Knight and Wand

Chapter 203: Great mount, awesome
Leon, who had been releasing various magic spells continuously during the battle and whose magic power was almost exhausted due to the high frequency of consumption, felt a little sleepy and had little magic power left. Now he couldn't even get a response from Laura when he asked her questions or chatted with her.

Fortunately, on the journey home, there is no need to pay attention to time like when looking for the town of Rutansan. Deathclaw is familiar with the location of Avalon anyway, so Leon can just close his eyes and take a nap.

Adjusting his posture on the slightly swaying griffin's back, he lazily dozed off.

Before his eyelids were closed for long, Leon was suddenly awakened by the Death Claw's consciousness signal.

Opening his eyes, he raised his visor, turned his head and immediately found the target that the griffin had reminded him of.

Although Leon still couldn't see the small black dot in the low sky below, based on the Death Claw's own vision, he could determine from its communication that it was the Hippogriff it encountered on the way here.

The eagle was flying in the opposite direction to where they came from.

Sensing the hostility and hunting desire in his griffin companion's heart, Leon hurriedly stopped him.

He felt it was a shame to let Deathclaw kill the Hippogriff like that.

That is a priceless flying war beast, a hundred times rarer than a high-level war horse.

It was true that it and its owner had chased him and Corvis, but Leon would not get angry with an enemy's mount. After all, the handsome black horse at home was once the war horse of that guy Doson.

Leon rubbed his iron gloves with a desire in his heart. Anyway, he had killed its original owner. Wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't bring this Hippogriff over now?
"Akao? Can you tame a hippogriff?" Leon turned around and pointed over there and asked loudly.

Corvis looked down and saw where his master was pointing. He hesitated for a moment, then leaned over and shouted, "Aemon is already dead. Perhaps we can give it a try. The Hippogriff was a gift from Pirenor to Aemon. I used to interact with it often, so it should recognize me."

"Okay, let's try it." Leon said with a smile.

He patiently comforted Deathclaw and coaxed it to wait for him to return to Avalon to get some fresh horse meat.

Upon learning that there would be delicious horse meat as a snack, the griffin did not hesitate and gave up the intention to kill. After all, they were not direct enemies, and it just found the same kind of creatures under the seats of the enemy mages annoying.

It immediately lowered its head and accelerated its dive, turning around from a high altitude and pouncing on it like an eagle catching a chick.

The howling wind made the collar of Leon's battle robe rustle.

Sensing that the soul breath on the other end of the contract had dissipated, the Hippocampus, which was about to go look for its master's body in sorrow, suddenly heard a noise and turned its eagle head back to look at the sky.

In horror, it found itself being targeted by that terrifying and invincible creature. It instantly gave up its original plan, frantically flapping its wings and fleeing.

Two pairs of raptor wings, one large and one small, streaked across the sky as the predator at the top of nature's food chain engaged in a life-and-death chase with its prey.

Holding on to the high saddle handrails firmly on the back of the swaying beast, Leon did not pull the reins to cause trouble for the Death Claw.

In such a raptor aerial combat, his opinion was certainly not as reliable as that of the griffin under him, who had decades of flying and hunting experience.

The speed of the Hippogriff was extremely fast. As a powerful bird of prey that was also at the top of the food chain, it did not have the burden of a crew member. Its flying posture was so light and swift that for a moment it was chasing the Griffin behind it, and there was no clear winner.

However, even with the armor and two heavily armored knights, the Griffin was still far ahead of the Hippogriff in terms of physical functions.

Just like the internal organs of a biological magic furnace, it continuously provided the griffin with powerful and surging physical energy. Under the ultra-high-speed full-force flight, after only ten minutes, the speed of the eagle slowed down visibly.

——Hoo——Hoo! .
Two sounds of wind passed through the low sky of the forest one after another, and the treetops swayed.

The Death Claw caught the perfect killing angle and roared loudly at the Hippogriff below.

The roars made by the griffin scared the flocks of birds in the surrounding area and made them flee in panic. If Leon had not told it not to hurt the hippogriff, it would have dived down and torn it to pieces.

After wandering in the wild for several months, the hungry and hungry eagle was finally exhausted. Hearing the cry of the griffin nearby, it instinctively puffed up its feathers and slowed down. After a few minutes, it could no longer maintain flying.

Surrounded by the griffins and without the protection of its master, the Hippocampus flapped its wings in fear and felt aggrieved, and stumbled down to the ground.

The eagle's two claws and hind hooves ran on the ground without stopping, and the eagle screamed in fear and tried to hide in the forest to escape the "pursuit".

The griffin in mid-air rolled and slowed down, and its huge black shadow fell with a loud bang. There was a loud bang, and the beast's body hit the ground, shaking it and cutting off the Hippogriff's escape route.

The griffin covered in black armor grabbed the ground with its claws, and the unicorn lowered its head and roared suddenly.

——Huh!!!

The terrifying roar frightened the eagle so much that it folded its wings, shrank its head, closed its eyes in resignation, and lay on the ground trembling like a frightened deer.

He didn't even dare to breathe out a symbolic breath.

