Fantasy Lord: Beginning with Daily Intelligence

"Boom!"

The powerful Life Source Power surged, Count Engel’s face was grim. At this moment, his right hand had already fallen limp, and he had to rely on his left hand holding the Knight’s Longsword to fight. The nearly exhausted Life Source Power within him made even flying somewhat difficult now.

Throughout Dressrosa’s Knight Order, after an initial stroke of luck, the following time could undoubtedly be described as a disaster.

First, they encountered an attack from a Tier Four Magical Beast, and it was even a Tier Four Peak beast. They were then ambushed by waves of Tier Three Demon Beast attacks. Now, they could hardly hold on.

"Lord Count, we’ll hold them off here. You retreat first!"

Michael, blood at the corner of his mouth, spoke urgently.

"Yes, Lord Count, you must retreat. Your survival is our only chance."

Michael also spoke, his face equally pale. The continuous battles had inflicted significant injuries on both of them.

More crucially, they were currently trapped in a cave, and aside from Count Engel, who could fly, escape seemed impossible for the others.

"Silence!"

"Since we came here together, I cannot escape alone."

Count Engel’s deep voice echoed, his face looking particularly gloomy. The power of the Life Seed within him was continuously being squeezed, trying to unleash a stronger force.

But the previous battle with the Tier Four Peak Magical Beast had severely drained Count Engel. Even continuous exertion couldn’t burst forth much strength now.

Just as everyone was anxious, and Count Engel was feeling despair.

A voice filled with surprise rang out.

"Lord Count, there’s a dark river inside the cave!"

The voice mixed in, instantly bringing the desolate Count Engel back to attention.

After withdrawing into the cave, he had sent someone to explore the depths of the cave, and they had indeed found something.

"Everyone, retreat into the cave!"

"I’ll cover the rear!!"

Count Engel’s voice rang out.

"Go!"

Michael and Chesire couldn’t help but show joy in their expressions and immediately no longer hesitated.

The two quickly led the remaining Knight Order to retreat backward. As the Knight Order retreated, the pressure on Count Engel increased sharply.

But only for a moment.

The next instant, a massive burst of Life Source Power erupted, a surge of Sword Qi crashed against the stone wall of the cave.

"Boom!"

"Rumble!"

The Sword Qi’s impact made the entire stone wall begin to collapse rapidly. The Tier Three Demon Beasts had no time to react and were immediately crushed under the stone wall.

The weight of the stone wall wasn’t much, and the Tier Three Demon Beasts struggled to get up.

However, Count Engel did not give them more chances. Several more bursts of Life Source Power-driven sword light charged up, causing the entire cave to begin collapsing.

Count Engel’s face was pale, and he rapidly retreated.

Outside, the cliffs continued to collapse, completely burying the Tier Three Demon Beasts within, while those outside were blocked by the stone wall.

In the dim cave.

The group relied on their strong sense of perception to quickly retreat further inward.

After running for more than half an hour, they finally slowly came to a stop.

"Pfft!"

At this moment, Count Engel could no longer suppress his injuries and spat out a mouthful of blood. His figure staggered, almost falling, but fortunately, Michael was quick to support him.

"Lord Count?"

Michael spoke, his expression tinged with concern.

"Don’t worry, I’m not dying. We should hurry and go!"

"That barrier won’t hold them for long!"

Count Engel shook his head. He knew very well that the most terrifying threat wasn’t those Tier Three Demon Beasts but the Tier Four Peak Magical Beast. Even though he had severely injured it with a life-for-life strategy, the beast’s recovery ability far surpassed humans’. It could catch up soon.

"Alright!"

Michael nodded and promptly hoisted Count Engel onto his back.

Then the group quickly headed deeper.

Meanwhile, Chesire and the knights began to continue destroying the cave.

This action might be akin to digging their own graves. If there was no exit from the dark river within the cave, they might be trapped forever.

But they couldn’t worry about that now.

If they didn’t continue to destroy it, they would be dead if the Demon Beasts caught up.

The figures moved swiftly forward.

This time, after traveling for nearly fifteen minutes, they finally reached the dark river.

"Get down~!"

Without hesitation, Count Engel signaled everyone to descend into the dark river.

The dark river was dangerous, but entering it would undoubtedly erase their scent entirely. Then they could quickly leave this place via the river. Even if the Tier Four Magical Beast caught up, it would be hard to find them.

But if they didn’t go down, that Tier Four Magical Beast wouldn’t take long to catch up.

"Splash!"

"Splash!"

The sounds rang out as one by one, the knights of Dressrosa jumped in, and even Michael, carrying Count Engel, also leapt down.

The dark river was deep and swift, but fortunately, everyone possessed strong Knight Cultivation. Although they were heavily exhausted, they could still barely manage.

Following the dark river, they pressed onward.

Without knowing how long or how much time had passed.

As Count Engel’s consciousness began to blur.

A glimmer of light appeared, prompting the group to quickly head toward it.