Alpha saw the Magic Swordsman guards chasing after them and realized that these people were all after the billion Zeny.
Although Alpha had noticed them from the start, she hadn't thought anything bad, only assuming they were passing by.
"Let's go, chase them!"
After Alpha spoke, she chased after them, with Beta and Delta following.
Gamma didn't go; instead, she drove the carriage away. The large quantity of billion Zeny would eventually require a carriage.
Outside the city, Xi Nuo's speed wasn't very fast, maintaining a certain distance from the Magic Swordsman guards behind him. He made them feel like they could catch up, but were just a little short.
If Xi Nuo wanted to, these people wouldn't even be able to touch the hem of his clothes.
The two sides, chasing and fleeing, arrived in a dense forest.
At this point, Xi Nuo stopped running, dropping the billion Zeny and tossing them aside.
"Kid, you can run pretty well, but you can't run anymore with a billion Zeny, can you!"
"Surrender obediently, or I'll tear you to pieces!"
The Magic Swordsmen surrounded Xi Nuo.
Just as Xi Nuo was about to act, he saw Alpha and the others catching up.
"Kill them! Don't leave a single living person!" Xi Nuo commanded.
"Still trying to bluster! Let me tell you, we are the Royal Knights, all of us are the best among Magic Swordsmen, no one can help!"
As soon as the words fell, a hand pierced through the heart of the speaker.
It was Delta who ambushed him, and only Delta killed in such a bloody manner.
Delta was accustomed to concealing her aura when hunting; she could completely hide her presence during an ambush.
The Captain of the Royal Knights died in Delta's ambush just like that.
"Captain!"
"Everyone, don't panic, they are few in number, and reinforcements will arrive soon!"
The Vice-Captain shouted loudly.
Beta and Alpha also launched attacks on the Royal Knights.
Xi Nuo did not participate in the battle. The Royal Knights were a formidable opponent for Alpha and the others, serving as a perfect whetstone for the three of them.
The fifty Royal Knights, each with considerable strength, were not so easy to kill once they were prepared, except for the few who died at the very beginning of the battle.
Delta frantically attacked the nearest people. Many of the Royal Knights were intimidated by Delta's ferocity.
Among them, several fearful individuals directly fled first.
"I'm just here in the Royal Knights to pass the time; I don't want to die. The Captain is dead. If I don't run, I'll just wait to die!"
One of them muttered to himself as he ran.
Suddenly, he crashed into an invisible barrier.
"What is this?"
Suddenly, he felt a killing intent. He was about to turn around, but before he could move, he saw the scene behind him, and then his vision suddenly spun.
Finally, he saw his own headless corpse.
"Such a fast sword…"
The other few who tried to escape all met the same fate; not a single one managed to get away.
The battle lasted for a long time, becoming increasingly fierce, and Beta was the first to get injured. Xi Nuo had been observing Beta all along; if Beta couldn't hold on, he would step in to help.
The Royal Knights were still very strong.
"Brothers, if we don't kill them and reclaim the billion Zeny, we won't have an easy time either! Let's work together, there are only three of them! Let's focus our attack on the white-haired elf; she's starting to falter a bit!"
The Vice-Captain of the Royal Knights noticed Beta's poor condition.
Originally, only ten people were besieging Beta, but after hearing the shout, more people went to surround Beta.
Beta parried attacks while retreating, but she couldn't withstand so many opponents.
Facing multiple attackers at once makes the battle extremely difficult. Beta's ability to remain undefeated for an extended period at her age was already quite remarkable.
Seeing that Beta truly couldn't hold on, Xi Nuo appeared beside Beta, swung his sword, and amidst the flashes of blades, all 14 people besieging Beta were cut down.
"Lord Phantom!"
Beta only knew that Xi Nuo was very strong, but she hadn't expected him to be this strong.
These were all members of the Royal Knights, and he instantly killed more than a dozen of them.
"Beta, you should retreat for now. Let Alpha and Delta handle it!"
