Chapter 87: Section 88: Knight Hero!


    “No, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die!” Hei Juan roared in his heart, consumed by an intense desire to live that filled his chest.


    He quickly scrambled to his feet.


    Dust swirled around him, obscuring most of his vision, while the screams and cries for help of his comrades were unceasing.


    Creak…


    The dilapidated wooden hut standing before him groaned ominously, its remaining walls swaying on the brink of collapse.


    “This place is done for! Staying here will surely be the death of me.” Hei Juan grit his teeth, turned around sharply, and crouched low, racing out of the hut.


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    A common bat monkey shrieked, swooping down from above his head.


    Hei Juan immediately rolled forward, his movements agile, avoiding the bat monkey’s attack.


    The common bat monkey, missing its target, did not linger to engage with Hei Juan but instead rushed into the wooden hut.


    But as Hei Juan looked up to rise, he saw another bat monkey pounce towards him.


    Unlike the previous one, this bat monkey was a Bronze Level Magic Beast.


    Hei Juan’s heart skipped a beat, and he hastily drew his sword.


    With a clanging sound, his thin sword flashed silver-white like a bolt of lightning, his draw swift, revealing Hei Juan’s solid foundation in swordsmanship.


    But in his haste, Hei Juan couldn’t aim for the Bronze bat monkey’s vitals. The sharp point of the sword struck the bat monkey’s chest, lodged between its ribs, failing to penetrate further.


    The Bronze bat monkey, injured, became even more vicious, using its bat wings for acceleration, forcing the thin sword to bend into a U-shape, its claws aiming for Hei Juan’s eyes and nose.


    A hint of panic flickered in Hei Juan’s eyes, and he hastily somersaulted backward to the ground, using his back as a support, his right foot raised high, kicking fiercely at the Bronze bat monkey.


    The bat monkey, struck by Hei Juan’s kick, did not fly away but beat its wings wildly, its limbs and claws nearly blurring into a dark shadow in front of Hei Juan.


    Compared to the bat monkey, Hei Juan’s strength was not enough to fend it off.


    He felt as though he was kicking a crazed young horse.


    He kicked several times in succession, only to have his boots torn by the bat monkey, with several wounds scratched on his shins by its sharp claws.


    Worried that continuing like this would result in being attacked by more bat monkeys, Hei Juan clenched his teeth, and with a forceful fling of his arm, he let go of the thin sword.


    The Bronze bat monkey, not expecting its obstacle to suddenly disappear, charged past Hei Juan, taking the sharp sword lodged in its chest with it, crashing into the ground.


    Hei Juan seized the moment to scramble on all fours toward the forest outside the camp.


    But soon, the Bronze bat monkey adjusted and pursued, its screams echoing as it flapped its wings furiously after Hei Juan.


    The wind from behind grew close, Hei Juan’s heart filled with a chilling sensation, a hint of despair visible in his bloodshot pupils.


    “Damn it, am I really going to die here?”


    Just then, a piercing screech resounded.


    A small shadow zipped past, just missing Hei Juan.


    “Seems like a dart?!”


    The strong draft raised a gust of wind, causing the startled Hei Juan to squint.


    Then, he heard the shrill, agonized scream of the bat monkey from behind.


    “Someone’s there!” Hei Juan, overjoyed, didn’t dare to look back and ran at full speed toward the direction from which the dart had come.


    The Bronze bat monkey seemed to be severely injured and stopped its pursuit.


    Hei Juan sprinted away, quickly reaching the forest, where several people stood under a tree.


    “It’s not Xi Suo and the others… Wait.”


    Hei Juan’s eyes lit up as he caught sight of the purple-eyed girl, a look of surprise and delight crossing his face. He blurted out, “Zi…”


    “It’s Hei Juan!” At the same time, Zi Di recognized Hei Juan’s features and exclaimed in a low voice, “He is a member of the mercenary group I hired!”


    “Lord Zhenjin, those inside the wooden hut should all be from Pig Kiss,” Zi Di informed Zhenjin.


    Zhenjin nodded, “I must rescue them quickly! You guys stay here.”


    Zhenjin moved swiftly, reaching Hei Juan within a few breaths and gave him a quick up-and-down look, asking sharply, “Can you still fight?”


    Hei Juan stood there dazed, looking at him, not responding for a moment.


    Zhenjin inwardly shook his head, “It seems he’s lost his nerve.”


    He had seen Hei Juan’s escape with his own eyes.


    Immediately, the young knight turned to Lan Zao and instructed, “Take care of him, I’ll be right back.”


    “Yes, Master!” Lan Zao responded at once.


    “Lord Zhenjin, please be careful!” Zi Di took a few steps forward, her hands clasped at her chest, her gaze fixed on Zhenjin, her concern clearly seen.


    Zhenjin nodded at the young girl and then hastened his pace, charging towards the camp.


    “Don’t…”


    At that moment, Hei Juan finally reacted, opening his mouth to stop Zhenjin.


    “You’re going to your death!” He never got the words out because, in the next moment, he saw Zhenjin pull a wooden dart from his embrace.


    Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!


    Zhenjin threw three darts in quick succession; three ordinary bat monkeys fell from the sky.


    More bat monkeys swarmed towards Zhenjin.


    Zhenjin’s arms vibrated with strength, his wrists flicked lightly, and another three bat monkeys dropped to the ground, unable to take flight again.


    Hei Juan’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed, the precision of Zhenjin’s darts was simply astounding—every shot hit its mark without fail!


    A Bronze bat monkey landed on the ground, using its hands and feet together, it lunged at Zhenjin.


