It felt so good to be close to the witch!

He is a Bronze II Knight, much stronger than Jax, a Bronze I Knight. If he were to personally take action, he would surely win a round for Blackrock Territory.

But that would be pointless.

Because Lord Denham, the strongest knight in Iron Mountain Territory and a bronze-level three-star knight, has yet to make a move.

In Blackrock Territory, no one, regardless of who they are, can possibly be a match for Lord Denham.

So, Red, what will you choose?

Should they personally intervene to win a round and salvage some face for the Blackrock Territory, which is destined to lose, or simply choose to give up?

Lord Denham, Lord of Iron Mountain, looked at Red with a composed expression, awaiting his response.

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Reid.

The scene fell into a silent, heavy silence.

Chapter 39 Are you looking for me?

"Kratos, you're up for the second match!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Red unexpectedly neither chose to take action himself nor admit defeat and give up. Instead, he called out a name that none of the people present had ever heard of.

"Kratos, who is that?"

Is there such a person in our territory?

Doubt arose in the hearts of the Blackrock Knights.

There are only a handful of official knights in the entire Blackrock Territory, and everyone knows each other well, but no one has ever heard of anyone named "Kratos".

Could it be that……

Soon, everyone remembered the two knights wearing full-coverage helmets who had appeared with Red this morning.

They looked toward the back of the procession and saw one of the two knights wearing full-face helmets stepping out.

Is he Kratos?

This was a question not only in the minds of the Blackrock Knights, but also in the mind of Lord Denham, Lord of Iron Mountain.

In fact, he did a lot of intelligence work for today's "territorial merger war".

The most important of these is, of course, the Blackrock Territory's armed force—the Knights.

He has information on each of the thirty official knights of Blackrock Territory, including but not limited to their names, strength, and preferred weapons.

Could this suddenly appearing "Kratos" be a newly promoted official knight from among the apprentice knights? Or is he some outside help that Red found somewhere?

At this point in his thoughts, Lord Denham, the Lord of Iron Mountain, lost his smile, frowned, and stared at Red: "Red, you should know that knights outside the two families are not allowed to participate in the war of territorial merger."

“I know.” Faced with Lord Denham’s questioning, Red remained calm: “Kratos is a knight of the Tulumbel family, that is beyond question.”

“Very good.” Lord Denham, the Iron Mountain Lord, gave Red a deep look, and his previous smile returned to his face: “Jax, crush him.”

"Yes, Lord Lord."

The Bronze Knight Jax had a cold expression. His armor was a deeper shade of black than the regular knights of Iron Mountain Territory. It was made of refined black iron and was of "excellent" quality. The spear in his hand had a silvery line mixed in with its black color. It was an "excellent" spear made of black iron combined with another rare metal called "sinking silver".

Riding his armored warhorse to the front of the formation, the Bronze Knight Jax pointed his black silver spear diagonally at the ground, emanating a powerful aura of pressure—the kind of pressure that a "Bronze rank" exerts on lower-ranking knights.

In the first battle, Tom was defeated in just two strikes, further lowering the morale of the Blackrock Knights.

At this moment, facing the oppressive aura emanating from the Bronze Knight Jax, the Blackrock Knights felt both fear and sorrow.

They had no hope for this "Kratos" whom they had never heard of.

In their view, this was a battle with no suspense.

Bronze Knights and Regular Knights are two completely different realms.

Below the Bronze level, there are only ordinary people, but the Bronze Knights have already embarked on the path of the extraordinary.

Even the "gifted" little giant Andru would undoubtedly lose to the Bronze Knight, even the weakest one, and most likely wouldn't be able to withstand a single blow.

Compared to magic, battle aura is much milder, but it still has terrifying destructive power for the human body, especially for those below the Bronze rank.

Amidst the disappointed or disheartened gazes of the crowd, Roy smiled.

"Kratos," the name of the god of war from another world. The reason for using this name as a codename is mainly due to a little bit of mischievousness in my heart.

Roy took a step.

Instinctively, the knight in front of him spontaneously made way for him, allowing him to smoothly reach the front of the group.

Seeing Roy's back, Red pursed his lips, a sense of worry rising in his heart. He tightened his grip on the hilt of the knight's sword at his waist, but remembering his young master's instructions, he suppressed the urge to stop him.

From the direction of Iron Mountain Territory, Jax, the Bronze Knight, looked at Kratos, who was walking without a horse, and his eyes narrowed: "Where is your horse?"

"No." An extremely hoarse voice came from under the full-coverage helmet.

Upon hearing this, Jax immediately dismounted.

If a Bronze Knight were to fight a full-fledged knight who had no warhorse, and he were to ride one himself, even if he won, he would be ridiculed by the world.

He can't afford to lose face like this.

Roy smiled indifferently as he watched Jax dismount opposite him.

