The Labyrinth Kingdom

Chapters 56. The Azure Knight

Jasper and his men and the princess, riding on horseback with Ingrid, managed to ride on the main road smoothly.

It takes approximately 4 days to get to the city of Bacau if using horses at their current speed.

Along the road they traveled, they would occasionally see merchant carts or carts carrying travelers traveling between the two cities.

In addition, they also several times get attacks from wild animals such as: wild boars, wild dogs and a group of silver-haired wolves.

But fortunately, they had not met any monsters or bandits on the road.

Jasper, who would normally charge security fees to merchants and travelers he met on the road, certainly could not do that at this time.

Otherwise, his image in front of the princess will be bad, even now he will take the initiative to help people who are in distress along the way.

His current goal was to increase the princess's good impression of him and form a connection.

As long as he managed to do this, his subsequent plans would become easier to execute.

For now, he would escort the princess safely to the city of Bacau and take the promised reward.

'After arriving in town, I'll ask father to make me the princess's special bodyguard as long as he's in Bacau town, that way I'll have more opportunities to befriend him'

On the second day, they stopped at one of the villages along the main road to replenish their dwindling food and drink supplies.

Until now, they had not met any monsters or bandits though, only wild animals would occasionally attack them.

But with the combat power that the patrolling warriors had, it was no big deal.

They can beat the animals easily, besides, the people they meet along the way are also getting rarer.

When there was only one day left before they got to the town of Bacau, an accident occurred.

“Mr Jasper, there's something unusual ahead. " The knight at the front shouted.

Because they are on the main road, the vision they have is very good because there is nothing blocking their view.

Jasper and Jeanne who were at the back of the group were also able to see something unusual, was happening in front of them easily.

Right now, in the middle of the main road, the knights who were wearing the same equipment as the Jasper men were fighting.

They were the scouting team he had previously sent to monitor the safety of the route the princess was about to take.

Initially, the group consisted of six people.

But now only two people are breathing.

The condition of the two people was also already not good, the armor they were wearing was already destroyed and their bodies were filled with sword slash wounds.

The person they were fighting right now was a knight wearing a deep blue armor with dangling chains on his roast.

Right now, his Armor was filled with red. Even from afar, people can guess that it came from the blood of its victims.

"M, impossible! ... Why is he here?"

Ingrid who saw the scene in front of him, became very afraid, even his way of speaking became strange.

His body began to shiver and was filled with cold sweat as the bad memories he had previously tried to forget returned again.

"What happened to you? Your face looks so pale! Are you all right?" Jeanne.

He looked at his personal bodyguard who currently looked extremely pale and frightened.

“T, princess! That's the knight I talked about earlier. “ Ingrid almost bit his tongue out of fear.

"Hee... He apparently!"

Jeanne responded as if very interested in the spectacle in front of her.

He looked at the knight who was fighting with a curious look.

"K, we have to run now! At the moment, he has not noticed us.. ” Ingrid reminded.

He really did not want to deal with that Knight anymore.

"You can leave without me, I'll stay here" said the princess

He got off the horse he was riding and waved his hand at the personal bodyguard.

Ingrid, who was the princess' personal bodyguard, was previously a smart, strong and brave woman.

But, after a bad memory of where she had been defeated by the blue knight reappeared, she realized that she was just a weak girl trembling in fear without being able to do anything about it.

He had no chance of winning against that monster.

For Ingrid, meeting Dustin may have been a nightmare come true.

But for Jeanne, this was auspicious luck.

'It looks like the wheel of fate has turned, I don't know if it's luck or bad luck. This was supposed to be the beginning of a forked path in my life, The choices I take right now will determine my future destiny' Jeanne said in her heart.

While thinking about what to do next, he looked at Jasper who was still shocked to see his slaughtered men.

"Why are you quiet? Don't you have the intention to help your men? " ask Jeanne.

“I, the ... Ero! Catch that bastard for me! No, kill him! ” shouted Jasper at his subordinates.

He regained his senses when he heard Jeanne's words.

Right now, he felt extremely angry that the powerful and reliable image he had previously built, had been shattered into pieces after seeing his men slaughtered without the slightest resistance.

Jasper commanded his subordinates ferociously.

However, his subordinates looked extremely anxious and no one was willing to move following his orders.

"Why are you guys quiet? Quickly attack that man! " Shouted Jasper

He became even more furious, as his subordinates dared to ignore his orders, moreover this happened in front of the princess.

He was feeling very embarrassed at this moment.

Seeing his master who had become furious, Jasper's closest subordinates ventured to come forward and speak.

"T, sir, recently .. There is a rumor that says that there is a Knight who specifically goes around hunting our people and slaughtering them mercilessly. A, I think that person is the rumored Azure Knight! ” Words Ero looks scared.

After seeing the combat power of the blue-armored knight, he was certain that the person was extremely strong.

Right now, he was trying to convince his master who looked to have lost his composure.

“In addition, seeing the condition of the two people, I thought it would not be beneficial to help them. It would be an unwise decision to fight at the moment" Ero continued.

“I know what you mean, Ero. But we can't just retreat without putting up a fight"

"But the safety of the Princess will be... "

"Ero, don't be this coward, we are a proud and powerful Bacau City Patrol force. We can't leave without avenging the man who killed our members"

Before Ero could finish his words, Jasper immediately interrupted his words.

"T, but..."

"In addition, watch carefully! The man's on foot."

Hearing his master's words, he turned to look at the knights who were still fighting in the distance.

Other members do the same.

"In this place, with such a wide field of view unhindered, those of us who ride horses will not lose. What's more our numbers are much more, the man has nowhere to hide Jasper's“ assures them all.

Of course, when the other members carefully observed the area around the battleground, not a single horse could be seen nearby.

This indicates that the knight should have walked on foot as their master had said.

Looking at this favorable situation, they certainly had an outstanding advantage as Cavalry.

After receiving enlightenment from their leader, the anxiety of the subordinates disappeared instantly and was replaced with a burning fighting spirit.

Jeanne who had noticed this change of situation had also become more excited.

'Interesting, I want to see the combat power they have, I hope this fight won't disappoint'

Looking at his subordinates who had become excited, Jasper had a cruel smile on his face as he gave the assault order.

“Strike with Crowd formation! Smash him to pieces! ”