    Its charge was alarmingly swift, but even more surprising was the fact that it didn’t advance in a straight line, but zigzagged across the ground, attacking Zhenjin in a Z-shaped pattern.


    “Good beast!” A chill surged in Hei Juan’s heart.


    Zhenjin’s darts were highly precise, rendering the bat monkey a living target when airborne. But once it landed, using the ground’s reactive force to quickly change direction, it considerably increased the difficulty for Zhenjin to aim.


    “It seems this kind of bat monkey is quite intelligent.” Zhenjin slowly halted his steps, not attempting to throw another dart, but quietly waiting for the bat monkey to charge at him.


    “What is he doing? Take action now!” Hei Juan almost couldn’t help shouting out loud.


    The next moment, Zhenjin’s right hand reached down and naturally grasped the hilt of a thin sword.


    This thin sword belonged to Hei Juan, who had to abandon it when it got caught in the Bronze bat monkey’s body.


    The Bronze bat monkey hit the ground, thin sword in tow chasing after Hei Juan, then it was ended by Zhenjin’s wooden dart.


    The thin sword, with its tip down, was now slanted in the ground.


    The Bronze bat monkey thrust forcefully off the ground, its small, purple-black body rocketing forward like a bomb, closing the distance to less than a foot from Zhenjin’s face in the blink of an eye.


    Yet Zhenjin already had a sword in hand!


    Hiss.


    A light sound.


    All the people in the woods could only sense a blur before their eyes, then they saw Zhenjin holding the sword with one arm, extended straight out in front of him. The Bronze bat monkey’s head was pierced by the thin sword, hanging on the blade.


    It wasn’t completely dead yet, it was trying to struggle.


    But at that moment, Zhenjin flicked a circle with his sword, and the sharp blade traced a silvery-white arc in the air.


    The Bronze bat monkey was flung out, crashing to the ground, making an effort to rise. As it propped up its upper body, the last of its strength seeped out, just like the brain matter and blood oozing from the hole in its head.


    The next instant, it lay on the ground, its eyes wide open — the shock, disbelief, and fear on its face frozen in death.


    Hei Juan’s breathing hitched.


    He fixed his gaze firmly on Zhenjin’s back, a look of astonishment on his face.


    “How can there be such terrifying power?”


    “This is a place where Fighting energy can’t be used.”


    Having fought the Bronze bat monkey, Hei Juan had used all his strength in a forward stab, only to get stuck between the ribs of the beast. Clearly, the skull was among the hardest of bones.


    Zhenjin’s single sword thrust completely pierced the Bronze bat monkey’s skull from front to back.


    This power was simply inhuman!


    “Hei Juan.” At that moment, Zi Di, Lan Zao, and others came over.


    “Miss Zi Di.” Hei Juan composed himself and bowed to Zi Di, “Who exactly is… this gentleman?”


    Zi Di was about to answer with a slight smile.


    But the usually silent Lan Zao beat her to it, “He is my master—Lord Zhenjin! He is Miss Zi Di’s fiancé, the only heir of the Hundred Needle Family, a true Holy Temple Knight, and in the future, he will also be the City Lord of White Sand City. He is my savior, as well as yours.”


    Zi Di nodded, “I’ve hired you as guards to accompany me to White Sand City on the Wilderness Continent, and Lord Zhenjin has been concealed by my side all along. The goal was to mislead and prevent malicious interference from competitors. After the sea disaster occurred, I found Lord Zhenjin. Believe me, he will definitely lead us to leave this island alive.”


    “I see.” Hei Juan’s Adam’s apple moved once more, swiftly coming to terms with this reality.


    Zhenjin held the Stabbing Sword in one hand and clutched several darts in the other.


    When a bat monkey approached, he tossed a dart.


    If the bat monkey came within reach, he used his thin sword to reap its life.


    His figure appeared human, but underneath his clothing, his arms had mutated into bear arms.


    Immense strength combined with precision talent turned both darts and sword into Death God’s scythe.


    The people inside the wooden hut were being attacked, caught between a rock and a hard place.


    But gradually, they felt the attacks they were taking were becoming fewer.


    Initially, the whole camp was filled with the piercing screams of bat monkeys.


    Now, however, the camp was becoming eerily quiet at an inexplicable speed.


    “What’s happening?” Mu Ban lay weakly, half-sitting with his back against the wooden hut wall, his chest stained with blood—suddenly aware of someone approaching, he looked intently.


    At this moment, the dust slowly settled.


    Mu Ban then saw a young man with golden hair, a handsome face, and an air of nobility and grace.


    In one hand he held a sword, in the other he pinched a dart, his demeanor relaxed and unhurried as he casually strolled over.


    Around him, bat monkeys flew in the air, or snarled and bared teeth on the ground near him, filled with malice. Sёar?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yet the golden-haired young man sauntered as if in his own carriage, treating the battlefield as if it were a garden with a lovely view.


    A bat monkey, impatient, suddenly sprang out, dashing along the ground like a wild dog.


    Swish.


    A dart shot out like electricity, piercing the bat monkey through.


    The bat monkey died instantly, but because of its huge inertia, its body skidded across the ground for a long stretch, drawing a bright red trail of blood.


    Zhenjin stepped lightly over this bloody line, coming to stand in front of Mu Ban.


    Mu Ban looked up in a daze at the young knight.


    Although the young man’s clothes were simple and tattered, Mu Ban swore, at that moment, he felt as though he was gazing upon a noble knight clad in full Golden Armor, mounted on a white horse, with his banner fluttering behind him.