439: Chapter 409: Tacit Pursuit (1/3) 439: Chapter 409: Tacit Pursuit (1/3) Ian’s voice wasn’t loud, but it carried a very strong penetrating power—a consequence of the residual “Wave Singer” Origin Structure he still had.
Within seconds, the clamor and laughter inside the city ca to an abrupt halt, followed by calls of alarm.
The mont Ian raised his voice, the shadow’s restrained hands suddenly exerted force, unleashing a burst of cold tallic Essence that with First Level Power shook off the young man’s grip.
And Ian, “without any fear,” likewise triggered his Essence to counter.
Boom!
The two Essences collided, creating a huge shockwave, an even louder and more identity-revealing sound than Ian’s previous shout.
The calls in Twin Trees Town beca more vigilant.
Realizing this, the shadow gritted his teeth and silently retreated; he moved like a black panther, smoothly and agilely rolling backward to land in the grass behind him.
Then, he moved rapidly, seemingly trying to flee.
Ian narrowed his eyes, not foolish by any chance.
He saw this as the shadow showing weakness.
He was clearly of the Second Energy Level, yet he masqueraded as the not-so-strong force of the First Energy Level to encourage Ian to chase after him, drawing him away from Twin Trees Town in the process.
As long as Ian stayed near Twin Trees Town, even if he avoided this danger, the shadow wouldn’t trouble him for a long ti.
But when this danger passed, there would be a next ti.
Ian needed to understand who the other party was—otherwise, if he killed the shadow at an inopportune ti and place, he would certainly stir up bigger trouble.
“Disguising as a First Level now, if I pursue far enough, the other party will probably try to use Second Level power to suppress in return, and then it will be my turn to flee,” he thought.
“During the pursuit, I will observe the features of the other party’s Essence, figure out their true identity, understand the organization and purpose behind them, and then make plans.”
That was Ian’s plan.
Only this way could he truly be safe.
“Playing possum never gets old,” he thought with a light chuckle, then exerted force through his feet, transforming into a cold gust of wind as he chased after the direction the shadow had fled.
Just as if he hadn’t realized the true strength of his enemy, like a real fourteen-year-old inexperienced young knight…
He pursued.
The black shadow retreated rapidly.
Underestimating the reaction of this young knight, he undeniably fell into passivity.
However, at the very first mont the words echoed, his thoughts were not of anger or anxiety, but of surprise at “there’s such a tactic?” and relief that “fortunately I didn’t act in Leyan Territory.”
—Just with this guy’s speed of reaction and the penetrating power of his voice, had I not knocked him out instantly, I would definitely have been caught by the two Holy Hall Enforcers who would co upon hearing the noise.
I wouldn’t have been caught, but I’d have had to expose my true power to escape after a struggle.
“Grant, that guy, how can he be so lucky?
I’ve been searching for a suitable Apprentice for over a decade without success, and that move just now nearly froze my hand solid; the Essence is so pure it’s ridiculous,” he muttered.
The shadow couldn’t help but shake his head, as his situation was quite critical.
Indeed, Twin Trees Town had no strong presence, but it was too close to Nauman City.
The longer the delay, the more variables there would be—especially since he couldn’t reveal his identity.
He couldn’t expose his true power.
Whirr whirr—
In just a few breaths, the pursuers had leaped over vast fields, crossing into uninhabited wilderness, and at this mont Ian also lifted his Charged Water Gun from around his waist, shooting decisively.
The high-pressure water jet burst out of the booster chamber, solidifying into Ice Cones in mid-air, tearing through the atmosphere toward the black shadow.
But the shadow was incredibly agile, dodging nearly all the bullets.
The few that did hit failed to penetrate his tallic armor.
The gleaming black tal seed to change at the shadow’s will, occasionally bulging or angling to deflect most of the impact from the sharp ice bullets.
The scattered ice bullets struck the ground and rocks, leaving many holes behind.