Whether the other person is riding a horse or not makes no real difference to him.

However, if the other party doesn't ride a warhorse, it will save him some trouble.

"You make the first move, don't blame me for not giving you a chance," Jax said calmly.

A faint white light emanated from his body, a symbol of the activation of his "Battle Qi Burst".

Although he spoke politely, Jax was actually very cautious.

He had seen how much effort his lord had put into this battle, and naturally understood its importance.

Although the chances of him losing to a formal knight were almost zero, he still activated his "Aura Burst" state as a precaution. This way, even if the knight named "Kratos" had any hidden tricks, they would no longer be effective.

"Should I make the first move?"

Upon hearing Jax's words, Roy gave a strange smile: "Alright, then you'd better be ready."

The words fell.

Roy took a step and rushed towards Jax.

The speed was neither too fast nor too slow, meeting the standards of a seasoned, formal rider.

Upon seeing this, Jax's eyes revealed a hint of disdain.

As a mere formal knight, what difference would it make if I gave you ten or a hundred moves, let alone let you make the first move?

Seeing the long sword slowly slashing towards him, Jax thrust his spear out suddenly.

Let's end this pointless game here...

The distance between the longsword and the black silver spear was getting closer and closer. Judging from the speed, the black silver spear would undoubtedly pierce Kratos's chest when the longsword was still half a meter away from Jax.

However, just as the black silver spear was about to pierce Kratos' right chest, Kratos suddenly vanished.

what? !

Jax was shocked to realize that the other person was no longer visible in his retina, and he knew something was wrong.

He wanted to pull back his thrusting spear to defend himself, but due to inertia, he couldn't do it in time.

An open hand grabbed Jax's neck from behind, accompanied by a calm voice.

Are you looking for me?

Chapter 40 The Curtain Falls (Part 1)

Are you looking for me?

A calm, indifferent voice entered his ears, and Jax felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He tried to unleash his fighting spirit to break free from the hand gripping his neck from behind, but was horrified to find that his fighting spirit had suddenly vanished!

Not a single drop was left!

The disappearance of his fighting spirit forced Jax to withdraw from his "Fighting Spirit Burst" state, and a strong sense of weakness surged into his heart. But before he could react further, he was struck hard on the back of the head, causing his eyes to roll back and him to faint instantly.

On a barren, rocky area.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at Jax, who was being choked by the back of the neck by Kratos and had completely lost consciousness. Their mouths opened slowly, and they felt as if they were in a dream.

Even Lord Denham, the Lord of Iron Mountain, was stunned.

He foresaw many of the outcomes. For example: Jax repelled the knight named "Kratos" with a single spear thrust; "Kratos" was so strong that he could withstand three of Jax's spear thrusts...

But he never expected that the scene that appeared before his eyes would be like this!

Jax was defeated in a single move!

Looking at Kratos, whose entire body was ablaze with fighting spirit, Lord Denham, the Lord of the Iron Mountains, laughed in exasperation: "Very good, very good!"

“Red, you guys have been hiding this well…”

"But even if you manage to turn the tide with your clever tricks, so what?"

As he spoke, Lord Denham, the Lord of Iron Mountain, unleashed a surge of battle aura. Even in daylight, the immense battle aura, resembling a source of light, was clearly visible.

Bronze three-star limit, just one step away from silver!

In this world, perhaps not every lord is strong, but those who can become nobles without the blessing of their ancestors undoubtedly possess formidable personal martial prowess.

Within the Bronze tier, three stars represent a completely different realm.

This signifies that the Bronze Knight's adaptability to battle aura has reached a fairly mature stage. The strength of his battle aura far surpasses that of the two-star level, not only in terms of quantity but also in terms of purity.

To put it simply, from entering the Bronze rank to reaching Bronze II, it can be seen as the stage of a human male developing from a twelve-year-old boy to a fourteen-year-old boy. During this period, compared to before the age of twelve, the physical growth is very significant. However, a boy is still just a boy, and compared to an eighteen-year-old adult male, there is still an insurmountable gap.

At present, this knight named "Kratos" who suddenly appeared, although he defeated Jax, a Bronze One-Star, and showed a speed far exceeding that of a Bronze One-Star and reaching the level of a Senior Bronze Two-Star in the just-concluded battle, is only "okay" in the eyes of Lord Denham, the Bronze Three-Star Lord of Iron Mountain.

He is the strongest knight in Iron Mountain Territory!

The warhorse beneath him seemed to sense its master's volcanic rage, breathing heavily through its mouth and nose. Lord Denham, the Lord of Iron Mountain, rode out, wielding a lance similar to Jax's but with five silver stripes.

"Put Jax down."

A deep voice sounded, and Kratos, without hesitation, tossed Jax to the ground like trash, while he himself quickly retreated back into the ranks of the Blackrock Knights.