Fortunately, On Our Side

Su Nan looked at the scene before him with an indifferent expression.

Given the power 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 completely misunderstood the abilities of the Hidden Dragon, and didn’t even realize its existence at first, leading to a fatal encounter.

Sometimes, the lack of information can be deadly.

Retracting his gaze, Su Nan turned to look at the Black Sword Knight.

Facing Su Nan’s gaze, the Black Sword Knight suddenly felt a chill across his whole body.

He figured it out; the terrifying beast was being controlled by Su Nan.

Is this the power of a sorcerer?

Indeed, just as the legends say, it is unbelievably mysterious!

With his companion dead, the current situation had become extremely unfavorable for the Black Sword Knight.

Making up his mind instantly, his entire being transformed into a afterimage, sweeping towards Su Nan like a night ghost.

As long as he killed Su Nan, the beast would likely fall into chaos, even if only for a moment, he could take the opportunity to escape.

Seeing the killer rushing straight towards Su Nan, with the giant lizard still tens of meters away and unable to support in time, Brother Ke Yi’s expression changed dramatically, instinctively wanting to rush forward and block.

But then, he saw Su Nan’s calm and unflustered face, and his steps immediately halted, stopping him in his tracks.

“Die!”

In almost an instant, the Black Sword Knight swept forward more than a hundred meters, suddenly striking with the dark blade in his hand. Where the edge of the sword passed, a crescent-shaped sword aura formed out of thin air, piercing through space like a sharp electric blade, aimed at Su Nan.

Qi emission!

A long-distance attack technique that only Grand Knights could master!

As the sword aura was about to hit Su Nan, a hint of gladness flickered in the Black Sword Knight’s eyes.

But in the next moment, his expression abruptly froze.

In the astonished eyes of everyone, the sword aura seemed to collide with some invisible object, disappearing with a ‘hiss’.

The force of the impact stirred a twisted shockwave in the void, vaguely outlining the shape of a tower shield.

“!!!”

The Black Sword Knight’s eyes widened in fear.

What is this sorcery?!

Before he could recover, Su Nan had already raised his hand, clutching a sparkling ruby between his upraised thumb and forefinger.

Under the moonlight, the blue-green patterns on the surface of the gemstone shimmered with a captivating luster, remarkably eye-catching.

In the next second, Su Nan hurled the gemstone.

Boom!

It was as if a deafening thunderclap erupted in everyone’s ears, and suddenly lightning flashed in their vision, followed by the Black Sword Knight being flung back like a severed kite, crashing into a tall tree tens of meters away with a ‘boom’.

Crack!

A trunk as thick as two people embracing it snapped in the middle, and the upper part crashed to the ground, kicking up billowing dust.

When the dust settled, everyone looked closely to find the Black Sword Knight lying there, charred all over, motionless and unconscious.

A silence enveloped the area.

Everyone stared blankly at this scene, feeling their mouths go dry and hanging open, unable to react for a long time.

Even Brother Ke Yi was in a daze.

Although he guessed that Su Nan 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 didn’t even last a single encounter before being defeated and knocked unconscious!

That was a Grand Knight!

Unknowingly, has Su Nan become this powerful?

No, something else.

Brother Ke Yi suddenly realized.

It wasn’t that Su Nan had grown stronger; it was that he had never seen Su Nan fight with all his strength and had no understanding of Su Nan’s true abilities.

Even now, Su Nan clearly hadn’t gone all out.

What level has his actual power reached?

Brother Ke Yi stared silently at Su Nan.

This younger brother he had watched grow up now gave him an inscrutable sense of depth.

Clank! Clank!

Suddenly, urgent footsteps interrupted the courtyard’s tranquility.

A large group of armored knights rushed into the courtyard, led by Jodun himself.

“Lord, we have come to support, where’s the assassin…”

Halfway through his sentence, Jodun’s voice abruptly stopped.

He widened his eyes, scanning the chaotic courtyard and the unharmed people, along with the Black Sword Knight lying not far away, and blinked in confusion.

It’s already taken care of?

Brother Ke Yi had already composed himself by now, ordering the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and take the Black Sword Knight away.

Once everything was arranged, he came over to Su Nan, looking troubled as he said, “The assassin was sent by Owen.”

Su Nan nodded calmly; it was something that could be guessed without a thought.

“But which channel did he use to find these assassins?” Brother Ke Yi frowned.

Powers like assassin organizations do exist in this world.

But those are all second-rate forces.

Forget about assassins of Grand Knight level; finding an assassin organization with even a knight-level member would be considered a top-tier force in the assassin world.

At least, gentlemen like Brother Ke Yi and Su Nan, who were born into nobility, had never heard of any assassin organization possessing Grand Knight level members.

Su Nan thought for a moment and said, “Owen surely doesn’t have that kind of capability; otherwise, he wouldn’t have waited until after our father was in trouble to tear things apart. I guess it’s mostly through the connections of Marquis Jinyan.”

Brother Ke Yi grimaced, the more he thought, the more he found Su Nan’s words reasonable, becoming even more troubled.

One Owen he still had the confidence to deal with, but if Marquis Jinyan was involved, the situation would be problematic.

After all, the latter was practically the overlord of Jinyan Province, commanding tens of thousands of troops.

The current Blackstone City, in his eyes, was just a slightly bigger ant.

Seeing Brother Ke Yi’s face changing unpredictably, Su Nan calmly said, “Don’t worry, since Marquis Jinyan hasn’t openly intervened, it indicates that he is still concerned about the rules among nobles and won’t personally attack to seize the fief. We just need to guard against assassins he sends.”

Brother Ke Yi thought so too and felt relieved.

Coming to his senses, he looked at Su Nan’s composed demeanor and couldn’t help but feel a sense of embarrassed inferiority.

Clearly, he was the lord, yet when faced with crises, he was less composed than Su Nan; it seems he still needs to work on his mental fortitude.

He didn’t know that the reason Su Nan could stay so calm was because he didn’t care much about the territory.

Now that he has survived the toughest novice phase, even if the land is taken away, it would just be a loss of a stable source of funding.

He could take Brother Ke Yi to hide away in the Duchy of Brambleflower and return once he ascends to a sorcerer to annihilate their enemies.

As for making money, he has plenty of ways.

Of course, it would be better to keep the fief.

After all, having one’s own forces makes earning money and collecting resources much more convenient.

But he wouldn’t say these things to Brother Ke Yi.

Not far away, Jodun was pestering Bured, asking about what had happened.

After listening to Bured’s explanation, Jodun couldn’t help but look around in shock.

A lizard more than ten meters long that could easily crush a Grand Knight, it was too far-fetched, like listening to a knight novel.

Seeing Jodun’s eyes darting around, Bured snorted, “Don’t bother looking, I said the giant lizard can turn invisible. A Grand Knight couldn’t detect its presence; do you think you could see it?”

Jodun scratched his head and said sheepishly, “I’m just curious. Speaking of which, Lord Su Nan is really incredible. That lizard was just at the peak of knight level when it was captured and raised for months, and now it could kill a Grand Knight. It’s unbelievable!”

The surrounding knights all showed expressions of deep agreement.

Indeed.

Every time they witnessed Lord Su Nan’s battle methods, they felt their understanding was renewed.

Luckily, such a strong person is on our side. If he were an enemy, just thinking about it makes one’s scalp tingle.