Whoosh, vegetation scattered as a dark figure launched itself into the jungle.
Ian’s footsteps paused slightly, and he quickly followed suit.
——At the sa ti.
Mr.
Silver Workshop stood up from his office chair, his face a picture of shock.
“What, Ian gave chase?!”
The gaunt old man took a sharp intake of breath, truly panicking: “He’s too young—too young!
How dare he chase after him!”
“Never mind whether or not the attacker is…
is from the Dragon Worship Cult, even if it is indeed them, their retreat is surely a ploy to lure him into a trap…
Are there any other Sublimators around?
Go after him!”
As a renowned tycoon in Nauman City, a great rchant honored by the Marquis as a prestigious citizen, Mr.
Silver Workshop wielded significant influence in Twin Trees Town.
Under his orders and the incentive of a hefty reward, several teams of adventurers and Guard Squads organized formations, forming pursuit teams, and began to follow the trail of destruction left by the battle between Ian and the dark figure.
But their speed was no match for Ian and the dark figure, and the farther they tracked, the more alard everyone beca.
Not to ntion the pits created by the bombardnt of ice projectiles along the way, which were still rimd with frost and had not lted.
The dark figure’s movents were sharp as a blade, as if its very body was an edge, slicing every wheat sprout, bush, and tree branch it passed into fragnts.
“A Bladeleaf Leopard?
No, it could also be so kind of Earth True Form that can manipulate tal and transform its body into a blade!
A Thousand-Edge Warrior?”
In the team of investigating adventurers, an experienced dwarf quickly noticed sothing amiss with these marks: “But it’s well concealed.
I can’t discern anything deeper; he is deliberately hiding it.”
“His strength is formidable.
He’s able to cover his real Inheritance or True Form even when being pursued.”
And the more they followed the trail of Ian’s battle with the dark figure, the more terrified everyone beca.
A swath of forest had been divided by a high-pressure water column turned into a water blade, cutting through rock, tree trunks, and the earth itself, leaving behind a deep gorge with every slice’s end being Icebound, revealing the user’s exquisite Essence Manipulation skills.
However, at the end of this slashing mark, there was an area that had not been damaged at all, clearly soone had blocked the water blade head-on without suffering any harm.
“No good!
We can’t catch up; both of these people are too powerful!”
After pursuing for over ten miles and entering the hilly area, the captain of the Twin Trees Town guard squad was growing faint-hearted.
If Ian’s power only alard him, astonishing him that a fourteen-year-old child could possess strength and skills beyond his own,
the entity Ian was chasing had left him without any clues to even guess at, revealing not the slightest flaw.
It was obvious that the individual was at the peak of the First Power Level.
Although it seed like he was only nonchalantly blocking or dodging Ian’s attacks, the ability to effortlessly neutralize such a variety of fighting techniques and Sublimation Skills in itself indicated a strength strong enough to overpower, even toying with the forr!
“So strong, it seems the other party is not out to attack our Twin Trees Town…
The target is that Knight!
He’s deliberately drawing the other party out of town, allowing the Knight to chase him into the deep and uninhabited mountains, then turning around to strike!”
The captain looked up, his gaze filled with worry.
The young Knight is in trouble!
Sure enough, the pursuit team soon noticed that, after the two had crossed the Berry Vine River full of berry bushes, the roles of the chaser and the attacked had reversed.
This ti, it was the young Knight who realized sothing was wrong, turned to escape, and the other revealed its fangs, turning to give chase!
“Armor fragnt?”
An adventurer exclaid in surprise, lifting a torch to dispel the darkness and picking up a shining fragnt of armor from the Icebound ground.
Familiar with the style of Armored Clothing, the guard squad captain took it and examined it closely under a Brightstone lamp, and then his expression suddenly changed.
“This is, a fragnt from Alchemist Armor…”
“And pieces of a sword blade!?”
“Dear heavens, if the weapon and armor are shattered, that Knight from Harrison Port must have been seriously injured!”
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