Rise of the Legendary Emperor

Chapter 246: A fight in the Forest

Knight was flying on his black sword and reached a rural road as well as a thick forest. According to the map, the road would lead him to Laketown, the closest town to Skull island.

"Seems like going through the forest is the quickest way"

The forest was marked as a danger on the map due to the countless magical beasts living there but what a magical beast for the king of forests.

The forest was ancient. The trees were thick and old, roots that were twisted. It was filled with songs of the birds rustling sounds of the plants. Its canopy was so dense that he could only see the occasional streak of sunlight that rarely touched the forest floor. 

Knight loved dark forest like this, he and Don would often take shelter in forests in the divine continent. They would make a treehouse on big trees and stay on top watching all the animals and lives in the forest. It brought so many memories and put a smile on Knight's face. 

"Hmm? Someone's fighting nearby"

Just as he was flying through the forest, his ears twitched as he stopped flying. He could exactly pinpoint the location because of his environment scanning skill and after he reached the Sun realm, his ability to scan the area became finer.

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"Miss, Leave quickly! I will hold them back"

An aged voice sounded through the dark forest as the voice sounded anxious and worried.

The figures of an old man and a young girl were quickly fleeing on a small path in the forest. The girl was wearing once beautiful but now ragged robes while the old man wore a blood-stained green robe.

The words spoken just now were the words of the green-robed elder. The green-robed elder was anxiously looking at the young girl. But, before the girl could answer the old man, the pursuers had already arrived and blocked their path.

"Hahaha, Miss Dante, you're playing hard to get huh?"

Several figures followed him and all of them wore blue leather armor adorned with fur and radiated powerful auras around them.

In a blink of an eye, the green-robed old man's face was filled with despair, and then it was replaced by a resolute expression.

Even if he died, he wanted to protect his young miss. Looking at the old man, the one who led the ambushers started to laugh.

"What are you going to do old man? Kneel down and I might give a swift death"

The green-robed elder took a step forward, blocking in front of the girl, and shouted coldly.

"Don't even think about it! as long as I live, I won't let you take Miss Dante"

"We don't need her but the book of ark, but a beautiful young girl like her can be a good dessert for me and the boys, hehe"

The man devilishly smiled and the lust towards the girl was flowing out of his eyes.

" Your House of Morisse will never get the book of ark!"

The girl behind the old man shouted in anger and held her hands tightly against her chest.

"Miss Dante, I advise you to obediently surrender your space ring and come with us"

The man sneered and did not care much about the green-robed elder shielding the girl.

"General Shane, just kill the old man and take her with us "

Just then, one of the men spoke out impatiently.

"Very well, Miss Dante, have it your way"

Shane closed his eyes and murmured something as a pair of eagle claws appeared behind him. The claws radiated an immense amount of power and rushed towards the old man piercing the wind.

Looking at the eagle claws, the green-robed old man's expression turned serious but he was not afraid.

"Humph!"

The green-robed old man gave a cold snort. His blood began to boil as he released a strong powerful aura.

At this moment, the green-robed old man no longer looked like an old man in his sixties, but more like a warrior who had faced hundreds of battles.

"Iron Hands"

The old man in the green robe shouted and punched out. This punch was direct and didn't have any fancy tricks, but had the momentum of a mighty force.

"This is bad, he is going all out, attack together "

Shane's expression suddenly changed as he ordered his men to attack the old man together.

When the eagle claws and the old man's punch clashed, the shock wave destroyed a bunch of trees and left ruins. The backlash of this attack forced the old man back as he started coughing blood due to the overuse of Life energy.

The soldiers did not give the old man to rest and quickly leaped at him with their weapons out. The old man mustered up his remaining strength and defended the upcoming attacks. The swords and the hammers clashed with the old man's shield but it couldn't withstand all the attacks as it shattered when the last attack landed on the shield.

Even though the old man was a mid-level Grandmaster like Shane, he was already injured and used so much energy fighting the soldiers of the House Morisse, so he was unable to completely block their attacks.

"Uncle Fin!"

The girl panicked and rushed at the old man while tears welled up in her eyes.

"Miss Dante, you have to leave while I take care of them, Soul Burst!"

The green-robed elder was not afraid of his life but he wanted to save the girl by any means necessary. He shouted the word 'Soul Brust' and in a flash, his power rose from Mid-level Grandmaster to peak level Grandmaster.

"Uncle Fin!" The girl said anxiously.

Of everyone present, she was the only one who knew how terrifying the side effects of the spell he just used.

This was a secret technique that used up all his life energy plus his soul energy in exchange for powerful combat strength.

"Miss Dante, you must escape! you're the last member of the House Dante"

The green-robed elder said with a hard smile and straightened his back as the life energy within his body gushed out like a huge dragon!

"Buzz!"

An unearthly humming sound reverberated the forest and the soldiers in front of them stepped back in fear.

After casting the secret spell, the green-robed old man had the battle power of the peak level grandmaster for a short amount of time but after that, his soul would be damaged and die within a year.

"Uncle Fin, stop!"

The girl shouted as the tears came out of her eyes like a flood. He was the only family she has left now and she didn't want anything to happen to him.

However, with the use of this spell, his fate was sealed.

Looking at the sudden change in the old man's aura, Shane's face turned serious as he screamed.

"Not good, quickly attack this old man!"

If the rumors about this secret spell were true, then all of them would die.

"Miss Dante, take care!"

The green-robed old man let out a miserable laugh as he spoke in a deep voice.

After he finished speaking, the green-robed old man stepped forward. He stood like an indestructible mountain shielding the girl with his body.

In the next moment, the green-robed old man bent his body and clenched his right fist.

"Destroyer Fist!"

This time the punch was several times, or even ten times more powerful than before.

This was the old man's final battle!

This was the last battle for the young miss!

The terrifying force of the punch let out a loud booming sound and rushed at the soldiers who were blocking the path. The weapons and the eagle claws of Shane were shattered upon contact. He raised his fist again to attack again but Shane realized that he couldn't survive the second attack, so he did the only thing that would save his life.

"Realm walker!"

Shane's figure quickly disappeared from the Old man's sight and before the old man could react, he appeared behind the girl and put his knife on her throat.

"Miss Dante!"

"Move a muscle and I'll slit her throat"

The Old man's body shivered looking at the knife on Lia's throat and he knew he couldn't attack them again but only stand there helplessly.

"AH!"

At the same time, while he was looking at Shane, a soldier stabbed him in the back 

"Uncle FIN!"

She struggled against Shane's clutch with all her might but she was too weak to move a muscle against a mid-level Grandmaster.

"Nah ah, if you move I'll kill her"

When the old man was about to turn and attack the one who stabbed him, Shane stopped him with an evil smile.

"Despicable"

The old man snorted looking at his trick while the soldiers slowly walked towards him to kill him and the old man could only wait for them to attack him without being able to raise a finger against them.

"NO! UNCLE FIN!"

The girl screamed as the tears flowed out of her eyes and turned her eyes blood red.

"Hmph, pieces of shits"

At this moment, a cold snort came from afar as a strong wind pushed the soldiers away from the old man. When they looked in the direction of the voice, they saw a figure jump down from a tree. As he slowly walked towards them and revealed his black armor and shoulder-length golden hair. The black sword in his hand was vibrating and gave out a feeling as it had a life of its own and staring at everyone in the scene.

"Peak Grandmaster!"

The azure-robed old man quickly came to a conclusion looking at the magical fluctuations around him.