201: ambush

However, considering that Arthur was accompanied by Melita, a Legendary Expert, Felipe did not act rashly!

Because he only had one Legendary Expert and one Sky Knight accompanying him at the moment, he wasn't guaranteed a victory.

Furthermore, Felipe didn't want to offend the Lionheart Kingdom too much. He wanted to summon another Legendary Expert so that two Legendary Experts could trap Melita without harming her.

Then Felipe would only kill Arthur. That way, with only the death of the unimportant Arthur, the conflict between the Heine Kingdom and the Lionheart Kingdom wouldn't be too severe.

Felipe believed that afterward, all he needed to do was apologize and pay some compensation!

Several days passed since the auction, and Felipe hadn't made a move, simply waiting for the Heine Kingdom's other Legendary Expert.

He finally arrived five days later!

Since that was the case, the impatient Felipe immediately headed toward Arthur and his group.

At this time, the seven people in Arthur's group had just finished touring another city, Vilean, after leaving Dawn City, and were now on their way to the next city.

The road was sparsely populated, making it the perfect time to strike!

Since Arthur's group of seven wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way, they were flying at a slow, almost leisurely pace.

This allowed Felipe to quickly catch up to Arthur!

Felipe brought two Legendary Experts and five Sky Knights from the Heine Kingdom and directly blocked Arthur's necessary path.

Given Felipe's pride, he disdained hiding his appearance or figure, so Arthur easily spotted Felipe up ahead.

Since it was such a coincidence to run into Felipe, who harbored ill will toward him, Arthur knew without thinking that the visitors meant trouble.

A normal person wouldn't approach, but the seven people in Arthur's group were not normal—except for Sunny, the other six were all Legendary Experts!

On the other side, Felipe originally wanted to see Arthur's panicked appearance, but when he realized that Arthur was flying directly toward him as if he hadn't noticed him.

His heart immediately sank, and he had a bad feeling!

Idiots are rare in this world. Since Arthur wasn't afraid of him, he likely had a trump card!

Thinking this, Felipe quickly spoke to the Legendary Expert beside him:

"Legendary Terry, did you notice anything wrong?"

Terry also saw the abnormality of Arthur's group, even before Felipe asked him.

Terry immediately unleashed his full perception to check the situation within a ten-kilometer radius, finding no abnormalities!

"Your Highness, no other experts were found within a ten-kilometer radius. In fact, within one kilometer, there are only the auras of our two groups—ours and Arthur's. We didn't find anyone else!"

"Has the strength of Arthur's group not changed?"

"It's the same as the previous intelligence: one Legendary Expert and five Sky Knights!"

Although Felipe already knew the strength of Arthur's group, hearing it again still annoyed him:

"If it weren't for the dragon blood, how could Arthur possibly become a Sky Knight at the age of eighteen? What a bargain for him!"

One must know that Felipe's talent was rarely seen in the Heine Kingdom, yet he only achieved a Breakthrough to Earth Knight at twenty-nine.

Compared to Arthur, who broke through to Sky Knight at eighteen, he was far behind, and it was inevitable that he felt some psychological imbalance!

Since he confirmed there were no issues, Felipe's uneasy heart temporarily calmed down.

"In that case, Arthur's composure in the face of danger must be an act!

He must think he can't escape and is trying to bluff us!"

"Your Highness is correct, I believe so too!"

Since Felipe believed Arthur was bluffing, when Arthur's group arrived fifty meters in front of him, they were met with Felipe's mocking gaze.

"Arthur, I don't know where you got the courage. Knowing that I intend to harm you, you didn't run, but instead came to meet me. Impressive!

If you hand over the immortality potion to me now, I might consider sparing your life!"

Arthur's response to this was:

"Idiot!"

"You!"

This contemptuous attitude again! Felipe nearly exploded because of those two short words!

He took a deep breath before restraining himself:

"You'll regret this soon enough."

Without waiting for Arthur's reply, Felipe directly bowed and saluted Melita, the apparent Legendary Expert among Arthur's seven people.

He completely put on a kind face:

"Greetings, Legendary Melita. This matter is merely a private grudge between Arthur and me. The Heine Kingdom and the Lionheart Kingdom can cooperate for mutual benefit.

Therefore, I hope Legendary Melita can simply stand aside today. How about it?"

Melita was summoned by Arthur and was absolutely loyal, so she had only one attitude toward Felipe:

"Since the Heine Kingdom dared to make a move against His Majesty, it is destined for only one outcome: destruction.

Correspondingly, you and the people beside you today will only face death!"

Hearing this, Felipe frowned deeply. The current situation was too different from what he had imagined. This Legendary Expert, Melita, was overly protective of Arthur, as if Arthur was her superior!

This caused the unease in Felipe's heart to surge up again!

However, the arrow had been drawn and had to be loosed. Since he couldn't persuade her, he could only proceed according to the original plan!

"Then I apologize for the offense!

But I must still clarify one point: the Heine Kingdom holds no hostility toward the Lionheart Kingdom. I am only targeting Arthur.

Therefore, our two Legendary Experts will not strike Legendary Melita with heavy force later. They will only obstruct you. I hope Legendary Melita understands!"

Felipe was speaking to himself there, but he failed to notice that among Arthur's group of seven, only Sunny, who didn't know the true situation of Arthur's companions, was slightly flustered.

The others showed no signs of panic at all. Instead, they had a feeling of watching a show, observing Felipe's performance as a clown!

Felipe merely took this to mean that Arthur and his companions had strong psychological fortitude. After all, there was no way Arthur and the others could Break through to Legendary status around the age of twenty!

That kind of Genius was unheard of, even in the Empire!

"Attack!"

At Felipe's command, the two Legendary Experts behind him rushed toward Melita first. Their mission was to obstruct Melita.

Following them, five Sky Knights headed toward Arthur, Victor, Karona, Olivia, and Doria.

As for Sunny, an ordinary maid, she was completely ignored.

In Felipe's plan, two Legendary Experts would obstruct Melita. As long as this Legendary Expert from the Lionheart Kingdom wasn't seriously injured, everything would be fine!

Then, five veteran Sky Knights facing Arthur and the others, who had just Broken through to Sky Knight, would surely guarantee success.

Just as Felipe was indulging in his fantasy.

The very next second, the reality of the scene stunned him!

He saw Doria, who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, was 1.5 meters tall, and completely resembled a little sister, throw a small fist forward.

The Sky Knight in front of Doria, who was a full two meters tall, was actually smashed apart by that single punch!

Yes, smashed apart. His body was split into several pieces, and flesh and blood flew everywhere!