Blind Spot
Chapter 663 - 608 Raids Four

Chapter 663: 608 Raids Four

Li Chengyi paid no attention to the barbarian warrior lying on the ground, nor did he care about the fleeting, eerie silence on the battlefield.

His gaze shifted toward the distant snow plains, toward the far-off lands from which the barbarians had come.

Quickly withdrawing his gaze, he lifted his sword towards the remaining barbarians.

"Those who kneel shall not be killed."

Whoa!!!

The soldiers were silent for a moment, then erupted into indescribable cheers.

Their own lord had just fought and effortlessly killed a barbarian warrior in single combat!!

This meant that their lord had very likely reached the level of a Glorious Knight!!

A Glorious Knight under twenty!!

This was nothing short of a miracle!

Some knowledgeable soldiers immediately went wild with excitement, their morale surging to its peak as if they had been injected with a stimulant.

The four knights, too, recognized the significance of the moment and recalling that scene, they couldn’t help but take a cold breath.

They knew the strength and precision required to take down a warrior in single combat.

It was precisely because of this they understood the technical prowess contained in Li Chengyi’s strike.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!!"

All the Black Castle Army troops roared loudly, charging forward swiftly.

The barbarians, on the other hand, had lost their backbone and their morale plummeted, falling back in retreat.

Li Chengyi, alone with his sword, casually pursued and killed, leaving behind dozens of barbarian corpses.

His effortless and leisurely display of strength left the onlookers in stunned disbelief. It was almost inconceivable.

Soon, this minor battle came to a swift conclusion. The human side suffered over thirty deaths and more than fifty wounded. The barbarians had nearly a hundred dead and five captives.

It was an unprecedented, tremendous victory.

And from here, Li Chengyi’s name began to spread for the first time.

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The White Tower.

The thirteenth floor.

Mida opened his eyes from meditation once more, frowning as he looked at his mechanical wristwatch.

"Time’s up... Why hasn’t Brian returned yet?" He had sent the owl Brian out to investigate the situation, but so far there had been no report back.

This was unusual.

According to Brian’s habits, she should have already sent back preliminary results through their intelligence network.

Knock knock.

Suddenly the door to his room was knocked.

A voice from his new assistant came from outside.

"Mida, has your meditation ended?"

"Yes, what is it?" Mida replied with a frown.

When his meditation ended, a signal would automatically indicate his availability outside his room.

"Lady Penny from the Tower of Knowledge has come to visit and has been waiting for you for quite some time," the assistant answered.

"Penny..." Mida was aware of this young, talented mage, but the Tower of Knowledge and the White Tower did not usually have much interaction. What could she be here for?

"Let her in."

"Yes."

No matter what, Mida could not refuse a visit from a new genius who was at least a level four mage.

After all, he himself was just a level six mage, and it could be only a matter of years before he was caught up to.

Soon enough,

the door was gently pushed open.

A detached woman with snow-white, shoulder-length hair, wearing a blue mage’s robe and holding a white wooden staff, entered the room.

Mida rose to his feet, acknowledging her courteous nod.

"Mage Penny, do you have a matter to discuss with me?"

"According to our investigation, one of our envoys, Havina, has disappeared in the Okra Domain. The White Tower has also reported the disappearance of several mages in that vicinity. Therefore, I have reason to believe that there may be unpredictable and unknown dangers near that territory," Penny said somberly.

"Are you suggesting a joint investigation?" Mida was taken aback, then quickly understood.

"Yes. We deeply suspect that the elves may be showing signs of resurgence. Bold enough to attack mages, to strike at members of our two organizations, the elves are probably the only ones brave enough to do so," Penny stated gravely.

"Agreed," Mida nodded slightly, his own Brian and Tyga had disappeared in that area, clearly the key reason she had come to collaborate.

"Next, I will lead a team myself to investigate the area. It is said that the high-ranking mage of the White Tower, Asler, is also there, and I hope to share some of the investigation data," Penny said.

In the mage community, level six was already considered a high rank, with the highest level of mages being nine.

Mida had a good relationship with Asler, and passing on a message was a minor matter.

"Good. In that case, I will report to the higher-ups and request royal cooperation to dispatch some military forces to conduct a thorough investigation. During this critical time of barbarian invasions, we cannot afford any internal faults," Mida said gravely.

"Thank you for your cooperation," Penny bowed her head.

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The battle at Green Screen Town rapidly spread Li Chengyi’s fame.

His figure swiftly killing the barbarian warrior, as light as an eagle, was dubbed the Eagle of Okra, and the name Carlos soared far and wide with this new moniker.

But at this moment, after repelling the barbarians, he took the captives back to the testing grounds, continuing with the daily cycle of research, observation, learning, and exploration.

Time flowed slowly by.

As the research on the barbarians’ bodily structures neared its end.

Li Chengyi’s Sword Furnace flames once again grew to one third of their maximum.

He was pleased with this, and his physical strength had slowly increased, reaching more than ten times that of Milton.

However, at this moment, this also gave rise to some doubts in his mind.

With so many different races in this world, just humans and barbarians alone had achieved one third of the progress, so wouldn’t the combined progress of the other races be enough to directly break through the limits of the Primordial Spirit Sword Palace and far exceed the requirements to ignite the Divine Fire?

And then there were the elves.

After completing his research on the barbarians, Li Chengyi then turned his attention to the elves.

He had captured only one elf, which was too small a sample.

Although this elf, Paliya, had provided him with a lot of relevant information, it was said that within the elves there were various different professions and individuals with unique talents.

Moreover, because of their longevity, elves certainly had a history and knowledge that far surpassed that of other races.

After repelling the barbarians, he thus devoted himself completely to capturing elves.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Black Castle Training Ground.

Clang!

