85: Chapter 85 The Great Knight

After waiting for more than ten minutes, no one had come to meet these few assassins.

Looking at the weeping Lilith, a cold glint flashed in Nie Ning's eyes.

Just as Nie Ning was about to make a move, his expression suddenly tightened, and he quickly turned his head to look to the left.

Just now, he had sensed a very strong fluctuation of blood energy!

It was far superior to his own!

'How is this possible! Could it be a Great Knight?!'

An expression of astonishment appeared on Nie Ning's face.

Although wizards are very powerful, knights are equally strong.

The reason is quite simple; throughout the long passage of time, various kinds of heaven-sent geniuses always emerge.

Even if the strength of the earliest knights was far inferior to that of wizards, knights had long since found their own path through the constant cycles of eras.

It is said that the strength of a Great Knight is already on par with a First-Ring Wizard, though it is unknown whether this is true or false.

Nie Ning's expression tightened slightly.

If that were really the case, things would be a bit troublesome.

Of course, this is not to say that wizards are weak.

After all, wizards are the creators of knights, and the eras experienced by wizards are far more ancient than those of knights.

But if a fight were to break out, he really could not guarantee Lilith's safety.

'It seems the plan needs to change.'

Previously, he thought that at most a few more High-Tier Knights would come, or that these people would take Lilith back to their lair, allowing him to follow them and find the location.

The appearance of a Great Knight changes things.

No one knows if there are other Great Knights present.

The biggest concern is ending up losing more than one gains.

...

At this moment, a middle-aged man walked into the dilapidated house.

The middle-aged man had a small mustache, a scar on his left cheek, and eyes like a hawk that radiated a chilling, intimidating light.

"Is this her?"

The Scarface Knight glanced at Lilith and asked with a calm expression.

"Yes, my lord. The item should be on her."

The kidnapper in plain clothes replied respectfully.

The Scarface Knight nodded upon hearing this: "That's fine, take her back for interrogation first."

Having said that, the group prepared to take the captive back.

But suddenly, the Scarface Knight's ears twitched, and he heard a slight noise from outside.

"Who's there!"

The Scarface Knight shouted, and his figure flashed as he arrived outside the house.

Drawing the longsword from his waist, he slashed at the dilapidated courtyard wall.

A white sword aura erupted from the blade, instantly destroying the wall and blasting a large crater into the ground.

When the Scarface Knight went forward to investigate, he only saw a strange rock that was half-shattered but still moving.

Seeing this, the Scarface Knight felt a sense of foreboding and hurriedly returned to the room to check.

But upon entering the room, he saw his subordinates already lying on the ground, and standing beside the captured young girl was a strange human with four horns on his head.

"Who are you!"

The Scarface Knight pointed his longsword directly at Nie Ning and shouted sternly.

Nie Ning did not answer, but instead untied the ropes on Lilith, then spoke softly.

"Don't be afraid, just head back."

Lilith wiped away her tears and nodded blankly.

The Scarface Knight's expression darkened: "None of you are leaving today!"

As he spoke, the Scarface Knight slashed out a sword aura, aiming straight for Nie Ning.

Nie Ning tapped his left foot lightly on the ground, and a wall of earth immediately rose up.

Although it could not stop the Great Knight's attack, it was still enough to buy him some time.

As the earth wall was shattered by the sword aura, Nie Ning had already broken through the wall behind him and sent Lilith out.

However, the Scarface Knight clearly did not want to let Lilith go just like that, and he quickly approached the two while wielding his sword.

Nie Ning's expression was calm as he gently patted Lilith on the shoulder, signaling her to leave quickly.

Lilith nodded, knowing that staying here would be useless.

"You must be careful."

After saying this, Lilith trotted toward the direction of the Hervis Family, while a wisp of white mist took the opportunity to cling to her body.

Nie Ning raised his longsword to step forward and block the Scarface Knight.

Although Nie Ning had not reached the Great Knight level, the augmentation of his Strange Beast Body greatly increased his strength.

For a time, the two were locked in combat.

Just as Nie Ning had guessed, the Scarface Knight's offensive was fierce, and his strength was even a cut above his own; he was undoubtedly a Great Knight!

Moreover, the opponent was rich in combat experience, and Nie Ning was once suppressed and beaten by the Scarface Knight.

But the Scarface Knight was equally astonished.

This person with the strange form clearly had not reached the stage of a Great Knight, yet he could display power that rivaled his own.

What puzzled him even more was that the opponent actually possessed the ability to manipulate elements.

He felt that compared to a human, the opponent was more like a humanoid strange beast.

'Is he really not human?'

Thinking of this, the Scarface Knight frantically circulated the battle aura within his body, and under the augmentation of the battle aura, the longsword in his hand turned into a two-meter blade of light, which he slashed down toward Nie Ning's head.

Facing the Scarface Knight's full-force attack, Nie Ning dared not be negligent, let alone take it head-on.

Although his formidable physical defense could withstand most attacks, that did not mean he was invincible.

Nie Ning performed a tumble to dodge the attack, then once again pressed forward to clash head-on with the Scarface Knight.

Seeing this, the Scarface Knight was more than happy to have Nie Ning engage him in close-quarters combat, as that would allow him to better unleash his strength.

But suddenly, a tentacle shot out from beneath the kidnapper in plain clothes, and then bound the Scarface Knight's left leg.

The Scarface Knight nearly lost his footing, and Nie Ning took this opportunity to slash his sword into the Scarface Knight's shoulder.

Because he was not wearing armor, the Scarface Knight's shoulder was slashed open by Nie Ning.

However, as a Great Knight, his reaction speed was extremely fast, and he kicked Nie Ning in the chest, sending him flying.

Just as the Scarface Knight wanted to see what the thing binding his left leg was, the tentacle quickly retracted back into the body of the assassin in plain clothes.

At the same time, the body of the assassin in plain clothes began to contort inexplicably.

'Bang!'

The assassin in plain clothes exploded violently, and at the same time, a wisp of mist quickly filled the entire room.

The Scarface Knight retreated two steps with a gloomy expression, then widened his eyes, trying to see what that thing was.

He could only see a red figure vaguely appearing in the mist, and from time to time, 'crunch, crunch' sounds like bones being chewed would ring out.

The Scarface Knight erupted with battle aura, and the manic energy dispersed the surrounding mist, allowing him to see what that thing was.

At this moment, the corpses on the ground had all disappeared, and in their place was a strange, fleshy ball nearly two meters tall with more than a dozen tentacles.

Looking back, he discovered that Nie Ning had retreated to the rear and was watching him with a smiling face.

Before the Scarface Knight could figure out what was going on, the Flesh Spider controlled its tentacles to stab toward the Scarface Knight.

The Scarface Knight relied on his agile movements to dodge the attacks, but the ground was pierced with large craters by the tentacles.