Magic Industrial Age

Loyi was just talking big.

However, the half-dragon actually pondered for a moment before shaking his head: "No, that's too long!

Who knows when you'll reach the fourth rank? Or maybe you'll never reach the fourth rank at all!"

"Besides, I've taken on a mission, received someone else's money, so naturally I have to fulfill their request!"

Loyi chuckled: "The question is, can you kill me? If you could, I would have died just now!"

The half-dragon admitted frankly: "Indeed, it's not easy for me to kill you!

But if it's not easy to kill you, it shouldn't be hard to kill them, right?"

Saying that, the half-dragon pointed at the surrounding Lion Knights and added: "Moreover, your power comes from them. If I attack them, how long can your power last?"

Loyi's expression froze, his face darkening, because what the half-dragon said was true!

However, after a moment of contemplation, he said: "I remember that fourth-rank calamities are not allowed to interfere in mortal battles.

If you want to act as an assassin and target me, that's understandable.

But if you slaughter my knights, wouldn't that be considered participating in the war?"

The half-dragon Heras Valgr seemed very straightforward: "What you said makes sense. There are such regulations in the 'Noble Code,'

But regulations are rigid, and people are flexible, and the people who enforce the regulations are also flexible.

I just want to kill your knights and then kill you. What can anyone do? Who would dare to trouble me?"

"So, for a lone wolf like me, this is just a joke!"

Loyi retorted: "You misunderstand. I mean, let's leave here and fight outside!"

"If you can win, naturally, this head is yours. But if you can't defeat me, then there's nothing to talk about!"

The half-dragon seemed incredulous: "Are you serious? Or is this some new way to court death?"

"Life and death can only be determined after a fight!"

"Lord Earl, no!"

Among the knights, Grand Knight Commander Alfonso Zek leaped in front of Loyi, blocking him with his knightly greatsword pointed at the half-dragon.

He declared: "There's no lord who stands in front of his knights. We are willing to fight to the death to protect the one we serve!"

After speaking, he roared: "Lion Knights, where are you?"

"Here!"

In that instant, at least a hundred knights responded, urging their warhorses to quickly approach!

At this moment, Loyi felt the courage that had receded surge back to a new peak, and a powerful conviction surged in his chest.

Loyi had to admit that knights might not meet the needs of this era's development,

But the knightly spirit, passed down for centuries, is deeply ingrained!

These people are truly willing to fight to the death for Loyi!

"Lord Earl, we'll hold him off, you escape first!"

After saying this, Alfonso wanted to spur his horse forward, but a hand pressed on his shoulder.

Loyi said: "Alright, I see your loyalty, and I'm very happy.

But I don't want to lose my loyal knights, and I don't want to lose this war!"

"So, after I leave, you will be the leader of the Lion Knights, leading my knights to defeat the Carlisle scum!"

"Lord Earl..."

"Don't waste words, obey my orders!"

"Yes, sir!"

Loyi looked at the half-dragon Heras Valgr again, saying nothing, just waving his hand for him to follow.

Then, Loyi suddenly leaped forward, his aura exploding in mid-air, stepping on the void.

Screech!

In the sound of an eagle's cry, the air beneath his feet churned, revealing a phantom of an eagle.

Thus, Loyi stepped on this phantom, flying forward at great speed, disappearing from the battlefield in just a few breaths.

The half-dragon Heras Valgr had no intention of lingering here either. He stepped forward, and with just one step, magic power surged, disappearing from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already a hundred meters away.

Then, with a second step, magic power surged, and he disappeared again.

Repeating this, he chased after Loyi's figure, heading north!

Although warlocks excel at bloodline spellcasting, and although there are fewer types of magic, most can be cast instantly.

But the half-dragon before him had almost transcended the realm of instant casting, developing the 'short-range teleportation' to the point of instinct, as if he could truly do whatever he wanted.

And not long after they left, the shouts of battle rang out again on the battlefield.

This time, the Lion Knights were several times more brave and valiant than before, even disregarding life and death, not caring about injuries, only seeking to kill the enemy!

People's hearts are made of flesh, and their lord, for their safety, had chosen the most dangerous path.

What qualifications did they have to care for themselves?

As for the knights of the Carlisle family, their morale naturally plummeted!

There was no way around it. Since the start of the war, their Marquis hadn't even shown his face.

Comparing the two, the difference was too great!

Moreover, they weren't fools. By now, most of the knights had already figured it out.

The Carlisle Marquis's many arrangements were, to put it bluntly, to create conditions for an assassination on the battlefield.

Whether they were dead or not, or even including them, these knights, were just pawns.