Li Chengyi casually flicked aside a young knight’s heavy sword, sending it flying, the blade resting easily at the opponent’s neck, then stopping.

"Your reaction is too slow, and there are too many flaws. Do you still want to fight?"

The dejected young knight gave a bow, picked up his sword, and left the arena.

In the past few months, as his reputation spread, more and more knights came to challenge him.

And no matter which knight it was, they were all easily defeated by Li Chengyi in just a few moves.

Consecutive victories added a new title to his reputation: the Unbeatable Baron Carlos.

The security of Okra Domain improved significantly after a few barbarian warriors were killed in quick succession, and it was no longer attacked on a large scale.

The safe environment attracted new refugees to converge here, and the population of the domain grew increasingly large.

Old Buck therefore had the happy worry of managing this growing populace.

After sheathing his sword and leaving the field, Li Chengyi took the towel passed by a maid to wipe his sweat, about to rest.

"My lord, a group of mages from the White Tower and Tower of Knowledge has arrived," a guardsman walked up and reported in a low voice.

"Oh? Alright, I’ll go see them," Li Chengyi’s eyes lit up, having heard that a high-ranking mage was leading the group; he was eager to see what a high-ranking mage looked like, and perhaps he could obtain some knowledge he had not yet mastered.

He crossed the training ground on his way to the Black Castle hall.

In the gardens on either side, large barbarian warriors dressed as gardeners knelt and bowed their heads in fear as Li Chengyi passed.

Two women wearing fully enclosed helmets peered out from the window of a distant small tower.

Through the eye slits of their helmets, they caught sight of Li Chengyi passing by.

Both women’s pupils shrank, not daring to look any longer.

They were Mina and Havina. Since being knocked unconscious, they had been kept here under house arrest, cooperating with Li Chengyi’s research, now primarily serving as assistants.

And the more they understood about Li Chengyi, the more they feared him.

Barbarians, elves, they were all just slaves to Baron Carlos here.

And the strange things in the testing area were completely beyond their comprehension.

Li Chengyi briskly entered the hall and his gaze immediately fell upon three mages seated in high-backed chairs, accompanied by four knights.

Among the three mages, one had a snow-white beard that reached down to his belly, wore a white pointy hat, and grasped a black iron metal staff in his hand.

"Asler." This elderly mage stood up as soon as Li Chengyi entered, turning to face him.

"My name is Asler, Baron Okra. We have come here to ask you to undertake a simple little test," he said slowly, pulling a small black book from his robe pocket.

It was the very Book of Mage that Havina had previously brought to administer the test.

"We hope you’ll cooperate with the test, and after it’s concluded, we’ll leave and head to the next lord’s domain," Mage Asler said indifferently.

Li Chengyi looked at the Book of Mage and then at the other knights.

One of those four knights bore the Empire’s royal seal, marking him as a Glorious Knight.

Moreover, all three mages were suppressing intense fluctuations that seemed as if they could explode at any moment.

Clearly, their visit was specifically targeted at him.

It was to be expected; after all the actions he had taken, there were no secrets in this world. With so many soldiers and servants around Black Castle, leaks were inevitable amidst the crowd.

"Good timing, I too have some matters I wish to discuss with the White Tower," Li Chengyi said, pausing in step, a smile appearing on his face.

"Baron Okra, right now there are thousands of troops from nearby domains encamped outside Black Castle. Your every word and action carries the safety of everyone here. You should be well aware of what needs to be done," said Asler calmly.

He was almost certain that the man before him was the prime suspect in collusion with the Elves.

Mina and Havina’s last known location was right here. Even if Okra was not the perpetrator himself, he was undoubtedly involved.

"Speak, what exactly have you done? What is the truth?" Asler’s gaze was fixed on Li Chengyi’s eyes.

Seeing such certainty in the other’s face, Li Chengyi was too lazy to pretend anymore.

He clapped his hands lightly, his face showing a hint of approval.

"Alright, I admit it, I killed the griffon, I killed the two squads of mages in the Cedar Forest. It was also me who captured the Elves roaming about, and who killed two resisting Elf tribes. And yes, it was I who apprehended the emissaries from the Tower of Knowledge and hunted down several Barbarian Warriors and enslaved dozens of Barbarians," he said.

"But I had my reasons," Li Chengyi said with a smile, spreading his hands open. "I gave them the opportunity for a fair exchange of knowledge, but they squandered it.... They not only squandered it, but they also tried to attack me, threatening to exterminate humanity. So I had to deal with them all. Over two thousand people in their tribes, what a waste of my time...."

Asler and his companions initially listened with normal expressions, all their suspicions were being confirmed anyhow.

But as the story went on, their expressions increasingly soured.

It seemed that all the recent incidents around the Okra Domain corresponded exactly to what the Baron Carlos was reporting.

"Knowledge should be free to flow. To reduce the number of stubborn individuals who hoard knowledge selfishly, impeding its exchange and sharing, I had no choice but to eradicate them all.... Slaying Elves should be a great merit under Empire law, right?" Li Chengyi’s eyes burned with an intense gaze, staring directly at Mage Asler.

The malice in his eyes was now blatantly apparent.

Clearly, if the other party dared to say no, none of those present would be able to leave the hall alive today.

A dense killing intent that sent shivers down the spine began to subtly radiate from Li Chengyi’s body.

Outside the hall, one by one, Barbarian Warrior gardeners slowly gripped their massive mud shovels, blocking the doors and windows, eyeing the people inside with predatory gazes.

Gulp.

Asler swallowed subconsciously, and as a high-ranking mage, he immediately sensed the blood aura on his opponent.

That terrifying blood aura, from having killed a massive number of creatures and not yet fully dispersed, seemed tangible, swirling around the man before him.

He felt the wave of horrible cruelty....