Chapter 328: tinum Knight
"Don''t let her get away."
With a cold expression and voice, the young man ordered hispanions.
"Use it on her."
As soon as these words left the young man''s mouth, an old woman dressed in a cheongsam, looking out of ce, stepped forward from behind the young man.
It was really the kind of sight that made one want to look away without a second thought.
In fact, the cheongsam worn by the old woman wasn''t bad at all and could even be said to be quite beautiful and eye-catching. It was entirely silver-white, with golden thread embroidered in the shape of a five-wed eastern dragon soaring toward the sky.
At first nce, the cheongsam looked like a rare and priceless work of art, and if worn by a beautiful woman, it would undoubtedly elevate her charm by several levels. Unfortunately, the one wearing this exquisite cheongsam wasn''t a young, beautiful woman but an elderly woman with a face full of wrinkles.
Moreover, her feet, which were exposed outside the cheongsam, looked like burdock roots or dried sweet potatoes—shriveled and wrinkled,pletely unsuitable for the elegant outfit, making anyone who looked at her want to frown.
Even Shalltear, who was on the brink of frenzy, seemed to feel the same way, causing her attention to waver slightly.Meanwhile, Riezel, upon seeing the cheongsam, frowned but didn''t look away.
No choice.
He understood that the cheongsam was probably the most top-tier item he had ever seen, not just in this world but in all the worlds he had visited.
As a result, he subconsciously stepped forward a little to get a clearer look at the cheongsam, but his intense gaze and step forward, in the eyes of others, looked as though he was preparing to attack its owner or stop her from doing whatever she intended next.
Because of this, a figure suddenly appeared behind him.
"!!!"
Sensing someone behind him, Riezel''s eyes sharpened, and he immediately whipped around, swinging a sword sh that moved faster than lightning.
<em>*DING!*</em>
Riezel''s sh collided with a finely crafted tinum greatsword, which swung toward him as well, creating a loud, resonating metal sh that could easily stir up a shockwave as they collided violently.
<em>*Whoosh!*</em>
A gust of wind swept up, sending Riezel and the one wielding the tinum greatsword flying apart from each other.
Such a sudden movement from Riezel naturally caught Shalltear''s attention.
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Shalltear, drawn by the noise, instinctively looked in Riezel''s direction.
Unfortunately for her, this move was undoubtedly a mistake.
In her mind, perhaps Riezel was the one she needed to be more wary of, the one she needed to take more seriously, which was why she paid more attention to every one of his actions.
However, in the eyes of the people who were about to attack her, this was undeniably the perfect opportunity.
"Now!"
With the young man''smand, the old woman formed an inexplicable gesture with her hands, causing her cheongsam to gradually glow as the light gathered on the golden-embroidered five-wed eastern dragon.
In the next moment, the dragon flew out from the cheongsam, roaring as it darted toward Shalltear''s direction.
"?!!!"
Shalltear had only just realized what happened, but it was already toote.
"AAAAAAHHHHHH—!!!"
In an instant, as the five-wed eastern dragon struck Shalltear, her eyes widened before she let out a scream that sounded like a death rattle, a cry filled with agony and despair.
Riezel, who had been pushed back by the force of the tinum greatsword, saw this unfold, butpared to what had been happening with Shalltear, his focus was now on the figure standing before him.
It was a figure d entirely in tinum metal armor, akin to a knight.
On the chest of the armor was a mysterious ck mark, while four kinds of weapons floated around him, hovering in mid-air.
They were a tinum greatsword, a tinum spear, a tinum katana, and a tinum hammer, each glowing with a lustrous tinum sheen, their designs both imposing and exquisite.
It seemed as though he could control these weapons from a distance, much like how Rohm could control his shadow sword, making these finely crafted weapons hover and spin around him.
Radiating an aura of incredible power, this imposing tinum knight was undoubtedly the one who had suddenly appeared behind Riezel and sneak-attacked him.
Riezel, upon seeing the tinum knight, instantly recognized him.
"It''s you?"
Riezel muttered, his expression turning to surprise.
Upon hearing Riezel''s mutter, the tinum knight seemed equally surprised.
"You know me?"
Asking with a slightly surprised tone, the tinum knight''s voice sounded distant, as if traveling from far away, distorted in some way.
"Something like that..." Riezel didn''t deny it and squinted his eyes. "But that''s not important. What''s important is... what do you mean by this?"
He was, of course, referring to the attack just now.
Not immediately responding, the tinum knight observed Riezel carefully for a moment before finally replying.
"She is a very dangerous entity. Since they want to deal with her, I can''t just stand by and let others stop them."
Needless to say, this exined why the tinum knight had appeared behind Riezel and attacked him.
Riezel''s heart eased, though his expression remained calm.
"So, does this mean I''m up against you next?"