However, facing the roar of the overlord of the sky and the earth, Leon did not feel ashamed. If it were really Hakimi or Hakiwang, this blow would be enough to make ordinary small animals lie on the ground and stretch out to see their grandmother.

The griffin took two steps forward, lowered its body, and looked majestically at its completely submissive "relative" with its eagle eyes. It shook its head and stopped trying to scare the other party.

Corvis loosened his straps and leapt back to the ground, drawing his sword and walking forward.

Approaching the Hippogriff who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed, waiting to die, the young man took off his knight's helmet and hung it around his waist. At the same time, he untied the iron glove on his left hand, squatted down, put his fingers to his lips, and whistled a few times with a brisk rhythm.

Suddenly hearing a familiar whistle, Hippogriff opened his eyes.

But it didn't see the face of its owner as it remembered, and even after seeing the familiar face, it still felt frightened.

"Xiao An, do you remember me?" Corvis reached out and stroked the top of the Hound's head, soothing it gently, then lifted the eagle's beak, signaling it to stand up.

Hippogriff looked at the familiar-looking boy and the terrifying huge head of the griffin behind him, and seemed a little hesitant.

Corvis stood up, picked up the broken reins hanging in front of him, and pulled the eagle up with a little force.

Submitting to the might of the griffin, the Hippogriff did not dare to resist and managed to lift its limbs to stand up again. As soon as it stood up, it could not help but pace back.

Corvis immediately pulled the reins hard, raised his sword, and shouted with a serious expression:
Leon sat on the griffin's back, looking expectantly at his little brother's skillful "falcon training" below. Deathclaw also lay down and waited patiently.

The young man gestured to the eagle for a while, then took out the remaining bacon and dry food from his bag to feed it. After more than twenty minutes of effort, he finally calmed the eagle down.

Corvis came to the side holding the reins of the Hippogriff and turned to look at Leon: "My Lord, it should fly with me to Avalon Castle obediently. We just need to let the Deathclaws pay more attention on the way and don't let it sneak away. When we get back, we can feed it more. The ownerless non-wild Hippogriff can probably be tamed again."

Leon was delighted, as he had unexpectedly gotten a flying war beast for free. It is said that a BMW goes with a hero, and a Hippocampus is much more valuable than a BMW. If he could tame it, Avalon would have its second sky knight.

"This eagle will be yours to ride from now on. Please take the trouble to tame it." Leon said without hesitation. Anyway, it would take many years for little Goethe to grow up, so it would be a good idea to upgrade the mount for his flag bearer first.

Corvis thought about it and did not refuse. With a hawk to ride, he could continue to accompany Leon at all times, so he nodded happily and accepted: "Yes, sir."

Of course, the boy had to return to the Griffin's co-seat.

Most of the reins and saddles on the Hippogriffs were damaged, some of which were caused in previous battles, while others were probably bitten off by the Hippogriffs themselves over the past few months due to the inconvenience of moving in the wild.

It would be dangerous to rashly ride a mount with an incomplete saddle into the air. Besides, this creature's current physical strength does not seem to be enough to carry the rider on a long-distance flight.

Lion let Deathclaw lead the Hippogriff to a nearby river to drink water and rest, and then fed it all the remaining food in the bag, and waited until the guy recovered almost completely before taking off again. The Hippogriff flapped its wings, seemed to be hesitant, but still followed obediently and flew beside Deathclaw.

Living in the wild without anyone to take care of it for several months has really made this mage mount, which was raised in captivity and never had to worry about food, suffer a lot and its proud edges have been smoothed over.

Now seeing the familiar human showing threats and kindness, and feeling that its master was dead, it was too confused to have the energy to struggle any longer.

The freedom of being set free in the wild and exposed to the wind and rain is certainly not as comfortable as the happy life in my memory with free food and lodging and someone to take care of me.

There was an unexpected trouble on the way, and Deathclaw slowed down because he had to take care of Hippogriff's strength.

When the sun burned the clouds in the sky red, Leon and Corvis finally arrived above the Avalon Valley.

The griffin slowly descended. Corvis used the animal-summoning whistle hanging on Leon's waist, turned around and blew it to the Hippogriff following behind, calling on it to land with it.

The sergeant of the Knights Templar standing guard on the top of the tower was the first to spot the returning lord, but he was a little surprised when he waved and greeted his lord. Why was there a much smaller "griffin" following the Death Claw?
He heard that Her Highness Deathclaw was a widowed Griffin lady.
Could it be that during this trip, Lord Leon found a young and strong "boy" for "Lady Deathclaw" to breed with?

Oh, that's great, the sergeant raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help looking forward to a few years later, when all the knights would be equipped with griffins, so that when they go out to fight, they don't need their own soldiers to go, and they will scare the enemy to death.
"Leon!"

The griffin and the hippogriff had just landed in the open space in front of the main castle. Olivia, who was about to take off her armor, saw her lover returning from the window after four days of separation. She turned around and left the room, walked quickly downstairs, and ran out of the main castle gate.

Leon jumped off the saddle and saw the knight girl running towards him happily without taking off her armor. He immediately stepped forward, picked up Olivia enthusiastically, and turned around exaggeratedly.