Blue-purple magic appeared in Xi Nuo's hand. Beta's wounds healed, and her magic power was restored to its original state.
Alpha was being besieged by nearly 20 people. Despite so many attackers, Alpha remained stable, showing no signs of being overwhelmed, and occasionally managed to counter-kill an opponent.
Meanwhile, Delta's fighting style completely changed. Delta darted around like a leopard, launching sudden attacks from time to time.
Although the Royal Knights could barely withstand Delta's attacks, they were constantly at a disadvantage.
Delta possessed an innate battle instinct, as if she had eyes in the back of her head, always able to dodge attacks coming from behind.
"Has the white-haired elf not been dealt with yet? If she has, hurry and come help us!" the Vice-Captain shouted.
The Vice-Captain was currently facing Alpha.
Facing Alpha, he dared not look in other directions, only staring intently at Alpha as he shouted.
Alpha was always surrounded by the most people, but she also killed the most.
Seven or eight corpses already lay near Alpha. The Vice-Captain, under immense pressure, served as Alpha's primary target, while the others merely provided support.
This only temporarily prevented Alpha from killing anyone.
Only temporarily.
The Vice-Captain knew very well that if no one intervened, all of them besieging the golden-haired elf would die.
The opponent showed no signs of fatigue, her magic power was astonishingly vast, and she even seemed quite relaxed.
Alpha didn't pay attention to Beta; she knew that with Xi Nuo present, Beta would definitely be fine.
She consistently maintained a steady and cautious approach. She didn't want Xi Nuo to see her injured, so she fought very carefully.
If Alpha were a bit more aggressive, the Royal Knights' Vice-Captain in front of her would be instantly cut down, but she might also get injured in the process.
Alpha's attacks began to grow sharper.
The Vice-Captain accumulated more and more injuries, and those providing support around him would be cut down by Alpha if they were not careful.
The magic power of the other Knights Order members was also running low.
More and more people fell.
"Everyone, don't panic. She's the only difficult one, and she's almost at her limit too! Just a little more effort…"
Because he was distracted while speaking, he exposed a weakness.
Alpha seized this opportunity and, with a single sword strike, cut down the Vice-Captain of the Knights Order.
Upon seeing the Vice-Captain's death, the remaining people completely lost their will to fight, turning and fleeing one by one.
"The Vice-Captain is dead!"
As someone shouted, the people on Delta's side also began to panic, and in their panic, some started to flee.
Then, most of them began to run away.
"Hey, you guys, how can you run away as members of the Royal Knights! Stop, we can still fight!"
Although a few stubborn individuals didn't run, they were only stubborn, not strong.
In a single breath, the few stubborn ones were killed by Alpha and Delta.
As most people fled, the battle became a one-sided slaughter.
The recovered Beta also joined the battle, hunting down these Magic Swordsmen of the Royal Knights.
Delta frantically hunted down the fleeing individuals.
At this moment, Gamma caught up with the carriage.
"This woman is with them! Capture her and threaten those people!"
The last five surviving individuals saw Gamma and shouted.
Upon seeing the five, Gamma donned her Slime Suit, a slime sword appeared in her hand, and she charged towards the five.
Seeing Gamma's initiative, the five panicked greatly.
"Could this guy also have the same strength as them?!"
However, there was no turning back now; they could only brace themselves and attack.
Because Gamma charged too quickly, her body balance tilted, and just as she was about to fall, a Magic Hand supported her.
At this moment, the five individuals in front saw an opportunity and unhesitatingly rushed towards Gamma.
"Bang!"
All five people crashed into an invisible barrier.
The barrier Xi Nuo used to prevent their escape made it impossible for them to touch Gamma.
Gamma stood up and looked at the five guys who had crashed into the barrier. Now, they were at her mercy.
With the support of the Magic Hand, Gamma stabilized her balance, and with a single sword swing, all five were cut down by Gamma's magic-infused strike.
Xi Nuo's barrier could only stop others; it couldn't stop those with Slime magic.
Thus, Gamma could cut down the few inside the barrier.