Riezel didn''t exin his actions earlier and simply stared, asking the tinum knight with a faint smile—clearly eager to fight.
Upon hearing Riezel''s question, just like before, the tinum knight didn''t immediately reply but kept watching Riezel instead, studying his every move.
After a moment of silence, the tinum knight spoke again.
"Are you a yer?"
As soon as this question was spoken, the air around them seemed to freeze.
If Ainz were here and heard the tinum knight''s question, he would probably be shocked.
Such a tone and the way the question was asked implied that the tinum knight knew about YGGDRASIL and even understood that yers from YGGDRASIL could end up in this world.
Riezel hadn''t expected such a question, but he smiled slightly, looking at the tinum knight with an unreadable expression.
"I see... so, in your eyes, I look like a yer, huh..."
Riezel''s words made the air around them feel heavier as if it had solidified.
It couldn''t be helped.
Whether or not he admitted to being a yer, by saying that, he had essentially told everyone that he knew about the existence of YGGDRASIL and yers.
Needless to say, this fact made the tinum knight even more suspicious of his identity.
"At least, the humans of this world don''t have your level of power."
With a slightly distorted voice, the tinum knight spoke in a solemn tone.
"Over the past few centuries, not many beings from any race in this world have reached your level."
"As for humans, no one hase close to such a level."
"Except for one group—the Six Great Gods who established the ne Theocracy."
What the tinum knight meant was simple.
He believed that Riezel''s power was definitely not something a native human of this world could have. Forget humans, even among the strongest race, the dragon race, there were very few with power like his.
No human could ever possess that kind of power, was all the tinum knight was trying to say.
However, the tinum knight''s words only made Riezel''s expression turn into something between a smile and a smirk.
"You''re clearly mistaken..." Riezel shook his head. "Weren''t there humans among the Thirteen Heroes who reached this level?"
As soon as he heard this, the tinum knight instantly fell into a long silence before speaking again.
"No, they weren''t as strong as you..."
It seemed that the tinum knight wanted to change the subject, as his tone shifted in the next moment.
"Someone with your level of power, if they were to do evil, would bring a serious disaster to this world."
Riezel naturally understood the tinum knight''s meaning, which caused his smile to disappear.
"So, you want to confirm whether I''m a threat to this world? Is that what you''re trying to say?"
Riezel''s slightly indifferent question didn''t cause the tinum knight to react much.
"Since you''re human, I guess that''s the one bit of luck in this situation. I''ll just tell you that, to this world, yers from YGGDRASIL are a dangerous and unstable factor. I just hope you''ll think this through and not make the wrong choice..."
"Otherwise..."
Upon hearing this, Riezel smiled again.
"Otherwise, what?"
Riezel''s question was met with a firm answer.
"Otherwise, I''ll have to eliminate you."
As the tinum knight said this, there was no arrogance in his tone, no deliberate provocation or threat, just calm but resolute determination.
Surprisingly, it was Riezel who fell silent this time.
However, just when the tinum knight thought his warning had worked, Riezel suddenly made a move.
<em>*BOOM!*</em>
<em>*Bzzz—!!!*</em>
Suddenly, Riezel''s entire body erupted with crackling lightning and thunder, turning him into a sh of lightning as he shot toward the tinum knight.
"What?!"
If the tinum knight''s helmet had eyes, they would surely have shrunk to the size of a needlepoint by now.
Since the distance between them wasn''t far, only about ten meters, with the explosive power and speed of Thunder Breathing, not even a second was needed for Riezel to erase the gap.
<strong><em>"Thunder Breathing - First Form..."</em></strong>
A lightning bolt streaked across the air, and before the tinum knight could react, it shot toward him like a sudden sh of lightning.
<strong><em>"Thunderp and sh!"</em></strong>
Following these words, the lightning bolt transformed into a de of light, and before the tinum knight could defend himself, it already crashed into his chest.
<em>*DING—!!!*</em>
<em>*BOOM!* *BOOM!* *BOOM!* *BOOM!*</em>
<em>*BOOOM—!!!*</em>
With a shocking sound of two metals shing, the tinum knight was sent flying, crashing through countless trees, kicking up clouds of dust, and finally smashing into the side of a cliff, shattering it into pieces.
"Ugh!"
Embedded in a wall of stone, the tinum knight let out a sound that was either from pain or frustration.
With a forceful struggle, the tinum knight broke through the cracked stone and stepped out. Although it seemed as though he wasn''t injured, his dazzling tinum armor now bore a sh mark right on the chest.
<em>*BOOM!*</em>
With a thunderous sound, the lightning bolt continued to roar and streak through the forest, once again appearing in front of the tinum knight.
<strong><em>"Thunderp and sh - Sixfold!"</em></strong>
In the next instant, the lightning bolt ricocheted around the tinum knight, striking him with one sh after another.