"See, I told you I'd be back soon." He smiled while hugging the girl.

Olivia was picked up by Leon in public. Her pretty face blushed as she caught a glimpse of the smiles from Corvis and the guards, and her face became hot.

"Got it~! Put me down first. I just finished training with the knights and I haven't washed yet. I'm all sweaty."

Leon raised his eyebrows and thought, isn't that just perfect?
Ahem, he resisted the urge to get close to the neck guard and inhale violently. He was afraid of being beaten, and he also remembered that Laura was also on him, so he couldn't act too humble in front of the little teacher.

After putting Olivia down, Leon realized the embarrassment of trying to avoid sight as he did during his escape, and decided to send his teacher back to the tower first, otherwise, what would he do tonight.

"Is that the Hippogriff mentioned in the book? Is it the thank-you gift from the princess?" Olivia landed on the ground with both feet, then leaned forward and looked curiously at the "Hippogriff" brought back by her lover.

"No, the princess had another reward. We picked up this eagle on the way." Leon shook his head and explained, "I'll tell you in detail at the dinner table. I'm going to the Mage Tower first."

After saying this, he turned around and ordered the warriors to remove the Deathclaw's armor and let it return to its nest to rest. He also asked Corvis to take Hippogriff to find a spacious stable to settle down alone.

Raising this thing is not as troublesome as raising a griffin. Although it also consumes a lot of food, its size is only slightly larger than that of a warhorse, so no matter how much it eats, it cannot match the amount consumed by a griffin.

Moreover, the horse-like side of the Hippogriff's habits is not light, so there is no need to build a towering nest for it alone.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Leon quickly headed to the Mage Tower.

He entered the circular hall and took out the empty golden Heroic Spirit Plate. He wondered if he needed to go to the top floor to perform the summoning ceremony.

Fortunately, with a burst of light, Laura's portrait reappeared on the card, and then the Neti card disappeared from his hand and condensed into Laura's spirit.

As soon as she appeared, the wizard lady couldn't help but tilt her head, crossed her arms and said unhappily: "Why? My presence here will disturb your intimacy with that child, right? Are you in such a hurry to throw me back into the tower?"

Having his thoughts exposed, Leon quickly argued righteously, "How is that possible? My magic power has run out. You must be so tired of being stuck on me and not being able to talk. I just want you, Teacher Laura, to rest in the tower for a night so you can feel more comfortable, right?"

Laura's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was not fooled at all.

She had never told him that when the two souls became one, she could sense the true emotions that were surging up.

Judging from the lewd psychological fluctuations just now, the excuse of respecting teachers is just a lie.

He sighed with inexplicable emotion.

Laura waved her hands helplessly in her sleeves: "Okay, I don't want to be in the middle and get in the way, go ahead."

"Well, then Laura, you should have a good rest. Once I recover some magic power, we will set out immediately to explore Rolandar." Leon said with an apologetic smile.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw Laura regain her serious demeanor and earnestly warned: ".We can't delay too long this time. A lust demon like that has already appeared in the world. This is not a good sign.

Corvis said that several so-called mages had gone there several months ago to assist the Kantardars in attacking the city. Rolandar might be in real trouble now."

With the experience of this incident, Leon's expression became serious when he realized what Laura meant.

He frowned and wanted to open his mouth, but resisted the urge and nodded.

"I understand. We will set off immediately the day after tomorrow morning."

After saying goodbye, he turned and left with his doubts suppressed.

"That demon called me a traitor. Are you really not asking any questions?"

Leon stopped and looked back at the white-haired girl who was staring at him silently.

He shook his head. "I won't believe a word that comes out of the devil's mouth. Since you never told me, it must be for my own good. I trust your judgment based on your knowledge and experience."

Laura raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"Thank you for thinking so, but for them, it's time to tell you some truths that you will have to face in the future."

Leon was stunned when he heard this, turned around, looked at Laura seriously, and listened curiously to what the other party wanted to tell him.

"You think that if almost everyone in your tribe, in the country where you were born, wants to embark on a path of arrogance, evil and madness, there is no return.
As one of the ten thousand people who oppose it, trying to stop them, or even standing against them, and not hesitating to break away and become their enemy, is this a betrayal?"

Laura looked sadly at the scorching sun on the dome.

"If it turns out that they are indeed crazy and wrong, then this is not a betrayal. Rather, in such a terrible situation, this is the last chance to save the situation and put the brakes on." Leon touched his chin and said carefully.

Laura retracted her gaze and spread her hands: "Unfortunately, the person who was stopped obviously didn't think so. Haven't you always been curious about where the Lorelites like me have gone?"

Leon was stunned. Although he had some guesses, this was
"Including me and Aphrodite, the succubus you just exiled is the third Lorelit you have seen. At least, they used to be called this."

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Introduction: Traveling to a different world with wizards, vampires, werewolves, zombies, and demon hunters, where mystery is rampant and human life is worthless. Fortunately, by binding to the knight system and strictly abiding by the eight knight virtues, you can obtain corresponding talent bonuses and gradually become the world-famous Light of Dawn from a slave.

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