as he said, “It was Owen who sent the assassin.”
Sunan nodded calmly, as it was an obvious guess.
“But from what channel did he find such an assassin?” Kei frowned deeply.
Assassin organizations do exist in this world.
But they’re usually insignificant forces.
Forget finding a Grand Knight-level assassin; finding a knight-level assassin organization would be considered a top-tier force in the assassination world.
At least, Kei and Sunan, both of noble descent, had never heard of any assassin organization with members at the Grand Knight level.
Sunan thought for a moment and said, “Owen certainly doesn’t have that capability. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have waited until Father… before tearing faces. I guess it’s mostly through Marquis Golden Rock’s connections.”
Kei’s eyebrow twitched, the more he thought, the more he felt Sunan’s reasoning made sense, his expression grew more serious.
He still had confidence in dealing with Owen, but if Marquis Golden Rock got involved, things would be troublesome.
After all, he is the de facto ruler of Golden Rock Province, with tens of thousands of troops under him.
Now, Black Stone City in front of him is just a somewhat larger ant.
Seeing Kei’s expression changing, Sunan said calmly, “Don’t worry, Marquis Golden Rock hasn’t made a direct move, which shows he still cares about noble rules and won’t seize a vassal’s land himself. We just need to guard against the assassins he sends.”
Kei thought so too and breathed a sigh of relief.
Coming back to his senses, looking at Sunan’s composed demeanor, he couldn’t help but feel ashamed.
Clearly, he was the lord, but in the face of challenges, he was not as calm as Sunan, showing that his mentality needed tempering.
He did not know that the reason Sunan was so calm was because he didn’t care much about the territory.
Now that he had overcome the most difficult beginner phase, losing the territory would just mean losing a stable source of funds.
He could easily take Kei and hide in the Thorn Flower Duchy, and return to destroy his enemies after advancing to Wizard.
As for earning money, he had plenty of ways.
Of course, if he could keep the territory, it would be even better.
After all, having his own influence made both earning money and gathering resources much more convenient.
But he wouldn’t say these things to Kei.
Not far away, Jordon was entangled with Brad, asking about the course of events.
After listening to Brad’s account, Jordon couldn’t help but widen his eyes and look around.
A ten-meter-long Giant Lizard that could easily crush a Grand Knight, it sounded too fantastical, just like a knight’s novel.
Seeing Jordon’s gaze wandering around, Brad said grumpily, “Stop looking, I told you that the Giant Lizard can turn invisible, even a Grand Knight can’t detect it, what makes you think you can see it?”
Jordon scratched his head, sheepishly said, “I’m just curious. Speaking of which, Lord Sunan is too amazing. That Giant Lizard was only at the Peak Knight Level, yet after just a few months of training, it can kill a Grand Knight. It’s unbelievably strange!”
All the surrounding knights showed expressions of deep agreement.
Indeed.
Everytime they witnessed Lord Sunan’s combat methods, they felt their understanding was being challenged.
Luckily, such a powerful person was on their side; the thought of him being an enemy was chilling.