Now that they had been treated as pawns, how could you expect them to fight desperately? That was just a joke, right?

The battlefield moved northeast, several miles away.

Loyi fell from mid-air, crashing onto the ground. He took out his dimensional bag, and with a surge of magic power, he took out a thumb-sized vial.

Without a word, he threw the vial into his mouth, holding it under his tongue.

If necessary, he could crush the vial at any time, allowing the drop of Isis Spring Wine inside to enter his body.

This was a backup plan!

And after doing all this, he took off the knightly armor on his body, only keeping the double snake-scale armor.

Then he pulled out the magic energy gun Fury from his lower back, loading armor-piercing bullets one after another.

All that he did, he did openly, right under the half-dragon's nose.

Before the half-dragon could speak, Loyi spoke first, saying: "Lord Heras Valgr, in fact, when I was at the peak of the second rank, I joined forces with someone to fight a fourth-rank Oath Knight.

Although it had the suspicion of being opportunistic, and although it was very miserable, I survived that battle!"

"Now that I have reached the third rank and cultivated a secret sacred skill, my strength is much stronger than before!

So, I am very curious, curious about what the result would be if I let go, used all my strength, and fought a calamity?"

"And then, you came!"

Looking up again, their eyes met. There was no trace of timidity or fear in Loyi's eyes, but rather an infinite fighting spirit rising.

There was even a hint of a smile on his lips, a smile filled with arrogance, confidence, courage, and decisiveness.

The half-dragon Heras Valgr had a moment of daze, but the next second, he also laughed, laughing out of anger: "Want to use me as a whetstone? Are you worthy?"

"Without your Lion Knights, how much ability does your [Lion King's Title] have left?"

Loyi said: "What if I add this?"

Before he finished speaking, a violent heartbeat came!

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

Like a drum beating, Loyi's body seemed to grow taller by a third, and the speed of blood flow was many times faster, so that his skin turned crimson.

Even circles of ripples spread out from Loyi as the center.

At this moment, it was as if a sleeping terrifying beast had awakened, opened its eyes, and the pervasive pressure made the world quiet.

This was the secret sacred skill, Divine Sigh - Beast Heartbeat!

Loyi pulled out the Dawn Rapier again, loosened and tightened, and suddenly gripped it.

In the buzzing sound, white Mach rings spread along the sword, and golden-red aura clung to it, so thick that it seemed to be substantial.

As for his left hand, Fury had already lit up with magical light, in a position where it could be activated at any time.

Holding the rapier in front of his eyes, Loyi looked at the half-dragon a hundred steps away and said with a smile: "Let's begin!"

Before the words were finished, the rapier swung, and ten aura slashes had already broken through the air, drawing strange trajectories, completely surrounding the half-dragon.

Of course, none of this mattered!

What was truly terrifying was behind the aura slashes, Loyi had already merged with the sword, turning into a stream of light and rushing over, like a warrior going to his death.

At this moment, the half-dragon Heras Valgr finally dared not have the slightest contempt.

He had never thought that facing a third-rank extraordinary, he would have a sense of facing a formidable enemy.

But at this moment, he decided to show his true ability.

Magic power surged, turning into dark whips, waving around.

And the half-dragon dragged out a battle ax entwined with lightning from the dimensional bag.

Boom!

The collision happened only in an instant, and then, on the earth, two figures sometimes intertwined, sometimes collided, sometimes one disappeared, and sometimes they engaged in close combat.

On the vast earth, scars appeared just like that.

Aura broke through the air, plowing out grooves in the earth, extending to the end of the field of vision, fighting quickly.

Then there were flashes of magical light, and from time to time there were violent magic fluctuations, forming strange dark magic.

It should be said that warlocks are different from mages, their spells are not learned, but awakened from their bloodline.

Like the half-dragon Heras Valgr, his magic comes from the black dragon bloodline on his father's side.

As everyone knows, black dragons are actually known for their magic resistance and physical defense.

Black dragon scales can block most elemental damage, and they don't even bother to dodge most magic and aura slashes!

Coupled with their terrifying physical bodies, they have become the most skilled melee dragon species.

They are the most skilled in dragon fighting techniques!

Of course, as dragons, they still know some dragon language magic, but they don't use it much when they can breathe dragon breath.

And as a half-dragon bloodline, Heras Valgr didn't awaken many spells, but they were all very practical.

When taken out, they are also quite powerful, with various strange effects.

That is, Loyi's aura, secondarily refined, and rich to a certain extent, can continuously disperse dark element spells.

Of course, just when the two were fighting inextricably, the thing that could really determine the trend of this battle happened silently.

The second update is delivered, the third update is in progress, let me finish this episode!