20: Chapter 20 Black-Armored Men

The next day, morning.

Thick fog filled the surroundings, and the caravan continued to move forward slowly.

Most of the guards were Knight Apprentice, so they had no intention of resting and planned to make it to Poyi Town in one go.

Based on the current progress, Nie Ning estimated they should be able to reach their destination by noon tomorrow.

Nie Ning sat at the front of the carriage, scanning the surroundings with a vigilant expression.

Perhaps because they were quite far from Ska City, Malice Perception had already returned to normal last night.

However, after reaching this stretch of the road, a lingering, intermittent malice kept haunting them, and it became more pronounced the further they went.

"Stop."

Nie Ning raised his hand, signaling the caravan to stop.

As a knight, Nie Ning's words carried weight, and the guards slowly slowed their pace upon hearing him.

Hearing Nie Ning's voice, Leighton frowned and pulled back the curtain: "Brother, what is the meaning of this?"

"I observe what appears to be an ambush ahead, so I wanted to notify everyone."

Nie Ning said in a calm tone.

He couldn't avoid the danger entirely, but he could make the caravan more cautious, which might reduce the number of times he would have to intervene.

But after hearing Nie Ning's words, Leighton looked at the thick fog obscuring their vision.

Which eye did you see an ambush with?

Are you kidding me?

"Brother, you didn't mistake it, did you?"

Leighton's expression at this moment was as if he had the words 'I don't believe you' carved onto his forehead.

At this time, another knight, Becky, also walked out.

Compared to Leighton, Becky appeared much more cautious and subconsciously glanced at the carriage at the very back.

"We should still send someone to check it out."

Becky pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Since I've taken payment to ensure safety, I'll go."

Nie Ning jumped off the carriage and immediately walked straight into the fog.

Becky did not stop him upon hearing this; he exchanged a glance with Leighton, a hint of vigilance inevitably appearing in his eyes.

To them, they didn't know if there was an ambush in the distance, but Nie Ning was truly a bit strange.

Because ever since joining the caravan, Nie Ning had been looking around constantly, feeling like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, curious about everything.

If it weren't for Borton's firm assurance that there was no problem, and the fact that family members were away and they couldn't spare any manpower, they would never have invited someone of unknown origin like Nie Ning.

Seeing Nie Ning disappear into the fog, Becky immediately began arranging for the guards to secure the perimeter.

After all, what they were escorting this time was unusual; it was a collaborative order with the City Lord's Mansion, so they had to be careful.

...

Nie Ning was unaware of the thoughts of Becky and the others.

Looking back, he could only vaguely see the silhouette of the caravan.

Originally, Nie Ning didn't want to intervene, but after thinking it over, it was more convenient to act alone, which would also avoid having others discover his true background.

Sensing the fluctuations of malice coming from ahead, Nie Ning did not go directly, but quietly circled around.

Malice Perception was indeed correct; soon, Nie Ning saw several vague figures.

As Nie Ning slowly approached from behind, he also saw the situation on the small hill ahead.

There were eleven people in total; judging by their blood energy intensity, there were two Elementary Knight and nine Apprentice Knight.

Eleven people were crouching on the ground, staring ahead with vigilant expressions; there was no need to think to know they weren't good people. It was almost certain what their background was.

Since he had finished scouting, the next step was to deal with these people.

Nie Ning activated his Breath Condensation Technique, reducing his presence to the minimum.

When he got within ten meters of one of the Elementary Knight, Nie Ning suddenly accelerated, pouncing like a cheetah.

The knight sword in his hand flashed with a silver light, and the Elementary Knight's head fell before he could even react.

"Who!"

The other knight shouted upon seeing this.

But Nie Ning didn't answer at all, just kept slaughtering the surrounding bandits.

In the face of absolute strength, the Apprentice Knight didn't even have a chance to resist.

For a moment, the sound of screams echoed continuously in the fog, and in just a moment, even the last remaining Elementary Knight was killed by Nie Ning.

"It seems I still underestimated my own strength."

Looking at the dismembered limbs on the ground, Nie Ning couldn't help but curl his lip.

He had originally thought the opponent could trade a few blows with him, but he didn't expect their strength to be worse than Borton's, and they were directly split in two by his Single Stroke Slash.

But just as Nie Ning was about to collect the spoils, he caught a glimpse of a black shadow out of the corner of his eye.

The black shadow was very fast and headed straight for Nie Ning with a clear target.

Seeing this, Nie Ning raised his left arm to block.

But the black shadow's strength was very strong; Nie Ning was knocked flying, only stopping when his body slammed into the hill.

Because he was wearing knight armor, Nie Ning did not suffer much damage.

Looking up at the black shadow, although it was human, it appeared extremely abnormal.

Its body was wrapped in some kind of black substance, with black spikes of various sizes protruding all over, looking as if it were wearing a set of black armor.

Even more bizarrely, the Black-Armored Person had a pair of red eyes on a face whose features couldn't be clearly seen, carrying a chilling, vicious look.

Nie Ning looked at the Black-Armored Person with a solemn expression.

The opponent's strength was very strong, and even more noteworthy was that the opponent had actually bypassed Malice Perception!

For a moment, Nie Ning couldn't even tell if his Malice Perception had really malfunctioned.

But now was clearly not the time to think about that.

The Black-Armored Person threw a punch rapidly from ten meters away from Nie Ning, and Nie Ning immediately got up to face the enemy.

But just at this moment, the Black-Armored Person's arm suddenly stretched out like rubber, striking straight at Nie Ning's face.

Facing such a bizarre scene, Nie Ning was on high alert, his eyes quickly turning amber.

At the moment the fist struck, Nie Ning's physical strength climbed to its peak, and he also threw a punch, colliding with the opponent's fist.

‘Bang!’

A dull thud.

Nie Ning involuntarily took two steps back, and the Black-Armored Person's arm shrank back limply at that moment.

Seeing this, Dou Qi surged within Nie Ning, and with the aid of Shadow Gliding Steps, his figure moved like a ghost, rapidly approaching the Black-Armored Person.

The Black-Armored Person did not retreat either, charging head-on towards Nie Ning.

For a while, the two fought in a melee.

Relying on Shadow Gliding Steps, Nie Ning was always able to dodge the Black-Armored Person's attacks and make appropriate counterattacks.

The Black-Armored Person's speed was not as good as Nie Ning's, but it possessed a regenerative ability far exceeding that of a normal person.

Although this recovery speed was much worse than that of the Human-Faced Balloon, it was clearly not a good thing for Nie Ning if it dragged on for too long.

Nie Ning felt it was a bit tricky and seized the opportunity to force the Black-Armored Person back with a 'Concentrated Heavy Strike'.

‘If that's the case, then try this!’

Facing the Black-Armored Person's unusual recovery ability, a glint of fire appeared in Nie Ning's eyes, and the blade in his hand suddenly ignited with raging flames.