155: Chapter 155 The Bow is Drawn Like a Full Moon! The Crimson Road!

On the spacious platform of the carriage.

Rowan nocked an arrow and drew his bow.

His movements were not fast, yet they seemed to carry a soul-stirring rhythm.

In his hands, the black-gold longbow felt weightless, pulled back into a flawless full moon!

The bowstring gave a faint creak under the immense tension.

He did not aim at the jackals close at hand, nor at the herd of wild boars tangling with the cavalry in the distance.

His arrowhead pointed far ahead, toward that section of the wall below Black Mountain City where the beast tide was most surging and the offensive most intense!

There, the grey-black beast tide had almost submerged the battlements; the defenders' flags flickered amidst the smoke, the situation as precarious as a pile of eggs.

"My Lord... what are you doing?" Adeline couldn't help but cover her mouth, gasping in a low voice.

Her military training told her that this distance was far beyond the range of any ordinary bow and arrow!

Cecilia's pupils also contracted sharply.

In her extraordinary field of perception, a shocking scene was unfolding—

A strange energy was surging recklessly toward the arrowhead with Rowan's drawing motion.

The color of the arrowhead had turned an eerie, phantom purple!

The air around the tip even began to twist and burn, emitting a silent wail.

The next moment—

Bang!!!

A thunderous twang, like the roar of a giant beast, suddenly exploded amidst the convoy!

The intense sound wave even caused the thick carriage walls to tremble slightly!

A Blazing meteor shot out from Rowan's fingertips!

No, that was no meteor!

That was a destructive purple flame that scorched through the cold wind!

The moment the arrow left the string, only a twisted afterimage could be seen tearing through the air, leaving a vacuum tunnel emitting white steam in its wake!

Boom!!!

In the distance, below the Black Mountain City wall, at the very core of the densest part of the beast tide.

A brilliant purple flame bloomed suddenly without warning!

There was no deafening explosion, but everyone could see that where the light erupted, it was as if an invisible giant's fist had slammed down!

In an instant!

Centered on the point of impact, wherever the purple flames touched, dozens of Ice-Snow Magic Wolves and Frost-maned Wild Boars were annihilated in the pure light and fire without even being able to let out a whimper, as if they had never existed.

In their place remained only a terrifying deep pit with glass-like edges.

Along with the blood spray and dust lifted high into the sky by the shockwave, which then fell like red ice crystals.

The originally surging beast tide had been carved open by this single arrow, creating a massive gap!

The monsters at the edge of the gap seemed to have been completely terrified by the sheer power of that attack.

They let out terrified whimpers and instinctively scattered, causing a small-scale panic.

The power of a single arrow was terrifying indeed!

The entire battlefield fell into a momentary, deathly silence.

Around the Gino City convoy, the jackal pack that had been attacking stiffened, then let out fearful howls and fled toward the forest with their tails between their legs.

The herd of wild boars tangling with Commander Miles also showed obvious signs of commotion.

Commander Miles slashed the Frost-maned Wild Boar in front of him, then turned his head in astonishment to look toward the direction of the arrow, the extreme shock on his face visible even beneath the bloodstains.

He was a veteran of many battles and had seen the methods of the previous Count Farrell, but such an ultra-long-range, precise, and terrifying arrow that cleared the field in one hit...

Could this really be something a Great Knight could do?

The strength of the current The Count...

Portia suddenly clenched her fists, her eyes filled with awe as she looked toward the carriage.

Vanessa, inside the carriage, had her red lips slightly parted and her beautiful eyes wide open, as if she were seeing this young man beside her for the first time.

She had always known that Rowan was strong, but she never imagined that in such a short time, he would have become so unbelievably powerful!

He was even stronger than when he had acted at the church!

The power and control contained in this arrow had already exceeded her understanding of a Low-tier Great Knight!

Adeline and Charlotte were completely stunned, their mouths wide open, standing like statues.

Isabelle forgot to be afraid and just stared blankly at the terrifying pit in the distance.

In Helena's eyes, the trajectory of the purple light lingered, and a tempest raged in her heart.

So... this is extraordinary power?!

Is this the peerlessly powerful strength possessed by the man who dominated her fate?

Cecilia's reaction was the most direct and visceral.

Her extraordinary perception allowed her to see more than the others.

That arrow was not merely physical destruction; it carried a terrifying power akin to a law!

The scene of the purple flames blooming was deeply engraved in the girl's mind.

This nobleman who had taken her purity... was ten times, a hundred times more dangerous than she had imagined!

The difficulty of the mission had skyrocketed once more!

And on the Black Mountain City wall, those defenders struggling in the bloody battle witnessed this miraculous arrow.

"That... what was that?!"

"An arrow? Was that an arrow? Where did it come from?!"

"Dead! They're all dead! That whole patch of beasts is gone!"

"Look! It's reinforcements! It's the reinforcements from Gino City! The Count! It must be The Count!"

"God bless Black Mountain! The Count is invincible!!"

After a brief silence, a roar of ecstasy erupted like a landslide and a tsunami!

Morale exploded!

The originally crumbling defense line was stabilized once more, thanks to the terrifying deterrence brought by that arrow!

In the distance, behind a secret window in Black Mountain City.

Viscount Willis, who had been coldly watching the battlefield, felt his cold smile freeze instantly.

Then his face turned ashen, finally twisting into an expression of disbelief mixed with horror and rage.

The monocular in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

"No... this is impossible!"

"This kind of power... how is he capable of this?!"

"That purple flame... what in the hell is it?!"

A cold fear surged uncontrollably from the depths of his heart, but it was immediately smothered by an even stronger jealousy and murderous intent.

He slammed his fist against the window frame.

"It must be done as soon as possible... before he grows to the point of being unstoppable..."

He muttered to himself, his eyes as sinister as a viper.

...

Outside Black Mountain City, the beast tide, under the deterrence of Rowan's earth-shattering arrow, experienced a brief moment of hesitation and chaos.

Rowan, however, acted as if he had just done a trivial thing.

He slowly lowered the black-gold longbow and handed it to the knight guard beside the carriage.

Then he returned to the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.

"Continue moving forward," he ordered lightly, his voice carrying through the carriage.

"Continue moving forward! Target: Black Mountain City!!"

Commander Miles awoke from his shock, waved his sword, and roared, his voice hoarse.

"Invincible! Invincible!" Portia and all the soldiers responded in unison, their voices shaking the wilderness.

Under the vast sky.

The Gino City convoy faced no more obstacles.

It cut through the harassment of the remaining scattered beast groups, trampled over the path cleared by Rowan's arrow, and galloped toward the blood-bathed Black Mountain City.

The flag of Count Golden Flame fluttered in the blood and snow...